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“Fuck,” he groans. “Tara, I’ve wanted this since I met you.”
He comes back up and kisses my mouth again. I eagerly kiss him back, my tongue sliding against his. He bites my lip, and I gasp again, overwhelmed by all of these new feelings. Some part of me has always been nervous about sex, but right now, I think I’d be okay with it. I think I need it to ease whatever’s building inside of me.
Then, I see Wisp over his head. She darts to the water, and I pull back from the kiss, cursing softly.
“What’s wrong?” he groans, his blue eyes running over my face.
“Nothing,” I whisper.
But it’s not nothing.
“I figured it out,” I manage to say as his hand moves up my side to my breast, and I hold my breath as he grabs hold of it, gently caressing my nipple with his thumb through my thin nightgown.
It’s like lightning is sizzling beneath my skin. Every flick of his thumb, every grip of his hand, makes me feel branded. Makes me feel like I belong to him.
That I’m wanted by him.
Rinan hovers over me, his eyes roving up and down my body with a hungry look I’ve never seen before. As our eyes lock, he kisses me again, then releases my breast. I’m about to protest when he shifts, leaving space between our bodies. I don’t know what he’s doing when he begins to slide his hand under my nightgown. I still against his lips, every nerve alive as he slowly moves his hand up my thigh.
“What did you figure out,” he whispers against my lips.
I can barely breathe, but the words come out in a rush. “The curse.”
His hand stops. He pulls away from me and stares. I’m gasping for air, my body practically trembling with anticipation. But he’s just staring.
Why did he stop?
“What about it?”
I force my eyes closed and take a deep breath in through my nose. There’re a million thoughts running through my mind right now, but I have to focus. “I think I figured out what’s causing the Illness.”
He sits up on his knees. I’m still splayed out underneath him. My nightgown is almost all the way up to my waist, and I’m still panting. I feel exposed and vulnerable.
Reaching out, he plucks my nipple again, and I gasp. “Fuck!” he says, drawing his hand back and raking it through his hair.
“Rinan,” I whisper his name. “Touch me.”
“Damn it!” He closes his eyes. “Damn it!”
“Rinan?” I reach for him, touching his thigh.
He groans. “You have to stop, or I’m not going to be able to control myself.”
“Who said you had to control yourself?” I ask, confused.
There’s another long string of curses. “No, we have to stop and tell everyone.”
His eyes flash open. He looks me over one more time before he roughly rubs his face. He never takes his eyes off mine as he gets out of the bed. There’s this strange feeling, like if I said the right thing right now, he’d be back in my arms, but I don’t know the right thing to say. Finally, he turns away and puts his clothes on as I watch, eyes drawn to his massive erection.
I have the unbelievable desire to go over and stroke his hard length, just to see what he’d do, like I’d watched him do just a few days ago, but the truth is that I know I can’t handle his rejection. I’ve had too much rejection already in my life.
Launching into action, I get out of the bed, ignoring the way my legs tremble, and head to my dresses to find something to wear. Maybe dressed I’ll stop being tempted to do something bad to the sexy shifter in my room. Maybe.
I go behind the changing screen and pull on a dark blue dress with silver stitching on the sleeves and the neckline. It’s a nice dress, but it could be anything right now, that’s how little I care. When I’m done, I try to ignore him, slipping on my boots and going to the mirror and brushing out my hair.
“Okay,” I say, my voice stronger than I imagined, “I’m ready.”
Turning to Prince Rinan, I’m surprised to see him dressed, but with his erection still noticeably hard. Is that how it’s supposed to work? I have no idea, but my cheeks heat at the idea of leaving the room with him. Won’t everyone know… what we almost did?
