Page 10 of Veil of Web and Ruin

‘Of course not. You could date him because he’s sweet, and kind, and funny, and?—’

‘Are you going to see Evelina or not?’ I interrupt her. ‘Because if you actually like Ruben, then standing out here, wasting all the magic he just used on you, is hardly a great way of showing it.’

She sniffs slightly, but she knows I’m right. ‘Just think about it?’

She has no idea how much I’ve thought about it, and for that, I’m grateful.

‘See you later, Kay.’

As she finally relents and moves down the alley towards Evelina’s, I head back into the house.

‘Everything okay?’ Ruben says, sidling up beside me as I close the door, his warmth already easing the tension in my muscles.

‘All good. Just Kay trying to convince me we’d be good together as a couple.’

He arches an eyebrow. ‘Is that right? And what did you say?’

‘That we’re friends. That we work well as friends. And that’s all we’ll ever be.’

‘Right,’ he says. A fleeting look of disappointment dances across his face before he takes a step closer, a roguish grin lighting up his handsome features instead. ‘Friends who have a lot of fun, right?’

‘Right,’ I reply, a matching smile stretching my mouth an instant before his lips land on mine.

Chapter 4

We know each other well enough to know the contours of our bodies, to know what the other needs. What we both need. I trust that Ruben’s going to keep this little tryst of ours to himself, and he trusts that I won’t push for more. It’s perfect.

As my hand works on the fly of his trousers, it’s hard not to notice just how hard he already is.

‘Looking forward to this?’ I purr.

‘You have no idea,’ he groans.

‘I’ve got a pretty good idea,’ I say, pulling his trousers down. I moan a little as his hard, thick cock springs free.

It’s hard to remember exactly how we fell into this situation. Friends with benefits. Some kind of moonshine was probably involved. But it’s been like this for months now. Several glorious months.

‘Gods, I want to taste you,’ Ruben groans as he slides his fingers into my underwear and lets out a wavering gasp. ‘You’re so wet for me, Rosey.’

He pushes me lightly so that I drop onto the bed, and I shuffle out of my underwear and open my legs.

A sigh billows from his lungs as he draws his fingers slowly up my thigh, then grazes my core with his fingertips. ‘Fucking hell, I could look at you like this for hours,’ he says.

‘Well, we don’t have hours,’ I remind him. ‘Kay won’t be out long. We don’t have time for much foreplay.’

He gives me a grin. ‘You’re right. It may need to be quick, but I can still make you feel good.’

‘You always make me feel good,’ I admit as he snakes down my body.

A second later his head disappears between my legs, and I fight the urge to moan aloud. Walls in the slums aren’t exactly thick, and it’s easy to hear Evelina or Corem coughing next door.

I bite down on my bottom lip, trying to contain the wild feeling that ebbs through me. His tongue is so damnedgood, not just warm but deliciously hot, and as he laps at my sensitive bundle of nerves, jolts of pure pleasure are sent spiking through me.

I clamp a hand over my mouth, stifling the moans that want to whimper out.

‘You can let go, you know,’ Ruben says, moving his mouth momentarily away from me and replacing it with his skilled fingers, which move in perfect circles over my clit, just the way I like, before plunging deep into me.

‘More,’ I whisper, but he shifts his head back between my legs. I grab a fistful of his hair and pull him up. ‘We don’t have time for more of that,’ I tell him. ‘You need to be inside me. Now.’