Shadows of Fire (The Shadow Realms, Book 1) by Brenda Davies (free e books to read .TXT) 📕

know what she’d expected from himtoday, but now that he’d settled her across his legs, with his armsaround her, she realized a part of her had worried he’d pretend thewhole thing never happened or ignore her.

She wasn’t sure which one of those thingswould be more painful.

He’d been dressed and about to leave the roomwhen she woke this morning. He bent to kiss her and told her he wasgoing to check on Brokk before leaving. Things had been normal,even sweet, but she still hadn’t known what to expect from him.

“How are you feeling?” he asked as he lifteda strand of her damp hair and twirled it around his finger.

“Happy,” she admitted.

Maybe it was wrong to be so honest withhim—dark fae weren’t known to care about other’s feelings—but he’dasked, and that was more than she would have expected from a darkfae.

When he smiled at her, the twinkle in hiseyes made her heart do a strange little stutter before melting. Itwasn’t fair that he was so damn irresistible.

“How are you feeling?” she asked.

“Happy,” he replied.

Lexi’s mouth parted at this admission. Was hehappy because of her?

She didn’t dare ask him.

Then his smile faded as his eyes fell to herneck and the faint bruises marring her skin. They were fading asshe healed, but his fingers trembled when he rested them againstthe marks. At least the welt on her head was gone.

“This will never happen again,” he vowed.

“You were dreaming about the war, weren’tyou?” she asked.

She held her breath as she waited for hisreply. Would he admit the truth or deny it, or maybe she was wrongcompletely and something else had pushed him to such a point lastnight.

“Yes,” he said.

“Do you dream about it often?”

His eyes met and held hers as he replied.“Not since coming here.”

“Why not?”

“Who knows.”

She suspected he knew, but she didn’t pushhim on it. He’d been far more open with her than she’d everexpected, and she wasn’t going to take the chance of him shuttingdown.

“The thunder and lightning must have set thenightmares off last night,” he said as he stroked the bruises onher neck.

“I’m fine,” she assured him whenself-loathing filled his gaze.

His fingers stilled on her. “Are yousore?”

“No, I told you already; the bruises arealmost gone.”

“I didn’t mean here.” He tapped her neckbefore running his fingers down her breasts. He skimmed her bellyand slid his hand between her legs. She gasped when he cupped her.“I meant here.”

It took her a minute to sputter a response asfire burned her cheeks. “I was earlier, but not anymore.”

“Good,” he said as he caressed her throughher jeans.

Lexi lost herself to his touch until she waspanting and her body begged for release. Undoing her jeans, shehelped slide them down her thighs, and she kicked them off with herfeet.

Leaning back, his eyes turned to silver whenthey latched on to her lacy, purple underwear. She’d selected thesheer pair in the hopes he would like them. It was obvious he didas he tugged them off.

She shouldn’t let this happen here, but shecouldn’t bring herself to stop it. When he tugged her shirt up, shelifted her arms as he pulled it over her head. He smiled when hesaw her bra matched her underwear.

“The doors,” she managed to pant out when heremoved her from his lap and settled her on the chair beforekissing her belly.

“I locked them,” he said as he left a trailof kisses across her skin.

A shiver ran through her when she realizedthis was what he anticipated when he entered the room. Making hisway steadily lower, he slid off the chair and knelt on the rug. Hegrasped her legs and spun her toward him.

She didn’t know what he intended until heslid her legs over his shoulders. She started to pull away, but hegripped her ass and held her in place. His eyes burned as they methers.

“I’ve imagined tasting you since the moment Isaw you,” he said.

Her eyes widened at this revelation, andbefore she could protest, he lowered his mouth to her core. Atfirst, she was so stunned, she couldn’t react.

And then his tongue delved deep inside her.She remained rigid for a few seconds, but his tongue melted any ofher uncertainty about such an act.

Forgetting all about her shyness, her fingersentwined in his hair as she pulled him closer. His short beardrubbed the inside of her thighs in the most delicious of ways. Hekept one hand on her ass while the other roamed up her body to cupone of her breasts.

Lexi arched into him as his mouth and handworked their magic over her body. Her heels dug into his back, andher fingers gripped his ears as he brought her to climax. She bither bottom lip to stifle her cries.

She was still floating on a cloud of blisswhen he lowered her legs from his shoulders and rose. With deftmovements, he quickly shed his clothes.

Though she’d seen all of him last night, shestill couldn’t get over how powerful and large he was. Gripping herhips, he shifted her on the chair and turned her, so her handsrested on the chair arm.

Lexi wasn’t entirely sure what he intendeduntil he stepped behind her and lifted her hips. His dick slidinside, and he buried himself deep within her. Unlike last night,her body swiftly adjusted to having him inside her.

Her fingers bit into the thick cushion of theoverstuffed armchair as he introduced her to this new position.There was something so thrilling about having him behind her,controlling her, and demanding more that it aroused her evenmore.

As he pulled slowly out of her beforethrusting deep again, she closed her eyes and gave herself over tohim. He guided her hips as her breasts swayed, and his movementsbecame more demanding.

“Fuck,” he groaned. “You’re so fucking hotand tight, and you’re mine.”

That last word caused her eyes to fly open,but as her mind scrambled to understand what he meant, he reachedaround to cup her breast with one hand while the other slid betweenher legs. She forgot all about her shock at his words as hecaressed her clit.

Her back bowed, and her head fell back as shecame again. Cole plunged into her once more before shuddering.