rotten. Both my parents are dead, but at least I got to grow up first.â
âIt would seem we have a great deal in common.â
âYeah, sure.â Not. She changed the subject. âIt was nice of your dad to give me your momâs room, but do you think itâs okay? I mean, this is the queenâs bedroom. Iâm a nobody. I canât even get a Gold Card back home.â
âThe kingâs will is our will.â
âStill.â But she shrugged and climbed under the covers. The bed was delightfully soft and she sank into it a good eight inches. âAhhhhhhhh, I could get used to this.â
âThat is good.â
âWhat?â
He bent over her. It was so creepy, the way he could cross a room without making a sound. âGood even, my lady.â He kissed her on the forehead, like a brother.
âNight, Damon. Thanks again for everything today.â
He kissed her on the cheek like a brother.
âUhâgood night.â
He kissed her on the mouth, not remotely like a brother. His tongue swept inside and his hand was on the back of her neckâhard, possessive. She figured she should kick or gouge or something, but he smelled great and he was unbelievably gorgeous and, hey, he was a prince, too. What the fuck.
She kissed him back. She rubbed her tongue against his and clutched his shoulders, which were thrumming with strain. He made a noise, deep in his throat, quite like a growl, and then she was tugging him toward her.
âDonât just stand there,â she growled. âTuck me in.â
âIt is forbidden,â he said soberly. âYou are an honored lady and guest.â Still, he was climbing under the sheets with her. âAlso, you are an excellent wine.â
âThanks. Youâve got some pretty good mojo yourself going on, Damon.â This was difficult to say without breathing hard, as his hands were stroking over her breasts, her stomach, and were now easing her thighs apart. âYouâdâ¦uhâ¦better get lost before I do something really crazy.â Killing myself was nutty enough. âI donât want you to get into trouble.â
âWell. There are ways and ways.â She couldnât see him anymore; he had ducked beneath the covers. She could feel his mouth close over one of her nipples, and she groaned. His mouthâand his body!âwere a few degrees warmer than hers, and he felt like the most sensual electric blanket ever imagined.
âSure, but also, Iâm not the kind of girl who fucks on a first date. Not that weâve been on a date,â she added breathlessly as he licked the cup of her bellybutton. âBut you know what I mean.â
âI do not.â She could barely hear him; he was muffled against her flesh. âBut I will find out.â
She put her hands on his shoulders, marveling at the firm feel of his muscles beneath her palms. Then he ducked lower, and she felt his thumbs on her cunt, parting her, and then felt him take a long, slow lick.
She nearly leapt off the bed. His tongue was raspy and felt utterly, unbelievably delightful. He licked her like a cat lapping up a bowl of cream, and she squirmed around to offer him better access. Her legs were spread so wide she was practically doing the splits. She could hear what sounded like a throaty growlâ¦then she realized he was purring, purring while he licked and sucked and licked some more.
When his tongue rasped over her clit again and again, she crammed her fist against her lipsâmindful of the king sleeping next doorâand groaned wildly against her fingers. Her uterus clenched and she felt waves of pleasure race down her limbs as she cameâ¦and cameâ¦and came.
He crawled back up and she reached down, groped for his cock, and stroked the delicious long velvety length. His eyes rolled up as she tightened her grip and pumped, and in a matter of seconds she could feel him spurting.
âGood thing