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wet and ready for my cock.”
    She could only stare helplessly into his blue eyes as he licked her juices off his finger.
    Behind them, someone delicately cleared his throat. She slid off the countertop and turned to face the intruder, checking to see that her skirt was all the way down.
    “I apologize for interrupting, Elli, but I needed to speak to you both.” Ash came further into the kitchen, his expression far too innocent for Elli’s liking, although he winked at her as he went past.
    Aki wiped his hand slowly across his mouth and looked dazed. She reckoned she probably looked about the same. What was wrong with her that she could forget all those years of restraint and perfect behavior and allow a man to touch her like that in public? Anyone would think she had finally found the right male for her. She pushed that traitorous thought away. Rushing into anything when she was so aroused like a naïve fool would be fatal.
    “Good morrow, Ash.”
    “I had a message from the Oracle this morning,” Ash said. “She wishes me to take you and Einarr to her Temple at Quoxor as soon as possible.”
    Elli sat down hard on the nearest stool. So much for putting distance between her and Aki. It seemed as if she would be separated from him regardless. That bothered her far more than it should have.
    “Why?” Aki asked.
    “I don’t know, but in my experience, when the Oracle tells you to do something, it’s usually best to comply,” Ash said. He nodded at Elli. “She wishes you to accompany Aki so that you can continue your ‘lessons.’”
    Elli couldn’t decide whether to laugh or cry.
    “What about Einarr and his female?” Aki asked.
    “I have already spoken to Einarr and Frey. They are coming as well. We will be leaving tomorrow.” Ash nodded and headed for the door. “Carry on.”
    Aki sat down and slammed his hands against the table, making it rock. “I do not like being ordered around.”
    “You can’t really argue when it’s the Oracle who is doing the ordering. She can see into the future, Aki. If she wants to meet you and Einarr so urgently, she must know something important.”
    “Mayhap she has found a way to get us back home?”
    The hope in Aki’s blue eyes made Elli feel selfish for her lack of pleasure at that thought. “Who knows?”
    He patted the seat next to him. “We should continue our lesson. It was becoming far more enjoyable than I had expected.”
    She stayed where she was and crossed her arms over her bosom so that he wouldn’t notice her nipples were hard and begging for his attention.
    “I didn’t mean to kiss you. It’s unprofessional.”
    “I do not understand your ‘professional.’” He sighed. “I enjoyed kissing you. I want you naked and stretched out under me, Elli, but you seem determined not to believe I know my own mind.”
    “Perhaps when we see the Oracle she will be able to tell you whether we are… meant to be together.”
    He raised his head. “I know in my heart that we are meant to be together.”
    “It doesn’t always work out like that, you know.”
    “Who hurt you, Elli?” He growled and half-rose out of his chair. “Tell me his name, and I will avenge your honor.”
    She reached over and pressed her palm to his shoulder, pushing him gently back down. “It’s okay, really. I don’t need my honor saved today.” She hesitated. “It’s just that sometimes we need time to decide how we really feel about something, or someone.”
    “You wish me to give you time?”
    “Yes.”
    She wished he’d give her about five years but she suspected that wasn’t going to happen. When had she become such a coward? Hemmed in by her own rules, afraid to even try and reach out to a man who obviously wanted her? There had to be a balance between what she’d always feared and what she suddenly craved.
    “Then I will wait to hear what this Oracle of yours has to say.” Aki smiled at her. “I am a very patient man, Elli. I have had four thousand years to