the heat, the hard length of him inside her had her clenching around him. She fell into her third orgasm, only his body holding her upright as she rode him. With a last, deep thrust he collapsed against her, groaning when she still moved against his cock, her body refusing to stop until the last waves of her orgasm crashed through her.
Finally she relaxed, fighting for breath, completely spent.
“Good God,” she whispered. “What—how—”
He lifted his head, sweat dripping off him despite the fact they sat in now cold water. “We are able to climax more than once, but only when the connection is so deep with our partner we truly lose all sense of control.”
“That scares you, doesn’t it?”
“More than a little. I knew we had a special bond, t’anling , but this…” his voice faded, and he swallowed. “This is only talked about. None I know have ever experienced it.” He leaned in to kiss her, and she gasped against his lips when he moved inside her, already starting to grow hard again. “You are deeper in my heart than I thought.”
“That’s good to—know.” Her voice broke as he got even harder, pressing into her core. “Since we mated and everything.”
“Speaking of mating.” He moaned as he slid out of her, then back in, slow and torturous. “I want you again, Anji Suun Pearce, with a need my body will not let me ignore.”
“Is that my name now?”
“The female always keeps her name,” he kissed his way down her throat, then back up, her heart pounding by the time he reached her mouth. “To respect her family, where she came from.”
“I like it.” She moaned when he stroked her again.
“As do I.”
“Kiele.” Fighting to breathe, she wrapped her arms around his neck. “Can we do round two in bed? The water’s a little too cold for me.”
“Of course.”
He eased out of her, both of them gasping at the separation. Anji had never felt so empty before, like she had just lost the other half of her. Whatever had happened between them, she was different. Changed. Tied to him in a way she never thought she would want to be tied to anyone—God, never mind an alien.
By the time she pulled herself out of her thoughts, Kiele had her out of the tub. He wrapped a long, wide towel around her, and wrapped a second around his waist before he headed to the bed. The crisp, surprisingly absorbent cloth obscured the view of his really spectacular ass, but when he bent over to pull back the covers, she forgot about that when she saw his back.
“Kiele—your gills…” The damage was healed. Oh, the scar was still there, but the blood, the ugly bruising around his gills—all of it, gone. “Just being in the water did that?”
“Come here, Anji.” He held out his hand, sat with her on the end of the bed. “One of the side effects of us evolving to exist underwater was the ability to regenerate. It is also a weakness. Without the water that sustains us, we cannot survive.”
“At all?”
“We have the immersion cycles because they are necessary. If my gills dry out completely, I will not survive. It is an excruciating way to die.” He sighed, wrapping his arms around her. “I should have told you all there is to know of my people, before you tied yourself to me.”
“Kiele.” She looked up at him, those jewel green eyes dimmed by—whatever he thought she’d hate about him. How did she know that? “I know that your people are honorable, and strong, and worthy of trust. That was all I needed to fall for you. The rest is gravy.”
His chuckle vibrated through her, warm and—arousing.
“You are a delight, my heart. I will enjoy spending our lives together learning about you.”
“Here’s the first thing. Your laughter turns me on. Hell, you turn me on, Kiele Suun. Now kiss me, have your way with me.”
He did, lifting her until she straddled him. Anji freed her lips and leaned back. “This time we’re doing it human style.”
Anticipation flashed in his
Finally she relaxed, fighting for breath, completely spent.
“Good God,” she whispered. “What—how—”
He lifted his head, sweat dripping off him despite the fact they sat in now cold water. “We are able to climax more than once, but only when the connection is so deep with our partner we truly lose all sense of control.”
“That scares you, doesn’t it?”
“More than a little. I knew we had a special bond, t’anling , but this…” his voice faded, and he swallowed. “This is only talked about. None I know have ever experienced it.” He leaned in to kiss her, and she gasped against his lips when he moved inside her, already starting to grow hard again. “You are deeper in my heart than I thought.”
“That’s good to—know.” Her voice broke as he got even harder, pressing into her core. “Since we mated and everything.”
“Speaking of mating.” He moaned as he slid out of her, then back in, slow and torturous. “I want you again, Anji Suun Pearce, with a need my body will not let me ignore.”
“Is that my name now?”
“The female always keeps her name,” he kissed his way down her throat, then back up, her heart pounding by the time he reached her mouth. “To respect her family, where she came from.”
“I like it.” She moaned when he stroked her again.
“As do I.”
“Kiele.” Fighting to breathe, she wrapped her arms around his neck. “Can we do round two in bed? The water’s a little too cold for me.”
“Of course.”
He eased out of her, both of them gasping at the separation. Anji had never felt so empty before, like she had just lost the other half of her. Whatever had happened between them, she was different. Changed. Tied to him in a way she never thought she would want to be tied to anyone—God, never mind an alien.
By the time she pulled herself out of her thoughts, Kiele had her out of the tub. He wrapped a long, wide towel around her, and wrapped a second around his waist before he headed to the bed. The crisp, surprisingly absorbent cloth obscured the view of his really spectacular ass, but when he bent over to pull back the covers, she forgot about that when she saw his back.
“Kiele—your gills…” The damage was healed. Oh, the scar was still there, but the blood, the ugly bruising around his gills—all of it, gone. “Just being in the water did that?”
“Come here, Anji.” He held out his hand, sat with her on the end of the bed. “One of the side effects of us evolving to exist underwater was the ability to regenerate. It is also a weakness. Without the water that sustains us, we cannot survive.”
“At all?”
“We have the immersion cycles because they are necessary. If my gills dry out completely, I will not survive. It is an excruciating way to die.” He sighed, wrapping his arms around her. “I should have told you all there is to know of my people, before you tied yourself to me.”
“Kiele.” She looked up at him, those jewel green eyes dimmed by—whatever he thought she’d hate about him. How did she know that? “I know that your people are honorable, and strong, and worthy of trust. That was all I needed to fall for you. The rest is gravy.”
His chuckle vibrated through her, warm and—arousing.
“You are a delight, my heart. I will enjoy spending our lives together learning about you.”
“Here’s the first thing. Your laughter turns me on. Hell, you turn me on, Kiele Suun. Now kiss me, have your way with me.”
He did, lifting her until she straddled him. Anji freed her lips and leaned back. “This time we’re doing it human style.”
Anticipation flashed in his
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