she lets out an exhaled sigh, shifting closer to me. “That should not sound as sexy as it does,” she whispers in her own language.
Laughing softly, I reach down and wrap my hands around her bottom, picking her up as my feet carry us over to the bed. Stopping just at the side of the furs, I don’t set her down, not yet. Lowering her to her feet slowly, I look down into her green eyes.
Liv lifts her hands, cupping my bearded cheeks as her gaze focuses on mine. “I love you, Aaric,” she breathes.
One of her hands slides from my cheek to the center of my chest. I feel her palm press against my skin, her green eyes searching mine the entire time. Then, before I can say anything, though I’m not sure what I would say, she rises to the tips of her toes and touches her mouth to my own.
“There isn’t a better man in this world or mine that I could have at my side. Thank you for finding me,” she murmurs.
I snort. “It was fated by the gods, Liv. You know this. You must thank Dhius, Ostus, Thyvstus, Itla, Unir, and Vedite for first creating you, then for bringing you to me.”
She shakes her head. “They had a hand in it, I’m sure, but they are not the reason I love you, Aaric. You are the reason that I love you.”
“Come,” I say, holding out my hand for her.
She slips her hand in mine and I guide her out of my secret passageway. There is one place that I have been wishing to take her, but we have been inundated with one task after another. Together, in the darkness, I guide her toward the hot springs.
I am not surprised that they are empty when we arrived, turning to look at her, I grin at the way she looks at the area with awe. There are several private springs, and I know that they are all filled with warm and inviting water.
Tugging her against my chest, I slide my hands around her back and tug the back of her dress open and bare her body for me. She gasps, but her lips curve up into a grin.
When she’s completely unclothed, I wrap my hands around her trim waist and guide her toward one of the pools. Slowly, we sink down into the warm water.
Jerking my chin up, I ask her to perch herself on the ledge. Without hesitation or question, she does, spreading her thighs for me as if it is an automatic response. I grin at the sight of her exposed, waiting, and ready for me.
“Aaric,” she exhales.
Shaking my head once, I wrap my hands around the insides of her thighs and bury my face between her legs.
Chapter Thirty-Nine
LIV
Arching my back, I lift my hips as I cry out with my release. It is so odd, so quiet in the night, and I am exposed to any passersby, but it’s thrilling at the same time. My thighs shake, my entire body trembles as he eats me, as he draws the orgasm out.
When I come down from my climax, my entire body goes limp, my arms trembling as he shifts from between my legs with a grunt.
Opening my eyes, he leans over me, his face just inches from my own. I can smell myself on him, his lips and beard still glistening with my release.
“Aaric,” I sigh.
He grins, his eyes wild and black as the darkest night sky. His lips brush my own before he stands up straight. I’m too boneless, too tired to even attempt to sit up.
His body is wet as he moves closer to me. He grabs ahold of my waist, lifting me as he sits on the ledge. Straddling his thighs, I look down into his pretty pale blue eyes. They practically sparkle in the moonlight.
“Take me,” he demands in his native tongue as he slowly lies back on the smooth rock.
Looking down to him, I sink my teeth into the corner of my lips. He’s lying down, but I can feel his arm moving as he strokes his length behind me, his hand brushing my backside with each move.
“I’m confused,” I whisper.
His lips turn up into a smile, his white teeth showing beneath his beard. “Climb, come,” he murmurs.
“Aaric,” I gasp.
I don’t hesitate though, I’m pretty sure I know what he wants and I can’t wait. I want it, want to come again, want him to put out that fire inside