truth. Since the moment their eyes had met across the medical bay, she had been inexplicably drawn to him.
Inzen adjusted his position in the bunk above her, and she suspected that he was just as restless. What kind of father was he? Inzen saw to her safety, worried over her eating habits, and taught her new exercise routines and games with seemingly endless patience. If he treated his daughter with the same sort of consideration, she was a lucky girl.
He moved again, and she caught the faintest hint of what sounded like skin against skin. Was he touching himself again? The thought caused an answering spike in her own arousal and she heard him give a little groan.
This was ridiculous. They were both consenting adults. There was no one around to watch or judge. Even though she suspected that pursuing their mutual attraction would make the inevitable need to part more difficult, she didn’t want to miss this chance to be with him now. She slipped out from under the covers and stood up.
Her head only barely topped the mattress, but it was enough to see his entire naked body. His very erect naked body. His cock strained towards the ceiling, his big hand wrapped around it as he gave it a long hard pull.
“Do you need some help with that?” She tried to sound sultry but suspected it came across as breathless and eager instead.
Inzen jerked up into a sitting position, banging his head on the ceiling of the bunk as he snatched for the covers.
“I… I apologize.”
“Stop apologizing! It’s really not necessary.” She gathered her courage and offered him her hand. “May I join you?”
He looked at her as if she were offering him the moon on a silver platter.
“Are you sure, my letari? I would be happy to share my bunk with you, but I do not think I have enough control not to touch you.”
“Good. Because I have every intention of touching you.”
A second later, she was flying through the air as he lifted her effortlessly on top of him, pulling her against his chest, his very firm, muscular chest. His tail wrapped around her waist as his arms came around her, and even though she could feel his erection throbbing against her stomach, he seemed content just to hold her.
“I dreamt of this last night,” he whispered finally. “Of having you in my arms.”
An unexpected lump formed in her throat. It would be far too easy to become attached to him. She suspected that she already was, but she did her best to remember that this was just a temporary fling.
“Is that what you were thinking about?” she asked lightly, smiling up at him. “Because it sounded like you had more… carnal thoughts.”
“You heard me?”
He looked so shocked that she couldn’t resist the impulse to lean up and brush her lips against his.
“Yes. And I liked it.” Her hand slid down between them as she finally touched his cock. “But I think I’ll like being part of it even more.”
The black flames appeared in his eyes again as he cupped the back of her head and pulled her to him to return the kiss. But he was not satisfied with the gentle brush of their mouths—he parted her lips, his tongue plunging deep, and she could feel the textured surface rubbing against her softer flesh. Beneath her fingers, his cock too was textured, hundreds of little nubs tantalizing her as she tried to close her hand around him. He was too large for her to grasp completely, but she did her best to tighten her grip and pull upwards the way she had seen him touch himself.
He groaned into her mouth, his kiss even more demanding as he rolled her onto her back, covering her with his big body. A flash of anxiety assaulted her but then she took a deep breath, letting his comforting scent fill her lungs, and wrapped her free hand around his neck. The ridges that covered his skull continued down his neck and she stroked her hand along them. He shuddered.
“Are they sensitive?” she asked.
“They should not be. They are intended for defense, but when you touch me, it is like trickles of fire down my spine.”
“Is that a good thing?”
“Oh, yes, my letari. I could find satisfaction just from your sweet hands on my flesh.” The heat in his eyes intensified. “But I want more. I want to be inside you.”
Chapter Eleven
Yes.
Jade’s immediate reaction to Inzen’s blunt words was