be to just come in here and curl up with Stavros after one of those nightmares. Just have somebody hold me. So if you want me to let go, I will, but for now I’m gonna hold you.”
The bite of my tightly wound muscles eased and I slid one hand back and forth over Zach’s strong arm wrapped around my waist. “You should’ve done it.”
“I would’ve popped a boner.”
I snorted. “You definitely should’ve done it.”
Zach huffed and then grunted as I twisted in his arms, loosening his hold just long enough to let me cuddle directly into his chest, his cheek rubbing at the top of my horn. “It’s better with you, I think,” Zach whispered. “I’m less afraid of what I want. You make everything better, Deyva.”
My eyes widened, Zach’s Adam’s apple bobbing just in front of me, and I leaned in, taking a deep, clean breath of him, and then giving into the urge to kiss his throat. Zach was cuddly and sweet and protective, but he was also mostly still exploring his interest and feelings for Stavros. I didn’t mind, it was incredible to be a part of them together, to soak up all the emotions and sensations they shared with one another. I hadn’t realized until right now just how much Zach included me in that vibrant, wild affection of his.
Kimaris will only make this so much worse if you keep falling for all of them, I thought, but instead of letting Zach go, I reached out to clutch him closer, our hips sliding together.
It was Zach’s turn to shiver now, his morning wood rubbing against me. My legs were bare, the t-shirt I’d stolen from Stavros riding up to my waist, and he was only wearing a pair of boxers, his body leaning in to nestle against me.
“Wow, that feels—you feel really good,” Zach breathed, voice going rough and husky.
I grinned, sliding one knee over his hip, and then nipped at his throat, nuzzling into his groan.
“I can pull back if it’s too much, or if you’re not sure about…” I trailed off, sighing happily as Zach shuffled closer until I was on my back, his body cuddling provocatively on top of mine until he was fitted between my thighs.
“Sure about what? About you?” Zach asked, slowly letting his weight rest on top of me as I stroked his back. He shifted down a little and both our breaths hitched as the rigid outline of his erection settled against my panties.
His face hovered over mine and I blinked, startled by his beauty, absently wondering which of his eyes were my favorite. The gold one maybe, almost the same shade as mine.
“Just cause, you know, the whole succubus who spent millenia in Hell thing,” I said, shrugging and then wiggling for his benefit as he started to frown.
“You think, I still—Deyva, shit. I don’t...I mean, I care about what happened to you, but you’ve more than proved me wrong about pretty much everything I thought of you,” Zach said. “I’m so sorry I haven’t said as much.”
He started to lift off of me and there was no way I was going to give up the feeling of Zach’s body on top of mine now that I was finally getting to enjoy it for real. My hands snapped to his ass, yanking him back down against me. Zach groaned, eyes fluttering shut, body automatically working over mine, grinding his arousal against me before stuttering to a stop.
“Shit, sorry, I didn’t want to, I mean I do want to, but—Um.” Zach’s cheeks flushed pink, his hair flopping down and catching the first rays of sunlight. “Can I kiss you?”
I’d always been of the personal opinion that when two adults were already starting to hump each other in their underwear, it really wasn’t the time to start being polite about who was kissing who. But with Zach there was an undeniable sweetness to the question that left my insides all melty.
“Yes, please,” I said, arching up from the pillow, raising my lips in offering.
Zach bumped his forehead against mine, a little nervous laugh slipping out just as he pressed his mouth to mine, all pillow soft and dragging gently as he nudged closer into the perfect fit. I licked at his bottom lip, sliding my hands up his back to grasp his shoulder blades and pull him against me. My legs wrapped around Zach’s hips, my body arching into his, and every surge of the kiss rocked us together.