I won't know until I get there.”
“You won't know if you're nervous about going until you arrive?”
I looked back at him; he was smiling.
I shrugged. “What's the point in being nervous about something that I know nothing about?”
“I believe that is the point,” he teased.
“It's not a dangerous place, is it?”
“It's safer than Stalana.”
“Then I've got nothing to worry about.”
“No, you haven't. Even if it were, you'd have me looking out for you.” His hands slid over my knees.
I don't know what came over me. That touch broke my resistance, and I just slid off the shelf and into his arms. Kardri caught me, his arms wrapping around my waist as the water buoyed me up to him. Our mouths met and his lips were so damn soft. Softer than the lips of every woman I'd ever kissed. He moved those pillowy lips over mine languidly, then his tongue slid along the seam of my mouth. I opened to him immediately, without thought, and he swept inside, luring me out. With a groan, I yanked him closer and plunged into his kiss.
Kardri made a surprised sound that shifted into a groan. My hand slid up his throat and back into his hair to grip him tightly, angling him the way I wanted him. My other hand went to his ass, filling my cupped palm with the curve of his soft flesh. I squeezed, and his cock brushed against me. That single touch had me flinching, but I pushed past my fear, desperately wanting to know what else he could make me feel. Just a little longer, then I'd let him go. A little more of his hot tongue twisting with mine and his hands roaming my back. A little more of our nipples brushing together like pebbles in a stream. A little more of the soft sounds he made and the vibration of them on my lips. A little—
Kardri wrapped his hand around my cock.
I groaned into his mouth and thrust myself into his fist. He pumped me, something slicker than water easing his movements. His cock hit me again, and I jerked back, hitting the shelf. I spun away from him and jumped back onto the rock before stumbling to my feet.
“Tryst,” Kardri's voice was soft and a little sad.
I turned back to him, my chest rising and falling rapidly.
Kardri stood there, wet and shining. Silver and black. Shadows and light. A magical water creature come to the surface to tempt men. He reached out a hand to me. I moved without wanting to, suddenly finding myself holding his hand as I stared down at his beautiful lips. Kardri's face was at the level of my cock. My heart sped up when he licked his lips. Keeping his stare locked with mine, he slowly moved his mouth toward me. My dick ached, urging me to let it happen. The Leopard Lord's full lips pressed to the tip of my cock, parting with a gentle push. A groan slipped past my clenched teeth.
My hand was back in his hair, but I couldn't remember moving it. Kar's hands were on my hips, holding me still as he worked his mouth over me. His black skin lightened into a dusky rose at his mouth, but his tongue was pure pink. It looked starkly erotic when it slipped out to flick along my length—that pink flesh bright against his dark face. It made me want to see him in the sunlight. To watch him suck at me with all his beauty blatantly revealed.
Kardri groaned and took my entire length into his mouth. Into his mouth and down his throat.
“No,” I panted and pulled back abruptly. “I can't. I don't want you to . . .”
“I won't do more than this,” Kardri promised as he pulled me back to him by the hips. “Let me do this for you, Tristan.”
I almost let him. It was so tempting. But I knew it was wrong.
“No.” I sat down to bring our faces closer to the same height and took a deep breath to control the powerful urges riding me. “No, I won't take that from you when I'm not willing to go any further. You deserve better than that.”
Kardri's jaw dropped. A soft breath passed over his lips and his eyes softened. “Come here,” he growled and pulled me into another kiss.
That much I could do without guilt. Kissing didn't come with expectations. So, I slid my arms around his shoulders and leaned down into the