Lord of Destiny (The Dragon Demigods #6) - Charlene Hartnady Page 0,57

be my fault. I can’t be responsible for another person’s death. I can’t! I almost cry out in relief when I hear them taking off. One by one, they take to the sky. I wait until they fly far enough away before I start moving. It seems to take forever before I get back to him.

Stephan has pulled himself deeper under the fallen tree. I have to duck to see him. He is fast asleep. There’s a chance they won’t see us if they decide to start searching on foot. We need to take every precaution. I retrace my steps, sweeping away my footprints with a branch. All the while, I listen for sounds of the patrol. Then I crawl under the fallen tree and spoon against Stephan’s back. He doesn’t move when I put an arm around him. I tense up for a moment, thankful when I don’t get anything from Stephan. No vision accosts me. I press myself tightly against him. It’s for warmth, I tell myself. I keep listening for noises. I’m tense and fearful, but I’m soon lulled by the sound of Stephan breathing. The slow inhale and exhale as he sleeps. I’m formulating a plan of escape. I think I have an idea. One that will work. I’m not sure that Stephan will agree to it. Maybe it won’t be necessary by the time he is strong enough to fly again.

When I wake up, it’s to the sound of insects chirping and buzzing. It’s warm. Light filters through the trees in long rays. It would be bright if not for the thick, leafy covering and our natural shelter overhead. I’m no longer spooning Stephan. I have one of my legs over his thighs. My sex is pressed firmly against him. My breasts are mashed against the side of his torso. His arm is around me, holding me tightly. My head is on his shoulder. My hand is on his chest. We’re as close as two people can get. Well…almost.

I notice two things. One, he’s awake. I can tell by his breathing. The other is his cock. It’s fully erect and jutting from his body. It’s the only part of him that isn’t covered in dried up, cracking mud. “How did you sleep?” he whispers.

“Like the dead. You?”

“Great, until I felt all of your curves against me.” He looks down into my eyes. My breathing has become erratic and deep.

I watch his nostrils flare. “You’re turned on.”

“So are you.”

He closes his eyes. “This is a bad idea, Raven.”

“I know.” I nod. Screw it! After everything that’s happened, I don’t feel like playing the safe-card anymore. “It’s a bad idea. Even though life is short…even though we almost died…could still end up dead. It’s still a terrible idea. Only, I can’t think of a single reason why that is. No real reason. Not right now. You might need to remind me before I jump you,” I whisper.

His chest vibrates in a silent chuckle. He smiles, and the mud around his mouth cracks. He’s still cute, even covered in gunk. More than just cute. I’m tripping over myself right now. I can’t believe how solid his body feels. All hard muscle. How good he feels. His eyes are gorgeous. He’s gorgeous. They’re on me. I love what I see inside them. Makes me feel warm inside. I’m so far in over my head, it’s scary.

“Well, because you could get another vision at any time, which sucks,” he says.

“I need a better reason than that since we’re touching right now.”

“Because sex would complicate things.”

I see his eyes move up and then from side to side. I’m not sure if he’s listening for the patrols or whether he’s trying to come up with more reasons why we shouldn’t have sex right now. Personally, I’m still coming up with blanks. All blanks.

“There are worse things than complicated...like dead…dead is worse.” I smile, feeling the mud crack and peel around my mouth.

He grins. “I suppose that’s true,” he whispers back. “We would need to be quiet, or we’d face capture by your crazy weyr. That might be a tough ask.”

“We could be very quiet.”

“It would be difficult.”

“Almost impossible but doable,” I whisper. “Are you too sore or too tired?”

He gives me a half-smile. He could lie right now. “Not in any pain. Still a little weak, but other than that, I’m much better.”

“I can see that…” I let my gaze lower to his member. Stephan is big all over. “I had to