in ungoverned space, but to be plastered against a Xaravian was something totally different from anything she’d ever experienced.
He gave her just a few moments to take the lead, then he crushed her against his chest. EJ sighed and started to retreat, thinking the kiss would end, but Nokx grabbed her ass and ground her hips down as his tongue thrust against hers. She murmured in protest, still thinking of that bite of cake, but Nokx growled and held her tighter.
Every time she wiggled or tried to come up for air, the Xaravian’s intensity increased. Fired up. Threatened to consume her. EJ drowned in his kiss, clinging to his shoulders as the room whirled around her. He took her lower lip in his teeth, retreating just a bit, and EJ gasped for air to shake off the dazed, overwhelmed feeling that threatened to take over. Nokx’s fingers bit into her ass and she arched her back, moving forward to avoid the pressure.
She touched her lips as he turned his attention to her shoulder and neck. EJ dangled in his arms as he pulled off her shirt and ran his nails down her back. She sucked in a breath. “Nokx.”
He made a savage noise, driving her down in his lap against the hard line of his cock, and took her earlobe in his teeth. “You taste like this chocolate. Perhaps I should eat the rest of it off you.”
EJ moaned at the thought, trying to clench her thighs as all of her throbbed in anticipation. She closed her eyes but pulled at the robes, wanting to feel his chest. “O-okay.”
Nokx abruptly stood, taking her up with him, and EJ wrapped her legs around his waist. In two steps he was at the bed and peeled her off, dropping her to the mattress so he could loom over her. EJ sprawled on the bed, staring as the Xaravian loosened his robes and tossed them aside. He still wore a pair of loose pants that did nothing to hide his excitement, but his chest was bare. The spikes stood up on his shoulders as he growled and picked up her leg.
EJ held her breath as he peeled off her pants. His hand wrapped around her calf to hold her in place and she realized just how large he was compared to her. A hint of indecision struck, but his fingers slid up the inside of her thigh and EJ forgot about everything else.
Chapter 12
Nokx
Nokx felt drunk on her, despite not having indulged in any liquor. The girl stole away every shred of his self-control until he wanted to beat his chest and roar to the world that she was his. Her scent made his mouth water. He couldn’t stop touching her skin, the smooth soft expanse so delicate he worried about hurting her, and wanted her mouth fused to his for days on end.
He’d almost released in his pants when she climbed into his lap and wiggled against him like some kind of practiced temptress. There was still a hesitation in her movements, even if she enjoyed tormenting him by rubbing against his cock, that drove him even wilder. Nokx captured her mouth as she lay in the center of his bed and thrust his tongue against hers as he pulled aside the thin fabric that was all that separated his fingers from the warm promise between her thighs.
She murmured and moved her legs restlessly, starting to close against him, but Nokx lightly slapped her inner thigh so he had enough room to explore. EJ held on to his wrist instead, and since she didn’t try to pull his hand again, he didn’t mind. He knew the Earther females were small and soft, but he hadn’t imagined the damp warmth between her thighs, the slick folds that parted for his thick fingers. He growled in anticipation and repeated the stroke as she tensed and gripped his wrist even harder.
He listened to her small sounds and kept up his exploration as he tasted her breasts. She gasped as he found her nipples and his teeth grazed the delicate flesh. EJ moaned and closed her eyes, one hand working into his hair to encourage him. Nokx growled and increased the suction against her other nipple as he encouraged her to repeat the noise. That was what he wanted from her—a symphony of pleasure. He wanted to hear and taste every last bit of her ecstasy.
Nokx licked his way down her body, pleased that a light