Ruins of Chaos (Legacy of the Nine Realms #3) - Amelia Hutchins Page 0,91

eyes slid to the sun that was setting as Siobhan swore beneath her breath, removing the quartz.

“I’m not your enemy, Siobhan. I’m your ally.”

Chapter Twenty-Four

Aria

My eyelashes tickled my cheeks as I woke, slowly sitting up. I stretched my arms wide as a yawn escaped me. My attention swung to the body brushing against mine. Staring at the naked chest that rose and fell in slumber, I licked my dry lips. Knox looked peaceful and sexy as hell when unguarded. He shifted, causing me to turn away, so he wouldn’t catch me gawking at his naked body. When nothing happened, and no noise came from his side of the bed, I slowly slid my heated gaze back to his body.

Knox was built for war; every inch of him was hard, sinewy muscle. Where most men had a six-pack of abs, he had an eight-pack that my tongue itched to taste while tracing every single one of them. The ravens on his body moved under his skin, which was something I’d noticed the more I was around him. Today, they were scattered in different varying poses of flight, and I counted them. I now knew they could leave his body and attach to mine, which intrigued me.

He shifted again, and the blanket slid lower on his hips, revealing the silken tip of his cock. My lips parted, and I leisurely moved my attention to his face, finding him still lost to sleep. One arm rested behind his head. The other stretched out where I’d been sleeping on it. Gliding my gaze down his tattoo-covered ribcage, I wondered what the words said or meant. I needed to learn to speak in his language and adapt faster to the world around me.

Knox’s scent was seductive, forcing my body to tighten with need. Erotic pheromones filled the room, his and mine fighting for dominance as my spine arched. I felt my body preparing for his, as if my creature was trying to help me ease into seducing him. She sucked at giving subtle hints, not that I listened when she spoke. Obviously.

Silently, I leaned over to inhale Knox’s masculine scent into my lungs. My hand slid over his abdomen, pushing the blankets away from the thick, velvety length of his cock that lifted the moment it was freed as if sensing my curious stare. I swallowed thickly, turning my head, ensuring he was still asleep through my leisurely exploration of his body.

My lips brushed against his abs to taste him, slowly traveling lower to the bead of come that graced the rounded tip. A soft moan of need slipped from my lips, and I sat up before I reached it, slowly running my hands down my body while feasting on Knox’s perfect masculine form. My fingertips danced over the swollen nub of my sex. Closing my eyes as my other hand found the weight of my breast, pinching my nipple just like he’d done.

I sucked in air as my fingers pushed through my arousal. Lying back, I turned away from the slumbering male, trembling as pleasure ripped through me. My fingers moved quickly, thrusting into my body, while the other moved against my clit. Hands grabbed mine, causing me to cry out as they pinned them above my head. A very awake male stared down at me. I rolled my hips unabashedly, uncaring about stopping him from ending the painful denial he’d forced on me the day before.

My legs dropped apart, showing him the current state of my body, begging him to devour it. Knox wasn’t gentle when he owned a body. He was brutality mixed with primal male that shed inhibitions and destroyed the ideology of what a woman should want.

Ocean-colored waves moved through his stare, locking them with my turquoise eyes. He rolled over, placing his body above mine before sitting back, taking in my needy disposition. Knox silently leaned over, clasping his teeth against my nipple. The action stole a cry of need from my lips as he growled hungrily against it. His tongue worked the tip between his teeth, and his hands released mine, allowing me to push them through his hair, holding him to me.

His thickness rubbed against my core, coating the silken flesh in my scent. Chuckling, Knox released my nipple with a soft groan before studying the heat burning in me. Sliding his attention to where I rocked against him, Knox rattled softly, approving of my wantonness. Smiling, he watched me using his cock to rub my need