Esha’s breath hitched when her gaze traveled down the V-shape of his chest to his hips and took in the sight of his impressive arousal once again. Her sex clenched in need as she imagined him sliding inside her. His thick legs were corded with more muscles and dusted with dark hair.
They reached for each other at the same time. Esha put her hands on his stomach and let her palms caress upward, running over the muscles of his chest to his neck. His hands gripped her hips, holding her tightly against him, his cock between them.
Then they were kissing again. Esha let herself become lost in the desire. She gave herself over to the intense and heady passion that governed her. Kendrick leaned her slowly backward until she lay on the bed and then settled on top of her. She sighed at the feel of his weight. Her legs parted and wrapped around him.
He kissed across her jaw and down her neck. He paused and licked the divot where her collarbones met before moving lower, leaving a trail of hot kisses across her skin. Her breaths came faster as he neared her breast. Then his lips wrapped around a peak and gave a slight pull before he moved his tongue around it.
Esha arched her back, losing herself to the delicious feel. Pleasure ran from her nipples straight to her sex. She ground her hips into him, wanting more. And he gave it to her. He continued suckling, making her mindless with growing need. When she didn’t think she could take any more, he moved to her other breast. Her fingers dug into his back as the yearning for an orgasm consumed her. She teetered on the edge, ready at any moment.
A cry of pleasure ripped from her when he slipped a finger inside her. He moved it in time with his tongue on her nipple.
“Yes,” she cried out hoarsely.
This was what she needed. She gripped his hand, trying to get him to move it faster, but he ignored her. Didn’t he realize how close she was? Didn’t he understand how much she needed the release? A sob locked in her throat as he kept to the same tempo.
“Please,” she begged.
In response, his thumb circled her clit. Esha jerked at the sensation and waited for more. Instead, Kendrick settled between her thighs. His green eyes briefly met hers before he lowered his mouth to her sex.
Her breath locked in her lungs when his tongue swept over her. If she’d thought his fingers had felt good, it was nothing compared to his tongue. It became impossible for her to move. She was caught within a compelling web of potent pleasure. Her flushed body buzzed with need, every nerve ending firing with ecstasy.
It was the most wonderful thing she had ever experienced.
His tongue quickened as he ruthlessly teased her swollen clit. Desire tightened low in her belly, bringing her closer and closer to climax. She sought it, reached for it. When the orgasm hit, for just an instant, she felt as if she were suspended in time. In the next heartbeat, waves of bliss rolled through her, one on top of the other until she couldn’t catch her breath.
* * * *
She was magnificent, unreservedly spectacular. Kendrick watched Esha as she climaxed, tasting her on his tongue. He knew then that he had made a fatal error. Once would never be enough for him. He had known with their first kiss, but he hadn’t admitted it until that moment. Esha was his mate.
He put that out of his mind for the moment because he didn’t want to think of the issues that presented. Instead, he focused on her. He continued licking her, prolonging her orgasm for as long as he could. When her body began to relax, he rose and guided his cock to her entrance. He looked at her to find her eyes open and locked on him. Kendrick gently rubbed the head of his cock against her folds.
She moaned and jerked in response. Then she opened her legs wider and tugged him toward her. He found her entrance and pushed inside her tight, slick walls. He pulled out slightly and thrust deep.
Her groan matched his. He stayed still for a moment, taking it all in. As he gazed into her eyes, her lips curved into a smile before she locked her legs around his waist and moved slightly so he slid deeper. Kendrick closed his eyes. He hadn’t even begun to thrust yet, and already, he was about to spill his seed.
When he did start pumping his hips, she met him thrust for thrust. Each time, he found himself sinking deeper and deeper into the pleasure until he couldn’t tell where he ended and she began. Their sweat-slicked bodies glided against each other, the delicious friction propelling him faster toward climax.
Her nails sank into his skin as she jerked beneath him. He saw the ecstasy fill her face as her body clamped around his cock. Kendrick pumped his hips harder, faster. With a shout, he buried himself deep within her as he orgasmed.
For long moments, neither of them moved. Esha pulled him down atop her and held him in her arms. He buried his face against her neck and wished he could stop time so the night would never end. But he didn’t have that power. He rose on his hands and gave her a quick kiss before pulling out of her and rolling onto his back. Kendrick extended his arm and waited. Esha turned to her side and curled against him.
“We’re going to do that again tonight,” she said.
He laughed. “I was just thinking the same thing.”
“I’ve never felt anything so…”
“Me, either.”
She shifted her head to look at him. Her lips parted, but no words came out. Then she looked away. Kendrick tightened his arm around her. Clearly, neither wanted to talk about what would happen in the morning. For now, they would stay in the moment.
Chapter Sixteen
She should be resting, but it was the last thing Esha wanted to do. Her body hummed with contentment the likes of which she had never experienced. She’d had good sex before, but nothing compared to what she’d just shared with Kendrick. Everything had felt…right.
The sound of rain hitting the tent filled the silence between them. It was nice just lying with him. She could hear his heartbeat beneath her ear, and his fingers lazily traced designs on her back.
“What do these mean?” he asked as his other hand lightly touched one of her face markings.
“The forehead marking is that of a sun. The dots along my brows were a design I chose that signifies family. The lines on my cheeks represent my warrior nature.”
“They’re beautiful.”
She smiled as she rose on an elbow to look down at him. “Really?”
His eyes crinkled at the corners as he grinned. “Aye, lass.”
By the sun, how she loved when he called her that. His deep voice was the most beautiful sound she had ever heard. And the way he spoke with his accent was particularly pleasing. “Do your people mark yourselves in any way?”
“We call them tattoos.”
“Do you have any?” She had seen him from the front, but there was always a chance he had one elsewhere.
His lips widened in a grin. “Aye.”
Kendrick sat and turned his back to her. Esha’s lips parted in shock at the image of the dragon covering his back. She couldn’t tell if the ink was black or red, and she finally gave up trying to decide. The design itself was so intricate that she couldn’t imagine how much time it had taken or even how it had been done. The dragon stood, showing its left side. Its wings were spread wide and slightly upward, its tail curled as it lay behind it, and its front left foot was lifted as if it were about to take a step. But it was the dragon’s stare that caught her. It appeared as if it were looking right at her.