Total pages in book: 82
Estimated words: 77764 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 389(@200wpm)___ 311(@250wpm)___ 259(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 77764 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 389(@200wpm)___ 311(@250wpm)___ 259(@300wpm)
“Oh?” That’s not what I expected to hear. I sit down across from him on one of my pillows near the fire and chew on the spicy jerky. “Any particular reason why?”
“Baahts.”
Uh…what? “Did you say bats?”
“Yes. Bats. She said her master had a lot of them and the Ancestors will know how to make them stop harvesting the fruit.”
Oh shit. I blink in surprise at I’rec. “There are fruit bats here on this planet? Are you serious?”
He shrugs. “Apparently. D’see said she knew all about them and wishes to commune with the ancestors to guide them.”
“Huh. I guess that would explain why all the fruit went missing. Sort of. Except don’t you think we would notice a whole bunch of bats that suddenly showed up?”
I’rec shrugs again. “D’see says they only come out at night.”
“Oh. Yeah, I think I’ve heard that about fruit bats. Wow. Here I thought I’d heard everything.” I shake my head, fascinated and puzzled by this revelation. “That’s a lot of fucking bats if they cleaned out the cave.”
He grunts. “We will accompany O’jek and his mate to the Ancestors’ Cave. A journey is easier with more than one hunter to rely on, and the other females have kits.”
I just shake my head at him. I’m not sure I can envision going on a long journey while we’re resonating like this. It’s hard to concentrate on anything when he’s near me, and the old ship is several-days’ walk away from here. How is that possibly going to work? “They might have kits but we’re resonating, I’rec. Did you forget about that?”
The big doofus smirks at me. “As if I could forget such a thing? As if you are not foremost in my thoughts at all times?”
Okay, well at least we’re on the same page with that.
He moves to my side, sitting next to me by the fire. Leaning close, he bumps my shoulder gently with his arm. It’s a friendly sort of gesture, or it should be, but it just reminds me of how close he is, and my khui starts going mad in my chest all over again. “I have not forgotten a thing about resonance, F’lor. But we do not know how long it will take. We cannot stop our lives while we wait for it to grab hold. We must be part of the tribe, and right now, O’jek and D’see need us.” He leans a little closer, angling his head toward me. “Are you worried I would not see to all your needs when we travel?”
A shiver ripples over my skin at the sultry tone of his voice. “Not at all. I just…”
“I will take good care of you,” he murmurs, and it’s clear he’s thinking about sex. Even if his khui wasn’t singing as loudly as mine, it’d be obvious. “I want to take my time with you tonight. I want to go gentle again, if you will let me. I enjoyed it.”
Did I think I was shivering with arousal before? My nipples tighten and I practically moan aloud at his words. I can’t look away from him, from the decadent slant of his eyes as he watches me, the long fringe of his lashes, the softness in his hard mouth as he gazes down at me. His man-bun has gotten loose and his hair is disheveled and flows over his shoulders, begging to be touched.
Actually all of him is begging to be touched. Just like all of me is prickling and perked at the thought of his fingers brushing over my skin. “You have to ask if you can be gentle? Do you think I’d say no?”
His mouth crooks up at the corner and my heart flips. “I do not know what kind of touches you prefer…but I would like to know.”
“I like all of it,” I admit boldly. “Sometimes rough is good, but gentle is good, too. As long as I get off, I’m a happy camper.”
I’rec rumbles low in his chest, moving closer. “And what are you in the mood for right now? What sort of touches do you dream about?”
I clench deep inside with anticipation. Any touches? What am I dreaming about? I can do anything I want? Immediately an idea forms in my head, and I arch a brow at him. “I kinda want to suck your cock. Is that weird for you?” We haven’t done that yet and I really like the idea of taking the control from him, of blowing his mind while I, well, blow him. “Feel free to tell me no.”
He looks shocked, all right. I’rec blinks at me for a long moment, speechless. “You would…do that for me? Give me pleasure and take none for yourself?”
Oh, silly man. This time, I’m the one that leans, and I put my hand between his thighs, rubbing the bulge under his loincloth. “What, you think if our roles were reversed, you wouldn’t get any pleasure out of eating my pussy?”