Total pages in book: 165
Estimated words: 159487 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 797(@200wpm)___ 638(@250wpm)___ 532(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 159487 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 797(@200wpm)___ 638(@250wpm)___ 532(@300wpm)
“That is not precisely how I would have phrased it,” he said at last. “But…yes. Possibly.”
“Of course.” Cassie let out a breathless little laugh. “Of course, that makes perfect sense.”
“You don’t have to continue,” Severin said, though his voice sounded like the words cost him something. “The choice is yours—always.”
Cassie looked up at Ravik again.
The big Beast Kindred was watching her with golden eyes that were clearer by the second. His hand was still in her hair, but gentle—so gentle. His chest rose and fell with deep, uneven breaths and his massive body seemed to be holding itself completely still for her. As though every instinct in him wanted to move, to take, to thrust, to chase the pleasure she was giving him, but his honor—his Kindred nature—wouldn’t let him.
“Ravik?” she said softly. “Are you all right?”
He nodded slowly.
“Cassie makes Ravik…makes me feel better,” he said, his voice rough but clearer than before. “Please suck more. I won’t hurt you. I won’t push.”
The shift from third person to first made Severin draw in a sharp breath.
Cassie heard it and felt something warm uncurl in her chest—there he was. Her big, half-lost Beast Kindred was coming back—she was bringing him back. How could she possibly stop now? Besides, his precum—which had been flowing since she started sucking him—tasted a little like salted caramel, which was delicious.
“All right,” she whispered. “Then I’ll keep going. Just hold still and let me suck you.”
She bent her head again before she could lose her nerve, very aware that both males were watching her eagerly.
This time, she opened her mouth wider and took him deeper. Not too far—because dear God, he was huge—but enough that she felt the broad head slide further over her tongue and toward the back of her mouth. She had to breathe through her nose and relax her jaw, reminding herself that she was the one in control.
Ravik groaned, a deep, broken sound that seemed to vibrate through the floor beneath her knees.
“Feels so good! Suck me. Suck my cock, Cassie,” he begged.
“Gods,” Severin whispered.
Cassie told herself she shouldn’t like that—shouldn’t like the way the Blood Kindred sounded when his control cracked.
But she did.
She liked he was watching her with such fierce hunger…liked that Ravik’s big hand tightened in her hair but didn’t try to force her…liked the sensation of power that came from kneeling between Ravik’s thighs and knowing both males were nearly undone by the sight of her mouth on him.
She had never felt powerful during sex before—not with Mitch, who had acted like her body was something he was entitled to use. And certainly not with Sskarth, who had treated her as a strange exotic sex toy until the novelty wore off.
But this was different. This time she was choosing to perform and she was doing a damn good job of it. She was making Ravik groan and Severin curse under his breath and she found that she loved it.
Loved setting the rhythm, deciding how deep to take him, when to pull back, when to lick over the sensitive head, and when to use her hands on the thick shaft she couldn’t possibly fit entirely in her mouth.
It felt good. Not just physically either—though her body was definitely reacting. Her nipples were so tight they hurt and her pussy was wet enough that she could feel slickness gathering between her thighs.
But it felt emotionally too. It felt good to be wanted and deliciously naughty to be watched. It felt good to know that she could make a male as huge and powerful as Ravik tremble with need and a cold, scientific male like Severin lose his cool.
Speaking of which, the Blood Kindred began speaking again.
“Goddess, Cassandra,” he murmured. “That’s it. Just like that. Keep your mouth soft around him. Let him feel your tongue. Yes—lick him there.”
Cassie glanced up at him through her lashes and saw his fangs flashing white against his lower lip. His eyes were fixed on her mouth and she realized, with a little thrill, that he was directing her but also barely holding himself back.
“You like telling me what to do?” she asked after sliding off Ravik’s shaft for a breath.
Severin’s gaze snapped to hers.
The silence that followed was short but intense.
“Gods, yes,” he said at last, his voice low. “Especially when you look like so fucking beautiful while you’re doing it.”
Cassie’s breath caught in her throat and she felt her heart pounding.
Ravik gave a possessive growl, his big hand stroking her hair.
“Sev tells good,” he rumbled. Then he frowned, as though searching for better words. “Severin helps Cassie make Ravik feel good.”
Something flared in Severin’s eyes at the sound of his full name and the clearer sentence from his best friend’s mouth. Cassie saw a mixture of emotions pas over his face—hope…desire…pain but strangely not jealousy.