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  Aric’s eyes met Liana’s “Was she well?”

  “Yes.” She grew warmer yet as he cocked his brow. “Tierra was enjoying the pleasures of—of a woman.”

  He smiled and looked at her in a sensual way that made her nipples harden and her body ache for him. “Have you experienced such with a female?” he asked, his voice a husky murmur.

  Her eyes widened and her face burned as hot as the cooking fire. “I—I of course not.”

  If she did not count having an orgasm while watching Tierra and the woman.

  Aric captured Liana’s chin in his hand, and she caught her breath at the feel of his fingers against her skin. “In some cultures, it is normal for women to enjoy each other in every way. It is considered an extension of their friendship.”

  Liana barely dared to breathe. She desired for him to kiss her so badly she ached with it. “Friendship?”

  He nodded, his face mere fractions from hers. “In the Elvin Kingdom, sensuality between those of both sexes is as natural as the air we breathe. And often expected as a matter of ritual or ceremony.”

  “It is?” Liana’s nipples tightened at the husky sound of Aric’s voice, the smell of him and the warmth of his nearness.

  He smiled. “Amongst my own people, it is common for men and women to enjoy multiple partners of either sex until they are mated.”

  “Who are your people?” she whispered.

  Aric closed his eyes and inhaled, as though scenting her, imprinting her upon his memory. When he opened his eyes again, he released her chin and leaned forward on the log, facing the fire, his hands clasped between his knees.

  Disappointment slid through Liana. She studied her lap and picked at a loose thread on her makeshift clothing as she thought how she would never understand this man. He wanted her, yet he would not touch her. He shut her out, refusing to share anything of his personal life. What was it about him that made her want him so, when all he did was frustrate her?

  Liana was tempted to put her hand to his forehead and see what her Seer’s sight might tell her, but she reined in the urge. She was almost afraid of what she would learn.

  “Tell me what else you saw,” he said as he focused intently on the flames.

  An errant strand of Liana’s hair moved toward Aric. She quickly pushed it over her shoulder and swallowed. “A man named Jalen.”

  Aric’s head snapped up and he suddenly became alert and predatory again. “Continue,” he commanded.

  Glaring at his demanding tone, Liana raised her chin.

  With a sigh of frustration, Aric combed his thick black hair back with his hand. “Please, zjenni. I wish only to know how my brother-at-arms fares.”

  Liana was surprised to realize that Aric knew Jalen. “He, too, is well.” Liana cocked her head as she pictured the man. “Jalen searches for someone, and the wolf Toen is with him. They follow a woman’s trail along the south shore.”

  “A woman.” Aric’s voice grew hard. “Who?”

  “I am unsure—but it may be Ranelle or Tierra.” Liana’s eyes widened as she made the mental connection. “Jalen must be going after Ranelle. I saw her in an earlier vision, racing along the sands. He’s following her trail, headed in the direction of the Sorcerer’s fortress!”

  Aric rubbed his face with both hands, then sighed as his gaze met Liana’s. “It is good. Now you need not worry for your heart-sister’s wellbeing. Jalen shall rescue her more quickly than any man or being could. And with Toen’s assistance, I have no doubt it will not be long before she is safe.”

  Relief flooded Liana. She threw her arms around Aric’s neck and he stiffened. “Thank you,” she whispered against his lips.

  And since he made no move to kiss her, she kissed him.

  Liana brushed her mouth over Aric’s, tasting the breath he exhaled, wanting everything he could give her. He groaned as she traced his bottom lip with her tongue, and as his mouth opened, she pounced on the opportunity to slide into his warm recesses.

  Aric all but roared, and returned her kiss, as though ravenous. Their mouths became frenzied and Liana grew dizzy, drunk with his masculine smell and intoxicated by the taste of him. Her hair caressed Aric, wrapping itself around the hands he now had buried in its strands.

  The world spun around Liana, and the next thing she knew they had toppled off the log, their bodies rolling across the soft grass of the clearing. When they came to a stop, Liana found herself sitting astride Aric, her hair tangled around his wrists, binding him to her. Through his clothing she could feel his huge cock, and she could think of nothing more than having it deep within her.

  “Zjenni,” he murmured as his mouth mated with hers. “Gods, how I want you. I have wanted you since the first moment I laid eyes upon you.”

  “Then take me.” She moved her lips to his throat, tasting his salty male skin with feather strokes of her tongue. “I am yours, Aric.”

  “I—we cannot.” His voice came out in a strangled sound as her hands found the ties to his breeches. He tried to stop her from opening them, but his wrists were still bound by her tresses. “Liana. Stop. I do not wish to hurt you.”

  “You shan’t.” She all but purred as she found her prize, grasping his cock in her palm. Aric gasped as she flicked the head of his staff with her tongue. A pearl of his seed beaded at the top. “I love your taste,” she murmured as she licked the semen from his cock.

  “Gods.” Aric strained at the hair binding him, but she could tell he took care not to pull too hard, that he was afraid to hurt her.

  He need not have worried, for no amount of pressure on her hair would ever harm her, although she did not feel inclined to share that information with him at the moment. She rather liked having him bound. A sort of sweet revenge for his having tied her when he took her from Fiorn.

  Liana undid the rope secured around her waist and tossed it aside. The blanket slid from her body and it quickly joined the rope. She was completely naked astride him, her hair still binding his wrists.

  “I want your cock inside me,” she demanded as moved lower on his body and slid her mouth over his staff. “Now.”

  “I—we—you do not understand.” He groaned as she straightened and rubbed the soft curls of her mound, and then her wet folds against his throbbing shaft.

  “I understand that I want you, and you want me.” Liana leaned over him, dragging her nipples over his chest, the feel of his cock between her thighs nearly driving her mad. “Or was it a lie?”

  His black eyes were focused on her nipples as she rose up and brought them close to his face. “With this rigid cock between your thighs you know how much I desire to be inside you. How much I want to fuck you.”

  Liana placed her hands on her breasts, cupping them, and then began tweaking her nipples the way she had watched Tierra touching her own in the vision. A savage growl rolled from Aric’s throat, and as Liana ground herself against his cock and pulled at her nipples, he looked as though he wanted to ravish her. She pressed herself forward so that one breast brushed his lips.

  “Taste me,” she begged, and at the same time allowed her tresses to release Aric’s wrists.

  He fisted his hands higher in her hair, forcing her down so that her nipple was fully in his mouth. Liana moaned as he suckled first one and then the other. His tongue and teeth tortured and teased her, made her so hot she thought she might burst into flame. The ache within her body grew tighter and tighter yet, and she knew she had to have him deep inside her.

  Her knees pressed into the soft forest ground as she raised her hips and grasped Aric’s cock with one hand. She placed the tip against the entrance to her core.

  “Now, Aric,” she commanded. “Take me now.”

  Gods, she was killing him.

  Aric grasped her slim hips in his hands, the tip of his cock already partially in Liana’s core. He trembled at the force of restraining himself from plunging into her, tearing her virgin shield.

  Through the haze of his lust, a part of him knew he should
stop. But as Liana sank lower on his staff, slowly taking him into her tight channel, he knew he was lost. Liana was his woman, and come what may, he would give his life for her.

  “Zjenni,” he groaned as he looked up into her beautiful face. “I will cause you pain.”

  Her tresses continued to caress him, inciting his passion even more. “You could never hurt me.” Liana smiled and slowly eased herself farther down his cock, until he felt her barrier.

  I want you inside me, Aric, she told him in his mind.

  Aric stilled, his eyes locking with Liana’s. “You spoke to me in thought.”

  Yes. With him partially inside her, Liana cupped her breasts while she arched her back, flicking her nipples and moaning. Your cock feels so good. I want you to take me.

  He trembled violently, wanting to thrust himself deep within her. Just as he was about to gently press into her, Liana raised herself up on her knees and brought herself down hard.

  She threw her head back and screamed as he ripped through her maidenhead.

  And buried his cock to the hilt inside her.

  Shocked, Aric tensed and gritted his teeth, overwhelmed with the sensation of being inside Liana. His overriding desire was to pound into her, but the thought of her being in pain held him in check. “Are you all right, my sweet one?”

  Her breaths came in ragged gasps as she nodded and her gaze met his. Her sea green eyes looked glazed, yet sultry. She shifted as though becoming used to the feel of his cock inside her.

  Sweat broke out on his body as she moved, and he fought against thrusting into her, taing her like a man crazed with lust. “How does it feel?”

  “Full.” She wiggled and he groaned. “And perfect.”

  “I cannot hold back any longer, zjenni,” he warned.

  “Good.” Her smile turned seductive.

  Pressing her hips tight to him with his hands, Aric rolled over, causing Liana to yelp in surprise. His cock still buried inside her, Aric raised himself up on his arms and looked down at his woman.

  Yes, his woman.

  Come what may, she was his. He would go into exile for Liana and leave the kingdom to Renn, if that was what he must do.

  “You are mine, Liana,” he murmured as he brushed his lips over hers. “Always and forever.”

  Her eyes widened, and then rolled back as he slowly began to thrust his hips against hers, driving his cock in and out of her tight core. The need to claim her rose, filling his soul, adding fuel to his frenzy.

  “Say you are mine,” he demanded. “Say it.”

  Liana gasped and wrapped her arms around his neck, and her hair curled around his wrists. “I am yours, Aric.”

  “No matter what.” He stopped and stared down at her, a bead of sweat trickling down the side of his face. “Promise you will never leave me.”

  “I—I promise.” She dug her nails into his hips. “Aric, please.”

  He thrust into her. Fucked her harder and harder. Faster and faster. Tension spiraled tighter within him as he pounded into her.

  She cried out, her body shuddering and clenching around him. A second later His orgasm slammed into him, more powerful than any he had ever known. He continued moving and pulsing inside her until every drop of his seed had emptied into her womb.

  He collapsed into her arms, his sweat soaked skin pressed tight to hers.

  I am yours, she whispered in his mind, her voice a caress and a demand all at once. And you are mine.

  * * * * *

  The following afternoon, Liana snuggled against Aric as he carried her to the Bewitching Pool. She felt sore inside and out, but content. Why hadn’t he attempted to enjoy such pleasures with her before?

  His cock was hard once again, pressed against her hip through the fastening of his breeches. His tunic felt rough against her bare form, and she smiled. She had taken him while he was still fully clothed—all but his cock, that part of him that had given her so much pleasure.

  She sighed as he nuzzled her ear while he climbed over the rise. She couldn’t wait to get him naked and into the crystal waters—and then he would take her again.

  When he reached the pool, he carefully stood her on the ancient steps and then began undressing. She drank her fill of his beautiful male body as she watched him shed his clothing. Powerful, clearly defined muscles. Black hair that reached his shoulders and begged for her to run her fingers through its length. Black eyes that made love to her every time he looked her way. His large cock that caused her mouth to water as she studied him. His fluid, masculine grace.

  After he had tossed his clothing aside, Aric approached Liana and drew her to him, pressing his cock against her soft skin. “You take my breath away,” he murmured as he kissed the corner of her mouth, then moved toward her ear. “I cannot get enough of you, sweet one.”

  “I want you again.” She shuddered as he traced the point of her ear with his tongue. “I love the feel of your cock moving inside me.”

  “Are you certain it is not too soon?” His stubble scraped the delicate skin of her neck as he eased his lips down her throat. “Surely you are too sore from the times I made love to you last night and this morning.”

  Liana shook her head. “I am ready for you now.”

  “Such the demanding one.” Aric chuckled as his warm mouth captured her nipple, and she moaned as she thrust her hands into his silky hair. Her own tresses moved, exploring him, sliding around his shoulders as he nibbled and suckled at her breasts.

  His mouth still upon her, Aric picked Liana up and carried her into the pool. She wrapped her legs around his waist and tilted her head back so that the ends of her hair dipped into the pool and grew wet, soaking up Elvin magic.

  The magic seeped into her lifeforce, enhancing the erotic sensations flowing through her. She released a portion of her essence, surrounding Aric with it and allowing him to feel the intense pleasure she felt.

  “Lord Ir.” His voice grew hoarse and his erection enormous as he pressed her tight against him. “I have never felt such desire. Such need.”

  I want your cock inside me. Liana wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist. Come inside of me.

  With a savage growl, he gripped her hips in his hands and thrust his cock inside her. Aric pounded into Liana, the magic of the pool enhancing the sensations of him plunging in and out. He was so big, so hard, and he filled her so deep. She couldn’t imagine anything as exquisite as the feelings building up within her.

  “Gods!” She clawed at his shoulders as her orgasm burst through her body. Brilliant light exploded through her mind, flashes of color, emotion, feeling, and pleasure so intense it was almost painful.

  He continued to thrust into her, drawing out the intensity of her climax. His body went taut and he bellowed as he reached his own zenith. He pulsated inside Liana, his cock throbbing so violently that aftershocks rippled throughout her body.

  Aric withdrew, his staff still hard. He picked Liana up by her waist and moved to the bank, then turned her around so that her palms rested on the pool’s edge. “Hold on,” he commanded.

  “What—” she started, and then gasped as he drew her thighs apart and plunged into her from behind. The sensation of him taking her from this position was different and exciting all at once.

  “I don’t know what you do to me, woman.” He paused and caressed her buttocks, then slid his hands up to her breasts. “You are a witch. A beautiful witch-goddess.”

  A gasp spilled from her lips as his fingers squeezed her nipples. Slowly, then building up speed, he thrust into her while his hands played with her breasts.

  Liana clung to the bank of the pool, her fingers digging into the dark soil. Her senses filled with the smells of dark loam and jensai perfume, the scent of his seed mixed with the nectar between her thighs.

  He pounded into her, his flesh slapping into hers. The only sounds she heard were the soft slosh of water as he thrust, her moans and his groans.

  Tension coiled inside Liana, and h
er eyes widened at the intensity of the feeling. When he moved one hand from her breast to her slit and the pleasure nub between her thighs, she screamed and buckled against the shore from the force of her orgasm.

  Driving his cock into her, he grasped her hips, digging his fingers into her soft flesh. He shouted as he came, but did not stop thrusting until every drop of his seed was milked into her core.

  He relaxed against her back, his face buried in her hair. His cock was still inside her, his labored breathing matching hers.

  “Mmmm.” She sighed, enjoying the feel of him inside and out, the way her nipples pressed into the soft earth beside the pool, and the feel of the magical water surrounding them, filling them with some kind of power.

  She couldn’t imagine ever being happier.

  Yet even as this thought seeped through her mind, a knot of worry began forming in her belly, although she didn’t understand why. She pushed the concern aside, determined to enjoy the moment with Aric.

  As they rinsed themselves clean, the Elvin magic began tugging at Liana’s essence, telling her she could no longer wait to inform Aric of the rest of her vision.

  I have something to tell you, she said in his mind, wanting that intimate connection with him.

  Aric sighed and raked his hand through his wet hair. “I, too, have something important to discuss.”

  Liana squeezed excess water from her tresses as she followed Aric out of the pool. “But first I must finish telling you of my visions.”

  Frowning, he turned to face her, his form magnificent in the waning afternoon light. “There was more?”

  Liana resisted the urge to run her fingertips down his powerful chest, and nodded. “I saw another man.” She tossed her wet hair over her shoulder and moved closer to Aric so that she was mere inches away. “His name was Renn.”

  Aric drew in a deep breath and picked his breeches up from where they lay upon the shore. “My…Captain.”

  “Your Captain?” Liana furrowed her brow. “But—”

  “Tell me what you saw,” Aric said, cutting her off as he shoved his legs into his breeches and secured the ties.

  Liana clenched her hands together. “In my vision I stood upon a precipice,” she explained while Aric pulled his tunic over his head. Her voice wavered as she went on, and the knot in her belly grew. “A great bird approached from Mount Taka, and when it landed, it transformed into a man.”