Embers (Scales 'N' Spells 4)

True to their word, Nikki was ensconced in the middle of the bed, bare-ass naked. They had lined up all the necessary goodies on top of the nightstand and were very carefully not touching themself. Both arms were behind Nikki’s head, displaying their body for Gunter’s pleasure. Anticipation and excitement alone had them half-hard.

Gunter drank in the sight of them and felt his mouth go a little dry. Damn, that was sexy. He kept his eyes glued to Nikki as he moved for the bed, all the while planning on what to do first. Gunter was desperate for Nikki but didn’t want this over too soon.

“And how,” Nikki asked huskily, “would you like to have me tonight?”

“Don’t ask complicated questions,” Gunter responded as he climbed onto the bed.

“Is that complicated?”

“Yes, because I want to do a lot of things with you, and I can’t figure out which one I want more.”

“Put them in order,” Nikki murmured, drawing him in while a hand carded through Gunter’s hair. “We’ll start at the top and work our way down.”

Gunter liked the idea. Quite a lot. He met Nikki partway in a kiss, their mouths fused together as their tongues dueled in a hot, slick glide.

As he kissed Nikki, he let his fingers glide down Nikki’s bare stomach and teased a little as he slid a palm down. Nikki sucked in a breath and released it again on a whimper as one fingertip grazed the head of their dick.

A slow grin spread across Gunter’s lips. Mate. Nikki was his mate. When the Jaeggi were done and the battle won, they would be bonded forever. He would have centuries to worship this body, to wring countless sounds of pleasure from them. He was tempted to wrap his tongue around Nikki’s cock just to feel them lose control again, to swallow down their spend since they seemed to enjoy it so much, but he wanted something more tonight.

Gunter kissed lower, pausing to lick and nibble at one nipple and then the other. Nikki’s fingers dug and twisted in his hair, holding him in place, causing a shudder to ripple down his spine.

Yes. That.

“Nikki,” he breathed hotly across damp flesh. “Will you fuck me?”

Nikki lurched up a little so they could look down at Gunter. “What? Really?” They gulped.

“I want to feel you inside me. Want you to make me yours.” Gunter needed that, actually. He needed Nikki proving they wanted him and wanted to claim him. Gunter craved the feeling more than any other just then.

Those hypnotic eyes seemed to glow with a hungry inner light. “Yes. I want that too.” They planted their palms on Gunter’s chest and pushed. Nikki suddenly ripped their hands away, nose wrinkling. “Gah. Clothes! Too many clothes. Off! Off! You need to be naked.”

Those were the kind of bossy commands Gunter enjoyed. With a laugh, Gunter rolled off the bed to his feet and quickly pulled at his clothes, tossing them haphazardly around the bedroom. Placing his glasses on the opposite nightstand for safekeeping, he crawled back across the bed, meeting Nikki halfway in a clash of teeth and tongues. He would never get enough of his mate. Every moment with them was filled with the unexpected. One second, they could be unsure and timid. In the next, they were fierce and confident.

Tonight, he tasted both sides in Nikki’s kiss.

Gunter pulled Nikki close, molding their bodies together so bare skin rubbed and tugged. Their cocks brushed, caressing each other. Gunter moaned while Nikki shivered and thrust against him.

“You feel so good. Smell so good,” Nikki muttered against his chest. Their wicked mouth moved over his skin, licking him as if they meant to eat him up.

“Where do you want me?” Gunter growled. They needed to move this along. As it was, he hung on to his self-control by threads. It wouldn’t take much to come by simply pinning Nikki to the mattress and frotting against them. Judging by the desperate pants puffing out of Nikki’s parted lips, Gunter was sure Nikki would follow right behind him.

“Lie on your back.”

Snatching one last kiss, Gunter flopped down in the center of the mattress. He grabbed one of the pillows and slipped it under his hips. Nikki crawled between his legs and held the jar of lube to their chest for a moment.

“Wow,” they breathed, and Gunter couldn’t help but preen a little bit. He wasn’t a muscular mountain like Baldewin or even Warin. He was more lean muscle like Alric, but without the regal charm and grace. All the same, it was nice to know his mate felt attracted to him.

“Do you approve of your dragon?” he teased.

Nikki nodded as they dropped a hand to his calf and slowly slid it up along the inside of his thigh. There was only the smallest brush against his sack and then the kiss of butterfly wings across his dick. Gunter squeezed his eyes shut and tried to mentally list all the mage clans in reverse alphabetical order to fight back his need to come. This might not have been the first time they’d had sex, but it was the first time they’d slowed down enough to allow Nikki to explore.