You have been duped! This isn't a chapter at all! Gasp.
I am of the mind that fighting scenes and smut are the hardest things to write. At least for me. So I am going to flex my muscles so to speak. What do they say in Art? The human body is a beautiful thing? So here you go, my attempt at artful smut.
Varian came awake with Fox firmly in his hold. He had no idea how she had come to be in his room, and he didn't care. Locking his arms around her waist he dragged her over him and on to the bed. The swift roll of their bodies landing him on top of her. He leaned in, touching his lips to her neck. Masterfully silencing any protest she would have made, and turning them into a gentle cry of pleasure. Thank the Light, he had discovered that sensuous spot early on in Lion's Landing.
Fox pressed her head back into the pillows. She reached up and felt the smooth skin that covered the his shoulder. Lowering her hands down across his back as she arched closer. The armor he wore daily could have accounted for the rippling muscles, but she knew that his body wasn't for show. Varian was a warrior born and proven. There was strength, but there was the power to control it as well.
"I have waited so very long for this." Varian's voice was breathy and hot in her ear, "I allowed you to retreat even though I was consumed by dreams full of a man's need. I have waited knowing you wanted me too."
Fox didn't want him to talk. She wanted to rip her clothing off. To be just as naked as he was. Feel Varian's body moving against her skin. Fox wanted it now with an impatience she could not control. She reached up to take his face in her hands. Moving to kiss him in a way that expressed her desire. He allowed her tongue to invade his mouth, and then fought back with his own. Fox purred low in her throat rising higher striving to be closer.
But Varian remained in control. He moved his hands to encircle her wrists. Slowly causing them to fall to the bed. The kiss breaking as his blue eyes stared down. "Fox, no. We are not going to go up like paper in a fire. I have been a patient man waiting for this. I will be rewarded for it. This will go slow, and when we finally come together it will be a memory that sears into your being so strongly that the very hint of my name brings you back to this moment."
Fox would have fainted at his words if she were standing up. She already wanted him so badly it bordered on lunacy. Trying to force her way back up was useless. He was bigger. He was stronger. He was set on his course, and when he finally removed his hands from her wrists, Fox could do no more then lay there and pant in erotic misery.
The large breasts she kept bound tight under heavy armor ached so badly. It was pure torment watching his hands move across the buckles that held on her chest piece. He played with the straps until they began to fall free. One by one he worked them loose. Like she was a present he was savoring the anticipation of unwrapping. Finally he pulled the leather free of her body and tossed it into the darkness of the room.
His hand sliding down over her length. Trailing over her stomach, skimming her hips. The fingers dragging over her thighs until he reached her boots. One by one he pulled them free. The blue eyes riding back up to her face.
A frown formed as he looked at her bindings. "Now this I never liked." A hand moved to her side and with a flick of his thumb he pulled one of her blades free of its scabbards. With expert skill drawing it under the fabric between the valley of her breasts. One slow pull rent the material with a satisfying ripping sound. The dagger was then lifted and drove into the headboard.
Fox blinked at the motion. She dare say nothing. Afraid that he would stop touching her.
He moved back over her body and smiled, "In case we need it later. Life has always taught me to be prepared."
Varian turned his attention back to her. His hands moving over the soft mounds of her breasts. The tingling sensation racing lower through her body. Heat pooling deeper where she yearned for him most. She didn't think she could want him anymore then she did. Then he dropped his mouth to one dusky rose tipped nipple, and she cried out. Fox felt her body spasm as if she had been struck by lightening. She was aware of her cries, and that they were only encouraging him to torment her more. Sweet torture that she could no longer control. Varian was running this game for certain now. She could do nothing but submit. Her mind was completely over ridden by the demands of her body. What it demanded was Varian, and it wanted him desperately.
Varian's fingers made short work of her belt, and it flew to join the chest armor some were across the room. Pressing down the waist of her pants until his fingers cupped the firm curves of her flank.
Fox kicked her legs viciously, and in one mighty kick sent the pants flying.
Varian chuckled, "You don't have to be in such a rush. I am enjoying undressing you."
"I am going up in flames, you stupid man." Fox growled, drawing her nails over his back. "I need you, now."
"I understand entirely."He traced the the curve of her jaw with one finger.
Fox groaned, "Then why aren't you doing anything about it?" She couldn't help but punch him with frustration.
"That's odd, because I have been saying the same thing to you for months. The only response you have given me is to dance around in skin tight leather, and in a dress that practically handed me your breasts." He reached down and in one sharp tug completely destroyed her underwear. Then didn't bother to toss them. Just reached out to drop it off the side of the bed. Settling himself between her legs as he captured her mouth to his again.
If Fox thought her suffering was at an end she was very mistaken. The rock hard length of him, so very real against her, was just another weapon used to destroy her sanity. "I'm going to kill you."
"No your not." Varian looked down expectantly. "You are going to call me Varian. You are going to cry out for Lo'Gosh, and you are going to pleasure me without rest until dawn."
To his surprise, she lurched up grabbing his hair in her fist. "Your Majesty, Please tell High King Varian, that I would very much like to meet Lo'Gosh in the field of sexual combat right now!"
"And if I refuse?" Varian knew it was wrong, but could not help himself. After all he was one hip thrust away from claiming the woman he had been coveting for almost a year.
"Varian! This is no longer... Oh Gods."
He leaned over her savoring the feel of her body around his. She lifted her knees high against his hips. The rocking of his pelvis stealing her ability to speak, and leaving only low moans of approval. "You should have said my name sooner." She really should have! He was so far gone, he had to clench his teeth to keep from turning into a rutting beast.
"Shut up, Varian. Lo'Gosh is talking to me."
Author Note: Okay, that's about as far as you are going to get out of me. To be honest, I feel like a voyeur! Covers eyes with hands... opens fingers.