Next guest: I love cliffhangers, or rather I love leaving off with them, I'm a little evil that way. Also regarding loyal servant, thank you so much for calling it a master piece. I was very proud of that fic. I am truly happy you enjoyed that as well.
Poodle warriors: honesty is the best policy. :p though not always the route taken.
Trigger moonshield: tension...you have no idea. :p
Mrs. Dragonfire911: all good things come with time :p as much as I want them to have sex already I am afraid it's not quite in the cards yet hehe
Usedmemories: Cephera's teleporting is much like storming out only with more flair. Lol.
Am4444: I have you hooked...woot!

Chapter 18: In the arm of a god

Loki couldn't help but smirk. The situation was ironic in many ways. The very race with which he once wanted to rule and felt were beneath him had been the very one this woman had been born of. The woman he meant to claim as his own and possess as he had possessed no other woman, was human.
And he didn't care. He had long since stopped caring over trivial things. The team the avengers, who had brought about his downfall, had proven to him at least some humans were to be contended with. He had developed a certain amount of respect for that band of heroes.
He watched her looking all nervously at him. She was shifting on her feet. Her dress dripping on the floor. He wondered a moment where it was she had teleported herself. Somewhere wet was obvious. He would ask her later but right now he wanted to only touch her.
When he moved toward her she almost stepped back but stopped herself her eyes watching him. When he was close he held out his hand for her to take. Quizzically she looked at it and then placed her own small hand within. He teleported them back to his room where he wasted not a moment before he had her pulled against him and kissing her.
"Foolish girl." He said pulling away a moment. "To think such things matter to me." He kissed her again his tongue moving across her lips. She parted them and let him in. He tasted her mouth and tongue. Dancing and swirling together before he allowed his hands to grip her dress.
She gasped into his kiss when he bunched her dress up high enough to place both his hands on the soft skin of her waist. She didn't pull away. She stood still and kissed him back.
He slid his hands up along her sides and then one across her slim belly. He curved that same hand up to trickle his knuckles up further and then graze across her breast. Her breath hitched but still no protest came.
He couldn't help the smile that crossed his features. He was tempted to see how far she would let him go. But he had to remain controlled. Her hands now gripped the fabric covering his arms. He broke her hold on him when he pulled her nightdress off altogether.
Her hands shot up to cover her chest and her whole body shivered at her sudden nakedness. She stood before him wearing only her underwear and her face a pretty shade of red.
He drew her close again finding her arms to be solid against her chest. He bent low and kissed the side of her neck and then again a little lower. "Come to bed." He said moving to her ear and licking the hollow of it. She shivered again. "Let me hold you while you sleep." He said almost assuring her he meant not to take her.
He felt her nod and he moved backward with her following. She never gave up her crossed arms from hiding her from his eyes, but she would. This was something he would have from her tonight. He deliberately removed his upper clothing manually. Her eyes never left him as he did so.
When he moved the sheets he turned and kissed her quickly. He spun her and forced her to bend backward till she was lying beneath him. "Don't hid from me." Loki's voice was a harsh whisper. He kissed her neck where he left off and lower to her shoulders. He kissed every bit of flesh in between before he lay on his side next to her and walked his fingers over her arms. When he reached one hand he wrapped his fingers around it to gently lift her arm away.
She was breathing heavily as she relinquished the hold she had there. Her other arm followed shyly and she closed her eyes. He used one finger to circle her nipple furthest from him. Her mouth parted and she took a shaky breath.
When he pinched her now hardened bud and pulled playfully she moaned. Loki smiled and moved down to place his mouth over the nipple he had yet to play with. She gasped and moaned again her fingers of one hand finding a hold on the sheets below them and her other hand curled near her mouth.
He sucked and licked her nipple. He teased it with his teeth, careful not to harm her. Her moans only made it all the sweeter. His hand grasped and played with the opposite breast. His fingers pulling and tugging on her rose coloured bud.
"Do you like this?" He asked making her open her eyes.
"Yes." Cephera's voice was barely a whisper.
"The next time I wish to touch you or see you here, will you hide from me?" She shook her head no. He climbed over her again and tasted the other side both his hands working them. Her over all response to his touches pleased him.
Loki finally stopped his touches and looked down. He had left quiet a few marks across her breasts. It was unintentional but they were easy to hide. "Get in bed." He ordered. She did and he climbed in next to her. He pulled her so she was wrapped tightly to his chest and rested his chin on the top of her head.
"How do you do it?" She asked out of the blue.
"Do what?"
"Avoid... Avoid the temptation to stick it in me." She shifted a little against his clothed erection.
"With great difficulty." He replied and said no more.