Chapter 506

Freezing as she was, Elain held her breath. She didn't know what to do. Carefully, she pulled her fingers from herself, and propped herself up a little as Lucien came into view. He was tying his hair back and, as their eyes met, he froze too. Elain saw when Lucien scented the air and she felt the effect that had on him. His eyes moved swiftly over her, that metallic eye clicking as he took it all in, and then he took a slow step toward the bed.

"What are you doing, Petal?" The purr in his voice told Elain that he had a pretty good idea what it was that she had been doing. Elain drew a slow breath, sitting higher on her elbows so that she could look at him,.

"Thinking about you." She told him. It was honest. She had been. The smirk that spread across her mate's face let her know that he liked that, and he took another step toward the bed.

"I did wonder what it was that had your heart beating so quickly…"

"You noticed?" She asked, reaching for the bond, wanting to feel him.

"Of course I noticed." Anticipation met Elain, trailing along the bond to wrap around her when she grasped it. Elain smiled back at Lucien, and that appeared all the invitation he needed. He was on the bed an instant later, kneeling over her as one of his hands trailed up her exposed thigh. Elain adjusted herself, making space for him as she reached up to touch him in turn.

"What did Helion want?" She asked, fingers moving over the soft material of his day court toga.

"Just the usual." Lucien breathed, lips ghosting across Elain's cheek and then down her throat. Turning her head, she shifted to give him better access as her free hand dragged her dress up her thighs. "I took care of it."

"Take care of me." Elain whispered, her back arching a little, and Lucien chuckled.

"As you wish, Petal." His lips moved down the side of her throat, and Elain felt his hands pulling at her dress. Wordlessly, she helped to get it open and then Lucien had pulled it from her. She heard the soft sound of it hitting the floor, and then her mate's hands were on her hips and he was pressing himself to her, and all she could hear was his heart in her head. Elain's own blood pounded, her heart racing in time to match Lucien's and Elain's hands went into his hair, carding her fingers through it as Lucien moved lower over her. "You smell so good…" Lucien's words were murmured against her skin and Elain's breath caught when his warm lips pressed to her stomach as he went even lower.

Gentle hands caressing her thighs caused Elain's eyes to close and she moved her hands through Lucien's hair when he followed those hands with his mouth. "Mmm…"Unable to form actual words, Elain tried to bite back any further sound, her hands tightening in that silky hair when his hands drew her thighs further apart. One of his hands slid to behind her knee, and he readjusted her leg to make room for himself between them. Elain knew her heart had quickened, knew that she was wet, and her entire body trembled in anticipation of what she knew was coming. Over and over Lucien had proven to her just how good he was at this, and she longed for it now. Back arching, she resisted begging him, knowing that it was coming, and knowing that he could feel her desire for it, just as she could feel his. "Lucien…"

"Yes…" the word was again murmured against her skin, this time her inner thigh.

"Ah…" her back arched again and she felt his tongue against her skin.

"Smell so good…"

"Luc-" Elain gasped when his mouth was suddenly on her, right where she had wanted it, and her hands tightened in his hair again. She tried to be gentle, tried not to pull it, but she wasn't sure how well she managed that when his hot tongue pushed into her, and she writhed on the bedspread. Even this was better than her fantasies.