Free Blood Ties by Cathryn Fox Page B

him, still unable to believe he existed outside her dream world.
    “Yes, Dari. I am real,” he teased, just like he’d been doing all day in an attempt to lighten the tension.
    She accepted the drink and leaned forward to take a sip. Water and suds slid down her body, exposing her breasts to Mikel.
    She didn’t miss the lusty groan in the depths of his throat as his gaze panned her naked flesh.
    It thrilled her the way he wanted her.
    “This tub is huge, Mikel. Would you like to join me?”
    He cocked one brow, the same way he always did when he entered her dreams. “Like you even have to ask.”
    After he took her drink from her and placed it on the edge of the tub, he made quick work of his clothes. Before he slipped into the water with her, she took a moment to admire his nakedness. Her eyes left his and journeyed down, taking pleasure in his wide shoulders, tapered waist and thick, hard cock as it clamored for attention.
    She gestured with her hand and her body and soul reached out to him. “Join me.”
    Sitting across from one another in the sudsy water, he reached out and brushed a strand of hair from her face. Her eyes slipped shut as his rough fingers stroked her cheeks. She’d never felt so loved, so cherished, or so protected in her life.
    “Mmm,” she purred. When she opened her eyes and met his glance, the dark intensity in his gaze made her breath catch.
    The need to be together consumed them both. Sexual energy leapt between them and seeped into their bloodstream, demanding to be sated. The ache to lose herself in him made her body quake.
    She moistened her lips and rolled her tongue around her dry mouth. She yearned to feel skin against skin and to feel his thickness inside her. “Mikel, what will happen if we make love?”
    His eyes caressed her with heat. He pitched his voice low and ran his fingers up her legs until he was a hairsbreadth away from her quivering pussy. The exquisite pleasure made her tremble.
    “We will enhance our powers.” As his breath fanned her face, her lashes fluttered shut, her head lolled backwards. He kissed the side of her neck and drew a deep breath. Dari knew his needs and desires matched her own.
    She too drew a sharp breath and widened her legs in a silent invitation. The pull between them was much stronger in the real world. The primal urge to mate ruled her every emotion, controlled her every action. She tipped her head forward, to look in his eyes. He took her breath away and it was all she could do to find her voice.
    “Is that such a bad thing?” She breathed the words into his mouth. God, she needed him with every fiber of her being. She longed to make love to him outside her dream world.
    His finger grazed her clitoris, eliciting a gasp from the depths of her throat. “It will increase our signature thus increasing our risk of detection.” His ragged voice deepened with dark desire. One finger found her wet opening and dipped inside. She gasped as he stroked her sensitive spot.
    She lifted her ass from the tub, forcing his finger in deeper. “Then perhaps we should stop,” she said, instinctively knowing it was impossible. The pull was too strong for either of them to curb.
    “Yes, perhaps we should.” His raspy voice was full of tortured promise. “But perhaps our powers will help in our quest to fight Grayson.”
    Mikel eased his finger in and out of her heat. The love she felt for him rushed over her as he raised her passion.
    “Come here, Dari.” Mikel pulled his finger from her pussy and wrapped his hands around her legs. He spread her open wide and pulled until she slid up his body and straddled his waist. An erotic whimper sounded in her throat as she poised her breasts over his mouth. She cupped her orbs in offering. Knowing their actions were ruled by a greater force, one that neither of them had the power to control, she gave herself over to her desires.
    His gaze moved to her breasts. The primal sound in his throat made her quake in