Free Daughters of Lyra: Heart of a Commander by Felicity Heaton Page A

at her.

    Sitting up, she took hold
of his hands, wanting him to see that he hadn’t overstepped the
mark and she wasn’t angry with him. She smiled, kissed his fingers,
and brought his trembling hands back to her breasts. His pupils
narrowed and then widened when he palmed her breasts, his breathing
heavy.

    “ My neck is
numb,” she said with another smile.

    His gaze flickered to it,
his eyes brightening.

    “ I...” he
started again.

    Seeing that he was on the
verge of another apology, Amerii caught him around the back of his
neck and pulled him to her. Her lips claimed his, her kiss slow and
gentle, an effort to keep him calm. His thumbs grazed her nipples,
arousing them again, sending tingling waves over her skin. She
slowly leaned back, taking him with her, until she was lying on her
back with him on top of her.

    His hands moved down over
her stomach, skimming her sides in a way that tickled her, and then
ran along the line of the waist of her trousers. She bit her lower
lip and looked down at his hands, silently urging him on. When he
looked as though he was going to spend the whole journey to Varka
Two just skimming his fingers back and forth along her belt, she
stepped in and undid it and then her trousers. He pushed himself up
when she brought her legs up and shoved her trousers down them.
They hit her boots. An awkward smile settled on her lips when Van
sat back and helped her by removing her boots. She probably should
have taken those off first.

    Naked, she felt a little
exposed when his dark red eyes trailed over her body, making her
burn wherever they touched. She went to cover her breasts but his
growl stopped her. Instead, she found herself toying with her
nipples just to see the hunger in his eyes.

    His hands went to his belt
and he was naked before she could make out what was happening. When
he went to cover her body with his again, she pressed her hand to
his chest, stopping him. She wanted to see him in all his glory. He
was magnificent, his body as breathtaking as she had imagined it.
Pure lithe muscle and strength knelt before her, his hard length
thrusting eagerly from its home of dark curls, enticing
her.

    She sat up and leaned
forwards, pushing him back. He frowned at her but she didn’t give
him a chance to protest. Whatever words he had been on the verge of
saying came out as a garbled mutter as she wrapped her lips around
the sensitive head of his cock and sucked it. He thrust forwards
into her mouth and she took him in deeper, suckling his length and
imagining how good it would feel when he was inside her.

    His hands claimed her
shoulders. She moved closer, wrapping her hand around the base of
his length and moving it in time with her mouth as she sucked him.
His fingers tightened against her, bordering on painful and then
crossing that border into true pain when his claws penetrated her
flesh. She released his length and gritted her teeth.

    His grip loosened. His
eyes were wide when she looked up at him. They were bright red too,
shining, speaking to her of his hunger. He wanted blood. She
glanced at her shoulder. He had drawn it. Where each of his claws
had broken the skin, a drop of crimson trembled. She smiled up at
Van and touched one of the cuts. When blood coated her fingertip,
she brought it to her mouth and sucked it clean, her eyes locked
with his the whole time.

    She was playing with fire
but she wanted him to bite her. She knew him well enough now though
to understand that he would need a little convincing while he
wasn’t lost in his bloodlust.

    She crooked a
finger.

    He licked his
lips.

    He had drawn blood. It was
his duty to clean it up and kiss it better.

    She smiled, wide and
seductive. Her eyes narrowed on his.

    His gaze flicked between
her eyes and the cuts, his breathing turning heavier with each
passing second. She needed to get him to bite her before he lost
control completely.

    Her eyes shot wide when he
tackled her to the bed and began hungrily licking