Chapter Six

Azra’s eyes burned into Elise’s as he stared deeply at her, the intensity of his gaze seeming to hold her in place as she looked back at him. He could see the intensity of the desire in her eyes, and knew that she was feeling the same craving to revisit their bond that he was. They had both been through so much in their time apart, and now they needed to find their reassurance and grounding in each other’s arms.

Still gently pushing against her wrists to hold Elise against the stone wall of the house, Azra lowered himself to his knees to close the height difference between them. This put him at a much better vantage point and he dipped his head to touch his mouth to the dip between her breasts. He nuzzled the fabric of her dress away with the sides of his face, exposing a little more of her skin, and pressed another kiss to the warm valley. Whether from the exertion of all of her efforts to help them after the battle, excitement at being reunited with Azra, desire for him, or a combination of all of them, sweat was beading on her soft skin and Azra let the tip of his tongue slip past his lips to gather some of the salty drops into his mouth.

Elise's breath caught in her throat and he felt her writhing slightly as he licked from the center of her breasts up her chest. He sighed in response to the sound and continued along her neck so that he completed his journey with his face poised just inches from hers. His breathing was becoming deeper and more labored, but Azra kept his movements slow and controlled. Just as they had said, the moments that they were sharing were precious and he didn’t want to move through even a single one of them too quickly and miss the delicious pleasure waiting in each. He nudged her nose with his and she complied with his unspoken request, offering her mouth to him.

Wanting to fill his mouth with the taste of her and breathe into her, but needing to maintain his control so that he could properly express to her everything that he had been thinking and feeling, Azra allowed himself to only glide the tip of his tongue against her lips. When she whimpered and parted her lips he couldn’t resist delving just a bit further, dipping his tongue into her mouth to lightly stroke the soft warmth waiting there. It was a tender, subtle promise of what else awaited him, and he felt his mind, heart, and body longing for more. 

Azra released her wrists and felt Elise’s arms lower down to rest on his shoulders. He touched a kiss to each cheek, then her forehead, and the tip of her nose. Elise sighed and let her eyes flutter closed, a gentle smile coming to her lips.

“We have all the time that we want,” Azra whispered to her. “We are all alone.”

“No, we aren’t,” she whispered back. “They are all on the other side of the compound.”

Azra shook his head.

“No,” he said, kissing her cheeks again. “We are alone. It’s only us. There’s nothing else. All you need to do is let go.”

Azra felt Elise surrender herself to him and Azra swept her into his arms. He carried her back behind the building, finding even more privacy for them. He lowered her to the sand again and knelt down to remove her shoes. The sun going down had allowed the sand to cool enough that she could stand in it comfortably and he ran his hands from her ankles up her legs indulgently, touching her skin as he moved her dress up. He moved painstakingly slowly, gradually revealing her body and discovering that she wore nothing beneath the long skirt. Finally, he slipped it up over her head and spread it out on the ground to create a bed for them. Azra groaned deep in his throat when he saw the full beauty of her body revealed to him, and in smooth, fast movements he peeled away his clothes and dropped them to the ground.

For a moment, he considered lifting her up again so that he could lay her down, but then he changed his mind. He needed more than that. Instead, Azra moved her dress closer to the wall of the house and sat down, leaning against the building with his back. He used one finger to beckon her toward him and she complied, lowering herself down to her knees and crawling toward him. Azra reached forward with one hand and took her thigh, guiding it over his lap so that she straddled him. He stopped her before she settled fully onto him, allowing her to hover over his hips as she brought her hands up to rest on the back of his neck.

The sun was beginning to rise, gradually cutting through the thick purple and dark blue of the night with streaks of orange and pink at the horizon. The last time Azra saw the sunrise, he didn’t know how long it would be before he was able to hold Elise in his arms again, and now she gazed down at him, her eyes drinking him in as he held her hips firmly and slowly, carefully led her down to nestle on his lap.

The tip of his erection touched her core and Azra could feel that her body was hot and ready for him. Her sweet wetness slickened his swollen head as if in invitation, and he tightened his hips slightly so that she could welcome him in. Elise cried out as Azra filled her, tossing her head back and squeezing his thighs with hers. This offered greater access to her tender throat and he took the opportunity to touch her skin with his open mouth. He followed the flow of her breath as he ran his tongue down her throat and then along her breasts. His teeth playfully caught one nipple and Elise gasped, lifting her head to stare down at him again. Azra lifted his hips again to push deeper inside her and she responded by parting her thighs. The movement caused her body to lower even further into his lap and her walls to open more, allowing her to accept him fully.

Almost instantly Azra knew that he couldn’t keep moving so slowly. He needed to show her the passion that was flowing through him and find solace in the blissful release of the emotions and energy that had built up within him during the battle. He wrapped one around her hips and cupped the other hand around her face, tilting it forward to rest against his. Their movements grew faster and soon Azra felt the incredible sensations build to a dizzying peak and then his cock pulsed as he began to spill into her. Elise moaned and he felt her walls clutch tightly around his erection, milking him with her spasms and drawing him deeper into her body. 

When their panting finally slowed and he felt like he could move again, Azra gently lifted Elise off of his lap and laid her down on the dress before settling down beside her. Elise nestled against him and he cuddled closer, relishing the feeling of her sweat-dampened skin and the salty, musky smell of her body.

“I love you,” he said into her hair, not wanting to wait to begin to fulfill his promise to her.

“I love you, too,” she said. “More than I can ever tell you.”