same with his. The sweet scent of her skin nearly overwhelmed her, but he noticed she no longer smelled like roses and fresh bread.
She was the one who ended the kiss, breath coming quick as she gasped for air. “You taste like honey and apples.”
It’s just a dream , he told himself. I would never kiss her if I were awake. I would never let my guard down . But in his dreams, he allowed himself the indulgence he could never enjoy when he was awake.
Her hand wriggled free from his and travelled lower, coming dangerously close to the part of his flesh that longed for her touch.
“You don’t have to tell me what you want,” she said. “I already know.”
“Do you?”
His mouth silenced her before she had a chance to speak. He pressed his body against hers as the kiss deepened, lowering her onto the mattress. His hands roamed over her skin, along the flat planes of her stomach and over the soft curves of her buttocks.
She lifted her hips, allowing him access to the part of her that was now slick with desire.
“Please,” she whispered.
“Do you have any idea how beautiful you are?”
She met his gaze, the wicked smile on her face telling him she knew exactly how much power she had over him at that moment. Her greenish-gold eyes burned with such intensity, he threatened to melt under the heat of their stare.
His brows drew together. Aren’t Trouble’s eyes blue?
He released her and backed away, desperately trying to ignore the cold sweat that beaded on his skin. Something is wrong about this. Very wrong .
His body jerked, and his lover vanished.
Chapter 7
Dev’s eyes jerked open and he stared into the darkened room.
“So close, and yet you resisted,” a familiar voice said next to him.
His hands balled into fists. He didn’t need to turn his head to know its source. Loku already had tormented him enough times in the past.
“Dev, you disappoint me.”
Anger flooded his veins, almost making him forget about the aching hard-on that remained from his dream. “Why? Because I didn’t fall for your little trick?”
“No, because you deny yourself pleasure when you can so easily grasp it.” Dev took a deep breath before he rolled his head to the side and looked at Trouble. Just as he had figured, she lay perfectly still, staring at him with bright yellow-gold eyes that never blinked. “Let go of her.”
The chaos god laughed. “And miss out on a new way of tormenting you? Never!” The eyes flickered to Dev’s groin. “I see my little dream got you more worked up than I’d first thought.”
Dev bunched the covers over the evidence of his desire, hoping it would conceal it, but Trouble’s features morphed into a smirk.
“It’s going to be so easy for me to gain her trust, especially with you treating her like she’s a flea on your back. You should feel the power she possesses. As soon as I tasted it in that run-down little inn, I knew she had to become my next Soulbearer.” His fingers dug into his palm. So help him, he refused to see Trouble follow in the same path as Robb. His words came out in a low, even growl. “Let her go right now.”
“Or you’ll what? Slip your hands under her tunic? Or better yet, into her pants? I know exactly what you were dreaming, Dev, because I put it there.”
“Why you sick son of a—” Dev stopped short, his fist raised in the air, and looked into the horrified blue eyes of Trouble.
***
Arden had no idea why she was pulled from a sound sleep, but she awoke to see her so-called protector on the verge of striking her.
She did the only thing she could think of doing at that moment—she screamed.
Cinder shot up and wedged himself between them, knocking Dev out of the bed. He landed with a loud thump on the floor.
She wrapped her arms around her furry hero and held on to him for dear life. Her racing pulse began to slow, but her lungs still sucked in air as quickly as they could. Sweet Lady Moon, what had she just witnessed?
“Trouble, are
She was the one who ended the kiss, breath coming quick as she gasped for air. “You taste like honey and apples.”
It’s just a dream , he told himself. I would never kiss her if I were awake. I would never let my guard down . But in his dreams, he allowed himself the indulgence he could never enjoy when he was awake.
Her hand wriggled free from his and travelled lower, coming dangerously close to the part of his flesh that longed for her touch.
“You don’t have to tell me what you want,” she said. “I already know.”
“Do you?”
His mouth silenced her before she had a chance to speak. He pressed his body against hers as the kiss deepened, lowering her onto the mattress. His hands roamed over her skin, along the flat planes of her stomach and over the soft curves of her buttocks.
She lifted her hips, allowing him access to the part of her that was now slick with desire.
“Please,” she whispered.
“Do you have any idea how beautiful you are?”
She met his gaze, the wicked smile on her face telling him she knew exactly how much power she had over him at that moment. Her greenish-gold eyes burned with such intensity, he threatened to melt under the heat of their stare.
His brows drew together. Aren’t Trouble’s eyes blue?
He released her and backed away, desperately trying to ignore the cold sweat that beaded on his skin. Something is wrong about this. Very wrong .
His body jerked, and his lover vanished.
Chapter 7
Dev’s eyes jerked open and he stared into the darkened room.
“So close, and yet you resisted,” a familiar voice said next to him.
His hands balled into fists. He didn’t need to turn his head to know its source. Loku already had tormented him enough times in the past.
“Dev, you disappoint me.”
Anger flooded his veins, almost making him forget about the aching hard-on that remained from his dream. “Why? Because I didn’t fall for your little trick?”
“No, because you deny yourself pleasure when you can so easily grasp it.” Dev took a deep breath before he rolled his head to the side and looked at Trouble. Just as he had figured, she lay perfectly still, staring at him with bright yellow-gold eyes that never blinked. “Let go of her.”
The chaos god laughed. “And miss out on a new way of tormenting you? Never!” The eyes flickered to Dev’s groin. “I see my little dream got you more worked up than I’d first thought.”
Dev bunched the covers over the evidence of his desire, hoping it would conceal it, but Trouble’s features morphed into a smirk.
“It’s going to be so easy for me to gain her trust, especially with you treating her like she’s a flea on your back. You should feel the power she possesses. As soon as I tasted it in that run-down little inn, I knew she had to become my next Soulbearer.” His fingers dug into his palm. So help him, he refused to see Trouble follow in the same path as Robb. His words came out in a low, even growl. “Let her go right now.”
“Or you’ll what? Slip your hands under her tunic? Or better yet, into her pants? I know exactly what you were dreaming, Dev, because I put it there.”
“Why you sick son of a—” Dev stopped short, his fist raised in the air, and looked into the horrified blue eyes of Trouble.
***
Arden had no idea why she was pulled from a sound sleep, but she awoke to see her so-called protector on the verge of striking her.
She did the only thing she could think of doing at that moment—she screamed.
Cinder shot up and wedged himself between them, knocking Dev out of the bed. He landed with a loud thump on the floor.
She wrapped her arms around her furry hero and held on to him for dear life. Her racing pulse began to slow, but her lungs still sucked in air as quickly as they could. Sweet Lady Moon, what had she just witnessed?
“Trouble, are
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