Page 18 of Alec in Wonderland (Rainbow Tales #1)

Alec couldn't believe he was walking away from the sexiest encounter of his life. The sexiest man he'd ever kissed. The sexiest . . . everything. But Torwen's advice was ringing in his ears, guiding him. It was too soon to fuck the Knave. Too soon for kissing even, but that damage was done. So, Alec had to make the best of it and leave the knight wanting. The problem was, it left him wanting too.

Alec grinned at the Knave over his shoulder and sauntered off like he imagined Torwen would. But he had to adjust himself as he did. His cock ached, and he needed to get his erection under control quickly because those stupid leather pants Torwen insisted he wear showed everything! Every-fucking-thing. Hell, Bax could probably see the outline of the tip. Mal looked down. Yup.

Worms! Centipedes! That fucked up scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom when the woman gets covered in bugs! Oh, yeah, that did it. Down boy. Take it down. When it came to bugs, Alec had a very Ron Weasley reaction. You know, the whole spiders thing. So, they were perfect to bring down a hard-on.

He just had to keep thinking of insects and not of Bax's huge, hard body. Nope. He could not think about how much that armor had been hiding. How Bax had biceps he couldn't span with both hands and a chest as hard as the metal that had covered it. And his thighs. Oh, he could not think about the knight's thighs.

“If you think you can just leave me hard and aching, you're mistaken,” a velvety voice purred in his ear.

Oh, fuck! Cockroaches! Slugs! Maggots! Alec focused on slimy things as he slid a Torwen-grin at the Knave of Hearts. “I just did.” He glanced down and verified that Bax had not lost his erection. “And if you think you can get in my leather pants that easily, Sir Baxenvir, you're mistaken. I'm worth more than a quick fuck in a corridor.”

Bax blinked and drew back. “Great tumtum trees, you're right. Forgive me, Mal. That was . . . oh, fuck. I lost myself. I'm so sorry that I disrespected you. It was that kiss earlier. I haven't stopped thinking about it. It's made me act—”

Alec's steps slowed and all the advice Torwen gave him faded. “Hey.” He took Bax's hand. “No. Stop that. I didn't mean to make you feel bad. I just want you to know that I want more from you.”

Bax looked down at their hands, wove their fingers together, then met Alec's stare. “I want more from you too. Is that crazy? We just met, but I want more. I want everything.”

Alec's breath caught. He couldn't speak. Just stared at Bax.

“That was too much. Shit.” Bax started to let go.

“No!” Alec gripped his hand tighter. “It's not too much. But it is crazy. We're mad. Bonkers. Off the top of our heads for each other. But I'll tell you a secret—all the best lovers are.”

Baxenvir smiled. A real smile. It was gentle and full of hope, not the smile of a killer. Alec tried to remind himself that this wasn't real, that he was seducing his enemy, but it was hard to focus on that with Bax staring at him.

Then the Knave of Hearts sealed their fate. “Let's go mad together.”