Page 37 of Elemental Love (Warlocks #1)

“ E vrain, please! You don’t play fair!” Dominic’s voice was a study in indignant exasperation.

“What’s the matter, my love? Are you uncomfortable?

” Evrain circled the fallen tree trunk, admiring Dominic’s naked form from every angle.

Christ, he looks delicious tied down that way, legs spread wide across the rough bark, smooth creamy ass nicely exposed.

He flicked his fingers and a few more twists of ivy wound themselves around wrists already tightly restrained.

Dominic turned his head to the side, his cheek pressed against the wood beneath him. Evrain winked at him. “How does it feel, love? The knots and whorls of the bark press into your bare skin, don’t they? Does it make you hard?”

Dominic scowled but Evrain knew he’d hit home. Bindweed and creepers circled Dominic’s waist and gripped his ankles, holding him firmly in position. “You are hot as hell.”

“This is so fucking humiliating.” Dominic shifted.

“I suppose it could be considered so, but I’ll bet you’re rock hard, which can’t be comfortable.”

“If your dick was trapped between your body and unyielding wood, you wouldn’t find it amusing,” Dominic protested.

“I warned you what I would do if you disobeyed me, Dominic. You need to learn to accept the consequences of your actions.” Evrain gave Dominic’s exposed ass a firm slap.

“Let me go, you bastard! I stepped outside the gate for all of three minutes!”

“And that was three minutes too long. I told you not to go out there. I’m sure we’re being watched and until I know by whom and why, you are confined to the house and grounds unless I’m with you.”

“You don’t own me, Evrain.” Dominic pulled helplessly against his bonds but couldn’t break any of the wiry stems, strengthened as they were by magic. Having a warlock for a boyfriend put him at a significant disadvantage at times like these.

Evrain watched him wriggle and licked his lips as Dominic’s dark copper hair tumbled around his smoothly muscled shoulders.

He would never forgive Symeon for the torture he had put Dominic through, but he couldn’t deny that the end result was stunning.

Dominic had already been good looking, but by the time Symeon had finished with him he was beautiful.

It just made Evrain’s need to protect him even stronger.

He moved to stand where Dominic could see him and slowly unbuttoned his black shirt.

“Is obedience really so hard for you?” He shrugged the fabric away from his shoulders and used a nearby sapling as a clothes hanger.

He sat on the fallen trunk and ran his fingers through Dominic’s gloriously soft hair.

He petted him for a while, then bent to remove his shoes and socks.

“Is treating me like an adult so fucking impossible for you?”

Evrain dropped his pants, pushed down his underwear then straddled the trunk in front of Dominic’s face. His rigid cock settled against a patch of deep green moss, scant millimeters from moist, parted lips.

“I wouldn’t be doing this if you weren’t all grown up, my love.

” He loosened Dominic’s bindings enough that he could lift his head and shoulders and rest his forearms on the trunk, then edged even closer.

“And you’re wrong. I do own you.” He pushed forward until the thick length of his cock disappeared into a willing mouth.

He leaned back with a moan as Dominic’s warm tongue rasped across his sensitive flesh.

“You belong to me, Dominic, and you know it.”

Dominic didn’t stop what he was doing to answer.

In the heat of that moment, Evrain belonged to Dominic too.

His entire body was controlled by the action of Dominic’s lips, his tongue.

Handing over control just for a little while felt good.

Evrain pulled away from him. Dominic’s teeth scraped sensitive flesh as he withdrew.

“Fuck, you are far too good at that!” Evrain held still for a few trembling moments, bringing himself under control, then he dismounted the log and moved to straddle it again, this time behind Dominic.

He was so hard it hurt but he wanted to savor the moment.

He leaned forward and pressed the length of his body onto Dominic’s back, enjoying the warm smoothness of his skin.

He nibbled tiny kisses down the length of his spine then sank his teeth into the creamy mound of a firm buttock.

Dominic squirmed, as much as he was able, tied down as he was, and Evrain tortured him further by licking the muscular curve.

He kneaded flesh with probing thumbs, feathering his fingers across the exposed bud of a tight entrance.

“Evrain, I swear… If you make me wait any longer!”

Evrain smiled wickedly. “I thought you wanted me to let you go? You know I wouldn’t dream of doing anything you didn’t want me to. Perhaps you’d prefer…”

“Evrain!” Dominic was almost sobbing with frustration.

Evrain pressed the moist head of his engorged cock against Dominic’s entrance.

“Tell me what I want to hear, Dominic.” His voice was calm as he twitched his fingers and a smooth sap rose from the bark of the tree.

He collected some onto his fingers and spread it around his dick.

He dribbled a little down Dominic’s crack, then spread it slowly with his fingertips, making sure he coated his target thoroughly.

“Fuck!”

“Tell me! Or I’ll leave you like this for the next hour,” Evrain declared. The threat was hollow and they both knew it, but it was part of the game.

“All right! I’m yours. I belong to you, God help me!”

“Better, and about time.” Evrain shunted forward and plunged his dick into Dominic’s receptive channel, gripping his narrow hips tightly to give himself more momentum.

There was no more time for words. His entire focus was on the pounding he was delivering to Dominic’s ass.

“So tight.” Evrain grunted at the force he had to employ, ramming into him again and again. His balls drew up, hot and tight.

When Dominic whimpered beneath his onslaught, Evrain came, hard and fast. He just maintained enough presence of mind to loosen the tight bindings so that Dominic could raise his hips and free his trapped cock.

He came instantly, with a cry of release and a sigh of absolute relief, then collapsed back onto the wood beneath him.

For a few moments the only sound was that of rapid breathing.

“Do you think you could possibly let me go now?” Dominic found his voice.

Evrain chuckled and the green ties slithered away. Dominic sat up shakily. Evrain wrapped his arms around his lover, pressed a kiss against his neck. “Forgive me?”

Dominic turned to look into Evrain’s eyes and shook his head with resignation. “Why? Will it stop you doing it again?”

“Of course not.” Evrain stood and stretched, knowing the sight of his lean body would distract Dominic from his irritation.

He took his time dressing then ran a hand through hair that brushed his collar.

“I have to get ready for Gregory, he’ll be here soon and if I’m not prepared, he’ll have my hide. ”

Dominic grinned. “Don’t look to me for sympathy after what you just did! Gregory does has some very innovative ways of punishing you—perhaps if I have a word with him…”

Evrain shivered. “Don’t you dare! He doesn’t need any more excuses to find fault with me.”

“Now you know how I feel.” Dominic picked up his clothes, which were lying in a tangle of bindweed. “It’s somewhat disconcerting to be at the mercy of every piece of surrounding greenery.”

“Dominic…you would tell me…if anything I did ever really upset you?” Evrain needed reassurance that he wasn’t the only one who’d had a good time.

Dominic turned startled blue eyes toward him, as he shrugged into his T-shirt.

“Yes, of course I would. I never have, though, have I? That should tell you how I feel. It’s still hard to admit to enjoying the way you treat me.” He ducked his head shyly. “I love you, Evrain.”

A sudden gust of wind lashed the branches in nearby trees. Evrain pulled Dominic into a hard embrace and subjected him to a kiss that left him gasping for air.

“I love you too.” Evrain’s voice vibrated with passion.

“I don’t deserve you.” He sighed. “Symeon will seek revenge and I’m positive he wasn’t working alone.

Damon has disappeared. My grandmother’s killer has yet to be caught and we are being watched, I’m sure of it.

It’s not the best start to the rest of our lives. ”

“We have time, love.” Dominic soothed him. “We’ll deal with whatever faces us together.”

“And, in the meantime, I must face Gregory.” Evrain groaned. “Will you be okay while I channel?”

“Of course. Aren’t I always?” Dominic nuzzled his shoulder. “Then this evening we can relax, snuggle in front of the fire.”

“And I can tie you up, spank you,” Evrain said.

Dominic wiggled in his arms. Interesting bits of their bodies rubbed together.

“Fuck you until you scream,” Evrain added.

“Are you asking me or is this some kind of warlock prediction? I didn’t know you had the power to see the future.”

“Where your ass is concerned, the future is not that difficult to see.” Evrain gave Dominic’s behind a good squeeze. “Gregory is bound to tell me I don’t practice enough. I can strap you to our bed and use each of the elements in turn to torment you.”

Dominic shivered.

“There have to be some advantages to being a warlock, after all.”