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With each slow stroke of his tongue, he moved further into Apollo. A low growl reverberated through Apollo's chest, and he rocked his hips, needing more of Lachlan in him, needing there to be nothing between them ever again.

"Fuck, you're so hot. So tight," Lachlan panted against his lips.

Apollo growled again and fucked upward. " All mine ."

Lachlan kissed him again, his mouth hungry as he moved in slow, deep thrusts. "Since the moment I met you. Fuck, I feel it through my whole body every time you growl."

"Moving too slow," Apollo said. Strength surged through him, and he locked his legs around Lachlan before flipping him so he was on top.

Apollo gripped Lachlan's hairy pecs and pushed himself back down on his dick. He was so big, Apollo's breath stuttered out of him as he adjusted to the feel of him at the new angle.

Lachlan's eyes were so full of love and longing that Apollo struggled to hold his gaze. He had always been such a bitch to him, trying in his own way to hold him at arm's length. He didn't deserve to be looked at like that. Not by him.

"Whatever thought just passed through your head, baby, it was wrong," Lachlan said, going up on his elbows so he could kiss him. "Be here with me."

"I don't deserve you," Apollo whispered. His fingers gripped Lachlan's hair tight, his dragon surging to the surface."But I'm never going to let you go."

Apollo pushed him back down and began to ride him. He needed it rough and hard and taking because he couldn't claim Lachlan the way he wanted to yet. He couldn't tell him he was his mate and scare him away. Not when he had just got him.

"You look so fucking good riding me," Lachlan panted, his hands stroking over Apollo's chest and sides. "Do you like the feel of my cock inside of you?"

"Oh, fuck yes," Apollo groaned.

Lachlan angled his hips, his dick finding Apollo's p-spot with uncanny accuracy. Apollo reached for his dick, but Lachlan was quicker. He batted him away and wrapped his big hand around him tight enough that it edged on pain.

"Lachie...please," Apollo couldn't take it anymore.

Lachlan sat up, pushing Apollo back down onto the bed. He lifted one of his long legs over his shoulder, and Apollo cried out with every hard thrust of his cock.

"I'm going to make sure you feel every inch of me tomorrow, baby. I'm going to fill you so full that you're going to be leaking for hours," Lachlan growled in his ear with every hard thrust. "Do you want to come with me? Or do you need me to breed this pretty hole of yours first?"

"Fuck, Lachlan, let me..."Apollo couldn't talk, couldn't think. His brain was offline.

Lachlan started stroking him. "Look at me, Apollo. That's it. Fuck. Come for me. Now, baby."

Apollo exploded. His body arched, and with a hoarse scream, he came harder than he thought possible. Hot come splatted over Lachlan's abs. Fuck yes. With two hard thrusts, he came in a strangled cry of Apollo's name.

"So fucking beautiful," Lachlan said, kissing Apollo again and again.

Apollo wrapped his arms and legs around him, and Lachlan rested on top of him, his face nuzzled against Apollo's neck. Apollo kissed his forehead, feeling too emotional and wrung out.

"I'm never going to tell you I like being edged again," he whispered, and Lachlan let out a tired laugh.

"You had it coming. You edged me for fucking years," he replied and kissed Apollo's jaw. He lifted slowly off him, his dick slipping free, and Apollo made grumbling noises of protest.

"Come on, golden boy. I know you like being clean, so let's get you into the shower."

Lachlan slid his arms under Apollo's knees, lifted him up off the bed, and carried him into the bathroom. He didn't let him go as he turned on the shower, waited for the water to get warm, and guided him underneath it.

"You are way too strong. I'm kind of offended you can carry me about like a damsel," Apollo said, lying with every word.

Lachlan gently put him on his feet and lathered up with a soft cloth.

"I told you you would need aftercare if I fucked you, so let me take care of you," Lachlan said, running the cloth over Apollo's shoulders. "I wasn't too rough with you, was I?"

"Are you kidding me? You made me more ready for sex than I've ever been in my life," Apollo replied.

Lachlan pulled him up against his chest so he could wash his front. "I like it rough, but I never, ever want to hurt you," he said.

Apollo swallowed the lump in his throat. Stupid feelings. He never would have suffered anyone else washing him after sex. How Lachlan knew he had a weird thing about being clean was beyond him. It made him seriously wonder what else he knew.

Lachlan washed him all the way down to his feet before rising back up and grabbing the shampoo.

Apollo didn't know how to feel about the intensity of the sex or the aftercare.

He moaned a little when Lachlan massaged the conditioner into his hair before detangling his curls.

He must have been quiet for too long because Lachlan wrapped his arms around him and kissed his shoulder.

"No freaking out on me about this tomorrow, okay?" he said, his arms tightening. "You promised you would give me a chance."

Apollo's dragon rolled through him, and he turned in Lachlan's arms. He pressed him up against the tiles and ran the edge of his teeth down his neck. Lachlan's scent was always strongest there, and Apollo wanted to sink his teeth in and mate him so hard that the whole world could finally know.

"The same goes for you," Apollo growled. "I should warn you that if you try, there would be nowhere you could run where my dragon couldn't find you, Lachlan."

Lachlan raised a brow. "Are you trying to make me hard again? Because if your dragon makes any more threats, I'm going to have no choice but to fuck you."

Apollo fought back the dragon's need to bite and kissed him lightly on the lips. "If you get hard again, you're on your own. I need my beauty sleep, and you need to spoon me because I am feeling emotional and needy."

"Whatever you want," Lachlan said with a goofy smile on his face.

Gods save me . Apollo didn't know how to cope with him being so sweet.

Lachlan dried them both off and tucked Apollo up in bed before going to get him a bottle of water.

Exhaustion hit Apollo, and he snuggled his face into the soft pillow. The last few days had been too much to process. Lachlan curled around him and pulled him close.

"Please let me keep you," Lachlan whispered against his hair, but Apollo was too sleepy to even respond.