Page 91 of The Nymph Prince

“He is vile and we mustn’t let our guard down.” Lorcan stood at the balcony doors, looking out into the star-lit night. We shared a bedchamber, and though it was late, neither of us felt like sleeping. He’d insisted that I not leave his side, which was good because I didn’t want him leaving mine. “But our alliance is needed if we are to win this war. We cannot fight two armies at once.”

“You wouldn’t have to, if not for me,” I said, slipping my arms around him from behind. He fit perfectly in my arms, soft skin over hard muscle. “I’m sorry I’ve brought this on us.”

Lorcan flipped around to face me, his eyes narrowed. “You’ve done nothing wrong, mage.”

“I exist,” I whispered. “Because you love me, you feel obligated to save me. If not for that, your army could wait for the humans to be attacked by the dark mages, thus weakening them both. You’d then join the side of your choosing when both came seekin’ help, and you’d be the true victor in the war.”

“You say that as though I’d ever side with the mages.”

“Wouldn’t you?”

“Have you forgotten what the dark mages do to my kind, Alek? They rip out our hearts and use them for spells! Why would Ieverjoin forces with people so cruel? To place my people in danger in that way?”

“I was only saying—”

“I know what you were saying, and we are not having this discussion, Alek,” he interjected as green eyes searched my face. “While I am doing this to save you, I’m also doing it out of selfishness, for I cannot lose you. Ever.” He pressed his cheek to mine, wrapping his arms around my waist. “I hope it will spare my people from a pointless war with the humans. I hope it will spare them the slaughter should the dark mages prevail.”

“And after the dark mages are defeated? What then? Do you think King James will keep to this armistice?”

Lorcan sighed. “We will worry about that when we get there. As for now, take me to bed. I wish to forget war and only think of your lips upon mine.”

“Yes, my sweet prince.”

Moonlight streamed in through the open set of doors as I led him to the large bed. A canopy covered it and silk curtains fell on each side. I moved the curtain aside and laid him down before crawling on top of him. Our lips met, slowly at first but deepening as the seconds ticked by.

He grabbed the bottom of my shirt and pulled it up and over my head.

“Your muscles have grown,” Lorcan said as his hands glided along my biceps. He smoothed them over my shoulders as he began to purr. “It pleases me.”

I hadn’t done much different as of late and didn’t know how I could’ve gained more muscle. Maybe my body was just filling out.

“Anything to please my prince,” I murmured against his ear, gently rocking my body into his. Our trousers separated us, but the stimulating action had my cock filling.

“Your cock pleases me very much.” Lorcan licked his bottom lip as he peered up at me. “May I have that, as well?”

I wanted to bite that lip he teased me with.

And so I did.

I snatched his bottom lip between my teeth before suckling it. My cock rubbed against his as I moved my hips forward. And then I did it again. I kissed from his mouth and down to the hollow of his throat before flicking my tongue against his skin.

He arched his back and softly moaned.

I suppose that was answer enough. My cock was his and his alone.

Kisses turned to gentle bites and soft caresses turned to desperate clinging. The rest of our clothing was shed. Oil was used to slick his entrance before being dribbled on my cock. More kisses as I slowly pushed inside his heat.

Once I was seated inside him, everything around us drifted away. Like him, I didn’t think of war or the possible grim fate that awaited me in a few months’ time. No, all I thought of was Lorcan and how amazing he felt.

How much I loved him, even if I feared saying the words aloud.

“Harder,” the nymph begged as he clawed at the bedding beneath him, his knuckles white. His beautiful creamy skin was flushed and red in the places I’d bit him.

I obeyed his command, pumping into him just as he wanted. My control was slipping. I gritted my teeth, bracing myself on the wall with one hand while planting the other beside his head, and forced myself to keep going. I needed to feel his ass clench around my cock. Only then would I go over that edge with him.

“So…beautiful,” I grunted before angling my hips, hitting him in a way that I hoped would satisfy him.

Lorcan slapped a hand on my lower back before grabbing my ass and tugging me harder into him. “Yes, Alek! Gods, yes. Do. Not. Stop.”