Page 9 of Wild Scottish Gold (The Enchanted Highlands #7)

CHAPTER EIGHT

Thane

I ’d be lying if I said that I hadn’t thought we might be heading here all along. It was impossible to be around Kaia and not think of touching her. My rules were important to me, and clearly her rules were important to her .

And, yet.

Breaking them suddenly seemed a lot more fun than following them.

A lot more fun.

Two steps into the room, I took Kaia to the floor with me, cushioning the fall so she rolled on top, her hair cocooning my face as she laughed at me in surprise.

“Thane! I’ll squash you.”

“Nope,” I said, wrapping my hand around a hunk of her silky tresses and pulling her head down until I could taste her lips again. Kaia gasped against my mouth so I slipped my tongue inside, seeking her heat. She met me, fire for fire, and we feasted. Sliding my hands down her back, I cupped her generous bum, loving the feel of that soft roundness in my grip, and pulled her more tightly against me. Shifting, I trailed my hands down the backs of her thighs, forcing her legs to straddle me, and arched my back. Hard met soft.

“Thane,” Kaia gasped against my mouth.

“I like it when you’re on top,” I said, rocking against her. Those moody blue eyes widened at my hardness, and I rocked again, all heat and friction and desire.

“That … oh, yeah. Just like that.” Surprise flitted across Kaia’s face, and I sucked at her bottom lip, delight filling me as she whimpered into my mouth.

“Think I could make you come undone? Just like this, lass?” I whispered against her lips, licking inside her mouth, loving how responsive she was to my touch. Now she rocked against me of her own accord, riding me, her thick thighs pinning me to the floor. Her soft breasts squished against my chest, and I ached to bury my face against them, to lick my way down her stomach and taste her sweetness again.

But there was time enough for that. I hope.

Right now, I was enjoying watching Kaia surprise herself at how much fun she was having. She had this beautiful mixture of sexy siren and ingénue about her, and I remembered the same from our night in Edinburgh. At times she’d be shy with her words, uncertain of what she was going to say next, and others she’d be animated, her hands waving in the air, her face alight as she spoke about something that interested her.

I wanted to watch her take full control.

And honestly, it might be my undoing if she did.

Wondering if I could get her to do so, I gripped her bum again, my hands sinking into her soft flesh.

“You set the pace, lass. I’m just here for your taking.”

Kaia reared up, gaping at me, caught between pleasure and surprise. Pink tinged her cheeks, and the silky top she wore clung to her breasts, driving me crazy as she shifted over me, centering herself directly on my hard length.

Friction built, and even though I hadn’t done this since my high school days, I couldn’t help but get caught up as Kaia rolled her hips forward, her breasts bouncing as she rode me with cheerful abandon, until she was crying out over me, and I was damn near exploding in my trousers. Unable to last a minute longer, I rolled, taking her under me, and caught her lips with my own.

“I don’t think I’ve ever dry-humped before.” Kaia laughed against my mouth.

I laughed too, surprised that I could do so when I was so close to losing my mind with the need to be buried inside of her. It had been the same the last time we’d been together. Slick heat mixed with laughter mixed with deep-seated desire.

A heady combination, and one that had stuck with me after she’d left.

“It’s a lost art, to be sure.” I pulled Kaia’s top over her head, almost whimpering at the sight of midnight-blue silk against creamy white skin.

“Is it though? Is it really?” Kaia laughed again, sarcasm deep in her tone, and I buried my face between her breasts, inhaling her soft citrus scent that reminded me of a refreshing glass of lemonade on a warm summer’s day.

“I would forge you in wrought iron,” I said, licking against her skin, and blowing a breath to watch her shiver against my mouth. Reaching behind, I worked at the clasp of the bra as I explained that she was a true piece of art. “All twists and curves. Interlocking at the center with glorious copper elements woven in.”

“Oh, Thane.” Kaia’s voice grew soft, her eyes luminous.

“A statue, not dainty, no.” I almost whimpered when the bra finally sprang open, and her creamy breasts spilled free. “But a goddess. A warrior. Both strong and soft, forged in fire, every man falling at her feet.” I took a nipple into my mouth, swirling my tongue around the soft nub, and she arched into me, mewling as I scraped my teeth over the sensitive skin. I wasn’t going to last. As much as I wanted to worship at the altar of Kaia, I’d been dreaming of touching her again for weeks now and I needed to be inside her.

Kaia was already ahead of me, working to get me naked, and we both paused, doing the quick awkward dance of pulling the rest of our clothes off and flinging them across the floor. Sheathing myself with a condom from my wallet, I grabbed a cushion from the faded couch behind Kaia. Hitching her up, I slipped the cushion under her hips and paused, taking in the glorious sight before me.

Muscular legs sprawled open, leading to generously curved hips, a softly rounded stomach, and gorgeous breasts, her body was a playground for a man like me. I wanted to take her hard and fast now, but it wouldn’t be the first time tonight, oh no. If we were going to get this out of our system, I’d make the most of it, and I planned to be exceedingly thorough.

Kaia’s hair spread out around her, inky silk against the carpet, her eyes heavy with lust in the warm light from the lamp. Reaching down, I trailed my thumb over her to find her wet and ready for me.

“Bloody hell, but you’re gorgeous, Kaia.” I slid a finger up, massaging in a circular motion, and Kaia’s hips jerked against my hand. Oh yeah, I was going to take my time with her tonight. But for now? I needed to feel her around me again.

To see if we were the perfect fit like I remembered.

Positioning myself at her entrance, I bent over her.

Kaia’s eyes fluttered closed as I teased her with my tip.

“Uh-uh, darling. Eyes open. I want to watch as I fill you.”

Kaia’s eyes sprung open in surprise at my words, and her mouth rounded in a perfect O as I slid deep inside her, her tight wet heat almost sending me over the edge.

“Thane,” Kaia moaned, lust clouding her face.

“Aye, lass?” I slid out and then drove in again, seating myself deeply inside her, the cushion angling her perfectly to receive me.

“Oh my God, that’s so damn good,” Kaia gasped.

“It is, Kaia. We fit, don’t we?” I didn’t even really hear the words I was saying at this point, I was so caught up in her slick heat, and the beautiful rhythm of sliding back and forth, and when she started to clench around me, I caught her lips in a searing kiss.

“We’re not supposed to fit.” Kaia arched her hips into me, meeting me thrust for thrust. “But why is this so damn good?”

“Just like the first time.” I’d obsessed over the mysterious woman who’d left me in the middle of the night and now here I was, once more buried deep inside her, my mind focused solely on bringing the both of us as much pleasure as possible.

We broke at the same time, shattering together, and I devoured her shrieks on my tongue, completely lost to this woman. Our bodies slid together, slick with desire, and her fingers dug into my back as she shivered around me.

Needing a moment, I arranged myself over her, pressing my forehead to hers, and we both caught our breath.

“Tell me you have more condoms,” I finally said, already needing her again.

“Thane!” Kaia laughed up at me. “Don’t you think that was enough?”

“Do you?” I arched an eyebrow at her.

“Um, I mean …” Kaia pursed her lips in consideration. “It was certainly one for the books.”

“You said you wanted to get this out of your system. And if I’m to do what you’ve so nicely requested, I suspect there’s more work to do. As every good blacksmith knows, Kaia, you’ve got to keep the fire at a consistent high temperature.” I stood and reached out my hands for her, hauling her naked body against mine. “And what do we need to do that?”

“Constant attention,” Kaia murmured against my mouth, and I lifted her, wrapping her legs around me as I walked her backward.

“Exactly. Please tell me there’s a bed around here somewhere.” I glanced over her shoulder to see a door to another room and the faint outline of a bed. “I think I have rugburn on my knees.”

“And on my back.” Kaia started laughing again, the sound soft and low against where she trailed kisses against my jawline. “Dry-humping and rugburn on the knees. Should we play spin the bottle next?”

“Sure. We’ll play ‘body parts for me to kiss next.’”

“Eeep!” Kaia exclaimed as I dropped her on the bed and dove between her legs.

Night slowly gave way to morning, the murky light reminding us we should sleep, and finally spent, after hours of vigorous creative play, I slipped beneath the duvet with an already sleeping Kaia and pulled her gently back against me.

A shriek split the dawn.

Kaia jolted against me, trying to spring up, and I pulled her back more tightly against my chest.

“Shhh, it’s all right. I’ve got you.”

Another shriek sounded, loud enough to rattle the windows, and Kaia whimpered.

“What is that? Should we go?—”

“We absolutely should not go. No, lass. We’ll be staying right here.”

“What if it gets in?” Kaia snuggled more tightly against my body, and I tightened my hold even more.

“Can’t. From what I’m told at least.”

“Is that the Kelpies?”

“I guess.” I still had mixed feelings on what to think about the Kelpies, but so many people in the village believed them to be real, and here we were listening to them scream in the wee hours of the morning. It was hard to deny such things when you could hear them so clearly.

Kaia twisted so her eyes searched my face.

“You don’t believe in them?”

“I haven’t seen them.” I couldn’t help but lean over and nibble at her kiss-swollen lips.

“But you can hear them? I mean, the whole of Scotland can probably hear them. Man, I thought that was just dreams I was having. But this … it’s real. They’re real. Holy hell, what have I done?”

“What do you mean, what have you done ?” I squinted down at her in confusion, but Kaia just shook her head. I wonder if she just meant she regretted her decision to move to Loren Brae. I certainly hoped not.

Not that we were doing this again or anything.

As soon as my thoughts drifted there, I shoved them aside.

Even if this was meant to be a one-night, well technically, two-night, thing, I was going to savor our time together now.

“Shh, lass. Go back to sleep. I’m here, all right? I’ve got you.”

Burying my face in her neck, I inhaled her sweet scent, and prayed the Kelpies would be quiet so I could enjoy this moment of solitude with this warm, witty, bold, and terribly irresistible woman. What had surprised me even more? Watching her interact with my niece. It had opened something in me, a door I’d long held closed, and suspiciously felt like yearning. How was I going to walk away from someone that I could chat with about everything from work to sports, sink into her glorious body, and then cuddle gently in the early hours of the morning?

Somehow, even though my body craved her, and my lips longed to taste her, I was going to have to learn how to forget.