Kalindra (GateKeepers) by Bennett Sondrae

Author:Bennett, Sondrae [Bennett, Sondrae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lyrical Press, Inc.
Published: 2013-04-25T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Resting on her stomach, Kalindra basked in the afterglow of good sex. The gods knew the man gave good sex. Great sex. Fucking fantastic sex.

To think, she’d actually thought the act couldn’t possibly live up to the anticipation. Or that the pleasure would diminish each time they did it. How wrong she’d been. Instead, each time was like the first time. Only better. Because now they knew each other’s bodies. He’d learned when he dug his fingers into the right spot on her hips, she’d melt for him. She’d learned when she nibbled on his ear, he lost all semblance of control. She really liked when that happened.

As he grazed his fingertips up and down her spine, she shivered, but didn’t turn her head. The way he touched her sometimes, as if she were fragile, filled her with an emotion she had no name for. The same way someone would handle finely spun glass. Precious. But when he let all the passion he felt for her loose, pushing her to withstand the force of it, she felt strong. Powerful. A heady contrast.

She couldn’t remember the last time she’d felt this good. When his lips caressed her shoulder, she grinned into the pillow. Insatiable.

But as his lips moved lower, she felt the hunger stir inside her. She sucked in a breath as his teeth scraped a particularly sensitive area beneath her shoulder blade. Would she ever tire of this man?

“There hasn’t been an assault on the gate in a while.”

It took a moment for his words to sink past the haze of pleasure, but when they did, her body tightened in dread. Why was he bringing that up?

The only reason she could think why he would mention the gate would be to broach the subject of leaving. The thought brought a pang her chest.

The sex between them was amazing. Incredible, even. The pleasure couldn’t all be one-sided. And if he felt half of what she did, what reason could he have for wanting to leave?

“Almost two weeks,” she replied. Not since the gorgons had attacked.

His lips continued to travel the expanse of her back, but she no longer felt desire. Dread coursed through her. He was pulling away. Maybe not physically, but there could be no other explanation.

Then he leaned up and she felt the withdrawal like a punch to the gut. Soon she’d have nothing left but memories. Alone with the gate once again.

“Kali? What’s wrong?”

As if he didn’t know. Did he think she was stupid? That she wouldn’t figure out his motives?

Smug bastard. He couldn’t have even waited until her sexual afterglow had faded. No, he needed to ruin a perfectly good afternoon.

A thought hit her, making her freeze. What if he’d slept with her this afternoon to get her drugged on passion? Oh gods. Was that why he came on to her in the first place? Did any of it mean anything to him?

Of course it didn’t. She shouldn’t be surprised. Humans were manipulative and petty. He’d told her his feelings about her that very first night.

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