Kraving Dravka (The Krave of Everton Book 3) by Zoey Draven

Author:Zoey Draven [Draven, Zoey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Though she knew she shouldn’t, Valerie took the staircase up to the Cluster that night.

It was a quiet night in the brothel since Valerie had cancelled all the clients once again. Tomorrow she was planning to inform all of them about the brothel’s closing.

The chandelier made the staircase glimmer as she slid her hand over the solid bannister. She was nervous, she found. Her belly was curling and fluttering with anticipation, just at the thought of seeing him again after last night.

Things were falling into place. A weight had been lifted off her shoulders after she was lucky enough to make contact with Eve on Dumera. The Keriv’is would have a home, a place to belong once they left Everton. They would have jobs. They would work with Khiva on these firestones she’d heard about. Eve had promised her that.

Even still, there was a profound sadness in her that night, mingling with the sweet anticipation and nerves and excitement she felt.

When Valerie reached the Cluster, the sitting room was dark and quiet. Tavak and Ravu were nowhere to be seen, but Dravka…

He was standing at the window in the Cluster, his strong, bare back to her. The scars that adorned his flesh there were light in color, slightly raised. When Valerie had first come to the brothel, her aunt had liked to take Dravka down to the basement level the most, as if she’d known even then that Valerie cared for him.

The thought sobered her and she approached him quietly.

He regarded her over his shoulder, those eyes tracking her in the dark. When she reached him, she leaned her forehead on his back. When her arms came around his front, he gripped her wrists.

She inhaled his warm scent. Memorizing it, though she’d had it committed to her mind years ago.

“Where have you been all day?” he asked quietly in the darkness, stroking his long fingers over her forearm.

She shivered and couldn’t resist pressing small kisses to the scars on his back. Some of them had been because of her, after all. Because she’d loved him and Madame Allegria had known that.

Dravka’s breath hitched when he felt her kiss.

“Val?” he asked, before turning, cupping her cheek and turning her so she could see him.

“I’ll tell you,” she said, licking her lips, still nervous. “After,” she added.

His eyes darkened as a lengthy silence drew out between them. His voice was dark and husky when he asked, “After what?”

“I need to wash,” she whispered, her heart hammering in her chest. “Will you join me?”

Valerie heard his audible, thick swallow.

He told her last night that he wouldn’t have sex with her on Everton. But maybe they could…do other things. Last night, Valerie had realized that she might not ever get to explore him otherwise.

And she thought she might scream if she never touched him the way she wanted. After last night, she couldn’t stay away. She didn’t want to anymore. She didn’t have the willpower to stay away.

Not now.

Her heart was a thundering mess as she waited for him to reply.

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