Resisting Maxu: The Clecanian Series Book 6 by Victoria Aveline

Author:Victoria Aveline [Aveline, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-10-30T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Sweat poured down his back, his thighs and calves burning with the effort it took to sprint up the vertical side of Nascep Mountain. This was Maxu’s third trip up the steep incline, and his lungs were on fire. Still, he pressed on. Anything to forget about the warmth expanding his chest for a minute or two.

He’d intended to break down her barriers and, on the surface, he’d succeeded. She’d been shackled to the wall and made to do exactly what he’d wanted. So why, then, had he come out of the exchange so raw and exposed?

Maxu reached the peak of the mountain and sucked in ragged breaths. He hated feeling this way. Weak. Like if she asked him to drop to his knees before her, he would.

He stabbed a hand through his sweat-soaked hair. Gripping it with his fingers while turning in a circle and relishing the sting. His steps paused when he remembered her kiss.

This emotional overwhelm hadn’t felt awful then. She’d asked him about the items he’d collected, and until that moment, he hadn’t known specifically why he’d lugged the junk around with him. But when she’d asked with those red cheeks and large blue eyes, the reason had been clear. He’d wanted to keep the information inside, so it was safe, protected, only open to his own judgment, but somehow the words had spilled out. And she hadn’t pulled away.

No screaming about how he shouldn’t be taking her things. Instead, warmth had lit her eyes and she’d kissed him. And it had been…amazing. Not just the kiss itself but the acceptance of his words. When Meg had pressed her lush lips to his, it’d felt like he was being rewarded for his honesty.

So, did he despise admitting such private feelings to her? Or did he love it?

What was he supposed to do with the little human who had the ability to confuse him so thoroughly that he’d needed to empty his cock three times and then sprint up a mountain just to process his thoughts?

Maxu laughed humorlessly into the warm wind. Anger? Annoyance? Those he was used to. But this? This was a new type of puzzle entirely.

One of the two moons was already visible, rising in the sky though the sun hadn’t set yet. He’d see her tonight at the party. How should he act? How would she act? Would she regret what had happened in his room?

Even as trepidation made his chest clench, there was something exciting in the air. What if she wasn’t unhappy to see him?

He jogged back down the mountain, legs a little shaky now that his adrenaline had worn off. He sped past happy people going about their lives and whispering about the humans. Then he locked himself in his room, used some cleansing foam to get himself clean, and spent the next few hours examining the objects he’d stolen from the Xeric Tower.

Frustration built as he stared at the items, most of which hadn’t been added to the sparse directory he’d stolen.

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