Exposed to the Elements: The Complete Collection by Honey Phillips

Author:Honey Phillips [Phillips, Honey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-08-11T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Erica felt A’rien’s cock jerk in her hand at her words, but then he carefully removed her hand.

“Naht the time.”

Perhaps he was right. Despite her undeniable attraction to him, they were still virtual strangers. Or were they? Even after such a short time in his company, she felt like she knew him. And if he turned to her right now, she would meet him eagerly.

The thought sent another spike of excitement through her body, and the tips of her breasts ached as they brushed against his chest.

Which reminded her that she was still more than half-naked.

“Do you think there are any more of those blue vines around here?”

“Yess. Why?”

“So I can finish making a skirt. And a top.”

His eyes dropped to her breasts, lingering there with an almost palpable heat.

“Naht nes-uh-sair-ee.”

“It is if you’re not going to take me up on my suggestion.” She pressed closer, deliberately rubbing against him.

For a moment, she thought he would take the bait, but then he sighed and reluctantly lifted her off his lap. “I will gather vienz.”

He was as good as his word, bringing her not only more of the pale blue ones, but a coarser pink variety and a slender golden type. In between trips, he helped as much as she let him, although she quickly found out that he would take over if she let him.

She finally smacked his hand as he reached for her latest effort.

“Stop that.”

He looked so startled that she laughed, and he shook his head, but sprawled next to her.

They talked idly as the afternoon wore on. By unspoken accord, neither one of them asked about the other’s past, but he let enough slip for her to realize that he had been abandoned as a child and left to raise himself in what seemed like horrendous conditions.

She suspected that she had revealed rather more about her life, or more specifically her father, than she intended. What would he think if he could see her now? She gave a choked giggle that sounded perilously close to a sob.

A’rien looked at her, his gaze disturbingly perceptive. “Are you hurting?”

There had been another side effect to their talks. His knowledge of English had increased rapidly. He still spoke with a deep accent, but she had no trouble understanding him.

“Maybe in here.” She touched her chest lightly, trying to smile.

“I have a cure for that.”

He flipped her on her back so quickly that she squeaked. Peri had been playing in the loose ends of the vines, but now he made a surprisingly human sound of disgust and wandered off.

“You chased Peri away,” she said breathlessly as A’rien pinned her hands to her sides.

She pushed against his grip to absolutely no effect, and a shiver of excitement rippled down her spine. She had no doubt at all that he would release her if she asked, but she didn’t ask.

“I don’t think your magic saliva can heal an aching heart,” she teased.

“I’ll just have to make sure that I cover as much of you as I can.

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