Page 22 of Golden Darkness

She put her sticks down, and then Kethen kissed her neck and whispered, “Now dessert.”

His fingers slipped between her thighs through the skirt, and he rubbed lightly. Actual food arrived—fruits, creams, gels, and puddings. The spoon made each tiny bowl into two bites.

He gathered her skirt and pressed a long digit into her.

“What are you doing?” The spoon with a cake and pudding combo wobbled.

“You have dessert your way; I will have it mine.”

He idly moved his finger inside her, and she whined between bowls. It took twenty-four bites to clear the tray, and then she had to finish the fortified liquid that was provided.

She whined and twisted her hips against his hand. He had kept her warm but not hot the entire time.

She hissed at him. “Kethen!”

“What is it, pet?”

“Do you have to do administrative stuff right now?”

“I should, pet. Why do you ask?”

“Will you finish what you started?”

“Right here? Very bold, pet.”

“No, in your quarters.”

“That is an awfully long distance away.”

While they were talking, his finger was still moving in and out, causing her to drip. When he changed the angle of his finger, he murmured a soft, “What’s this?” before the g-spot became the focus of his slippery touch.

She slammed her hands on the table as air rushed from her lungs. The Kethic, who were in the dining room, looked at them, but Kethen must have had something on his face because she didn’t see any sneers, only curiosity and some indulgent smiles.

Her nails clawed at the table as he continued to torture her, and then she snapped. She wailed, but Kethen tilted her back and caught the sound in his mouth.

His finger continued to draw soft grunts out of her until the stroking of his finger caused irritation bordering on pain.

She gripped his wrist and dug her nails in while pushing his thick neck with the other. He finally lifted his head and tilted as he looked at her. “Too much turns to pain?”

“Turns to overstimulated nerve ends.”

There was a distinct slurping sound as he removed his finger from inside her. He licked the digit slowly.

She stared into his eyes, and there was a gold undertone that she hadn’t caught before and far more stars. The gold slowly faded, but the smile remained on his lips. “And now my hunger is muted as well.”

Janessa nodded. “Yeah, your eyes give that away.”

“You are one of the few who stares into them.”

“It distracts me from the teeth and claws.” She smiled.

He grinned.

“Yeah, that’s them.”

“You look a little fatigued. Would you like to rest?”

“I can do that?”