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He pushed a finger inside me, making my inner muscles instantly contract. His hand moved in and out, while my hips matched the movements.
With his other hand, he gripped my chin to bring my head back and pressed his lips to mine. Our tongues quickly became tangled while his hand fucked me into the next century.
His mouth captured my moans, and I clung to him like he was my lifeline. In that moment, it felt as if that was the truest thought in existence. My body needed his and the release I only wanted from him.
When he slipped another finger inside me and his palm created beautiful friction over my clit, I nearly died from the relief.
Desire unfurled from my core, spreading down my legs and up my chest at the same time. I deepened our kiss so that I didn’t scream within the echoing walls of the cave tunnels and held on for the ride.
My body rocked against his, taking everything that it needed as I clung to him. My pussy tightened around his hand and then…euphoria.
I crumpled against Cillian’s body, and he held me against his chest softly, kissing the side of my face when I could no longer hold my head up.
“I mean, I knew I needed that, but I didn’t know howmuchI needed that,” I said breathily, trying to regain my composure so I could at least hold myself up.
He brushed my hair back and he smiled down at me. “I needed it, too.”
The back of my hand grazed over his erection. “You need a lot more than that.”
“As much as I want to agree,” he said softly, “we’re out of time. But you helped get my head clear, which was also needed. I know what has to be done and not much else matters until then.”
“And what’s that?”
“Killing Knox so that he can’t ever hurt you again.”
That was a plan I was perfectly okay with.
ChapterTwenty-Six
CILLIAN
The fury I’d been consumed with as soon as I’d left Dawsyn’s side to make sure she’d be able to get through the portal had slowly dissipated. Though, when I’d heard her conversation with River, that rage had been mixed with something more complicated. My mate was giving up a lot to be with me, and I wouldn’t take that for granted.
When she’d pushed me against that wall, I’d known there was no denying her needs, just like I’d been unable to before at the river. I’d smelled her arousal, and there wasn’t a single part of me that could find the want to disappoint her, privacy be damned.
Though, declining my own needs wasn’t a problem. I was still adamant that the first time we had sex, we wouldn’t be rushed or somewhere that we couldn’t fully enjoy ourselves. Letting her do anything to me was going to lead to more. There’d be no stopping the drive to claim her once we took things further. I knew that without a single doubt in my mind.
That didn’t mean my choice was easy to stick with. I did my best to focus on the fact that once this fight was over…she’d be all mine.
Once we righted ourselves, Dawsyn and I headed back to the front of the cave where a group of others were already gathered outside the entrance.
Lykem, Clay, Fane, and a few others spoke quietly until we approached, then made room for us to join them.
“Are you ready?” Lykem asked.
I nodded, but I wasn’t sure they were. “Do you have a plan, or are we just going to show up and hope for the best?”
He gestured toward Dawsyn. “Since she said we won’t be able to get in on our own, I figured our best plan of attack was just to attack.”
My friend wasn’t wrong, but he also wasn’t right.
“If they feel safe within their underground bunker, they’re not going to come out when we have the advantage,” I said. “And we need to get in more than we need them to come out. Knox might have the door sealed to only open for him, but that doesn’t mean the tree is the only way to get inside.”
Dawsyn grinned at me. “Are we going to blow up the ground?”
She seemed a little too pleased with that for someone who I felt pretty confident hadn’t murdered anyone before.
“Not exactly,” I replied. “I think if we bring in rocks big enough to weaken the surface above the tunnels, then we can open up several spots with our claws that will allow those who are fighting underground to get in. We don’t want to kill anyone with an explosion who doesn’t deserve to die.”