He picked her up, gathering her into his arms again.
"You don't need to keep carrying me," Audrey said. "I can still walk."
"This one is for me," he said, enjoying the way she bit her lip at that. "And when I'm through with you, I will have to carry you everywhere."
The shiver that went through Audrey's body made his cock grow hard almost instantly. He couldn't wait to get her alone and claim her, make her his and his alone.
T
his is really happening
.
The full impact of that realization refused to connect with Audrey's conscious mind. It all felt like a dream, or as if it was happening to someone else she was merely observing.
It was all moving so fast, but not one inch of her wanted to pull the brakes. Who cared about timing and propriety with those amazingly strong hands around her? With Tieran's masculine, sexy scent pulling her in like a feral creature, drawn to the alpha male like nature demanded.
Audrey had no rational explanation as to why she was so affected by him, but she really didn't care much by that point. The galaxy was quickly going to hell and enjoying something that gave her so much pleasure didn't seem as unreasonable as it might have been a few days ago.
They were both people who thought consequences were important and that was all fine with her. She liked that about the both of them. But right then and there, with Tieran's mouth on hers and his hands groping her freely, it was nice to let go of that control, just for once.
Just like that, no word of protest fell over her lips.
The halls of the
Vehement
were blessedly empty and the few people who happened to see them were smart enough to remember they'd left the kettle on at the opposite direction from them.
Audrey could feel Tieran's hands slide under her clothes, the pull of his fingers telling her how badly he wanted to rip them off her. The thought alone made her moan.
"My room is closer," she whispered when Tieran turned a corner to head to his quarters.
The paladin chuckled lightly and kissed her again, claiming her mouth, tasting every inch of her. He changed direction, gripping Audrey so tightly it almost hurt.
When the door slid shut behind them, with neither caring enough to lock it, Audrey felt her heart beat so loudly she could practically hear it.
The paladin put her down, finally, out of necessity. She quickly stepped back, undressing as fast as she could. After their abrupt run from Verien, she had been given a Palian uniform to wear, but she still couldn't make sense of all the clasps.
Tieran watched her with clear amusement, tearing his own shirt and pants away with practiced ease, standing naked there before her.
Audrey wasn't ashamed to admit her mouth dropped open and her hands stopped their work on her outfit. If she’d had
some
hope of managing the clasps and buckles before, she had none now.
She had caught glimpses of Tieran before. The night they'd spent in each other's arms and the morning after. Back in the fighting pit when he was shirtless. All of it had hinted at a man at the peak of his physical form, but the truth was positively mouth-watering.
After this, I can pretty much die happy. Which just might happen any day now.
Audrey didn't know what the Palians fed to their paladins, but the man before her was nothing short of godly.
For some reason, Audrey had never felt the size difference between them more keenly than in that moment when there was no heavy armor to boost Tieran's bulk. Stark naked, he was finally revealed to her as he truly was.
Tall and broad-shouldered, with every muscle bulging under taut skin. His biceps and chest were so tightly packed she couldn't understand how he could move. If he flexed his pecs, other muscles had to move to make room.
There was a fire burning in his dark hazel eyes, a flame just for her. He looked at her, making her his so easily Audrey was beginning to wonder if she had ever had a fighting chance. Her pussy was liking the sight as much as her eyes, like Tieran commanded all of her attention.
Audrey snapped out of her daze when he stepped closer. She raised her hands to continue removing her clothes, but the paladin shook his head. The hunger in his eyes was making her so weak she doubted she could remain standing much longer.
She saw naked, wild passion trying to break free from behind the dam of his self-control. She wanted it, needed it to drown her.
"Stop," Tieran warned her.
He kissed her deeply and Audrey yelped when his hands tore the uniform off her with expert moves, uncaring of whether he tore the garment. He ripped his way to her body and Audrey saw the way his eyes went wide at the sight of her naked.
She climbed out of the rags, Tieran's fingers tracing the contours of her body. His cock was pressing against her belly, drops of precum already beading on the tip.
"You are gorgeous," he said, unable to tear his gaze from her. "At another time, I might be patient, but not now. Tell me right now if you want me to stop, because I won't be able to later."
Audrey considered that for only a second. Her eyes kept drifting down to his huge cock, wondering if her body could even take it. She had never wanted anything more than to know that. It was worth any pain, because she didn't think she could take it slow either.
Already, her body was practically shaking with lust and she hadn't stopped touching him once. It was like Tieran was a drug that she couldn't shake.
"Take me," she said, the tone of her voice making it both a plea and an agreement.
Perhaps more plea, because Audrey didn't know what she would do if Tieran suddenly decided to leave. She didn't remember her pussy ever being so wet, aching for him to plunge his cock into her.
Tieran didn't need to be told twice.
He half-carried, half-pushed Audrey back to lie on the bed and nudged her legs open. Her panties were no obstacle to him, discarded as roughly as the rest of her clothing.
Then he lay on his stomach and pressed his face up against her pussy. There was no hesitation in him, no questions. Audrey moaned, long and loud, loving the way he knew what she wanted without needing to ask.
His tongue on her slit was amazing, his fingers parting her pussy lips to let him dip his tongue in deeper. She couldn't stop grinding her hips against him, desperate for more contact, already panting.
Tieran switched between tongue-fucking her and sucking on her clit gently, pulling it between his lips moist with her wetness. She arched her back, unable to keep still as he pushed two fingers inside her, working her open for him.
She knew they were being hasty, that a cock that thick would have needed more preparation to enjoy properly, but Audrey needed it too much. And it wasn’t like time was something they had in abundance at the moment.
"
Yes
, Tieran," she moaned," don't stop–"
Tieran didn't seem to have any intention of stopping. With every second, his actions picked up pace like he couldn't get enough of her. She would have never expected such fervor from a man so stern, but she could see that she was bringing his walls down without even trying.
Audrey almost screamed when Tieran scissored his fingers deep inside her, rubbing them against a spot within her that sent surges of ecstasy to her very core.
She had never felt anything like that. She would have wanted to give some of it back, but she couldn't reach him. All she was left with was dragging her nails across his broad back, urging him on with words and noises and the ceaseless thrashing of her body.
"Fuck me," she pleaded. "Tieran,
please
, I need you..."
To be fair, Audrey didn't think her body was ready yet, but she most definitely was. The size of Tieran's cock scared her a bit, but only in the best way imaginable.
With a strange desire she hadn't expected of herself, Audrey wanted it like that. Words were pouring out of her mouth, unchecked since she'd stopped caring a long while ago.
"I want you in me," she moaned. "I need to feel that thick, hard cock deep inside me, I want to feel every inch of you."
The fiery gaze that answered her promised her that she would. Watching Tieran rise to his knees between her thighs, spreading her legs and presenting her pussy for him, was the single sexiest image Audrey had ever seen.
His movements were losing their smooth, practiced ease, becoming rash and ravenous. It was like she was breaking a creature she couldn't ever hope to leash, nor did she want to. "I've heard you scream in pain before," Tieran said, pulling her body towards him and lying down on top of her. "I never want to hear that sound again. But I
will
make you scream in pleasure until your voice is hoarse."
Audrey whimpered when his cock brushed against her opening, sliding the tip of it over her sensitive clit. She squeezed her eyes shut when he started pushing in, but Tieran growled, low and dark.
"Look at me," he said, his deep voice making the hairs on her skin stand up. "I want to see you. I want to see your eyes when you become mine."
His.
Audrey obeyed, her gaze locking with his as Tieran thrust inside her, filling her almost to the brink. A moan, hoarse and broken, escaped over her lips, but he knew what he was doing. Giving her a moment to adjust, he began to move again in earnest. His hands came to hold hers above her head like he had in the fighting pit.
Audrey was left helpless under his grip, only able to whimper and let him know of her pleasure. She was surrounded by him at all sides, captured underneath his weight.
Tieran's huge cock was piercing her open and she loved it. After the initial carefulness, the paladin begun to pound into her harder and harder, slamming her deeper into the mattress beneath them.
She could feel the damp sheets against her back, hear the bed creak under the forcefulness of their fucking. She bit at his lips when he kissed her, unable to channel the desire building in her.
She moved against him, meeting every brutal thrust. It hurt, by gods it hurt, but Audrey loved it. Spreading her legs wider, she invited him deeper inside her, wanted to feel him buried into her.
Tieran pulled back almost completely with each thrust, only to knock himself into her pussy to the brink in the next second. His chiseled chest was pressed against her breasts as he fondled them, letting go of her hands.
"Yes, oh god it feels so good—" Audrey moaned, turning her head to bite into the pillow when the intense pleasure threatened to overrun her mind.
Tieran felt like a storm racking her body. She was caught in the throes of his passion and it was the best thing she'd ever felt.
His merciless thrusts were making her body convulse, every nerve stimulated. She was barely in control anymore, her body responding to his with a mind of its own. All she could do was hold on and enjoy, running her hands over his muscles, feeling them play under his smooth skin as he took her to the brink faster than ever before.
Unable to stop herself, Audrey buried her face against his wide shoulders and tasted his skin like she'd wanted to before, watching him train in the pit.
She didn't think she could wait much longer. Tieran was hard and hot inside her, his thick cock sliding in and out of her wet pussy. Her body was accepting him eagerly, her walls closing hungrily down on his cock, pushing them both closer to their orgasms.
When he hit the spot within her, Audrey couldn't even scream. She simply gasped for air while Tieran repeated the motion, the feral hunger in his eyes consuming her.
He kissed her neck wildly, sucking on her skin while groping her ass, pulling her onto his cock with earth-shattering power. She screamed again, beyond caring whether anyone heard her. All she wanted, all she needed was Tieran and for him to never stop.
"You feel so good," she whispered, "you feel amazing, Tieran, I'm going to—"
He heard her, clearly, because in the next second Audrey was rising from the sheets through the air. The loss of his warmth around her was so sudden, but that was pushed to the back of her mind when Tieran lifted her into his arms and pulled her to sit on his lap.
Sliding down on his cock, impaled by its length, Audrey whimpered in pleasure.
He wrapped one arm around her and pushed another under her ass so he could move her with ease. A scream tore from Audrey's throat when he picked up a ruthless pace, lost to his passion as much as she was.
She kissed him, hard and painful and demanding, but all the more divine for it. They moved together, Audrey clinging to him as her body was being ravaged in a way she had never experienced before. Her pussy was so wet for him, trembling around his cock, ready for her to cum, but Audrey didn't want it to end.
He licked her nipples, pulling at them with his lips, teasing them gently with his teeth. Audrey's strength was quickly leaving her and she was starting to think the paladin hadn't joked with the being unable to walk comment.
She was breathing heavily, whispering pleas into his ear and hearing him growl in response.
Tieran was grunting in pleasure, but there was no sign of him tiring. He was holding her whole body up himself but that didn't slow him down. On the contrary, it seemed to Audrey that the prospect of being as deep as he could inside her pussy was driving him on.
He pressed them closer as the both of them neared their peak, kissing her deeply while she was only able to moan.
She threw back her head when he started aiming his thrusts right at her core, sending shock waves of pleasure through her with such intensity Audrey felt like a doll on strings. The storm that Tieran was shook her while she had no other option but to endure and she loved every second of it. She bit her lip, her voice so hoarse it hurt to even whisper.
"I want to hear you," Tieran grunted, seeing that and Audrey felt herself burn in the flame of his passion. "Every whimper, every moan. I want that gorgeous voice of yours to break screaming my name."
She was losing her mind fast, slipping away from the reality and right into the realm of pure pleasure. She couldn't argue with him, even if she'd tried. His voice was like a command to her even if he was not ordering her. Audrey merely found it impossible to refuse.
She saw Tieran gritting his teeth, knowing – and feeling – he was holding back, wanting for her to reach her climax first. As her vision blurred and her limbs began to freeze, locking in tense expectation, she knew she wasn't far from it.
The orgasm approached with such force it made everything around her doubly vivid. She could smell and feel and hear the world twice as sharply as she usually did. The stretch of Tieran's cock, the hot pleasure building inside her, his ferocious grunts, every thrust that made her body shake down to her bones… Even the coolness of the bracelet on her wrist, the only thing she still wore, everything was heightened.