She blinked, leaning forward. “That might be one of the sexiest, most romantic things a man has ever said to me.”
He leaned forward, meeting her over the edge of the table. “You deserve romance, Bella.”
Desire clawed at his gut, pushing him for a taste of her. Her eyes filled with a sexual haze he knew too well. She wanted him as much as he wanted her. All he needed to do was take what she was freely offering.
“I think,” she licked her bottom lip, staring at his mouth, “I should go back to bed.”
His chest ached from how hard his animal pushed under his skin from the need to touch her. He was two seconds away from pouncing over the desk and tearing the clothes off her body. The material was so flimsy staring at it could probably get it destroyed. “I’ll walk you to your room.”
No way in hell was he letting her walk the halls with Brecc and Eros staying in the castle. The last thing he needed was for one of them to become infatuated with his mate.
She stood and rubbed at the leather of his desk chair, her robe falling open to reveal her shorts and a tank top that dipped low enough to show a big portion of her breasts. “This has to be the softest leather ever made. I’m in love with it.”
Screw it. He’d give her the damn thing if he could continue watching her rubbing it and making that face of pure pleasure.
He marched around the table, letting his lion guide him to her. They both wanted her. Now. But he’d wait. It might fucking kill him, but he’d wait. She picked up the tray of leftovers and her glass of wine.
“What are you doing?” He’d never seen a woman do that.
She raised her brows. “I’m dropping off this stuff at the kitchen before I go back. I can’t leave a mess in this library. The king would probably have my head,” she giggled then opened her eyes wide. “He’s a lion king. Like the cute little one in the movie.”
Alyx nodded. “I know.”
Her eyes widened. “I bet he purrs.”
“I don’t think so.”
She laughed and nodded. “All cats purr. I bet he purrs.”
“No. He does not purr. He’s a king. A lion king. He most certainly does not purr. An Alpha in every sense of the word,” he said, describing himself as accurately as possible. “He is a leader, and everyone looks up to him.”
Bella snorted a giggle. “I bet he’s old and that’s why he can’t get a girl.” She leaned into him, whispering conspiratorially, “I bet he can’t get it up. He’s old and purrs. Like a kitty cat. A poor crotchety Alion king.”
“What?” he roared.
She giggled harder. “I’m sorry.” She brought her finger to his lips, shushing him. “They’re going to catch us and send us to the dungeon. You gotta stop making me laugh.”
“There’s no dungeon here.” He finally realized she was drunk. The wine had gotten her hard, so hard she was barely staying on her feet and mostly leaning on him, but she didn’t seem to notice. He’d never seen a human woman drunk—not in person. He’d seen videos from everyone else who’d traveled, but this was new. He took the plate out of her hand along with the wine glass. “I’ll take this to the kitchens later.”#p#分页标题#e#
“But—”
He picked her up, stopping her from falling on her face in the process. She gasped, wrapping her arms around his neck, bringing her face mere inches from his. His cock turned rock hard at the need he saw in her eyes. He got to her room in record time, once she told him where she was staying. He didn’t bother telling her the room had been chosen for his future mate to use as her parlor. Instead, he stopped by her door and continued to hold her in his arms.
“Nobody’s ever picked me up before,” she breathed. The scent of the Sidaii wine clung to her lips. “You’re really big, Trey.”
“I am.”
A smile spread over her lips. Soft. Seductive. So fucking perfect he could only envision kissing her then and there.
“I didn’t realize how much I like big.”
His heartbeat thundered so hard in his chest, he swore she would hear it and ask about it. “I’m glad you find me acceptable.”
He was fucking ecstatic she liked his size. Most of the women in Aurora were used to big men, but she was an earthling. That meant she was used to smaller men.
She leaned forward and inhaled. “More than acceptable. You’re hot as hell, and you smell so good.”
She wasn’t from his planet, so he didn’t know how she could scent his mating pheromones, but he liked it. No. He loved that she was turned on by his scent. Really turned on, from the way her heartbeat increased and her body temperature rose.