skill and found this possibility noted. Are you not prepared for the challenge of learning a new skill?”
She saw the glimmer of excitement in his eyes. “It’s supposed to come from cultivating a connection with one other individual.”
“Who better than your wife and partner? I can think of no better candidate than my HeartKeeper.”
Troy grinned. “How far into your mind can I go?”
“As far as you want,” Drakina said, although the possibility terrified her. “I am an open book to you now, for we are bound together.” She felt his anticipation rise.
“No repercussions?”
“None.”
“Even if I find a secret?”
“I have none from you. I might not be good at telling you everything, but if I have stories yet untold, they are omissions not secrets. We are one, Troy.”
“You forbade me to MindBend you once,” he reminded her, his gaze searching.
“I now think it a necessary and timely concession.”
He sobered, his gaze searching hers. “You’re afraid, princess.”
Drakina nodded, disliking the admission of any weakness. She did like, though, that Troy understood her without MindBending. “But I trust you, and you need to know how much. I cannot think of a better way to demonstrate as much.”
Troy’s hands landed on her waist. “Princess!” He understood the magnitude of the concession she made to him and would honor it. This bond would be intimate and one that could not be severed, but would strengthen the connection between them.
Drakina smiled for him. “Go ahead and MindBend me, Troy. You can even feed my desire, if you want, although it’s already burning hot.” She took a deep breath. “Remind me of the merit of slow and thorough.”
He kissed her then, his delight making her heart skip. “I was thinking fast and hot might be the right choice tonight, princess.” His voice was a low rasp against her ear and the sound made her growl with need.
“I’m yours, Troy, all yours, whichever way you want me.”
“Now there’s an invitation I can’t refuse.”
“I was hoping it would be,” Drakina whispered, then she felt his thoughts slide into her own. It was much as it had been that first time on Terra, but Troy was careful instead of stealthy. He let her be aware of him, and she welcomed that. She leaned her brow upon his shoulder and took a steadying breath, surrendering to his presence in her thoughts when her instinct was to incinerate the intruder.
“Okay, princess?” Troy didn’t speak aloud, but his voice echoed in her own mind.
She tried to reply in kind. “All yours, HeartKeeper.”
“Which creates some very interesting possibilities,” he mused. She could hear laughter in his tone, even as it echoed within her mind, and she smiled at that. His fingers slid up her spine and into her hair, his touch sending tingles from her nape.
“You like that,” he said, his thoughts a lazy drawl that tangled with her own thoughts. Drakina sighed with pleasure as the heat built within her. He threaded his fingers into her hair, moving slowly and deliberately. Drakina shivered in anticipation, welcoming the brush of his lips on her ears.
“And that.”
“You know all of this already, MindBender,” she thought. “Dig deeper.”
Drakina felt Troy’s surprise and guessed he’d discovered a little fantasy she’d been cherishing. She smiled when he embellished it with some variations of his own. He was kissing her neck and teasing her nipple when she made the fantasy much more naughty than any game they’d ever played before and she heard his laughter.
“Naughty, naughty, princess,” he chided, but Drakina wasn’t fooled. His pulse leaped and his breath caught, his body so taut with enthusiasm that she wanted to devour him.
Then Troy modified her fantasy and Drakina inhaled sharply at the allure of his suggestion. She seized the back of his neck, kissing him with a fervor that showed her approval. He backed her into the wall and their pulses raced as one
She saw the glimmer of excitement in his eyes. “It’s supposed to come from cultivating a connection with one other individual.”
“Who better than your wife and partner? I can think of no better candidate than my HeartKeeper.”
Troy grinned. “How far into your mind can I go?”
“As far as you want,” Drakina said, although the possibility terrified her. “I am an open book to you now, for we are bound together.” She felt his anticipation rise.
“No repercussions?”
“None.”
“Even if I find a secret?”
“I have none from you. I might not be good at telling you everything, but if I have stories yet untold, they are omissions not secrets. We are one, Troy.”
“You forbade me to MindBend you once,” he reminded her, his gaze searching.
“I now think it a necessary and timely concession.”
He sobered, his gaze searching hers. “You’re afraid, princess.”
Drakina nodded, disliking the admission of any weakness. She did like, though, that Troy understood her without MindBending. “But I trust you, and you need to know how much. I cannot think of a better way to demonstrate as much.”
Troy’s hands landed on her waist. “Princess!” He understood the magnitude of the concession she made to him and would honor it. This bond would be intimate and one that could not be severed, but would strengthen the connection between them.
Drakina smiled for him. “Go ahead and MindBend me, Troy. You can even feed my desire, if you want, although it’s already burning hot.” She took a deep breath. “Remind me of the merit of slow and thorough.”
He kissed her then, his delight making her heart skip. “I was thinking fast and hot might be the right choice tonight, princess.” His voice was a low rasp against her ear and the sound made her growl with need.
“I’m yours, Troy, all yours, whichever way you want me.”
“Now there’s an invitation I can’t refuse.”
“I was hoping it would be,” Drakina whispered, then she felt his thoughts slide into her own. It was much as it had been that first time on Terra, but Troy was careful instead of stealthy. He let her be aware of him, and she welcomed that. She leaned her brow upon his shoulder and took a steadying breath, surrendering to his presence in her thoughts when her instinct was to incinerate the intruder.
“Okay, princess?” Troy didn’t speak aloud, but his voice echoed in her own mind.
She tried to reply in kind. “All yours, HeartKeeper.”
“Which creates some very interesting possibilities,” he mused. She could hear laughter in his tone, even as it echoed within her mind, and she smiled at that. His fingers slid up her spine and into her hair, his touch sending tingles from her nape.
“You like that,” he said, his thoughts a lazy drawl that tangled with her own thoughts. Drakina sighed with pleasure as the heat built within her. He threaded his fingers into her hair, moving slowly and deliberately. Drakina shivered in anticipation, welcoming the brush of his lips on her ears.
“And that.”
“You know all of this already, MindBender,” she thought. “Dig deeper.”
Drakina felt Troy’s surprise and guessed he’d discovered a little fantasy she’d been cherishing. She smiled when he embellished it with some variations of his own. He was kissing her neck and teasing her nipple when she made the fantasy much more naughty than any game they’d ever played before and she heard his laughter.
“Naughty, naughty, princess,” he chided, but Drakina wasn’t fooled. His pulse leaped and his breath caught, his body so taut with enthusiasm that she wanted to devour him.
Then Troy modified her fantasy and Drakina inhaled sharply at the allure of his suggestion. She seized the back of his neck, kissing him with a fervor that showed her approval. He backed her into the wall and their pulses raced as one
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