ClosertoFire by Alexis Reed Read Free Book Online Page B

“But
perhaps Bane can tell us?”
    A sound at the doorway startled Lily. Her eyes flew open.
“B—”
    “Am I interrupting?” Bane was leaning against the doorway,
dressed in jeans and a plain black T-shirt. Lily made a grab for the bedspread
but Darek put his hand down before she could pull it over herself. Shooting him
a nasty look, she hastily crossed her arms over her breasts, managing to trap
his other hand, which continued to torment her nipple. She trembled. God, his
hands felt so good. Having both of them in the room was overwhelming. She could
barely think straight.
    “Not at all,” Darek replied casually. “In fact, I was just
thinking that deflowering an idana is really a two-man job.”
    Lily’s jaw dropped and she began to tremble in earnest. Her
thighs were drenched with wet need.
    “I heard,” Bane said, pushing away from the doorframe. “Your
mother should have told you what you are, Lily. She could have saved you a lot
of grief.”
    “My mother did the best she could,” she said defensively,
trying unsuccessfully to ignore Darek’s teasing fingers.
    “Lily,” Bane said, strolling over and sitting beside her on
the bed, “you’re truly a little puzzle. One we’d like very much to solve.” He
stroked her cheek with his thumb, then allowed his fingers to trail along her
jawline, down to her collarbone. He grasped her arm and drew it gently away,
revealing her breasts. His eyes were a brilliant, shimmering blue.
    “God, you are beautiful,” he whispered. “Please, lie down
for us.”
    Lily reeled, stunned by the impact the request had on her.
His voice seemed to resonate through her body and soul, quickening the fire
Darek had been stirring in her. She scooted up on the bed and lay back against
the pillows. Her core clenched so tightly it hurt.
    “You need, Lily,” Bane said softly. “Let us help.”
    He was right. Darek followed her, pausing to lay his hands
on her knees. She parted them, burning with want.
    He inhaled deeply and groaned. “She smells so good.”
    Bane stood and removed his shirt, revealing a chest as
scarred as Darek’s—maybe more so. Her gaze rested on the scars for a moment,
then she met his eyes, not knowing whether to be awed or to hurt for him. He
crawled onto the bed. She held out her arms, reaching for him as he stretched out
beside her, the denim of his jeans rasping gently against her hip.
    Bane rested his palm on her belly, holding her against the
bed. “Be still for him, Lily.”
    “Okay,” she whispered. But God, if he would just move his
hand lower… Bane grinned. Damn. She’d forgotten he could read her
mind.
    “I learned something this morning.” Bane’s voice was a
distant echo.
    “Yes?” she heard Darek ask.
    “I think I understand you now,” Bane told her. He traced
circles on her stomach with his fingertips. Her pussy clenched painfully and
her skin felt hot, his hands a cool balm. She wanted more but he stopped,
drawing her attention with his eyes.
    Breathing hard, Lily clung to his calming gaze. “You do?”
    “Lily, you’re a half-blood idana.”
    The information was meaningless to her. “I’m a what?”
    “A succubus,” Bane said in a low voice. Surprise mingled
with explosive need as he took her nipple into his mouth, suckling gently. She
cried out, her back arching, pressing her breast into the wet heat of his
teasing tongue. At the same moment, Darek slid his fingers into her weeping
pussy. She shouted, an inarticulate cry of relief as the promise of fulfillment
reached her core. But it still wasn’t enough.
    “It’s why men fight over you,” Darek said, sliding his
fingers in and out of her. Her hips bucked, her body craving more. Bane moved
his hand up to cover her other breast, pinching and flicking her nipple,
stopping just below her threshold of pain. “It’s why they can’t control
themselves around you.” She could hear the smile in his voice. The words
whirled around in her semi-present mind, explanation