Fiery Temptation (5 page)

No longer was there any question as to what Neve would be to him—his mate. What he’d just experienced while she’d come, along with his pleasure increasing, was what had happened to Gannon when he’d first become intimate with Arwen. And if they were to make love, Jalen had a feeling he’d have a lot more than his wings trying to manifest and his eyes changing color. But there was no way he wouldn’t have Neve. He wanted her too much. Even now his cock ached with unfulfilled desire. No, it was one pleasure he wouldn’t give up.

Finally able to control his wings and have his eyes change back, Jalen crawled up Neve’s body. He led her hand to his cock. She wrapped her fingers around it and stroked him. He moaned as he rocked his hips in time with her movements.

Unable to take any more, he pulled her hand off him. He fished a condom out of his pocket before he pushed out of his jeans. Jalen didn’t need it, since he couldn’t contract any sexually transmitted diseases or AIDS, nor could he pass them on to his partner, but he had to stick to the human role he’d taken on.

Shifting to lay at Neve’s side, he opened the wrapper. Taking it out, he placed it on the tip of his cock. He glanced up to find her watching his movements as he rolled the latex sheath down the length of his shaft. Her eyes were heavy looking with desire, which he smelled in the air.

Jalen felt his wings shift under his skin once again. Before his eyes changed, he resettled himself back on top of Neve and took her mouth in a heated kiss. He brushed the tip of his cock against her pussy. She lifted her legs and put them around his waist as he slowly pushed inside. The sensation of her body accepting his had him wanting to pound into her. Instead, he set a steady pace, pulling almost all the way out of her before pushing home once more.

In and out he thrust. It felt so good being inside Neve he had to fight to hold off his climax. Before he found his release he wanted her to come again. Lifting himself on his hands, he pumped faster, angling his shaft so it rubbed her clit with each thrust in. He kept his eyes closed, not wanting her to see the change in them. Her sounds of pleasure filled his ears, causing him to become more aroused.

He rode her faster, his thrusts becoming hard and deep. Neve held onto his biceps as she lifted her hips to match his strokes. Just as he reached the point of no return, he felt Neve’s pussy clutch along his shaft as she came. His orgasm tore through him, the most intense one of his very long life.

His cock still pulsed deep inside her as he continued to come. Jalen felt something build within him. It took almost everything in him to fight it from breaking loose. He cracked open his eyes to find some of Neve’s glowing life energy flowing toward him. Knowing he had to stop it before it reached him, he fought against it, barely stopping it in time.

Out of breath, Jalen collapsed on top of Neve. She wrapped her arms around him and held him close. He panted as he rolled them to their sides and hooked her leg over his hip. He kept his eyes closed as his breathing returned to normal.

It had happened. Against his will he’d tried to pull some of Neve’s life energy into him while they made love. Jalen had to fight it as long as he could. He knew what the end result would be if he lost control of it. He’d take so much of her life energy, bringing her almost to the point of death, before his would slam into her. Then Neve would be forever changed as Arwen was.

With Gannon having already gone through this same thing, Jalen at least knew what all of this meant. The only thing he had to worry about was letting the change happen before Neve was ready for it, which meant he’d have to reveal his true self to her in the not too distant future. And he wouldn’t be able to make love to her again right now. He didn’t want to lose control of himself because he got too caught up in the moment. He’d have to be content just to hold Neve close for the rest of the night.

* * *

Neve came awake to the sound of a door closing outside her bedroom. She went to look at her alarm clock, but instead, had an up close view of Jalen who lay asleep on his side next to her. But given how light it was in her room, she guessed it was already morning. And the noise she’d heard had to be Kara getting up for some breakfast.

Jalen hadn’t moved at the sound and appeared to be in a deep sleep. She used the opportunity to look at him. Neve ran her gaze over his handsome face. She’d never thought she’d wake up one morning with a rock star in her bed after they’d made love the night before. It was still a bit surreal.

And having sex with Jalen had been mind-blowing, to say the least. Even though they’d only done it the one time, she wasn’t all that disappointed that he’d wanted to cuddle and talk until late into the night. It was a sign that he was interested in more than just sleeping with her. At least, she hoped that was what it meant. He’d seemed to have enjoyed the intimacies they’d shared.

But now that it was morning, Neve wanted to experience the passion she’d found in Jalen’s arms. They were both still naked under the sheets and she decided to put their condition to good use.

Carefully, so as not to disturb him, she inched under the covers. She smiled a little secret smile to herself the lower she went. Once she reached her desired destination, Neve stared at what she was about to have her way with. Jalen’s cock lay against the inside of one of his thighs. Even though it wasn’t erect, he was still a big man. Fully engorged, he’d completely filled her, stretching her until she’d taken all of him into her pussy.

Taking hold of Jalen’s cock, Neve lifted it to her mouth. She dragged her tongue up the length of him, then waited to see what his reaction would be. He only jerked and let out a loud sigh. Not the least bit discouraged by his lack of wakefulness, she licked the head as she would an ice cream cone. Another sigh left Jalen, but this one bordering on a moan.

With him growing hard in her hand, she sucked his cock into her mouth. Soon, her administrations had Jalen completely erect. Deep moans left him as he flexed his hips, pushing more of his shaft between her lips. Her pussy grew wet as she pleasured him, her juices leaking onto her thighs.

Harder she sucked, taking him almost to the back of her throat. Neve knew the instant Jalen came awake. He gasped and pushed the sheet off of them both. She looked up to see he still had his eyes closed. His lips were parted as he dragged in harsh breaths.

“Neve,” he said in a gruff voice. “I’m…oh god…fuck…I’m going to come.”

She didn’t stop pleasuring him. She wanted him to release, to give her everything he had. Neve gripped him firmly at the base of his cock as she reached for his balls. She fondled them as she kept up the suction on his shaft. Jalen buried his hand in her hair and held her to him as he fucked her mouth.

Then with a loud groan, he came, his whole body stiffening. Neve took it all and didn’t stop until his climax ended. She released his cock, and with a self-satisfied smile stretching her lips, she rose next to Jalen. He still had his eyes closed as he seemed to fight to catch his breath.

Neve nipped his chin. “Good morning.”

He cracked open his eyes and chuckled. “If that is your way of saying good morning, you’ll never get me to leave.”

“That wouldn’t be any hardship.”

In a fast move, Jalen rolled her onto her back with him on top of her. “It looks as if I still have to return your greeting. I wouldn’t want to be rude by insulting my host.”

He gave her a deep kiss before he shifted down so he was level with her breasts. He cupped one and sucked the taut nipple into his mouth. Neve arched her back, pushing closer.

Shifting so he lay partly on his side with a leg between hers, Jalen trailed a hand down her body until he reached her pussy. His fingers brushed against her. Neve shifted her free leg to give him better access.

He let go of her nipple and placed kisses between her breasts. “So wet. I just have to do something about that.”

Without any further preliminaries, Jalen set to pleasuring her with his mouth. He lapped at her pussy, paying equal attention to her clit. Her body coiled tight as he pushed her ever nearer to her orgasm. Oral sex with him was so much better than what she’d had with her past lovers. She’d come, but her partners had had to work at it. Not so with Jalen. It was almost as if he knew exactly how to touch her to wring the most pleasure out of her.

Two long fingers pushed inside her. They stroked her G-spot just the way she needed and she came. Neve cried out as her climax took her over. Jalen kept stroking her until the last of it ended.

Same as the night before when he’d taken her with his mouth, Jalen only rose to her stomach and laid his head on it. But this time, his body went stiff as a board. His fists clutched the sheet under them. It looked as if he fought against something inside him. His breath sawed in and out and she felt his jaw clench and unclench.

Not sure what was going on, Neve stroked her hand along the top of his back. She sucked in a breath when she thought she felt movement under his skin. She touched the same spot once more, but it didn’t do it again.

After a few minutes, Jalen relaxed against her. Concerned that something was wrong, she asked, “Are you okay?”

He held her around the waist as he rolled them so she ended up sprawled atop him. Jalen smiled. “I’m fine.” He cupped her face in his hands and gave her a lingering kiss. Once he pulled away, he grinned. “I still have to say that was one hell of a good morning.”

Neve returned his grin. “Why thank you. I’m glad you liked it.” She brushed a kiss across his lips. “How about we see if we can make it a good afternoon as well?”

Heat flared in Jalen’s eyes for a split second before he shook his head. “Tempting, but I thought of something else I can do with my fiery-haired beauty.”

She knew it was silly, but Neve got a warm feeling inside when Jalen had called her that. “All right. What is this something else that is better than spending the rest of the morning in bed?”

“I want to take you to my place, then you can meet the rest of the band.”

“Really?” Neve couldn’t keep the excitement she felt out of her voice. Meeting the rest of Soar and going to Jalen’s house would be a kind of coup for her.

He chuckled. “Yes, really. So can I take that as a yes?”

She nodded. “Most definitely. When do you want to leave?”

“Whenever you’re ready.”

Neve gave Jalen a quick, hard kiss before she jumped off the bed. “Then in that case, I just need to shower. Oh and if you’re hungry, I can make us something quick for breakfast before we leave. Do you want to shower as well?”

“Breakfast would be good. And I’ll skip on washing up until I get home. I need to change my clothes, anyway.”

She snatched her bathrobe out of the closet and pulled it on. “I promise I won’t take too long.”

After she gave him one last kiss, Neve left her room, making sure to firmly close the door behind her. She was just about to step into the bathroom when Kara appeared at the top of the stairs.

Her friend gave her a knowing grin as she came closer. “Since Jalen’s fancy, expensive car is in the visitor’s parking, I take it he’s still here.”

Neve glanced toward her bedroom door, then nodded. “He is. Are you keeping tabs on him?”

Kara laughed. “Not really. I saw his car there when I came home last night and the two of you were closed up in your room. This morning I couldn’t resist checking to see if it was gone or not. All I have to say to you is, whatever you’re doing to keep Jalen around, don’t stop.”

Her cheeks flooded with heat as Neve remembered exactly what Jalen and she had been up to. “I won’t.”

“From the dreamy look in your eyes, along with that flush, I’m going to say Jalen knocked your socks off in bed. I’m so jealous now.”

“You could say that.”

“Not that I want to distract myself from thoughts of Jalen naked in your room, but have you decided whether or not you’re going to come talk to Matty when I go to work this evening?”

Neve cringed. “Ah, I’ll have to pass on it this time. I sort of made other plans.”

“That involve the naked hunk in your bed?”

“Yes. Jalen asked me to go back with him to San Bernardino to see his place and meet the rest of the band. You’re not pissed off at me, are you?”

Kara shook her head with a chuckle. “Hon, if I had a choice of going to a rock star’s house and meeting his band mates instead of trying for a job interview, I’d be doing the same as you. Matty isn’t going anywhere and I know he doesn’t have anyone else lined up for the job yet. Go and enjoy yourself with Jalen.”

“Thanks for being so understanding. I just have to hop in for a quick shower, then I promised I’d feed Jalen some breakfast before we left.”

“Then what are you standing around here talking to me for? And if you aren’t here when I get back from work, I’ll assume you stayed overnight with Jalen.”

Neve had no idea if he would ask her, but she hoped he would. As Kara continued on to her room, Neve went into the bathroom. She had a feeling today would be one of those days she wouldn’t soon forget.

* * *

Jalen lay on his back in Neve’s bed and stared at the ceiling. It had happened again. His eyes had changed and his wings had tried to manifest to the point where he’d felt a brush of a feather on top of his skin for a split second. As he’d brought Neve to climax, the feeling of something building inside him had occurred. And some of her life energy had been pulled toward him while he’d come. He’d had to fight harder than the first time to break the connection, but stop it he did.

At least, he’d been able to pretend it was nothing to Neve, and she had believed him. It had helped that he’d distracted her with his invitation back to his place and the opportunity to meet his band mates.

He lifted his arms over his head and stretched. The sound of Neve and Kara’s voices from the hall outside the room reached his ears. He had no problem hearing what they said as if he stood right next to them. A smile tugged at his lips when he heard them discussing him. It was good to know Neve had no complaints about his performance in bed.

That thought led to his remembering how she’d woken him up. Coming out of a deep sleep to the sensation of Neve’s mouth sucking on his cock had been more than good. He hadn’t planned on making love to her this morning. He’d wanted some time for her to get to know him better as a man before he revealed the truth about himself. But he hadn’t been able to stop her from pleasuring him in that way. He’d been too close to coming as it was. Then of course, he couldn’t leave her aroused, even though he’d had an internal struggle going on that she’d known nothing about.