The Foxling Soldati (Soldati Hearts #2)(11)

“Rayner?”

“Yes, my darling?”

“I want… to kiss you… to see your face as you take me.”

Rayner released Toka’s leg so he could wrap his arm around Toka’s waist. He shifted them to the edge of the bed and sat up, Toka sitting on his lap.

“Get up and face me.” He helped Toka off him, and leaned back on his arms, watching as Toka straddled his lap. “Put my cock inside you.”

Toka whimpered. He nodded quickly and leaned forward, lining up Rayner’s cockhead with his hole. He wiggled his backside, his bottom lip between his teeth as he pushed Rayner’s cock inside him. Then he impaled himself the rest of the way, and Rayner cried out in surprise, throwing his arms around Toka.

“Oh,” Rayner said through a breathless laugh. “You devilish little fox.”

Toka hummed as he rotated his hips, pushing himself down against Rayner and making him groan with pleasure. He was no longer in control. Toka wrapped his arms around Rayner’s neck, and Rayner gripped Toka’s waist tight as Toka moved slowly at first, then bounced on him, pulling up almost all the way out before plunging himself down. Rayner groaned, the pleasure sweeping through him, and his skin scorching. He captured Toka’s lips, their breaths coming in pants as Toka rode him, Toka’s inhibitions and shyness nowhere to be seen. Rayner gripped Toka’s asscheeks, spreading them as he thrust up to meet Toka’s plunges, relishing the cry that tore out of Toka’s sweet lips.

“That’s it, my darling. Show me I belong to you. Take me.”

“Yes. Rayner,” Toka moaned, his lips parted in ecstasy, his expression one of wanton pleasure. He threw his head back as he rose and fell on Rayner’s shaft, driving Rayner deep inside him with every thrust. Rayner slid his hands up Toka’s back, resting his fingers on Toka’s shoulders for better purchase, forcing Toka down as Rayner thrust up.

Rayner was so close. His hips lost all rhythm as he brought Toka down hard against him over and over, plunging deep and hard inside Toka. His thrusts became erratic, and drove Toka down against him. As Toka cried out, his release exploding through him, the feel of his hot semen coating Rayner’s chest and stomach sent Rayner over the edge, and he filled Toka with his seed, coating his insides. He held on tight, seizing Toka’s lips, his tongue, tasting every inch of Toka’s mouth as he shivered with his release. They clung to each other as the white light of Rayner’s Soldati soul flared, the pulse leaving his body to illuminate the room.

When the strength of their release waned, their bodies no longer racked with shivers, Rayner fell onto his back, pulling Toka to lie on him. As their breaths steadied, Rayner traced circles with his fingers over Toka’s back, his eyes closed as he sank into the bliss of their lovemaking. A soft sigh escaped Toka, and Rayner smiled. They lay together, their bodies cooling off with the arrival of night.

“We should get up before we get stuck together,” Rayner murmured.

Toka sat on the edge of the bed, his eyes lowered as he worried his bottom lip. Rayner crouched down before him, and took his hands in his.

“Come to bed. You can tell me your worries as we lie together.”

Toka’s head shot up, his eyes wide as he stared at Rayner. “You…. You’re staying?”

The thought Toka might not wish him to stay hadn’t crossed his mind. It hurt, but he understood. “Forgive me. I shouldn’t have assumed.” He stood and turned when Toka grabbed his hand.

“No!” Toka stepped before him, his hands coming to rest on Rayner’s chest. “I want you to stay, more than anything. I thought….” He shook his head and averted his gaze, his voice growing quiet. “I feared….”

“That I wouldn’t want to stay?” Rayner asked, realizing his mistake. Of course Toka would assume he’d leave. He never spent the night with anyone. Toka nodded, and Rayner turned his face. He smiled down at Toka. “Only with you. This was more than a romp for me, Toka. I meant what I said. I belong to you.”

Toka’s smile shone brighter than the moon itself, and Rayner’s heart swelled, knowing he had caused it. He took Toka’s hand and led him to the bed, then lifted the covers for him. He stopped at the small, tidy bathroom to fetch a washcloth. When he returned, he wondered what he could have done to earn the adoration in Toka’s eyes.

For centuries, Rayner had done his best to avoid developing affections for Toka. As a Soldati of high rank and power, Rayner’s place was to wed someone equal to his station or above. Knowing there was no future for him and his sweet foxling had Rayner turning to a string of meaningless affairs in the hopes he could lose himself in lust, and now the only lover he wanted in his bed was Toka.

Rayner pulled back the covers, then lay down before cleaning them both off. Finished, he neatly folded the washcloth and placed it to one side on the nightstand. He drew Toka against him beneath the covers, smiling when Toka snuggled up close, his hand on Rayner’s chest over his heart. Rayner took hold of it and brought it to his lips for a kiss before returning it to its former resting place.

“Rayner?”

“Hm?”

“Why me? Of all the Soldati, of all the creatures in the realm, why did you choose me?”

“I didn’t choose my mate, my little fox. My heart chose for me. The moment you walked into the throne room, I was lost. I had never been so terrified.”