Game of Temptation (13 page)

Chapten Twenty One

The solar's drapes were shut giving the room
a dim glow. In the middle was the dining table, with its cloth brushing the
floor, set up for this particular dinner. Arun felt himself stir in
anticipation for what was in store. Usually, Alethi and he dined in the great
hall with the others. This time, however, it was just the two of them in her
solar.

He looked at Alethi who led him to the room.
Her hair was brushed to one side revealing her delicious neck exposed to him.
He licked his lips as his eyes traced her naked flesh to where her sleevs
started and he frowned. Such a frustrating obstruction!

"I hope I have not made you wait too
long for dinner," she spoke without turning to him.

"Not long. But I am hungry." He
whispered wrapping his arms around her slender waist and giving a light kiss
where her neck and her shoulder met. She shivered in response and he smiled.
"And I find this quite infuriating." His finger grazed on her sleeve
and pulled it down to nip at the newly exposed skin. "Very hungry
indeed," he said, unsurprised at how hoarse his voice got.

The gasp and tremble he elicited from her
pleased him. He knew she had completely surrendered to him and he silently
swore to make her surrender well worth it. He would make her feel pleasure and
make her beg for it.

"A-Arun?" Alethi's voice quivered,
"We truly should have dinner first."

Arun sighed and replaced her sleeve.
"Of course. Dinner first," he said giving his voice undertones of
something wicked as he let go of Alethi whose quickening breaths matched the
arousal he sensed from her.

He pulled the chair nearer the door for her
acting as if nothing heated had passed between them. She took her seat
gracefully and he sat himself across her. He wished the chairs had been set to
seat them beside each other so he could tease her all the more, but there was
nothing for it but to be patient as his blood thrummed in his ears and desire
raged through his loins.

"I hope you do not mind that the
courses are all on the table. I have no desire for a constant bother
tonight." Alethi's flushed face marred her regal visage, which Arun found
to be endearing.

Oh, it was obvious she had something planned
from the very moment she asked him for a private dinner at her solar, but until
now, he could not fathom what it was she had in mind. He looked at the sliver
chloches covering the golden gilded plates. He was a little hungry, true, but
he was quite famished for something else entirely. But he had to be patient. He
had been patient for a long time. There was no need for him to be rushing
anything.

"Oh dear!" she looked down at the
fork she dropped and disappeared from his view as she picked it up.

"Leave it, Alethi. You can have
mine." He did not get a response and his brows furrowed. "Alethi?"

Arun stiffened as he felt something touch
his calves. "Alethi?"

"Hush my lord," her voice came
from underneath the table and he clenched his jaw as her hands slowly made
their way to his thigh.

By the gods! He could feel himself straining
at her sultry voice and her teasing hands. It was all he could do not to grab
her and have his way with her. He shook his head. She had prepared for this and
he would wait for what she wanted to do.

He shuddered as he felt her hot breath on
his thighs through his thin breeches. "I hope you can be patient with me,
my lord."

"Yes love," he breathed closing
his eyes. "Take your time." He kept himself from lifting the damned
table cloth and see her in action. She was likely still too shy. So he would
indulge her. For now.

His breath hitched as her hand tentatively
covered him, sighed as she gently caressed him through the cursed material. Her
other hand set to work on unraveling the ties that held his breeches when a
knock came upon the door and Orrin's voice came through. "My queen? It is
I, Orrin."

Arun's eyes flew open and he stiffened, but
Alethi did not stop. She did not even seem to care or raise any concerns that
Orrin was just on the other side of the door as she slowly peeled off the
offending cloth. He cleared the tightness in his throat. Hell, he did not want
any interruptions either.

"She went out for a while," he
called out, surprised at the steadiness of his voice.

Rather than going away, Orrin, peeked inside
and Arun schooled his face to stillness as he felt her fingers trace his
length. He clenched the armrests as her breath touched his jewels.

"I hope you do not mind me waiting for
her." He strode in.

What could Arun say? No? Oh hell! Her
fingers were now tracing patterns all over him as her other hand caressed
underneath. Good gods! She made his ache worse and sent his head spinning. He
clung desperately to the last shreds of self control he had as Orrin seated
himself on a chaise lounge across him. The man could not find out that his
daughter was pleasuring him right under his nose!

Somehow, this moment with Alethi was a
private treasure he would never share. He had not minded with he fucked elves
out in the open before, but with Alethi…he would give anything for the intimacy
that only they would know. Fuck! He would keep it from Orrin even if he did
approve of voyeurism.

"Where did she say she went to?"

Arun took a deep breath as he felt her
tongue at the tip tasting his weeping manhood. "She did not say."
Damn it! Damn it all! He should throw the man out so he could enjoy her without
restraint.

"I see." Orrin smiled at him. His
lack of reaction was enough to tell Arun that he was doing a good job hiding
the pleasurable waves his daughter was giving him. Damn it! Why did the thought
of what they were doing excite him further?

"Not to worry, Arun, I will be out of
your hair as soon as I find out what she needed me for."

Arun shut his eyes as her hand slowly slid
along him. By the gods! This was a part of her plan? The devious woman! Or
perhaps he had Eian to thank for this too. One thing was certain, though. She
did not want to be seen pleasuring him. The unusual tablecloth was enough proof
of that.

"Is there something wrong?"
Orrin's voice was tinged with worry.

Arun opened his eyes slowly. "A slight
headache." He was forced to pause and clear his throat to mask a groan as
he felt her warm, wet tongue all over him. "Is all."

"Ah. Perhaps I could call for some
medicine to be brought up when you are finished with your dinner."

He nodded his head, not trusting himself to
say anything that would compromise him and Alethi. Fuck! But the woman was a
temptress! She took her sweet time in her tentative strokes and it was all he
could do not to roar in lust and thrust himself into her hot mouth.

He focused on Orrin's face searching for
signs he gave away too much, but instead saw his shoulders sag. The man
suddenly looked older. He opened his mouth to comfort him but clenched it when
he felt Alethi's mouth take the tip of him. Before he could stop himself, he
thrust toward her and he found himself a quarter of the way in, reveling in her
hot wetness.

"I am getting really old." Orrin's
voice shook him from bliss he was experiencing. Truth of the matter is, I want
to see a grandchild soon. But I am not pressuring Alethi. It is just…" he
shook his head. "Never you mind an old man's senility."

Fuck! If she continued with her slow, gentle
sucking of his hardness and the gentle massage of his heavy sacs, Orrin might
just have his wish granted, despite his screaming conscience. He did not want
to say anything. Just feel. Feel Alethi toying with him. But he knew he had to
say something.

"I would be honored to be the father of
your grandchildren," he felt his voice more steady that what he truly felt
inside, "If Alethi would have me."

"Of course she would!" Orrin
chuckled. "The girl fretted about you and talked about no one but you when
you were away. What she is waiting for to marry herself to you, I have no
idea."

Arun groaned with one hard suckle from her.
He immediately regretted the sound he made as Orrin strode to him.

"Headache." He immediately said
stopping the man in his tracks. "It is getting worse. Perhaps I need that
medicine now." He did not know what came across Orrin's face but at the
click of the closed door, he drew a shuddering breath as she continued her
slow, agonizing ministration.

"Alethi," his voice shook with
lust, "I am nearly there. Pull out…" he groaned again. "I will
finish myself."

Her response was to be more vigorous in her
efforts and he could do nothing but throw his head back roaring as he came
undone, unable to hold himself back any longer. He struggled to catch his
breath knowing that his release was quite unlike anything he had ever
experienced before. Perhaps it was his seasons of celibacy that helped him have
it, but he was certain of one thing. Alethi had been the only woman to ever
make him such an animal, despite her inexperience. Oh, but he would certainly
change that inexperience. He could not help but feel giddy at what a passionate
woman like her would be like after he taught her a few things himself.

Arun opened his eyes to find her dabbing at
the corners of her mouth with a napkin as if she had just had some tasty
dessert. He also noticed that his clothes had been set to rights as if nothing
had happened. He smiled at her lazily noticing that her flush had gotten
deeper.

"Have you enjoyed the experience,
love?"

She smiled back. "I quite had a
different expectation, but reality proved much better than imagination in this
case. I hope I had not disappointed my lord."

He chuckled and righted himself. "You
most certainly have not! Truth to be told, it was the best I have ever
had."

Alethi looked at him incredulously but her
shade deepened if it were even possible. "Do not toy with me, Arun."

"I do not. But tell me, was your
father's coming your plan?"

Alethi looked away from him. "It was
ill-timed. I am glad that you have managed to make him leave us."

"If I did not, I would have been driven
to madness and we would have been discovered, love. Not good."

"Most definitely not. Forgive me for
having abandoned all sense and continued on with…what I did. I did not want to
stop. I could not see your reactions but I felt that you liked it and…I quite
enjoyed it myself."

Her warring gentleness and passion inflamed
him. Oh he was not yet quite done, but she had relieved him quite nicely of
some frustration – frustration that was easily being called back. But he knew
this frustration was different from all the years he had lived. This held a
sense of protectiveness and…anticipation. Anticipation of a shared life with
her, of her bearing his children and watching them grow, and of taking care of
her.

"It does not matter. I still would have
gone mad if you had stopped. And of course, I do not wish to stop you of your
desire. I have to confess. It is mine as well."

"And I have another thing to
confess." Alethi took a deep breath and bit her lower lip as if
considering. "I have had Leanne and Liushan teach me. Though I did not
your liege. I only…watched."

Arun's brows furrowed. She had asked to be
taught? Was it because she thought she would disappoint? No. He doubted
anything she did would disappoint him. One thing, he was sure of, he was
jealous. She had seen Liushan before him. Truth to be told, he was not fearful of
any comparison, but he was disturbed. And angry.

He shook his head. He had no right to be
angry. He had had many women before and she did not judge him. But he did want
to know why she had asked Liushan.

"Come here, my dear."

She walked toward him, her eyes averted as
if she felt she had offended him so. She constantly chewed on her lower lip
that they were red and swollen. His blood jumped and his desire pounded at him
to take those lips into his own and savor her.

He adjusted his seat to face her and pulled
her to straddle his lap. She made a tiny cry of protest but no more. With a
finger, he lifted her chin so that he stared directly at her hazel eyes. Eyes
he did not mind drowning himself in. In it she asked for forgiveness, but truly
there was nothing to forgive. He trusted her to make the right and honorable
decisions. He trusted her to never cheat or slight him. He trusted her with his
own life.

"Tell me why you did it, love."

He barely listened to the confirmation of
his thoughts. She did it all for him. To know how to please him. But his ears
picked up at an unexpected reason. That she was afraid of other wenches who
might jade his view of her.

Arun held back a chuckle. She would never
pale in comparison to any woman. Never tire or get bored of her as she feared.
That she did what she dreaded to keep herself desirable in his eyes made him
pant after her already. She was not a woman who desired to please others, but
for him, she did so fearlessly, though it might sully her reputation. She knew
and she did not care.

"Show me what you've learned."