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  “What’s wrong, princess?”

  “Everything. Nothing.” She swiped at her eyes with her burned hand and yelped.

  “Let me see your hand.” Zach pulled it gently toward him, clucking sympathetically at the reddening burn. “Let’s take care of this first. Then we’ll talk about the everything/nothing problem.”

  “Zach—”

  “Shh, just give me a moment.”

  He lifted her hand to his lips and kissed her palm as his body shifted from his human guise to his white Ice Demon form. Talons grew from his fingertips and his hair turned to tinkling crystals. The scents of cardamom and cloves intensified as he blew on her hand, his breath freezing the skin. She loved his white skin wreathed in blue shadows, but he still wore too many clothes to see his snowy physique properly.

  Nothing could shake her excitement or curiosity when he shifted. She’d seen him do it hundreds of times, but it still made her heart pound with delight.

  The pain of the burn faded and he gently rubbed her knuckles, cooling her flesh even more. He drew her hand to his mouth and suckled her skin. Instead of heat, the delicious cold pulled the pain away from her awareness and sent a shiver of pleasure straight to her core.

  When he drew back, he gave her a lazy, sultry-eyed smile. “Better?”

  “Yeah.” She hadn’t meant to sound so breathless and cleared her throat. I’m supposed to be mad at him. “I didn’t know you could do that.”

  “You never asked. And I’ve never seen you burn yourself before.”

  Lily grimaced. “I didn’t intend to.”

  “Let me get out of these clothes. It’s unbearably hot in here.”

  She almost stopped him. Seeing Zach in his Ice Demon form with his white skin covered in nothing but blue shadows made her panties wet and her heart race. But she’d missed him so much she swallowed her protests. I can look but not touch, right?

  He disrobed down to nothing but skin and muscles. Shorter crystals covered his chest and belly, arrowing down to his currently flaccid cock. Blue shadows cradled the ridges of his chest and belly muscles, and accentuated the flex of his thighs and ass as he set his clothes aside. Lily sighed with pleasure, grateful he gifted her with such a magnificent view. Just looking. That’s all I’m doing.

  “Okay.” He took her hand again and inspected the knuckles. “This looks like it’s healing fairly well. Why don’t you tell me about the everything/nothing being wrong?”

  His question slammed reality through her dreamy enjoyment of his naked body. She hoped she didn’t need to wipe the drool off her face as he drew her down with him onto the sleeping bags. She wanted to throw her worries into the billowing snow outside and indulge in Zach’s luscious miles of pearlescent skin. But the vision of Caroline’s fawning smile drained all of her pleasure.

  “Lily?”

  “Right. Sorry.” She sat down and unlaced her boots, stalling as she organized her thoughts. Time to pull up your big girl panties. “It’s been over a year since we’ve spent much time together and watching you with Ms. Benedict made me think you might be having second thoughts about us as a couple.”

  She held up her hand when he opened his mouth to protest. “I know. I heard you turn her down when she asked you out. But then you laughed when she asked if you were married yet, and it made me wonder just how connected we really are.”

  Lily set her boots aside and unzipped her jacket, scrambling up to hang it on the side mirror of the old jeep. She added her hat, scarf, and gloves to it, smoothing them in hopes she could smooth her emotional thoughts. She inspected the flakes in the jeep’s paint and how the window held a spider web of cracks across its surface.

  “You said we were mated for life back in December, but I’m human, and life doesn’t give those kinds of guarantees for my species.” She turned and faced the beautiful male seated, naked, on their makeshift bed. “You showed me the magic, Zach, and it’s something I want more of. It turned my life around. But life’s what happens while you’re busy making plans and I know things can change. I just need to know if the changes are permanent.”

  Zach rose from their nest and stalked to her, sliding his hands on either side of her face. He tilted her head until she met his ice-green gaze. A soft smile curled his lips, exposing his canines, and some of her fear melted.

  “Have you said your piece?”

  Lily blinked. “I think so.”

  “Good. My turn.” Zach leaned forward, brushing his soft lips across hers, and a zing of excitement she hadn’t felt in over a year shot through her. “There is no one else I’d ever show my true form to beyond you.” He dropped a kiss to the side of her neck, and her pussy clenched in need. “You are my mate, the one and only, and I’ve never lost interest or hope or need for you, even as the months passed.”

  He met her gaze again. “I promised to show you the magic from that moment on and always wear my true form with you when alone.” He stepped back and released her, extending his arms to the sides. “Here I am, just as I was born. My body is yours to enjoy, to…what’s that word they use on the Strip?” His brows lowered in thought. “Ogle. That’s it. My body is meant for your ogling pleasure, as well as the more physical pleasures.”

  Zach reached for her hand and drew her closer to his exotic scented body. “I’m yours, Lily. Time, distance, other females or circumstances, won’t change that. When I sank my canines into your shoulder, I became yours, and you became mine. Even death won’t change it.”

  “But what about other Ice Demons?” She fought the pull at the corners of her mouth. “I’m human and unlikely to live as long as you. What if you find a lovely demoness from whom you don’t have to hide you true form?”

  “I don’t have to hide from you, Lily.”

  “No, but you do when we’re out in public around other humans. Won’t it get tiring?”

  “I’ve done it for decades before I met you.” Zach gave her a soft smile, the tips of his canines appearing between his lips. “I straddle two worlds, princess, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. You’re my mate, the one I ache for, and nothing will change that, not even a Demoness.” His smile widened into a grin.

  She knew she should be satisfied, but doubt still lurked in her heart. There are never any guarantees in life.

  “Here, let me show you. Sometimes actions speak more clearly than words.”

  “I thought it was ‘loudly.’”

  “You don’t seem hard of hearing.” Zach leaned forward and kissed her forehead as he slid his hands to her waist. “Let me show you how I feel about you, Lily.”

  Chapter Ten

  Zach reveled in the simple texture of Lily’s body-heated clothing as he lifted it off her. His mouth watered at the memory of sucking on her peaked nipples, and he ached to do it again. With the scent and softness of her skin, his cock hardened to granite between them.

  “You’re mine, Lily. My glorious ice princess.” Tossing the shirt aside, he inhaled her scent. “Holy Freya, you smell divine. Still like the flower that shares your name.”

  Zach leaned forward and tongued her nipples through her bra, enjoying the hitch in her breathing. Her heartbeat sped up as her peaks tautened beneath the pale blue lace. His sultry ice princess still wore lace despite her outdoorsy personality and he loved her subtle feminine efforts. Lily whimpered as he suckled on her breasts, closing her eyes and biting her lip.

  “I’ve missed this so much, Zach.”

  “You’re not the only one.” He smiled as he cupped one of her swells of flesh. “My heart burned every time I woke up alone in my bed on Mt. Charleston.” He followed the lines of lace around her sides to unclip her bra. “And my cock ached.”

  “Surely you took care of that while I was here.” She writhed in his grip, but the disbelief rang clearly in her voice.

  “Oh, yes, I did. But it was never enough.” Zach rubbed his nose between her breasts, reveling in her fragrance. “Goddess, I’ve missed you. Your scent slowly faded from my sheets and I almost
bought a lily of the valley air freshener to remind me.”

  Her breasts jiggled as she laughed, making his cock rise to the occasion. Not yet, mister. “You could have bought lily dryer sheets.”

  He growled at her playful grin. “It’s not the same. Too much chemical, not enough hot, sultry woman.” He licked over one exposed nipple while tweaking the other with his fingers. “I needed you.”

  Lily sighed and opened her eyes. “I needed to find a job and they were hiring here.”

  “Yes, you did.” He smiled at her and pulled her over to their love nest. “I wasn’t criticizing your actions, princess. Come, lie next to me so I can remember the physical textures of your body.”

  She shivered as she lowered herself to the nylon bags and goose bumps pebbled her skin.

  “Are you cold?”

  “A little.” She nodded and grimaced. “But I don’t want you to melt if it gets much hotter in here. You must be frying.”

  He grinned. “As long as I’m naked, I’m comfortable.”

  Her lips curled into a mischievous smirk. “I’m good with naked.”

  Zach laughed and shoved another chunk of wood into the stove. “You are very good naked. I’ve missed having it around me.” He returned to where she lay topless on the bags and shook his head. “But you’re not there yet. Let me help you.”

  Zach knelt between her legs and grasped the zipper on her snowpants. He met her gaze as he slowly pulled the tab down, exposing a matching set of panties in lace.

  “Oh, you sexy, little minx. Did you know we’d see each other today?”

  “No.” She shook her head as he pulled her pants over her hips to expose her mound encased in lace. “But I wear them as often as I can. It keeps you close to me when you’re so far away.”

  He’d confessed his fascination and enthrallment with lace in the early days of their relationship, but at the time, Lily hadn’t taken much notice. So he thought.

  “Sweet North Wind, it’s pale blue like your eyes.” He nuzzled her mound, inhaling her earthy scent and enjoying the soft golden curls cradled within. “Oh, Lily, this is the best surprise. I think you should be rewarded, my sultry little mate.”

  “I like the sound of that. What did you have in mind?” She tilted her head to eye him with a coy expression.

  “Just relax and let me work my magic.”

  Lily wiggled in pleasure. “Oooh, Ice Demon magic. I can’t resist that.”

  His rumbling chuckle escaped as he settled on his belly between her legs. “Good. Resistance is futile.”

  Lily’s answering laugh turned into a moan of surprise when he rubbed her clit through the soft lace. Holy Freya, she smells divine. He couldn’t stop himself from inhaling as deeply as possible before swiping his tongue down her sexy crease. The flavor of her women’s cream permeated the cloth and sent his brain spiraling into erotic bliss.

  Zach groaned in appreciation and hooked his fingers inside the scalloped edges, pulling the fabric off her glorious nether lips. He dipped his tongue between her silken folds and her taste exploded in his mouth. Lily keened a delighted wail and grabbed his head, her fingers burrowing into his crystalline hair.

  “Oh, God, Zach. More.”

  Zach had no intention of denying her, but he’d take his time, reminding her of his love and devotion to her well-being. He growled into her slick pussy, dragging his tongue over her soft folds. Her inner muscles trembled, and the contractions tickled his tongue as he caressed her entrance.

  “Zach, please.”

  “Be patient, minx. I’ve waited a long time to enjoy you, too.”

  “But—”

  Zach was done talking and all about savoring. He peeled her panties from her hips and dragged them down her straining legs without losing his tasty treat. Lily squealed and squirmed, but he clamped his hands to her thighs and held her right where he wanted her.

  Sweet and tangy juice flooded his mouth as he focused his attention on her clit, sucking it between his lips. He added a long taloned finger just inside her sheath, careful not to scratch her, and her muscles contracted around him. He hummed against her sensitive core and she moaned in desperate appeal.

  But Zach slowed his attentions to a leisurely caress, reveling in the tremors coursing along her body.

  “Oh, God, don’t stop.” Lily tightened her hands in his hair.

  “Not stopping, princess. Savoring.”

  Lily groaned and wiggled her ass to tempt him, but he just smiled and slid his tongue between her lips to stroke them. She quivered beneath his sensual onslaught and he inhaled her musk, letting the scent fill him with contentment while his cock begged for its turn. It throbbed against the nylon beneath them with an imperative demand, but he ignored it as he redoubled his attentions on Lily’s pussy.

  The sounds she made as he tortured her lovely flesh jacked his heart rate up until she rocked her hips against his mouth and pulled on the crystalline hairs of his head. The scent of her arousal sharpened as she writhed under his ministrations. Pleasure and satisfaction built in his chest as her back arched and her hands fisted his hair.

  “Oh, God, Zach. I’m going to come!”

  A long wailing screech erupted from Lily as she ground her pussy against Zach’s lips. Her inner muscles clamped down on his finger, milking it as her cream flooded his mouth. Zach drank his fill of her secret essence, allowing her sweet juices to intoxicate him. He’d never get enough of his mate’s lovely flavor, and lapped at her folds with abandon.

  At last, she relaxed, her body falling bonelessly to the nest of sleeping bags. Zach licked the last of her release, cleaning her lovingly with this tongue as he withdrew his finger. Lily’s breasts jiggled with her exhalations, her eyes closed and her expression satisfied. Pride welled up inside him as his cock demanded its due, but he ignored it to gather his woman into his arms as he settled beside her.

  “I’ve missed that so much, Zach.”

  “So have I, princess.”

  “Can we do it again?” She rolled to face him and kissed his chin and neck before settling to catch her breath.

  “Oh, hell yeah.”

  ****

  Lily hid her grin against Zach’s skin, enjoying the mixed scents of sex and spiced chai enveloping her. God, she’d missed him and his loving. How could she have forgotten?

  “I know this isn’t the sexiest of places for a reunion, but I’m glad you came.”

  Zach chuckled. “I’m glad you came, too.”

  She nipped his neck. “Imp!”

  “I’m not an imp, I’m an Ice Demon. Big difference.” He shivered at her teeth grazing his skin and clenched his jaws together.

  “Maybe, but I think it’s your turn to come.” Lily pushed him onto his back and straddled his thighs, allowing his cock to rest between them. “Let’s do this. You sit up with your back against the jeep and I’ll see what I can do to help with your condition.”

  “You want to sit on my lap?” Zach raised his eyebrows as he shifted into position. “I’m not Santa Claus, you know.”

  “I know.” She grinned at him and scooted down his legs. “But you do grant wishes and give gifts. I thought I should give a little back.” She stopped when her face came level with his lap and his hard cock flexed in front of her nose. “Oh, yeah. I want some of that.”

  Zach reached down between his legs and pushed his cock until it stood straight up. “Some of this?”

  “Mmhmm.” Lily fitted her lips over his slick head and pressed her tongue to his slit.

  Zach moaned and his eyes glowed a vibrant jade as she stroked the head. The moan turned to a growl as she dipped her head and slid him deep into her throat. She swallowed around his silken skin, savoring the delicious spicy flavor of his precum. Zach’s hips jerked as she scraped her teeth over the edge of his head and his talons tightened rhythmically in her hair.

  “Holy North Wind, Lily. I’ve missed your talented mouth on me.”

  She hummed her approval of his statement and laved her w
ay back off his cock to offer him a mischievous smile. “I’ve missed having my mouth on you, too. I want to make sure you’re hard enough to ride.”

  He raised one eyebrow. “I’m not hard enough for you?”

  “Not yet.” She winked. “I’ll have to work on that.”

  He opened his mouth to protest, but she reached up to cover his lips with her hand. “Hush and let me savor my treat.” When she slid his cock into her mouth again and suckled on the tip, he growled and dropped back against the side of the jeep. She matched his rumble, rubbing her tongue along the underside of his thick shaft and the sound morphed into a groan.

  “Holy Freya, suck me hard, princess.”

  Lily grasped the base of his cock and twisted her hand around it as she bobbed. She allowed her motions to be languorous, tantalizing, and sensual. She wanted him hard and on edge, ready for when she rode him into ecstasy. The idea sent slick heat straight to her pussy and she moaned her own pleasure around his hard shaft.

  The sounds of wet sucking mixed with the soft pop of the fire in the stove and Lily lost herself to the pleasure. She tickled the smooth skin on his cock head with the tip of her tongue before swallowing the whole shaft as far as she could. Zach’s fingers wove into her hair and his talons scraped her scalp in sensuous jerks as she rose and fell on his cock.

  “Ah, fuck, Lily. You’re getting me close and there’s no way I’m gonna come down your throat.” Zach growled and lifted her off his cock before he pulled her against his chest.

  Lily laughed at his intense determination and straddled his lap, his cock lying along her cleft, throbbing in time to his heartbeat.

  “So, Santa, are you gonna grant me my wish now?” She teased him with rocking her hips, her wet pussy lips kissing his rigid flesh.

  “If that wish is for me to fuck you hard enough to make you come again, then yes, wish granted.” He pulled her in close for a kiss as his other hand stood his cock up until the tip rubbed against her clit.

  Lily squealed into his mouth as his tongue tangled with hers and his cock head sought entrance to her pussy. She rocked her hips, enjoying the sensual slide of his hard flesh against her wet lips, but she refused to settle. She wanted to tease him a little since he took away her chai-flavored treat.