Warriors of Poseidon 02 - Atlantis Awakening

shoulders, marveling at the muscular shape of his chest and body.
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    The stones on her rings, released from the dampening she'd forced on them, sang out joyfully. Emerald song and opal song harmonized to create a powerful symphony of joyous desire that played through her body, through his body, through the room. At the first notes of the music, Ven groaned and curled one hand into her hair to tighten on the back of her head. He shifted a little and suddenly the hard heat of him was centered between her thighs and she felt the liquid welcome of her body in reaction.
     
    Still kissing her, he touched her neck, her shoulder, and then his hand softly caressed the side of her breast, and she gave up the fight, surrendered, game over, no more rational Erin. She bucked against him and rubbed every inch of her body against his, moaning in the back of her throat at the goodness, the Tightness, the heat and the pure, pounding need.
     
    The emeralds trilled sharply, then faded into background music as the sensations pouring through Erin took command of her senses. When he rubbed his thumb over her aching nipple, electricity seared through her body and she arched up against him, mindlessly repeating his name, moaning, pleading.
     
    He stopped kissing her long enough to speak her name with such longing, such desperate desire that she shuddered beneath him. The opals sang to her, to him, to them both; sang a sonata of joy and home. But the emeralds pounded their thunderous pulse of desire and need over and around her and Ven until she thought the universe would surely explode if he didn't bury himself inside her right now, right now, right now, right now.
     
    He pushed her shirt up a little, eyes on her as if to ask permission, and she took a shaky breath and placed his hands on her breasts. He closed his eyes for a moment, gently caressing her through her bra, and then opened his eyes and flashed a very wicked smile at her.
     
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    "You shouldn't do that to a man, Erin. Because you are so fu—...freaking beautiful, and getting my hands on your breasts is like getting the world's best present."
     
    She looked up at him, too swamped with longing and craving to attempt to return his joking in kind. "I don't know why, but I need you right now. My body is on fire and I need you to touch me, Ven. It has been so long since anyone touched me… I need you." Her voice caught, and she was surprised not to feel ashamed at the stark plea she heard in her own words. But she wasn't ashamed. She was flying, she was burning up, she was going to die if he didn't release the explosive pressure building inside her.
     
    But… oh, Goddess. Protection. "Wait! I don't have any, I mean, we need protection!"
    Her face flushed hot red.
     
    He instantly understood. "We're safe. Poseidon does not allow his warriors to father children until he has blessed the rite of fertility."
     
    She bit her lip. "Um, what about… I mean, I'm clean, but—"
     
    "Atlanteans are immune to human illnesses, as you are to ours, mi amara. There is nothing at all to fear."
     
    A mischievous grin flashed across her face and she shot a pointed glance down between their bodies. "Sure, nothing to fear, easy for you to say. To use terms you warrior types might understand, I'm the one with the giant sword getting ready to try to fit in my sheath."
     
    He burst into laughter, as did she, and the miracle of their laughter reignited their passion. Slowly, though, the smile faded from his face, replaced by something darker.
    More powerful. A predator stalked her from behind the blue-green flames glowing in his eyes and she caught her breath for an instant. "I am honored beyond measure by your words and your wanting, mi amara," he said roughly, lifting his hands to frame her face.
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    "Yet I must say this: I want to do the honorable thing and tell you I'll back off and just hold you, but my control is shredding. Never in my nearly five hundred years have I wanted anything or anyone the way I want you right now. So say no or say yes, but either way, be damned sure. Because I need to be inside you more than I need to take my next breath."
     
    She stilled for a long moment, but her body and the song in her soul made the decision for her. She smiled at him. "Yes."
     
    He paused, then nodded