Chapter 210 Chapter 209
Laying her flat on the bed, he dug between her thighs and sought her out with his tongue, lapping her directly from the source. Rayena gave a weak scream, her hands already tangled in his air in an attempt to dislodge him.
It was futile.
Xenon only burrowed deeper, his tongue reaching places his fingers couldn't get to. He felt Rayena thighs tremble at the side of his head, another orgasm already imminent.
"Xenon, please... Oh gods!" She screamed, but her hips were already moving, grinding against his face.
"Sorry, you just taste too good." He groaned against her sex, taking the swollen nub into his mouth and nipping at him, her cries turning to wails.
"Oh... Fuck!"
He lashed her with his tongue, taking every strangled cry, every pull at his hair, clue that he was doing something right. When her entire body started going rigid, he knew she was close.
"Xenon, please, please, please... " She begged suddenly, voice high pitched. "I'm going to cum.. Please!"
"Go ahead. I'm right here. I'll hold you through it." He growled, keeping his strokes relentless. Rayena bucked once, twice, then did a whole body shake, unintelligible sounds escaping her lips as her orgasm crashed through her, stealing her soul and releasing it above the heavens.
"Xenon... " She muttered in a broken cry, panting for air, legs still shaking. Xenon pulled back to watch how wrecked she was.
Need like no other crashed through him and he just wanted to be inside her now. He pulled down his brief, cock springing out with a vengeance and coated with pre-cum. Suppressing a snarl, he lined himself up to her entrance and was about penetrating when memories assailed him, making him stiffen once more.
The haze in his eyes cleared, something painful twisting in chest. The image of someone's mangled body had imposed itself on top of Rayena and his arousal fled, leaving him gaping for breath.
Rayena saw the terrified look in his eyes and paused, her senses slowly returning to her. "Xenon, are you alright?" She whispered, still out of breath but now concerned for him. He blinked rapidly, and seemed to notice her once more.
"Yeah... I'm fine. Just need a moment to myself." He groaned, a vein growing on his neck as he suppressed a roar.
Rayena ignored the fear clawing at her chest, seeing him in this state and reached out to press his head against her chest, softly patting his hair. "I'm here, take all the time you need."
Xenon took several shuddering breaths, willing the tension coiled around his neck to loosen. When he felt a semblance of control again, he pulled away.
"Okay now?" Rayena asked, searching him with her gaze.
He nodded, trying to recover his lost need for her. "I'm fine... We can continue." He murmured, his voice gruff.
Rayena nodded, grabbing a hold of his hands and gently placing it on her waist to nudge him on. Xenon held her gaze forms fleeting moment, then leaned down to kiss her. It started out soft and unsure, but soon blazed to an inferno of need and want.
Her hands wrapped around his neck, drawing him closer to her, her heart threatening to burst out of her ribcage. Xenon growled into the kiss, dominating every cell in she had before, venturing lower. As he did so, his body moved in sync with her, and he was between her spread thighs once more.
Rayena moaned when he sucked on the spot his mark was placed, unable to handle to barrage of sensations storming through her. Xenon stroked his cock, working himself up as he made to enter again.
"All yours... take what you need," Rayena whispered in encouragement, her body slick with sweat.
His grip on her hips tightened, and Xenon drove himself slowly into her eager core. She mewled, rocking her hips to meet him, but the flashbacks came again—this time more severe—as the full image of Anastasia flashed before his eyes. Her soulless, blank stares made his blood curdle, terror striking him like a whip.
Xenon froze so quickly he almost had a panic attack, but his tiger responded with fury, ready to rend apart the devil that had made their lives a living hell.
He abruptly pushed Rayena away, doubling over as he fought against the savage roar budding in his chest.
Rayena looked on in worry as he struggled with himself, confusion warring within her.
"I... I think we should stop now," Xenon eventually groaned, his voice thick with anger and dark shame.
For a moment, she just stared at him — at the way his shoulders trembled under the weight of memories she couldn’t see. Her heart ached, not for the intimacy that slipped away, but for the pain that had taken its place. She’d thought she understood what broken looked like. But this… this was something deeper.
She wanted to touch him, to offer comfort, yet some part of her feared she might only remind him of what he was running from. So she sat there in silence, fingers curling into the sheets, fighting the sting behind her eyes.
"It's okay... it's okay. We can stop now. No more," Rayena hurriedly said, torn between reaching for him and pulling farther away.
Xenon continued to rock himself in a soothing manner until the tension bled off him and he slumped on the bed, letting out a ragged breath. He covered his face with his hand, letting out a bitter chuckle.
"Looks like I'm not as healed as I originally thought," he groaned, his voice low and halting.
The pain in his voice broke any hesitation Rayena might have had. She reached for him, gingerly touching his face. "It's okay, really. You can't undo years of trauma in one night. Healing takes time," she whispered, pulling his hand away from his face.
When he glanced at her, she continued speaking, settling next to him. "Your rut may have made it possible for you to push through during that night, but now it's just you. And though the spirit is willing, the body is still weak... or should I say the mind?"
Xenon stared at her, a corner of his lips quirking up. "You say the nicest things. I could hear you speak all day," he murmured.
Rayena smiled. "I'm glad you found comfort in my words. I'm always happy to help."
Xenon sighed. "Our little escapade seems to have come to an end now." He sat up, and unwittingly, Rayena's gaze dropped to that part of him.
"You're still... hard, though. That's going to be uncomfortable, isn't it?"
Xenon shrugged. "A bit."