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  And then he pressed back between her legs and redoubled his efforts, lapping her spread pussy even harder and faster, making Cass’s breath catch in her throat as the pleasure spiked inside her.

  Suddenly she was there—she could feel the thunderstorm breaking and the warm, drenching rain of pleasure washing over and through her. Jake was making her come—making her come on his tongue, just as he had said.

  “Oh, Jake,” she cried breathlessly. “Glan Agus ‘Ordugh!”

  A feeling of power rolled through her—the same feeling she’d had when they had healed Jake’s back together. It intensified every sensation—making the orgasm even stronger—causing her pussy to clench hard as her hand tightened in Jake’s hair. For a moment she felt almost electrocuted by pleasure.

  “Jake!” she wailed again, every muscle in her body going tense. “Oh, God yes—yes! Glan Agus ‘Ordugh! Glan Agus ‘Ordugh!”

  “Easy, my darling.” He pulled away for a moment as her pleasure peaked and began to ease, his mouth and lower jaw shiny with her juices. “Be careful when you say words of power, you may get more than you asked for.”

  “Wh-what?” Cass was still panting and trembling from the after-effects of the intense orgasm which was, she had to admit, hands-down the best she’d ever had. She didn’t know if it was the addition of magic that made it so or maybe just the fact that Jake had worked so hard to give it to her and had so clearly enjoyed making her come. But for whatever reason, it had been almost overwhelming in its intensity.

  “I said, you must be careful. Look.” He pointed to the pile of colored sticks which were now neatly arranged in rows by color like orderly soldiers on the coffee table.

  “Oh…” Cass made an effort to come back to herself. “I…I did that?”

  “You did. And that is not all you did. Come…look.” Jake took her by the hand and helped her off the couch. When Cass’s knees went weak and she nearly stumbled, he lifted her easily into his arms and brought her around to see what he was talking about.

  All the tubes of paint and brushes which she’d left lying in a half hazard pile, were now neat and orderly, stacked in rows just like the sticks. All of them were cleared of any smudges of paint too—they looked brand new, as though she’d just bought them.

  “Oh…” Cass breathed, looking in wonder at her equipment. “I never meant to do all that.”

  Jake chuckled.

  “I told you that you had magic inside you. It seems to grow stronger every time you use it.”

  “Of course the only time I can use it is when you, uh, help me get started,” Cass pointed out.

  “I don’t mind that a bit, my darling.” Jake’s voice was a low, lustful growl and the look in his leaf-green eyes made her feel hot and cold all over again. He kissed her on the mouth and Cass moaned against his lips as she tasted her own secret flavor there.

  Jake carried her back to the couch and before she knew it she was straddling his lap, feeling his hard, hot shaft poking her inner thighs as they kissed each other hungrily.

  Oh God, moaned a little voice in the back of Cass’s mind, You shouldn’t be doing this, Cass! You know you shouldn’t!

  And yet it seemed like she was going to anyway. Despite the intense orgasm Jake had just given her, Cass wanted more—needed more. She wanted him inside her—wanted to feel that thick shaft she felt brushing against her inner thighs, filling her pussy to the hilt. She wanted to take him all the way inside and feel him thrusting deep and hard and long. She wanted—

  “Gods, Cassandra—I want you.” Jake’s voice was low and intense as he pulled back to look at her. His eyes were blazing in the firelight and his grip on her hips was firm and possessive.

  “I want you too,” Cass admitted breathlessly. “God, Jake, I know we shouldn’t but I want you so much.”

  He kissed her again, pulling her tight against him so that the head of his cock was rubbing against the wet, open folds of her pussy.

  With a little moan, Cass started to lower herself onto him. But just as the broad head of his shaft was slipping into the mouth of her pussy, Jake gave a frustrated groan and pushed her gently but firmly away.

  “What…why…?”

  Cass could barely formulate a coherent question. Her brain felt like it was on pause while her body took control. All she wanted was Jake inside her…but for some reason the big elf wasn’t following through.

  “Why did you stop?” she asked, finally managing to get a complete sentence out.

  “I want you, Cassandra—make no mistake about that.” Jake’s eyes were still blazing as he looked at her. “But I want more than this.” He nodded down between them to where Cass still hovered over his shaft.

  “More than sex?” She frowned. “I don’t understand.”

  He sighed deeply.

  “I am not given to casual encounters,” he explained. “What do you humans call them?”

  “One-night stands?” Cass suggested. “Uh—hook-ups?”

  “Exactly.” Jake nodded firmly. “I cannot be satisfied with a one-time ‘hook-up’ as you say. I need more.” He looked at her intently. “Cassandra, I need you—all of you.”

  “Oh, um…” Cass looked at him wide-eyed, not sure what to make of this. Was he about to offer her some kind of 50 Shades-type contract where they would spell out the exact parameters of their relationship? She wasn’t exactly sure how she felt about that, to be honest. Although she knew she was definitely falling for her court-appointed elf, they were still at the beginning when things were fragile…new. Finding out that he wanted to “own” her in some way might be a deal-breaker.

  Jake sighed.

  “What I am trying to say is that I want to be the only male in your life. If you still have feelings for your human lover and you wish to be with him, then I will step aside, as much as it pains me to do so. If, however, you would be interested in an exclusive relationship with me…”

  He let the words hang in the air and until they finally sank in.

  “Oh!” Cass let out a sigh of relief. “Oh—for a minute there I thought you were going to tell me you had a sex dungeon downstairs and you wanted me to call you master and wear a collar or something.”

  Jake frowned. “Whatever gave you that idea? I could see the interest in playing games of dominance and submission in an established relationship but you and I are just beginning…or are we?” He raised an eyebrow at her, waiting for her answer.

  Cass took a deep breath and opened her mouth though she wasn’t entirely sure what was going to come out.

  “Jake,” she said carefully. “I like you—a lot. In fact, I’m pretty sure I’m falling for you, even though we haven’t known each other very long.”

  “If by falling you mean in love, then I am falling in love with you too,” he said seriously.

  His willingness to put it right out there in the open sort of took Cass’s breath away. She’d been dating Brandon for over a year and it had taken most of that time for one of them to say the “L” word. Brandon still wouldn’t say it if he was around his buddies. Apparently it was embarrassing and emasculating.

  But Jake didn’t seem to feel that way—he was ready to dive right in the deep end with her. The question was, was Cass ready to dive in too?

  I just don’t know, she thought uncertainly. Aloud, she said,

  “I just…I need a little time.”

  “Is it because of your human lover? You prefer to be with him?” Jake asked the question quietly but his eyes burned with intensity as he spoke.

  “No,” Cass said honestly. “In fact, my time with you has kind of made me reevaluate my relationship with Brandon. I think…” She took a deep breath. “I think it would be better if I broke things off with him. But that doesn’t mean I’m ready to go jumping right back into a different relationship the minute I end the one I’m in,” she added quickly.

  Jake nodded.

  “I understand,” he said quietly. “But will you at least give me a chance to woo you? A chance