He shook his head. What was happening to him?
Before he knew it, he’d arrived at the water’s edge.
Rui’s clothes and sword were stacked neatly this time on the bank.
Wolfe’s heart gave a walloping thud against his chest bone at the sight.
She was here.
He couldn’t see her, but his body could sense her nearness.
A moment later, her silvery head broke through the surface of the lake. She blinked those hypnotic, lapis lazuli eyes at him, droplets of water beading on her long, straight lashes, trickling down her translucent skin.
“Hello, my Wolfe.”
His already half-hard cock kicked into full salute at those simple words.
God, how she slayed him!
“You shouldn’t be out here alone,” he repeated the same words as the night before, his brows lowered in a ferocious scowl, his hands fisting at his sides.
“Good thing you’re here with me then,” she batted back.
He shook his head, words deserting him.
She would never change. She would always do exactly as she pleased. And by both the innocent and passionate gleam in her eyes, at least for right now, she wantedhim.
“Come join me in the water,” she invited, just as she did last night.
“The water is not as cold as yesterday. You will quickly grow used to it. And if you still need warmth, I am here. I will warm you, my Wolfe.”
Wolfe raised his eyes skyward, silently praying for will power.
The things she said…how they enflamed him.
“Please,” she implored without begging. “I promise not to take advantage of you. I may demand a few kisses, however. I miss you very much.”
He looked down at his feet this time, shaking his head.
This woman was going to be the death of him.
After long moments, his heart overruled his head. He pulled off his tunic in one smooth motion and shucked his trousers, weapon belt and boots.
When he stood naked at the edge of the lake, his scarred body and face illuminated by a quarter moon, she swam a bit closer so that he could see the awe and glittering lust in her wide eyes.
“You are so beautiful, my Wolfe.”
Her guileless yet sultry words made him tremble uncontrollably.
Her gaze slowly caressed his form from head to toe, then back again to focus on his rampant sex, where the head was already slick with moisture, pulsing with need.
“And so very delicious too.”
She licked her lips artlessly.
“I want to taste you again,” she said huskily, her eyes raising back to his.
“I want to make you feel good the way a female takes care of her male. Will you let me, my Wolfe?”