He glanced back at her, missing the shift in her emotions at first.

"Well, yeah, I mean..."

He gestured vaguely as he tried to hold in his budding excitement.

"If we’re heading that way anyway, having free access makes things a lot easier. No interference, no delays..."

He stopped mid-sentence when he finally noticed the change in the room.

"What?"

He frowned slightly.

She was looking at him blankly, with little to no emotion, but Atheline had been with her long enough to know she wasn’t as calm as she appeared.

’I got too excited ’

"You almost died," she said quietly but the words landed harder than he wanted to admit.

He blinked.

"Yes... I noticed."

A weak attempt at deflection but it didn’t land. Her expression didn’t change but her gaze grew colder.

"And you’re thinking about routes," she stepped closer," about convenience."

He straightened slightly, the tension in the room finally registering.

"I’m just saying it works in our favor, we can use ..."

"You were dying!"

She cut him off, her voice sharper than she intended.

He didn’t answer immediately, because there wasn’t an easy one. Her gaze held him there, unable to move.

A small sigh left him.

"I apologise, " he said softly.

Her hand ran through her hair, the hidden frustration leaking.

"An apology won’t cut it, Atheline... you don’t seem to care about yourself at all."

His jaws hardened.

"I apologise, " he repeated.

She sighed and sat down next to him moving closer until only a small space was left between them.

"You collapse, again right in front of me," she said softly now, she took her hand into his," your body was so hot, I could feel it."

He paused slightly, the familiar guilt coming back. He squeezed her hand tenderly and pulled her towards him.

She climbed onto his lap and pulled him to her chest.

"You almost didn’t come back," she quietly said.

He could sense her fear in her grip, although she appeared normal.

He looked at her properly, their gaze meeting.

"I’m fine now."

It wasn’t a strong argument, but there was no need for one since it was the truth.

Her expression didn’t change but the tension loosened.

She leaned down. He tilted his head to the side and met her lips halfway.

They fell into a mess of lips and saliva as they fought for dominance Atheline winning as Lilith let him ravage her lips while his tongue tangled with hers.

"I’m really sorry," he muttered as his hands started to make their way from Lilith’s hips to her bottom.

"Hey," she swatted his hands away, Atheline pouted at the loss of the comfortable and soft touch.

"Please... I’m okay, I missed you so much let me touch you," he pleaded as he licked her neck.

Lilith shivered in pleasure and moved away from the touch as he worked on her neck down to her cleavage.

"This... your body..."

"I’m perfectly fine.. " I just want to be with you," he cut her off.

He was breathing hard and his body started to get hotter and hotter.

"Haa," she let out a sigh and allowed him to take her lips.

The kiss went on for a while as Atheline’s hands roamed her body with practised ease.

"I survived all that... don’t I get a reward, " he said as he pushed Lilith on the bed.

"Will I get a reward, my queen? " he asked as he settled between her legs and went back to claim the lips that were now his.

"You.. brought that... on yourself, " she muttered between their kisses.

He chuckled softly. His tongue snaked inside again and played with Lilith’s. All the while having Lilith shiver under him.

Atheline’s hand cupped her breasts, as he placed them softly, enjoying the weight in his hands plus the way she arched into his touch whenever he brushed against her nipple.

Restrained moans spilled out of her half-open lips as his touch moved down.

Her dress was bunched at her waist, both the lower and upper body unclothed.

With his mouth on his nipple, his hands were playing with her sensitive core increasing her arousal.

His soft caress led to her first orgasm. Her body tightened, then the familiar buildup followed before the dam was opened.

She orgasmed just from his surface touch of her core.

He took her lips again, swallowing her moans.

"Atheline..." she called as she mustered enough strength to negate her arousal and push him away.

"I’m a little bit sleepy so I want to please you first," Lilith smiled as she guided him back to the bed.

Atheline smiled with a knowing smile that made her roll her eyes.

Although she wasn’t that sleepy she was mentally tired with all the things that had been going on around her and she wasn’t comfortable sleeping with him when he had just woken up.

"Let’s continue this next time," she spoke, completely removing the bunched-up dress.

Atheline gulped as he stared at her.

"Now sit back and enjoy,"

She smirked since she was now the one dominating. She sat on his lap, held his cheeks, and kissed him.

’Fuck, this is hot’

It was just too erotic. Lilith taking control of the action was hotter but of course, he also wanted to do his own thing.

"Atheline, you don’t have to linger on my breasts too much," she whispered as she departed from the kiss a string of saliva still connecting them.

She sat up, a smirk on her lips. Atheline’s hands dropped from her breasts.

She lowered herself back down and licked his neck all the while her hands moved downwards.

Down.

Down.

Down.

Until it came to a stop on the bulging area that had been pushing against her every time he thrusted his hips.

Lilith chuckled as Atheline held her waist and motioned her bottom to rub against his manhood.

"Impatient," she whispered in Atheline’s ears.

Atheline paused when he heard her words.

"Do you want me to touch you," Lilith asked as she lifted herself once more and placed herself on his lap better.

Her bottom was right on top of the pent-up area. Atheline was in so much pleasure that strings of low groans slipped out of his mouth as she slowly rotated her hips.

The warm feeling of her on top of his manhood was giving him so much pleasure.

"Lily," he called out as the pleasure heightened.

She smirked down at him then got off him when the pleasure was in the middle of building up.

"What?" he turned to her, confusion and frustration in his gaze.

She chuckled softly.

"You look cute when you’re this confused, " she said her hand going back to the still bulging manhood he spotted.

"This is torture, " he whispered buckling to her touch.

Her fingers rubbed his manhood against his clothes for a moment before she pulled down his nightwear releasing it.

"Do you want me to remove your clothes?" She asked seductively.