something."
"I wonder what'll happen next," Liander mused.
"I imagine they're thinking up a way to demand a ransom for you. Rubbing their hands together at their great fortune."
"Ransom for us," Liander said.
"I'm not worth ransoming," I said, holding his gaze. I had thought about this during the journey here and I didn't want to voice it to Liander, but I didn't think I had the right to keep it from him either.
Liander looked at me, frowning, but he didn't say anything, for which I was very grateful. I had no wish to explain to my prince it made more sense for them to kill me and get rid of my nuisance value.
After a moment Liander said, "Hollis?"
I glanced at him and I could see the wheels turning; he was thinking again. Could be dangerous that, but I loved his imaginative mind as much as I loved his beautiful body. "Liander?" I responded.
"Seeing as all we can do is wait..." He looked at me from under his eyelashes again. He had to know what that did to me. "Would you like to kiss me?"
"Like to? I've wanted to kiss you for longer than you'll ever know." I put my free arm around his shoulders and pulled him to me. I'd wanted this for so long and although I'd never expected our first kiss to take place in a dungeon, I didn't care one bit. I finally got to feel his lips against mine. Warm, soft and welcoming.
Chapter 10
Oh Lords, it was like coming home. It was even better than my fantasies--the strength of Hollis' hand on my neck, his warm breath ghosting across my face, his lips so much softer than I expected, and, oh, the taste of him. He pulled me closer, if that was possible, pressing his lips firmly against mine as his tongue flicked out and licked my lower lip. I opened up to let him in and his tongue slid languorously along mine. I moaned deep in my throat at the sensations flicking fire along my nerves.
I put an arm around his waist, pulling him against me. My instinct was to rub my other hand over his chest, but with our wrists still chained, we ended up gripping each other's hands between us as we continued to kiss. I felt my cock lift and begin to fill as he moaned into my mouth. Then all at once he pulled away from me and looked at the locked door.
"Wha...what's wrong?" I asked, not believing for a moment it was anything to do with the kiss. I'd felt his...interest grow, too.
"They're coming," Hollis said, frustrated.
"Bad timing," I whispered. "Or not, because I wouldn't have liked them to walk in on us...later."
"You saying I have no control?" He grinned.
"Don't know, do you?" I asked brushing my hand over his cock still tenting his pants.
Bastard! Hollis mouthed as the door was unlocked.
We were bantering to cover our concern about what would happen next.
Kano ordered us out of the cell. The guard with him was carrying a lienda and he stood back as we passed. We had gone perhaps half the distance back the way we'd come in when Kano turned down a side passage. We hadn't gone far when the passageway widened out, the light increased and at the end we saw a staircase. We climbed up the steep steps to a door on which Kano knocked. The sound of a bolt being drawn was loud in the enclosed space and then the door was opened. Another guard stood there, stepping aside to allow Kano to lead us through. Behind us, the door was locked again, and we continued on.
It was clear we were in one of the better-repaired parts of the citadel. There were rugs on the stone flags and tapestries lining the walls. There was a fire roaring in a large fireplace at one end of the huge room. Kano just walked us across the room, though, and took us through yet another door, into another passageway. I was surprised I didn't feel more fear as I walked toward the unknown. Perhaps I was but fooling myself and I was so afraid my senses were paralyzed. I needed the reassurance only Hollis could give me, but when I glanced at Hollis, I saw his attention was on where we were going, gathering information as we moved. I took
"I wonder what'll happen next," Liander mused.
"I imagine they're thinking up a way to demand a ransom for you. Rubbing their hands together at their great fortune."
"Ransom for us," Liander said.
"I'm not worth ransoming," I said, holding his gaze. I had thought about this during the journey here and I didn't want to voice it to Liander, but I didn't think I had the right to keep it from him either.
Liander looked at me, frowning, but he didn't say anything, for which I was very grateful. I had no wish to explain to my prince it made more sense for them to kill me and get rid of my nuisance value.
After a moment Liander said, "Hollis?"
I glanced at him and I could see the wheels turning; he was thinking again. Could be dangerous that, but I loved his imaginative mind as much as I loved his beautiful body. "Liander?" I responded.
"Seeing as all we can do is wait..." He looked at me from under his eyelashes again. He had to know what that did to me. "Would you like to kiss me?"
"Like to? I've wanted to kiss you for longer than you'll ever know." I put my free arm around his shoulders and pulled him to me. I'd wanted this for so long and although I'd never expected our first kiss to take place in a dungeon, I didn't care one bit. I finally got to feel his lips against mine. Warm, soft and welcoming.
Chapter 10
Oh Lords, it was like coming home. It was even better than my fantasies--the strength of Hollis' hand on my neck, his warm breath ghosting across my face, his lips so much softer than I expected, and, oh, the taste of him. He pulled me closer, if that was possible, pressing his lips firmly against mine as his tongue flicked out and licked my lower lip. I opened up to let him in and his tongue slid languorously along mine. I moaned deep in my throat at the sensations flicking fire along my nerves.
I put an arm around his waist, pulling him against me. My instinct was to rub my other hand over his chest, but with our wrists still chained, we ended up gripping each other's hands between us as we continued to kiss. I felt my cock lift and begin to fill as he moaned into my mouth. Then all at once he pulled away from me and looked at the locked door.
"Wha...what's wrong?" I asked, not believing for a moment it was anything to do with the kiss. I'd felt his...interest grow, too.
"They're coming," Hollis said, frustrated.
"Bad timing," I whispered. "Or not, because I wouldn't have liked them to walk in on us...later."
"You saying I have no control?" He grinned.
"Don't know, do you?" I asked brushing my hand over his cock still tenting his pants.
Bastard! Hollis mouthed as the door was unlocked.
We were bantering to cover our concern about what would happen next.
Kano ordered us out of the cell. The guard with him was carrying a lienda and he stood back as we passed. We had gone perhaps half the distance back the way we'd come in when Kano turned down a side passage. We hadn't gone far when the passageway widened out, the light increased and at the end we saw a staircase. We climbed up the steep steps to a door on which Kano knocked. The sound of a bolt being drawn was loud in the enclosed space and then the door was opened. Another guard stood there, stepping aside to allow Kano to lead us through. Behind us, the door was locked again, and we continued on.
It was clear we were in one of the better-repaired parts of the citadel. There were rugs on the stone flags and tapestries lining the walls. There was a fire roaring in a large fireplace at one end of the huge room. Kano just walked us across the room, though, and took us through yet another door, into another passageway. I was surprised I didn't feel more fear as I walked toward the unknown. Perhaps I was but fooling myself and I was so afraid my senses were paralyzed. I needed the reassurance only Hollis could give me, but when I glanced at Hollis, I saw his attention was on where we were going, gathering information as we moved. I took
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