Too dangerous, I warned myself, even as another part of me whispered, You already know. 

Sunny whimpered into the kiss, shifting in my arms, and I pulled away, brow furrowing in concern. She gasped, catching her breath, and grinned up at me, reaching between us to push the fabric of the robe aside, struggling to free herself and press closer to my skin.

I purred and smiled down at her. "We were just speaking of your need for rest, petal."

She laughed, pulling one arm free of the cloak and wrapping it around my shoulder, trying to drag me down on top of her. "I know. Which is why you should be very gentle and do all the work this time."

Resist her, Khell. She is only human. She can't overpower you!

No, in strength, Sunny couldn't beat me. But the scent of her arousal was making my mouth water. The catch of her breath as she squirmed and fought to bare herself to me, to press her skin to mine, made my ears twitch and my instincts to chase rise up. The look of her, rumpled in the sheets, blushing with excitement, that bright smile curving on her lips, called to me like a siren at the cliff's edge.

Sunny moaned and relaxed again as I dove down to claim those swollen, bitten lips. My hips landed against hers, and my arm still cradling her waist tugged the velvet back until our skin met, drawing another purr from my chest, the sound vibrating down into Sunny through our kiss.

Resisting Sunny was nearly futile. She was all bright curiosity and eager surrender. She consumed pleasure with the appetite of a succubus, offered it back with the blessing of a—

I pulled away from the little temptress with a growl, sitting up and glaring down at her, my snarl rising at the picture of her splayed out for my taking. Sunny was smirking, breasts rocking with her gasps for air.

"Wicked petal."

She giggled, and my frown couldn't stand against the sound.

"You just like to see what you can get away with," I said.

Sunny sighed and scooted back, wrapping the velvet around herself again, my fingers itching to tear it away so she couldn't hide herself from me. "A bit," she admitted with a small shrug.

I rose from the nest, stepping out and turning back to scoop her up into my arms. "You forget who is in charge," I said.

Sunny hummed and leaned her head onto my shoulder. "I don't. Another bath? You haven't even gotten me properly dirty."

"This bath is larger than the one in the cottage, easier to share with you," I said, resting her on a cushioned ledge near the wide, round bathing pool.

"If you wanted me wet, slippery, and relaxed, we could've stayed in the bed," Sunny said, her foot tapping against the clay wall.