I nodded and settled on my knees once more. I continued my exploration, lifting the hem to his hips, letting the fabric bunch in one hand to display the silk clinging to my mate’s cock. “These are delightful,” I rasped, and no words that left my lips had ever been more true.

The baby blue was perfect against his skin, and it strained to conceal what lay underneath, leaving nothing to the imagination. I grazed my knuckles over the hard outline, feeling him twitch through the barrier before I swiped my thumb over the dark blue wet spot at the tip. Just as he began to rock into the touch, I withdrew, instead following the thin string of silk around his hip to the small dimple of his tailbone. It disappeared into the crease, leaving his cheeks exposed, and I couldn’t bite back my appreciative groan.

“You’re gorgeous, pet.” The praise elicited a delightful blush over my mate’s skin. “So pretty and perfect, just for me.”

My mate widened his stance, yielding to the greedy exploration, whimpering sweetly. The sound shot straight to my dick, and the need to lavish the ethereal creature with affection became impossible to overcome. I shifted backward just enough to hook one of his legs over my shoulder, displaying him further, before placing a lingering kiss on the inside of his knee.

I received a full-body shiver in return.

I continued on, up and up, peppering a burning trail of adoring kisses right to the apex of his thighs—almost exactly where he ached for the touch most. Luca bucked his hips with more urgency, a blatant plea for friction, but I swerved away with a smirk. “Relax,” I said. “We’ll get there.”

“Sometime today?” he huffed, and I chided him by gently pressing my thumb into the sensitive skin of his groin.

“Brat.”

“Nope, just need you.” He flushed an even more delicious shade of pink.

My smile softened. “I know, sweetling, and I promise I’ll give you everything you need, but can you be patient a little longer for me? I want to take my time and worship you. It’s no more than you deserve.”

Luca’s mouth curved with a shy smile, and he gave a compliant nod. The tension in his body visibly loosened and he sagged against the wall, trusting me to take care of him. A purple hue flashed at the edges of my vision at the display, and driven by pure instinct, I leaned forward to latch onto the thickest part of his thigh.