Page 35 of Orc's Pride
How her father hated fish. Her sister loved to dance.
And she loves to watch the sunset.
When the evening comes, we climb back up the cliff to watch it. The sky is every color I can imagine, yellow and orange and violet. It’s the most beautiful I’ve ever seen.
Dana’s hand covers mine, and I tangle our fingers together. For a moment, there’s nothing in the world but her pulse against mine and the many-hued sky.
When I turn to look at her, she’s already looking back at me.
I take a deep breath and lean forward, giving her time to pull away. But she stares at me, eyes wide with wonder, until I press my lips against hers and her eyes drift shut.
When I finally pull away, she runs her tongue across her lips like she’s savoring the taste.
If I said I hadn’t imagined this, I’d be lying. I spent half the night imagining it. But instead of the conversation I’d expected to follow, Dana simply leans her head against my shoulder.
We watch the sunset together as if we’ve done it for years.
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Dana
The view of the sunset over the base is incredible to see.
I can’t help but admire it from up on this bluff, taking in the peacefulness that it seems the world’s fallen into. As chaotic as my past few days here have been, this is by far the most lovely day I’ve had yet.
It’s safe to say that my life hasn’t exactly been easy for me, but even with that in mind, I can’t help but feel that with Pitha here next to me. His body is warm against my shoulder and his hand creeps up to place over mine where it rests flat on the grass.
I smile and turn my head to look up at him, surprised when I see he’s already beaten me to it.
“Pitha?”
“I’d like to kiss you again, Dana.”
His words set my heart on fire. I know my cheeks must be red because he turns a little to cup my face with his hand.
“If… you’ll let me.”
I wet my lips with my tongue, staring into those deep colored eyes of his.
“I’d want nothing more.”
He growls at my statement, but is gentle when he places his lips over mine for the second time. The first kiss had been chaste, but a small fraction of what this one contains. This one is full of passion and desire—everything I’ve felt for him over the past few days that’s been slowly building no matter what I try and do to stop it.
Gods, what am I doing?
Before I have a chance to think too deeply into it, I feel Pitha pulling me over onto his lap. I settle into him nicely, letting him run his hands over my body while I tilt my head to deepen our kiss.
He growls again, running his tongue along the seam of my lips and parting them slowly. His tongue dances around mine in a sensual way that has my toes curling in my boots.
Gods, how is he able to do this to me—make me feel this way—with just a simple kiss?
It feels maddening and right all wrapped up into one pretty bow.
Am I a traitor to the alliance for letting him do this to me? An orc whose intentions I know nothing of, aside from the fact that he’s looking out for his own people in the way Chieftains do?
My head swims with the thoughts that I try hard not to concentrate on.
More. I need more of him.