Nine Hot Therians and Their Only One Queen novel Chapter 886

Chapter 886 It Is Beating Because of You

And then, nothing unfolded in the way Emma had been bracing herself for.

Instead of anything overwhelming, Jim’s cool fingertips settled gently at her temples, moving in slow, careful circles that felt almost impossibly tender.

Jim said softly, “You’ve just finished eating. It’s not good to do anything too intense right away.”

His voice stayed gentle and steady, carrying that familiar, overly serious concern that was so typical of him.

Jim added in a calm tone, “It’ll upset your stomach.”

Emma remained silent.

It still sounded like he was reading straight out of a medical guide.

Then she mused, Why does he turn off the lights? Is darkness really necessary just to give a massage?

His touch remained incredibly delicate.

The slightly rough pads of his fingers glided across her skin in unhurried, soothing strokes.

Jim instructed her gently, “Close your eyes.”

His voice dropped lower, soft and almost hypnotic as he spoke.

Even though she couldn’t see anything anymore, Emma still obediently closed her eyes.

Once sight was gone completely, every other sensation became sharper, almost overwhelming.

A moment later, she felt something warm press lightly against her forehead.

It was brief. Barely there.

Controlled. Almost reverent.

Then it shifted-across her brow, down the bridge of her nose, and finally hovered at the corner of her lips.

He didn’t rush. Instead, Jim lingered there, brushing and tracing as if memorizing her, patient beyond reason.

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It felt like someone who had finally found water in a desert but refused to drink greedily–only tasting it slowly, carefully, afraid it would disappear.

Chapter 886 It Is Beating Because of You

Jim whispered against her lips, “Emma…”

Her name slipped out of him in a low murmur.

His voice carried something heavy-affection tangled with restraint, so intense it felt like it might swallow everything whole.

Whatever tension had been in Emma’s body slowly unraveled under that quiet, persistent gentleness.

Jim’s hand drifted along her waist, eventually pausing at the line of her buttons.

Without thinking, Emma lifted her arms slightly to help him.

The moment cool air brushed her skin, she flinched.

Then Jim immediately pressed his warm palm against her, replacing the chill in an instant.

He had large hands, long fingers-steady, certain, but never rough.

Every place he touched sparked faint, trembling heat beneath her skin.

From her waist, to her back, to the sensitive curve at the nape of her neck.

Jim didn’t rush at all.

Instead, he said nothing, moving like he had all the time in the world, carefully igniting awareness across every inch of her.

“Mm…” A sound slipped out of Emma before she could stop it.

In the thick silence, it rang especially clear-soft, shaky, and embarrassingly sweet.

Jim paused for a brief second.

Then his breathing shifted, growing heavier as he reacted.

He lowered his head, and his lips followed, brushing from behind her ear down the side of her neck, warm and lingering.

His lips brushed her skin, barely there yet impossible to ignore.

The faint sting tangled with a teasing tickle, and her knees went weak almost at once.

Jim asked in a low, rough voice right beside her ear, “Does that feel good?”

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Chapter 886 It Is Beating Because of You

His tone came out hoarse, strained with something he was barely holding back.

Emma’s mind was already a mess, and she couldn’t bring herself to answer properly.

When she stayed silent, Jim let out a low chuckle and murmured, “Not answering?

Then he added softly, “Then I’ll take that as it feels good.”

Emma offered no response.

At that moment, she genuinely felt he was talking too much.

The quieter Jim was definitely easier to deal with.

Jim suddenly called her name again, “Emma.”

Emma snapped, “Stop it!”

She turned her head and lightly bit down on his shoulder.

“Don’t ask me things like that again.”

She felt too self-conscious to respond to a question like that in the midst of such intimacy.

Jim asked her, unfazed, “Why not?”

The bite didn’t seem to register as pain at all for him.

Instead, Jim’s expression softened further as he looked at her.

He said gently, “I just want you to feel good.”

Then, as if to prove it, he stopped holding anything back and leaned in again, kissing her fully -deep, unrestrained, and consuming.

“Mmph…”

Emma let out a muffled sound as she was kissed breathless, her mind spinning while her fingers clutched tightly at his shoulders, knuckles paling from the

pressure.

The darkness filled with warm, tangled sounds that made her face burn.

She had no idea how long it lasted.

Only when she was on the edge of losing herself completely did Jim finally ease back, slowly and reluctantly.

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Chapter 886 It Is Beating Because of You

But he didn’t fully let her go.

Instead, Jim lowered his kisses along her skin, trailing downward.

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Warm, damp kisses landed on her chin, then her throat, until they reached the hollow above her collarbone.

There, Jim paused and inhaled deeply, as if trying to imprint her scent into him completely.

Jim murmured hoarsely, “Emma…”

His voice came out rough, thick with desire in the darkness, dangerously intimate.

Jim said, “Your heartbeat… it’s really fast.”

His palm rested over her chest, feeling the frantic rhythm beneath.

He admitted quietly, “Mine is too.”

He quickly took her hand and pressed it against his chest.

Under her palm, his heart was pounding hard-like it was trying to break free.

Jim asked softly, leaning in close, “Can you feel it?”

His warm breath brushed her ear, making her tremble.

Jim said in a low voice, “It’s beating because of you.”

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