To distract himself from that far-too-tantalizing thought, Alec focused on the area just below Nick’s jaw. He tested the sensitivity there by brushing his lips across the skin, but Nick barely sighed in response. It was probably pleasant, but not electrifying—and Alec was definitely shooting for electrifying. He upped the ante with his tongue, using the tip to trace random patterns and search for the sensitive spots that would really make Nick squirm. He didn’t get the response he was looking for until he scraped the tips of his teeth across the same inch of skin. Nick immediately stiffened beneath him, his entire body from his chest to his fingers tensing at the contact. Alec smiled to himself before gently lightly biting the skin. He barely applied any pressure at all, but it was still e
