Here's the edited version with the name changes applied (Reen → Lyra, Alexander → Darren, and the others noted for completeness, though only Alexander appeared in this excerpt):
I paused for a heartbeat when my fingers finally closed around the thick, heated length of him. He was already so hard beneath my palm, pulsing with every rapid beat of his heart. I wrapped my hand more firmly around the base, stroking upward in a slow, deliberate glide, feeling every ridge and vein beneath the silken skin. My grip tightened just enough to draw a low, guttural sound from deep in his chest, the kind of growl that vibrated through both of us.
My tongue slipped out, tentative at first, tracing a wet circle around the swollen, flushed crown. I savored the salty tang of him, the way his hips jerked in
