”Iwasgoing to see if you were already back or if I was going to have to turn someone to stone for coming in here. Thankfully, it was the former and not the latter.”
Her smile widens. “It’s almost Halloween. Costumes are in every store that can get their hands on them. So, in light of that, I got you a full costume since you said you’ve always wanted to dress up.”
Tears well in my eyes as I stare at her. My breath catches in my lungs when she pulls a beautiful black dress and a corresponding black veil out of a bag. No one has ever done something so nice for me.
Her eyes lock onto mine, and she drops everything she holds to wrap me up in her arms. “What’s wrong, my little relic?”
I sniffle. “That was just so sweet of you.”
She rubs her hand in circles on my back and chuckles. “Well, you did give me an amazing orgasm before I left. It gave me a little bit of a pep in my step, if you know what I mean.”
Pushing away from her, I roll my eyes. “Is that all I need to do to get anything I want from you?”
“Maybe,” she says, rolling her bottom lip between her teeth and staring at me with hooded eyes. “Why don’t you go change before I decide to take you back to the bed and have my fill of you?”
My clit starts pulsing, and I curse under my breath. Her nostrils flare, a sign I’m learning means she smells my arousal, so I rush to pick up the bag of things she brought me and hurry to change.
After I squeeze into the form-fitting dress Avyanna bought—somehow perfectly knowing my size—I head into the bathroom to don the veil. As soon as I spot myself in the mirror, my jaw drops to the floor. I’ve never worn a dress like this. The beautiful silk hugs all my curves perfectly, although the dress is relatively short compared to the ones I’m accustomed to, barely reaching mid-thigh on me. The neckline is another thing altogether, plunging down to show off my usually nonexistent cleavage with lace adorning the cups in intricate designs.
Avyanna’s silhouette coming up behind me in the mirror has me refocusing my attention. Her brows furrow as she gets closer. “Everything okay?”
I roll my shoulders back and step closer to the mirror to put my veil on. “Yep. All good.”
Her lips purse, meeting my gaze in the mirror. Heat blossoms low in my belly, making me want to flee. How am I already so infatuated with her?
She clears her throat, and I realize I was staring at her lips. “What’s going on in that pretty little head of yours?”
I gnaw on my lip. “I’ve never worn a dress like this, and… I really like it. Thank you.”
The corner of her lips tips up into a small smile, and she comes to stand directly behind me. Placing her hands on my hips, she pulls me flush to her. I whimper, loving having her so close.
I watch in the mirror as she places a gentle kiss on my neck and then sucks my earlobe into her mouth, nibbling on it lightly. My knees grow weak, making me nearly fall to the floor.
She tuts and wraps her arms around me to keep me standing. “My, my. You’re so easy to tease.”
“It seems like my body is at your beck and call,” I say with a sultry undertone to my voice.
Her tongue darts out to lick a trail up my neck to my ear. “I do owe you an orgasm.”
I shake my head and sigh. “Not now. We should get to my father’s house sooner rather than later. The longer we wait, the more guards they’ll be pulling in to look for me. I’d rather not fight with the lot of them unless I have to.”
With one last kiss to my neck, she huffs out a grunt. “Fine. Let’s get this over with.”
Pulling out of her hold, I adjust my veil. Avyanna continues to stand behind me, looking me up and down. Her ice-blue eyesdarken, making it hard for me not to turn around and crush my lips to hers.
But then I realize what she’s wearing. Since I’ve come into the bathroom, she’s changed into a sleek black tuxedo with a slim green tie, one that matches the color of my eyes perfectly. My heart flutters hard in my chest, a feeling that’s both unfamiliar and not entirely unpleasant.
Avyanna chuckles, pulling me out of my trance. “If you’re going to just stare at me, I’m going to have a hard time not ripping that dress off you. Aren’t we supposed to be getting out of here?”
I clear my throat and mutter a quick ‘brat’ before finishing my attempt to get myself ready.
Chapter eleven
When I wake up the morning after our night together, Adrestia is still fast asleep. She’s wrapped her arm around my waist, and I’m conflicted about how I should feel. I love the way it feels, but at the same time, I want to run—to get away before things get too real. Even though this is something I’ve always wanted, things feel like they’re moving too fast.
I watch her sleep for a moment because she just looks so peaceful. Then, I slip out from under her arm to search for my clothes, which are strewn across the floor. After watching TV and movies last night, we couldn’t keep our hands off each other, and that’s how we ended up in her bed again. When we’d both had a couple of orgasms each, we drifted off to sleep. I didn’t intend to stay the night with her, but it happened anyway.
Once I’m dressed again, I find a piece of paper and a pen in the kitchen so I can scribble out a quick note before I leave. I don’t want her to panic, but I need to think for a bit—without herclouding my judgement. When I’m in her presence, all I want is to stay with her. That’s never happened to me before.
