And then we fu—
I shook my head, clearing it.
Except that didn’t help at all. Vivid images of how he took my body assaulted my conscious all at once and had my thighs clenching with need despite the orgasm that had awoken me.
I have a serious problem, I decided.I’m addicted to sex.
I’m very much okay with this problem,Exos returned, sounding amused.
That wasn’t meant for you,I said, my cheeks flushing red.
But I heard it anyway.And he didn’t sound at all apologetic about it.
Who else had heard it? Cyrus? Titus? And what else was happening?Is that Sol and Vox?I asked, a tiny shriek in my head.Don’t answer that.
Because I didn’t need him to.
I felt all five of them inside me, their elements soothing mine and replenishing my energy reserves. Something had happened that caused me to establish connections to all of them. I just couldn’t rememberwhatbrought me to that point.
I definitely recalled the outcome, though. All the nights and mornings and days in bed with Cyrus. The petting. The kissing. The pleasure.
It made no sense. I hated him.
And yet, deep down, I cared for him.
Talk about a conundrum. My emotions were all over the place, yet my elements had never felt more stable. For once, I actually felt a semblance of control. Like my powers were finally grounded and just awaiting my command.
Claire, baby, I love that you’re finally embracing your fae half, but I need you to find me,Exos urged.Please.
Right. I could play with these sensations later.
For now, I needed to focus on Exos and how to locate him. Which required a better understanding of how to track the link.
I closed my eyes to envision my connections—all five of them.
Insanity,I marveled while prodding each one tentatively. Four were in a cluster, suggesting them to be nearby. The fifth was close, but not with the others.
You’re not far,I whispered to him.But I don’t recognize the land you’re in.
Show Cyrus. He’ll help.
Okay.I never thought I’d want Cyrus’s help with anything, considering our tumultuous relationship, but I sensed his adoration now through the bond.
Totally unreal.
Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined this.
And yet, here I was, bonded tofivemen.
I had no choice but to embrace it. Primarily because it gave me a sense of completion I hadn’t realized was missing before. Now I didn’t want to go back. Ilikedthis semblance of control, this power, this flourishing energy surrounding my soul.
You were destined to be a queen,Exos agreed, his voice soft.Now go find Cyrus.
I twisted the handle on the door and went into the living area, searching for the four elements I felt nearby.Outside, my mind prompted. A strange place for them all to be while I rested inside, but maybe they were having a meeting of sorts.
Or maybe they were trying to kill each other.
I gaped at the scene before me—Cyrus with a wall of water protecting him from the fire and air Titus and Vox were throwing at him, and a stream beneath his feet to keep him elevated above the hole in the ground.
