But before I could even blink, Theo’s smile lit up his face. I was expecting us to have a serious talk about our future, for him to tell me that he didn’t want his first decision free from the prophecy to be him binding himself to another being.
But none of that happened, because he was simply smiling at me and with a wicked look in his eyes he crossed the distance between us with three wide steps.
“You want to talk, Maelis?” He asked and pulled me hard against his body.
His hand went around my neck, his other hand cupped my ass as he pulled me closer to him. Bending forward, his hot breath grazed against my neck as he very softly touched his lips to my throat.
I swallowed audibly- “Y-yes. I think we need to… to… talk”
Breathing and talking became incredibly difficult because Theo started grinding his hard crotch against my pussy.
“I’ll make you a deal, wordsmith.” He chuckled. “You talk and I try to listen while I kiss and lick every inch of your skin, starting right here…”
He teased the sensitive spot right under my ear, where my pulse was going erratic now.
A moan escaped my lips, and I couldn’t help but melt into him, wrapping my arms around his neck and burying my hands in his luxurious curls.
He groaned in response and brought his lips to mine.
All of my senses were on fire. His leathery scent filled my nose, I tasted coffee and chocolate on his lips and tongue, the scruff of his beard tickling my lips deliciously. His ragged breath was like an aphrodisiac, edging me on to give him more of me. With his hand on my ass he gave me a silent command to wrap my legs around his waist and like a womanpossessed, I obliged.
He hummed in approval and with his hand still on my ass, his other arm wrapped around my hip to hold me in place. He didn’t break the kiss when he started walking up the stairs, but did not stop on the first floor.
He kept on climbing the stairs into the attic where the spa was situated.
Memories of our night in the hot tub and the story he read to me that night came flooding back to me. I thought he was going to take me to the tub again, but he walked straight past it into another room I had not seen before.
He gently sat me down on a plush armchair and told me to keep my eyes closed.
I did as I was told, my body humming with excitement and lust. I heard fabric rustling and a fire being lit. Maybe I should take a little peek?
Before I could even begin debating with myself, I felt him taking my hands into his.
“All right, Molly Mae, it’s not much, but in my defense, I had no time to prepare. Keep your eyes closed until I tell you to open them. I will lead you.”
He pulled me up to stand and led me a few stretches into the room. I could feel the ground changing from the cold tiled floor to a plush rug or blanket of some sort and we stopped. He kissed me again and I felt him lowering me to the ground. I sank deep into a pile of soft fabrics, and he positioned himself next to me.
“You can open your eyes now,” he whispered.
My eyes fluttered open slowly and fell onto his face first. His skin was glowing from the shine of the fire, his eyes swirling with lilac emotion and a gentle smile playing on hislips. “You are so beautiful,” I whispered.
He laughed. “Thank you, love. While I appreciate your compliment, I didn’t make a big show just for you to look at my face.”
He moved his head slightly to the side and I looked past him.
My breath caught in my throat. He had taken me to the conservatory on the top floor of the house and through the glass ceiling all I could see was the sky and stars. The night sky was alive, swirling with a light I could hardly believe was real. Bands of green and violet swept across the darkness, moving like rivers caught in some celestial breeze, shifting and undulating with a rhythm all their own.
It was like watching the world breathe in colors that shouldn’t exist, silently echoing in a way that I could feel in my bones. The lights flickered, faint then brilliant, painting the snow and trees below in ghostly shades.
“It’s so beautiful,” I breathed, but instead of responding, I felt Theo shift next to me. Taking off his shirt, he smiled down at me lazily.
“I’m glad you like it. I thought you’ll be laying on your back for the foreseeable time, so I wanted to make sure you have a nice view.”
He positioned himself between my legs and the weight of his knees on the dress between my legs effectively trapped me on the makeshift mattress.
He lowered himself over me and propped his arms up next to my head.
In an agonizingly slow movement, he brought his lips down on mine, only barely touching my lips with his. The feather light contact sent all of my nerves into a frenzy, mylips tingling and goosebumps racing from my neck down my arms and torso.
