Elex’s hand spun small circles on the skin of my back.
“Anything?”
I turned the page of the book I was leafing through. “Nothing. I keep trying to figure out how I don’t know this, but there’s nothing.”
Dropping a kiss on my cheek, Elex climbed out of bed where we had finally made it hours earlier.
Sneaking around the temple grounds in a ripped tunic and my legs still trembling from the amazing fucking I’d just had was more excitement than I had needed.
Naturally, as soon as we got into my apartments, Elex pushed me against the wall and made me come again.
Then again in the shower.
And at least twice more in the bed.
I delighted in the feel of him, fully inside of me. And, thankfully, there would be no children until we’re ready.
With the way we were fucking, it was a very good thing.
The volume we were reading in the bed was one of the most concise, most recent books on the Breaking Times and the Breaker of the Spine.
I still didn’t remember reading this story. Ever.
Shortly, I lost interest in the book as Elex’s naked glory moved around the room. I was falling for him and his animalistic bedroom persona, hard.
And there was nothing wrong with the fine, tight ass he had either.
“Are you reading still or are you gazing at my dick?”
“I’m not reading, but I was more interested in your rear end at the moment.”
He angled himself to see his backside in the mirror. “Mm. Yes. I can see why you’re looking.”
Rolling my eyes, I turned back to the book.
“Put on some underclothes, please. I do want to read some of this. My poor girl bits need a break, too.”
Laughing, he trotted into the bathroom, and I was finally able to turn back to the book.
The Breaker of the Spine was a significant part of the legends. They were more than just a strong magic wielder. They were meant to command the spine as it fell and direct the power of the crumbling stone and keep the people of S’Kir safe.
I felt as though I had failed my students by not telling them the story.
Elex reappeared and sat on the edge of the bed, peering down at the pages in front of me.
“Was there anything ever in your life that would make you forget this legend?”
“You’ve known me how long?”
“Since you were in college. Not your whole life, but quite a bit of it.”
“Then you tell me if there was anything out of the ordinary.”
His eyes bore into mine. There was nothing suggestive or sexual about this stare. “You don’t think there was?”
“No. Why would I?”
He stood and folded his arms. “Your parents are gone.”
