She sucked in a quick breath.“That must be the place.”
“Creepy,” Ransom said.“It reminds me of a burial mound.”
A sharp pain stabbed at Scarlett’s temple, and she held her head while she hastily strengthened her mental fences.“The prince knows we’re here.”
Ransom winced, the color bleeding from his cheeks.He inhaled and pushed out his breath with a strong puff.After repeating this breathing exercise, he sent her a weary grin.“The prince is not a happy man.”
“You fought him off?”
“I did.Or at least he didn’t persist.”
“The exercise and food have helped.He entered your mind when you were weak from the resonance.”A thought occurred.“Why didn’t he use resonance on this side of the planet?”
Ransom shrugged.“According to the Elevenoss, he did.He killed most of them and only a few escaped.Perhaps their system failed?I don’t know.It could be any number of reasons.”
“Is there resonance here?”
“After I woke from my coma, the resonance didn’t seem to affect me as much,” Ransom said.“But no, it’s not active in this region.”
Scarlett frowned.“How do we cross the lava river?”
“We’ll have to go around.”
“Which way?Left or toward the volcano?”
“Left.If the lava started running during the blacklight, it might not have gone far.For all we know, another lava river is pouring out that side of the volcano.”
“True,” Scarlett said.“At least it looks like a lake in that direction.I might get my bath, after all.”
They were skirting the lava hours later, although the stream was thinner.The lava gave off a constant heat, crackling and popping during its slow conveyor-belt journey down the valley.
Talon scampered toward them.He gave off excited shrieks and pointed.
“Ah!”Ransom said.“The end of the lava trail.”
“And water,” Scarlett said.
“It’s not long until blacklight now.I suggest we ensure we’re safe on the right side and find a place to camp.There’s no point trying to work out how to release the prince when we can’t see what we’re doing.”
“Makes sense.Do you know how to enter the chamber?”
Ransom sighed.“No idea.I might have to let the prince into my mind to learn more.”
“Crap,” Scarlett said in an understatement.
12.Mother Nature Has A Tantrum
Later that blacklight
RansomroseoverScarlett,his arms holding his weight.He kissed her before repeating the exchange with more force.
“Hard and fast,” Scarlett demanded, her tone fierce.“I want to feel your touch tomorrow—on the whitelight.I need to remember this.You.Me.No matter the outcome.”
“Yes.”
He parted her legs and thrust home.He withdrew and slid back inside her, savoring the bite of Scarlett’s fingernails, the glide of his cock into her clinging walls.
“Harder, Ransom.Make me feel good.”
