I wondered what my brother was doing right now. Was he also finding it difficult to sleep? Likely not, he never had trouble falling asleep no matter where he was. I smiled faintly.
Arrazyl shifted and his thick member pressed against my back, searing hot, pulsing enticingly. He caressed my waist before settling back into his usual rhythm. My body responded to his touch, knowing what he could do to me, and I was horrified to find slickness between my thighs. That was the very last thing that should be on my mind right now.
I sighed, even more uncomfortable now than before, as my cunt pulsed with need.Just go to sleep.The thought helped about as much as the fabled counting sheep that I’d tried. As exhausted as I was, I still found it hard to sleep these days, especially when I knew nightmares waited.
Eventually my eyelids grew heavy.
I jerked awake, blinking blurry eyes as beams of sunlight lit the room. I was facing Arrazyl and he caressed my back tenderly as he gazed at me with lidded eyes. He brushed my hair from my face, passing his thumb over my cheek before rubbing my back again.
“Good morning.” I said. I should get up. I didn’t.
“When you’re ready, I’ll call Vuldrex for breakfast.”
“After everything I ate last night, I won’t be hungry for a while. You should just have him bring you something.”
The corners of his lips tilted up, “right now I’m fine feasting my eyes on you.”
I smiled softly at the silly words and reached out to run my fingers along his shoulder and chest. He shivered and I pulled away.
“I really should get up.” I sat up, putting distance between us.
“Why don’t you get in the bathing pool and relax? I’ll have Junyv come attend to you.”
“I don’t need to be attended to.” I paused. “I didn’t have any nightmares.” I’d slept soundly when I finally fell asleep.
“Good.” He leaned over to me and pressed his lips to my temple before getting up. “Let’s keep it that way.”
“What are you going to do?” I finally asked what was on my mind.
He paused, and I could see the conflict on his face. “I’m going to spend the day with you.” Before I could tell him that wasn’t what I meant, he continued, “and then I’m going to take warriors and two other Vorazyr and go get the female and babe back.”
I sucked in a breath and turned toward him, getting up on my knees so I could grip his shoulders. “The danger in going to them and fighting them on their turf is high.”
His lips tilted. “Are you worried about me, dhysari?”
My gaze turned to a glare. “Of course I am. And I thought it was dhysa.”
“While dhysa means pretty little female, dhysari means my love.” I sucked in a breath at the second admission. “Go relax in the pool. I will come to you soon and spend the day with you. We can do whatever you want. Even if that is nothing but gaze at the view.” With those sweet words, he left.
I needed to think and made my way to the pool, stripping and slipping under the water, submerging my head and taking a moment to bask in the complete silence. Peace enveloped me and I could finally hear myself think. The last few days my head had been so full of stress and nightmares that I hadn’t properly processed everything.
Suddenly, hands gripped my arms and hauled me up. I gasped as my head broke the surface.
“No, you mustn’t!” Junyv clung to me, eyes wide. “I know you’ve been through horrible things, but this isn’t the way.”
I blinked. “What did you think I was doing? I was just enjoying the silence under the water.”
The expression of sheer panic dimmed, and she peered at me. “Oh. You don’t want to hurt yourself?”
“No.” I gave her my best encouraging smile. It felt like it stretched my face too much after the morose expression I’d worn for days.
She released me. “I’m sorry for interrupting you, then. My intent was to save your life, but since you don’t need that, I’ll finish putting out your bathing products and a new outfit.”
“You don’t need to do that.”
“Of course I do, it’s my job.”
It was a losing battle, so I was just grateful she didn’t try to wash my hair for me. Even when she was finished she lingered, keeping an eye on me while pretending to straighten things that were already perfectly placed.
