His cock was still buried inside me, hard and thick.
"We should—" I began, but he interrupted me.
"Just sleep." He sounded exhausted.
Iwaspretty tired too. And he definitely needed the rest.
So, I closed my eyes, and crashed with a small smile on my face.
I'd finally had sex... and it was so much better than I'd ever imagined.
five
GRAYSON
I wokeup disoriented and alone in bed after the best night of sleep I’d ever had.
"Pssst," someone whispered, and my head jerked to the side.
I found Rae sitting up on the back of the chair off to the side of my bed. It stored random shit most of the time, but I'd cleaned it off when I was planning to go after Merrily. Before Leon created more problems and delayed that plan.
Rae's legs dangled over the couch cushion, her hands on either side of her. Her grayish pale skin glittered with the magical tattoos Charity, the lamia queen's mate, had given her to cover the scars all over her body. Her gray hair was tied up in a wild bun, her silver eyes focused on the ceiling. She knew I slept naked, after she appeared in my room one morning and got an eyeful that scarred both of us.
"What the fuck, Rae?" I gritted out, scrubbing my eyes with the back of my hand. "You've got to stop doing this."
"It's the only time I ever see you jump. And your fae queen is on the couch, so be quiet."
I glanced at the door, and found it closed. I assumed Merrily was responsible. "What time is it?"
I didn't have a clock in my room. I'd never slept in before. Not since I was a kid. Young incubi and succubi could feed on emotions in dreams, similar to the way lamias fed in the real world. Around puberty, lust became the only thing that could sustain us.
"Late. Nearly noon. Mia and Charity sent me to make sure no one had you murdered in your sleep. They think Death is here to kill you."
"Sheisan assassin."
"Not yours, though."
"The woman is mine. When will everyone stop claiming otherwise?"
"The moment she decides to be yours, probably." Rae stretched her arms. "How did your first day together go?"
"Imagine the worst way you'd think it could go, and triple that."
She grimaced. "I did tell you that was going to happen if you abducted her. You can't just steal a fae queen."
"I didn't even abduct her."
"You locked her in your apartment. Same difference."
"If you hadn't warned her, maybe it wouldn't have happened at the worst possible time."
"If I hadn't warned her, Darius Scorch would've already turned this place to ash. Shadow doesn't burn, but our mansion definitely could."
I let out a slow breath. "I don't know what to do here. About any of it."
"What happened?"
"She won't seal the bond. Didn't tell me she was a virgin before I fucked her. Wants to leave. Isn't interested in being mates."
