“You know what I’d like?” Dayton smirks. “This to go.” His hands reach the bottom of my sheer cover-up, and he moves to take it off.
“No,” I say. That fabric is the only thing hiding the hideous scar on my wrist, the jagged letters that readLucas. It’s a story I’m not willing to share yet… especially with him incapacitated upstairs. “It’s too pretty to take off.”
Dayton sticks out his bottom lip. “But what about these?”
His hands flicker over my swimwear. “Yes, yes.”
“I was hoping you’d say that.” He gathers me in his arms and pushes us away from the shoreline.
I realize we’re deeper in the hot springs than I’ve ever been before. Dayton must notice my gaze because he whispers, “Hold your breath and open your eyes.”
He dunks us beneath the warm depths. For a moment, it’s only darkness until Dayton waves his hand and there’s the familiar prickle of magic. The world shifts into a stunning array of pastel hues. The water is crystal clear, and the sand shimmers silver. Vibrant coral and seaweed grow along the hot spring’s floor. It’s as if I’ve been transported to another world. I can only imagine what the Summer Realm’s ocean looks like.
But most magical of all is the fae male floating across from me, his golden hair flowing in the water. His smile is so genuine as he watches me take in this piece of his world.
Dayton’s words come back to me:Remind you who you belong to.He’d told me I’d belonged to the princes of Castletree. I may be mated to Kel, but something about his statement feels so right. This is where I belong. And what I want more than anything right now is for him to do what he promised: take me, have me, show me I’m his. I want to give him my body.
His eyes widen as he takes me in, almost like he can sense my desire. He wraps me in his arms and kicks us to the surface. He lays me down on a smooth rock in the middle of the hot springs, taking care to keep a hand behind my head.
For one moment, we stare at each other. His tangled blond hair falls wildly around his face. We crash together, our kisses furious, and I raise my hips, desperate for any contact.
He moves away from me, then back again, like waves on the sand. His tongue finds mine as his hands make their way over my body. It feels like my skin is going to set on fire, consume us both.
Dayton raises himself up on his forearms. “You’re so beautiful, Rosalina.”
He removes the strapless black swim top and gently lifts my hips to slide off my bottoms.
“No destroying my underwear today?”
He gives a roguish smirk, playfully kissing the space between my ear and neck. “I do have a little self-control.”
“Since when?” Farron laughs from the shoreline.
I tilt my head to look at him and realize this is the first time he’s seen me like this. We’ve had plenty of moments, and I’ve always suspected he wanted me the same way I’ve wanted him. But I can’t help but wonder: what does he think of me, all spread out here, naked and bare?
“Alright, pup,” Dayton calls across the short expanse, “I’ll show you how generous I can be. You take off your clothes, and get your tight little ass in the water, and I’ll let you have the first taste.”
Farron blinks rapidly, then stammers, “F-first taste?”
“Of our woman.” Dayton lightly slaps a hand down on my thigh, then drags it up to cup between my legs.
The shock of his hand against my core is electric, and I let out a moan, grasping my sensitive breasts.
“She’s so fucking wet,” Dayton groans. My slickness coats his palm as he moves it back and forth against my entrance.
“Farron,” I breathe, lifting my hips to grind against Dayton’s hand.
Farron lets out a muffled noise and draws his knees up to his chest, almost as if he’s in pain. “I’ll just…” he mumbles, “I’ll watch for now.”
“Suit yourself,” Dayton says and kneels between my legs. A series of featherlight kisses caress my skin, then his tongue laps at my entrance.
“Oh!” My hands grasp the smooth rock.
He laughs, sending vibrations through my core. He moves his hands to my hips and slowly slides two fingers inside me.
“Mmm,” I moan. “I need more, Day.”
Everything inside me tightens as he moves his fingers in and out of me, his tongue dancing around my clit. I arch my back, my toes curling as pleasure builds, cresting higher and higher until finally I let out a scream as my orgasm rolls through me.
