Alarm widened his eyes, but I couldn’t stop myself. The horrors of what had been done to me, and the helplessness of our situation hit me like a tidal wave. It felt like a mountain of pain was about to burst the dam of my emotions wide open.
“I can’t,” I sobbed. “I mean I...” But I didn’t know what to say. I couldn’t tell him anything. Just the thought of erasing Kole’s suspicions made me feel physically ill.
I cried even harder.Helpless. This entire situation is helpless.
A wave of anxiety shot into his aura, and Kole’s arms enclosed me. In a blurred move, he had me on the edge of my bed, seated on his lap, and cradled in his arms.
“Shh, it’s okay, it’s okay. I got you.” He pulled me closer, as though he could shield me from the realm, as ifIwasn’t what the realm needed shielding from. “Whatever you’re worried about, we’ll figure this out. Even if they still want you to marry another, we have time. We have plenty of time to figure out how to stop that and convince them otherwise. I’m not going anywhere, you hear me? I’m with you. Forever. You’re mine, and I’m yours. We’ll figure this out.”
The tenderness of his words, the aching love in his tone...my sobs increased.
I wrapped my arms around him, needing to hold him, feel him, smell him. For just this one moment, I wanted to pretend that he was still a warrior, and I was just a girl from the Coswell District, and neither of us had duty or commitments or responsibilities. It was just me, him, and nothing else mattered.
I clung to him, and his aura pulsed with love.
“I got you, Prim. I got you,” he whispered over and over.
The feel of his strong thighs pressed beneath mine. Muscles clenched. His stomach rippled. Heat from his incredibly warm body seeped into my cool skin.
I wrapped my legs around his waist, and his cock pressed against my core.
His cock.
Something inside me unfurled, and my sobs lessened.
Kole was so hot. So hard. So . . . ready.
My tears dried completely, and the pull of his virile body called to me. I ground my core against his length.
A deep groan filled his chest. “Are you needing that, Princess?” he whispered hoarsely. “Will that help?”
Yes.
Thethingin me begged me to lick him, suck him,fuckhim. I rocked against him, and his length beneath me grew even more. Hardened. Warmed.
A fog descended over my mind, and my core clenched, my body tightening in anticipation of what was to come.
“Kole.” Before I knew what I was doing, I was clawing his shoulders, gripping him tightly, and then I slammed my lips to his.
A growl ripped from his throat, his arms embracing me just as fast. I rocked against him even more, rubbing myself right onto his cock, grinding myself on him.
“I want you, Kole,” I whispered into his mouth.
“Whatever you need, Princess.” His arousal flooded my senses. He wanted this as much as I did.
Surely, there was nothing wrong with this if we both wanted it.
The fog descended even more.
His lips moved with mine. He smelled of cedar, pine, and the sea. And he tasted of spice, mint, and fire, and he was so veryalive. The thud of his heart filled my ears. Strong and fast. I inhaled as he kissed me more, and the scent of his blood flowing through his veins feathered against my senses.
I needed to taste him.
The ache in my jaw returned, burning in intensity.
He dipped his tongue into my mouth, his hands everywhere, and his cock pushed against his breeches, straining to be free.
My tongue tangled with his, and another deep groan left him. His tongue flicked forward and grazed the tips of my fangs.
