Furrowing his brows, he waded closer. “It’s not cold at all. In fact, this river is one of the warmest I’ve ever felt.”
“To me, it feels as cool as the pools in the southern regions of the Ice Court,” she said with a smile. “How odd. It’s almost as though the river makes us feel whatever we want to feel.”
“This place is steeped in magic,” he said, though his face remained troubled.
“Isn’t that a good thing, Lorcan?” she asked, swimming toward him. “It’s proof that magic still exists in this world. Maybe it means we can find a way to stop the Ruinanda way to bring magic back to Tir Na Nog.”
“There is power in these lands, but that does not mean we could have it for ourselves.”
“But isn’t that why we’re here?” she asked. “To take the power so that we can fight the Ruin?”
A slight smile crested his lips, rivulets of water trailing down his cheek. “I don’t believe it will be that easy, but I love that your determination never wavers, even in the face of a power none of us understand.”
“You love it, do you?” she whispered, cheeks growing hot.
“I love your determination, your stubbornness, your ferocity. I even love your impulsiveness. Because it’s what makes youyou.”
Her heart thundered. “And I love your protectiveness, your strength, your choice to protect innocents, regardless of their court. I even love that you’re so easily annoyed. Becausethatis what makes you Lorcan Rothach.”
“Easily annoy me now,” he growled, pulling her against his slick chest. Her peaked nipples brushed against his pecs, and a sudden arousal tightened her core. She slid her arms around his neck and hooked her thighs around his waist.
She gasped when his throbbing length pushed inside of her, stretching her wide. His mouth tangled with hers, his desperate need a reflection of the desire within her own soul. They moved in rhythm, the waters raging around them as their bodies crashed together.
“I thought you wanted me to annoy you,” she gasped as he thrusted inside her once again with an animalistic growl on his lips.
“I just wantyou, Reyna Darragh.” He drew back and stared into her eyes before kissing her fiercely. “Always. I never want to let you go. Never again.”
His mouth dropped to her breast, his tongue lashing out. A moan rose up inside of her as he sucked and teased, bringing her body so close to the ultimate release. The waters were a whirlwind around them now as their need became frantic, raw, and more real than anything she had ever known.
With slick hands, he cupped her arse and pulled her against him in a crash. Pleasure ripped through her, lighting up her eyes with a million stars. Her climax throbbed through her as his own growl joined her moans. They came together, their bodies becoming one.
When they had finished, Reyna happily sighed. Her arms wrapped around his neck, her cheek rested on his shoulder. With a murmur, he kissed her forehead, and his heartbeat pounded between them. She could feel every thump in her breasts.
“You might have been right about something,” he said with a smile, pulling back to gaze into her face.
She arched a brow. “I don’t hear that very often from you.”
“This place isn’t so bad from this viewpoint.”
“No, it’s not.” She grinned. “So, you’re admitting that you were wrong.”
“I’m saying you were right.”
“Which means you were wrong.”
He chuckled. “If I say I was wrong, then you’ll never let me hear the end of it.”
“Nowthatyou aren’t wrong about.”
“I have an idea,” he suddenly said, his voice going soft.
“You have my full attention.” Although, with their bodies wrapped so tightly together, and the slick waters still rushing between them, she was beginning to get distracted by a certain ache between her thighs again. It had only been a few moments, and she was already wanting more.
She did not see how she could ever not want more.
“When all of this is over, perhaps weshouldfind a place like this. Somewhere calm and free. Somewhere away from all the horrors of war.”
She smiled and snuggled back into the crook between his shoulder and neck. “It really is a nice idea.”
