Happiness wraps two hands around my heart and squeezes.
There is no space to mourn the past or seek vengeance over stolen time. The future is all that matters. With Arden by my side, I'll become the male I was always meant to be.
Not one who was cursed and ruled by fear. Who couldn't settle and was always seeking the next adventure.
If I'm lucky, the only thing I'll have to decide for the future is which position I want to take Arden in. We'll start with all of them. I have a lot of fucking to make up for the more than two centuries we were kept apart.
"What are we to do now?" she asks.
My grin deepens.
"Well, it seems impolite to forsake our betrothal for a second time."
The idea of calling Arden my wife makes a fresh wave of desire wash over me. I need that particular title more than the one I was born with.
As if she can read my thoughts, Arden's eyes turn knowing.
"Are you ready for that?" Her fingers shift through my hair. "Being King?"
The ruins of the Sun Palace sparkle behind her. There is a lot of work to be done for what was once my kingdom. It will take time to rebuild. I have no doubt it'll take me just as long, if not more time, to learn how to be a capable ruler.
The memories of who I am had been freed by the wish. They had provided necessary answers when it came to the lineage of my power, but more questions remained.
"One day at a time, Queenie. I've barely gotten used to being a fairy." I taste her lips in a chaste press. "Good thing, I've got a perfect Queen to learn from."
Her cheeks darken.
"I'm far from perfect, Finn."
I tip her chin up and trace over every detail of her gorgeous face. The quiet strength in her eyes couples with the soft heart hammering inside her chest. She is everything good and pure.
I may have the power of the sun, but Arden is my light. My world.
"You are to me. Perfect, beautiful, brave,demandingwhen my tongue is inside you?—"
"Finn!"
She swats at my chest.
"You blush so beautifully, Queenie. I can't help it."
"How will I endure an eternity of your wicked mouth?" she asks.
"I have a feeling you'll change your tune when I use it to give you more orgasms."
Arden bites her lip.
"Your confidence knows no bounds."
"I know how to do many, many things well, Arden." I lean in until my lips curl against her arched ear. "Paramount among them is how to make my mate come."
A whimper falls from her mouth.
"You are mine, Arden."
I kiss her cheek.
"My heart."
