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Holding out my other hand, I conjure a frozen flower in my hand, small enough to tuck over her ear. “To what do I owe the pleasure of your presence, My Snow?”
She blushes, the new pattern on her cheeks growing a shade of light purple that reminds me of the flowers that grow in the forest— the territory claimed by Woodland Elves. Her body did not react like this when I saw her in Salem, so I wonder if theice elven in her blood is growing stronger now that she is in Elementalu.
“I— um— I brought wine.” She shoves the bottle against my chest, giving me a nervous smile.
A piece of hair falls from the one braid she has in front, tickling her cheeks and she tries to blow it away. The rebellious strand gets caught on her eyelashes.
I lift my hand. “May I?” I ask softly, stepping forward to close any space between us.
An audible gulp sounds in her throat when she swallows from my nearness. Her eyes lock on my chest before gliding up ever so slowly to my face before barely nodding, giving me the permission I need to touch her.
My fingers glide across the wayward piece of soft platinum silk before I gently pull it free from her eyelashes and tuck it behind her ear. My palm cups her face, my thumb rubbing against the tops of her frozen cheeks.
“You are a glacier in a firestorm, My Snow, bringing hope to my heart when I thought all was lost.”
Rarity licks her pink lips that remind me of the softest petals. I want nothing more than to experience the velvet flesh against my own. I bet those lips are softer than any cloud the Fates could ever promise me in the afterlife.
“You are very hard to resist, Prince Cailian,” she whispers, those violet irises dropping to my lips, giving away what she truly desires.
“There is no need to resist me, Rarity. I am made for you. When you are ready, that is,” I clarify. I never want any of my mates to agree to this mating if it is not what they truly want.
She shuffles her feet, and the scent of anxiety burns the air.
I slide my hand down her neck, appreciating the soft curve before following her shoulder, then her arm, and take her handin mine. In unison, we release a weighted breath from how good it feels to touch.
“How about we have dinner and open this bottle of wine you have brought from…” I turn the bottle in my hand, not understanding the label on it.
“It’s cheap wine. I had to use the sunset magnolia powder to travel here and once I was on your land, I realized I came empty-handed, so I turned around, and thought of any place that would have it.” She nibbles her bottom lip. “It was ten bucks.”
“Bucks? Like deer? How odd to pay in venison, but I suppose every dimension is different.”
She laughs, a light airy sound that reminds me of a breeze that rustles leaves in the forest— a moment that brings relaxation and peace.
“No, dollars. That’s how humans pay where I’m from and since we live in a world dominated by humans, we use their money.”
“Ah, I see. Similar to our elements then.”
“Elements?”
“It is money, but in coins. Forged in wind, fire, earth, and water.”
“I love that,” she says. “What do the coins look like? I have a quarter with me. We could compare.”
“Only if you’ll have dinner with me? You eat food, yes?”
Her smile disappears, but she plasters it back on. “I do. I’d love to have dinner with you, and we can talk? It’s why I’m here.”
“I knew as much.” I tug her hand as I step forward. “This way. I have something to discuss with you as well. If this mating is to go forward, we have to be honest with one another.”
I cannot let go of her hand, though. I finally have her here, her skin against mine, and sacrificing that is impossible.
“Your castle is beautiful,” she compliments, looking around the icy space with wide, shocked eyes. “I’ve never seen anything like it. Is everything...”
“Ice? Yes. The cold is where we thrive.”
“But you have hot water? Hot food?”
“We do,” I answer all of her curious questions with a smile.
