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Rhys sighed, drawing me close. “You’re right. I won’t give him that victory.” His thumb traced soft circles on my hip. “Forgive me. I cannot stand idly by while he attempts to hurt you.” Fierce protectiveness etched every line of his face. “Maybe I should have ended his life, after all.” This last part he spoke almost to himself.
I smiled softly and said, “The best revenge is to be happy; it’s far superior to any kind of violent retaliation.” I stretched up on my toes and kissed him slowly, until all the tension slipped away from his body.
Searching his face anxiously, I finally asked, “What did the Headmistress want earlier?”
He avoided my stare, jaw tightening. “Nothing of importance,” he mumbled. “Just tedious administrative matters.”
I hesitated, sensing there was more he wasn’t confessing. But before I could press further, Rhys pulled me close against him. “I’ve been craving you desperately for hours,” he purred, warm breath fanning my ear and making me shiver. “Come. Let’s find somewhere where we can be together alone. I don’t think I can wait any longer.”
His hand at the small of my back urged me insistently down the hall. Thoughts scattered as he backed me against a shadowed alcove, sealing my mouth in a dizzying kiss that stole my very breath.
By the time we broke apart, panting, my knees had gone dangerously weak. The Headmistress and her cryptic summons were forgotten ashes. All that existed was Rhys’ burning need reflecting my own. Questions could wait—right now, I wanted nothing more than to seclude myself alone with him behind a firmly shut door, away from prying eyes, able to express with my body and lips what words could not convey.
At last, Rhys pulled back, eyes smoldering. Wordlessly, he drew me onward towards blessed privacy. My hand trembled with anticipation in his steady grip. The world narrowed to just us two and the thrumming possibility stretched out before us. I had never wanted anything more.
CHAPTER19
Rhys
I could scarcely drawbreath as I hurried Seraphina down the deserted corridor, my blood roaring like wildfire in my veins. Even before the Headmistress’ untimely interference, I had been longing to spirit Sera away somewhere private, to finally quench the thirst that tormented me. Her nearness had sparked a relentless craving that left my body taut as a bowstring, ready to unravel at her slightest touch.
Her sly questions about my conversation with the Headmistress had nearly undone me. I did not want shadows cast over our joy, not now. But I could not evade the truth forever. The Headmistress had summoned me earlier with troubling revelations—evidence of dark witchcraft being practiced in the academy’s north tower, and my name scrawled in blood runes at the scene.
She feared whoever cursed me those years ago was growing bolder as graduation approached, weaving sinister magic to ensure my stony fate. Despite their efforts, the trail had gone cold finding the vengeful sorceress. But they would continue the hunt tirelessly.
I assured the Headmistress not to fret—I had found the counter to break the wicked curse at long last. My beloved Seraphina was destined to shatter those profane chains on our wedding day. The Headmistress smiled at that, the expression unexpected on her usually stern face. She told me to guard that precious girl closely in the dark days ahead. I swore upon my very life nothing would harm her.
But all those grave words could wait for tomorrow. Tonight, I wanted only to bask in Seraphina’s sweet company and the promise of joy still attainable. And so, I shielded her from shadows that could not touch us yet, taking the rogue’s path to passion.
And gods, how well it worked. That drugging kiss made coherent thought near impossible. The taste and feel of her lush body yielding against mine was intoxication itself. I was drunk on this witch, bewitched by her peerless light.
At last, we stumbled into an empty classroom, and I barred the door swiftly behind us. The outside world vanished; there was only Sera enveloped securely in my embrace. I claimed her mouth again fiercely, barely leashed hunger surging up to meet her ardor.
We had stolen these moments before, but some base instinct screamed this time was different. Tonight, I staked my claim in earnest, imprinting myself onto her very soul through pleasure’s conduit. And judging by her ragged sighs and roving hands, Sera was just as desperate to fuse us into one being, inseparable by gods or demons.
Perhaps madness had seized me—some male need to bind her to my side irrevocably against unknown threats. All I knew was that I must have her, only her, now and ever after. And I would let nothing, not even doubtful fate, stand in the way of that primal need. Seraphina Silvermist was mine, just as I belonged solely to her in these intimate moments where our true souls were laid bare.
I pinned Sera against the cool stone wall, my body pressed intimately along her soft curves. My desire raged like an inferno, but I kept iron control. Her wide eyes and racing pulse called to my most basic instincts.
My tail snaked around to curl possessively around her thigh, the spaded tip teasing along her bare skin. She shivered at the sensation, eyes darkening with desire.
“You’re mine, beautiful,” I growled, nipping her plush lower lip. I would mark every inch of her so all would know she belonged to me. When she bared her throat so sweetly, my fangs ached to graze that tender skin.
“Uh-huh...” she quietly moaned.
I claimed her mouth fiercely, relishing her soft moans. With gentle pressure from my tail, I nudged her legs apart. My hands roamed her curves as our passion mounted.
I caged her dainty wrists in one clawed hand and leisurely explored her body with the other. My restraint was hard won, when what I desired most was to take her roughly until we both shattered. But I would never harm my delicate mate.
My tail tightened, pressing her closer as I nuzzled into her neck. She gasped at the intimate contact, fingers tangling in my hair. Seraphina melted against me, nimble fingers deftly relieving me of confining garments until nothing but fevered skin remained. I returned the favor in desperate haste, craving her satin warmth against my own.
Curling my tail firmly around her waist, I lifted Sera effortlessly. She wrapped her legs around me with a gasp as I positioned her right where I craved. My tail tip tickled her most sensitive areas, drawing forth delicious cries.
With exquisite control, I allowed my tail to delve between her slick folds, exploring her molten depths. Sera’s back arched, overcome by unique pleasure. “Oh, gods… Yes, please...!” she begged.
My tail slid deeper in rhythmic strokes while I lavished her neck with open-mouthed kisses. Sera was soon writhing and moaning wantonly, her soft cries increasing my fierce hunger.
Her climax hit suddenly, rippling along the length of my embedded tail. I held her close through each shudder, my own need raging. When her trembling eased, I caught her feverish gaze with mine, and with a final caress of my tail, I withdrew slowly.
