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A small knot uncurls inside of my stomach.
Safe.
After the week I’ve had, the word has a really nice ring to it. Not to mention how much of a relief it will be to get as far away from innocent people as possible.
Taking a deep inhale, my body finally starts to come down from the adrenaline and hypervigilance of the evening.
Leon sees me fading. “You should get some sleep.” He notes. “There’s a bedroom down the hallway to the right. I’m going to stay here and keep watch.”
Wordlessly, I nod and head into the bedroom, ignoring the pull of the bond as I close the door behind me. I need to be alone for a while, and I hope Leon takes the hint and doesn’t follow me.
I strip from my soaked leggings and hang them on a chair to dry out before crawling into the small single bed. Now that I’m not running for my life, I notice the pain between my legs when I move to climb into the bed.
I guess some soreness is to be expected when you have your virginity taken so… enthusiastically.
The bed is covered in a few fleece blankets and a moth-eaten quilt, but it’s warm. I get cozy, but my mind reels as I slowly work through the thoughts that I’ve been continuously shoving into the dark place inside my mind.
For a moment last night, I stopped fighting the bond and gave in to Leon. I always wondered how it would feel to finally be intimate with someone.
This feels hollow. Is it supposed to feel hollow? If so, romance novels have been leading me on for years now.
Sex was definitely pleasurable, and I can’t say I didn’t enjoy it. The mind-shattering orgasm was proof enough of that. But Leon’s possessiveness and the dominance – those are troubling.
I shudder at the memory.
He might preach an undying love between us, but unless the bond is firing up, I’m less than sure about it, especially after tonight. The man yelled at me, demanded blind obedience, and then showed blatant disregard for human life.
Swallowing, I push the thoughts back down as I feel the bond start to hum at the direction my thoughts are headed. The bond is feeling more and more like a mental leash, set on making sure I go along with destiny’s plan. Any time I don’t obey blindly, I get hit with lust, brain fog or pain. If this is what destiny feels like, I’m not a fan.
It’s my last coherent thought as the fog clouds my mind again. I give into the haze and drift off into a dreamless sleep.
Chapter 20
WHEN I WAKE UP SOMETIME LATER, I’M COMPLETELY DISORIENTED.The sun is still up, but without my phone or any clocks around, I have no idea what time of day it is. Quickly, I put on my now only slightly damp pants and head out of the room to find Leon.
He’s standing outside, looking over the town that sits below us. As soon as I close the cottage door and take a step towards him, he turns to me. Our bond crackles to life as we make eye contact, evidently displeased at our being separated by a couple dozen feet for so long.
I make my way over to him but take my time since my knees are wobbling from the lust the bond is pumping into me.
I ignore the desire and give no hint that I’m being affectedby the bond.
Leon is evidently irritated by yet another one of my attempts to brush off the pull between us. Taking in my forced, nonchalant look, he narrows his eyes at me before scooping me up off the ground, wrapping my legs around him and kissing me soundly.
You’d think I would have learned my lesson in class yesterday about not paying attention to the pull between us and how Leon reacts to being ignored. His body demands I pay attention to the heat that flows between us.
My arms come around his neck to steady myself as his hands grip my ass, holding me wrapped against him. The bond burns even hotter, sending surges of pleasure through me, and an instant later, I sigh into his mouth, kissing him back.
After completely ravaging me, Leon ends the kiss and settles me back onto the ground. He looks very satisfied with himself. “We’re going to head over to my holdings now. There are no signs we’ve been followed.”
Before I can nod, we’re wrenched from my world.
We reappear next to a castle, surrounded by lush green fields on three sides and what looks like another ocean on the other. The place is completely deserted, and I’m in awe of the honest-to-goodness castle before us. It isn’t huge, maybe the size of one of the larger churches in my town, but there’s no mistaking the turrets.
Leon beckons me towards it, pride evident in his face. “This belonged to my family long ago, before I was ever chosen to be a Creator. Once our mission is complete, we’ll bring in a full staff again. But for now, we’ll be on our own since Morgana’s spies can be anywhere.”
I notice the wordwewhen he notes we’ll bring in staff after the mission is completed.
Again, it seems presumptuous of him to assume I’m going to be staying with him, especially given I’ve made it very clear I have a life to return to. But I don’t push the point.
