“Where are we?” She stood and brushed the sand from her dress.
“A beach.”
She glared at me. “Yes, but a beach where?”
“At the Aquatic Court, I hope.”
“Enough with your jokes, Luka!” she huffed, bracing her hands on her hips.
I held my hands up in defeat. “Fine, fine. The city should be beyond those trees, not too far.”
“But where is everyone else?” She looked around the empty beach.
“Did you get the location right?” I brushed the remaining sand from my pants.
“Did I get the location right?” she mocked, surprising me as she hit me on the arm. “I don’t fucking know! I’ve never done this spell before. Remember!”
I tried to stifle my laugh but failed.
“It’s not funny!” I ducked as she sent a handful of sand toward me before stalking toward the water. I shook the grains out of my hair as I ran after her.
She shrieked as I wrapped my arms around her, picking her up and spinning her around. A laugh tumbled from her lips before I set her down. I nuzzled into her neck as she relaxed into me, her hands closing over mine around her waist. “Even now, I still love riling you up, Sweetheart.”
She let out a puff of air. “I think you love it too.” I kissed her neck, my eyes flicking to the crashing waves.
“What do you say we go for a little swim while we wait for everyone?” I felt Lennox’s pulse hammer under my lips.
“They could arrive any moment.”
“So.” She hesitated for a moment before stepping out of my hold and turning to face me.
Her lip quirked up before she lifted her dress over her head, letting it fall to the sand, leaving her in nothing but white lace undergarments. My throat dried.
“You better hurry up.” She slipped out of her undergarments, letting her panties slip down her legs. “Unless you want everyone else to see me.”
A growl slipped from my throat as she sauntered toward the water, swaying her hips with her long waves flowing down her back. My cock strained against my pants as I watched her, eyes caught on the scars across her back as her hair blew in the wind, reminding me how fucking strong and beautiful she was.
Afucking vison and she was all mine.
Mine.
I wasted no time discarding my own clothes and following her into the waves.
I reached her as the water lapped at her calves. I scooped her up, taking her further into the water until we were chest-deep, the water covering our exposed bodies.
Her legs wrapped around my waist, arms slipping around my neck as her lips met mine.
“Have I told you how much I love you?”
“Tell me again,” she said, her chest heaving, pushing her slick breasts against my chest.
“How about I show you?”
I slipped a hand between us, running my fingers through her center, as her chest arched against mine.
“Please tell me these aren’t your clothes and you’re not naked in there!” I froze at the sound of Nico’s voice calling out over the crash of the waves.
Lennox giggled, hiding her face in my shoulder. “I should have known this would happen.”
