I never spoke during these moments.
I never acknowledged what this meant.
But something told me that one day soon, I would be forced to acknowledge what Az meant to me.
What Camicouldmean to me.
Just not today.
Today… today we would rest.
And maybe play again.
Az kissed my shoulder, the touch so tender I closed my eyes. Because I wasn’t ready to embrace what it meant yet. “Sleep,” he whispered. “I’ll be here.”
I nodded, the only acknowledgment I ever gave during these moments.
He would be gone by the time I woke up.
But he would be there while I slept, just as he’d promised.
Only this time, it wasn’t just me. It was Cami, too.
What would she do when we woke? How would she react?
I’d worry about it then.
For now, I held her. Enjoyed her. Cherished her.
While Az protected us.
And fell into a deep sleep.
CHAPTERTHIRTY-TWO
MELEK
My lips curledat the sensation warming my veins. It would be so easy to engage my ethereal form and fly down to Ajax’s dungeon. But I didn’t want to intrude.
Instead, I reveled in the sensation of Cami’s pleasure while lounging in bed, waiting for Ty. He would sense my need from the other room and come to me once he wrapped up his conversation with the Corpse Fae King.
Orlieutenant, as my love preferred to call them.
His league of Nightmare Fae Royals who managed their own realms. I preferredKingssince that was their true purpose and the formal titles they used within their realms.
But I supposed Ty was the only true leader as the Hell Fae King. It was his energy and connection to the Hell Fae Source that allowed the Nightmare Fae realms to prosper.
It also gave him the energy and ability to create his nightmarish forms to punish those who defied his deals.
I lounged against the pillows, not bothering to hide my sensual mood. Cami appeared to be enjoying herself immensely in Ajax’s care. Part of me wanted to venture down there just to see exactly what he was doing to her.
No. Not just him, I thought, feeling a blast of Az’s familiar energy through my link with Cami.Them.
Oh, now that is quite the twist, I mused, my lips curling even more.Az has joined, hmm?
I supposed that meant my plan was working even better than anticipated.
Az’s Phoenix was notoriously selective. The fact that Cami appealed to him only further confirmed the rightness of this whole situation.
