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“I look forward to many more invitations. Perhaps a few less guests would make it easier for your mistress.”
He paused. “Mistress?”
“Oh, yes. Here on Daycross, things are very cut and dried. Even Etgar knew it. Vallu would never have been able to mix with society here if she didn’t have a change of state. Otherwise, she would have been dependent on his money and power for acceptance. It’s a brutal situation, but we all know what is expected.”
He inclined his head.
He spoke with Vallu privately for a moment, and a sinking lead-like feeling with a surge of fury followed it. By the time he got back to bed, Ylara was out and breathing evenly with her fist curled to her chin. He crawled into bed with her and curled around her.
She murmured, “Is everybody gone?”
“Yes, princess.”
“Hooray.” Her hips slowly rocked against his.
“What are you doing?”
“If you can’t figure it out, I am doing it wrong.”
“You aren’t feeling sick?”
“No. Just want to enjoy being with you.”
He wrapped his arms around her and slid his fingers between her thighs. He hissed at the slick heat that she was hiding. “How long have you been like this?”
“Since I heard you at the door. Whoosh.” She chuckled and let out a little gasp when he slid his fingers in deep.
He angled his hips and eased his cock into her, eyes nearly crossing at the wet, grasping heat. He stroked her hard bud as he thrust, and the sounds she made his brain boil.
She was made for him. He was certain. Whatever gods had put actives into the population was cruel, but this moment with his perfect mate made him believe that fate was taking the sting out of that cruelty.
She twisted to kiss him and whispered, “There are still a few scenes that haven’t come to life yet. I think I need to take a more active role in this.”
“Oh, I like the way this feels.” He met her lips, and she reached back to grip his neck as they moved together.
She chuckled. “Me, too.”
They moved together through the night until the morning. Riithan had thought that heat sex was the ultimate pleasure, but this was extraordinary. Her hands and mouth roamed over all of him, and he tasted every inch of her. When they finally curled together, he felt like he was glowing. They wrapped around each other, and he was still inside her when they slept.
* * * *
Ylara sat with Riithan at the dining table, wearing another snug dress and wrapped in an overdress. She had spoken to Zera, and Zera was brokering a deal for Ylara’s matchmaking seer work. The Sethir-Nin would only be able to use her activity... if they paid.
Riithan had been a bit startled, but he grinned.
Her domed plate was set in front of her, and when the smiling housekeeper lifted it, there was a wide, flat box.
She looked at Riithan. “What is this?”
“Just something from someone you used to know.”
She absorbed that it wasn’t from him and opened the box. A thousand memories of that necklace in the form of the sun struck her at once. She felt the tears falling as she touched the pendant, and then, she picked it up and pressed it against her lips.
Riithan’s stinger lifted the necklace and put it over her head. She laughed softly and held it as it settled on her chest.
“Where did it come from?”
“The personal effects and your parents were returned to the stronghold. I had it sent out by courier, along with something else.”
