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Why are my vows so much longer than his?I thought, bemused.
“I do,” I agreed.
“By the power vested in me by the new gods and the old, and the forces of Ironhelm and all of her territories, I announce this union solidified. You may—”
Cade didn’t allow Aradia to complete her sentence, placing his mouth directly on mine and snatching my breath away with a gasp. At the same time, the ballroom exploded into a burst of fairy dust, a thousand butterflies fluttering toward the skylights. Laughing, I pulled back and stared up at the display, Cade winking at me to show he had arranged for it.
There was a sprinkling of applause throughout the ballroom as my mate scooped me into his arms, and I squeaked at the motion, my legs dangling over his strong forearms. A glass walkway appeared before us.
“Are we done here?” he growled, his eyes still boring into mine.
“Yes,” Aradia sighed. “Off you go.”
Cade strode across the grand hall, almost knocking over anyone in his path as he moved, and I threw my arms around his neck.
“Shouldn’t we stay and greet the guests?” I giggled, but he shook his head vehemently.
“They can wait for an hour or so,” he rasped. “Right now, I want to consummate this marriage. I’ve waited long enough for it, and I won’t wait another minute.”
Heat rushed through me as I nodded. I had no argument, my body becoming jelly in his arms. I wanted him, not the mass of servants who lingered behind in the ballroom out of obligation. Even if they had been invited guests, I still would have chosen to be in Cade’s arms at that moment.
We had finally done it. His throne was protected. He was king—even if we still had to endurethatceremony.
He kicked his way into our shared bedroom. This time, we had spent the night together before our wedding. Cade had not wanted to take any risks again, and I didn’t want to leave his side. He threw me onto the freshly made bed and studied me, the passion in his gaze igniting me further.
“You’re so beautiful, My Queen,” he told me, sending shivers of pleasure through me. “And you’re all mine.”
“I am,” I agreed as he slowly, deliberately climbed toward me, inching his body along mine for me to feel every curve of his muscled frame. His hands cupped my face, his breath hot on my skin as his lips lingered teasingly over mine.
“I love you, Zephy.”
“And I, you,” I whispered, reaching up to pull him closer. His breath fell against my ear, his kisses starting there, a familiar rash of goosebumps rushing along my skin. Every sense of mine was on fire, rousing all my emotions at once. I turned my head to capture his lips, the crinkle of my dress the only noise other than his raspy breath.
I was desperate for his mouth on mine. But I also wanted his mouth all over me, everywhere at once. I couldn’t explain it, the need to feel him consuming me entirely, taking me every which way. We were one now, and my body craved the sensation of our flesh joined together.
Cade’s fingers dug into my back, pressing me closer, and my tongue jutted out to taste his lips, hands twisting up to snake into his dark tresses. It was time now to make up for all that lost time I’d created in Anderlane, alone and frightened.
I would never feel that way again.
His skillful fingertips worked at the buttons of my intricate dress, pulling it away with ease so as not to ruin the delicate material, although I could sense the urgency inside him building. He wanted nothing more than to yank it off me with a tear and see me naked in front of him, but he preserved the dress for the memory it would bring later.
My breasts popped free, and Cade grunted with pleasure, lowering his face into my chest, a hand following to tease at the taut nipple.
I moaned with pleasure as he tweaked at the skin, mouth latching to flick with his tongue.
The dress bunched at my waist, my thighs raised as he pressed himself between my legs. His hardness only fueled my desire, and I was almost finished with this foreplay before it had started. I wanted him inside me.
“My King,” I whispered, gasping as he nibbled against me lightly.
He raised his head to stare at me, his eyes boring into mine. “My Queen.”
He had said the words so many times to me before, but now, they meant so much more, rushing wetness down to my center. Cade buried his face back into my shoulder, biting lightly on the bare skin, and I bucked upward, clenching my thighs around him. His weight bore down on me, sinking me deeper into the round mattress of our bed, but all I could feel was his thickness growing excitingly against me, the promise of his thrusts enthralling me.
His right hand fell along my hip, sliding off my panties, the garter along with it. Effortlessly, he managed to take them off, pulling them from my ankles, his head at my heeled feet, and then, without me realizing, my knees were spread wide.
I choked out a gasp, barely managing to sit up on my elbows when his tongue met my throbbing core. I cried out at the unexpected sensation, losing my balance to fall back on my elbows.
“Cade!” I whimpered as his tongue began to lap long, deep, and even against my already soaking middle.
