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“I know,” was all she replied before she licked the tip and felt his muscles vibrate. Another lick and his fingers were kneading her hair while disbelieving sounds came from his mouth. A groan spilled out when she licked from his tip to his balls, then another when she sucked on him. Then it became a series of incoherent words, pleas, and the sexiest voice in the world unabashedly commanding her to take him deeper while he threw his head back, lost in what had to be a wonderful sensation.
Rick erupted in her mouth while she swallowed every inch, but it didn’t end there as he tugged her up. There was no fighting his determination when he took her again, this time against the wall with her legs wrapped around his waist and her cries buried in his neck. At the next climax, they came together, joined in their lust and incessant need. When it was over, he didn’t let her go right away, his mouth resting on her hair while he embraced her tightly.
“I don’t think I can spar after that,” he croaked out.
“Yes, you can. You’re not human. You have lots of energy left.”
“I meant that I’ll be reminiscing this moment all day and will be so distracted, it will just render me useless and an easy target.”
She mirrored the sentiment, but they reluctantly rearranged their clothes, left the alcove, and walked away from each other so he could spar and she could look for Elina. He was right about the distraction, as her mind was already wandering to how it felt to be so consumed by Rick—and that made her fail to notice that the air had turned colder and her body was close to freezing.
Emerald slowed down in her tracks when she finally did feel it, but it was too late as the frost circled her and grew smaller. A second later, a familiar figure floated into view, the white dress illuminating her beauty. Emerald couldn’t stop staring. She also couldn’t stop noticing the steel in those normally neutral lavender eyes.
“Princess Erin,” she greeted, aiming for a bow. Ice wrapped around her neck and her back flew against ice, too, as Erin sauntered toward her.
“You smell like my brother,” the female Fae commented casually, wrinkling her nose. But the steel didn’t leave those eyes. “And you have overstayed your welcome.”
“I don’t think that’s for you to—” Emerald choked on her words when the ice tightened, cutting off her circulation. Erin only stopped walking when their faces were close.
“Who are you and why are you here with my brother?”
Was this a woman being overprotective of her kin or someone who still had secrets? Emerald couldn’t tell, but instinct leaned on one answer. So, she risked it and lifted her chin.
“I'm Emerald Sutton, Em for short. I'm a witch, as you probably already suspected when you plotted to have me tortured.”
Erin’s eyes widened a fraction, then narrowed. “You heard that.”
“Yes.”
“But you didn’t tell my brother.” It wasn’t a question.
“No.”
“If it makes you feel any better, I didn’t mention torture.”
“Yes. You mentioned play but playing could also mean torture in Fae terms,” Emerald pointed out. “And before you accuse me of being a spy, I'm not. This is the last place I want to be stuck in. The only reason I'm here is that whatever spell took your brother to that island of death also took me. I was with him when he tried to fight for his life there and I will stay with him here until his killer is found. I owe him that.”
A frown had been playing on Erin’s lips at the confession, but the steely look was slowly fading. Erin tilted her head.
“Sutton…that sounds familiar.” Emerald didn’t say a word, waiting. Erin made a sound. “Sutton. Silver Sutton.”
“You know him?”
“I know of him. We tightened our security when rumors circulated of him still alive and roaming nearby. I don’t know the full story, but…”
“It’s similar to yours. Wrongly accused, but he proved himself innocent in the end…just like you did.”
Silence.
“You’re related to him,” Erin deduced. Then, “Would you have been able to call for him anytime?”
“Your security’s insane, but yes. I would have found loopholes and could have called my brother. My other siblings too. But Rick doesn’t need that mess. He just needs me.”
In a way, that was her warning: that whatever Erin threw her way, Emerald was going to take it and live through it. The plan to leave quickly became unimportant as her mind and body were already invested in seeing this through…and her heart too. Erin’s expression continued easing down as she eyed Emerald, visibly still trying to figure her out. Then the ice around Emerald’s neck loosened and her breath returned. She fisted her hand to hold back the urge to rub her neck, then watched as Erin spun and left without another word.
Emerald had been through worse, but she did not doubt that things were about to get worse. She continued her path, anyway, meeting with Elina to discuss dress options and trying not to think about the crown princess. Elina asked questions about Emerald’s desired designs and listed them down.
“I don’t mind what material you use. You can use whatever’s in store and whatever’s cheapest.”
