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“I can’t—”
“Now, Ada,” Talodus commands.
He groans his release, the savage pleasure in his tone hitting me like a cyclone, sending me over the edge. My voice cracks and arms shake as the orgasm swells within my body, crashing through my senses to leave me numb and unable to hold myself up.
I collapse on the bed, and he tumbles beside, tugging me against his chest. Our panting breaths are loud in the quiet room, filling the space with the sound of our satisfaction and exhaustion.
Once I’ve regained my wits, and feeling in my legs, I twist out of his arms and drag myself off the bed.
“You won’t get far on those,” Talodus teases, pointing to my shaking knees.
“I feel like a lamb learning to walk,” I admit, rolling my eyes. “I don’t care if I have to crawl. I’m taking a shower.”
He chuckles as he climbs to his feet. “I don’t know what a lamb is. The least I can do is help you there.”
I playfully scoff, though I don’t stop him from picking me up and cradling me against his chest as he carries me to the bathroom.
“Do lambs need help turning the water on? Or would you like to do it on your own?”
“Lambs are baby sheep, and they don’t have thumbs to turn anything. But I’m guessing we don’t have those animals here…” I trail off, nodding at the stone basin. “Care to shower with me?”
Talodus grins, biting at his lower lip. “I can’t promise you’ll stay clean.”
“I didn’t say I wanted to bathe.”
* * *
I slip into a cream-colored shirt made of the softest material I’ve ever felt, courtesy of Talodus. My obsession with stealing their clothing amuses him, though he hasn’t asked why I take them yet.
The material falls to the middle of my thighs, and that always shocks me. On Earth, I’d be lucky if a guy’s shirt covered the bottom of my ass.
I’ve never really paid much attention to just how much taller, bigger, Talodus is than I am. All of my guys are… But they don’t make me feel small or breakable.
I crawl under the blanket with Talodus and entwine my legs with his. “Tell me a story.”
He readjusts his arm so my head lies on his chest, over his heart, and then he chuckles. “You’re going to fall asleep.”
“I know, but tell me anyway.”
Talodus strokes his fingers over my back, the soothing motion causing my eyes to get heavy much quicker than I intend.
I'm not sure how the story begins, but the last thing I clearly hear is him scoff as he spins an elaborate tale of a near-death experience he and Connak had with Garben when they were teens. My heart swells as I listen to his voice, not really comprehending his words.
And I drift into a peaceful sleep... But it only lasts mere seconds.
My blank mindscape morphs into inky darkness as my dream turns into an invasion. Waves of sludge batter me like an angry ocean, only this isn’t water. It’s thick, sticking to my limbs until I can barely move. I try to jerk, though I get nowhere. I see nothing as I wiggle to free myself.
“Water will always be the weakest element,” a voice calls from behind me. Beside me. In front of me. “You don’t have the logic of air, or the strength of earth, or the passion of fire.”
“I may only be water, but we each hold pieces of the other elements within us,” I acknowledge. “Even darkness, Sfear. You’re just mad because you can’t control us. We fight back.”
Laughter echoes, reverberating off the gelatinous substance I’m stuck in. “I don’t need to control you, Mongrel. You will blindly follow me.”
“You were present when I spoke with Nesta,” I speculate, though I don’t say it as a question. “I will tell you as I told her; I will not blindly follow anyone.”
“You will,” she calmly remarks. “This I know.”
“You are mistaken,” I inform her, matching her tone. “I don’t need you as you need me.”
