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But before we can do that, we need to get the barn and coop in working order. And, of course, we’ll need money to purchase that many supplies. According to Ellister, they use gold, silver, and jewels as currency here. None of which we have.
He hasn’t come straight out and said it, but he’s totally going to ransack some rich person’s house for valuables. While he’s changed a lot since meeting me, he’s still a rascal. In some ways, he’s even more dangerous than he was before. Because when it comes to me, he’ll break any law necessary to ensure my happiness.
I can tell how badly he wants to make this farm a success for me.
I keep telling him I don’t mind living off the land for a while, and he happens to be an amazing hunter.
Before dinner, I got to watch him in action.
He brought me into the woods near the house, showed me the hive he found, and pointed out a couple different types of berries that are safe to eat.
Then he had me sit a good distance away against a tree while he crouched in some tall grass. Waiting. When a chicken-sized bird flew by, he created a vortex and sucked the unsuspecting creature right into his hands. Within seconds, he snapped its neck and started walking back my way with our freshly caught meal.
Efficient.
After getting the firepit going on the back patio, we roasted the bird and ate together. It was nice and quiet. Calm and peaceful. I’m looking forward to more evenings like that. Just Ellister and me and nature.
As I smooth the quilt down along the end of the mattress, my stomach growls loudly, giving away the fact that I’m still hungry.
Ellister straightens from where he’s fluffing a pillow and frowns. “You didn’t eat enough.”
I shrug. “I just have some catching up to do. I missed a few meals.”
“I starved you in that cave.” His words are heavy with self-loathing.
“Not intentionally. Most of us fragile humans require breakfast, lunch, and dinner, plus snacks.”
“Snacks,” he parrots, looking stressed as he glances out the doorway to the kitchen cabinets. “There’s nothing here, Hannah.”
It’s true. He searched the house from top to bottom, trying to find anything edible the previous owners might’ve preserved and stored, like dehydrated meats or nuts. We came across some old food in ceramic pots, but whatever it used to be, it was dried up, brown, and unrecognizable.
Ellister starts for the bedroom door. “I’ll go somewhere. Perhaps some more ice berries would be nice.”
He can’t leave me. Not again. Not when I have sexy plans.
Aside from the fact that I want to have my way with him, I don’t like how he’s risking himself every time he travels.
I stop him by grabbing his wrist. “Don’t go. I can’t explain it, but I feel… panicked when I think about being apart from you.”
His gaze softens. “There’s a pond nearby. Do you like fish? You could come with me.”
“I’m tired.” And I really am. Although I might have more stamina than the average person, as Ellister so nicely pointed out, I’m not invincible. “Let’s just go to bed.”
He gives me a skeptical look with a raised eyebrow. “You mean to tell me we’re going go straight to sleep?”
Biting my lip, I honestly mumble, “No.”
I really should practice telling the truth from now on if I’m going to eventually become fae. Plus, I don’t want to lie to him. He’d know I’m full of shit anyway as soon as we lie down and I maul him.
I might be exhausted but not so much that I don’t have the energy to fuck.
I want Ellister. All of him. Dirty sex. Every single way we can think of.
I don’t care that we’re moving too fast or that our relationship began with a ton of red flags. Being with Ellister is the most natural thing I’ve ever done. We’ve spent less than a week together, yet the deepest part of me recognizes him as mine. Our connection is ancient and solid, a bond that was predetermined over five-hundred-thousand years ago.
Ellister is the constant of my existence.
My soul mate.
