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When we exited the maze several minutes ago, I fully expected to find another version of the Day Realm outside of it, but there was nothing but sand dunes, occasional dead trees, and no indication of where we’re supposed to go.
Glancing over my shoulder, I look for the maze in the distance where we left it. It should be there, but it’s not. It’s like we’ve been dropped in the middle of a desert.
Ro has fallen behind, and I feel bad when I see how hard she’s trying to keep up with me. Her legs are working fast, and with every quick step she takes, some sand is kicked by her slippers.
I slow down.
My speed isn’t intentional. I’m not trying to get away from her. I just have a lot of pent-up emotion, and it’s been fueling me.
“Can you just tell me what I did wrong?” Ro questions a few feet from my back.
My mutilated, disgusting back.
“You’ve done everything right,” I state once she’s beside me. “You saved our asses, and I won’t forget it. I’m indebted to you, and I’m very proud of you. So very proud, Ro.”
She deserves my sincere gratitude. More than once, she’s put her neck out for me, and I feel like such a prick for not thanking her more profusely.
“Ro?” she says sadly. “What happened to Sunny?”
My Sunny.
If she wants me to call her by the nickname, I will, even if it hurts me every time I do. And it does hurt. Because it’s ours. Mine and hers. No one else calls her that.
I’ve been avoiding looking directly at her face, but I can’t resist any longer.
When our eyes connect, my stomach twists because of the pain I see in her brown pools.
I think she’s mourning the loss of our short-lived bliss, too, and I have to remember that I’m not the only one grieving something amazing.
Wanting to make it easier for her, I nostalgically murmur, “Sunny.”
She perks up, her lips lifting in a small smile as she looks at me expectantly. “Yes, Kai?”
I deliver the next assertion as gently as I can. “Going forward, I think it’s in your best interest if we don’t make room for distractions. We mustn’t make mistakes.”
Her expression falls. “Is that what we did before? When we were… together… it was a mistake?”
“No, not for you,” I reply swiftly. Everything is coming out wrong, and I try to amend, “You’re not at fault. Don’t blame yourself for anything that has occurred. In fact, blame me. I’ve been selfish.”
“Selfish how? I think you were prettygiving.” The way she says it, it’s obvious what she’s referring to, andfuck.
The reminder is like a shot of whiskey, filling me with warmth everywhere, including my cock.
I can still taste Ro. Her sweetness lingers on my tongue.
The truth is, I enjoyed licking her pussy more than she liked me doing it. It might’ve looked like I was doing sexual favors for her, but it was just as much for me, if not more so.
I was greedy. “I shouldn’t have taken liberties with you.”
“Taken liberties?” Ro repeats incredulously, her temper rising. “Listen up.” She points her finger at me, and even though I’m about to get a scolding, I find the little digit she’s wagging in my direction adorable. “I know what it’s like to have my consent robbed from me.”
My mood darkens because that’s a devastating reality I can’t erase. “I know that.”
“Well, what we did? That wasmychoice.” With passion, she taps her chest. “Mine. You’re not allowed to take that away from me.”
Well, she’s firmly put me in my place.
Because of our encounter, Ro got her bodily autonomy back. I’m glad for that. I gave her something more than just physical pleasure, and I don’t regret it.
