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“I’m... I’m...”
“Come for me, human,” he commanded, his fingers finding my clit.
It broke the dam holding back the torrent of pleasure. My orgasm ripped through me, every muscle clenching and spasming as wave after wave of ecstasy washed away the burning poison.
Through it all, he continued to thrust, driving me ever higher, until at last, I felt him tense and pump his chill release inside of me.
I collapsed under his weight, unable to support us both. The toxin was no longer burning me from the inside. His cool skin covered me, extinguishing the last remnants of the unnatural heat that would have killed me.
“Thank you,” I whispered, my vision fading as exhaustion claimed me.
The next time I opened my eyes, I was trussed on the male’s back. He walked steadily, evenly, but even so, every step hurt. I glanced at my arms, but the skin was clean and only displayed a few scabs rather than hundreds of cuts. Whatever he’d done to me, it had worked miracles.
“Who are you?”
He jerked in surprise, skipping a step. Then he said, “Good. You are awake. We will need to find shelter for the night soon.”
His voice sounded like water dancing across rocks. It lilted, and his accent was different from the local Fae. He hoisted me higher before I could slip. His white-blond hair glinted in the dappled sunlight as he scanned the area.
I was trying to recall what had happened. When I remembered how desperately I’d begged to be fucked, I moaned in humiliation. Shit, had I really done that? What if somebody else had found me? At least this guy was gorgeous and hadn’t taken advantage of me. Except I really hadn’t been in a position to consent, had I?
I gritted my teeth and banished the feeling of shame and embarrassment. Not like I’d had a choice. And oh yeah, I was alive, thanks to the pounding the guy had given me. Which raised new questions in my mind.
“Where did you even come from? How did you find me?”
“Intuition.”
His muscles rippled beneath his shirt, and I dropped my head against his strong shoulders. His gait was rocking me back to sleep.
“You still haven’t told me your name,” I mumbled, my head spinning with tiredness.
“Dyfroedd. You can call me Dyf.”
DYFROEDD
I stayed up all night, only nodding off briefly. But when I closed my eyes, the images of the girl’s limp body hanging half-dead in the blood vines brought me quickly back to wakefulness.
If I had not found her when I did, she would not have survived another hour. The Fae joked about the ecstasy the vines bestowed on their victims, but I had seen the aftermath. There was nothing pleasant about being forced into climax after climax while a mindless triffid bled you dry.
Years ago, we had lost one of our scouts. When we had rescued Owen Llwyd, he was still alive, but because we did not understand the nature of the poison, we did not realize what was happening. He burst into flames while still alive and died screaming. The fire destroyed his remains so that we could not even return his body to his clan.
The human’s temperature had returned to normal after our coupling. She shivered as I kept watch, and I covered her with my spare clothes. When the night finally lifted, I had a steaming cup of healing herbs ready for her.
“Morning, princess. Drink up.”
“Ugh, what is this? It smells like sweaty feet.”
Her face twisted in revulsion, but when I insisted, she reluctantly took a sip. I sat by as she swallowed the bitter brew.
When she handed me back the empty cup, still grimacing, I smirked. “Your gratitude is overwhelming. But it will help you regain your strength.”
“Thanks,” she muttered, accepting a sip of clear water to flush the taste from her mouth.
“Feeling better?”
“Surprisingly, yes.” She eyed me warily. “Why are you helping me?”
What was I supposed to say to that? Because the king had ordered me to? Or because her suffering called to my protective nature? I chose to give her another equally valid truth.
