Page 26 of Caged Love

“Nice to see you out of the dungeons,” Astrid says, standing up from her seat when she sees us. She’s out of her battle leathers, wearing a black dress, her braid hanging over one shoulder. I bet she still has multiple daggers hidden on her, though. “It’s nice to officially meet you, Milana. I’m Astrid.”

Milana stiffens but shakes the hand Astrid offers her.Does she have an issue with Astrid?

“Nice to meet you too.” She clears her throat. “I just wanted to say sorry about what happened with Vale. Vera… well, she told me some things that August has cleared up for me. I thought I was being a good friend to her, but I was wrong.”

Astrid’s hazel eyes soften. “Thank you for explaining that. Vale has only good things to say about you, so we kind of knew there was more to that story. It all worked out in the end.” She turns to me and arches her brow. “I wanted to talk to you about Rion. He’s looking for you both, and it won’t be long until he makes his move. Do you have a plan?”

I pull out Milana’s chair so she can sit and wait until they are seated before doing the same. Breakfast is spread out, but we’re the first ones here.

“My only plan is to kill Rion and anyone who might step up and try to get Milana back,” I admit, my jaw tense. “He hasn’t been seen around Chaos yet. We’ve got the royal guard on alert. Have you seen anything?”

Astrid closes her eyes, her brow furrowing. “I’ve seen a few things, but nothing that has to do with Rion. We all have your back in this. And if you need somewhere else to hide out, you can always come back to Aravelle.” She stands and grins. “I better go. I have to stop in at Peach’s Bakery to get a few things before I go home. Keep me updated.” With that, she disappears.

Milana is a little quiet and doesn’t eat much. After, we start our training, and I give her a dagger and short sword to see how she does with it.

“Need some help?” Axe offers, pulling off his tunic and picking up a sword.

My eyes quickly go to Milana to see if she’s checking him out. He’s extremely ripped, and she was meant to marry him, but besides a quick glance, she doesn’t bother looking.

Stretching my neck from side to side, I decide to pull off my shirt, reminding her what she has at home so she doesn’t need to eat elsewhere. Her eyes widen when she sees me, and her teeth sink into her lower lip.

Her reaction makes me feel like a fucking king.

I show her the correct fighting stance with my hands on her hips. I’m already hard, my cock straining against my battle leathers, but I need to focus.

“Okay, let’s start with showing you how to hold it properly,” I say, guiding her grip and showing her the correct angle for the sword. “You’ll probably need something a bit lighter than this. See how Axe is holding it?”

Axe slices the weapon through the air, and Milana copies him. After showing her how to move, I pick up my sword and slowly and gently do some swordplay with her. Her concentration face is on, and her blue eyes are narrowed. Her hair is tied back in a long braid I want to wrap around my fist later tonight.

“That’s good,” Axe calls out, watching us. “Now go a little faster.”

She turns to his voice. “Eyes on me, love,” I demand, and her eyes snap back to me to me. “Never look away.”

I ignore Axe’s low laugh and keep working with her. Afterward, Axe and I demonstrate what it will look like after she’s had a lot of practice. I show her how to use and throw a dagger. After we’ve been at it for a few hours, we call it a day.

When we get up to my room, we shower together, and when she lowers herself to her knees in front of me, I finally get what I’ve been dreaming about all day. Wrapping her braid around my fist a few times, I use it to control her as she takes me into her hot mouth. “I love how you look right now, kneeling in front of me. Fuck. You’re so perfect for me.”

She moans around my cock, liking the praise. She starts to suck harder, taking me to the back of her throat. She then teasingly licks the underside of me.

“That’s it, just like that,” I rasp, letting my head fall against the wall. “No one has made me feel this good before, Milana. You are fucking made for me.”

Her nails dig into my thighs, and that’s enough to send me over the edge. She swallows every drop of my cum, and as she stands up, I lower myself, lifting her by her round ass. Her legs go over my shoulders, and I turn so her back is against the wall. And then I feast, eating her pussy like it’s my last meal.

“August,” she moans, making soft whimpering sounds that have me growing hard again.

I love my name on her lips and my mouth on her cunt.

Favorite-fucking-thing in the world.

Magic swirls around us as she comes, her fingers pulling my hair. I lap up her release, cleaning her with my tongue. Her thighs are shaking when I slowly lower her to the floor, so I don’t let go of her. Instead, she melts into me, burying her face into my wet chest. I feel her smile against my skin.

After a few moments, we wash each other’s bodies and get into bed.

I’m kissing down her neck when she whispers, “I’m ready. Fuck me, August. Bond me. Give me all of you.”

I still. “Are you sure you want this?” I don’t know why I’m asking because I’ve never wanted anything more, but I need her to be sure. It would kill me if she ever had any regrets.

I don’t have a royal claim.

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