Page 53 of Enchanting the Elf
Chapter twenty-five
Adelbert
Florence is most certainly a dream. I am sure of this. I have never met anyone as cooperative, kind, understanding, and gentle as her. I need to protect her at all costs, even from myself.
Yet, when I sit in front of her like this, I can’t help but be drawn to her. She’s extraordinarily beautiful. The way the light catches her entrances me as it peppers her skin with little spots of sunshine filtered through the leaves above us. But more so, she seems to be illuminated from within, casting a glow on not only herself but those around her too.
Florence will make a great partner for someone someday, once she is free of me. My life is plain, simple, limited. Some might even say “boring.” It is not what I would want to burden her with, no matter how much the fated bond presses at me to touch, to take, to claim, to… love.
However, I can make her stay with me more enjoyable than it has been. I can reveal parts of myself to her that I haven’t revealed to others, because Florence is a safe space. That I am sure of.
“Tell me if anything feels uncomfortable or if you want me to stop,” I tell Florence as I ready myself, gathering my magic into me with each purposeful breath.
Florence narrows her eyes in thought, then tilts her lips into a playful smirk as she says, “You know what? Lower those privacy barriers of yours so you can read my emotions. I give you full consent so you can see if anything makes me uneasy.”
“Are you sure?”
“Don’t doubt me, Adelbert. I wouldn’t have offered if I wasn’t,” she says a bit sternly then leans back on both hands, inadvertently offering her very pretty breasts to my hungry gaze.
I swallow hard and think of my studies, my presentation, my ancestors until my thoughts become neutral again.
“I’m going to start now,” I announce.
I reach out with my mage hand toward Florence’s right forearm and gently stroke the skin. Even through the magic, I can feel the softness of her skin, the sensation jarring me at how vivid it is, like I’m physically touching her skin to skin. The magic is much stronger right now than when I’m moving objects around in my study.
I monitor Florence’s emotions and I register her surprise in both what she’s exuding and the widening of her eyes as she looks down at her arm and sees nothing there.
“Wow. I can feel that,” Florence says with sweet wonder coating her words.
“How about this?” I ask and increase pressure, wrapping my hand around her forearm and applying a little pressure.
Florence’s eyes close and a smile spreads across her face.
“It’s like an arm hug! Thank you,” she says dreamily and sighs in contentment.
My lips purse and I give my head a small shake at how fucking kind this woman is, thanking me for something as simple as squeezing her forearm.
I want to give her more.
I move the mage hand up to her elbow. I’m able to move the thumb in a soothing circular motion in the bend of her arm, right on the sensitive skin.
“Mmm,” Florence hums in satisfaction, causing my cock to twitch. With my eyes, I trace the goose bumps racing down her arms, and my own satisfaction blooms in my chest.
Encouraged to continue, I trace the flowery pattern around the sleeve of her dress and move up to the exposed skin of her neck and shoulders.
I drag a single finger across her delicate collarbone to the base of her throat and pause there for a breath as I readjust my hardening cock.
“More,” Florence demands breathily, eyes still closed as she tilts her head to the side, inviting me to touch the other side.
I skim my touch from the outside of her left shoulder and work it closer to the center, gently cupping her neck.
Florence leans forward into the touch and lets out a long, needy moan.
It is the sexiest sound I have ever heard and my cock hardens to an uncomfortable degree.
For the first time in my life, I want to say “fuck it” and throw everything I’ve worked so hard for away. I want to diveacross this silly blanket and cover Florence with my body, give her my full weight, and fuck her into oblivion. To hell with the consequences.
Sense wins out, though.
