Page 77 of One Last Promise
“You’ll get to meet them one day.If you decide to come back.”He was still gazing down at my mouth.“Showing you my world...it would mean a lot to me.”
“What else did the wisp tell you?”
“That I needed to stay close to you, and protect you with all that I was.It told me not to fear what I felt.”The wisp had told me to trust Darce, even though it knew he had been the one of the causes of my mother’s death.Holy Ether clearly had a plan for Darce and me, but I had no idea what that was.
“I think you should take me home now.My kind might be wondering where I am.”My head was heavy from all the information.I needed time alone to make sense of it all.
“If you think of a safe place, I might be able to tap into it and take you there.”Nodding, I pictured my own bedchamber.Loki and Enyo would be sleeping on the soft fur rug near the balcony, allowing the soft breeze to cool them in the midday sun.Only Noor, Nell, and Luz were allowed in my chamber these days, so it was the safest place for both of us.
Darce wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me into him.“I’m picturing a safe place forbothof us,” I muttered.Without thinking, I touched the exposed top of his chest.Darce took a sharp inhale of breath before surrounding us in shadows.
Loki and Enyo were the first things I saw as light filled the room.
“Fuck!It’s bright here.”Darce squinted, adjusting to our suns’ rays.“Hello, pups.”He chuckled as Loki and Enyo swarmed him.Taking a look around once they finally settled, his eyes widened.“Is this...?”
“My bedchamber?Yes.”I beamed, biting my lip.“This chamber is warded by my ancestors, and because I’ve allowed you in, you can portal here atanytime.”
“Fuck!You shouldn’t have told me that.How am I meant to stay away from you now?”The clarity I had in that moment floored me.I didn’t want him to stay away.He was the male I loved, the male I wouldalwayslove, even if we couldn’t be together.
“Maybe I don’t want you to stay away.”
“Alora, I’m using all the restraint I have right now tonotkiss you.Don’t say shit like that when we’re alone and your bed is right behind you!”He flicked his fingers, and my silver hair was back, flowing down my shoulders.Surprisingly, my white dress was back, too.I half expected him to have removed that.“Your face looks mischievous.What are you thinking?”His eyes were dark as he gazed down at my body.
“I’m shocked you kept my dressonwith that shadow magic of yours.”
“Fuck this!”His willpower evaporated as he charged towards me, lifting me up in one swift swoop as his lips crashed urgently against mine.Backing me down onto my bed, I allowed myself to fall against the cool sheets.Groaning into his mouth, I gripped his shoulders as my body arched up towards his teasing hands.They were making their way down the side of my body while he kissed me with so much force that he was catching my breath with his own.“Fuck...I will never get enough of you,” he snarled against my mouth, moving his lips across my jaw and down my neck.
“Take me here, right now!”I pleaded, grinding against him.Every touch was sending tremors through my body.I wanted him here, where I had dreamt of him almost every night we were apart.“I don’t want to wait a second longer.You’re the one I want, Darce.The one I’llalwayswant!”
“Soon,” he purred.“I’ll claim you soon, Starshine.I promise.”He pulled back, and I pouted as he gazed at me.“I should go before we are discovered.At least I can picture you in your own bed better now.”I gasped when he ran his hands down my body and between my legs.“Iwillmake you climax in this bed, but not right now.You need time to digest what I’ve told you.”I didn’t need time for that, I needed his fingers inside me!Darce moved off the bed, holding his hand out to help me up.“You should see your face right now.I’ve turned you into quite the foreplay addict, haven’t I?”
“You’reverygood at foreplay,” I countered, giving him a devilish grin.Shaking his head, he gave me a similar smile back.
“I’ll come and collect you at noon intwodays.If you decide you want nothing to do with me, I will completely understand and respect your wishes.”He placed a soft kiss on my lips.“Until then,princess.”Shadow surrounded him and he was gone.
Chapter Twenty five
