Page 79 of One Last Promise
“You’regivingyourself to him?”Her eyes were ablaze with worry.“What if that destroys you?Fornicating with a Noxlin can only end badly!”
“Darce is researching it.I’ve been begging him for a long time to claim me.”
“And he refused?”
“Yes.He worries about my soul and powers, too.”Noor was taken aback by that statement.“Darce won’t allow any harm to come to me, I can assure you.”
“Your faith in him is...”
“This might sound crazy to you, but I trust him with my life.”
“And you’ve kept this to yourself for centuries?”She seemed saddened by that fact.
“It was a secret I had to keep to myself.The burden was too high of a price to pay.”
“All your secrets are always safe with me.I stand by you, Alora.Whatever path Holy Ether has for you, I will gladly follow.”As I hugged her tightly, I looked over her shoulder and noticed Xavier in the distance, making his way towards us.
“We need to get out of here.Xavier is coming our way,” I whispered into her ear.
“Go!I’ll stop him.”Noor smiled sweetly, pushing me to the door where Loki and Enyo were waiting to escort me to my chamber.I made it back without seeing a single soul.After being washed and dressed by my maids, I climbed into bed, exhausted from the events of the day.My head seemed a lot clearer, though.When Darce came to collect me in a few days, I had no doubt in my mind that I would go with him.
After hearing his story about the Battle of Cataha, I couldn’t blame him for Duska’s death.The events that seemed to have unfolded that day should have been attributed to my father and Xavier more than anything.Once I had my powers, I would dive deeper into it, but right now, the only thing I wanted to learn about wasDarce, the darkprinceof Eallarim.
My heart was about to be taken for eternity, I couldfeelit.
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IPACED MY BED CHAMBERrestlessly.The room was too quiet without Loki and Enyo.Noor had promised to look after them while I was gone.It was a few minutes before noon, and Darce would be here any moment.
My stomach turned excitedly at the thought of spending an entire month with him.No interruptions, no training or sparring, simply time to talk and explore each other.My body shuddered with the need for his touches.As if he could sense that need, shadows appeared in the corner of my room, andfinallyhe was standing right in front of me.Drinking him in, I swallowed hard, making my desire for him too clear.He was all in black as usual, but looked more the part of the prince with his black, gold lined cape and fitted trousers and shirt.
“Hello, Starshine,” he beamed, noticing the packed bag I was holding.“I take it you’re coming with me?”
“Yes.Don’t worry, I have nothing in my bag that would incriminate me.It’s mostly snacks for Boulder,” I teased.
As I moved across the room towards him, Darce stepped forward, too, closing the distance between us.Pulling me against his body, he gave me a triumphant grin before surrounding us both in shadows and portaling us back to Eallarim.
My back hit something soft, and it took me a few seconds to realise Darce had portalled us straight to his bed.
“Was this a little presumptuous of me?”he smirked above me.“I need to get you out of your Dylin clothes.It seemed easier to do it on my bed.”
“You’re not going to use your shadow magic like before?”My hands were travelling down his chest, undoing the buttons on his shirt.
“I want to do it slowly,” he purred, stopping my hands before they reached the belt on his pants.“Why are you trying to take my clothes off?”
“Darce, you know why!Make mefuckingcum before I lose my mind!”He gave in with a snarl, claiming my lips with his.
Gripping his shoulders, I couldn’t get close enough.His kiss was desperate, as if I was all the air he needed.Like I was the answer to a question he’d been seeking for his entire life.
“I never thought you’d allow me near you again,” he mumbled down my neck, planting kisses as he moved.“The fact you can forgive me.Starshine, it means fuckingeverything.”He ripped my dress open with urgency and exposed my breasts.I cried out in pleasure when his mouth descended onto my nipples, where he licked and sucked, making my core burn for him.
“Fuck!Please.Please!”I moaned, desperate for friction and to feel him touch my sex.
“Mmm...I do love it when you beg.”I could hear the smile in his voice as he spoke from between my breasts.“My mouth will get there, I promise.My dreams of you in my bed have been so frequent that I need to savour this.”Moisture pooled to my centre at the thought of Darce getting himself off while thinking about me.His lips moved across my ribcage, licking and nipping my skin.When I arched up, his strong hands pushed me back down.“Don’t make me restrain you,” he chuckled against my heated skin.
“Why are you still clothed?”
“You’ll get your hands on me later,” he cooed, moving lower to brush his lips across the top of my right thigh.Feeling his soft touch there removed any trace of Xavier or Uri.
