Page 173 of Never Kiss a Fae
I was, after all, a Royal King, and they were about to find out what that meant.
Chapter27
Exos
Claire, I whispered, sensing her stronger state.Baby, I need you to hear me now. I can’t wait any longer. You feel it, don’t you? Our connection fraying? Another day or two and it’ll be too late. I need you to find me now.
Silence.
I paced in my dark cell, frustrated. I’d hoped by now that someone would check up on me down here. Alas, no. I was just as alone as the first day I awoke—whenever that was.
At least the inky presence had disappeared. Well, mostly. The culprit had left some residue in my mind, blocking the memories I desired most. While I recognized the energy signature, I couldn’t recall the owner, and it was pissing me the fuck off.
I couldn’t even recall who knocked me out to begin with, yet I firmly remembered the sensation of being blasted from behind.
Claire, I tried again.Baby, please.
Still nothing.
I growled and kept moving, doing everything I could to keep my body in prime condition. A month of lounging had resulted in slight deterioration, but not much. Fae could withstand far worse treatment, including an extended time period without food.
Of course, that didn’t make me any less hungry or thirsty.
Fuck, what I wouldn’t give for a crackle pie right now. Juicy, thick, and oh-so decadent. I sent images of it to Claire for fun, wondering if I could wake her with thoughts of food.
Or even better…
I thought about running my hands over her body, our spirits dancing on a plane only we could reach, and drew kisses down her sternum to the sweet place between her thighs.I love the way you taste,I whispered.Mmm, I miss it, Claire. When I see you again, I’m going to devour every inch of you and kill anyone who gets in my way.
A flicker of something came back to me.
Intrigue.
I smiled.So sex is how I get you to talk to me, is it?
A sleepy unintelligible murmur traveled through our link, amusing me despite my surroundings.
You want me to continue?I taunted.Talk to you about how I plan to fuck you for the first time? How I intend to make you scream for hours upon hours?
Exos…She sounded so tired.
Yes, baby, I’m here,I whispered to her.I’m sorry for waking you, but I need you to find me. Can you do that for me, Claire? Can you track me by using our link?
No reply.
“Fuck,” I groaned, slamming my fist into the wall. If I didn’t get her up soon, our link would die. Permanently.
So I tried again.
And again.
Her name blossoming into a prayer inside my mind, my heart begging her to hear me, to focus, to come for me.
I’m not giving up,I told her.You will hear me. Now wake up, Claire. Wake. Up. Right. Now.
Chapter28
Claire
