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But is it not the most unsuspecting people who do the most extraordinary things?
People are often threatened by love when they realize both the absence and power of it. What is love if not the one thing in this world that defies logic? Love is the emotion that can make someone run toward danger, but those threatened by it sometimes become the danger.
“Elowen Atarah, queen of Aestilian and princess of Imirath. I, Cayden Veles, Commander of Vareveth, vow to protect you from harm from this day until my last.” He briefly glances down at my parted lips. “Your enemies are my enemies. My sword is yours.”
“Cayden Veles, Commander of Vareveth. I, Elowen Atarah, queen of Aestilian and princess of Imirath, vow to fight beside you in the upcoming war as a true ally. My knives and dragon fire are yours,”
Physical touch is something I like to see coming if I’m in the mood for it,
“You’re not the only person who can help me.” He bites out the last two words. “You’re the only one who’s worth it.”
want to be exceptional or nothing,
I step forward and blanch at the number at the bottom of the receipt; perhaps I got too carried away. “You can’t pay for this.” “Spend more if you want me to break a sweat, angel.”
“I’m going to assume you didn’t see her stumble on her way over here,” Cayden snarls before turning his intensity on me. “What did he say to you? I saw you stiffen.” “He said I was pretty.” “Damn understatement,” he mutters.
“So, am I not allowed to speak to any men while I’m here?” Taunting him is far too inviting. “I’m a man. Talk to me.”
They may think they found me powerless, but I’m never defenseless. I would’ve used my teeth if I had to.
“She was fucking drugged!” Cayden’s voice booms like thunder. “Did your brain crawl out of your ear and die or are you perpetually dense?”
“There are rumors about us,” I settle on saying. “If you have an issue with false gossip, then I humbly offer you my services to make it true.”
“You’re so wet,” he practically moans. “Is this all for me?” I keep my head buried in his neck. He drives his fingers deeper. “Answer me.” “Yes!”
His kisses consume me, his fingers overrule me, and all I can feel is him.
“Ride my fingers like you would ride my cock,” he mumbles against my lips.
“When I fuck you, Elowen, it won’t be in some seedy brothel. It’s going to be somewhere I can make you come so many times your throat will be hoarse from screaming my name.” His fingers begin to slowly move again. “I’m going to fuck the idea of me only being your ally right out of your pretty little mind.”
“Be a good girl and ride my fingers.”
“You’re such a beautiful mess, love.” He licks his lips. “One day my tongue will replace my fingers, then my cock will replace my tongue. You’d like that, wouldn’t you? You want me to fuck you until all you can think about is how you find religion when you’re alone with me.”
He slides his fingers out of me, bringing them to his mouth to suck them clean, and his eyes roll back in his head.
“Your pleasure is my pleasure.”
“I may have spent years in chains, but make no mistake when I tell you that you will die in them,”
“You taught me that desperation is the greatest leverage.”
