Elemental Fae Academy: Book Two (Elemental Fae Academy #2)

by Lexi C. Foss

Such a stark contrast to Exos. And yet, I adored them equally. For entirely different reasons.

Fire breathed passion. Air stirred sensation. Water encouraged tranquility. Spirit warmed my heart. “Earth is invigorating,”

I didn’t bother mentioning she was one of the most powerful water elementals I’d ever felt or that she’d managed to shove me across the room with a single gust of wind.

I tilted my head up to observe the stars above that my brother had chosen well. I didn’t get it at first, but two days with her showed me why. She’s a good mate for you, Exos, I thought to him. I vow to keep her safe. Always. For you. And maybe a little bit for me. But Exos didn’t need to know that part. No one did.

That was the fighter I required. The woman beneath the elements who would do what was needed to save those under her care. No tears. No excuses. Just a warrior ready for battle.

That hadn’t been any ordinary kiss. No. Cyrus had just tied me to him under stage one of the courtship. Fuck!

“Your bond is strong,” he marveled, tilting his head to the side. “Very strong for being so fresh.” “It was an accident,” I admitted, ashamed now more than ever. She deserved so much better. “We briefly kissed and it formed.” His blue eyes—the same color as my own—focused on me, his brow crinkling. “You’re in the third stage, son.”

And while she’d probably prefer it to be Titus, not even he could bring her back now. She needed royal blood. My blood.

I succumbed to the darkness, my last thoughts for Claire. You’ll have to do better than that, little queen. Take everything. Take more. And don’t stop until you can breathe.

My royal lineage had been dormant, suppressed under years of careful control, but something had cracked, allowing it to escape.

I have a serious problem, I decided. I’m addicted to sex. I’m very much okay with this problem, Exos returned, sounding amused.

“Oh yeah. Next time I’m beating you in earnest, Royal Fae.” “Wait, I thought I was your little king?” I managed to sound hurt. “I mean, here you are, straddling me and all…”

“Then handle Claire. She’s quite fond of oral sex. Start there.” Of course those were the words she chose to stir on. I shook my head with a laugh. “See? Even the comment causes her to wake.”

I don’t want anyone else. These are my fae. And damn it, I’m keeping them. My fire died, replaced by wind. Vox’s nostrils flared as my power wrapped around him, forcing him to acknowledge me. I reached for him, my fingers sliding into the loose strands of his thick hair as I yanked him down for a kiss. Mine, I thought at him. You’re mine.

“You’re mine, Vox,” she whispered, tangling her fingers into my hair as she pulled me down to her again. “You. No other Air Fae, Vox. You are who I trust and who I want. I choose you.”

I felt it swirling around me, the energy invigorating my soul. I no longer feel human, I realized. I felt… fae. And I… I loved it.

Claire.” “Our Claire,” Vox corrected,

My precious Halfling was no longer a princess. No. Soon, she would be crowned Elemental Fae Queen. She just didn’t know it yet.