I still had no intention of sharing my prince with anyone else.

“Fine,” King Dorwynn huffed, still sounding a little put out. “It’s decided. Prince Orian Elrich, you are now Crown Prince of Wolfrest. Your every task will be focused on preparing you to one day sit on the throne. All your siblings will be dedicated to supporting you.”

Nylian released me and stepped over to stand closer to Prince Orian. Prince Lorsan, Princess Saida, and another young woman I hadn’t seen until now but guessed to be Princess Neia stepped out of the crowd closest to the dais. As one, they all bowed to the king, accepting the edict he’d handed down.

“And you!” The king pointed at me. “You will marry Prince Xeran and be his one and only mate for as long as you live. Ha! Bet your father didn’t see that coming when he wanted to become our ally.”

I wanted to chuckle at the king’s twisted glee, but I simply bowed. “I will do everything I can to live up to your most gracious generosity. My life will be dedicated to the happiness and well-being of your precious son.”

Just as I was straightening, Nylian crashed into me, sealing our betrothal with a kiss.

Yes, this prince was officially off the market, and he was all mine.

Chapter 34

Gone!

“Ow! Ow! Ow! Don’t bite!” I cried. I tried to scramble away from those sharp teeth, but nearly two hundred pounds of sweaty, naked elf pinned me to the bed. Not to mention, I was sated within an inch of my life, and I couldn’t feel my legs beyond a bit of tingling in my toes.

Nylian licked a long stripe along my neck where he’d just bitten me, creating an outbreak of goose bumps across my entire body. Feeling returned to my legs along with other parts of me. “Come on. Let’s go again,” the elf growled in my ear.

“Gods! What are you? Part rabbit?”

With a little elbowing and pushing, my voracious lover allowed me to roll over onto my back so I could stare up at his smiling face. He was flushed, sweaty, and his hair was a golden rat’s nest. He looked like he’d been thoroughly fucked, which was so very true.

“We’re celebrating. Don’t you want to celebrate with me?” The wicked elf attempted to jut out his bottom lip and flutter his eyelashes at me in an adorable pout, but he couldn’t maintain that ridiculous expression.

“We’ve been celebrating all night.” I tipped my head to peek out the closest window. As I suspected, the night sky was turning lighter. In just a couple of hours, dawn would break over West Vale.

“Then we will celebrate all morning, all day.”

The spirit was willing, but the body…the body was utterly drained. I was afraid if I tried to come one more time, dust would puff out the end of my dick.

Smiling at the elf who owned me completely, I reached up and placed my hand on his cheek, reveling in how he leaned into my touch. His emerald eyes closed, and such an expression of bliss washed over him. “Every moment we are together is a celebration. This battle is over at last. Orian is safe. You are home, and your parents love you. The world knows you are good and honorable. You’re allowed to rest now.”

Nylian’s eyes opened. “You forgot the most important part.”

“What’s that?”

“I have you. The king of Wolfrest has ordered you to marry me. You have no choice now.”

Still holding his face, I pulled him in for a slow kiss, soaking in the exquisite feel of him. Everything about this felt so right, as if I had been waiting my entire existence to find him so we could fit together.

“And if he hadn’t ordered it, I would have come up with a wicked plot,” I murmured against his lips when I broke off the kiss.

Amusement lit his eyes. He shifted so that he had one arm on my chest and his chin resting on it after pulling a blanket across our bodies. “Really? What kind of plot?”

“A kidnapping plot.”

“Ha! How were you going to manage this? Did you have help lined up?”

A smug smile grew on my lips, and I pushed a stray hair from his forehead. “I did. I asked Saida to loan me Adeline. My scheme was to drug your evening tea and hide you in a sack. From there, Adeline and I would sneak you out with the laundry into a waiting wagon Orian promised to arrange for me.”

Nylian laughed and snuggled closer. “You’ve got both Saida and Orian involved.”

“Mn. From there, I would drive the wagon north until we reached Misty Pass. I was planning to hold you hostage there until you agreed to marry me.”

Nylian made a happy noise and closed his eyes. “I like that plan, but why Misty Pass? Why not go all the way to Gushan?”