Page 113 of The Forbidden Fae King

The tension builds within me, and I am going to combust, right here, gazing into his eyes.

Aldrin wraps an arm around my waist and flips us in a fluid motion, his body rolling with mine so we never come apart. I am suddenly on my back, with the weight of his bulky frame driving me into the mattress.

His head nuzzles my neck as he pounds into me. I wrap my legs around his waist, clinging on for dear life. He drives that massive cockinto me, harder and faster, until I am crying out and my inner muscles are clenching around him, because it is so deep and perfect.

I am engulfed in his scent, the earthy, almost floral aroma of his hair and the sweat that slicks his body. His low, panted growls fills my ear.

Pleasure builds to an almost unbearable point, tightening within me until I am so coiled up with tension that I explode into a cascade of blissful release. It is so intense, my vision blurs with stars and shadows, and I slip away to another plane where coherent thought is no longer possible.

Aldrin’s entire body clenches tight and freezes moments later, and he lets out an incoherent grunt.

I wrap my arms and my legs tightly around him to cling onto each shudder of his climax that surges through him. He collapses onto me, body limp. I idly stroke his golden skin that shines under the rays of late afternoon sun entering through the window.

“Sire?” A knock comes at Aldrin’s bedroom door. “Your afternoon appointment will be here shortly.” His royal butler, Basil, says from just outside.

“Damn. I completely forgot,” Aldrin mutters against my neck, not making an effort to move.

“I have taken the liberty of running another bath for you.” Basil’s tone is full of diffidence, without a hint to what he clearly overheard through these walls.

Aldrin pulls himself up onto his forearms, peering into my face with a look of pure admiration. He brushes his fingers through my hair. Under that gaze I feel more valued than I ever have in my life.

He kisses me in a soft brush of the lips. “Care to have a bath with me?”

I respond with a smile.

His bath is more like a small pool recessed into the tiled floor, and it has an entire room of its own. The rose-scented water reaches my shoulders, and I tie up my already clean hair so it doesn’t get wet.

I should have known better.

Aldrin steps into the pool and splashes a wave of water at me. Iretaliate by sending my air magic into the pool and dousing as much of it as I can on top of his head. I find myself laughing, straddling his hips as I try to wrestle him, but he dumps me back into the body of water.

We don’t get nearly enough time in there before Basil reminds Aldrin of his appointment, and he gets out and dries himself with a volley of air. I watch as Basil dresses him in his court finery.

He looks absolutely breathtaking in a doublet of black and gold embroidered silk, cut closely enough to accentuate his broad shoulders and thin waist, with matching slim-cut pants.

I find my own silk dress and pull it back on, smoothing out the rumples.

Aldrin kisses me before he leaves the bedroom.

Basil turns in the doorway and gives me a long searching look. I wonder if he is analyzing me as a potential threat. There is a fierceness beneath that calm mask of subservience that makes me wonder if he is more than a butler. He has waited on Aldrin since he was a child, and seems to have a fierce, paternal love for him.

I pin up my hair slowly, completely lost in thought, when another knock comes at the door.

“May I enter, my lady?” Basil’s voice is soft on the other side.

“Yes,” I say.

He steps through the doorway with a tray in his arms. It has a china pot of steaming tea, a matching cup and bowl of honey.

“Forgive my assumptions, but I believe this is in order again today.” Basil places the tray on the small table beside my armchair, then bows and walks out backward.

I lift the lid of the teapot and stare at the bloated herbs and flowers within, my stomach churning at the smell of it. Within is the same contraceptive tea my mother would bring me whenever Finan stayed with us, and I did my duty to attempt to bind him to our family.

Basil is definitely trying to protect Aldrin’s interests.

I choke down the disgusting liquid and don’t bother telling him I was already taking the herbs daily, so I wouldn’t get my cycle on the road.

I make my way through the opulence of the royal apartments, toward the main doors to leave. Aldrin can send someone to find me if I’m needed. I am done waiting around for men.

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