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Enora gasps like I have committed the most heinous of crimes, but Osiris, much younger than either of us, rolls his eyes.

“She is incredible, Enora. And unique.”And she is mine.There is no need to voice the last part. “But she is not some chosen one from an archaic prophecy.”

“But if you knew the entirety of the prophecy, Alexandros, if you?—”

“I will have no more talk of prophecies.” I inject my voice with all the authority and ice I can muster and bring my face closer to hers. “She is in danger enough without you adding to that burden with such preposterous notions.”

She swallows nervously, her gray eyes narrowed. “As you wish.”

Yes, I do wish. But more than that, I wish I could take Ophelia and my boys away from here, someplace nobody would ever find us. And with each passing day, the desire to do exactly that grows ever stronger.

Chapter

Thirty-Six

XAVIER

Our heartbeats are the only sounds in the room, hers a steady rhythm that mirrors mine. “You’re getting better at this every day.”

I’ve spent the past half hour trying to speak to her through our bond, using every trick I can think of from tickling her to kissing her neck, but she’s closed me out completely. The wall in her mind is impenetrable. Given the thin sheen of perspiration on her brow and her trembling lip, I suspect she might cave if I pushed much harder, but we have spent long enough on hertraining today, and now I have something much more enjoyable in mind.

She gives me the sweetest fucking smile I’ve ever seen, and I can practically feel her heart swelling with pride. “Thanks, Xavier,” she purrs.

I lick my lips and stalk toward her. Her juicy tits heave against her thin white tank top. “What’s that look about?”

I arch an eyebrow. “What look?”

She tips her chin up. “That one right there. Like you have something deviant on your mind.”

I shake my head and take a step closer. “Not deviant, Cupcake. But you’ve been such a good girl for me today, I think it’s time we both claimed our reward.”

She backs up until her body hits the wall, making her gasp. “Our reward?”

I nod. “You remember how Axl was the first to claim your virgin pussy? And Kai got your hot little mouth?”

She bites on her bottom lip, driving me wild with lust. “Y-yeah.”

“I think I’ve waited long enough for my first, don’t you?”

Her blue eyes blow wide. “But…” She chews on her lip now, her back flush against the wall of the den.

I step closer, pressing my chest to her perfect tits. “But?”

“What if it hurts?”

I brush my fingertips over her cheek and grin. “I would never hurt you.”

“What if I don’t enjoy it?”

I run my nose over her jawline. “Oh, you will. I can fucking promise you that.” She swallows hard. “Do you trust me, Ophelia?”

She replies without hesitation. “Yes.”

I skate my fingertips across her shoulders and pull down the straps of her tank top and bra, exposing all her creamy skin soI can lick an uninhibited path from her shoulder to her jawline and along the length of her collarbone. “Then you have nothing to worry about.”

She curls her fingers in my hair and tugs my head back, even as she arches into my mouth. I yank her bra down farther, exposing the full roundness of her breast before sinking my fangs into her juicy flesh. The sweet taste of her blood floods my mouth and sends wildfire through my veins.

“Xavier,” she moans.

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