Page 35 of Blood Feast

She let out another delirious moan, riding him at the same rough pace as she fed on his throat. Her magic stretched wantonly outward.

If it wouldn’t obey her Will, he would have to make it recognize their bond.

His fangs straining, he wrapped himself closer in her mind.Give it to me.

Her thoughts tangled around his, possessive. She pulled his mouth to her neck.

Yes.He sank his fangs into her. As he dragged her blood into his mouth, he tugged her deeper into their Union, a silent demand for her magic.

The wild tendrils of Lustra magic around them suddenly flowed into a single, powerful current, as if finding their natural path.

Stop me now,she warned,or I’ll—

I want every drop of you.

The full force of her channeling slammed into his chest.

Power. Limitless as his own. His to feast on for eternity.

Magic bloomed and prickled through his every nerve. Spasms of pleasure erupted deep in his muscles. He jerked under her, releasing inside her, and he could only ride the magic as it worked his body. When he was spent, the power kept pounding through him, driving him higher, harder, until he exploded again.

Her inundation ran its course in his veins, leaving his immortal frame scoured and exhilarated. He lay there at the mercy of his Silvicultrix and had never felt more indestructible.

At last, an arcane silence fell. Her aura was still. So were the roses overhead, which had eased apart to give him a glimpse of the moons. They had released his limbs at some point, but he didn’t move.

Cassia pushed against his chest, raising herself up gingerly. Blinking down at him, she wiped the blood trailing from her lips.

Her eyes focused, and she gasped. “Are you all right?”

He let out a hoarse laugh. “You must be joking.”

She ran her hands over him, as if checking for injuries, but her motions only reminded him how pleasing it was for his wrung-out body to still be inside of hers.

He caught her hand and began licking her stained fingers. She had bitten her tongue at some point. Their blood tasted so good together on her skin.

She rested her head on his chest and shut her eyes. “I cannot believe you did that—strode in here and faced the unbound Lustra, no matter the consequences.”

“I had no cause to worry. Your magic loves me.”

“We still didn’t know what it would do to you! The risks you take for me…”

“I promised I would guide you, every step of the way.”

“Thank you for helping me make sense of this,” she said.

“You know making sense of your mysteries is one of my favorite pursuits,” he replied.

“How did you even know what to do?”

“This kind of inundation has happened to me before because I have a dual affinity.”

“Your light magic and mind magic cause this too? Not just my strange Lustra-blood magic?”

“Yes. Your magic is a unified duality, rather than a dual affinity, but it’s the same principle. Remind me to add that to my notes.”

She caressed his face. “When this happened to you, I wasn’t here to help. How did you make it stop?”

“With decades of effort.” He propped his head on his arm to look at her. “I walk through this world on eggshells, knowing I’m more powerful than most living things around me. You have no idea how good it feels to be confronted with your power.”

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