Page 152 of The Powers of Nyx

Rowan’s jaw clenched, and he leaned back once more, hand returning to my hip. A soft sound, almost like a whine, left his lips. Somehow, I enjoyed that sound more than the words‘I love you’.

“I’m all yours.”

A smile tilted his lips. “Yes, you fucking are.”

That was all he needed to take full control, and he relaxed into the sun bed, guiding my hips to meet his thrusts. I continued toying lightly with my clit as his cock swelled, but he didn’t come yet.

My magic shifted beneath my skin before rising within me. Electricity rippled across my flesh, lifting the hairs of my arms as it reached for Rowan. My chest heated with the intensity of our bond. The tether of magic reached for Rowan as his own reached for mine.

Rowan’s eyes widened and his lips parted. Golden light highlighted his irises as the magic rose within him, too.

“I feel it,” he whimpered, thrusts stuttering. I pinched my clit, taking us closer to the edge of our climax. “I love you.”

Pressure built in my lower abdomen as I bounced up and down. A moan fell from my lips at the sharp intensity of it all—my fingers toying with my clit, his cock thrusting into me, our magic swirling through the air. My magic turned into a rabid beast within me, the only words it could utter beingmine, mate, claim.

It knew Rowan was ours. That after this, nothing would take him away from me.

The bond demanded to be completed, and I would give it that.

“Now,” I gasped, and then I felt it.

The moment Rowan came undone beneath me.

The rush of power shuddering through my body.

And the bond snapping into place.

The tether of our bond crashed into both of us, igniting a fire within me.

Rowan cried out. His entire body bucked off the bed, sweat glistening against his skin. The force of our bond made me moan, the power of it an all-consuming force, shattering and rebuilding within me.WhenRowan finished inside me, I slowed, until our harsh breaths filled the air, and our magic settled between us.

“That was…” He trailed off, finally letting his hands fall from my hips to rub circles on my thighs. Red highlighted his cheek bones, almost the same shade as his hair.

I offered him a smile. “Do you feel okay?”

His chest rose and fell, but he nodded. “I feel…complete.”

I felt it, too. The weight of my bonds in my chest had seemed to disappear. No longer did the other tethers feel weak; they weren’t at full strength, but they were lighter, and it didn’t terrify me anymore to reach for them.

Even Ry’s had a lightness to it that gave me hope.

“Do you feel any different?” Rowan asked warily.

I nodded slowly. “My bonds definitely feel more complete now that you’re part of them.”

At that, he grinned. “And your magic?”

That would be a little harder to determine. But I pressed my lips into a line and closed my eyes. I reached within myself, moving past the glowing bonds and following the thread of magic to the well of power. It was dark, sleeping, and didn’t react to my prodding.

But now it awoke and reached for me, as well.

I pulled back with a soft intake of breath, eyes opening. Rowan’s eyes were wide, taking in the soft, violet glow emitting from my body. Swirling marks danced across my skin, flowery and beautiful, but they sunk back into me after a moment.

“I take it your magic is feeling a lot better,” Rowan murmured, skimming his fingers up my thighs. “We should make sure it’s at its strongest.”

I cocked a brow, feeling exactly what he meant as his cock twitched inside me. “You want to go again?” I asked.

“Yes,” he replied simply, wrapping his arms around me. “But this time, I’m on top.”

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