“You know what I think about when I touch myself?” I asked.

Oh fuck, I was going to last two seconds.

“Your eyes,” I breathed out. “You look at me as you take everything I give you, and I can see that you still want more. Your greedy eyes demand that I give you all of me.”

Thea pulled me down to kiss me. My tongue dominated hers as my hand came up and squeezed her throat.

When I pulled back, I could hardly see through the black haze of my eyes shifting.

“You were made for me. Everything about you is perfect.”

“Cassius…”

“Fuck, I love hearing you say my name,” I moaned as my hand squeezed tighter and I pounded into her relentlessly.

“Please.” She wasn’t going to last much longer. When she looked up at me, I nearly came.

“Those eyes right there. Don’t you dare look away from me.”

“You feel so fucking good, Cassius.”

Her eyes were fluttering closed as an orgasm built.

“Eyes on me, Thea, now.”

“Fuck.”

“You aren’t going to be a good girl and keep quiet, are you?” I slowed my thrusts. My shadows burst around us. “There you go, my love; call out to the heavens all you want. No one but me will hear you.”

“Cassius,” she called out as her orgasm slammed into her. I didn’t let up. My hips surged forward as she pulled me to her, rolling her hips to take all the pleasure from me that shecould.

“Such a greedy fucking girl,” I ground out.

My hips rolled into hers. She was going to cum again with me. Her eyes flashed black, and I smiled down at her. Thea’s mouth fell open as small moans escaped her. Fuck, she needed to cum quickly because I was losing it.

“Cum with me.” I pulled back and reached down, rubbing her clit. “You can cum again, can’t you? That’s what you want, isn't it?”

“Yes,” she whimpered.

“So fucking beautiful,” I groaned as our orgasms erupted at the same time. I buried myself deep inside of her as she clenched around me and came.

Our heavy breathing filled the tent, but my shadows still blocked us from anyone hearing. I kissed her neck as I wrapped my hands around her.

“I really fucking love you,” I whispered.

“I love you too,” she admitted. I rested on my hands as I glanced down at her. Her eyes looked at me like they used to. Did she break her curse? I wasn’t sure how she would have.

“Say it again.” I watched her mouth.

“I love you, Cassius Valeska.”

My mouth pressed to hers before rolling off her and tugging her against me so I could live in thismoment a little longer.

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I wasn’t nervous the next morning because my father and I were meeting Jesper and Luren. I was worried that Thea seemed to have no idea that her father proposed a peace treaty with us. What was the point of it now after he had been so adamant against it? It was a trick, no doubt. But would he attack us now or wait until he thought we had our guards down?

My father glanced at me as we approached Luren and Jesper’s camp. Our men were waiting in the woods out of sight. Thea would never allow us to get hurt either. My nerves were on high alert when I didn’t see Thea standing with them. I glanced around the camp, hoping to see her, but I didn’t.