Page 77 of One Last Wish

“Which gift of yours did you want me to open first?” Darce was watching me so intently that I suspected a memory might have caused the warm smile on his face.

“The larger one.” I ripped into the paper quickly. Inside was a beautiful set of white, fluffy pyjamas.

“I know how much you enjoy reading in comfortable loungewear.”

“I love them! You really didn’t have to get me anything, though.”

“You’ve been alone for too long, Alora. I couldn’t watch you going without a moment longer. Open the small box now.” This gift was a little harder to open; Darce had wrapped it well. When I did finally open the box it was in, I gasped at the stunning golden necklace and pendant inside. The pendant was shaped like a heart with a sparkling jewel in the middle.

“Darce, I can’t accept this. It’s too much.” I traced the pendant with my fingertips when, suddenly, a flashback snapped into my mind.

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“IWILLnevertake it off!” I beamed as Darce placed the necklace around my neck. I touched the heart pendant, stroking the jewel inside.

“I have had a protection spell put on it. She will not get to you with this pendant. I need to know you are safe atalltimes, Alora. If anything were to happen to you...” Darce couldn’t finish his thoughts. Touching the side of his face, I stroked his cheek. “I’m falling in love with you, Alora. I know it goes againsteverythingthat we are, but I can’t stop.”

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ISTAGGERED BACK ASI broke from the flashback. “What did you see?” Darce asked, studying my face.

“This used to be mine and had a protection spell on it,” I muttered, still reeling from his words. He was falling inlovewith me. When was this? Did he love me now? HadIlovedhim? There were too many questions that I was scared to ask right then.

“Yes. I couldn’t stand the thought of you being helpless when I couldn’t be with you.”

“I told you that I’d never take it off. Clearly, at some point, I did.”

“You had no choice but to remove it. The main thing is that this pendant is back where it should be...keeping you safe at all times.” Grabbing the box from me, Darce took the pendant in his fingertips and gently fastened it on me, kissing the nape of my neck once it was in place. “Do you want your third gift?” he purred, pulling me flush against his front. “It’s something you’ve had a few times now, but my tongue is having withdrawals from how delicious you taste.” He was side tracking me from asking more questions, but my traitorous body was already humming for him. “I’ll take your silence as a yes,” he chuckled, kissing down my neck.

“Will you let me return the favour and giveyoua gift?”

“Absolutely not. I’ve told you, watching your pleasure is more than enough for me.” Darce moved his lips along my collarbone as he gripped my hips.

“Darce, I love foreplay with you—don’t get me wrong—but at some point, I’ll needmoreand so will you.” With every touch, my body was on overdrive. The more time we spent this way, the more...connectedI felt to him. I wanted his skin under my fingertips. I needed to feel him everywhere. The thought of Darce inside me... I was delirious.

“That timewillcome. When the need takes over any rational thoughts we have, I’ll let go. We both will.”

“By letting go...you mean...sex?” I felt so stupid asking, but my mind wasn’t giving me clear answers yet. It was drip feeding me information one random glimpse of a memory at a time.

“Yes,” he chuckled against my neck as his hands moved across my stomach. “Can I make you cum now, Alora? It might help with your memories.” With a groan, I gave in. His hands slipped inside my leggings so he could pull them down my body. Darce sat on the sofa in front of me, his nose even with my sex. “Turn around and bend over,” he purred, inhaling my arousal. What the hell was he planning to do to me inthatposition? With only a second of hesitation, I did as he asked. I felt his hands caress my butt cheeks, kneading and fondling them. “Bend over a little more. I need to see that delicious cunt of yours.”

Holding in a groan, I bent over a little more, exposing myself to him completely. He grabbed my hips roughly at the same time I felt his tongue on me. It was running dangerously close to my asshole, but dipped into my yearning sex. I had nothing to hold onto, so Darce held my hips to keep me in place. His hot, long tongue made long, quick licks across my sensitive skin. I cried out, needing everything he was giving me and more. No one was able to read my body like him. I knew it had to do with our connection. We had probably known each other a long time, maybe even in a past life. Maybe that’s what my dreams were. Past lives together. Darce could have had centuries to learn how to play my body so well.

When he curled his finger inside me and hit that special spot over and over, I began to convulse. I cried out as my orgasm rippled through my body, and when I did, Darce bit down gently on my sensitive bundle. He hummed in satisfaction, licking away any moisture from my sex.

“You taste the same,” he cooed, running his hands over my ass as he spoke. “It’s beensolong, I could drown in your scent and die happy.”

“When you say it’s been alongtime...do you meancenturies, or less?” When I wasn’t facing him, I could be bolder with my questions. I heard him sigh from behind me while he helped put my panties and leggings back on. I waited for his response.

“It’s been longer than centuries, Alora.”OH!“I’ve been waiting for you to wake up for averylong time. That is all I can admit right now.” Turning to look at his soft, sad smile, I slipped onto his lap. His arms encircled my waist instantly. “The more you remember, the harder it will be to keep you safe. Nyx is worried I’m putting us both in danger.”

“Did Nyx know me...before?”

“Yes. It’s been hard for her. Nyx enjoys control, and she worries for me.” Why would Nyx worry?

“Is she a shadow wielder like you?”

“My kind all have different abilities.”

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