Page 71 of Their Princess

Kayden growled, making me smile victoriously. It was so easy getting him riled up.

The sound of bubbling water reached my ears, and I immediately scowled. We didn’t have water running here, no stream or fountain or anything was near us.

Wait! Had he built a fountain for me?

Or a pool I could soak in in my snake form?

I did miss the pool my parents had built for me.

Kayden removed his hands from my eyes, and I squealed in delight.

“A spa! How did you manage this?”

“I had a little help,” he admitted sheepishly.

Looking around the vicinity, I realized it was so much more than a spa. He had built an oasis for me.

There was a spa with rocks built around it, a pool with a waterfall and cave, as well as an adorable gazebo with vines starting to grow up the base of each corner. They had even built a privacy fence around the back yard.

“It’s … amazing,” I breathed out and threw my arms around his neck before kissing him deeply. Pulling back, I rested my hand on his cheek and asked, “How did you do it? Even with magic you would need to dig the holes and move it all.”

“You didn’t notice that we’ve been leaving only through the front door for the past two weeks and that there’s been a magical barrier up to keep the construction noise in for the past week? It was actually way too easy to get this done,” Kayden teased.

“Well, what are we waiting for?” Trey asked, pulled his shirt off, and jumped into the pool.

Smiling, I followed suit, now understanding why they’d dressed me while I’d remained blind, since they’d put my swimsuit on.

I stood on the edge of the water, admiring my handsome and muscular mate. I was one lucky woman.

“Like the view?” Trey asked.

Nodding, I said, “I love it.”

Kayden tugged his shirt off and jumped in next with his arms wrapped around his legs in a cannonball, sending a tidal wave of water at Trey. Kayden focused on me as he surfaced, a small smile on his face. “You really like it?”

I jumped in, barely making a splash, but swam to Kayden. “I love it, Kay. It’s the perfect little oasis for us. Now, I can come soak in the water in my snake form whenever I want, and we can soak in the hot tub; and get a babysitter, so we can also break it in.”

He captured my lips with his, his tongue thrusting into my mouth as his lust surged down our bond and I felt him grow hard against my stomach. “Temptress,” he breathed out before nipping my neck playfully.

“Pool!” Elrith shouted as he and Kora ran out towards us with brightly colored, inflated, plastic rings around their stomachs. They jumped in on either side of me, splashing me with water.

Mason followed next, his shirt gone and only a pair of swim shorts on. “They barely waited long enough for me to inflate the floatation devices, despite knowing neither of them can swim well.”

Elrith kicked his feet wildly to propel himself into the center, next to Trey. “I’ve never been in a pool before! It was just too exciting.”

“I can swim, a bit, but these make it so much easier,” Kora noted as she set her hand atop her inflated ring with ducks decorating it.

Kayden swam over to the far side of the pool, where a square, container sat, pulled out several pool noodles, and tossed them to us. “Pool fight!” he yelled.

I quickly grabbed one and bopped Trey on the head with it, earning a wide-eyed, shocked expression from my usually stoic, dragon shifter mate.

“Wow, to be betrayed so quickly,” he gasped and immediately bopped me back.

“No!” Elrith yelled and swung his pool noodle at Trey, who dodged it easily. “No one attacks my mama without suffering the reper… er… my wrath!”

“Ah!” Kora yelled as she ganged up on Trey with Elrith, always helping him to defeat whatever foe he faced.

“Everyone, get Trey!” I ordered and waved my floppy pool noodle towards him.

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