‘Look,’ he said, and she gasped as she saw where he’d taken her.
‘You’ve brought me to the pool,’ she said with a grin.
He smiled. ‘You knew of it before?’
‘Rye mentioned it earlier,’ she said vaguely, walking towards it to the steps that were carved into the rock at the side.
‘Come in with me.’
He took off his clothes and waded in, not bothering to avert his eyes while she eased the gown that Kora had lent her from her shoulders, her body looking so delectable that he didn’t know how he was going to keep the vow he’d made to himself.
He watched as she removed the dark green velvet, placing it and her thick stockings on a chair in the corner. She raised the chemise and every part of her was bared for his perusal. He frowned again at the bruise around her neck. He knew what had caused that well enough, though he’d not dealt with one of those creatures in a very, very long time. Probably not since he’d been with the Horde which must be several millennia ago now.
She stepped back towards the pool and dipped a toe in.
‘It's so hot!’ she exclaimed, submerging both her feet, and taking the steps down.
He drew her towards him, through the water that came up to her neck.
‘Come,’ he encouraged, taking her to the side where there was a ledge that she could sit on carved into the rock itself.
‘And look,’ he said, pointing at the sunset that they could see through the large window looking out over the vale.
‘This place is wondrous,’ she whispered, and he caressed her neck hoping that the waters would help alleviate the bruise. He noticed another on her shoulder and his jaw tightened. Those fucking creatures had all subtlety of an erupting geyser.
He rubbed her good shoulder gently and she didn’t seem to mind, even turning her body so that he could more easily massage her back. He kneaded at the knots he could feel in her muscles, and she crossed her arms on the side of the pool, resting her head on them.
She sighed as his hands went lower, and he began to stroke the globes of her arse. Elle shifted under his hands, her legs opening slightly and that was all the invitation he needed to slip his hand between her legs and touched her there as well. She let out a contented groan.
The door to the cavern opened and she gasped, sliding off the seat immediately, trying to hide her nakedness in the water. Rye stood in the doorway, a scowl on his face.
‘Iwas bringing her to the pool,’ he growled, and Nyx smirked.
‘I found her first, Brother.’
Rye snorted and began to get take off his clothes.
Elle looked at Nyx with wide eyes, and moved to the other side of the pool, far from the steps, looking uncomfortable.
Nyx silently cursed his Brother. It was time to fix the problem he’d caused and, in the process, perhaps Rye would remember how it should be with her. Maybe she would realize how Rye really felt and be able to see through the lies he’d told her in his chamber.
Nyx went to her, taking her chin and kissing her gently on the lips.
‘Do you trust me?’ he asked.
She nodded her head hesitantly and he drew her forward in front of him, pushing her gently through the water as Rye descended the steps.
She turned her head so that she wasn't looking at his nakedness, and Nyx forced it back.
‘Look at him,’ he murmured in her ear. ‘Look at his hard cock. That's for you. Everything he said to you the other day was a lie.’
She struggled in his grasp, but he didn't let her go as Rye came forward. He glanced at Nyx with a worried expression, shaking his head.
‘She doesn't ...’
‘She does,’ Nyx insisted, ‘and you'll know it soon enough.’
Rye approached and kissed her lips. She tried to jerk her head back, but Nyx wouldn't let her, staying at her back, and holding her arms at her sides, letting Rye push himself against her body.