Page 95 of Blue Embers
I pulled her tighter to me, tangling her in my arms. I could feel her mark, hotter than the rest of her body with an electric energy surrounding it. She shook as my touch passed over it and just then the blue energy shot through her like a ripple in a pond. She grasped my arms, panting as the sensations built up inside us both. Her heart raced, alive with excitement. Looking at her, her aqua eyes suddenly glowed with a faint, silver brilliance.
I kissed her, thrusting again and again, feeling her tighten around me each time. Her feet, still wearing those sexy, blue pumps, pressed into my backside, drawing me into her every time I withdrew. The heels dug into the backs of my thighs and it drove me to the brink of falling apart, but I held her, wanting to be certain she was sated before I let go.
Persephone moaned, her voice coming to life as her nerves drank me in, taking me as deep as her body would allow. I felt her control waning. I stroked it, encouraging it to surrender until suddenly the barrier broke. The pleasures exploded between us like fireworks, shattering through our bodies in electric waves. Persephone arched, cries of ecstasy pouring from her lips.
I was no stranger to pleasure. I’d indulged in it my whole life without restraint. I’d never denied myself simple gratifications, but this was so much different. She was different. What I had with her was far deeper than what I had with the beautiful women of my past. Persephone was a goddess to me. A treasure. I kissed her chest as she came down from the dizzying high and breathed her in, my heart beating in time with hers as if they were one in the same.
“Well then,” I muttered into her breast. “One down.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Persephone said, catching her breath.
I was still inside her. Still hard and ready. Still yearning for more. I pushed deeper with a slow, gentle thrust and looked her in the eyes.
“You didn’t think our night was over, did you?” I said with a grin. “You said you love me. Now, I could say I love you all night and all day, but I’ve always been more of a doer than a talker.”
“A doer, huh?”
I leaned in close to her lips, kneading her breast in my hand and thumbing her hard nipple.
“I’d rather show you how much I love you,” I said, pressing myself deep into her warm, wet confines, slow and gentle. “All night,” I whispered, kissing her neck. “And all day.”
“Do we get a coffee break?” Persephone asked.
“If I say so,” I teased, thrusting harder now and drawing that beautiful gasp from her lips. “You’re mine. I’ll keep you strong. Keep you sated. Keep you safe.”
Persephone dug her fingers into my biceps and then slid them down over my hips, shimmying my pants down my legs.
“Then don’t hold back,” she murmured.
Morning had barely broken the horizon when I woke up. Persephone and I had curled up on the sofa together, wrapped in each other’s arms and draped in the soft throw. The fire was burning lightly in the glass fireplace and the purple hues of early day cast rainbow tones across the glossy floors of the living room. It was then that I realized it wasn’t the morning that had woken me, but the soft buzzing of my phone in my pant pocket. I didn’t want to disturb Persephone, but considering everything that was going on in the world, I couldn’t afford to miss any calls either.
I slipped out from behind Persephone as carefully as I could and reached for my pants on the floor. Persephone stirred as I got up and moaned gently while I fished for my cell. Pulling it out, I saw no indication of who was calling on the screen.
“What is it?” Persephone said in a raspy, morning voice.
Just as I tapped the screen to answer, the call ended. I furrowed my brows, suspicious, when a message popped up instead.
Just needed to get your attention,it read.I’ve found something that I think you and your Archon should see.
Before I could reply, another message appeared, this time containing a file. I opened it to see a photo of a document. Though most of it had been burnt and was illegible, part of it could still be seen. I maximized the size, reading what I could.
...Mixing the DNA from…
...4 successful...not enough..
...Reactions to male and female genetics make...
Despite how few words were on the burnt document, something in me suspected it was information someone didn’t want to get out.
How did you find this and where?I messaged back.
Not important. Just know I’m sticking my neck out.
Why?
Just keep my sister safe while I dig. Also, there have been rumors around saying people on the north border of Hornhil have seen a Red. Draak don’t turn up in that area too often. I’d say he’s a friend of yours?
Where did you hear this?
