Page 49 of Brutal Fae King
“Your sister is in the best care in the realm,” he murmurs softly. “You don’t need to worry about her anymore. You can… be happy. If you want.”
My eyes sting again.
“Thank you,” I whisper.
The smallest smile ekes across his face, and then those sweet brown eyes move down to my mouth. I see him look down. Another shiver passes through me. My hands move without my permission—moving from the side of his face to the back of his head. My fingers clench into a fistful of his soft hair. He presses into me again. His arms tighten around me. His mouth-watering scent is filling my head. His eyes are endless, delicately moving from meeting my gaze to looking at my lips and back again. His breath is a little heavier. He leans closer, and the stubble on his face scratches my cheek.
His lips…I start to turn my head. I can feel his jaw moving along mine, waiting until our lips meet. His breath fans out over my neck—I feel like I can feel his heart knocking against the inside of his armor.
My heart is pounding in my chest as well.
It's pounding… hard.
Too hard.
“Wait,” I murmur.
He does. He pauses for a moment. My heart keeps hammering—faster. Faster. My breath is heaving. My head isreeling. My face is flushing. My body is hot. Heat is pulsing up and down my body, scalding me from the inside. Finally, I recognize it.
It's… magic.
And I can’t control it!
“G-Get away!”
“Ebelor? What’s wrong?!”
I stumble back away from him and hit the wall. I start to fall, and he grabs my arm and steadies me.
There’s too much crackling lightning inside me. I’ve never felt anything like it—it’s scaring me.
“Ebelor, tell me what’s happening!” he demands.
I open my eyes, and as he looks at me, his own eyes widen.
“Ebelor…”
“Vic—”
Lightning crashes out from my body. It explodes, crackling around everywhere. Windows smash around me. Rocks crack and hit the floor with heavy thuds. My vision flashes white. My scream of agony and exertion is lost in the noise of the lightning.
Then… it’s gone.
My eyes have rolled into the back of my head. My knees hit the floor heavily, my bones shuddering as I land. My head’s still whirring, but I force myself to blink. My vision comes back, wavering as if we’re underwater.
I can see him. With a gentle purple sheen around him, coming from his extended palm. I can only see his outline andwatery colors. But he lowers his arm, and the purple forcefield vanishes.
“Ebelor!” His voice sounds like it’s coming from the bottom of a well.
“Th-thank… the gods… You’re… safe… Vic…mar…” I gasp.
My vision starts fading to black. The last thing I see is him breaking out into a sprint toward me.
Chapter 16 - Ebelor
My head is cradled on either side by fluffy softness. I slowly come back to myself, starting with feeling my face embraced by something furry. Then, my fingers and toes begin coming back to me, sensation creeping inward until I feel the comfort I’m lying in.
I’m so comfortable…
