Page 22 of Emerald Queen
“What?” Emersyn stared at the other queen. It was too much to take.
Drake placed his hand on her shoulder and leaned in to whisper in her ear. “You can do this, Emersyn. Close the hole up.”
Emersyn closed her eyes. She could feel the magic thread in her chest. Asking herself, she begged the earth to listen. She willed the rubble to move, silently pleading for it to go back together. Her chest burned, her fingers tingled.
A few minutes passed and Drake wrapped his arm around her waist again, “Emersyn, you can stop.”
She opened her eyes and leaned into his body, exhaustion taking over. The entire hole was gone, if it hadn’t been for some debris on the ground, someone wouldn’t have known there had been a huge hole in the wall only moments before.
“Come, let’s get you to your room.” Drake scooped her up.
“Wait…” Emersyn scanned the room, “Where is Cassie?”
“Captain Hill is with her. Don’t worry about her.”
The other queens were being helped from the room. Drake nodded to several of the guards, “There are plenty of rooms for them to rest. Traveling in the dark is probably not a good idea. The guards from all kingdoms have been informed to secure the castle.”
Emersyn couldn’t fight the sleep, she pressed her head against his chest and gave into the darkness as he carried her from the disaster area.
∞ ∞ ∞
Drake carried Emersyn into her room and laid her on the bed. After speaking with the guard outside, he locked them in for the night. He wasn’t going to leave Emersyn’s side. Stripping off his uniform, leaving him only in boxers, Drake sat on the bed beside her. She was out cold.
Using her magic had taken a toll on her. Emersyn didn’t budge. She was out cold on top of the covers. Carefully, Drake slipped her shoes off. He unpinned the crown that was still, impressively, attached to her head. Drake slowly untied the dress’s sash and slid the silky material down her shoulders. He took a deep breath, reminding himself to behave like a gentleman.
Carefully he wiggled the fabric down, leaving her in only her panties and bra. Faster than he thought imaginable, he pulled the cover over her naked legs and pulled it over her sensuous body.
Drake stood, easing around the massive bed and climbed in beside her. Staying on his back, he willed himself to fall asleep. He needed to be there to protect her, not take advantage of her.
Chapter 12
Emersyn felt like she was burning up. Shifting her body, she realized she was pressed against something in her bed. Blinking the sleep from her eyes, she was surprised to find herself wrapped around a body.
A very large, chiseled body. Her eyes traced the defined muscles of his stomach, coming to rest on none other than, Drake – and he was sound asleep.
Emersyn pressed her cheek against his shoulder, snuggling herself against him harder. She didn’t want to move – he felt so nice pressed against her skin.
Wait… she realized she was nearly naked. Lifting the sheet, she realized he was also nearly naked. The only thing they were wearing was their underwear.
“Looking for something?” Drakes deep voice startled Emersyn, causing her to drop the sheet.
“What?”
“Good morning, Emersyn.”
Drake started to move away from her, but Emersyn wrapped a leg around him, halting him in place.
“Wait… don’t move. Why are we in bed together?”
“After you used your magic, you passed out. I put you to bed.”
“Naked?”
“You’re not naked.”
“Might as well be,” Emersyn wiggled, eliciting a growl from Drake.
“Emersyn…” He froze, “What are you doing?”
