Page 214 of Upon Buried Embers
“Hmm. They have it allll wrong about the Dragorie.”
“Who does?”
“Everyone. I’ve seen more cruelty within the city walls than I ever have here.”
“Don’t get it wrong Alara, we can be cruel when we need to be.”
“Exactly,” I yawn. “When you need to be, not just because you find it fun.”
“You’ll see just how barbaric we are in The Games, but remember it’s your life or theirs, okay? We have no friends in The Games. Remember days like this here.”
I go quiet at that.
My eyes droop, and I hear the door being opened before I’m laid down on a bed of furs. Rohan’s scent wraps around me, and I turn on my side, snuggling into it.
“Wait,” I suddenly sit up, or at least try to, but the room spins. “I want to taste you.”
“What?”
I try to go for Rohan’s pants and he chuckles, placing his hand over mine.
“I want to taste you Rohan. I touched you, now I want to taste. Here.” I press my hand to his hardening cock. Hmm. So big. “Can I? Please?”
He groans, but it’s like he’s in pain. “In the morning, Alara, you drank too much. Don’t beg me like that.”
“I’m fiiine.”
He chuckles, laying me gently back down.
“Your words are important to me, but your mind needs to be clear for anything like that.” He places a kiss on my forehead. “Sleep, tomorrow we prepare to leave.”
“Okay,” I yawn. Rohan goes to leave, but I grab his hand. “Where are you going?”
“I need to talk to Dorkin, he received a letter.”
“The Games?”
“I don’t know yet, he said it was urgent.”
“And you’ll be back?” I peek an eye open, feeling my hair on his wrists, and I smile.
He kept it on.
“Of course.”
“Will you keep me?”
“I’ll always keep you.” A pause. “No matter what. You’ll always be mine, and I’ll always be yours.”
I hum. That’s nice.
“I liked this party,” I murmur. “I didn’t end up hurt, and you were there.” I force my eyes open. “You make it all better, so come back to me, soon?”
The backs of his fingers run down my cheek as sleep begins to take me, and I’m not sure if I heard correctly or if I’m dreaming. But I’m sure I hear him say in a rough voice, “You make it all better too.”
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Alara
