Page 57 of War Of Fire and Fortune
I gently Hollowed out from under Emelyn and stood next to the bed. She turned over but didn’t wake, and I couldn't stopmyself from placing a gentle kiss on her head before I left the tent to head to Atreya’s.
I tapped on the flap.
“Come in,” she called from the other side, and I walked inside. There were still dark circles under her eyes, but she looked better than she had right after the last battle. I wouldn’t have survived without her help. “Is everything alright with Rhet?” she asked, sitting a little taller, her brow creasing with worry.
“He’s fine. I wanted to talk to you about what our next moves should be.” I walked to her desk and glanced down over her maps. She had one of all of Ember sprawled out, and everything I had told her had been drawn over it. The odd-looking ships from the blueprints, the soul magic, even down to the Ember armies’ most recent movements.
“What have you figured out?”
“Not much more from what you told us, but I can tell you what I’m thinking. The ships float or fly in some way. It’s the only thing that makes sense. Last time he attacked Woodhaven, the earth benders buried his men alive. They were never able to breach the walls. If he attacked from above, he would have an advantage.” She had been studying what I had found in the books about Celestial Fae: soul sacrifices as shields and how it could enslave a victim to their murderer. I could see her gears turning inside her head. She knew my father would be furious with what Rhet and I had said and done when we’d escaped. The man hated failure.
She continued, “And if he does plan on using a Celestial in some way, or Emelyn’s soul, we’ll need to be ready. Make sure he doesn’t get her again. We’ll head to Woodhaven as soon as possible. The next time he attacks, he’s going to end this war. How long do you think it’ll take to ready our people?”
“From all of the outposts or just our current location?”
“Bring in everyone. This will be the end of this. We’ll need all the help we can get.”
“I can send shadow crows to everyone. It’ll take at least a week for the farthest outposts to make it here, so we’ll need at least that to gather, and then three more days of travel to get to Woodhaven.”
“Good, I’ll send a crow to the king and tell him to prepare. You’re dismissed.”
I nodded and took my leave. As I passed by the fires and saw everyone preparing breakfast, some already eating, I decided to grab a few things for Emelyn. Some fruit, thick oats, and there were some flowers along the edges of the tents, so I even grabbed a few of those. Loving her so openly had never felt so natural, and suddenly I just wanted to forget everything and be with her. I walked into our tent, and she was awake, lying in our bed on her side, still naked from our lovemaking last night. The sheet was below the smooth expanse of her stomach, her breasts on full display as she looked over at me teasingly. Fuck, my cock thickened in my pants. At this point, I just wanted to stay inside her warm cunt and keep her constantly panting my name. But she needed to eat and keep up her strength because when the rest of the outposts got here, we were going to war. The thought sobered me enough to ignore my cock and move toward the bed.
“Good morning,mei wynsoara,” I greeted, placing the food next to her and bending down to kiss her. She wrapped her arms around my neck and held me there before deepening the kiss, and I couldn’t help the hum of pleasure that vibrated through my chest.
“Food first, my love,” I chided with a light chuckle. “Plus, we need to talk.”
She sat up at that, and her eyes grew more serious. “Is everything okay?”
“Yes and no. I went and talked to Atreya this morning.” I had her full attention then, and I caught her up on everything Atreya had told me and what our plans were.
“So, we have a week, give or take, until we leave,” she summed up, taking the last bite of her food, and I nodded. “I think we should do something for the rebellion, similar to the celebration we had when I first arrived, except not as extravagant.” If she felt that was extravagant, just wait if she ever got to attend an actual royal ball. “I feel with all of the loss, our people could use it. Just a day where we all try to remember the ones fallen and the reason we’re fighting.” My chest swelled.
“I think it would be good too. I’ll let Atreya know,” I agreed, and she moved her empty plate from the bed and picked up the few flowers I had gathered.
“They’re beautiful,” she murmured and smiled at me, and I knew in my bones that this vision of her was the prettiest thing in this world. I grabbed one of the blooms and placed it behind her ear.
“You’re beautiful,” I retorted, unable to keep my hand from brushing her cheek, and she turned her face into my palm and placed a soft kiss there. It sent a shiver straight up my arm and down to my cock. Fuck, it took nothing to get me going when it came to her. I watched her eyes on me and they were hooded, filled with lust as she looked down my body and then back up to my face again. That was all the permission I needed. I leaned forward to capture her lips with mine. Her kisses were needy and desperate, and I wanted to taste her everywhere, relish how needy she was for me. I gradually leaned over top of her until I was holding myself up with my elbows and kissing down her neck. She released a moan that made me nip at her skin. I couldn’t stop my shadows from moving down her body and sliding through her wetness. Her breath hitched, and I growled at how ready she was for me.
She started ripping at my tunic, and I grabbed the back of it with one arm and pulled it over my head as my shadows and Emelyn’s hands quickly worked off my trousers. Soon, we were both naked and I was moving lower and lower down my mate’s body, until I was kissing the top of her pussy. She shivered, and I couldn’t wait a moment more to see her do that again for me, so I ran my tongue through her slit, circling her clit. Her scent was musky and sweet andmine.
I flicked her clit until she ran her fingers through my hair and gripped my scalp as she rode my face. Those beautiful sounds were only mine to hear so I quickly swallowed us into my Hollow like before, just in time for her to scream my name as she came apart. But I didn’t stop until her breathing evened out and she was softly humming her contentment.
After she moved to the side, she motioned for me to lie on my back. I obeyed, and then she was doing the same thing to me, kissing and nipping at my neck and chest, licking down to my navel, and I couldn't help the groan that came from me. My cock was already leaking and ready for her by the time her mouth reached it. She teased and licked up my shaft, and I practically humped the air with how desperate I was to have her. Finally, she put my cock in her mouth and hollowed out her cheeks.
I gripped her silver strands as she started bobbing on my cock. Soon, I was losing control and couldn’t stop myself from thrusting down her throat. She gagged but encouraged me to continue as she rubbed my thighs, and then she hummed, the vibrations shooting through me. The pressure of my release built in the base of my spine before I moaned and my cock was spurting hot cum down her throat. She took everything I gave her.
She moved to lie on top of me, running her hand over my chest. My cock was already lengthening again for her, feeling thesmooth skin of her stomach against me. I hoped she didn’t think we were finished, because I was just getting started.
My shadows grabbed her wrists and then they were restrained above her head. I kissed her, long and hard.
“Tell me if it’s too much,” I murmured against her lips as she spread her thighs for me, and a wicked grin crossed my face.My eager mate.
“Never,” she whispered as I sunk into her, and her word morphed into a moan as her heels wrapped around me and pushed into my back to push me even deeper. I kissed each of her breasts and teased her taut nipples as she writhed for more. She tugged against my shadows, desperate to touch, but it was my turn and I intended to explore every inch of her.
Chapter Forty-One
Emelyn
