Page 81 of The Forgotten Life of Ella Moon
“Tell me,Darkness, how did you fill your time whileIwas away?”Auroraslowly undid the laces of her gown, watchingThane.
“I read a book.”Thane’svoice was tight.
“A book?Whichone?” she asked, pulling the last lace free.Thane’sbreath hitched when she let the dress fall.
“One you wouldn’t like.”
Aurora undid the clasp of his trousers and pushed him down onto the bed.Shedidn’t have to play coy withThane.Shecould take what she needed from him.Hewasn’t threatened by her or her desires.Mortalmen were.EvenWilliam.Asmuch as he loved her mouth on him, he didn’t like it when she took control.ButThaneloved it.Hisdesire tumbled out around them, wrapping itself around hers. “WhywouldInot like the book?” she asked, kneeling before him and tugging down his pants.
“Because it was about me.”Thane’svoice was strained as he watched her kneel.
“Oh, really?Areyou so vain?” she teased, kissing the inside of his knee.AurorawatchedThane’sjaw tighten as she ran her thumb over the tip of his cock, spreading the moisture.Hisgaze slipped to her mouth as she stroked him a couple times.Sheenjoyed this as much as he did.
“Yes.I’ma god.”Thane’sbreath caught in his throat as he watched her.
“Yes, you are, and a very pretty one too.”Sheunderstood now whyElladreamt ofThane.Itwould be hard to forget the way he looked right now in the low light ofManere.Hisbottom lip between his teeth, the muscles in his jaw tight.Butwhat she loved the most was the way he looked at her.Shehad missed being desired.Lovewas nice.Itwas soft and warm.Desireburned bright and made life exciting.
She ran her tongue around the tip of his cock, savoring the way his breath hitched and the way his hands twisted into the sheets as she swallowed him, taking in a little more each time.Andeach timeThanelost a bit more control.Andshe loved watching him lose control.
“Aurora.”Thanewrapped his hand in her hair, pulling her mouth from his cock.Shelooked up at him, using her thumb to wipe her bottom lip.Hissilver eyes were dark with his desire, his chest rising and falling with each breath he took.
“Yes, love.”Aurorastood, then straddled him.Shewatched the muscles in his shoulders and neck flex as she lowered herself onto him.Auroraplaced her hands on his knees and rolled her hips forward.
“Stop.”Thaneexhaled, grabbingAurora’ships.Hepressed his forehead to her chest.Hisbreath was ragged as he struggled to remain in control.
“I don’t think you want me to,”Aurorawhispered, tilting his chin so she could look at him.Hewas beautiful like this.Analmost pained look in his eyes.Hisjaw tight, his lips parted. “Tellme,Darkness, what pains you.”
“You.”
Her mouth hovered over his.Aurorarolled her hips forward, riding him slowly.Hisfingers dug into the soft flesh of her hips.Therewould be no room for the curse if they were fucking.Maybethey should do that until the end of time.
“You are a wicked god,”Thanegrowled as he flipped her over.
His mouth crashed down on hers.Shearched into him, needing him deep within her.Shehad missed the way his skin felt pressed against hers.Auroratightened her legs around his waist, pulling him deeper into her.Shedidn’t want room for anything in between them.Thanenipped the sensitive spot just below her ear, whispering all the things he wanted to do to her.Hefound the bits of sadness that he had caused and replaced them with his soft darkness.
Her climax rolled through her body, loosening a year’s worth of tension and longing.Thanekissed away the tears that fell, not from pain, but from too long of not beingAurora.Toolong of not being with the god she was created for.Thegod she had loved all her life.Hername sounded like a prayer on his lips as his climax shuddered through him.
Thane lifted his head, caressing her cheek. “Don’tever break for me again.”
“That is what the dawn was created for.Shemust break for there to be life.”
And the dawn would break once more before the curse was broken.
CHAPTER40
AURORA
Aurora brushed the hair fromThane’sforehead.Howmany nights hadElladreamt of him like this?Asleepon his stomach, one arm tucked under the pillow.Justa faceless man in a room she didn’t know but was desperate to get back to.AurorapulledThane’sshirt on and padded across the bedroom floor.
Manere had woken from its slumber.Thenight jasmine closed her petals while the morning glory opened hers.Thesky faded from gray to lilac.Itwas a quiet and gentle awakening.UnlikeElla’slife that had been a mess of morning meals and dirty dishes.Andnow poorEllawas trapped between two lives.HersandAurora’s.
“Well, it looks like you were wrong.Youdid ask for his kiss.”Moon’spale gown shimmered in the dim starlight.
“Did you come all this way to say that?”Aurorawasn’t surprised to see her mother.Shewas more surprised it took her this long.
“No,Icame because there is a whispering that you made a deal withDeath.Pleasetell me that is not true, daughter.”
“Alright.”Thisway she didn’t have to wish to tell a lie.
