Page 48 of Fallen Legacy

“Too quickly,” I reply, staring after my brother. “It scares me that he won’t need me one day.”

Edith pats my shoulder as she passes me to grab some cups. “He’ll always need you, Eliza. My Calvin is in his thirties, and he still needs me.”

I finish my custard, chatting with Edith as I eat. She is one of the few good things about this house. I wonder if she would come and work for me when I eventually move into the Savage mansion?

I head up to my old room to find it exactly how I left it. The smell of freshly laundered sheets and my favourite plum and rhubarb candle fill the room. Edith has done what she can to make my space feel warm and inviting, and I love her for it.

I throw myself down on my bed and muster up the energy to get some homework done before I have to change and get ready for tonight’s charade.

I heard the doorbell go around five minutes ago, so I know the Savages have arrived. I slip on my kitten heels and give my reflection a once over in the mirror. There’s a brief rap on my door and it opens to reveal Archer. He’s dressed in a navy-blue suit. Blue is his colour. Whenever he wears anything dark blue, it has my stupid heart doing somersaults.

“I thought I’d come find you and escort you down to dinner,” he explains as he walks into my room. He comes up behind me and slides his arms around my waist. “You look good enough to eat,” he says, nuzzling into my neck.

“What are you doing?” I ask him, moving my neck away from his lips. “Stop behaving like we’re already together.”

He snickers against my skin. “We are though. Or have you forgotten that just two days ago you were bouncing on my dick like it was the holy grail?”

I spin around to face him, ready to tell him to fuck right off, but I find myself grabbing him by his shirt and pulling him to me. “I still hate you, just so you know, but I need you to help me wind down before I go down there and face those bastards.” I reach up on my tiptoes and place my lips on his. He doesn’t hesitate to respond, kissing me back like he is starving for me.

“You need me to get you off, baby?” He asks me as he grips me by the hips and rolls his into mine, showing me just how ready he is to deliver.

I place a hand on his chest. “We’re not having sex, but you can get down on your knees and put that tongue of yours to good use.”

He arches a brow at me. Archer’s not used to being bossed around and I half expect him to throw me down on the bed and take what he wants, anyway. He surprises me, though, when he drops to his knees. He runs a hand up my leg under my dress and his nostrils flare when he realises I’m not wearing any underwear.

“Bad girl, Scar. Were you coming to dinner with no knickers on?” He asks me as he bunches my dress in his hands, giving him access to my core.

“Well, you know, I figure anyway I can rebel I’ll take,” I tell him, moaning on the last words as his tongue licks up my centre.

“You taste like heaven, as always,” he groans as he gets to work, teasing me, licking me, eating my pussy like he was born to.

“Fuck, Archer, yes, like that, don’t stop,” I encourage, placing my hand on the back of his head, holding him against my aching core. I lean my head back and moan loudly when his tongue slides inside my pussy and he pumps his tongue in and out whilst his fingers tease my clit. “I want my cum dripping down your chin,” I tell him. “I want you to use those fingers that have been inside me to shake his hand.”

“My rebellious little witch,” he mumbles against my flesh as he continues to provide me with pure bliss. He pinches at my clit, and it’s enough to send me hurtling over the edge. I come hard and fast, moaning his name like he’s my everything. He kisses my pussy before he stands to his feet, and I watch in fascination. I’m still breathless and coming down from my high when he pulls me flush against his body. “How about a quick fuck and you can go downstairs with my cum dripping down those perfect thighs of yours?”

I grin, but before I can open my mouth to tell him hell yes, there’s a knock on my bedroom door. “Dinners ready,” I hear Kit’s voice announce from outside my room.

“Be down in a minute,” I shout to him.

Archer groans in frustration and leans his forehead against mine. “Come home with me tonight? Sleep in my bed.”

My heart squeezes in my chest. “I was in your bed two days ago. You missing me already?”

He sucks my bottom lip into his mouth seductively, making me want to forget all about dinner and tell him to take me on every surface in this room. “I’ve told you, Scar. I want you in my bed every night.”

Sighing, I straighten his tie and run my hand through his hair. I messed it up when I was in the grips of my orgasm. “It’s my first night home. Besides, if Wilbur has his way, you’ll get your wish sooner than you think.”

Archer places my arm through his, and we descend the stairs together. It might seem strange, but I feel stronger having him at my side, like I can take on anyone or anything. I still hate him, but there’s a part of me that needs him.

“Ah, there you are. I thought we were going to have to send a search party,” Wilbur says with an irritated tone and a false smile on his face when we walk into the dining room.

“Apologies,” I say, smiling sweetly. “Archer was just eating me out before dinner.” I add in a lower tone so that only Phil, who is standing to my right and Archer, can hear me. Phil coughs and splutters, spilling his drink out of his mouth, and Alexis looks over at him with a frown.

“Ah youngsters. Leave them be, Wilbur,” Edward chuckles. He winks at us both like he knows exactly where and what we’ve just been up to. He leans in and kisses my cheek. “Me and my late wife were the same. Never could get enough of each other.” He gives Archer a shoulder squeeze. “It looks like Wilbur’s wish to speed things up will not meet much resistance after all.”

I smile back at Edward. Despite his role in all of this, I actually like the man. What you see is what you get. Unlike Wilbur, who is a snake in the grass.

“How about we sit down to eat?” suggests Alexis, coming up beside Edward. “Eliza, it’s lovely to have you home again. Come, everyone, let’s eat.”

---