Shadows of Discovery by Brenda K. Davies
Chapter Fourteen
Lexi stoodat the window of Cole’s bedroom and stared down at the Gloaming. The overcast sky had given way to a clear one. The dark fae realm was beautiful in the glow of the four moons illuminating the rolling hills and residences. It reminded her of the hobbit’s Shire.
Though the occupants of these residences were far taller than a hobbit, many of the fae built their homes into the verdant hills. Or at least they were in this area of the Gloaming. Just like the earth, things could be far different in another section of this realm.
Not many dark fae moved about at this time of night, but those who did glided like spirits across the land. Horses also roamed those hills. The animals foraged on grass as they moved freely amid the homes.
Behind her, the door creaked open, and she turned as Cole returned from seeing Brokk. Dressed in black, loose-fitting pants and the tunic of the fae, he was so handsome it made her heart ache.
And he might not be here for much longer.
“Cole.”
His name was a mere whisper she hadn’t realized was going to leave her lips until it did. The smile slid from his face, and he glided across the floor to her.
She didn’t move away from the window as he stopped before her and, clasping her cheeks, he kissed her. The second his lips touched hers, she lost her breath, her head spun, and her bare toes dug into the stone floor.
He hadn’t touched her like this since before he left, and she’d desperately missed it. His kiss made her feel like a plant denied the sun, and he was its rays.
Her body came alive beneath his hands as every part of her reacted to him. Her heart soared as his tongue caressed her lips before slipping past them. The wild taste of him seared itself onto her as his allspice scent flooded her nostrils. He tasted of power and life and love.
She clung to him as the demanding nature of his kiss eased, and he released her to roam his hands leisurely down her body. After he left, she’d slipped into the T-shirt she brought from home with her. She hadn’t expected this when he returned, but she wasn’t wearing any underwear.
He emitted a low growl when he discovered this, and his fingers gripped her bare ass. Lifting her, he set her on the windowsill. The cool stone against her ass doused some of her ardor as she recalled the fae below.
She tore her mouth away from his and twisted to look behind her. Though the fae were going about their business, one could look up and see them. She had no idea how much they could see with their excellent vision, but she suspected it was a lot.
The idea of someone watching them colored her cheeks. The dark fae probably didn’t care about such things, but she did.
“They’ll see,” she whispered.
“You’re mine, Lexi. I’ll never allow anyone else to see you this way,” he whispered.
Then he waved his hand across the window, drawing on the shadows hovering along the wall until they covered the opening. Once done with this, the shadows encircled his hand and slid up his wrist before releasing him.
Awe filled her as those shadows slid back to the walls while keeping the window blanketed. When she turned back to him, his eyes shone silver.
She rested her hand against his cheek and drew him down for another kiss. When he tugged her shirt up, she lifted her arms, and he broke the kiss so he could pull it over her head.
He tossed her shirt aside and, stepping back, drank her in with a leisurely perusal that caused her skin to prickle with anticipation. She leaned back and propped her hands behind her to give him a better view.
“You’re so beautiful,” he said as he brushed the hair back from her face.
His thumb ran over her cheekbone and the lump there. The silver in his eyes blazed brighter until she swore it would burn her. Grasping his hand, she sat up and pulled it away from her.
“He has no place here,” she said.
Gripping his shirt, she pushed it up to reveal his chiseled abs. His skin was hard yet supple beneath her fingers; she traced the ridges and valleys of his stomach before gliding up to his chest. He tugged his tunic off and tossed it aside to expose the ciphers running from the tips of his fingers, around his arms, and across his shoulders.
Some of his ciphers licked at his chin, and though she couldn’t see them, more ran down his back to his waist. The black markings hinted at his vast power and reminded her of flowing water, even if they looked like flames.
His broad shoulders blocked out most of the room as she deftly undid his button and tugged his pants down. She’d seen it before, but the length and thickness of his erection still amazed her.
Enclosing her hand around his cock, she stroked it and smiled when he swayed toward her. He rested his hands on the walls on either side of the window as his hips thrust toward her.
Lexi marveled at this magnificent man and how he desired her as badly as she did him. When sadness tugged at her heart, she shoved it aside. Now was not the time or place for the unknown and all its frightening possibilities. This was for them and them only.
There would be plenty of time for sadness later.
She slid off the windowsill to kneel before him. He watched her with the hunger of a wolf stalking its prey, and she was eager to be that prey. Bending, she licked the head of his erection and rejoiced when his breath sucked in.
“Fuck!” he hissed.
Lexi made her way slowly along the head of his dick before sliding her mouth over it to lick and suck his shaft. His muscles quivered as his hips rocked toward her. One of his hands fell to the back of her head to guide her up and down.
He tasted of salt and man, and as she drew him deeper into her mouth, she gripped his ass and relished the flex of his muscle beneath her hand. She was losing herself to the power she held over him when he pulled away from her, bent, and scooped her off the ground.
Lexi wrapped her legs around his waist as he returned her to the windowsill. The cool shadows at her back ran along him as he sank his shaft into her.
She gasped and buried her face in his neck. He held her for a moment before thrusting into her. They were together again, joined, one, and it was so unbelievably right she almost wept from the joy it brought her.
Her fingers dug into his back as his arms enveloped her in a warm cocoon while he plunged deeper. The shadows weaved around them as his power intensified, and she felt the pull of energy while he fed on their joining.
Resting her mouth against his shoulder, her fangs extended as she bit into him. She groaned as his blood filled her mouth, and she greedily swallowed the potent liquid.
The warmth spreading through her turned her bones to liquid. Her body bowed, and a rush of pleasure swept her as his cock pulsed deep within her.