Betrayals of Spring (Forever Fae #2)(38)
I could hear the melancholy in his voice, but he quickly perks up and takes my hand.
“There’s something else I want to show you.” He tugs on my hand, and the light shining in his eyes sparks my curiosity as we make our way through the cavern and tunnels. I wonder where we’re going. The air gets colder the farther we go into the tunnels and the smell of fresh earth and moss overtake my senses. I have to lower my head to walk through the small tunnels, but it’s not long before it opens up to…
The gasp I let out echoes in the enclosure, and I stand frozen in awe as I take in the immaculate scene. The ceiling is high and there are white draperies hanging down from all sides, flowing delicately down the cavern walls. Plush white carpets adorn the cavern floors and an enormous bed takes up the center of the room.
“I have never brought anyone here,” Kalen admits as he walks up behind me. “This is my special place, and I never wanted to share it with anyone until now.” I’m flattered he never brought anyone here, but I wonder what he’s up to bringing me here. Does he want to complete the bond now?
“Thank you for sharing your special place with me,” I say while looking around the room. My eyes settle on the bed, and I spy him looking at me through the corner of my eye.
He shakes his head and laughs, “I didn’t bring you here to seduce you, Meliantha. Although, I would love more than anything to have your naked body under my own; however, there are things I wanted to talk to you about, and I didn’t want to be at the palace when I said them.”
I don’t want to rush things, but I couldn’t help feeling the slightest bit of disappointment when he told me of his intentions not to seduce me. I have some things I would like to discuss with him as well, but I’m curious to know what he has to say. He takes my hands and pulls me over to the bed where he gently urges me to sit. He kneels in front of me and grazes his lips across my hands before lifting his eyes to find mine.
“I know you came back into my life just yesterday, but in my heart you have always been there. I love you, Meliantha, and I want to know if you will complete the marriage bond with me tonight?”
Hearing those words come out of his mouth takes my breath away, and makes my heart soar to the stars above. I take his face gently in my hands and I brush his lips softly with mine. I pull back slightly to whisper against his lips.
“I would love nothing more than to be your wife…and your queen.”
He moves closer to my body and groans against my mouth.
“Then you shall get your wish.”
He takes my lips in a fierce embrace with his own. His kiss tastes different from last night and I realized this is the first time I am kissing him since our change. His scent is like the intoxicating aromas of exotic flowers and his taste reminds me of the sweet perfection of honey.
We all have a unique scent that distinguishes us between courts, so this must be the way the Spring fae will smell. The Summer fae have their own smell just like the Winter and Fall fae do. Kalen’s masculine scent is intoxicating and it’s driving my body crazy.
“If you’re not planning to seduce me, I think we need to get out of here. If we stay here a moment longer, we’re going to be on that bed and not leaving for several days.”
His eyes take on a lustful glow, and I can see his control slipping away inch by inch.
“Well then…let’s stay here,” he taunts seductively.
His lips press harder on mine and the heat of it makes my body scorch in my thick clothes. His hands begin to unbutton my coat, and the will power I thought I had slowly begins to slip away. I want nothing more than to make love to him and feel his body meld with mine.
My coat falls to the floor, and he begins to lift my shirt. He has the gentlest of touches as he reaches underneath and caresses my back sending shivers running up and down my body. He moves me slowly back toward the bed and lowers me down to the soft, fluffy bedding below. Kalen steps back to remove his weapons while I kick my shoes off and fling them across the room where they land on the floor with a loud thud. Once his weapons are gone, he starts to take off his armor.
My body grows desperate with need at the sight of his muscular chest and his chiseled arms as he takes off the armor on his upper body. His eyes roam over me seductively like he can’t wait to devour me, and I bite my lip in return to entice him. I decide to help him along by slowly removing my shirt in a teasing way. I guess we’re not going to wait and make things official after all. That’s perfectly fine by me because I am ready for him to have me here and now.
“What happened to waiting?” I say, breathless.
He climbs on the bed and pulls me on top of him.
“I say we complete it now,” he growls. I straddle his waist and I can feel his groin hard and stiff between my legs. If we finish this now, not only will I have Kalen bonded to me, but I’ll be untouchable to the dark sorcerer. I lean down to kiss him and I sway my body up and down against his growing erection. He moans loudly and grips my hips moving me harder.
“How about we take these off?” he says while tug-ging on my pants.
I lie down beside him and he reaches over to unbutton my pants. He slides them down my legs along with my underwear, and as he does, he kisses my skin the whole way down until my pants have been hastily discarded on the floor. I am naked and bared to him on his bed for the taking. Watching the way his muscles move makes my body clench in pleasure. I stare at the lower half of his body waiting on him to remove the last bit of clothing, but he stalls for a second, grinning at me wickedly. His smile tells me he is enjoying my torment. He lets the rest of his clothes fall from his body and onto the floor. I am left staring wide-eyed and speechless at the masterpiece of his form before me. I motion for him to join me on the bed and he happily complies. This is it! So many things will change after this. I breathe a sigh of relief and longing as he settles himself between my legs. Before we get any further, we are interrupted by the sound of growling and massive paws echoing up the tunnel in our direction.