to babble some bullshit excuse at her for why I hadn’t made it in time to save her from this fate. If she was angry at me, then I would accept her wrath like a true Fae.
She kept moving toward me and my fingers flexed with the desperate need to drag her into my arms. But still, I didn’t move. I let her come, waiting for her to strike me, but instead she wrapped her arms around my waist and nuzzled into my chest. A huge breath of relief left me as I crushed her into my body, squeezing her tight.
“I’m so sorry,” I growled.
“You have nothing to be sorry for,” she said firmly and a knot unravelled in my chest.
“I fought for your cell every day,” I murmured. “No way would I have let anyone take it.”
“He sure did,” Claud chipped in. “He kicked the ass of a very surly Griffin, Miss Rosa.”
She smiled widely. “Thank you, Roar,” she sighed, sounding tired.
“Do you wanna rest?” I asked.
“Not alone.” She clutched onto me and I growled furiously at seeing her like this. I wouldn’t stand for it. I’d make this better. Do anything I could to take some of the darkness from my little pup’s features.
I glanced over at Claud who mouthed moon eyes then winked and ran away before I could berate him. But I just wanted to be alone with Rosa anyway, so I wasn’t going to go chasing after his ass.
I led her into my cell, placing her down on my bed before hanging a sheet to give us some privacy. She lay down on my mattress and sighed, letting her eyes flutter closed and the sight made the anger in me ease a bit. She was here now, I just had to do whatever I could to make her feel better.
I strode to the wall opposite and knelt down, pulling the loose brick free at the bottom to reveal my stash of chocolate bars and hair products that my brother helped me sneak into the prison.
I gathered it all up and placed it down on the foot of the bed in an offering.
“Let me take care of you,” I commanded. I wasn’t going to let her refuse this, I couldn’t. My Lion nature was begging me to look after her and I didn’t dare let my thoughts latch on to what that meant. I just had to do this. I could no easier stop the sun from rising than stop myself from helping her.
She opened her eyes, propping herself up on her elbows as she took in the pile by her feet. Her lips parted. “Is that a Faero?” she gasped and I snatched it out of the pile, immediately handing it to her, knowing it was her favourite. “You’ve been holding out on me, Roar.”
She smirked a little before tearing the wrapper open and sinking her teeth into it. The moan that left her was almost sexual and my cock jerked to attention at the noise. I tried to ignore it, but she kept up those sounds as she devoured the chocolate bar and I turned to fetch my hairbrush while subtly rearranging my junk. Rosa’s back and I guess my fucking hunger for her is too.
I approached the bed, standing over it with the brush in my grip. “Move forward,” I instructed, picking up the little bottles of hair product from the pile of contraband.
She raised her eyebrows but didn’t argue as she shifted down the bed and I slid in to sit behind her, placing down the products between my legs. I gripped her hips and tugged her back a few inches, growling again at the feel of her bones sticking out more prominently through her skin than they should have.
“Cain will pay for this,” I said in a deadly tone.
“He already is,” she said darkly.
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“Well the moon made me all glowy and shit and marked him with a curse. I dunno what it’ll do to him, but I sure as hell hope it hurts.” She grinned darkly and a sweet satisfaction filled me.
“You’re amazing, Rosa,” I said, a purr rattling through my chest.
I was fascinated by her powers and it brought a smile to my lips knowing the moon herself had punished Cain for what he’d done to her. I had to agree with Rosa too, I hoped that curse hurt like a bitch.
I sprayed her hair with tangle teaser and started gently brushing it. She whimpered