“Huh?” My head snapped to the side. “They’ll let us do that?”
“Fae creatures are friendly to those that share their blood. We’ll be fine.” Before I could object, Ethan swung me onto the pink windfarer’s back. I gasped as he hauled himself onto the blue steed.
“Do you really think this is such a good— ah!”
I startled as the windfarer beat her wings and took off. I fell forward, and grabbed her thick fur. Her butterfly wings buffeted the air, and before I knew it, we were rising over the castle.
I gasped and pressed myself to the windfarer’s body. Though I had my own wings, I’d never flown so high on my own before. We soared into the clouds, and I looked down. Past the windfarer’s feet, the city of Dolinska looked like a fairy-tale town. Its pitched roofs and winding cobblestone streets spoke of adventure, and new things to see. Below was the great span of the woodland, and beyond that, the backdrop of the Malovian mountains.
The snow fell around us, and I cast a glance at Ethan. His hair was blown backward, features invigorated by the breathlessness the flight brought to us both.
It was such a sad thing he didn’t have wings, because Ethan was meant to soar.
As the clouds swept around us, the windfarers hovered. They wound their long necks around each other, like they were performing a mating dance, and crooned happily.
I got a crazy fucking idea. I didn’t know if it was going to work or not, but screw it. I had the feeling I was capable. I summoned my wings to appear, and flew off the windfarer. Even as I saw nothing below me, I knew my wings would keep me safe.
I flew to Ethan. I reached out my arms for him, and he wrapped his own around me. I lifted him off the windfarer— I thought he might be heavy, but amazingly, he was incredibly light. I realized I was using my telepathy skills to keep us both aloft as my wings suspended us over the great Malovian landscape.
Ethan was speechless. “Gods, Emma. You are incredible.”
The windfarers flew around us, and he kissed me. My wings fluttered as my hands freely roamed his chest and abs, my telepathy magic buzzing in the back of my mind. His tongue entered my mouth, and I savored it, swirling it with my own.
Ethan let out a groan, and my hands fished for his hair. I yanked on the black strands, and he bit my lip lightly, sending a gasp shuddering through my body.
Ethan pulled back for a moment. Quietly, he whispered, “Onawilke? Do you think... could you...”
“What?” He was having a hard time saying the words.
His eyes looked away he asked bashfully, “Could you ever fall in love with me?”
What a fool he was. He didn’t see the obvious. I put my forehead against his and said, “I already have.”
Ethan made an aching sound that tugged at my heartstrings, a note that signaled his barriers were falling away. We kissed again. I fell into the kiss as Ethan’s hand grazed my leg. I was keenly aware of the sensation of his fingers resting on my thigh before they slowly wandered upward.
“Do you want me to touch you?” Ethan asked.
My body glowed— he was asking permission.
“Yes,” I breathed. I moved against him, wanting more.
“Are you sure?” His voice was tentative, but a bit playful.
“Yes. Ethan, touch me,” I begged.
He gave a throaty laugh. I gasped as Ethan’s finger’s slipped between my thighs. He began rubbing me, moving in small circles at my apex on the outside of my clothes. I maintained the spell to keep us flying through the clouds, but my wings beat in time with his strokes.
Damn, this felt amazing. Ethan knew exactly where to touch me. It was insane to think he’d never done this before. Ethan pressed against the tender spot that was pulsing, and I let out another moan. I bucked against his hand, demanding more— needing more. The sensations were flooding through me and sending waves of pleasure from his fingertips to my belly.
Before I knew what was happening, Ethan had slipped his hand inside the waistband of my yoga pants. His middle finger threaded the bottom of me, playing with the wetness there.
Fuck, this felt so good. Why was he messing around and teasing me? I wanted to feel all of him within me, right now.