been awake. But taking from me wasn’t enough as he wanted that same connection made in return. So, without breaking his feed, he placed his wrist to my lips telling me silently what he wanted me to do, making me comply instantly as I felt another side of me come awake with blood lust.
I even felt something tingling in my gums as if my canines were growing at the root and trying to push past my other teeth. In truth, I didn’t have much time to think about what was happening as I was too far gone in my need. Which meant I soon bit down into his flesh, feeling it slice easier this time, before my mouth was overflowing with his blood. Then, the second it hit my tongue, I moaned around the taste of him, now drinking it down like a fucking elixir of life and sex.
Meaning that just when I didn't think I had anything left in me, I came, screaming his name as I gave way to my last release, one that hit me so hard, it felt as though it would never end and had the strength to kill me.
“LUCIUS!”
Shortly after shattering around him, he followed me, coming deep inside me, at the same time roaring his ownership over me,
“MINE… ALL FUCKING MINE!”
After this he continued to lap at my blood in lazy long licks, as his hips started to slow after he had just given in to his second release. This time, one that coated my insides in that hot and comforting way. It was after this that I must have started falling under the lure of unconsciousness, because I was confused when I felt his forehead lean against my neck and heard his words follow.
Words that had me closing my eyes to panic, as I could have sworn I heard him say…
“I'm so sorry, Amelia, please forgive me.”
4
Enemy at the Gates
The next time I woke, I was surprised to find myself once more on the back of the Manticore and well on our way again. But when I focused my eyes, after first looking at my dark surroundings, I found Lucius’ stern features looking straight ahead. It was only when he felt me shift in his arms that he looked down at me, and those narrowed eyes finally softened.
“I think I wore you out,” he admitted, making me chuckle.
“I can think of worse ways to pass out than to be fucked into exhaustion.” At this, his lips quirked.
“Where are we?” I asked, seeing that we weren’t back on the road as I would have thought. No, we were still deep in a forest, although unlike when we had been searching for the caves, this one wasn’t filled with ghost-like trees. Because it was the total opposite in that regard, seeing as the trees were as black as the night. In fact, if it hadn’t been for the line of torches carried by the riders, then I wouldn’t have even been able to see my hand in front of my face.
Although, at least the rain had stopped, and the storm had long passed. I also noticed that at some point Lucius had re-dressed me, and I was happy to find that my clothes were dry once more thanks to the fire.
“We're just coming up to the portal, we crossed over the Dark Fae lands not long ago,” Lucius replied, which certainly explained why he was on edge, as we were technically in enemy territory here. This, despite having Carn’reau travelling with us, who is the rightful King of this realm. Because currently, this was where his uncle ruled, and I knew from what I had overheard that his uncle’s spies were everywhere.
“Is it far?” I asked, thinking this was good to know.
“No, the portal is just on the edge of these lands, look…” Lucius said nodding ahead of him. I turned to look, to find a beautiful archway that seemed to be glowing like a beacon in the dark. It was one that was raised up from the forest floor as if it stood on top of a small hill, surrounded either side by thick black trees. But then the closer we travelled, the more I could make out, as the parts that shone were an elaborate design of Elvish symbols. They were illuminated like light shining behind glass. In fact, it reminded me a little of the doors of Durin from Lord of the Rings, in that it was carved on to a