Seeking the Fae (Daughter of Light #1) - Leia Stone Page 0,34

out?

Nope. She walked right up and started making out with him!

Oh gods!

I bolted down the hall and slipped right past them while she kept him occupied. “Oh baby, I’d love to but I gotta work,” I could hear him telling her as I took the stairs two at a time.

She had balls of steel. What if he’d led her to a mattress? I didn’t even want to think about it!

When I reached the bottom of the stairs, I let my wings carry me across the hall so I didn’t make a sound. Even though the wings were invisible, they still worked. When I reached an open room, I peered inside to find that it was actually a huge open space, and when I looked up it spanned three floors. I was in some kind of walkout basement with a circular castle type of vibe. The entire wall in front of me was made of glass, which led out to a beautiful back yard and in-ground swimming pool. To the right was a set of wooden double doors. The pull at my navel told me that was the way to go. The crystal was behind the door, I knew it.

Reaching for the lock on the door, I froze when I heard rustling wings behind me.

“I knew you would be here.” Liam’s voice should have startled me, but instead it just made my whole body buzz. He was standing behind me dressed in all black, with his angelic blond hair gelled to one side. I had somehow memorized every inch of his face when I’d stared at him in those hours of his healing on my couch. My gaze ran over his blue eyes, somehow looking like they were lit with embers of gold.

“You’re a seeker too.” I had to hear him say it. His eyes roamed over my body, taking in my dress and curled hair.

He stepped forward, bringing with him a chill of cold air as he gave me a nod. “You need to leave. My father will kill you on sight.” His words were gruff and oddly protective. The blue light started up then, spinning in a circle right over my heart. He looked down at his chest, the matching blue glow casting shadows across his face. His brows pinched in confusion.

“Why does it do that? Why only with you?” His question held so much wonder. I was too embarrassed to tell him that it wouldn’t stop until we’d mated. Too scared to see his reaction when I told him it was because somehow our dead ancestors in the upper realms thought us fit to spend the rest of our lives together.

I remembered the queen then, and my promise to the elders and my people to get the crystals. “Liam I—”

My words were cut off by the sound of footfalls. “Hey! What are you two doing?” someone cried out. A guard had come up behind Liam.

I didn’t think. Throwing myself in Liam’s arms, he caught me, surprise lighting up his eyes as I leaned in, pressing my lips to his. The moment my lips touched his, the grip on my hips tightened. The blue light at our chest died down to a small flicker and our tongues intertwined. Warmth trickled down my chest and pooled between my thighs as desire slammed into me tenfold.

“Alright, get a room. This area is restricted,” the voice called out, closer now.

Liam pulled back, eyes glowing orange, then he leaned into my ear, “I hate that I want you,” he whispered, his breath sending an electrical pulse down my neck, making my nipples tighten and my wings snap erect.

Pulling away, spinning, he took the man off guard and plowed the right side of his palm in a hard karate chop against the dude’s neck. It was just like the movies. The man crumpled, out cold.

Liam turned on me, lips still wet from our kiss. “You need to drop this hunt. Keep your six crystals and leave the rest on Earth.” His wings were erect, and my heart pounded as it settled over me what needed to be done.

I had to know. “Why are you stealing it from your own father?”

He looked back at the unconscious guard. “We have different visions.”

“Your father’s the … Winter King?” I also had to know if my suspicions were correct.

He just glared at me.

I shifted nervously. “I’m just … trying to know your story.”

He was my fucking soulmate and it killed me that we weren’t on the same side