his cock out of his trousers and he pulls my ass to the edge of the counter. Pushing my underwear to the side, he slowly inches his way inside me.
My head drops back from the sheer pleasure and how fucking incredible he feels.
He pulls back and then thrusts all the way back into me, cupping the back of my neck and drawing my gaze back to him. I kiss him with all the built-up frustration and desire that we have been hiding for so long as he thrusts in and out of me, getting me closer and closer to the edge.
My orgasm smacks into me and I cry out for a second until Gold covers my mouth with his hand and bites down on my neck.
He roars as he comes with me. We both breathlessly stare at each other as he drops his hand and kisses my neck once.
“I’m in love with you. Fucking hell, I would die for you, Izora Dawn,” he says, his soft tone rare for him.
Tears wet my eyes as I lift his hand and kiss his knuckles once. “Whatever games the fae play, we will play them better because I love you, too. We have to survive this.”
“We will,” he says firmly, kissing me one more time. I wrap my arms around his chest, holding on tightly like he might disappear at any moment.
We both have so much to lose and I have a terrible feeling the games haven’t even started yet.
I’ve been here before.
The rays of auburn skimming the trees normally shrouded in darkness is a familiar sight as I enter the Enchanted Forest. Pine needles crunch underneath my feet and the sun bleeds over them in streams of gold. The cool night air caresses my skin and lifts my hair behind me. I know where I’m supposed to go before I even realise it.
The Fountain of Mene peeks between the trees, and Kaelah stands beside it, dressed in the same white gown as me. Her complexion glows like a beacon of silver light, more goddess-like than ever before. She looks at me with an almost pained expression when I reach her side.
“What’s wrong?” I ask quietly.
Kaelah’s lips tilt into a smile, but tears collect on her lashes. “I’m afraid it’s time for me to leave.”
“Why? Where are you going?”
She looks up at the rising sun. “The dawn is calling me home.” Then turning her gaze back to me, she reaches out and takes my hands in hers. “You must send the Titans back, Izora. Only you wield the power to do so.”
The silver glow of her skin fades, and panic flares through me. “I don’t know how to send them back!” I shake my head, my words catching in my throat. “Please, I’m not the person you think I am.”
Her smile depends. “Of course you are. You are descended from the God of Dawn. Your fate was etched in the stars long, long before you were born. Saving the Enchanted Forest is in your blood.” Slowly she leads me over to the fountain, her hand still clasping mine. “Look into the water and tell me what you see.”
She leads me over to the fountain. Everyone in the Forest knows that the Fountain of Mene is what connects us to the gods. Without their blessing, there would be no water running here, and subsequently no magic. The Faerie Pools would be shriveled heaps of dirt instead of powerful sources of magic.
I peer into the water, but only my reflection stares back at me. It’s not until Kaelah squeezes my hand when I see something. A gold key cuts through the moon’s reflection, shimmering ever so softly, and behind the object is the Throne of Helios. A black key appears not a second later and replaces the image with the Throne of Luna. Each of the images shimmers and then merge into each other until they change again. The black key becomes blue and the background Draconia, the kingdom of dragons. A fourth and final key, a yellow one, displays a land I’ve never seen before. If it wasn’t for the centaurs running across the mountainous land, I’d completely miss that it was Kyllaros.
“These four keys are the only way to send the Titans home,” Kaelah says, her body fading again as the sun claws its way into the sky. “You must collect them. It’s the only way my loves will be returned to me and the Enchanted Forest kept safe from their destruction.”
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