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“See, I told you I wanted to,” I said playfully. He grinned fully, his smile stretching to his eyes. So, this is what Gaelin looked like truly happy.
“Did you sleep last night?” He asked, not taking his hands from me.
“An hour or so,” I admitted.
He took my hand and lead me to the bed. My heart fluttered as excitement and nervousness slammed through me at the same time. I hesitated, stopping in the middle of the room as Gaelin tried to pull me forward. He turned back towards me, noting the hesitation on my face. A mischievous smile crept across his face as he looked from me to the bed and back again.
“We’re going to sleep. Nothing more,” he said, reassuring me.
I let out an awkward giggle as oxygen returned to my lungs again. “Oh,” I replied, still planted in the middle of the room.
Gaelin arched his eyebrow and moved slowly towards me. “Unless,” he said in a deep sultry voice, “you had something else in mind.”
I froze, looking up at him. His sensual smile turned playful, followed by a laugh. I pushed him back, shaking my head.
“My emotions can’t take any more uncertainty,” I admitted. His laughter continued as he reached for me. I let out another laugh of relief, allowing him to pull my body into his. I relaxed my head against his strong and toned chest, relishing in our contact.
“We’re just going to sleep. I promise,” he whispered. I felt his lips brush against the top of my head.
“I can’t, I have too many chores to do,” I admitted, already feeling the exhaustion settling in my bones.
“I leave for the dark court soon, and I want to spend the next few hours with you. So, therefore, I am relieving you of some of the chores until I see that you are well rested,” he said, pulling away and leading us to the bed. I smiled at the sight of a bed. A real bed.
I slid in between the soft, crisp sheets as Gaelin pulled them over my body. He went around the other side and crawled into the bed, taking off his shoes and belt. We turned towards each other, staring at one another in complete contentment for a few moments until he reached his arms around my waist and pulled me into him. His fingers tangled through my hair in a calm caressing motion. Though every nerve in my body was heightened from being this close to him and from the passionate kiss we had shared, exhaustion took over, forcing me into a deep sleep.
Chapter 9
Iawoke to an empty bed. I rolled onto my back and smiled, grazing my fingers across my lips, remembering how his mouth felt pressed against mine. Was I falling for him? No, I couldn’t be. I wasn’t going to be stuck here as his sex slave. Though, I wondered what type of lover he was. Was he gentle and soft, or hard and selfish?
My inside lit up at the thought of our bodies pressed against each other. I closed my eyes, stretching myself along the bed, playing different fantasies through my head of how it would feel to be consumed by him. Maybe I could just have him once before I took Lilian back to the Frey.
“Sleeping in the bed now, are we?” Levos stood at the door.
I popped up, grabbing the covers around me. “Why can’t you figure out how to knock?”
“Why would I? I find you in the most interesting situations when you think no one is watching.” He closed the door, came over to the bed and laid down next to me. “So, last night was a success? I’m assuming so since you still have that pretty, little head of yours.”
I grabbed a pillow and hit him in the face.
He laughed, swatting me away.
“I told him everything,” I confessed. “Though it was hit and miss for a second, he agreed to help with Lilian, and he doesn’t care that I am a half-breed.” I grinned, uncontrollably.
“Oh, sweetheart. Are you falling for him?” Levos smiled at me.
“I…I don’t want to talk about that.” I got out of the bed and headed to the armoire. Levos grabbed me around my waist, turning me to face him.
“Oh no you don’t. Why were you in his bed, hmm?”
“We just slept next to each other, that is all. And I may have kissed him. And I also may have liked it. A little too much,” I confessed.
Levos laughed, shaking his head. “Well, it looks like life has turned in your favor, sweet Genevieve.”
I smiled at him, bracing against the wall. “Levos, I can’t fall for him. What life is this? I would only be his mistress. Only something he would use for pleasure. He would still have to sleep with Princess Daealla to conceive an heir, and if he got bored of me, he could throw me away, or take another. I would be trapped, unable to have a family of my own or a new lover.” I paused, taking a moment to focus myself. “This wasn’t part of the plan. This wasn’t supposed to happen.”
“This sounds like something you should be talking to Gaelin about, sweetheart, not me. For what it's worth, you would be safe and cared for here. That’s more than you could say if you were still in The Frey.”
I nodded, knowing he was right. I chewed on my bottom lip trying to force my thoughts away from Gaelin. “Talk to me about something to distract me for now. Tell me about the dark court. I want to know everything,” I said, moving to the bathroom to change.