50. Chapter 50

Chapter 50

T he next morning, I wake earlier than the others—probably because I’m the only one who didn’t get drunk last night. I smile at the sight of Sienna and Raidne curled up together on the floor and I wonder what life has in store for the two of them. Perhaps Raidne might be spending more time on land after all.

I sit up, intending to get myself a drink of water but Eagan reaches up to pull me back down, not even opening his eyes. “Where are you going, vicious one?” he murmurs into my neck.

“I’m getting some water,” I reply. I’m starting to learn that Eagan doesn’t like to wake up and if he had his choice, would lay in bed with me all day.

Our whispering stirs the others, and when they become aware of the position they ended up in while sleeping, they pull away from each other looking sheepish.

“Morning,” Raidne yawns.

“Sleep well?” I question, raising my eyebrows suggestively.

“Like the dead,” Raidne answers, not rising to the bait. “I have to get home.” Sadness laces her tone, and disappointment makes my insides churn. I know she has to go back; her twenty-four hours are almost up, but a piece of me will always be missing while I live on land, and she lives in the sea. I wish there were a way for her to become human like me, but we destroyed the only one capable of doing it and even if we hadn’t, I’ve learnt the dangers of making a bargain. I’m not even certain that Raidne would want to be human if she were given the chance, but Sienna might certainly make the idea more appealing.

“I don’t want you to go back,” I say softly. She turns her warm brown eyes to me filled with sympathy.

“I don’t want to either. This is the most excitement I’ve had in my whole life. I’m going to be bored shitless when I’m back.” I laugh, appreciating the levity Raidne always brings to a tough moment.

“Let’s get ourselves freshened up, and we will walk Raidne back,” Eagan suggests, and we agree.

I stand with my feet in the ocean in the small cove where Eagan and I met for the first time. The small waves crash over my feet before pulling back as I sink. This is the first time I’ve touched the water since becoming human. I scrunch my toes in the sand and close my eyes, feeling the sea breeze tickling my face.

I’m holding back tears. Logically I know that Raidne isn’t leaving for good and that I will see her again, but this feels wrong. I don’t want her to leave me. A hand on my shoulder has me opening my eyes to see Eagan looking at me with concern.

“She’s just saying goodbye to Sienna and then it’s time,” he tells me gently. I sniffle and he wraps me in a hug. “You’ll see her again. I get the feeling she won’t be able to stay away from Sienna long.” He chuckles.

“You caught that, did you?”

He scoffs, “pretty hard not to notice the way they keep eye-fucking each other.” He’s not wrong.

We walk back over to them and Raidne pulls me to her in a hug. “Don’t worry Kai, I’ll be back soon. You won’t be able to keep me away.” I give her a little smile but know that even though she says that the realities of her life as a siren mean that she won’t be able to return as often as either one of us would like.

She gives Eagan an elbow jab to the ribs that leads to him pulling her into a head lock with one hand and tickling her with the other. A genuine, full smile lights up my face this time as I see the formation of bonds forming between us all.

Raidne quickly undresses and steps into the ocean. Although we have now all witnessed the transformation, we are still transfixed as Raidne’s legs fuse into her tail and her skin color changes.

“Love you, Kai. Oh, and Sienna, don’t miss me too much,” she calls out, shooting her a wink before diving into the waves and disappearing from view.

“Love you too,” I whisper as I finally let the tears fall.

One week later

I bound through the door, flinging myself into Eagan’s lap and planting a kiss straight on his mouth.

“What’s got you in such a good mood, vicious one?”

“Nothing, I just missed you and I’m happy to see you,” I say with a grin, kissing him again.

The past week has been like a dream. Eagan and I both took a couple of days off work to recover. While Eagan used the excuse of a stomach bug, I had to come up with something to explain the still present but fading marks from the ravens. Fortunately, Kelsey rarely asks many questions, and she accepted my explanation of a bird attack with no suspicion.

We’ve both now returned to work, and we are developing a new routine for ourselves. Now that our relationship is official, we are thinking of ways to make my presence here more permanent. Ways for me to have a happy and fulfilling life without fear of discovery. There’s a lot to organize but we are in no rush. Right now, we are simply enjoying being together.

I occasionally reflect on my life in the ocean, not with sadness or regret but like it’s the end of the chapter but I have the rest of the story ahead of me. I’m happy to put that part of my life behind us and so is Eagan. He recognizes now that the biological needs of sirens don’t make them any less deserving of love.

Eagan deepens the kiss and captures my moan with his mouth, his hands roaming beneath my shirt to grab a handful of my breast. I bounce up and pull him into our bedroom.

“Strip for me, vicious one,” Eagan growls as he starts to undress himself.

I obey but take my time, teasing him with every item of clothing I remove.

“You destroy me,” he rasps, his eyes blown with lust.

When I only have my thong to remove, Eagan pulls me by the thin strip of fabric on my hip. A tearing noise fills the air as he rips it off me. He lays down on his back and I wait for further instructions.

“Suck my cock,” he demands, pushing my head down to his waiting erection. With pleasure.

I gently circle his tip with my tongue, lapping at the beads of precum greedily and then suck hard, taking him in all the way.

“Fuuuck,” Eagan groans, as I bob up and down on his cock, alternating between hard sucks and gentle licks. He reaches down and pulls me up to meet his mouth before rolling me over onto my back and pressing into me from above. Our lips crash together again, and he bites and nips in a trail down my neck. I gasp as his tongue circles my nipple and sucks it into his mouth.

He rocks back onto his heels and looks down at me. “Roll over and stick your ass in the air for me, my love.” With no hesitation, I do exactly as he asks, rolling to my hands and knees before arching my back to present my ass. Eagan reaches to the nightstand and pulls out a bottle of lube, popping the cap and using it to slicken my hole and his fingers.

“Relax,” he whispers into my ear as he gently inserts one finger. I take this easily, so he adds another. “That’s it, vicious one, take my fingers.” He works me with his fingers as I writhe and moan and beg for him. When he feels that I’m ready, I hear the wet sounds of him preparing himself. He drips more onto my hole and positions the head of his cock against me.

“Are you ready for me?”

“Yes. Please. Goddess please Eagan, I need you,” I cry, pushing my ass into him. His tip breaches my entrance slowly. But I don’t want slow. I want him to fuck me. With his next thrust I push myself back onto him, crying out in pleasure as I take him all the way.

“God, fuck! You’re so tight. I’m not going to last long,” he gasps as he pounds into me relentlessly. All I can do is grip the sheets tight in my hands and hold on as he bottoms out with each thrust. My orgasm crashes over me without warning and I scream out his name as I almost black out, stars filling my vision.

Eagan cries out as he fills me with his release. He waits a moment before gently slipping out of me and rolling me into his embrace. “I love you, vicious one,” he tells me with a look of complete adoration on his face.

“And I love you,” I respond.

“You drive me completely and utterly mad with desire. But I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

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