48. Chapter Forty-Eight
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CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT
ELODIE
T he water lapped around our naked bodies, arms pressed together on the shore of the cave. My eyes trailed the pulse of the scarlet rivers that crossed the ceiling above us, feeling it mirrored by the blood pounding through me. Kaius’ fingers hooked into mine, our magik sparking again at the connection.
It had calmed, the rush of energy that had consumed us both, to a simmer. A stark contrast to the inferno that had raged moments ago, but it was still there. Neither of us had pulled away. I knew I could, a single thought would have it falling back into me, but I didn’t want to yet.
Apparently, neither did he.
Did that really just happen? Did I really let him make me come in a cavern full of magik healing water?
The delicious throb between my legs reassured me that I did. Twice . I glanced down at his body, his thick cock—still hard —laying against his abs. I finally had the confirmation that every inch of him was indeed tattooed, but that wasn’t all that caught my eye as I confirmed what I had felt earlier.
Rows of sparkling emerald gems were studded down his shaft starting just under its swollen head, seven in total.
Fuck, I wonder what they would feel like inside me.
At the realisation that he hadn’t come, insecurity niggled at me, and my magik slowly pulled from him, the reality of what happened clearing the lust-filled haze of my mind. I attempted to unhook my fingers from his, but he gripped tighter.
“Don’t do it, Goldie.”
“Do what?” I swallowed thickly, unable to look anywhere now except the ceiling.
“Pull away.”
“You didn’t—” Gesturing vaguely towards him, I kept my eyes fixed on a red flower clinging to the rocks above me.
“Don’t think for one second that I don’t wish I was buried inside of you right now. That it’s not taking everything I have to lay here next to you and not fuck you into the stones until you’re screaming my name.” My pussy clenched with need at his words like it hadn’t just been shown the time of its life.
I chanced a glance over at him then, his arm resting on his stomach, eyes shut.
“Then why?” I asked.
“Because I need more than that. When I fuck you for the first time, when your voice is hoarse from screaming my name, and you don’t know if you want me to stop or beg for more; it won’t be on the floor in the dark. It will be somewhere I can worship you like the goddess you are.” His hand dipped down to his cock, and he squeezed, stroking it lazily once before letting go, and my pussy throbbed as I watched.
I was twenty-eight, hardly a blushing virgin, but Kaius made me feel more in those minutes with his tongue on my clit than anyone else I’d been with put together.
“But don’t you need to…” I trailed off again, finding myself more than willing to help him out.
He’s just had his head buried between my legs, so why was this so awkward to talk about?
“Of course. But I can wait. Sometimes the wait is just as rewarding.”
Silence fell around us as we laid together, and I couldn’t keep my eyes off him. The angel who had brought me to ruin on his fingers and tongue. This definitely wasn’t how I thought my day was going to end when I woke up this morning—nor at any point after.
The pendant on my chest pulsed as the last of our magik pulled apart, and my own mourned for his. I had no idea what it meant that our magik would connect like that. While it was terrifying being so completely wrapped in someone, I found myself wanting more.
“Where did you come in from?” Kaius’ smooth voice broke me from my thoughts.
“Erm.” I sat up then, looking around the cave system. “Shit, I actually don’t know.”
“Who brought you, Alouette?” He laughed as I nodded.
“I had to walk through a long tunnel, and she said to meet her back at the door, but obviously I decided to wander off instead.”
“Good job I found you then.” Kaius stood, giving me a good look at his tattoo-covered ass before he held out a hand. I took it, large hand engulfing mine, and let him pull me up into his hard body. His hand cupped the back of my neck, as I tilted my head back to look at him.
“You can stare at my ass all you want later. For now, let me get you back to Alouette before she comes looking for you and threatens to cut my dick off.” My laugh echoed around us at the faux horror that filled his face.
“That would definitely be a shame.”
“I’m glad you agree,” he said with a wink, tugging me back into the warmth of the water.
Preparing myself to begin the swim back as we got deeper, I noted that while my toes were barely scraping the stone floor, Kaius’ head and shoulders were still well above the surface. Letting go of his hand to keep myself afloat, I pushed from the bottom, eyes flicking around the cavern in the hope I would recognise the way I came in.
Kaius’ laugh filled the air, and I turned towards him as two large hands gripped my waist, careful not to press into the lowest edges of my healing skin and pulled me through the water until our bodies were once again pressed together. My legs wrapped around his waist automatically as my hands landed on his hard pecs, and I leaned back to look up at him.
“I can swim, you know,” I managed breathlessly.
“Oh, I know,” he said, eyes widening suggestively.
“How long have you been in here?”
“Long enough.” He winked, as he started to walk through the water.
“You’re a total creep, you know that?” I said, though I couldn’t deny I liked the thought of him watching me.
He threw his head back, laughing again, the sound sinking into my skin. Droplets of joy that slipped into my soul.
“I am, but only for you, Goldie.” His hands tightened on my waist before they slid around me, my body fitting seamlessly against his. My face was tucked just under his chin as I breathed in the smell of cedar and fresh water that clung to him. I could still feel him hard under me, his shifting movement rubbing his dick against me with every step.
The water began to drop around us as he walked up towards the smaller space I entered from. My legs tightened, and I gripped his shoulders as the water no longer supported my weight, but he smirked at me, hands running over my wet skin to grab hold of my ass and keep me in place as his steady steps carried us fully out of the water. I released my hold of him, sliding down his body and ignoring the way the water drops cascading down his tattooed skin made me want to lean forward and lick them from his abs.
Reluctantly looking away from his body, I searched for my clothes, not loving the idea of putting the dirty things back on after my time in the pool. Certain I’d left them right at the edge of the water, they had gone.
I really don’t feel like walking through the palace naked.
Kaius moved to a cluster of rocks tucked next to the wall and picked up a towel, that I was a hundred percent hadn’t been there earlier, wrapping it around his waist before turning to me. His eyes slid hungrily over my body as he walked towards me, and I fought the urge to cover myself from his hooded gaze; there was little point in that now.
Let’s not focus on the fact I haven’t seen a razor in a few weeks.
He brought a second towel with him, lifting it to my skin and running it over the water that clung to me. I reached to take it, but he pushed my hand gently away.
“Let me, Goldie.” His silver eyes pleaded. I could see the rivers of magna reflected in them and I nodded my permission for him to continue.
He rubbed the fabric over me, long fingers grazing across my exposed skin and sending pulses of magik somersaulting through my body at every touch. My heart was racing wildly as I stood bare before him, the heat of the cavern nothing compared to the way my skin flushed under his gentle caress. Something so different from the desperate passion of earlier yet still as intimate.
Maybe even more so.
Kaius stepped behind me, scrunching my hair in the towel and stopping the water from dripping down my back.
He was taking his time, this moment between us stretching on, and I wondered how it would transfer to the world outside this cave. The one where I was a prisoner in the palace that he had brought me against my will.
Tears stung the back of my eyes as the weight of my time here dropped heavy onto me, and I found myself not wanting to leave.
Would it be so bad to carry out the rest of my time in this cave, within the water that could so easily wash away my pain?
Kaius moved away, and for the first time since I had entered the cave, I felt cold, despite the heat that was pumping hard through my veins at the memory of his touch. He returned before I had needed to search for him, towel still wrapped around his waist and a bundle of black clothes in his hands. I grabbed the panties from the top of the pile before he could protest and pulled them on, ignoring the way he bit his lip to hold back a smirk. As I straightened, he held up the soft dress in his hands and slipped it over my head, my hardened nipples pushing against the fabric.
His eyes dipped towards them before meeting mine, and clearing his throat he said, “Alouette will be waiting for you by now.”
I made no move to turn away, wanting to hold onto this moment for a little longer while it was still just us—here in our own little world. The seconds passed, or it could have been minutes. Time holding no weight as my heart pulled painfully in my chest until I had to look away. As I moved to leave, he surged forward, hand twisting in my white hair, he pulled me into him. Our lips clashed again, my hands trapped between us digging into his hard muscles.
“Elodie baby, go to Alouette,” he murmured, almost painfully against my lips. Slowly releasing his grip on my hair, I nodded. Stepping away to pull in a clear breath, I knew I needed the space to clear my head.
The dark entrance to the tunnel loomed as I turned to it, picking my way barefoot across the stones and willing myself not to look back. I heard the crunch of the stones as he went back to the water. I braced one hand on the wall, ready to step into the darkness that would lead me out of here, but I couldn’t help glancing back towards the pool. Towards him .
The towel he had used to cover himself had been left at the water’s edge, and I was rewarded with the view of his toned ass walking away from me back into those crystal waters.
“I told you, you can look at my arse another time, Goldie. Now go.” Kaius’ voice bounced off the walls, and I didn’t hold back the laugh that fell so easily when I was around him, even after everything that today had been.
The nearest flames flickered to life as I walked, my magik humming contentedly with the memory of Kaius’ tattooed body rising from the water.
I didn’t know what this would mean for the rest of my time here, but I had the feeling that leaving had gotten ten times harder.
And made being here ten times more complicated.