Chapter 25 Ronan #2
“What are you thinking?” Hawk asks her.
“I just need to hear it again.”
He nods and starts to speak it aloud as we all stare at the grass and listen.
“Found in ruin, long concealed,
What once was lost can soon be healed.
If seized with strength and not destroyed,
It will save your land, and heal the void.
Go beyond the world you know,
Way up high, where love does grow.
Found in a forest near the highest peak,
Will be the saving grace you seek.
Break it not, nor cast aside,
For all your names are bound inside.
Taken whole and carried through,
Its purpose wakes when claimed by you.
From theft or harm, you must guard it true,
And all will be whole, your land and you.”
I gasp, my eyes widening in realization as I listen to the words I’ve had memorized for fifteen years. Suddenly, as I stare into the eyes of my fated mate, they take on a whole new meaning.
“What is it?” Bo asks when he looks at me. “You’ve figured it out. Tell us.”
“I have,” I say as I glance at all three of them, stepping closer. I pull Willow gently against me and trail a finger up her cheek.
“Uh… Ronan? Are you okay?” she asks, looking a little unsure.
“Do you trust me?”
“With every fiber of my being,” she replies instantly, making me smile.
“Then let me try something. I’ll explain after.”
She nods and I brush my lips across hers, barely touching before I start to kiss down her neck. She moans, encouraging me, and I continue as my hands start to pull up the sides of her dress until I can reach a hand underneath.
We groan together when my finger swipes through her wet core. I really enjoy her not wearing undergarments; it makes things a lot easier and more convenient.
She grabs my face and pulls my lips to hers, but I take control of the kiss as my tongue surges forward, desperate to make her needy and begging for me.
When a strained whimper escapes her throat, I press two fingers inside of her as my thumb rubs her clit. She gasps, and soon her hips are slamming against my thrusting fingers.
Her fingers dig into my neck as she moans. “Please,” she whispers, desperate for more. I take the opportunity to open my eyes and kiss along her neck, glancing down at the ground right behind her.
The grass is starting to grow again, spreading slowly backward and confirming my theory. I grin, pulling back so I can look at her beautiful face.
“Since the moment I laid eyes on you, I knew you were special,” I tell her before kissing her firmly. “But I had no idea your love would be fucking magical.”
She opens her mouth as if to ask a question, but I start thrusting my fingers faster and pressing my thumb harder.
She digs her nails into my shoulder and I slam my mouth over hers.
The second our tongues collide, I feel her explode, her pussy convulsing around my fingers as I milk her through her orgasm.
I hear Hawk inhale sharply beside us as Bo whispers, “It’s her.”
When her pussy stops squeezing me so tightly, I slowly pull them out and take a second to lick them clean as I smile at her. Then my eyes move to the ground behind her.
Even I wasn’t expecting this. I turn, and Willow gasps as we spin in a circle.
For twenty feet around us, there is no sign that a fire was ever there.
You can see the scorched earth still exists closer to where it originated, but where we’re standing, every inch of ground is now covered in grass.
There are even a couple of tiny saplings already growing four feet tall.
“What’s happening?” Willow asks in confusion.
“The prophecy,” I say as I swing back around to face her. “It’s about you.”
Her eyes widen, and I start to explain.
“Found in ruin, long concealed. When we found you, you were injured and broken and had just arrived in this world. For all your names are bound inside. Because you carry our names in your heart.”
“Its purpose wakes when claimed by you,” Hawk puzzles out, now understanding what I do. “Our claiming, bonding is what sparks your magic.”
She stares at us for a moment as if her mind is spinning. “Are you trying to tell me that my… arousal is what makes this magic happen?” she asks as she gestures toward the ground.
“It makes sense,” Bo says with a nod. “The first time I noticed it, you’d been sitting in Hawk’s lap in the cave.” He looks at her as he asks, “Do you remember that? Do you remember being aroused?”
She licks her lips in thought before nodding. “I remember feeling attracted to him, yes.”
“That was just a spark of arousal,” I say, looking around. “This was from your orgasm.”
“And the cave,” Bo says with a grin. “You covered that entire cave with life after we had sex.”
She looks around at the new growing life, and the blackened forest beyond it.
“Do you think…” she says, sounding a little shy. “We should fix the rest of it?” She looks back at us and I can’t help but grin.
“We wouldn’t want to leave it like that,” Bo says with a nod. “Not when we can fix it.”
“Yes,” I agree. “That would be terribly irresponsible of us.” Glancing at the others, I add, “But someone needs to always stand guard. I’ll take first watch,” I tell them as Bo whoops in delight and scoops her up in his arms, carrying her to the edge where the new growth meets the burned forest.
I turn my back to them and hold my ax in front of me as I scan our surroundings. Soft moans start to ring out behind me, and it takes everything I have not to toss my ax aside and join in.
Soon, we will win this damn Hunt and be able to return home where it’s safe, and all three of us can ravish our mate as one, the way it was meant to be.