Musings
Jayce
It’s a while later as we finish breakfast, seated on a sunbed out on the deck. Sienna’s sitting in my lap, both of us holding our hot drinks as we look out at the ocean. It’s peaceful, and I don’t genuinely remember the last time life felt so peaceful.
I wrap my arm around her tighter, taking a gulp of my mocha. “The weather’s good,” I say.
“It is, and so relaxing,” Sienna murmurs as she tilts her head up to look at me. I lean down, kissing her softly on the lips.
“Yeah, until we return to the chaos of life.” I frown slightly. “We should try to do this from time to time, to get a little rest and a break from everything.”
“We should. Things get so heavy sometimes, and it’s easy to forget to take a step back,” she agrees. “Besides, once we have this child, I’d like us to be there for them, even though I know that as the Deimos King as well as being Alpha, you will have a lot of responsibilities.”
“I’ll make sure I make time for you both; you will both always be my top priority.” It sounds surreal talking about a baby, and to think in under six months he’ll be here with us – and yeah, I think it’ll be a boy.
“Thanks, I didn’t for a moment doubt that. Our responsibilities will always remain, but we’ll be fine.” She tilts her head back, and I turn her in my arms so she’s sitting across my lap. “So, when are you planning on becoming Alpha?” she asks, snuggling into me and taking a sip from her mug.
“I told Dad once we wrap up whatever’s going on with that dome. Then, we’ll both take our position as Alpha and Luna of the Blood Moon Pack together.” I frown slightly, wondering if she ever planned to return to the Academy. “What about the Academy? You were supposed to go back, weren’t you?”
She smiles. “I was, but I don’t think I will, not with a baby and with you.”
“If you wanted to, I think you should. We could work something out with living arrangements. The Blood Moon has training sessions, but as a witch, the Academy can teach you a lot more.”
She hesitates. “Wouldn’t that be asking for a lot? As a Luna, I’d also have to be there for the pack. I don’t think it feels right.”
“The pack would be happy to wait for their Luna to finish her education. Trust me,” I reply. “I personally do think you should consider it.”
She looks towards the ocean, a small frown creasing her brow as she muses over what I just said.
“I think the only thing we needed to learn about was being the Trinity Witches: Heaven, Allie and me. We’ve been getting help, but it’s quite a mystery to even the oldest of witches in the covens.
There’s a purpose for us; we all agree on that. ”
“Then that’s your reason; if you’re at the Academy, the three of you can work together to figure it out.”
She smiles. “I’m not sure if I should appreciate the fact you’re so understanding or be unhappy that you aren’t trying to keep me captive and going all possessive alpha male on me,” she teases.
I smirk. “As much as doing that sounds enticing, I know the three of you are close, and I would never try to rob you of that. I came to accept early on that you three are a package deal at this point.”
She laughs. “We are inseparable… Jayce?”
“Hmm?”
“Theo, have you heard anything from him? I know Heaven’s not saying anything, but she does miss him.”
I sigh, staring out at the brilliant blue ocean. “We all do. I don’t know what he’s doing or where he is… Neither does Leo.”
“What about Dante?” she asks.
“I don’t speak to him as much as you think. Ahren might know the answer to that.”
Sienna nods. “Maybe, but he just said even Dante doesn’t know why he did what he did.”
“Sometimes absence makes the heart grow fonder. I’m sure he’ll come back someday.” It’s not much comfort, but it’s the best I can offer her.
“Hmm, I hope soon. So anyway, what about you? Don’t you want to complete your graduation?” she asks.
“I think I’ll be the dropout this time. I don’t think there’s much more the Academy can teach me. Besides, I’m twenty-one; you’re still young.”
“Not that much younger,” she says with a playful nudge.
“The age gap does feel smaller now, true,” I reply with a smirk, kissing her forehead, inhaling her scent; the rich, intoxicating scent consuming my senses. “Your dream… What happened?” I ask after a moment.
I sense her mood darken as she slowly sits up and looks down at her mug, sighing heavily.
“It’s hard to explain; it was the dome… Things are getting worse.
The Will within needs something, and it’s calling for me, but that’s their plan…
I know I need to go there, but I have to make sure I don’t fall into their trap.
In my previous vision, she said she would make sure we are never one.
They mentioned control, and I think it’s this – the dome.
I need to control it; I think I’m the only one who can. ”
She turns, straddling me smoothly, and instantly my body reacts. My breath catches slightly as she settles herself directly over my cock, the heat between her thighs making it throb beneath her instantly.
Fuck.
She smiles faintly at my reaction before moving closer, her free hand sliding up my chest slowly, and I have to force myself to focus on what she’s saying instead of how fucking good she looks sitting on top of me like this.
Or how good this feels.
Or how badly I want to drag those tiny shorts off her and bury myself inside her until neither of us can think straight.
“There’s something… Ahren was warned to stay away, and yet you are being summoned,” I murmur thoughtfully, trying to keep my thoughts somewhere other than her body as I gaze into those alluring red eyes. “There’s got to be something about you in particular.”
“If only I knew,” she sighs softly, though her attention drifts to my lips. The tension in her expression fades slightly as her fingers trail over my shoulder, her eyes darkening. “As much as I want to continue this conversation, let’s think about that when we return home.”
A slow smirk tugs at my lips.
I lean back further into the chair, placing my mug down before taking hers carefully from her hand and setting it beside mine. Then my hands settle firmly on her hips as I tug her fully against me, my mouth brushing slowly along her neck.
“I think I can live with that,” I murmur against her skin. “Because right now I want a taste of you.”
A soft breath escapes her as I kiss along her collarbone, taking my time, enjoying the way her body immediately melts against mine.
Her fingers slide into my hair whilst her hips begin rolling slowly over me, grinding against my cock through the thin fabric between us and sending sharp pleasure rushing through my body.
“Fuck…” I breathe quietly against her throat.
I grip her hips harder, guiding her movements slightly as she rocks against me again, slower this time, teasing enough that my jaw clenches.
Heat coils lower and lower in my stomach as her breathing grows uneven, her lips parting softly every time I kiss another sensitive spot along her neck.
She drives me fucking insane.
My hand slides lower between us, fingers slipping beneath the waistband of her panties before pushing them aside slowly. The second I touch her properly, she gasps softly, her body jerking against mine.
She bites her lip as I rub her slowly, deliberately, watching every expression that crosses her face whilst she continues grinding against my hand and cock at the same time.
The combination nearly fucking destroys me.
She presses her forehead against mine as quiet moans escape her lips, her juices soaking my fingers as I continue to pleasure her. I kiss her deeply when another moan escapes her, swallowing the sound as she kisses my neck, before sucking hard on the skin.
Every reaction she gives me feels addictive. The way her thighs tense and the way her fingers tighten in my hair.
“Fuck, Darling…” I murmur against her mouth, my voice roughening dangerously as her hips move faster against my hand.
She kisses me harder in response, desperate and needy now, and she lets out a soft whimper when I circle my thumb over her clit, my fingers still curled inside of her.
I pull back slightly just to look at her.
Flushed cheeks.
Swollen lips.
Red eyes darkened with desire.
Completely fucking beautiful.
And sitting in my lap like she belongs there – and she fucking does.
I slip my fingers out, raising them to my mouth as I lick her juices from them, and she reaches down, sliding her hand into my pants, pulling my dick out.
She wraps her hand around my dick, guiding me to her entrance before lowering herself onto me slowly.
A soft hiss leaves her lips as she bites down on the corner of her mouth, her eyes fluttering briefly at the stretch. My hands grip her hips tightly, steadying her as she takes me inch by inch, and fuck, the feeling of her surrounding me almost tears a groan from my chest.
“So fucking perfect,” I mutter under my breath.
She shivers at my words. I give her a moment to adjust, my hands sliding up her thighs slowly whilst I watch every expression crossing her face. Then she begins moving, and pleasure hits both of us instantly.
Breathless moans escape her, mixing with my ragged breathing and the rhythmic sound of skin meeting skin as she rides me slowly at first, her hands gripping my shoulders tightly.
My eyes remain fixed on her as she moves above me, completely captivated by the sight of her. Her hair frames her face, a few curls falling across her face. Her cheeks are flushed pink, and small moans escape her every time I thrust deeper into her.
Fuck, I could watch her like this forever.
I grip her waist harder, helping guide her movements when her rhythm falters slightly and she gasps softly, nails digging into my shoulders as pleasure builds hotter between us.
“Jayce…” she whimpers breathlessly.
I kiss her harder as I thrust deeper, harder, faster until she comes, her release shattering through her.
Her entire body trembles as her walls tighten around me so perfectly it almost knocks the breath from my lungs. I hold onto her firmly as she shakes against me, as pleasure crashes through her in waves.
Fuck.
The feeling of her unravelling around me pushes me dangerously close myself.
I thrust up harder, chasing my own release, just as my Schattensicht suddenly beeps sharply against my wrist.
A curse leaves me under my breath.
Sienna barely notices, too lost in pleasure as she buries her face against my neck, and I finally come with a groan, gripping her hips tightly as my release tears through me.
Then my Schattensicht beeps again.
My chest still rises heavily as silence settles between us again, broken only by our uneven breathing. Sienna presses a soft, lingering kiss against my jaw whilst we both try to recover, and for a second I almost ignore the alert completely. Until it beeps a third time.
Sienna notices my expression immediately.
A small frown crosses her face as her eyes flick towards my wrist. “What is it?”
I raise my arm, activating the message whilst still holding her against me.
The second I read it, every trace of warmth leaves my body.
My brows knit sharply together.
“What?” Sienna asks quietly, tension instantly creeping into her voice.
I stare at the screen for another second, unease flooding me.
“We need to go home immediately,” I say grimly. “There have been changes with the dome.”
Our eyes lock, and neither of us speaks because we both know one thing – if we’re being disturbed here, after strict orders not to interrupt us unless absolutely necessary, it means this is an emergency.
“Then we should get dressed,” Sienna murmurs softly, though I can already feel her worry bleeding through the bond.
I nod slowly, but my attention remains fixed on the message that glows across the screen of my Schattensicht.
THE DOME IS NO LONGER STABLE – WE HAVE CASUALTIES. I NEED YOU BOTH HOME NOW.