“We said we would return to Rottvan once we figured out what happened on Darlam," she reminded me, and my heart sank even further.
“Is that what you want to do? Go back to Rottvan?” I asked.
She shook her head. “I don’t think so, but what about you? You liked that place, too.”
A heavy weight lifted from my chest. My lips parted into a wide smile as I pulled her into my arms. “I did. I do. But I love Darlam. This is our home.”
She nodded. “Our home. Our family.”
I had no doubt that a lot of work lay ahead of us, but right then, all I wanted was to take Alice to our quarters and make sweet love to her.
But first, “I have something for you.”
I wanted to give it to her when we were alone. I’d cleaned it, and now her aurhym bracelet shimmered as good as new.
“Oh, Xyrek,” she exclaimed, taking it from my hand and holding it up to see it from all sides. “It’s as beautiful as it has ever been. Thank you.”
Her eyes shimmered with tears when she held it back out to me. My confusion only lasted a tick before I realized she wanted me to put it on her wrist. “Alice, I love you with all my heart. Now and forever.”
“Thank you, Xyrek. I love you, too. Once you fix my workshop, we'll make you one, too.” She beamed.
It didn’t escape me that she had just put me to work, but I didn’t mind. Rebuilding her workshop would be my pleasure.
“I have so many ideas,” her gaze turned dreamy.
“I bet you do,” I grinned. I could only imagine the things she would come up with. “But right now, I have some ideas of my own.”
I pulled her into my arms and kissed her. Technically, we were still on Luph’s ship, but we were also on Darlam, our home. This would be our first night on it together, and I wanted to make it extra special. I wanted us to forget about all the horrors we had seen and gone through over the last few weeks and, especially, the course of that day.
She didn’t hesitate; her arms wrapped around my neck. She pressed herself against me with abandon and the same hunger I had for her. This was perfection. I was never happier than when I could hold her in my arms, knowing that there was nothing that could threaten her.
“I love you,” she whispered in my ear.
“I love you too. Let me show you how much.” I said, picking her up and carrying her to our bed. Reverently, I placed her on the mattress before I slowly pulled her shirt over her head. She allowed me to undress her, sensing how much I needed this. How much I needed to ensure that every part of her body was unharmed.
“I think my breasts got hurt,” she said hoarsely.
“Oh yeah? Where?” I asked, realizing she was only indulging me.
“Right here.” She pointed at her erect nipple. “See how sore it is?”
“I do,” I mumbled, grinning. “Let me kiss it better.”
“A kiss won’t help.”
“Oh no? How about this?” I cupped her breast and brought my head down to suck on her nipple.
“Hmm,” she moaned, “yes. It’s getting better already.”
“Where else are you sore?” I asked, moving my hands over her soft skin, reveling in the experience, the knowledge that she was here, with me. My beloved.
“Hmm, right there.” She spread her legs around me, and I gladly took the hint. I moved down on the floor, moving her knees apart even more to get a glimpse of her already glistening pussy. She was so frygging perfect. My fingers moved to her lips and parted them. I loved the way she was already soaking wet for me. I leaned forward and swept my tongue from one end of her pussy to the other. I looked up. Her eyes were glazed with desire, her lips slightly parted. She looked like a goddess. I committed her image to memory before my lips closed around her clit to suck on the little pearl and lick all the sweet juices her pussy was treating me with.
Her moans intensified, and her thighs tightened around me, letting me know that she was on the brink. I inserted two fingers into her wet depths, curled them, and felt her shattering apart around me.
“Xyrek!” she called my name. It was the sweetest sound in the world, swelling my chest with pride.
ALICE
