I melted the wall of ice around us and we started heading back to The Burrows as I fell into contemplative silence over how I might get hold of that book. It wasn’t like we could go marching back onto campus to get it. It was about the most dangerous place for us in Solaria right now short of the false king’s throne room.
I fell to the back of the group as the guards greeted us, keeping enough of a distance from the twins that I didn’t cast any kind of shame on them with my presence. The guards glanced at me all the same, their noses wrinkling and more quiet words passing between them as they cut me down to size.
I’d known being Power Shamed would suck, but this was even worse than I’d imagined. It was like I had a constant brand on my forehead marking me as infectious, and I didn’t know how I was going to stand a lifetime of it. Especially as all I had wanted for so long was to claim Darcy publicly as mine, but now I was forced to keep that secret all over again. It was insufferable, and I knew she wasn’t happy about it either. There just wasn’t another option.
When we returned to the tunnels and made it back to the royal quarters, Darcy looked back to find me, a need blazing in her eyes that I wanted to fulfil.
The others said goodnight as she dropped behind them and by the time she reached my side, we were alone and the air was thick with want.
“Stop keeping your distance from me around the rebels,” she said, a crease forming between her eyes as I cocked my head to one side.
“It’s for the best, beautiful,” I replied as I glanced over my shoulder to make sure no one was there watching us.
She caught my hand, towing me into the royal quarters and down the side passage that led to the private bathhouses before drawing me to a halt.
“What have I told you about making decisions that are for my best interest?” she said sternly as the darkness swallowed us up, the flicker of firelight from the sconce at the far end of the tunnel only just about reaching us.
“I’m Power Shamed, Blue, I don’t think you’re understanding the magnitude of what that means,” I said seriously.
“And I don’t think you’re understanding the fact that I don’t care what it means. I’ll fight to make everyone see how worthy you are. I’ll make them all forget this stupid title placed upon you,” she said fiercely and I fucking loved her for that.
“It’s not that simple.” I toyed with a lock of her hair, loving the way the dark blue colour glittered deeply in the firelight.
Lust was making my thoughts hazy as I stared at this captivating being before me, wanting her in every way, always.
“Yes, it is,” she insisted. “You’re my equal. The man I’m in love with. And I won’t let you keep acting like you’re some lesser Fae now. In fact, I want to prove how much I think of you…”
She ran her hand down my chest, sucking her lower lip before slowly sinking down to her knees on the hard stone floor, making my pulse go through the fucking roof.
“No. Get up, Blue,” I growled, leaning down to pull her up but she knocked my hands away, a dangerous fire flaring in her eyes.
“I will kneel for you as you would kneel for me. You’re my king and I’ll rub my knees raw for you until you’re sated,” she said powerfully and I was suddenly so hard for her I could barely stand it.
She squeezed my cock through my sweatpants, her eyes on mine as I rested one hand on the wall behind her and gave in to her desires. I was only fucking Fae after all and with those words on her lips and the way her large green eyes were drinking me in, I was undone. Totally, fucking shattered into broken glass for her.
She tugged my pants down, freeing the full length of me and leaning forward to run her tongue up the underside of my cock. I groaned with the need for more as she teased me with that weaponised tongue, up and down before taking me into her hand and sucking the tip of my twitching head between her lips.
“Blue,” I sighed, my free hand falling to her hair as she took me in deeper, her mouth hot, wet and perfect around me as she started to pump the base of my cock.
I swore as she flicked her tongue over the head of my length in a way that had me groaning and wanting to stay in this moment for as long as I could.
“So fucking beautiful,” I growled, my breaths coming heavier as her hand glided up and down my shaft in firm, tight strokes that were begging me to fall apart for her already. “Look at me, Blue.”
Her eyes flicked up to meet mine and I braced myself more forcefully on the wall as she ruled me with that single look. Her lips were reddened and glistening as my fingers pushed through her hair and I took over from her, driving my hips forward to fuck that perfect mouth.