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Chapter 113
I was still amped up from last night when I went to train with Helios the next day. Being knocked onto my ass was a taste of payback I could have lived without, and it hurt a lot more than I thought.
Helios mistook my ferocity for enthusiasm and continued to spar with me, stopping every couple of seconds to show me a new offensive move. Even though I doubted I’d develop hardcore warrior skills, it was becoming easier to keep up with him.
He swung his beefy arm out much faster than he had the last four times. My curls blurred into ringlets of flame as I ducked and jabbed a fist into his ribcage. I didn’t use all the strength coursing through me, both from Rayna and my magic. Helios hadn’t hurt me yet, though he’d come close a time or two swinging his fists like a madman.
Twenty minutes into sparring, when my lungs began to ache and my muscles burned, I felt a pair of eyes latch onto me. They turned the sweat coating my body ice cold until
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I bottled every single pesky emotion and shoved a cork through the neck. They wouldn’t stay down for long, but all I needed was a good ten minutes without getting distracted by the way his hair fell or the beads of sweat on his chest and abs.Dain and I launched back into sparring, only this time I was ready for him. I made no mistake, there was no way I’d win. Cockiness would only make me lose faster.Even Rayna cleared her mind and pushed our mate-bond with Dain aside, giving into instincts she had never indulged before. We were hyper analyzing every movement we made, watching Dain’s tells before he punched and kicked with a ferocity that made my adrenaline spike.“Wonderful. See how much easier it is to hold your own once your head is in the fight?” I heard Dain say but gave no reaction.“Woohoo! Go Rachel!” Adley shouted.I couldn’t pay attention to Adley, Helios, and whatever it is they were murm
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“Well, I’m stuck here. No need to keep me waiting in suspense.” I said, making no moves to touch the food in front of me.I wasn’t all that hungry, haven eaten a couple of hours ago since physical and magical training always left starving. The roasted chicken and savory sides paled in comparison to the tiered cake and pastries, which I reminded me of my moms cooking even though the fruits and flavors were entirely different.“I did some hunting. Went through my network of spies and found someone who knew someone who knows one of the Russo sibling’s guards. It was very tedious, and very time consuming.” He explained, “I popped in to give them a message, that I can’t help but accept their convincing invitation. That’s why I couldn’t speak with you, spying requires my full attention.”“And that’s why you threw me on my ass?” I narrowed my eyes.His eyes twinkled, &ldquo
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My mind came up blank, so I acted on instinct. Unfortunately, my instinct was to deny it.“That’s not mine.” I shook my head, shuddering as the cold draft rushed through me and into the steamy bathroom.His eyebrow twitched, “it isn’t?”My gaze flickered from the tiny orb of light to his face.“Nope, never seen it before.” I replied just a little too quickly, feeling my stomach drop when his eyes lit up with interest.He had caught me. He knew it and I knew it. Since I was in no position to face him, that only left me with one other option. It was cowardly, but it would buy me some time.“Really—” He started walking towards me.“Maybe you should ask Apollo, he likes sparkly things—” I cut him off and stumbled backwards into the bathroom, slamming the door right in his face.I flicked the lock shut and turned around, letting out a deep breath. St
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Everything happened in the span of seconds. He lifted both his hands, and every projectile I’d sent rushing through the air was violently flung backwards with much more strength than I could ever manage. Shampoo bottles exploded against the wall, one of the wicker benches shattered on impact, and the vase went soaring out the window, taking the flowers with it.I could feel fatigue begin to weigh my arms and legs down, so with the last bit of magic I had, I sent it right towards Dain’s chest. The best I could manage was a rough shove, but that was all I needed to make him stumble over the edge of the pool.Turns out I wasn’t the only one with tricks up my sleeve. I got a taste of my own medicine when something shoved me forward, and Dain’s outstretched hand latched onto the towel wrapped around my torso. There was no time to brace myself as I was ripped forwards, slamming into his chest the same moment I felt the cooled bathwater hit my skin.
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He hooked an arm around my thigh, pinning my hips to the bed so that I couldn’t move. His mouth latched onto my clit the same moment one of his long fingers slid past my entrance. It was those two things that sent me toppling over the edge, headfirst into the most powerful orgasm I’d ever had before.My vision went black, and a stream of sounds left my lips that seemed to spur Dain on until he lapped at me ravenously, wringing out every drop of euphoria until my legs were numb and trembling.As the pleasure-filled haze began to fade from my head, I startled when I felt a hand brush the hair from my face and hurried to sit up. Dain was knelt on the bed, the midnight button down shirt he had been wearing sat in his hands.“Hold out your arms.” He said softly, though something about his tone gave no room for argument.I did as he said, counting the number of times his fingers grazed me as he slid his shirt onto my body. I was still a
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I slept better that night than I had in weeks and woke the next morning ready for training. There was a nervous flutter in my stomach that hadn’t been there before but left me feeling lightheaded whenever I thought of Dain or what happened last night.The word ‘virgin’ circled around my head, still refusing to sink in even though I had slept on it all night.Adley and I had just finished breakfast when Leslie knocked on the door and peeked her head inside.I had spent the last half hour shoveling fruits and tartlets into my mouth to avoid Adley’s interrogation, so I was more than ready to get out of the suite. The last thing I wanted to hear about was the other outcomes she had seen.Still, letting her make her own assumptions was turning out to be another mistake entirely. If I heard the words, “passionate angry sex” one more time I swore I’d go running from the room.“The king needs both of you for
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I knew my question caught him off guard because he immediately tried to deflect. Whether or not he thought my attention span was that short, I’d never know but I was too hung up on my curiosity to drop the subject.“Is that really what you wanted to ask me?” He chuckled, and the smooth sound of it would’ve been convincing if I didn’t know how well Dain could hide his emotions. “Why would you think I have something against her? She’s my sworn warrior’s daughter.”“You look at her differently than you do Ally, and don’t try to deny it. You’re not the only one who pays attention.” I narrowed my eyes at him, seeing through the bullshit smile that made my heart race.“Jealousy so early in our relationship?” Dain shook his head teasingly, but this time the distraction wouldn’t work. He knew how to get a reaction out of my body, but once my mind was set on something—th
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Ugh, everything hurts.Every limb and bone ached like I’d been hit by a tractor trailer, even my eardrums rang painfully. Light flashed behind my eyes, blinding me before I had the chance to open them. There was this wetness all over me, and I couldn’t tell if it were blood or sweat. I couldn’t smell it—not through the flames.Adley—her face came to mind, frozen in panic. Somehow, I found the strength to open my eyes, and instantly regretted it. There was too much to take in, from the burning furniture and the noxious stench it unleashed into the air, to the collapsed ceiling and fallen beams. The fire was everywhere, devouring everything. I could see that much from where I laid sprawled out on the floor, my right shoulder pinned down from a fallen china cabinet.“Adley—” I screamed above the crackle of flame and the shrill piercing sound of a fire alarm.I heard nothing, not even the shift
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