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She had all the power, and it terrified me.
Because she held my heart in her hands, and she could rip it out and leave me bloody and broken.
A brush of her fingers against my face brought me back to the moment, and she cupped my cheek, warmth, love, and affection washing over me. I released the tense breath and began moving again, leaning into her touch. Her lashes began fluttering, and sounds of pleasure slipped unbidden through her lips.
“More,” she pleaded, her request nearly as raspy as my own voice.
“More what?” I murmured, dropping my mouth to the crook of her shoulder and nipping.
“That,” she croaked, and I licked her fluttering pulse before running my teeth over it. “Yes, that, please.” Her hands met my chest, nails digging into the tattoos there, and I moved harder, faster inside her, sucking on her neck, shoulder, and chest.
Sweat slipped down my back along with shivers of pleasure as her walls gripped me tighter and tighter.
“Fuck, Izidora, I love you so much,” I swore, self-control slipping as I fell hopelessly in love with the female writhing beneath me.
Her hands drifted from my chest to my back, pulling me closer. My mouth left her neck and landed on hers, and I sank my body into hers, so close that we were nearly one. I swiped my tongue at the seam of her lips, asking her to open for me, and she did with a whimper. Our breath combined until I wasn’t sure whose air we were breathing, but it still wasn’t enough for me; no matter how many times we were connected this way, it would never be enough.
As our kiss deepened, her pussy clamped down on my cock, and I knew she was close. Sucking her bottom lip between my teeth, I ground my hips into hers, and threw her over the edge of oblivion.
“Ruslan!” she cried out, breaking our kiss. Her head tipped back, baring her throat, and I sucked down on her fluttering pulse again, driving my hips in harder to send her soaring higher. Her cries reached a crescendo the moment my balls began to tighten, and with a groan, I came with her, my cock throbbing and her walls fluttering in perfect synchrony.
My chest heaved as I gazed into the aquamarine blue eyes of my future wife, and I wanted to stay locked in that space with her forever. In that moment, she was utterly, wholly mine. She blinked slowly, a soft, serene smile settling across her face. Gingerly, I exited her, then lay down beside her and cradled her to me. Our hearts beat rapidly still, but as she lay her head on my chest, they slowed, entering the same rhythm.
I released a long breath, trying to shove away those intrusive thoughts that told me this peace wouldn’t last, that she’d onlysaid yes because she felt obligated, and that she would leave me the moment that Kazimir arrived in the Iron Realm.
Leaving my heart open and vulnerable like this was borderline painful, but I shoved that pain away, focusing instead on the feel of Izidora in my arms.
Because reality would soon set in, and I fucking hoped that I could hold it together long enough to execute my plans, and that Izidora wouldn’t abandon me.
23
Ilifted the hand that bore the heavy ring Ruslan had given me. It was beautiful, thoughtful, and nothing I could have imagined from him when he captured me from the Night Realm. He seemed like a demon sent to make my life hell, cruel and cunning when I screamed at him, raging and vengeful when he felt wronged. He turned hot and cold in the blink of an eye, and I spent a long time tiptoeing around him. Yet, the day I gave myself to him, he morphed into something else. Maybe I had been right before, maybe all he needed was to feel secure in love, and maybe my love was enough for him. He’d told me he loved me at dinner before giving me this ring, but I couldn't say it back to him. Not yet.
A small part of me still clung to the idea of Kazimir, though he seemed more distant as the days passed. My stomach sank every time he crossed my mind, and shame creeped into my cheeks as I wondered what the Nighthounds, what Liliana would think of me.
Would they call me a traitor? Would they stand against me or would they accept the fate the Goddess had granted me?
Kazimir was steadfast, collected, and secure. I rememberedmy draw to him, as if an invisible string pulled us together, never letting us drift far. While I had felt safe with Kazimir, I felt betrayed as I uncovered all the falsehoods surrounding my first months outside the cave.
Ruslan was like an all-consuming fire, and when I was with him, I feltalive. He pushed me hard, demanding more of me during training every day, and at night, he rode me harder. Yet he could be so tender, and he took care of me in a way that no one else ever had, empowering me so that I could take care of myself when he was not around – though he did everything he could to see that I wanted for nothing.
Did I fall in love with Kazimir simply because he was the first person to show me kindness? Did I overlook everything, accept his explanations, simply because I wanted to be loved? Did he want me as much as I wanted him, or was it all an act?
Which one was my mate?
I searched the prophecy again, hoping to find answers when I had yet to accomplish it before.
“The ones that are part of all will be born under a full moon
Her white light will fill the land
But her mates darkness will rise
Kings will fall
Rivers will run with blood
There is a choice
