Page 146 of Embers in the Snow


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“Yes, I did. And I always keep my promises to you.”

And so I allow myself to be led barefoot across the cold stone floor, over the soft silken rugs, past the warmth of the hearth, until I can no longer hear the rushing of the wind outside.

We’ve entered another chamber. In here, it’s still and silent andwarm.It smells faintly of night jasmine and citrus.

“Come,” Corvan urges. Suddenly, he’s behind me again, putting his hands on my waist, easing me forward until my toe dips into something—a pool of luxuriously warm water.

It smells good in here—of orange blossom and jasmine and mint. I don’t know how he’s captured the scents of summer in this place—whatever it is.

I haven’t opened my eyes yet. There’s something delicious about the anticipation of the unknown—when I’m in his hands, anyway.

Nothing can hurt me here.

His presence is the most reassuring and arousing thing I could ever have imagined.

He guides me into the water, taking my hands, ensuring I don’t slip or lose my footing.

He slips into the pool with me and guides me toward a stone ledge—a bench.

I sit.

“Good girl,” he whispers. “Keep your eyes closed.”

The water feels so good against my tired, aching body. It caresses my skin and elicits a deep sigh of satisfaction from me. I reach out for Corvan, but he isn’t there anymore.

I didn’t even hear him move.

Then I feel something; his hands underneath the water, moving up and down my thighs, gently parting my legs.

Oh my Goddess.

Then, underneath the warm water, he proceeds to put his lips on my entrance, and his tongue darts forward, caressing my clit.

Pleasure shoots through my body. I twist and writhe in the water, leaning back against the ledge, closing my eyes. The absence of sight eliminates distractions and accentuates the sensation of his mouth against my nub. He knows exactly where to apply pressure and where to relent.

He very quickly sends me into the next dimension of bliss. It’s a completely new experience for me—sitting on the stone ledge surrounded by warm, fragrant water, stars swimming behind my closed eyelids, my body infused with a feeling of wild, rippling power that threatens to unexpectedly burst forth.

That time in the woods changed me. Eulisyn changed me. She made me eat thatheart-seed.What does it mean? What’s inside me now?

I’m scared. What if my powers go out of control again?

But Corvan doesn’t seem to care. He’s still submerged, engulfing me with his devious mouth. How long can this man go without taking a breath?

So I forget about my strange powers and the incomplete puzzle that’s my existence. I forget about the unspoken threat of dark magic; the shocking appearance of the undead.

I forget that Corvan’s a prince of the empire with a terrible weight of responsibility upon his shoulders; that he’s undergone an unthinkable transformation.

I forget that dark manipulations brought us together.

I let it all go. What choice do I have when he’s here before me, giving me the most wickedly intense pleasure I’ve ever known.

I open my eyes and look down. His pale hair floats close to the surface, fluid and ethereal. I run my fingers through it.

For a moment, nothing else exists.

Just beauty, and pure bliss.

I wrap my legs around his broad back. He slides his hands over my hips and grasps my waist. He takes me higher. I slide off the bench, slipping underwater, and he goes with me, holding me in a dark entanglement.

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