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“I can’t keep reading,” I whine.

“You’ve got this, pretty girl,” he says in a hushed tone before kissing my neck. “Be my good girl and read to me while I use your tight little holes.”

“Oh, Kael,” I groan when he slowly sinks into me.

“Read to me, Lilith,” he repeats. I resume my reading and struggle to get the words out while he slowly fucks me. My body is tingling as he brings me to the edge of an orgasm and lets me dangle over the edge without letting me fall. I am saying words, but none of them can be understood. At a certain point, I give up and put my head down. I groan when he gives me a disapproving tut.

“Fuck, Kael. I can’t keep reading,” I whine when he pulls out of me. Kael moves the book before pulling my arms behind my back and pulling me up onto my knees.

“You did good, Lilith,” he says sweetly. “Now it’s time for my sweet little witch to get rewarded.”

I groan deeply when he starts to fill my ass. I keep my body relaxed as he begins to fuck me. With each stroke, he goes harder and pushes deeper. Kael lets go of my arms, and I pull them under me right as he slaps my ass. I moan loudly, and he does it again. The pain stings through me and leaves my skin scorching in its wake. I have this pulsating pressure in my belly that suddenly bursts out of me. An orgasm rushes through my brain, and I yell my pleasure, only to be muffled by the bed as he fucks me through his own rapidly building climax. Kael moans my name as he fills me with his come.

He moves onto the bed beside me as I lie flat and fight to catch my breath. “Holy shit,” I say breathlessly. Kael chuckles and gets up.

“Stay there,” he says. Kael goes to the bathroom and returns with a towel to clean me with. I am so exhausted that I don’t complain. Once he is done, he lies in bed with me and rubs my back.

“I’m happy I’m with you guys,” I mumble.

“We are happy to be with you as well,” Kael says as he kisses my head. “Go to sleep, Lilith.”

Chapter Eleven

Kael

WhenLilith’sbreathingevensout, I slowly get up and sneak out of the room to meet Daemon and Callum when they get home. I want to be able to tell them everything without waking her.

When I sit on the couch, Daemon and Callum come in. “Hey,” I say. “Feed the lake monster?”

“I don’t think it’s actually a monster, but yes,” Callum laughs. “Lilith asleep?”

“Yeah. She fell asleep a few minutes ago,” I say with a sigh.

“What’s wrong?” he asks as he sits down.

“So, we found this chest with various items in it. There was a letter in some old language that Leli doesn’t know, so it’ll have to be translated when we get to Voradia,” I explain. “Lilith expressed her concerns for Leli not being able to explain things to her fully.”

“Well, yeah. Leli is in a country with one job. It’s not something you can explain while potentially not having any real time to explain it. If she’s not able to explain something, I’m sure it’s for a good reason,” Callum says.

“Yeah, and I think she gets that. Leli ended up doing some spell that allowed her to talk to some guy named Mazvyn. He is on the council and runs the program to find Lilith. He’s been at it since she was a baby.”

“Wow,” Daemon says, raising his eyebrows.

“Yeah, and he had a necklace identical to the one that we found in that box. The one he has belonged to her mom and he started the program specifically to get her back.”

“Back?” Daemon asks.

“Mhmm. I don’t think he knew he said it, and she didn’t catch it, but Daemon… When I tell you this man looks identical to her…”

“Is it possible it’s her Dad?” Callum asks.

“I really do think it’s him. The pure joy on his face when she agreed to come… And when he saw her, he was struggling to keep his composure? I think it is. I don’t think he wants her to know until she is with him so he can see her in person, especially because he never got to meet her.”

“That’s pitiful, Kael,” Callum says.

“Yeah… I think Leli knows, but she’s not allowed to tell her,” I say.

“Do you want to tell her?” Daemon asks seriously.