Page 73 of Forever My Siren Luna

Killian is not the only one being sincere. Lachlan has been showing me his sincerity as well. He has been holding back for my sake, but I know he wants this with me too.

I know I told him we could build our relationship after my uncle was defeated, but I know better than anyone that tomorrow is not a guarantee. Val is right. If we go to battle and something happens to one of us, my greatest regret would be not treasuring the time we could have had together.

“He loves you, Ela,”Val confirmed. “You love him. No more regrets.”

“No more regrets,”I whispered back.

Val grabs hold of Killian’s face, angling it up to bring her lips down to his. The kiss is so sweet that it sends a pang through my heart.

“Let your human out now. Mine has something she wants to ask him,” Val said.

Killian's eyes shine adoringly, then he softly nods his head, kissing her lips one more time before receding back into Lachlan’s mind, giving Lachlan control of his body again.

Val does the same, pushing me forward and she recedes back, encouraging me to follow through.

Lachlan is kneeling before me, his face just inches from my own. His scent overwhelms me, but not as much as the love I see reflecting back at me in his eyes.

I leaned down, kissing his lips just as Val had done Killian. Tender and soft.

The most content sound leaves him, like he was deprived of oxygen for a long time and just got his first real breath of air.

“Lira,” he groans as we part, resting his head on mine. “My Lira.”

“Yes,” I whispered back. “Your Lira.”

His eyes went wide, and he stared up at me with vast reprieve. It’s like he can’t believe I just agreed to that so easily. It’s true, though. I am his Lira. I always have been.

“Your Lira would like for you to stay here tonight,” I said softly.

“Are…. Are you sure?” Lachlan looked so dazed.

“I’m sure,” I told him, tracing the line of his stubbled jaw. “I wish not to part from you either.”

Twenty-Two

Cedric

This is intolerable. Absolutely intolerable.

Why? Why did I tell him yes? He has been trying to get me alone all day, and now I’m reduced to hiding in the servants' bathhouse, simmering in a hot pool of other peoples’ filth to prevent the man from tossing me over his shoulder and hauling me back to his room to complete what he has wanted for so long.

To mark me.

When we snuck off this morning together while Alpha Lachlan took over training the warriors in Meldec’s place, things got a bit heated between us while floating in the sea.

We were swimming alone near a hidden beach on the other side of the cliffs, lost in one another as we teased and splashed in the shallow depths. Our fooling around and innocent touches turned into not so innocent touches. He would caress my fins in their most sensitive areas, especially my tail. I would move my tail into his bare pelvis, a thrill shooting through me seeing the impressive reaction he had to me.

All it took was one look and I was melting against him, our lips locked in the deepest and most passionate kiss. Both of us were frenzied and mad, and in that madness I agreed to what I had been avoiding for months.

I agreed to mate and mark each other at last.

A beckon call from my king for a strategy meeting is what pulled me out of the delirium, and I have been avoiding Mel ever since.

It’s not that I don’t want to be with him. I do. I do more than ever. That hasn’t been the issue for quite some time.

The issue is…. I had just got my princess back, and I wanted to make sure her relationship with her mate was restored before jumping into bed with mine.

Ela and the Alpha have made tremendous progress, but still aren’t mated, or even sleeping in the same room. How could I possibly do what my princess hasn’t yet done, especially since I feel responsible for their setbacks?