Page 41

Sylvanna

T he next morning, I dress in my finest clothing—a black and red dress embroidered with golden fairy lace—and Alaric dons his armor, which I brought to the palace via a magical transport spell.

We have decided to travel by magic. No horse could bear the weight of The Heart of the Eclipse, which we are taking with us. It rests in a small, decorative chest which has been magically reinforced so that it doesn’t break.

“Are you ready to go?” Alaric asks me, raising an eyebrow.

I shift from foot-to-foot, savoring the delicious ache between my thighs. After I let him taste me last night, I couldn’t resist the urge to ride him once more. At his request, I bound his arms above his head with my Shadows and stretched him out upon the bed to have my way with him.

Then his Drake came out to play just as I was taking him inside me, and I was stretched to my limits once again. I’ll have to give the Thornheart Grimoire a special treat when I return—I’ve used the cantrip it gave me to help me open over and over.

My Paladin came inside me, his burning seed filling me until it ran down my thighs and I reveled in every moment of it. Afterwards, I bid him kneel and lick me clean—which he did eagerly. But I know that is the last act of service I will seek from him. For today I will return him to his home.

“I’m ready,” I say, making my face and voice stoic. I knew this couldn’t last forever when we started it. I’ll have to bear the heartache of our separation as best I can.

“I love you, you know,” Alaric says, surprising me. For another surprise, he bends down and kisses me on the mouth. “I’ll always love you,” he whispers, when he draws away.

I feel tears pricking my eyes but I refuse to let them fall.

“I love you too, my Paladin,” I murmur. “Now stand straight—it’s time for us to travel.”

I bring out my traveling crystal and feed it a drop of my blood…the world whirls around us and before I know it, we’re there—standing in the Throne Room of the Court of Solaris. And sitting before us on a golden throne is none other than the GodKing himself.