Page 13 of Silver (Shunned Mages #2)

Wilston

Was I already asleep and in the middle of the best dream of my life, or did Silver truly just ask me to bathe with him?

“Well?” he asked and all I could do was nod and hope I didn’t wake up anytime soon.

He grabbed his pajamas and some of his own soap and then something that looked awfully lacy.

Not that I got a real look at it since he quickly hid it inside his pajamas.

I grabbed my own stuff and then a towel for us both and followed him outside.

I’d gone to bed thinking we’d maybe talk some more tonight.

I’d overheard that our trailer had been soundproofed, too, so I’d looked forward to finally speaking freely with him.

I wanted to know every little thing about my soulmatch.

I followed Silver down to where a few new trees had appeared and then saw the new wooden fence. Had they made outdoor showers or something? Stepping around the partition I almost swallowed my tongue. We were bathing in that together?

“Let’s hurry in before the water gets cold, although Xari made rocks underneath that Niam heated up, too, so it should remain warm for at least an hour, maybe more if we’re lucky.”

I followed his lead, removing my clothes as fast as possible, only stopping when Silver was left in only his underwear.

I didn’t care that I was staring, how could I not stare?

Lilac lace panties were my new favorite thing in the world.

The flowery lace pattern lay comfortably against his perfect butt, the light lilac shade perfect on his pale unblemished skin.

I wanted to kneel behind him and lick the skin around the lace, tasting it.

“If you wanna see more, you need to show some skin, too, babe,” Silver purred. He had a knowing smile on his face as he turned to face me. The front was just as enticing.

“How can someone be this perfect?”

“Just lucky genes, I guess,” he replied to what I’d thought was an internal thought.

I wasn’t embarrassed, though, too busy removing my clothes.

I’d only managed to remove my shoes and jacket before the lilac panties had hit me with a stun spell.

Now I was down to my boxers, letting Silver get his fill of my body, which was only fair.

I decided to be brave and removed my boxers, too, standing completely naked in front of my soulmatch, letting him see exactly how much he affected me.

“Fuck,” he whimpered when I decided to take my cock in hand. I knew we were bathing, but it was aching and growing needier under his full attention. I turned and got into the warm water, groaning as my body was caressed by the amazing water. Sitting down, I let my gaze return to Silver.

“You coming in?” I asked, shooting him a grin.

He stood where I’d left him, still wearing his lace panties.

He nodded and seemed to gather himself as he shimmied out of my favorite thing in the world, showing me something even better.

He was gifted, which I knew already since the panties couldn’t hide much, but damn.

Could a dick be pretty? Because his was.

It was like a supermodel dick. Long, thin, and hard. For me.

He oozed confidence as he gracefully entered the tub, sitting down so we were facing one another from each end of the tub. “We can speak freely here,” he informed me, tilting his head back and closing his eyes with a sigh. “This has to be one of my best ideas yet.”

I nodded, then remembered he couldn’t see that with his eyes closed, so I let out a hum of agreement instead. I mirrored him, leaning my head back, but before I could close my eyes, I caught a look at the sky. “Wow,” I breathed in awe.

I felt Silver move but I couldn’t look away from the stars.

There were so many. The sky was several different colors and not just inky black with a few stars here and there, no there were darker blue, lighter blue, dark purple, and light purple.

Even the stars seemed to glow different shades, lightening up the universe that was so far away from us.

Somewhere out there was our home world, or was it in another dimension?

We didn’t know. I’d never felt smaller in my life.

Space, time, life, it all wrapped around me, making me feel like I was wasting my time instead of finally living.

I had my soulmatch right beside me, why hadn’t I claimed him as mine yet?

One more look at the stars and I knew I couldn’t hold off living anymore.

I needed to live.

I needed Silver.

“Do you ever feel so small when you look at the stars?” Silver whispered; his eyes fully locked on them now, too. “Like you’re just an insignificant spec on a much grander scale.”

He was feeling the same as I was, or at least I hoped he was.

I decided to open my heart up to him, to let him in. “I look at the stars and want to finally let myself live, you know? I’m so tired of just surviving. I want to fucking live.”

Silver’s eyes met mine, and they held so much want, need, longing. Was my darling just as damaged as me? Had he ever lived? He deserved to live. He deserved every happiness in the world. “Are you ready to live, Wilston?” he asked softly, his question holding so much more than just what he said.

“If it’s with you by my side, yes,” I replied, meaning every word.

He sobbed and threw himself into my arms. I grabbed him tightly against me, glad I still couldn’t feel the bruise on my back. I had Silver in my arms. My soulmatch.

“Can I please kiss you now?” he asked and I laughed.

“You can kiss me anytime you want, darling, forever,” I promised, looking him in the eyes as I said it, hoping my eyes told him how true my words were.

He grabbed my neck and slammed his lips on mine, whimpering when I took hold of his hair with one hand and the other found his ass, grabbing a good handful of his one cheek, loving I was able to finally touch him.

I moaned, opening my mouth for his tongue, meeting it with my own as we pushed against each other, rubbing our naked bodies together while our lips were locked. Soft lips and moans, exploring hands, and only the stars as witnesses.

I finally had my first kiss. And it was life changing.