Page 101 of The Keeper of the Kingdoms

She was right about that. Our power exchange was unlike anything I’d ever experienced. It had healed her fully, and we’d both felt the benefits of our increased shared magic.

I hardened just thinking about claiming her again. I was insatiable, which my own personal healer had informed me was typical of a new soul-bond.

My pants tightened. I had to get her out of here so that I could have her again. Then I thought about it, the keys to this vault were down here with us. Without them, no one could happen upon us.

I stood silently and prowled across the space to where she perched on the edge of a table.

She was engrossed once more and turned another page as I stood before her. I carefully slipped the book from her hands, finally gaining her attention.

“Jaxus, I—” She stopped when she saw the intent in my eyes. She glanced around despite knowing we were completely alone down here. “Not here,” she hissed.

“Yes, here,” I confirmed, leaving no room for argument. I grabbed her by the back of the neck and slammed my mouth onhers in a claiming kiss. She moaned into my lips. I tore myself away and kissed a path up her neck, inhaling the place where her scent was the strongest. It was heady, and my need pushed all other thoughts aside.

I reached down and undid my pants, freeing my hard length. Kiera’s hand went right to it, skimming along the shaft and giving the head a light squeeze. It felt amazing, but I needed inside her like I needed to fly. Hitching up her robes, I hooked one leg over my arm and with my other hand, shoved her undergarments aside and sunk inside her in one long thrust.

We both cried out at the overwhelming rightness of it. Her heat felt like home. I began to move, hard and fast, claiming her as our bond demanded. She reached a hand behind her to take her weight, and with her other on my shoulder for leverage, she met me thrust for thrust. Curses and praise to the Goddess slipped from her lips as she lost herself to the euphoria of our joining.

We both barreled towards our release without reservation, giving and taking our pleasure in a perfect balance. This was going to be fast.

She rose up so we were face to face, eye to eye, and she didn’t look away as she tightened around me, crying out my name as she came. I followed her over that edge, biting out “Firefly” as I stiffened and filled her with my release.

She blinked and blew out a rough breath. “Goddess.”

I laughed, slipping out of her. I was glad I had the mating tie under control for now. “Don’t thank her. That was all me.”

Kiera used a nifty bit of magic to clean herself up, I would have to have her show me how. I guessed it was some healer skill for bathing bed-bound patients, but it had other handy applications I was on board with.

“So I should be thanking you?”

“No thanks needed.”

“Your humility knows no bounds,” she deadpanned.

“I was only thinking of you, Firefly. You needed the energy boost to get back up all those stairs.” I smirked.

“Is that right?”

“Yep. So why don’t we get out of here while you have a spring in your step?”

“Because before your entirely selfless sex therapy session, I was about to say I think I found what we were looking for.”

My eyes went wide. “Really?”

“Yes, really. Now where did you put it?”

I glanced around at the books and scrolls scattered around and bit my lip. “Umm, I think it was round there somewhere?” I guessed.

“Really, Jax?” She’d never called me that before. It made me smile.

“I was kind of distracted by being selfless. It can’t be far.”

FORTY

KIERA

“She’s a remarkable female, your gran, isn’t she?” Jaxus asked as we climbed the stairs to her home.

“She is,” I replied.