The Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and..

“Tease,” I said, mimicking his earlier act by catching his
lip with my teeth.
“Fuck,” he groaned, shifting his hips as he ground into
me, over and over, the movements increasing in intensity
until they became feverish, until it felt like I would break
apart. My head spun as the bliss built. He felt like he was
everywhere, and when he dropped his mouth to my throat,
and I felt the scrape of his fangs, it was all too much.
Spasms rocked my body in tight, slick waves, throwing me
so high, I didn’t think I’d ever come down as he followed me
into that bliss, shuddering as my throat muffled his deep
moan of release.
We stayed like that for a little bit, joined together, and
both struggling to gain control of our breathing. Shaken, it
took quite a few minutes for me to come to my senses while
he eased himself from me and carefully lowered me to my
feet.
With his arm holding me tightly against him, Casteel
looked over his shoulder. “You know what? It is a beautiful
garden.”
Casteel and I walked hand and hand through the city on
the coast of the Seas of Saion, the sun and salty breeze
warm against our skin as we stepped out of the seamstress
shop, where a Miss Seleana quickly took my measurements.
We weren’t alone. Kieran walked on the other side of me,
and Delano, along with four other wolven, followed as
Casteel took me through the winding, colorful streets full of
storefronts painted in yellows and greens, and homes that
boasted vivid blue front doors. An orange poppy blossom
was tucked in my hair, one Casteel had paid nearly triple
for, even though the street vendor tried to give us a dozen