Chapter 19

CHAPTER19

Rhys

I could scarcely drawbreath as I hurried Seraphina down the deserted corridor, my blood roaring like wildfire in my veins. Even before the Headmistress’ untimely interference, I had been longing to spirit Sera away somewhere private, to finally quench the thirst that tormented me. Her nearness had sparked a relentless craving that left my body taut as a bowstring, ready to unravel at her slightest touch.

Her sly questions about my conversation with the Headmistress had nearly undone me. I did not want shadows cast over our joy, not now. But I could not evade the truth forever. The Headmistress had summoned me earlier with troubling revelations—evidence of dark witchcraft being practiced in the academy’s north tower, and my name scrawled in blood runes at the scene.

She feared whoever cursed me those years ago was growing bolder as graduation approached, weaving sinister magic to ensure my stony fate. Despite their efforts, the trail had gone cold finding the vengeful sorceress. But they would continue the hunt tirelessly.

I assured the Headmistress not to fret—I had found the counter to break the wicked curse at long last. My beloved Seraphina was destined to shatter those profane chains on our wedding day. The Headmistress smiled at that, the expression unexpected on her usually stern face. She told me to guard that precious girl closely in the dark days ahead. I swore upon my very life nothing would harm her.

But all those grave words could wait for tomorrow. Tonight, I wanted only to bask in Seraphina’s sweet company and the promise of joy still attainable. And so, I shielded her from shadows that could not touch us yet, taking the rogue’s path to passion.

And gods, how well it worked. That drugging kiss made coherent thought near impossible. The taste and feel of her lush body yielding against mine was intoxication itself. I was drunk on this witch, bewitched by her peerless light.

At last, we stumbled into an empty classroom, and I barred the door swiftly behind us. The outside world vanished; there was only Sera enveloped securely in my embrace. I claimed her mouth again fiercely, barely leashed hunger surging up to meet her ardor.

We had stolen these moments before, but some base instinct screamed this time was different. Tonight, I staked my claim in earnest, imprinting myself onto her very soul through pleasure’s conduit. And judging by her ragged sighs and roving hands, Sera was just as desperate to fuse us into one being, inseparable by gods or demons.

Perhaps madness had seized me—some male need to bind her to my side irrevocably against unknown threats. All I knew was that I must have her, only her, now and ever after. And I would let nothing, not even doubtful fate, stand in the way of that primal need. Seraphina Silvermist was mine, just as I belonged solely to her in these intimate moments where our true souls were laid bare.

I pinned Sera against the cool stone wall, my body pressed intimately along her soft curves. My desire raged like an inferno, but I kept iron control. Her wide eyes and racing pulse called to my most basic instincts.

My tail snaked around to curl possessively around her thigh, the spaded tip teasing along her bare skin. She shivered at the sensation, eyes darkening with desire.

“You’re mine, beautiful,” I growled, nipping her plush lower lip. I would mark every inch of her so all would know she belonged to me. When she bared her throat so sweetly, my fangs ached to graze that tender skin.

“Uh-huh...” she quietly moaned.

I claimed her mouth fiercely, relishing her soft moans. With gentle pressure from my tail, I nudged her legs apart. My hands roamed her curves as our passion mounted.

I caged her dainty wrists in one clawed hand and leisurely explored her body with the other. My restraint was hard won, when what I desired most was to take her roughly until we both shattered. But I would never harm my delicate mate.

My tail tightened, pressing her closer as I nuzzled into her neck. She gasped at the intimate contact, fingers tangling in my hair. Seraphina melted against me, nimble fingers deftly relieving me of confining garments until nothing but fevered skin remained. I returned the favor in desperate haste, craving her satin warmth against my own.

Curling my tail firmly around her waist, I lifted Sera effortlessly. She wrapped her legs around me with a gasp as I positioned her right where I craved. My tail tip tickled her most sensitive areas, drawing forth delicious cries.

With exquisite control, I allowed my tail to delve between her slick folds, exploring her molten depths. Sera’s back arched, overcome by unique pleasure. “Oh, gods… Yes, please...!” she begged.

My tail slid deeper in rhythmic strokes while I lavished her neck with open-mouthed kisses. Sera was soon writhing and moaning wantonly, her soft cries increasing my fierce hunger.

Her climax hit suddenly, rippling along the length of my embedded tail. I held her close through each shudder, my own need raging. When her trembling eased, I caught her feverish gaze with mine, and with a final caress of my tail, I withdrew slowly.

“Are you ready for me?” I purred, my warm breath skimming her ear.

Breathless, she could only nod in response.

We tumbled together onto a dusty desk, heedless of the protests from aged wood. Our playful laughter soon turned to fervent cries as we honored ancient rites of lust and bonding. I traced every beloved curve and valley, committing her exquisite topography to eternal memory.

She returned my ardor measure for measure, lavishing my monstrous form with a worship I scarcely deserved. Eagerly, my hands eased along her sensuous thighs, pushing up her pleated skirt as I slipped into the space between her parted knees.

“Gods, I want you now...” I uttered in a low, husky voice.

Seraphina’s response was a passionate sigh, and I took it as the invitation it was. Delving ever deeper, I found the source of her pleasure and eager lips followed my hands along this most exquisite of roads. I then tasted the wildflower sweetness of her desire as I traveled further still.

My betrothed’s eyes blazed with feverish hunger. She gasped, managing a single word that filled me with unbridled joy—“Yes!”.

With that one yes I felt my world expand. My kiss lingered longer in the place of her pleasure, until Seraphina’s moan of release signaled the peak of delight.

I then pulled her to me, roughly, surrounded her with my strong arms, and lifted her so that her voluptuous legs hung around my waist. Our mouths collided in urgently needful kisses, my hold tightening around her generous curves.

My aroused tail coiled around her bare thigh, its ridged texture an enticing contrast to her smooth skin.

“Do you want me now?” I purred, my warm breath skimming her ear.

“Uh-huh...” Seraphina quietly answered, and I gently rocked into her, reveling in the beautiful gift that was her.

Seraphina’s body trembled and her arms tightened around my neck as wave after wave of pleasure coursed through us both. We were one, entwined in the beauty and wonder that is love. No longer two, but one... my very existence, saturated in the joy that could only be found in the presence of my beloved.

“Gods,” I moaned, my being overwhelmed by a flood of sensation. We moved together in blissful harmony, resplendent in the moment as if dancing in the stars.

“Oh gods, that’s it… You fit me so well...”

Our lips melded, and her gentle sighs mixed with my ardent moans as we rode the waves of pleasure, each crest higher than the last.

“Yes,” she breathed, that one word once again unlocking a secret paradise.

At long last, I plunged deeper within her, claiming her in absolute hunger. We soared into the night, until the stars themselves knew our bliss, until my body could no longer contain the tides of ecstasy crashing inside me, begging to be free. We moved as one, my tail wrapping snugly around her waist to prolong our blissful union.

“Fuck… yes!” I growled, my own release ripping out of me. My body trembled with the force of it. Yet Seraphina held me close, as if sheltering me from a storm. And with one final, full-throated cry, I spilled my essence deep inside her, and reveled knowing that Seraphina was now, and forever, mine. My love for her soared as we soared, lost in the rapture of each other until we both collapsed, exhausted and overwhelmed, into each other’s arms.

We lay there, in a daze, breathing in the scent of us and savoring that blessed moment of union and oneness. At last, I looked up and met my beloved’s gaze. The love that I had been certain of before was even stronger now, if that were possible. “Gods… I love you,” I managed between ragged breaths. “I love you so much.”

Seraphina’s lips stretched in a lazy smile, and her eyes glowed with the same feeling of adoration, joy, and contentment swelling inside me.

“And I love you,” she whispered, her soft voice like music to my ears.

For a time, we lay there in happy silence, drifting away in our own little world, surrounded by the love that bound us. Nothing else mattered.

Only us.