Betrayals of Spring (36 page)

I lift up to kiss him quickly on the
lips. “You won’t have to, but you know this isn’t the right place for us to
finish this.”

He nods his head and sighs in
understanding, “I know, love. We need to go to
our
home to complete it.”

“Yes, we do, but first I need to
change,” I say, excited.

Kalen never saw me in the purple dress
his sister, Sorcha, picked out for me. It was the dress I had worn the night we
were to be bonded. I have it hidden under my cloak and out of sight. I couldn’t
leave without my bow and arrows, but they are however, strapped to my saddle on
Prince Ashe instead of on my back.

The journey to our land from the Summer
Court was fast and swift with the help of my beautiful horses. I’m amazed at
what I see and feel when we reach the border to our land. The sense of
belonging warms my heart while the cool spring breeze caresses my skin. I close
my eyes to breathe it all in, and then I open them to admire what is there
before me. Calista has done a lot more than what I was expecting. My mouth
hangs open while I am rendered speechless and unmoving. If I could speak I know
I would.

“This is amazing,” Kalen exclaims in
wonderment.

The stone wall goes on for miles and is
covered in flowery vines and mosses. This is the wall that will protect our
palace once it’s built, and also our court. Calista has been very busy.

The gate is already open waiting on us
to enter through. I hop off of Prince Ashe’s back and I step over the line of
the border, entering through the gate. As soon as I do I gasp in surprise. The
magic of the land is strong and it is flowing through my body sending tingles
through my veins. I can only imagine what it will feel like when we complete
the bond. I look over at Kalen and I know he’s feeling the magic too from the
wistful expression on his face.

He grabs my hand and I’m amazed when the
gates close behind us, protecting us. This place is going to be magnificent
when I get done with it. Calista has added flowers here and there, but the
surprise she was telling me about lies straight ahead. I look up at Kalen and I
find him smirking with a curl to his lip. He laughs and shakes his head.
“Calista?” he asks.

I nod my head and smile. Calista has
made us a little cottage made purely of vines and flowers. The vines are
intricately laced and intertwined to form the walls while millions of flowers are
scattered throughout. It’s absolutely breathtaking, and I couldn’t have asked
for a better place to complete the bond.

I can feel the excitement in my blood
building and the anticipation rolling off of Kalen. He guides me to the door
and gently pushes it open. The cottage is small, but large enough for a bed
that Calista has happily put in here. Flower petals of every color imaginable
are sprinkled all over the floor and across the bed. I can’t help but smile in
delight as I enter the cottage. Kalen comes in behind me and closes the
flowered door with a gentle nudge.

“What are you smiling about?” Kalen
teases. “You’re not nervous, are you?”

I narrow my eyes at him and give him a
playful scowl. “I’ve been waiting for this day a long time. I am way past nervous,”
I laugh. He smiles at me, but then turns that smile to a seductive grin.

“I’ve been waiting a long time too,
Meliantha,” he says in a deep, husky tone. He walks over to me and moves my
wind tousled hair behind my shoulders. By the lustful look in his eyes I know
he’s just as ready as I am to get out of these clothes and spend the rest of
the evening making love. He unclasps my cloak and removes it slowly, staring
into my eyes the whole time.

“You are so beautiful,” he whispers. He
lets my cloak fall to the floor and steps back to look at my body
appreciatively. “You also look amazing in your gown. It’s just a shame you
won’t be in it long.”

I smile up at him and bite my lip.
“That’s not a shame, Kalen. I look forward to having it taken off of me very
quickly.”

He groans and grabs me by the waist with
both hands and pulls me tight against his body. His groin is hard and pulsing
against my stomach, and I groan, aching to touch him. I want to see his body on
top of mine and looking down at me with those ice blue eyes filled with
passion. Just feeling how turned on he is, is making my body weak with a
longing desire.

“Well then let’s get our bond completed,
shall we?” Kalen urges. I don’t know how he wants to do this because when
Calista and Ryder completed theirs it was during a ceremony. I guess Kalen and
I can do this any way we want. He takes my hands and leads me over to the bed.
His eyes roam over my body like he can’t wait to devour me. He takes in a deep
breath and lets it out slowly before speaking, “I want to complete our bond
while I make love to you, Meliantha. I want to be connected and bound to you in
all ways possible when I seal our eternal fate.”

His words make my heart flutter and I
couldn’t be happier than I am right now to seal the bond with him while making
love. To complete the marriage there is a saying in the Old Fae language that
must be spoken by both people. These words are not taken lightly because once
they are said, they are forever binding.

Kalen is staring at me patiently,
waiting on my reply. I bring my hands up to his face and I pull his head down
so I can kiss his lips while his arms are wrapped around my waist, holding me
tight. “I’m ready when you are, my love,” I whisper against his lips.

As soon as I say that his lips crush
over mine in a raging display of passion. It’s like every emotion, and every
desire we have been denied over the years has come rushing to us in a burst of
need. His lips are warm against mine while his tongue enters deep, searching to
caress my own. My body tingles all over, desperately aching to be touched. He
moves back to take his shirt off quickly and throws it on the floor. His
muscled body makes mine tighten in all the right places with need, and I long
to have his naked body resting firmly on top of mine.

Kalen stares at me with those sensual
blue eyes of his while he unlaces the back of my dress, slowly and seductively.
He takes his time on the laces, and in the meantime, he’s tracing his fingers
with feather light touches up and down my bare back. It makes me shiver and the
prickling of the chills cascade all over my body. He laughs at my response so I
decide to seek a little vengeance of my own.

I lean up quickly to claim his lips and
instead of kissing him gently I take his lower lip and I bite down firmly. He
moans against my mouth, gripping my waist tightly before continuing on my
laces. I love the way it feels to be close to him, and to know that he’s mine
for the rest of my life. I begin sucking on his bottom lip while I trail my hands
down his bare chest to the top of his black leather pants. As I begin to
unbutton them his hands start to work faster on my laces. His groin is hard and
straining to be let out so I loosen his pants and let them fall to the floor.
He is now naked and bared to me.

I release his lips to stare back at him
with a fiery expression. I’ve wanted him so long and now I demand to have him.
I take him in my hands and I stroke him gently but firmly. He closes his eyes
and sighs as he unlaces the last and final lace while enjoying the tormenting
I’m giving him. My dress falls to the floor and I am left with nothing but my
lacy underwear.

His hungered gaze looks savagely down my
bare body. I let go of his erection to help myself out of the lingerie. I can’t
wait any longer to have him inside me. Kalen takes me by the waist and moves me
over to the bed, guiding me down gently. His skin feels hot and on fire as he
settles himself between my legs. He doesn’t move, but takes his time to explore
my body with his hands. He trails them up and down my heated skin and massages
my breasts along the way. His touch makes me tingle in all the right places
making me moan in pleasure. The tip of his groin is pressed against my core,
but he holds back to tease me for a few minutes more. He gives me a playful
smirk and winks, knowing very well that he’s tormenting me. I narrow my eyes at
him to show my impatience, but I quickly forget when he trails his tongue over
the mound of my breast to my tender nipple. He sucks it gently and massages my
breast while moving his body back and forth between mine, not entering but
teasing.

“I thought we were in a hurry,” I urge
playfully.

He gazes down at me and smiles before
kissing me tenderly on the lips. “Are you ready now, my love?” he asks.

“Always,” I reply softly.

He enters me gently and we both sigh in
contentment. He settles his weight above mine when he enters me fully, and I’m
filled to the core. I groan in pure bliss as he moves his body in and out of
mine in slow delight. I wrap my legs around his waist, holding onto him
tightly, and enjoying the feel of him inside me. His long, black hair caresses
my face as he kisses my neck and bites gently along the lines of my collarbone
before slowly moving down to my breasts. I run my hands down his back and I
pull him in tighter against me. My body is on the verge of exploding until
Kalen slows his pace and lifts his eyes to stare into mine. As much as I don’t
want to stop, I know what we have to do now.

Kalen’s voice is full of love and
devotion when he vows, “You will always and forever be mine, my love. My queen,
my lover, and my…wife.
Amin mela lle ilyamemie ar’ ten’ oio.
” (I will
love you always and forever)

Tears begin to burn my eyes as I hear
him say the sacred vow. His bond is sealed on his part, so now it’s my turn. I
take his face into my hands and I stare at him lovingly in the eyes.

“And I will always love you, Kalen. You
will forever be my king, my lover, and my...husband.
Amin mela lle ilyamemie
ar’ ten’ oio.
”

He kisses me fiercely as the bond begins
to take hold. The magic flowing through our bodies opens my senses and I can
suddenly feel the land changing below the ground and spreading throughout our
court. It fuels our hunger for each other even more making Kalen move faster in
between my legs. Sweat glistens our bodies making us glide together in perfect
harmony. His arms hold me tight, and the muscles in them flex and strain as he
works hard to hold himself up while moving his hard body ravishingly into mine.
We both moan in pleasure until the sensations of orgasm have me arching off the
bed. Kalen grips me tighter with a fierce intensity while we’re both lost in
the sensations of our heightening climaxes.

Sighing in delight, Kalen collapses on
top of me, still hard between my legs but satiated. I’m trying to catch my
breath and inhaling as much air as I can muster when I happen to notice the
changes going on around us. The flowers in the cottage have all doubled in size
and their colors have magnified to more vibrant ones. A golden mist swirls
about the room and as it comes closer to my body I see that it absorbs into my
skin. The magic of the mist is the brightest and purest energy I have ever felt
in my life. I can feel the land celebrating its joy of mine and Kalens’ union.
The land is happy and strong, and it warms my heart to know that I helped save
it. Kalen still has his head down and hasn’t noticed the amazing display of
magic swirling around us.

“Kalen?” I whisper.

“Hmmm,” he replies.

“You have to see this,” I insist.

He lifts up on his elbows and looks
around the cottage. His eyes go wide in amazement and he stares around the room
open-mouthed and speechless. The golden mist swirls around his body and he
sighs as it absorbs within his body and soul. He smiles down at me, but then
gasps when things begin to change. I look down apprehensively until I notice
what he’s in awe at. I stare in utter astonishment at the changes to my skin.
Both of mine and Kalen’s skin have taken on a shimmery golden glow. The golden
mist not only absorbed into our bodies, but has taken on the shimmery glow on
our skin as well. I wonder if all Spring fae will have this happen or if it is
just mine and Kalen’s body that will go through this change. I guess we will
find out soon enough. Calista and Ryder had been blessed with crowns of vines
and berries, but this must be the land’s way of claiming us as the Spring fae.

A tingling sensation around my wrist
draws my attention. I stare in awe as markings begin to appear across the
expanse of my left wrist. The word “Taris” is written in the Old Fae language
across my wrist meaning “Queen” and is surrounded by tiny flowers and vines
that wrap all the way around. The marking is absolutely stunning. I peer up at
Kalen and he’s just as mesmerized by this turn of events. I search over his
body and as soon as I look down at his wrist the markings begin to appear. In
the middle of his left wrist the word “Arann” appears in the Old Fae language
meaning “King” and is surrounded by the same pattern of flowers and vines as
mine. The Land of the Fae has unusual ways of marking its king and queens, but
I couldn’t have asked for a more glorious declaration.