Nikolai
I entered the bedroom to see Ava curled up on a lounge chair, reading a book. She immediately looked up at me and offered me a small smile. The smile couldn’t hide deep melancholy that had surrounded her these last few days.
I smiled back and walked towards her, “I thought you’d be asleep.”
“Couldn’t sleep.” She whispered and closed her book.
“Sorry I couldn’t come sooner,” I replied. “There were quite a few things to discuss.”
“Tell me.” She said and met me half way. Her arms slid around my waist and her head rested on my chest.
I wrapped my arms around her and hugged her tighter. “Rhazien and Jessica will be taking care of Mozog now. Symon went to Poziarne as a representative of the Palace at the funeral there. And they’re going to stay there for some time to make sure everything is good. Andrei wanted to help the humans, half of the Neos Army is still in the human city, so he left to go there. Mikhail left for Mystic Lupus-we still need to rename that by the way, to coordinate with Heath and then both of them will leave in search of Adrik along with an entire team. Algebrus will also go to Mystic Lupus to establish our governance and align everything in accordance to the entire pack. Max, Dimitri and I will be going to Bellehaven Isle tomorrow to follow a lead. And I want you to go back home along with Natalia.”
“I want to be with you,” her hold on me tightened. “I’ll come with you to Bellehaven.”
“I want to be with you too,” I kissed the top of her head. “But we have some unfinished business to tend to. And it’s going to be dangerous. You’ve been through too much and your body needs rest. The same goes for Natalia, she’s still weak because of her heat and needs rest. You can be there for each other. And we will be able to focus better if we know that you are safe.”
“Are you going to kill them?” She asked.
“Not if they cooperate. We believe that they had a hand in this entire thing.” I replied. “Especially the bombing. And they’re the ones who should be able to give us Adrik’s location too.”
“I’ll go back to the palace, Mi Amor.” She said before her hands moved and she began unbuckling my belt. “But tonight, I need you inside me.”
“Are you sure, Love?” I asked to make sure. The heat inside by body was increasing. I desperately needed her. Our mating was still incomplete and my wolf wanted nothing more than to ravish her and make her completely ours.
But neither of us were in the right mind-frame to do it.
“Yes. I just.. I want to forget, Nik. Make me forget.” Her voice was thick and her hands shook as she began undoing the buttons of my white shirt.
“Avalyn…” I whispered and cupped her chin, tilting her head up to make her look at me.
The tears in her eyes pierced my heart. “I’ll make you forget everything tonight, Love. But this isn’t the way to deal with grief and you know it. It will get better with time. And while it can never go back to the way it was, it will be okay. We will be okay as long as we are together.”
The tears in her ice blue eyes escaped and her lips curved in a tremulous smile. “Don’t you ever leave me, Nikolai.”
A shaky smile formed on my lips and I picked her up. Her legs wrapped around my waist and her hands rested on the nape of my neck before she pulled me in a passionate kiss.
“You can’t get rid of me even if you try, Love.” I murmured before I walked to the bed and placed gently placed her on it.
The seductive fire in her eyes grew as she raised her arms. Following her silent command, I grasped the hem of her short nighty and pulled it over her head in one shot.
She was naked underneath and all I could do was stare at the angel in front of me.
Suddenly her wings appeared and flapped open before she wrapped them around herself before leaning back on the bed, “very selfish you are. Shielding yourself with those clothes of yours and keeping me from looking at what’s mine. Show me what you have, to see what you want.”
Fucking hell. “That confidence of yours is so fucking sexy, Moya Lyubov,” I groaned and began stripping. I ripped my shirt open and shoved my jeans aside before looking at the temptress in front of me.
A mischievous smile formed on her face and her left wing moved before she caressed my dick with it.
A moan escaped my mouth and my head tilt back. The feel of it was… heavenly. And then her other wing caressed the side of my face. It was soft, softer than anything I could even imagine. And then she slowly trailed it down my chest.
A hiss escaped my mouth when I felt a burning sensation.
“Shit.” Ava gasped and I looked down to see a long cut on my peck and a little blood on her wing. “I didn’t know that would happen, I’m so sorry!”
“It’s fine, Love. It’ll heal.” I raised my hand and touched her wing. Fucking hell it was soft. “What does it feel like?” I asked, caressing it. The whole thing was white with golf undertones and as the wings got closer to her back, it shaded to golden colour till it was all gold where it was attached to her hack.
“They feel like my limbs do. Just more sensitive.” She replied and when I touched near the bone, the wings shuddered and Ava let out a soft, melodic giggle. “It’s a little ticklish too.”
I smirked. “I’ll keep that in mind.”
Her eyes narrowed endearingly, “don’t you dare tickle me!”
“Okay,” I chuckled. Both of is knew that it wasn’t going to happen.
Ava was quick to tuck her wings back and make them disappear, which made me laugh.
And then she rose on her knees and silenced me with a kiss. All humour was lost and the fire returned. Grabbing her tiny waist, I gave it a good squeeze before pushing her on the bed. I jumped on her and smashed my mouth against her again, drawing a groan from her.
Our tongues engaged in a battle of dominance while my hands roamed over her body, grabbing and squeezing her soft, delicate flesh.
“Fuck me, Nikolai,” she moaned when I sucked on her the new mark I had made on her neck.
“Not yet,” I hissed, feeling her wetness coat my dick. She was so fucking ready for me. But it had been way too long since I had fucked her for my liking. And I was going to take my time now.