AVA
After that delightful history lesson, I really needed to unwind, and fortunately, the perfect opportunity
came in the form of Theo.
We never got to have time alone before when we marked each other like I did with the others, and that
was something I wanted to make up for.
That evening, we left Noah, Callum and Oscar to have a few drinks and relax, and we headed out into
the meadow with a picnic in tow. Of course we had a full Queen’s Guard with us, so we’d never be
truly alone… but at least Jeremiah and the others would be discreet, as far away as possible without
compromising my safety, and wouldn’t even consider running around telling everyone what they see
me getting up to.
Theo spread out a beautiful, fluffy picnic blanket when we reached the clearing, finding another ready
to pull over us if we got chilly.
It was a clear night, fortunately, because the plan was to watch the stars. A meteor shower was
predicted, and watching that would be the perfect date night for Theo and I.
Michael had put together a picnic basket for us, complete with wine, whiskey, breads, cheeses, cold
meats and mini cakes. The perfect combination.
I sat next to Theo, my head resting on his shoulder. He insisted on feeding me pieces of cheese,
attempting to be romantic… but his look of concentration just made me laugh instead.
I needed this. Theo needed this. We needed a chance to get to know each other without anyone else
being involved. I’d had that opportunity with the others, but Theo being taken meant we never had
that chance before we marked each other.
In and amongst all the bad news, prophecies and problems, this evening would shine like a diamond
in the rough.
“I love you, Theodore Levi Hughes.”
“And I love you, Avelina Wroblewski. My Queen.” He pressed a gentle kiss to my forehead, and I
couldn’t help the soppy smile that spread across my face.
I tilted my head back so I could kiss my mark on his neck, enjoying the shiver that ran through his
body at the contact. Mating marks were always sensitive even after they healed; they usually send
tingles of pleasure through both mates in the link.
He moaned when I traced my tongue around the mark, his fingers winding in my hair, his fingernails
dragging along my scalp.
“Later, little one,” his voice was shaky. He wanted to fool around now, but we didn’t want to miss the
meteor shower.
I groaned. I really wanted to see the meteor shower, but I really needed him too. Artemis was
seriously horny tonight, she was all but pawing at the ground.
I lay back, my head on one of the pillows Michael had provided, watching the stars. Fortunately it was
a clear night, we should have a really good view once the shower started.
And it was well worth the wait when it did peak.
We lay there for hours watching the stars, my head on Theo’s chest so I could hear his heartbeat at the
same time. It was perfect. We were both relaxed and just enjoying each other’s company.
It was late by the time we headed back to the castle, so late that we’d actually had a change of guard
whilst we were out.
Theo and I headed for one of the other rooms in the Crown Suite where we could spend the night with
just the two of us.
The Suite had our master bedroom plus five smaller double rooms so we could all have our own
personal space if we so desire, or, we could have guests stay in our suite.
Since I wasn’t in the master bedroom tonight, the boys all stayed in their own bedrooms, taking
advantage of a little ‘personal time’. I knew fully well that all three of them would be imagining they
were watching Theo and I, and definitely masturbating to the thought.
And I also knew that if we gave them the option, they’d watch without a doubt.
Did I mind?
No.
Did I like the thought?
Fuck yes, I did.
THEO
By the time we got back to the castle, I really needed Ava. The feeling had been building since she
licked her mark on my neck, and now, I was verging on being desperate.
Once we said goodnight to the others and retired to my bedroom, Ava stripped off before walking to
the en suite bathroom, winking at me over her shoulder.
As soon as I heard the shower start, I dropped my clothes in seconds, leaving them in a pile in the
middle of the room.
I stepped into the shower directly behind her, my hands sliding around her waist, tugging her back
against me. “I love every part of you, I want to know every part of you better than I know myself,” I
whispered in her ear, my hands sliding up and down her body, washing her with the strawberry
shower gel she’d got stashed in here. When my hands cupped her breasts, her head fell back on my
shoulder, her mouth open in a silent gasp.
We had all night with just the two of us, and I planned to make use of every single minute. I wanted to
lose myself in her body, drive her crazy with lust, have her screaming my name until her voice was
hoarse.
And the first step on that list was fucking her against the wall in the shower.
I turned her around to face me, my eyes trailing across her body, watching the droplets of water from
the shower above. She trailed her fingertips across my chest and across the muscles of my abdomen,
my heartrate picking up as her hand got closer to where I really wanted her.
She wrapped her tiny hand around my cock, stroking me faster and faster, my hips bucking into her
hand. “If you want me inside you, little one, you need to stop,” I groaned in her ear when I felt that
tingling start in the base of my cock.
“We’ve got all night,” she replied, her voice low.
She dropped to her knees with a cheeky grin, and I knew fully well the second she wrapped her lips
around me, I wasn’t going to last.