The Eternal Kingdoms

by Alice Knight

  “I know your a bossy alpha male who does not like to be told where he can shove it and..” He effectively cuts me off mid sentence by kissing me.

  He pulls away far too quickly for my liking, I drop both of my daggers their tips embedding themselves into the wood floor boards.

  I reach up running my hands through his hair, I pull him back to me and kiss him hard, he catches on quick and takes over I feel his tongue run over my bottom lip demanding entrance. His hands run down my body landing on my ass I feel him lift me, I wrap my legs around his waist as I feel the wall at my back. He uses the wall to hold me right where he wants me, his hands slip under my top and strokes up my sides and under my breasts. I push my chest towards him trying to entice him to touch me more, I bite his bottom lip and suck it into my mouth, this has him groaning and kissing me harder.

  A cough on the other side of the room brings me back to my lost senses, I pull away from Drake and unwrap my self at the same time he is removing his hands from under my top. He keeps hold of my waist unwilling to let me move to far away, clearly unhappy about this interruption as much as I am.

  I peer around his shoulder and see Aireme, Lucien and Thorn standing there. Aireme is trying to hide a smile and failing, Lucien is as passive looking as always and Thorn has murder bleeding out of his pours.

  Well this is embarrassing.

  I give Drake a small smile and pull away from him, missing the warmth of his body as soon as I step from his arms.

  “Hello Sister” is the only thing I manage to get my brain to come up with. Now Aireme is giving me the biggest smile her face can manage “Hey Sis” she replies brightly.

  I look towards Thorn and his mouth is on the floor, he reminds me of a fish and I giggle a little to myself.

  “You remember?” Thorn says to me.

  “I remember the important things yes” I say casually.

  Drake stands by my side and slowly takes my hand. Thorn eyes pinpoint to the movement and I notice he has a better pissed off face then me! Hmm maybe he could give me some pointers?

  Now is not the time to ask Sky I hear Aireme in my mind and I give her a small shrug.

  “My love it's time to go” Lucien whispers down to Aireme, she looks up to him and nods slightly, sighing she turns her attention back to me and reaches out her hand.

  “Sister this is not our world, please come home with me?” I can hear the desperation in her voice.

  This is the only world I know and I can't bring myself to leave it, but she's my sister and the only family I have.

  What about Drake does he have the same agenda as the rest of them?

  “You won't believe how badly I want to come with you Air, but this is my home and I don't have it in me to leave it behind. You can visit any time you want. I'm sure Freya will love to have an all out girls night, but I can't and won't leave her.” her shoulders fall as the truth of the situation comes to light.

  “I told you she would not listen!” Thorn growls next to her as his eyes level on me.

  “I do not care about what ever short lived life you have here, we have responsibilities to keep and we will keep them Skylar” He challenges me in his alpha voice.

  I feel Drake tense up next to me, I can feel the anger start to radiate from him.

  “You do not get an opinion in any of the decisions she makes brother” He growls towards Thorn.

  “The hell I don't! This is all your doing, if you would have played by the damn rules, Skylar would already be my wife with all her memories in tacked!” Thorn bites out with all the disdain he holds for Drake.

  “She doesn't want you!”Drake argues and tries to step towards his brother but I catch him by the arm. He growls in Thorn’s direction as he turns his attention to me.

  “She has a name and She can also speak for herself, and when all that fails She can leave.” I say to Drake and throw the last bit at Thorn.

  “Air if and when I do come back it will be my decision and on my terms.” I turn my attention to Thorn “and you Mr bossy boots, do not tell me what to do or when to do it, I don't know what age you grew up in but in modern times the lady gets a choice and a voice” Thorn gives me a cold look and I wave him off.

  “Lucien, be good to my sister, if you try being a controlling alpha ass and I will hunt you down.” Lucien smiles and puts his hand over his heart.

  “Good, now thats all cleared up, as you guys most likely figured out from the show and tell session you interrupted earlier I no longer want to gut Drake like a piece of wet tuna fish, so you can either help us figure out who owes me a new door from the present they left me this morning, or you can leave.” I use my bossy bitch voice just to make sure I’ve made my point clear.

  An hour later Freya has joined us, we are all sitting down in Drake's living room with glasses of bourbon in hand going over the past and trying to fill in some of my missing gaps.

  “I'm sorry but this all sounds like a fucked up once upon a time story” I sigh sipping my drink.

  “I’m with you” Freya seconds.

  “I get that this all sounds a bit far fetched but it's a serious issues Sky” Aireme replied calmly.

  “You know I’m never going to get over the fact that you have a name now, its weirder then when you didn't have one” Freya remarks.

  I chuckle at her comment, I get where she's coming from, we have known each other for years, I’ve only gone by the nicknames I’ve acquired during that time.

  “Well your always be, That Bitch to me” Freya declares with a smile.

  “Focus ladies, we have a would be assassin to hunt” Lucien tells us.

  I don't know how he does it, he is normally calm and quiet but when he does speak its as if he is dealing with children. He is sitting on the love seat with Aireme holding her hand. I have known them for five minutes and even I can see how good they are together.

  Myself and Freya have taken charge of the sofa taking an end each. Drake is standing at my side staring daggers at Thorn, who is standing by the window with his eyes glued on me. Probably trying to think of how he can gag and hogtie me out of here and force me down the aisle. Keep dreaming buddy, never going to happen.

  Take it easy on him Sky, he was betrothed to you before you and Drake even met. I look down playing with my glass.

  “I’m still not used to that” I say out loud.

  Aireme smiles at me, “It will take time, it is easier for us to communicate that way when we are close. When we figured out that we could, we would course havoc at the palace.” She smiles at the memory.

  She is magnificent after everything that has happened, she is holding herself together, I’ve never been more proud of her. It took everything in me not to hold her as Aireme and Lucien told her about the war that is raging in my homeland.

  If only the damn dark fae King could keep his nose out of our business this all wouldn't be happening. Treacherous fucker always looking for a kink in the chain to pull for a power struggle. The only thing fucking up our situation is this arranged marriage, but this has been our solution for hundreds of years to keep the families united against the dark fae.

  “Drake” I stare down as I hear my name leave my mates lips, I take in the whole of Skylar's face, So beautiful

  “Yes?” I reply.

  “Let's call it a night, Freya needs sleep and I need a break from all the serious shit. Do you have rooms for everyone so we can pick this up first thing tomorrow?” God there is nothing I wouldn't give this woman, even if the thought of her and my brother sleeping under the same roof pisses me off to some extent.

  “Of course, Maya will get everyone settled you however you will be staying with me” desire grows in her eyes over my comment and I feel mine begin to stir knowing where her thoughts have gone.

  As if on cue Maya opens the door wearing yet another overly cheerful outfit.

  “Maya can you please show our guests to their rooms” I ask her.

  “You! when the fate of the fae races is not in the bal
ance we are burning your wardrobe” Skylar says.

  I look between the both of them. “You know each other?” I find that hard to believe Maya and I have been friends for years, she does not know the meaning of getting out there. So now she just manages the estate for me.

  “Somewhat, I threatened her when I first came here looking for you.” Sky shugs.

  “Ya know, I happen to like my clothes so I don't think destroying them will be happening any time soon, the rest of you keep up or your be sleeping in the garden.” Maya spins on her heels and doesn't even wait to see if anyone is following. I laugh to myself, wouldn't be the first time. I reach for Skylars hand and pull her against me as everyone heads off after Maya.

  Finally I have her all to myself.

  I'm standing in the middle of Drake's bedroom, I hear the click as he closes the door behind me . Well looks like I'm trapped in here for the night, not that I could find it in me to complain in the slightest.

  I feel him as he comes up against my back, his hands running down my arms, I feel his warm breath on my neck, I move my head to one side to give him better access as he begins raining kisses down the column of my neck to where my shoulder begins. I break out in goosebumps as he does this and I take a deep breath. I can already feel my insides turning to mush.

  “If you don't want this tell me to stop now, as interruptions or not, I won't have enough control to stop” he whispers in my ear. I groan inwardly and push my ass out rubbing against the front of his jeans.

  “Gods!” he growls out and tries to hold me still against him. “Your be the death of me woman”.” Drake please”I beg him needing him to start kissing me again or touching me more. I feel his chest vibrate as he chuckles behind me at my desperation.

  “What do you need my love?” he asks as his hands once again begin to move, grazing my stomach as they travel up to the underside of my bra. I suppress a moan that tried to escape my lips.

  “Tell me what you want Skylar” he asks me once again, I can hear his desire in his voice. What? He expects me to talk right now?.

  “Touch me Drake” is the only reply I can get my brain to come up with. “I am” he whispers against my ear as he begins kissing my neck once again leaving little bites along the way. His hands push up under my bra and he starts twisting and pulling my nipples. I begin moaning and breathing heavily and we are not even naked yet.

  I reach behind me and soon realise he removed his shirt at some point, I grasp his waist and pressing my nails into his skin as I run my hands around to his front. He growls against my neck coursing more goosebumps to break out.

  He releases me and spins me round to face him, before I can come up with something to say his lips are pushing hard against mine, I don't even put up a fight as his tongue pushes into my mouth and starts tasting me, in a passionate controlling kiss. I throw my arms around his neck bringing him flush against me and I kiss him back just as desperately. I hear moaning in the distance and I have no idea if it came from me or him.

  I fist my hands into his hair and jump to wrap my legs around his waist. He’s holding me against him with his hands firmly on my ass as he pushes and rubs me against the front of his pants, Holy fuck, if he is as big as he feels, he just might split me in half, but hell what a way to go.

  I bite and suck on his bottom lip he groans and walks us towards the bed. I hold onto him like some sort of spider monkey unwilling to let any space come between us as he lowers the both of us onto the mattress. He pulls away from me his eyes are dark with desire and I groan from the missing contact.

  He pulls my hands from his hair and holds them in one of his above my head. He smiles right before he phases my shirt and bra away with just a thought, smiling down at me taking in the view of me laying under him vulnerable and completely at his mercy. He comes back to me and kisses me once on the lips and begins his journey along my jaw, down my neck the longer he takes the hotter I’m becoming.

  “Drake” I groan I feel his smile against my skin just before he takes my nipple into his mouth. Oh God! This kind of torture should be illegal! He goes to give my other nipple the same attention, sucking it slightly and biting it, I moan and try to escape the sensitivity his mouth is currently creating.

  Releasing my hands, “Keep them there if you move I will stop” Drake orders bossy as ever, I’m not one for orders but damn I’ll do anything he says as long as he does not stop. I nod at him slightly, just as I feel air licking along my legs, looking between us I realise he phased away my jeans.

  Drake begins licking and biting his way down my stomach, being so turned on right now I can't keep still , so impatient to have him where I need him to be. He pulls my legs apart to make room for his wide frame and stares at the spot between my legs, “Drake please” I moan out as I rotate my hips trying to get him to move. He growls just before his mouth descents upon me, nothing in the world could have prepared me for this carnal attack and my hands automatically reach for his hair. He doesn't seem to mind that I moved as he continues his assault on me. He goes from licking and tongue fucking me to sucking on my clit, the sounds coming from my mouth no longer sound human to my ears, I hear Drake’s moans before I know what’s happening his fingers are pushing into my entrance.

  I’d like to think I held out for longer but between his tongue on my clit and his fingers filling me up I can't fight the world stopping orgasm anymore and I explode into a million pieces. Drake doesn't stop, he keeps moving as I ride it out. Slowly coming back down to earth he pulls his fingers from me and kisses the insides of my thighs. Moving back up my body he kisses me deeply, I can taste myself on his tongue and it just turns me on all over again. As he pulls back I feel his cock heavy between my legs, I feel him as he begins to push against my entrance.

  “I can't do slow and gentle right now love” and with them parting words that my current train of thought can't compute, he thrusts forwards filling me up in one long stroke, “Drake” I moan out in utter ecstasy.

  I wake up after last nights actives with a delicious ache between my legs, I smile to myself and stretch out like the cat that got the cream. I look over to where my hand lands on the other side of the bed and see it empty. I push myself up and look around the room.

  The warm morning sun brightening up the place and I realise I'm alone. That bastard so did not hit it and quit it I frown to myself. Bloody males, pulling myself from the warmth of the bed I head to the bathroom and take care of business.

  I make quick use of Drake's shower and use his toothbrush. I look in the mirror and tie my hair into a ponytail. Bite marks are scattered on the side of my neck and shoulder. Well shit! no hiding what we got up to. I shake my head I’m never going to live this shit down.

  I notice a different kind of burning on my waist looking down I see markings that were most certainly not there when I went to sleep last night.

  An open black and white rose on each side of my waist connected by red tipped throned vines that entwin just below my belly button and disappear into my pants. As beautiful as it is, it has no place anywhere on my body.

  Okay girl you got this, no need to freak out just breath. I calmly walk back into the bedroom and start throwing open Drake’s draws. I pull out a pair of sweatpants and a top that looks more like a tent. Fuck it, this will have to do even if I do look like a child playing dress up.

  I head towards the door and go looking for Drake and boy he best have a good explanation for my new tattoo.

  I enter the living room, Aireme and Lucien are talking in hushed tones. Once again they are occupying the love seat, Freya is sitting on her end of the sofa watching Drake and Thorn who seem to be having an argument. I frown at the room and slam the door, a loud bang echos off the walls and everyone turns to see who created the noise.

  I storm over to Drake ready to wipe the floor with him, before I can open my mouth. Thorn steps into my personal space and pulls up the front of my oversized top, revealing my new markings to the world a deep growl escapes his mouth.
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  I shove him back and pull my shirt down, no one gets to see the goods without buying me a drink at some point first.

  “What the fuck is your problem!” I seeth at him.

  He ignores me and turns his anger towards Drake, well that was the wrong thing to do. Drake grabs him by his neck and throws him against the wall before I get a chance to lay my hands on him.

  “You don't get to touch her! She is mine!” he growled out through gritted teeth in his brothers face. Thorn smashes his forehead against his Drake's face forcing him to release his neck and take a step back.

  “You had no right to mark her! We were betrothed before you entered the fucking picture!” Thorn yells back.

  While this little exchange is happening Aireme has come to stand by my side with Lucien, slightly lifting my shirt to see what markings I now bare.

  Freya however is sitting on the edge of her seat with a bowl of marshmallows watching the action like a reality TV show.

  Aireme is trying to talk to me but I cannot take my eyes off of Drake, I know he is mad, and it has only been a few hours but damn I want to jump his bones again.

  “Sister” Air says as she takes hold of my hand snapping me out of my inner thoughts.

  “What?” I drag my gaze from Drake and Thorn, turning slightly, I rest my sight on Aireme’s face. Well her look says it all. I’m so screwed.

  “Do you know what these marks mean?” She asks gently. Not a fucking clue I think to myself.

  Sister for all intents and purposes, you are bonded mates. I feel her whisper the answer into my mind, I like to think I acted in a mature adult way.

  “We are absolutely not fucking mates!” I yell out. This is where I wish I had a brain mouth filter. Aireme and Lucien give me a looks full of pity, Freya looks shocked to all hell with a marshmellow hanging out her mouth. Thorn is staring daggers at my mid section and Drake’s look says it all, I’ll be paying for my outburst later.

  On that juicy thought… “Does this mean me and Thorn can't get married now?” Hope blooms in my chest and the realization.