Heiress of Light: Magic Reborn (Reverse Harem) by Ashlyn Allbrook

Author:Ashlyn Allbrook [Allbrook, Ashlyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

10

I woke up to Matthew’s voice in my ear. “Elena, it’s time to wake up.”

His front was to my back, and I could tell the air outside the covers was cold—the fire must have gone out—but Matthew was like a furnace. I burrowed my back into him, feeling guilty when I felt proof of his arousal. Guilt washed through me.

I rolled to my side and faced him. “You made me feel . . .” How did I describe last night? “Incredible. And although I don’t know much about sex, I do know that a man needs release.”

To my surprise, his face turned red. “Elena, my duty was to strengthen you and give you what I could.”

I tried to sit up. “Duty?”

He gently pushed me back down. “Honor. Privilege. Joy.”

I wanted to argue with him, but the expression on his face said he spoke true.

He brushed a strand of hair from my face. “How are you feeling today?”

I stopped to give it some thought. “Honestly, I feel really good right now. Well rested, and I don’t feel weak.” I paused. “What about you?”

A smile lit up his eyes. “Whatever happened to us didn’t make me weaker. Your fears were for naught. Did you give something of yourself away to me? Are you weaker?”

“No. You gave me something and made me stronger.” Which meant the thing in me probably wasn’t going anywhere. I’d secretly hoped we could appease it and leave it alone, but I could feel it inside me. Hungry for more. “If the priestess is right, there’s no getting rid of it, is there? I will forever be a slave to the magic inside me.”

Worry filled his eyes. “Oh, my little flower . . .”

I place a gentle kiss on his mouth. “I lost the ability to choose my own path the day I was born, Matthew. Don’t feel sorry for me.”

“But that’s not true, is it? You chose not to stay and marry Leonardo.” The corners of his mouth tipped up into a hint of a smile. “You chose to feed the orphans.”

“How could I not feed the orphans?” I scoffed. “How could I let them starve when I never have to worry about food?”

“The king didn’t concern himself. And neither did the queen.”

I frowned. He was right. “They had other things to concern themselves with.”

“What could be more important than caring for the innocent, who cannot care for themselves?” he asked. “Maybe that’s the most important thing.”

I’d never considered that.

“I was one of those orphans,” he said, then grinned. “Well, not one of those orphans—the ones you care for—but I was an orphan until I applied for an apprenticeship in the guard school.” His smile fell. “I lived a loveless, difficult life, Elena. My only hope had been the chance at an apprenticeship. I don’t know what I would have done if I hadn’t made it.”

I lifted my hand to his face, smoothing out his frown with my fingertips. “You don’t have to worry about the what-ifs, because you did make it.

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