Taken by the Dark Elf King : Monstrous Mates Book One by Charlotte Swan

Author:Charlotte Swan [Swan, Charlotte]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-10-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Arkain

I would’ve wanted you to, Arkain.

That phrase rings in my ears. She cannot have meant it, but there was honesty in her tone. Light elves aren’t tricksters, and what motives does she have to lie? This dinner tonight showed me one thing. That Elvie is as complex and interesting as she is beautiful.

A beauty that grows every second I spend looking at her.

She wants to get to know me. To give things between us a shot. This is more than I deserve and more than I could ever hope for. A chance at something real. To give her a good life filled with happiness and companionship. It’s what I owe her after stealing her choices from her.

I gaze out of the open window in my study. The moon is high in the sky and it casts the lands into a blue hue.

She wants me to court her. Fuck, how am I supposed to do that? Elvie said it would just be about spending time together and talking. Beyond fighting and fucking there is not much that I can recall passing the time with. The first of which I want Elvie nowhere near. The second… I would give my right hand for just one night with her.

The beast inside me agrees, pushing me to claim her. But I cannot. She will come to me of her own freewill or I will live with this incredible ache for the rest of my life.

As I sit and contemplate what courting her would look like the thought dawns on me.

I almost forgot that it was tonight. Looking at the moon there is still time, if we hurry that is. Grabbing my cloak I exit my room and make the journey to her side of the castle. The halls are silent, guards stiff at their posts.

It isn’t long before I find myself outside of Elvie’s door. Before I can change my mind I knock.

“Who is it?” she calls.

“It’s Arkain. Can I come in? There’s something I want to show you.”

She hesitates for a second before calling back, “The door’s unlocked.”

Pushing through, I am struck by how warm her room is. The wonderful floral scent in the air. It’s almost enough to distract me before I realize what I am seeing. I scrub a clawed hand down my face.

Elvie is actually trying to kill me.

Her silver hair is piled on top of her head as she sits in the bath. Steam billows over the sides, the water a milky white, while wildflowers of every kind and color float to the surface of the water. Her silver eyes find mine, her grin mischievous.

I will myself to stay calm but my cock is not listening, hardening at the scene before me.

Elvie is mere steps away. Naked and flushed. I must stop breathing. She tilts her head and waits for me to say something. Quickly, remembering my place, I turn around to face her bed.

“You’re…naked,” I manage to get out though the words sound rough even to me.

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