The Elven King by Lexi Johnson

Author:Lexi Johnson [Johnson, Lexi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: SFBuzz Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6: Taken

Aranion woke to the unmistakable sound of hands clapping in slow, mock applause.

“Kudos to you, Aran," said a familiar voice. "So this is how you’ve occupied yourself, while the whole kingdom scours the outer woods for your sorry soul.”

Even if Aranion hadn’t recognized the voice of his bond-brother Meldigur, the sharp-eyed elf was one of the very few who could have come so close without stirring Aranion’s defenses -- at least, under normal circumstances. Aranion had to admit that his defenses were not, right now, at their highest.

In truth, it was a stroke of luck that Meldigur had found them. Any other elf would have already bound Aranion with magic while he was slept, and dragged him back to the king without saying a word.

Sade stirred at the sound of Meldigur’s voice. “Aranion?”

“Not quite,” Meldigur said.

Sade’s body tensed, and her eyes opened. She curled in on her body in a futile attempt to cover herself. “Who are you, then? And would you mind giving us a minute to get dressed?” she demanded.

Meldigur burst out laughing. “Oh-ho! She’s a feisty one. Where’d you come across a mortal?”

“How is that your business?” Aranion asked, at exactly the same moment that Sade said, “He saved my life."

Before Aranion could speak, she went on quickly: "My ex was chasing me. He and I ended up crossing through your gate by accident. And when Aranion saw my ex chasing me, he stopped him before he could hurt me.”

Aranion was startled. Sade was telling a highly edited version of the truth, one that failed to mention his own crossing over into her world and skirted the fact that Aranion had killed the mortal. Sade’s story was almost to a lie. But it was a version that would protect him from punishment for what he’d told her was a crime for his people: crossing the Veil.

Meldigur turned to Aranion. “So, is that how it happened?” he asked.

Sade said, “Yes.”

Meldigur kept his eyes on Aranion, and gave him a long, searching look. Finally, he nodded. “Well, she’s a pretty thing. Tell me you’ll share her,” he added.

“No!” Aranion placed his hand over Sade’s hip, pressing her closer to him. “Sade’s mine.”

Meldigur sighed. “You’ve always been so particular about your possessions...”

“Who the hell are you?” Sade demanded, sitting partway up and crossing her arms over her breasts. “I’m not anyone’s possession.”

“Say that again when the geis Aran put on you has been removed.”

Sade looked up at Aranion. His heart ached at the betrayal in her soft brown eyes. “I thought you said it was only so we could talk.”

“It is only so we can talk,” Aranion said. “You can understand Meldigur, can’t you?”

Sade’s eyes narrowed. She leaned close to him and whispered, “But, last night…what did you do to me?”

“No more than what you did to me,” Aranion said. He would have to tell her now, though he’d rather have done it while they were alone.

“We’ve bonded,” Aranion said, reluctantly. “Well, in truth, there was already a bond set between us, and last night we consummated it.

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