Prisoner of Dreams by Lidiya Foxglove

Author:Lidiya Foxglove [Foxglove, Lidiya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Augustus

When she fell asleep, the mood changed. The air became charged.

This was our chance, and we both understood that. Axel would not take the potion, so we had already failed. This was the last dose.

“I’m at peace with my fate,” Axel said. “I know I might live the rest of my life without her. But to live any part of my life with her is more than most men would have. If she is put to sleep, I can’t let her century of dreams be spent alone. You will take the spell, and you will succeed. Just knowing that the two of you are still together will bring me some peace. Enough to go on.”

“No pressure, eh?” I gave him a grim smile.

I didn’t want to live without him either.

Once again, she slept naked, her body ready for me, her skin bearing the gentle scent of wildflowers, and the earthier musk between her legs, the ever-present desire. I took a moment to cherish her presence and Axel’s, to remember all the forbidden delights we shared in the Lady’s Treat. This, right here, was all I needed to be happy. Axel. Rose. The vision in the Waters of Truth danced in my mind as I trailed a finger down her sex.

I looked at him. “I don’t want to give this up without a fight. I was brought up a prince, not a mage. But part of magic comes from will, and if this is our last chance, then I am determined to make that dream we all saw come true. I’m not letting you go. You are of just as much value to us as we are to each other, and we don’t want to live without you.” And with that, I dropped the last dose in my mouth.

Then I kissed Axel.

He didn’t fight me, but sank into the kiss as if he had been waiting for it, his lips pliable, taking what I offered. The sweet taste of the potion mingling with my kiss. I could not have said who actually drank more of it.

“Now,” I said, “we take her together, as we did the first time. Remove your clothes.”

He smiled. “I hope we’re not fooling ourselves, because I hate to think how much I’ll miss you. Ever since the trolls killed my mother, something died inside me and I got so used to that feeling. I forgot what it was like to feel anything else. But when you command me, and when I command you, and most of all, when we both make Rose ours, I am fully present in this world. I forget my grief and all the hollow parts of me are filled up.”

I kissed him again. “Shut up and take your clothes off.”

He unbuttoned his jacket, taking his time, and it was the first time he had ever shown himself off just for me and not for Rose. I realized just how much I was attracted to Axel, and how I had denied it all this time.

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