Retreat into Darkness

Chapter 36

Allaura Aislinn

When I wake up, Caspian is facing away from me and sitting on the bed.

"You okay?" I ask him and rub the tired from my eyes.

"It's better now." He says and stretches.

"You healed it?" I say surprised.

"Yes. It's sensitive and sore, but it's gone now."

Thank the lord.

"Good." I mumble and lazily wrap my arms around his waist and press my cheek to his bare back.

He grabs both of my hands and rubs them. "Thank you for yesterday." He says and kisses both of my palms. "You took good care of me, thank you."

"You scared me."

He turns around and pulls me into his arms.

"I know, and i'm sorry." He says softly and kisses my forehead.

"What happened out there?" I ask and pull away to look at him.

He sighs loudly and leans down until his head is tucked away in my chest. "It was a corrupted Rixian."

"Corrupted?" I blurt out.

"Yeah. The Rixian turned twice it's size and killed anyone it saw. We never had anything corrupted in a long while."

"How did you and Dom kill it?" I curiously ask.

"I stabbed it while Dominic threw his staff and it hit in between both of its eyes."

I gasp. "Dominic did that?"

"Yeah?" He says confused and lifts his head off my chest.

"That's cool." I say brightly.

"You think it's bad—badass?" He asks slowly and says the word badass as if he doesn't know what it means.

"It sure is badass."

"Am I badass."

I give him a look. "No."

He narrows his eyes at me.

"You're bad-fucking-ass handsome." I grin and go in for a kiss but he pulls away and places his hands on my hips.

"I'm handsome and badass?"

"Yes." I confirm.

"What else?"

I give him another look and he grins before pulling me into a kiss.

"I hated being away from you." He says against my lips.

"Me too." I gasp out and position my head to de open the kiss.

His hands tighten on my hips and I tug on his baby hairs, earning a groan.

He tongue licks my lips, asking for entrance and I open for him.