Eris Vanserra | Ignis Aurum ✓

Chapter 18: ALBA & ERIS

A large palm cupped Alba's butt cheek, pulling her further on top of the warm, solid body of the High Lord. She let her own hand trail down his chest until she reached the coarse hair on his lower belly and smoothed her hand up again.

Tilting her head back, Alba rubbed her nose against Eris' neck, sticking her tongue out and licking over the sweaty and salty skin. A moan slipped through her mate's lips and he started kneading the female's ass. "Sweetheart, I hope you know that you have to quit with Helion today."

All the frenzy and heat vanished from Alba's body within a second, making a cool shiver run down her spine. Quit with Helion?

"What?" she murmured, her voice barely above a whisper. Rolling over, straddling his strong thigh and bracing one hand on the bed, the other on his lower belly, Alba sat up on Eris to look at him.

"You obviously cannot be Helion's Second-in-Command and my High Lady of the Autumn Court."

Alba's jaw must have dropped to the ground while she breathlessly stared at Eris with big eyes. His High Lady. High Lady of the Autumn Court. She had not thought that far in that past days...

"You can close your mouth. I am serious. Sweetheart, did you really think I would not make you High Lady?" Eris chuckled and Alba quickly leaned over him, the strong muscles and coarse hair of his thigh feeling oddly sensational on her very sensitive parts. A gasp left her mouth when she leaned up to kiss him, lips closing over his.

Eris cupped the female's face in on large, warm palm, smoothing his thumb over her cheek.

"It's weird to no longer pretend that I hate you." His grin mirrored hers.

"I only really hated you after you let the Illyrian brute fuck you,"

"He did not fuck me by the way!" Alba answered, her grin widening.

"Oh?"

"I fucked him. Such a baby that male, but so cute submissive."

To that the High Lord kissed her again, deep and passionate with pride rippling through his body and like there was just him and her in this world. And there were just Eris and Alba in that very moment.

Alba laughed loudly when her eyes searched his and Eris gave her a questioning look. "You know what they say about you Autumn Court males?" she queried and had to snigger.

"That we are deadly handsome and charming?"

A laugh ripped itself free from Alba and then she grinned at him. "That as well, but also that you have fire in your blood and...fuck like it too. You and your...firedick have proven that."

Eris smacked a hand over his face, laughing loudly into his palm. "Don't ever use that word again. What even does this mean?" he laughed, his shoulders shaking and his chest rumbling. Alba joined in, chortling and then kissing her mate's belly, his chest with the faint dusting of red hair, his nipples and the base of his throat. "I love you and your firedi—"
"Don't," Eris warned and pinched the female's bum to which she squealed loudly. "500 years of hoping for a mate and you are better than anything I could have ever imagined. Even though our start was so difficult and I really hoped we could have avoided all of the drama, I couldn't be happier now. And I know that it had all been worth it."

Alba placed another trail of sloppy, wet kisses down his torso. "I don't have 500 years on my back but I can only agree. Thank you for accepting the bond and choosing to be with me, after all I have done I mean." Her voice got croaky towards the end, breaking.

His hand cupped her face again and Eris smoothed his thumb over her suddenly damp cheek. "Preicous, don't cry." A rather loud sob left Alba at that, still she grinned. "I am just so happy!"