Elara laid limp on her stomach.
Her intense release left her feeling as if she was stuck to the bed, paralyzed.
Gabel leaned back on his knees with his head tilted towards the ceiling, his chest heaving heavily.
A minute later, his body dropped on the bed next to hers.
While brushing away the few stray hairs in her face he spoke, "Every time I have you I feel as if I may die."
Elara remained silent, staring up towards his face.
He cocked his head, "What is it? Is there something on my face?"
"Everything today seems too good to be true."
Gabel folded his arms behind his head, "Come here."
Slowly she pushed up and crawled over resting her head on his chest.
One of his hands came down and started caressing her head.
"You say you think this is all too good to be true, But the truth is Elara, I often feel as if you are too good to be true."
Elara scrunched her nose against his body, "Right."
His hand paused, "I mean what I say. Why do you not believe me?"
She lifted her head up,"I just know how these things go."
Gabel grabbed hold of her chin, forcing her head higher.
"I know not what you speak. Please enlighten me."
"I am well aware of how the life of a knight usually goes. I'm sure some day in the near future I shall be hearing about another woman having another one of your bastard children."
Gabel wrapped her hair tightly around his hand, yanking her head up.
"I may have been a rake but that doesn't mean I was recklessly trying to spread my seed."
Elara tried to reach back for his hand to release her hair from it.
"Gabel let go!"
He chuckled before leaning closer to her face, "Of you? Never."
His warm lips smashed against hers.
Elara released her grip on his hand and pushed his face off of her.
"Gabel let go of my hair right now!"
"Kiss me then I shall let go."
She hesitated for a moment then leaned forward and pressed her lips to his.
As their kiss broke, she felt his grip on her hair loosen.
"Mmm, see I am a nice man. And you my lady are a little minx in the bedchamber."
Elara smacked his chest, "Do not call the mother of your child a minx!"
He grabbed her wrist and brought her hand to his lips. After kissing the inside of her palm he smirked and spoke slyly, "But I'm afraid it's true my love, for no other woman has ever sucked my cock like you just did."
She scowled and ripped her hand away from him before sitting up.
Rising from the bed, she walked over to pick up the dress Maximillian had lent her.
"Are you not going to wear one of your new dresses tonight?"
Elara turned towards him with a confused look on her face.
Gabel raked a hand through his hair.
"For the feast tonight. Lady Calypse is throwing a feast for some of the knights who are leaving for a raid tomorrow."
