Myth's Friend (Book 3 of Seven Series)

Chapter 22- Eira's POV

After we were finished eating and discussing everything that was going to happen next, with me deflecting about how we were going to do this as a group and such, we decided to retire for the evening, with Daniel following me into our room after we had shown Zanaya where she was to sleep for now.

He closed the door after he entered the room and locked it, much to my annoyance, and his eyes flashed in warning when I made a disgruntled noise. "Don't," he said and shook his head before he stalked over to me, his eyes burning red like the fire underneath his skin. "Do not make that type of noise. I do not want anyone to disturb us, not even Zanaya."

The hair on the back of my neck stood at attention, but I didn't say a word to him while I stood my ground. My whole body was relaxed while I watched him grow closer to me, and it took all of my self-control not to roll my eyes and scold him for acting like such a child.

Daniel stopped right in front of me and stared at me with hard brown eyes, and he made no move to touch me, much to my annoyance, even though his body heat covered me like a thick, warm blanket and gave me the comfort that I so desired and needed.

I stayed silent and closed the distance between the two of us until there was no space left, and I waited for him to put his hand on my face, move a hand through my hair, or something along those lines.

But he never did...

I bit back an annoyed sigh and reached out to grab his hand, watching his face to make sure that he would be fine with it. My heart pounded hard and fast in my chest, and I couldn't help but bite the inside of my lip, nervous that he would be too mad at me for me to touch him.

My boyfriend rolled his eyes and set his jaw before he grabbed my hand because I had stopped right before I was about to touch his hand. He placed my hand on his face where he knew I wanted to put it, and he closed his eyes and rubbed my hand with his thumb.

I breathed a small sigh of relief, grateful that he wasn't that mad at me, earning a small smirk from the male in front of me. I leaned toward him so that I could kiss him on his lips, and he closed the gap between the two of us and kissed me hard on the lips.

Daniel removed his hand from my hand and wrapped his arms around my waist, and I wrapped my arms around his neck. He pulled me closer to him without breaking the kiss before he lifted me up, silently indicating that he wanted me to jump up and wrap my legs around his waist.

I held back an eye roll and did what I was told to do, wrapping my legs around his waist. My heart pounded hard and fast in my chest, keeping pace with his, and I could feel us moving while he walked us over to the bed we shared.

Soft blankets met my back when he placed me down on the covers, and he got on top of me, kicking his shoes off as soon as he did so without pulling away or breaking the kiss between us.

However, our kiss didn't last as long as I would have hoped when Daniel pulled away and placed a kiss on my forehead. "You stink," he whispered against my forehead before he placed another deep kiss on it. "You need a shower."

I scoffed and rolled my eyes, shoving him off of me and onto the other side of the bed. "Gee, thanks, Daniel," I said, earning a small snort from the male beside me. "That is exactly what I wanted to hear during the mid-makeout session with my boyfriend."

I started to get out of bed so that I could take that stupid shower but wasn't able to get too far because he grabbed my wrist and pulled me back onto the bed. I bit back a small laugh when I fell back onto the bed, and he moved over me before he pressed another kiss to my lips.

He kissed my lips harder than he had in the past, and I rolled my eyes but kissed him back, biting back a small laugh.

Finally, he pulled away from me and placed a kiss on my forehead, and I closed my eyes and smiled. "Now, go ahead and take that shower, Love. I know that you need it."

I bit back a small laugh and nodded in confirmation. "I love you, Daniel," I said and started to get out of the bed.

"I love you, too," Daniel said. "I love you more than anything in the world, and you are the best thing that has ever happened to me."

My heart grew warm, and I bit back a small smile. "And you are the best thing that has happened to me, too," I said. "I will be back as soon as I am done with my shower." I stood and started to walk to my dresser so that I could get some clothes to change into after I was done.

Daniel bit back a small laugh and shook his head. "After that, we are going to sleep," he said and narrowed his eyes with a small scowl on his face.

I rolled my eyes and pressed my lips into a thin line, and I couldn't help but feel annoyed. "Very funny," I said with a small grumble in my voice. I grabbed my clothes and started to make my way to the bathroom door. "I will see you in a bit."

"I will see you in a bit." He paused and cleared his throat, and I stopped walking with my hand on the door handle. He scowled and narrowed his eyes, and I raised an eyebrow in question while I studied him. "If you aren't back in thirty minutes, then I will find you and take you back to bed; is that understood?"

I raised the eyebrow higher in question, and I stared at him in amusement. "And what if I finished the shower and am pooping?" I asked and cocked my head to the side while I studied her. "Are you going to take me off the toilet and take me to bed with a poopy butt?"

Daniel wrinkled his nose and pursed his lips in disgust, and I bit back a smug smirk. "You have fifty minutes then," he said, "but you are coming back to bed. I don't want you to be galavanting around trying to play hero."

I rolled my eyes and bit back a small huff of annoyance. "I will see you as soon as I am done with my shower and any other bathroom needs that I need to take care of," I said and opened the bathroom door.

"And no running off to do something that isn't sleeping?" he asked and raised an eyebrow in question while he studied me.

I bit back a tired sigh and hung my head in defeat, knowing full well that I wouldn't be able to change his mind.

Oh, Gods please make sure that Bane doesn't do anything stupid for the rest of the night, I silently prayed and grabbed the door handle tighter in my hand. Please, I do not want someone to get hurt while I get some rest...

"And I will not run off to do something that isn't sleeping," I said and tucked my head closer to my chest and offered him a tight smile.

Daniell frowned and studied me before he slowly nodded, and I could tell that he was satisfied with my response. "Then go ahead and take that shower, Eira. I will see you in a bit."

I offered him a tight smile and nodded. "I will see you in a bit."

And with that, I walked to the bathroom, biting back a tired sigh and praying again that tonight would be a quiet night so that I could get some rest because there was a chance that after tonight, it would be my last for a long time until we get Yervon and then get Zanaya her dagger.