Between Shadow & Ruin (Fangs & Fae Saga Book 2)

thirty.

"Okay. Do you have the container?" Val asked. Zane nodded, grabbing a jar from the cabinet. Val concentrated over the crushed herbs, her hands lighting up. The herbs glowed for a second and then dimmed. Chris and I followed Zane and Val into the bedroom. Celia was finishing up laying down orchids and other flowers on the bed and the ground surrounding it. Val handed Celia the jar and the herbs.

"So, when the time comes, Celia, you need to grab a handful of the herbs and say the spell, pulling the energy from us, into the jar." She nodded.

"How much do you need?"

"As much as we can get."

"Oh, Gaia," Celia breathed. "Okay. Whenever you two are ready then, I suppose." I walked out to the balcony with Chris, lighting a cigarette for each of us as Val and Zane drank a potion, and then removed their clothes.

"Déjà vu..." I said, taking a drag.

"A little," Chris said. "Do you think this will work?"

"I really hope so."

Zane and Val stood at the foot of bed, while Celia grabbed a handful of herbs. They glowed brightly as they fell around Val and Zane, circling around them before dissipating. They began to kiss each other and wrap their arms around one another. Zane put his hands in Val's hair as she kissed his neck. Zane picked her up, wrapping her legs around him, putting one hand on her thigh to hold her up as he walked towards the edge of the bed. He gently laid her down on top of the flowers and lowered himself over her. Celia had already started to collect some of the light magic off of them.

Zane laid beside Val and touched her gently as he kissed her neck and shoulders. Val scraped her nails along Zane's shoulder blade and his eyes fluttered. His fingers dipped inside of her and as her legs parted. Zane sucked on one of Val's breasts. I watched his body reacting to his own actions. Val moaned softly as Zane removed his fingers and knelt in front of her and placed a pillow under her hips.

She took a deep breath in as Zane inserted himself and began to move gently. Celia collected more magic in the jar. As odd as this was, it seemed to be working. Val moaned loudly under Zane's movements, and he picked up one leg, placing it on his shoulder. He kissed her calf as he kept his pace and thrust harder, but still gentle enough to not hurt her. Val's breathless moans filled the room.

Zane put her leg down after a few minutes and leaned forward towards her. Val wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him through their moans. Zane grunted quietly and I saw his pace change. I could see them looking into each other's eyes as they reached closer and closer to climax. Celia grabbed a handful of herbs.

"Celia," Val moaned out.

"I know," Celia said. "You two just keep doing what you're doing." I held back a laugh. It must have been awkward for her to watch and even more awkward to hear her name come from Val's mouth during it. I tried not to let it get to me that Val used another woman's name while having sex. I looked over at Celia as she continued pulling light magic off Zane and Val. Celia knew who Chris and I were, but we didn't have very many conversations as she tried to be more of a 'seen and not heard' servant, even though Val told her she didn't have to be.

Val and Zane were beginning to glow brightly as they hit their climax. Celia blew the herbs over Val's and Zane's bodies, and then pulled the energy from them, directing it into the jar. I watched the light swirl around in the jar as she closed it, readying herself for more.

Val and Zane both took deep breaths as Zane lay on top of her for a second. He kissed Val's forehead as he adjusted himself to begin again. Val started to moan again, and flipped herself on top of him, moving her hair to one side. Zane grabbed her hips steadying her on top of him. It didn't take long for them to start glowing again, so Celia grabbed the handful of herbs and again, blew the mixture over them and pulled their energy into the jar again.