Just Bite Me Already

Chapter 10

Alec left the loft, emerging into the throne room with a bottle of blood in one hand and a note from Magnus clutched in his other. He had done as instructed and dressed in training gear, intrigued by Magnus' instruction to meet him in the courtyard, upon waking.

Noting that all of the pillar candles remained in place, unlit, along with their wedding arch, he approved of the throne room. It was much better now that there was a roof and it looked the part, a room fit for rulers of a realm.

Alec still thought it odd that they were now supposed to rule over a realm but they had been through crazier situations before. So he made his way down the aisle and out through the much more welcoming looking entrance hall.

Emerging through the large arched front door, Alec stopped in the doorway, his eyebrow rising as he looked around the ridiculously spacious extended courtyard, now surrounded by a tall, fully built wall with two huge gates that matched the front door of their home. The courtyard was huge now, large enough for him to be able to really let loose.

"What do you think of the new training yard?" Magnus asked when he caught sight of Alec, looking hot as fuck in his black sweats and gray sweater, black stripes running down the sleeves. Gray always looked good on his husband. And made it hard for him to concentrate on actual training, rather than jumping Alec's bones.

"I think you wore that on purpose to distract me," Alec said, taking in Magnus' baggy black harem pants and the baggy black tank Magnus was wearing, hair unstyled and flopping over his forehead, minimal makeup. Magnus looked like a snack.

"Nonsense, these are standard training clothes," Magnus said, rolling his eyes when Alec's eyes raked over him. As if they hadn't gotten enough the night before. Alec looked extra thirsty today. "Is there anything else we need?" he asked, allowing it when Alec appeared behind him and wrapped him up from behind.

"All I need is you," Alec murmured in Magnus' ear, having to restrain himself when he wanted to grope all of Magnus' muscles, displayed magnificently by the baggy tank.

"I meant training wise?" Magnus asked, unwinding Alec's arms from around his stomach. Alec's questing fingers, playing over his abs, threatened to steal all of his concentration. Thinking it safer to step away from Alec before they could get carried away, he gestured around again. They needed to train.

Alec pouted for a moment before putting his Shadowhunter head on. They needed to train. Glancing around, he took in the targets that lined three of the far walls that surrounded them, the racks of weapons, the large foam mat on the floor, and an area that was left clear. Space for Magnus to practice his magic, he suspected.

"It's great but do you have the magic to spare for this?" Alec asked, gesturing around at all of the gear. Magnus looked a lot better than he had the day before, not as tired as he should be, considering they had spent the night making love to each other until what he assumed were the early hours. It was hard to tell the passage of time in Edom.

"Actually, I feel much better. I think your blood helped restore me. That and the monumental amount of time we spent sleeping. It is almost evening," Magnus said, laughing at the surprise on Alec's face. He showed Alec his watch, set to the same time as it would be back in New York. Alec had slept for fourteen hours straight.

"I feel better for it too. Maybe your blood helped restore me," Alec said, rolling his shoulders. The drained, tired feeling from the day before had vanished, his now usual strength returned to him. "How do you feel about that?" he asked, wanting to be sure that Magnus was okay with what they had done.

"The blood sharing?" Magnus asked as he started stretching, his eyes flicking up to catch Alec's nod. "I enjoyed it. It made the experience even more pleasurable and was one hell of a way to spend our wedding night. Don't worry, I haven't gained some wild addiction to you overnight. I look forward to doing it again but I'm more than happy with our sex life the way it is. It's something that we can save for special occasions - if you are okay with that?"