Des'Tai: Book Two

160: Rune

"Fuck me," I cursed as I pushed open the door to my studio-style apartment at Difoda, letting it slam shut behind me while I stripped myself of my clothes. I debated on whether I wanted to take a long hot shower tonight or wait until tomorrow. Hell, I'd better take a shower because the thought of seeing her had my skin itching against my bones. She was about to be under the same roof as me for the next seven days, and I could only begin to imagine the number of cold showers I'd be taking.

Slipping into the small bathroom, I kicked on the shower and let the room fill up with steam. Padding back into the kitchenette, I grabbed myself a beer to enjoy while I showered. Shower beers were the best. Once I was standing beneath the scalding hot stream of water, I felt my muscles loosening from the tension I'd been carrying since dinner. As I lathered up my hair with soap, my thoughts drifted to the conversation I'd had with my best friend and his Mate a short while before.

The look on Faye's face when she realized we were telling her the truth about my potential Mate made me want to vomit, get drunk, and punch something all at once. Her sinfully blue eyes made even sexier with the make-up she'd applied tonight shifted from elation to confusion and then finally to concern.

Faye Abernacky, the only Human to walk amongst the Elven population of Siofra, just so happened to be my best friend's Lifemate. Her look of excitement at the prospect I might be Mated and couldn't fuck any pair of legs I wanted, made me want to throw up. Commitment was NOT the life for me.

When Faye's gaze turned to confusion, I wanted to get drunk because the minute I saw said female at the Difoda's cottage earlier this year, she was all I dreamt about. Faye didn't understand how strong the Lifemate pull could be. She was human, after all. She'd felt it, but not nearly as strong as it could have been. Plus, my boy Ty was trying to fight it. He wasn't the biggest fan of commitment, either. Faye couldn't have fathomed that one glance was all it took for that spark to ignite.

And finally, her last look, the one that made me want to punch things, was of concern. I would imagine that look was two-fold for her, one being worried for her life and the other being what happened to our friendship if this woman truly was my Lifemate.

Eva Greenhorn, with her long auburn locks and legs for days that swooped into the finest, juiciest ass I'd ever seen, was the woman in question. She was also the King's right hand who had been sent to find and kill my little Human friend. The thought of the two of them being under the same roof was unnerving in itself, but it was made worse because the more I tried to fight the natural pull, the harder finding other women attractive became.

And then I'd found out this woman, whose jade-colored eyes, ringed in gold, haunted my dreams each and every night, was the older kieran of the young 19-year-old I'd recently slept with. How the hell was I supposed to know the little sprite was a Greenhorn? I knew her Arwen, Willa and Derrick, were Elmstone's, so I assumed that was Aja's last name as well. And now I know what happens when I assume, I'm made to look like an ass.

There were a handful of reasons I'd slept with Aja. One of those reasons was after I'd caught a glimpse of the ruby haired vixen, I'd tried to drown myself in as much strange as fucking possible. The second being, she came to me, promising not to use her teeth during a suck job. I was hesitant at first, and even though she tried to suck me dry like a damn desert, at least she wasn't dragging her fangs down my manhood. I still wondered if Faye gave it as good as Ty boasted.

Taking a long pull from my beer, I lathered up some soap and began scrubbing my body.

What the fuck am I going to do if she is my Lifemate? I wondered if maybe I'd just found her outrageously attractive and needed to fuck her out of my system. But if she was my Lifemate, the repercussions of that could be disastrous, and I wasn't about to subject my cock to that kind of torture.

On a different note, what the fuck was Elune thinking, pairing us. I was a rogue militant, and she was a goody guard. I wanted to plow my dick through as much of Siofra as I could...and if I could get Faye to take me to her home planet, I'd bang the hell out of some Earth pussy, too. I couldn't imagine Eva being in touch with her sexuality. She was probably one of those, 'Only with the lights off on Tuesdays and Thursdays,' types. Fuck that shit.

Shaking my head, I finished off my beer and stepped out of the shower. Wrapping a towel around my waist, I wandered back into the main room of the apartment and grabbed another drink.

"Elune, we are as far from compatible as you can get. What are you thinking, dollface?" I tilted my head back and gazed up at the cloud and star-covered ceiling.

Dropping my head back down, I thought how different Ty and Faye were. She was a wholesome, shy little virgin who was finally coming into her sexuality and embracing that bold, beautiful personality of hers. Ty was about as attractive as me with a chip on his shoulder and had that mysterious, bad-boy rep going for him. Faye was book smart and clumsy. Ty was streetsmart and nimble. And because of how different they were, the two of them fought like cats and dogs. Then again, the look on my best friend's face told me he'd much rather fight with Faye every day than not have her to fight with at all.

Chugging the rest of my beer, I felt my stomach grumble. I was craving something sweet, and since I'd gone through a dry spell, pussy was still off the table. Throwing on a pair of grey sweats, I quickly towel dried my hair so I could head down to the kitchen. I knew where Senna hid the cookies, and I was about to sneak some.

Making my way into the dimly lit kitchen, I was surprised to find the palace was relatively quiet. It hadn't been too long ago when Artie announced he was departing to fetch Aja's kieran, but when I walked past the windows looking onto the back patio, I saw why. Willa, Derrick, Aja, Luna, and Artie were sitting outside around a small firepit, chatting and laughing amongst each other. As I stepped closer to the windows, my bare feet silent on the cold tile, I noticed a certain crimson-haired beauty was missing. Maybe she'd decided not to come after all. I could imagine Aja being too much hassle for anyone to want to deal with.

"Rune Silvermist, is that you spying on my family like the creep you are?" her commanding yet husky voice sounded in my ears, and rather than feeling my skin crawl, I suddenly felt like a man on fire.

Turning around, I found her beauty hadn't dulled since the last time I saw her. I'd only ever seen her in her Guard uniform, but this evening Eva was wearing a pair of brown knee-high leather boots and leggings that showed how long and lean her legs were. She wore a long-sleeve green tunic with a brown leather bustier making her cleavage seem fuller and more supple—thoughts of tearing it open to see what hid beneath flashed in front of my eyes. Eva's silky locks were only pulled back halfway into a loose knot, but the length of it was free-flowing over one of her shoulders. The woman was perfection personified. Eva was just as gorgeous as the morning sunrise over a misty waterfall.

The fuck? Morning sunrise? Misty waterfall? Fuck this shit; I'm not Ty.

"Eva," I drawled her name out across my lips, tasting how delicious it sounded rolling off my tongue. The thought of licking this gorgeous woman from head to toe evident from my smolder. As I watched her eyes, they shifted slightly, and I knew she could feel how badly I suddenly wanted to eat her alive.

I purposely dropped my eyes to her feet and slowly lifted my gaze, making sure I paused long enough on the features of her body that made her feminine and sexy. As I reached her delicious looking ruby lips and her fierce seafoam green eyes, I raised my brows and gave her my 'sure thing' smile, as Ty called it. "I thought I'd never get the chance to lay my eyes on your gorgeous body again. You aren't stalking me now, are you baby?"