“Deveney, you did burn him, but that didn’t kill him. It only taught him a lesson about trying to mate with a female who wasn’t his.”
Her eyes widened as if the memory of what Obinu tried to do to her resurfaced. “Oh my god, you’re right. He tried to…”
Her voice trailed off and her bottom lip quivered. Tor brushed a caring thumb across her lip in an attempt to soothe her tremor. “He didn’t succeed. The magic reminded him you belonged with me, now and forever.”
Deveney smiled weakly. She followed Tor’s lead and lay back on the bed. He rested on his side, staring down at her as she lay on her back, looking up at him. Tor sensed there was one more thing she needed to know before she’d let this go.
After a few seconds passed, she asked, “What happened to him? You said I didn’t kill him. Is he alive? Is he getting medical help for his burns?”
“You didn’t kill him. But he is dead. When the
Proprius Bestia
attacked his palace, he tried to save you, but failed. One of the winged
Proprius Bestia
carried him away. When he saw the encampment of our warriors, he shifted and forced the
Proprius
Bestia
to drop him. He fell from a tremendous height and somehow managed to survive. Because of him, I knew where to find you. He died from the internal damage caused by the fall.”
Tor twined his hand in hers, lifted her fingers to his lips and kissed them lightly. “So I didn’t kill him?” she questioned one more time.
The laugh that ripped from Tor’s throat made her smile. He shook his head. “No, my love. You did not kill him.”
A heavy sigh of relief escaped and Deveney turned onto her side and snuggled in closer to Tor. As he wrapped himself around her, she amazed him with her request. “He deserves a proper burial. Will you make that happen? He may have started off bad, but in the end he tried to do right.”
Tor snorted a heated breath against her hair. She was right. In his own way, Obinu tried to right the wrong he’d done. He kissed her brow, snuggled her tight. “Deveney, you’ll make a perfect head female for Bjorn Palace. Your heart is in the right place and you are wise beyond your youthful years. I am glad you’re mine. We shall rule as one. I sense my world will be better because you are in it.”
Deveney shifted her legs slightly apart and he felt her hand grasp his cock. As she coaxed it back to hardness, she whispered, “I love you, Tor. I need you inside me to bring me inner peace and help my chakra heal. We are one and shall work together to fix the wrongs. I can’t promise we’ll succeed, but we will try. Now slide inside me and hold me tight. I need your love to reenergize me.”
He needed no further request. Tor eased inside her heat from behind and nestled his cock in deep. Deveney wiggled close to him and rested her head on his arm as a pillow. Her contented sigh let him know that his mate was happy.
As he held her while she slept, he knew without a doubt he loved Deveney. Pressing his lips to the hair over her ear, he whispered, “Deveney, you are my lifemate, now and forever. I love you.”
The clench of her sheath gloved around his cock let him know she heard.
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