Part 117 (2/2)

Peppermint, with hints of vanilla and licorice.

It was then, I smiled.

Apollo fell to his back, taking me with him.

I was breathing heavily, my hand moving over his slick skin, my eyes moving across the room.

There we were in the mirrors Apollo had fitted to the doors of the wide wardrobe-Apollo on his back, his long strong muscled body stretched out on the bed, me straddling him, my forehead in his neck, my naked torso pressed to his, our bodies connected. My skin appeared creamy in contrast to the olive tone of his.

We looked amazing.

My eyes slid to the two empty china teacups sitting on our nightstand, but they went back to the mirror when I felt his touch.

I watched his hand glide lazily over the cheek of my behind. Watching it, feeling it, I lifted my head and slid up his chest so I had his eyes.

There it was. That look. The first look he'd ever given me.

Minus one thing.

He was staring up at me with tenderness.

But no pain.

I gave him that.

Me.

Warmth that had not one thing to do with adela tea surged though me and I dropped my mouth to his.

”More?” I whispered.

”You up for it?” he whispered back.

I felt my lips smile. Then I saw the same in his eyes but I also saw more.

Tenderness.

Satisfaction.

Happiness.

Love.

I gave him that.

Me.

”Absolutely,” I murmured, pressed into him and finished, ”Always.”

He slanted his head, his arms curved around me, his mouth took mine and he rolled me to my back.

Then, just like Apollo, he gave me more.

He did it right then.

And he did it again, in nine months, when our son Aether was born.

There is one more tale to tell in the Fantasyland Series.

Stay tuned!

Glossary of Parallel Universe.

Places, seas, regions in the Kristen Ashley's Fantasyland Series.

Bellebryn-(place) Small, peaceful, city-sized princedom located in the Northlands and fully within the boundaries of Hawkvale and the Green Sea (west) Fleuridia-(place) Somewhat advanced, peaceful nation located in the Northlands; boundaries to Hawkvale (north and west) and the Marhac Sea (south) Green Sea-(body of water) Ocean-like body of water with coastlines ab.u.t.ting Bellebryn, Hawkvale, Lunwyn and Middleland.

Hawkvale-(place) Somewhat advanced, peaceful nation located in the Northlands; boundaries with Middleland (north), Fleuridia (south and east) and the Green Sea (west) and Marhac Sea (south) Keenhak-(place) Primitive, warring nation located in the Southlands; boundaries with Korwahk (north) and Maroo (west).

Korwahk-(place) Primitive, warring nation located in the Southlands; boundaries with the Marhac Sea (north) and the nations of Keenhak (southeast) and Maroo (southwest) Korwahn-(place) Large capital city of Korwahk.

Lunwyn-(place) Somewhat advanced, peaceful nation in the farthest reaches of the Northlands; boundaries to Middleland (south), the Green Sea (west) and the Winter Sea (north) Marhac Sea-(large body of water) Separates Korwahk and Hawkvale and Fleuridia.

Maroo-(place) Primitive, warring nation located in the Southlands; boundaries to Korwahk (north) and Keenhak (east) Middleland-(place) Somewhat advanced nation with tyrant king located in the Northlands; boundaries to Hawkvale (south), Fleuridia (south), Lunwyn (north) and the Green Sea (west) [The] Northlands-(region) The region north of the equator on the alternate earth.

[The] Southlands-(region) The region south of the equator on the alternate earth Winter Sea-(large body of water) Arctic body of water that forms the northern coast of Lunwyn, filled with large glaciers.

About the Author.

Kristen Ashley grew up in Brownsburg, Indiana but has lived in Denver, Colorado and the West Country of England. Thus she has been blessed to have friends and family around the globe. Her posse is loopy (to say the least) but loopy is good when you want to write.

Kristen was raised in a house with a large and multi-generational family. They lived on a very small farm in a small town in the heartland and existed amongst the strains of Glenn Miller, The Everly Brothers, REO Speedwagon and Whitesnake (and the wardrobes that matched).

Needless to say, growing up in a house full of music, clothes and love was a good way to grow up.

And as she keeps growing up, it keeps getting better.

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