Bound (A Faery Story 1)

good to have his brother back.

A sad sigh came from the figure on the bed. “And you sound like

you couldn’t care less. I suppose I understand. I haven’t been much

use to anyone lately. Well, did you have any luck on your hunting

trip? Did you catch anything?”

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Cian was turned away, and Beck knew he couldn’t see his sly

smile. “I didn’t catch anything to eat, if that’s what you’re asking.”

Beck didn’t mention that he’d actually eaten Meg’s sweet pussy

quite a bit the night before. He didn’t think he’d ever get his fill,

either.

“Oh, well,” came the ho-hum reply. “I wasn’t hungry, anyway.”

“I didn’t really go hunting. I went to market and got us a wife.”

Cian sat straight up in bed.

“Yeah, I thought that might get you moving, you lazy bastard.”

Cian appeared more animated than Beck had seen him in months.

His hand went back to smooth down his hair. “There’s a girl here?”

“Meggie’s a woman,” Beck corrected. “She’s all woman, not a

girl.”

“Meggie.” Cian rolled the name around on his tongue as if he

were tasting it. He seemed to like the flavor. “How did she escape

from Tir na nÒg ? Do you think Torin is hunting her?”

“No, you don’t understand.” Beck put a single hand on his twin’s

shoulder, a silent request to calm down. “She’s not Fae.”

Cian slumped back down. “Oh, I thought you had found us a

bondmate. I guess that was a stupid thing to think. Well, I hope she

brings you some pleasure in our last days.”

“She’s a human from the Earth plane, and she is most definitely a

proper bondmate. She’s also the most beautiful thing in all of the