"I DID IT BECAUSE I'M HOPELESSLY IN LOVE WITH YOU!"
Rowan was flying faster than he had before. He knew Aelin could be stupid, irrational and crazy but she had just purposely put herself in danger and he didn’t get why. She had no reason to be anywhere near Oakwald forest and it just didn’t make sense. After all, Aelin had meetings all day today. Rowan just couldn’t work it out. But Aelin was in trouble and he needed to be there for his carranam.
He arrived at Terrasen’s castle just as Aelin was walking through the entry hall. He grabs her shoulders and scans her face gently, causing her to slap away his hands.
“I’m fine, buzzard” She says, avoiding his gaze.
“I’m not. You scared the shit out of me!” Rowan all but yells at her. “Why were you even near Oakwald?” Rowan sighs. Aelin shrugs.
“I needed to be alone and I was hoping-“
“Were you hoping to get killed by rebels or something. There are a millions of other places to be alone, Fireheart!” Rowan begins pacing, trying to calm himself.
“I needed to think where someone couldn’t find me” Aelin says softly. Rowan rubs the bridge of his nose.
“I can’t- I won’t- you know what, I’ll be in our room” And with that he stalks off.
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Half an hour later Rowan was still trying to sort out why on earth Aelin had been found in the middle of Oakwald forest meditating in a bubble of fire when Aelin walked into the room, past him and into the bathing room.
She comes out wearing one of her usual short nightgowns and leans against the doorframe.
“I’m sorry, Rowan. I didn’t mean to freak you out. I just need to think about some things” Aelin apologises. He turns to look at her.
“I’m not angry. I’m just - I’m just confused as to why you did it” Sighing, Rowan stands and walks away from Aelin into the wardrobe when he hears her yell from behind him.
“I DID IT BECAUSE I’M HOPELESSLY IN LOVE WITH YOU” Rowan freezes where he stands.
“What?” he grinds out, turning and walking back to stand in front of Aelin.
“You had been away a lot and I just wanted to be around something that reminded me of you” Aelin slightly mumbles, tilting her head down. Rowan finally let’s himself stare at Aelin. If she’s in love with him, that means his love isn’t as unrequited as he thought.
“Fireheart, you love me?” He questions softly, taking her chin and facing her towards him. She nods and, almost as if she got her confidence back, she leans up and places her lips on his.
And then it snaps. A feeling he had only felt once before. Mate.
Aelin, evidently, felt it too and she leant away enough to whisper in his ear “what was that?” He answered with his lips. Kissing her, he grabbed the underside of her thighs and picked her up, bringing her to the bed but still not pulling away. He paused to lay her down and rest above her, growling “Mate” before beginning his lips descent down her neck, kissing and licking and biting, thoroughly enjoying the sound of Aelin’s gasping.
Aelin’s hands found the base of Rowan’s shirt and pulled it up. Rowan sat up and took it off, liking the sight of Aelin below him. Her hands find his abs, running her fingers down to the waistband of his pants and back up to his neck, pulling him back to her as his hands grasped her hips beneath her nightgown. Running his hands down to the edges of the nightgown, he pulled it over her head, leaving nothing underneath. Her eyes said it all did you seriously think I would be wearing underwear.
Trying not to laugh, he brings his head down and begins to bite and suck at her nipples, liking the feeling of her fingers in his hair. Aelin works her hands down his back and around to his waistband, taking both underwear and pants down at the same time and almost gasps at the sight of him. Rowan’s kisses have now reached her stomach and Aelin thinks she might just pass out from the feeling. His lips find her centre as he kisses and licks and holy shit Aelin has never felt like this. She shakes as she hits her high, Rowan’s name a prayer on her lips as he comes back up to be eye level.
“It’s okay, just breath” he whispers to her as her chest rises and falls. Aelin makes a ‘hmming’ noise before pushing Rowan on his back and moving to straddle him. Leaning down, she becomes chest to chest and softly whispers “my turn.”
Lifting herself, Aelin sets herself over him before coming down and guiding him into her. She throws her head back at the feeling of him inside of her before beginning to rock and roll her hips over his, gaging his reaction below her as she quickens and slows her pace. Rowan reaches up and softly rubs his fingers over her boobs as he groans and moans.
Rowan roars into his climax and Aelin is sure the whole castle can hear him and as Aelin follows over the cliff, she’s definite the whole castle can hear them.
And she doesn’t mind one bit.