look for you, the other fairies?”
“They did not know I was
taken. I grew up with the trolls in a dark cave where they would periodically
come in to feed me or feed off me. When I matured they put me in a big cavern
along with other creatures. Leprechauns, banshees, other fairies and even other
trolls. We fought, battles spurred on by the trolls who kept us captive. I
spent my… what do you call them?... teenage years fighting for my life for
their entertainment.”
Morrigan’s palm caressed
his abs, hard and smooth.
“All the feeding took a
toll, and I needed blood to continue fighting. Therefore, they gave me theirs
and things started changing. I won every single fight.” Whisper grinned. It was
malicious and slightly disturbing. “I became the champion, and when I was
strong enough to escape, I did. I killed everyone in that cavern. Anything that
took a breath to cheer on the bloodshed was dead by my hands, and then I found
the entrance and walked into the sunlight.” He closed his eyes. “It was amazing
to feel the sun on my face again and the wind… oh, how I missed the wind.” He
opened his eyes and looked at Morrigan. “I rejoined the fairy kingdom and kept
the past to myself. I do not know if they would trust someone so dark.”
Morrigan touched the
side of his torso then pulled her hand away. “So you hate the trolls.”
“Stronger than hate.”
“You can’t be the
traitor!” Morrigan was relieved, scared, and horny at the same time.
“Traitor?”
There was a hiss from
below them and Morrigan stared over the edge to see the kelpie, this time with
large breasts, bouncing them around like she-slash-it was on a trampoline.
“Yeah, real nice!” Morrigan said, full of sarcasm, before returning to Whisper.
“Brook thinks Carrick’s death wasn’t from the trolls.”
Whisper lifted a brow.
“She noted the lack of troll tracks as well? Smart girl...queen.” He cleared
his throat.
“You knew?”
“Suspected.” He leaned
forward and shook his wings like a wet dog. Droplets sprayed everywhere.
“So now she’s up there
was a baby and a traitor, and we’re still fucking stuck down here.” Morrigan
was so fed up with this crap, between her ardent feelings for a dominant and
the crazy shit going on with the trolls. “Okay, how the hell are we going to
get out of here?” She had to think, stop focusing on the shirtless fairy who
made her nipples harden, and concentrate on a plan. “We could kill it and swim
back to the surface.”
Whisper nodded. “Good.”
He shifted to the edge of the entrance.
“What? Wait. How are you
going to kill it?”
He turned toward her and
pulled his sword free. “With you safe up here, I am able to focus on the
enemy.” With that, he hopped down the hole and landed right in front of the
freaky kelpie.
Morrigan knew Whisper
was a badass but watching him battle this thing was astounding. Even without
his wings, he moved with the speed and grace of a big cat. Each movement was
precise and followed by a slice or punch. The kelpie bit at Whisper’s
appendages, but he retreated from each lunge. Morrigan was holding her knife
know, watching with spellbound terror as Whisper fought for their lives. He
wasn’t even breaking a sweat. Lunge, retreat, spin, punch and lunge again,
repeatedly until the kelpie’s arms were bloodied. Red liquid pooled on the rock
floor. Whisper opened his mouth, revealing white fangs, and leapt at the
kelpie.
Morrigan held her
breath.
He sunk his fangs into
its neck, pulling at the skin until arterial spray shot out like lightning. He
back flipped away from the howling creature. Red drenched the walls and parts
of Whisper. The thing fell to its knees and then landed with a wet plop.
Whisper shoved it with his foot, sending the lifeless body into the water with
a splash.
“And you couldn’t kick
its ass before we got into the cave!” Damn it, he was scary good.
“I cannot fight in water.”
He stated
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