Page 383 of Once Upon a Fable

It was my way of, once again, protecting him.

One chance.

Jareth had given himone chance.

And this was me, using that one chance to ensure that the man who’d saved my life and so casually placed a guillotine over Kas’s knew that if I could forgive what Kas just did to me, then he could too.

He had no right to hurt this man, not after everything I’d sacrificed and achieved. Not after weeks of living in fear, slowly gaining his trust, inching my way closer and closer to a sane man who could become my everything.

So yes, I became an exhibitionist.

I was aware every second of Jareth watching.

I felt his eyes on us all while I caught the occasional thread of cigarette smoke as we kissed.

I heard his sharp inhale as I encouraged Kas to thrust inside me.

It went against all etiquette that I’d been raised with. I willingly put on a show for a dangerous stranger, all to protect a dangerous lover.

I didn’t know if Jareth watched because he liked to perve or he was honestly waiting to see if Kas would try to kill me again.

A part of me rebelled at the idea of anyone seeing me have sex whileanother part was grateful that I had a guard ready to step in if things went too far. But another piece of me, a deeper, darker piece...actually liked it.

I was wet knowing another male watched me be taken by the man I’d chosen. A man not entirely functional or trustworthy. A man who was dominant and aggressive, who suddenly wanted to treat me as if I was made of spun glass.

No matter what I did, Kas didn’t snap. He didn’t let lust cloud his self-control.

I respected that. I wanted to honor that.

But I needed him to let go—to prove to Jareth that I was safe. That he was strong enough to fight his demons and love me instead of hurt me.

He said he was in love with me.

Heat flared in my heart.

Passion flowed in my blood.

I wrapped my legs around him, burning up with connection and the need to be taken.

Roughly, completely, eternally.

Kas grunted as his hips obeyed, driving deeper and claiming me.

I shivered and clawed at his back.

Kas was going to leave this valley.

He was going to go home with me,willingly.

He was going to get physical and mental help.

And we’ll live happily ever after.

And there was no way in hell Jareth was going to get in the way of that.

Kas shuddered above me, his cock deep within my body, his weight pinning me on the ground. Tingles shot through my clit for a release. I wanted him to move. To fuck me like he had in the bath.

But he just froze, his breath hitched and eyes closed.