The Skye Trilogy: Isle of Skye, Isle of Night, and Isle of Dawn. * Bonus: Scrumptious Skye Confections Cookbook* (104 page)

“I love the Mathias on the island that has a big stick up his ass. I love the sexy and insatiable lover, and I love the easygoing, caring man that I’ve been with these last few weeks. I know that the future is uncertain, but the only thing I am positive about is the fact that I will love you until my last dying breath. Of course, I don’t think I can die now, so you’re stuck with me for the long haul which is like forever.”

“No,” I said putting my finger up to his mouth so I could silence him. “I don’t want you to say anything. I don’t want to have some in depth discussion about our feelings. I just want you to get naked because honestly I am primed and ready right now for sex.”

“As you wish,” Mathias murmured before lowering his mouth to mine. I sighed as his lips touched mine. It had felt like it had been years instead of a few short weeks. The slow pace of our kissing soon turned fast and furious. I ripped his jacket and shirt off and threw it to the ground. He peeled off my dress with the same impatience, and we started running our hands all over each other’s naked bodies.

I felt my body being laid on the flower strewn grass, and I raked my nails down his back. His growl only intensified my impatience. I had no desire for foreplay. There would be plenty of time for that later, but Mathias was in no rush. His lips trailed down my neck and to my breasts that were suddenly begging for his touch. He lavishly suckled and nipped each one before continuing further down to my stomach.

I grabbed a handful of hair as he went lower, and when his tongue started to swirl on my inner thigh my eyes rolled back in my head. He sank his fangs into my flesh at the same moment he thrust his finger deep inside of me. I cried out as waves of pleasure came over me. It went on and on for what seemed like hours until he finally lifted his head and covered my lips with his once more.

Again we were lost in a kiss that was so intense it almost took my breath away. I kept running my fingers through his hair trying to deepen our kiss more if that was possible. Our tongues danced, and our lips were crushed together so firmly that I was sure I would wake up with swollen lips in the morning. His hands were molded to my breasts, and I arched my back as another orgasm ripped through me.

We both froze when a ringing of the phone broke through our haze. I looked into Mathias’s eyes and begged him not to answer. When he grabbed it out of his pants, which had been thrown to the ground, I laughed as he hit the power button off, and the ringing ceased. I decided to take advantage of the situation, and I rolled on top of him.

I kissed him with everything I had before I positioned myself on top of his swollen cock. I let out a moan as I took him inside of me. The sensation was incredible, and I had to take a few seconds to adjust to his size. I slowly started to move around and up and down. I tried to go faster, but Mathias held my hips to try and get me to slow my pace. I couldn’t stop though. My only goal was his and my pleasure. I could feel the crescendo build and when I heard him groan I knew he was close.

I felt him thrust inside of me, and we both seemed to cry out at the same time I raised my hands above my head and without even realizing called upon the elements. I don’t know why I did that but in an instant Mathias and me both went on another ride of ecstasy.

When I finally stopped seeing stars in my eyes I dropped my head to his chest, and we laid there unmoving for several minutes. The only sounds were our breathing and the nighttime symphony of animals that lived around us. I lifted my head though when I felt a long blade of grass tickle my cheek.

I gasped in amazement as I took in the meadow and the area where we were laying. A perfect ring of fire had formed all around the field. The grass and flowers had grown about twelve inches higher, and the soft breeze of the air had them swaying gently. I heard a slight hissing sound and realized with a start that a light mist was falling right above us.

It was beautiful and slightly scary at the same time.

“Um, this may be a stupid thing to say but I think you better be careful not to call upon the elements when we are having sex, unless, of course, we’re outside.” Mathias said wryly

“I didn’t hear you complaining when you came one time after another,” I replied

“Believe me, I will not be amused if I have to build a new cabin for Robert,” he said

“Well the good thing is when we get home we have your whole island to ourselves,” I said as I stood up and grabbed my clothes

“Stop calling it that,” he said. “It’s not mine, it’s ours now. I built it for you.”

“I thought you built it years ago?” I asked

“I did,” he said. “But I somehow knew that you would come along.”

“Awww, that’s so sweet,” I said. “Especially considering you saying this after you got a piece of ass.”

“Hmm, you are quite mistaken,” he frowned as he came towards me and suddenly picked me up. “I didn’t get anywhere near your ass but thanks for reminding me.”

I laughed and shouted all at the same time as he leisurely walked to the cabin. I released the elements and said a sincere thank you before Mathias took me through the door and up the stairs. He put me down on the bed and grinned wickedly.

“Now, about that ass…” he said

I woke up the next morning to Mathias lathering my breasts with his tongue. I barely had cracked opened my eyes before he slid inside of me and starting to move slowly. It wasn’t until I found my release that I finally started to wake. He stayed inside of me for a long time and just held me tightly.

We finally got out of bed and took a shower together. I dressed quickly because I was all of a sudden starving with hunger. I slipped on my jeans and my pretty new light orange peasant blouse before going downstairs. Mathias was just coming inside and turning on his phone when I started to take stuff out to make breakfast.

“What’s wrong?” I asked when I noticed he suddenly straightened. I went over and grabbed his phone before he could protest and blinked when I saw his screen.

“Twenty-eight missed calls?” I asked. “Wow, you better go and answer them. I’m in the mood for some carbs so I thought I would make French toast, eggs, and bacon. Does that sound good?”

“Sounds perfect,” he said absently before heading outside to the back deck

I took my time cooking breakfast but when I finally set the food on the table I waved to Mathias, who was still on the phone. He held up finger indicating he would be a minute, and I had shrugged before I sat down to eat. Fifteen minutes later I was just finishing up when he came in from the outside and sat down. My senses immediately went into overdrive as I took in his expression.

“Is something wrong at home?” I asked

“No, nothing for you to worry about,” he replied with a brief smile before digging into a small plate of food. I watched him eat as I drank my tea. I didn’t say another word to him and honestly I wasn’t even sure he was aware that I was still there. His thoughts seemed preoccupied with his phone calls, and I knew right then that something wasn’t right.

When he finished his food, he gathered all the plates and took his time cleaning up the dishes. I went into the living room and sat down on the couch. I curled my legs up almost protectively to my body. I knew in my heart that there was a problem at home. I didn’t want to know though. I hated that the outside world had come crashing into our little paradise.

Mathias finally finished straightening up the kitchen and came almost reluctantly into the living room. He sat down on the opposite couch, and we stared at each other for a few minutes.

“Mathias, what is it?” I asked. “What’s happened?”

“Willa, it’s nothing,” he said dismissively. “Now what should we do now? I thought we could…”

“Don’t lie to me,” I said. “Don’t ever lie to me.”

“Right now all you need to know is that everyone is safe on the Isle of Skye.”

“No,” I said. “Right now I need to know what is going on Mathias.”

He stood up and began pacing. My heart began to pound with fear. When he finally started to talk I took several long deep breaths to prepare myself.

“I don’t know how to start or even how to tell you this,” he said as he came to a stop by the fireplace

“Start from the beginning,” I said

“When I first came back to the island after being away for four months your grandmother, and I talked about different scenarios that could occur with the Fae. We weren’t sure if anything was going to happen when they visited nor were we sure that if you did find the weapons would you be able to use them. All of this was well before we knew that you were the Fae Sanctity.”

I sat unmoving as he continued to talk. “We went over our options and your grandmother and I put forth a few plans in place if anything were to happen. When you came back from absorbing the
king’s powers, your grandmother decided to go ahead with one of those plans. It was not the plan that I would’ve choose, but at the time and given the situation she made this decision because she is the queen.”

“What was the idea that she had?” I asked quietly

“She decided to perform a spell that would keep any Fae off the island,” he said. “She also decided to close the portal in the throne room.”

“Wow,” I said shocked. “That is a pretty intense spell.  It’s not like the one with the Rau. You have to take into account the magical abilities of the Fae.”

“Yes,” he agreed

“But wait, if the portal closes does that mean Sidra and Kelvin won’t be able to visit?”

“That was one of the cons that we discussed.”

“Well, it’s not a big deal now,” I said. “I can go to the mainland and open a portal myself so we can still see them.”

Mathias just stared at me, and I started to get worried. I knew that there was more to this whole thing, but I must be slow on the uptake today.

“Willa, do you know what happens to the Rau if they are brought to the island?”

“Yeah, they will die in twenty-four hours if we don’t kill them first.” I answered. “Why? What does that have to do with anything?”

Mathias didn’t answer. He continued to look at me with his hooded eyes, and my heart started racing as a thought hit me like a ton of bricks.

“Mathias?” I asked. “What about Rhoswen and my dad? Hell, what about me? I’m probably more Fae now than before.”

“We aren’t sure about you,” he said. “I think there is still plenty of Gypsy blood in you. After all, I have Rau in me and the spell to keep them out has never affected me.”

“What about my dad?” I asked again

“There were a few options that were discussed,” he said as he sat down next to me

“What option is there?” I asked. “There is no way my dad or Rhoswen would ever leave my mother and Uncle Oliver.”

“They decided to choose one that would allow them to stay on the island,” he answered carefully

“But how is that possible?” I asked before I suddenly stopped breathing. There was only one option. One choice that I refused to believe they took.

“No,” I said shaking my head. “No, they can’t. They can’t turn into a vampire if they did they would be doing it willingly, and that would make them the Rau. No, Mathias.”

But when I took in his expression I knew. I knew what had happened, and I knew that they had become vampires.

“How could you let this happen?” I whispered

“I was against this from the start but at the time Winifred made the decision based on the likelihood of you being able ever to finish this war.”

“She doubted me?”

“Willa…” he started to say

“No, I don’t care right now.” I said. “Tell me Mathias. Tell me my father and Rhoswen are Guardians of the Solas.”

“Let me start with Rhoswen first,” he said. I closed my eyes briefly but let him talk

“There were no Guardians who wanted anything to do with this,” he said. “They are either your friends or scared to death of you.”

I bit my lip and looked away. I had formed some pretty great friendships with the Guardians. Some were deeper than others, but I respected the Guardians, and I knew that they had come to respect me as well. I had no clue as to who would turn my dad or Rhoswen, and I was sickened at the thought.

“Veronica finally came forward and offered her assistance with Rhoswen,” he said

“V?” I asked in disbelief. Mathias’s secretary and Jeremiah’s true love was one of the kindest people I had ever met. I was flabbergasted.

“Jeremiah and Veronica have become engaged,” he said. “Veronica surmised that she should be the one to turn Rhoswen because not only was she now part of the family but she also wanted to make this as less traumatic as possible.”

“But isn’t that the point of not becoming the Rau?” I said angrily. “You fight for your humanity. You fight against this, so you don’t become one of them.”

“I know,” he sighed. “If I was there, things might have been different.”

“But Robert was there,” I said

“Robert and Katya refused to be part of this,” he said. “You have to understand Willa it goes against every Guardian’s nature to allow another human being turned into a vampire.”

“Where was Riah in all of this?” I asked furiously as I thought of my beautiful best buddy