Aspen’s POV
“Fuck.”
Helio had singed the ties on my bodice.
I bit back a laugh and gave him a stern expression. “What if this had been my favorite dress?”
“I’d have had another six made just so I could burn them all off you,” Helio replied hotly.
I wanted to tease him some more but yelped in surprise when he actually did start burning the dress right off me.
“Helio!” I gasped.
“Too many ties. Too many skirts. Takes too long,” Helio replied.
I laughed and let him finish, then doused the smoldering ash at my feet with some ice. “You’re a dangerous man.”
“You like me that way,” Helio said, ripping his own clothes off. They were starting to smoke a little as well.
“No,” I corrected him. “I love you that way.”
Helio growled and pounced on me. I used some ice magic to keep him from si
