18 - Personal Triumph
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Genevieve
Having some one on one time with Aurora proved to be quite beneficial. I learned things about Atreyu that helped me to better understand him.
I was a little saddened to hear about their parents being killed, because I knew what it was like to live without the love of your parents. It was something I had never been able to enjoy.
When we reached the sitting room, Aurora didn't waste any time introducing me to the ladies who were sitting on the couch and loveseat. First, there was Kessa Grant. She was absolutely gorgeous with her burgundy hair, full lips, and twinkling aqua eyes.
Kessa was a tracker for the Red Thorn Kingdom. When she talked, there was nothing but confidence in her demeanor, and she had a way with words.
Next, Aurora introduced me to Shyann Masters. Shyann was Aurora's personal hairdresser, and she was eager to extend her services to me. She had short, blonde hair that was styled to compliment her round face, and she had the prettiest teal eyes.
After that, I was introduced to Aurora's best friend, Tiselle Winters. She was super sweet with a bubbly personality, but she was also a skilled warrior in the Red Thorn Army. Tiselle had jet black hair with medium blonde streaks and the most unique, sea foam green eyes that had little specks of dark purple.
All four of the women were eager to hear about my life in the underground, and I had no problem telling them lots of stories about the different things that the other dark angels did to the dark souls. They were fascinated with the stories, and I was able to keep them entertained for almost three hours straight before my stomach started growling.
At that point, Aurora insisted that we all enjoy a snack together before we headed to our own chambers. She had both of our personal servants go together to the kitchen, and that's when I noticed they were sitting in the far corner of the room having a conversation with our bodyguards.
I had to admit that I was pleasantly surprised to know they were able and willing to stay close in case I needed them without being all up in my business. That was something I worried about when I first learned that they would be with me most of the time.
It wasn't long before Lorelei and Cecelia returned with a cart full of different ice creams and toppings. After offering for our bodyguards and servants to join, the eight of us enjoyed the ice cream, and we had a lot of fun in the process.
My bowl ended up with chocolate and strawberry ice cream that I topped with hot fudge, strawberries and multicolored sprinkles. It was entirely way too hot in the underground for ice cream, so it was my first time getting to enjoy such an amazing, cold treat.
With our bellies full from the ice cream, Aurora and I walked back to Atreyu's personal chambers, but she didn't go inside with me. Instead, we exchanged goodbyes, then she headed to her own personal chambers. However, Lorelei and Korina followed me inside, then they scurried off to the bedrooms they were assigned to.
I didn't see Atreyu anywhere, so I peeked into his office, but he wasn't there either. I contemplated going to his bedroom, then I thought better of it and went to my own bedroom.
As soon as I got in there, I ran myself a bath and added some lilac petals, then I went to my closet and pulled out the sheer, white nightgown that I had been eyeing. It was practically see through, and the back was open enough to keep my wings from being restrained in any way.
That was something I desperately needed to figure out. I knew there was a way to retract my wings, but it had never been explained to me. There was no need for a dark angel to hide their wings in the underground, and it was too hot to wear much clothing.
After I waded to the deeper end of the large, pool-like tub, I sat down in the warm water and laid my head back on the concrete tiles. My wings caused my body to float on top of the water, and I found that to be especially frustrating.
I closed my eyes and thought hard about the conversations I had overheard while living in the underground. It took several minutes of me sifting through my memories before I found one with two of the elder dark angels discussing exactly what I needed to know.
With their words floating in my head, I blocked out all of the other noises around me and concentrated on willing my wings to retract into my back. After more than thirty seconds, I suddenly felt a strange sensation along my spine before my lower body dropped back down into the water.
Instantly, my eyes snapped open, then I sat forward and glanced behind me. There was no stopping the ear to ear grin that formed on my face before I squealed with delight, then I started frolicking around making the water splash from my movements.
I was so wrapped up in my own personal celebration for learning how to deal with my wings that I didn't realize I had a spectator until I heard Atreyu sweetly ask, "My love, what happened to your wings?"
Right away, I beamed my ear to ear smile in his direction, as I quickly waded to the other end of the tub, then I ran up the few steps leading out of the water. As soon as I reached Atreyu, I threw my arms around his neck and enthusiastically gushed, "I learned how to better control my wings! This is such a great thing!"
Atreyu wrapped his arms around me to return the hug without hesitation. It didn't matter that I was soaking wet.
He hugged me tight and pecked a kiss on my temple before cheerfully remarking, "I love your beautiful angel wings, but you are absolutely gorgeous with or without them."
I pulled back from the hug, then I gazed up into his stunning, blue eyes and happily replied, "Thank you, sweetie."
His lips immediately curved up to form a wider smile, then Atreyu dipped me backward with his fingers splayed across my bare back. After gazing into my eyes for just a second, his lips came crashing down on top of mine for a toe curling kiss that left me dripping wet with arousal.
When Atreyu pulled his lips from mine, I breathily murmured, "Take me to bed, handsome."
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