The Lost Priestess of Circle Dusk Treader (book 1)

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The town we lived in was 100% members of Circle Dusk Bringer ... well recently including Circle Dawntreader.... soon to be Circke Dusk Treader... whatever .. don'

t over think it now ... its just a handfasting so the Goddess will recognize our union and bless the united circles... woah im getting dizzy.

"Everly ... don't faint yet ... is your corset too tight?" Storm pulled me out of my head and into the room where I was getting dressed ... we were curling my shoulder length white hair and trying to break up all the white with red to match my eyes and blue to match his. ... i hope our children will get his eyes.

"EARTH TO EVERLY" my eyes shot to her and I blushed."sorry Storm ... my mind is- " "-running away with you? I can tell" she cut me off and rolled her eyes. I giggled knowing I was messing with the time tables.

"you are going to be there for me still right?" her face softens as she crossed the huge room ... the room we were in was specifically made for our handfasting rituals. it was a spacious chamber for reflection and emptying ones mind of all doubt for the coming union ... he was likely in the adjacent chamber doing the same thing with his body guard.

she sighed "I will forever be by your side Fyre... not only because I am your best friend... but also because I am obligated to follow your every footstep to keep you safe as your body guard." she pressed her lips together and tried to not laugh. I broke that by giggling. "STORM .. We both know that you being my body guard is second ... and the only reason you are my official guard is because you have kept me more safe than any previous guard." Storm grins and blows off her nails making her look smug and confident.

"protecting the princess since day one." we broke into another fit of giggles. "Now get over here and let me finish your hair .. i still need to weave in the flower crown ... we have blooming sage, bell flowers, nile lilies, sunflowers, and some little becka. beautiful purples, blues, yellow and orange .. perfect to accentuate both of you .... if you have kids I hope they get your hair and his eyes." she wiggled her eyebrows at me and giggled.

"He does have some beautiful blues doesn't he?" Storm just nodded enthusiastically.

there was a clatter down the hall and yelling, Storm and I looked at each other and we both slid to the door to listen.

*crashing of something being thrown and grunts can be heard as well as a few scuffles "you stop this right now and get her away from alex this second" then some mumbles " i don't care how this benefits both circles i claimed him as soon as he turned 18". a door slammed open and Alexander's voice boomed "ELIZABETH THAT IS ENOUGH ... I TOLD YOU THEN AND ILL TELL YOU A MILLION TIMES I CANNOT BE BOUGHT OR CLAIMED YOU ARE NOT MY SIGNIFICANT PERSON AND I REFUSE TO BE WITH YOU. PLEASE LEAVE ME BE SO I CAN k****e THE FLAMES THAT ARE BEGINNING WITH MS.EVERLY FYRE OR GODDESS HELP ME I WILL MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE THE MOST HARSH PUNISHMENT BOTH CIRCLES CAN CONCEIVE FOR ATTEMPTING TO SABOTAGE THE SAFETY OF MY PEOPLE ... DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?" i heard grumbles again and some shuffling "I DIDN'T HEAR YOU" i could now hear sobs "crystal clear sir" that was the angriest confirmation i had heard. then there was a door softly closing and footsteps stomping away.*

we looked at each other and chanced to look out into the hall. it was a mess with a few members quickly cleaning it using magic. Our door slowly closed as I sat and sighed. ... this was going to be a hard merge.

Just a bit later we were finished and my mother, the current High Priestess of my Circle had come to let us know the Circles had gathered and the ritual can begin. "OK stay calm I'll be walking with you all the way down there." Storm winked at me in her light grey and silver knee length dress, her hair was pulled back in several braids with a few of the flowers woven in as well. She said she was dressed as my shadow ... my taller than me shadow. we had a great laugh about that. As soon as the door opened for us to leave we sighed and I followed her out.

The garden was beautiful, lit with fairy lights everywhere ... not real fairies though ... they would not help us to save themselves much less for a silly wedding. As I looked around in awe I saw him. He was tall ... as where i was near 5 foot tall, he was easily over 6 foot tall bright blue eyes that seemed to glow and hair nearly as dark as Storm's. He had plenty of muscles as well and he was not as scrawny as he looked in his suit, he was lean, and mine from tonight on.

I walked to the edge of the ritual space where Storm and i were blessed to join the ritual that went off without a hitch. i couldn't tell you much of what happened because i couldn't stop staring onto his eyes. Before i knew it our hands were bound and we were jumping over a broom as joined souls.

next i knew he was carrying me back to our 3 story house, our lips smashing together ferociously, flowers falling from my hair, his jacket being slung into a chair. my body was being slammed onto the couch his closely following on top of mine. as i unbuttoned his shirt and pulled it from its tucked position his hand threaded into my hair and yanked slightly, a moan slipping through my lips. his expression was of pure joy and lust from that one sound. We may not have destined mates like shifters but this felt pretty close... or pretty right, he defended me, claimed me, and said he felt the fire with me all before the ceremony.

His kisses became deeper and more erotic. I slid my panties down one leg as far as i could then hooked them with my toe and snatched them off my whole body. he swiftly un buckled his pants and dropped them picking my small frame back off the couch uniting and loosening my corset with one hand as i tried to un do the busk with the hand i was not holding onto him with, our lips never separating. My corset hits the floor and he almost trips on it, i cant help but giggle against his lips. "not nice..." he bites my lip a little harder and i purposely don't muffle my moan. He groaned and rubbed against me through my dress. Alex was standing there walking toward the rooms when he stopped for a second, we had been sleeping apart so im sure he was deciding which bed to go to ... the problem is the two rooms had been given twin beds, the third bedroom on the other hand had a king. We looked toward it at the same time then nodded. He slammed me up to the wall grinding his still boxer clad member against my weeping cave. "i need you" I whispered. He took my cue and lifted me off the wall and headed for the bed wiggling his boxers off as he went. I was tugging at my dress as he lowered me to the bed. He grabbed the bottom and slid the thin fabric over my head and off my body. then alex looked at me and it felt like his eyes were burning a hole in me. his brows furrowed and he grabbed one of my hands and kissed it, then the other, then he brought himself to hover over me. "you are stunning my dear ... never hide your perfection from me."

My entire body blushed and that's when i knew for a fact that i loved him.