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We knew you filthy sinners loved the smut last chapter, so have some more! The plot doesn’t intrude (literally) until the end. And as always, let me and @raedmagdon know what you think in the comments and in our ask boxes!
A curious warmth spread in Lexa’s chest, and it took her a moment to recognize it as amusement. It had been so long since she’d found anything funny that the feeling seemed unusual at first. Gradually, though, she began to smirk. Would Nia be infuriated to find out that only the night before, she had been the one holding Clarke at the end of a chain? It was exactly the sort of thing that would crawl under the Empress’s skin.
A knock on the door drew Lexa from her thoughts. She remained in bed, waiting, her stomach fluttering at the possibility that it might be Clarke returning. Perhaps, Lexa thought, she could convince her new lover to join her for a few stolen minutes before she was forced to return to Ontari’s ludus.
Although she pulled the silk sheets protectively around her body just in case, Lexa was relieved to see that it was indeed Clarke who entered the room. As soon as she saw her lover’s face, looking warm and golden without the pale powder of her makeup, Lexa let them fall again. Clarke’s smile brought the sun into the room and made Lexa forget all about shielding herself from view.
“I was hoping you wouldn’t be awake yet,” Clarke murmured, approaching the bed with a sway in her hips.
Heat blossomed in Lexa’s core. “Oh?”
“You fought a pauna yesterday and lived. I’m surprised you didn’t want to sleep for a year.” Clarke’s eyes did not hold much worry. They traveled from Lexa’s face to her shoulders, lingering without shame on her breasts.
“I feel rested,” Lexa said. Short sentences were all she could manage under the circumstances. Clarke had a way of stealing her words.
Clarke ran her tongue over her lower lip, drawing it between her teeth. Her gaze traveled lower still, to the portion of Lexa’s body still covered by the sheets. “Perhaps I had hoped to wake you myself.”












