WARNING THERE IS A LEMON IN THIS CHAPTER, YEAH I WENT FOR IT.

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The two of them stayed together in the bed for a little while longer, just running the clock down until they would have to get up. Elsa had taken her usual place on her pillow's chest while Edward lazily kept brushing his fingers over her taut stomach. He periodically would check his pocket watch and would frown for a moment when he saw that time had passed. He would have to get up earlier than she would since he had to modify the infrastructure of the guard postings and routes since their numbers had taken a hit.

Stonewell likely would've done so but with his legs injured, the young man wanted to get a head start on it so the old one could rest. He had seen the state of the wound and could easily see the Captain would have a hard time getting around. He brought it up with the blonde and she said that she had an idea about it and left it at that. Putting that out of his head, he remembered that today, he needed to go get Lena so she could visit her brother that was in the infirmary and meet the Queen.

Today was likely going to be a very busy day and while he wasn't a shirker of a long day's work, found it somewhat saddening that he had to get up from his current position. He didn't let it show on his face nor did he look into the woman's eyes so that she would see his irritation, all he did was kept his eyes closed and enjoyed the time he had.

Which admittedly made him more and more reluctant to get up.

For the umpteenth time, he lifted the pocket watch and realized that he had about two hours before he had to get up. Even right now, at this moment, he knew some guards would be changing shifts in an hour and that he should organize the gaps that would undoubtedly be there from missing personnel. Realizing that it would be more irritating to leave later, he decided to get up now while he was partially willing to.

"Elsa."

The blonde responded with a lazy 'hmm' then groaned in a displeased matter when she felt her pillow begin to get up. He deposited her back into the bed as he moved to swing his legs over but felt a hand grab his arm. The young man held back a sigh and turned to the woman who was now beginning to get up herself. One of his collared shirts that she grabbed earlier was haphazardly buttoned and hung off her frame like an oversized jacket. Coupled that with her bare legs and dazed expression, Edward looked away.

He did not need to get caught in that trap.

"Where are you going, we still have another two hours?"

Edward knew that all too well and would've loved to stay where he was but he needed to get up and move while he had a mind to and there were some things he needed to do before the castle got up.

"I know but with everything that's happened, I need to see to guard postings. We may have made a rough design sketch after the attack but it would be smart to finalize them and make sure the castle security is covered."

He could tell that the woman understood and accepted the reason judging from her expression but all the same, she still didn't let him go. Physically, he could easily pull himself out of her grasp but as always, she had ensnared him with minimal effort.

"Elsa, can you please let me go?"

Her grip loosened at the 'please' but she kept a hand on him. He then chose to look at her eyes which were going through a range of emotions. Hesitance being chief among them, but there was also worry as well as a twinge of bitterness. Such emotions being displayed right now made him sit on the bed and face her with a patient expression. He wouldn't push for her to say what was weighing so heavily on her mind. She made the mistake of meeting his patient expression and the words slipped out of her mouth.

"Can't you stay just a little longer?"

The question was an innocent one which he could say both yes or no to without too many consequences. At least, it was supposed to be like that. The young man could tell that there was some emotional weight behind that question. He thought that he showed that he would rather be with her than anywhere else, so she'd never have to doubt that. If she was asking that question because she thought he'd rather be elsewhere then obviously he had failed.

"You should know I would rather stay here, with you forever, but we have duties."

That was obviously the wrong thing to say as that twinge of bitterness doubled in size when he said the word 'duties'. Elsa lightly scoffed and let him go before looking away while crossing her arms in a pout.

"Oh yes, we do have our duties. You, being the guard instructor and me being Queen, they must always come first."

Last night's conversation flashed in his mind and had him scoot closer and placed a hand on her leg. "You know that's not what I meant."

The blonde looked unconvinced and still refused to face him. Honestly, her actions were not what should be expected of a Queen but fit perfectly with a woman who was at her wit's end of trying to be what everyone expected her to be. While he did not take too much of everything that transpired last night to heart, he recognized that the alcohol helped the blonde release some of her deep thoughts. Him saying that she didn't know what she was doing was the last straw and let loose her outburst.

It was honest and showed that Elsa felt trapped and suffocated by her being Queen and how that her life was essentially predestined and determined for her without her say at all. He knew that she loved her people and wished to do right by them but could see that it all still weighed heavily on her mind.

It was why when the two of them were alone and she acted in a less than queenly manner, he didn't say a word about it. Others of less than honorable intentions could use what he knew against her, but he never let the thought cross his mind. He understood that it meant so much to Elsa to be able to act however she wished without fear that someone was watching her.

With her family, she could act anyway she wished.

Like right now, she was still pouting and trying stubbornly to not look into the blue eyes that were staring at her. Edward could tell that she would try to look anywhere but him for as long as possible and it would force him to stay where he was because he would not leave while she was like this. To speed things up, he scooted even closer to her before wrapping his arms around her waist and tugged her until she was sitting in his lap and they were a breath away from one another.

The blonde gave an insincere struggle to get out of his grip but settled into it while still looking away from him and kept her arms crossed against his stomach. With him so close, she could see his stare out the corner of her eyes and smell his natural scent that changed from the leather and metal she used to smell to an indescribable scent. It wasn't something she could describe with her nose but more of what she felt.

Firm reassurance, limitless patience, and understanding.

How these qualities could come from someone's natural scent baffled her mind yet it was what she felt down to her toes. Having those feelings go through her with him so close ate away at her stubbornness quickly, no matter how much she tried to resist, her eyes found his. No words needed to be spoken as his eyes easily peered into her walls that she would usually put up to keep others out but for him, they yielded immediately.

"...I just want to stay as Elsa for a little bit longer…"

She spoke so lowly that if he weren't so close he would have to strain to hear her, but the tone she took as well as her face losing its hard edges for more vulnerable ones were deafening. The perfect Queen that she projected to the world would never admit something like this, that despite all the power she had at her fingertips, she was still human. It made him wonder if she actually toyed with the thought of running away. He knew she had during her coronation but she came back and stayed becoming a wonderful Queen.

But the question was, did she stay because of obligation or her own desire?

She could've easily left Anna as Queen but instead chose to take the throne. Edward knew that the redhead may have been a little impulsive and wasn't on the same level intellectually as the blonde but she was still wise in her own way. She was creative, empathetic, and saw people as that, people.

Not subjects, numbers, or tools.

Just people.

The two sisters had that both in common which kept them apart from other monarchs who would use their subjects to attain their own selfish personal goals. Elsa cared for her kingdom as family and would likely not leave them needing aid if she could give it. He respected her for it, so much so that when she finally had moments of weakness like this where she could admit that things were becoming too heavy for her, he would do anything he had to so she could unwind.

With what she said still fresh on his mind, he really wanted to stay in bed with her. The reasons he wanted to get up earlier were important and he should see to them but he guessed that he could stay for a little longer.

Placing his hands along her sides, he easily lifted her up which caused her to yelp at the sudden motion. Flipping her around, he gently dropped her so her back was to him while her upper chest was against the pillow. Before she could turn and ask him why he had deposited her on the bed in such a way she felt two sets of fingers inch into her shirt from behind and grasped her shoulders. The four fingers comfortably dug into her skin as they kneaded it like flour that made her gasp softly. The thumbs dropped to the junction where her shoulder blades met along her back and gently dug themselves into her skin.

The combination of hand movements made Elsa's arms grow lax as all her muscles allowed themselves to be manipulated by the young man above her. While anyone could guess that the Queen of Arendelle was a stiff person and would rather not be touched by anyone, only the very few close to her knew that Elsa liked to soak in hot baths to relieve the tension she had during her day.

So only those very close to her knew that Elsa loved massages.

So far, only Anna and Gerda had been able to give the blonde a massage that left her putty in their hands. Edward noticed that she would always make the sweetest of sounds whenever he dragged his fingers along her skin but never before did he try to give her a massage. He was a little hesitant to not making it enjoyable due to his inexperience but the moan that she made when she clenched his fingers together spurred him on.

The young man added his palms and rubbed them on the tense muscles of her back which made the woman under him arch her back so his hands would touch her more. She folded her arms so that her head rested on top of them and sighed as her bedmate's fingers continued work on her. The shirt that she had borrowed was way too big for her and the collar gave way to his inquisitorial fingers yet still obstructed his access to the porcelain that was her skin.

With a mental huff, Edward moved one of his hands out of the shirt then reached for the hem of it. Grasping the material with his fingers, he slowly lifted the shirt up her back, letting his knuckles drag across her body. He was rewarded with the gorgeous view of the blonde's back as well as the sweet sounds that emanated from her. When all of her back was revealed to him and the shirt was bunched up at her shoulders, the woman lifted her arms and allowed him to remove it from her body, leaving her once again in her undergarments.

Seeing her in his bed, clad in only a pair of small clothes, receptive to his touches made his loins burn, yet he kept a mind for time. The young man looked at the blonde who had her eyes closed so she could better enjoy the feeling that his fingers gave her and grinned. Placing his palms on her shoulder blades, he once again kneaded her muscles but made sure to not touch her with his fingers.

Elsa felt his hands on her back as they rubbed away all the tension she had over recent events and felt herself sink deeper into the pillow under her. She was aware of her body being on display and normally would've already been pulling at the man next to her clothes but in this instance she was too entranced by the massage he was giving her. Her mind was melting and would've continued to do so until she felt him stop for a moment then ten sharp objects gently placed themselves on her skin.

The blonde senses perked at the different sensation that she might've thought something had happened but when all ten sharp points moved at once and dipped into every crevice that was on her back, her mind went to putty. She never said this, but she loved feeling Wrath's claws caressing her, it was as if the predator was drawing her entire body on her own skin. Memorizing each and every shape that made up her body. The sharp points each sent millions of tingles reverberating throughout her body, each nerve was sending so much stimulation to her brain that she fought very hard to not squirm.

After one of their heated encounters, and he would lazily drag his claws on her back, she'd be too out of it to move but not now. Now, it was a challenge in itself to not move at all and let the young man above her continue his work. She knew very well that if she jerked too much that those claws could easily sink into her body. The blonde wasn't afraid of the pain of that happening, rather the guilt that Edward would feel if he hurt her so did her best to remain still.

Her toes curled and uncurled relentlessly, while she tightly grasped her arms and put her face into the pillow to muffle her groans. Her back clenched and made even more ridges for him to explore and like a crazed adventurer, he went over every canyon, crevice, and ridge that appeared on the land that was her back. She was about to lose her control and move her legs to alleviate some of the desire to jump out of the bed, but then she felt five claws go lower than her back.

As they scratched down her backside and got closer to her posterior, they reclined just in time to miss her pelvis. A disappointed groan vibrated from the pillow that was in her face but a satisfied one was created when the claws once again touched her skin but this time she felt it on her legs. Once again, the waves of stimulation were overloading her mind and making her bite into the pillow while clenching her entire body in an effort to not move.

The blonde was aware that the only scraps of clothing that covered her only extended to her chest and her behind. Both articles of clothing remained intact as Edward did not scrape his claws against it as he would undoubtedly rip them leaving her bare. She wanted to scream, he was speaking earlier that he wanted to leave and go to the castle to conduct guard business and when she threw her little fit, he thought it would be a good idea to torture her in such a way?

The last few days had left her body so tense and initially she longed for a massage to get rid of it but with the way he was giving her one, she would end up with more tension that would only be released one way. The blonde shook her head, Edward could not be thinking that way, he likely only wanted to give her a massage then be off when she was relaxed. Of course he wouldn't wind her up to the point that they would do that in his bed…

His bed…

Elsa was aware that she was in his bed, she had slept in it twice now. It was just a bed but it reeked of his scent and with her burying her face in the pillow and taking deep breaths...she felt herself begin to get hotter and hotter. The young man's claws weren't helping either, he may have been trying to help her relax but all they did was yearn for more.

Much more.

"Edward…"

The young man made a sound that he was listening but continued his ministrations until she felt her begin to shift. Whenever he had her in his grasp he always did his utmost to be careful and mindful of his actions, doubly so when his claws were in play. When he placed them against her back, he made sure that at the slightest indication that she would get up he'd retract them so as to not leave a single mark on her flawless skin.

The blonde lifted herself up and his claws retracted instinctively as she finally sat up and faced him. Her expression had lost its earlier frown when she mentioned their positions in life and now had a longing one in its place. He was about to ask what was wrong but she had already scooted over to him and had her arms wrapped around his neck. Winter peppermint once again filtered into his nostrils and he took a deep breath so that the scent would rush to his lungs and held it for as long as possible so her scent could stay in them before exhaling.

Whenever he got a whiff of her smell, he felt a cool ice sensation traveling throughout his body and rejuvenating it with its refreshing breeze. Any ache he had in his body and mind would instantly yield to the breeze and to him it brought great pleasure to even get a faint whiff of it.

He allowed it to cloud his mind a bit longer which gave the woman a chance to pull him down to the bed until he was lying against the pillow and she was stalking over him. His senses came back quite quickly not to help him think better but to quantify the sensations the woman above him was giving him with just straddling him. Vaguely remembering the entire reason he wanted to get up in the first place, he tried to lift himself up to try and convince the blonde that he needed to go but she firmly kept him in place.

The longing expression on her face only continued to grow as she remained silent as she continued to stare down at him. Her hands were on his chest and her fingers clutched at his skin like he would disappear if she let go.

"Elsa?"

"Don't say it like that...say it like you did on the clocktower."

Edward looked confused for a moment wondering why she would bring that up. It was the night that he showed her his feelings and acted on them, one in which brought him both great love and pain. Having her in his arms and for her to think only of him and no one else was an indescribable feeling. It brought him such happiness in that brief moment only to be shattered by returning to reality and him remembering who they both were.

He remembered saying her name. After she had left he panicked and was prepared to scour all of Arendelle to find her. The hurt he felt that radiated off her when she thought that she meant nothing to him made him all the more sincere when he found her. He said her name like she was a treasure, one that he had dreamed of his entire life and was so close but just out of his reach.

"Elsa, what's wrong, why do you want me to say your name?"

All she did was look at him with the same expression that bordered on sadness, a look he remembered very vividly as the one he wore when he told her that night they couldn't be together. He wanted to wipe it off her face but didn't know how. All he could do was look into her eyes which were now blocking him from reading her thoughts.

"...I want you to say my name as if it were yours and only yours. That I belong only to you. I want to remember that as Elsa someone wants just me."

Edward heard her words and they resonated with him instantly. His mind already could connect the dots with what happened between them. The blonde felt that while she was here she didn't need to be anyone else, that she could be an ordinary woman with a man who wanted her. She wanted to hear that he wanted just her and nothing else, no title, no magic, just Elsa.

To him, it was obvious. There was nothing he wanted more. He already made leaps and bounds from where he used to be thanks to the woman and he would be content just to be in her presence forever. Yet even though he knew that she knew that, she still just wanted to hear it. She was Queen, her path in life was already chosen for her. Breaking from that path would be extremely difficult if not impossible due to the blonde's sense of obligation.

He knew that she would sacrifice everything for Arendelle in a heartbeat.

It made him so angry.

Whenever it really sunk in that sooner or later, politics would snap its fingers and have her go to them like an obedient puppy, he would leave the village so he could be alone. It was in those rare moments that he raged, raged more than he could remember. Those two bandits were a close second because even then, he held back but when he was alone and those thoughts plagued his mind, he couldn't hold back.

If Elsa actually committed to the idea of running away, he'd follow her and no one would make her return as long as he was alive. He'd kill anyone foolish enough to try and force her to shackle herself. He knew when they first started this relationship that these things would happen. He told himself that he could handle all that came with being with Elsa and he could for her. The stabs of pain that come from her being the arms of another or lying in his bed at night knowing that he could be curled against her was painful but he could endure.

What he couldn't endure, was the look on the woman's face that showed that she felt the same pain.

It had him sit up despite her attempts to keep him down until they were nose to nose. He looked deep into her eyes as he spoke, never once breaking eye contact so she could feel the gravity of his words.

"Elsa…"

His voice was low and full of such emotion that it filled her heart. Her name on his tongue felt like it was more precious to him than the air he breathed. His arms wrapped around her small frame and kept her close, an unspoken promise that he would hold on to her.

"...for as long as you wish to have me, I will always be yours. No amount of time, circumstance, or feeling will ever change that. Your wish is my command, your safety is all I care for, your happiness is my dream. As long as I'm alive, no one will harm you. Even if you are far away or out of my reach, I will still continue on the path that will lead to you, no matter how long it is, or how long it takes me to get there. You have opened my heart to the world and showed me that even someone like me can have happiness. You've made the impossible for me a reality and made me look to the future. You're everything I could want in this long life of mine."

His words and their meaning cut straight into Elsa's heart as she looked into his sincere eyes more closely before she closed the distance between their lips. The kiss was full of pent up emotions that had finally broken the containment that barely held them and now that they were free, they would run their course.

The blonde's hands roamed the man's chest before pushing him once again down onto the bed. His arms held her fast and she fell down with him never for a moment breaking the kiss. Her fingers grasped his shoulders like a lifeline and she tilted her head while nibbling at his lower lip which made him open his mouth and she dove in without hesitation to deepen the kiss. The hands that were wrapped around her remained at the small of her back and where shoulder blades met just to keep her where she was.

After a few moments, Elsa finally pulled back enough so she could speak. The two of them were already out of breath from the intense bout as the blonde was able to gather her breath and speak first.

"If I really am what you want, then take me, now and forever."

Those were some heavy words that he didn't miss the meaning behind them. What she was proposing was something that they really needed to think about. It wasn't a choice that shouldn't be made lightly.

"Elsa, are you sure you want to go that route? With the recent attack, your council will likely be too busy to push the subject too much so you can rest. I've already proven that I can suck up seeing other people trying to court you, you don't have to-"

"I don't care about any of that. You saved my family and cared for them. You followed after me when you thought I was in trouble. You saved me. You were always there when I needed someone most. Me being Queen has taken everything from me and left me with nothing that I call my own, I want you. I want you to be mine, not Arendelle or the Queen's, just mine."

Edward took in her words and noted the conviction that was behind her eyes. She really meant it. The two of them had already commemorated their relationship in a physical way but this time, she wanted to do it as a promise. Each other time they indulge in their desires, the two of them bared each other their hearts and souls into one another to become that much closer with the understanding that someday, this would end.

Today, she wanted to rewrite the terms of their relationship. She wanted to make a promise that they would remain each other's and no one else's. It was what he wanted for the very beginning but didn't dare ask for it as he considered what he was and who she was. He was content that she had shared so much with her but now after hearing her say she wanted more from him, he couldn't leap at the chance fast enough.

Edward rolled the two of them over so he was on top and captured her lips once again in a passionate kiss. His hands began to explore her back lazily dragging his claws against her back before bringing them to her undergarments. He lightly grasped them with his claws before giving them a quick tug that ripped them and he threw them over his shoulder without a care.

The young man broke the kiss to place chaste ones on the blonde's chin, neck, collar, then finally to the bright pink nubs that were oh so sensitive to his touch. Elsa was breathing heavily during his kisses but when he closed his lips around her nipple and gave it a lick, she gave out a gasp. One of his hands came out from behind her back and gently pinched her other nipple with the sharp points of his claws and the nub instantly hardened.

Elsa slightly lifted herself up and grabbed the back of the young man's head so he could be even closer to increase her pleasure. He switched breasts and bit into the hardened nipple on the other side while giving the other the same treatment. His other free hand trailed down her back before coming to the front near her waist and dipped into her underwear where he could already feel a wetness on her nether lips.

One of his regular fingers dipped into her heat and the blonde almost jumped off the bed. The finger lazily crept in and out like a saw before curling and scraping her walls making her moan louder and louder. Edward could feel the wetness beginning to increase and the woman's legs move around making her walls become even tighter. He released the nipple in his mouth and dragged his teeth down her body until he came to his prize once again.

He was still stimulating her lower lips with one hand while the other was kneading a breast before switching to the other. The scent that emanated from her was pure arousal and made him want to eat her whole. Finally after torturing her for a while longer he removed his finger and heard her let out a deep sigh then picked up one of her legs to put on his shoulder. He then positioned himself so his head was in between her legs with them being on his shoulders.

His hands crawled their way back up to her breasts and pinched them while he went to taste his prize. The long slow lick that he made against her lips had her arching like a cat and curled her toes tightly. Her hands once again grabbed his hair and pushed his head even more into her junction between her legs. Surprisingly there was no frost in the room and the young thought about asking about it later but focused on the sweet taste that came from within the blonde. His tongue lightly lapped at her outer lips before he dived inside and tasted at her with reckless abandon. He used his own lips to spread hers and plunged his tongue inside her making her squirm.

Elsa on her end was doing her best to keep her voice down while at the same time pushing the young man's tongue deeper into her. Her breathing was heavy and an intense heat hit her harder than any of the previous times they've done this. Her magic couldn't even form from such heat that flowed through her veins. Her head was delirious from pleasure as the knot in her stomach got tighter and tighter until finally it snapped and she released herself into his mouth.

Edward clamped down and drank like a dehydrated man finding water in days. When he finished, he looked up to see Elsa laying against the pillow with her eyes closed taking shallow breaths. He chuckled before crawling back up to her face and peppering her face with kisses. Everytime he got close to her lips, she'd shy away and made him chase them for a moment before she weakly pushed against his chest.

"...no..don't kiss me. You've got my juices all in your mouth..."

The young man laughed and went for one last attempt which she rolled away from. Realizing that he likely wouldn't get a kiss from her for some time, he gave up and sat up. He took a moment to appreciate the sight that was in front of him before returning to his previous post next to her legs and gently pried them apart. The blonde felt him settle in between her thighs and went back on her back so he'd have more access. The feeling of something stiff rubbing her lips sent an automatic signal to her brain to move her legs and wrap them around his waist.

His hands grasped her waist and he gave her some teasing thrusts that drew out some whimpers from her but he never sheathed himself inside her. Elsa tried to line them up herself but he kept moving out of line until she opened her eyes and gave him such an adorable pout. He pressed his fingers into the small of her back which made her get up to ease the pressure.

When she was nose to nose to him, he moved to her shoulder and nipped at it like he was taking small bites out of an unknown meal. The pinches and pulls of her skin made Elsa wrap her arms around the young man and give her own kisses to his neck. His fingers moved from her waist and once again dipped in between them and pushed its way into her making her actually bite into his shoulder.

Edward momentarily stopped what he was doing to appreciate the thought that Elsa just bit him before deciding to add another finger. His other hand crawled up to her breasts and easily engulfed one while he planted more kisses on her neck. The heavy breathing that sounded in his ear was encouraging and even made him even more stiff underneath the woman who he was steadily pumping into while she moved her hips to match his movements. How he wanted to pick her up and just impale her on his member and have his way with her, yet his desire for her pleasure always took precedence.

The third finger he added made Elsa scream into his shoulders as she almost jumped out of his grip. He moved his hand that was playing with her breasts to the base of her neck and lightly tugged on her hair to get her to release his shoulder. It took one or two tugs that made her bun loose and her platinum hair fell down her back before she let go. Elsa was breathing like there was no air left to be found around her and with her eyes screwed shut. She leaned back while using her arms to keep herself up and moved her hips even faster trying to chase her climax.

Edward was entranced with the view of the blonde on full display covered with a thick sheen of sweat and on the verge of losing what little control she had left for the coil in her stomach that got tighter and tighter.

"It's ok to let go Elsa…"

The woman's mind wasn't as far gone as he thought because she took a moment to snort while whispering.

"I'm...not..singing that...again…"

A mix between a confused and intrigued expression crossed his face but when he watched her screw up her face even more and her body arched as her mouth opened wide, he knew she was about to bust. The whine he got when he swiftly removed his hand made him grin from ear to ear. The woman on the other hand did not look as amused as she glared at him. She tried to grind her hips against his but hands were keeping her waist still. She watched him enjoy her struggles a little longer before he leaned over and made them nose to nose again.

"I didn't want to get my fingers covered in your juices. As you seem to have a problem with that."

Elsa once again tried to catch her high that was rapidly coming down by moving her hips but his firm grip prevented that. Her arms were already wobbly and wouldn't be able to generate the pleasure that the young man could before her. Letting out a huff, the blonde gave him an exasperated yet slightly amused expression before she scooted a little closer and captured his lips with hers.

She could taste a new spice to his mouth that likely was the trace of her essence. Surprisingly, the blonde found that she didn't mind the taste that much and melted into the kiss. Edward hummed into her mouth quite satisfied and lifted her hips off his. The blonde expected and waited for the welcomed feeling of having his fingers inside of her but when she felt that stiff object pressing up against her jewel, she only had a moment before he dropped her right on his member.

Her previous dying embers of her pleasure instantly returned with a vengeance as the feeling of being filled sent intense waves across her entire body. Her mind quickly locked her arms to keep them in a position to support her body before diverting all of its power to quantify the pleasure that rocked throughout her body. Edward on the other hand had moved to his knees while keeping a firm grip on Elsa's waist and was currently thrusting into her at a languid pace yet with significant force.

Feeling his tower drag itself out of her before ramming back kept the coil in her stomach at a constant tightness while each thrust tightened it even more. Each thrust brought a moan from her captive mouth until her head lulled back and she began to get more vocal. The young man enjoyed the tight, warm, and wet sensations he felt yet was also struggling very hard to not increase his pace greatly.

The sweet sounds the woman in front of him made were intoxicating. His own grunts were quiet as this didn't require much effort on his part. His own coil was wound yet not nearly as the blonde who seemed to be on the verge of releasing hers. Keeping the same pace, he increased the force of his thrusts to give her more pleasure yet also not hurt her. Her moans raised an octave until finally she had a silent scream before he felt something wash over his member. Elsa's arms gave out and she fell to the bed breathing even more heavily than before. Edward removed himself and crawled up next to her then propped himself on one elbow while lightly scratching her stomach with his claws.

"You ok there?"

The woman took a deeper breath and placed her hand on the one on her abdomen and nodded her head shakily. Edward brought his head down and peppered more kisses on the side of her face until she turned her head and answered with her own. The hand that kept him propped up on his elbow snaked under the blonde and lightly grasped one of her breasts and gently played with the hard nub making her groan his mouth. His other hand went lower until he had a gentle grip on her leg. Lifting it up then hooking it on his own leg to keep it propped in the air, he lined himself up with his target and with a satisfying reward, thrusted himself back into her lower lips.

This time his pace was faster as he put his hand under her knee to and dedicated his entire lower body to pleasuring the two of them. Elsa's mind was overloaded with the sensations that Edward's member sent throughout her body that she didn't realize that one of her hands went to the back of his head and pulled him into an even deeper kiss while the other propped her upper body up giving him more access to her chest.

The room was filled with muffled groans and the faint wet sound of skin slapping against each other. The bed shook from the force of their physical activities and their skin became drenched with sweat as they both were chasing after the same high.

Feeling the heat beginning to affect her oxygen supply, Elsa broke the kiss and tried to suck in as much air as possible which freed the young man's mouth which started nipping and biting at any flesh he could find. Edward was losing his own mind to the indescribable heat he was feeling but was cogent enough to make sure that he wouldn't leave any marks on her skin.

He knew that she wanted to definitely claim him as hers and he wanted the same yet ever the gentleman, he wanted to leave no evidence so she could change her mind if she wished to.

That was the only concession he could give at this time because all other thoughts were focused solely on turning her into a quivering mess which he would've recognized she already was if he wasn't so delirious with pleasure.

Elsa's fingers fisted the sheets tightly as the young man's thrusts got faster and harder, a telltale sign that he was close to finishing. How she wanted to just stay there and enjoy the sensations, she forced her mouth to speak as she tapped him with her hand.

"Ha...E-edward...I...want to...finish...facing you…"

Her voice was a little bit louder than a whisper but it was completely drowned out by the sounds created of their bodies impacting one another. Nevertheless the young man heard her and in a blink of an eye she was on her back with him leaning over like a predator. The two of them were still joined and he was still ramming his lower tower into her with reckless abandon.

Elsa reached up and placed her hands on his chest then with a mischievous grin, she produced a tiny amount of frost on the pads of her finger and pinched his nipples. Edward sucked in a breath at the coldness that he felt, it wasn't painful, just an odd sensation that increased his sensitivity to other ones.

Leaning down so he was a breath away from her lips, he gave her a devilish grin complete with his fangs as he reached down with one of his hands and lightly pinched her clit with his claws. Elsa felt a sharp jolt shoot up her body and she had the urge to scream. With her head too blinded from the nerve wracking thrusts Edward gave her, she didn't even think of trying to hold it in. She wrapped her arms under his armpits and brought him down to her before she bit into his left shoulder.

Unlike the first time she bit him which felt like a nibble to him, this bite carried with it an icy breeze that flowed from her mouth and into his skin. From her mouth, lines of frost went over and under his shoulder before connecting. The cool sensation he felt this time was such an offset to the heat he had been feeling that it shocked his system enough that the coil in his loins came undone and he released himself inside the blonde.

Elsa feeling the warmth of his essence blossom inside her let go of her own coil and held the bite as she groaned loudly before it died. When their highs finally died down, the two of them fell to the bed clinging to one another as their only lifeline to the world and not into a bliss induced sleep. Edward was face first into the mattress next to the woman's head as he tried to reboot his brain. Elsa on the other hand was still tightly grasping the man's body that was on top of her just basking in the afterglow.

The two of them were still joined but she could feel the wetness flowing from her, no doubt their combined essence. Her legs would not stop quivering and her arms were clenched tightly. She was mush and she loved it.

She wanted to stay here all day long, she couldn't think of anything right now.

Her nose picked up the thick scent of her sex and it was like a tranquilizer that had her finally let go of the young man who rolled over when he was released from her grip. She instantly crawled up to her usual spot and was content with being here for the rest of the day.

Edward's mind finally restarted as he took a deep breath and stared at the ceiling for a moment.

"Wow…"

That was the only way he could describe the sensations he just felt. His mind rationally knew that this wasn't their first time and he always did the same routine; rile her up, finish her first, let her rest, turn her into a quivering mess. That was what he always did but he just couldn't get the sensations he felt out of his head. Elsa adding her magic into their sex was a suprise but it was a welcomed one. The offset of her cold touch made all of his other nerves more attentive to additional pleasure.

Now that he thought about, he did the same to her whenever he would use his claws or his fangs.

He knew that she liked feeling them but he never knew that he would enjoy feeling hers as well.

"Mmm...took the words out of my mouth…"

Edward looked down at the blonde who was tracing his scars once again before her hand went over to his left shoulder where a new mark was visible. Unfamiliar with it, he raised his arm to get a better look at it and noticed that the line of frost that went completely over his and under his shoulder was made out of tiny snowflakes.

"You were really serious when you said that you want me to be yours. I doubt anyone will be able to dispute this claim."

As confident as she was before and during their heated encounter, the shy and apprehensive Elsa came to the surface as she looked a little unsure at the mark.

"...does it bother you?"

Edward shook his head as he wrapped his other arm around her before bringing her up for a chaste kiss.

"No, I just want to make sure that you really want to do this. If you're thinking what I think you're thinking then you need to be sure because we can't take this back."

Elsa laid against his chest then fixed him with a longing and meaningful glance.

"I don't want to pretend that what we have doesn't exist. You saved Arendelle twice, the people think you're a hero, surely the council can't object if you wished to court me."

He fixed her with a patient look, he was speaking to Elsa right now, the woman who was tired of politics and just wanted to choose something for her. That was all well and good but he knew what the Queen was thinking, the council could object to his request for her hand. She was the ruling monarch of Arendelle and he was still a man with an estranged past that was a waiting political nightmare if it ever became public knowledge.

There was also the fact to consider what he was. He felt better about himself and was more accepting of what he could do but that didn't mean others would too. He was a predator that fed off the wrath of his victims. The council would see him as either a monster or a weapon that they wouldn't want anywhere near their monarch.

He wished that he could say that things could be as easy as walking up to the castle hand in hand and just announcing their feelings for one another but it was unrealistic. He didn't want to crush that hopeful look in her eye but he didn't want to lie to her also.

"Elsa, you know as well as I do how much I wish for that to be true. This is not something you can just spring on them. You are in a delicate position right now and should take time to really consider all the risks that come with this. I understand that you don't want to act like there's nothing between us but you know that there is…"

The young man reached for the little necklace that was around her neck and brought it up between them.

"...this is my link to you and even when I'm not there, this will remind you that I'll come whenever you need me…"

He then lifted his left arm to show his mark.

"...and this tells me that as long as I have this mark then you're ok and I haven't failed in protecting what I hold dear. Elsa, I do wish for the day that I can publicly admit my feelings for you but this takes time and it's not something you can rush."

He didn't miss the flash of hurt that crossed her eyes but he could also see that she appreciated his words. She laid her head back down on his chest for a moment before taking a deep breath and exhaling then reached over to his nightstand to grab his pocket watch. She opened it and noted that they still had an hour before they needed to get up.

She remembered that earlier he wanted to check on the guard situation as well as Stonewell which was a noble reason that she couldn't expect anything less from the young man. As much as she wanted to stay where she was, the blonde slowly rolled off the bed and stood up then started gathering her clothes. Edward moved to follow her and was about to say something but she cut him off.

"I understand, Edward. While it isn't what I wanted to hear, I'm glad you were honest with me. Besides, it would be suspicious if we both arrived at the castle at the same time so it would be better if we left earlier. Something just occurred to me concerning the Captain and I need to get it done as soon as possible for he tries to get up and about."

The young man heard her words but still wrapped her in a loose hug so that she would look up at him. The hurt was still there but her words were genuine. No words needed to be exchanged between them, they knew what kind of lives the other led and how messy it would be if the two of them mixed. Yet during these stolen moments when it was just the two of them, everything felt right…

Hopefully, one day it wouldn't just be stolen moments.

Wow I am a total shitbag...I was trying to get this chapter off two weeks ago but it just wasn't happening. Writer's block is a bitch. I actually have a chapter 55A and 55B and picked which one I wanted to go with. This is 55B and I gave up on 55A like 4k words in because it was just SO WRONG. Anyway I went for it, I went for a lemon. I hope ya'll enjoyed it, I'm not gonna say I did because it stumped me for days. I wanted it to fit but Idk if it did so please don't be shy and tell me your opinions. I made this chapter exclusively an Ed and Elsa one because they haven't had one in a minute and the other aspects of the fic need a lot more content to them instead of being side notes. If I tried going for that 13k word chapter like that other chapter then this would've been delayed for a HOT minute so I thought i would break it up. Please tell me what you think and stay tuned, I'll try to cut my update cycle by another week and hopefully get back to my weekly groove. I already have a good idea of what I want the next few chapters to go so hopefully I can knock em out, anyway stay tuned and hope you enjoy.

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