A cold night had come again to their castle, then again when one lived in a place consumed by snow it was rare not to have a cold night. Being a demon of ice and spirit the cold should not have bothered Mari at all, though it did, because she craved her mate's touch on nights like these. Purple lips curled into a smile while she played with the youngest member of their rather large family, most of whom lived in the castle with them or just outside of it. Mari rose from her kneeling pose as a male came into the room who just happened to be one of the males who irritated her.
"How goes the eve Ir?"
"Fine. Your king is back, figured you'd want to go see him."
If the cocky smile wasn't any clue Ir figured that soon as she reached her mate, king of their home and family, she'd jump his bones. Which may have been a valid assumption if she was not more in the mood to just be in his arms. Looking down at the little one who was still playing Mari shifted glowing violet eyes to Ir, the look in them all too serious.
"Make sure she gets back to her parents safely, Ir."
"Hey, I only follow the king's orders, not yours."
Shaking her head softly Mari exited the room, heading for the chambers that she shared with her mate while she tried to figure out if Ir would in fact make sure the child faired well. Knowing that Jax wouldn't bring anyone into their family without trust, she kept faith in the fact that Ir would probably do the right thing. Bare feet made little to no noise on the stone in the hallways while she made her way, the black silks she wore making even less sound as there was barely anything to them, basically a black leather bra and panties with a loin cloth that reached her feet tied at both hips. Mari didn't wear such things just to show off for her mate, she also wore them because it was traditional dress for females in her home realm.
Reaching their chambers Mari stilled, her pointed ears listening for any sounds in the chambers or the hall, but nothing came to her senses. A slight blush came to her snow white cheeks while she shifted a lock of her silver hair behind one long pointed ear. Opening the door to their room she stepped inside quietly, closing the door behind her once she had cleared it. Shifting her eyes around she didn't see Jax and confusion warred over the plane of her face before she moved to the bathroom, hearing the slight splashes of water. Entering the room she found Jax up to his neck in hot water, head laid back against the edge of the tub, eyes closed.
Moving over to the raised bath she walked silently up the steps to sit on the marble next to his head, running long fingers through his bright blue hair. Seeing him stir she smiled when his red eyes opened to stare up into hers with a smirk. Playing her claws over the horns that his hair almost hid from view she leaned over him, brushing her lips against his in a soft kiss.
"How went the meeting my love?"
"Just a bunch of their normal complaints and issues."
"Seems you will never escape them."
"Kind of like a gang, once you join you can never really quit. Lucky me they pretty much ignore me until they want something."
"She wasn't there was she?"
"Jealous Mari?"
"Until the day she dies at my feet."
With a laugh Jax wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her into the hot bath while she yelped in surprise, but then that ended in a growl of annoyance.
"These are my favorite silks!"