Larii

Book: A Courtesan of Rome

Pairing: Marc Antony x Mc (Lysandra)

Warnings: Fuck you -with love-, that’s a spoiler.

I don’t think you guys need to know where we are in the timeline, but around 40-38 BC.

                 The Words That Went Unsaid

Antony’s breathing was slow and steady as he listened to the gentle rain falling from the Athenian sky. One of his hands drew small circles on the waist of his mistress, the other was buried deep in her hair as she slept.

He stared up at the painted ceiling, enjoying the peace and quiet of the place. The slaves were still asleep, and even his daughter, Antonia, seemed to have found rest.

She was a bit peculiar that way. Now Antony, he could sleep at any moment of day, years at war camps waiting for attacks having made it so he could adapt at any type of environment. His Lysandra could only sleep at night, finding the sunlight most inconvenient. But their daughter seemed an owl. No matter how much the mother tried, the child would refuse to sleep at night; she would instead walk around the villa, nose buried in a scroll, or just staring at everything with a contemplative frown on her delicate face. She paid the price though, since she was always tired during the day.

Pairing: Drake x Ilena

Word Count: 2025

Rating: SFW

Description: A scenario that pretty much every Drake x MC writer has attempted. This is my take on it. 

Note: This kind of sucks and I’m not too happy with it, but I just needed to finally get it out of my head and wash my hands of it so that I can focus on the piece I’ve been struggling with for 3 days. Fight me. 

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“He’s asked me to meet him tonight.” Ilena  stands in Drake’s doorway wearing a beaded silver gown that makes her look more luminescent than he’d ever seen. “I’m leaving any minute. I thought you deserved to hear it from me.”

Drake’s heart falls to his stomach. He knows this is it. He’s about to lose her and there’s nothing he can do.

“Ilena… please don’t go.”

She watches him, he looks like a lost child, right on the verge of tears. Her heart is aching to reach out and touch him.

“I have to, Drake.”

I love that Drake took a bullet for us, but I don’t love that Drake took a literal bullet. He better not die without knowing that MC loves him!!

 Literally me right now:

And this is gonna be me when we get to chapter 1 of book 3 and Drake’s life hangs in the balance. 

Pairing: Drake x MC.

Summary: Riley had a nightmare.

Note: Drake x MC fluff 💕 I hope I will be able to put a smile on your face with this one.😊💕

And to those of you who requested fics last night. I’ve already started working on them and soon I will publish them. Thank you so much for your requests. 😊💕

- Drake found himself still awake at 4:15 am unable to sleep. He looked beside him and saw this beautiful woman sleeping peacefully. Her lips parting slightly. Her hair laying across the pillow. He smiled to himself at the sight of her. He is still not used to this. He never thought this will ever come true, she is Ms. Walker…his wife.

His stomach interrupted his thoughts as it let out a growling sound, letting him know that he is hungry. He sighed as he kicked the covers off him and made his way to the other side of the bed. He covered her and kissed her forehead, smiling to himself at the sound of mumbling she is making.

He made his way to the window, looking out at the lights of Paris at night. They decided to live in Paris near Savannah so they can visit each other and Drake can be relieved knowing that his sister is okay and that he is near her if she ever needs him. Riley and Savannah became closer than he thought they would, it was Riley’s decision to live here. He couldn’t believe how much she cared about him and his sister. Every day he keeps reminding himself how lucky he is to have this woman beside him. He smiled at the thought and slowly made his way to the kitchen.

He opened the fridge looking for a bite to eat when suddenly he felt her tiny arms wrapped around him from behind as she pressed her cheek on his back. He was surprised, she was just asleep and she never wakes up that early.

“Hey, it’s too early. What woke you up at this time of night?” Drake said turning around to face her.

“I…I was worried about you…w-when I woke up and realized that you are not beside me…” She said avoiding any eye contact with him. He can easily tell that she is lying. He knows her very well. She looked sad and scared.

“Hey, look at me” He said resting his finger under her chin making her look at him.

“What’s wrong?” He said cupping her face with his large warm hands.

“I…I had a nightmare…that we had a fight and you left” She said her eyes tearing up. Her cheeks still pinkish from sleeping.

Drake chuckled at how cute she looks “Come here” He said pulling her to his chest hugging her tightly.

“Listen…I never thought I will ever have you, everyday I keep reminding myself how lucky I am to have you. Do you actually think that I would leave you that easily? I love you, Riley. You won’t get rid of me that easily” She smiled. He knows what to say to make her smile and feel better.

She pulled back a little, his hands cupped her cheeks again “Just…promise me that if we ever have a fight, we will talk it out immediately and you won’t leave me”.

He smiled warmly at her “I promise” He said placing kisses all over her face then he pulled her to his chest again hugging her tightly.

After a minute he pulled away “Come on, go back to sleep. It’s too early. I will eat something and follow you immediately” He said kissing her forehead.

“No, I’ll stay with you. I’m not sleepy” As soon as she said that she yawned. Her eyes barely open.

Drake chuckled and shook his head “It’s about me staying here, isn’t it?”.

She smirked as he picked her up “I meant to say WE should go back to sleep” He said as he kissed her nose. She buried her face on his neck smiling to herself as he carried her back to their bedroom.

Pairing: Drake x MC.

Summary: Drake realizes that he is not lonely anymore.

Note: It’s the same diamond scene from the last chapter but from Drake’s point of view. I hope you enjoy it! 💖

- Drake found himself back to being left lonely with his thoughts, after he finished preparing Maxwell’s tent and made sure that everyone got into their tents safe, especially her. Even if he didn’t show that but he had his eyes glued on her the whole trip. Hell, he suggested the trip idea just to spend more time with her just like why he came to the whole tea party even though he knew that he will get tortured by watching and listening to his bestfriend flirting with her and showing off infront of her like he always does, but Drake had something on his mind. He wanted Liam to be a part of this trip. He wanted him to come along. It’s been a while since the last time he, Liam and Riley been on the same place and a lot of things has changed since the last time. His relationship with Riley has grown and they became a lot more closer than before and he wanted to see how she will treat him and Liam when they’re all together. He wanted to make sure that she is not using him like all the other ladies in the past even though she proved otherwise this whole journey since she came, but he still has trust issues. He is still convinced that no one would choose him when Liam is around, especially someone as amazing as she is.

Drake sighed as he leaned back on the comfortable pillows behind him. His thoughts went back to the beginning of the tea party when she caught him and Kiara talking. “You know you’re mine, right?”. Her words kept repeating on his head the whole trip. She was jealous?! He still can’t believe it. Her words caught him off guard, she was even angry. He is the one who usually gets jealous when his bestfriend or the nobles get to spend time with her. But her getting jealous?! That was something so surprising to him. Despite the fact that she was jealous, she called him “Mine” and that caught him off guard even more, that he needed time to process what she said and find the right words to say. He never thought that he’ll ever hear her calling him “Mine” or that she’ll need to. She even said that she is not afraid to kiss him infront of everyone if she has to stake her claim on him. Just remembering her words made him smile to himself, not to mention she kept talking with him the whole trip. She ignored Liam, his comments and his looks. Or maybe she didn’t recognize it? He is not sure.

His thoughts got interrupted when the flap of his tent opened and her tiny figure entered his tent! His jaw dropped open and he couldn’t speak, his whole thoughts got messy. She smirked at him “Oh, I’m glad I didn’t knock” she said when she realized that he is shirtless, Drake’s tongue got tied and he didn’t know what to say. “Mckenzie…what are you doing here?”.

She smirked at him again “Isn’t it obvious? I’m here to seduce you!”.

Drake swallowed hard as his mind went numb “What?” the word left his mouth without his permission. Did she really just say that?!

She looked around the tent, then at the candles surrounding it, then she smiled at him “Isn’t this at least a little romantic?” She said as she headed towards him.

She pressed her body against his, cuddling by him as she placed her hand on his bare chest, nuzzling on his neck. His arms wrapped around her automatically. He felt her breath on his neck and her warm body pressed against his. He never was this close to her before, his body started getting on fire and the hunger for her is impossible. He took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

Quickly, he thought about the best thing to say “It feels good to be out here, with you”.

“I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself, I wasn’t sure” she said.

Drake ignored the thoughts that are jumping crazily on his head, and tried to focus on what she said “What do you mean?” he asked confused.

“You’ve been pretty bossy with everyone, since we got out here” She said drawing circles on his bare chest.

“Bossy? I am just trying to keep everyone safe!” Drake said still confused, he was just taking the responsibility since it was his idea to get out here.

“Yeah…by giving everyone tons of orders” She said, as her lips formed a small smirk, looking up at him.

“I guess my dad always ran a tight ship when we went camping, maybe too much of that rubbed off on me…” He said lost in thought, then he felt disappointment wash over him and he felt bad. He definitely ruined the trip for her or else she wouldn’t have said that. He always ruins everything on himself because of his personality, people always misunderstood him and didn’t like him especially because of his personality. “Sorry, I hope I didn’t ruin the trip” he said disappointed, before her words caught him off guard once again.

“To be honest, it’s cute!” She said smiling.

“Really?” He asked surprised. Nobody thought that his actions are cute before. They always hated it and found it annoying. She always seems to see him in a different way.

“Yeah, in a very Drake sort of way. It’s adorable that you take it so seriously” She said smiling lovingly.

And that’s what she always does. She changes his way of thinking about himself. A lot of things he never liked about himself before, started liking it just because of her. He wouldn’t deny the growth of his personality since she came. She made him more confident in himself, a lot more than before. She is the only one who makes him feel comfortable to be himself around.

Drake smiled to himself, then looked down at her “I aim to please. Is there anything I can do to make your camping experience more enjoyable Ms. Mckenzie?”.

She smirked at him “There’s one thing…you can kiss me” she said as her eyes met his.

And there she is again, wanting him to kiss her. “Mckenzie…” He said as he raised his thumb tracing her lips lightly. Can he resist? “You know I want to” He said as he licked his lips. “Then do it” She said. He noticed her eyes darkened hungrily.

“Aw, hell” He said as he leaned down and pressed his lips against hers hungrily. One of his hands tangled in her hair as he moved on top of her kissing her hungrily. He felt her lips forming into a small smile for a few seconds before it started to get heated. His hands slid down her body pulling her waist closer and caressing every part of her body causing her to let out a moan. He started to pull at her clothes wanting hungrily to kiss every inch of her skin when suddenly they got interrupted by Hana’s yelling reminding them that they’re not alone here.

Drake looked down at her still affected by their burn a few seconds ago. “Next time we go camping, how about we do it without the rest of them” He knew exactly what he is offering and what he meant and he needed to hear her answer which he immediately received.

“I’m in” She said smiling, in her eyes something has changed. The way she looks at him, it changed. And he knew his look changed as well. There was a wall between them that finally has been destroyed. By this short make out he felt something. She felt something. Which is reflected on their eyes. He leaned down and kissed her deeply one last time, before he pulled her into his arms. She rested her head on his chest as he wrapped his arms around her. He kissed the top of her head, her lips formed into a small smile.

He watched her as she fell asleep between his arms. He never thought this would ever come true. He got used to the idea that it will always be only in his thoughts and dreams. But now, this beautiful lady is sleeping between his arms, and it’s real. Her breathing is steady as her lips parted slightly. God! She is so beautiful… He thought to himself as he brushed her cheek lightly. And for the first time in his life he felt really lucky. She wants him, only him. All the doubts that were hanging a few minutes ago flew away. Something big has changed with what happened between them. He knows it, she knows it. Then he realized something. He is not lonely anymore. She is here…with him. There’s someone who cares about him now, and not just anyone. A small smile formed on his lips as he watched her sleeping peacefully between his arms. He promised himself that he will protect her no matter what, even if it will cost him his life.

Three words crossed his mind as he watched her. He was so afraid to admit it to himself before, he always pushed them away, but this time they came without warning and he knew he can’t fool himself anymore.

the royal romance moodboards: drake walker

i’m not going to apologize for loving jake mckenzie. i’m not going to apologize for loving drake walker and liam. i’m not going to apologize for who i chose as my love interest. the app is called choices. these are my choices.

do not hate on others. do not hate on these fictional characters, ships, and books. keep your negative opinions to yourself.

I was inspired to write this after today’s chapter- Drake and MC finally got to spend an entire night together!?! So great!

But I couldn’t help thinking- what could have happened in the morning? Did anyone see her leaving his tent? This kind of just flowed from that thought. It’s a bit rushed and rough but I wanted to get it out straight away. I hope you enjoy!

Rating- PG. Very mild. Some innuendo. Plus a shirtless Drake. 😜

Riley woke when the first rays of light hit the tent, silently grumbling at nature’s early wake up call. She started to roll over but froze when she remembered where she was.

This was Drake’s tent. A thrill ran through her at the thought. She had spent an entire night in Drake’s arms for the first time. The first of many, she thought to herself with a smile. She hadn’t slept so soundly in months- enveloped in the warmth of his body and comforted by his mere presence. She could feel him still sleeping behind her and decided to risk turning to face him. His arm was slung loosely over her hip and she tried to twist herself around as slowly and quietly as she could without disturbing him, before settling into place and sucking in a breath at the sight of him.

He looked so at peace in the cool morning light, and younger somehow. She watched his bare chest as it rose and fell in a slow, comforting rhythm. In their current cramped quarters, his solid build dominated the space, leaving her feeling safer than she had in weeks. He had joked the night before about being the protector of the group, but Riley knew it was true- especially when it came to her.

She noticed his hair falling across his face and forced herself to resist brushing it back. She didn’t want to wake him. Not yet. She gazed at his relaxed face and knew she didn’t want to do anything to break the spell of this brief, perfect moment.

“I can feel you staring at me, Johnson.”

Drake’s eyes were still closed but a small smile played on his lips. Riley stifled a laugh and swatted at his chest.

“You’re supposed to be asleep, Mr. Walker.”

“So are you.”

He opened one eye and smiled before wrapping an arm around her and pulling her closer. She nestled into him as she had done the night before, quietly breathing in his scent and trying to memorise it. She rested her head against his chest and listened to his steady heartbeat match the pace of her own. It was so rare for them to find privacy of any kind. To have had eight or nine uninterrupted hours with him was a true treat.

“I’m glad you’re here, Johnson.”

His quiet words interrupted her thoughts. She lifted her head to look at him, marvelling at the soft expression on his face. He was so often guarded and on edge, but with every passing week she could feel him open up to her more and more. It was intoxicating.

She smiled widely and manoeuvred herself closer to him, bringing her hands to his chest and resting her chin on them.

“I’m glad you’re glad. Coz even if you wanted to, you can’t get rid of me now.”

He laughed softly and shook his head. “No chance of that.”

Her heart warmed at his words and she settled down against him again.

They remained that way for what felt like a fleeting moment before Drake picked up his watch and groaned.

“It’s already 7am, Johnson. You had better get back to your tent before anyone else wakes up.”

Riley held him tighter. “I’m not leaving. I live here now. Besides, you’re so warm. I’ll freeze out there.”

“Maybe I’ll have to warm you up later.”

“Drake!” She sat up in surprise as he laughed. She narrowed her eyes at him playfully. “Don’t say things like that if you aren’t going to follow though.”

He sat up too and looked her square in the eyes. “I mean it.” He pulled her into a long, deep kiss and she couldn’t stop herself from moaning into his mouth. She was so completely gone for this man, in a way she had never been before. The only thing that gave her any relief was the fact that he was just as hooked on her.

Riley reluctantly untangled herself from Drake and stood up. She unzipped the tent and stepped outside, allowing herself one final grin over her shoulder to Drake. She turned away from the tent and let out a yelp at the sight in front of her, stopping dead in her tracks. Drake scrambled up to the door of the tent and poked his head out, alarmed by her cry.

“Riley, what is it?!” He only used her first name when he was truly worried about her, and somewhere in the back of her mind she noted his sweet concern. But they had more pressing issues at hand. She moved aside so he could witness what she was seeing.

Maxwell.

Sitting at the campfire, and staring straight at them.

“Good morning, lovebirds.”

He was as chipper as ever, but there was a slight edge to his voice that Riley hadn’t heard before- Anger? Anxiety? She couldn’t be sure.

Drake spoke first. “Look, Maxwell-“

Maxwell cut him off with a wave of his hand. “Drake, I’m not going to tell anyone. Actually, I’m just surprised it’s taken this long for you to get caught. And in the tent right next to mine? Scandalous! I have to say, Riley, I’m shocked I didn’t hear anything last night. I thought you’d be more… vocal.”

Drake stepped out of the tent in a rage. “Don’t talk to her like that.” His voice was low and seething, and Riley put a hand on him arm to stop him from moving towards Maxwell.

She knew she had to say something to diffuse the situation, and quickly.

“Maxwell, I’m sorry you had to find out like this. But I’ve been trying to tell you how I felt about Drake for weeks! Every time I did, you would cut me off and virtually dance around the room with your hands over your ears.”

Maxwell sheepishly looked at the ground, avoiding meeting her eye. “I know, Riley. And I am happy for you guys. I’m just worried about what all this will mean for House Beaumont…” He trailed off and looked up at Drake. “And Savannah.”

Drake took a deep breath. “Savannah is my responsibility, Maxwell. I’ll always take care of her- now I know where she is.”

He glowered at Maxwell, whose guilt was written plainly across his face before he spoke again.

“Ok look, um, we can talk about this later. There’s something else you guys should know.”

Drake and Riley looked at each other in alarm before turning back to Maxwell.

“It’s about Liam.”

Riley’s eyes flitted to Liam’s tent in a panic as her mind raced with thoughts of what Maxwell may say next.

“Don’t worry, he’s not here. He left about an hour ago, said he had a breakfast meeting back on the train.”

She exhaled, relieved she wouldn’t have to walk on eggshells for the next few hours she intended to spend with Drake.

Maxwell was tense as he continued. “But Riley? Liam poked his head into your tent to say goodbye. He knows you didn’t sleep there.”

Her stomach dropped instantly. Their night of camping and innocent fun had turned into more drama than she could ever have anticipated. But it was a wake up call they all needed. Everything had to come out eventually.

This is my favorite part!! How cute are they? If this isn’t love i don’t know what the hell is 😭😭😭😍😍😍 finally they sleep together! My heart is so full right now