Warning: Adult themes
LEO
I put a supportive arm around her back, helping her sit on a stone. I shiver at the touch of her skin on mine, heightened now by the Bond between us.
Her scent is weaker, she smells like a bromelin stem – weak, scared and broken. Even though she’s trying to wear a brave face, the humiliations sink deep in her bones. This is not the scent I recognized at first – the scent that called out to me was intoxicating and magnetic.
I will make it a part of my mission to have everyone who has caused her pain and broken pay. They’re now deemed my enemy, I don’t care if they’re my family members or hers. Kendra is now under my protection. By disrespecting her, means disrespect to me as well.
“I can smell your fear, Kendra.” My demon roars inside me as I level her with a gaze. “Do I frighten you?”
She gives a tight shake of her head. “Is there something about you to be afraid of… My Lord?” I see a hint of blush crest on her cheeks making her look even more adorable.
“I am no Lord.” I retort. A low growl sound in my throat and she makes a conscious shift on the stone. I hate it when I’m addressed as royalty and my demon do not like it either. “You can call me by my first name, Leo.”
She gasps, her oceanic blue eyes sucking me in as they widen, “I cannot call you by your first name” She looks down and start biting her nails nervously. “ You are the Alpha, the king’s first son… I know who you’re?”
My demon rumbles, calming down for the first time in many years, and I instantly know there is something special about her… It reflects in her innocence. She has the aura of an Alpha, she just didn’t know that yet. I will have to show her. I will make her my Queen.
“ The person that told you about me, should have also mention that I have been stripped off of every royal rights and titles?” I pin her with a gaze that makes her uncomfortable.
Her throat visibly throbs as she swallows, “Yes…” she says, biting deeper on her nails.
“Well, now you know… if you can’t take my first name, stick to calling me Sir…. I am your teacher after all ”
Turning on my heels towards the Calabash I filled with healing herbs on a flat stone laying at the corner of the cave, I feel her scorching eyes on me, when I turn my head to face her she drops her head down. A smirk hit my face at her child behavior. “And… ohm Kendra.”
“Sir!” she flinches, looking back up, but dodging my eyes.
“Stop biting your nails. You are not a pup anymore.”
She sharply removes her finger from her mouth. “Sorry…” she literally whelps as she meets my eyes and appreciatively says, “ thank you for saving me back there and… for nursing my wound.”
“ It’s alright. I applied some herbs to your wound, it will take a little time to heal but you’d be fine soon.” I walk to where the herbs are and pour a cup of concoction from a rough ceramic pitcher. Returning to her, I hand the cup to her. “ You should drink this. It will help you recover faster.” I hand the cup to her and sits opposite.
Inspecting it, she sips and furrows her eyebrows. She squints her eyes at me, clicking her tongue repeatedly at the sharp pungent flavor. … “ What the hell is this made of? yarrow and old piss? Yuck!”
I fight back the urge to laugh. “ when you’re done whelping, you drink up.”
“All of it?”
“All of It, Kendra.” My tone is firm and impenetrable. “Drink!” i command, hoping it makes her drink without further questions.
“I don’t want to.” She laughs softly, trying to rile me up.
“It doesn’t matter what you want. You have to drink it.”
“No!” she challenges.
I like this rebellious side of her. The childishness she displays doesn’t match her smart mouth, and I’m so eager to see what other hidden side of her envelopes.
“ Are you going to drink it now or you want me to force it down your throat.” I growl at her.
She let out a snort. “Okay! Tough guy... I’m drinking.” She empties the cup in a few gulp, small of it spilling and falling on her chest…
“ What are you really? She asks. “A spiritual healer? You should have just dipped me into the healing spring instead of going through all this stress.” She pauses and a frown crease her forehead as a harsh realization hits her. Her voice drops into a low mumble. “Oh! I can’t heal like the rest of you.”
I look at her with contemplation, “ Does it bother you?”
“What?”
“That you don’t have powers?” I ask, wanting her to open up to me… to bare her heart, to confide in me, to tell me everything that has made her broken… I want to shoulder all her burden.
She gives a humorless laugh, “I don’t know.” pushing her pink hair off her face, she takes a deep breath. “ Maybe I’m not worthy of anything good. Some of us aren’t born special, and when you find yourself in that rare category, you live the rest of your life in isolation… alone and… miserable.” She wipes the tear that escaped her eyes and sniffles.
I want to pull her into my arms and kiss away her pains but now is not the right time. Until I’m ready to take the throne with her by me, I will keep my demon’s urge to pounce on her soothed.
“You are a f*****g mystery… Leo.” She says in a low voice and I feel it deep in my soul. My name sits like a honey in her mouth and I wouldn’t want her to ever stop saying my name. “ The rumors about you, are they true?”
“ Half of the things you’ve heard are not the truth.” I admit.
“ Which means there are some truth in them?”
I snigger at her curiosity. Choosing to Ignore her, I waltz out through a door on the cave wall.
KENDRA
I step into the soft sunlight outside the cave to join Leo who suddenly disappeared on me. Taking in the sweet smell of nature and the salty tang of the ocean breeze, I never felt so alive and free…
I can hear the rustle of wind like a language, I see the movement of every leaf and insect. A strong gust of wind rips through the trees spraying me with green leaves and ruffling my hair.
Looking ahead is a still beautiful blue stream and it leaves me wondering how far we're from home. I never knew such beautiful place exists in Stormhalt as I never did go out often.
Down at the water edge, I sight Leo's godlike figure emerging out of the water half naked. I am mesmerized by the way water cling to his long hair and sliding down the dark strands to pool on his shoulders.
I can see all of his muscles clearly defined. I also noticed for the first time that there is an ink on his right bicep. Leo has a tattoo – dragon tattoo.
He shakes his head and run his palm down his wet face, allowing the water from his hair to spray around him like a drizzle. He slowly start to dip back into the water.
How am I suppose to behave in the face of all that? His body is calling for me, and I can’t help but respond. Ever since that first day of school, I haven’t been able to think of anything but getting close to him.
I press my legs together to control the arousal that is engulfing me but my hand has moved of it own will to lift the fabric on my body.
Biting my top lip, I walk backward until my back hit a tree and my two fingers find my c**t.
Parting my legs farther, I arch my back against the tree, biting down a moan, enjoying the feel of my fingers as I rub… imagining it is him touching me.
As my eyes flits close, I picture him in front me… His gorgeous face, his hot body, his luscious lips… My mouth parted and his name flies out of my mouth as I slide my fingertip inside my core, wet and hot.
Moaning his name, I dig my finger in faster. His name on my lips is pushing me over the edge. Alpha freaking Leo.
I lose track of everything except Leo. crashing into a sea of ecstasy a loud throat clearing jolts me up.
Hot shame rushes over me when i open my eyes to Leo standing in front of me, pinning me with a possessive gaze that manages to knock the wind out of me.
“What are you doing?” his voice is dry and husky and has the ability to make all my problems cease.
I stand there, speechless. What will I say? He just fvcking caught me m**********g. Christ! My heart begin to hammer loudly… add it a lyrics and a few chords and you’d have a hit song.
I close back my eyes, hoping that by the time I open them again he will be only in my imagination.
“Open your eyes, Kendra” he instructs, and I feel my pvssy moisten at the hoarseness of his voice. Yes. He has that much effect on me.
Leo places a hand on the tree I am backed up against and shift until his foot is between both of mine. His eyes moved to my mouth as he stepped closer. “You were touching yourself…” His eyes darkens with lust and desire… “Why did you take my name?”
I swallow once, feeling embarrassed… “ Because I saw you. You were in my imagination.” I answer as my eyes roves over his wet bare chest. “I was thinking of you, Alpha.”
He chuckles as his hand start coming up to my face. My body clench and I close my eyes in anticipation of what is to come. He is finally going to kiss.
I open my eyes when he touches my forehead to feel my temperature instead.
Wait! That’s it? For a second I thought he was going to stroke my cheek, tilt my head and crash his lips on mine. I wanted him to kiss me, to touch me, how hard can that be?
He takes a step back, breaking our connection. “ You are fine now… gather your things, I’m taking you home.”
I raise a brow and nod, so turned on I feel the need to dip my finger down to finish what I started. “Whatever you say, sir.”
His gaze lowers back down below my waist as he notices the movement of my hand. “Don’t touch.”
“Yes sir…”