Maddie’s POV:
“ What help do you want with my magic?” I asked, intrigued and curious to know how he would use me. Throughout my life everyone used me for their benefit and threw me away after they were done with me.
“ I can't tell you all the details right now but it's not illegal and no harm will come your way.” His eyes softened at the end but my stomach still dipped with worry. How can I believe him? How can I trust him and walk with him wherever he takes me?
What if it is a trap to hold me in and kill me or use me and my magic against my kind! We are not friends and our kinds have had rivalry for decades.
“ Thank the goddess that you both are not killing each other.” Harry’s voice reached us before he came in the view with a relieved smile on his cheery face.
“ I was going to but took pity on him when he was begging me on his knees.” My eyes moved from Harry’s face to Rowan’s whose eyebrow raised in question at my statement and a playful smirk on his face and I just winked at him slyly.
I have changed so much in a short span of time and i have no shame in to admit that iam utterly and devastatingly attracted to this man.
Being in his presence like something has awakened inside me and I don't want to lose that feeling, whatever it was, it's so refreshing and positive.
“Uh-huh! I never saw this side of Rowan. If he did that then you sure bewitched him, Maddie.” Harry laughed at his own joke but I joined in it too, laughing at Rowan's expression.
“ You haven't seen all sides of mine, Harry.” Rowan said with a straight face that one thinks he is serious but the little twitch of his lips gave him away. I burst out laughing as Harry grimaced at Rowan’s statement before scurrying away from us and inside the cottage.
“ Who thought that the big bad wolf can joke too.” I teased, biting my lips and oddly aroused by his teasing and the carefree nature he is showing right now.
Something is so wrong with me and I don't know what!
“ I can do many more things, Little witch. You just have to ask.” He growled low in his throat, his eyes shining gold, making me squirm as the place between my thighs clenched hard.
“ Stop with the teasing, Rowan and get inside.” I stood up from the bench and walked inside the cottage to Join Harry.
We prepared some food and ate it together. Rowan and I flirted throughout the day, not subtly, not openly but flirted, amusing Harry so much that he was looking at Rowan with shock and surprise like whatever his friend is doing was for the first time and he has never seen this side.
I excused myself to my room and took a hot bath. I can feel so free and happy here that I totally forgot my life back at coven and how hard my life was back then and it seems years ago but not just days.
Sighing happily and sleepily, I buried myself under the covers and instantly fell asleep.
I don't know what woke me up but i am wide awake as my eyes opened but iam still laying on the bed and someone is breathing heavily on me and their hand covered my mouth muffling my scream as it ripped from me.
My eyes got adjusted to the dark and I can see Rowan is the person who is crushing me into the mattress with his weight and his hand covering my mouth
I thrashed my body wildly to make him lose his hold on me but his golden eyes narrowed in warning and a low animalistic growl left his mouth making me freeze under him.
Rowan’s face moved close to mine and his lips skimmed my ear lobe. Heat spread through my body at the action and I shamelessly got wet even as he is man-handling me. Something is very wrong with me.
“Shhh….Little witch! Don't make noise or else the monsters outside will eat you alive.” He whispered, his voice sounds husky and deeper than his actual tone.
I didn't move, not wanting to rub myself all over him and embarrass myself and his words didn't make any sense.
“ We will talk about your arousal afterwards but our place got surrounded by rogues, I think they are that but they are disfigured, disgusted f*****g creatures and who knows what they are.” Rowan shuddered at the last part.
“ I am going to move my hand from your mouth and don't make noise.” He warned as he removed his big palm from my mouth and I took a deep breath. He hasn't removed himself from my body and is still pinning me to the mattress with his big body.
“ What the hell do you think you are doing!” I demanded, my voice coming out in a whisper. I punched him on his shoulder but it didn't make any difference. I tried to push him away but the fucker is not budging.
“ Don't be so dramatic. I told you that we are surrounded by those crazy fuckers and if they sniff us in here they will rip us to shreds.” He rolled his eyes in annoyance.
“ Whatever and it didn't give you any right to do this!” I pushed him off of me, glaring at him and slowly sitting up in the bed. I can feel presence outside these walls. My head was occupied and distracted so I didn't sense anything but right now it's clear and I can even taste their rotten smell making me gag.
Witches don't exactly feel this intense but I was always special and intense. Always knowing what is going to happen before it happens and who was behind the closed doors.
“ What are they actually?” I asked, pushing down the bile which is trying to come up. Rowan can see my struggle and I just sent a glare his way when his lips pulled into a smirk.
“ No one knows exactly what they are. They look like a deformed animal and a human. They are literally killing machines.” Rowan's jaw ticked and his face contorted in anger.
“ Man, they smell so bad. I am going to puke my guts out.” I gagged again, their smell overwhelming and growls can be heard from outside.
“ You haven't even seen them yet. They look bad too and kill so disgustingly and eat them after that.” He shuddered, his eyes falling on the window.
“ What are we gonna do now?” I asked, looking at where his eyes are and the shadows move along the trees.
“ You need to do something and make them go away. You are the witch and you are the one with magic.” He stated like it's obvious and I am dumb.
“ No s**t Sherlock.” I scoffed, closing my eyes and started focusing on my energy and my magic. I know the protection spell and I doubt it will work on these creeps but doing something is better than doing nothing.