Damien and I make our way to a winding staircase that seems to go on forever. As we begin walking up, he starts explaining the floor plan of the castle. “The fist floor consists of the kitchen, two different dining areas, a full gym and a recreation room for relaxation. All members of the pack are free to come and go.” That’s something unheard of to me. “This floor is for my Mother and Father they are-“
“Wait? The whole floor belongs to them?” I ask interrupting him, I flinch but he does not strike me.
“That is correct darling” he looks at me, worry etched into his face. “This floor belongs to my Gamma and his mate” We continue up the stairs for a bit. “This is the Beta floor. We’re getting close to our floor, don’t worry, after today you can take the elevator to get to our room.” He says
“Elevator?” I ask “you’re joking, right!”
“Not at all darling.” I’m yet again in awe. We reach a landing and Damien smiles. “Here is my office, the office that will belong to you, should you accept me, and right here is our bedroom.” With that he opens the tall wooden doors. My jaw drops to the ground. A bed the size of my old hut sat in the middle of the floor, red satin sheets and a black blanket draped over it. A mesh black canopy hung from above. A small black sofa at the foot of the bed directly in front of a beautiful radio. I look to my right and there’s a giant window with black curtains hanging open just a bit. The sunset pours through the crack.
Damien grabs my hand and leads me to a door in the room. “Here’s our bathroom, uh right now there’s only men’s products but we can fix that” he says slightly embarrassed. He closes the door behind us and then leads me to another door. “This is our closet, which you will be adding to tomorrow.”
“But I have nothing”
“You need not worry, tomorrow you, Amber and Rocket and I will take a trip to the mall to get you what you need”
“But-”
“No buts. Sit here, I’ll be right back” He says then kisses my hand sending electricity up my arm. He swoops out of the room, leaving me on the couch. I wait a few minutes when I hear him come back in. “You and Amber are about the same size, I borrowed a pair of shorts and a night shirt, some hair soaps and a brand new body wash” He says eagerly while leading me to the bathroom, his arms full of different toiletries. I begin to cry out of pure happiness. “Did I upset you darling?”
“No I’ve just never taken a proper shower, I’ve always bathed in The Lake with a single bar of soap.”
“By the Goddess I swear, you will never have to live so low again” Damien says, I actually believe him. We get into the bathroom and he turns the shower on. As he begins to walk out I ask him
“Will you stay while I shower?”
“Of course” I take my hair down, remove my shirt and pants. Once I’m down to my underwear, I look at him and he smiles at me. “You’re perfect Jazmyn” I remove the last of my clothing and step into the shower flinching away from the warm waters raining down on me. “I wasn’t sure if you preferred shaving or waxing so I brought you a razor for now, but the spa offers waxing as well.” Waxing? Ouch!
“Thank you” I say smiling to myself. I wash my hair with a shampoo that smells of honey and ginger. Almost like the cookies my mother once made. After rinsing and applying conditioner, I begin shaving my legs, this was thankfully one of the few things I was allowed to do at my old pack. I start to fantasize about my new life here. Damien by my side, forever. Having him whenever I need him. The fire starts again. After I’m satisfied that my legs are soft, I rinse my conditioner and wash my body, completely forgetting about the bruises. The water seems to have taken most of the pain away. I finish my shower and begin to step out. I track my eyes from his feet up, stopping at the bulge in his pants. My eyes widen and I look straight at his face. He wraps me in a towel, laughing at my expression.
“You really must learn to tame those thoughts of yours” He says. Damien sits me on the edge of the tub and begins gently brushing my hair, something I’ve never had. I’m experiencing so many new things already. After my hair is brushed, he parts it down the middle and begins braiding it, starting at the front all the way down. This is amazing. Now that my body is dry, I slip into the clothes, the shorts are a bit small, my butt peeking out of the bottom. Thankfully the shirt covers me well. I can feel Damien looking at me. The feeling lights that fire again. Slowly we make our way to the giant bed and he lays me down. “I’ll be out in a minute” he says walking into the closet. He comes out in nothing but a pair of boxers his erection still standing. He crawls into bed behind me and snuggles close. “Thank you for coming into my life” he whispers, nuzzling into my bare neck.
“Thank you for saving me” I whisper, drifting off to sleep. I dream of him all night. I awake at 5 am, my normal time and he’s still holding me, still asleep. I smile to myself. So it wasn’t a dream after all. I lay there for a bit longer when he starts to move around, waking up.
“Good morning darling” He says kissing my forehead. “Thank the Goddess it wasn’t a dream” I laugh and he raises an eyebrow.
“It’s funny because I thought the same thing when I woke up” I say with a smile. Damien gets up, goes into the closet to get dressed and walks to the bedroom door. When he opens it, there’s a small basket with what appears to be clothing.
“I had Amber leave an outfit for you to wear today” He says shutting the door behind him. He helps me out of bed and helps me into the new clothes. After I’m dressed, I notice there’s a bulge in his pants again. The fire is back, this time hotter than before. “Darling are you okay” Damien asks looking at me. I notice I’m holding the area where the fire burns.
“Yes it’s just uh there’s this feeling” I trail off.