Shadow Witch

Chapter Six

    I groan and try to roll over, I can't though. "Ryhes I need you to let me go."

    When he doesn't respond or move, I try to move him myself and growl when he still doesn't budge. I'm being honest with myself here because I know I don't want to leave his bed or his arms that are wrapped fully around my body, but when nature calls you answer.

    I turn as much as I can in his arms to face him, I pause when I get a good look at him. His face is soft in sleep and his mocha hair falls crazy around his face since he removed it from it's bun last night. I hadn't meant to stay the whole night, but apparently at some point we wound up in this position and my body knew it wasn't going anywhere.

    I card my finger through his locks, pushing it out of his face. I trail my pointer finger down his forehead and over the bridge of his nose before stopping at his bottom lip. His mouth opens and he bites the digit gently. I have to bite my bottom lip to hold in a moan.

    His eyes don't open but his mouth curls gently into a smile, "Why are you waking me up?"

    I roll my eyes, "Because you're caging me in and I need to get up."

    "It's too early," his leg joins his arms in wrapping around the lower half of my body.

    "You don't even know the time."

    "Doesn't matter." His nuzzles his nose into my neck and I can feel myself melting back into him.

    My bladder protests when I lay there a little longer, "I have to get up Ryhes, nature calls."

    One eye pops open, the absence of amber telling me how calm he is. "You'll come back?"

    I roll my eyes again but smile and slide my fingers through his hair again, "Yes."

    He groans and flings his limbs off my body so he lays spread out like a starfish. I sit up and he brings the arm that was under my neck up and over his face. 

    I stand and stretch my arms over my head until I hear my back crack, "Are you pouting?"

    He lifts his arm and again only opens one eye, "Hurry up."

    I don't, at all.

    I close the bathroom door and brush my fingers through my crazy blonde curls before splashing water on my face and neck. I take care of business and head back to the sink. I sing happy birthday twice before drying my hands and finally leaving the bathroom.

    Ryhes is in the same position I left him, his muscled bare chest rising and falling softly and I honestly think he's fallen back asleep. I walk closer to the bed, making sure to keep my feet light just in case he is asleep. I put one knee up on the bed like I'm posed to climb in when in fact I just want to see how deep he's breathing.

    I squeal when I'm yanked forward so we're basically nose to nose. Both eyes are open now and he's giving me a look of disappointment and possibly hurt?

    "You were going to leave."

    I decide lying is not the way to handle this, "I was just seeing if you fell back asleep, no point in me getting back in bed if you're asleep and I'm awake."

    "You said you'd come back."

    "Aw is my poor Alpha hurt," I coo mockingly at him.

    I expect a smart ass come back, instead he releases my shoulders and turns away from me. He pulls the black sheet up to his shoulder.

    Great.

    "Come on Ryhes, seriously?"

    "Go ahead. Do whatever is so important and I'll come find you later."

    I may not have had many relationships, but I know I shouldn't leave it like this. I remember my parents never went to sleep mad at each other. Even if it took them till the early morning hours to get over their anger, they never ended the day like that.

    I pull his shoulder to roll him over to his back, but he doesn't budge. I can feel him fighting me, because I am not that weak honestly. I huff and climb over him to push at him instead off pull. When he finally lets me get him to his back I put my hands on his shoulders and hover over him till he looks up at me.

    "Féach orm le do thoil," I say softly.

    He finally flutters his eyes open and I hate that there's amber there again.

    "Tá brón orm."

    He lets out a breath that I feel fan my cheeks, "I've waited three years for you to finally come to me. I honestly didn't think you ever would. I know there's a lot to do and a lot going on and you're feeling things that you never normally like. I just ask you to come back to me, until we have to get up. Just be with me."

    "Rud ar bith duit," I say climbing back over him and laying at his side. I throw my arm over his broad chest and my leg over his narrow waist, trapping him like he did me.

    "What does that mean?"

    "Anything for you," I answer resting my head on his shoulder.

    We lay in silence while Ryhes rakes his fingers through my curls, we're both staring up at the ceiling like we're both lost in our own heads.

    "Are you ready to deal with my parents?'

    I smile and slide my palm up between his pecs and back down, soothing my need to be moving. "I'm not too worried. You're parents love me already."

    My hand bounces when he chuckles, "Yes they do, but now they know that you've come around. They're going to want the mating ceremony to happen soon."

    I shrug even though there's a war in my body. "Doesn't sound like a bad idea."

    "I'm not saying that to push you into this Summer, I'm just warning you."

    A rush of magic surges through my veins.

    "You're parents are here," I sit up and turn to kiss him before sprinting from the bed.

    I honestly didn't think anything of it, just a natural reaction. 

    I don't get far before I get yanked backwards by my sleep shirt, I'm flat on my back with Ryhes looming over me. 

    "That's how you kiss me for the first time? Just a quick peck and you're gone?"

    His hair dangles in my face and I slide both hands over his head and thread my fingers at the back of his head to keep the strands in place.

    I lift my chin and meet his eyes, "How would you kiss me?"

    Ryhes doesn't respond and for a few seconds he doesn't move. Then both hands cups my face as his lips caress mine. It's tentative at first, just a taste. Then he's devouring me, and I can't help but melt into him. I tighten my fingers in his hair and he growls against my lips.

    I know I have to stop this, if only because I'm not letting our first anything be rushed.

    I yank my lips away and smile when he tries to follow. I pull my hands away from his head, keeping a few strands to pull his face away from mine.    

    It seems that was a bad idea because he straddles me and connects our lips once again. I loose my train of thought again and fall into the kiss, opening my mouth when his tongue brushes my bottom lip.

    I throw my head back to disconnect us again, "Ryhes."

    He grunts and sits up, he's still straddling me, but keeps most of his weight in his knees and not on me.

    "Can't do that again."

    I give him a confused look, "Why the hell not."

    He smiles softly down at me, "Because I'm too far gone Summer. I wont not be able to mark you, so no more of that until you're ready."

    I don't say it out loud, because I'm me and I hate to admit s**t to anyone.

    But I know with everything inside of me, that I am in fact ready for him to claim me.

    f**k.