If anything Lillian was stunned as she looked back at Draxus from where she was seated on the bed.
Had she heard him right just now?
Did her new husband just announce that they were going for a swim... together?
She had to admit, out of everything happening right now, she certainly didn’t see that one coming.
“A... swim?”
Lillian’s voice was laced with surprise as she watched Draxus standing up beside her.
“But, I have nothing suitable to wear for that.”
“Who said you’d be wearing anything?” he spoke with a smirk, holding out his hand for her to take.
She could feel the instant sensation of blood flowing to her cheeks as she looked down embarrassed by what he had just insinuated.
He wanted her naked...
Bared for him to see every single inch of her.
But still being a virgin and having never been touched by a man before in her entire life, Lillian felt she needed to confess herself before they proceeded.
“Draxus I... I need to... confess something...” she muttered softly, almost hesitantly as she felt herself unable to meet his gaze.
“...there’s something you probably don’t know about me...”
“Is it that you’re a virgin?” Draxus asked rather casually.
Lillian immediately froze, her eyes fixed on his with apparent confusion as she simply stared at him, waiting for an explanation.
Her brows furrowed together.
“You already knew?” she found herself asking.
He simply nodded his head in response.
“And you’re not at all displeased by this?” she continued to question.
It was his turn to furrow his brows now, his amber eyes narrowed.
“Why would I be?”
“Because... I’m not experienced in intimacy like other women.” she replied with obvious concern.
“I don’t know how to... properly please a man.”
Draxus surprised her with a deep chuckle, one deep enough for her to feel.
He certainly didn’t appear displeased by her admission.
“I have no issue with you being unexperienced Lillian.” he finally admitted with a smile.
“If anything, the idea of you being untouched is a massive turn on, my Queen.”
Lillian was stunned; she hadn’t expected that kind of a reaction from him.
Most men wanted a women who knew how to please them in the bed chambers.
It certainly made sense.
So why was Draxus so different to them?
As she reached out to take his hand, his long warm fingers wrapped around hers and he began to lead her across towards the large heated stone pool.
It had been specially built into these chambers by the most creative builders in the entire Kingdom years earlier.
Normally, Lillian would often visit the pool in her spare time but sharing it tonight with this intimidatingly large and brutish man she now called her husband, her concerns for once were not of drowning.
Right now she felt vulnerability in its purest form as she wondered what lay in store for her.
As the couple reached the edge of the stone pool Draxus released his hold on Lillian’s hand and reached around, unfastening his robe and pulling it up over his shoulders.
Releasing it he allowed the robe to drop to the floor, revealing his perfectly sculpted naked body to her.
Without realising it Lillian’s eyes widened, as did her mouth as she sucked in a sharp breath of air and stood staring in awe at the god-like man standing before her in the nude.
Embarrassment immediately took over and she quickly looked away swallowing, focusing on steadying her breathing and rapidly pulsing heart.
Draxus turned his head to the side, glancing over his shoulder with a smouldering expression as he spoke.
“Like what you see, my Queen?”
Lillian could not shake her obvious embarrassment as her cheeks instantly became crimson and she refused to look in his direction.
She could not even reply to him while he remained in such a state.
With a deep chuckle, King Draxus began to step down the stone steps and into the warmth of the heated water which filled the pool.
Rose petals had also been sprinkled over the water’s surface and hot steam rose up into the cool air as he moved deeper and deeper into the clear, sweet-smelling liquid.
Casually glancing to the side Lillian noticed that he was now standing waist deep in the water and his manhood had been modestly covered beneath the liquidy surface.
Now she felt a little more at ease with meeting his gaze.
Both of her arms were wrapped around her chest in an effort to keep herself warm.
She looked at the steam rising up from the water’s surface and wondered how it would feel to be in there with him.
The sweet-smelling warmth must feel incredible.
A sudden wave of want washed over her to join him.
“Are you coming in?” Draxus suddenly asked, picking up a petal from the surface of the water.
“The water’s great.”
Lillian hesitated for a moment, afraid of being naked and vulnerable with this intoxicating man.
But in truth she was freezing cold and the alluring temptation of the heated pool was far too hard for her to ignore.
“Fine.” she gave in defiantly, waving her arm to gesture as she added.
“But... turn around!”
Draxus grinned as he shook his head and maintained eye contact.
“Not a chance.”
“Are you serious?” she seemed baffled by his response.
Draxus did not reply, instead he continued staring at her, positioned perfectly where he was to watch her as she undressed.
With a venomous glare Lillian huffed and turned herself around instead.
If he was going to watch her undress she knew he could see less of her nude body from behind.
She couldn’t believe it; the sheer arrogance of this man!
Draxus proved her point as he smirked, sitting back against the edge of the pool with both arms spread out either side of him.
His huge arm muscles visibly bulged as he sat watching his beautiful new wife undress before his very eyes.
The perfect wedding gift.
And soon he would get to open it as well.
Reaching up behind her head she used her slender fingers to unfasten the long vail from her hair, leaving it to glide along gracefully towards the stone floor below her feet.
By now she knew that Draxus was watching her every move.
Her emerald-green eyes narrowed and a playful smirk formed at the corner of her mouth.
She decided it was time for a little payback.
With her movements purposely slow she proceeded to undress with her back facing him.
Lillian gently pushed one lacy strap of her wedding gown down off of her shoulder, then turning her head to the side and doing the same to the second strap.
This allowed her gown to slowly shimmy down around her hips and towards the ground, pooling around her bare feet.
Draxus let out an auditable grunt of satisfaction from behind.
With her back still facing him, Lillian grinned at her efforts.
She didn’t need to see his expression to know that what she was going was driving him wild.
Though she’d never before been intimate with another man, she had plenty of experience in flirting with them.
Draxus felt as if all of the air had been sucked clean from his lungs as he caught a glimpse of the tantalizing beauty standing bare and vulnerable before him.
Her body was curved in all the right places with a firm, round rear shaped just like a creamy peach.
Her long, slender legs were ridiculously tantalizing and seemed to go on forever as his lustful eyes moved slowly down them.
Moving her arms Lillian carefully placed them both across her large perky breasts, almost hugging herself as she worked up enough courage to turn around and lock eyes with him.
As soon as she did she could see the obvious expression of hunger painted across his face as he stood waist-deep in the water silently, drinking in the perfect view.
Fighting her apparent fear Lillian knew she needed warmth and while biting her bottom lip she carefully focused on stepping out of her gown.
She made her way down the stone steps and into the warmth of the scented water to join her waiting husband.
As soon as the water was above her chest she let out a small moan of delight, closing her eyes and tilting her head back for a moment to enjoy her surroundings.
The water was indeed incredible.
Draxus was fighting with everything he had to tame the urge to rush forward and take her then and there; her obvious intention to tease him clearly working wonders as he could feel his long, hard erection pulsing from beneath the water’s surface.
His amber eyes narrowed as she began rinsing herself off with the sweet-smelling water, first washing her arms and then her neck.
He could feel his heart thumping loudly within his head and knew he could not take much more of this.
And why should he?
This was his wedding night after all!
And she; his bride.
With her back to him she reached up to unclasp her hair but her fingers suddenly met with familiar warm hands and she froze up.
His warm fingers snaked over the top of hers and she began to feel her skin tingle with anticipation.
Draxus began untying her hair for her from behind, taking his time not to pull at her hair and eventually allowing it all to fall freely down the length of her back and across her shoulders.
Lillian gulped as he suddenly used his hand to brush away her hair from the side of her neck, his fingers purposely grazing across her soft skin.
As he pushed her locks aside she suddenly felt his lips beginning to caress her neck with soft kisses; his tongue slowly running up her neck to reach her ear.
She let out a small squeal as he gently sucked on her earlobe and breathed his hot breath down her neck.
Closing her eyes, she felt warmth covering her entire body, but felt it mostly down below and the sensation confused her.
Why was she feeling like this?
She felt dizzy and her vision blurred.
Was it the heat from the pool, or was it something else entirely?
She had never been this turned on in her life.
His left arm suddenly wrapped around her waist as she unintentionally leaned back into him.
His right hand moved through the water, down to cup her untouched mound.
Lillian gasped loudly, seeming shocked at his actions and trying to pull herself out of his grip by pushing off of him.
“What are you-”
Her voice stopped suddenly with her mouth open wide as Draxus used his long fingers to begin rubbing circles over top of her c**t, his hot breath running across the back of her neck as he worked his wonders on the inexperienced woman in his arms.
Lillian’s eyes scrunched closed tightly as she continued to gasp and suck in short sharp breaths of air, overwhelmed by the incredible sensation he was giving her.
She could feel her entire body tensing up as she moaned loudly over and over, riding the waves of the euphoric sensation she was experiencing as she slowly began to climax.
“Oh... oh god...” she cried out loudly, throwing her head back against his shoulder as her new husband gave Lillian her first real orgasm.
Draxus held her as her body shook, riding the waves of her own pleasure.
It was such a beautiful sight to him; something so pure and raw.
And he grinned with obvious satisfaction.
“That’s it... come for me, my Queen.”
Opening her eyes and blinking rapidly, Lillian could only see colourful spots around the room and her entire body felt dizzy and heavy.
Without realising it she collapsed into the King’s arms, apparently exhausted and yet satisfied by her first s****l experience with a man.
Focusing on steadying her breathing Lillian turned around in the water to face him; the man who she hated and yet suddenly craved more than anything.
His lids were heavy with lustful thoughts as he stood over her, moving in and taking her by both shoulders firmly.
Then without warning his lips crashed hard against hers as the two shared yet another passionate kiss.
Taking this opportunity while she had been distracted Draxus moved his hands down to grasp her firmly by her hips and lifted Lillian up with ease in the low gravity of the warm water surrounding them as their kiss continued.
Noticing the movement, Lillian pulled away from his lips in a panic as she suddenly felt the end of his firm c**k pressing against her tight entrance.
Her emerald-green eyes were wide with fear as she looked to him in question.
“Wait...” she pleaded desperately, fearing what would happen next as Draxus held her still and listened intently.
“I'm scared... will it hurt?”
Stunned, her question had apparently caught him off guard as he tilted his head to the side and spoke.
“Hurt? What makes you think that?”
Now she looked nervous, as if utterly embarrassed about speaking of such things aloud as her cheeks both formed a deep crimson shade.
“I’ve... heard things...” she explained shyly.
“Some of the servants back home used to talk. I may have overheard some of their conversations in passing.”
Now Draxus grinned down at her coy expression as she stared deeply into his almost glowing amber eyes.
They were hooded with unquenchable passion.
His right hand lifted up to rest his open palm against the left-hand side of her damp face as his thumb stroked the soft skin of her cheek.
He was embracing her lovingly.
“I would never hurt you.”
His words were spoken with such compassion, such honestly that they even surprised Draxus himself as they spilled from his own mouth.
Caught up in his intoxicating gaze, Lillian simply closed her eyes as he leaned in for yet another kiss.
Enveloping her lips in his, Draxus’ hand travelled back past her ear and tangled itself in her damp golden locks as their tongues danced playfully with one another.
As their kiss had suddenly grown hungrier, needier, Draxus couldn’t help himself as he maneuvered his pulsing member into position and used his left hand to slowly guide himself inside of her incredible warmth, inch by inch.
Sucking in a sharp breath, Lillian focused herself on the unbelievable sensations she was now feeling as her tongue massaged his over and over.
Simultaneously she could feel the sharp stab of pain shooting up from her core with each of his thrusts and she wondered how anyone would possibly enjoy such a sensation.
Suddenly feeling the need to, Lillian pulled back and broke their kiss, hissing to herself as she bit her bottom lip.
She continued fighting for overall control of her new and exciting sensations as Draxus continued sliding in and out of her.
Slowly...
Carefully...
Sensing her obvious discomfort, Draxus tilted his head down to touch his forehead against hers, his golden eyes boring deeply into hers as he continued to slowly f**k her from beneath the water’s surface.
After a while the pain seemed to strangely subside and Lillian could feel an unstoppable wave of lust rising up over her, causing her skin to shiver with excitement.
She began moaning with each of his slow thrusts, her nails digging into the bare skin on his back as she actually began to enjoy the sensation.
“Oh, Draxus...”
Hearing her cries of pleasure, Draxus pulled his wife in closer so that her perky breasts touched against his ripped chest with each one of his thrusts.
His eyes remained fixed onto hers with hunger.
Lillian’s grunts suddenly became louder as she began to feel the overwhelming sensation of her first orgasm creeping up on her.
As he continued pumping into her, Lillian couldn’t believe this monster of a man was making her feel this way.
True, it hurt a little, but in such an incredible way.
And suddenly, as if out of nowhere, she wanted more!
Holding onto the back of his neck for support, she bit her bottom lip and closed her eyes.
Draxus glared lustfully at her, enjoying her reactions to everything that he did.
His grunts had suddenly become more animalistic and untamed as he gritted his teeth together.
His end now fast approaching with each of his deepened grunts.
Holding onto him for dear life Lillian moaned into his chest as Draxus moved his hips beneath the water’s surface faster and faster, until suddenly his entire body tensed up and his thrusting suddenly ceased.
His entire body became incredibly tense as he cursed aloud.
“Oh, f... f**k!”
Throwing his head back he emptied into her, his warm liquid filling her with his seed before he slowly began to relax once more.
His breathing still hot and heavy as he rested his face in her damp and entangled hair, panting over and over against her skin.
Lillian sat in his warm and muscular embrace, her arms still wrapped around his neck as she breathed deeply against his pecs.
His head was almost resting on the top of hers now as he relaxed his breathing.
She could feel his pulsing heart race deep within his firm chest and she smiled to herself.
“Are you alright?” his voice caught her off guard but she quickly concealed her surprise from him as she replied.
“Uh, yes... yes I’m fine.”
Pulling himself back and lifting her by the chin to meet his eyes, he stood for a moment admiring the stunning woman he had married; his new wife.
Her golden hair was damp and tangled in knots and her cheeks were red and raw from brushing up against his stubble, but she still looked perfect to him.
Absolutely perfect.
With one final kiss; a much tenderer one this time, Draxus grinned and then began to make his way out of the heated pool.
Lillian watched as he stepped out and reached down to grab the robe, dressing himself once more and covering his perfectly sculpted body from her view.
She could feel her legs wobbling from beneath the water’s surface, which was a strange sensation to her.
“Rinse yourself off and prepare yourself for bed. I’ll return shortly.”
His command was stern as he turned and walked towards the chamber door without another word.
“You’re leaving?” she queried.
“But where are you-”
He didn’t respond and before she had even finished her question, Draxus had silently exited the room, leaving her to stand alone in the pool.
It appeared that the mighty Dragon King was back to his ruthless self again and her heart sank at the realization.
He got what he wanted from her, having stolen her innocence away.
Now she felt used.
A single tear fell from her lashes, plunging into the sea of sweet-smelling water below.
As she went to walk Lillian suddenly hissed in pain, feeling the sharp burn coming from down below.
In truth everything down there hurt now.
It had been her first time after all.
Taking extra care to be gentle with herself, Lillian washed her hair with the sweet-smelling rose oil and dried herself off with a fluffy towel.
After searching Lillian found a long white nightgown in the bedside draw and got dressed into it, then drying her long damp hair off as much as possible and brushing it beside the mirror.
Once she was finished she moved across to the balcony window and stood staring out at the night sky surrounding Castle Woodsend.
her home.
This could be the last night she spent at her family’s estate and she wondered what her life would be like as King Draxus’ Queen and wife.
Where would they live?
Would she ever see her family again?
Would her entire life be one of non-stop danger and endless wars being waged?
Had she married a madman... and would the two of them ever learn to love one another?