The Two Kings (Afterlife Saga) (136 page)

“Why?” I asked without leaving the concern out of my voice.

“Drink
!
” He ordered and I gave up trying
,
so did as I was told. He wouldn’t even let me hold the bloody glass!

“I rang her to explain why you left
.
” He saw my face drop and hurried out the next bit.

“Don’t worry, obviou
sly I didn’t tell her the truth.
No
,
I merely said how you came to me in the night to give me what for and we quickly made up after that. I think she got the message because she didn’t ask me any more after that. I also told her how we needed to spend some quality time together and that I was taking you away to make up for my beh
aviour.” This was said very offhand
, like the fact he was telling people I was going on a trip, when I clearly wasn’t, was something normal...well I guess to him it was.

“Umm...why did
you do that? W
e both know I’m not going anywhere, well apart from home in a week’s time but...” he cut me off by banging the glass down on the side table.

“Keira! Of course I’m taking you away!” He was angry now and if this was his idea of peace and quiet then Hell must be a quiet place to live!

“Draven listen to me...I am not leaving!” I said folding my arms across my chest like a child. He huffed and raised his arms above his head in a dramatic fashion.

“Stubborn like a mule!” He said angrily. Of course I laughed which really didn’t help the situation.

“Are you calling me an Arse?
” He stopped and looked at me to find humour in that question.

“NO! Look Keira I need to protect you, I cannot have that happen again. So you will just have to trust me and do as I say
.
” Ok
,
that was so not happening!

“Draven I will agree to stay here with you every night but I will not hide away from my life and I’m sorry
but
you can’t stop me
.
” He was shaking at this point with fists held tight to his sides as if trying to regain just a
shred of control. He looked damn
close to shaking me!

“Why won’t you listen to me, do you think I do this for my own
gain?
My only care is to keep you safe and if, as you say, keeping you locked in a tower achieves this then I will do it, you can be
damn
sure of it!” Draven was trying to push me to the point of me agreeing but my will on this matter was beyond yielding.

“We both know that will not happen
.
”
I said calmly before continuing,
 

“Think what you are saying.
I am not your prisoner and you would never treat me so. I know you too well and I would bet my life on it
.
”

“Not funny Keira
.
” Ok
,
so saying about betting my life was probably not the best way to put it but it was not intended to be funny.

“Look
,
I am not saying that I am about to do anything stupid. I know I still need Ragnar guarding me and I know never to spend a night away from you, not that I would want to anyway
,
but you have to meet me halfway
.
”

“And where would this halfway be exactly because no matter what I seem to do it is never enough!” At this point I really did feel sorry for him, he clearly was fighting a losing battle and with no glory
in sight
.

“Well
,
I guess halfway would be that we now know Lucius can’t get in my defected mind! So glass half full on that one
.
” I tried to joke but Draven was so not in the mood for Northern humour.

“Defected?” Trust him to pick up on my terminology.

“Well
,
there must be something wrong with my head...right?” At this he groaned and came to my side to grab both my hands in his.

“Keira
,
there is nothing wrong with your head!”

“Well there must be something because according to you
and your brother I am the only B
eing on earth that Lucius can’t control
.
” This statement sure got his attention.

“You heard that?”

“Umm, well yeah, but at first I thought I was dreaming but now I know it must have been right after...umm...the healing
.
” I said this last part cautiously, not wanting to bring up what was obviously painful memories for him and me both. As expected
,
he winced at the flashback.

“To be honest Keira if you
’
r
e
expecting answers as to why, then I am afraid I don’t have any for you. We both know you are different but just how different is still left to be discovered
.
” Oh great, so I was a freak without knowing why...bloody marvellous!

“Well as long as I don’t start shooting webs from my hands and glowing in the dark, I think we can class the inability of not being controlled as a plus.” At this he finally laughed making my tensed shoulders relax at the sound.

“Maybe we should get you some stretchy spandex suit to wear if you are going to be a comic book superhero, that way I get to peel it off you
.
” He winked at me and wore a crooked smile as his naught
y
thoughts came out to play. Now I was laughing and I playfully punched him.

“So do we have an understanding on the whole me leaving thing?” His playfulness quickly diminished and was replaced by yet another broody frown.

“How do you expect me to protect you if you...”

“Draven please stop. We can take precautions but I will not live a life of fear because of what
might
happen again. I am going home in a week and until then I have a mountain of course work to worry about...so near death experiences are not even in the equation at the moment
.
” I laughed trying to lighten the mood but his was getting darker with every word out of my mouth. He didn’t look at all happy but must have decided now was not the time to try and
reason
with me.

The rest of the day went by in blissful ignorance of last night’s
events and we were both happy to put it behind us and for the first time since knowing Draven this was one night that the VIP went without it’s King. We spent the whole day and night hidden away in his room like we were a pair of love struck teenagers. No one came, not even Vincent or Sophia, so I guessed this was at his orders. Well if that was the case then this was one order I was more than happy to comply with! Of course the fact that I was a hum
an with basic needs didn’t go amiss as every time I returned
from the bathroom there were drinks and a wide array of food waiting for me. It turned out to be one of the best days of my life and when the night crept in like an unwanted visitor I found myself not wanting it to ever end.

“You know if you came away with me it could be like this every
day
.
” He hummed in my ear as I leaned against him on the couch. I sighed as the thought took me to my very idea of Heaven but I knew it was a false promise. Not that Draven wasn’t a man of his word
,
but for someone who controlled a world full of supernatural beings, I doubted this promise could be achieved for long. But I smiled at his tactics anyway without answering him the way I would have liked.

All through
out the day I hadn’t been successful in getting him to take his kisses further thanks to his belief that my body need time to relax and sex with Draven was
definitely
anything but relaxing.... mind blow
ing, orgasmic and truly breath
taking yes
,
but relaxing...umm I think not! If you asked me I think he was enjoying all my efforts more than he was letting on. I felt like some bloody leech trying to suck the life out of him! But alas every time it started to get serious and I could feel him getting worked up...and I mean all the way up...He would groan and restrain me back so as he cou
ld regain his granite like will.
I was starting to feel like a sledge hammer going at it without even causing a dint.

When he c
onvinced me it was time we go
t some sleep I told him to go lay down and I would be with him once I used the bathroom. Once there I brushed my hair until soft and falling in smooth waves down my back. I brushed my teeth until squeaky clean and minty fresh. I had already had a shower earlier that day and shaved my legs, under Draven’s watchful eye which was embarrassing at first, especially when I nicked myself and Draven overreacted like I’d slashed open a vein! I checked myself in the mirror one last time and tied my kimono a little looser so as my pushed cleavage was showing thanks to a black lacy bra. I was also wearing a thong to match which made me walk a little funny back to the bed. Well my seduction idea wasn’t going to happen until I was on the bed so it didn’t matter if I was walking a little sideways.

As soon as he saw me coming I smiled to myself as he turn
ed
his head to the other side. Oh this was going to be so easy! I stepped up to the bed and walked on the bed so that I was stood above him. I got a great view from up here although I would have preferred a naked Draven to be below me. He was still wearing a tight black vest showing off his perfectly sculpted arms that could crush every bone in my body. His long solid legs encased in light colour denim topped with a thick leather belt, which had a thick metal belt buckle with a
n
Arabic symbol for “Strength” crudely hammered in the centre. I had asked him about it earlier and he explained it had been a gift from his brother. It was a hard thing to imagine...Draven unwrapping gifts, such a human thing to do
,
I had told him
, to
which I had only received a shrug of the shoulders as my response.

He finally raised his eyes
to me and I saw his face tense as he held on to his last shreds of will. I smiled making it even harder for him.

“Come down here
!
” He asked through gritted teeth. So instead of sidestepping and joining him on one side I fel
l down to my knees landing so that
our sexes were knitted together. He groaned as the impact caused a reaction he was hoping
to avoid. The silk rob
e fell from one shoulder and exposed one lace covered breast that looked as though it would like nothing more than to pop out and be played with.

“What’s wrong Draven?” I asked as innocent as a child with his hand caught in the cookie jar. I let my hair fall forward and at this his eyes flashed purple and I knew that I had him! He growl
ed and grabbed the tie of my rob
e to us
e
it to aid his control. He gripped it tight and pulled me until my lips met his. This action ignited the fire deep in my belly that was bubbling up and I tensed my body around him to get closer to the bulge that pressed painfully against his jeans. His hands pulled my hair up and twisted it to control my head. I almost came right then! I
,
in turn
,
bit his lips causing his own fire to erupt to a new level. He ripped the kimono from me and I saw the seams unravel at every point. Soon I became a milky white body covered only in thin lace, quivering beneath him.

“You are an unstoppable Vixen that teases a man’s will till it is destruction at your feet. What have
you
to say in your defence?”
He teased back making me blush
and beam at his compliment. He buried his head in my hair and inhaled me in as if stealing my essence.

“What can I say...I’m a girl with needs that only you can satisfy
.
” This made him smile
before he crushed his lips to mine
and kissed me solidly while he took me from below. I ended up having all my orgasms screaming in his mouth, every time feeling him smile over my quivering lips. At my last one he found his release as I bit into his shoulder not being able to control, understand or help myself. He arched back as one last thrust pounded into me as we came together. I could barely hear my own scream over his deep animal roar at the ceiling.  It was like I had just been ravished by a wild beast and now he was calling his pleasure to the moon.

Well one thing I was wrong about, sex sure could be relaxing...well that was the aftermath of six orgasms. I collapsed in a sticky mess of sweat dripping down every curve of my body and buried my head in his side under his arm. He held me closer to him and we both found sleep this way without uttering another word that wasn’t needed to end this perfect day.

The next week was a complete rat race. I spent every free minute doing an endless amount of studying for finals and handing in papers just barely before deadlines. Draven had kindly given me the week off work to make the time, the perks of
dating your boss! Of course no
body working there complained as Draven gave everyone a Christmas bonus f
or the first time. I wouldn’t ac
cept mine which was no surprise to Draven, although when checking my account there was a considerable amount greater than there should have been. However
,
when I queried it
,
Draven simply shrugged his shoulders and played dumb, which we both knew he most certainly wasn’t! Mike seemed happy with the extra money over the holiday season and could now afford to go skiing with his family for Christmas instead of letting his parents fork out for it. He was such a good guy, anyone else would have let his family pay and bought themselves a new snowboard. Ok
,
so I knew quite a lot of people here that wouldn’t have done that but you know what I mean.