“Do you still love me?” she asked.
He turned her from her.
“If you tell me you no longer love me, I will leave and never bother you again.”
The seconds passed. Please tell me you love me. Hate me for what I did. But tell me you love me.
“Do you know how painful it was to know you were with him…letting him touch you, kiss you, my heart is broken.”
“Zel was going to die if I didn’t lie with him,” Lela said, putting her hand on his back. “Imagine how you’d feel if I died.”
He stepped forward. “You should have let her die!”
“You can’t mean that.”
“Did you enjoy it?”
“Eldrich, please, I love you.”
“Answer me. You owe me the truth.”
“I thought of you.”
“I hunted last night,” he said, facing her. “I killed last night.”
“I don’t want to hear this.”
“And do you think I care what you want? I no longer care about you.”
“I’ll leave,” she said, making for the door.
He grabbed her hand and brought her close to him. “I still love you. Damn my soul, I love you.”
“Forgive me,” she said, throwing her arms around him.
“I can’t be without you,” he said, kissing her.
She kissed him back, forcefully.
“Don’t ever leave me again,” she said.
“I didn’t leave you.”
“What do you mean?” she asked.
“Do you really think I would ever abandon you? I waited outside until the sun began to rise. I had to make sure you were all right.”
A thought came to Lela’s mind. He must have run into Zel. No, no, they couldn’t have!
“I talked to Zel,” he said.
She was going to most definitely faint.
“She told me everything.”
“Did you-”
“Of course not. I’m yours, and only yours.”
Blood returned to her brain.
“If you had…I’d have no right to confront you about it.”
“But I didn’t. I hate that you spent the night away from me with another man. I hate it…but I know why you did it.”
“Let’s never speak of it,” she said.
“Will you stay with me?” he asked.
“Forever,” she said. She didn’t know if they would ever truly get past this but she prayed they would.
He picked her up and carried her up the stairs. “I shall erase all memory of him.”
“Yes, my love, I beg you.”
He threw her on the bed and took off his clothes.
She removed the cloak Zel had let her have.
He came down on her and wasted no time thrusting into her.
“To whom do you belong?” he asked.
“Only to you,” she said.
As he plunged harder into her, all thoughts of her night with Xavier drifted to the back of her mind. Yes, she had enjoyed her time with him but she did not love him. The man she loved was inside of her and oh, how she had missed him. Sweet prince of mine, my love, my everything, take all of me.
Eldrich brought his fangs to her neck and she cried out, “Drink from me, do it.”
In ecstasy, one thought from the night before broke through to the forefront of her mind. She was embarrassed but could not deny that yes, it was on her mind. The squash.
“I know about it,” he whispered into her ear.
She had actually said the word out loud! Sweet Gods.
“I’m sorry.”
He laughed. “We can try other vegetables if you want, just not squash,” he said.
She laughed. “Oh Eldrich, I adore you.”
She knew all was well and they were in love and free. And there were many other vegetables with which they could play.
GOLDEN SECRETS, a short tale Episode three of the Golden Erotic Tales Series
It was early morning. The night’s storm had brought down trees and overflowed the river, leaving behind disturbed habitats and an eerie stillness in the air. Lela trudged through the forest on her way to the castle. It had been two months since she had seen her father.
She had thought about him every day and panged to see him, throw her arms around him and yes, ask him why he hadn’t sent any of his men to look for her after she ran away to live with Eldrich. Although she was the one who left and chose not to come back, she couldn’t help feeling like an abandoned child. No matter, she pressed on and prayed the storm had passed over the castle without incident.
Oh how she missed the energy of the castle, the servants gossiping and laughing, the aroma coming from the kitchen, dogs barking, and her talks with Lady Rema, her handmaiden, the comings and goings of visitors from other kingdoms…she missed it all.
Before Eldrich had disappeared into his sleeping hiding place for the day, she had told him she was going to go back to the castle to see her father and make sure no harm had come to him or anyone else.
The storm had ripped off part of the roof from Eldrich’s house and knocked down several trees, one of which scarcely missed hitting the house. She and Eldrich had spent the night pretending not to be worried, playing cards, telling jokes and talking about their lives together and how happy they were to have found each other. He had asked her more than once yet again if she would stay with him forever. His constant need for reassurance was instilling doubt in her. She was completely in love with him and she was sure he was with her but him asking her the same question made her think he was really afraid she would leave him. She made a mental note to ask him to stop or at the very least limit his questioning to only once per week, a thought that made her chuckle. For goodness sake, here she was in love with a clingy vampire.
Last night was the first time they had gone without indulging in each other. They had never gone a single night without having sex, not even when she was bleeding. It was during her bleeding time that Eldrich indulged even more, going down on her, licking her and drinking from her as if he meant to walk into the sun at first light and cease to exist. Even now, thinking about his tongue and lips inside of her, nipping, sucking, teasing her sent a sensation through her which made her want to stop in her tracks right then and there and give herself pleasure.
Yes, it had only been one night but bloody hell, she admitted to missing his warmth, the way he spoke to her during sex, commanding her to do what he wanted, pushing the limits of their desires, but also responding to her wants, her wishes.
For the moment, just the moment, she evicted him out of her mind and concentrated on her mission.
It would take her one hour to reach the castle and that’s if she didn’t pause for food and also maintained a brisk pace. Before leaving Eldrich’s house, she had eaten her fill of fruit and bread. Ever since the night she had spent with Xavier fresh bread awaited her every morning in Eldrich’s kitchen. Although she had told Xavier and his golden-haired lover, Zel, never to cross paths with her or Eldrich again, she suspected it was one of them bringing her breakfast each morning. And she was grateful; she’d started to gain back some of the weight she had initially lost when she first came to live with Eldrich and had to rely on berries from the forest.
When Eldrich saw how much weight she was losing, he started sneaking into villages late at night to steal pieces of meat for her. She was a princess relying on a vampire and an angel to bring her food. For goodness sake, she had fallen far from the King’s crown.
Thinking of her night with Xavier made her body tingle just a little bit, maybe more than a little bit, if she were to be truly honest. She had had sex with a fallen angel, never mind that she hadn’t even known angels existed before she met Xavier. And what’s more, had she refused to have sex with him, his poor imprisoned and cursed lover would have died. Oh, yes, Lela had considered giving herself the title of Witch’s Curse Breaker.
Never mind her outlandish, yet tasty time with Xavier she centered instead on reaching the castle, a task which was beginning to become quite arduous. With so many trees down, she had to either climb over them or find another way around them.