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Note from the Author:
There is explicit sex, forced sexual acts, violence, monstrous behavior and animal aggression.
Please read with caution as some elements can be triggering.
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The dungeon was cold, dank and dark. And frankly, I was sick to death of it.
Right now, the Lord keeping me in his hold, Elijah Frost, was intent on humping me against the wall. His pale body sweating as he pumped upward into me. His narrow hips thrusting wildly in desperation and scraping my rear against jagged stone. While he gripped my legs alongside his hips so tightly, I was sure I'd have bruises. Pulling them toward him as he pushed in and up. Touching deep in my center.
My hands were shackled to the wall, as he'd ordered. Tight enough I couldn't reach him as they were splayed far apart and above my head.
I was smudged with mud and stickier things from the time he'd kept me down here.
It'd taken four of his most trusted knights to bring me down here. Human ones who could resist my allure.
To an extent.
By the time we'd arrived, they'd been begging him for a chance to have at me. Clawing desperately at my clothes in an effort to get ahold of me. Ripping my riding habit loose and shredding the long tunic I'd worn beneath it.
I'd long ago learned not to wear fancy, flimsy undergarments. They were bound to get torn.
Because of what I am.
Thankfully, Frost was a greedy man. So, it was only he that had been rushing down here to slip into me the last few days.
The chains rattled with each movement. Dropping my weight on my wrists.
He grunted. "Ugh. Ugh. Ugh."
The sounds in rhythm to his relentless pounding.
My back, beneath the torn tunic skid up and down the wall with each movement.
My ankles were chained too but with enough length he could lift the back of my thighs for leveraging in.
His legs were positioned with his knees against the wall beneath me. Pinning me between his body and the cold stone.
He was a shorter man. But built well enough, with a swath of dark hair, that he could certainly find a woman that wanted him.
I didn't.
Though I didn't hate him for what he was doing.
He's just another monster.
Monsters had an impossible time resisting me.
And Elijah Frost was a monster. His pointed ears gave him away as much as his pale skin and eyes so light they were nearly silver. He was leaned forward enough he could look down between us to watch himself poking into me, then slipping out. Then stretching me again.
I stared boredly at a spot on the wall. Waiting for him to spend. I'd agreed I wouldn't fight him, as long as he withdrew before attaining his climax.
He obediently did. Slipping out and slapping his member against my lower belly as the white fluid spurted up against my skin.
"Ohhh." He shuddered.
"Finished?" I queried.
"How can you be so cold?" He said disdainfully.
"Was I to moan and faint in pleasure?" I queried sardonically. Adding bitterly. "I'm shackled, Frost."
"Were I to give you more freedom, chain you to my bed up in my chamber perhaps, would you be more compliant then?"
"More?" I asked incredulously. "I didn't fight you. How could I possibly be more so?"
He looked taken aback. "You could at least, feign some pleasure."
He stepped away to gather his pants from the nearby table. Stepping back into them before pulling a long tunic down over his chest.
"Why? To assist you in getting yours?" I said in annoyance. "You know well the act wasn't one I wanted."
"You consented!"
"As long as you withdrew."
"I did!" He proclaimed defensively.
"It doesn't mean I wanted you."
He snorted. "You're the most unpleasant woman in all of Ferus."
"Yet you keep wandering down here to jab at me."
"Mmm." His gaze roved over the long length of my legs, examining their fine shape. "I must admit you feel far finer than any creature I've stuck it to, afore. Like your channel is made of tightly woven velvet. Designed to fit me."
"I've heard that many times afore." I rolled my eyes.
He walked back to grab my throat. Leaning forward until he could put his face in mine warningly.
Trying to intimidate me.
Or perhaps just to get a reaction.
One he certainly wasn't going to get from me.
I put my faith in John Thomas.I put my faith in the Captain of the Blaze.And I climbed onboard.Ready to go to Haven Island.The Blaze was a massive ship. The wood was polished darkly but had been worn in some places, to a lighter color, by the sun. Making it seem even more striking. The words along the front were done in emblazoned orange lettering with flecks of blue emerging as though it were afire.The figure head was a flame.Well-done.It was certainly unique.Making it easy for those seeking sanctuary to find.Yet, Dock Patrol had no excuse to stop the ship. For despite all the rumors that it harbored fugitives, they were unable to come up with a proper reason to stop it.Or so the lore tells.It was a formidable ship.The mast was tall and it was sleekly built with high rails.Making it both beautiful and fierce.I was duly intimidated and impressed.
I couldn’t believe it. We’re truly here. A part of me, had thought that I would never make it to Center City, much less to The Blaze. I’d had to stop my horse and stare down the hill, at the city. Looming so long before us. Gray huts stretched far into the distance. Their stone structures worn from the pummeling of sea splashing. Thatched rooves showed much patching from constant repair. The sea was hard on residents’ and shops in the areas. People were moving in every direction pushing carts of wares. Booths began at the bottom of the hill and stretched as far as I could see along the main path. It was an impressive sight. It reminded me of how Pyre had once looked. Before Gray destroyed my world. Mist wafted up from the sea and lingered over the length of it. Filling my nostrils with its damp aroma. I could hear children hawking their shells and metal workers offering
The Present I banished all those painful memories. Bringing myself back to the present. Reminding myself that I was just about to escape my daunting past. Nearly a breath away now. I couldn’t believe we were turning onto the road in Center Country, aimed straight for the dock. Finally. We’re almost there! “Not much further now.” John Thomas reiterated. “We’ll be there before you know it.” I looked up at the sun. “We’ve just got to get there before him.” “We will.” But I wasn’t so sure. I knew Gray traveled faster in daylight. Because the others are sleeping. When he had to travel with the whole army it slowed him down. Alone, he races. He was the fastest hound I’d ever met. And I’ve met many. Gray was relentless. He rarely sleeps. When he has a scent he runs
I moved to walk past him but he caught my arm and turned me about. I was immediately irate. “Where are you taking me?” “To the tavern up the hill. Calm down.” I was breathing quickly. Wondering if the army would be up there. Expecting to take me to the king. But when I got there, he pulled the hood of his cloak up. Handing me a blue one. “Put this on.” I did. Reluctantly. When we stepped into the tavern, no one paid us much mind. We walked to the counter and I set my hand on the counter. The tender immediately began staring at it. Reaching slowly toward my fingers. Gray casually brushed my hand off the counter and payed for a cask of wine and a huge lump of cheese. Catching the bottom of two goblets between his fingers as he turned away. We took it and went to a back table. I was frowning at him from beneath the hood. He waited for me to sit and then took the bench across from me.
The next time, Gray would not be so kind. But that was the last thing on my mind today. I was hiding in the abandoned cot of a hayloft. Trying to suffer through the heat of another miserable afternoon. I didn’t dare sneak out to try to steal a bit of food from the main house until after dark. That won’t be for a while yet. So, sleeping through the afternoon was the best call. But I was finding that rather hard to manage. The heat was making my hair stick to my brow and shoulders in sopping strands. And sweat from my armpits made the oversized tunic I’d found in the loft stick to me. I could hear the stable boys below working. They had newer quarters built next door and no longer slept up here. So, despite the tremendous heat, I’d taken sanctuary here in the hopes of having some peace. But Craven had come. In the throes of my sweating sleep, I felt the first groping touch sliding over my belly an
I was at the pivotal point in my life where I now had to make a choice. Hate him as I knew I should, or accept some human kindness…Which I desperately wanted. “I’m not going to forgive you.” He nodded. Saying nothing more as he handed me more food. I couldn’t help dropping my head to his shoulder. Letting myself rob some warmth from him to heat my aching bones and banish the chill that had crept in. He didn’t object, nor did he drop his head over mine, as he would’ve before. He just let me be there. Handing me food. And I took it. He kept it coming until I’d eaten so much that my belly felt as if it were twisting. I put a hand to it and lifted my head to give him a betrayed look. I slid to the ground. Groaning as I clutched it. “Did you poison me?” I drew my legs up. I wondered if this was it. He’s finally ready to kill what remains of the Pyre line. He crouched over me.