Semua Bab FOREST BRIDE (a gift from the river god): Bab 41 - Bab 50

It's been a day now since she actually took ill. It had been tough on her, working at the mill. Arawa received full time care from the nice doctor, another gem yet among the barbarians. He had been really nice to her all through nursing her back to health. The old woman delivered her food and also assisted her with getting a bath. These were faces she loved seeing; only on occasions would the barbarian overlord come sit and watch her as he was right now . He was something really, sitting there beside her and giving her the creeps. She hated him the more and something told her he did too. There he sat with so much air of authority around him like he actually owned the world. He might own lands and people, he and his brother but they would never add her to their collection of slaves. Definitely not when she can still protest against whatever ills they plan towards her. She would keep fighting no matter what end of the rope was being tossed to her. There he sat and there she lay, her eye

It was all so great for him and yet overwhelming. The desire and ecstasy of wanting to see her naked. The tenderness of her smooth skin and the warmth as he continued raising the robe. He had his hand holding a fistful of her garment in his hand but he had been able to lift the garment up to her knee level. He grasped more of the clothing and raised it up furthermore, up until it was there on her thighs. Then he swept his hand across her smooth skin and felt her shiver with his touch. He started caressing his way gradually up until his hand went underneath her garment and began making for her sacred womanhood. She had been asleep and enjoyed her dream until someone had to wake her up with his voice. She had recognized that voice, he was back. From the moment he had asked her for her name back in the dungeon, Arawa had memorized that voice. It was firm and sent chills down her spine. Okay, not her spine for that would mean fear . Instead, we could say it sent chills down her waist. He

There he sat just a few steps from where she sat. Their eyes locked with each other, each having a different thought. For Brian, his thoughts were wrapped around the perfect timing it was. No one was going to interrupt his schemes. It was time to make her pay for what she had done to him earlier . He stared at her with so much anger wrapped around the emotions of lustfulness. The doctor was gone and from all he had said, she was strong enough. She was in his clutches now. Brian licked his lips with the ecstasy of wanting her. For Arawa, it was more of fear and self defense ruminating through her mind. She was trying to read his thoughts to know what he was planning for her. She was now at his mercy, he was sure going to make use of it. He was rising up now, almost in slow motion. A lump hung in her throat as she tried to swallow hard. Was he intentionally doing this to her, she wondered as she rose up completely oblivious of the fact that the robe he had across his laps was falling o

Arawa was breathing heavily. She just could not understand why this barbarian was hell bent on stripping her. It was a bad omen for a man to look up the nakedness of an unmarried woman. If he did, eventually he must claim her and right now, our princess dearest did not want that for herself. She did not want to be claimed by some random barbarian filth. All she wanted right now was for him to take his body off her and let her be. She was nearly pleading with her eyes. He was persistent really and that was one thing she had noted. Whatever was in his damn mind must probably be destined to happen. Maybe, his gods were superior to her. But then, Ara was the greatest of all gods and with Anula by his side, he was invincible. How then now could the barbarian over shadow her. Twice he had tried earlier to strip her bare. Twice already he had been interrupted. Arawa had breathed out in relief back then. She actually tried keeping awake to make certain that he was not coming back for her. Sh

It had never been the same for any of them since Arawa left. Orau lacked her companionship and Kuka well Kuka was actually beginning to drain. He withdrew to himself so much that Orau feared that he would hurt himself. He barely joined himself in training of the warriors which had been one of the few things he held dear to his heart. He took a lot of time going hunting. Most times, it did seem like he went out hunting to pour out his frustration. She had done her best talking some sense into him but it was obvious he was not going to hear anyone out. She often worried herself about Arawa and how she was faring in a foreign land. The men who had taken her did not seem to bear any good purposes for her. From their outlook and the fear in the eyes of Kuka whenever she mentioned going to rescue her step daughter did a lot to tell her that the men were none other than the very same who had taken over and ruined their village. Orau longed to step foot in that land that was once theirs. The