Thorned Shadow [+18]

A soft knock rang in the room. She groaned, lifting her head up. Cerelia blinked, realising there was an arm around her waist, and the memories of last night came crashing into her mind.

She blushed.

“I’m really sorry to disturb you.” Nyota spoke as if she didn’t sound sorry. Erix didn’t even make a sound as he pulled her closer. “Emrys and Agatha are waiting for you with the princess. Something about taking her back home…”

Cerelia’s eyes widened as she looked at the clock above the door. It was one in the afternoon. Usually she was up for seven in the morning.

“I’ll come down in a few minutes.” She told Nyota who answered back with a chirpy okay.

“Erix.” Cerelia pushed herself up, sitting in the bed. Erix lifted his head, and laid it on her lap, his arms curling around her. He purred a little as she ran her hands through his hair gently.

They had both woken up in the night. When she had woken up, because her body felt like it was going to be on fire and her vagina was throbbing with need. The cause was Erix who was in the washroom, his hand around his cock and groaning. She had walked inside, feeling the need to touch him as if every instinct in her body forced her to move.

Cerelia turned him around and he had leaned down to kiss her but she had knelt down on the ground, taking him into her mouth again. He fucked her mouth and she loved it. She loved the fisted hands in her hair, the tilt of his head backwards when he was losing control of his body. She had swallowed again and when she stood up, Erix had gotten down on his knees, wanting to pleasure her but her response was the same. I should sleep.

So they had tried to sleep, even when she had wrapped a leg around his leg, his body had tensed up, telling her couldn’t sleep like this, that there was no way in any fucking realm, that he was going to sleep like that. So then she had out pillows between them which he had thrown onto the ground immediately, saying fuck it.

They had slept, both of them not touching each other at all but somehow his arm had been around her when she woke up.

“We should stay in bed.” Erix mumbled softly against her dress.

“And do what?”

He lifted his eyes, a sleepy smile tugging on his face. “Whatever you want to do.”

Her body hummed in response, her senses heightening as she felt his soft fingers moving on her lower back. “I made a promise.” She forced the words out. “When I come back, I’d like to speak to you.” She lifted his face with both of her hands. “Will you wait for me?” She knew she was going to be late.

He turned his head, pressing his lips against her palm. “I’m coming with you.”

“Why?” She frowned.

“Because I’m not a King that’s going to sit his ass on a throne and let his queen defend the kingdom alone. I shouldn’t even be called a male if I let you walk into danger.”

She rolled her eyes. “I would hardly call it danger.”

He looked up at her. “Cerelia, nobody has touched that gate before we were even born. Emrys told me it’s one of the reasons for the war. Agatha never allowed anyone into the witches castle and when the Fae destroyed it all, it was only that tower standing. They say she’s the protector of the gate, that she won’t allow anyone into it.”

“We’re married now. That land is yours as much as mine. So we’ll go together.” She smiled at him. “And Katara can go back home.”

“You’re too kind.” He leaned up onto his elbows, holding his body slightly over her. “I truly don’t deserve to call you mine.” He brushed his lips against the bare skin of her shoulder where the dress had slipped.

She blushed a little. “I would call myself selfish… not kind.” She mumbled softly.

His lips moved along her jaw. “Why?”

“Because I feel like Katara could still have you.” She was always honest with him.

Erix slowly lifted his body, sitting in bed. “I choose you.” His hand cupped her face as he tilted her head up so she was looking at him. “I choose you over my mate.” She sucked in a breath of his words. “I choose you no matter who comes into my life.”

Cerelia leaned up and wrapped her arms around him tightly. “I didn’t know you could speak so nicely.” She murmured softly against his bare skin.

He chuckled, wrapping an arm around her. “Other than fuck and bastard, I do know more words.”

She laughed.

☆☆☆

It was the most awkward yet intense walk they did. They had rode silently on horses, though a part of her wanted to enjoy the wind in her hair since the weather was getting chillier but they chose the horses instead.

Marik, the first horse she ever rode, had come racing out to her and she laughed, telling him she was ready to climb and he didn’t need to lay on the ground for her. Erix had laughed, asking if she was going crazy because she was talking to a horse. She had patted his chest, told him to use those big arms of his and to help her climb on. Which he gladly did and all she truly wanted to do was go back to their room.

He told her to be careful with her thoughts in public and she leaned down, lips inches away from kissing him and told him she didn’t care.

Katara had walked out that moment and instantly Cerelia had pulled back. She didn’t want to rub her own happiness in Katara’s face. Erix and Katara were not speaking but Katara was grinning at her as she climbed her horse with ease.

They had talked about nothing and everything for the next few hours as Erix rode ahead of them. “I brought a lot of gifts with me for them.” Katara said as she pulled the reins of her horse to a slow stop. Cerelia could see Aideen’s cottage, could see the twins playing in the mud, burying flowers or someone.

Before Cerelia could ask what Katara had bought, the twins looked at her, shouting happily that the king and Queen were here. Erix jumped off his horse as did Katara who stood behind hers as Erix walked towards Cerelia. A small smile was on her face as she pulled her leg around and he lifted her up from the horse, pressing her onto the ground. “You haven’t talked to me.” He murmured in her ear.

“I asked if you would like to eat.” She pointed out but he grabbed her hand, pressing it against the hardness of his cock under the cloak he wore.Her lips parted slowly.

She had wondered why he was also wearing a cloak when she had not decided to wear one. For the first time she was in a pair of black pants and a purple tunic which Nyota had told her to wear.

“Oh.” She felt the blush creeping up her face.

“Yeah, oh, Cerelia.” He seemed to want to groan as her fingers splayed against his hardness. “Don’t do that.”

“You did it first.”

He pulled her hand away muttering curses under his breath as Sasha and Asha giggled at them. Cerelia whirled around, her back pressing into Erix’s chest who just muttered, not good, into her ear before Aideen walked towards them, with a frown on her face.

Cerelia stepped away from Erix and the horse, coming into view just as Katara did. “What’s wrong?”

“She wants you to stay the night at least, so the other witches can see you.” Aideen shrugged her shoulders as Katara cursed at the old witch. “She keeps saying how you’ve spent all your time in their lands, that you don’t know your own witches. She wants you to meet them, and tomorrow in the mornings she will take you to the gate herself.”

Cerelia turned to Katara. It was her call. If she wanted to return to her own realm now, Cerelia would force Agatha to allow them through the tower, to the gate.

Katara sighed, rubbing at her face. “She promises for tomorrow, right?” She looked at Aideen who nodded and then Katara turned to look at Cerelia. “We’ll stay the night. You can meet your witches, get to know them for a little bit I guess.”

Cerelia smiled at her. “Thank you, Katara.” Not for the witches but a part of her knew Katara could burn this place if she wanted too.

“Where are we staying then?” Erix questioned, coming behind Cerelia, like he didn’t care about what she had told him not to do. She looked down at his fisted hands and smiled. At least he was listening a little.

When she had gotten down on her knees again this morning, which Erix claimed to be her favourite thing now, she had told him that he was not to stand too close to her, to not touch her because it was unfair to Katara. So he had listened, rode the horse ahead of both females, never looked behind at her, didn’t talk, didn’t say a word until they reached the lands.

Aideen grinned. “We’ve got an Inn here as well, your Majesty.” She mocked a bow, making Cerelia laugh as Aideen walked forward. Cerelia lingered behind, letting Katara and Erix walk forward, barely looking at each other as she stretched hands out besides herself.

“Who’s going to hold my hand first?” She asked Sasha and Asha who both giggled, gripping her hands.

Erix glanced over his shoulder, looking at her and he smiled. She looked at Katara’s head, urging him to talk and he nodded his head. She heard the first words from his mouth before she shut the private conversation out and listened to the twins talk about the beautiful flowers. I’m sorry Katara.

☆☆☆

They were staying the night in the local Inn because Agatha wanted them to stay. To spend a day at least in the witches lands that would no longer be left only to witches.

“Do you want me to get you guys anything?” Aideen questioned the three of them as she walked them to the rooms upstairs.

“I need a drink.” Katara said and Aideen chuckled.

“The bar is all yours downstairs.”

Katara didn’t need to be told twice, as she whirled around and walked away, leaving her alone with Erix and Aideen who pointed to the room they would have, together, and then excused herself.

The whole ride she could feel the tension burning in Erix as he wanted nothing more than to climb off the horse and fuck her senseless. A small part wanted that as well but she was holding down the desire that seemed to make her vagina throb with need.

“Don’t.” His voice was hoarse as they walked towards the room. “Don’t think like that.”

She moved around his body, purposely making sure she pressed against him as she pushed open the door. “Or it’s going to end badly?” She glanced over her shoulder once before stepping into the room.

Without wasting another second, Erix grabbed her arm as he walked into the room, slamming the door shut behind him as he spun her around. “Don’t give me that attitude.” His eyes glowed with hunger as he stared at her lips. She hadn’t allowed him to kiss her, as if punishing him for not kissing her on their wedding day.

Cerelia stepped towards him. “I can’t wait.” She pressed her hand above his heart. “I’m trying but all I want to do is get down on my knees, right now.”

Erix’s hand around her arm fell. “Take me in your mouth again, Cerelia and I won’t be able to stop. I’ll fuck up.” He was so afraid of hurting her.

She looked at the small bed that would barely fit her on it. “The bed is too small…”

His hand gripped her chin, turning her face back to him. “Let’s go back home. I’ll use my magic, teleport you back to our room where the bed is really really big.” His hand moved down her back and she tried to hold back the smile as he cupped her ass,pulled her towards his body where every inch of his was hard. ”Please baby.”

“What if someone needs us…”

“Fuck them.”

“I think I should sleep.” She pulled her body away from his and he let go, rubbing his face with both of his hands.

“A fucking tease.” He murmured under his breath but she heard it.

Cerelia stood near the bed, and slowly before she could feel the regret and the self-conscious rise inside of her, she unzipped the pair of pants she was wearing. Instantly as if his ears had perked up at the sound, Erix lowered his hands from his face.

Her heart thunder rapidly inside of her as she pulled the pants down slowly. Instantly the black shadows appeared in the room, a barrier between the walls and the window that she had forgotten about. He didn’t seem to breath as she stepped out of the pants as unsexy as possible. “I’m not as beautiful as Katara.” She said softly, lifting the small tunic off her shoulders. “And not as stunning as any other female you have slept with…”

“You are breathtaking.” His voice was hoarse, his eyes traveling down her completely naked scarred body, and her body burned with need at his intense stare. “Can I touch you?”

She nodded.

Erix moved and he was in front of her. She took a step back, the bed pressing into the back of her knees. He took a step closer again, his hands shaking slightly as he reached out. Cerelia’s lips parted as his large fingers touched her stomach, tracing the scars that were her stories. He moved his hands up, his large hands cupping her breasts. “Absolutely beautiful.” He murmured, his hands reaching her shoulders and then down her arms as if he wanted to feel every inch of her.

She watched his eyes darken with hunger and need as his hands moved down her waist, slowly gripped her hips and pulled her towards his body. She pressed her hands into his shoulders as his hands moved down her body. A gasp left her lips, her back arching ever so slightly as he moved his fingers through her folds. “You’re so wet for me.” He murmured against her skin.

“I’m scared.” She said softly as he pulled his hands away, still moving them down the back of her, as if he needed to touch.

“Why?”

“I don’t want to remember the bad moments. I don’t want to scream when you touch me.”

“Guide me, Cerelia.” He breathed against her neck. “Teach me how you like it. You’re in control, baby. Every single fucking time. It’s all you.”

“Really?” She pulled her head back a little to look at him.

“Yes.” He answered her immediately, raising both of his hands. “Tell me where to put them.”

Her face heated with a blush as she held his left hand and pushed it in between them. “I liked what you did when you were touching me.” She pressed his hand in between her thighs. “Do it again.”

With his other hand, she placed it behind her, on her ass cheek. He smirked and she felt him press his finger on a sensitive part of her. Her body trembled. “Do you want me to lie down?” She asked him.

“I’m fine either way. What do you want?” Two fingers pressed into her folds, parting them slightly making her body arch.

“I think I’m going to fall. I want to lay down.”

Erix pulled his hands away from her. “Lay down for me, Cerelia.” She didn’t need to be told twice. Cerelia sat down in the bed, coming face to face with his pants. She reached out, a chuckle escaping his lips as she unzipped his pants and pulled them down his legs, letting his hard cock spring free. Her lips parted as if it would take him into her mouth again. “Lay down, Cerelia.” He repeated the words as he pulled the pants off his own body. Instantly all his clothes vanished from his body.

She laid down, her knees hanging off the bed. She was about to move up the bed when Erix kneeled in between her legs. She gaped at him. “What are you doing?”

“Kneeling for my queen.” He winked, his hands trailing up her legs. She felt him lift her legs and with wide eyes, she watched as he placed them on his shoulders, spreading her wide.

“I—”

“Do you trust me?” He questioned and she nodded, watching as he moved his face closer to her pussy. “So stop me whenever you feel like I’m pushing it.”

Cerelia let out a moan, her back arching off the bed, her legs tightening as Erix licked her. His chuckle was a vibration against her clit. His tongue was magic, there was no other explanation the way he flicked her tongue on her. Her body was withering, trembling on the bed. Her legs tightened around his face, her hand pressed into his hair, keeping him in between her legs as she felt him push his tongue in between her folds.

“Don’t stop.” She moaned, her hips rising from the bed, but he pressed a finger on her clit, rubbing it as his tongue fucked her. ”Ahhh don’t stop!” She begged him, her hips moving against his face, feeling the knots forming inside of her stomach. She was going to explode with lightning. ”Please don’t stop."

Blood splattered against her body and she lifted her head, a scream escaping her—

“It’s me baby.” Erix kissed her tensed body. “Just me, no one else.”

She shuddered, lifting her head off the bed, ler legs spasming around his face. “You stop now, and I won’t suck- AHHH.” She moaned so loud as his tongue fucked her again, his finger rubbing at the same time.

Cerelia saw stars in the room, thrusting her hips on his face and he gladly accepted it. Her hand pushed down on his head, her body lifted from the bed as the stars exploded and she moaned as he licked every inch of her.

Her body shook, her legs trembling as she leant back on the bed, closing her eyes and breathing as Erix slowly pulled away from her. “I’m not done with you yet.”

She opened her eyes to see him licking his lips, wanting to taste her again. “Get up, Cerelia.” He held his hand out, an invite that he would carry on making her body tremble and scream in pleasure.

She raised her hand, placing it in his and he pulled her up so she was standing with him. ”You-” his thumb pressed against her lips slightly. ”Are-” his other hand snaked around her waist, turning her slowly as his fingers splayed against her throat, moving down and down. ”In control.” He sat down on the edge of the bed opening his legs wider so she could stand in between them. “Take control, Cerelia.” Both of his hands moved down her back, before cupping her ass.

She exhaled deeply through her parted lips as he pushed her closer. She felt a soft kiss on her stomach, again and again as if he was going to kiss every inch of her. Her hips slowly thrusted with need, she needed to move, to feel something.

“Tell me what to do.” Her words were a breathless gasp as he lifted his head, one hand cupping her breast in his. His golden eyes darkened.

He didn’t use words as if he couldn’t get them. She felt his hands on the back of her thighs and he opened them wide, making her sit on his lap. Cerelia held onto his shoulders tightly, as she felt his cock pressing against her. “Slowly.” She breathed out, wrapping her hands around his shoulders. She buried her head in his neck, his scent calming her rapid heart.

Erix lifted her up slowly and she felt the tip of his cock press right against her. She let out a shuddering breath, as he moved his cock up and down her folds, as if wanting to soak in her juices. “Fuck, Cerelia.” His hand tightened on her hip as she pressed a kiss on his neck.

Cerelia knew what he was doing. He didn’t want her to lay under him, to give as much control to her body and mind as he could, that she was no longer under the dungeons, that she was alive and well and in the arms of a male who she loved.

She knew she loved him and no matter how much distance they had both put into not trying to fall in love, she did. She felt giddy around him, felt the hairs on her arms stand up every time he watched her.

Cerelia lifted her face and looked at him. “I love you.” She spoke softly and before he could even say anything, she pressed her lips against his. Erix moaned into her mouth as she lowered herself onto his cock.

He was big. Her body seemed to be stretching, as she lowered down again but there was no pain, not in the way he kissed her hungrily like a starved male. Her hands were on his cheeks, tilting his face up as her body lowered down. She pulled away from his lips, a trembling breath escaping her as he pushed his cock inside of her. He was so big and thick, she needed a minute or two.

Erix gripped her chin, turned her face and kissed her again. He didn’t move inside of her as his tongue did wonders to her mouth. His touch was passionate yet a tiny roughness that he seemed to be holding down on, escaped him as he wrapped her hands around her throat, pulling her closer as if she was too far away. The kiss was soft, rough, magical, everything she had never felt before.

One of his hands pulled on her left ass cheek, begging her to move. Cerelia rolled her hips. He groaned, pulling away from her lips but he didn’t stop. Cerelia lifted her body slowly, pressing her hands backwards on his knees as she lifted her hips before lowering down again ever so slowly.

Erix was snarling as he kissed her breast. She let out a gasp, her moving hips not stopping as he licked her nipple. His mouth was magical, that was all she could say. She watched, hunger and need in her eyes as he flicked his tongue on her nipple, sucking the skin of her breasts. Cerlia moaned as his hands gripped her hips. “Faster, Cerelia.” His words were a purr as he lifted her up and slammed her back down on his cock.

She prayed to the Gods that no one in the Inn heard them, that Erix’s dark magic that curled around the room was soundproof as well.

He guided her body up and down, her lips parting as her back arched against him, wanting him to suck her breasts again. He did. He attacked her breasts, sucking, licking, tugging the skin until his own hips moved faster as she felt the knots forming in her stomach, the stars appearing in the room. ”Erix…" She was moaning his name as she pushed away from his knees and wrapped his hands around his shoulders, his face buried into her neck as he pounded into her.

She was moaning or screaming in pleasure she didn’t know as the stars erupted. She buried her face into his neck, the urge to bite him rising inside of her as she clinged to his body hearing him groan into her neck, finding release with her.

Wrapped in each other’s arms, Cerelia tried not to focus on Erix’s cock inside of her that hardened as if wanting more. She felt her body hum in response. “Absolutely breathtaking.” He kissed her neck.

She pulled back slowly, feeling the sweat on her body. “I-”

“I fucking love you too.” He pressed a kiss on her throat. “Every inch of you is mine.” His mouth moved instinctively towards her neck, pressing another kiss on it.

Cerelia moved, stiffening as if realising he was still buried inside of her. “I want to do that again.” She said softly, her voice a little shy as she tried not to blush at his eyes that were filled with love and amusement.

“Yeah?” He pressed his hands on her hips, moving her forward and backwards ever so slowly. She moaned, her head tilting backwards. “You love pleasure. I love pleasuring you.” His words were a murmur against her bare throat as he kissed her skin. She tried to move her hips upwards, to give him the pleasure he was giving her by simply moving her up and down on him but he didn’t let her move. He was guiding her this time.

Cerelia felt his cock press inside of her, a moan escaping her lips. “Just like that, huh?” His lips moved down her body, kissing ever so softly as again he moved her to that same spot. She was moaning, the knots forming again inside of her as he pressed his hands on her lower back so she didn’t fall backwards as her legs spammed on him.

"Erix!”

She felt two fingers pressed on her parted lips. “Suck like you love to suck my cock.” She loved to suck his cock.

She opened her fingers wide, her tongue licking his fingers as her hips thrusted against him, against the spot that was making her quiver under his touch. She couldn’t do it. She couldn’t focus on his two fingers the way he was focusing on her breasts. He pulled his fingers out and not a part of her cared as she screamed in pleasure, her hips thrusting faster, her body rolling on his.

Erix lifted his head, watching as her arched body tilted backwards, her lips parted with a moan and her hips moving on him. She was in control. Without thinking, a moan escaped her lips so loud she feared the windows would shatter. Cerelia lifted her body up, her hips still rolling as if his body was teasing her, making her chase the edge she wanted to jump off. She stared at him and before thinking twice, she grabbed a fistful of his hair, her hips rolling on his cock and she bared her neck.

His eyes darkened a snarl escaping him at the offer she gave. He looked into her eyes. She nodded, unable to form any words other than moaning as his hips rolled inside against her. Erix didn’t wait.

His teeth sucked into her neck and she orgasmed, the stars erupting.