255- Beneath the Witch Hunt Sky
POV Elowen Grimwald:
He held my hand and led me to the opposite side of the glass, where a small notebook sat open on a stainless-steel counter.
Skillfully, he opened it and immediately began typing a long code until a camera activated, capturing my image.
“Do you want to take a picture with me to keep as a souvenir?” I teased.
“Not a bad idea, but I actually need to collect your fingerprints and facial mapping.” I widened my eyes in surprise, and he noticed. “Don’t worry. It’s so you can come in here if you need to talk to me while I’m working, for example.”
That thrilled me. A sign that his trust in me had increased.
“Whatever you say,” I replied, positioning myself in front of the camera, which blinked with a small white light.
“Now just turn both sides of your face, slowly.” I followed his instructions. “Give me this finger here.” I raised my thumb, giving a thumbs-up. “Don’t worry, this doesn’t hurt.”
He picked up a small square device beside the screen, shaped like a large matchbox, and clipped it onto my finger. After a slight pressure and a beep, he removed it.
“This is very technological.” When he closed the camera feed, a square filled with security images appeared. Among them, I could identify rooms of the manor. “Should I forget that I know the village is monitored, the same way I forgot that tragic event…?”
He lifted his eyes from the screen to me.
“As of today, it won’t be a secret anymore, but I’d rather you not talk about it with anyone.”
I nodded.
“What’s happening today…?”
“A witch hunt,” he stated seriously, furrowing his brow.
“Wait, there are witches here?”
“I was only using the expression.” He paused. “Can I trust you, Elowen?”
“Of course, Aldren.” I hoped he believed me.
His arms closed around me, resting on my hips, and he sighed.
“There are traitors in my village, and I suspect someone close to me is involved. I took you out of the house so you wouldn’t have to witness what’s going to happen, in case my suspect looks for someone there. I haven’t forgotten that you were poisoned.”
“It wasn’t Nerin.” It was the only thing I could say.
“I doubt it was her too.”
“The maids don’t talk to me…”
“That was my order.”
I looked away briefly, thinking.
“Nala was there, that day…”
“She was.”
“She hates me.”
“I can’t accuse her without proof.”
“Yes…” I swallowed hard. “Now I’m nervous.”
“Don’t be. Things will be resolved soon.”
“Are we going to stay here? In the lab?”
“Actually, no.” He grabbed me by the thighs and pulled me onto his lap. I draped my arms over his shoulders.
“Another carriage stage?”
“Yes, but now to the final destination.” He winked.
Aldren closed the screen with one hand and then secured me in his arms, heading toward the door.
“Are we going to explore more of your laboratory?”
“This is my favorite place. I’m taking you to the next one.” He walked down the corridor until we began climbing a spiral staircase.
When we reached the entrance and passed through a thick wooden door, he set me down.
I came face-to-face with four rows of shelves inside what looked like a kind of storage room. I was confused—but only until I walked past one of them and saw what awaited me at the end of the small space.
A thick, soft blanket covered the floor, along with several cushions. A variety of chopped fruits rested in ceramic dishes, and what I recognized as my hazelnut cream sat in the center. On the ceiling, a large round skylight reflected the light of the stars and the crescent moon.
Had Aldren done all that just for me? I turned to him, incredulous.
“You…” I stammered, losing my words.
“I didn’t have time to create something worthy of you, but I hope you like it.”
“Aldren, this is perfect! I don’t need anything more!” I jumped into his arms, hugging him with all my gratitude.
Eager to kiss him, I grabbed the collar of his black coat and carefully brushed it against my lips, removing the excess red lipstick, even knowing it wouldn’t come off completely.
He watched me do that with an amused expression.
“Thank you. I don’t want to have to rip out throats later with my face smeared in lipstick.”
“How awful!” I laughed and, without hesitation, closed the small distance between us, pressing our mouths together.
With a simple brush of lips, my entire body unraveled in desire to have all of him.
I welcomed his tongue into my mouth, and my senses expanded as his demanding hands slid over my body.
His warm tongue met mine in a slow, sensual dance until he sucked it fully, making me gasp against his mouth.
The minty taste blended with the sweet trace of my lipstick, pulling me even deeper into the kiss.
His hands moved up to tangle in my hair, pulling me closer, as if that were even possible.
Our bodies pressed together sent me spinning out of orbit. Suddenly, heat surged through my belly, and my breathing became difficult.
I wanted him. I needed him.
“Want to eat?” His hoarse voice revealed his arousal, along with the hard length rubbing against my abdomen.
I broke the kiss to find his eyes. His green irises shimmered with desire flecked with white, and his breathing was as unsteady as mine.
“I want everything you prepared, but first, I need you—only you.”
My words fell over him like an unbreakable command.
Within seconds, we were naked, and he was on top of me in the corner of the soft blanket lining the floor.
Aldren slowly slid the length of his hard cock along my wet slit, sealing my lips with a kiss so intense that the surface of my mouth tingled.
I lifted my hips, moving them up and down, burning with pleasure as that throbbing shaft caressed my pussy.
“What do I do with my life if all I want is to fuck you, you filthy bitch?”
“It’s simple—spend the rest of your life fucking your female, Aldren.”
He growled, brushing my hair aside and burying his face in my neck, leaving vigorous suck marks.
I shuddered from head to toe when his fangs scraped my skin, leaving a trail of pleasure and pain.
“My female? I like that…” His rough tongue slid down to my nipples, circling them one at a time with the firm tip.
“I am your female, and you are my alpha male,” I declared, with the possessiveness he made me feel.
His mouth traveled down my abdomen, raising every hair on my body and sending pulsing sensations to my core.
I lost myself completely when Aldren, holding my hips, lifted me toward his mouth. My legs draped over his shoulders.
“Come in your alpha’s mouth, then, female.” His large, rough tongue devoted itself to tracing along my outer lips.
Tasting my lubrication, he moaned in satisfaction.
“Aldren, that’s so good…”
The erotic sight of him devouring me with such devotion alone made my pussy soak. The liquid of my arousal dripped down my ass, and my moans became uncontrollable.
Tightening his grip on me, he locked his burning eyes onto mine from below before beginning to suck my clit.