Black Knight

by Svetlana Ivanova

  Triton parked the car in front of the house and we got out. There were at least three other cars parking in the garage, a silver Porsche, a red Rolls-Royce and the black Lamborghini.

  I was aware that the three siblings were loaded, but I didn't expect them to actually roll in money. It made me uncomfortable knowing that Allecra was so rich.

  They led me to the house. As the double doors opened, I was greeted by the most stylish living room I had ever seen in my entire life. The furniture was all splendid. A white sofa blended with yellow crafted floor lamps.

  Xenon talked something I didn't understand to Triton, who smiled and nodded. Then the girl turned to me again.

  "Go upstairs with Triton," she said. I wanted to say something, but nothing sounded important to utter. At last, I began to walk as Triton led the way. Xenon looked on until we left the living room. It was actually a very big house. There were some green ivy plants growing inside a long glass case. They hung from the ceiling like floating seaweeds. The stairwell made of polished wood snaked around it, leading us to the second floor.

  Triton didn't say a word. He just showed me to a room and held up a finger towards me, meaning for me to wait for a moment. He walked to the door, sticking his head in and then out again then signaling me to go inside. Without a word passing between us, I went into the room. The door closed behind me, leaving me alone. And for the first time I had been here, I felt nervous.

  It was a very immaculate room. Everything seemed systematical from a wide wooden office desk to the sofa of the sitting area. One of the walls was entirely made of display shelves. I considered myself a neat person, but whoever lived here must have a severe case of OCD. It wasn't just painfully spotless but also artistically organized in precise order.

  I began to walk further to the other side and found the bedroom. The blinds on the glass wall were drawn half way down, allowing just enough sunlight to stream onto the varnished wooden floor. A large white bed set at the center. The lamps were still on by the bedside. Then I heard the sound of the bathroom door open, and an elegant figure gracefully walked out into the room half-naked.

  My mouth sagged.

  Allecra was drying her long blonde mane with a towel. She didn’t see me as I just stood there with wide eyes. She wore a white shirt with all her buttons undone. And worse, she had no bra on except a pair of black underwear. Her lean feminine flawless body seemed to glow. It made my cheeks burn hot. I could feel my heart pounding and skipping. And there was a heavy, melting feeling below my belly. The sight of her was quite overwhelming. My gaze traced down to the area below her toned stomach, but what I saw puzzled me.

  Even I was a virgin, I would still know the difference.

  Where there should have been a bulge, I found none. She didn't look like she had that 'thing' —between her legs — at all.

  CHAPTER 24

  When my thought process started working again, I began to realize how awkward it was here in Allecra's bedroom. She was just there, glorious and half-naked. Then her head snapped in my direction as if she was finally aware of my presence.

  "Oh, geez, Nina!" Allecra exclaimed in surprise. "What on earth are you doing here?!"

  Her words snapped me out of the hypnotic trance. My breath hitched in my throat. I didn't even notice that seeing the tantalizing view of her body had frozen me in place.

  "I—I was just—" I stuttered, alarmed with her uncharacteristic shock.

  Allecra let out a string of unfamiliar words. I suspected they were Arzurian curse words. She buttoned up her shirt in haste.

  "Nina, get out! Now!"

  "But...but Xenon said you were..."

  "Go!" Allecra hissed again. My blood rushed backward through every vein in my body and my ears turned hot in anger. I bit my lips as tears stung my eyeballs. Who wants to see her anyway? I thought then turned on my heels to run out of the room.

  My hand reached for the door and opened it. But before I could exit, a pair of hands grabbed me by the waist and twirled my body around. Allecra swiftly pushed the door shut and pressed me against it. I looked up to find those ardent turquoise eyes burning into mine. I gasped and found her mouth swoop down to kiss me feverishly. Our teeth clashed and her tongue was in my mouth in a heartbeat.

  My arms wrapped themselves around her strong body. I felt her hands roaming over my back and squeezing my bum. Desire washed over like a heat wave from a desert. My fingers laced through her blonde hair, pulling at it gently. It caused Allecra to moan in my mouth. It felt as if every atom in my being was on the verge of exploding.

  "Oh, Nina..." Allecra groaned in the back of her throat. It reverberated through me.

  I felt her hips began to move by instinct between my thighs. And in that moment of blinding passion, it hit me — Allecra wanted me right there. My heart pounded in my chest with a frantic tempo.

  Suddenly, Allecra broke off and put me down on my wobbly feet. My mind was reeling. I gasped in the air, trying to pull myself together as the heated blood pumped through my core.

  "You need to go, Nina," Allecra half-gasped and half-growled. "Get out before I lose it, go!"

  Her shoulders were hunching like a wild predator and her eyes were luminous with lust. She closed her eyes briefly as if to rid the agonizing thoughts in her head.

  "Allecra," I said, still panting heavily. "Are you alright? I was worried..."

  She cut me off by gripping my elbows hard and pulling me away from the door roughly. Our faces were now inches apart. Her luscious vermilion lips pulled back over her teeth.

  "If you don't want me to rip your clothes off and get inside you now, you have to leave!" she hissed.

  With those words, I was shocked. Then the shock combined with rage, and I pried myself away from her hands and pushed Allecra off as hard as I could.

  "Allecra, you're so mean!" I yelled at her before I opened the door and got out.

  I wiped my teary eyes as my feet descended the stairwell. I heard the slamming of the door and thuds of footsteps chasing after me, but I ignored it. When I got downstairs, I didn't see anyone. I had no idea where Xenon and Triton were.

  "Nina, wait!" Allecra's silky voice was surprisingly close.

  I sprinted through the big house like a mouse running from the cat.

  "Antonina!" she called after me again, pronouncing my full name with a hint of frustration. I gritted my teeth as a fury raged through me.

  What does she want exactly?

  The sunlight stung my eyes once I stepped out of the house. I flinched and paused for a minute to think. If I had to run all the way through this grand estate, then so be it. But then Allecra came from behind me and whisked me off my feet. I let out a startled gasp.

  "You come back here!" she hissed and carried me bridal style back into the house.

  "What do you want? Put me down!" I was yelling and kicking my legs in protest although my arms went around her neck. To my utter surprise, Allecra leaned over me and joined her lips with mine. The kiss stole the breath out of my lungs.

  "Well, that shut you up," Allecra said after she pulled away. Sunlight glinted off her shoulders, turning her hair golden. Her face was dazzling with an ethereal glow. My face flushed as I felt her soft breasts against me. My lips tingled from the kiss.

  When we were back in the living room, she put me down on my feet. Xenon and Triton reappeared. The dark-haired girl looked at us with questioning eyes. I felt a growl vibrated from Allecra's chest. She still kept a firm grip on my wrist like a handcuff.

  "You stay away from my Nina!" Allecra hissed fiercely at her older siblings. My head turned to her again. The anger evaporated from my system at her words.

  Triton raised his brows while Xenon glared at us. By the surprised look from the other two aliens, I realized it was the first time they saw Allecra being like that. Xenon sent a glance at me before averting her topaz eyes back to her sister.

  "Very well then," she said quietly at last. "I just hope you still remember why we are here, Alle
cra."

  "I know what I'm doing," Allecra snapped. "Leave us alone."

  And without another exchange of words, Allecra pulled me away from them. I thought she was going to take me back to her room and pick up where we had left off. Instead, she led me to another splendid quarter of the house. It turned out to be the cleanest kitchen in the world.

  There were mugs and crystal glasses hanging in alignment. Everything from cupboards to the sink and stoves was sparkling. I wondered if the kitchen had ever been used at all. There was a big window that showcased the view of the ocean. I could see a line of white sand beach from here.

  Allecra walked us over to the island.

  "Sit down," she commanded as she released my hand. I watched her going over to a double-door fridge and took out a bottle of water. Her long slender fingers unscrewed the cap and then she drank the content as if to calm herself down. After that, she heaved a long sigh before turning to face me again like she just remembered I was there.

  I stayed quiet, waiting for her to say something. Instead, she just poured a glass of fruit juice and then walked over to me. After setting the drink down in front of me, Allecra took a seat on the next stool. The skin around my wrist was still stinging from her viselike grip. I was rubbing it unconsciously to ease the pain. She noticed it and frowned.

  "You’re hurt?" she asked, looking at my hand in guilt. Her hands reached over to cradle my wrist, but I pulled away.

  "I'm fine," I said in a brash tone. I was still mad at her. Allecra took my hand in hers again, but this time, she brought it to her lips and kissed it.

  "I'm sorry," she whispered and kissed my hand one more time. "I was a bad girl."

  "Very bad," I agreed, which made her chuckle.

  "I know." She smiled as her long beautiful fingers massaged my wrist. The feel of her hands touching me brought a familiar sensation to my body, but I tried to ignore.

  "You scared me, too."

  Allecra dropped her gaze as if in shame. Her long curved lashes shaded her turquoise eyes from mine. I wondered where her thought had taken her. As for me, my head was still spinning at the whirlwind of our sudden encounter.

  "Are you still scared of me right now?"

  "I don't think I would like to see you like that again," I said.

  "Let me know if there's anything I can do to shoo away your fear," she said. She looked a lot calmer now than when I first saw her a while ago.

  "What happened to you, Allecra?" I asked. She just sighed and shrugged.

  "This morning, I woke up and felt as if a fire alarm had set off inside my body," she said. "I tried to stop it but I couldn't."

  "Your sister came to me at school and said you were in pain," I told her.

  "I guess Xenon was a bit overreacted," Allecra said.

  "So you didn't let her...you know," I said.

  "Of course not!" she said, looking at me in disbelief. "I couldn't bring myself do it with her. I don’t know why, but every part of me wants only you, Nina."

  Her words sent relief spreading through my chest. It was a strange thing to feel this attached to someone. My mind flashed back to the passionate moment we shared earlier.

  "You could have had me," I pointed out.

  "Yes, I could have had you right there and then," Allecra said then her eyes locked onto me again. "You don't know how it's tortured me, but I still wouldn't let myself hurt you."

  "Allecra, what if I tell you that I'm ready?" I said. Allecra just stared at me. Then she stood up with both of her hands in her messy blonde lock.

  "Oh, Nina, I wish you hadn't said that," she sighed in exasperation.

  "But...why?" I asked, looking at her pacing back and forth.

  "Didn't you see how I could barely refrain myself? When you walked into my room like a lamb wandering into a lion's den, I almost lost my mind. Not having your consent was the only thing that kept me sane from my craving," she said. "Now you make me afraid."

  "You're afraid of what?" I stood up, too.

  "I'm afraid that once I start having you, I could never get enough of you."

  Just like that, I fell in love with her all over again. I loved that she tried to ward her temptation with me, even though it troubled her greatly. I also loved that she was vulnerable and honest with her feelings, even when she didn't realize it. I went over and held Allecra from behind, startling her for a moment. She stopped pacing and wrapped her arms back over mine.

  "Then you can take me however you want and whenever you want," I said, surprising both of us. "My body is yours and my heart is yours."

  ~*~

  I breathed in the fragrance of Allecra's slightly damp hair. My hands began to caress her flat stomach, getting under her shirt to feel her smooth skin. Her body was firm with toned muscles and yet her skin was soft and delicate like a baby's skin.

  What a perfect healthy flesh!

  It provoked something in me. Allecra had nicely shaped breast. I hadn't seen all of her, yet I already knew that Allecra's body was the incomparable pinnacle of perfection. Everything about her came in good shapes and sizes. I found it really distracting to my already messed-up sexuality.

  Our bodies turned hot again. Her panting became noticeable. Allecra hadn't moved an inch ever since I declared my submission to her. I kissed her back and her shoulder then landed my lips lightly on her bare neck. My nose nuzzled over her neck and silky blonde strands. Allecra sighed.

  "Nina, please..." Her voice was troubled with suppressed needs.

  "I know you want to do it with me," I said.

  One of my hands mindlessly inched down her stomach, slowly as if to avoid her noticing. My heart was pounding in shell-shocked beats. I had never been so daring like this before. I couldn't stop myself from wanting to feel her there — down there where her 'secret' was hiding.

  I remembered how Allecra didn't appear to have the extra tool on her. Where has it gone? The question wrecked me with the kind of curiosity that could make Hera proud.

  "Where is it?" I whispered hotly against her skin. My voice was filled with impatience and longing. She didn't seem to be aware of my hand slithering into her pants, getting closer and closer to her hidden treasure. Then Allecra jumped up as if she had just woken up from a nightmare. But with a little more push of my hand, I found her, warm and soft underneath her underpants. I was puzzled for a moment before it dawned on me that Allecra was just the same as me. Her body bent forward as if she had just received a kick in the stomach.

  "What the hell, Nina!" she cried and unwrapped herself from my arms and turned around to face me.

  She put her hands on my cheeks, and then I realized how far I had gone. Her piercing turquoise eyes studied mine with a gleam of irritation.

  "Nina, snap out of it!" she sneered. "You're losing your mind!"

  I stared back at her, blinking.

  "What are you talking about? What's wrong with—"

  "Xenon...damn it! I should have known!" She hissed with a clench of her jaw. "She's doing this to you just to tick me off."

  Then she hissed to herself, looking furious.

  "What? I don't understand," I said. "What does this have to do with your sister?"

  "Nina, my sister can mess with people's heads the same way the moon messes with horses. Whatever you think you're doing with me is just her projection," she said. A dark expression settled over her enigmatic face.

  "You meant she made me say and do all these?" I asked in confusion and started to feel embarrassed with myself. Now that Allecra had mentioned it, I felt kind of awkward and ashamed of what I had done. I was always like that timid, unassuming fisherman's wife.

  "I have to get you home," Allecra said urgently. "We can discuss this later. Being alone together here won't do us any good. I might end up taking you right on the dining table or worse on the kitchen floor any times."

  My body shivered at the idea, but I nodded vigorously without another word.

  A moment later, Allecra led me out of the house and walked towa
rds one of the cars parking in the garage. Instead of taking the Lambo, she clicked a button of the remote control. The Porsche let out two sharp beeps, and she opened the door for me. I got inside. Allecra shut it with a slam and went around the car to the driver seat and then let the top down.

  She now had on a black Marc Jacob jacket that stylishly matched her plain white button-up blouse. Allecra started backing the car out with one hand on the wheel while the other placed behind my headrest.

  And she managed to look so damn fine all the time.

  We drove through the wooded part of the estate. The afternoon sun kissed our skins with its bright light. The sea breeze blew in a constant stream, which contained the salty scent.

  "What is going on with me?" I asked as I rubbed my temple. "Will I be normal again?"

  "Tell me how you are feeling right now," Allecra said. She looked sideways at me through her dark sunglasses.

  "Are you mad at me?" I asked in a small voice. Allecra shook her head.

  "It's not your fault," she said. "Sometimes, Xenon did that to my other potentials, too. You’re not the first one to molest me." My head turned sharply at her.

  "I did not molest you!" I said.

  "Then what else can I call that?" Allecra asked.

  "I was just curious about the—the—you know. I didn't mean to. Besides, there was nothing down there."

  After I said that, I felt my cheeks blush. My eyes instinctively drifted down to the area between her thighs. Allecra caught me staring at her private and closed her legs quickly, shifting herself away from my gaze.

  "What did you expect to find? The Empire State Building in my pants?!?" she snapped, giving me a hard scowl.

  I bared my teeth, ready to bite back but nothing came out. I crossed my arms and turned away to look at the view through the window. We passed time in the silence. Then I heard Allecra cleared her throat like she wanted to get my attention.