Corruption of the Heart (The Corruption Series Book 1)

by Jessica Manson

  “It wouldn’t be a surprise if I did.”

  “What if I don’t like surprises?”

  “I’m still not telling you.”

  “You’re no fun.”

  “I’m no fun?” he said, with a mischievous grin on his face. The captain announced that we could remove our seatbelts, so he removed his. He walked over to me and removed mine pulling me up to him. “I, Miss Edgerson am plenty fun. Allow me to show you.” He slipped my dress off of my shoulders exposing my breast to him. He didn’t give me time to change, I was still wearing my wedding dress. We left from the reception and got on the family’s private jet immediately.

  Odin grabbed my breast in one hand while his lips teased at the other. “We can’t do this here Odin. Someone will see.” I would have really enjoyed his touch if I wasn’t so scared of getting caught.

  “Now whose no fun?” he said, never leaving my breast.

  “Do you really want our first time to be right here, right now?” I asked a little disappointed. I know its cliché but I want candles and rose petals. I want it to be magical. Not on some plane with people around.

  “Nobody said anything about having sex,” he said.

  “Then what are you doing?”

  “Having fun.” He stood up and pulled my sleeves back up. Without his touch I felt lonely, but I was glad he stopped. I wasn’t ready. I would need a minute before to prepare myself. I know we have come close before, but this time is different. It means more. I sat back in my seat while he walked over to the bar. “Want something to drink?”

  “Sure.”

  “What would you like? We have beer, champagne, wine, soda.”

  “Do you have chocolate milk?”

  He looked at me funny, “It is your wedding night and you want chocolate milk?”

  “Yes, if you have it.” He bent down and rummaged through the fridge for a few minutes before standing up, walking over and handing me a chocolate milk. When I was a little girl and I would get scared my mom would fix me chocolate milk. She said chocolate could fix anything. I needed my mom at this moment. No one ever told me how to be a wife. I don’t know what Odin would expect of me. And I don’t know how to do wifey things like cooking. Am I just supposed to be a stay at home wife that cooks and cleans all day. Hopefully Odin didn’t expect that of me. All I know how to do is love him and hopefully that would be enough for him.

  “Are you okay?” he asked as he sat in the seat next to me.

  “Fine. Why do you ask?”

  “You seem nervous.”

  “I am.”

  “What has you so nervous?” I looked at him contemplating if I should tell him my worries. “Come on baby you can tell me.”

  “I don’t know. It’s just, I mean I just. I don’t know.” I sounded like an idiot. I looked away embarrassed. I didn’t want him to know I didn’t know how to be a wife.

  He placed his finger on my chin and turned my head to look at him. “Baby, it’s okay. You don’t have to be nervous. Can I ask you something?”

  “Yes.”

  “How was your chocolate milk?”

  “Is that really what you wanted to ask?”

  “Yes. How was it?”

  “It was good?” I was still looking at him with a raised eyebrow.

  “Did you like the wedding?”

  “Oh yes. It was absolutely perfect. I couldn’t have asked for anything different. Did you like it?”

  “Yes.”

  “How did they know what I liked?”

  “I told them.”

  “But how did you know? We haven’t known each other but for a few weeks.”

  “We may have only met a few weeks ago but I watched you at school for a lot longer.”

  “Oh yeah, school. What do I tell them about me missing so much?”

  “Nothing if you don’t want to. You don’t even have to go back.”

  “Hey, Odin, there is something we never discussed before getting married.”

  “What’s that?”

  “Where will we live?”

  “Are you opposed to moving?”

  “Well I have to move somewhere. I can’t live in my aunt’s house.”

  “Where do you want to live?”

  “I don’t know. It is so much to think about right now. I am exhausted,” I said stifling a yawn.

  “Why don’t you rest your head in my lap and take a nap?” I rested my head on his lap and he played with my hair sending me into a sweet slumber.

  ****

  When the jet was descending Odin woke me up. I looked out the window to try and find out where we were, but the land was foreign to me. “Are you going to tell me where we are now?”

  “Croatia,” he said, as a smile played across his lips.

  “Are you serious?” I said, as I looked out the window again.

  “Are you excited?”

  “Oh my gosh, yes.” Apparently not only does Odin’s family have their own jet, but they also have their own landing pad on a very gorgeous property. We left our bags in the foyer of the villa and Odin gave me a tour. The property had a tennis court, a basketball court, a very large swimming pool, a hot tub, and a small spa.

  I was in awe of the house’s beauty. It was a very pristine white stucco home. There was a window box under every window of the house and each of them were filled with beautiful multicolored flowers. It looked like the house carried its own private rainbow with all of the colored flowers against the white house. The grass was a vibrant green and mowed in a checkerboard pattern. There was a cobblestone walkway that led up to the front door and it was lined with more multicolored flowers.

  The inside of the house was just as beautiful as the outside. The living room was to the right of the foyer and it was filled with big plush furniture that sat in front of a giant TV. It was so big it looked like a movie screen. The kitchen made me want to learn how to cook. If I was a chief this would be my dream kitchen. It was dark cherry cabinets that seemed to go on for forever and it had tan granite countertops to match. Stainless steel appliances including a six-burner stove with a grill plate in the center and a double oven. It was my absolute favorite place in the house so far.

  Odin led me upstairs which housed five bedrooms. Our room was the most beautiful. The king size bed looked like it would be the most comfortable bed in the world. The room had a fire place and a sitting area. It also included its own bathroom. But my favorite feature of the room is the back wall. It is completely made of glass from floor to ceiling and it looks out into a forest. As I was looking out at the view Odin walked over to me and wrapped his arms around my waist. “The view is beautiful.”

  “Breathtaking,” I replied.

  “I wasn’t talking about outside,” he said, as he started trailing kisses down my neck. I leaned into him when he started running his fingers slowly down my arms. He placed one of his hands on my neck under my chin holding my head back and continued kissing my neck while the other groped my breast. “You are what’s beautiful.”

  He started to pull the sleeves down on my dress, “Odin, wait,” I said, pulling away from him.

  “What’s wrong?”

  “Nothing, I just need a minute,” I said, as I escaped into the bathroom. I couldn’t admit to him that I was terrified to have sex with him. We have teased each other, and I thought I was ready but now that the moment is staring me in the face I’m nervous and scared. My breathing started to quicken as the nerves built up inside me. I splashed water on my face to see if that would help, when it didn’t I decided to try a shower.

  The shower was big enough to fit five people and it had those rain type shower heads, one on each of the three walls and one on the ceiling. I let the water steam before getting in. Hopefully the hot water would calm me down. I closed my eyes and let the hot water pour over my body. My head finally cleared, and I started to relax. I was so relaxed I didn’t hear when Odin came into the bathroom. “Do you mind if I join
you? I promise to behave.”

  I felt foolish for being afraid. He is my husband and it is our wedding night. There wouldn’t be a better way to complete our union. “Yes. You can join me.” He stepped in the shower and heat instantly filled me. His body was absolutely gorgeous. I have seen him without his shirt, but I have never seen what waited for me under his boxers. The V lines led right down to his member. He was shaven, and his ample thickness was standing at attention just for me. My mouth watered as I looked him up and down.

  When my eyes finally met his he was standing there grinning at me. And even that seemed extra sexy at this moment. “What?” I asked a little embarrassed. “Why are you smiling like that?”

  “Like what?” he asked.

  “Like your pleased.”

  “I happen to like you looking at me like you want to devour my body.”

  “I was not.” I could feel my cheeks start to burn red.

  “It’s okay. It turns me on to watch you watching me.” He walked closer to me but didn’t touch. I turned away from him letting the water hit me in the face. He stepped closer, so close I could feel the heat from his body, still he didn’t touch me. Sensations flowed through my body that I have never felt before. I knew he was building anticipation before touching me. He wanted me to want him. To need him.

  I could feel his eyes on my backside, so I turned to face him. Our eyes met and his were filled with so much passion, want and longing I thought my insides would crumble. He wanted me so intensely I could feel it all the way to my soul. I ran my hand down his chest making a growl escape from him. I grabbed the loofah, lathered it with soap and began to wash his chest, arms then his back. I couldn’t help but notice his butt as he turned to face away from me. Every inch of this man is beyond beautiful. It is perfect, lean, and so accurately proportioned.

  I rinsed the soap off of him and kissed his back. I turned him to face me and ran my fingers over his chest again before kissing it. I wrapped my arms around his shoulders and dug my nails into his back just enough to make him crave me. I traced my hand across his stomach also digging my nails in a little. He moaned, and I was ready for him to take me. I needed him inside me. I needed to become his in every way possible. I kissed his neck until I reached his ear. I took his earlobe into my mouth and bit it softly. “Odin,” I whispered.

  “Yeah?” he asked with much restraint in his voice.

  “Take me. I’m ready.”

  “Not yet.”

  “Odin please,” I begged.

  “No,” was all he said. He turned me away from him and lathered shampoo into my hair. As he rubbed it in, he massaged my scalp and then worked his hands down to my shoulders. His touch felt wonderful against my skin. I tried to lean my body into his but he kept me standing away from him. He took the loofah, lathered it with soap and began to wash me. He started with my back and arms then he gently washed over my bottom then the backs of my legs. He turned me to face him and washed my chest, my breast and slowly washed my stomach. He knelt down and washed my center then the front of my legs.

  Without getting up he rinsed my body and when it was free of all soap he leaned in and kissed a trail of kisses starting from under my belly button stopping just before reaching my center. He kissed both hips and thighs. When he got to my inner thighs he picked up on of my legs to rest on his shoulder. He began to kiss my middle causing a moan to escape me. His lips felt so good against my body. Electricity shot through me and the need for him to take me only grew stronger. Right when I was on the brink of euphoria Odin pulled away from me and whispered in my ear, “Not yet.” Needing his touch and not getting it was killing me. My body longed for him. It craved him.

  Odin turned off the water and lifted me into his arms. He carried me into the bedroom and laid me on the bed. He stared down at me taking in my body. “Odin, please,” I begged again. He climbed on top of me and our lips met. His kiss was soft at first then it deepened and became stronger. It was filled with passion, lust and want. We both needed the touch of each other. We lay on the bed tangled in each other kissing. But I wanted more. I needed more. I needed him. I needed him in every way a wife has a husband. I needed to fill him inside of me.

  I pulled him closer to me and opened myself up to him. I groaned when the hardness of him rubbed against the center of me. Anticipation grew as I waited for him to enter. After another deep kiss the wait was over. He thrust into me slowly at first when he was sure I was okay his pace quickened. Sounds escaped me that I never knew I could make. He felt so good inside of me like he was made to fit me perfectly. The desire we had for one another was unbelievable and there was so much passion between us. Odin had me screaming with pleasure until we both reached a level of pure ecstasy. With full satisfaction Odin rested his body on mine.

  I lay there in pure bliss waiting to regain control of my body. “That was…”

  “Amazing,” he said cutting me off. “You felt better than I ever imagined.”

  Blushing I rubbed his head that rested on my chest in between my breast. “Can I tell you something?”

  “Of course. You can tell me anything.”

  “I was scared at first.”

  “Scared? Why?”

  “Because I have never had sex before. Not willingly anyways. It was terrifying.” Odin didn’t speak but I felt him tense under me. “I don’t know how to say what I’m trying to say,” I said frustrated. “What I’m trying to say is that I was terrified. But you showed me I have nothing to be afraid of. You showed me that what we just did was okay. It was amazing.”

  He scooted up, so we were eye level, “Well let me continue to show you what you don’t have to be afraid of.” We lost ourselves in each other once more and a couple more time after that until sleep took us under.

  Chapter Thirty

  With the sun shining in through the floor to ceiling windows, I was up with the first sign of light outside. My body was sore, but I couldn’t help but smile at the fun Odin and I had together. I tried to get out of the bed without waking him up, but I wasn’t as quiet as I should have been. “Good morning wife,” he said with sleepy eyes.

  “Hmm Wife. I like the way you say that,” I said, as I placed a kiss on his soft lips. “What are the plans for today?”

  “First we shower then I have a surprise for you.”

  “Another surprise? Wasn’t bringing me to Croatia surprise enough?”

  “Trust me. You will like this surprise.”

  “Ok fine but I get to shower first,” I said, as I ran for the bathroom. Odin didn’t bother listening to my claims on the shower. He decided to join me, and we took turns washing each other. When Odin was finished washing me he pinned me against the shower wall lifting me, so we were eye level. He entered me slowly causing me to cry out in pleasure. He took his time at first making sure I felt every inch of him. By the time he had quickened his pace I was already bursting with euphoria. He thrust into me harder than ever before causing us both to reach full satisfaction.

  Still holding me in place he leaned against my body to catch his breath. I ran my fingers through his hair and held his head to my breast. At this moment, I knew I had already loved Odin, but our connection made our relationship more than love. I knew we had the kind of love that would conquer all. It’s the kind of love that can stop time and lose it all at once. It’s the kind of love that makes two souls whole. It’s the kind of love that can reach a high no drug can give. It’s a pure, selfless, kind of love. It is mine. It is ours.

  He finally lowered me to the floor and rewashed my body. When he turned off the water he said, “Get dressed. Your surprise awaits.” I wrapped myself in a towel and headed into the bedroom to get my clothes. Odin was just pulling on his clothes when I walked into the room. I leaned against the doorframe and watched him get dressed. Who knew putting clothes on would be so sexy. I felt like the luckiest girl in the world. Not only do I have the sexiest husband in the world, but I have his unconditional love.

/>   Finally dressed and less distracted we got in the car and headed to where ever my surprise was. “Hey, I have a question? When the DJ announced us at the wedding he called us emperor and empress, why?”

  “I was wondering how long it was going to take you to ask that.”

  “Well?”

  “He called us that because that is what we are.”

  “How do you mean?”

  “We aren’t royal in the way Prince William is. My father is the king of the Luminaries. The leadership goes to the next heir which is me making me the emperor of the coven and you my empress.”

  “Oh.”

  “Once we are settled we will have to fulfill our roles in the coven as such.”

  “What roles would those be?”

  “Lamia Mea, we are heirs to the leadership. We have to take part in the politics of the coven. Since I am done with my mission I will work under my father.”

  “What will I do?”

  “Whatever you would like. You can finish school and go to college if you would like. Or you can stay home, and we can make a bunch of babies,” he said the last part with hopes of me doing just that.

  “Odin, I’m not ready for kids. I mean honestly, we just met and had to rush into marriage. I would like to take a few years to get to know you.”

  “Okay so no babies but whatever you want baby you can do.”

  “I guess I will start by finishing school since I have less than a month left. Then we can figure it out from there.”

  “Sounds good.”

  “Wait I have another question. I know I asked you this once but, where will we live?”

  “Well since you want to finish school, if it is okay with you, we will stay in the house I am already living in. But after that I will need to take my place in the coven. We will have to move closer to the coven for me to do that.”