by Tiya Rayne
She places my night gown beside me on the bed and hands me a robe.
“Ye, don’t need to worry about that, Love! Yer’ going with me when I go.” Drago announces.
“Again, it’s never going to happen.” Medina corrects Drago.
I ignore that look on Drago’s face that assures me that Medina had no choice in the matter. I can’t focus on them right now. Tonight was a test, and although it was a close call, I was able to come out unscathed. I touch my sore throat. Well, partially unscathed. At least now I knew that there is reasoning to Nevy’s actions. If I know what causes him to be the way he is, then maybe I can help him change. What could go wrong with that, Right? Who says you can’t change a man?
Chapter Seven
Tonight will be the first time I will meet Lilly in the walking dream. And unfortunately, I have to tell her bad news. We’ve been having a lot of setbacks lately. While traveling to meet us, the Western Kingdom’s massive army was attacked by ogres. The ogres demolished over half of Artimus’s army dwindling their numbers to a meager amount. He and the remaining soldiers arrived on Avalia’s doorstep bloody and bruised a week late. They are in no condition to fight any time soon. We need them. Our army has the passion, but they lack the talent. Our numbers also lack when put against the Dark King’s army. So far our army is mostly made up of non-magicals with no military background. We need more training, which means Lilly has to stay where she is. Every day that goes by that she isn’t here haunts me. Her pendant works by giving me glimpses into her day and mood. It also allows her to feel my presence. However, nothing will take the place of an actual physical connection. A connection I need if I am going to stay sane. Tonight’s walking dream is set in my bedroom in the tallest tower of the glass castle.
When Lilly finally arrives in my doorway I can’t contain my excited energy. As soon as she locks eyes on me, tears appear in her hazel eyes and she rushes into my open arms. I scoop her up holding her tight to my chest. I had plan to scold her for what she did. I would have found a way to save the Locke, she didn’t have to go to him. I had even planned to talk to her about having to delay her rescue. However, the moment she appears in the dream I’ve only one thing on my mind. I want to bury my cock deep inside her. I seal my lips to hers devouring her plush lips.
“I am so fucking mad at you,” I growl against her lips as I walk her towards the bed. My words say the complete opposite of my actions. “And tonight, I’m taking it out on this sweet little pussy.” I drop her down on the bed, her body bouncing once.
She’s wearing a white slip that barely hits her thighs and her large breasts spills over the flimsy material. Rage rushes through me as I think of her wearing something like this under the same roof as that asshole.
I take Lilly’s bare foot in my hand bringing her beautiful little toes up to my mouth. I kiss each one of her toes and place another kiss on the arch of her bare foot. My Kisses ease up her ankle towards her knees. Lilly squirms and moans at my delicate kisses. I place her foot back down on the bed. I climb between her open legs never taking my eyes off of Lilly’s. I meant what I said, I am going to take my anger and frustration out on Lilly’s pussy, but I am going to give her time to warm up to it. I push the edge of her nightgown up her hips and to her stomach, I come in direct contact with her bare bottom. A light dusting of silky curls make way to plump vertical lips that are glistening with her arousal. I growl at the sight of her need for me. I run my finger against her lower lips, parting them just slightly. Lilly moans and wiggles her bottom towards me. She wants more. I remove my fingers and they come back wet with her essence. I can’t resist sticking my finger in my mouth. I close my eyes as her musky and vanilla flavor explodes on my tongue. Her taste triggers a feeding frenzy and I bury my face in her warm pussy.
“Ugh! Yes!” Lilly shouts as she buries her hands in my hair.
I devour her plump lips. Sucking on each labia before splitting them open with my tongue pumping it in and out of her like my cock. I remove my tongue from inside her coated channel and vigorously flick her swollen clit back and forth before sucking the pearl into my mouth.
Her body shakes with her orgasm. I lap at the remains of her nectar, slurping up every drop as she tries to squirm away from my mouth.
“Azriel, stop. I’m sensitive.” She moans above me.
But I can’t stop. This is part of her punishment. I place my hands on her thighs pushing them further apart and I attack her hardened clit again. This time Lilly screams as she comes again. Her hands tighten in my hair and I doubt I will have any hair left on my head after this, but I don’t give a shit. I’ll take a bald spot over not tasting this sweet little pussy. Lilly tries to pull away from my greedy tongue and I growl against her nub while yanking her back down to my face. She starts riding my tongue as if it’s my cock.
“That’s it Lilly, ride my face.” I encourage her.
It’s hard to imagine my little human was so inexperienced when I first took her up on that hill. I add a finger inside of her channel and she explodes, gushing all around my finger. She screams my name as she comes for the third time. I finally cut her a break. Her body continues to spasm as I climb off the bed. I pull my tunic up over my head, Lilly watches me with her eyes cloudy with lust. Her body still shaking from the aftershocks of her multiple orgasms. She dips her narrow pink tongue out and strokes her plump bottom lip. My cock is so hard beneath my trousers I am surprised it has not burst through the thick fabric. I pull the leather band at the waist of my trousers and they slide down my strong legs to the floor. I kick out of them, wiping a hand over my mouth taking all of Lilly’s sweet nectar from around my mouth and nose. I stroke her sweetness on to my erect cock making it glisten with her come. This time her little pink tongue rubs across her lip much slower.
“You put yourself in danger.” I growl.
“I was trying to save my friends and buy everyone time.”
I place a knee on the bed, my throbbing cock still in my hand and I pump it a few times.
“It is not your place to protect us. It is my job to protect you.” I push her legs further apart, pinning one leg to her chest as I aim the head of my cock at her entrance. Her fat pussy lips separate offering me a sight of that pink center.
She moans as I run the tip of my dick between those wet lips.
“Don’t be angry with me, Assassin. I need you.”
“And you’ll have me.” I push into her hard.
She cries out and I moan at the welcoming snug fit. I pull out and slam into Lilly again, all the way until my semen filled sacks are flushed with her bottom. I don’t take a break as I pound into her. The sound of her wetness and my sacks smacking against her ass is nearly drowned out by her moaning. I lift her hips to get a better angle as I dive deeper into her.
She cries out, her hand on my thigh as she tries to push me back from going in so deep. I growl at her attempts to keep me from reaching the bottom of what is mine to have. I grab her hands, placing both of them in one of mine and pinning them on her stomach so she has no choice but to take all of me.
“You put yourself in harm’s way.” I shout as I ram into her so deep her back bows off the bed. “You left our sons.” I continue to piston into her with every word said. “You risked me going on a killing spree to get to you,” I turn her at another angle placing her slightly on her side as I lift on leg to my chest. Lilly’s screams of pleasure take on another octave as I hit new walls and corners. “I’m losing my fucking mind without you.”
“Azriel, I’m…I’m… comiiiiiiiinnnnggg!” She howls into the room.
I don’t stop my frenzy fuck. I continue to take out all of my frustrations on Lilly’s pussy. Sweat is dripping down my face and falling down my back but I don’t stop. I pull out just long enough to flip her to her stomach, pull that perfectly rounded ass into the air and slam back into her. Her hands fist the black silk sheets on my bed as another small orgasm rolls through her.
“I will kill him if he touches you
, Lilly. I don’t give a fuck what Avalia says. If he touches my pussy, I. Will. Fucking. Slaughter him.” I punctuate each word with a hard thrust. I pull Lilly up to her knees, her back against my front as I grind into her center with circular motions.
She turns her face and our tongues dance against each other in a greedy kiss. My hand moves down the center of her chest, through those silky curls and to the swollen nub of her clitoris. I stroke the slippery protruding nub in quick circular motions and she grinds down on my cock.
“Tell me you’re alright, Lilly. I need to know you’re ok.” I stop moving as I stare in her eyes. Only my fingers gliding around her wet clit is in motion.
Her hazel eyes stare into mine and I swear she can see my fears. She can see what’s really haunting me. My fear that I will not get there in time. That I will not be able to save her. Despite all my training and all my effort to win this war, in the end, I will lose the most important thing to me.
She brings her right hand up and cups my jaw then plants a soft kiss to my lips.
Her hazel eyes meet my stormy gray. “I’m alright.”
Her words are what I needed to hear. I lean her slightly forward and stroke into her deep. She comes one last time around my cock pulling an orgasm from me. I roar like a beast as my come explodes inside of her.
We both collapse on the bed. I fall slightly to the left of her so as not to crush her. Lilly is on her stomach and I’m on my back. It takes us both a moment to catch our breaths. When Lilly lays her head on my chest and I wrap my arm around her, I know I can’t delay the truth any longer.
“We need more time,” I say to the top of her head. “We lost a few soldiers and have to train the new ones. I can’t come for you yet.” I’ve never felt weaker in my life than at this moment. The moment I have to tell the woman I love that she has to stay in the hands of a mad man.
Lilly sighs, then props her head up on her hand on top of my chest. “How much more time?”
“I don’t know, Lilly.” I tell her about the loss of Artimus’ men and Bartus taking most of his soldiers with him. I don’t hold anything back. “So you see, if we attack too soon we lose the war and our only chance to take the Dark King out for good.”
Lilly pushes herself up on one arm. I don’t tell her how much I crave her warmth and nearness. She aimlessly drags her fingers over the silk fabric of the sheets.
“I guess I can stall him a little longer. It may require me to play nice for a little while.”
My eyebrows bunch as I look on at her confused.
“What are you talking about?”
Her eyes look to me and then rush away to stare at the wall. I knew that look. Lilly is nervous about something.
“Well, Nevy…”
“Nevy!?!?”
What the fuck! Are they on actual first name basis now?
“The Dark King,” She clarifies as if I don’t know who the asshole is. “He asked that I give him a chance to get to know him….. and I said yes.”
“YOU SAID WHAT?” I jump to my feet.
I’m pacing the floor like a bull readying for a fight.
“Assassin, there is another side to Nevy. I saw some of that tonight.”
I can’t control my actions as my hands tighten into fist over my head. I’m going to fucking kill him. Lilly kneels on the bed, using her knees to crawl towards me.
“I have a plan, Assassin.”
I roll my eyes. It’s because of her plans that we are in this predicament in the first place.
“Do you trust me, Azriel?”
I was so caught up in a red haze that I didn’t see her climb off the bed and walk to me until her small hands grabs the sides of my face. Her hazel eyes focus on mine.
“Do you trust me?” She asks again.
There is no doubt I trusted Lilly. I loved her. However, I did not trust the Dark King. Already his mind games are taking its toll on Lilly. I know what I need to do. I need to get Lilly out of the Northern Kingdom as soon as possible. But I don’t tell her that. Instead I turn my head and place a kiss on her palm.
“Yes, little human, I trust you.”
I cherish the dimpled smile she gives me. I place my hand around her neck to pull her to me and she flinches. Immediately I pause, and for the first time my eyes go to the dark bruise on her neck. My eyesight turns a dangerous red. Lilly must can feel my anger flowing off of me. She starts to explain.
“It’s nothing. We just had a disagreement.”
My anger is too strong, I can’t speak. I doubt if I opened my mouth actual words would come out. I place a kiss on the top of Lilly’s forehead and step away from her. Her eyes plead for me to say something, to not shut down the way I am doing. But I can’t. I will die for Lilly. I will kill for her, and at this moment I may start a war for her. Seeing her with his hand print around her neck is driving me insane. I’m too angry to be near her. Though I would never hurt Lilly, I needed some space.
“Assassin,” Lilly reaches out to me trying to close the distance between us.
I say the ancient spell that dissolves the walking dream. I ignore the tear that tracks down her face before she disappears.
I awake lying between my black silk sheets. My rage from the walking dream crosses over into the reality. The moment my feet hit the floor I grab the nearest thing to me and toss it at the wall. The glass from a flower vase shatters against the cold block wall. I tear through my room like a tornado. I destroy everything that I can get my hands on. When I’ve finally calmed down enough to think straight, I dress and then trace into the war room.
Once the Queen’s throne room in the glass castle, the large rectangular room with the glass throne is now where we hold our meetings.
Avalia is leaning over a map as Fisgal and Bier, his ambassador, discuss the area with her.
Hyland and Himrol are talking to the leader of the craftsman elves—a type of elves that are known for their gift of making the finest weapons in the Locke. Artimus is also here. He’s sitting on his ass, but he’s talking to Bilal about today’s training. We barely ever sleep anymore. The only reason I was asleep is because I had to check on Lilly, and also I needed her. The moment I appear in the room everyone quiets down and turns to me. They all knew I was going to see Lilly tonight.
I can see the question on Avalia’s face. Even before she asks it in my mind.
“Is she alright?”
I shake my head.
“I’m going for her.” I say out loud.
I walk to the corner of the room where an arsenal of weapons are. My sword is my greatest and best weapon, but for the army I will face, I will need more.
“I need the room.” Avalia announces.
The room slowly starts to empty.
I don’t care to hear what Avalia has to say. I am going to get Lilly today.
“Tell me what happened?”
“It does not matter.” I say continuing to fill my quiver up with arrows.
“Assassin, you cannot go to her.” It is a demand, one I am going to ignore.
I turn to Avalia noticing that the room is not as empty as she had asked. All of Lilly’s guards remained behind.
“Tell us what happened, Assassin.” It is Hyland that ask this time.
I thought to refuse his request, but I’ve learned a lot about this group since being placed as Lilly’s protector. I knew that there was no way I would leave to rescue Lilly without them going with me. I owed it to them to explain why we were risking our lives so soon.
I tell them of the bruises and of the manipulation I perceived the Dark King was doing to Lilly. When I am done the room is silent.
“And what was the plan she had?” Avalia asks.
I shake my head in disbelief. “I did not listen to the godsdamn plan.”
“Well maybe ye’ should have.” The voice comes from behind me. We all turn as Drago appears in the queen’s throne room.
“What are you doing here?” Avalia asks startled.
Hyland and Himrol pul
l out their blades ready to attack.
“I invited him.” I growl as I rush towards him.
His large black and silver wolf hound steps between us and growls. I stop in my tracks.
“Why have you not done your job? Where the fuck were you when that asshole had his hands around her neck.” I shout towards him.
Drago’s eyes narrow back at me.
“In the same room as her, but she did not need my help. Nor does she need yours.” He rolls his eyes. “The human is smart. Damn smart. Plus, I cannot run to her defense after every altercation. The Dark King isn’t stupid and he won’t take risk with her. If I show my hand too soon I will lose my position. Ye’ gave me a job to do and I’m doing it.”
“What job? Avalia asks. “What is he talking about?”
I explain through my link what I did and why Drago agrees to do it. I can tell by the glare on her face and the way her hands rest on her hips she does not agree.
“Did the assassin explain to you that Lilly cannot be easily tricked into helping you? You will have to earn her loyalty just like everyone else.”
Drago circles the room, his eyes bouncing off everything that he sees. His trusted companion right at his side.
“Yes, he explained it to me.”
He stops at the stack of swords, running his fingers along the shiny iron.
“I do not trust him.” Avalia speaks inside my head.
“He is the only one that could protect Lilly from the inside.”
I knew that Avalia still did not trust Drago, but she lets the subject drop. Drago is a wild card, but if anyone can keep Lilly safe it would be him.
“The human is fine. The hand print around her neck should have been the least of yer’ concern. His initial intentions were much worse,” Drago states this as if it is nothing.
I feel my anger rising again.
“It was her that talked him down.” He makes a full circle around the room staring at the map on the table. “Besides, ye’ have bigger problems, Old Friend.” Drago stands up straight focusing his attention back on Avalia. “The army that yer’ creating will have no chance to get inside of the Northern castle. The Dark King has blocked everything off. A barrier spell runs around the entire Northern Kingdom. The closes ye’ can get to the Northern castle from here is Ralf,” He points to a spot on the map and then draws a circle around the Northern Kingdom letting us know where the barrier sits on all sides.