Night Visits (10 page)

"Arrrrrgggghhhh,
usurper, you'll never win against me." She was seriously fucked in the
head.

I
grinned at her but it wasn't my grin, it was sinister and mean and menacing.
Before I could even begin to attack, Theodora suddenly got the most frightened
look on her face as she tried backing up from me.

As
she backpedaled I advanced. not quite sure what had spooked her but certain
that this must end now.

"You,
those eyes, but those are not your eyes.'

"No,
they're my daughter's bitch." I'll figure out how I knew that later, for
now I ran up her legs to her chest as she was eight inches or more taller than
I and chopped her in her temples causing her to fall back. It barely stunned
her for a bit before she was back on her feet. Amazonian bitch.

Anger poured off of her in waves
and instead of retreating she now went on the attack. My daughter, (because
let's face it I was in no way running this show), decided that it was a good
idea to taunt the crazed bimbo, my middle finger went up before I used the forefinger
of my other hand to beckon her forward.

"Come
get it bitch." Oh yeah Ms. Nicola was trying to get my ass killed.

'Never
mother, now fight.' And fight I did, I jumped, I rolled, I kicked, I punched,
there was no hair pulling involved in this brawl, this was all out war, the
more she struggled to reach me with her arms and legs the harder it became. It
was almost as though there was a shield or force field around me that did not
allow her to connect, this only worked to enrage her even further, I was
playing a game of cat and mouse with her and enjoying the hell out of it.

'Finish
her.' Donovan growled the order at me from somewhere off to the side as he too
fought to get to me. Okay this I wasn't too sure about, I mean end her kind of
sounded like kill her and I've never.......

While I was thinking how hard it
was to take her life the bitch came at me with a knife, 'Heads up mother.' I
looked up just in time to catch the blade Donovan flung my way and in one
unbroken movement I caught, turned and plunged it right into her heart.

The
most horrible earsplitting rend the air as her life force let her. I saw the
dark curl of smoke as it left her body and descended into the earth as she
dropped to the ground.

It
was over and suddenly I got the shakes, before my knees could buckle beneath me
Donovan was there to catch me.

"I've
got you love."

He kept running with me in his
arms, his personal Garda forming a protective line on either side of us while
the rest of his army carried on in battle. When we reached his horse which had
to be the biggest horse I'd ever seen in my life, he set me down in the saddle
and climbed on behind me wrapping me securely in his arms.

My
heart was thundering away with the horse's hooves as he raced towards home; it
seemed strange to be reacting so strongly after the fighting was all said and
done.

When
we reached the castle he took us straight to his room and into what looked like
a closet. With his eyes I heard the soft chime of his cadence as he spoke with
his mind, then suddenly placing his hand against the marble wall I felt that
same surge I'd felt only days before when we'd travelled here.

Within
minutes we were back in the garden outside his home back on earth and I could
breathe again. It felt as though we were in constant motion as he entered the
cool marble walls of home holding me clutched safely against his chest. My
breathing calmed, the children settled and I fell into darkness.

I've never been so fucking scared
in my life, in fact I've never known fear before, it's almost foreign to me,
but seeing her in battle, I don't ever want to go through anything like that
again.

"Father."

"Not
now Nicola, I'm very displeased with you right now, you had no right."

"But
father, mother needed...."

"SILENCE,
do not speak to me of what my wife needs, you will do well to remember that
though you may be the future empress, I am not only your father, but the ruler
of our people, that means I rule over you as well you have much to learn, your
headstrong ways could've harmed your mother."

She wept at my harsh words; I felt
the tear in my heart for making one so young feel such sorrow but she had to
learn to temper her actions. I will never accept anyone no matter who it may
be, putting Tamara in danger. I accept that I am most angry with myself, I
should never have taken her to the battlefield no matter what. She is and will
always be the most important part of my life. Had she died my people would've
been without their leading family for I swear I would've followed her into the
grave rather than live without her.

Look
at her, she's lying here so still, so lifeless, all because I had taken her
into hell.

"Mother wake up, father is
going mad."

I
heard my son speak to me as if from afar and in the back ground a sad
lamentation, but what made my heart race with renewed fear was the feeling I
picked up from my mate. Total despair and heartache, I tried to climb out of
the darkness to reach him but the lethargy was too strong, I couldn't make myself
awaken.

'Donovan.'
I screamed in my head trying to draw him out of the place he'd gone to but he
seemed too caught up in his own misery. What had happened? I searched my memory
for the recollection; had I been injured? I searched my body for the pain but
there was none. None but the pain in my heart at the sorrow in his.

PUSSY
     What the hell is wrong with you freaks?

ME
         You can hear me?" 

PUSSY
     Um yeah, and what the heck is the hold up, I thought we
were supposed to be having hot warrior monkey sex with steel and swords and
sweat and

            
shit, what's this fainting shit you done scared the poor man half to death?

ME
           I can't wake up and I can't reach him.

PUSSY
     Damn, just when it was about to get good too, you're such a cock
blocker.

ME
           Is that all you can think about?

PUSSY
    I'm a pussy, the fuck you want me to think about, quantum
physics?

I
had to laugh at that one, pussy sure is a mess.

She's laughing, I can hear her,
but I thought....."Tamara?"

"Donovan,
oh thank heavens, where'd you go?"

"I
thought you were hurt, you went into the dark and I couldn't reach you
love."

"I'm
not hurt, just tired I think."

She
finally came fully awake and I looked into her beautiful eyes. "You scared
a hundred years off my life, don't do that again."

"I
won't."

I
laughed with her because suddenly I was extremely happy, she'd faced the worst
she would ever have to in my home and survived and she wasn't even at her full
strength as yet.

"I'm
so proud of you my princess."

"That
wasn't me, that was all Nicola."

"That
little Miss is on punishment until she's twenty."

"Not
fair father, mother tell him, you had fun didn't you?"

"Donovan
were you mean to our baby?"

"Your
baby scared the hell out of me."

"Well
it's over now right?"

"Yes
love it's over except, we have to go back."

"We
do, why?"

"Your
coronation for one and the physicians have to monitor the Empress, they'll not
take lightly to us staying here during your confinement, I dare say your earth
might become overrun by a battalion of my people if that should occur and trust
me you don't want that so no, it's best that we return."

"When?"
She looked so worried, I hated that but there was nothing to be done, as the
leader of my people and the mate of the leader, we had certain obligations to
my people that cannot be shirked.

"Today,
ssh, ssh, ssh, I only brought you home because I knew you needed to be gone
from there but I shouldn't even have done that, I'll have to go before the
council and explain my actions, but all I could think of was your safety.
There's no way we can stay here any longer without incurring their wrath and
though I bear rule over them it's not right for me to take advantage of my
peoples' trust."

I wish I could give her more time
but I can't, the fighting had already taken up a good chunk of the time that
was supposed to be used for the ceremonies surrounding her coronation and the
announcement of the empress's impending birth.

My
people have been looking forward to those two things for a few lifetimes
already it was not fair to ask them to wait any longer.

"It
will be fine I promise, now I do believe I promised you a ravishing."
Maybe that will remove the forlorn look from her face.

"Thanks
for reminding me." With all the chaos I'd almost forgotten his bold
promise, but now with the fear and angst gone I was free to indulge my lust for
his body, his manly scent coupled with his rugged look in his armor made me wet
and the boyish grin he gave me before taking my lips with his went a long way
to taking away any lingering feelings of unease. He tried to take it easy but I
wasn't having that, I pulled him over me heavy armor and all.

"Wait
baby..."

"No
I want you to take me like this."

Suddenly
I was on fire, the fighting, the fear, the way he loved me it all combined to
make for one combustible cocktail. His hands were rough as they tore away my
clothing, my undergarments were barely off before he plunged two long fingers
inside me making me arch and scream as I flooded his hand with my liquid heat.

"Again."
He growled as he showed no mercy while he played his fingers back and forth as
he sucked on my nipple forcefully, still it wasn't enough, this aggressive need
was new to me, Donovan was usually the one who led in bed but not today, I felt
powerful and lustful and a whole lot of things a very pregnant woman probably
shouldn't be feeling but I didn't care, I wanted not to make love, but....

"Donovan..."

"Yes
love." He was busy licking and biting on my engorged tit while his fingers
rubbed me just right, lighting that fire inside that threatened to consume me.

"Would
you fuck me?"

"Fuck..."

It
was the only word he got out before I attacked, driving my hand down the front
of his drawers and wrapping it around his hard cock, pulling him out while
spreading myself beneath him.

"Now,
now, now...." My last now ended on a long drawn out moan as he drove into
me to the hilt, I think I came as soon as he bottomed out.

My
hands grabbed fistfuls of his hair as he fucked me the way I needed him to,
hard deep and rough, I was in heaven, I loved knowing that I could make him
lose control like this.

"Babe
the babies." He tried pulling his body up and away but I needed to feel
him all of him, in me, on me, around me.

"No
stay, I need you here, just like this."

"Fuck
Tamara."

I
squeezed my inner muscles around him as he took my thighs in his hands and
spread me open so he could go deeper, we were both in a frenzy of need now, our
emotions running high as I pulled his mouth down to mine for a wanton kiss.

We
bit at each other’s mouths our hands moving over one another as our bodies
danced together.

"I
love you Tamara, my  beautiful earth princess."

I
screamed as he came in me dragging me over the edge with him, his teeth biting
into my flesh.

It
was soon time to return, I wasn't so much afraid as apprehensive, I wasn't sure
what we would face this time. Donovan swore the danger was past and I believed
him I just didn't know what this council would say about our disappearing act.

"Stop
worrying love everything's fine I made sure okay, our enemies have been
vanquished, there's no one there to bring you harm, whatever is left to be done
I will see to it once we return."

That's
what worried me I think, what he might have to do once we returned, I wanted to
throw myself to the floor and have a hissy fit but that wasn't an option so I
guess we were going back. 

Donovan
must've been really rough on the kids because they were being unusually quiet
though I still felt their watchful presence. Pussy had given her stamp of
approval for the 'fuck hot sex' as she called it and was now resting, said she
needed a break after all the theatrics, whatever.

This
time there weren't any crowds awaiting us as Donovan brought us back the way
we'd left, not long after we arrived there was a contingent sent to ask for his
presence before the council, I guess that was a good sign, that they were
asking and not ordering.

"Wait
here love Rudolph and Justin will be along to get you and bring you to the
hall, I must get ready."

We
shared a kiss before he left me in our rooms a worried mess, it wouldn't be
fair to get the children involved I was supposed to be protecting them after
all and not the other way around but I sure wished for some of their bravery.

The
soft warm glow that followed that thought was greatly appreciated and I rubbed
my hands over my stomach in thanks.

"Thanks
babies." Oh I couldn't wait to meet them it was going to be so much fun.

His Garda came to get me not long
after and walked me through the long magnificent hallway lined with full sized
portraits of Donovan's ancestors from the looks of them, along with weaponry of
all kinds. some of which t I’m sure went back to the stone ages. I had changed
into the flowing white gown Donovan had chosen for me before he left, my shoes
were flat gold sandals which if I wasn't mistaken was actually made out of beaten
gold, they were soft and buttery and blew my mind with the large colored gems
that embellished them. I'd left my hair down and my only jewelry was the ring
Donovan had given me.

We
came to a set of double doors that had to be twenty feet high or more, they
were massive and took both of Rudolph's arms to open, I could never have
managed it I'm sure.

Inside
the room there were men sitting on a dais who all turned to look at me as we
entered, there were people sitting around the room against the walls but no
sight of Donovan, I caught sight of Jacinda who gave me an encouraging smile
but did not approach.

"Come forward child."
One of the men on the dais called out to me, I turned to Rudolph and Justin for
guidance as Donovan had not told me what to do here. Neither man looked too
pleased but they led me forward.

There
were murmurs and hushed tones as we made our way to the front of the room, I
was starting to shake already and nothing had happened as yet.

"So
you're the reason for all the ruckus." The one who called me forward
spoke.

"Dominicus..."
Rudolph started to intervene but the elderly gentleman silenced him.

"Silence
soldier I will speak freely to this stranger to the realm."

Salaman
sat forward and I noticed him there for the first time, it gave me some peace
that at least one friendly face was here on the dais but where was Donovan?

"So,
who are you and what do you here?"

I
was more than a little confused by that, I thought they knew all about me. The 
shakes were in full force now and Rudolph and Justin each took an arm to hold
me up.

"I'm
Tamara Seal uh Maglioni, Tamara Maglioni."

"Are
you now, did this council authorize this union between you and The Golden
one?"

What,
what did he mean, and where the hell was Donovan.

PUSSY
   'Oh this geezer is about to get on my last nerve where's that man
of yours anyway he needs to get his ass here with a quickness cause shit is
about to go down, we didn't come all this way for this bullshit.'

ME
          'Oh no, not now pussy shush.'

I
forgot to put on drawers again heaven knows what she'd say next.

PUSSY
  'I'm just saying we already put the smack down on a bitch his old ass
could get some too.'

I
decided the best course of action was to ignore her and pay attention to this
man who seemed to have some say in my life.

"Donovan
didn't......"

"We
did not give you leave to address him as such."

Suddenly those big heavy doors
were thrown open and slammed back into the walls and a very angry Donovan was
gliding, yes gliding down the center of the room towards me. If not for the
harrowing circumstances I would so be enjoying his look right now, he was
dressed in a silk robe opened down the front over silk pants all in black, his
feet were bare and his eyes were flashing fire at the men on the dais. In a
word he was fuck hot.

"You
dare?" He growled at my tormentor.

"Your
eminence...."

"SILENCE....."
He then started speaking in their tongue but once again it was too fast and I
was too afraid to interpret anything, I did hear my children giggling though so
I guess it was all good I’m assuming also that one or the other of them had
sent out the S.O.S to their father.

"Come
Tamara, you will do well to think on a good reason why I shouldn't have your
head for this Dominicus of the Vulcans I know your game here, your kinsmen are
no longer a part of our society you sit on this council out of the kindness of
the elders that came before me, but if you dare to insult my wife again I will
take your fucking head and feed it to the dogs, as for your kinsmen that are
left in the outer regions they will all be annihilated before the sun
sets."

"Your
highness...."

"I
did not give you leave to speak, either you're with us or you're not your
choice." He looked around at everyone on the dais and around the hall.

"Mark
me my people, anyone who offends her will suffer the consequences, you all know
it is not a small thing to take the life of one of our own but I will
personally slaughter every man, woman and child that means her harm. This
council is dismissed I do not wish to answer your questions at this time."

And
with that he led me out of the hall on my trembling legs.

An angry Donovan was something to
be reckoned with; he practically pulled me all the way back to our rooms. Once
there he pulled me tightly into his chest and held me there without saying a
word.

When
he'd calmed down some he pushed my head back gently and gazed into my eyes.

"I'm
sorry that my people seem to have lost their minds, it seems like I'm forever
promising you that things will get better only to be proven wrong time and
again. Maybe I shouldn't have brought you here."

"What,
no, Donovan?" I grabbed the back of his robe for dear life, please don't
let this be happening.

"Don't
mistake me love, the fault is not yours, it lies with them, I only meant that I
wouldn't have subjected you to any of this for anything and believe me I'm
going to get to the bottom of this new mess. Nothing like this has ever
happened before believe it or not, no one has ever questioned my authority,
it's just not done, I can only surmise that with the coming of the long awaited
empress there's been a shift in the atmosphere that we have no control over,
things are at work here that we don't know about as yet."

"We
can't be separated, no matter what you can't leave me promise me Donovan,
promise me."I was in full out panic mode.

"Ssh,
ssh, hey, what's all this, I would never do such a thing don't you know me
better than that by now, what would ever possess you think that that's even an
option? Look at me, you have no reason to fear I've told you this before, I
would not survive without you Tamara, you're my life, my world without you,
without our children would be nothing. No one and nothing is going to take you
away from me, did you not hear me back there; I would destroy everyone before
I'd let that happen."

He
kissed me long and hard until my toes curled and then with his hands on the
mound of my stomach, he said the words that soothed my heart. "Do you get
it now wife of my heart, where I go, you go."

Tears of relief filled my eyes;
I've been so worried since the fighting, the uncertainty eating away at me, I
thought that maybe Donovan would think his world was too much for me, that
maybe he'd decide it was best I stayed on earth and knowing his position
there's no way that he could leave forever and we'd have to be apart.

It
was nice to have his promise spelt out so plainly once and for all.

"Now
I'm going to leave you with my parents while I tend to some business that
cannot wait. I know i’ve said this before but this time I mean it you have nothing
to fear, the next one who opposes or offends you will feel my sword.”

"Donovan
you can't, they'll just hate me more...."

"No
love they'd be better served spending their time dreading my retaliation for
today's slight than hating you, and besides, no one in their right mind could
ever hate you." He kissed me again and all was right with the world.

"I'll
send my mother to you, I'm leaving young Damien and Justin with you."

"And
who'll be with you, you're going to fight those things aren't you?"

"Rudolph
will accompany me but there will be no fighting, I'm going to annihilate them
once and for all, something I should've done a thousand years ago,today has
proven that their continued existence serves no purpose but as a thorn in my
side, there's nothing to fear with my men and my father here, not to mention my
blood thirsty daughter, you should be fine, I wouldn't leave you if I had any
doubts."

He
closed his eyes at that.

"This
I'm absolutely sure of."

"I'm
not worried about me, just, be careful okay and hurry back."

It was hard to let him go knowing
what he would be facing but the promise of going home after made it worth it. I
have to admit, as beautiful as Donovan's world was I think I preferred mine,
faults and all. Poor Donovan, he'd been thrown so many curve balls in just the
last few days alone, though none of it was his fault and though he didn't hold
me responsible, I couldn't help but think that I was in some way responsible
for the uncharacteristic actions of at least two of his people.

"Nonsense
mother it is as it should be, I cannot enter a world with discord and chaos,
this is nothing but a cleansing so to speak, the adversaries at heart have been
ferreted out and will be dealt with against the day of my birth."

'Im
not sure I understand Nicola."

"She
means that before her birth all who would seek to usurp the throne will be
dealt with, but not to worry the culprits have already been identified by father,
that's where he was when that....dragon was accosting you, the worst is
over."

'How
can you say that, Nicolai your father is going off to fight those...things.'

'Not
really, it's like he said, there won't be any fighting to it, it will be more
of a destruction, they're no match for father's anger; I so wish we could be
there, maybe.....'

'Nicola.....mother
do not listen father will be very displeased.'

PUSSY
     'Ahem, lookie here little miss thing, your little ass need
to get somewhere and sit the hell on down, you are way too into this blood and
gore shit for me.'

ME
           'Pus...I mean, oh heck, don't speak
like that in front of the kids.'

'Mother
who are you speaking to?'

'Never
you mind Nicola, it's nobody.'

PUSSY
     'Nobody my ah......'

ME
            'Shut it or I'll cut you off for a
week.'

PUSSY
      'Vicious, I'm surrounded by vicious ass females, what have
my life come to, there had better be another round of warrior booty in this for
me.'

Thank
heavens she went quiet after that and the kids seemed to be lost in
contemplation. Things were back to normal by the time my in laws showed up and
I was only too glad to have the time with Donovan's parents before we left
again, who knows when we'd be back after this catastrophe.