The First Touch (55 page)

Ivan nodded pitifully before looking up, “
Did she say something more
?”

Flanagan smiled
, “
She th
inks that you are afraid of her. T
hat was why she wants to learn to control herself first. Then try to
woo
you
back, but if you are not afraid...”

Ivan snapped, “I am not afraid, I was scared that something was wrong with her. I love her; I am not frightened of her.”

“
I think that is the first time I have ever heard you say that.”
He narrowed his gaze
at Flanagan, and continued, “Then you should go to her.” Ivan nodded, and stood leaving the room.

Then he shot back
through the open doorway
, “Thank you.”

Flanagan smiled and waved him off slumping back on to the bed, “You
a
r
e
welcome.”

***

Autumn
heard the knock at the door but she did not stir,
Drake
stiffened though. The door slowly creaked open and a thud against the far wall woke her.
She
rubbed her eyes and sat up groggily, “What is going on?” Then she saw Ivan standing at the end of her bed and
Drake
cornered in front of him his hands beginning to smoke.
Autumn
slid her hand up and threw Ivan back against the wall
and held him there,
saying
calmly,
“
Thank you for staying with me
Drake
. I think I need to talk to Ivan now.”

Drake
nodded and grabbed his things and then left the room without a word.
Autumn
released Ivan and raised her finger and beckoned him to her. Ivan walked towards her his eyes black as coals.
Autumn
tried to remain calm as he crawled across the bed towards her.
She
smiled as sweet as she could
, and then
said, “Don’t be angry at
Drake
I ask
ed
him to stay with me so that I could feel safe while I slept.” Ivan did not seem to hear her as he crawled on top of her. Then
she
added becoming nervous, “I would have asked you but you did not want to lay with me the last time I asked you to. That and
I didn’t want to make you
upset again.”

Ivan leaned in closely and sniffed her neck and then began kissing her softly there.
Autumn
instantly put her hands up to push him away but he pulled them away and pinned them above her head.
Autumn
smiled and let her eyes roll back into her head as his kisses became harder and more wanting.
Autumn
nearly moaned and then stopped
herself
asking Ivan, “Am I making you do this?”

He
stopped and twisted his head his eyes smoldering, “No, I am.”

Then he began kissing her again, and
Autumn
rebutted, “Are you sure cause this feels... way too perfect to be you.”

He
stopped short then his brows furrowing, “You want me to stop?”

Autumn
nodded confusing him and said, “No please don’t stop
,”
he watched as her body writhed under his.

Her back arched to close the distance between them and Ivan smiled
, “
Were you trying to make me jealous?”

She
stopped moving
,
and smiled guiltily, “No.”

Ivan kissed her neck, adding
, “I don’t believe you.”

She
smiled wider, “I am sorry that I upset you.”

He
replied seriously, “As am I.”

Autumn
nodded and then continued
,
“I did not mean to scare you that night
.” Ivan’s eyes went
wide and she continued to fill the silence, “If I stay calm I think I can control the change in my appearance, so that you won’t have to see it.”

Ivan’s grip tightened unintentionally, “That was not why I was
frightened, I thought that some
thing was wrong with
you when I saw you. I never met Isi
sa
and the paintings never showed her changed appearance.”

She
frowned, “
Isi
sa
could change her appearance as well?”

He
shook his head, “
I
s
i
sa
did not want to be remembered as the eye
,
simply as
herself
,
so all of her paintings were not a true representation of her real appearance.”

She
asked frowning, “Was she unhappy being the eye?”

“I do not think that she was unhappy, until her mate died.”

Autumn
nodded seriously, “I can see why.” Then she pulled her hand free and stroked his
face and he closed his eyes, leaning
into it.

“Are you certain that my new appearance does not bother you?”

“Not in the least,” he explained.

“You swear?”

“Yes.” And seeing her look he added the words, “I swear.”

She seemed to breathe easier, “Good,” then she added playfully, “I know I still stink like a sailor but I want to kiss you again.”

He broke into a wide grin and then struck capturing her mouth hungrily
before she could make a move
.
Instantly deepening it,
her need increasing as he did,
he sent a well of desire to her thighs.
He wa
s leaving no room for questions
as to his intentions
, a
lready shaking with need as he grasped one of her hands and placed it on the bulge in his pants. She let out a gasp, rubbing the swollen member instantly working to free it, from his trousers, as
her inner thighs almost immediately
becoming moist
from the intensity of his desire.

Instantly
,
he slid his hand down
,
sliding his hand over her silky panties. Then deftly sliding his fing
ers under the side of her under
wear
,
he ran his fingers over her already slic
k
folds, sending a sof
t moan from her lips. Then
he thrust
his fingers inside of her and
gasped feelin
g the surprising
heat there.

She was trembling under his
assault
,
comp
letely thrilled by her
lover’s
in
ability to
take their first joining slowly, as was the usual
course of action
. His cool fingers sent chills and his sudden aching
was contagious. As she, now having freed his cock
stroked
it feverishly unable to contain her desire to touch her perfectly built mate. He quickly pulled his shirt off, and then pushing her pant
ies aside
press
ing
the already glistening
tip into her folds.

She began to tremble in anticipation of their joining
,
while
he began to slow
down,
rock
ing
his hip back and forth cautiously
,
testing the ope
n
ing as if suddenly
fearful
of her response. Impatiently
,
she gripped the shaft
,
sending a groan of unexpected pleasure from him as she guided
him into her
tight
,
aching
space.
He tilted his head back in
ecstasy surprising her, as she felt the cool spread inside of her as he released his seed
instantly
. Her eyes grew wide, and she was about to assure him, as she was certain that he ha
d not planned such an act,
so soon
,
when she caught a look in his eyes. It was a self-satisfied gaze
,
as if he has just done something quite special
,
just for her.

She
smiled,
nearly
commenting
,
when a strange tingling sensation began
inside her
,
quickly growing warm and then hot within the length of a breath. Then confusing her further still
,
he shoved his prick back inside her soiled slit and began his thrusting again,
this time with even more vigor. She was aghast
,
uncertain
of
how to take such an act, as she had certainly never been taken in such a fashion, but the ach between her legs, soon assured her that it could easily be overlooked.

It was more than just heat and need now, his seed mingling with her own desire, was addling her brain. It was
mere
seconds, till she reached her moment, as once begun, it continued pulsing through her in a cascade of continuous bliss, which he amplified with his every thrust. Minutes became hours
,
as the t
h
rusting seemed to never end, as
the two of them joine
d together in a cacophony of joyfully boisterous ecstasy
.

***

The following morning
,
they were awakened to
a banging on the door
. Ivan
cursed under his breath
already guessing that the sound meant more trouble for his mate
, and
Autumn
called out, “Enter.”

Henry burst in looking distraught, “Serena, there is something wrong with Serena.”

They
jumped from the bed
,
and
Autumn
asked
,
while she dressed, “Where is she?”

Henry had already turned around politely
,
and answered, “She is in the great hall.”
Autumn
turned and jumped from her window and Ivan growled and then followed
after
as Galen. They landed in
the dilapidated great hall,
Autumn
dropping
next to Serena’s convulsing body.

She
put her hands on Serena and cried out in pain. Ivan reached out and touched
her
and then he cried out as well. Then everything went black and
Autumn
felt Ivan let go.
She
squeezed her eyes tightly together and felt a hot breath on her face again. She gasped and rolled off of the ledge and hit the floor hard. The floor was dusty and
she
was disoriented by the fall, as
ruff hands pull
ed
her to her feet.

Test Three

Then
Autumn
heard two voices talking
,
one of which was familiar, Gregory, no doubt. “She is awake, finally.”

Autumn
looked around groggily as she was dragged by her arms though a familiar looking area, then she called out, “Utvic.”

The two men did not even slow, “Utvic where are you? I need you. What is going on? Where are they taking me?
Utvic?”
One of the guards hit her in the face with the butt of h
is rif
le.

Autumn
nearly passed out, but a whisper in her ear caused her to hold on, “Wait
…
”

Minutes later
,
they set her down on the floor outside the main hall.

A
voice whispered then, “How do you know my name
.”

Autumn
smiled and whispered, “You told me your name.” He did not speak again and then
she
asked, “Why am I here?”

Utvic answered, “You are to be tested.”

Autumn
made
a
face
, “Again?” Utvic did not answer her and
Autumn
asked, “I have been asleep for what a month?”