Mated To The Dark Lord - 23 23. The Elders

I woke up just before she did, I was carefully watching her sleep trying not to wake her up. She look so beautiful with the morning sunlight reflected on her chocolate skin. Her freckles almost invisible indoors, making her face look more innocent and peaceful.

I decided to let her rest, God knows I’ve exhaust her too many times last night. Damn morning stiffness.

Feeling the bulge between my legs I decided to have a cold shower first, then coffee. I finally headed to the kitchen and make both of us coffee.

I made hers just to her liking and bring it to the bedroom for her to enjoy. Living with her for almost a week had me accostumed to her routine. And having coffee in bed is one of them.

I couldn’t believe that it had only been a week. It felt like I’ve known her for months already.

Climbing back into bed, I finally hugged her spooning her from behind. Wearing nothing but my boxers, I felt her warm naked body pressed to mine. I sighed while inhaling the florl scent of her hair, and kissing the crook of her neck.

“Arkael?” she asked with her sexy morning voice. She turned back and buried her face on my naked chest making sighed.

“You smell so good…you showered already? But it’s still early.”

“Morning urges darling…and you need to rest. I made you coffee…” I kissed her cheek knowing that she doesn’t like kissing with morning breaths.

She thanked me and start sipping on her coffee, while I took her to rest her back on my chest as I sit back to the headboard.

“Thank you for coffee…”

“Mm…hm…” I answered pulling her closer and inhaling her sweet scent.

We were supposed to talk about last night, about her elders and our issues. But there was something in her that made her decide not to bring it up. So I went along with her, convincing myself that she needed more time.

That morning were spent quietly with coffee and breakfast, then she carry on opening her doors to couple of her clients who called just before breakfast.

I went back to working on my sculpture on her backyard. The tools that she ordered for me had arrived and she gave it to me that morning, making me able to put very detailed finishing touches to the dragon.

The repetitive motion of carving the wood made my mind wonder about my future with her. About how we’re actually going to live out the rest of our lives, and making sure that I never leave her and defy all the twists that her elders might have in store for us.

Then the feeling came suddenly, I could feel her energy was draining quickly. Abandoning my tools, I hurriedly went to her so called office space where she would meet with her clients.

I saw a man who was looking confused, nervous and overwhelmed at the same time, while Shani hunched down looking pale and was trying to get to her seat.

“Shani? What did you do?” I asked him urgently.

“N..n..nothing, I was asking her to…oh crap! This was all because of me! I just need to…god! I’m so sorry…” the man kept on talking, he was pacing his steps while his hands were making wild gesture. He looked familiar.

But Shani was holding on to me. At that moment she told me to keep him in the house, and he was not to be blamed. He was about to bolt when I told him firmly to stay. He freezed immediately and looked at me, tilting his head to one side.

No…it can’t be him…

Shani looked at me and confirmed my unuttered question. This bond that we have had proven beyond words, when all she need was to look at me and I could hear her thoughts as so could she.

“Sit.” I ordered him with such authority that once again he was looking at me searching for answers.

“Arkael, please…” Shani was about to tell me no to be rude to him, I know what she wanted to say before she even said it.

But then the man stand up before he even managed to sit his ass down.

“No way…”

“Yes way, now sit savaric.”

“But…but…”

He finally shut up when I gave him my look. Meanwhile Shani was resting on my chest as I hold her in my embrace, knowing exactly that she was getting her energy back from me.

Fifteen minutes and one cup of tea later she was sitting on her own. And while waiting for her, Savaric couldn’t hide his excitement. He was amazed that we could actually meet.

“I was brought back to hell years after I was back on earth. Your elders have very twisted agenda. Then I was brought back to earth and they told me to come to you and find Arkael to restore the balance back in hell.”

“Damn… Ranulf had told me about this. Look Shani, I’m behind you in all of this, it’s your decision but I really think you should talk to your elders.”

I know she has ways in talking to them but since she met me, she was closing all communication with them. Saying that she didn’t want to say the wrong thing and I would be her punishment. She didn’t want me to end up like her parents.

“I’m assuming Rain is still in hell?”

“Yes, he still have unfinished business there.” I said looking at her.

“Okay, we’re all going back there. And I will communicate with my elders there, where you are untouchable by them. I want you safe, away from their grasps.”

“Woah…wait a minute there missy. I’m not going back there. It’s not like were going on a field trip, there are serious bone crushing, blood boiling, skin cracking shit that are going to happen when we fall. I’m not one who enjoys pain, I think I’ll wait here until both of you came back.”

Savaric had told me back when we were in hell that his wrong doings was being his true self. A casanova, a true lover for all the woman that he laid his eyes upon. I laughed at him when he said that, looking at his small gargoyle figure and his cupid tail. But now I saw the joke, in his human form he actually could pass as a casanova.

Back then he lured one witch while he was also a lover to another witch in the same village. So one witch gave him the gargoyle figure, the other one gave him the cupid tail.

“We will use a portal, I’ll communicate with Rain and have him set it up for us or come and get us if necessary.” Shani got up and start to get all the ingredients out and prepare all the stuff.

“But you’re welcome to stay, maybe they’ll popped up here and find you relaxing by yourself. I’m sure they had no problem with that. Of maybe they will? And they will send you to another field trip?” she smirked looking at me.

Savaric groaned and slumped to his seat.