Frailty: The Darkshine(13)

He had led his league in every mission that had been assigned. He did what he had to do, led who he had to, but it wasn’t him doing those things, no, it was just the body that he inhabited. His emotions had died long ago. A little piece chipped away from his soul every time his sword sunk into another body, every time his fangs sank into the flesh of his enemy. Unless something inside of him woke, he couldn’t see himself going through these same motions for much longer, not when her face was an ever-present imagine in his mind.





The first touch

Helina sat in the spring in the cave, leaning her head back against the hard rock. She let her limbs float weightlessly in the warm water, as if she were nothing more than air. It was a pleasant feeling, being nothing, just floating through life. She let her hand float over her stomach and up to her breast. Her nipple was hard, her fingers skimming over it and giving her chills. Her body started to grow warm, a feeling that had nothing to do with the water.

Lightly pinching her nipple, she closed her eyes as pleasure skimmed the surface of her body. She was about to place her whole hand on her breast when she heard the familiar sound of Gaijryc at the entrance of the cave. Startled, she tried to get out of the water, slipping on the rocks and falling on her hands and knees. Crying out in surprise and pain, she gritted her teeth. She glanced up and fell on her bottom as she came face to face with Gaijryc.

He was on his haunches in front of her, concern etched on his face. Helina was so shocked by his presence that she was frozen in place, her nakedness forgotten momentarily. It was then, with the chill of the air on her skin, the water dripping off her body, and his eyes roaming over her, that she remembered she was stark naked.

Standing quickly, she slipped on the slick rocks. Gaijryc’s arms were around her waist before she hit the ground again. His chest was pressed against her body tightly and she was acutely aware of the hard planes of his muscles. Her vagina instantly grew wet with desire, her nipples becoming tight. She gasped at the feelings that were coursing through her.

Helina glanced up and looked into his eyes, saw them at half-mast, and could hear his heavy breathing as his eyes were glued to her exposed breasts. He pulled away from her and walked over to her pallet, grabbing a blanket swiftly and efficiently. Helina stood there shivering, wrapping her arms around her breasts, and covering her mound.

He kept his eyes to the ground as he held out a thin material for her. “Thank you.” She wrapped it around herself, her eyes still on him—his eyes still on the ground. His fists were clenched at his sides. He cleared his throat and glanced up at her. Helina’s cheeks became hot with embarrassment.

“I have a surprise for you.”

“You do?” Her voice squeaked, arousal still heavy in her body.

“I will leave you to dress. I have brought a bag with some clothing for you.”

He didn’t say anything else as he turned and left the cave. Looking down at the black bag on the ground, Helina bent and opened it up. Pulling out an outfit, she looked at it then looked back at the cave opening. Are you kidding me? He actually expects me to wear this?

She pulled out the transparent silk skirt and matching belly shirt. Shaking her head, she pulled out several more outfits until finally she found a skirt that wasn’t transparent and a shirt that went past her navel. She found no undergarments.

After dressing, Helina went out of the cave and saw Gaijryc leaning against a tree. Smoothing her hand down the light pink knee-length skirt, she watched him. He stared at her before clearing his throat several times. “Thank you for the clothes.”

Pushing himself away from the tree, he walked toward her. His big body circled hers, very slowly, before he stood in front of her again.

“You are most welcome. This color suits you.” He said the words as he ran his finger over the hem of the lace shirt, his fingers skimming along her collarbone. It was her turn to clear her throat as she started to feel the familiar stirrings of desire wash through her. “Do all your women wear those kinds of clothes?”

“What do you mean?”

Closing her eyes as he moved his finger across her exposed flesh, she had to bite her inner cheek to keep from moaning. “The clothes you brought me. All of them aside from this outfit are transparent. Do all your women wear clothes like that, material you can see right through?” He laughed and moved away from her, holding his hand out for her to take. Helina glanced into his eyes. He smiled gently and she slipped her palm along his. He led them away from the cave and, although Helina should have felt fear for being exposed, the emotion wasn’t present. She could see the campground ahead and she became tense. She tried to tug her arm away, but his grip was like steel. “Wait. No, stop. I don’t want to go.”