“Now, no crying.” Jo muttered. “If you do you’ll ruin all my hard work.”
“Okay, no crying.” River laughed.
Her breath suddenly caught in her throat as she looked up to see Torak standing in the door staring at her. She blushed a bright pink when she thought about what he had done to her body a few days earlier. Turning slowly, River glanced nervously at Torak, playing with the skirt of her gown.
“Hi.” River said shyly.
“You are beautiful, little one.” Torak said huskily. He couldn’t take his eyes off of her. She was breathtaking.
Jo and Star grinned. “Well, thankfully you don’t have too far to go. We’ll see you later this evening, River.”
“But…” River said panicking but it was too late. Both Jo and Star had already disappeared out the door in a fit of giggles.
River gazed at Torak again and blushed even redder, “I don’t know where to go.” She said in a small voice. She turned her gaze down to the floor. She had been staying in the Medical Wing since the day she had arrived on Kassis.
Torak moved quietly towards River. Placing his fingers under her chin he lifted it until he could look into her eyes. “You will join me in my House.”
He put his finger on her lips when she started to protest. “You will be the only female there I will look at. All others are either mated, very young, or elderly. There are no others, River. Only you.”
River felt tears burn her eyes as she remembered the last time she had been in his house. She was afraid to trust what he was telling her. Torak could see the indecision in her eyes. He could tell she was afraid to trust him. Bending down, he captured her lips as he pulled her closer to his body. He felt River’s body relax into his and took advantage of her acceptance by running his hand down her body to cup her ass. He felt her mouth open and he plunged his tongue into it making love to her mouth with the same intensity, the same love as he had her pussy the other day. By the time he released her she had melted into his arms.
Torak swept River off her feet as he felt her knees give way. He was beginning to enjoy this wooing. He was harder than hell but he was more interested in her enjoyment than his own fulfillment. Over the past several days he had learned more about River. He knew she loved the color blue, was afraid of spiders, whatever those were, was picky about who touched her knives, had been given her short battle swords as a sixteenth birthday present from her parents, and enjoyed listening to a variety of music. He had spent every free minute he could with River each day falling more in love her as he discovered she was just as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside. Pulling her closer to his body he couldn’t wait until he had her in his bed tonight. He was going to know every nook, every line, every dimple on her body by the time he took his own pleasure.
Striding out the door of the medical wing he didn’t even pause as River said a breathless thank you to the healer as they passed him. The elderly healer just chuckled as he watched the Lord of Kassis carry his mate to his House. He would not be at all surprised if there was not a new heir within the year. Whistling under his breath the healer walked down the corridor with a new hop to his step.
River raised her face to the bright sun as Torak carried her out of the South House and down the steps into the gardens. She looked around cautiously as he moved further into the gardens.
“Do you think it is safe to be out here?” River asked nervously.
“Yes, little one. A force field had been in place ever since you were shot. No one enters or leaves the House of Kassis without us knowing about it. To enter, I, one of my brothers, or my father must give permission or whoever enters will be incapacitated until given an antidote.”
“How is that possible?” River asked astonished. She had only heard of stuff like that on the Sci-Fi Channel at home.
“Everyone entering must give a blood sample and be approved. A thorough search is done on anyone entering.”
But, what about unexpected visitors?” River asked curiously.
“They can enter parts of the South House where all guests will be housed until further notice. The security grid is very precise.” Torak said looking amused at all of River’s questions.
“Well, what about if they wanted to come from up there?” River asked pointing straight up towards the sky.
“You cannot see it but the force field completely covers this entire area. It is meant to not be seen.” Torak replied smugly.
“Wow.” Was all River said. She couldn’t think of any more questions. Instead she looked around curiously wondering where Torak was taking her.