Forever Fae (30 page)

I run my hands
up and
down
Calista’s body
slowly.  The mounds of her breasts are
too
e
nticing
,
so
I trace my fingers around the delicate bare skin showing through the sides of
the
dress.  My fingers ache to touch her in other places, but
I’m going to make sure she
is fully aware of my intentions and enjoys the feel of me giving her pleasure and vice versa.  I have
never been with a woman that was
this
sexy and beautiful.  I can’t have her now, but when I take her power she will succumb to me in every way and enjoy it.  

I take the talisman off and slip it over the Calista’s head.  This will be easier than forcing
it on her
after she’s awake.  I slip off the bed
slowly
and exit the room.  She can’t escape from here
,
so I have nothing to worry about.  The power of the talisman should be siphoning her power as we speak.  I know
it’ll take longer since she’s
a strong-willed person, but I’ll be patient and wait for her to
awaken
.  With her wearing the talisman for as long as she has now, she should already feel the need to succumb to me.  The hard part is done,
which
was getting her here.  Now I can sit back
,
relax and wait for the power to come to me
.

Chapter 23

Calista

             
I feel a pillow beneath my head and my body is lying on a soft, comfortable mattress that feels like a bed of clouds.  I must be home.  I bet I will open my eyes and see my purple walls and the beautiful flower arrangements that Meliantha put together for me.  I slowly lift my eyelids and my spirits deflate.  I wanted this to be just a nightmare, but it’s looking like I’m not going to get out of it.  I look around the room and it’s the same room that I slept in at the invisible house.  Am I back at that house again somehow?  I sit up in the bed and I feel a cold weight swinging between my breasts.  I lift it up to see the talisman that
…
that Ryder was wearing before I passed out.

Ryder

How could that be?  I remember seeing his cold blue eyes and
the
evil grin that sent chills of pure terror racking throughout my body.  It couldn’t be him, could it?  I swing my legs over the side of the bed and slowly stand to my feet.  I feel
light
-
headed and my heart
is
about to pop out of my chest.  I try to walk a couple of steps
,
but my legs are sore and aching from travelling here.  I make it to the door and twist the knob. 

It’s unlocked.

I open the door and peer out into the rest of the place.  I am looking back and forth through a small hallway, but I can’t see around any of the corners. 

“Shit, what do I do now?” I say
,
speaking to myself.  I round the corner slowly and as I do, I see the dark sorcerer sitting in a chair with his back to me.  The memories of the last time I saw him
c
ome
flooding back and the realization hit
s
me.  It wasn’t Ryder
that
I
saw
,
it was the dark sorcerer pretending to be him.  How could I have been so stupid to believe that?  What I see now is the shape of a man, but he looks like a dark shadow.

His voice startles me and I gasp, “I will tell you everything my future
q
ueen
, but first I want you to come here.”

Future
q
ueen
?
  What the hell is he thinking?  He still hasn’t turned to look at me, but I must remember that I have to do as he says so he will think that the talisman is working.  I take a deep breath in and let it out to calm my nerves.  My stomach growls from being hungry and the energy loss from no food has taken its toll.  I might not have to pretend too much.  I walk over behind his chair and around to the front of him.  The smile he gives me is terrifying and coming from a shadow makes it even more eerie.  If he had a normal body
,
I would say he could be quite handsome, but I can’t seem to get over what he is.  My hands are clasped behind my back so I can keep the ring out of sight. 

He motions to the chair behind me and I take a seat.  I put my hands in my lap covering the ring.  I make sure to keep quiet until he speaks.  I don’t want to draw attention to myself
,
so I try to look drawn and distant.  He doesn’t seem to find anything suspicious with the way I’m acting so I continue
on
in the same manner
,
appearing to not have any emotions. 

“How are you, Princess?  I hope you like your sleeping arrangements.  You looked very lovely lying there in my bed and soon when I make you my
q
ueen
I will enjoy the sight of you in my bed
every night
with that soft, golden skin flushed with the heat and sweat of our passion,” he suggestively taunts.

I keep my face blank, but my insides are screaming.  My palms begin to sweat and my throat tightens up.  I can feel the tears prickling the backs of my eyes
,
trying to make their
escape.  I have to hold them back, but the thought of being stuck here to endure this man forever makes me sick to the core. 

I get the feeling that he’s testing me, so I continue with my charade and say truthfully, “I am tired and hungry because I didn’t eat before travelling here
.
There’s
a slight pressure in my mind that feels kind of strange.  It’s like my life force is disappearing.”

I
ma
k
e
sure not to say anything
regarding
the part of his comment
about the nights
.  I may be able to pretend right now, but there is no way I can pretend that I will enjoy him taking over my body every night. 

“That slight pressure you feel, my future
q
ueen
, is the talisman taking your powers.  Once I have enough of it I’ll take it off you and you will never have to wear it again because you won’t need it.  Your body will partly become my slave.”

“Why would you want a slave as your
q
ueen
?” I ask.

It would be great to
find out
what he has planned for me.  Warren said I would find out everything from the dark sorcerer, so I guess that time is now.

“Your power is stronger than anyone else’s
power
right now.  You are the eldest of
T
he
Four and I have to begin with you. Once I have your power
,
I will seek out the other three and take theirs.  Once all the power is combined, my body will become solid and I will have the power to defeat both courts.  If you would have spread your legs for your precious
p
rince
,
then we wouldn’t be here right now.  Your joining was going to make you King and Queen of the Fall Court, but not anymore.  I hear he’s pushed you off to the side because of your relationship with your
g
uardian
.”

I flinch and he
s
ees
my pained expression. He decides to continue speaking and leans over to grab my hand
.

“But that’s why I’m here.  I am going to help you forget about him and you will be happy here as my
d
ark
q
ueen
.  You can seek your vengeance on him when we storm the Winter Court, and you can shed his blood and everyone else’s
over
the ground.”

I sit there emotionless because with him holding my hand, I feel like I’m going to be sick.  His hand has a slightly solid feel to it
,
but it’s cold and clammy as well and I’m thanking the bright stars that he grabbed the hand without the ring.  Touching him makes me feel dirty and all I want to do is take a shower and scrub my hand a million times. 

He narrows his eyes at me and demands weakly, “Can you not stand to look at me or touch me
like this
?  Your face shows indifference, but your body is saying something else.  I can taste revulsion a mile away.” He averts his eyes when I hear his voice crack and he immediately tries to cover it up
with
a cough.  I caught it though.  He may be the big bad sorcerer, but he seems weak so I might try to use it to my advantage.  I refuse to use my body in this plan, but I can work hard on his mind.  I may feel like vomiting the
entire
time, but this is something I have to do to buy time.

I mentally prepare myself and relax my face. 
I have to pretend his influence is affecting me, however, I can feel the strain on my mind pulling me toward him, but at least I can still think for myself
…
for now. 
I give him a smile and lean forward.  My breasts have a good advantage in this position and I see
that his eyes are distracted by
them.  He licks his lips and his breathing accelerates. 

In a low, seductive
voice I admit, “I’m sorry if I seem affected by your appearance, but seeing you like this is different and a little overwhelming.”
  I take my hand out of his and rub it up and down his arm in slow caresses.  The feel of him is revolting, but I’m working through it
and trying to give off the scent of desire.  I part my lips and take deep breaths to make my breasts move up and down. 

“I would prefer you to be in a real body because that way
…”
I slide my hand up his arm and down the side of his body.  I quicken my breathing to make it sound like I’m aroused and I continue my hand down
the path
to his waist and over his groin.  The intake of his breath is sharp and he closes his eyes.  He grabs my hand and pulls me closer.

“Not yet Princess
, but soon.
  I don’t want to take the talisman off you yet, so instead of me using my real body I’ll use Avery’s.
” I wanted to groan out loud in disgust at the thought of pretending with Avery’s body, but at least it’s better than the dark sorcerer’s oily black outline of a man.  He notices my hesitation and continues
.

“
That way, you can touch me all you want and I want to hear you call me by my name, Alasdair.  I want to hear my name cross your sensual lips while I devour your body.”  The sinking feeling in my stomach is back and I’m trying hard to keep a smile on my face.  I can tell the talisman is taking some of my power, but thankfully it’s not enough to do damage.  I wonder when he’ll take it off of me.

He motions toward the imp in the kitch
en and s
he picks up a tray of food and flies over to where I’m seated.  She gives me a genuine smile and lays the tray in my lap.  Th
e food smells wonderful and the feeling of hunger take
s
over all rational thought.  I can’t fight it any longer.
  Fresh bread, fruit and cheeses are scattered across the plate in a co
lorful arrangement that only an imp would think to
make
.
I thank her with a smile of my own and
she flies off.  Imps are small and very creative creatures that
live in the forest.  I wonder what she’s doing here because I can’t feel any evil in her at all.  She’s a beautiful creature with short, green spiky hair and a green body.  She looks to be about a foot tal
l with golden shimmery wings
that
are absolutely lovely.  The dark sorcerer notices me staring at her and he answers all the questions I had been silently wondering.

“Her name is Nixie, and I took her from an imp village in the Mystical Forest.  She was stronger than anyone in her clan with
some amazing capabilities and I could sense it.
  Her magic is one of a kind, so I took her in the middle of the night and brought her here.  She was just a child then so I knew I could get her adapted to the ways of life here.
”  He pauses to look ba
c
k
at
Nixie
.

In
a deceptive tone
he
points out,
“
I also threatened to take out her whole clan if she ever decided to betray me and leave.”

I
s
ee
Nixie flinch.  Her shoulders slump and I
s
ee
them shaking like she
is
silently crying.  If I am ever rescued, I am determined to get her out of here.  She looks back at me through the kitchen door and I see a golden tear staining her cheek.  I try to send a message to her through my eyes to let her know I understand and that I will get us help.  She does a quick flap of her wings and I take that as she got my message loud and clear.  I continue to ea
t and the dark sorcerer is now staring at me again.
  It makes m
e very uncomfortable and I can’t stop from fidgeting.  I seriously hope I don’t have to do this for long.