An eclipse came hovering over my eyes, until the blackout covered my invaluable eyesight. I stood in wonder, my awareness heightened. I no longer committed everything to what I saw. Wonderful scents trailed through the air to me: a bouquet of sweet smells from the flowers in the vase to the stench of mold growing on the old couch. As well, I devoured the sounds around me and from afar. The crickets outside the window, the cars passing by on the road in front, and most of all, I could hear breathing... gentle, silent hushes like gasping into my ear.
All the terrific senses greatly amplified, however I took in regards that I could not be able to see his face through all of this.
“Do not take it off,” Serena ordered, as she fastened the blindfold around my head. “Also, you cannot speak. Lucious...”
I grumbled at this development. And as she heard my groans, she sighed loudly, the sound overwhelming my ears.
“I mean it. This is, after all, what you wanted. Is it not?” she asked as her hands came down from around my crown.
“It is, but not like this. I wanted to see him.”
Footsteps drew away from me and fabric rustled against bare skin.
“Lucious, this is the only chance. You want to blow it because it's not under your authority?”
I sighed and bowed my head. A motion towards her I had hoped to never perform again.
She had always been quite the dictator of her own realm, a commander of sorts, although she had never abused her power to the extent to be harmful. With this growing aura around her, she seemed to draw much attention and those around her would do as she instructed of them.
“You will enjoy this, Lucious,” she whispered as she grasped hold of my shoulder, and I began to slowly step forward with her.
With the combination of my familiarity of the mansion and my sense of touch being so intense, I was able to maneuver where she led me without losing my footing. She softly manipulated me up the steps towards the second floor and through the hallway to the door of her bedroom.
It was here where I could feel his residence the most. A twitch spiraled down my spine as my legs began to tremble with excitement.
Now it was time although my eyes could not behold the allure of his face nor get lost in that sparkling smile. I surely could imagine as I felt him near me.
I heard the door crack open and Serena laid her hands upon my shoulders once more to guide me through to the inside of the room. A few steps, and I caught his scent. Such enticement, almost a tease to know he was just inches away from where I stood.
“Mikael, I brought company tonight,” Serena said boldly.
The mattress creaked before another set of footsteps moved along the wood floor, drawing closer to where I stood. Serena's hand came away from my shoulder and I heard her shuffle away.
His distance drawing nearer now brought tingles to my spine and through my arms as I stood. I began to shake, and wondered if my nervousness was apparent to him and Serena.
I was attentive to his closeness to me now as his touch to my cheek caused me to flinch slightly. His fingers were unimaginably soft as I relaxed into his caress. His claws crawled up my cheek to the corner of the blind fold.
For a brief moment I could see his arm reach out, as he tried to pull the blind from my eyes.
“Uh uh, Mikael.” Serena warned, and immediately everything went black again.
Please, rip this cloak away... let me see your smile...
My heart began to pound. Once a quiet and calm entity it now pulsated solidly and rapidly, the change almost taking my breath away.
Mikael's hand cascaded down my cheek, reaching to my neck where he stopped. His fingers gently rested upon my neck and as he leaned in closer, his lips met mine. Just as before, his lips were unbelievably warm, comforting as they pressed up against mine.
Wrapping his other arm around my body to pull me closer, his fingers slipped slightly down my chest towards the collar of my jacket. He lightly began to pull the coat away from my shoulder, sliding it away from my arm until it drooped. The jacket was extremely heavy as its weight sat upon my arm, however he had broke away from me and began slowly pulling the other sleeve away until I felt the cool breeze prick at my naked skin.
I caught the sound of his breath, almost matching the consistency of mine now as he arched forward into me again, his arms desperately wrapping around my waist and his lips embraced mine once more. This time I caved in, immediately clutching my arms around him, sinking in to that unyielding appetite I had held dormant since that night we shared a moment like this.
I relaxed under his strong grasp, our hearts beating together like drums as we pressed closer. A drop of sweat cooled my cheek as it ran down my skin, the brisk air in the room couldn't break this heated minute in time. In that moment, I lost all sense of my surroundings. The cold air that pinched at my skin, the thought that she was in company, and the pain of losing the vision of him through my silver eyes all became insignificant things. Wrapped up securely within his arms was everything I had longed for.
This sweet embrace seemed to last forever. I grew dizzy, as if everything was spinning around me. Soon he began delicately stepping forward with me bundled in his arms, our lips still pressed against each others. The back of my leg bumped into something plush and soft behind me. With little effort, he leaned me down to sit atop of the cushioned bed and rested down in front of me.
Almost instantly, his lips began to trail a line down my chin and to my neck, slowly trickling his kisses down my bare chest. His fingers trailed up the opposite side to my nipple and soon I acknowledged his moist tongue encircling it.
I leaned back slightly, placing my hands upon the bed to steady myself and allowed his intense seduction to continue. In my mind, I imagined him performing this action on me. His smile, so perfect, as he heard my gasping, to his fingers giving a slight pinch to my nipple. Then his tongue trailed back up my collar, where he added a delicate scrape of his fangs on the side of my neck.
Please... release me from my disguise... let me sigh his name... see his silhouette.
If only I had kept him, if only I had held him within my grasp... maybe we could have shared in this passionate vitality with no restraints. Just us, together, pleasantly confessing our affection for one another.
I received his heavy breath upon my cheek as his lips gently returned to mine now, this time quick to clasp on and our tongues mingled around each others. I caught a strange taste, that same bitterness upon his tongue that spelled he was drunk from the poison that I had also consumed.
It was only slight and trivial as his fingers continued to tickle down my chest towards my stomach.
He rustled with my belt buckle that held my jeans tight around my waist. Gently he unbuckled my belt and slid it away from the clasp. He wrenched on the button, releasing the confines from around my waist. A notion that should have allowed me to breath easier, sent me gasping instead to his educated hand as it slithered down into my jeans.
Another drip of sweat came running down the side of my nose as I leaned back once more, inviting his seduction. I laid my hand gently across his back as he broke our kiss and pecked along my neck. All the while, his fingers now caressing my hardness. He slowly ran the back of his nail across the length of me, the motion tickling and sending tremors to spread up from my spine and through my shoulders.
“Ah...” I inhaled, almost forgetting my agreement to remain quiet. Such a diabolical tease, she knew I couldn't maintain a silence while being captivated by Mikael's touch.
His hand now carefully wrapped around my flesh and gradually began to stroke the entirety of my length.
I trembled, my arms began to waver as I dipped my back and almost fell onto the rest of the bed.
“Mikael...” I gasped, the strength in my voice was enough to catch Serena's attention.
She shuffled, her footsteps pounding on the wooden floor closer to us.
“Move,” she ordered, and immediately he did as she instructed. The cool air in the room now pricked at my skin once more and I began to long for that warmth I felt before with him wrapped up in my arms.
She grabbed my neck and pushed me hard onto the bed. “I told you not to speak!” And with that, a stabbing blow hit my cheek as her hand met my face.
The intensity of the slap had sent me back into realization that she had witnessed the entire act. My cheek stung with her imprint, and I lifted my hand to wipe the pain away.
“Get off him!” Mikael hollered, ripping her away from me.
I lay there motionless as I heard their bickering.
“What the hell is wrong with you, Serena?” He entangling his fingers with mine as he lifted me up off the bed.
I stood, my legs shaky, the remains of the excitement running through me as I straightened my spine. I still felt his presence close to me, as a matter of fact, he was face to face with me now, consoling me.
“Are you alright?” he asked as he moved closer to remove the blindfold away from my eyes.
Finally, the darkness had been lifted and I took in the features of his face. That smile he held tight to his lips, comforting and relaxed as I had never seen before.
“Yes,” I answered silently. “I'm fine.”
At that moment, I waited for his response. I had wanted him to recognize my face and the tone of my voice. Or maybe, it could flip a signal within him and his memories would slowly return to him. I longed to feel his affection once more and to forever be within each others arms.
Instead, he placed his hand on my shoulder and looked back at Serena who stomped her foot frantically on the floor. She possessed a raging glare over her eyes.
“Sebastian!” she cried loudly, and immediately he appeared just within the door. “Take him to the dungeon!” She pointed towards me, her finger trembling in the air.
Sebastian chuckled and quickly moved in to sweep me away.
Mikael tugged at my shoulder, the pressure of his fingers digging in to my skin as Sebastian pulled at me. His hand finally dropped, and Sebastian clasped my arms together behind my back.
“Stop!” Mikael begged as Sebastian wrapped a small section of rope around my wrists, binding them together.
I fidgeted, desperately trying to distract him as he tied the rope, in praise that he might become annoyed and leave it loose enough for me to release myself. My attempts had failed as he tightened the rope so much as to sting the skin on my wrists. Despite my strength, I couldn’t muster up enough to break the ropes. Could it be this drug still coursing through my veins?
“Serena,” I groaned under my breath. She looked at me and gave me her perfected devilish smirk. “You bitch!”
“I told you not to speak, and you blew it.”
“Serena, why?” Mikael begged. He stepped closer to her, catching her hand before it came down to her side.
She turned to look at him. “Because I own him, Mikael. He does as I say!”
“Mikael, please,” I gasped in faith he would help me through this chaos.
He flashed me a look and then returned his eyes toward her, his fingers still wrapped into her hand.
“Serena, stop this nonsense,” Mikael pleaded again.
She just wore that pretentious smile and looked at me. “Sebastian, take him away, now!”
With that order, Sebastian yanked me towards the door as I squirmed within the tight confines of the rope around my arms. I slid my feet along the floor as he dragged me, eventually crashing upon my knees before reaching the door.
“No, Mikael...”
I looked over my shoulder, yet to my surprise, Serena and he had been trapped within a kiss. She held him tightly, his back to me. I wondered if his eyes trailed because at that moment Serena had cupped hold of his face to keep it steady with her lips.
Sebastian grabbed my hair, pulling me along the rest of the way until we were outside of the room.
