Winterfall

I looked at him, a bit shocked, but found myself complying with his stupid request. It was as if it was against my own will. I walked up to him, and he knelt down, and I kissed him. Fear sunk into my body as his lips met mine, as I truly had no idea why I was doing this. I could feel him deepen his kiss, and I wanted to refuse, but I was locked; I could not refuse; I could not pull away.

One thing I did know for sure was that I hated this kiss with every ounce of my soul. I hated every second of it. He tasted terrible against my lips, and his smell of brimstone was almost too much to bear the closer I was forced to get to him. Finally, he released me. "I'll see you later, Princess…" He smirked as he walked away from the two of us.

"I…" I began to say but Théoden shushed me and waited until Marcel was out of ear shot. "I… don't know what happened."

He sighed, "Mind control, I think." He spoke. "I felt a bit of magic coming off of Marcel, but it was hard to detect what he was using."

"I couldn't stop…"

"I know Maria….I know." He spoke as he soothed me with his aura. He examined my arm where Marcel's spell attacked, "It's looking a lot better." He said, "Your own healing magic healed it quite well. But let me heal you the rest of the way." He moved his hand across my arm, and I watched as his magic seeped into my skin and repaired any remaining damages from Marcel. “Rest for a while, and then meet me in the library later. I found a few more books that have some information in them." He said, "And maybe we can finish that kiss." He finished with a playful grin on his face.

I rolled my eyes, "Why do I feel like there will be more than just kissing involved?"

He walked over to me and whispered into my ear, "Because someone had to tease me this morning." He quickly kissed my cheek before walking away, "I have a duty to attend to. Rest. And I'll see you later."

After resting for most of the day the silence in my mind was interpreted with this message, You can find me in the library.

With that I left my room and walked down to the castle library, where I found Théoden knee deep in research. He had about five books on the table next to him, a decent pile on the floor and two in his lap. One, he continued to read as I took my seat across from him.

Read this. He handed me the open book that was on his lap.

As soon as I grabbed the book, he went back to reading his own. I couldn’t help but smirk as I caught a glimpse of the title of the book he was reading. The Sorcerer’s Kiss.

Research? I questioned him with amusement.

I did my research. This is me waiting on you.

I rolled my eyes and began to read the pages that Théoden had marked. The book was written in an old language that was hard to read. Thankfully, I was able to discern the writing quite well.

Marcel Blackvale. One of the devils in the Phlegethos layer of Hell. I glanced up at Théoden as I read. Hell. No wonder he smelt like brimstone; he was truly a devil.

Continue reading. Théoden thought through our telepathic link.

Removed from the Hells as he tried to overthrow the ruler of the fourth layer of Hell. Sent to the Prime Material plane as punishment.

I could feel panic begin to set in. My eyes meet Théoden's blue ones. "Easy." He spoke and took my unsteady hands.

"How can I take this information easily?" I spoke, trying to whisper. "A devil is trying to take over my kingdom."

"We will stop him."

It all made sense why he took over Summer Crest. Why did he try to take over the other two kingdoms? He was power-hungry. And why he needed to be stopped.

I could feel Théoden's grasp tighten on my hands. Not enough to draw blood but enough for me to realize how strong my emotions were getting. I needed to breathe. I needed to remain calm.

"My kingdom…"

"I know Mi Amor," Théoden spoke, pulling me from my chair and into his chest. Wrapping his large arms around my tiny frame. I buried my head into his chest. I allowed the coolness of his aroma to overtake me. Calming me even further.

"We will stop him," Théoden repeated himself and grasped me even tighter.

Théoden brushed my hair with his hands and pulled my face up to look at him. There was a mixed wave of emotions from him that I received through the bond. He hated Marcel for forcing himself on me. He hated that he couldn’t do anything about it. I could also sense that seeing me kiss Marcel bothered him, despite him knowing that it was out of my control. Yes, it bothered him and I understood why. If someone was to kiss him, even if it was forced I don’t think I’d like it either.

“I’m sorry.” He whispered softly as he could sense I was reading his emotions. “I just didn’t think I would have to see you kiss someone else.”

As he tried to explain himself, I looked up at him, “I understand Théoden. I think I’d feel the same if someone was kissing you instead of me.”

“I know I shouldn’t feel bothered by it. It was forced. And I do feel guilty for feeling that way.” I saw his face fall just a bit as he was mentally punishing himself for feeling that way.

“Théoden, stop. You have a right to feel how you want.”

I sensed the change as he tried to move past it. I knew with his jealousy however, that it may become a problem down the road. Especially when I have to spend more alone time with Marcel.

“I’m sorry Mi Amor.” Theoden whispered softly to me. “I’ll try to keep my jealousy in check, as I know this isn’t your fault, it’ll just take time getting used to.”

“It’s alright, dear.” I rested my forehead against his as we let our negative emotions calm themselves. Giving us a chance to clear our thoughts.

As a few minutes passed, I couldn’t help it anymore. I felt the tears fall and as quickly as they fell Theoden brushed them away. “It’s okay Mi Amor, it’s okay.” He whispered as he pulled me closer to him, tightening the grip he had around my waist.

After the last of the tears fell, he began to kiss my lips as our moods were shifting as our current position distracted us from what was happening around us.

He won't win; I won't let him. I thought to him as I stared deeply into his eyes. This is our kingdom, our love story. I spoke confidently, but part of me wondered if we could truly beat a devil and a dragon.

Théoden looked down at me with a spark of confidence in his eye. I could tell he was proud of me for believing in us. That we won't give up. We won't let him win. He kissed my lips a bit stronger this time. The deeper his kissing got the more my worries faded. As I knew he was right, even if it killed us, we would not let him take our kingdom.

With things starting to heat up, I managed to position myself enough to do a quick glance around the room. I sighed in relief when I didn’t see or hear anyone else in the room. I could only hope now that the guard out front would stop anyone else from entering with what he was about to possibly hear.

As I glanced around, Théoden sensing a bit of my uneasiness whispered “mørke” as magical darkness fell around us. Then he whispered once more, “stillhet” as silence fell.

~Skip the rest of chapter if you do not want to read sexual content~

With both spells, my slight hesitation faded as I let my lust for him take control. As under the spell's protection, if someone was to get past the guard out front, no one would be able to discern what was happening unless they dispelled both spells.

Mi Amor…. Théoden's voice echoed in my mind. As time lapsed in this position, he was wanting more. Mi Amor… He repeated as he grasped my body even tighter, if that was even possible. As he kissed my lips with such great force, a soft moan escaped.

Damn it, there is no way in Hell that we will be able to keep up with the agreement at this rate. Please…His words echoed through my mind as his breathing was labored.

He was waiting for me to take the initiative to go further. He knew what was at risk, but damn, he was making it difficult. We both were.

I thought briefly of the agreement, but soon, my own body refused to let the moment just fade. We both wanted each other despite the consequences if we got caught. Yes, my dear. I responded to him as I could feel his hands move under my dress, caressing my inner thighs and teasing me. Théoden…I whimpered in my mind. He knew what he was doing.

He repositioned himself slightly to be able to pull my dress off without much effort, which allowed me to undress him during the process. He moved himself down to make sure I was pleasured just as he was. As soon as I was close, I shoved him off of me and onto the pile of books spread between the two chairs we were sitting in. Giving us full movement with our bodies, more than a chair could provide.

I looked around the room again just to ensure no one else was in the room before we continued. We were in the clear, and perhaps this was part of Théoden's plan all along. He flipped me off of him, pinning me as I was before, and kissed me deeply. He could tell I was ready. I could tell he was ready.

And just like before, he was gentle inside of me at first but became more aggressive as time passed. As time passed, I felt my own hands grasping his backside just as he had done mine the previous night. Causing him to slip out a moan of his own as he forced himself harder into me. Forcing my fingernails to dig deep into his draconic tattoo.

Just as the last time, we both were pleasured. Both got a sensational release. As he finished, he collapsed beside me. Steadying his breathing. I moved in close to him, both on our backs, trying to calm our own breathing. I felt his hand brush up against my face, forcing me to face him. To which I complied. He kissed my lips one last time before sitting up after a few seconds had passed.

Mi Amor…he spoke in his mind, looking down on me. I love you.

I sat up next to him, staring at him. I love you too, my dear.

He kissed me one last time before standing on his own feet. He found our clothes and gave us both a chance to get dressed.

~End of sexual content in this chapter~

He did a quick glance around to see if anyone had entered while we were busy on the floor. Thankfully we didn’t see anyone. All we could do now was hope that between the spells and the guard no one saw anything or heard anything.

"We should probably get going," I said as we had collected ourselves and Théoden let the spells drop.

Théoden nodded in agreement. We placed all the books back on the shelves to which they belonged. I kept a hold of the one where we found Marcel's information so we could read it further in hopes of finding out more.

We exited the library to find only one of my other guards in the hall doing rounds. Théoden walked up to him to ask him some basic questions. If the guard heard anything or saw anything, he sure knew how to play dumb, or perhaps most were just terrified of what Théoden would do to them if they told anything. As he denied anything, Théoden had asked in regards to what just happened.

Théoden gave him a pat on the shoulder for good work and we continued down the hall. I glanced back at the guard with an expression of thanks on my face. The rest of the walk was silent as we had to act as if there was no real connection between us.

Mi Amor. I need to communicate with my lead men. I will find you again tonight. He spoke. He had his duties, and I had mine. I nodded to him as he left, walking back towards the castle entrance.

I sighed and glanced at the castle door and decided to adventure outside the castle for a bit. As I saw no harm in simply walking around the city. And besides, it wasn't like I was truly alone, he was always watching after all.