CHAPTER TWELVE
RAVINN KEED
I was feeling extreme relief to have Amelia back at her home. I now felt somewhat safe. She was far from the opposition. But I was not going to tell her that I thought perhaps she was pregnant. Maybe she already knew? Or perhaps it was too soon to tell. There were many possibilities, but I did not want to add to the stress that she had already been through, especially if she was with child. That would not be good for her. So I kept my mouth closed about the entire issue. There would be plenty of time to speak of it later. But for now, I knew one thing: I needed to make her comfortable.
And when I was done, I needed to take care of an even bigger matter. It was something that I was driving but that I knew I had to do. I had to get to Talia before the king did. I needed to speak with her. I needed to find out why she did what she did, other than jealousy. I wanted to know if she had changed overnight. But most of all, I wanted to make sure that she had a fair chance and was not punished in a harsh manner. She did not deserve it, even though she did put Amelia's life at risk.
So when I finally left Amelia to rest, I cautiously flew out of her home, but then I decided to walk on the veranda to the bridge. As I was crossing over the bridge, I heard Amelia scream. I ran back to her. I was in complete shock at what I saw. Talia was holding Amelia, and she had a knife. Talia and then I fed her belly, and my eyes grew wide. Talia knew what she was doing. She was going to kill Amelia, but first, she was going to make sure that she killed my offspring, if there was offspring inside of Amelia. At that moment, all love that I had for Talia vanished. She was showing me just how evil she was. I was seeing her through clear eyes for the first time.
“Talia, drop that knife. You don't want to do that,” I said to her.
“Why, Ravinn? Why her? I do not understand why do you let this week human get in the way of our love. We were to be married. We were the ones defying what the king wanted us to do. He wanted you to marry a human female, just as he wants all the Draqua to do. But we said no. We were going to oppose it and show him that we could pick our own love. Then you betrayed me! Why?” she cried.
“Talia. You have every right to be upset. I betrayed you. But it was I that did it. Amelia did nothing. She did not know anything about us. She is not the one to be punished. Punish me,” I said slowly stepping toward her.
“No! Don't you see that you have ruined everything? You and I were supposed to get married. You and I were going to join my brother with the opposition. We were going to prove that a female Draqua and a male Draqua could be together. But you ruined that! She ruined that! Don't you see that all of our problems started when she arrived? Do you not see that Ravinn?”
I continued to slowly walk toward her, careful not to make any sudden movements.
“Talia, you are mistaken. Yes, I did want to marry you, but I had no intention of joining the opposition. I did not know that your brother was still alive and with the opposition. I had no idea that you were planning on joining the opposition once we were married. Do you see that I did not know you at all? You hid yourself from me, your true self. I do not know you; who are you?” I said as I grew closer and closer to her. Talia was hysterical.
“Do you love her? Do you love this human female? Are you in love with her?” she asked.
I was silent for some time. I knew that if I said yes that it would drive her over the edge. I had to get into position.
“I am in love with her. I believe that she is carrying my child,” I said.
Talia let out a piercing scream of sorrow. As she did so, I used the distraction of her anguish and grabbed Amelia’s arm. I pulled her to me. I got in front of her. I put my own body between Amelia and Talia.
“No! It cannot be! She should not be the one to give you children! It should be me! It is not my fault that I cannot! It should be me! It should be me! It should be me!” she repeated as she moved, backing away toward the window.
“Drop the knife, Talia,” I said to her. She held up the knife, pointing it at me.
“Don't come any closer,” she said.
I stopped walking.
“You have completely broken my heart, Ravinn,” she said.
“You have broken mine as well. You are not who I thought you were. You have taken the female that I thought I was in love with and that I thought I knew. You have broken me as well,” I said to her.
“No. You don't understand. I can't go on like this. I heard what you said. The king is going to come for me. He is going to punish me. I am not going to allow that to happen. I will not live the rest of my days in a prison,” she said.
“If you run away, they will find you eventually,” I said to her.
“No, I am not going to do that either,” she said. “I still love you, Ravinn. I always will.”
Then she surprised me and Amelia. Talia aimed the knife high in the air and brought it down upon herself. She pierced her heart and fell to the ground.
“No! No!” I shouted as I ran to her. But it was too late. The blow was instant. She was gone.
“Oh my God!” Amelia said as she ran over to me and tried to revitalize Talia. But it was too late. She was gone.
“No, Talia. Why did you have to do this?” I whispered.
“Oh Ravinn, I am so sorry. I am so sorry,” Amelia said over and over. We both sat on the floor with the lifeless body of Talia. It was a horrible incident, and one that we would never get over. Amelia ran out onto the veranda, shouting for help, a few seconds later it was complete madness inside her hut.
Two days passed and the village was still in a period of mourning. There was a lot to take in after the battle and learning that Urtrik had still been alive. Then there was the death of Talia to deal with. She was loved throughout the village, and it was a shock to learn that she was opposition. It was a shock to learn that she took her own life. Nothing would ever be the same.
I had moved Amelia into my own hut where I knew that she would be safe. She sat with me for those two days in my own sadness. But finally, there was some good news.
“You were right,” Amelia said as she walked in.
“About what?” I asked.
“It is true. I am with child. I carry your offspring, Ravinn,” she said timidly.
I smiled. Then I laughed. “That is the best news I have heard in a long time,” I said as I hugged her.
“I am glad to hear it,” she said.
“Now I hope that you will stop defying me and agree to marry me once and for all,” I said to her.
“Yes, it is what I want. I no longer defy it. I just think that we should wait until some time has passed. It is not the best time right now,” she said to me.
“Perhaps you are right,” I said to her.
“And what about Ephane? Did you find him yet?” she asked.
“No. We cannot find him,” I said to her.
She referred to the fact that after all of the crazy mess, the king wanted to see Ephane in order to figure out what part he had in it. But after searching the island for him for an entire day, the King's warriors could not find him. I myself set about trying to locate him after that. I could not find him. It seemed that he had completely disappeared. After finding this out, Amelia was on edge.
“I don't think I will feel safe until he is found. I do not trust him,” she said.
“I understand. The King is going to continue the search for him. But Amelia, you and I must get on with our lives. We can't live in fear of him. We have to go on,” I said to her. She gave me a heavy sigh and then rubbed her belly.
“I suppose that you are right. It is just very hard to do so when there is someone else to think about,” she said.
“Yes, I think the same thing. But I am sure that Ephane is far away from here. We have nothing to fear from him,” I said as I gave her a deep kiss. Kissing her ignited a fire in my body. I wanted to take her right then and there, but we were interrupted. There was a knock at the door.
“Who could that be?” she asked.
“I do not know. Probably one of my father’s warriors summoning me,” I said as I walked to the door of my home. I opened it.
“May we visit with Amelia?” the voice said. I smiled.
“Amelia, it is for you,” I said opening the door wide. In walked Michelle, Stephanie, and Brenda. As soon as they walked in, the room grew very loud. They were talking over each other. Amelia laughed.
“Well, human females. I trust that you will keep my wife-to-be company while I go see to some of my responsibilities. Do not leave her alone. I have your word on that?” I asked, as I was feeling paranoid too. It had only been a couple of days, and I did not know if Amelia was truly safe and did not want to risk it.
“You have our word,” Michelle said.
“Thank you. I will make sure to bring back plenty of food,” I said with a wink.
“Yes! Plenty of seafood!” Brenda shouted. I kissed Amelia and then left the women to their chatter. I flew to my father's home.
“Son, how are you today? I worry about you,” he said, putting his arm around me.
“I am well today, father. The shock of the death of Talia has started to fade a little. I think in time I shall be completely well,” I said to him.
“And Amelia? How is she?” he asked.
“She is with child,” I said to him. He slapped me on the back and gave a hearty laugh.
“Congratulations! I hope that you will make it official and marry her soon,” he said.
“Yes, we plan to do so. Once this stage of mourning has passed, we plan to be married. You were right about her all along. I could not imagine being without her. I love her. I love the child that she carries for me. Thank you, father. Thank you for giving her to me,” I said to him.
“Well, you can thank Biyen and Jitu,” he said.
“What?” I said confused.
“They are the ones that brought her here from Earth. But more than that they reported to me that you had a certain passionate exchange with Amelia upon rescuing her. They reported that they had never seen you act in such away. That was when I knew. That was how I knew that she was your match,” he said.
I laughed. I had no idea that Biyen and Jitu had observed such a thing. But it made sense.
After my conversation with my father, I did my responsibilities and stopped by the spaceport.
“Any word? No one has seen him still?” I asked the guard on duty.
“No, no one has seen or heard him on the island. We have scouts looking for him on Tiok. But so far, Ephane seems to have vanished,” the guard said.
“Thank you. Keep me updated daily. But do not send the report to my home. I will come for it,” I said to him. He nodded in agreement. I did not want Amelia to know just how concerned I was about the fact that Ephane was missing. She did not need to know that I was staying on top of it daily, sometimes hourly. I finished my work at the port and then flew back home. Amelia was sitting outside on the veranda with Michelle.
“Thank you for taking care of the mother of my child,” I said to Michelle.
“It is fun for me too,” she said.
“Amelia, I will see you tomorrow,” Michelle said as she gave her a hug. Then Amelia walked inside, and I followed her.
“I missed you,” she said as she put her arms around me. She looked up at me with her big blue eyes. I pushed her red hair away from her face.
“I missed you as well,” I said as I kissed her lips briefly. But she was not satisfied with this one kiss. She moved on her tiptoes and reached for me. She grabbed my face and pulled it down to her. She kissed me and would not let me go.
“No, I mean I really missed you,” she said.
“I understand,” I said as I pulled her body to me. I rubbed my own body against hers. She moaned. As soon as I heard her whimper, I grew very rigid. I was so turned on by her. Her soft skin underneath my hands only set me on fire. She smelled delicious. I moved my hands up and down her small back and squeezed her bottom. She giggled. My hands moved back up her back and I can't at the red fabric covering her chest. I pulled it off of her. She grabbed my hands and placed them on her breasts. Her nipples were hard, and I pinched them between my fingers. She threw her head back in ecstasy as she closed her eyes. I leaned down and kissed her neck. Her red hair tickled my face.
I let my tongue move up and down from her chest to her belly. I enjoyed thinking about how fragile she was. I had to be soft with her. I did not want to hurt her or the child that she carried for me. I moved back up and kissed her lips. She ran her hands up and down my chest. Then her hands move down on top of the blue loincloth that I wore. She found my cock and wrapped her hand around it. She began to move her hand and I was lost in desire for her.
“I want this. I want this so bad,” she said, begging me. She was begging me because I had not touched her since the incident with Talia. At that moment, I remembered this. Her words snapped me out of the moment of desire. It was because of the death of Talia. I could not get it out of my mind. I grabbed her hand and pulled it off of me. I stepped away from her. I heard Amelia sigh in frustration.
“What is it? Please tell me what it is. Did I do something wrong? Did I squeeze you too hard?” she rambled on trying to figure out what was going on.
“No, you did not hurt me. It is not you. I just remembered that I forgot to do something. It pulled me out of the moment. I forgot about it, and I need to attend to it right now,” I said, lying to her. I did not like the fact that I had to lie to her, but I knew that the truth would hurt her. I could not have her feeling hurt or rejected while she carried my child. I needed her to be happy and healthy for the sake of the child.
“Can you not attend to it tomorrow? Or get someone else to do it for you,” she said as she put her hands on my chest. I moved away from her toward the window. I shifted into dragon form.
“No, I am the only one that can do it. Do not move from here. I will be back very very soon,” I said as I jumped out of the window and flew away. I did not like to leave her alone, not when it was possible that Ephane could show up at any moment. But I was coming right back; she just would not know that I was there.
I flew around the trees behind my home so that she could not see me anymore. I flew out to the ocean and dove into the water. I needed to cool off. She turned me on, she turned me on so much. But the guilt was still there. The guilt about what happened to Talia, my first love. I did not want to be thinking about that guilt when I was inside of Amelia. So I had to stop myself from being inside of her altogether.
I moved out of the water back into the air. I flew to the tree that was across from my home. I landed on a branch high in the tree. I stood on it. From this point, I could see through the window. Amelia was walking back and forth in the room. I could tell that she was distraught. But it was better this way. I stood there for two hours waiting for her to finally go to sleep. Once she had been in bed for a while, I quietly made my way home and climbed into bed with her.