Bound Angel Bound Demon

by Claire Spoors

  Chapter Four

  They had been driving for a few hours, before Alex reappeared; she waited until they were alone driving along a country lane. She had been watching Gary lost in the thought of the road ahead.

  Gary smiled at her, “What took you so long, I was beginning to think you hadn’t come along, I told you, you would be safe once we were off the estate”

  “I know, but I just didn’t want to risk anyone seeing me until I knew we were alone on the road, I don’t want to cause a road accident or anything!” said Alex. She placed her hand on his knee and smiled back at Gary.

  “It won’t be long, about another hour and we will be home, so don’t start getting any rude thoughts until then,” said Gary laughing.

  “Now, don’t spoil my fun,” said Alex, then disappeared again. Gary looked in the rear view mirror, where had she gone? He felt her hand move slowly to the inside of his leg making him move to open his legs wider.

  “Alex, what are you doing?”

  He looked down quickly to notice the zip on his jeans begin to unfasten; he quickly looked back to the road.

  “Naughty, naughty,” said Gary. He felt Alex’s hand slip inside his open zip, she was now freeing him from his underpants and pulling his cock out. Gary moved again in the chair allowing her full control.

  He took a deep breath as he felt her hand move up and down his length, her lips touching the top of his cock. Alex licked and tasted his tip, then began to take it in her mouth. Gary looked down; all he could see was his cock standing to attention. He gripped the steering wheel hard with his hands.

  “Oh God, Alex,” said Gary in a husky voice.

  She began to suck harder and harder on his cock, Gary couldn’t take any more, he looked around for somewhere to pull over, he noticed a little lay-by on the side of the road that looked deserted, he pulled in so the car couldn’t be seen from the road, he pressed a button on the dashboard, and the driver’s seat began to roll back.

  Alex came into sight again; she smiled up at Gary and carried on sucking on his cock. Gary reached down and put his hand inside her dress, he was now glad she hadn’t put underwear on. He lifted his bum up and pulled his jeans down and underwear and lifted Alex’s dress up and helped her get on top of his cock. She leaned down and kissed him with a smile, he could taste himself in her mouth, she began to move slowly up and down on him, building him up and up, he knew she was going to make him come over and over again.

  Gary held on to Alex pulling her close each time he exploded inside of her, not wanting her to stop using him as her relief, even with everything, he knew this part he would never change, sex with Alex was amazing.

  Alex slowed down, letting him slide out, she climbed off and pulled her dress straight and sat back in the passenger seat. Gary pulled his jeans up and zipped himself up, then slipped the driver’s seat back to the correct place.

  “Well that was new!” said Gary looking at Alex.

  “What’s wrong? Didn’t you like it?” asked Alex, as she smiled back at him.

  “Alex baby, you can do that anytime you like, just make sure we aren’t anywhere I can’t pull over when it gets too much. You know I like to treat you as well,” said Gary Laughing.

  “Come on, let's get going I want to get there while it’s still light,” said Gary. He started the car and pulled back to the road.

  “I’m going to love living in Wales, there are so many quiet lanes,” said Gary.

  Alex gave him a fond look, she closed her eyes to the sun to feel the warmth wrap around her, and listened to the hum of the car as they continued to drive.

  An image began to appear in her mind, she was back at the house, and it was dark again. This time she was in the room waiting on the bed, she listened for any signs of who else was in the house with her. The house was silent; she got up and went across the room opening the door, she stepped out on to the landing. She heard music being played, it was coming from downstairs.

  She began to walk down the stairs, not wanting to make a sound she floated just above the steps, until she reached the main entrance hall. The music was coming from the large living room; she went over slowly across the hallway reaching the doorway. The music was enchanting, like nothing she had heard before. The room was lit by candles. In the fireplace a log fire was ablaze; she could feel the heat warming her as she stepped into the room. There were two large wingback leather chairs facing the fire. As she got nearer to the chairs she smelt cigars. She saw the smoke rising above one of the chairs; she went closer to see the person sitting in the chair.

  “Alex, Alex, we’re here, Alex you ok, wake up,” Gary was saying as Alex opened her eyes. The car had stopped and she saw Gary looking at her, holding the passenger car door open. Alex rubbed her eyes, she had fallen asleep again! This was getting weird, she thought ghosts didn’t sleep but this was all she seemed to do lately. Alex smiled at Gary and climbed out of the car.

  “Sorry I must have needed to sleep.”

  Gary looked at her he felt worried about her; something wasn’t right, but then again this whole situation wasn’t right, he was trying to act like she was a real living person, trying to ignore she was a real life ghost! How messed up was this, he felt guilty for even thinking like this, he was the one who wanted her to stay and not move on or go where ever she would have gone if he had chosen to let her go. Now everything he did was keeping her away from him. Locked up at home and now bringing her to Wales.

  “It’s ok, I just need to recharge my batteries that’s all,” said Alex and took his hand and turned to look at their new home.

  “It was the ground keeper’s cottage for the estate,” said Gary, trying not to show what he was thinking.

  “The estate?” asked Alex.

  “Like I said, I wanted the new house to be somewhere near to where the new club would be, so I bought the estate, along with all the buildings. So we will be living right on the doorstep of the new club,” said Gary his smile nearly reaching his ears with excitement.

  “So the club is around here too?” asked Alex looking around.

  “It’s through the overgrown path over there, I haven’t managed to get the work started on the path up to the main house yet, but once it has been completed we will be able to start working on it,” said Gary, he then turned to the cottage. “But this will be our new home; this I made top priority to get finished.”

  Alex looked at her new home, it was better than the picture with roses growing round the front door. There were flowers and shrubs of all kinds everywhere in the garden. The brick work was painted white, and the windows were new but made to fit the style of the cottage. Gary held on to Alex, and led her up to the front door and passed her the key to the door. Alex opened the door and went in. The house had been furnished already, everything brand new. Alex gave Gary a big hug.

  “I hope you don’t mind, you know, with everything being new, I just wanted us to start afresh, some of the things from the house will be coming in the morning, clothes, photos, linen, but the old furniture will stay and be sold along with the house,” said Gary.

  “This is brilliant, better than I expected and more.” She jumped up and wrapped her legs around him.

  “In that case I think it’s time we christened every room in the house!” said Gary, and pulled off her dress and threw it to the floor.

  “Your wish is my command oh master,” Alex answered with a big grin.

  Chapter Five

  They made love in every room of the house, Alex kept Gary hard at it. In some rooms he was in control, he was the master again, giving it to her strong and fast as though punishing her for something; his eyes would glaze over, as though lost in his anger. In other rooms he was gentle and took his time exploring her body, this continued until they ended in the bedroom. Gary was wet with sweat, he needed a shower, something to cool him down and relax him. In the bedroom Gary had got a bath fitted and so now they were in the large Jacuzzi together, Alex straddled him while she washed him as he lay
back exhausted.

  “I love this bath, there’s so much room, you could get up to all kinds of things in here!” said Alex.

  “Yes, we can, but now, I want to have a wash and sleep, you have shagged the life out of me,” smiled Gary.

  He got up and wrapped the bath towel around him. “Are you coming?” asked Gary.

  “I will in a bit, you get your rest.” She waited for Gary to leave and then sank under the water blocking out all sounds. These dreams she kept having must mean something and she wanted to get to the bottom of them, work out what the connection was.

  Do I need to hold my breath, why would I? I’m dead, thought Alex. Alex held her breath anyway and began counting, 10 seconds, 60 seconds, 100 seconds.

  Ok I don’t need to worry about my breath, she concluded. Alex lay there under the water trying to empty her head of all other thoughts. There was still so much she didn’t know about life after death and was still learning. One thing she began to understand was that it was lonely. Lying under the water enveloped by silence she got the full sense of the loneliness she was feeling.

  What will happen in the future? She began to think, Gary will grow old and will I remain young? He will die and I’m pretty sure he won’t return to this earth to be with me forever. Let's not worry about that now; one step at a time Alex, do not fret about the things to come, take it one step at a time.

  Let’s get back to those dreams, or whatever they were, they felt so real; I really need to talk to Marie about them.

  Alex began to try to focus on the house again, try to get back to the living room and see who that person was, she was pretty sure it was a man, but who? Being under the bath water wasn’t working; she wasn’t relaxed enough or perhaps wound up enough. One way or another, she wasn’t going to that house tonight.

  Alex climbed out of the bath and dried herself down, got dressed into her tracksuit trousers and a warm top. She went into the bedroom, Gary was already asleep. She wrote a note for him in case he woke up while she was gone, telling him she was going to Marie’s.

  * * *

  Marie was in her spell room again. She looked tired as she sat reading a book, drinking something she had made. Alex could smell it as she came into the room.

  “What’s that you're drinking? It smells terrible!” asked Alex as she went over to sit down next to her.

  “Something to help me think straight,” said Marie. Marie looked up and smiled, it wasn’t her usual bubbly smile.

  “Marie, I’m worried about you, you’ve been cut off from the world for weeks, mixing spells and reading books, what’s wrong?” Alex asked.

  Marie didn’t speak, just stared into her drink, making the spoon mix the drink with her mind.

  Alex held Marie’s hand. “Please Marie, is it about Nick?”

  Marie looked up and nodded. “It’s partly about Nick, I keep dreaming about him, but they show me he’s not the man I once loved, he has changed and that is the reason he left me. Whatever it is, it has taken control of him.”

  “Why did he leave, didn’t he say anything to you before he left?” asked Alex.

  “I don’t know for sure, just that he didn’t trust himself around me and needed to find a cure for whatever it is. That’s all I know, but these dreams, they are getting stronger. I think either he’s trying to get in touch with me or it’s because of the time of the year, it’s trying to show me something about him,” said Marie.

  “What's wrong with this time of the year, why would it have an effect on you?” asked Alex.

  “It’s called Planetary Alignment, it happens every 200 years. For normal everyday people it’s nothing, just a bunch of planets all in a line, but magical people, and people not of this world are affected in different ways.”

  “Affected how?”

  “Well, for instance my power can become out of control and really intense, or I can lose it and become vulnerable to people who want to hunt and hurt my kind,” said Marie.

  “And you don’t know whether you’re weak or strong yet?” asked Alex.

  “No, I have never been through it before, like I say it happens every 200 years, I’m not that old even though I feel like it most of the time,” Marie tried to joke but it was clear how tired she was.

  “Anyway I’m trying to conduct spells that will protect me throughout the whole of the Alignment,” said Marie.

  “How long does it last, the Alignment?”

  “Two weeks including the build up to it and the after effects. I keep trying to do this spell, but these visions I’m getting are battering me about, Alex, I just don’t seem to be able to focus on what needs to be done. I can’t tell if these dreams are trying to tell me what has happened or what is to come.”

  “Will I be affected too?” asked Alex.

  “It’s more than likely, but I can’t help you Alex, I don’t know what it will do to you, I’m just so tired and mixed up, I don’t know what to do!” said Marie.

  Alex could see Marie was becoming exhausted. “I think you need a good sleep, so you can focus a bit better, I will stay the night, so you won’t have to worry, then in the morning you can start working on your spells refreshed.”

  Marie didn’t have the strength to argue. Alex helped her to bed, and made her a cup of hot chocolate and stayed with her until she fell asleep.

  This must have something to do with why I’m dreaming, this Alignment thing is affecting me too. I will have to play it out but I think I need to keep Gary away so he is safe, I’m not sure how this will go and I don’t want him in harm’s way, thought Alex.

  Alex picked up a random book out of Marie’s study to give her something to focus on while watching over Marie. She didn’t want to risk falling asleep. She went back to Marie’s bedroom and sat down to keep watch over Marie. Nothing would harm her friend tonight, dreams or anything else.

  Chapter Six

  Morning broke without any more dreams. Alex had managed to stay awake all night and Marie hadn’t, she slept soundly. Alex left her to continue to sleep and went to make some breakfast. She had just put the breakfast things out to take into Marie, when Marie came in.

  “I was going to bring you breakfast in bed!” said Alex.

  “Thank you but you have done so much already, you should be getting back to Gary,” said Marie.

  “No, it’s ok, we have the movers arriving with the rest of our things this morning, so I need to be out of the way,” said Alex.

  Marie sat at the table and began to eat; she ate like she hadn’t eaten for days.

  “Do you want me to make you more?” asked Alex laughing, happy to see Marie becoming her old self again.

  “Sorry, I didn’t realize how hungry I was!” answered Marie smiling.

  “See, you're getting better already, you just needed a time-out and some food!” said Alex as she put another round of bacon and egg on her plate.

  “You're right, thank you. I feel more myself today, and I will be able to finish that spell now, once I have finished this food of course!”

  “Do you want any help?” asked Alex.

  “Not with the spell, but you can stay until it’s finished, I think I know what I have been doing wrong, and if it works well, I need you for that part,” said Marie. She finished the last of the food and then grabbed Alex’s hand to lead her into the other room.

  “Ok, I think!” Alex laughed, watching Marie, who was almost skipping into the room of spells.

  Alex watched as Marie mixed and chanted, put herbs and things Alex had never seen before into her pot on the stand. Then Marie sat and began to chant until she went into a trance, Alex watched, Marie didn’t seem to move, Alex waited for what felt like ages for something to happen.

  Nothing, Marie just sat still. Alex got up and went over and put her hand out to touch her, she reached out slowly, not wanting to scare her out of the trance. As Alex touched Marie on the shoulder lightly, a sudden sensation like an electric shock shot through Alex. It threw her back across the room with such
power that she fell and knocked her shoulder into a table.

  Marie got up and smiled. “Done, great it worked,” Alex was still in a daze as looked up from her place on the floor.

  “Done, what was that?” asked Alex rubbing her shoulder which felt sore.

  “My protection spell, all I needed was someone to test it on, it looks like it’s a powerful one too, I won’t help you up, I don’t want to hurt you again,” said Marie with a smile.

  “No, please don’t. I don’t want that to happen again!” said Alex as she stood back up, she felt wobbly and a bit sick.

  “Just imagine what would have happened if you were trying to harm me in any way,” said Marie.

  “No, that was enough thanks, I’m just glad my pain makes you feel better Marie!” said Alex still rubbing her shoulder.

  “Sorry, you’re ok aren’t you? But I needed to test it, now I just have to put a protection spell on the house and I’ll be happy.”

  “Maybe I had better leave for that one,” said Alex but she really was glad that Marie felt safer now.

  “Yes, I think you had, but listen you take care over the next few weeks, I don’t know how this will affect you, but I want you safe, and when this is over, I will come to see this new house of yours so we can have a good catch up.” Marie went to give her a big hug, but Alex put out her hand to stop her.

  “Oh yeah, I forgot sorry,” laughed Marie.

  “You take care as well and I will see you soon,” and with that Alex left, she didn’t want to stay in the house while it got protected, just touching Marie was a killer, the pain was still running through her, her shoulder felt sore as hell. She couldn’t wait to get home and have a soak in the bath, her head was still spinning.

  Alex reappeared just outside the cottage, down the path, out of sight in case the removal men were still there. There was only Gary’s car outside, so she walked up, well more limped up, the knock back at Marie’s really did hurt and she could feel other places beginning to hurt now.