"Mother wake up, father is going mad."
I heard my son speak to me as if from afar and in the back ground a sad lamentation, but what made my heart race with renewed fear was the feeling I picked up from my mate. Total despair and heartache, I tried to climb out of the darkness to reach him but the lethargy was too strong, I couldn't make myself awaken.
'Donovan.' I screamed in my head trying to draw him out of the place he'd gone to but he seemed too caught up in his own misery. What had happened? I searched my memory for the recollection; had I been injured? I searched my body for the pain but there was none. None but the pain in my heart at the sorrow in his.
PUSSY What the hell is wrong with you freaks?
ME You can hear me?"
PUSSY Um yeah, and what the heck is the hold up, I thought we were supposed to be having hot warrior monkey sex with steel and swords and sweat and
shit, what's this fainting shit you done scared the poor man half to death?
ME I can't wake up and I can't reach him.
PUSSY Damn, just when it was about to get good too, you're such a cock blocker.
ME Is that all you can think about?
PUSSY I'm a pussy, the fuck you want me to think about, quantum physics?
I had to laugh at that one, pussy sure is a mess.
She's laughing, I can hear her, but I thought....."Tamara?"
"Donovan, oh thank heavens, where'd you go?"
"I thought you were hurt, you went into the dark and I couldn't reach you love."
"I'm not hurt, just tired I think."
She finally came fully awake and I looked into her beautiful eyes. "You scared a hundred years off my life, don't do that again."
"I won't."
I laughed with her because suddenly I was extremely happy, she'd faced the worst she would ever have to in my home and survived and she wasn't even at her full strength as yet.
"I'm so proud of you my princess."
"That wasn't me, that was all Nicola."
"That little Miss is on punishment until she's twenty."
"Not fair father, mother tell him, you had fun didn't you?"
"Donovan were you mean to our baby?"
"Your baby scared the hell out of me."
"Well it's over now right?"
"Yes love it's over except, we have to go back."
"We do, why?"
"Your coronation for one and the physicians have to monitor the Empress, they'll not take lightly to us staying here during your confinement, I dare say your earth might become overrun by a battalion of my people if that should occur and trust me you don't want that so no, it's best that we return."
"When?" She looked so worried, I hated that but there was nothing to be done, as the leader of my people and the mate of the leader, we had certain obligations to my people that cannot be shirked.
"Today, ssh, ssh, ssh, I only brought you home because I knew you needed to be gone from there but I shouldn't even have done that, I'll have to go before the council and explain my actions, but all I could think of was your safety. There's no way we can stay here any longer without incurring their wrath and though I bear rule over them it's not right for me to take advantage of my peoples' trust."
I wish I could give her more time but I can't, the fighting had already taken up a good chunk of the time that was supposed to be used for the ceremonies surrounding her coronation and the announcement of the empress's impending birth.
My people have been looking forward to those two things for a few lifetimes already it was not fair to ask them to wait any longer.
"It will be fine I promise, now I do believe I promised you a ravishing." Maybe that will remove the forlorn look from her face.
"Thanks for reminding me." With all the chaos I'd almost forgotten his bold promise, but now with the fear and angst gone I was free to indulge my lust for his body, his manly scent coupled with his rugged look in his armor made me wet and the boyish grin he gave me before taking my lips with his went a long way to taking away any lingering feelings of unease. He tried to take it easy but I wasn't having that, I pulled him over me heavy armor and all.
"Wait baby..."
"No I want you to take me like this."
Suddenly I was on fire, the fighting, the fear, the way he loved me it all combined to make for one combustible cocktail. His hands were rough as they tore away my clothing, my undergarments were barely off before he plunged two long fingers inside me making me arch and scream as I flooded his hand with my liquid heat.
"Again." He growled as he showed no mercy while he played his fingers back and forth as he sucked on my nipple forcefully, still it wasn't enough, this aggressive need was new to me, Donovan was usually the one who led in bed but not today, I felt powerful and lustful and a whole lot of things a very pregnant woman probably shouldn't be feeling but I didn't care, I wanted not to make love, but....
"Donovan..."
"Yes love." He was busy licking and biting on my engorged tit while his fingers rubbed me just right, lighting that fire inside that threatened to consume me.
"Would you fuck me?"
"Fuck..."
It was the only word he got out before I attacked, driving my hand down the front of his drawers and wrapping it around his hard cock, pulling him out while spreading myself beneath him.
"Now, now, now...." My last now ended on a long drawn out moan as he drove into me to the hilt, I think I came as soon as he bottomed out.
My hands grabbed fistfuls of his hair as he fucked me the way I needed him to, hard deep and rough, I was in heaven, I loved knowing that I could make him lose control like this.
"Babe the babies." He tried pulling his body up and away but I needed to feel him all of him, in me, on me, around me.
"No stay, I need you here, just like this."
"Fuck Tamara."
I squeezed my inner muscles around him as he took my thighs in his hands and spread me open so he could go deeper, we were both in a frenzy of need now, our emotions running high as I pulled his mouth down to mine for a wanton kiss.
We bit at each other’s mouths our hands moving over one another as our bodies danced together.
"I love you Tamara, my beautiful earth princess."
I screamed as he came in me dragging me over the edge with him, his teeth biting into my flesh.
It was soon time to return, I wasn't so much afraid as apprehensive, I wasn't sure what we would face this time. Donovan swore the danger was past and I believed him I just didn't know what this council would say about our disappearing act.
"Stop worrying love everything's fine I made sure okay, our enemies have been vanquished, there's no one there to bring you harm, whatever is left to be done I will see to it once we return."
That's what worried me I think, what he might have to do once we returned, I wanted to throw myself to the floor and have a hissy fit but that wasn't an option so I guess we were going back.
Donovan must've been really rough on the kids because they were being unusually quiet though I still felt their watchful presence. Pussy had given her stamp of approval for the 'fuck hot sex' as she called it and was now resting, said she needed a break after all the theatrics, whatever.
Chapter Twenty One
This time there weren't any crowds awaiting us as Donovan brought us back the way we'd left, not long after we arrived there was a contingent sent to ask for his presence before the council, I guess that was a good sign, that they were asking and not ordering.
"Wait here love Rudolph and Justin will be along to get you and bring you to the hall, I must get ready."
We shared a kiss before he left me in our rooms a worried mess, it wouldn't be fair to get the children involved I was supposed to be protecting them after all and not the other way around but I sure wished for some of their bravery.
The soft warm glow that followed that thought was greatly appreciated and I rubbed my hands over my stomach in thanks.
"Thanks babies." Oh I
couldn't wait to meet them it was going to be so much fun.
His Garda came to get me not long after and walked me through the long magnificent hallway lined with full sized portraits of Donovan's ancestors from the looks of them, along with weaponry of all kinds. some of which t I’m sure went back to the stone ages. I had changed into the flowing white gown Donovan had chosen for me before he left, my shoes were flat gold sandals which if I wasn't mistaken was actually made out of beaten gold, they were soft and buttery and blew my mind with the large colored gems that embellished them. I'd left my hair down and my only jewelry was the ring Donovan had given me.
We came to a set of double doors that had to be twenty feet high or more, they were massive and took both of Rudolph's arms to open, I could never have managed it I'm sure.
Inside the room there were men sitting on a dais who all turned to look at me as we entered, there were people sitting around the room against the walls but no sight of Donovan, I caught sight of Jacinda who gave me an encouraging smile but did not approach.
"Come forward child." One of the men on the dais called out to me, I turned to Rudolph and Justin for guidance as Donovan had not told me what to do here. Neither man looked too pleased but they led me forward.
There were murmurs and hushed tones as we made our way to the front of the room, I was starting to shake already and nothing had happened as yet.
"So you're the reason for all the ruckus." The one who called me forward spoke.
"Dominicus..." Rudolph started to intervene but the elderly gentleman silenced him.
"Silence soldier I will speak freely to this stranger to the realm."
Salaman sat forward and I noticed him there for the first time, it gave me some peace that at least one friendly face was here on the dais but where was Donovan?
"So, who are you and what do you here?"
I was more than a little confused by that, I thought they knew all about me. The shakes were in full force now and Rudolph and Justin each took an arm to hold me up.
"I'm Tamara Seal uh Maglioni, Tamara Maglioni."
"Are you now, did this council authorize this union between you and The Golden one?"
What, what did he mean, and where the hell was Donovan.
PUSSY 'Oh this geezer is about to get on my last nerve where's that man of yours anyway he needs to get his ass here with a quickness cause shit is about to go down, we didn't come all this way for this bullshit.'
ME 'Oh no, not now pussy shush.'
I forgot to put on drawers again heaven knows what she'd say next.
PUSSY 'I'm just saying we already put the smack down on a bitch his old ass could get some too.'
I decided the best course of action was to ignore her and pay attention to this man who seemed to have some say in my life.
"Donovan didn't......"
"We did not give you leave to address him as such."
Suddenly those big heavy doors were thrown open and slammed back into the walls and a very angry Donovan was gliding, yes gliding down the center of the room towards me. If not for the harrowing circumstances I would so be enjoying his look right now, he was dressed in a silk robe opened down the front over silk pants all in black, his feet were bare and his eyes were flashing fire at the men on the dais. In a word he was fuck hot.
"You dare?" He growled at my tormentor.
"Your eminence...."
"SILENCE....." He then started speaking in their tongue but once again it was too fast and I was too afraid to interpret anything, I did hear my children giggling though so I guess it was all good I’m assuming also that one or the other of them had sent out the S.O.S to their father.
"Come Tamara, you will do well to think on a good reason why I shouldn't have your head for this Dominicus of the Vulcans I know your game here, your kinsmen are no longer a part of our society you sit on this council out of the kindness of the elders that came before me, but if you dare to insult my wife again I will take your fucking head and feed it to the dogs, as for your kinsmen that are left in the outer regions they will all be annihilated before the sun sets."
"Your highness...."
"I did not give you leave to speak, either you're with us or you're not your choice." He looked around at everyone on the dais and around the hall.
"Mark me my people, anyone who offends her will suffer the consequences, you all know it is not a small thing to take the life of one of our own but I will personally slaughter every man, woman and child that means her harm. This council is dismissed I do not wish to answer your questions at this time."
And with that he led me out of the hall on my trembling legs.
An angry Donovan was something to be reckoned with; he practically pulled me all the way back to our rooms. Once there he pulled me tightly into his chest and held me there without saying a word.
When he'd calmed down some he pushed my head back gently and gazed into my eyes.
"I'm sorry that my people seem to have lost their minds, it seems like I'm forever promising you that things will get better only to be proven wrong time and again. Maybe I shouldn't have brought you here."
"What, no, Donovan?" I grabbed the back of his robe for dear life, please don't let this be happening.
"Don't mistake me love, the fault is not yours, it lies with them, I only meant that I wouldn't have subjected you to any of this for anything and believe me I'm going to get to the bottom of this new mess. Nothing like this has ever happened before believe it or not, no one has ever questioned my authority, it's just not done, I can only surmise that with the coming of the long awaited empress there's been a shift in the atmosphere that we have no control over, things are at work here that we don't know about as yet."
"We can't be separated, no matter what you can't leave me promise me Donovan, promise me."I was in full out panic mode.
"Ssh, ssh, hey, what's all this, I would never do such a thing don't you know me better than that by now, what would ever possess you think that that's even an option? Look at me, you have no reason to fear I've told you this before, I would not survive without you Tamara, you're my life, my world without you, without our children would be nothing. No one and nothing is going to take you away from me, did you not hear me back there; I would destroy everyone before I'd let that happen."
He kissed me long and hard until my toes curled and then with his hands on the mound of my stomach, he said the words that soothed my heart. "Do you get it now wife of my heart, where I go, you go."
Tears of relief filled my eyes; I've been so worried since the fighting, the uncertainty eating away at me, I thought that maybe Donovan would think his world was too much for me, that maybe he'd decide it was best I stayed on earth and knowing his position there's no way that he could leave forever and we'd have to be apart.
It was nice to have his promise spelt out so plainly once and for all.
"Now I'm going to leave you with my parents while I tend to some business that cannot wait. I know i’ve said this before but this time I mean it you have nothing to fear, the next one who opposes or offends you will feel my sword.”
"Donovan you can't, they'll just hate me more...."
"No love they'd be better served spending their time dreading my retaliation for today's slight than hating you, and besides, no one in their right mind could ever hate you." He kissed me again and all was right with the world.
"I'll send my mother to you, I'm leaving young Damien and Justin with you."
"And who'll be with you, you're going to fight those things aren't you?"
"Rudolph will accompany me but there will be no fighting, I'm going to annihilate them once and for all, something I should've done a thousand years ago,today has proven that their continued existence serves no purpose but as a thorn in my side, there's nothing to fear with my men and my father here, not to mention my blood thirsty daughter, you should be fine, I wouldn't leave you if I had any doubts."
He closed his eyes at that.
"This I'm abso
lutely sure of."
"I'm not worried about me, just, be careful okay and hurry back."
It was hard to let him go knowing what he would be facing but the promise of going home after made it worth it. I have to admit, as beautiful as Donovan's world was I think I preferred mine, faults and all. Poor Donovan, he'd been thrown so many curve balls in just the last few days alone, though none of it was his fault and though he didn't hold me responsible, I couldn't help but think that I was in some way responsible for the uncharacteristic actions of at least two of his people.
"Nonsense mother it is as it should be, I cannot enter a world with discord and chaos, this is nothing but a cleansing so to speak, the adversaries at heart have been ferreted out and will be dealt with against the day of my birth."
'Im not sure I understand Nicola."
"She means that before her birth all who would seek to usurp the throne will be dealt with, but not to worry the culprits have already been identified by father, that's where he was when that....dragon was accosting you, the worst is over."
'How can you say that, Nicolai your father is going off to fight those...things.'
'Not really, it's like he said, there won't be any fighting to it, it will be more of a destruction, they're no match for father's anger; I so wish we could be there, maybe.....'
'Nicola.....mother do not listen father will be very displeased.'
PUSSY 'Ahem, lookie here little miss thing, your little ass need to get somewhere and sit the hell on down, you are way too into this blood and gore shit for me.'
ME 'Pus...I mean, oh heck, don't speak like that in front of the kids.'
'Mother who are you speaking to?'
'Never you mind Nicola, it's nobody.'
PUSSY 'Nobody my ah......'
ME 'Shut it or I'll cut you off for a week.'
PUSSY 'Vicious, I'm surrounded by vicious ass females, what have my life come to, there had better be another round of warrior booty in this for me.'
Thank heavens she went quiet after that and the kids seemed to be lost in contemplation. Things were back to normal by the time my in laws showed up and I was only too glad to have the time with Donovan's parents before we left again, who knows when we'd be back after this catastrophe.
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