The Solitarian: Part 1 of The Amaranth Series

by Amadore, Chalyn

  “I was invited at the last moment and I decided what the hell.” He smiles. It weakens me. Litzy wraps her skinny arm around his waist and snuggles closer.

  “May I speak to you privately?” I ask.

  “No McKenna. Beat it! You’re ruining a great day with your blocking.” The bitch has the nerve to address me. I don’t bother to respond as bad as I am tempted to.

  “Keyan?”

  “Excuse me love. I need to speak with her for a quick moment.” He exhales, stands and dusts the sand from himself. He follows me as I lead him over toward the water.

  As the tide covers our feet I look around. All eyes are on us, even Rylan’s. I could care less. I feel a sense of urgency so I have to warn him. “Don’t do this Keyan. She is no good for you. I promise you will find someone better.”

  He looks around uninterested in the words that I’m saying to him. I’m practically begging him. “Please Keyan.”

  “I like her McKenna. She does something to me. I’ve never felt this way before.”

  “It’s because you’re horny Keyan. She is seducing you. She could never be a wife and mother.” I plead with him.

  “You can’t make that determination for me McKenna. I like her and I think that I’m going to tell her tonight.” He blurts. I gasp, appalled at the words that just left his beautiful moist lips.

  “No, no, no, no, no! She is not the one!”

  “How do you know? My kind have found mates for centuries without your help.”

  “Because… I am.” I blurt. “I’m the one for you. I know your secret and I welcome the life. I want to live with you forever. Make me your mate.” I say before I can stop the words from leaving my betraying lips. I pretend as if we are alone as I reach in and grab his hand. “It was fate that brought me into that cave Keyan. It was fate that willed you to help me. Envisages don’t lie. It is you and I that are destined to love one another for eternity. Can’t you see?”

  He is stunned. He doesn’t speak right away. “But you said you looked at me like an old…”

  “From the moment that I looked into your eyes I knew. Grossly covered in hair and all, we are meant to be.” I step closer and place my hand gently onto his face. I caress his satin smooth cheek as everyone watches. “I love you Keyan. I can’t help it. I love you.” the tears begin to fall and he wipes them away.

  “I love you too McKenna. I knew that I loved you the day that I spotted you and your parents hiking. I knew that it was you, but I thought that you didn’t want me. I felt that I sickened you.”

  “No.” I hug him so tight that I want to become a part of him. He lifts my chin so that our eyes meet. I stare into his and I desire to live there. As I’m gazing I spot his spiral life-ring and I smile. “I want all of you Keyan. I didn’t know it before but I was saving myself for you.”

  “And I you, my love.” He leans in still holding my chin between his fingers. And as the water washes over our feet once more he kisses me. And it is magical. I feel little bursts of fireworks popping off inside of my heart. This is what love feels like.

  Chapter 14

  We kiss like we are the only people at the beach. His tongue greedily searches for mine and finds it. He slips his hands into my hair and massages the scalp. It’s electrifying the way our mouths know one another. Sensual pangs pierce my inner soul as our kiss ignites a once dense flame. It grows as we lock lips hungrily attacking each other. He lifts my sarong and grips my bottom. I feel a rising there. It tingles and burns at the same time. I want him to turn me now.

  “Let’s go home Keyan. I want you to turn me now.” I mumble through our muffled kisses. He shakes his head and before he can speak he is ripped away from me by Rylan.

  “You bitch! How dare you embarrass me like this? I knew that this guy was your little boyfriend. He tried to get Litzy too.” He says holding Keyan’s arm. I touch my lips. They are still throbbing from our mouth tango. “I mean are you going to fuck him right here? It sure as hell looked like it.” He says beyond furious. “You never even let me touch you in public, let alone grope your ass like he did. Man I’m going to fucking kill you.” he says clenching his fist and raising it into the air. I hurry and step in front of his fist before it lands. He stops and hurt manifests in his eyes. “Move McKenna.”

  “No. I’m sorry Rylan but I love him. It’s over.” Before I know it he slaps me. I fall to the ground. I look up at him and clutch my stinging cheek. Keyan eyes grow large and he attacks Rylan, punching him in the chin. He falls to the ground and Keyan grabs my arm. I stand and he drags me along over to my car. Before we reach it Gravel and Adami has sprung up to assist Rylan.

  “You ass. You hit Rylan!” Greg yells. He charges toward Keyan and he releases my hand. As he is charging Keyan dives in and tackles him to the ground. Adami tries to intervene but I jump onto his back. Callie screams for me to stop but I ignore her. Greg and Keyan are tussling around on the ground and Rylan runs up with a bottle. He cracks Keyan over the head and blood begins to squirt from the gash that it made. I scream as Adami tosses me to the ground and sand gets into my eyes. I hear beach security yelling for us to break it up as they approach.

  We are all taken to the security room on the far side of the beach. I sit beside Keyan holding a wet towel onto his bleeding scalp. The blood is ruining his perfect hair. Litzy is nursing a swollen chin on Rylan. Laine and Callie sit beside their beaus as the guard writes up a report. It is now Keyan and I against them.

  “Why did you have to go off and fuck up everything Kenna? Our clique was unbreakable.”

  “Tell that to the slut that you’ve been hanging out with all summer long Laine.”

  “I’m no slut. I just know how to satisfy a man. Ask your new boo over there. He called me this morning wanting more.” Litzy smiles at Keyan. He frowns. And looks to the floor.

  “It doesn’t matter. You have Rylan back now.” I huff.

  “No she doesn’t Kenna. I want you. How could you do this to us? We were the couple of the year.” He pleads while Litzy nurses his jaw. I don’t answer. I just press the towel to slow the bleeding on Keyan’s head.

  “Okay.” The officer says. “Now I was going to call the police to take all of you in, but I happen to know all of your parents. And I’m sure they wouldn’t want their beloved, soon to be, college students to start their freshmen year with criminal records. So you all are banned from the beach for the rest of the year. I will see you all in 2014. And you sir… you are new around here I suppose. Stay out of trouble. Now go and get yourself stitched up.” he says allowing all of us to leave.

  I help Keyan to my car and Rylan watches from across the lot. The sadness on his face hurts me but I don’t regret a thing. I want Keyan McAllister for myself and now I have him. I kiss his forehead as we reach my vehicle. He leans against the car and pulls me to him. I pull the towel away just as the bleeding stops. I wipe away access blood away from his gorgeous face. He burns through me with his gazers. I hope that this feeling that I’m feeling at this very moment lasts forever. He plants one last mind blowing kiss on my lips before we get into my car and drive away.

  On the way home my heart beats with joy. I can’t remember being this happy about anything else in my entire life. I have pretty much everything that I’ve ever wanted but somehow with Keyan, none of that matters. We stop to get the check from the pawn shop. I promise him that we have much more of where that came from. Before I head home we stop and start a bank account for him. We get the money deposited and hurry back to my house. I smile as I drive down the road. Keyan places his hand onto my knee.

  “Are you sure that you want this McKenna? Do you realize the consequences as well as the perks?”

  “I do. I’ve read vampire novels before. I have to leave everyone behind and all that jazz.” I joke

  “Vampires do not exist. But we do. And it is not as glamorous. There is only me and you for now.”

  “I want this Keyan. And there is nothing that you could say to change my mind.”
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  “What if The Order still exists? What if they come for us and our children one day?”

  “Then we will move as many times as we have to. I realize what I’m sacrificing Keyan, and I want it now.”

  “I know but I think that we should at least wait until your birthday.”

  “That’s two weeks away Keyan.” I pout. I’m ready to start my future with him and he wants to play games. “I don’t want to wait that long.”

  “I think that it will be good for us to wait until you’re eighteenth birthday McKenna.”

  I sigh. I’m ready right now. I want to go home and give myself to him so that we can start our new lives.

  When I pull into the driveway I see that my parents have returned. I decide that I want to reveal my relationship to them without telling them everything. I divulge my plan to Keyan and as far as this is concerned he agrees. We go over our stories and decide to go on inside. My mom is with Rhoda and she is preparing dinner.

  “Hi McKenna dear. Are you enjoying your last days here with your friends?” my mother asks.

  “Actually, we just got into a big fight because of my new friend Keyan McAllister.” I point to him as he enters the kitchen. My mom eyes cut from me to him and back to me.

  “What?”

  “It’s no biggie mom.”

  “Why are you fighting your friends? You guys should be enjoying the remainder of the summer. You leave in two weeks.”

  “We need to talk about that. Please call dad in here and have a seat. Rhoda can you give us a minute?” she exits. My mom retrieves my dad and he takes a seat after looking Keyan over.

  “What’s going on McKenna?”

  “Well dad, I know that you only want what’s best for me, but I think that I should make decisions according to what I think is best for me. I’ve changed my mind about going to California. I’m going to try and get into Greenwich.”

  “Why have you changed your mind honey?” he asks.

  I stretch out my hand and Keyan takes it. “I’m in love and I want to be close to him dad. He is going to Greenwich as well.”

  “McKenna why would you make such a permanent decision without thinking first. Do you even know this guy? What happened to Rylan?”

  “It’s a long story that I’m not prepared to explain, but I’m sorry for everything that I have done to upset everyone. Keyan will be staying with us for a while if you don’t mind. He can live in the pool house until we find an apartment. I promise you that we will behave underneath your roof. I’ll ask Rhoda to have it ready for him by tomorrow. Until then he can sleep in my old toy room.”

  “McKenna I…”

  “Dad I can’t be persuaded. If he can’t stay I will leave with him and we can stay inside of a motel.”

  “Kenna?” My mom stands.

  “You don’t have to worry Mrs. Duvall. I would never disrespect your daughter, let alone inside of your home.” I smile. Keyan has the best manners. I would hate to end things like this with them. If they don’t except this I will be very hurt.

  “Are you alright dear? You’re injured.” My mom asks him.

  “I’m fine.” He says placing a wash towel back over the cut on his head. My dad stands and walks over to Keyan. He worries me a little when he stops directly in front of Keyan. He looks into his eyes and for a second I think he sees his spiral life-ring. But how would my dad know about it?

  “Alright Kenna.” My mom attempts to interrupt and my dad holds one hand up to stop her. “Keyan I welcome you to our home. I believe that you are the honorable man that you say you are. Did you guys eat yet? Rhoda and your mom whipped up an awesome meal.”

  “I’m starving and I’m sure that Keyan is as well. I’ll be up in my room. We need to change and ready ourselves for tomorrow there is a long week ahead.” My dad is especially nice today and I’ll take it. I grab Keyan’s hand and we go up the stairs. Before I reach the top my dad has something else to say.

  “Did you get the things that I had sent up from the cave?”

  “No. But I will get to it.”

  “Well take your time. It’s safe inside of my warehouse.” I nod. The look on my dad’s face is unfamiliar to me. I shake it off and lead Keyan back to my room.

  I go into the bathroom after he sits on the edge of my bed. I grab a washcloth, wet it, and then lather it with soap. I bring it back and begin to clean the wound. He sits there without moving. After I’m finished I take a long look at the cut and it is healing already. I sit beside him and remove my sarong. He takes a long glance at my chest and I smile.

  “Are you sure that you can wait until my birthday?” I playfully ask.

  “It doesn’t matter if I can or cannot, I will.” He says ripping his eyes away. “Your father recognized my spiral life-ring.” He sighs.

  “Are you sure?”

  “I’m positive. He looked directly at it.”

  “How does he even know about it?”

  “I don’t know.” He says completely distracted.

  Chapter 15

  Keyan and I are totally engulfed in the frivolous sitcoms that are on the tube tonight. I watch him as he watches the TV. I snuggle into his chest deeper so that I can be as close to him as possible. My mom nor my dad has come to check on us. I guess they are really going to let me do this. Could they trust me this much? A commercial comes on and Keyan brows are bent. He is deep in thought.

  “A penny for your thoughts.” I say hoping that he reveals his dilemma.

  “It’s probably nothing.”

  “Is it about my dad noticing your life-ring?”

  “Yes. Only a member of The Order knows where to look. It’s a little unnerving.”

  “I don’t think that he is even aware of what he saw. Your eyes are definitely enticing. Maybe he was admiring them?” I joke.

  “No. I’m sure that he knows exactly what he was searching for.” he never takes his eyes off of the television. But I’m done talking about anything besides us. My dad is hardly a threat to him. There is not a chance in hell that my dad could be a Falconer. I place my hand underneath his shirt and gently rub at his abs. The ripples feel like paradise beneath my fingertips. They glide along his beautiful body and I want to be one with it.

  “What are you doing Kenna?” he looks over at me and his eyes control me.

  “I want to do things with you. If we can’t make love we can do other things.”

  “Like what?” he raises one brow.

  “Well…you enjoyed what Litzy did right?”

  “Yes but I don’t think that…” I silence him with a sensual kiss. As our lips meet a fire ignites deep down inside of me. I want to give him all of me but he refuses to take it. So for now I’ll give him a taste. As I attack his lips and take siege on his tongue, my hand explores. I rub around his belly button inching my way down towards his magic stick. He grabs my hand and the kissing stops.

  “No.” I ignore his denial and slide my hand down his pants. I grab hold of it and start to massage it slowly. I stroke it, spreading my fingers a part and using each one to fondle him there. He is unable to resist. I got really good at hand jobs. Rylan was always super horny so that was the way that I would appease him. I look up at Keyan face and his eyes are closed. I stroke and I stroke. I feel him throbbing inside of my hand. I control his pleasure and that is how it should be. I take my other hand and pull at his night pants. I yank them down without releasing my grip. He lifts his bottom and gives in to my assault.

  “Oh…ummm…” he moans. It sends sporadic pangs through me. I feel his desire building inside, on the verge of implosion. His face turns red. “McKenna please…” he begs. I want to melt at the sound of his voice. He is mine and I am his. I lean in and playfully bite at his lip. He reaches over and forces me into a kiss. The teasing is driving him mad. My hand is skillfully working his cylinder. His hips start to roll. He kisses me harder, pressing his lips firmly to mine. I have taken his mind off of anything else. He rubs his hands through my hair mussing it about. Our to
ngues wrestle as I bring him closer to gratification. “ummmm…McKenna…ohhh.” He moans. I want him to go there. I want to be the one, the only one that takes him to ecstasy.

  I feel him swelling and throbbing in my hand. His body twists with unbridled passion. He is holding my face with both hands as we make love in our own way. I massage the tip of it and I feel it expand. He rocks his bottom and I know the time has come. He lifts from the bed and his volcano erupts. The hot lava spews down the side of his massive mountain and I watch the incredible event. After the volcanic eruption we plant soft kisses on one another. I ease myself away to retrieve something to clean us both.

  “That was so intense McKenna. How did you learn something so intimate?”

  “I want to please you until the day that we consummate our love. There is plenty more from where that came.” I smile as I clean my man. I can’t believe that the caveman from Palasca is here with me. I swear I never want to let him go.

  “Now what about you? Have you ever been pleasured by Rylan?”

  “I guess you can say that.”

  He slides his pants up and over his behind and then props himself on his elbow facing me. “Enlighten me.” He says as his blue eyes enslave me. I kiss his lips not able to resist his auspicious beauty.

  “We did things a lot like this. I would pleasure him while he pleasured me. Sometimes he would put his mouth on me, there.” I point down to my hot springs.

  “Did you enjoy that?”

  “I did. It was totally gratifying.”

  “I want to give you that as well.”

  “What have you done to please a woman?”

  “I have only pleasured one. Cortina of course.”

  “I thought the two of you only kissed?”

  “No. I didn’t think that it was appropriate to reveal such things to you McKenna. But now that we are…well you are destined to be mine, I can. I only knew of one way. I can show you what I know and you can show me how to put my mouth on you.” he takes a single finger and presses it against my thigh. He lifts it and places it into his mouth. With his wet finger he gestures for me to open my legs. I am wearing a night shirt that hangs to cover my black satin panties. He takes the wet finger and rubs it along the crouch of my underwear. “Umm, I see that you are already quite aroused.” He smiles as he refers to my soaked panties. I blush because he does that to me without trying.