Chapter 6: Akkarin

He opened his eyes fully aware. One thought in his mind oppressed all the other.

Sonea.

The bed beside him was empty. He looked around the room with growing alarm. She was nowhere in sight. He sat up, shifting his legs over the edge of the bed, then he leaned his elbows on the thighs and grabbed head in hands, feeling the dull pain. He thought he didn't drink too much.

She muttered in discontent, sending a beam of healing power. The magician should not drink so much. In general, no man with not entirely his woman in bed should drink. He could have foreseen that this is how it will finally over. At least from his side.

His took a glance on the table beside the bed and saw a pitcher filled with water. Reaching for glass, he engraved in his mind to thank Takan for it. The water extinguished at least one need. He threw himself back into bed, wondering what next.

Already he was going to go out to search for her, when he heard footsteps in the corridor. He turned quickly to his side to the position in which, as he supposed, he woke up, threw on the quilt and shut his eyes, trying to breathe calmly. He still needed a few moments to organize thoughts. A moment later he wanted to laugh at himself. He was behaving like a frightened hobbledehoy.

He heard when she entered the room. She moved quietly, as if she didn't want to wake him up. First there was a rustle of flinging off clothes, then bed sagged a little, when she got in. Sonea slipped under the cover and gently lifted his arm, fitting in under it. She pushed nearer, pressing her back to his chest and tangling fingers on his hand. His manhood jumped when she rubbed buttocks against him.

Sonea froze under his arm, surprised at the discovery. There was no point in hiding his lust. Yesterday he told her that this only time would not last. It was supposed to scare her, it didn't. Nevertheless, he feared that he told the truth. Closeness of her naked body heated up him anew.

'You are not sleeping, are you?' she said uncertainly.

'No.'

He lifted a little to look at her. She had closed eyes and rosy cheeks. He smiled, amused a bit of himself, a bit of her embarrassment. She still didn't know what she started yesterday.

'Where were you?'

'I had to bathe. There was some blood' she replied confused.

So she wanted to talk about it. Should he apologize to her? She didn't seem harmed. Neither today nor yesterday all the more. He stiffened even more at the mere thought of her warm inner, delicacy of her body squirming under him and the passion which she kissed him with.

'How do you feel?' he asked with caution in his voice.

'Fine, actually very good' she answered, her lips curled in a slight smile.

She rolled up legs, bending knees and his hips followed her buttocks in protest, not wanting to lose sensation of this pleasantly irritant intimacy. She smiled broadly, still with her eyes closed. He leaned his head back on the pillow, embraced her tighter, putting his hand on her ribs just below breast. Her heart, though steadily, was beating fast in her chest.

'I suppose you know that THIS didn't have to be done in this way? I think that healers have their own ways...' he hesitated, because he wasn't sure how to put it into words. '…to get rid of such barrier.'

'I know' she replied.

His breath quickened. He had to ask, but he could already guess what the answer will be like. Disappointing.

'So why...?'

'I wanted you to do it.'

'Why me?' he asked in a not quite his, filled with emotions voice.

'Because I love you' she whispered.

He froze, but his heart seemed to run like crazy. He had to know if she said true. He turned her on the back and leaned over her, looking in her eyes. They were filled with uncertainty, perhaps even hurt.

He put hand on her cheek and stroked her soft skin with his thumb.

'I love you too. For a long time. I've realized this on the night you killed Ichani woman.'

She opened her eyes wider and uttered a short sigh, as if in disbelief. He smiled, amused by her reaction.

'I know it was rather inappropriate on my part. You were still my novice.'

'Not what I thought' she said and a sly smile flashed through her face. 'We had lost a lot of time.'

Now it was his turn to be astonished.

'How much?'

'Much.' She smiled.

So she felt the same. And not only now, but much, much longer. He hugged her, taking possession of her mouth. Sonea sighed with contentment when he turned her on the back and pressed his body against hers.

Kissing her, he felt elated like never before, but one thought gave him no peace.

He broke away from her lips.

'I promised Rothen that I won't touch you in any way. I gave magician word. I broke it, again.' He winced.

'Do not think about it now' she murmured, pulling back his lips to hers.

She moved her hips under him, calling once more a wild rush of desire in him. He clenched his hand on her buttock, wanting again to make her his as soon as it possible. He refrained yet, imposing more control on himself, because he didn't want to have their intimate closeness ended as quickly as the previous night. His mouth went along the line of her jaw, resulting tremble in Sonea.

'If you want we can try for a baby' he whispered in her ear.

'We can try every day.'

Akkarin laughed at loud and honestly. She clung to him with hunger, he didn't expect.

'Oh' she sighed into his mouth. He looked at her questioningly. 'Only then we will have to explain it somehow to Rothen.'

He uttered a growl of annoyance.

'Do not think about it now' he muttered and pushed into her with one smooth movement.

'Akkarin' she sighed and pressed her lips to his.

THE END