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CHAPTER NINE

An Encounter with Her

The next morning I woke up with Loki's arms wrapped tight around me. I snuggled into him deeper. Feeling the warmth of his body against mine was amazing. I rested my head on his chest and I could hear the pitter patter of his heart beat. I kissed his chest enjoying the feeling of just being with him. I felt his fingers run through my tangled brown hair. I turned my head and looked into his lovely blue green eyes.

"Good morning," I said as I moved to give him a quick kiss.

"Good morning my sweet," he replied as he caressed my cheek.

"Did you sleep well?" I asked as I sat up, and stretched.

"Very well, with you by my side," he replied as he sat up and held me in his arms.

I rested my head on his shoulder and sighed happily. "I feel the same way."

"How would you like to go horseback riding today?"

"Loki, that sounds amazing, but I have never been horseback riding before."

"Don't worry pet, I won't let anything happen to you. I will be there with you every step of the way."

"Alright Loki let's do it. It sounds like a lot of fun."

"It is, and I have a surprise for you later," he said with a sly grin on his face.

"And what would that be?"

"Well it wouldn't be a surprise if I told you my pet," he said and pulled into a soft kiss. "Let's get cleaned first."

"Sounds like a plan." Loki carried me out of the bed and into the bathroom. He sat me down on the edge of the marble bath tub while he got it ready. He put in his oils and soaps, and made sure the temperature was just right. When he was finished he lifted me up and placed me into the tub. I couldn't help but to let out a giggle. Loki could be so sweet and caring, which is why I loved him. He got in behind me and began to wash me. He started with my hair, making sure to get every strand covered in the lavender smelling shampoo. After he was done with my hair he washed the rest of my body. He did this very gently as if he was afraid I would break under his touch. When he was finished with me I washed him as well. I started with his hair just as he did me. I washed it a musky shampoo, which is the one he seemed to like best. I liked it on him to. I ran the shampoo through his long raven locks. Once I was finished with that I washed the rest of him. When we were finished he gave me a sly smile.

"I love you," he said as he gave me a passionate kiss. I melted into his kiss. He ran his fingers through my still wet hair, and I ran mine though his. His touch made me feel as if we were the only two people in the world. He broke the kiss and I sighed contently. "I guess we should be heading out. We don't want to keep the horses waiting do we my pet?"

"No, we shouldn't. But you are so very distracting," I replied with a giggle.

"Well then I shall take my leave and get dressed, so that you will not have any more distractions," he said as he smiled at me. I grinned back at him and nodded. He was gone in a flash. I quickly brushed my hair. After I was finished with that I went to my room to grab my clothes, and then I noticed there were already some on the bed. Loki must have set them out for me. He left my a green blouse with a v cut neck, a pair of black jeans, and a pair of brown leather riding boots. I quickly put them on, and they fit perfectly. This is the first time I had actually worn pants in Asgard since I first came here, I thought to myself. Although I would much rather go riding in this than try to do it in a dress. After I was ready I walked to the door, where Loki was waiting for me.

He looked me up and down; my guess he was admiring the clothes. "Riding clothes suit you."

"Well thank you. You don't look too bad yourself." I pulled him closer and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "Shall we get to riding then?"

"Of course, let's go."

Before I knew it we were in the stables. I looked at the many horses. They were all so beautiful. They were all different sizes and colors, but still beautiful in their own way. I have always wanted to go riding but never got the chance to. I felt Loki embrace me from behind.

"Aren't they beautiful creatures?"

"They really are," I replied with a content sigh.

"This one is yours," he said as he pointed to the while horse I had been looking at. She was taller than most of the other horse, and she had a lovely long mane.

"She is mine? Like mine to keep?"

"Yes of course she is. Do you like her?"

"Like her? I love her. She is beautiful," I replied with a smile on my face. "Which one is yours Loki?"

"That one right there," he said as he pointed to the stallion beside mine. His horse was black. He was even taller than my horse, and had eight legs instead of four.

"Who Loki his is magnificent."

"He is very much so. Now how about we start riding?"

I nodded and he got onto his horse in one swift step. It took me a couple of tries to get on mine. She was just so tall, but I loved her anyways. Once I had finally gotten on Loki taught me how to make her turn left, right, stop, and go faster. Before no time I was a pro at riding. It was so easy and so much fun. I felt so free and at peace.

After Loki and I were done riding we went to the library in the palace. We sat down and read. As I was reading my shoulders began to hurt. Loki saw me struggling.

"Is something wrong my pet?" He asked with worry in his eyes.

"It's noting," I told him. "My shoulders are just stiff." I smiled at him trying to reassure him.

He moved towards me and placed his hands on my aching shoulders, and began to rub them. His fingers were like magic. They hit every sore spot, slowly fading the pain away. I let out a moan. I knew Loki has a smirk on his face, even though I couldn't see him. He seemed so pleased with himself that he could make me feel this way. As I was leaning back, relaxing into his magical fingers a guard came bursting through the library door. Loki and I jumped up.

"I'm sorry for the sudden intrusion your highness, but something has happened," the guard said while quickly walking towards us.

"What is it?" Loki asked with a worried look on his face.

"I'm afraid someone saw Sigyn on the palace grounds," the guard relied.

Loki's face grew dark. He seemed so terrified. This had me really worried, because I had never seen Loki like that before. I looked up at him, "Loki? Who is Sigyn?" I asked not sure if I wanted to hear the answer.

He hesitated for a few moments, his lips pressed together in a firm line. His eyes wide with fear. "She…she is my former companion," he relied his voice barely a whisper, and his eyes moved down to the floor.

I just stood there for a moment. I guess I should have thought that he had other girlfriends or whatever, but it just hit me. "She was your girlfriend?" I asked, already knowing the answer to my question.

"Yes, and she is very dangerous. We are going to have to keep you safe," he said as he grabbed my arm and started leading me down corridors. I pulled out of his tight grip.

"You are going to explain this to me now!" I yelled. I didn't like that he was keeping something from me and I could tell that he was. I needed to know what was going on and why she was so dangerous. I mean how bad can one person be? I asked myself.

"Fine," he said with frustration in his voice. "I will once we get you to a safe room."

"Well, can you at least tell me where you are taking me?" I asked, frustrated with how he was acting.

"My room," is all he said, and he grabbed my arm just as hard as before, and practically dragged me down the corridors.

He was taking me to his room? I had never, not once since I had been here had I ever been into his room. Too much was going on. I mean with this Sigyn chick and whatever her history is with Loki. Plus she is apparently dangerous, and if Loki was saying that then it must be true. Now we're going to his room? I didn't understand any of it. Loki stopped and I came back to the present. We stopped at what I was guessing the door to his bedroom. It was just down the hall from mine. How did I not notice that before? I thought to myself as he opened the door. We walked inside. It was like mine, expect darker. It had more books than anyone could ever read, and it had a table with what looked like potions on it. He lead me to his bed and we sat down.

"Okay can you explain this to me now?" I asked, not sure if I really wanted to know the truth.

He hesitated for a moment. He looked like he was trying to figure out what to say and how to say it. His beautiful eyes were filled with worry. "Sigyn is a very powerful sorceress. She is like me. I was her teacher in the dark arts, and we ended up forming a relationship, if you could call it that. It was mainly a lustful one," he said not looking me in the eyes, but down at his black boots. "I broke it off with her. I didn't feel a connection with her, and I was getting tired of just having sex with her. She hated that I broke it off, and has tried to ruin my life ever since." He looked up at me. His worried eyes looked at me.

I looked down at the floor. I was upset. I mean I should have guessed that he had women in the past, but I really didn't want to hear it. I was hurt, but I had to put on a good face for Loki. He didn't need me being all moody right now, not with what was going on. I was also pretty worried about this Sigyn chick. I mean what was her deal? What she really as powerful as he said.

"So if she is as dangerous as you say, why are we in your room?" I asked, trying to mask the disappointment in my voice.

"We are in here, because I have wards up in my room, that no one can break, not even her. The only people who can enter this room are me, you, and the guards," he said and he tried to give me a reassuring smile. He moved closer to me and held me. I laid my head on his shoulder and sighed.

"So you don't have feelings for her?" I asked as my eyes traveled to his.

He moved and held my face between his hands, "You have nothing to worry about. She means nothing to me. The only person I have feelings for is you. I love you Samantha," he said, and then his pressed his lips against mine. He kissed with desire. I could feel his kiss radiating throughout my body. He pulled away and looked at me.

"I love you too," I said, and then the guard burst through Loki's door. Loki could tell he was needed, and they went outside to talk. I just sat there on the bed spacing out, and thinking about Loki. I have never felt this way about anyone. I sighed contently. Then I heard something in the far corner of the room. I looked up quickly and saw a crazed looking women staring at me. She had long blonde hair that looked matted, and covered in grim. Her eyes were blood red, and had dark circles under them like she hadn't slept for days. She was wearing a dirty old robe. I realized that she must be Sigyn. I was just about to scream when she appeared beside me and covered my mouth. Red smoke appeared around me, and felt the world slip away. When I woke up, I was in a daze. I tried to get up, but I was chained to a stone wall. The chain rattled as I tried to move. I looked around trying to figure out where I was. It was very dark, the only think lighting the room was a couple of candles. It looked like a dungeon. I panicked; I didn't know what to do. I tried to scream, but nothing came out. Then the women walked in front of me. Her red eyes giving me an evil stare.

"Do you know who I am," she asked. Her voice made the hairs on my arms stand straight up. I nodded my head, because when I tried to speak nothing came out. "Good then I don't have to explain myself." She walked over to a wooden table that I didn't see earlier, and grabbed a knife. She walked back towards me and showed it to me. "I am going to make you pay. I am supposed to be with Loki not you. He loves me. He has done things to me that your precious mortal mind could not comprehend." My eyes grew wide with fear as she held the knife to my face. I could feel the sting of the blade as she cut my cheek. I felt a few drops of blood run down my face.

"I am going to make sure your body is all marked and disfigured so no one will want you, and when I am done doing that I will kill you," she said with a dark smile on her face. I tried to get free from my chains, but it was no use I was staying where I was.

"It is no use trying to escape. I chained you up myself; there is no way you are getting free."

She began to slowly slice away at my flesh. I tried to scream each time but it was useless. I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my stomach. I tried to scream once more, but nothing came out. The pain was agonizing. She had stabbed me with the knife. I could feel my insides burning. My vision got blurry. I am going to die here, I thought to myself. I am going to die, and the worst part is I won't be able to see Loki one last time. I felt tears streaming down my cheek. My vison was getting dark. All I could hear was that girl's laughter as she saw the life fade out of me.

Then I heard something. Something I never thought I would hear again. It was Loki's voice. I couldn't quite make out what he was saying. He sounded so far away. I blacked out, unable to move or speak. The darkness was pulling me away from reality. I kept hearing Loki's voice he sounded much closer now.

"Samantha, everything will be okay. Don't you dare die on me. I can't lose you, I just can't," he said his voice sounded as if he was crying. That was the last thing I remembered before I woke up in Loki's bed. I sat up, and noticed that I didn't feel any more pain. I looked down where she had stabbed me and I noticed that there was no wound there anymore. I looked around and saw Loki lying beside me. He had fallen asleep. I kissed him on his forehead to wake him up. He opened his eyes and a grin appeared on his face. He quickly got up and gripped his arms around me tightly. I smiled, just glad to be in his arms again.

"What happened?" I asked, still a little fuzzy on the details.

He looked up at me and had a worried look on his face. "When I came back into the room, I saw that you weren't there. I knew that Sigyn had taken you. So I tried to find you as quickly as I could and I was almost too late. If I had gotten there a minute later you would have been dead and there would been nothing not even I could have done."

"So you healed me?" I asked.

"Yes, I did. I couldn't lose you Samantha you are far too important to me," he said as he wrapped his arms around me again.

"What happened to her?" I asked, as I wrapped my arms around him just as tight. I never wanted to let go.

"She is dead. I killed her so that you will be safe. I promise nothing like that will ever happen to you again," he replied as he kissed me much more passionately this time. He placed his hand on the back of my head fisting my hair to deepen the kiss. I ran my fingers through his silky raven hair. I laid back onto the pillows. He licked the bottom of my lip and opened my mouth. His tongue explored my mouth and mine explored his. He broke the kiss trying to catch his breath. "I love you," he said looking deeply into my eyes. I could see the desire and need inside them. He once blue green eyes were darker, almost black. I could feel energy surging through them.

"I love you too," I said as I caressed his cheek. He leaned down and kissed my neck. I moaned, he was hitting all the right places. I felt his hand move to my breast covered by my dress. He caressed it and grabbed my nipple. I moaned louder this time. I saw a sly grin appear on his face. He moved his hand under my dress and slowly moved up towards my breasts. His hand sent electric shocks across my skin, as it trailed up my body. My heart began to race. I could hear it beating in my ears as he kept traveling further up. He got to my breast and began to message and rub on it while still kissing my neck. I could feel a fire growing in my stomach. He made me feel ways I had never felt before. His lips moved lower, making contact with my dress. He moved is mouth towards the still covered breast and began to kiss and suck. I couldn't help but to let out a moan.

He stopped and sat up. He looked at me with a devilish grin, adding more fuel to the firing I could feel growing inside of me. He grabbed the hem of my dress and began to pull it over me. When it was off I laid there in front of him with nothing, but my panties on. He looked at me for a moment clearly enjoying the view. I sat up and moved my hands across his still covered chest. He closed his eyes. Clearly I had the same effect on him as he did on me. I kissed his neck and lightly bit him. He let out a growl. I grinned to myself as I continued to kiss him. I reached from his clothes and began to strip away the layers of leather that he is always wearing. I finally got everything off accept for his tight black leather pants, which were showing his growing desire more and more. He couldn't take it anymore, so he reached up and kissed me passionately, laying me down onto the bed. He was on top of me still kissing me with such passion. I felt his hand travel down my side, and reached my panties. With on hand he had them off and down onto the floor below. I could feel his long elegant fingers travel towards my womanhood. I was shaking with anticipation. I his fingers reached my nub, and I moaned loudly and Loki broke the kiss. He looked down at me, his eyes almost black with desire and need.

Then just like that his black leather pants were gone and he slid himself inside me. He moved slow rhythm at first and then he moved faster, and faster, hitting all the right spots. We were moaning each other's names, and undistinguishable sounds in-between. I felt the fire inside me grow larger and larger. I could feel a buildup of pleasure. Loki could tell that I was getting closer, so he went faster and harder. Soon we both reached our breaking points and let go to the feeling of pleasure. He yelled out my name, and I screamed out his.

He collapsed on top of me for a moment. He kissed me gently and ran his long fingers through my hair. "I love you, Samantha," he said looking deeply into my eyes.

"I love you too Loki," I replied, as I ran my fingers through his hair. He laid down beside me, and held me in his arm tightly. I felt silky blankets cover us. My head rested on his chest. I could feel his heart beating; it made such a soothing rhythm. Combined with his fingers running through my hair I slowly drifted off. My last thought before I finally feel asleep was, for once my life is perfect. I could stay in this moment forever.