Jacob:

Caius had tricked me and it was hard, not to show my consternation, I´ve thought this would be a one-off and not something regular – I´ve been such a fool.

I wished I could go back in time so that I´ve never made this stupid decision and that I´ve never gone to the king, it would have been better for me to be a coward. A look in Edwards beaming face was enough to change my mind again and I knew for sure, even if I would have a second chance, I would have done exactly the same.

Edward was cheerful and excited, he told me how much he has missed hunting – the few times he hunted in the palace garden didn´t count – and how glad he is that Caius has changed his mind.

His happiness distracted me, it was impossible to be sad, desperate or afraid when he was so completely delighted, after all, that´s exactly what I wanted. I was glad that, even if he doesn´t know it, it was me who made this possible.

"When will you leave?" I asked; in the end I needed to know, when I must serve the kings desires.

"First I thought, it will be best if I go straight away, before my uncle has time to cancel his permission but I guess tomorrow will be soon enough." Alright, that means, less time to think about the inevitable.

"And where do you want to go?"

"I was told that, when I run northwards, there is a national park in an acceptable distance, just too bad, that there won´t be mountain lions or bears in that area."

He must be joking, he can´t really hope to meet a bear. "I´ve seen brown-bears on the TV, they are huge and strong, they are able to kill a man with only one paw swipe. I don´t want you to hunt those animals, they are too dangerous."

I haven´t meant to sound desperate, but alone to think about him fighting against a gigantic, terrifying bear let me shudder with fear. Edward sensed my sudden panic immediately and took my hand which has usually a calming effect on me – this time it didn´t work.

"Jacob, there won´t be bears, so there is no reason to be scared, and moreover, I´ve killed some grizzlies before, I´m stronger and smarter as they are. Everything will be fine."

"I don´t want you to get hurt" I whined "Please Edward, at least, promise me to be careful."

He didn´t reply immediately, he only looked at me intensely and I was sure he tried to read my mind, but I was also convinced that he won´t get a single thought, the walls in my mind were stronger than ever. Finally Edward sighed and took my other hand too, his cold touch made my skin crawl and his soft smile was heartwarming, and it felt so good.

And what he said in the end was absolutely overwhelming "Do you want me to stay? You just have to say it and I won´t leave."

"How can you just say something like that? This is not up for debate! Of course you'll go. You do not give up your pleasure, just because I overreacted a bit, you have to take no account on my childish behavior."

He shook his head "I meant it, you´re much more important than any prey could ever be."

"I need you but as long as I know, that you´re careful and that you´ll come back to me, I´ll be fine." I´ve said more, than I should, but how could I resist if he´s saying so wonderful things, if he is so caring?

Both of us avoided the subject for the rest of the day, mainly because Edward sensed how uncomfortable it has made me to show so much weakness, at least that´s how I felt about it.

He wanted to get my mind off my sorrows, so we took a walk in the garden where we sat on a bench in the shadow of a huge willow tree, the branches nearly reached the ground and from the outside we were not to be seen. Edward had taken the fairy-tales book along and read some of the stories for me, while I leaned against his shoulder to have a better look at the pictures in the book.

Eventually I started to yawn, the lack of sleep from the previous night and his soothing, low voice let me relax enough to get sleepy, or maybe I even fell asleep for a short time. Edward smiled slightly when he suggested going back to our rooms, so that I could sleep in my own bed instead of the small bench we sat on.

As soon as I´ve lost the body contact, the concern returned and on our way across the palace I was sure, there was not a chance to fall asleep again, though the moment my head hit the pillow my eyes fell shut. And again it was Edward magical voice which guided me in a deep, dreamless sleep.

I woke up because he gently stroked over my cheek with his fingertips – he has never done this before, to be honest usually he not even came in my room, but I liked how it felt. If it was up to me, he could do this every morning.

"I got to go now" he said in a low voice, nevertheless his words made me fully awake in an instant.

"When will you be back?" Actually it didn´t matter, as long as he would come back at all, but I needed to know how long I have to stay with Caius.

"It won´t take me too long, to find a deer or two, probably there´s no need to go to the national park to find them and I´ll just have to visit the nearest forest." He gave me this adorable smile and did something utterly unbelievable "I´ll be back in no time" he said and put a soft kiss on my forehead before he turned around and left the room quickly.

As soon as he was gone I jumped up, took a quick shower and only minutes later I left our room too and went to Caius´ apartment, surely the king would already await me. I was in full slave-mode when I arrived at the oak door, which leaded into his suite, into my personal hell; I took a last deep breath, before I knocked at the heavy wooden door.

Immediately Caius called me to come in, he wasn´t in the living-room – but I haven´t expected it anyhow – so I went directly to his bedroom where I found him standing beneath his huge bed. I kneeled down in front of him and waited for his orders.

"I wondered if I´d have to send a guard to pick you up, but you're a good boy – ever so conscientious, I´m glad you wasted no time to come to see me" he said with a smirk on his face."I haven´t decided what I want to do at first, there are so many ways to have fun, don´t you think?" Oh, how much I hated this man.

"My master will be back soon, he´s hunting in a nearby forest." As a matter of fact, I had to be back in our room when Edward returns, I couldn´t risk to let Caius get too excited – not when he won´t have enough time to put all his plans in action.

The kings good mood disappeared instantly, but I had to tell him the truth, what else should I have done? "So no foreplay today, surely you´ll make it up to me the next time he´s away" he said after a few seconds "I´ll make sure that he is going on a real day-trip next time."

I knew he didn´t expect any respond, so I remained mute and waited. Based on the short amount of time it wouldn´t be too hard to cope with his actions – at least I hoped so. But I knew I was wrong when I got a glimpse at the greedy look he gave me; his voice was low but firmly when he finally ordered me to undress.

"Without doubt, you remember how I like it." Me writhing and screaming in pain, I thought, while I went to the small dresser beneath the door to get him the desired items, leastwise, I thought that he wants to have them. He smiled wickedly when I passed him the fetters and a black silk-scarf. Without further orders, I crawled onto his bed where I grasped the bedposts behind my head so he could tie me up.

I´ll never understand why he felt the need to put me in chains or to blindfold me, it wasn´t necessary to prove to me, that I was completely and utterly at his mercy, he had already absolute authority over me anyway. Nevertheless he loved it to let me in the dark about his next steps, I shouldn´t know what kind of pain I have to expect, he loved it to surprise me with his ideas, it turned him on and somehow it gave him an extra kick.

This time was different, he watched me while I positioned myself in this uncomfortable stance but instead of using the chains he let them drop to the floor and was all over me an instant later. His weight was enough to pin me on the bed and it was impossible to move, even without being tied up.

I glimpsed at him and when I saw the arousal in his dark eyes I nearly wished he had used the blindfold; as I didn´t want to look at him, I closed my eyes, but I snapped them open again when his hand hit my cheek with a fiercely blow. "Look at me!" he growled and even if I had no clue what was going on, I obeyed his command without questions– what else should I have done?

"Good boy! Now spread your legs!" Of course, I followed his instructions and was rewarded with a sharp, stinging pain when he penetrated deep into me; I gritted my teeth in order that not one sound escaped my lips, I wouldn´t give him this satisfaction.

My resolution to stay mute was shredded into pieces just a few minutes later, when he poked his razor-sharp teeth into my neck – I couldn´t help it, the pain got overwhelming, tears flooded my eyes and I groaned agonized. Like he has waited for the moment when I can´t suppress the urge to cry any longer, his thrusts got harder and deeper and he moaned in pleasure whilst he still sucked at my neck.

One could think I should be used to this treatment – well, I was, but the pain didn´t got any less just because I have experienced it before, it was still as hard to take as it was in the beginning.

His breath got faster and surprisingly soon the double stimulation drove him over the edge and with one last, deep thrust he came powerfully into me. He let up on me to glimpse on the clock on his bedside table and sighed frustrated, when he looked back at me his expression was full of regret "In two weeks, we´ll have more time to have fun, I´ll take care of it" he said and it sounded like he expected me to be happy about this promise.

The king stood up and started to get dressed, after a moment he gave me an angry look "What are you waiting for, get dressed and breeze off!"

He didn´t have to say this twice, I slipped into my clothes in a flash and hurried to get out of his range, I only got slower when I nearly reached at Edwards´ apartment, because suddenly I feared that he could be already there.

Fortunately he wasn´t there, and I had enough time to take a long hot shower – yes, I used the hot water this time; I wanted to make absolutely sure that my master couldn´t smell Caius scent on me. Afterwards I put on fresh underwear, trousers and socks, only the task to find a fitting shirt was a bit difficult; I needed one with long sleeves and turtle neck to hide the bruises on my arms and the bite marks on my neck. Luckily I had – thanks to Edward – plenty of long-sleeved shirts and finally I found one which had also a turtle neck.

After I had brought the dirty clothes – well, they weren´t dirty in the literal sense, but it was impossible to wear them again before they were washed – in the laundry, I sat down at Edwards desk and started to practice reading while I waited for his arrival.