AN: Hey everyone! Thanks again for reviewing. I was going to upload this in the morning, but since I've gotten very strong demands for this chapter, well, here it is. Warning, for those of you who don't want to read an erotic chapter please skip. This chapter is rated M, and I'm giving fair warning. My sex scenes aren't disgusting and over explicate because that sort of stuff just doesn't need to be described. I mean, I find explicate stuff just distasteful. Therefore, I write just enough to get what's going on. It makes the scene more likeable and readable. Anyway, please review! Ok...Here we go...DRUM ROLL PLEASE...

Erik's POV

Christine led me to our bedroom and gently sat me down on the mattress.

"Do you trust me, Erik?"

I nervously nodded, and allowed the woman to begin unbuttoning my shirt. My heart was pounding from within my chest as the fabric was removed from my shoulders. At first, Christine gazed at my malformed body, her fingers lightly tracing over a few of the lumpy scars I had crisscrossing over every patch of my flesh.

"What has the world done to you?" she shuddered.

I stayed silent and watched as she stood before me and allowed her robe to drop to her ankles. She was naked now… This was wrong, so, so wrong. I have known this girl my entire life, and yet, she was standing before me now completely naked. But she was the most beautiful creature I had ever laid eyes upon. More warmth went shooting through my body and swelled into groin. My flesh was hot to the touch, and when she pressed her body against my own, my breathing intensified.

"Christine…W…What is happening to me? I'm losing control."

But this girl did not answer me… Instead, she gently pushed me on my back and began to kiss me. This kiss wasn't like any other we had have shared before. No, the kisses we had shared before were gentle and loving… These kisses, however, were rough and filled with lust. Never had I ever experienced something so…so…Oh, what was the word? I wasn't sure, but I was most certainly enjoying it.

"It's hurting me…" I broke our kiss and gazed up at the woman. The pressure in my trousers was becoming unbearable, especially when I felt her body pressing against me. "I…I need to stop."

"The pain will stop if you allow me to remove your trousers, Erik. Do you trust me?"

"With my life…"

Her hands slowly moved to my trousers and began to pull them down to my ankles. It hurt at first, especially when the fabric began to rub against my hardened core. Though, when I was finally free from any clothing, the pain began to fade away.

"Kiss me…" she begged. "Just kiss me, Erik."

I leaned on my elbows and bent up to kiss her like before. For some odd reason, a strange yet erotic sound escaped my lips, one that sent more warmth shooting towards my core. When I didn't dare touch her, Christine's hand reached out for my own and placed it against her left breast. God, what was happening to me… Never had I ever felt something so pure before. I had read in books that a woman's body was supposed to be the undoing of so many men, and I never understood why…until now. The woman groaned at my touch and begged me to continue stroking her chest. Everything was happening so quickly, and I could only wonder when the pain would start again.

"Erik, if I asked you to do something, would you do it?"

"W…What?"

"Here, give me your hand…"

Christine switched places with me and lay down on her back. From there, she leaned me over her beautiful body and placed my hand against her most sensitive area.

"What are you doing?" I gasped.

"Touch me…Please…"

Her mouth placed itself over my shoulder and began to kiss and lightly suck on my scars. God! I wanted to do this now… I wanted to touch her! I gasped and made that strange sound again, the sound that I couldn't help. My fingers nervously stroked her, Christine begging me to go faster. This was driving me insane! What was wrong with me? This was supposed to be painful, and yet, Christine was enjoying it! Perhaps it was only the man who felt the pain.

"Erik…Oh, Erik, don't stop…"

My hand worked on her as my lips came down around her neck. I wasn't sure why I wanted to kiss her neck, but oh, how it filled me with such want. My body was filled with a strange tingling, one that was driving me simply insane. Everything suddenly came to a standstill, when I felt her hand clasp itself around my hardened member. I stopped touching her and looked down at her hand. My member was throbbing around her palm…Never, had I ever felt such a feeling before. I wasn't sure what was going to happen next…Pain, perhaps. But as soon as she began to gently stroke me, pain was the last thing I felt.

"Christine…Christine, what…what…." I couldn't even finish my sentence, for she had hypnotized me with pure bliss! My hips began to thrust into her hand, matching with her strokes and it was sending me over the edge of something I had never felt before.

"Christine…don't stop…harder…faster…"

I gripped her hand and sighed as I continued to thrust my hips towards her. When she stopped, I wanted to curse her, but she smiled and pressed her lips to my own.

"No pain, Erik…" she cooed. "No pain…Never. Could I make us one now?"

"One?" I questioned.

"Trust me… I promise that it will feel good."

I nodded and allowed Christine to lay me on my back. From there, she crawled on top of me and began to insert me into her. I cringed, for the pleasure was breathtaking. I fisted the sheets and sighed as she did so. She seemed uncomfortable and when I tried to intervene, she stopped me, asking me to give her a few seconds. When her hips began to move, I found a pleasure I hadn't thought possible. I grasped her thighs and held her down on me as she thrust harder against me.

"Christine…Yes…Oh, harder, harder…"

I needed to move, I needed to move much faster. Soon, her lips met with my own and we began to roll around within my bed. With her now beneath me, I took control, not quite sure on what I was doing, but I seemed to be bringing her pleasure, for she was screaming for me…I took her hips into my hand and thrust deep into her body… I wasn't sure how long this extreme pleasure would last, but when I felt her walls squeeze around my member, I knew it wouldn't be for long. I took one final thrust, and then I felt as though I had been emptied…It was as if something had left me. I took a few breaths and plopped down beside her.

"Christine…That…That was…"

"Amazing…" she cooed, pressing a kiss to my sweaty neck. "You were wonderful."

Christine placed her hand against my chest, finding that there wasn't any part of my chest to rest it on. She gazed at my caved in abdomen, and then back at me.

"You deserve happiness," she cried. "Not this…Not this agony. I'm sorry, Erik. The Shah shouldn't have been able to touch you."

"What we just shared has made everything worth it. I…I never knew it could feel like this."

"There is more, mon ange…"

"More?"

She nodded. "Much more…I shall have to show you another night."

"And now you have your husband feeling greedy."

Christine seductively smiled and placed her hand around my member once more.

"Another night…" she assured. "We have a lifetime to experiment with our bodies."

And just like that, we fell asleep. Pleasure! Such pleasure…Oh, this woman was amazing and I knew I would love her until the day that I died. The following morning, I was awakened by a knock at the door. I groaned, still believing that last night had been a dream. But the moment I opened my eyes and saw Christine's naked body lying beside me, I couldn't help but smile… Oh, it hadn't been a dream after all. But who was at my door? And at this hour? Not wanting to wake Christine, I slipped from the covers and wrapped one of the sheets around my waist. From there, I placed on my mask and headed to the door to see who was there.

"What? It's early!"

I pulled the door open and spotted Nadir standing there. He was in his usual guard attire and he slyly smiled the moment he saw the sheet wrapped around my waist.

"Well, I sure as hell didn't expect to see you coming to the door in this condition. Have you finally enjoyed the joys of the flesh?"

"Joys of the flesh?" I snapped. "Khan, it's too early for these idiotic games. Out with why you're here."

"The Shah has requested that you join him for breakfast. I'm just here to deliver the message."

"And I'm still recovering from my injury. The Shah promised me that he wouldn't bother me until Monday. That's tomorrow, Khan. Perhaps he has his days switched…"

"Erik, I came into work this morning and he told me that I was to fetch you and bring you to his breakfast table."

"Fine, I shall fetch my clothes and be out to join you."

"He ordered the both of you to join him."

"What? I could understand me, but I will not put Christine through such torture. No, I refuse to bring her…"

"Erik, could I have a word with you?"

"I thought that we were speaking, Khan? Don't sound so serious…"

"Erik," Nadir grabbed my shoulder and gently pushed me against the door. "Erik, I need to ask you a serious question."

"Serious? Khan, when have you ever been known to be anything but. Never have you ever joked around with me before. So, what seriousness are you here to question me about?"

"Erik, did you and Christine…Did you truly make love last night?"

I rolled my eyes. "If you must know my personal business, then yes, we did… We spent the night wrapped up within one another's embrace. And to answer your next question, yes, it was pleasurable. I…I never knew something like that could feel so…so amazing."

"That wasn't what I was going to ask you. Erik…Last night, when you made love to your wife, did you…did you take any kind of precaution?"

"Precaution?" I growled. "What are you talking about? What sort of precaution would I have had to partake in? I made love to my wife…It was as simple as that."

"Erik, you can't allow your seed to grow inside Christine."

"My seed?" I questioned. "Man, what are you talking about?"

"Do you even know where babies come from, Erik? This is a serious matter. You think that things are bad in the palace now? If you impregnated her, things would become ten times worse. The Shah would torture you and your slave. He…He would even possibly force her to get rid of it."

"Christine is not with child!" I grabbed the man by the shirt and pushed him against the wall. "And don't you ever threaten me like that again."

"Erik, if or when a man who works for the Shah wishes to have a child, he must ask permission from the Shah. It's considered a blessing of sorts… Any man who conceives a child without the Shah knowing first hand is considered a dead man. I…I had to ask for his permission to have a child with my wife. I have seen many men, women and unborn children die for committing such a sin."

"Christine is not and never will be pregnant, Khan! I am unable to have children…I…I was told long ago."

"You are a man, Erik… You are a man, not a creature… What makes your body any different than my own?"

Once more, I grabbed Nadir by the shirt and slammed him against the wall.

"You wouldn't want to find out…Christine is not with child, nor will she ever be. Another word about it, and I will make you eat those words. I'm going to dress, and then, you will escort Christine and I to breakfast in silence…"

With that, I headed inside, knowing that Nadir wouldn't bring the subject up again. I was a monster by nature, and monsters couldn't conceive children…At least that's what my mother once told me.