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Chapter 21
For Capricorn the days passed quickly with Meggie never leaving his side.
"How long are you going to stay mad at me?" Capricorn constantly asked her getting the same response every time.
"I'm not mad," she would answer leaning close to his arm. Though she said that he would never believe that, he knew she was still mad, and he only hoped she would forgive him in time. Meggie wouldn't leave his side, she ow knew everything about his impending departure, and had already decreed he wasn't allowed to leave her until he had found a way for them to stay in contact while he was away. And now nearly two months later he had yet to do so.
"I promise you Meggie I will find a way so that we can speak to each other every day. It will be as if we aren't parted, you'll see," Capricorn had promised as they walked from the church that night. And this time he would not break this promise, at least he hoped he wouldn't, but it was proving harder to fulfill it. Though as the time passed Capricorn had a feeling Meggie no longer expected him to keep such promises, after all he had broken so many before.
Capricorn sat alone his head leaning back with his eyes closed in his throne. Knowing that Meggie most likely didn't have enough faith in him to expect him to keep his promise pained him deeply. He had tried everything he knew with the exception of asking his mother for help and nothing had happened. Nothing worked. He had tried passing letters between worlds, but that hadn't worked. He had tried seeing if the cell phones from this world could be made to work in his world, but without electricity it was impossible. Capricorn didn't know what else he could do which was why he sat the way he did now. He felt completely and utterly dejected. This promise would be another he would break. That was all Meggie expected of him now and it was as that thought passed his mind that the door to the room opened. The mere sound of it made his blood boil in anger. He had been very specific when he cleared the room. He didn't want to be bothered, he needed to think, but of course someone had to bother him. In that moment he had half a mind to kill whoever just opened that door.
"Get the hell out! I don't want to be disturbed," snapped Capricorn his hands gripping the sides of his throne as his eyes stayed closed tight. He knew now was not the time to kill any of his guards, he would need them when the time finally came for him to leave whether his promise was kept or not. He just needed to stay calm.
"Even to me, my king?" said Meggie just the sound of her voice making his eyes open instantly a smile finding its way onto his face. Meggie stood in the doorway her hands clasped behind her back; she looked beautiful a dress of blue silk clung to her body as her hair tumbled over her shoulders. She was exquisite, so exquisite, and completely irrevocably his, forever.
"You, my queen, are the only exception," smiled Capricorn making her smile too. Her steps were slow then as she approached him her hips swaying almost sensually, so sensually that it was so hard for him not to stare. She always made it hard for him not to stare. When she was in reach he grasped her hips with his hands pulling her in between his legs.
" That is good to know because while I still have you here by my side I don't plan to let you leave my sight," whispered Meggie her hands gripping his shoulders as she straddled him her lips moving closer to his as she spoke until they touched.
" I don't mind that at all," breathed Capricorn in between kisses loving the feel of her soft hands as she held his face in them her nails scratching his head as he moved to mark her as his queen. But she let him do so for only a minute before drawing his lips back to hers.
"Meggie," growled Capricorn looking into her eyes in that moment letting her see desperation in them caused by the invisible leash she held him on. They hadn't had sex since that day in the church. Capricorn had tried to initiate it with her, but she turned him down every time. He knew it was just to punish him for his keeping such a secret from her for so long, but after so long he wasn't sure how long he could take it. He needed her, he loved her, all he wanted was her; he couldn't take her teasing another moment.
"Please stop teasing me, my love. Don't you feel it, how much I want you…how much I need you," exclaimed Capricorn his eyes lingering on the cleavage visible through her dress. Meggie innerly smiled at this before his eyes met hers. She loved the way he looked at her; he always made her feel so beautiful, so wanted. But that desperation was still in his eyes and it made her inner smile fade.
Holding his face in her hands, Meggie gazed into those eyes reading them as she would one of her books before bringing her forehead to his. Sighing in that moment she never broke eye contact with him as their lips touched and sharing that sweet kiss spoke loudly in the silence. Despite what he thought she was no longer mad, she was not holding out on him anymore; she never wanted to let him go which is why she was here now.
"No, I would never come here just to do that. I am not going to tease you anymore. I am yours and yours alone; it was wrong of me to deny you so. I came here to talk to you, it is very important, but I had to kiss you first. I couldn't resist," explained Meggie looking into his eyes still as his hands moved up her dress.
"Is that so, here I thought it was me who couldn't resist you. If I'm so irresistible it must have been so hard for you to deny me," whispered Capricorn bringing his hand to grip her thigh. All was silent then as he awaited her answer. She didn't know what to say, it had been hard, so hard, but her willpower had made it possible for her to withstand him. If she hadn't of had that she would have jumped him and taken him right there in front of the guards after about three hours. She wanted to tell him that as she played with the buttons on his shirt, but she couldn't. Instead their eyes met and kissing his lips she tried to say everything she needed to in that kiss hoping he would understand. And thankfully he did as his hands pulled her closer.
"I'm sorry…I'm so sorry, my love. I was mad you took so long to tell me about you leaving. I was mad you were leaving me without any way of keeping in contact with me at all. I'm sorry, but please know that I am not mad anymore. I will not say no to you ever again. You're all I want, that's one of the things I came here to say…that and I may have found a solution to our problem…if you want to hear it?" whispered Meggie refusing to look at him. But soon his fingers were grasping her chin making her look at him. In his eyes she didn't see the anger she expected, instead she saw only love. That was something she always found in his eyes, love, love for her.
Tentatively stroking her cheek, Capricorn drew her closer his eyes looking deeply into hers, and with no hesitation he kissed her. He felt as she slipped further into his arms almost immediately his arms tightening around her on instinct. It felt so good to feel her there with him, in his arms, by his side; it all made him want to never leave her even as much as he knew he needed to do this. She was the most important thing in his world and he prayed to god he would never lose her because he knew he would never survive something like that. That was his thought when their eyes met as he finally pulled away.
"So if I took you to our bed right now, you would go willingly. And with no protest?" whispered Capricorn letting his hands move to the swell of her ass.
"I would, I told you I am denying you no more, but you must listen to me first," said Meggie leaning into his touch as he moved to kiss her.
"Speak quickly then, my queen," growled Capricorn suddenly burying his head in the crook of her neck making her moan as he bit her playfully.
As she prepared to tell him all then she leaned into his touch as he marked her still. She could feel his arms wrapping around her pulling her flush against him. She could feel the little kisses he left on her neck; it all nearly made her lose her line of thought as she prepared to tell him her idea. She only hoped he would give it a chance.
"Well…since nothing else seems to be working I was thinking…we could use magic," said Meggie refusing to look him in the eye until he grasped her chin making her do so.
"You want to use magic?" exclaimed Capricorn the surprise not hidden on his face. Meggie nodded, but even when she did he could not believe it. That would mean seeking help from someone neither of them wanted help from. They would need to ask his mother for help, she was the only one among them who knew the use of magic. His mother was the last one that he would ever ask for help, but looking at Meggie he saw hope there. In that moment he knew that his mother might be their last hope.
"My mother is the only magic wielder, Meggie, you know that. If we ask her we may never hear the end of it," said Capricorn peering into Meggie's eyes with a serious look in his own.
"I know, but there could be no other way. Besides after all she's put us through it's the least we could make her do. She owes us after all she's done," whispered Meggie, he could see she was holding back tears in that moment, and he knew she was thinking of the child they had lost. Silence surrounded them then as he thought of that child too. The child he never got to know about until it was too late, the child he never got to hold. Holding her close he kissed her neck feeling as the dam broke as she started to cry.
"She does owe us…she will do this, I promise you, my love. She will find a way to make it so we will be apart, but also together," whispered Capricorn holding her tear stained face in his hands.
Easing her off his lap, Capricorn stood up pulling her along behind him suddenly, and it wasn't until they were in the doorway that she stopped them.
"What are you doing?" exclaimed Meggie turning him to face her. But Capricorn quickly looked away again moving her down the hall again at a steady pace. He didn't answer for a long time; he remained silent only looking at her every now and again until suddenly he stopped them.
"We're going to speak with Mortola," said Capricorn pulling her along again.
"Are you sure you want to go now? I know how you hate confrontations with your mother. It can wait until tomorrow…until you've had more time to prepare," said Meggie her words coming out in a rush. She was running to keep up with him now wanting him to stop and look at her, but he didn't. He just kept moving his pace getting slower with every step.
"If I don't do it now I fear I never will," whispered Capricorn finally so she barely heard him. After he spoke a silence surrounded them and Meggie let it stay there. She knew now was not the time to fight with him for she knew how hard this was on him. She knew how hard every encounter with his mother was on him.
Capricorn was dreading speaking with his mother. He hated her with everything that he was. For though he would never admit it he was secretly scared of her, but not of her as a woman. He was scared of her magic; he knew she wouldn't think before using it against him. And he knew she would gladly use it against Meggie. She couldn't really refuse him, but asking her to use her magic always put him on guard. He didn't know enough about it to know when and if she double crossed him, so when it eventually happened he would be blind. He was more scared of that then he had ever been because of Meggie, he couldn't imagine what she would do to his wife if something ever happened to him. That was why he wanted to get this moment over with. For the sooner he talked to her the sooner he wouldn't lose his courage to do so. With that thought they found themselves in front of her door and both of them stopped in their tracks. That door scared them too for they knew what was on the other side.
"Are you sure about this?" whispered Capricorn turning to pull Meggie close watching as she nodded after a second's hesitation.
"This may be the only way we can stay in contact," said Meggie finally pecking his lips before they turned in the direction of the door again. With one nod from Capricorn the guards opened it.
