Thank you for being so patient again. I have just finished the 4th and 5th chapters and will be tweaking a little of the 5th chapter depending on what kind of feedback i get.

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Ashley

Chapter 4

Nicolae flapped his enormous wings and felt the most wonderful freedom for the first time in his entire 606 years of existence. The woman sleeping in his feathers was real! She was here and she was real! He could smell her, see her, and feel her satin skin pressing against his. This was the most precious miracle that has ever been granted to him.

Soon they approached a small network of caves in a closed down state park not too far away from the city. Nicolae found this area when his prince assigned him to this part of the states, and he found it to serve well as a temporary home.

The cavern he dug out was deep in the hills and safeguarded to protect him from any "unwanted" visitors. When inside you would hardly know it was a cave and more like an apartment of sorts. And since underwater springs flowed under almost the entire park, it became unsafe for the humans and the State Senator closed it off to the public.

The entrance to the cave was dark and cold in the stillness of the evening. You could hear water dripping further into the cavern so with Elena still pressed tight against him; he shifted into his human form. He glanced down only once to see how she was fairing through their trip when he noticed just how beautiful she was.

Her breathing was normal and she looked so peaceful as she slept so quietly against him. She was about 5'9 and had the most beautiful eyes. They reminded him of a lost doe searching for a mate. One section of her long, dark, walnut hair fell across her right cheek so he decided to brush it aside to look at her more fully. As he brushed it aside he saw a deep cut along the bone and the bruises that blanketed the surface.

He cursed himself for not being at her side when she needed him the most. How could he have been so careless when she had called to him the first time. He glanced at her again and his heart fell into pieces because he knew he could have prevented this from ever happening.

No one will ever hurt you again. He vowed in the silence of the cave. Ever.

He walked with her by his side for about 2 miles till he reached his doorway. Closing his eyes he unraveled the safeguards he had woven earlier and walked straight through to the bed chamber. He laid her fragile body length ways against the bed and began to examine the damage.

Her ribs seemed to be broken so he closed his mind off from this world and became light and energy entering through her body and leaving his behind. He examined every square inch of her structure to make sure she was healthy inside as well as out. But when he got to her lungs he decided he had his work cut out for him.

She seemed to have several broken ribs but what startled him more was the weakness of her lungs. He could see small dull cells forming around and inside the lung tissue. After several hours of work he decided he would do one more run over her body and make sure he fixed every ailment.

Pleased and satisfied with his results he exited her body and glanced at her face once more. She was unconscious and he still grew fond of her. She had a firm grip around his heart and she didn't even know it yet.

Her worn jeans and black knit top clung to her body showing him every curve of her womanly figure. She was no petite woman but she held more beauty than you could possible know. He grew thick and hard with want for her and soon decided that he would need to hunt well tonight to be able to keep both of them alive.

With regret he sent her another silent push to stay asleep until he returned and not to wake until he commanded.

He rewove the safeguards and began the hunt before the night grew too late.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Deep within the belly of the earth, a soft moan echoed. Elena's eyes fluttered open to see the most beautiful reflection of water and a wall of crystal and granite. She thought she might have been dreaming and then pushed that thought away once she felt a ripple of pain rush through her beaten body. She sat up and leaned against a soft pillow and began to remember what had happened to her earlier this evening.

The memory of Steve breathing in her ear made her sick and she forced her self to get up and find a way to the bathroom across the oversized bed chamber. Once she relieved herself of what she thought was everything she had consumed in 3 days she laid back down on a bed she suddenly realized wasn't hers.

Panic started to return to her when a voice spoke to her in her head. Please cara mia Go back to sleep and rest until I return to you.

It's that voice again! She thought grabbing her head wondering how hard it had to have been hit. Your head wasn't hit and you should lie back down before you get sick again. You weren't supposed to wake till I commanded you too.

Oh please you must be joking right! The only orders I am taking are the ones I issue myself. Oh here she goes again. She was being kidnapped and some psycho was able to break her mind barrier. Who was this strange man with the beautiful voice? It sounded so familiar to her and yet she couldn't place it.

My name is Nicolae Casadine and I am your lifemate. I found you and brought you here after you were attacked in the city earlier this evening.

The city? Suddenly a flood of the entire night's events came into her mind and she remembered how she had been betrayed and how humiliated she had felt when Steve had assaulted her. Tears welled up in her eyes and she buried her sore body further in the mattress.

She sensed his return for some reason and even heard him enter the room but she didn't care. She didn't have the energy to stop crying or to shrug away his touch when he wrapped a comforting arm around her. She stayed like that for a long time and eventually cried herself into exhaustion and fell asleep.

(Author's note)

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