New chapter! This is the rated M part of the story so just skip it if you need to!

It was written by the very talented klynnrhiannon (thanks again), from Kahlan's POV. Read her stories and leave some reviews!


He looked at me then, sorrow furrowing his brow. He moved toward the edge of the bed and reached for me. "You're not going to lose me…ever." He whispered standing and pulling me into his strong warm embrace. "I love you Kahlan Amnell, more than life itself."

I melted into him, molding my body to his as he held me, his hands weaving through my thick mass of dark curls. He gently tugged, bringing my lips to his in a slow, deep kiss. My chest clenched in sudden overload of emotion and I pressed closer gripping his face in my hands and running my tongue across his lips. He opened his mouth allowing me entrance and I moaned at the feel of his wet mouth and the way his tongue curled against mine. Never had he ever kissed me thus, with so much passion.

I felt his hands run down my back causing shivers to dance across my spine. I loosed my grip on his face and caressed down his chest to pull the edge of his shirt up over his head. We both gasped at the much needed air as he flung his shirt to the ground. His lips met the skin of my neck as his hands gripped mine, entwining our fingers. "I love you…" he said softly, his breath warm against my neck causing me to shiver.

He let go of one of my hands then and began to unlace the front of my dress gently pulling the strings out one by one. I felt it loosen and begin to slide down as Richard lowered his lips to my shoulders pushing the fabric lower down my arms. When the last lace was untied he pulled the rest down with both his hands locking his gaze with mine. The look in his eyes both scared me and excited me as he moved to the laces of my corset. His movements were graceful as a dance and I was lost in his raptor gaze frozen with my hands on his hips.

A spark of nervousness erupted in my abdomen as he began to pull my corset down my shoulders and completely off, leaving the top of me exposed to him save for my dress that still hung loosely around my hips. I closed my eyes and gasped when I felt his hands gently cradle my face. "Look at me." He said, the baritone of his voice vibrating through my body.

When I opened my eyes he lowered his gaze as his hands began to caress my shoulders and arms. He lifted my hand to his lips and kissed my palm, then my wrist, the other hand curling around to my back and skimming up my bare skin between my shoulder blades. I arched my back against his palm, relishing the feel of him. I wanted so badly for him to pull me against him but I stood still, allowing him to explore me in his own way.

His lips reached my collarbone and worked their way to the hollow of my throat where he pressed his tongue against me. I whimpered at the sensual touch and scraped my nails gently across his abdomen. I heard him hiss and then both of his hands moved to cup my breasts as he bit down slightly on my neck. "Richard…" I groaned, pressing myself into his hands inviting his touch. He gripped me tighter with one hand and snaked the other underneath my skirt and shorts to caress the bare skin of my rear. My hands followed his lead and I pushed my hands under the waistband of his trousers gripping his bare muscular backside that I had often admired.

Suddenly, his other hand joined in the caress of my rear and he lifted me onto the bed. He moved up the bed and pressed his lips to mine, delving deep into my mouth with his tongue and pressed his knee between my thighs. I rolled my hips against him and was surprised by the wetness that had gathered there. I caressed his back feeling the taunt tight muscles as they flexed beneath my touch and pulled him tighter against me. He groaned into my mouth and I felt his hand skimming beneath my skirts. I lifted my leg and felt my skirts fall down my thigh as his hand slid under to caress my bare skin.

I moaned at the feel of his hand on me and quickly moved my hands between us to pull of my skirts and shorts. "Let me do that." He whispered huskily as his hands skimmed beneath the waist band and pulled them down tossing them over the bed to the floor. He sat back and made quick movement of removing his sword and my hands joined his to pull free the laces from his trousers.

A tight knot of anticipation grew in my stomach as I saw him for the first time. The maiden in me was suddenly nervous but I reached out a shaky hand to grip him in my palm. "Kahlan…" He rolled my name on his tongue and his eyes suddenly darkened as I began to stroke him. He was soft and strong against my hand and I began to wonder how it would feel sheathed inside of me.

He leaned into my touch, gripping the side of my neck and kissed me again with more fervor. I continued my exploration and moved my thumb over the head feeling the wetness seep out. It thrilled me that I was the one who caused this reaction in him and moaned with him and the erotic feel of what I was doing.

He suddenly pulled my hand from him and I opened my eyes in question. "Did I do something wrong?" I wondered, shyness blushing my skin. "No my love. You are amazing but I want to wait for you. Our pleasure should be together."

He smiled and caressed the side of my face as his other hand slid my shorts off. I tensed with sudden worry, not knowing what to expect. I watched his hand move down my stomach and then caress my thighs. He moved his knee between my legs opening me to him as he slid his hand up the inside of my leg. Our eyes locked as his fingers found the throbbing place between my thighs and my head fell back in ecstasy as he began to caress me there.

His fingers played along my folds separating them as he tested my arousal. I could feel the dripping wetness as his fingers gathered it and found my throne of pleasure caressing and strumming my body closer to the edge. "Kahlan." He whispered and I opened my eyes as he slid a finger into my entrance and began to move deeper in and out caressing my inner core.

I gripped his shoulders digging my nails into the tender skin and this seemed to thrill him. His pumping caress sped up as he added another finger, and he pressed his thumb down against my bundle of nerves. I could hear myself moaning his name and I thought I would explode with pleasure but then he removed his fingers from inside of me, licking them clean and moved himself between my legs.

He lay on top of me, shielding me in his embrace and brought his hands to my face. "I love you forever, Kahlan Amnell.' He said and then he slowly eased into me before pulling back to plunge through my virginity. There was no pain as the other confessors had warned me of, just a sweet ache that soon vanished as he began to move slowly inside of me.

He pressed my knees to my chest and I moaned at the intensity of feeling him slide deeper and deeper. He buried his face against my shoulder and held the back of my neck with one hand caressing the back of my thigh with the other. I was so stunned at the pleasure that I could feel wet tears of my face. I held him protectively against me as I rocked my body with his.

"My love." I whispered as he moved and I felt his lips against my ear whisper his love for me. His hips stopped against me, pressing against my sensitive nub as he plunged deep into me. He moved his hips in a circular motion stroking the inside of me in a sensual caress. A wanton moan escaped from somewhere deep within my chest and he began to move again torturously slow, pulling out almost all the way and plunging with deep, penetrating strokes.

The sensation of him moving deep inside me was more than I could bear and I felt my powers loosen then engulfing us both. He continued to move, and brought his fingers between our bodies to caress over the spot that made me writhe with delight. A second wave of pleasure crashed into me as I felt warmth burst inside of me and I screamed his name pulling my knees up even further up so he could plunge deeper on his last stroke inside me.

Just then the hold on my powers let loose and crashed into both of us in its silent thunder. Richard clung to me as though he were drowning as he surrendered his soul to me. My powers searched for the panicked resistance but were only left with blind devotion that already existed within him. I was so stunned with the feeling of my powers being resisted something I had never experienced. I felt the thunder in my veins pound into my soul as if Richard had confessed me. I laughed with untold pleasure and joy and pulled him impossibly closer.

We were breathless when the world suddenly silent from the thunder of my powers I still clung to him, not wanting to let him go. He collapsed on top of me, sealing our pleasure and love with another kiss and I noticed then that his years matched my own.

"Dear spirits, I love you Kahlan."

"And I love you, my Richard."