Breaking the Covenant
Chapter 4: Being a Mate is a Full-Time Job
Lucian's lips were warm and soft on Elizabeta's lips and his kiss was nothing like Kraven's. Kraven's kiss had been rough and rude while Lucian's was gentle, yet strong at the same time. She wrapped a leg around his waist and his hands went to the knot keeping her robe together. He undid it and pushed her robe open. He pulled away to look down at her. Elizabeta took the time to undo his shirt and push it off of his shoulders.
Lucian looked down at her and grinned.
"Do you like what you see?" he asked.
She smiled and nodded her head eagerly.
"I do," she said, "I would like to see more of you."
"As I do of you," he said as he ran his hand down her thigh.
"I didn't have time to get dressed you know," she hinted.
He laughed and slipped a hand under her pajama shorts to find that she was telling the truth.
"Do you normally do this?" he asked.
She laughed and shook her head.
"No," she said, "Kraven caught me off guard."
"I'm sure he would have liked that."
She made a disgusted face and Lucian couldn't help but laugh loudly. Elizabeta seemed to have a sense of humor and he appreciated that. Sonja hadn't been much for joking around. He figured that Elizabeta would be good company to have around.
She ran her hands down his back and nervously watched him. She had never done this before and had to admit that had no idea what she was doing. She watched Lucian expectantly looking to follow his lead.
Lucian noticed that Elizabeta was watching him closely. His eyebrows furrowed as he rested his hand on her hip.
"Is everything alright?" he asked.
She blushed and nodded her head.
"I just haven't exactly done this before," she admitted.
Lucian couldn't hide the look of surprise on his face. Her blush deepened and she shyly looked away. She couldn't help that her mother had forbidden her from dating or really even being around men.
"My mother was a little controlling," she said.
"I can see," he said, "But we can fix that."
She smiled and cupped his cheek.
"I'll follow your lead then."
Lucian grasped the waistband of her shorts and began to pull them down her legs as Elizabeta moved her fingers to his hair and began to undo his bun. His hair fell over his shoulders and her fingers began to play with the dark strands as he threw her shorts aside. They locked eyes and he began to remove her top. She had never been naked before anyone else before and she felt shy. She was about to cover herself with her arms, but Lucian stopped her.
"You are beautiful, Elizabeta," he said softly, "Don't be ashamed."
"Please, call me Beta," she said softly.
"Beta, are you still okay with this?"
"I have nothing left for me back there," she said, "You are the only one who has ever offered me a choice in my life."
His eyes softened at her words and he ran his fingers through her hair. He remembered what it was like to not have a choice or any freedom at all and he felt sympathy for her.
"I'm glad that you feel free with me."
She smiled and ran her fingers along his stubbled jaw.
"I thank you for being kind to me. Despite me being your enemy."
He shook his head.
"You are not my enemy, Beta," he said, "Vampires like Kraven and Viktor are my enemy."
"They are mine as well," she said honestly, "I never understood the war and didn't want any part in it. I never agreed with the Covenant anyway."
Lucian grinned and kissed her once more as he began to remove his boots and jeans.
Elizabeta felt her toes curl nervously as she watched Lucian slip his boots to the floor and toss his jeans aside. She made sure to keep eye contact because she wasn't sure she was ready to take in the sight of him naked yet. However, Lucian had other ideas. He gently grasped her chin and looked into her eyes.
"It's alright to look," he said with a gentle smile.
She looked down and immediately looked back up again. Lucian was extremely well built and she was quite intimidated by the size of his manhood.
Lucian sensed her anxiety.
"It will only be painful if you're tense. Try to relax your muscles the best you can."
Elizabeta thought back to the stretches she used to do when she was practicing ballet. She imagined stretching her leg above her head and the satisfying feeling she would experience as she let her leg slowly fall to the floor. She imagined raising herself slowly onto the tips of her toes doing a plie. Dancing always calmed her and apparently imagining herself dancing calmed her as well.
Lucian watched as Elizabeta's body relaxed beneath him. He had no idea what she was doing to calm herself so drastically, but he had to admit that he was rather impressed.
"You're doing well, Beta. Keep doing what you're doing."
She imagined going through one of the main sets of Swan Lake as she felt Lucian spread her legs apart gently. She pictured herself going en pointe as she felt something press against her pelvis. She took a deep breath as her mental self prepared to leap into the air.
"Take one more deep breath."
Elizabeta took a deep breath as she imagined her legs tensing to leap skyward.
Lucian wrapped her legs around his waist and looked into her eyes. Her eyes looked distant, but he knew that she needed to be in whatever mental space she was currently in to be calm. It was a lot to experience at once. He gently pressed himself against her and felt himself slip inside of her.
Elizabeta gasped as her mental self leaped into the air like a swan and landed gracefully. She took another deep breath and focused her eyes on Lucian's face. He smiled encouragingly at her and ran his fingers comfortingly through her hair.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
She nodded her head.
"It wasn't so bad," she admitted.
"I'm glad to hear that."
She wondered what happened now that he was inside of her. Was that all this was?
Lucian began to move slowly within her and she couldn't hide her surprise. It certainly felt good to her and he seemed to be enjoying it as well.
Lucian groaned as he moved within her. Elizabeta arced her back into his movements and sighed with pleasure. He began to move faster and deeper, which caused her to arc her back more.
"Enjoying this are you?" he asked in a rough voice.
She nodded her head and dug her nails into his back. She left long scratches down his back, which only pleasured him even more. He groaned deeply and his eyes shone with lust and passion. He wasn't sure how much longer he could continue as she began to lick and kiss his neck. Elizabeta was quite adept at lovemaking despite never having lain with a man before. She moved in unison with him and felt a knot tying itself tightly below her stomach. She dug her nails in deeper and felt herself draw blood. However, Lucian didn't seem to mind. He groaned loudly and gave one last final thrust within her. He threw his head back and groaned loudly and Elizabeta couldn't help but cry out as she felt the knot finally break. She jumped as she felt something lukewarm enter her before realizing what it was. She hadn't considered the possibility of bearing a child from this.
Lucian panted above her and his hair hung in sweaty strands before his face. He reluctantly removed himself from Elizabeta and collapsed next to her. She watched his chest rise and fall before moving closer to him.
"Is that it?" she asked curiously.
He grinned at her.
"Do you want more?" he asked.
She blushed and shook her head.
"No," she said, "I was just curious is all."
He wrapped an arm around her and pulled her against his side. It was nice having a woman's body next to him again. Companionship was something he had missed over the centuries.
Elizabeta buried her face in his shoulder and breathed in his scent. She was no longer disgusted by the smell of lycan.
Lucian buried his face in her dark hair and breathed in deeply. He smelled his scent on her and grinned. She was truly his mate.
"Tomorrow you will be introduced as my queen," he said, "Are you ready?"
"I'm ready to whip them into shape," she said with a grin, "I could use the method my ballet teacher used on me."
Lucian looked at her in surprise. She had trained in ballet? No wonder she could arc her back so far!
"And what was that?"
She'd smack my knee with her cane if my legs weren't straight enough."
He winced and she laughed at his discomfort.
"I think that that may be too much for them."
"Perhaps."
Raze headed towards Lucian's room and expertly dodged the ring of fighting around him. He shook his head at the stupidity of the younger lycans. Lucian had already warned them to cut it out, but they obviously hadn't taken him seriously. He knocked on the door and waited.
"Come in."
Raze opened the door and was surprised to see a woman standing in Lucian's room. Lucian looked over as he put on his leather coat.
"Ah, Raze," he said, "Thank you for coming so quickly."
"Of course," Raze said as he continued to stare at the woman, "What do you need, Lucian?"
Lucian walked over to the woman and rested his hand on her shoulder.
"Raze, I would like you to meet Elizabeta: your new queen."
Raze bowed his head in respect and was surprised to see Elizabeta bow her head back to him.
"I'm not one for titles, Lucian," she said as she took a few steps forward and offered her hand to Raze, "I leave that to my mother."
Raze took her offered hand and shook it in his large one. Elizabeta smiled at him.
"Lucian says that I can trust you," she said, "I hope that you can trust me as well."
"Of course."
"Raze," Lucian said, "I need you to be the first to bow to Elizabeta when she is introduced to the other lycans. I want them to respect her without question."
Raze nodded his head in understanding.
"I will make sure the others show her proper respect."
"I knew I could count on you."
"Also I think you both should know that they're fighting again."
Elizabeta sighed as Lucian rolled his eyes and swore.
Raze closed the door behind him and walked away. He would be interested to see how Elizabeta handled the fighting.
Elizabeta stepped out of the room and immediately saw the fighting Raze had been talking about. She shook her head and grabbed one of the lycans by the scruff of his neck and threw him aside.
"Knock it off!" she yelled over the cacophony of growling and snarling.
The lycans paused and looked at her, clearly confused. Lucian emerged from his room and walked over towards them.
"This is how you show your respect to me?" he asked, "By ignoring my orders?"
Elizabeta crossed her arms over her chest and stared them down like a stern mother. Some of them backed away from her and looked to the floor, clearly ashamed.
"Why should we listen to her?" one lycan asked, "She's just a vampire!"
Elizabeta brought her arm back and punched the lycan hard in the face. She heard the crack of his nose breaking and felt blood on her knuckles. The lycan swore loudly and fell to his knees.
"The next man to disrespect his queen gets strung up upside down," Lucian said sternly.
Raze bowed his head in respect to her and the others followed suit. Elizabeta looked around as Lucian took his place by her side. Raze discretely looked up at her and Elizabeta winked at him with a small grin. She figured that Raze was the lycan she could trust the most aside from Lucian.
"The next lycans who get caught fighting will have to answer to me," Elizabeta said in a firm voice as she watched them carefully, "I do not tolerate stupidity at all."
"And I will no longer tolerate your whims," Lucian added, "Together, Elizabeta and I will knock some sense into you all."
The lycans murmured their understanding and bowed their heads to their new queen once more. Elizabeta looked over the men she now controlled and knew that she wouldn't have had this power if she had married Kraven. She looked over at Lucian and smiled at him. She felt as if her life was truly beginning.