Chapter 5:

I smiled at her and made my way to my room. I opened the door quietly and slipped inside. I closed the door and turned around just as Eric pushed me against the door. He pinned me there as he kissed my throat. He nipped at my jaw as he made his way up to my mouth. I groaned as he slid his tongue between my teeth to dance against my tongue. His hands let go of my arms and travelled to my breasts. He teased them a little bit before yanking down the neckline of my dress to bare them both. They spilled into his hands and he bent down to take one of my nipples into his mouth.

I held on to his shoulders to keep from collapsing and he kneed my legs apart and inserted his thigh between them. He started rubbing his thigh on the center of me as he moved to my other breast to give it the same treatment as the first one. I hooked my fingers into his jacket and shoved it off his shoulders. I started to unbutton his shirt when he hiked up my skirts to my waist. He kissed me fiercely on the mouth before picking me up and taking me to the bed. He gently put me down before taking off the shirt I had managed to unbutton.

I drank in the site of his lean muscles as he unbuttoned his pants. His pants slid down his legs and I raked my eyes over his body before meeting his eyes. My breathing hitched as I saw the heat in his eyes. I laid my head back and bared my throat to him as I felt him crawl up the bed. I felt a tug before I heard fabric rip. I moaned as the air met the heat of my skin through my chemise. I felt the pressure release in my chest as Eric took my corset off. I opened my eyes to see what he was doing when I felt his tongue flick against my clit. "Ahhh," I groaned as he sunk it inside me. I felt pressure building inside me, getting stronger as he continued licking me. Then his lips covered my clit as he sucked it into his mouth. "Eric!" I cried as I reached my limit.

The pressure slowly abated as he held himself over me. He kissed me and I tasted myself on his lips. He pulled my chemise off me and settled himself between my thighs. He rubbed over my slit before slowly pushing inside me. I heard him hiss as he tried to control himself. I thrust my hips up to bring him deeper inside me. "Aria, I won't last if you do that." He groaned in my ear. I smiled and wrapped my legs around his waist.

He sank in all the way before letting out his breath. He rubbed a sweet spot deep inside me and I moaned. He started picking up the pace and I closed my eyes to hear the slapping of skin on skin as he pounded into me. "Faster, baby, faster." I groaned out. I heard him growl as he went faster. "Eric!" I screamed out as I came again. He pumped into me twice more before letting out a groan and collapsing on top of me. I massaged his shoulders as he caught his breath.

He rolled off me and pulled me up against his side. "I love you Aria." He whispered in my ear as I cuddled closer to him.

"I love you too Eric. Now go to sleep. It's been a long day." I kissed his shoulder and fell asleep.

I woke up to the sun shining through my eyelids. I groaned and rolled over, covering my head with a pillow. The blankets were yanked off me. I chucked the pillow in the general direction they were pulled from and heard it collide with something. I cracked an eye open to find Eric standing at the foot of the bed with the pillow I threw in his hands. I went to grab for another one and he tackled me.

"Time to wake up. You were going to sleep the day away and we have some visitors downstairs." He kissed my cheek and smacked my ass before he got up and headed into his room.

I rolled myself out of bed in search of food. A tray was on the table and I heard water running in the other room for my bath. I picked up a biscuit and saw my dress in shreds on the floor. I went peeking into Eric's room. I saw him sitting at his desk reading something. "Lacey is going to kill you for ripping my dress. I promised her it wouldn't happen again."

"I always end up ripping the ones that make you even more beautiful than you already are." He turned to grin at me.

"That would be most of them in your opinion. I might have to start locking my doors and get undressed before I let you in. My wardrobe is suffering the consequences." I shook my head and went to bathe.

"Prince Eric!" I heard a shriek from my room as I stepped out of the tub. I laughed, dried myself off and pulled on my dressing gown.

"Yes Lacey?" I heard Eric chuckle. I walked into the bedroom and saw Lacey glaring at Eric in the doorway connecting our rooms. He had an easy smile on his face. Lacey on the other hand was fuming.

"Aria promised me you wouldn't do this again!" She stamped her foot in anger. "Look at it. I don't think I can even attempt to repair this one." She held the fabric out to him.

His eyes flicked to me and a mischievous smile played across his lips. "Aria never told me that."

I pursed my lips as Lacey whipped around to glare at me. "He didn't give me any time to tell him."

"You both are horrible. Trying to blame each other. I guess it shows how scary I am. If this happens again I am going to make it difficult for you to get in here at all your highness." She straightened up and walked to my wardrobe to get my clothing for this morning.

"What visitors are here?" I asked Eric as I waited.

"Well Adam and Belle got here, with Belle's sisters Rose and Larissa, who went into town before you rolled out of bed but there's a girl that looks like Megan downstairs. I told Lacey to get someone to keep Megan and Danny away from the front hall until we dealt with her." He explained.

As Lacey helped me dress, I scrunched up my face trying to figure out which of my sisters would be downstairs and what she could possibly want. And how she knew we were here. When Lacey was finished she quickly braided my hair, I slid my slippers on my feet and Eric and I rushed downstairs.

When we got closer I slowed down to study the woman standing with her back to me. She had long blonde hair that hung wet, to her waist. Clearly she had come from the ocean, which confused me. Her curves were more pronounced than Megan's indicating she was older, which I already knew because Megan was the second youngest daughter.

She turned around when Eric cleared his throat. Her eyes were a dark, stormy blue that flashed green when she was angry. I had seen the anger in her eyes more often than not. It was my older sister Jen. I shuddered as she watched me come down the stairs. I stopped at the bottom and eyed her wearily.

"Jen?" I gulped. Her and Kane had always scared me, so much so that I avoided them whenever it was possible.

"Hello Aria, it's been a long time." She grinned at me as her eyes flashed to green. I grabbed Eric's arm and held him against me as I felt my face drain of color.

"Aria? What's wrong? Your face is white." Eric whispered in my ear as he tried to walk forward. I dug my feet into the carpet and pulled on his arm to stop.

"Jen scares me. Don't get closer until we know why she's here." I replied quietly.

He nodded to me and turned back to look at Jen. "You must be one of Aria's sisters."

"Yes, I am her oldest sister, Jen." Her eyes flickered to Eric then I saw her take a second, slow look at him.

"May I ask what you're doing here?" He said slowly.

"I'm here to talk to my sister. Who would you be?" She grinned wickedly at him.

I glared at her. "This is Prince Eric. He's my fiancé." I ground out. Her gaze flashed to me before settling back on Eric.

"A prince huh? Well now how did Aria get so lucky?" She purred as she sauntered toward us. I stepped between her and Eric before she got any closer.

"What do you want Jen? And where is Kane? You guys never go anywhere without each other." I asked, suspicious of her intent.

"Father sent me to bring back Megan and Danny. Kane is around here somewhere, probably in town. He saw something that struck his fancy." She shrugged.

"Megan and Danny are perfectly safe. They like being here as opposed to being locked up at home. I promised Danny I wouldn't leave him ever again." I told her.

"Why doesn't your father want Aria to come home?" Eric asked.

"Too many people here know about her, besides she isn't really our sister so he doesn't really care what happens to her." She smirked as my face went white once again.