Tavington pulled me down the hallway and led me to a small alcove a few feet away. "Why do you want a real wedding if you are so sure this is the man from your past?" He asked suspiciously. He placed his hands on either side of me leaning forward slightly. " He is very obviously a danger to you based on what you say and how you just acted just now." I looked down each side of the hallway the best I could with him standing in front of me. Then looked into his forget me not blue eyes which had always entranced me.

"Well for starters William you took that day away from me when you went behind my back to Cornwallis." At this he looked down looking almost regretful. "With no chance of an annulment. Secondly Brandon or whatever he is going by has underestimated so many people. That's partly why he was such a bad lawyer. Besides that he barely paid any attention when I spoke of who and what i learned at University." I took a step closer to him and he looked up at me curiously at this statement. "So I doubt very much that he knows who you are. Besides, I've been here for about six months and have been watching during training. I think I'm more capable of defending myself now than when he last saw me."

He smirked. "You think so...do you?" he said almost teasingly but with a hint of seriousness

"Well let's put that to the test." There was a mischievous glitter that swept across his eyes. " No serious harm will come to you of course, My Stasi." Taking his right hand off the wall he cupped my cheek and intertwined his fingers in my hair. "Tomorrow at the training field. But tonight we rest." He pressed his lips against mine in a gentle kiss so brief that I had almost thought I imagined it. "We have both had an eventful day and we have yet to have supper." He stepped away from the wall offering me the hand that had been on my cheek and placed it in the crook of his arm.

Upon reaching the landing the door to my old room had opened. Out of it came a soldier and I froze when I saw his face and he stared at me. Tavington looked down at me momentarily before trying to continue to lead me down the hall. " Ana! My goodness! I have been looking all over for you," He turned toward Tavington. " Thank you for taking care of my Fiancee." He tried to get between William and I.

"I'm sorry you must have confused me with someone else." I tightened my grip on Tavington's arm. And did everything I could to keep myself from shaking and holding a british accent the best i could. "My name is not Ana…." His eyes narrowed and his expression became cold.

"I know it is you Ana, You know what happens when you lie to me." He happened to glance down. "Where is the ring I gave you?" He snarled and went to grab me but William's hand flew out and grabbed his wrist and in one fluid motion had Brandon's arm twisted behind his back with his face pinned against the wall.

"You will not attempt to touch my wife again Major Whitmore. You will not so much as look at her." Brandon struggled against him becoming more angry and he was looking right at me.

"Ana, I know it is you. How dare you give yourself to another." He snarled. "You are mine and always will be. You'll pay for this." He screamed.

I have no clue what happened to me in that split second but I approached him an inch away from his face. "I was never yours Brandon." My accent fell away. " Do you even know who this is? I only spoke about him a dozen times. Not that you ever paid attention." I laughed at him. " Well this is none other than Colonel William Tavington." He stared at me blankly as if trying to remember. " Oh that's too bad Brandon." I said mockingly. I turned from them and walked down the hall to my room. I heard another thud against the wall and William saying something that I could not make out before I closed the door. A few minutes passed before the door opened and William entered to find me shaking on the bed. I looked up at him. He walked over to me and knelt in front of me removing my shoes and then stood up. Grabbing a night gown he placed it on the bed and removed the laces before he turned and removed his shirt and boots. He laid down on the bed. " I don't know why I did that." I changed into my nightgown but stayed on the edge of the bed and began biting my nail.

"Stasi…. Come here lay down." I turned toward him and nodded. I was exhausted. A nap before dinner would be good. Lifting the covers I climbed in between them. " Perhaps My love you are stronger than what you or anyone else in your life has expected." He wrapped his arm around my waist as i looked into his eyes. And even though this man was feared throughout the colonies I tucked my head under his chin and felt nothing but safe. We stayed like that for several minutes.

"William?" He pulled away from me so he could look down at me. "Nothing." I went to turn away and he placed a finger under my chin lifting my gaze back to his.

"I can clearly tell that it is indeed something. You know you are safe with me Stasi. You have nothing to be afraid of." I nodded and He tilted my chin up as his lips landed on mine and his tongue ran across my bottom lip. Closing my eyes I responded to his attention and his hand had moved from my chin to find itself tangled in my hair at the back of my neck. He took the chance to deepen the kiss when I gasped for air.

Rolling me onto my back he spread my legs and settled in between and his lips moved from my mouth to my jaw line and down to my neck. I felt the need for him build up inside me as desire began to take over. I ran my hands over his shoulders as he ran his hang that wasn't supporting his weight down my side to the hem of my nightgown. I froze as he began to slide his hand up my leg and I could quite clearly feel his member poking me through his pants. Fear began to fill me "William. Stop." I pushed on his shoulders. He froze and looked up at me. His eyes were full of desire, a little concern and a hint of irritation.

"What is it? And don't you dare say nothing." The irritation came through more in his voice. I looked away from his gaze.

"I'm sorry. I'm just scared of…." I trailed off mumbling under my breath.

"Look at me Stasi." I looked up at him. "Scared of what?" I blushed under his gaze.

"Of all the pain that is involved in what we were about to do." He arched his brow questioningly. " I don't know why men feel such pleasure but women feel like they are getting torn apart and bleeding every time after." William took a sharp breath, eyes flashing angrily before softening his gaze on me. He cupped my cheek and lowered his lips to mine.

" is not supposed to be like that." another kiss. "I'll make you forget all about what he did to you." He trailed more kisses over my neck. "You will enjoy this." He smirked mischievously as he disappeared under the covers. I felt his hands on either side of my hips slide downward across my thighs as he trailed kisses over my right thigh upwards from my knee until he planted one on my clit flicking it with his tongue. I gasped

"William, what are you….?" His tongue circled around me and I gripped the sheets letting out a moan. In response his lips closed over my clit as he sucked on it. I arched up to him moaning again. This is not what I expected. there was no pain at all, only the pleasure buildinging at my core. Soon he inserted his finger into my pussy as he continued to attend to my clit with his tongue. The ball of pleasure became overwhelming and as he added another finger and pumped them in and out of me. " OH MY GOD WILLIAM!" I screamed as my body began to shake with the pleasure at my core bursted and circulated through every inch of my body. I layed there breathing heavily as he came up from under the sheets with a smirk on his face.

"That is what it is supposed to feel like my Stasi." He kissed my lips.

"Mmm…" I wrapped my arms around his neck. "I like it." I looked down between us. " What about when you…." I blushed and looked back up at his face. He laughed as he began to massage my breast. Lowering his head he flicked my nipple with his tongue and began to suck on it as he ground against me. As he continued massaging and sucking on my breast he slid his right hand down my side to my leg lifting it around his waist. He looked up at me and let my nipple out of his mouth with a quiet pop. Staring into my eyes he placed his left hand by my head as he thrust into me. I winced as a bit of pain shot through me and I tried to push away. He continued to thrust in and out of me and the pain was soon replaced with that pleasure building once more as I adjusted to his member inside me. I moaned and arched into him. I slid my hands from around his neck down to his chest trying to touch every inch of him. As he continued to thrust my hands made their way to his ass trying to bring him closer. The room was filled with moans of pleasure from the both of us. I wrapped my other leg around him as I slid my hands up his back. I felt something warm fill me as Tavington let out a low guttural groan. A minute later my own pleasure washed over me as I dug my nails into his back. The next several hours passed similarly until we needed to go down to dinner. I was quite hungry having worked up quite the appetite.