I glanced back to see him shrug before following me. "You don't fear much, huh?"
I lifted a shoulder and replied without looking back, “Fear is natural. It’s a chemical reaction to being out of your comfort zone. I am not immune to fear. It’s just not whether or not you fear. It’s not letting it rule you.” I turned to face him. “Do I fear you? Yes. Do I fear being lost on another planet or another dimension or something? Yes. But what will being a victim to it get me other than delayed?” I turned back toward our destination and started to walk once again. “Or dead.”
Kane caught up to me, his smirk growing into a full smile. "I mean, I admit, it would be simpler to just snap your neck or drain you completely anywhere I please. Yet, that would not get me answers."
I whipped around and folded my arms across my chest. “Are your intentions to scare me with that? Snap my neck? Drain me? Answers? Let’s just get this out of the way. What answers do you want? And do you intend to help me get home after you get your answers?”
He didn’t respond. With his eyes full of hunger, he walked right up to me and picked me up, leaning in for a hard kiss. My breath stuttered as he moved swiftly, taking me off guard. I started to push and hit at him, acting reflexively. For a moment, I fought. But soon, my breathing deepened, and I gripped his shoulders, kissing him back, enjoying the taste of him on my lips.
He moaned into my lips as he kissed me deeper, hard enough to broach on painful. Kane, lifted me further off the ground, carrying me several paces before leaning me against a nearby wall. I melted into him. His hands explored my chest, ripping away my fur jacket and bodice beneath it to gain access, his other arm still holding me up, tight against the brick behind me.
When he had my bodice torn away enough that the chill of the cold air permeated the thrill of the moment, I gripped at his hands. “Wait. Wait.” I tried to pull back, blocked by the solid mass behind me.
He growled loudly yet stopped. Letting out a deep, measured breath, his hand still gripping my top, he tried to respond calmly. "Something wrong?" He was clearly bothered by being interrupted.
Furrowing my brows, my eyes searched his. “I’m not a toy. Nor am I a whore. I mean, if I were with a man for a while and comfortable with him I might do this. But you can’t just bring me here and treat me like a prostitute and fuck me in front of everyone.” I pulled my torn clothes tight around me, tugging the fabric from his grip so I could cover myself. “Besides, I really liked this outfit and don’t have anything to repair it now.”
His expression pinched and voice stern, he spoke, "I had gotten the impression that you enjoy me as I do you. You certainly seemed to enjoy that scene back there. But no. I am not paying for your sex, and you are not a whore. That I already know. I thought we both wanted the release. It is my mistake if I calculated this wrong. Also,” He flicked at a drooping piece of fabric. “I can have this fixed."
He put me down, running a hand through his own hair. After looking at me for what felt like a long moment, he scoffed and walked off into the entrance of his castle leaving me still standing there.
I straightened my outfit the best I could, holding it closed, I shouted to him. “You’re used to getting whatever you want whenever, wherever and however, huh? You’d fit in on earth, you know that? Entitled.” I didn’t move from my spot once again.
He shrugged my comment off and continued. "Come along or freeze in that spot. Or be dinner. It makes no difference to me.” He pushed open the large, ornate doors to his castle and walked in, one of the female servants rushed over to take his coat as he crossed the threshold.
With his last suggestion, I looked around, seeing eyes on me still. I ran to catch up to him. “Good to know I’m disposable despite your assurances to the contrary.” I tried to keep up with him as we crossed the large room, but I wasn’t going to think I was anything less than offended.
He glanced over at me and huffed. "If you think they would actually touch you without my consent, you have a lot to learn, Auri." He laughed, snapping his fingers, causing two more servants to scatter from the room.
“Auriena.” I corrected him again.
The door closed behind me, and I jumped. We moved into an adjoining room off to our right. A lavish fire roared to life in a massive, stone fireplace. The servants that had scattered returned and started setting the table with food and beverages, each stopping only to pull the chairs out for Kane and me.
“But you said...” I stopped as he chuckled. “You said that to scare me to come with you? Didn’t you? You wanted me to believe I’d end up someone’s meal if I didn’t come in with you!” I groaned loudly.
"An Asshole? Yes possibly. Would not be the first time I have been called such a thing." He sat at the head of the table and pointed to a chair next to him, presumably for me to take. A young, busty blonde, clad in leather and metal armor, walked out and looked at me and Kane then wrinkled her nose.
I made my way to the chair, standing next to it but not sitting. I wrinkled my nose back to the woman before turning to Kane,
