Curiosity-closed

[Perplexia]

Her eyes stayed with his as he began to speak and slowly brushed his thumb over her lip and then continued.

The question he asked was one she hadn't allowed herself to consider. She like their nonchalant arrangement. But he was right, things had altered between them quite a bit. She knew who and what he was, and she knew that she didn't want to imagine a world without him. There really wasn't to many options, if they stayed friends then she would eventually have to endure courting from others. For her there were no others that would except her for who she was and where her curiosities lied.


"That is not a question i was prepared for Lord Grey." she said softly. "An argument could be placed that we have in fact crossed a barrier in our relationship which would indicate that our charade has in fact become truth. It could be said that my affection for you super cedes the boundaries of friendship that we had formed." She looked down and then back up to his eyes. If you found it your desire to court me Lord Grey, I would and could not turn you away."

 

[The_reluctant_wordsmith]

His eyes stayed on hers as she answered and he listened intently. When he had asked the question he was not sure what he had hoped the answer would be but listening to her now the feeling of caring about someone other than himself rose up within him.

As she finished with her ultimatum he stood and set her lightly on the floor of the cabin, he led her outside where he drew her close and look up at the moon that bathed their secret hide away in an ethereal glow. He looked down and the moon glowed in her eyes like the reflection on the surface of a lake. His hand moved up her neck and into his hair as he leant his forehead on hers.

“Kanya, I would like to court you, truthfully, without this farcical charade.”

Kanya began to speak but was stopped Veltens finger on her lips.

“However I wish you to know two things; though my advances will be more romantic in a style I wish to continue exploring whatever curiosities take your fancy at any given time using the resources I have at my disposal. Furthermore If at any time you wish to leave.” he paused for a moment “I shall not anger at your decision to do so.”

Once he had finished he removed his finger from her lips and kissed her, long and deep, his hand in her hair with the other around her waist holding her close and tight against him.

 

[Perplexia]

Kanya moaned softly into his mouth as he kissed her. She blushed and smiled at him when he finally broke the kiss. Her blue eyes looked up at him through her lashes. "If I haven't left by now I think its safe to say Lord Grey that you're stuck with me. Much to my parents relief i'm afraid." she laughed softly and wrapped her arms around him laying her head on his chest.

"I can't say the same though. I'm afraid that if you chose to leave me again I would be quite angry. You see I've spent over half my life being told you didn't exist, and now that i find I am right, it turns out that you're the only man i wish to ever be courted by."

She smirked up at him. "I think we should probably start heading back to the house. Before they think i have scared you off."

 

[The_reluctant_wordsmith]

He smiled as he listened to her.

“You need not fear me leaving Kanya, I have not finally found a woman who cares about me despite my curse and can see beyond it to suddenly leave it all behind.”

He laughed and took her arm.

“Your parents needn't worry themselves, I do not fear you Miss St Claire.”

They walked back through the forest towards the house, he spied her mother and father at the window they’re faces fearful at first then surprised and overjoyed as they noticed Lord grey and their daughter walking back arm in arm. They came to meet them at the door bowing and curtsying as Lord grey smiled and addressed them.
“Mr and Mrs St Claire, every night I spend with your daughter makes me happier by the hour. It would be an honour to continue to woo your daughter in the hopes you may both one day be present at her wedding. Your daughter is truly a shining jewel in a dark sea of forgotten flotsam and jetsam.”

Her parents stood stunned as lord grey turned to Kanya.

“When next we meet I will have something planned for us, an outing if you will, I am after all first and foremost a gentleman.” He kissed her hand tenderly then walked back and bowed low to her. “Until tomorrow night dear Kanya..” And he left to climb into his waiting carriage.

 

[Perplexia]

In that moment as Lord Grey spoke to her parents she understood why all of those women flocked to him. He possessed a magnitude of charm that was undeniable. Kanya thought her mother was going to jump out of her skin hugging him for eternity for finally breaking her daughters resolve of not being courted. Her father seemed relieved that she hadn't turned away the Kings choice.

Her eyes sparkled up to him as he took her hand and watched with a sigh as he boarded his carriage and it drove away. As her mother yammered with joy of how it was finally happening Kanya retreated back to her room where she could be alone with her thoughts. Sitting in the window seat her finger traced her lips. Closing her eyes she remembered the feel of his and the way their tongues entwined with eachothers as he held her close.

When she finally laid down and drifted to sleep her dreams took her on adventures with Lord Grey, and when she awoke in the morning she had a smile across her face. After lunch she went to the library to find a book and remembered that she had left Lord Greys book in the cabin. "Where are you going Miss?" Maria asked as she put on her cloak. "Out to the woods for a walk i shouldn't be more then an hour" she said cheerfully as she headed into the woods.

It was a bright sunny day that shined through the forest trees as she got partially to the cabin she stopped startled to find a cloaked man crouching by a tree. "Miss Saint Claire" Flourentine called to her. Kanya turned and began to head back the direction in which she came. Within seconds he had caught up to her and had a hold of her arm forcefully as he had done before. He began pulling her as she struggled to be let go. "Thats enough" he growled smacking her hard across the face and lifting her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. "You are mine now, and I will teach you your place. I'll have a message sent to your parents that we have eloped much to their happiness i'm sure."

Kicking, screaming and pounding her fists on his back she yelled at him. "You are delusional, I will never marry you."

"shut up you stupid bitch" he hissed slapping her hard across her head. Keeping to the woods she found they butted his estate. Taking her down to his cellar he set her down. Kanya kneed him hard and began to run, getting to the door he caught her and slapped her hard into the wall which knocked her out.

 

[The_reluctant_wordsmith]

Velten awoke the following night as the sun set, his usually brooding and dark demeanor brightened as he thought of the night he had been preparing for sometime. Since the night they had first kissed he had carefully seen to every detail, the venue, the carriage, the jewellery; It had all been organised with utmost precision. Tonight he chose a fine black and red doublet and hose on top of a white shirt matching the colour of his cloak. Alessandro smiled as he greeting Velten at the entrance hall with his wolf’s head cane in hand. A smile lit up Velten’s face as Alessandro handed him his cane.

“It is a pleasure to see you happy once more master, I wish you all the best tonight.”

“Thank you my friend, make sure the servants are well looked after while I’m gone.”

“Of course master, it is a pleasure to see you back to your old self.”

Velten smirked as he bid his farewells, Alessandro rarely made such teasing comments about his past, be when he did they were well timed.

His carriage was waiting for him when and he arrived in due time at Kanya’s estate, however he knew as soon as he arrived that something was off. He could sense the stillness in the house and he could not pick up her scent anywhere, his suspicions were confirmed when he knocked at their door. Mr and Mrs Saint Claire opened the door, their faces ashen and bewildered.

“Lord Grey….we….we’re sorry but Kanya is not here, she has been taken by Lord Florentine who has insisted they are to be married and..” She could not finish and burst into tears, her husband bowed his head and placed his hand on her shoulders addressing Velten.

“Lord Grey, we received a message from Florentine but 2 hours ago stating his right to wed her. This is most uncouth, he has not asked our permission nor sought any other such detail that allows him to court let alone wed her. As I understand he lives past the forest surrounding the side of our estate, if you could right this injustice we would be most happy to do everything in our power to make sure it never happens again.”

As Velten took in this information he had to force himself to control his temper so as not to give up his vampiric nature. He managed what he hoped was a reassuring smile.

“Mr and Mrs Saint Claire, I give you my oath that I shall right this flagrant abuse of the King’s law and use everything in my power to return your daughter safety. Furthermore that Florentine shall taste justice for his crimes.”

He bowed to them and walked briskly into the night air.

He quickly spoke to the carriage driver informing him to return to Lord grey’s estate and give Alessandro the news of Kanya’s kidnapping and that he should pen a letter to the King and to the local city watch. With this done he sent him on his way then headed into the forest to track both Kanya and Florentine. Picking up their scent was relatively simple and as he picked up the trail his rage boiled and seethed within him. His eyes burned yellow and his mouth was drawn back in a snarl as he approached the estate of Alexander Florentine. His speed and strength increased tenfold by his rage and bloodlust he quickly made the journey to the grounds and hid himself in the shadows. The last thing Florentine would expect was this so only 2 guards had been placed at the entrance. Velten looked up; it was a small but long mansion that was luckily built with small balconies at most of the windows however he could not smell her up there. Kanya’s scent led through the door but he did not want to make himself known if he could help it. Instead he climbed in through one of the open windows on the ground floor and alighted, instantly looking around to see if he had alerted someone.


He was in a dark room and his eyes instantly adjusted, he saw that it was a small study with various books on shelves, seeing nothing out of the ordinary he opened the door which he hoped led to the foyer. He saw the entrance hall and smiled, no guards or servants, hopefully they would be asleep he thought as he found the scent again. He followed it through a door on the opposite side of the hall that led down a small curved stairway down to an underground hallway of what on first glance seemed, to be small plush rooms. He looked in one to see a bed and drawers, but another revealed torture weapons and devices that could only be used to cause great pain in ways he did not wish to imagine. Grimacing at the sight he followed the scent to one of the doors, inside this one would be Kanya, but what state she was in he did not know. The door was locked, so he took a deep breath then kicked the door. The impact was enormous and thundered through the hallway and up into the house. He did not know if Kanya was Alive or Dead, but either way he would have his revenge.

 

[Perplexia]

Kanya groaned in her crumpled over status as her eyes fluttered open. Flourentine sat on a stool staring at her. "You brought that on yourself. I told you, you are mine you will be my wife, and you will learn your place."

"I will never marry you, and you will be pay dearly for what you've done to me."
she hissed back at him.

"Whose going to make me pay? Your parents will be glad to be rid of you, and Lord Grey, he'll be glad to be rid of your spoiled nature as well. No one will come for you, you've marked yourself as mentally unstable with all of your wild accusations of vampires and werewolves. You're lucky that I have the disposition to over look that and see you for the breeding cow that you are. You just require some breaking like a wild horse." he replied with a tone of humor in his voice.

"You are so delusional, you meek little man. You think that any of your actions will ever induce me to marry you? You think that because you use violence that I fear you? That in some fantasy you've created that i will cower to you and obey you? I will never do any such thing, not in this life or the next. You will never break me Flourentine you are not man enough. You never were, and you never will be. As for Grey, you are wrong. he will come for me and you will be sorry"

Flourentine stood up quickly and step over to holding his hand up high getting ready to strike her again. "Do it you cowardess bastard" she hissed at him preparing for another hard blow. Instead of a hard blow he grabbed her dress yanking at it and ripping it. "I will make sure no other man will have you"
he hissed as he proceeded to try to tear her dress off. Kanya punched him in his crotch and he cried out. Rising as quick as she could she ran towards the door only to be grabbed and tossed to the floor. Flourentine pushed up her dress as she screamed and kicked at him.

With a large smash the door flew open and Lord Grey entered his eyes blazing bright yellow.

 

[The_reluctant_wordsmith]

Lord Grey stood in his door, his eyes burning and his shoulders heaving as his eyes locked on to Florentine who had whipped his head around. His eyes widened and he was frozen to the spot, amazed that Velten had come for her let alone found her. Despite Velten terrible visage Florentine managed to find enough bravado to speak, holding Kanya in place as she struggled and kicked at him.

“L…...lord Grey? I am surprised to see you here but as you can see Miss Saint Claire would much rather be at the side of someone who would actually consider the thought of taking her maidenhood. Can you not see how much she--”

Alexander Florentine was not given a chance to finish, in a heartbeat Velten had grabbed him by the throat and pinned him to the wall, holding him up by his neck. Velten opened his mouth slightly in a snarl and bared his gleaming, dagger like fangs. When he spoke it came out as a growling rumble like the sound of an oncoming earthquake.

“Give me one reason why I should let you live, because so far you have proven to me that you are worthy of nothing but getting the life drained from you slowly and painfully.”

Florentine’s eyes widened and her struggled and kicked to no avail as he cried, begging for mercy.

“Please Lord Grey! spare me please! It was my understanding no one would want her let alone have her, please you must understand I would never had taken her if I hand known you---”

“SILENCE.” Velten thundered and Florentined cowered “I grow tired of your wretched snivelling.”

Velten snarled and threw him out into the hallway lunging at him, death written in his eyes.

 

[Perplexia]

"Velten" Kanya cried out in a plea as he was upon the man he'd flung in the hall. "Velten" she said again with the fear of loosing him hanging on her voice. "Let him die at the hand of the courts, so we may stay together." she pleaded as the tears streamed down her face.

"I cannot loose you or i might as well have died this evening. You cannot leave me again, please." she pleaded once more. With agony she rose and hobbled over as he had the man pinned down by his throat. Her fingers light she brushed them across Lord Greys face. "Please" she begged softly before falling to her knees and passing out.

 

[The_reluctant_wordsmith]

Florentines whimpered and cried as Kanya spoke, pleading with Velten to spare him, then she fell, exhausted by her ordeals. Velten managed to catch her with his free hand, he laid her down then dragged Florentine up the wall by his neck.

“So, your life is in my hands.” He grinned like a shark, his teeth glowing in the dimly lit hallway.

“N...no Lord Grey.” Alexander tried to regain his confidence as he spoke, his voice trembling with fear

“You can’t kill me, didn’t you hear her? I know what you are, everyone will know what you are-ahhhhh!”

Florentine gurgled as Velten’s inhuman grip tightened around his windpipe.

“You seem to be under the misguided impression I care about what happens to me whether or not I kill you.”

He thought about it, it would be so easy to snap his neck, to drink him dry and drown in rage and bloodlust, his grip tightened and Alexander winced. He closed his eyes expecting the worst, when it did not come he opened his eyes to find Lord Grey staring at Kanya. He looked at her and thought about life without her, he could not stand it.

He tensed his muscles then launched Florentine down the hall, he went flying with great speed and slammed against the far wall crumpling into a heap at the bottom, passed out from the impact. He turned and picked up Kanya effortlessly in his arms then walked past Alexander and up to the ground floor where he was pleased to see a group of guardsmen who were not Florentine’s.

“Down the stairs from whence I came good sir’s, there you will find Florentine and evidence of his stomach churning acts. Pay no heed to his ramblings, clearly madness has taken it’s toll upon him.”

As the guards set about their work he carried Kanya out the front door, the two guards of the estate kneeled with their hands bound looking up at him. Surprise was written across their faces at the sight of Lord Grey striding out the door they had been guarding carrying Kanya’s limp body. A carriage with Alessandro at the reigns was waiting, Velten nodded to him and climbed inside laying Kanya along the cushioned seat opposite him. They made their way back to Lord Grey’s residence where he deftly removed her dress and placed her in his bed. Seeing she was safe he went down to speak to his faithful servant.
“Many things have happened tonight my friend that will require subtly in making sure my secret is not revealed. I have spared a life tonight, but I do not know at what cost.”

Alessandro nodded, his face turning solemn.

“Make sure Miss Saint Claire’s parents are alerted to her safety and that she will stay under my protection until such time as I can be assured of her wellbeing or Florentines imminent demise.”

He dismissed his friend then went up to see to Kanya’s health, her breathing was normal and her blood flowed at a slower pace suggesting her body had gone into a restive state to preserve itself. He looked thoughtful then removed his clothes down to his underwear and slipped into bed next to Kanya, he laid awake till the dawn then he felt his eyes close and into a deep sleep.

 

[Perplexia]

Kanya slept well until the sun went down the next day. "No!" she yelled awaking from her dream and looking confused and lost as to where she was. Her body screamed at her when she tried to move, her head pounding from where she'd been tossed into the wall.

Her eye slowly adjusted and she could see the familiar furnishings of Lord Greys room. Slowly turning her head to the side She could see Veltens greek god face staring back at her with concern. "Velten" she whispered hoarsely and a sigh of relief came over her face. "I knew you'd come for me" Panic hit her as the memories of the previous night hit her. "Flourentine??" she questioned wanting to know if he killed him.

Her hands went over her body discovering her tunic and pantaloons were still in place giving her some comfort of not being completely naked as she laid next to him. She could see his bare strong shoulders and the top of his chest and her eyes went back to his as he spoke.

 

[The_reluctant_wordsmith]

“Calm yourself Kanya, I apologise for your waking up in this situation however given the circumstances I have taken it upon myself to see to your well being and protection personally.” He made sure to add emphasis to the final word. “I usually sleep like this and I could not risk leaving your side while you slept.”

She tried to sit up but winced, he sat up and held her laying her down before kissing her forehead, his eyes looking into hers.

“Be still for now, you must rest, I have made sure your parents are aware of your safety and they will arrive in a few days to check on you. Now to answer your question, Florentine lives and has been taken into custody by the guards.” He sat up and growled. “Much to my chagrin, whether he will make good on his threat to expose me and whether anyone will listen is something only time will tell. I have sent a request to the king to make a consideration for execution, if this is not possible he will be stripped of all lands and titles and thrown in prison for his transgressions.”

He lay back down and turned to her looking into her eyes “What matters most is that you are safe.”

 

[Perplexia]

"I will give my report of the events that occurred and embellish a bit to ensure that his claims are seen as lunacy." she said lightly as she reached out and stroked his arm. "What matters is that we are together. You'll need to call for a doctor to have him examine me so he can hear my claims of his insanity as well. For the sake of propriety you should probably move me to my own room and summon Maria before that."

Her fingers lightly caressed his arm as her eyes stayed with his. "Once more you chose us over your nature. That has to tell you something Velten." Her voice was soft as she spoke to him. "I believe in you, and I believed you'd save me and you did. You are my salvation and my light."

Her lips turned up as she smiled at him with admiration and loyalty. "may I have a kiss?" she questioned as her eyes danced up to his.

 

[The_reluctant_wordsmith]

Her words washed over him as he lay looking into her ocean blue eyes. Assuring and comforting they filled him with a newfound sense of connection, the pain of his loneliness tempered by her affection. He had to admit, past events had shown him the extent of his feelings for Kanya. His thoughts were dashed aside as her eyes sparkled.

"may I have a kiss?"

He grinned and slipped one hand behind her neck and the other around her waist as he lay across her carefully pressing his body against hers. His lips found hers and he kissed her deeply, his tongue entwining with hers.

 

[Perplexia]

Kanya smiled at him as he gently placed his hand behind her neck and under her waist moving himself on top of her. His lips melting with hers as their tongues danced with passion and desire. Wincing slightly she adjusted her leg which lied in an awkward position beneath him.

Soft moans filled his mouth as their kiss continued for a few moments. When it broke she looked up at him full of happiness and love. "that was one magnificent kiss Lord Grey" she said with a smirk.

Her hand lightly went up and stroked his face as her eyes danced with his and she smiled adoringly up at him. "I am starting to see why all of those ladies fling themselves at you." she smirked and laughed softly.

 

[The_reluctant_wordsmith]

Lord Grey smiled as she teased him and chanced a kiss on her chest up to her neck before finding her lips again and kissing her deeply once more. Finally he pulled away.

“These women pale in comparison to you Miss Saint Claire, as I said at your first visit you truly are unlike any woman I have ever met.”

His lips brushed along her lips.

“We should prepare for Maria’s arrival, I have no doubt she will be shocked to find me in bed with you.”

He chuckled and slid out of bed, not bothering to put clothes on her came around to her side and began to check her injuries. His eyes flickered slightly and a growl would emanate from his throat every now and again as he inspected her. Finally he stopped and drew the blanket up around her letting out a frustrated sigh.


“Florentine, I will make sure he suffers if it’s the last thing I do.” He stroked her forehead running his hands through her hair.

 

[Perplexia]

Kanya smiled as she watched him slide out of bed. Her eyes took in the wondrous pleasure of his frame. He kissed her once again and she returned it with pleasure.
She looked at him with concern as he looked over her injuries. His facial expressions and growls caused her to tighten her lips. He declared that Flourentine would pay and she knew that he meant it with every fiber of his being. "Velten" she whispered softly reaching up and stroking his face. "I am alive, and we are together. He will get whats coming to him."

She knew that her words weren't enough for him in this instance. "You're right you should probably move me and call for maria and the doctor so i can tell my tale and have it circulated through the proper channels." she sighed softly as he looked at her with concern.

"I will be fine, just some rest and time and i'll be good as new. We will make sure he gets whats coming to him. Whats important is that we're together."

 

[The_reluctant_wordsmith]

Her touch and her voice were always such a temperance to his wrath, but it still burned within him as he listened to her soothing words of reassurance.

“You’re right, that is the most important thing right now.”

A knock sounded at the door and Velten rose to open the door and greet Alessandro who advised him of Maria’s arrival and barely batted an eyelid at Velten and Kanya’s currently less than clothed state. Velten nodded and told him he would be down to greet her shortly. He quickly put on some clothes then effortlessly lifted her from her bed smiling as she nuzzled up to his chest. He carried her out and through the hallway before coming to one of the many spare bedrooms, he entered and laid her gently on the bed kissing her deeply.

He then went out and greeted Maria who looked to be holding herself together despite her apparent distress, next to her stood a well dressed man with a monocle who introduced himself as Doctor Petrograd. Velten smiled and embraced Marie before greeting the doctor and leading them both up, when they reached the door Velten stopped and requested Marie come in first as to see to the lady’s dignity before she was checked. They both walked in and Velten closed the door behind them smiling.

“I believe Marie has been quite worried about you Miss Saint Claire.”

 

[Perplexia]

Kanya smiled widely as he broke his kiss after he had laid her in the guest room. Maria ran over to her when Velten brought her in and hugged her tightly causing Kanya to wince and cry out holding up her hand that she was okay.

"I'm fine Maria, Lord Grey saved me. It's okay to bring in the doctor. She watched as Velten let the doctor in. He came over and checked out her marks and bruises. "tell me what happened" the doctor asked.

Kanya winced as he touched her ribs. "I went for walk in the woods and Flourentine grabbed me mumbling something about how he had to save me from the demons that surrounded us. How the king was in league and thats why he granted Lord Grey permission to court me. The rants he was having were insane. I tried fighting him but he struck me multiple times trying to choke me. He hit me so hard it knocked me out. When i awoke he was talking to himself about how he had to save me from the demon kings wrath. How the only way to ensure my safety was to take my maidenhead."

Kanya let the tears fall as she allowed herself to remember the fear of never being with Velten again. As she trembled she spoke again "Lord Grey came in and saved me from being raped and Flourentine started swinging at the air talking about demons were here to get him. He through himself into the wall and knocked himself out. It was truly bizarre."

The doctor listened intently to her story. "Well your wounds are fairly severe. He's broken some ribs and given you a concussion. But you seem to have you're bearings so i do expect a full recovery. But you're not to be moved for a couple weeks I'll be back in a few days to check on you. I've got some tonic for the pain for you as well. I'll also give your statement to the constable, it was pretty consistent with the wounds on Flourentine and his bizarre ramblings. I'm sure the king will be interested to know that he's being refered to as a demon." The doctor shook his head and laughed. He went over the instructions of the tonic with Maria and Velten and gave them instructions that she wasn't to be moved. If she insisted only to allow limited activity.

As Velten showed the doctor our Maria stayed by her side. Holding her hand she smiled up at her. "Don't be afraid of Lord Grey, if it wasn't for him i wouldn't have been saved. For the first time I am actually happy to be courted. He's a good man, and I never wish to be parted from him."

"I saw his eyes miss" she replied shaking slightly. "that night he saw your bruises"

"Maria, i know you believe in good and evil, so what i'm about to tell you is a secret. I know you would never betray me. I believe that Lord Grey is a decendant of angels." Maria thought about what she heard. "that would make senses miss" she replied.

When Lord Grey returned Maria looked at him in a new light, this time without reservation but with admiration. She gave him a curtsy and left the room so they could be alone.

 

[The_reluctant_wordsmith]

Velten returned from showing the doctor out to Marie smiling and curtsying to him. He smiled and nodded, curious at her sudden friendliness. He continued smiling as he sat next to Kanya.

“I must applaud you Kanya, your handling of the situation is a testament to your wit and cunning.”

He took her in his arms and kissed her, his lips lingering on hers before he broke the kiss but still kept his arms around her. His voice was suddenly low and thick with an emotion he didn’t know had existed.

“I’m glad I found you when I did, I never wish to think about what would have happened had I not found you in time.”

 

[Perplexia]

She smiled as he complimented her wit and cunning abilities. Moaning softly into his mouth as he kissed her deeply making her melt beneath him.

Kanya stroked his face lightly and looked deeply into his eyes. "Velten, there is no need to torture yourself with what ifs. The point is you were in time to save me. You are my own personal angel."

Smiling up at him she continued. "I am pretty sure that Flourentine will get convicted of treason not for referring to the king as a demon. Unless for some reason his family holds favor then he'll probably just get locked away in one of those facilities for the insane people. Either way, we shall never see him again. Oh and Maria thinks that you're an angel, so there are no worries there either." Kanya smirked feeling rather accomplished at this moment.

"the tonic the doctor gave me is making me feel.." she yawned "unbalanced". She smiled and closed her eyes drifting off for a couple hours as her body tried to repair itself.

 

[The_reluctant_wordsmith]

Velten smiled as he watched her drift off to sleep and gently laid her body down in the bed pulling the blankets up. He kissed her cheek chuckled as she smiled in her sleep. He sense it was still early in the evening so he went out into the city to find a meal. He enjoyed hunting, it gave him time to focus and concentrate, the silent darkness always calmed his more violent tendencies. He feasted on a few criminals before heading home.

On the way back he made his way through the park making sure to avoid the more well known area’s of the park. As he moved silently and subtly through the trees he picked up a faint smell, only for a second. He could’ve sworn he smelled a werewolf, he shook his head and continued on. He reached his house and fell into a deep sleep, for the first time he sleep soundly, images of Kanya in his arms kissing her soothing his dreams.

 

[Perplexia]

Kanya woke with a start and Maria spoke soothing words to her till she regained her footing. "Where is Lord Grey?" she questioned.
"The Lord went out this evening miss, he told me not to leave your side. He will check in on you when he returns."

Fighting her pain she tried to go without the tonic till she could bare it no longer and too her dosage.

Once again the drug took over her system sending her into dreams. With her body healing and the after effects of the beating she had taken coming forth she slept until the tonic wore off. Each time her eyes would open wide as the dreams of that night brought her awake.

The next night when Lord Grey arrived to check on her, the bags under her eyes and Marias gave away they had a rough evening with little sleep.
"Dont give me that look, the pain means i'm healing." she said reassuringly to him

 

[The_reluctant_wordsmith]

When Velten arrived to check on Kanya his worries were founded, she had not slept well at all and she would need to rest properly if she was to heal. He gave her a hard look which she brushed of assuring him the pain meant she was getting better. She was right, however this would not do to help her.

“Maria, I understand your need to look over your mistress but you will need some rest if you are to tend to her further. I believe you remember my manservant, find him and he will direct you to a bed in the servants quarters.”

Maria rose and curtseyed before yawning and exiting the room, Velten turned his gaze to Kanya. He smiled.

“Miss Saint Claire, I have no doubt you are healing properly however you will need to sleep.”

He slipped off the covers and swiftly swept her up in his arms holding her close. He tenderly kissed her forehead.

“I realise we have dignity to think of however I believe you may sleep better at my side this evening.”

He carried her through to his room and laid her upon his enormous bed. He gently stroked hair hair then kissed her lips. Taking off his shirt and pants leaving only his underwear he slipped into bed with her, moving over to her his eyes eyes met hers and he kissed her once more.

 

[Perplexia]

She wanted to argue with him but he swooped her up and carried her off to his bed so quickly she didn't have a chance. His kiss was like the sun and a cool breeze upon her flesh. No sooner had he kissed her but he was taking off his clothes once again. Her eyes went over his broad shoulders and nicely defined chest. She drank him in like a cool glass of lemonade on a hot summers day.

By her side in bed he was once more over her kissing her deeply. A soft moan escaped into his mouth as their tongues danced. Slowly she raised her arms up to wrap around his neck and let her fingers run through his hair.

Slowly she broke the kiss and her eyes danced in his. "I can't allow you to just spend your entire awake time watching me doze in and out of consciousness." Her hand gently went over his face. "But you are also right that i will sleep better with you by my side. The tonic doesn't seem to last very long, and I awake with nightmares of that night." she frowned a little. "Have you had a chance to find out if there was any news as of yet as to what is to be done with Flourentine?"