Secrets in the Shadows

Chapter Eight

" Are you scared now Maev?!", Kramer softly whispered close to her left ear. He delicately traced her lips with his thumb as if he was drawing every detail of her mouth. His touch stimulated s****l yearnings inside Maev. The way her body was urging for him made her wonder if he was seducing her by using some sort of sorcery. The Bloodsworth is well known for attracting the opposite s*x to feed on their blood using a special charm that puts their victims in a trance. That gorgeous vampire man becomes irresistible to their victims and they fall into a deadly trap, they don't get only to enjoy the s****l pleasures that the Bloodworth could give them, they also pay with their blood.

"Do you know I can make you mine if I want to", Kramer whispered with a husky voice which made her body tremble and this reaction coming from her made Kramer smiled satisfyingly. He trailed his fingers down her neck and stopped at the crease of her cleavage, Maev sucked in a breath as one of his hands brushed against her breast, she closed her eyes slowly praying that she controls herself otherwise she would become a prey for this deadly predator.

Kramer stopped touching her and she quickly opened her eyes only to find him staring at her. Damn, I need to control myself ... her lying naked beneath me is not something I want or need at this moment. She is my enemy... I cannot want her like that or need her ... to make her mine, to feel her skin against mine ... Kramer silently said to himself as their gaze locked. He could hear her thoughts, she was begging him not to touch her or to do whatever he was thinking about doing to her, but her body was saying otherwise he could feel it. He saw what he needed to see in her, fear. If she didn't learn today, then some other time he wouldn't listen to her plea.Kramer moved away from Maev, he got off the bed and quickly grabbed his T-shirt from the floor. He looked at her with a satisfied smile as he put on his T-shirt. Maev had quickly covered her naked body with the bed cover silently begging for him to leave the room.

"Pack your bags., we are leaving for our supposed honeymoon, be ready in an hour. Ask someone to guide you to my office ", Kramer ordered before he walks out of the bedroom slamming the doors behind him.

Maev let out a deep breath, she sat up in bed pulled her legs up to her chest as she leaned her head against the headboard. She squeezed her eyes shut trying to get rid of the images flashing through her head. She had been really scared that Kramer will force himself on her just to prove that he was the one who gave orders around his kingdom." He is truly an animal!", Maev softly said, but she knew that deep down inside her that animal was going to drive her crazy if he gets close to her like that again. Maev slowly got off the bed, she could still feel the tingling feelings inside her which made her weak at the knees. Naked, she walked to the mirror and stared at her reflection. She gently touched her lips remembering his thumb caressing them. Maev closed her eyes, she could feel his fingertips on her lips and the thought of him touching her was igniting the same desires she had felt earlier.As her the images of earlier flashed through her mind, her right hand automatically found its way in between her legs.She quickly opened her eyes when she felt the moisture between her legs. Maev stared at her naked body, yesterday she was planning to go on a trip and now she was standing there feeling butterflies in her stomach because of a man who is keeping her as a hostage. Her body who had been aching for adventures was now aching for the Vampire's touch and love. She had never felt like this before , the urge of touching herself to release this heat she was feeling in that specific area. Her trembling fingers slowly in between her legs and she gasped at how good it felt.She had never done this before, she had never explored her body like that and now look at her just because his touches lingered on her skin she was going to finish what he had started. She quickly opened her eyes and composed herself as she looked at her reflection in the mirror.

" No, it can't be that I am sexually attracted to that beast! He must have used some spells on me!", Maev said to her reflection as she quickly removed her fingers from between her legs.

" I need to refresh myself, I need to wake up from this ridiculous trance!", she said hurrying back to the bathroom.

Kramer sat down in his office. He looked at his watch, he had asked someone to go check if his wife was getting ready for them to leave. He didn't know why he had agreed to go on that supposed honeymoon, but the eldest council members of the Kingdom advised him to go just for the other kingdoms not to ask questions why the bride and groom didn't leave for their honeymoon like the traditional way. All eyes were on them and they will have to put on an act until the truth will finally come to light. He needed to find enough evidence against Alanon and his men, then no one will be able to stop him from seeking justice for his brother.

His thought switched back to Maev, he knew that he had shaken her up. She had a small taste of how superior he was and that she had to respect and obey his orders. She had trembled in his arms at every stroke of his fingertips on her soft skin. Only his touch was enough to arouse her, he didn't need to use any magic on her for that. At one point he nearly gave in and made her his woman, but as he saw the mix of fear and passion in her eyes he stopped. The fear he saw reminded him of the reason why she was here in the first place. He had to admit, she's a pretty sight and the thought about making love to her crossed his mind once more. He slowly shook his head and cleared his throat as he stood up from his desk. Kramer walked towards the windows and looked outside towards where some kids were playing. Though he had tried to use that as a distraction, his mind went back to Maev. He had inquired about his bride and found out that she was a healer. In the witch's kingdom, the healers are the special ones because they have a pure soul.

" But that doesn't stop them from being stubborn and having a sharp tongue", Kramer said to himself and then softly added, " I shouldn't let her get under my skin. I need to think about Oliver, about my own flesh and blood".

A soft knock on the door made him turn his attention towards the doorway. He thought it was his wife, but instead, it was Mara who walked in with a sad look on her face.

" I heard you are leaving ...with her", Mara said as she stood in front of his desk with her hands on her hips. The black pants she was wearing were surely showing her every curve. The Blackworth women were surely prettier and more seductive than the witches. They had everything that every woman desires to have. They were the meaning of perfection, so why would he let a fragile little witch-like Maev occupy his thoughts when he already had the full package standing in front of him, Kramer said to himself as he walked towards Mara.

" I don't have a choice. I have to go to the other side for my business and unfortunately, I have to take her with me", Kramer replied as he walked towards Mara and hugged her tightly. Wrapped in each other's arms they didn't notice the presence of a young lady dressed in a long red dress standing in the doorway.

" Uhm, Excuse me", someone said behind them and Kramer turned to see Maev looking at them.

He moved away from Mara and they stood side by side looking at Maev." Sorry I didn't mean to interrupt...", Maev started to say but Kramer interrupted her by cutting her sentence short. Anything could come out of that little witch's mouth and he wasn't in the mood to deal with a catfight.

" Mara I'll speak to you later", Kramer said. He glanced at Maev and then held Mara's arm to stop her from leaving. He kissed her on the cheek whilst his eyes were still on Maev. His wife didn't react, she just stood there staring back at him. Mara looked at him and smiled, she kissed him on the cheek before she turned and walked towards the door.

Mara walked towards Maev with a smirk on her face, she glanced at Maev from head to toe with raised eyebrows, and then she left the room with a bright smile on her lips.

" What are you doing here!?", asked Kramer in an angry tone.

" I'm sorry to disturb you, but I was told to come here, by your good self, when I've finished packing", Maev replied in a sarcastic tone but then she remembered what had happened earlier and she decided to wipe the smile from her lips.

" It seems you forget easily Maev, do you want me to remind you that you don't ever use such tone with me?”, Kramer asked.

She took in a deep breath and softly replied,

" No Sir".

" Are you going to carry on with this sarcastic tone Maev?", Kramer asked annoyed with the way she had answered.

" Gosh Kramer I'm fed up .. ok, you win! If you want to torture me go ahead. Rip off my head, pull out my heart just do something so you can put me out of this misery! We both have things we want to do in life or someone we want to be with"Maev said and she had to admit to herself that she felt a pang of jealousy seeing Kramer with another woman and probably the reason why she was acting like that.

Did she say someone we want to be with?! Does she have someone back in her Kingdom? Kramer silently asked himself as the idea of Maev being with another man didn't please him.

" Just let me go", Maev pleaded with him.

" You can beg from dusk till dawn... I'm not letting you out of my sight", Kramer said with a serious tone, " now wait for me here", he continued with the same tone and then walked out of the room.

I'm tired of taking orders from this man... if only there was a way out of here. A way for me to slip out and run far away from here... Maev silently said to herself as she glanced around the room. The large windows caught her attention. She glanced towards the doorway and then hurried towards the windows. She slowly pushed them open and smiled. Since they were on the ground floor of the castle she could easily slip out of the windows and try to find her way out of this Kingdom. Checking to make sure that no one was coming into the room, she slowly jumped out of the window. Feeling like a prisoner who had just escaped from jail, her heart started to race as she glanced around her. There wasn’t anyone in sight, she slowly walked away from the windows staying close to the stone wall of the castle. She spotted a few kids playing in a field in a distance and she hoped that there weren’t any adults around. She wished she had chosen another outfit, the red dress was like she was attracting the bulls when she needed to be invisible. If only she could use her magic, she would make herself invisible and make her way out of here. She slowly walked around the castle towards the main door and four men were standing there guarding the door. They must be the guards. Now, what do I do? Maev said to herself. Glancing back towards where she came from, she thought that it wasn’t a good idea to go back there. Maev didn't know where to go, the only thing she could think of was to go back and run towards the fields where the kids are playing. They were innocent little ones who wouldn’t hurt her, well at least that’s what she hoped for.She turned back to check the position of the guards only to come face to face with a Bloodworth. Anxiety took over her body, she felt like she couldn't breathe. She was scared that she got caught trying to escape and wondered what consequences she would have to face. Her heartbeat increased, she felt dizzy, the man was talking to her but she couldn’t hear anything as she collapsed to the ground.

Kramer turned and looked at Maev. She was still sleeping. When he had walked into his office and found the windows opened, the first thing that crossed his mind was that she had escaped. He had rushed out only to meet one of the guards walking in carrying his wife in his arms. He had caught her trying to escape. Kramer had ordered the guard to put his wife in the carriage. A family doctor had checked her out and said she had probably passed out because of anxiety. She had been sleeping since they left the castle and had no idea that they were actually on the other side driving down to the countryside where he owns a beautiful cottage. He glanced at her one more time, some of her hair covered her face. He wanted to reach out and tucked her hair strands behind her ear so that he could see her face. But, he turned and looked at the road instead.

Maev opened her eyes and wondered where she was. A throbbing headache made her shut her eyes, she put a hand to her head and the pain disappeared. She slowly pushed her hair away from her face as she sat up straight realizing that she was in a car. Maev turned her attention to the driver and narrowed her eyebrows when she saw Kramer.

" You finally awake", he said without looking at her.

Maev didn't answer, she glanced outside as she wondered what had happened to her. She closed her eyes and tried to remember everything that happened back at the castle. Images played back in her mind, she remembered that she had tried to escape only to bump into one of the guards. So much for running away, Maev silently said to herself.

She noticed that they were driving through the woodland and Maev smiled when she saw the beautiful leaves falling everywhere. It was getting dark and the weather looked really cold and dreary outside, Maev had to wipe the window a few times to get rid of the fog so she could look outside. She turned and looked at Kramer.

" Where are we going?", she asked softly.

Kramer didn't reply and Maev didn't ask again.

She wasn't in a mood to have another fight, she was tired of all the fighting and insults.

She needed to focus on how to prove that her dad didn't kill Kramer's brother so that she could get out of this travesty. She turned her back towards Kramer and leaned her head against the seat and closed her eyes. She was glad he put the heater up in the car as she felt cold. Maev could sense they were in the other world, and she realized that the vacation she wanted before all of those dramas took place had now turned into a nightmare. She was there as a prisoner not as a bride on her honeymoon or as a young lady seeking adventure. Maev wondered for how long it will go on, how long will she be humiliated and suffer in the Bloodsworth kingdom.

Tears slowly rolled down her cheeks,

My life has now become such a sad story, she said to herself.