The Bastard Prince

6 Face to face with her mate (2)

Karic watched the woman he had saved run away from him. He rubbed his arms as a tingling feeling started from where he had touched her when he wrapped his arms around her. It climbed up his arms to run down his spine.

Fuck…he breathed out as the tingles cascaded down to settle in his groan.

Shit…why did she have to feel like that? Karic asked rubbing his arms harder ignoring the tingling and the slight jerk of his c**k as it perked up at the thought of pinning her to his body and holding her to him just a little longer.

He had women…of course he’s had women and he knew what they felt like against him. He wasn’t naïve. But having her in his arms felt like…

It was like an awakening…

Karic groaned, shaking his head. There’s no such thing.

He’s just horny. Maybe he should find some maid and scratch this itch. Or else he’ll find himself in trouble for even looking at some highborn lady sideways.

Right.

He walked back to where he left Thunder at the stream. Only to come to a stop as he found Thunder leaning his very massive head, into the eager hands of…Karic’s eyes ran the left of the man touching Thunder like he owned him.

Thunder didn’t like many people. But he seemed to have taken a liking to…Karic’s eyes landed on the man’s head.

Silver hair.

It was the prince.

And next to him stood the woman who just ran away from him. She looked so delicate and alluring standing there next to him. Heat climbed up his body, as a longing feeling filled him. He craved her in a way he didn’t understand.

How is this possible? He asked himself as the need to go to her filled him. He wanted nothing more than to pull her back into his arms again.

 Karic’s heart gave a slight clench as he wondered what the prince was to her. A possessive feeling he didn’t understand swirled inside him. He wanted to snatch her away from the prince.

What the hell?

 Karic stood there not sure what to do.

The prince turned to him as if he sensed him standing there. Karic heard the slight whimper from the woman as she noticed him standing there.

The prince turned to her, and they stared at each for a few seconds, before he turned to him.

His eyes landed on him with a piercing stare that made Karic wonder if he could sense that he meant to harm him.

He gave Thunder one final pat and then walked towards Karic. A smile forming on his lips. Karic didn’t know what to make of him. He looked harmless enough, but he could sense a strange aura swirling around him.

He extended his hand as he came to a stop next to Karic.

“Is he yours?” he asked inclining his head to point at Thunder with his hand still extended towards him.

“Yes,” Karic said, feeling weird as he took his hand. It wasn’t every day that a man got to shake the hand of the man he was about to kill. It was strange that this was even happening. “He’s not friendly I am surprised he took to you so easily.

“I am known to be good with animals,” the prince said his smile growing. “I am Prince Dominic Killengly of the Killengly Isles, but you can just call me Dominic. Have you met my sister?” Dominic said extending his other hand for his sister.

Karic stared as the woman stepped forward.

Brother?

No.

His heart thudded in his chest as he watched her come to stand next to her brother. She was like a beam of light he couldn’t help but be drawn to. He felt the pull of his body towards her. His hand literally tingled as he itched to pull her to him all over again. It’s like they had to finish what she started in the forest. His heart beat fast, and he could hear the rush of his blood in his veins as it headed down south to his c**k.

Shit… not now.

Karic clenched his hands into fist as he resisted the uncontrollable changes that his body was bent on.

“This princess Bella, my sister.” Prince Dominic was saying. “She’s so taken with your horse. Do you think you can maybe give her a ride?”

For a second time seemed to slow, as Karic watched brother and sister do a slight dance that was cute of tug and pull, with Bella pulling away from her brother and him keeping her to his side. 

He could tell that she didn’t want to take a ride with him.

She doesn’t want me? he asked himself even though he knew it was a bad thing that she would want him. He was going to kill her brother after all.

But he wanted to feel her against him again…and maybe let her kiss his neck again. It had felt so amazing to have her lips against his skin like that.

Fuck…Karic internally groaned as his c**k turned from half hard to a throbbing steel in his pants.

Uhhhh… this is not a good idea.

Karic made to shake his head, but he found himself nodding, already moving to Thunder.

What the f**k are you doing? He asked himself as he lifted easily into the saddle. Thunder didn’t even move as she walked to his side. Karic offered her his hand and she took it. He pulled her easily in front of him. Her ass came into contact with his groin, and her back to his chest.

Shit…maybe he should have waited for his body to settle down, because there was no way she couldn’t feel how hard he was. She wiggled a bit as she got comfortable in the saddle. There wasn’t enough space there to begin with and Karic felt every movement of her flesh against him. He clamped his hand on her hip to keep her from moving some more.

She hissed, tensing. 

“Bring her back safely,” Dominic said with a wave.

“I will,” Karic said his voice rough and deep. He cleared his throat wanting to sound normal not tense and utterly turned on like a teenage boy.

But he couldn’t help it she felt so good against him, it felt like a sin. He ignored the proximity of their bodies and tapped Thunder’s flanks to get him moving. They started to move following the stream.

Karic heard voices behind them, but he didn’t stop he held tight onto Bella, his fingers sinking into the flesh of her hip.

She hissed again, leaning back into him.

She wanted him then, Karic thought to himself. Pleasure thrummed through him, as she became pliant against him.

He didn’t even think whether it was appropriate for them to be doing this or not, he leaned down and ran his tongue against the skin of her neck. He groaned as her taste exploded on her tongue.

She whimpered.

“You ran away from me,” he said. Bella shook her head.

“I don’t know you,” she said turning to face him. Her brown eyes were darker now, probably from the arousal that caused her body to tremble slightly.

Karic pulled back, and then stared at her.                

That’s true. They didn’t know each other. They were strangers who found themselves attracted to each other in a strange way.

“I know. What do you think is going on here?” Karic asked honestly confused. He realized that he didn’t even give his name when Dominic introduced himself and his sister. He had been so caught in wanting and needing her that it hadn’t even occur to him. He stared at her, taking every perfect part of her face the rosy lips, he wanted to kiss badly, the brown eyes that shone with gold flecks, and bronze skin that he wanted to lick and find out if it tasted like honey on every part of her body.

 God, he couldn’t think straight without wanting to touch her.

This can’t be normal.

“Why I am so drawn to you? I want nothing but to lay you down and feast on you. Is that normal?” Karic asked his confusion deepening.

Bella visibly jerked in his arms at his words. She blinked rapidly, and quickly turned away as if to hide something from him. 

“Don’t run again. Tell me,” Karic said taking ahold of her chin to turn her around.

“Don’t,” Bella said through gritted teeth – she sounded like she is in some kind of pain. Karic let her go. Her breathing seemed off too. She was gasping for air.

“Are you alright?” Karic asked stopping Thunder’s slow walk. He dropped down and reach for Bella. “What’s wrong.”

He touched her face. But she had her eyes tightly closed.

“Please give me a minute,” she said pushing him away. Karic took a step back, even though his didn’t want to.

He shook his head. He doesn’t even know this woman, but he was possessive of her, and he wanted claim her like some animal.

Fuck… this is so unlike him.

In his life he’s wanted two things only. A roof over his head, and saving his mother. But now, just a few minutes of having Bella in his arms… he forgot all of that. All he could think of was possessing her and making her his.

Fuck…Karic took a staggering step back.

He was here on a mission – and now he wasn’t even sure he could complete it.

Could he kill her brother?

But if he didn’t kill him what did that mean for him?

He’ll lose his mother, his home…and everything he’s worked for.

His mother will die, the oracle said so. And his home didn’t belong to him, it belonged to King Stefan…he gave it to him, because he could.

But her…she could be his...

“Come to me tonight and I’ll explain everything,” Bella said finally sounding normal. Karic turned to her, and stared at her. She didn’t look hurt or anything.

What was happening to her a few minutes ago? he asked himself glad that she was fine now.

The pull to her was still there, and he couldn’t resist it. He stepped closer to her, taking her in his arms again. He leaned down and they stared deep into each other’s eyes.

It feels like fate, Karic thought leaning down to take her lips for the very first time. Her soft lips touched his, and he knew he will never have enough. She tasted sweet and intoxicating.

She pulled back, just as her fingers sank into his back.

Karic groaned loving her possessive touch.

“I’ll tell Micah to bring you to my room,” she whispered against his lips.

“I’ll be there,” Karic agreed finally pulling back. He climbed back onto the horse, and pulled Bella back into the saddle. He turned Thunder around and went back to the house.