Caius POV
It took forever for me to drift off in my office, but as soon as I did, I was back in dreamland. Celia was lying on a blanket in the field near where I materialized. I walked slowly, so I would not startle her. My heartbeat faster in anticipation of holding her in my arms again.
Celia’s eyes were closed as she hummed a beautiful song.
“Celia,” I softly said.
Celia sat up and greeted me with a smile.
"I thought you would never come back," she chimed.
“I was only gone for a few hours,” I responded.
Celia shook her head. "Time is weird here; I honestly could not tell you how long I've been asleep anymore. You say you were gone only a few hours, but it felt like days here," she admitted.
My heart ached; she must be so lonely, trapped in here.
"Can I hold you?" I asked.
"Ok," she responded as I sat beside her and lifted her tiny body into my lap. Celia relaxed into me as her body reacted to the mate bond.
“You feel so right,” she whispered as she rested her head against my chest.
“Mate feels so good,” Silver howled in my head.
"Celia, we found a way to rescue to you. If all goes well, I will have you back at my house tomorrow," I said as I placed her small hand in mine.
"How will you wake me? Stormy says I'm in a deep sleep," Celia responded.
"I'm not sure yet; we will bring you home sleeping and find a way to wake you safely," I admitted.
"Stormy knows a lot more than me. She can hear what is happening in the real world but refuses to tell me,” Celia explained.
"Stormy is protecting Celia, Caius. Ask mate if we can talk to her,” Silver suggested.
"Celia, can I talk to Stormy? You just have to allow her to take control for a little,” I asked.
"Yes, she wants to talk to you," Celia responded with a smile.
A beautiful shade of purple took over her eyes, unlike anything I had ever witnessed.
"Hello, mate," Stormy greeted me.
"Hi Stormy, Celia said you may know more about her situation."
"Caius, they are using witchcraft to keep us asleep. I'm afraid you must find a cure for whatever they injected us with before we can wake up," she filled me in.
"I was afraid of that," I responded.
"Celia's body is in pretty bad shape; I'm afraid even if you free us of the wolfsbane, she may never walk. Please don't reject us over that; I promise we are strong," Stormy pleaded.
"Reject you; I would never do that, Stormy. I'm already in love,” I admitted.
'Take good care of her, Caius; Celia has not had an easy life. She grew up alone, bullied, and without a single friend. Celia is tough, but she also hides her pain very well," Stormy replied.
"I will, Stormy. Can I talk with Celia again?" I asked.
Celia's eyes returned to normal as she blinked a few times. It was clear that was the first time her wolf took complete control, and from the looks of it, she also blocked Celia from hearing the conversation.
Celia opened her mouth to talk again, but I felt a slight jolt in her body and smelled fresh wolfsbane again.
"f**k they dosed her again," I said to Silver.
"Celia, I'm going to kiss you. It will help with the pain," I said as I gently placed her back on the blanket and hovered my body over hers.
I softly placed my lips on hers as the sparks from the bond greeted my body. I repeated the same motions as the night before, removed my shirt, and slipped hers off, exposing her bare skin. f**k, she never put a bra back on; my erection was now throbbing against her.
Celia let out a small moan, and I could tell she was already feeling a lot better. I wanted nothing more than to burry myself deep inside of her and claim her entire body, but I fought back the urge and lifted myself off of her.
“Don’t stop,” she squeaked as she sat up, causing her perky breasts to bounce.
At this pace, I was going to wake up covered in my c*m.
"I promise I will continue one day real soon, Celia, but as promised, we will take things slow, “ I said.
Celia pouted, causing me to chuckle.
"Celia, I want nothing more than to claim you as mine, but I want you to have time to get to know me and fall in love with me first,” I softly said, placing a kiss on her forehead.
“Ok,” she said with a smile as I pulled her shirt back over her head.
“I feel myself waking again, Celia, but I will return when I sleep tonight,” I promised as, once again, the dreamland disappeared.
I placed my hand on my pants, and just as expected, they were wet and sticky from my release.
A knock on my office door startled me.
“Caius, it’s Sapphire. Let’s spend some alone time,” she said in a seductive voice.
“Not right now,” I growled.
I mind-linked Jordan to get her out of the way as I entered my bathroom that connected to my bedroom to freshen up. I was determined to finish my work for the day so I could spend a long night of sleep with my mate.