74
Charlie looked at two very surprised and guilty looking men. She was more entertained than angry, but where was the fun of letting them know that?
“So, is someone going to explain what we are hiding from me or am I going to have to guess?” she asked.
“Why are you awake, baby?” Vidar asked.
“And how did you manage to sneak up on us?” Caine asked. Charlie held up a foot and wiggled her toes. She had big rag–socks on her feet. She had woken up because her feet had been outside the comforter and were ice cold. Charlie knew they would cramp if she didn’t do anything. That’s why she had got out of bed and fished out her trusty but horrid–looking socks. It had been then she heard the voices from the kitchen and, to her joy, she had discovered that her fluffy, home–knitted socks muffled most of the sound she usually made.
“Now don’t try to distract me. What has happened?” she asked as she walked up to Vidar and looked at his arm. There was a superficial wound, no more than a scratch, across his upper arm. She expected it to disappear as she watched it, but it didn’t. It slowly healed, but at a much slower rate than usual. “Silver?” She asked.
“No,” Vidar said. She raised her eyebrow when she realised he wouldn’t continue.
“Ice magic,” Caine offered and got a glare from Vidar, which made Charlie slap him across his chest.
“Don’t glare at him when he is being helpful,” she snapped. “Ice magic, as in the same that killed Jones?” she asked.
“Yes,” Vidar admitted, and Charlie felt her b*dy turn to ice. Had she been that close to losing
Vidar?
“What’s wrong?” Vidar asked and reached for her. He must have seen the distress on her face.
“You said you wouldn’t be in danger,” she said in an accusing voice.
1/5
“Danger? I was never in danger, Charlie,” he told her.
“Not in danger?” A bullet with ice magic hit you.”
“A bullet like that won’t kill me. It stings and it’s irritating, but not much more,” Vidar explained. She looked at him to try to see if he only said it to make her feel better.
“He is telling the truth, Charlie,” Caine told her.
“But Jones.”
“Jones was a gargoyle. His natural form was stone. When water seeps into stone and freezes, it will shatter the stone. That is why gargoyles are vulnerable towards ice magic. I’m no gargoyle, lilla lo,” Vidar gently said and wrapped her in his arms. Charlie took it in and nodded as she hugged him back.
“So, where were you?” she asked. She didn’t get a reply at first. She looked up at him.
“Fine,” he yielded. “I paid a visit to Rose’s brother,” Vidar confessed.
“Uncle Matt shot you with magic bullets?” Charlie had a lot of strange things happen to her during the last month or so. But this she had a hard time to wrap her head around. Her two worlds collided and mashed, and it didn’t make any sense to her.
“The curtesy of Millard,” Vidar confirmed. Charlie nodded.
“So there was a connection, did uncle Matt tell you anything?” she asked and took half a step back so she could look at him.
“He did. He gave me his phone so we can know when Millard contacts him again.”
“He gave you his phone?” she asked, doubtfully.
“He practically begged me to take it.” Her eyes grew bigger, and she stared at Vidar.
“You showed him what you are,” she said with absolute certainty. “Vidar, he won’t keep it a
2/5
SELIEL.
LUI
“Do you think me so stupid that I would risk something like that? Especially now that I have you? No, Charlie. I may have shown my true nature to that vile human, but he won’t ever tell my secret to someone else,” he reassured her.
“What did you do to him?” she wanted to know. Vidar hesitated and Charlie thought he looked worried. “You can tell me. I won’t be upset,” she reassured him. He sighed.
“I killed him. I didn’t do it because he tried to shoot me or because he worked with Millard. I did it because of what he put your through,” he told her. a part of Charlie told her she should be appalled by what he had done, that a man had lost his life because Vidar had deemed it necessary to pay for the offence Matt had given her. But it was a small part. She was surprised at how okay she was with it, she was even grateful.
“Thank you,” she said and gave him a k*ss on the cheek.
“You’re not going to yell at me or tell me it wasn’t necessary?” he asked.
“No. You did it to keep me safe and to avenge me. It was sweet.” There came a choking sound. from Caine, and when both Charlie and Vidar looked at him, he chuckled.
“I have never heard the boss be described as sweet before,” he said.
1
“Shut up,
Vidar told him, and Charlie laughed.
“Do you need to put something on the wound until it’s healed?” she asked Vidar.
“No, it’s just superficial. It’s too early to stand around in the kitchen. I should get you back to
bed.” Charlie smiled and nodded.
“Interesting footwear. I will have to take a look at them sometimes,” Caine offered as a goodbye. Charlie got an image of Caine sneaking around in the shadows wearing oversized knitted socks in all the colours of the rainbow. She snorted and started giggling like a madwoman.
“What now?” Vidar asked as they walked to their room.
3/5
74
“Nothing, nothing,” she said as she continued to giggle. Vidar k*ssed her on the head and chuckled. As they got into bed, Charlie took her socks off. They had done their work, and she was warm when she snuggled into Vidar. Vidar tilted her head up and k*ssed her. It didn’t take long for the k*ss to turn deep and hot. Vidar lifted her, so she was spread out on top of him. His hands wandering down her b*dy, sneaking in under the short nightgown and up under it.
“Vidar,” she mumbled.
“Charlie,” he responded as he k*ssed his way down her n*ck.
“Caine, Vidar.”
“Why are you so obsessed with him when I’m k*ssing you like this?” he mumbled.
“He’ll hear us,” she told him, trying to keep her mind clear. It was hard when he dragged his teeth alon
her n*ck and massaged her ass. Her need to move against him was almost more than she could contain.
“Moste likely,” he agreed and kept torturing her n*ck. Charlie felt herself blush at the thought, and then there was the other, more unexpected, reaction. She felt her arousal spike. Vidar growled against her n*ck. “Did you like the idea of him listening to us?” he asked, his voice had become dark. 1
“No,” she whispered. But again, her b*dy betrayed her as her hips moved to grind against him.
“Liar,” he told her and gripped her hips and pressed her down against his cock, giving her the friction she was craving. “Does it turn you on thinking about him laying in bed listening to your whimpers?” Vidar asked and bucked up as he pressed her down. Charlie couldn’t stop a small moan from escaping. She buried her face in his n*ck to stop the sounds from escaping and shook her head. “I think he would enjoy hearing you, lilla lo. You make the most exquisite sounds when you come,” he continued to whisper in her ear.
“Vidar,” she objected. Before she knew it Vidar had flipped them. His warm, hard, b*dy was pressing down on her. She missed their regular steamy session. Who knew you could get used to regular, mind–blowing orgasms?
4/5
74
“I didn’t know you had an exhibition streak in you, baby. Don’t feel bad about what gets you excited,” he said as his hands caressed their way up her b*dy, taking her nightgown with them. With a final tug, Charlie was laying in nothing but a set of lace panties. “f**k. You frazzle my brain and make my cock hard like iron every time I see you like this,” he growled. He bent down and k*ssed her.
“I love you Vidar,” she told him. She put the emphasis on you.
“I love you to
you too, baby,” he said and k*ssed her again. Then he stopped and looked down at her. “Are you worried I will think you don’t love me if you give in to your desires?” he asked her. Charlie felt guilty as he said it.
“Maybe,” she said.
“Charlie, baby. I know you love me. I know you would never betray me. One of the first things you showed me was how loyal you are. I don’t mind you getting hot and bothered by thinking of Caine listening to how I make you moan. It turns me on to know someone will know just how much pleasure I bring you. Let go of the guilt, my love, let us show Caine just how pretty you can sound,” he told her. Charlie wondered if there would be a point when he stopped taking her breath away with how he accepted her. Then her mind went blank as Vid his head and took her nipple between his teeth in the way she
dipped loved. She arched her back and let a whimper slip past her lips. Maybe it was okay to give in to the naughty thoughts that secretly thrilled her?