Part 45

"Where is Sophia?" I asked the maid in the hall and she glanced sideway carefully before replying. "She went to her room a few minutes back." She stuttered and glanced in the direction of her room once again. I followed her eye and asked. "What's wrong?"She looked at me and gulped before replying. "The prince is there with her." She said and lowered her eyes. My blood froze for a second when the words left her mouth. My hands shivered on either side in anger. Just what game is she playing? I thought and nodded at the maid, turned over my heels and found my way to his room.I didn't know and just burst into the room. The colour on my face drained when I looked at the scene in front of me. Not in my wildest dreams I would have thought such a thing to happen. I was frozen on the spot. I wanted to move but my feet were rooted on the spot. When he turned his face to look at me all I could do was look at him and when I looked at Sophia she had a smile on her face like she was mocking me.Stanley grabbed my arm and dragged me out of the room. "Kristen. It's not what you think. I can explain." He said as soon as he slammed the door behind him.He took my hand in his and dragged me to my room when he saw the maids stopped what they were doing and watching us. I just walked silently, my legs were walking on their own and I had no energy left within me. I was too shocked to say anything."Kristen. Look at me." He said and tried to touch my face. I pulled away from him with a jerk and didn't want to look at his face."Kristen. Please. I can explain." He said desperately but my ears were numb. Tears gathered in my eyes and I wiped off a few with the back of my hand. He sighed looking at me."I didn't do anything. She was injured I just brought her back to her room. She was feeling bad that you don't trust her and I was ju.. just telling her not to worry about anything and she suddenly hugged me. I pushed her away and she started crying more. I didn't know what to do." He rambled, trying to convince me what I saw was not true.I wiped off the tears and looked up at him. His expression looked pained like he was telling the truth but that was not what I saw. "I want to be alone," I said and he looked at me."Kristen, please." He said and tried to touch me again. I lifted my palm in a gesture to stop."No." He said and came to me. I looked into his eyes."Kristen. I would never hurt you like that. I don't know how to explain but what you saw was not true. She said that I was her soulmate and she had to choose. I don't even know what she means and before I could speak she took me off guard by kissing me." I am sorry."His words oddly made sense, my mind struggled to understand the scene I had stumbled upon. "A kiss doesn't just happen out of nowhere, Stanley." His hands clenched into fists at his sides, frustration seeping into his voice. "I know, Kristen. I know how it looks. It's all my fault, she misread my intentions. I pushed her away, Kristen. My heart belongs to you and only you." I knew well that it was not his fault and he would never betray me. The fact that she tried to make a move on him made me pissed off. Her mocking smile haunted me, how dare she think he was her soulmate.I looked at Stanley, searching his eyes for any sign of deceit. It only held the truth and pain. He reached for my hand, and this time, I didn't pull away. His touch was warm and it sent a shiver down my spine."Kristen," he whispered, his voice laced with pain, "I know this is hard to believe, but I need you to understand that you're the one I love. It'll be always you. Please, give me a chance to make things right." Torn between mixed emotions, I took a deep breath, I didn't want to hurt him when he was speaking the truth. I know him better than anyone. And I knew Sophia must have used dark magic either to make him hers or just to show me that she could make him hers. The thought alone made me want to kill her but right now I must tell him about her herself. "Stanley, I trust you," I said to bring him out of his misery.He looked at me, took a breath of relief and hugged me tightly. A tear escaped his eyes. "I am sorry." He repeated again. This time with Love. All the time we spent together has only increased my feelings for him."There is something you need to know," I told him as I pulled away. "Sophia is not we think she is." He narrowed his eyes at me."Terra found out that Sophia has dark magic. We were suspicious of her true motive. Recently I caught her many times watching you and I wanted to talk to her about it but then earlier today at the ground she was trying to be all innocent and approached you. I just wanted to scare her so I challenged her. But she used dark magic and stabbed me. She created an illusion spell and revealed herself. She said I can't win against her." I explained to him what happened. His lips curled into a snarl. "How dare she," he growled, his voice a low rumble that echoed through the room.His fingers clenched into fists at his sides, his knuckles turning white with the force of his anger. "I can't believe she would even think of doing something like that," he muttered, his words dripping with venom. I lifted my shirt exposing my waist and showed him the bruise. The look on his face was scary. "How dare she lay a hand on you?" he practically roared, his voice reverberating off the walls. His fingers brushed over the discolouration on my skin, and his jaw clenched so hard it looked like he might grind his teeth into dust.I saw a surge of rage, unlike anything I had ever seen before in his eyes. He stormed towards the door, his eyes ablaze with an intensity that could have set the room on fire. "I'll make her regret ever crossing that line," he hissed, his eyes narrowing into slits. "Stanley." I stopped him midway."Please calm down," I said and placed my hand on his."I know you are angry but let us handle her. I saw a part of her memory earlier and I think I understand now what she wants." I told him. His expression did not change and there was no way he would calm down."Kristen, whatever her reasons are she has no right to harm you. She does have some nerve to use dark magic here." He hissed. The serious angered look in his bright blue gaze had me frightened. I took a step forward and hugged him. "Stanley, I need you to calm down. I understand your anger but it's not time yet, trust me on this. I will handle her." He sighed and calmed down a bit."What did you find out from her memory?" He asked."I saw her grandmother. She said something about her soulmate. I think it has something to do with two soulmates and she must choose." His blue eyes flickered to mine. "She thinks you are the one." My voice came out a lot quieter than I would have liked. A dark chuckle escaped his lips. "Over my dead body." His tone held sarcasm. His blue eyes flashed as bright as crystals. My voice seemed heavy in my throat as I reached over to our joined hands with my other and cupped his much larger one between them. His blue eyes flickered to mine briefly before backing down. "Do you seriously think I would let anyone take you away from me?" I asked in a playful tone to diffuse the tension and batted my eyelashes which seemed to work. He laughed lightly. "I love you.""I love you too," I said and he pulled me closer.The pad of his thumb captures the tear before it rolls down my cheek. My lips parted in surprise from his gentle touch. I look up to meet his blue eyes and his pupils dilate. My mind started to race. Stanley removed his hand from my face and I looked at his lips once more. I crashed my lips against him, catching him totally off guard. As my lips touched him, I felt his sharp intake of breath. His mouth tasted like mint with little sweetness as he opened his mouth and kissed me. His warm tongue ran along mine and I could feel his hands on my hips pulling me closer to him. My entire body felt like it had been ignited, I had never felt like this before. He brought his hand to my face, cupping my flushed cheeks. "Kristen," he breathed and brought his mouth back to mine, his tongue sliding in once more. The sensation of claiming what is mine had taken over my mind and body. Stanley pulled me by my hips closer to him as he laid back on my bed, never breaking the kiss. I put my hand on his chest as I climb onto him. His skin was hot from his rapid breathing. He pulled his mouth away from mine and moved to my neck. I felt his tongue on my skin which made butterflies flutter in my stomach and made my skin abalze. He grabbed ahold of my hair gently to keep my head in place. His teeth grazed my collar bone and I moan loudly, the feeling to claim him shot down my body as he gently sucked on my skin."Kristen." His husky voice made my legs weak. I hummed in response."I want to mark you." He said as his head lifted to mine and his pupils dilated in love and lust. "I want to make you mine." He said in a deep voice. My mouth became dry. "Yes," I said and his eyes held a surprised expression. "Are you sure?" He asks again with an intoxicating smile. "Yes," I said looking into his deep blue eyes which became much darker and his lips became a deeper shade of red and slightly swollen from kissing me. The heat in my body slowly started to burn from his touch."You have no idea how long I waited for this day." He said and his hand immediately reached for the hem of my shirt and he pulled it above my head. The way he looked at me only made me go crazy for him. My pulse quickened and he looked at my body. No one had ever seen me this exposed and I moved my hand up to cover my body, he immediately grabbed both of my wrists and pushed them above my head."Do not cover yourself from me." He said and looked into my eyes. "You are the most beautiful girl in my eyes and you will be the only one forever." The way he looked at me made me realize how much he loved me and he really meant each and every word. "I love you." He said and climbed on top of me all of his weight supported on his hands. He brought his hand to my neck and trailed it down, only touching me with his fingertips, then down my stomach and he stops just above my pants. A hundred thoughts raced through my mind but disappeared as soon as his hand reached my jeans and removed it in one swift movement. I heard him suck a breath through his teeth and he brought his mouth back to mine. He moans into my mouth as I put my hands further up his chest. I love that I can make him moan too, that I have this effect on him. My stomach begins to stir. His finger traces over my cheek bone and my eyes involuntarily close at his touch. He opened my hand and made my fingers cup around his length. He sucked a breath between his lips and I look up at him through my lashes. He took his hand off mine and let me do what I want. I gave him a small smile and began to move my hand. A moan escaped his lips and I tightened my grip on him. I kept the slow but tight movements and he seemed to like it. I leaned in and pressed my lips against the skin on his neck causing him to moan again.I ran my tongue over the skin near his ear, his hand moved to my chest and he cupped it beneath his hands. I licked the skin near his collarbone and pressed my lips against it which made his body jump a bit. "Kristen." He said my name in an uncontrolled and raspy voice which turned me on. I placed my right hand on his chest and willed my powers to mark him. His hands were shaking as the white light escaped my palm and went inside his body merging my powers with his. I was worried that it would be too much for him as I am not a normal person with one elemental power. I was filled with the powers of hundreds of witches and as I expected it came off stronger than I thought. He opened his eyes and his eye color changed suddenly to the shade of red just like mine. I tried to pull away my hand but his right hand wrapped around mine and held it in place on his chest. He didn't want me to stop. I prayed to the goddess to bless us and make us one. We witches are slightly different from vampires and werewolves. They just need a bite on the neck and exchange blood to mark their mate but for us, we have to use our powers and pray to the moon goddess to merge our powers as one. If his body rejects my powers then the marking process cannot be completed. I got scared that his powers would reject mine but his body accepted it the second I touched him. He was born with the elemental powers of air, water and land unlike me born with the fire elemental power. A beautiful flower-like pattern formed on his chest like a tattoo. It looked like a flower was floating on the river but at the same time burning in flames. Yet it bloomed brightly. It was beautiful against his skin. I was watching it in awe without realizing the way he was looking at me. A blush formed on my cheek making it beet red.He shifted my body beneath his and started kissing me again, this time a little rough with more passion like he was devoured by it. The way he touched my body all over made me moan into his mouth. That night we made love and he marked me the same way I did. He marked me on the back of my shoulder. The feeling when his powers merged with mine has no words to describe.