The Darkest Twist : A Lords Of The Underworld Fanfiction [Mature]

9 Connections and Lessons Learned

Dedicated to @Nicole-Smith

*Reyes PoV*

I noticed as we touched down on the water, Lucrezia's grip on me got tighter. Firmer.

"You're gaining strength. Good," I praised her. She gave me a smile.

"The water helps," she said.

"I can take your pain away," I offered. Even now Pain is consuming her pain eventhough Charm is unwilling.

"Yeah. But scale it, okay ? The pain's an indicator of whether I'm improving or not. If the pain subsides, it means I'm healed a little more. It's hard to explain," she said.

"Okay, Blanche," I said. Then she looked at me, and as I took her pain away, her jaw unclenched. I was focused on getting her to stay in the water. I was hugging her tighter than ever, the spaces between our bodies nonexistent. It was mostly skin to skin contact. I was only wearing board shorts, and she's wearing a very.. clothless bikini.

"Kiss me," she whispered. I snapped my head up in surprise. I glanced to the yacht with worry. Danika is standing on the deck, watching us. I don't want to hurt her. She's my life. When I looked back to Blanche, she was following my gaze.

"No. I'm sorry. I understand. You mated," she said.

"Blanche,.." I just said, words hung in the air between us.

"Tell me the story of how you met," she asked, faking casual manners. But there was a slight shake in her voice. And there's that unmistakeable hurt in her eyes. She waited for my answer, shivering.

"I love you," I said. She looked at me like she didn't understand. Then I closed my lips in on hers. Her lips was frozen cold. I massaged her lips with mine, and they melted right away. She pushed me away weakly.

"Danika is watching," she pleaded.

"Dani's my life," I stated. She nodded.

"But you are my salvation." And I kissed her again. Her lips surrendered under mine, and she kissed me back softly. We went for minutes with only our lips. And when I felt the tip of her tongue slipping in, I tasted heaven. It was not like the Heaven I experienced like my first orgasm with Danika, but it was the kind of heaven Blanche provided. A heaven only Lucrezia Blanche could conjure. Danika is a pure little thing, while Blanche gives us a heaven for our demons.

Then I pulled away. Her lips was swollen now, and I rubbed my thumb around them to soothe her lips.

"Don't get me wrong. Sex with Danika is always satisfying. But she is not immune to Pain. I'm always cautious. I don't want her to turn into a pain hungry women like so many has before," I said.

She put both her hands on my cheeks. She pulled my head in and pecked me on the lips.

"I understand, Reyes," she said. She looked at me tenderly, and I started crying. I don't know how I could say those words to her, after years of not seeing her.

Then she wrapped her legs around my waist, and circled her hands around my neck, and buried her face in my collarbone. I put my head on top of hers, and caressed her long hair that cascaded to her waist.

Then one of her hands moved idly on my skin, tracing the butterfly tattoo that hugged my ribcage. We've known each other for so long, she didn't even have to look. She memorised every line, every curve, every edge of the intricate design. Like always, my tattoo came to life under her hands. It's not moving or anything, it just amplifies. They look embellished, bolder.

"I would kill to not lose you, Blanche," I said to her. She kissed the skin on my collarbone, lingering.

"I'm sorry that Danika is watching. But I can't," she said.