Darklight Chronicles

Chapter 4

Alrek sighed.

"Never a dull moment." He uttered to himself as he walked to the door. His course hands gripped the handle of the door as he free hand unlatched the lock, pulling it open.

A figure, covered in a dark gray cloak stood at the door as he opened it. The figure had a feminine scent and stance. They lunged at Alrek, knocking him back and a knife was held to his throat. The blade would seem familiar to him, with an embellished handle of emeralds and had a sun etched into the blade. Alrek rolled his eyes, knowing full well of who the assailant was and had long grown tired of her games. His hand caught her wrist and slammed it against the doorframe with a hard thud. The dagger fell to the floor with a rattle before Alrek twisted her arm painfully behind her back and kicked her knees out from behind her as her body turned from the wracking pain along her arm.

"This is getting old, Natalia." He huffed, pushing her forward onto all fours with his foot.

Natalia gasped as he slammed her into the door, she squirmed in his grasp which quickly stopped as he twisted her arm. She growled lowly and tried get away but everything happened so fast the next thing she knew, she was on her hands and knees before him. Natalia looked up at Alrek and glared as she tried to get up.

"I thought you enjoyed my games." She huffed out in a snarky tone.

"Ah yes, I so enjoy the games where you try to shank me because you're horny." His tone was clearly unamused as his arms folded over his chest. His weight shifted to the side as he looked down at her.

"What do you want this time?" He inquired impatiently.

Natalia growled and kept trying to get out from under him, she looked down and scoffed.

"Did you really forget our deal? You really are getting old." She huffed out with a chuckle and she grabbed his foot, digging her nails in and shoved him off as she stood up and dusted herself off. She paused for a moment and sniffed the air, she could smell a large amount of sweat from him and simply smirked. His gaze narrowed as she scratched at his ankle like a desperate animal then continued to look at her in an impatient manner.

"I've not forgotten. Is that all you've come to bother me for? Sex?" His brow arched as he looked her up and down.

"There was more than just sex to our deal. And besides..." Natalia said with a smirk as she stepped up to him, her chest pressed against his.

"You stink of sweat, makes me wonder if you fucking that odd little ward or if you were just working out." She said with chuckle, glancing over at the fireplace in the living room but not seeing anyone. Her golden locks brushed against his chest, tickling his skin as she looked into his eyes. A devilish smirk tugged at his lips as his eyes locked with hers.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" He knew he could mess with her by denying her the truth of it.

"And here I was, thinking you fell for that milquetoast Kristof." His hand gripped against her chin, tipping her more towards him. Alrek was leading her on for his own amusement at this point, just to see how she would react.

Natalia growled at him and clenched her fists hearing him insult Kristof. She loved Kristof but still had strong feelings for Alrek. She glared at him and stepped back.

"You insult your commander, his templar and now, I bet you won't even honor our deal. Will you?" Natalia asked in an agitated tone of voice as she closed the door behind her.

Alrek cocked his head.

"Deal? What deal? I apologize. I'm an old man and my memory isn't what it used to be." He teased, gently pushing her back against the closed door.