October and April (Bk 2 Of The Valhireya Series)-rewriting

Nineteen

Cade

Invading her dream was not enough. Nothing compares to the feeling of her skin against mine but it will have to do, for now. I go to the kitchen and find Ava making pasta for everyone.

"That looks nice!" I tell her as she turns around to look at me.

"Unlike you!" She says and I laugh bitterly. "You look like shit!" She adds as I sit down at the table.

"I feel like it as well!" I tell her and pour myself a glass of wine.

"Haven't you had sex, like, yesterday?" She asks and I raise my eyebrow surprised by her bold question.

"Well, if you were to go starving for one week, would having one meal fix it?" I ask her and she raises her shoulders.

"So is this some sort of incubus anemia?" She asks half giggling.

"Very funny yet somewhat very accurate!" I tell her with a soft chuckle. Ida joins us and blushes as she looks at me. Of course she remembers the dream we shared without her knowing it. She probably feels so uncomfortable now and I really need her to get over it so I can find what she is hiding. Ava places the pasta in each plate and then leaves the kitchen.

"Are you ok, love?" I ask her with a small smirk on my face. She frowns as she looks at me and goes to distribute the pasta plates.

"I just had a weird dream." She tells me and I feel that twitch in my pants. Down boy! When she turns to face me, she is red as a tomato. Before I can say anything else, Claire runs into the room and straight into her arms.

"Are you feeling OK now, Ida?" She asks her with concern.

"I sure am, my sweet girl. Every time I see you I get better and better!" She tells her and Claire gives her a kiss on the cheek.

"Now, go sit next to your daddy so we can eat!"

Hearing her say those words hits me like a tidal wave in the back of my head. Claire is my daughter. She is an heiress of Hell. This thing just got more dangerous. It is not about me or Idalia anymore. It is about her, our daughter. We must keep her safe!

Jan walks into the room and everyone sits at the table, digging into their pasta.

"So... how long have you two been together?" I ask Jan with a steady calm voice.

"We've been together since when you two first got together. When the spell broke, memories of her started to appear in my mind and I realized why I was feeling so empty for all those years. She is my other half of soul." He says and goes ahead to show me the small circle above his heart.

"Does this mean that your days of riding your high horse and patronizing me are over?" I ask him with a mocking tone.

"Neah! You'll always need me putting some common sense in that thick skull of yours!" He tells me and Ida chuckles at his words.

Idalia

"You think this is funny?" He asks me while his eyes burn into mine. I suddenly have flashes of memories with us making love, him making me scream his name so many times. I can barely contain a moan as those flashes have my entire body pulsating with need. My skin hurts from so much desire. His eyes never leave me as he places his hand on my naked thigh again. Electricity runs underneath my skin and stops straigh in my core, making me gasp and blush furiously. I finish chewing the last bite of pasta and quickly get up and run to the bedroom. I sit down on the bed and I try to stop myself from shaking. Maybe a cold shower will help.

Cade

When I enter the bedroom, I hear the water running in the bathroom. I don't remember using the shower. I slowly open the door and see Ida washing her hair. My eyes remain glued to her naked body, as I slowly take off my clothes, one by one. Her eyes are still closed by the time I step in the shower, behind her. My fingers graze her skin from her lower back, until her hip and then stop on her lower abdomen. Her body instantly starts shivering as she turns around and looks at me. She looks so lost and scared and all I can think is how to sink myself inside her.

"Talk to me, love! When you hurt, I hurt too. Please don't shut me out!" I tell her as I pull her in my embrace. She gasps as she feels my erection pulsating on her abdomen but still wraps her arms around me.

"I have made such a mess, Cade! I don't know whether you will forgive me." She tells me and I frown.

"There is nothing you could have done that I haven't already, so don't be afraid to talk to me." I tell her as my fingers continue to gently draw circles against her skin. She stops breathing as the atmosphere becomes more charged between us. I place a lingering kiss on her shoulder blade and she lets out a shaky breath, her nails digging in my back a little. I nibble at the skin and she gasps and starts shivering again. I take a step back a take the shower gel bottle. I squeeze a decent quantity out and place my hand on her abdomen, moving it in slow circle motions as I lather her with soap. I give her the bottle and she does the same thing, placing her hand on my mark, making the memories of her screaming my name dance before my eyes. I cannot control how I feel anymore. I feel my eyes shifting to black as I massage her breasts. Her eyes open and she sees me as I am and gives me a wicked smile. I reward her by giving her some of my energy. I let it flow as my hands travel lower on her abdomen and she gasps and frowns while looking into my eyes. She lets out a moan and frowns when I stop just above her mound.

"Say it, Idalia!" I tell her as my lips nibble at her skin again.

"Mmm..." she says as her entire body shivers with desire.

"Say the words and I will make it better. So. Much. Better!" I press each word as my lips touch her ear. Her nails dig into my back again as she takes a sharp breath.

"Just say it, baby!" I tell her as my hand reaches her ass and give it a good squeeze.

"Please!" She finally speaks and I smile against her skin.

"Please what, love?" I ask her as I increase the amount of energy coursing through my touch.

"It hurts! Please!" She says as her shivering becomes more and more intense.

"You want me to make it better?" I ask her as I finally capture her lips in a demanding kiss.

"Yes!" She moans as she gasps for air.

My lips leave her mouth and stop behind her ear, slowly kissing the spot. She moans, earning another triumphant smile from me.

"Do you want me to fuck you, to make it better?" I ask her as lift her leg on my hip and press her back against the tile. I look into her eyes to see her reaction. She is so desperate with need. Just how I like her to be.

"I want you to fuck me and make it better!"