Darkness That Dwells Within The Magnolias

Chapter 7

                                                                                           ~Rafe~

I round the corner and reluctantly leave the living room, allowing my grin to be on full display in the company of myself. Looks like she listens well, and is learning to say thank you, instead of being difficult. I guess my words really did mean something to her. This situation couldn't turn out to be any better. The very girl I'm obsessed with and terrorizing, is knocking on my door late at night begging me for help, asking for me to help save her from myself.

Too fucking bad, Aster. You're stuck with me for a long, long time. Whether that's chained up to a wall, or freely roaming the mansion in cute outfits, will all depend on her. But something tells me she'd choose the first option, especially with how her body reacted to me earlier in the graveyard. I might not have gotten to touch all that I wanted, but I could smell that mouthwatering fear and arousal from her, and it almost made me go feral. If it wasn't for that fucking pogue, I'm honestly not sure how far I would have gone. She makes every ounce of self control I possess fly out the window, every bit of humanity burns into meaningless ash, and all that's left is just deep rooted primal need.

I flip the lights on in the kitchen, quickly turning the oven on and opening the fridge to confirm the pizza I bought for today is still there. I grab a beer, already tired of the bitter dry wine. It still baffles me how people love that shit, but it didn't surprise me to hear that was Asteria's drink preference. She is a complex set of flavors in a pretty dark bottle in a world full of money and kook colors. I guess that's another thing that draws me in about her. She's probably the only person on this island that wears so many dark colors, like obsidian amongst pebbles, fragile but ready to slice you apart in the blink of an eye.

I lean against the island and patiently wait for the oven's temperature to tick up, giving myself a few moments to reel in my composure, because I've already slipped up once. It was a surprise to me that she didn't stay with Sarah, or go home. I left Knotts Island once they did, and made sure to beat them back to Kildare so I could change and get ready for the second half of tonight. I stood at my bike watching her location, then started to drive off to beat her to her home when I realized she was coming to figure eight. I almost ate shit on a root riding through the woods to cut past her and get here in time. Then I let it slip that I knew she hadn't eaten since this morning, and I know with the thrill and stress of our encounter earlier, she needs some sustenance. I just pray she doesn't catch that and moves on, cataloging it as being tipsy and exhausted.

She makes this game so difficult and exciting, I have to play every card and expression so precisely, or she'll figure it out in an instance. I've never had to think so far ahead and challenge myself so much, but I find it to be the most entertaining thing I've ever experienced. Playing these mind games, toying with her, our tit for tat. She's the most perfect, and fearsome opponent I could have ever chosen to play against. I'm surprised and disappointed she doesn't believe in herself more, she's going to be the one to figure out it's me, not even the world's best detective would solve her predicament, but Aster, she'll know soon enough.

My cock swells in my pants at the thought of what her expression will be when it all clicks together, when the realization smacks her so hard in the face it'll unravel her whole world. Will she cry? Will she scream and run away so I can chase her down and corrupt her body until the graces of salvation can no longer save her? My heart races at the idea, the same way I know hers does when she's on the cusp of danger and coming alive when she's near me. The oven beeps loudly and I shake my head to clear my thoughts, quickly taking the fresh pizza from the bakery out of the box and placing it in the oven and then setting a timer on my watch.