As If Life Couldn't Get Any Worse

Chapter 19

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This chapter is filled with some sexual things so if you get offended please just skip to the next chapter once I post it.

****WARNING SEXUAL CONTENT****

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Chapter 19

As If Life Couldn't Get Any Worse

For the next couple weeks Zaphira trained extensively with Octavian. She could actually say she was finally getting a little better in her technique with the sword and stuff. Chloe was back to her normal self and things were going really well with Zaphira and Octavian.

Every night Zaphira would wake screaming in her bed from nightmares of what Cezar had done to her. And every night Octavian would come in and comfort her, rocking her to sleep then laying her on the bed and crawling up next to her.

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Octavian laid next to Zaphira and watched her sleep for hours. It was so hard for him to watch her suffering every night like this. If there was anything he could do to help her he would but he just didn't know what or how to fix her.

He recalled back to the last couple weeks since he had taught Zaphira how to speak to him telepathically. She still had some issues once and a while but she was able to speak to him on most occasions. She was training really hard and actually getting quite good.

Between her training and feeding properly Zaphira had finally began to fill back out in all the right places. Octavian still couldn't believe that she was his.. his forever.

He reached over and ran his hand down her face where her cheeks were still rosy from the tears she wept earlier. She had mascara all down them and his heart ached for her. He felt so guilty for not being there to protect her.

Every night when she slept he would watch her. Generally when Zaphira fell asleep she would stay crunched up in a ball on the bed until he would caress her cheeks, slowly she would relax and push into Octavian's chest.

Tonight was no different. She signed a big sigh of relief and nuzzled her way into his chest and drifted off to a much deeper sleep. Octavian was really glad that he could finally get close enough to touch her. He knew she wasn't ready for anything more than that yet. Once she had healed and stopped having nightmares every night, he knew then, she would possibly be ready for the next step in their relationship.

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It was like this for her every day. She would wake in the early morning around 8 am only to find herself curled into Octavian's embrace. Today he was spooning her from behind and totally knocked out. She tried to calm herself realizing it was Octavian that was holding her and not that creep Cezar but for some reason her body seemed to have a mind of its own.

Zaphira laid there not wanting to wake him. His hands were wrapped possessively around her stomach. It was like he was holding on for dear life. She tried to slowly turn around so she could look at him. Every few seconds it was like he was sensing her pulling away and he would tighten his grip on her.

She finally got turned around and now she was face to face with her soul-mate. A small grin played across Zaphira's face. She had a soul-mate and he could sing to her soul and calm her down. He made her feel safe and protected. Even at the orphanage she never felt this comfortable.

Leaning in she placed her face gently against his chest. She listened for his heartbeat. Not being able to control herself she began to trace the muscles in his abs. His chest was completely hairless except for the happy trail that led down to his...you know his private area.