Bound with fear

Senses

……………. Iagan came back over to me and put a blanket over me.

“Eat please” he picked up a tray from the table and brought it over to me the smell of the food made my mouth water

“Only if you eat with me” I smiled at him moving my feet so he could sit down

“Thank you”

“You said that”

“I know but” he looked to where Anay was sleeping “How… I mean”

“I don’t’ know” I shook my head “When you were gone I had another…” I taped my head “Only it was of my borther taking care of someone and how he was doing it… I wondered if I had the same ability that he did… I know he can create fire” I felt a lump in my throat as I thought of how Seth had torched Cole. “So I just tried”

“Thank you Mo bhean I can never tell you what it means” he looked at me

“You don’t truly trust me though do you?”

“I do… I have reservations”

“About my father?” he looked down “Why are you here?”

“I told you we were taken and put into his service because of a debt” he rubbed the back of his neck

“How did you become my Guardian?”

‘Full of Questions Mo Bhean aren’t you?”

“I want to know and understand” I sighed

“I became your guardian because I was the best at what I was taught to do” he got up and poured wine into silver cups and came back handing one to me “I was the best with my hands and with a knife” he looked at me “as you’ll see” I frowned at him “it’s part of what I have to teach you” he took a drink

“Mia seemed to like what you did with your hands” I cocked my head he turned red

“I was talking about fighting mo bhean”

“I do not please you?”

“You healed my sister you can’t say you don’t please me” he turned in the seat to face me

“That’s not what I meant” I put the tray on the table and wrapped my hands around the silver cup

“You’re my Mistress” he shook his head “I’m your Guardian”

“You kissed me up stiars”

“I had to stop you from killing Mia” he got up and walked to the fire and put more wood onto it

“So it’s her you love?”

“No… Like she said it’s not possible for her to have me”

“Because of me?”

“Because we have a tie” my hand went to my chest he saw me

“What happened the night you were on top of me?” he stood back up and came back over to me and sat down

“I had stayed next to you for a week waiting and listening to your heart beat grow stronger” he ran his hands through his hair “Your Father had told me I was to be your guardian three months ago and I was training harder then ever” he took a drink “Then for the final week I didn’t eat or train I only drank water until the night you came to life” he looked at me “Your Father came down with this, he drew is blade from its sheath at his hip when he instructed me to I had…: he paused “I had to take the knife and drive it into your chest he held his palm out to me there was a line of a scar down it “The blade had to draw my blood so you had warrior blood in you” he moved his hand and himself closer to me he moved aside my robe to show the mark on my chest his fingers running over the top of it I shivered a little “We’re linked through our blood” “this is why I can sense some of what you do and you can sense… well you know”

“Can you sense feelings” I murmured I put my hand over the top of his fingers, he was looking me in the eyes I could feel my heart beating through his finger tips.

“Mo Bhean” his breath was raspy

“Can you sense what I want Guardian” His hand shook under mine

“This is wrong” he swallowed hard .

“Says who?”

“Everything I’ve trained for” his fingers moved from my chest to my neck “Everything I know about you”

“You’re part of…”

“Iagan” We both moved apart as Anya turned her head “Iagan where am I?” he got off the couch and went over to her. I closed my eyes, ifelt guilty for wishing she was still sleeping.

“How are you?’ Iagan smiled down at her

“Confused” she blinked looking around

“You’re in my room Anya” I stood to the side of Iagan

“Mo inion” she scrabbled to get up

“No Anya you rest” I put my hand on her shoulder “you need to heal” she looked at Iagan wide eyed

“The mistress healed some of your wounds and brought you down here” Iagan explained

“I’m truly sorry you went through what you did”

“Punishment is what we get for not doing what we are told” she looked down

“Anya look at me” I moved passed Iagan and sat next to her “You are my maid now no one but me is allowed to ask anything of you and I will protect you, your brother is to protect me it’s the least I can do for him” I looked at Iagan He smiled and nodded “Rest Anya I will try to heal you more later”

“Thank you” Anya threw her arms round me and hugged me tightly “Thank you”

“Anya” Iagan put his hand on her arm she let go of me and lay back down

“Rest” I put my hand on her forehead and her eyes slid closed……………