The Lost Heir

Chapter 9

A/N- the swamp. Will be mentioned in this chapter. Plays an important role in Raven's life.

Raven POV

I think I am dying. What else could explain my racing heart recently? Lately just having Amon near me sets my heart off. Thinking about him makes my chest tighten and I swear my heart is flying. But whenever he's near me, or start kissing me, I feel like my heart is about to explode. I'm afraid to tell him about the feeling. I don't want him to leave me.

It's been a month since we first kissed. Since then, kissing Amon became second nature. But since then, I noticed a few changes with both Ami and the village chief and head priest. The chief and the priest seemed to be a little weary of me. I kept even further away from them.

Amon on the other hand, couldn't stay away from me. We would spend even longer hours together. The cave we once stayed in, became the newest addition to our meeting spots. When we met there, we would often stay the night. I didn't have to worry about the cold. The heat pushing off Ami kept me warm.

"Little Raven?" His deep voice broke through my thoughts.

Looking up at him, I saw he was leaning against the cave walls. Strange. I didn't feel the tremors I usually feel when he's near. Actually, the tremors were becoming less violent. Back to the slight shaking of my bones and that's it.

Amon walked into the cave and sat next to me. Leaning against his side, he raised his arm and draped it around my shoulders. An image of the swamp popped into my head suddenly. Why did I just see that?

"What's wrong little Raven?"

"Nothing.... Ami can we go for a walk?"

"Of course. Where to?"

"The swamp. There's something I want to see."

He looked a little baffled by my request but he obliged. He stood up, helping me up with him. Amon linked his fingers with mine as we walked out the cave. We headed East. While walking, I noticed Ami frequently looking over his shoulder. It was like he was expecting someone to follow us. Or was he making sure that no one did follow us?

At a few points in our walk, he would stop and turn around. I pulled him to a stop after what was the thousandth time. He looked down at me confused.

"What's wrong Ami?"

He tilted his head to the side and smiled. He bent and caught me off guard, kissing me. I blinked several times before wrapping my arms around his broad shoulders. I stood on my toes to get closer to him.

Chuckling against my lips, he wrapped his arms around my waist and lifted me up. I laughed. We eventually pulled apart when I needed to breathe. Amon leaned his forehead against mine.

"I'm okay. I'm just..."

He trailed off. He looked over my head. His eyes darkened and a low growl emitted from him. Tugging on his hand, I forced him to look at me.

"What is the matter Ami?"

"Nothing. Let's head to the swamp."

He started pulling me. I wanted to stop the walk now. Something was wrong with Ami and I wanted to know what. But Amon didn't give me a chance. His strides got longer and I was jogging to keep up.