Midnight Cove

Chapter Six: Faerie Tells

He gave me a guilty smile before confessing, "I am Fatum." Seeing the meaning was lost on me, he clarified, "Also known as the Fates, or Destiny. I am recognized by many names. Lately, the most popular of which seems to be a faerie." He locked eyes with me then and the gravity of the conversation began to sink in. I would have thought him delusional if I hadn't been standing there the height of a Barbie doll.

"You, are Destiny?" Every word out of my mouth dripping with doubt and suspicion but I couldn't stop from reaching a hand towards him.

Although only a few minutes had passed since Cove had kissed me I felt like somehow he wasn't real. I was afraid I was dreaming and would soon wake up on my couch in front of the t.v. I wanted to touch him. I wanted to substantiate everything that was happening around me.

Lightly, I ran my fingertips over his cheekbone. I followed the curvature of his strong jawline, tracing my fingers down his alabaster neck and across the groove of his protruding collarbone. Cove didn't flinch. He just stood there motionless, waiting for me to finish my inspection. Very slowly, making sure not to frighten me, he moved his hand on top of mine and guided my hand towards his hard chest. My right hand glided down his left side coming to rest on top of his muscle. Effortlessly, and with a small amount of pressure he held my hand there. Confused, I looked up questions burning through me, but he continued his downward gaze refusing to meet my eyes. After a couple moments, I realized I could feel his heartbeat.

I was shocked. I averted my gaze from his face to focus on his chest as if I could somehow see straight through his flesh and bone to uncover what lied beneath. He knew what I was looking for; a sign proving that he was real, that this was really happening. He had a heartbeat, I couldn't believe it, but I did. Shock and awe rang through me then, and something more. Something wanton and hungry, a desperate need that quaked within my bones. I couldn't understand this melancholy ache as it threatened to drown me in its depths. I had to bite back the tears that threatened to break free and so I drove it away from my thoughts. The realization of this moment was already more than I could bear, and I could feel it pulling at the frayed edges of my mind. Cove was alive, he was standing there with me, flesh and blood, a real faerie!

The moment I acknowledged it, I knew it was true. I knew because the very fiber of my being was reverberating with the resounding truth; Cove was magick. In complete awe, I tilted my head to look him in the face more fully and saw this time he was watching me; studying my every move, my every reaction. His eyes were calculated, trying to decipher how I felt.

At that moment, looking into Cove's eyes, I was completely enchanted. I didn't know what I was getting myself into, but right then I knew I wanted him. The heat between my thighs rose and again I could feel myself pulled into his stare. A beautiful and mythological creature I could not break away from. My breath caught in my throat as I continued bathe in his moonlit face. He had been so gentle and caring, so delicate with me. What terrible grace he must possess? I didn't know what it meant for him to share his secret with me, but I knew he was guarded. I wasn't supposed to know. The frigid look in his eyes sent a shiver down my spine and I wondered if it was caused more by his fear or my own. There's got to be a reason why we don't walk around and see faeries every day.

I knew that my reaction at that moment was pivotal. What I did would either confirm, or disprove any suspicion he might have about me. Mustering up whatever courage I had, I met his stony gaze with a stout resolution of my own, and before I could second guess myself, I kissed him full on the mouth. I threw myself into the kiss with reckless abandon knowing that this moment might have been my only chance to display my hidden desires to the enchanted creature who stood before me, stabbing at my heart with his liquid umber eyes. His surprise lasted but for only a second before he responded.