AURELIUS (Elvish Desire #1)

Chapter Four

Warning: There are scenes not suitable for readers who are below 18 years of age.

His brother knew that he hates going to the Sorceress. That old witch has always been after his ass since he grew hair in his armpits, she tried to slip love potions in his food or drinks countless times, wait on him naked inside his room sometimes tent, and so on and so forth.

Daedr his hippogriff companion screeches as they flew down to the ground of the Dark Valley.

"Yeah, I know... I hate to be here too" Aurelius pats on his armored bird-slash-horse's neck before moving down.

"Wait! Don't go!"

A female voice loud in the too silent valley called out gets his attention. Following where he heard the voice, Aurelius walks near the tall shrubs and was shocked to see a beautiful elf woman.

The hood of her cloak fell down to her shoulders as she ran into the woods. Her long, slightly wavy blonde hair ending at her waist escapes her hood. Emotions reflected on her innocent face, with the crease on her brow, the curve of her kissable lips to her expressive green-brown eyes rimmed with thick, long, dark lashes that brushes her rosy cheeks.

Who is this woman?

Daedr snorted beside him as if reminding him of his presence and their objective for being in the Dark Valley.

With regret he turned and starts to walk away from the shrubbery. He wouldn't want to stay longer here in the Dark Valley so he had to finish this task before dawn.

Aurelius was to lead his companion to the nearest stream when he drops down to his knees in pain he knew to well, blood red hue swirls in his violet eyes.

'This shouldn't happen, it's too soon' he gritted his teeth as he fought control over his body.

A loud scream tore through the woods, the face of the beautiful elf woman crossed his mind. Adrenaline surged through his veins as he run back to the place where he saw the elf woman.

Three elves surrounded the woman, one of them had her pinned against a large tree while others touches her exposed naked breasts.

....

"Well, well, well." The deep voice came from the shadowed form of a man, "What do we have here?"

The man left the shaded area behind the bushes and Miranda almost whimper at the sight of the new comer. A dark elf.

He had to be at least six foot four and probably two hundred forty pounds or so. Unlike the three elves in front of her, he is wearing a long black leather jacket with buckle straps in his wide chest and dark colored pants matched with black leather boots that covers his long, muscular legs. His long black hair that is half tied up touched his wide shoulders and bulked-up biceps.

Miranda's eyes lifted to the man's face. He is partly in the shadows so she couldn't see his eyes but she saw his lower face well enough. His full, generous lips were drawn into a firm line of disapproval.

"Get your filthy hands off her"

The wild elves draw their daggers, preparing to attack the dark elf in numbers.

"Mind your own business, dark elf and get lost!"

Miranda freed from the wild elves clutched her torn clothes to her exposed chest watching as the wild elves surrounded the dark elf.

"I dare you. Come at me, fuckers" At his issued challenge the three attacked him at the same time.

The dark elf is a big man but three against one is not fair and disadvantageous. With her still shaky knees she picked up the wooden stick on the ground again, she cannot just leave him to fend for himself after he rescued her from those wild elves.

One elf after another was thrown against the large tree she was pinned earlier, their bodies hitting the tree hard after the dark elf effortlessly defeat them with just his fist. Miranda just stood there dumbfounded, her help is not needed at all.

He then turned his attention to her and Miranda fought hard to stand still and not runaway. 'This man is dangerous'

"T-Thank you for saving me"

The dark elf didn't respond or move. Miranda is not sure if he heard her or understood what she is saying.

"Um, I have to go. Good bye" Miranda then turned and run away

...

Miranda didn't stop walking until she saw the familiar sign board of the fortune-teller. The fortune teller's cottage is just a few feet away.

She heard a sound behind her that made her look over her shoulder only to be shocked when she saw the dark elf that saved her coming out of the trees.

With the light better because they are not shaded by trees anymore she can now see his face better.

As a Royal Princess she have seen many handsome elves but none of them affects her like this Dark Elf does. He is so attractive in a tough-guy kind of way. He has long, black lashes to frame his violet eyes.

Blood red blends to violet, fear crept up to her spine. Miranda have never seen such eyes before but she was sure it can never be good for her.

Then he steps towards her, she stepped back each time. When her back collided with a wall she knew they have reached the Fortune Teller's cottage, she could try to run but it wouldn't do any good.

"Sir Elf..." she didn't dare call him dark elf because it might offend him, "You have my thanks for saving me in the woods, um, I..."

He steps even closer, invading her personal space and rest one hand on the wall trapping her, "Then you owe me a payment"

Her voice shook with fear, "I left the gold coins in the woods-"

"I am experiencing bloodlust right now, it is not yet that time of the year, but..." he gritted his teeth as if in pain, "There are only two ways to counter this, one is through slaughter," his lips nuzzled her ear, "...and two is through sex"

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