Finding The Red Dragon

Morning Owl.

The bright morning sun lit up the room causing Ella to groan and squint as she tried to gain her bearings from a deep sleep. Oh yeah, the mansion. She exhaled, then closed her eyes back before they opened again as excitement flooded through her. 

Today she wanted to go explore! With a quick change of clothes and her hair up in a ponytail, she pulled on her hiking boots and started to gather her things. She had brought a smaller backpack that she loaded up with all the things she would need and dropped it by the door.

She could put all her things away later. Right now, she wanted to get out there and see what this place was like. And to do that, she needed a tour guide and research assistant, which was Sal. Whether he knew it or not.

Quietly she opened the door and looked both ways before crossing the hallway and knocking on Sal's door. "Sal." She said, no answer. "Sal?" She knocked harder. "Are you in there?" She almost yelled as she continued to knock.

"Hey, some of us are still trying to sleep!" Erik yelled down the hall. "Sorry." She waived and he paused then stretched, giving her a view of all of his barely covered muscles. Yeah, no thanks. 

"I can keep you company until he gets up." Erik said smoothly. "Thanks, but Sal promised hiking." "I don't hike. If you want a warm bed though, come find me." Eric smiled and then went back in his room.

"Solveig!" She snapped and the door opened so quickly it almost pulled her in with it. Sal caught her just as she stumbled forward. "Morning." She smiled as he held her up. "It's barely dawn." He grumbled. 

"Sorry. I am so excited and there is so much to do!" Sal looked her over and she smiled bigger, hoping it would help. "I am going to regret this, but fine. Give me ten minutes to change and I will take you out." She could tell he was less than thrilled but he was going and that made her happy.

"Thank you." She grinned as he exhaled. "Wait here." "Ok." He let her go with a shake of his head, and she tried not too, but she watched his tight ass walk away and disappear into the bathroom. He was going to be hard to ignore.

While she waited, she surveyed his room. It was nowhere near as big as hers, but it was a good size and was decorated in a heavy deep blue comforter and curtains. They were pulled shut and the room was dark, so she walked over and opened them, letting in the bright morning light.

His view was even more spectacular than hers though. It faced the backyard and she could see so much farther up here on the second floor. The hills rolled off in the distance and she wondered where the skeleton was. Then her eyes caught on the top of one of the buildings in the back. It was smaller but looked like a home.

That made her wonder, why were all these men here together? Where they related? That would explain the shared sexiness. They did not look alike though. Well, some of them did, but siblings didn't always look alike right? Hmm, her curiosity was peeked now. Maybe it was a cult.

She made a noise and then laughed at herself. A cult full of sexy ass men who all looked like they were formed from the gods. Zeus himself spawned them all. She giggled again. What had gotten into her? She needed to control herself.

"Erik out there naked again?" Sal's voice startled her. "Nope." She turned quickly and felt her cheeks blush. "Oh, then what has you all flushed?" He moved her to the side to look out at the yard but there was nothing out there.

"Am I missing something?" Sal looked down at her and she almost made a noise. He was so close. "No." Her voice was way too soft. He tilted his head and watched her for a minute before visibly inhaling and letting it out slowly.

"Alright, let's grab some breakfast and then we can head out." Sal changed the subject as he stepped away from her and she was thankful. "Perfect. I will grab my bag. Oh, I have a question. Is it ok if I take my camera for pictures? This place is so beautiful, I want to capture some of it." She hoped it would be ok and secretly crossed her fingers.