26 26. Second Try (1/2)

The next day she prepared her ritual to contact her elders. I joined her and Rain in my chamber just moments before she started.

”Rain, I need you to be here just in case Maven is wrong. Promised me that you'll get him out of the way, I will be fine...”

I was about to object, when I decided to backed down and let her give further instructions to Rain.

This was her domain, she needs to do this. Should anything goes wrong I would do anything I could to save her. She suddenly looked at me and told Rain to get more black chalk from the nymphs. He hesitated but she whispered something to him and he nodded.

Damn...she knows exactly, that I would put her safety above my own.

We were alone when she was in front of me. ”You will save yourself before me. This is my elders, I will deal with them. I do not come down to hell to save myself. I'm doing this for you! You are mine...and I need you to do this for me.”

I did not object to her, knowing that she's very stubborn and that was the part which I love about her.

She pulled me down and kissed me hard, I was groaning when she wrap her arms to my neck and pushed her body flat to mine.

”Yes...I'm yours...” I said in between her possessive kiss, while my hands caresses her back holding her tight in my embrace.

I would do and say anything that her heart desired.

”You will save yourself.” She backed away from her kiss, and looked into my eyes.

”As you wish my queen...” I said caressing her beautiful freckled cheeks.

She finally let go of me and told me to find Rain.

It was couple of minutes later when I was back with Rain. She was almost done with the preparation, when she told me to sit on the floor crossing my legs in front of her. Rain was standing outside the circle guarding it, making sure everything was going as planned.

Then she started to open the communication with her elders. She was in deep concentration, I could feel the different level of energy releasing from her body. Then at the same time five shapes were starting to appear around us.

They were talking in an old languange that I didn't understand. Then she paused while she reach for my hands and put each on her thighs. I was not sure that I was contributing anything to her. But when my hand touched her skin, I could feel that she was sucking my energy. She was draining her energy fast, and was taking mine even faster.

She was still debating with her elders until she abruptly cut her communication. She was exhausted when she falls to my embrace, I wobbled a bit but managed to keep myself steady and held her in my arms. I would definitely fall if I was standing up.

Rain quickly scattered the circle, after she ended her communication with her elders.

”Shani are you okay? Rain...could you help me carry her to the bed?”

He nodded and easily pick her up, while I was struggling to get myself up from the floor.

”I will leave both of you to rest. Ranulf would want your explanation, but I will fill him in as best as I could for the time being.” Rain said to both of us, but more to Shani.

”Thank you Rain, we will join you later...” her voice was raspy as she was closing her eyes, laying her head onto my chest.

Rain left us to rest, while I pulled her closer into my arms. She sighed and snuggled in closer in my chest.

”I love you my queen...”

”I love you too...” she mumbled, and was fast asleep in my arms.

But she didn't realize that she was still sucking my energy, and I was too weak to let her know.

It must've been hours later. I was feeling lethargic, while my hand was weakly trying to feel the empty space beside me.

Where is she? Why am I so weak?

”Fucking hell Rain! He should've warn me that I could drain him to his death...”