Her lower lip already felt sore from the tight bite she had on it for minutes now. She was beginning to have second thoughts about what she had planned to do but it was too late to turn back now, she had sent for him already. Her breaths came fast as she tried so hard to calm down, uncertainty pooling her stomach.
'What is wrong with you Khalan?!' she questions herself, biting harder against her lip and this time, wrapped her hair round her index right finger, drowned in thoughts.
What she planned to do should be no big deal, judging from how close she was with Nathan how much of each other they have seen and felt. Yet, she could not help but feel very anxious right now.
The thoughts of giving up she was nursing quickly sprouted and just as it was about to grow fully, she heard a light knock on the door.
"Enter." Her tone remained calm.
A maid walked in with her head bowing. "My lady, the bath is ready."
"Is Nathan there already?" she asked, her ears aching to receive her response as part of her wished it would be negative.
"Yes, my lady," the maid curtsied.
"Okay," she exhaled through her mouth, "you may leave now."
The maid bowed once again and finally left.
Khalan quickly rushed to sit in front of the grand mirror that stood by the corner of the room the moment she left. She stared intently at her reflection, trying to breathe out all the anxiety she had within her through her mouth.
"You can do this Khalan, get yourself together." She forced a smile.
She planned to seduce Nathan tonight and finally get him to truly bed her tonight. She would be eighteen in barely an hour, so he was sure was going to agree. She only grew cold feet because a sudden pool of nervousness gathered within her. Nevertheless, she had already decided that this was what she wanted and she was going to go for.
She touched her make up once more, brushed her hair again and put on the jewelry set Vesper had gifted her. She was dressed in a silk chemise, ankle length, with a low square neckline that gave a good view of her cleavage and breasts. One tug and it was going to slip off her shoulder. It was translucent near firelight, her body curves clearly visible under a single gaze with slits tearing down her sides from her thighs to her ankles.
She applied scenting oils, rose and lavender most especially. According to her books, those were the scents that intoxicated men the most and she needed him as intoxicated as he could ever be.
Satisfied with her look, she finally stood to leave. She made her way to the bathe house and walked into it slowly to meet a fully clothed Nathan with a grin on his face.
'He looked so happy to see her' she thought as she relaxed a bit. That was a good sign, her books say this showed she was indeed the true love of his heart. She bent her face to hide her flushed cheeks.
"You look absolutely amazing" he finally spoke, approaching her then went down on one knee before her and kissed her knuckles.
This act made her blush harder.
"Thank you," she whispered.
He rose to his feet then took a few steps back to adore her further. She looked so breathtaking, a literal dream and he was about to make it a reality. He was not one to believe in goodwill or luck but having his Sheba dress so seductively before him with the will to seduce and make him feel her warmth was something he could hardly doubt was not the deed of good luck. Also, the thought of Elisha watching them now satisfied him more.
He was so happy he had predicted Elisha's attack and duly intercepted. With the help of the twins and their illusion specialization, he was able to deceive her into believing that Sheba was already in the bath water while she was not then trapped her in an alternate realm, making her a graceful audience to him marking Sheba.
He knew she would be eating her heart out in agony and frustration right now but there was nothing she could do, he already won. Sheba was his and his alone and when he was done marking her, he would send her back to the Siren Shoal to heal properly from the severe heartache she was going to suffer. He was still being kind nonetheless; she would learn to appreciate it someday.
"Why are you fully clothed? Are you not going to have a bath with me?" Khalan asked, calling him out of his thoughts.
"You want me to bathe with you?" he asked and she nodded slowly.
He drew closer to her, grabbed her waist and pulled her closer to him. "Are you sure about that?" he asked again, his eyes searching hers for fear or uncertainty, but he found none. She only looked nervous and he could notice her relentless efforts to relax.
"Yes, I am," she maintained.
He leaned over her a bit, buried his face in her hair then sniffed it hard. "Do not regret this," he spoke within breaths, her sweet scent already intoxicating him.
"I won't," she answered, noticing her knees were slowly growing weak.
He drew back the next second, looking at her whole being one more time before slowly taking off his shirt.
"Wait" she raised her hand to stop him. "Let me."
She closed the distance between them and continued undressing him. The subtle feeling of her light fingers brushing over his skin made his sense clog with too many sensations as his bulge slowly took shape.
She took off his shirt completely then took her time to admire his bare chest and toned hard abs. The steam from the bath water that filled the air already made him sweaty and more alluring.
"You look very worshipful," she had wanted to hoard that thought but did not know when it slipped out her tongue.
"Really?" he raised her face to meet his and she nodded meekly. "Then why don't you worship me then" his grip held her neck and chin, keeping her face unmoving.
"I was just about to," she smiles sweetly, taking his hand off her neck and kissing his palm.
He calmly watched her as she slowly went down on her knees, wondering if she really thought of worshipping him but the moment her hands found the buckle of his pants, he knew she had other plans.
"If you let it out, your legs would be at high risk of being maimed all night" he warned.
She giggled, trying hard to suppress the fact that she was frightened a bit. Not like she wanted to back out, she wanted this and being this close already, she would rather just carry on till the end.
"I am not joking Khalan" his voice came again and this time she did well to prove to him that she too was not playing at all.
She broke his eight inched member free and immediately stuffed it into her mouth.
"Khalan!" he gasped, fisting her hair as she sucked hard on him, gagging at feeling of each thrust against her throat.
She kept taking him in her mouth, tears rolling down the corner of her eyes as her jaw began to feel sore. He was big and she lacked experience. She only did as she had learnt from her books and did not expect to be good enough to a satisfying level talk more of making him groan and moan her name as loudly as he was now.
Slowly, she decreased her pace, showing she was weary and he did not hesitate to let her go. He was already fully naked, undressed by her and he decided to do the same to her too.
He slipped the chemise from her shoulders, letting it fall freely on the floor. Leaving bare as well. Without warning, he scooped her into his arms and carried her into the bath water. She clanged unto him tightly as her skin took its time to make peace with the steaming water. She finally relaxed after few seconds and made to feel the water better, but his lips quickly claimed hers in a hungry kiss.
They kissed for long minutes, their tongues touring each other's mouths. She had her hands on his face, rubbing it slowly and then making it down to his neck too while he had his hands cupping her breasts and squeezing them lightly. She moaned into his mouth continuously, his touch made her feel so much pleasure every single time, and it never got old.
He broke their kiss, lifted her the water then began licking her whole body, every single part of it. He had heard her thoughts once that she wanted to be licked everywhere and he found no other perfect time to do so than now.
She enjoyed the feeling of his tongue creasing over her smooth delicate skin and just like she expected, it felt like absolute paradise.
"You taste so good," he kept savoring her taste, seeming to not have enough of it as he slowly felt his self-control slip away.
"I must mark you now" he breathed, his ruby orbs turning dark as his fangs slowly elongated. "I must make you mine now!"
Khalan did not notice his features slowly changing, she was still deeply lost in the pleasure and even as she heard him say he wanted to make her his, she only cried "yes!" in a desperate plea. So long as she was concerned, she was already his and whatever he meant by marking her was only secondary. What was there to fear.
Without hesitation, he tilted her head to the side, cleared her neck of her wet hair, then sank his fangs into it.
She whelped in pain for a moment, but immediately his teeth left her skin she felt an irresistible heat within her. A heat that could only be quenched by him.
"Nathan" her eyes met his. She saw how much they had changed, the darkness they emitted and the lust that flashed crossed them but at that point, she could not care less. She wanted him and nothing else mattered to her. They maintained eye contact for long seconds before he finally spoke.
"Happy eighteenth birthday" He breathed. It was already past midnight, and he had successfully marked her. He won. With a snap, he freed Elisha and sent her back to the Siren shoal. She had seen enough, what was about to happen next was a memory he wanted for just himself and his Sheba alone.
"I feel very hot Nathan" her voice was filled with desperation and yearning as she felt her insides throb in want.
"It's okay" he held her close. "I do not plan on leaving you halfway this time."
Slowly, he carried her out of the water and immediately teleported her to his bedroom. Khalan did not bother asking how they got there, her senses were too clouded to harbor such thoughts, she only wanted the fire within here to be quenched as soon as possible.
He placed her comfortably on the bed and adjusted himself between her thighs. He was about to make the first thrust but then suddenly had something to say.
"I want you to know that I love you so much. I have always loved you and I will forever love you. You and you alone. Never forget that."
She nodded slowly to his words crying within her that he would meet her wetness already and if hearing her plea, he did.
She gasped. A sharp pain overwhelmed her in an instant, but it slowly faded away. She finally had him within her, in his fullness and it was more than she ever imagined.
"I love you too Nathan, now, always and forever."