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It was surprising, therefore, when Gabriel slowed and rolled her on top of him one last time to let her set the pace. In willingly giving up his control Gabriel gave Vaern the power to take what she wanted from him and she brought herself slowly to climax, arching her head back and shuddering as their hands entwined, each gripping the other to keep themselves grounded. And being able to let someone else lead him allowed Gabriel his own release; he pulled Vaern close as they both came reluctantly back to reality from their mutual high.
As the minutes crawled past unchecked and uncounted the Elf and the Daemon eventually slowed their breathing and the heat in their bodies faded. Their hands remained entwined for a long time, until the sun dipped below the horizon and moonlit night took over. Only when stars littered the sky and the colour of the wildflowers was bleached away by the silver light did Gabriel finally stand up, pulling Vaern with him for a last lingering embrace.
"I won't forget you Vaern. You saved my life."
"And I won't forget you. How could I? I don't think that anyone who meets you could."
"I hope you'll remember me for different reasons than most, though."
Vaern smiled, the memory of their meeting burning fresh in her mind. "Oh, I'll never forget that Gabriel. But I'll also remember the other parts; how you loved someone so much that their death nearly killed you. How you started to learn to deal with your emotions in ways other than lashing out or running. How you let yourself trust someone, despite the terrible thing that happened to you."
"That was all down to you, Vaern," Gabriel replied, breathing in the scent of her hair deeply as he spoke. She remained willingly in his arms and he was grateful for that; he needed these last moments of intimacy to cement his memories of her.
"I helped, yes, but you did the hard part yourself. I'm so glad you could be saved. Promise me you'll remember this lesson? You looked into hell and chose to come back. No matter what happens to you, you have the strength to survive it...even if you have to come back to me to be reminded."
"I won't forget," he promised again, kissing her forehead for the last time.
Vaern closed her eyes when he did and savoured that last kiss, caring rather than heated, proof of his words. And when she opened them Gabriel was gone.
"Good luck, Daemon Lord."
- COMMENTS
Lavonyaabout 11 years agoOh how I love stories like this....
You're writing is of top quality and has the making of a writer and could be published an be sold for quite a price.
I hope you make it through and finish your four years of schooling!
I also hope you continue writing and continue this story for it is a wonderful story and could be made into a novel if you a bit of time into it and send it to a publisher and find or make a cover for it.
ladybug71over 12 years agostory!! Please keep up the writing of it, as it has been a long time since you posted this chapter. Good luck in your schooling, too!!
ArcherxLewisabout 13 years agoAuthorArcher Lewis here...this point of the story is roughly 1/3 of the completed series, and I just wanted to thank all the readers so much for your views, comments and votes. I hope to continue writing about Gabriel for some time yet. If the response to the rest of this story is half as amazing as it has been so far I will be delighted.
In answer to a reader's question, I have never submitted work to a publisher. I've recently committed to four more years of intensive study towards a doctorate level psychology degree and for now, at least, writing is my hobby and escape but nothing more. After that, who knows what the future will bring?
Anonymousabout 13 years agoyou are a good author have you ever submitted anything to a publisher? i hope you well write more with this setting maybe introducing some of the other races you mentioned. this world has a lot of potentail. please excuse my bad spelling
