My Telija Ch. 04

"It's alright," he waved a hand at her, pulling the wee one into a hug.

"She came to give us these gorgeous necklaces," I smiled, fingering the seeds around my neck.

"You really like them?" the mother smiled, her panic melting away.

"Actually, I was wondering if Posey...that is your name right?" I tickled the little girl from the side.


"Yes!" she squealed and laughed, poking her head out from Ven's chest.

"Well I was wondering if Posey could make some more for us. Let's see we have mom, Lu, Aunt Kim..." I smiled.

"Why don't you make it an even dozen and send them to the house. We'll pay you most generously," Ven winked at me.

"You don't have to pay me! It is good enough that you like them," Posey's big brown eyes watered.

"Well we would not accept them for free. I won't hear of it. Come by the house by the end of the week and we shall pay you for your work," Vendish nodded at her.

"Thank you," she whispered and he kissed her head. "Now go and enjoy the celebration with your family."

"Come Posey, your papa is waiting for you," the woman pried the young girl from Ven's lap. "Thank you my Lords." The red head bowed, her red and yellow wings spanning over her back.

"You are most welcome. We will see you soon my dearest Posey," Ven crossed his heart and bowed.

Posey blushed and I winked at her. The tiny thing gasped and hid behind her mother with a grin, "Come along wee one. Your papa will be worried."

The pair disappeared into the crowd and I sighed. Seeing Ven with Posey melted my heart. He was so good with his people, even with his imposing build and strong eyes, Vendish was still gentle hearted. I hadn't realized I was staring at him until he actually blushed and turned away.

"Why are looking at me like that?" his voice was husky. Deciding to have a little fun, I scooted over the grass until our bodies were pressed together.

"Because I can," I whispered in his ear, feeling his body give off a slight tremble.

"Don't tease me Jordan, I cannot take it," he faced me, heat in his eyes. I got to my knees so that our faces were level with each other and pressed a soft kiss to his lips. Ven's body went completely still and I could hear his fingers digging into the grass. Pulling back, his arms slipped around me, and his chin rested on my head.

We just stayed there, holding onto each other, watching the people laugh and dance around us. Rosie stopped by to make sure we got our share of food and wine, but sensed we were just having some quiet time. So, her visit was limited. With everything that had happened recently the time with Vendish was nice. I had never relied on anyone to comfort me, but just having him near me seemed to change all that. I realized that I was part of this duo just as much as he was, and that we actually were relying on each other.

After a while we seemed to relax from our worries and tensions. I wanted to explore this new culture and see everything up close and for what it truly was...my new world. Admittedly, I wasn't fully accepting of everything I was seeing, but I had seen enough to know that it was real. Being raised human for all of my life, my brain was still fighting against these new sights and ideals, but my heart felt like I had always been a part of this world; that this new realm was where I belonged. Vendish seemed to sense my new found excitement and smiled, pulling me to my feet.

The bonfire nearest us raged, while a group of girls with wings and bell tipped ribbons danced around it to the beat of heavy drums and what looked like guitars and flutes. Vendish guided me around the fire, my eyes entranced on the dancers stepping quickly yet heavily around the flames.

"You act as if you've never seen a dance before," Vendish murmured in my ear.

"Not like this," I whispered and sighed when his large hands cupped my hips. "I've never seen anything like this actually. It's...It's...I don't even know where to begin."

"Well, do you like it at least?" he nuzzled my neck, his piercings grazing my hair.

"Ven," I swallowed and closed my eyes. His lips left tiny kisses along my skin, before he moved down the line of my shoulder. "Vendish..." I choked, feeling his teeth dig into my flesh teasingly.

"Do you like it?" he rumbled, turning me in his embrace.

"Yes," I breathed and his arms went around my waist.

"Good. Then come with me," he winked and pulled me with him.

"Wha...I thought you were...Vendish!" So help me God, he was teasing me, and without mercy. Okay then, two could play this game. Maybe he figured, I needed some fun after all the craziness that had been the last forty eight hours, cause the man knew how to yank my chain, and yank it hard.

"Come on Telija!" He laughed, guiding me quickly through the throngs of people and delighted squealing wee ones. We weaved around the glittering trees, ducked under numerous multi colored lanterns that hung from low slung branches, passing the Fire Fae breathing flames for a large group. I jerked him to a halt when we came across a dark skinned female with golden wings dancing on top of a makeshift stage. Coins like diamonds hung low on her hips and jingled to the beat of her dance. She moved like a cat...sensual, slow, and all too predatory.

"Oh no you don't." Vendish chuckled and pulled me back to his chest. "She's wearing a pixie elixir. It attracts people to her, men in particular." He took a few steps backward, bringing me with him. "If you want to see the best part of the Rahn Ji, then come with me my love."

"But, she's so..." I murmured. The woman had me hypnotized. Her golden wings and swaying hips seemed like the only thing that mattered, even though I had never been attracted to a woman a day in my life.

"I think I know a way to break this spell," Vendish ran a hand over my chest, before spinning me to face him. I darted a glance at the dancer, but he wasn't having it, and pushed me into the nearest tree. My back thudded gently against the bark and the stars skidded away from my touch, darkening our corner of the crowd, and sheltering us from unwanted eyes.

"Look at me Jordan. Look only at me," his voice was smooth and heated. Ven's hands went to either side of my head, trapping me against him with nowhere to go. Finally I managed to peel my eyes away from the Fae performer and look into his green eyes. The stare he was giving me, made my heart rate quicken, and all the blood in my body rush to my dick.

"Kiss me Telija," he purred and put his forehead to mine, "Great Mother I want to feel your lips against mine."

That was the moment that I came back to myself. The pixie pheromones or whatever they were ebbed off my conscious thoughts. Vendish raised a brow and lifted his head, a smirk on his face. I was suddenly reminded of our game and gasped with a pointing finger to the stage. Ven smiled and turned to see what had me so excited and I ran for it, ducking under his arms and gunning it into the woods.

I heard his growl from yards away, followed by his laughter, "You're going to pay for that Telija. Mark my words, I will find you."

At this point I was kind of counting on that. I had decided I wanted him to find me. I wanted him to kiss me and touch me, and hell, let me touch him. Fuck I wanted him so badly it hurt. Throughout everything that had been dumped on me, he was the one constant the entire time.

"Oh Telija...." He coaxed as I reached the edge of another cleared circle in the woods. Another fire was blazing, this one bigger than any I had seen thus far. This one had dancers too, but not the light and airy kind that I had seen earlier. These were primal, men and women on their knees, crawling to each other. They ground against one another, back and forth, before rising slowly and switching partners.

Hands grabbed me and slammed against a hard chest, "no more games my love." Vendish licked my neck and I moaned. Watching the dancers and Vendish's hands combined with his tongue had me so hard I couldn't stand it.

"This is what I wanted you to see," he growled in my ear and I rubbed against the bulge in his pants. "The mating dance."

"Dance with me Telija," he groaned, slipping his hand over my erection.

"Oh fuck..." I moaned. His other hand worked my sleeveless tunic off my chest, exposing my network of tattoos.

"Dance with me..." Vendish whispered.

"Come on Jordy!" Lucy laughed and whipped past us with two gorgeous Fae males. They chased her into the circle of watchers and right into the bonfire of dancers. Lu didn't even hesitate as she picked up the steps and let go, the men right on her heels, both of them grinding against her without a care in the world. The whole thing had me hotter than the damned fire.

"Fuck it." I resigned and grabbed Ven's hand. If you're going to be the Master of the damned Shadows, better do it in style right? Together we parted through the Fae gathered and stood at the edge of the circle. My nerves crept back in suddenly. I didn't dance, what was I thinking? I had no idea what I was doing.

"Let me lead," those were the last words Vendish said before sweeping me into the circle of dancers.

The drums were deep and loud as Ven pulled me against him and dipped me back, his thick bulge pressed into mine from above and ground into me harshly. I had no time to even think before he pulled me to standing and stalked around me slowly, mimicking the other dancers, running their hands over each other in blatant want.

My eyes cut to Lu, who moaned when two sets of hands ran over her body, touching her sensually while everyone watched. The dancers dropped to their knees, prowling towards their partner and grinding themselves together like two animals mating. My back arched when Vendish crawled on top of me and ground his cock into me. A moan escaped me from the look in his eyes. He was no longer my gentle protector. No, he was a man, a warrior, a Fae in need.

I was swept off my back with a growl. All the dancers stood again and twirled to the next partner. A man with skin the color of crimson grabbed my hand and pulled me against him. I cut a worried look to Vendish, who narrowed his eyes, but pulled his new female partner to his chest, still watching me the whole time.

My new partner laughed, his yellow eyes glowing against the fire, and his hands drifted down to cup my ass. It was wrong to like the touch of this unfamiliar man. It was wrong to take my eyes off of Ven, but he knew this dance, and knew it meant dancing with other people. So, I let myself become a part of it all. It felt too good not too.

"Just have fun wee one," the man whispered in my ear and dipped me back, grinding his hard length into me. "That's it shadow male, let go..." he murmured and sucked at my neck, his fangs grazing my flesh.

"Oh God," I moaned, arching into his chest. Quickly recovering, the red skinned Fae pulled me back up and stalked around me, his hands roaming my bare chest, and skimming over my hips.

I played along, no longer caring about the onlookers, and picked up the steps. Knowing the dance a little better, I didn't stand there this time. I stalked in a small circle with him, each of us looking at the other with hunger. Ven was dancing with his female, but both of us looked up at the same time, a smile on his face just for me. Damn, I couldn't wait to get back to him, to feel him on top of me.

That was the point of this dance, I realized. The entire thing was designed to get you so damned hot, that you couldn't help but give in to the mating call afterwards. I was willing to bet that half the damned race was populated after one of these dances. Pulled from my thoughts, we dropped to our knees.

Red Fae crawled on top of me with a fanged grin, "the Prince will crave you when I am done shadow male."

His bare chest slid over mine, his hard muscle teasing my nipples, and the tent in his linen bottoms ground into mine. He must have had a death wish from Ven, because his mouth locked onto one of my nipples, making me moan harshly and fist his long golden hair. Sharp teeth nicked the skin, a rough tongue slid over my erect bud, and seeking fingers slid into my mouth.

I heard the growl next to me and looked at Ven, who looked about ready to explode. He pinned the female to the ground, and worked his hips into her arousal, his eyes dead set on me. It was like we were touching each other with our eyes. He wanted me and I wanted him, and in some fucked up cosmic backwards way, this is how we were showing each other.


I took the wrist on my chin with my free hand and sucked two fingers into my mouth slowly, my eyes never leaving Ven's. He growled, taking the female harder, making her cry out. I started to grind back against Red, much to his delight, and he snaked his body up mine, removing my fingers and looking at Vendish with a grin.

Red brought his lips to mine and kissed me. I let it happen. I wanted Vendish to see me kiss another man, because it turned me on. If you had asked me if being part of some crazy voyeur type grind session was on my list of to do's, I would have laughed in your face. But now, I loved it. Maybe this was a Fae thing? I didn't care right now. I wanted to be a part of the sexual energy flowing through the circle, to give and take of each other's pleasure in this primal way.

"If the Prince is willing to share one day....Remember how much I want you. Remember how hard you made me," Red licked my lips, his fangs glinting in the dancing light. "Maybe one day..." he whispered.

He pulled us to our feet and twirled me to the next person, a girl this time. I shuddered when he winked and started sliding against the female in his arms. The last partner before Ven was just getting ready to pull me from the ground, when I got nervous. What would Ven do? Was he going to be mad with me for touching all these people and liking it? God, I was a terrible person. Here I was, wanting to be with him and acting like a man whore in front of the entire court.

My partner spun me to Vendish. The minute our bodies connected he pulled me from the circle, without a word. Gasping, I tried to keep up with him, as his grip on my arm was like a vice. We passed the crowd and made straight for a dark patch of woods.

"Ven!" I squeaked when he pushed me onto the ground and growled. His shirt was ripped from his torso with his large hands and fluttered uselessly to the ground.

"No more Jordan..." he hissed. "Tonight you are mine."

With that he dropped to his knees and climbed on top of me, "all mine." He breathed and pulled my lips to his with a moan. He tasted like wine and God knows I wanted to be intoxicated by him, so I forced my tongue into his mouth.

I needed him and I needed him now. Snaking my hand in between our bodies, I pulled on the string to his pants, pulling the garment half way down his ass in my crazed need.

"Telija..." he pulled off my mouth gasping, his eyes downright animalistic. He grinned, pulling my hands off his backside and pinning them above me. Closing his eyes, I felt the wind shift and heard a snake like rustle behind me. As I bent my head back to search for the source of the sound, vines began to wrap around the tree behind me. They slithered towards my pinned wrists and I lost my breath. Thick rubbery like tendrils twined around my wrists, looping and knotting my limbs in place, letting me know there was no escape in my near future.

"What the..." I shivered.

The Prince bent down to my ear, "I think I am the victor in our little game my mate." He whispered, "Now this body is all mine."

His hands ran over my smooth skin, their fingers splaying down my chest. Vendish scooted back, wasting no time in pulling down my own linen pants to expose my hard length. "Do you deny that you are mine Jordan? Say you don't want me," he growled and fisted my erection.

I arched off the ground, "Fuck! Vendish! Oh God."

"Do you deny me now my mate?" He twisted his fist, pulling my shaft up, tugging it in his grasp.

"No!" I almost screamed. My body began to heat up, that familiar temperature increase that spurred on my dark and twisty friends started to spike. "Ven..." I tried to warn him, but he seemed not to care.

His hand left my body as he sat back to pull off my pants all the way, shucking my boots off in the process. A wind picked up through the trees and I knew it was him. Did our abilities spike when we were aroused? Is that how this worked? Oh God, please whoever you are Great Mother....please don't let me hurt him.

"I can feel them inside of you." He stood, looking me dead in the eye. "But I do not care," He pulled his pants down in one quick tug, letting them fall to his feet. He stepped out of them, leaving his knee high leather boots on, and kneeling again. "I said I want you and that means all of you. You are mine, so they are mine as well."

Oh fuck! They wanted out, I could feel it. The shadows wanted to play with him and who was I to deny them that fucking edible body. His thick cock bobbed against his stomach, just begging to fill me. Vendish's muscles bunched while he showcased his body to me, running his hands over every inch of what I could see to tease me or work me up. Whichever he was attempting to do, both were working.

I gasped when I saw the first shadow flicker to life on my skin, "Vendish, please." His body would calm them. That seemed to be the only thing I knew to be true and he understood, straddling me once more to soothe my worries.

"I said I want them too. I want all of you..." he slowly put a hand over the wisp of black that danced on my chest. The big warrior closed his eyes and shuddered.

"Great Mother!" he cried out, sliding his leaking erection against mine. "Telija..." His eyes opened and he licked his lips. Vendish moved down my body, the shadows growing larger in size, and starting to appear on my arms.

His tongue licked down the line of my chest while his eyes narrowed at me. The shadows started to follow him, winding into his hair and running over his skin like water.

****Vendish****

These unfamiliar entities crept onto my body, heightening the pleasure to a level I'd never known. Every lick of the shadowy flames against my skin made me tremble, and my temperature increase, until I was sweating in pure need.

His hardened length stared at me, pulsing with the beat of his blood pumping it's way in and out. Jordan was bound before me, completely mine in every sense of the word. I lifted my head above the haze of lust we had created and it was then that I felt the unwanted gaze of eyes of which I could not see.

Immediately my need was replaced with that of a fierce protectiveness for my mate. It was not uncommon for the pixies to watch the woods, for it was their home to graze, but the source of which I felt, was not gleeful, but conspiring and evil. This was the reason I had sent Cellan and the warriors out. There had been reports of strange energies and with Jameen suddenly reappearing with the hunters, we had to be very careful and out in full force.

"Stay very still Jordan," I placed a palm against his stomach and brought a finger to my lips. The earth felt the disturbance in my mind and released my mate from his bindings quickly.

"What is it?" Jordan sat up slowly, bringing his thin arms around my waist. His eyes searched the woods and he sniffed the air curiously. It was the first time I had seen his Fae instincts really kick in and I worried about another episode from the shadows, should he feel threatened.

"I am sorry my love, but we need to go," I grabbed his pants, hiding his naked body from the direction that the energy presented itself.

Jordan sighed and hung his head, but nodded. After we were both dressed, he looked into the darkened trees, and took a step, "I feel it now," he growled.