Grrrrr.
Alac groaned in bed, he had gotten home late last night from the heavy duty assigned to him and was clearly too tired to get up. All he felt like doing was laying in bed all day, silently wishing he could eat in bed all day.
Grrrrr.
It rang for the second time making him grumple the more. He would have picked it, only if he was closer to it but he had dropped it on his last night’s outfit lying on the couch.
“Grummmm.”He muttered weakly underneath his breath.
“Guess the caller would have to wait then.”He said and settled well for his sleep.
“Here Master.”Annabel stretched the phone to him. The sound of it ringing continuously had woken her up and she couldn’t bear it anymore. He groaned one more time then lazily stretched her palm forward for her to place it in it.
“Hello.”He said into the phone.
“Hmm hmm, hmm hmm, okay.”He said then got up lazily, gathering the last of his strength.
“I will be right there.’ He faced Annabel. ‘ Pass me the car key.”Then looked away and continued his conversation.
But the key was right on the table next to him.
She thought. She would have to bend her knees a little to be able to reach it. After trying the first time and it failed, she tried again and failed too.
“Ohh.”She muttered silently then reached for it again and felt a hand over hers.
He was still on the phone and hadn’t noticed anything. He felt a soft texture under his palm as he reached for the key.
Keys were made of metal and should be hard not soft.
He thought and looked down at the table to see if he had placed something else above it, maybe a cloth. He could see Annabel staring at him as his eyes traced down only to see her palm covered by his. He quickly withdrawn it and muttered something under his breath.
Annabel couldn’t look him in the eye and it was akward enough for her to be in the same room with him after the kiss, talk more of this. She felt embarrassed and shy all of a sudden.
“I have to step out now.”He said and stood up, willing to walk away from the akwardness between them.
“Ok….. ay….. Master.”She replied and swallowed the saliva formed in her mouth.
She watched the door knob turn as he locked the door behind him and heaved a sigh.
Finally he was out.
She couldn’t understand how she felt these days and why she couldn’t get her mind off the kiss.
It was just a kiss Anny, get your mind off it.
She told herself.
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He couldn’t get his mind off the early morning incident as he moved closer to his room. The touch earlier that morning had brought back the memory, the one he dreaded.
Fuck!!.
He cursed underneath his breath. He was starting to blame his new weakness for his clumsiness.
If only he hadn’t listened to Aliya.
He thought. He wondered why she would be bothered enough to care about a pet.
How was he supposed to look at her or talk to her?.
Be a man Alac.
He summoned courage and stepped in.
There she laid, deep in sleep. He could sense her slow rhythm of her heart beat and the breath she inhaled in and out as he stared at her.
Beautiful hair, full lips and she looked so calm while asleep.
He felt the great urge to touch her, wanted to have her in his arms one more time. He knew he had to get nearer and touch her.
No you can’t.
Something told him.
He knew the instinct was right, he would cross all limit if he went close but he ignored the talk and did otherwise.
He rolled her soft red hair between his fingers and slowly played with it, admiring the softness and smoothness. He loved to watch her sleep and could stare at her all through the night. Watching the movement of her body made him want to do crazy things to her, crazy things his head could not fathom.
You don’t want her waking up to see you staring down at her.
He got up and made way to his bed. She turned to the other side, shivering from the coldness of the room.
She was cold?.
He wondered and placed his palm on her forehead. He noticed her body temperature was burning up and she kept shivering without waking up.
She could fall ill.
He wouldn’t want that to happen. He dropped the short book in his other palm on the floor right next to her and cupped her in his arms. He just couldn’t watch her die from the cold. He had to take her to his bed for at least the night and he couldn’t leave her lying there throughout the night either.
She didn’t blink or noticed as he carried her gently in his arms and moved closer to the middle of the bed then dropped her in it. Her red hair fell behind her, revealing the red marks he had given her from feeding on her. Seeing it made him crave for blood. His eyes turning and his body shaking from the thirst.
Get a grip man.
He cupped the hair back to cover up her neck. If he couldn’t see it, he wouldn’t think of it. He moved to his side of the bed and tucked in, missing the comfort the softness of the bed gave him.
Welcome back Alac.
He muttered then smiled, falling into a deep sleep.
She could hear the birds chirping and felt her head banging so hard. She felt weak and tired and her eyes heavy.
Dammit!.
She muttered under her breath.
She hated being sick or being at the mercy of someone else so she had to get up and do something. She tore her eyes apart even though it stung and saw Alac rumpling through his wardrobe right beside her.
Wait a minute. When did the wardrobe move to her part of the room?.
She thought.
It’s impossible Anny.
The tiny voice told her.
“I can see you are awake.”He said, eyes still fixed on the clothes.
How did he know she was up?.
“Y… yes… Master.”She stammered weakily and tried to get up.
“How are you feeling now.”He asked.
“Fine I guess.”She said
Are grounds meant to be so soft and comfortable? Then why was she sleeping on a soft one? Was the Mansion about to collapse?.
She thought and looked down.
The bed! She was on the bed! When? How?.
She questioned in her head.
He must have carried you Anny.
The tiny voice said.
“Nooo!.’ She screamed and brought her palms over her mouth. ‘ No you didn’t.”She screamed at him.
“No I didn’t what?.”He asked confused to the core.
“Did you carry me last night?.”She was angry at how far he had crossed all lines and boundaries between them. She believed he had no right to stop her whenever he pleased, not even as her Master.
“Yes I did.”He replied. He could obviously see that she was pissed off but didn’t know what he had committed. He doubted that he knew where the conversation was leading to.
“Did we…? Did anything…”She stammered. She couldn’t bring herself to say the words, to ask him if he had touched her.
What if something had happened? A kiss or worst still sex? How was she supposed to explain to anyone who asked her that she had being forced against her conset? Who would give her a listening ear?.
She pulled the duvet up to see herself still fully dressed, guess she was safe then. Unless he had dressed her back but if he did, she would have woken up.
“Are you okay Anny?.”He said and moved closer to her in a bid to feel her body temperature. Annabel shifted back and covered herself fully with the duvet.
“Don’t touch me!.”She screamed and ran down from the bed before he could stop her.
Alac was speechless that she would act so ungrateful when he had clearly tried to help her from freezing to death.
Maybe he should have left her, maybe then she would have appreciated being on his bed.
He thought and stepped out.
Her head was banging real hard as she laid there, she was too weak to step down for breakfast too and Alac had left without her. She silently prayed it wasn’t a flu or a serious fever, she didn’t want to spend the rest of the day lying in bed.
“Have this.’ He said and watched her open her eyes slowly. He handed the plate of beef soup to her alongside some pills. ‘ This should make you feel better.”
She sat up, her back resting against the white wall and collected the beef soup. She was too weak to open her eyes but forced it open.
How was she supposed to eat in this state?.
She thought and brought a spoonful towards her mouth. Her weak body gave in and the spoon went landing right beside her with the soup on it, spilled on Alac’s face.
“So… sorry… Master.”She stammered.
“Can you eat this or should I feed you.”He offered, not really believing he had said it.
Feed her?
She couldn’t stand the thought of seeing the same hand that hovered over hers that morning close to her lips, it would only bring back the thought of the kiss.
She couldn’t let him do that. She didn’t want any more intimacy between them. Things were already akward as it was and feeding her would only increase it.
“N… no… Master.. I will be fine.”She stammered slowly, hoping he would give up and leave.
“But you clearly can’t feed yourself. You need to eat something before using the drugs.”He said.
“I… will… be… fine.”She said weakly praying he would give up this time.
Grummmp.
Her stomach rumbled loudly making Alac stare hard at her.
“Was that your stomach?.”He asked speechless.
Why was she refusing his offer when she clearly needed it? Why was he so bothered about her and was willing to help? Why did she remind him so much of Aliya?.
“Hummm.” She felt embarrassed.
Why did it have to sound now of all times? What could Alac be thinking of? It felt more embarrassing when his hand landed on her forehead.
“I will really be fine Master.”She said barely audible.
“No you are not.”He was angry that she was being too stubborn to accept his offer when she clearly needed it.
“But…..”She said and he cut her short.
“No buts Annabel. As your Master, I order you to let me feed you.”He knew that was the only way she would let him.
“Okay Master.”She replied, giving in.
She watched as he picked up the spoon and scooped some with it, his brown jacket lifting a little bit up to reveal his hairy hand.
“Open your mouth.”He said and looked at her. She did as instructed but tried to avoid his gaze so he wouldn’t notice how shy she was. She could smell the fresh scent of his hair shampoo and the cream he had used. It made her tummy flutter and her cheek turned red.
The silence between them bacame overwhelming. The only sound she could hear was the sound of her heart beating so fast and out of control.
It lasted for a while and it was starting to get too heated for her, staring to do crazy things to her.