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  He moved his head and kissed my check. I turned my face and let my lips sit on the entrance to his ear. "I want you to take me." As I whispered it, I realized how ridiculous I sounded. My hand moved to his crotch to help make my point.

  He pulled his head back and looked down at me. "I’ll not take you, but I will make love to you. I’ve wanted to since the moment I found you lying in the mud." He gave me a wink. "Granted it wasna the most flatterin’ of poses, but I’ve wanted you all the same."

  He brought his lips to mine and I felt his tongue push into my mouth. I welcomed it and moved my hands into his long red hair. His body pushed against mine, and his hips foretold the glory that awaited me. I moved my hands down and pulled his white shirt free from his tartan. I pulled it up and ran my fingers over his tight abs in the process. His knee parted my legs and I opened willingly to him.

  Kerr pulled his lips away slowly. "I want to be gentle with you, I do. I know that it’s yer first time, but I donna think I can be."

  I bit at his lower lip and pulled him back to me. "Take me."

  I felt his hand move my skirt up and push my panties aside. He didn’t bother undressing, he didn’t have to. He lifted his kilt up high and before I knew it, the head of his cock was pressed against my opening.

  "Are you sure that you want me?" Kerr asked. I could feel the strain in his upper arms to keep his body up. He wanted to be in me and he asked one last time to make sure that I wanted it too. I pushed my hips up and at him. I felt the length of him push into my tight entrance. I cried out and he stopped in mid-stroke. I grabbed the back of his hair and pulled his face to me.

  "Did I hurt you?"

  I wasn’t sure how to answer that, because it did hurt, but if also felt wonderful. I didn’t want him to stop, I wanted him to grind my body into the floor and use me until he could use me no more. A smile formed on his face and he bent his head down to me. He pushed his cock into me further and stopped briefly when he encountered some resistance, then continued on. By the time he was fully sheathed in me, I cried out for him to be rougher. He answered my cries and his hips thrust up and down with such a force that I was sure that we’d go right through the loft floor.

  I clawed at his neck and back, and fought hard not to cry out from the mix of pain and pleasure. He was so large, and I wondered if he’d been a wise choice for my first time. His rhythm slowed, and he steadied his pace. Our lips locked again and his tongue matched his groin in dodging in and out. My body seemed to dampen more and more, allowing me to take all of him without pain.

  He kept one arm down for support and moved his other hand to my breast. He kneaded it in his hand and tried to cup it, but even his large hands couldn’t contain all of me. My ample breasts were odd blessings to have. Most Valkyrie’s had normal sized chests, but mine was large. I was also shorter then the rest of them, and at least twenty pounds heavier. I wasn’t fat. They were just candidates for swimsuit competitions.

  Kerr pulled his lips away from my mouth and went for my nipple. The minute his warm lips touched it I felt an overwhelming force building inside me. He sucked on it and I wrapped my legs around his waist tighter. I grabbed at his backside and he brought the full force of his body into me, and I cried out for more.

  Each move Kerr made sent me over the edge with animal noises and grunts. I could feel my magic building and I was scared that I’d end up releasing it on him. He’d never understand what I was, or where I was from. He’d think I was a witch or more than likely, a faerie. The thought of him being scared of me made tears come to my eyes. Kerr pulled back from me and I assumed he was going to think that he was hurting me again. He moved his lips to mine and smiled. "Yer my Valkyrie, Linnea. Use what magic you must. I’ll never fear you."

  My orgasm swept through me at the same time the shock of what he’d just said to me hit. I dug my nails into his back and felt his pelvis grind hard into mine right before he filled me with his hot seed. His head dropped down onto my shoulder, and his body stayed planted deep within mine. I lay there stroking his hair wondering about what he’d said when it hit me.

  "You’re Bhreac Laochailan, aren’t you?"

  He kissed my ear and let out a small laugh. "Aye, I’m Bhreac Kerr Laochailan of the MacLachlainn clan, at yer service my lady."

  I should have jumped to my feet and been outraged that he’d misled me, but I didn’t. I stayed there under him and continued to run my hands through his silky red hair. "You have the gift to read minds, don’t you?"

  "Aye, if you mean I can see what yer thinkin’ in my head, then aye, I guess I do. I’ve had it since I was a wee lad. Folks round here donna talk about it. They know better. I’ve got some other oddities about me too, canna really explain ‘em."

  I thought about what I’d just done. I’d broken the biggest rule the elders had. I’d had sex with a potential, but I couldn’t not take Kerr back for fear of what they’d say. Corbin’s band of demons was looking for him. They would kill him or turn him into a vampire when they found him. I couldn’t let that happen to him, because I’d fallen for him.

  "Well, it’s good to hear you say that you’ve fallen for me too, because I’m not sure that yer goin’ to be able to get rid of me now. I knew when I saw you that you were the one for me. I told you that I’d be having a family soon, didn’t I. Now, I’ve got to do right by you, and make you my wife. I’ll not let go— now we can…."

  I pulled on his hair. His head lifted and his blue eyes locked on me. "Kerr, I can’t marry you, I…."

  "I donna do this with just anyone, Valkyrie, and I won’t stand by while you take another man to yer bed. When I took you, it was forever, and I thought it’d be the same fer you." As he spoke I felt his cock growing hard within me. I felt him flexing and then I felt the full length of his erection in me once more. "I want to take you and make love to you again, and I want yer word that yer mine now, Valkyrie. I’ve given you a gift, and soon you will return it to me. I’m a good man. I can provide a good life for you. I’m strong, and will make you a good husband. I’ll never hurt you and I…."

  Kerr’s words were words I’d longed to hear and as I brought my lips to his, I wondered how I would tell him that soon he’d have to leave his clan, his friends, and family and return with me. Kerr moved his body and began pumping his thick cock into me again and I forgot my concerns and concentrated only on him.

  Chapter 5

  I finished putting my clothes on quietly and glanced down at Kerr. His long red hair was spread out around him. He looked like an archangel. I’d never seen anything as perfect as him before. I resisted the urge to touch him. He hadn’t been asleep long. He’d stayed up most of the night worried about me, and he was the one Corbin was after.

  I peeked out the slightly open shutter and saw that the morning sun was out. As long as the sun was up, we were safe from Corbin and his men. Vampires couldn’t hunt during the day and that was the only advantage I had going for me right now. I needed to try and prep another portal, and soon, if I was going to get Kerr out undetected.

  I climbed down the ladder carefully, still a little sore from my night with Kerr. I crossed the barn and headed out the door. I had seen a small river running parallel to us on our way in, and wanted desperately to get cleaned up. I wasn’t sure whose barn we were staying in, and there were no signs of a home near, let alone people.

  I took a deep breath in and started towards the water. I bent down onto the soft grass, and put my hand down into the water. It was cold. I brought some to my face and scrubbed the best I could. I heard a faint giggle and I looked up, expecting to find a child near me, but found no one.

  Reaching my hand into the water again, I heard another giggle, this one closer than before. Looking up fast, I saw a young child standing in the center of the river. I went to him, but stopped when I realized that he wasn’t in the water, so much as he was on the water. I looked up into his turquoise eyes and felt like in some strange way I looked at myself. He tipped his head to the side and his
red hair fell forward, covering his eyes slightly.

  "Màthair," he said softly.

  I stood up slowly and looked harder at the boy who called me mother in Gaelic, his hair blew back and the water around him turned red. His body began to descend into the water. Red bubbles shot up and around him. His eyes never left mine, and he showed no signs of being frightened. I screamed out for him, and jumped into the icy cold river.

  I pushed through the thick red water and realized that it was blood. I didn’t panic. Instead, I reached for the small boy, trying to pull him free of this madness. My hand went right through him, and as quickly as he had appeared to me, he was gone. I kicked around and found that I could no longer touch the bottom. I dove under, needing to make sure that the child didn’t drown. My lungs grew tight as I fought the current and found the rocky bottom. I turned in circles, stirring up the sediment at the bottom, hoping beyond hopes that I would find the tiny child.

  Something seized me around my waist and jerked me towards the surface. I broke through and took in a deep breath. I felt my body being pulled towards the shore, and I fought to go back under and look for the child.

  "Stop, it’s me," Kerr said, pulling me out of the water with him.

  I grabbed his arms and pulled his upper body to me. My teeth chattered from the icy cold water and the wind. "Ker-rrr … little boy … in the water ... called me Màthair … had my eyes, and," I looked up at him, "your hair, blood came up and then he was gone … I tried to get him, but…."

  Kerr scooped me up in his arms and started back towards the barn. I hit his chest as hard as I could, but he wouldn’t put me down. "Please, the little boy, he drowned."

  He carried me in and set me down gently on the floor. "No, Valkyrie, he did not drown. He was never really there."

  He pulled my clothes off of me and then shed his own. He picked me up and I wrapped my body around his. I tried to get down when he approached the ladder, but he pulled me closer to him and climbed it with ease. He pressed my body down into the hay and lay on top of me. I closed my eyes and thought of the little boy standing on the river and how he’d disappeared when I tried to touch him. Kerr kissed me softly and I opened my eyes. His long hair looked brown when it was wet and he had tiny drops of water on his eyelashes still. I shivered slightly as I smiled up at him.

  He rubbed my arms with his hands and looked a little concerned. "We need to get you warmed up, or else you’ll catch the fever, and I donna want to lose you to sickness."

  He was right. We would both end up sick like this. I hated to use my magic too much because it left me weak, and being weak around demons wasn’t a good thing. Kerr kissed my cheek and put his ear next to mine. "We are safe until sunset, use what magic you must."

  I was getting used to him being able to read my mind. I touched his cheek. "I need to open a portal and get you back to Valhalla with me. If I do this, then I won’t be able to open it today, and one more night could cost you your life."

  Kerr’s mouth came down on mine and I felt how cold his lips were now. I knew that he’d be sick sooner than me and that if he wasn’t on the grounds of Valhalla then he could die. I pulled him closer and let my magic rise up. It danced just under the surface of my skin, waiting for permission to be let out. Kerr pulled back from me slightly and ran his fingers over my shoulders.

  "I can feel it," he said, smiling down at me.

  I reached up into his damp hair and pulled his face close to me. "Make love to me, please."

  He laughed slightly. "Aye, it would be my pleasure."

  He pushed his cock into me fast, and it took my body a second to adjust to how cool his body was. I unleashed my magic and let it roll over Kerr’s body too. His hair lifted up as warm air pushed all around us. Kerr’s body moved in and out of mine and each stroke seemed to coincide with a blast of my magic.

  I cried out as my channel tightened around him, milking him. My orgasm ripped through me, and left me breathless and burning as Kerr’s body continued to press deep into mine. He let out a moan and I felt his hot seed soaking my womb.

  I held him to me when he was done and listened to his heart beating fast. He laughed softly. "I do not think that you should do that too often when we’re together, or I’ll not be able to control myself, and it’ll be short lived for you. I’ll finish before you every time."

  "You didn’t finish before me, you finished with me," I said running my fingers down the backs of his arms. "Are you warm enough now?"

  "Aye, and I’m tired again."

  I kissed his cheek. "You’re tired because you stayed up all night watching over me." My stomach growled slightly. I rolled my eyes and smiled.

  Kerr got up and I pulled him back to me. "You need to eat."

  The mention of food made my stomach twist into a knot. "No," I said shaking my head lightly. "My stomach is upset. I’m not sure what’s wrong with it. Must be from all the excitement."

  "Aye, must be," he said smiling wide.

  Kerr ran his hand down to my stomach and touched it lightly. He left it there for a minute before moving it up and over my breast. I winced a little as pain shot through my nipple. Kerr’s lips curved into a smile and he leaned down and kissed my nipple gently. "Too much excitement, aye, that’s it."

  "You need to get some rest."

  He moved back down on me and laughed softly. "I’ll get some rest in a minute. Right now I’d like to take you again." And, with that he pushed himself deep within me. "Yer mine now, Valkyrie, and you will be my wife."

  Chapter 6

  I woke to find that it was dark out and that Kerr was nowhere to be found. I searched around the barn that we’d stayed in, but found no sign of him. I immediately feared the worst and started off in search of him. I knew that he was upset with me. Before we’d fallen asleep he’d asked me to be his wife again, and I had refused. It wasn’t because I didn’t want to, because I did want to say yes to him and spend the rest of my life by his side. But I wasn’t a mortal woman, and there was no way the elders would ever allow a marriage between Kerr and I to exist.

  I found my way to the edge of the river and decided that I would follow it back to the spot where the portal had opened. I was a little uneasy being close to the water again, after the incident with the little boy, but I needed to find Kerr before Corbin did. As a last resort I’d try to do a locating spell, but I didn’t want the vampires in the area to sense my magic.

  My stomach twisted in a knot and I felt like I was going to be sick everywhere. I had been queasy for the last day, and wasn’t sure why. I needed a drink, but didn’t really want to go any closer to the water than I had to. When my nostrils began to flare in an attempt at keeping the vomit down, I gave in and dropped to my knees. I bent down over the rivers edge and cupped my hands in the cool running water. I brought the water to my mouth, and let it run down my throat.

  Something large struck me in the back of the head and seized hold of my hair. My face broke the surface of the water first, followed close by my head. The icy water filled my lungs. I grabbed at the arm that held my head under and clawed at it. It refused to let go of me. It did yank me out of the water just when I thought I could take no more—hardly heroic.

  I drew in a deep breath of air and coughed hard.

  "Where is he, whore?" My head was turned quickly and I found myself staring into Corbin’s face. His black eyes tried to look through to my soul, but I kept it locked away from him. "Where is Bhreac? I know he’s with you."

  He didn’t give me a chance to answer him. He dunked my head back into the river. It wasn’t like I’d have told him anything anyway. He pulled me back up and yanked me to my feet. He bent my head back and let his fangs show. I think he expected me to faint or at the very least spill all the information on Kerr that I had. I didn’t. I reached down and drew my dagger from my side and drove it hard into him. He laughed and let go of me. I pushed the soaking wet veil of black hair out of my eyes and glared at him.

  "You don’t really think t
hat your little knife will hurt me, do you? I’m already dead." He let out an eerie laugh and locked eyes with me. "You are a stupid whore. I have no doubt that you will not understand this, but I am im-mor-tal." He sounded it out for me—just in case.

  I spun around and caught his chin with the side of my foot, and sent him flying to the ground. Reaching down, I yanked my dagger out of his side. He let out a moan and tried to grab my leg. I brought my dagger out and across his face, watching as his cheek ripped open. He grabbed it and began to laugh. "I already told you wench, I’m immortal." He made a lunge for me and I jumped over his body faster than any human ever could. He spun around and looked at me.

  Corbin lunged at me again. I sidestepped him just in time for one of his buddies to slam his body into me. I fell forward and rolled to avoid stabbing myself with my own dagger. I took the other guard with me, and on my third time rolling over him, I thrust my dagger deep into his chest and leapt off of him.

  I turned to find Corbin standing there. He brought his hand out and caught me across the face. The impact of his hit sent me flying backwards. I hit the ground and went to roll away. I wasn’t fast enough. Corbin appeared above me with his sword drawn. He drove it down and into the pit of my stomach. Words failed to come to me. I had trouble even getting the tiniest of noises out. He backed up and laughed.

  "I will enjoy fucking you, even if you are dead. Maybe, I will bring you over too. It would be fun to have you around forever to torture."