Chapter 222: Rise Above The Pain
"My Lord..." Annalise tried again but her voice came out as a mere whisper. She was in no state to fight against the spell that Damien was working on her, turning her into a complete mess in his arms. This was exactly why she could never be in control when she was with him, he just knew how to turn her into jelly by doing absolutely nothing.
Damien’s gaze remained focused on her face as seemed to be reading every line of her face while allowing her to do the very same with him.
Annalise noticed his ruffled shoulder-length hair and the glimmer in his beautiful obsidian eyes with red rings as he gazed back at her with an enchanted look on his face.
He finally let go of her wrist before raising his hand to brush away the loose curls of her hair from her face. As fingers glided down her temple to her cheeks before moving behind her ear while tracing the arc of her ear, she felt her heart pausing for a mere second before it leaped from her chest, beating so hard against her ribs that she could feel the vibrations throughout her entire body.
She suddenly found herself engulfed not only by his powerful presence and his shadow element but also by his familiar scent that invaded her system and almost made her do something as stupid as burying her face in his embrace to inhale more of it.
At that moment, she suddenly became aware of every bit of her husband’s presence. The way his muscular arm was wrapped around her, the way his naked chest was almost pressed against her breasts, the smoothness of his skin, and even the soft rustle of his silky black hair as a soft breeze blew throughout the room - something that wasn’t there a while ago and as far as Annalise had to guess, it was none other than the castle itself adding the breeze to the intense moment.
Damien’s breath caressed the top of her forehead, ruffling the baby hair there. He trailed his fingers down to the side of her throat before sliding them backward to cup her nape.
He inched his face down until his mouth was right next to her ear as he whispered, "You are forbidden from calling my name... until it’s us naked in bed and on the peaks of our pleasure. Understand, Princess?"
Annalise didn’t even realize but she was already nodding her head in affirmation even when she did realize what she was doing, she didn’t change her mind and added, "I understood."
She wasn’t looking forward to being dominated by anyone, not even her husbands, but when it came to bedroom matters, having someone to dominate her didn’t sound so bad when the man had only intentions of pleasuring her and fulfilling her every desire and need.
"Good." Damien whispered in a pleasing voice as he placed a kiss on her forehead and finally pulled away from her - "Alright, let’s continue with your training."