Chapter 13

“Get. Her. Out of here.” Rowan hissed at Darkess. Power engulfing her to the point of annihilation and she wasnt sure she could hold it. Didn’t know how to control it. What would happen if she let it go? At the moment it felt like she might obliterate everything around her, including Joesy.

Josephine had been glamourd, Rowan could see the emptiness in her eyes.

Well at lease that was something. She didn’t have to worry about Josey remembering any of this, but she wasn’t about to stand here and watch, as Josey was made his play thing.

“Do it now, and I will be yours willingly.” Rowan had lost Xavier, she didn’t care about herself anymore but she could save Joesy, and she would.

“I knew you’d see it my way.” Darkess said stroking Joesy’s cheek. “ You may leave us now little one. Miridian, take her and keep her safe. The Princess and I will be busy for a while.”

Rowan had to stop the revulsion from showing on her face. Her skin wanted to crawl off her body and hide from his touch. Her body shivered, she gritted her teeth against as the overwhelming need to run.

Darkess was handsome, devastatingly so. With his ruffled blond hair and baby blue eyes, his six foot three frame was ripped and toned. He looked good enough to eat, if you could ignore the evil glint in his eyes and the cruel curve to his mouth. She had seen the cruel, disgusting side of him and would never be attracted to him on any level. How did she get through this? How could she let him touch her when the only touch she wanted was Xavier’s?

The power inside her was painful; it felt like it was shredding her from the inside, so whatever he was going to do to her, she most likely, wouldn’t feel it anyway.

Darkess stepped closer to her, she could smell his rotten breath. She swallowed hard to keep the vomit in from making its way up. Darkess ran his finger down her cheek to her lips and tilting her chin up claimed her lips.

YUCK, his kiss was a slimy as he was, the taste of putrid garbage would have been more appealing. His tongue sought for an opening, and as much as she wanted to keep her lips firmly clammed shut she knew she had to open for him. XAVIER, XAVIER, XAVIER. His swept against hers and she gagged, not able to stop the reflex action. She flung her hands up to keep him from leaving her lips, she had to convince him she was willing. Xavier. Xavier. Xavier. And Josey.

Darkess trailed his disgusting fingers down her naked body, revulsion ripped through her, causing her to groan into his mouth, not from desire. No desire had nothing to do with this.

Xavier, Xavier, Xavier.

Darkess slipped his finger inside her, her body jerked away from the invasion and her teeth clamped down, drawing blood from his bottom lip. Darkess groaned before pulling back.

He brought his fingers to his lips and licked them “You taste like ripe woman.” He said, before doing it again. “Hmmmm, you need a real man Rowan, not a little boy.” He groaned, hovering above her lips.

“mmm.” Rowan couldn’t talk, if she did, he would hear the disgust in her voice, she couldn’t give him reason to bring Josey back. Her mind ran through exit strategies as he continued his evaluation of her nether region. She tried to think of anything that would stop her from pulling away from him. Xavier, that would get her through this, it had too. Funny how just a look from Xavier had her hot for him, yet Darkess was touching her, and she felt nothing, at least she was trying to feel nothing. Revulsion was coursing through so think she could taste it. If Xavier was here now what would you be doing to him? Hmmm she like that thought.

“So warm and wet.” Darkess purred. Bringing her from her memory and back to his stench. Yeah, she was still wet, but it wasn’t him that had her that way, it had been Xavier. Xavier, Xavier. Think of him. Even Xaviers touch was hot, filled with desire and restraint.

Rowan threw her head back, not able to stand his kisses any longer, she need air, needed this over with. Then she would find Josey and get out of here.

Darkess took this to be desire for more, her body shuddered and she swallowed hard, clenched her eyes shut tight and pictured Xavier, she felt the tears escaping from the corners of her eyes. Darkess held her round her waist with one arm and lifted her right leg to his waist. He was going to enter her. She clutched at his shoulders and dug her nails in. XAVIER, XAVIER, XAVIER. She could do this, she could do this. Oh hell she couldn’t do this.

Rowan heard Josephine scream. Snapping her head up.

“What is he doing to her?”

Darkess hadn’t entered her yet but he was about to, she could feel him at her entrance and she pulled herself away. Her blood boiled, acid burning through her veins as energy crackled around her. She couldn’t control it anymore; it was tearing her apart to get out. Darkess was thrown from her.

“What is this?” He screeched “What are you doing?”

*

Xavier and Alexion landed outside the Castle that he had rescued her from earlier. The clouds were black and the wind whipping around hammering into the building, lightening struck the ground continually. Something was very wrong.

“Move.” He screamed at Alexion, to be heard over the noise.

He took off running in the direction of the most powerful energy. Rowan was losing her battle.  The world moved in a blur as he raced towards her, then it slowed completely as he saw her.

Rowan was floating midair, arms stretched to either side of her, hair flying around her face, blood streaming out of her nose and unseeing eyes. Golden wings glistened as they stretched ten feet to either side of her. Xavier had never seen anything so beautiful or so horrifying. What was she?  He didn’t have time to think about it.

He was pinned to the wall as he tried to get to her. Thunder cracked, lightening stuck the walls. The building was coming down, he had to stop her, but how? He dragged himself along the floor and grabbed hold of her ankle. Lightening hit him and she screamed. “Xavier.” He held on as the wind picked up trying to drag him from her.

 With the strength he never knew he possessed, he brought her down and held her in his arms.

“Rowan, you have to pull it back.” He shouted.

She didn’t respond.

“Baby, you can do this, I’ve got you.” He said holding her round the waist, her wings fluttering around them.

Still no response.

“I love you Rowan, you can't leave me. Fight baby, fight this.” He said, kissing her cheek, neck and shoulders.

The floor shuddered under them, Rowans wings came around them cocooning them from the destruction around them. Her hand came up to his face as her eyes locked into his.

“I love you too.” She said, kissing him, then went limp in his arms. Everything stopped.

“Nooooo. Rowan, stay with me!” He screamed, scooping her up in his arms and cradling her against his chest. Her wings had vanished, leaving her naked and covered in blood.

His knees buckled, and he fell to the floor with her, burying his head in her hair as he held her head to him. Unbelievable pain sliced threw him, shredding his heart.

“Noooooooooooooo” He heard the scream, Alexion was on his knees beside them.