Chapter 8 A Rush Of Fire

• ~ Helena ~
• I gasped. The ache was no more. What happened to me? Realizing that Ethan was waiting for me to answer his question, I said, “Strange, when you touch it, the ache is gone.”
• Ethan removed his finger. “Thank goodness. Maybe you should rest more. Go to sleep. After dinner, I will bring you home.”
• The relief lived shortly. I screamed since the pain came again, “Ethan, argh! It hurts!”
• Ethan grabbed my body and held me in his arms. He kissed the mark. “Does it still hurt?”
• “No ….”
• “How about this?” He touched my cleavage with his finger again.
• “The ache is gone.” I glanced at Ethan. It was the first time a man touched me intimately. My face was hot. “What happened to me?”
• Ethan sighed. “I think I know what happened.” He opened my bra and panties and started touching me.
• “E-Ethan?” What was he doing to me? But I didn’t want him to stop. It was amazing. I felt burning inside, and his touches torched the flame bigger.
• “Trust me, mate. I won’t hurt you.”
• “I-I trust you.” However, I trembled since it was my first time with a man. Would it hurt, like a lot of people said?
• Then Ethan kissed my lips again. I moaned, and the fire rose within my chest and spread to my body, especially my lower private part. I closed my thighs to ease the burning, but it worsened. “Ethan ….”
• “Yes, darling, hold on. I will help you.” He caressed my neck, right on the bite mark, then kissed and licked it. “Do you like it?”
• It was ticklish, but it was also burning my desire higher. “Uh-huh. It’s good.”
• “How about this?” Ethan grabbed my mound and massaged it.
• “Oh! It’s….” I was sure my face was crimson right now.
• “Do you like it?”
• “Yes ….” It felt good.
• Ethan smiled. “Then I think you will love this.” He sucked the top, and I screamed.
• “Ethan!
• He didn’t stop and kept sucking it. I was panting. It was like a rush of fire invading my body. So I grabbed Ethan’s shoulders and scratched them with my nails.
• Ethan stopped and looked into my eyes. “Do you want me to stop?”
• I said nothing; I couldn’t! But then I grabbed Ethan’s head and directed it to my other mound. I wanted him to do the same as before.
• Ethan lifted his head and then grinned. “Yes, madam. I know you will love it.” Next, he gave the same sensual torture to my left peak. He sucked it hard and toyed with it using his tongue.
• I grabbed Ethan’s head and stroked his hair. “Ethan … don’t stop ….”
• “I won’t.” He caressed the first mound while he kept sucking the second. Then, the fire spread to my other orb and my lower body.
• I squealed. It was so good but tortured me too. I wanted Ethan to end the torture, but I moved restlessly when he stopped.
• “Calm down. I won’t leave you unsatisfied, my lady.”
• He kept teasing me with his tongue and fingers. Then somehow, my body tensed. I was afraid that something terrible would happen to me. But then, after a while, I came to my release. It was amazing! My body was exhausted, but I wanted to hum joyfully.
• He smiled. “How are your feelings right now?”
• “I’m good, more than good ….” My voice was hoarse because of too much screaming. “I feel sleepy.” I closed my eyes, too tired to even open them.
• “Good. Sleep then, my mate.”
• He picked a blanket, covered my nakedness, and kissed my forehead.
• Feeling Ethan go away from me, there was a pang of loss I couldn’t explain. It was cold and lonely. So, I called him, “Ethan?”
• “Yes, darling?”
• “Can you stay here with me?”
• Ethan sighed. He sat beside me, then grabbed my hand and held it. “Yes. Sleep now. I’ll accompany you.”
• It was the reassurance I needed. Having Ethan’s warm hand hold mine, I drifted to sleep only after a few minutes.
• ***
• ~ Ethan ~
• Helena’s breath was calm. Finally, she was asleep. I went to the bathroom, showered with icy water, and let out a long sigh. Helena’s state of burning was because I had marked her. In the werewolves’ world, usually, the ritual must follow the sequence: marking, then mating. However, with my situation, I couldn’t ultimately mate Helena. What we could do was only outercourse. It satisfied the demand after the marking but did not genuinely satisfy the mating process.
• I cursed silently under the heavy, cold shower. My lack of control caused suffering for Helena. Typically, it was only she-wolves who would experience things like Helena did. However, Helena was a human. So why did she experience stuff like that too?
• I shook my head again. “Yeah, I know I screwed up! But I couldn’t undo what had happened. I have marked her. So, I will care for her for the rest of my life, even without mating her.”
• After a few minutes in the cold shower, it helped release the tension in my body. The wolf inside me kept urging me to take Helena and mate her ultimately, but I knew I couldn’t do it. I didn’t want to regret it for the rest of my life, just like what happened to Lynnette.
• I sighed and shook my head. “No more! I won’t be responsible for more guilt because of my foolishness!”
• Then I turned off the shower, dried my body, and wore my clothes again. I walked back to my room, but Helena was still asleep. She was smiling in her sleep, and I couldn’t stop myself. I approached her and kissed her lips tenderly.
• “You are my lovely mate. I will protect you with all my strength, even from myself.” I caressed Helena’s hair.
• I let out a long sigh since her fragrance filled my nose as if calling me to claim her. Next, I picked Helena’s scattered underwear and dress on the floor, folded and placed them on the table next to the bed. Then I left the room with long steps.