Across Eternity: Book 5 - Chapter 4 - Sex Stories

Across Eternity: Book 5 - Chapter 4

... scared her. She felt like a tiny animal sitting in the palms of their hands, and all they had to do was close their fingers to crush her. Hearing their lewd grunts and moans didn’t help. It wasn’t until they finally fell silent that she could drift asleep.

In their room, Noah and Valia were lying in bed, winding down after their vigorous passion with the windows fogged from the breath and sweat. Valia, lying with her head on Noah’s shoulder, sighed. “What do you think about Shannon?”

“Normally, when a woman asks me a question like that after coitus, it’s a trap.”

“Well this time, it’s not.”

“That’s what they all say.”

“I’m serious. I don’t mean what you think of her as a woman, I mean… what am I supposed to do? You saw her this morning when she and I sparred, she was terrified of me. Seeing that fear in her eyes, seeing the pain I had inflicted on her, it made me sick. I’ve fought for centuries, killed countless warriors, and in doing so, I’ve wounded all those who cared about them in ways I can never make up for, but I’ve never felt like this.”

“I could tell you that you made the right choice. I could tell you that Shannon is alive because of what you did, that Korbin was a lost cause before he transformed into that monster. I could say it all, but what would be the point? You already know it. Everything I could say to comfort you, you’ve told yourself, and it’s all true.

I admire you for feeling guilt, for facing the lives you’ve taken and not letting ...

... yourself go numb, but your guilt doesn’t determine what is and isn’t true. You did nothing wrong. Every decision you made was the correct one, and had you done things differently, Shannon would be dead and you’d be cursing yourself for it. You were dealt a bad hand, but that’s not your fault.”

“I never wanted to forget the value of life, to dismiss the consequences of my actions, but now I have this knot in my gut, and I’d sell my soul to undo it. I wish I should block it out, tell myself none of it matters, be like you.”

“You don’t want to be like me. Even I don’t want to be like me. Listen, you didn’t kill Shannon’s father, you just weren’t able to save him, and you aren’t to blame for that. Not everyone can be saved.”

Valia sat up and turned away from Noah. “I know that. I realized it on Kisara island.”

“Don’t go blaming yourself for Valon. He slipped through our fingers once, but as long as he is alive, we can still bring him back.”

“You said it yourself, not everyone can be saved. What if he’s one of those people?”

Noah placed his hand on her shoulder. “We won’t know that until it’s too late, and it’s not yet too late. Our journey has only just started. We still have time.”

Valia lay back down, snuggling up against Noah and holding him tight. “I’m going to help Shannon save her tribe; it’s just something I have to do, and I’m hoping you’ll help as well.”

“As you wish. I’ll take her on as my assistant.”

“You’re not allowed to bed her.”

“Oh ...