Page 71 of Theoden
CHAPTER NINETEEN
SEXUAL RELEASE
“Rise, Théoden, tonight is a special one for many reasons.” Ara’s voice penetrated my mind and I opened my eyes to see him standing over me.
“Father?” I asked as I wiped my eyes. I looked over to see Raphael still fast asleep. He was always the last to rise, being the youngest. I turned back towards Ara, then noticed he was fully and decadently dressed in a purple robe with gold trim and purple pants. His feet were adorned in the most expensive gold sandals. Ara never accepted anything less than the best. He also made certain that his children received no less as we were a reflection of him and his wealth and power. “What makes this night so special, Father?”
I was curious.
Ara’s smile broadened. “My son, you have reached a milestone in your journey. A century old tonight.”
My god! He was right! A hundred years ago on this date, I had been brought to Ara, insolent and ignorant. Heembracedme and made me one of his own, elevating me over all vampires.
“A hundred years of serving you faithfully, Father,” I acknowledged.
Ara nodded. “A century of greatness, my son. My executioner.”
I laughed, delighted at that reality. Had I not met Ara, I would be dead right now. Food for the worms, forgotten by history, my name forever lost to the winds of time. As it stood now, humans, werewolves, dragons, and vampires knew my name, and for different reasons.
Humans knew of my wealth, beauty, and stature in society. Ara was a well-known merchant and as far as they knew, we were his closest employees and lovers. For werewolves, they knew I was an exceptional hunter and had captured many for my Father’s entertainment and pleasure. Filthy beasts should be grateful to die in his arena. Dragons knew I was one of them, but they didn’t interact with me. Their lands, though not far from our own, were forbidden to enter. However, they knew how powerful I was through Tylendel’s reports. As for vampires, they feared me as the right hand of the King. Ara’s “Death Merchant”, I was often referred to.
I had made examples out of many who would had been so bold and stupid as to anger or defy my Father. They knew of my special abilities, of which none of them would ever possess. I knew of their jealousy and hatred, many wished me dead. A century later, I thrived and I would continue to do so.
Raphael stirred and finally opened his eyes, and the first person he saw was me. He used to have a wide grin on his face when our eyes locked, but lately, he seemed distant. I was sure Ara knew what was wrong with him. I couldn’t penetrate his mind, as he was quite skilled at placing a barrier up, and it would be far too difficult for me to pick at it. If Ara wasn’t concerned, then why should I be?
“What is going on?” Raphael asked.
“Your brother is having his first celebration,” Ara said. “Come, Théoden, let us speak privately.”
Well, that seemed rather urgent. I quickly climbed out of bed and placed on my robe. I followed Ara out of our bedroom and into his private study. “Is something wrong, Father?” I asked, noting Ara’s change in mood. I took a seat in one of the chairs opposite his desk.
“Nothing is wrong. However, I would like to make sure it stays that way,” Ara said, then his smiled returned. “For you, my son, I will give you the gift of choice.”
I frowned, not understanding what he meant by that. “‘The gift of choice’, Father?”
He nodded. “For a hundred years, my child, you have not been able to choose who you fuck. You have been at the sexual whims of your brothers and only with Raphael have you had the choice. Starting tonight, you choose who you fuck, with the exception of me, of course. You will always submit to me.”
I nodded. “Yes, of course, Father. Always,” I said with a bit of exuberance in my tone. I could feel a level of excitement growing inside of me at the notion that I no longer had to submit to Titus or Nolan ever again. Karim, I would fuck, but the rules would be different. I might be able to top him if he wanted to fuck me. Ara was giving me the power of my own body and it was a great gift indeed. All of the humans I had seen that I wanted to sink my cock into would now be available to me.
My grin was wide on my face while I thought about the sexual freedom he was giving to me. Oh, the boys I was going to fuck on this night.
Ara laughed. “I’m sure, child. I’m sure. And you should enjoy yourself tonight. But there is another pressing issue that is of the utmost importance.”
I leaned forward, resting my arm on his desk. “What is that, Father?”
“The dragons… they have a new king.”
My mouth dropped open in shock. Dragons were extremely powerful and very hard to kill. Tylendel’s father, Telias, was the dragon King, if he was dead, who had killed him?
“Who is the new dragon King, Father?”
“A dragon named Evander, and he is one I know nothing about. Apparently, he is old and powerful, having defeated Telias, who was a brilliant fighter and one who had been king for over four thousand years,” Ara said. “We two, had an alliance. A fragile one, albeit, but an alliance all the same. That alliance is now gone, and I prefer to keep an alliance with the dragons. Better to have them as my friend than my enemy. That is why you are needed, my son.”
“What do you need me to do, Father?”
“I need you to re-establish your relationship with the dragon Knight, Tylendel,” Ara said in a calculated tone.
I arched both eyebrows, surprised by that command. He had barred me from ever seeing Tylendel again after he found out what the dragon did the last time we were together. Tylendel had trained me, but in doing so, he had almost killed me and would have had silver affected me as it did other vampires. Regardless of how surprised I was at the order to see Tylendel again, it wasn’t anything I was dreading.
