Heart of Darkness-Novel

Roxana stood on the balcony of her new home, staring at the ocean ahead. Alexander had chosen the perfect location for their home, still near the ocean where she was used to.

While she watched the afternoon sun, he sat among her old friends in the room. The cats. After having lunch Roxana suggested they take the leftovers to the cats and they ended up bringing them home.

Her friends liked comfort after eating their food. Roxana usually took an afternoon nap with them whenever they met, so Alexander watched them confused when they kept snuggling and brushing themselves against him.

“I didn’t know I attracted cats as well.” He joked. “They like me a little too much. They are just like you.”

She shook her head in denial.

“Especially this one.” He said pointing at the one rubbing herself along his leg.

Roxana chuckled. “I don’t do that.”

“No, you do other kinds of rubbing.” He said causing her cheeks to burn.

She cleared her throat and changed the subject. “They want you to take a nap with them.”

“A nap?”

“Yes. Don’t you feel sleepy after eating?” Shaking her head at him, she came back inside the room. “You are missing out on all the good things.” She told him and went to pick up the pillows from the bed.

She threw them to him, being careful not to hit the cats. Then she took the covers and went to sit on the carpet with him. “Naps are so satisfying.” She said as she laid two pillows for the cats and then used the other two for them to sleep on.

“I am going to show you the pleasures of life.” She said lying down.

Alexander put his head down as well and the cats snuggled on the pillows. For someone who didn’t need much sleep, Alexander fell asleep soon. She watched his calm face as the wind coming from the balcony blew his hair back softly. She recalled all that he told her about himself. Now more than ever, she really wished to find her family soon. She wanted to share her family with him.

Roxana imagined them all gathering here, her mother, her sister, Fanny, Uncle Ben, Alexander, and her and enjoying time together. Eating her mother’s deliciously baked bread with Uncle Ben’s fish head soup. Going out to grill near the ocean and chatting and laughing together.

Oh lord. She was becoming very greedy and she would be very disappointed if things became different.

Closing her eyes she decided to sleep as well but all her fears came packed in one nightmare. She woke up in her dream and it was raining heavily outside. The storm caused the raindrops to fall harder against the windows and roofs. Roxana walked alone in the dimly lit halls to go answer the door. Thunder rumbled outside as she opened it slowly and found her mother and her sister standing outside.

They were soaked in rain and shivered because of the cold.

“Mother?”

Without a word, both of them fell suddenly dead to the ground. They lay in a pool of blood and in the distance she saw several pairs of red eyes in the dark woods. Slowly the monsters stepped outside. Hungry wolfs ready to attack her. Roxana threw the door shut and ran upstairs as fast as she could.

“Alexander!” She yelled, her heart beating fast. Only thunder rumbled outside and lightning struck. ” Alexander!” She called again, now almost crying. Her voice shook with fear and soon the monsters broke through the door and windows.

Roxana continued to run and try to find somewhere to hide but suddenly she found herself running through the castle. She wore a crown on her head and once she reached the throne hall, she saw Alexander sitting on his throne.

“Alexander.”

As she stepped forward the wolves were back and they blocked her way. She turned around to run but they were behind her as well. They surrounded her slowly stepping closer and closer.

Roxana looked over at Alexander. He saw her yet he didn’t. His eyes stared right through her.

“Alexander!” She called him but he didn’t reply and the wolves closed in on her. She stiffened and panicked when they sniffed her and then began to tear at her clothes and flesh.

“No! Alexander!”

“Roxana!”

Roxana’s eyes flew open and she found Alexander looming over her and holding her face gently. She sighed relieved that it was just a nightmare when she heard the rain and thunder outside. Her head jerked to the sound and she looked outside the window. It was dark and cloudy and the rain poured heavily.

What was this? Her heart thumped in her chest. Were her mother and sister dead? Was she going to die?

“Roxana?” Alexander stroked her cheek gently. She turned to him. “Everything is alright.” He assured her.

Roxana pushed herself up to sit. Alexander had put fire in the hearth and the room smelled of burned wood and wine.

She looked around and found some food and wine served beside them.

“I left to bring some food and found you calling me when I came back.”

“It was just a nightmare. I have them sometimes.” She told him, not wanting to be the fearful one when she had told him to live without fear. “You really know what I like. Food and sleep.” She smiled, already feeling hungry.

She could do this over and over again. Sleep and eat.

A faint smile crossed his lips. “What about me?”

“You come third.” She joked.

He leaned in, grabbing the back of her head, he took her lips in a searing kiss. She was still not used to the stronger taste of him. He said her senses would heighten but that didn’t make food taste better. Only him.

“Am I still third?” He then asked.

She grabbed him by the collar and pulled him down on top of her on the carpet. It thundered outside as their lips met. Her body reacted at the speed of lightning. Her heart hammered in rhythm with the raindrops falling.

She was surprised by this new sensation but she welcomed it. Welcomed his body on hers, the tingling in her neck that now began before his lips reached there. He flicked his tongue over the spot and she shivered.

“Don’t you want to eat first?” He spoke against her skin.

“No.” She breathed. She could eat after she spent her energy since he said he would exhaust her.

Alexander pulled back, taking her hand he pulled her up with him and then swiftly lifted her in his arms and carried her to bed. She didn’t know why her heart kept beating fast. It wasn’t the first time.

He laid her down carefully, then crawled on top of her. He paused and took a moment to look at her. Her breath stilled as she gazed into his darkened eyes. Then slowly he leaned down and as their lips joined, it thundered outside again. The storm picked up, causing the rain to knock harder on the windows but they were lost in their own storm of heat.

Roxana wasn’t sure how he so smoothly stripped her naked all while setting her body on fire. He slid down her body, lavishly licking every inch, teasing her body and mind aflame, not racing to the next moment but instead savoring every moment they were in.

By the time her dress came off, she was already panting and shivering. He tossed it aside with a look of satisfaction. Then he covered her nakedness with his body, kissing her lips again.

She reached for his shirt, breaking the kiss only to slide it over his head. Then she reached for his pants, fumbling with it from being disoriented as his lips reached her neck.

He chuckled at her failed attempt but she finally found the buttons and let herself fall back with a moan when she undid them. She used her feet to slide it down his waist and hips and as far down as she could and he helped with the rest.

Once their bare skin came in intimate contact a soft moan left her lips. They were like matchsticks together, except a minimal brush ignited flames between them.

“Don’t tease me too much this time.” She told him feeling like she was already melting slowly.

He smiled wickedly. “I won’t. I will give it to you the way you like it.” He told her and then grabbing her shoulder he flipped her over onto her stomach.

Roxana’s face flushed at the thought that he knew she had enjoyed this position. Her body grew ready just at the thought of what he would do to her. But it wasn’t the position she thought it would be.

Placing one arm around her waist he lifted her hips of the mattress but held her chest pinned down with a hand between her shoulder blades. Roxana’s heart thumped in her chest. Her toes curled and uncurled with nervousness and anticipation. She wasn’t sure what he was going to do but she guessed he was going to show her all the ways it could be done and she trusted him.

The hand between her shoulder blades slowly traveled down her back, his fingers grazing her skin along the way. Her back arched to his touch. He said he wasn’t going to tease her but she let him do this much.

Alexander’s hand stopped right at the arch of her back and then she felt him position himself between her legs.

Her lips parted to draw in more breath at how her body opened up, waited, and begged for his. It felt like forever before she felt their bodies join and she gasped.

He filled her slowly, inch by inch, allowing her body to adjust to his. As he started to move inside of her, she clenched around him and grabbed the sheets, feeling every shallow and deep thrust all the way to her toes.

Alexander grabbed her hips firmly, holding her in place as the rhythm of his strokes increased. Roxana didn’t care for the sounds that came from her lips anymore. She was reaching the edge much faster and Alexander kept her there by slowing down.

Roxana cried out in frustration as he grabbed her arms and pulled her up against him. Her back collided with his chest. His arm came around her chest, cupping one breast in his palm. The other hand came under her jaw and tilted her head back.

“Not yet,” He said against her neck, his voice gruff with hunger.

Roxana lost her breath as she let her head fall back on his shoulder. She could feel him still throbbing inside her and she clenched around him with every suck of his mouth on her neck. His sharp fangs scraped her flesh, sending shivers down her spine. A new desire, a craving to feel him inside her somewhere else, pulsed through her body.

Her hand reached behind to grab the back of his head she moved her hips against his. With a groan of approval, he sank his fangs into her neck. Roxana whimpered and tensed at the sharp intrusion. Fear rose within her but lasted only until the first pull of his mouth.

Roxana shivered and a primal sound left his lips at the taste of her blood. She could feel his breathing harder, his chest vibrating against her, his body growing hotter and larger inside her.

Her own body responded by growing tighter with every pull of his mouth. His hand slowly traveled down her stomach and reached between her legs. Roxana cried out, her other hand clasping his arm. He stroked her, sucked her, and moved inside of her simultaneously.

Roxana lost her mind. Her body became overwhelmed by all the stimulation, yet it begged for more. She wasn’t there yet, where she needed to be.

With a deep groan, Alexander tore his mouth from her neck as if stopping pained him. He healed the wound with his tongue and licked the rest of the blood that streamed down her neck. “You taste delicious,” he told her.

She responded with a low moan. He released her and she almost fell forward but he grabbed her arms and slowly let her slide down his hold. Once her body reached the bed and his hold came around her wrists he didn’t let go. Instead, he pinned them behind her back.

Her hands desperately looked to clutch onto something and she dug her nails into his wrists as he began to move inside of her again.

“Oh,” She cried out feeling everything more intensely than before. It took only a few strokes and she was already on the far edge.

“Don’t…stop..” She breathed.

His length moved inside her in disciplined thrusts that teased and rubbed and tormented. She arched upward with supplicating moans. Stunning pleasure built inside her, gaining intensity… she hovered on the brink, waiting, waiting… oh, please… until the climax was finally upon her. She cried out in bashful amazement as rich spasms spread from the center of her body.

He released her wrists and her body fell flat on the bed. Roxana was glad he covered her with his while she kept quivering. He placed soft comforting kisses on her shoulder while stroking her back gently until she calmed down. Then he turned her over for another round.