Chapter 14: Inseparable Mates

Silvana was immediately comforted by Bruce’s touch. She let her head fall into his chest and he stroked the sides of her head, holding her close to him and not letting go.

“How did you know to come here?” she sniffled.

Bruce looked to the stars. “I just knew, Silvana. I knew I needed to be beside you right this moment.”

She hugged him tightly and said, “I’m so glad you came. My father just hit me.”

Normally, Bruce would’ve rushed inside and crushed Solaris. But he knew his temper had been getting the better of him, and he cared more about being there for Silvana than revenge against the old man.

“I’m sorry,” Bruce said, gently lifting Silvana’s face to his. He inspected the red mark on her cheek, and although his stomach rumbled with rage, he planted a delicate kiss right on the mark.

“Walk with me, sweetheart,” Bruce said, gripping Silvana’s hand in his. He brought her to her feet and put his arm around her to warm her from the night’s breeze.

They walked intimately for a moment and gazed at the stars and moon together, snug in each other’s arms. When she was with Bruce, Silvana felt so safe.

Yes, she adored every inch of his muscular body, but she was obsessed with the protective man that he was, and how he always cared for her.

Silvana shook her head and exhaled with a gravelly voice, “Bruce, when I was a kid, my mother was killed by these same spirits that are haunting us now.”

She sniffed and Bruce wiped a tear from her eye with his large finger.

“And my father,” Silvana said, trying to not break into painful sobs, “wanted nothing more than to protect me. He sealed the spirits away 21 years ago, and now they’re coming back. He’s scared and too proud to admit it.”

She buried her head inside Bruce’s sweatshirt and got close to his heart. “And all my father has wanted is for me to become Guardian so that I’m strong enough to protect myself, and him, now that he’s starting to fade.”

Silvana bit her lip and nervously licked her lips, “But whatever I do, I feel like I fail him.”

“Hey,” Bruce said, lifting Silvana’s chin in his hand. “You are not a failure. You’re incredible. The truth is, your father went through a lot, and he’s been taking it out on you. It’s not fair at all, but you need to try and sympathize with him.”

Silvana sniffed and nodded. “You’re absolutely right. It’s just hard to be made to feel so crappy all the time.”

Bruce took both her hands. “Then let me vow to make you feel nothing but good.”

Silvana looked into his sapphire eyes. He was the best thing to happen to her, and she kissed him tenderly on the lips to convey that.

She cupped his cheek in her hand and said, “Bruce, if we’re being honest…”

He held a finger up to her lips, then kissed her again.

“I love you, Silvana,” he said. “I will fight to the end of the world for you.”

Silvana melted inside, and under the grand moonlight and stars it felt like the perfect stage for her to say, “I love you so much, Bruce. And all I want is to be with you.”

Moonlight shimmered on the kissing couple, and they rocked back and forth in a beautiful embrace.

Then, Solaris cleared his throat.

“Mr. Winters,” Solaris said. “As you’ve probably been told, I owe my daughter an apology.”

Solaris was slurring his words from the scotch, but even Bruce knew the man to be truthful.

“I have been sour and disrespectful,” Solaris continued, “and hearing you, Mr. Winters, say that I am worthy of sympathy proves to me that you’re a worthy companion to my daughter.”

Solaris rumbled his glass of ice and scotch in his hands, then finished the rest. He wiped the dribble of scotch dripping from the corner of his mouth and said, “I invite you to our home for the night. So long as you provide solace for my daughter.”

Bruce hugged Silvana and said, “As far as I’m concerned, that’s my number one duty, sir.”

Solaris nodded and approached Silvana.

“I should have never taken my demons out on you,” he said through a muffled voice. “You truly do mean the world to me, and my drunken shenanigans got the best of me.”

Silvana was completely startled, but she couldn’t complain at her father’s change of heart. It was truly exactly the words she wanted to hear from him, and all she could do was cry and hug him.

Solaris returned the affection, kissed the top of her head, and told Bruce, “You’re a good man. And I think you’re capable of keeping my daughter safe.”

Respectfully, Bruce said, “Sir, I know that I am capable of keeping Silvana safe.”

Solaris offered a soft smile. “Then please, make yourself at home this evening. There is scotch in the cabinet and food in the fridge.”

Solaris hobbled off inside and Silvana was overtaken with so much joy it felt unreal.

“I love you,” she repeated, nestling herself in Bruce’s arms. “I love you and the man that you are.”

Bruce scooped Silvana into his arms just as he had done at the Silverclaw masquerade and brought her back to her home.

“You are the woman for me,” Bruce said, “and I will never let anything come between us.”

When they made their way to Silvana’s room, she ran the water to her glamorous walk-in shower.

She unzipped Bruce’s sweatshirt and pulled his arms from the clothing.

“Will you join me?” she asked, peeling her stockings off.

Bruce pulled off his pants and stood naked and throbbing in front of her. “Nothing would make me happier, love,” he said.

In the shower, Bruce lathered Silvana in soap. He then stuck his fingers inside her, and he made powerful circles with his hand, reaching up and in. With his thumb, he rubbed against her clitoris, and in the steam of the shower Silvana offered almost silent moans.

She curled her hand around Bruce’s massive manliness and led her wrist up and down in quick succession, making him, for the first time she’d ever seen, tremble. She was making him feel so good that he stopped in his tracks with his fingers deep in her, and he clutched the wall of the shower, moaning softly as Silvana tugged his pulsing erection.

To finish him off, Silvana went down on her knees, placed her palms on Bruce’s toned thighs, and began sucking him off, shoving his stiffness as far into the back of her throat as she could. She moved her head back and forth as the shower water coated them. He tasted so good, and she felt so erotic that she rubbed her clitoris while she sucked his cock, and she moaned quietly as Bruce remained stiff and strong in her mouth.

Bruce held his hands to the back of Silvana’s head, and he muttered, “Oh babe, I’m going to finish.”

Silvana picked up her pace, making light choking noises as Bruce’s knees trembled, and he heavily ejaculated into the back of her mouth.

Silvana shuddered with pleasure, displayed his hot manly release onto the tip of her tongue for him to see, and then allowed it to slide down her throat with eyes shut from pure erotic stimulation.

As she basted in the arousal of the moment, Bruce guided her gently to the tile of the shower floor. He stuck his head between her legs and began licking rapidly, causing her to contort in absolute bliss.

Bruce shoved his mouth on her, gripped her thighs and then her behind, and brushed his tongue against her wetness until she grasped the back of his head, clenched her stomach, and came so hard she lost her breath.

The two tried to keep quiet as possible as they slept naked beside each other, eventually succumbing to more steamy sex.

And downstairs, Solaris was wasted and oblivious.

A tear dripped down his cheek and he picked through the glass on the floor for the picture of his deceased wife.

Solaris cried silently to himself, his tears falling onto the broken glass.

He clutched the picture in his hand, held it to his heart, and wept, “I only wanted to keep her safe.”