Chapter 67

“So, are you sleepy yet, my love?” Ian asked his wife as Emily was nodding on and off when she was watching the fire that was burning in the pit. He chuckled softly as she was trying to keep her eyes open as she was smiling at him.
“I am. I was just trying to measure the strength of my neck and how I can stay up longer than my usual time,” she said as she yawned.
Ian knew that Emily felt exhausted from the trip that they had made from Royal Molftus to Lake Ngis. Not to mention that they didn’t make a pit stop at St. Betown just because Ian was too excited to show his surprise to his wife.
He had consulted the Duke of Belikov on how to give the best present to Emily as a part of their wedding trip. Not that Ian would not do it when he planned not to have any emotional feelings for his wife.
But Fate had another story for both of them.
“Come on. We can rest for the day and perhaps the next morning you will feel great and rest well to try your shot at shooting arrows,” Ian said as he was dusting the dirt from his clothes.
Then, he helped Emily to get ready for bed. He did not have the best equipment to bring his wife here because he just had a makeshift tent and bed. But Ian tried to make sure that his wife had the best facilities in civilization. And to think that he had purchased the best survival stuff from Molftus Market and brought them here.
That said a lot about his thoughts about making his wife comfortable.
“But you have to sleep with me as well, Ian. I don’t want to be alone in bed,” Emily said as she was pouting her lips. Ian laughed softly, unable to control himself as he perked her lips. They were soft like the rest of her body as Ian nodded.
“I know, my love. But for now, I have to change these stinky clothes first,” Ian said as he was pulling the ruffled shirt above his head and threw it on the ground. Then, he was removing his boots before pulling down his breeches. Emily was staring at him. Ian arched his eyebrows.
“What?” he asked as Emily was biting her lower lips. Then, she reached out as she was stroking his length through the breeches. His cock jerked.
“I think I would like to sleep naked with you tonight, underneath the stars,” Emily whispered huskily into his ear as Ian was removing the lace from her nightgown bodice.
Emily chuckled softly as she was kissing his neck. Ian removed the nightgown from her body as Emily was naked underneath. Then, he pushed her toward the bed, smirking the whole way there.
“Don’t mind if I do,” Ian whispered before they both tumbled on the makeshift bed, making the best of their time in the wilds.

LAKE Ngis was known to many, but not many islanders were brave enough to camp out there without any supervision from their parents or who knew the way to the woods. There was a legend that surrounded the beautiful lake with its emerald water and scenic view.
Underneath, there was another species that lurked beneath the surface, waiting for the right moment to snatch the islanders when they were not looking. Their songs carried haunting melodies that would make any sailor stumble in their steps.
However, not many young lads spent their time here when they were recruited to be at Betown Port. But the songs can still be heard by those that were willed by their singers to hear and lure them out to the edge of the lake until the moment that they struck to greet them from down under.
So, whenever the Marquis and Marchioness of Kain went out camping near Lake Ngis, they did not expect to encounter the greetings from down under Dorian Hassildor was a Vampyre. But the folks underneath thought that his marchioness was a human and tried their luck with her.
And they did not expect that she would be hooked by their songs…

“NOW, all you have to do is pull this string until it touches your mouth, make sure that the arrow is lined up towards your target before releasing it,” Ian whispered, as Emily tried to concentrate on the lesson that her husband was giving.
If only it was not distracting my focus with his good scent and muscular upper body as well as his heavy erection, I’m sure that I would get this on the first try of shooting the arrow, Emily mused, but she was not complaining as Ian was helping to stabilize her stance as well as her hold on the bow and arrow.
“Are you sure you can handle such a sport, my love? It would seem that you are rather… distracted,” Ian whispered again as his mouth was brushing against her earlobe.
Emily bit her lower lips before she released the arrow and it did not even hit the target, which was like fifty feet away. She turned to glare at her husband as Ian was smirking, knowing that she would not be able to hit the tree that they played with as their target.
“You’re the one that distracts me, Ian. And I swear, if you think that whispering sweet things into my ears will make me forget this hunting in Ngis Forest, then you have another thing coming for you, my lord,” Emily said, grunting before she was taking another arrow and hooked it to the bow. She pulled the strings in the way that she was taught by Ian earlier as she was trying to do this without her husband’s help.
Not that it would be much of a help either when Ian was putting his hands on her waist, trying to distract her again. Emily sighed before turning to look at him as their mouths were inches away and their hot breaths mingled together.
“Are you sure you’re not the one that is distracting me, my love?” Ian asked as he was pulling her closer, feeling her hard nipples under her bodice as Emily was glaring at his handsome face. Ian smirked. Then, his wife pushed him away.
“Yes, I am. And you’re trying to talk yourself out of hunting in the forest. Not that I blame you, but I want to go there since you have promised me that we would go hunting together as a couple.
“I mean… who does that when you’re a member of the Higher Court and brings your wife all along to go hunting with you, my love?” Emily asked, as she was arching her eyebrows before she re-hooked the arrow and pulled the string.
She arched her eyebrows at her husband before releasing the arrow. It hit the target as Ian was arching his eyebrows after that display. Emily smirked.
“And yes, I have known how to hit the target from the first lesson. I just want you to keep touching me, my lord,” Emily said as she was patting Ian’s cheek before picking up her skirts and running toward the arrows that she misfired and the one that hit the tree. Ian chuckled softly as he shook his head.
“Touché, my love,” Ian said before he was walking toward his eccentric wife as Emily was trying to pull the arrow from the tree. It wouldn’t budge as Emily was exhaling hard.
“How do you even get it out of here? I can’t even do it—”
Ian pulled the arrow from the tree, using his enhanced strength. Emily gasped before she was looking at the depth of the arrow that stuck into the tree that she fired.
It was deep as she was covering her mouth with her hand. Then, Ian inspected it and chuckled softly before turning to look at his wife. He arched his eyebrows at her.
“Are you sure you don’t have an inner rage that is going on right now?” he teased before Emily punched him in the chest playfully. Ian faked as if it was the hardest thing that Emily hit him with.
“Oh, my love. You’re crushing my chest with your fist,” he joked before Emily was rolling her eyes at him. Ian laughed as he knew that his wife was not the role model of the perfect wife or lady of the genteel bred if they were in polite society.
But thankfully, they were not in polite company right now and the only thing that they could hear was the rustling of the leaves as the winds were swaying them. Ian breathed out.
“Well, I think we can go inside the forest now,” Ian said as he was looking at his wife, arching his eyebrows again.
“Unless you are freaking out walking into the unknown that lies behind the—”
Emily waved her hand dismissively as she was picking up her skirts and went to their campsite.
“Enough chatting, my lord. I know you’re trying to scare me, but it won’t work. Besides,” she said as she was smirking at her husband.
“The animals are not the most dangerous predators there. I know someone else that would love to—”
Ian did not let her finish the sentence before he was gripping her by the waist, twirling her around as Emily giggled before he claimed her mouth. It was a sweet, tender kiss but filled with his desire and passion to devour his wife right on the ground where they stood. But before Ian could go any further, Emily pushed him at arm’s length, smirking at him.
“Now, now, my lord. Behave. We have some hunting to do and I cannot do it if my skirts and bodice were flying around the forest’s ground.” Emily said as she stepped away from her husband, trying to entice the inner Demon as Ian was looking at her with his obsidian eyes. He growled as Emily was swaying her bustle even more.
“You will pay for that, Emmy,” he grunted and his wife only replied with her laughter as it boomed all over the forest.