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A trace of my mate.
Pocketing the garment, I intend to keep it as a memento. The fact that she was so quick to leave unsettles me somewhat. I’m not one to deserve that type of ill treatment.
It can’t be because she feels disappointed with my performance. No, of course not. Her moans and passionate cries are all the proof I need.
Perhaps, she’s a bit apprehensive of the mating bond that connects her and I. That makes sense. I’m wary of its existence as well, but there’s an intensity within my body to seek her. To chase her down and remind her that she’s mine.
“No. She needs some time,” I say to the stillness that surrounds me. Gazing down at myself, it dawns upon me that I’m still naked. Bare to the world. “Time to get going.”
I reach for my disheveled clothing and gradually pull each article onto my body. My fingers work nimbly but slowly. There’s no rush. No one is around to see me in this state.
At least, not for now.
As much as I want to seek out Shana again, I realize that I must understand this mating bond further. There’s still so much to learn. I’m no stranger to impulsivity, but this feels too important to destroy with my indecent actions.
I need to leave this place. This beautiful, tranquil place. My body begins to itch, reminding me that I don’t belong in a place like this. Shana does, but not me.
“What’s happening to me?” I whisper, running a hand over my face once the last of my clothing returns to my body. “I don’t understand why I’m allowing this to mess with my head.”
In fact, my mind is shrouded with a fog. It doesn’t allow me to think straight. I’m stumbling around aimlessly, looking for the next action to take. Stay in the temple or flee. Find Shana or find an explanation.
I’m not feeling like my regular self, but even still, I make the decision to leave. It takes a lot of coaxing, but my mind tends to win over my heart’s desires.
The temple grounds, silent and calm, are not the easiest to navigate through. I don’t know where each path leads. I don’t know who could be glancing out a window at any given moment.
Uneasiness fills me. I need to leave.
With just one fleeting moment of passion, my life has changed. I’ve lost control of myself, which is a sensation that I detest more than anything else. I can’t go on like this, so finding the answers to this mating bond becomes my new obsession. My new focus.
“Yes, that’s a good idea. Something to fixate on,” I whisper as I walk through the long, empty corridors that dominate these temple grounds. With a hand over my mouth, I muffle my words. “Something to keep my mind off Shana.”
I can’t let her dominate my thoughts like this. But it proves to be a difficult task.
Whenever I allow my mind to wander aimlessly, it always goes back to her. Her beautiful face. Her soft words. Her incredible body.
Soon enough, I’m longing for the feel of her skin against mine again. I would like to hold her in my hands and never let her escape, preventing her from ever leaving me behind. I want to keep her by my side, using force if necessary. The rest of the world doesn’t need to gawk over her beauty.
She’s mine. She belongs to no one else. She just doesn’t understand that yet.
I’m not too sure I understand this, either.
I sigh, shaking my head as I close my eyes. I’m careless. I allow my feet to collide too loudly against the ground beneath me. It’s my mistake.
“Who goes there?!” A voice resonates loudly from somewhere around me.
Panic seizes me, causing me to search for the nearest hiding spot. In this case, it’s a shaded region that is masked between two walls that jut out from the side of the building. It’s a storage space of some kind. I don’t know.
All that matters is concealing myself from this individual who heard me. I doubt they saw me, for if they did, they’d already be following me to this spot within seconds.
Instead, I stand amongst the shadows and hold my breath.
This isn’t like you at all.That pesky voice in my mind likes to remind me of my misdoings. In this case, doing the right thing feels like a crime.What does it matter if you’re discovered? Just destroy this temple. Escape at all costs. There’s no need to linger on the consequences.
I clench my jaw. That’s where I’m wrong. The consequences involve bringing harm and shame to Shana. If the inhabitants of this temple discover what went on between her and I under that gazebo, she will be punished. Without a doubt.
Much to my surprise, I don’t want that to happen. I don’t want to inflict chaos on Shana’s life. That’s just not something that I’m willing to bring to her.
Pleasure and devotion, sure. But not chaos. Not pain.
