"Where exactly is your home?" Candace inquired, chewing her lower lip a little nervously. Part of her wondered why she was going with him so easily instead of fighting for her freedom. But a little niggling voice deep inside her chimed up then. She could never outrun him in his own forest. It didn't matter how well she knew the path back out of it. And if she did run, he could always call the police on her for trespassing. This would just lead to her being arrested; resulting in the loss of her freedom still.
She also didn't have much to go back to. Her parents were happy with their own lives, and her job was about as dull and dreary as one could imagine. Even her roommate wouldn't mind if she just disappeared.
Then, that little voice added another reason, one that made her flush hard with embarrassment, and some anticipation. If the past night and morning were any indication, she would not be spending her confinement alone and bored. In fact, the time would pass most pleasurably; most likely fulfilling any fantasies that she might have.
When he arched a brow at her blush, she ducked her head, steering her thoughts down a more... well not so much innocent as less naughty. He just chuckled and offered her his arm, completely unaware or uncaring of his still nude status. She laughed and took his arm, casting her silvery-gray gaze down his body in appreciation. It was by far the sexiest body she had ever seen.
"You will see little Candace. It's not far from here in fact," he assured her, leading her into what she had previously thought was impenetrable forest. But, as soon as he neared the wall of trees and bushes, they almost seemed to shift away from him to let him through, a small little path there. She gaped in surprise and looked around, brow furrowing a bit. "Oh, it's not magic, just perception. The path it there if you know where to look," Tomas said, reading the expression on her face almost perfectly.
She was so delicious. Every thought was written plainly on her face for him to read if he only took the few seconds to read it. She blushed again and nodded, once again biting the perfection of her lower lip in that habit he was finding more and more endearing and sexy as time went on. But, as much as he wanted to keep his gaze on hers, he needed to concentrate on the surrounding forest so he didn't lose his way. Even after living here for so long, he still got lost. Which wasn't necessarily a bad thing, because that meant others got lost just as easily.
Taking care, he led her through one of the more clear paths to his hidden home. The last thing he wanted was for her to fall and hurt herself. But he made sure to take the path at a brisk pace, making her almost run to keep up with him. He did not want her changing her mind on him halfway there.
Before long, his little cabin was peeking through the ring of trees surrounding it and he breathed a sigh of relief. He was almost to his safe spot, his sanctuary. Now, if she showed signs of wanting to run, he could keep her safely in his grasp and discard the idea of taking her back to the city. It would be just as easy for her to send a letter, or call, to let people know she was going away. And mere child's play to send for the few things she just couldn't live without. In fact, that idea sounded more and more tempting to him as he opened the heavy wooden front door and stepped into the darkness within.
Candace paused a moment on the threshold, her hand falling from arm as she looked around. 'What am I doing?' she thought. 'Can I really step into these walls, take that one step towards becoming this man's plaything, his...cumslut?' Even as she blushed at the still new word crossing her mind, she decided, yes, she could.
The mere thought of being at the beck and call of some strange man struck a chord deep in her core. It rang of fulfilling a need she didn't even know she had; a need to be taken, used, and fucked over and over again because that's what he wanted. And, that was what she wanted, she finally admitted to herself as she took that step, stepping from bright sunlight to darkness.
Tomas watched her as she stood just inside the door, blinking owlishly as she let her eyes adjust to the dimness of his home. He had seen the internal battle she had fought. And he had prepared himself for her to turn and run. Just the thought of chasing her, catching her and bringing her back to punish her for running had him starting to harden again.
Taking a deep breath, he fought to control his body's desires and instead retreated to the smaller room that he slept in to retrieve some clothes. Despite his forced sequestering in this forest, he had most of the modern conveniences in this cabin, including electricity, phone, and even television.
And because of that, he was able to keep up with modern news and styles, allowing him to dress in a pair of cotton shorts and a loose fitting t-shirt, instead of the clothing of the 17th century that had been the norm before he had been changed. Running a brush through his thick, unkempt hair, he tried to make it look presentable before returning to the only other room of the cabin.
"Oh, wow," Candace breathed, staring at him. She had finally been able to make her way to a large overstuffed chair and was perched on the edge of the seat, as if ready to run. Now, she stared up at him, openly admiring his change of appearance. The thin material of his shirt showed off the muscled width of his chest and shoulders without appearing too tight or obscene, while his shorts made his legs look...well, yummier. The definite bulge at the front of his shorts made her mouth go dry. Even soft, he was larger then all of then men she'd ever seen. Tomas chuckled and watched her, raising one brow at her avid perusal of his body.
"Ready? Or, we could just stay here, send for your stuff...you can call those you need to," he suggested, more then half hoping she would say yes. He was terrified that once she got back to the safety of the city, she would come back to her senses and slam the door in his face. He also wanted nothing more then lead her into his bedroom and make love to her on the large bed in there.
