as well, in a riot of colors, filling the room with their fragrance. She took one step forward, stretching out a hand toward the nearest delicate blossom on the wall. Velvety smooth petals in a soft shade of apricot nestled in a cup of spring green foliage.
“It’s… it’s attached! It’s growing here. Right on the wall.”
Haldor stepped in after her. “They all are.” He stretched out an arm. “Only a few right now. But you’re good with plants. You can grow more. All year round. Even in the dead of winter. I’m told some of them even have healing properties. Maybe they’ll prove useful in your work with Ingrid.”
“But where did all this come from?”
“Remember that trip I took a few weeks back, when you stayed at the palace? I went to Iridia, through the Portal. I’ve been stockpiling furs for months. Ever since I brought you here. I knew I wanted to do something special. I just didn’t know what.”
He waved a hand around the room. “I traded the furs for Iridian crystals and a handful of their special plants. The crystals give off enough heat to keep it warm in here and these plants grow only under their glow. Mind you, too much exposure to the crystals can be dangerous. That’s why I’ve put them here, at the end of a long stone passageway. You can’t stay in this room for days on end. But for a couple of hours at a time, on the dark winter days… I thought being surrounded with such beauty might make life here more bearable for you.”
Her eyes filled with tears. “This is incredible.”
“Just one more thing. Ingrid tells me this is the way they used to profess their love back on Earth.” Reaching into a pouch at his waist, he brought out a tiny parcel wrapped in a soft cloth. Another crystal, brilliant blue, set in a gold ring. “This one is safe to wear. All the time.”
He dropped to one knee in front of her. “Selena Reston, will you be my wife? Will you share this home, bear our children, let me love and protect and cherish you for the rest of your life?”
She looked down at him. This proud Viking warrior, kneeling at her feet. He’d given her so much already. Security. Warmth. Joy. A life filled with passion such as she’d never known. Excitement and adventure she’d only dreamed of in her sterile existence back on Earth. And now—tenderness she’d never imagined he was capable of.
“Haldor, from the first moment I met you, you’ve filled my soul with light.” She stretched her arms out. “And now you’ve filled our home with it as well. I would be honored to be your wife. And bear our children. And let you love and protect and cherish me—as I will love and cherish you, all the days of our lives.”
He stood and swept her in his arms. His kiss started out soft and gentle, but it grew. She felt his hunger building, sending that wild thrill surging through her. He captured her mouth in a fierce possession that demanded her complete surrender.
He stopped long enough to draw her down onto a strategically placed pile of furs on the floor that she hadn’t noticed when they walked into the room.
“We’ll wed on the spring solstice,” he announced in a tone that brooked no disagreement. “But I plan to start on the children right now.”
“Yes, my lord.” She lowered her eyes demurely. “May I have permission to speak first, sir?”
He fell into character, as she hoped he would. “You have my leave. Speak,” he replied, the stern note that made her pussy clench back in his voice.
She got on her knees. “I’ve been very good today; doing everything you’ve told me to do. I would ask… no, I beg that you begin our life together in this new home by giving me the spanking I deserve, my lord.”
Without waiting for an answer, she bent over with her head resting on the soft furs and pulled her skirt up to the waist, revealing her naked bottom.
“Since you’ve begged me, I will do my duty as head of this household.”
His hand roamed over her bare
“It’s… it’s attached! It’s growing here. Right on the wall.”
Haldor stepped in after her. “They all are.” He stretched out an arm. “Only a few right now. But you’re good with plants. You can grow more. All year round. Even in the dead of winter. I’m told some of them even have healing properties. Maybe they’ll prove useful in your work with Ingrid.”
“But where did all this come from?”
“Remember that trip I took a few weeks back, when you stayed at the palace? I went to Iridia, through the Portal. I’ve been stockpiling furs for months. Ever since I brought you here. I knew I wanted to do something special. I just didn’t know what.”
He waved a hand around the room. “I traded the furs for Iridian crystals and a handful of their special plants. The crystals give off enough heat to keep it warm in here and these plants grow only under their glow. Mind you, too much exposure to the crystals can be dangerous. That’s why I’ve put them here, at the end of a long stone passageway. You can’t stay in this room for days on end. But for a couple of hours at a time, on the dark winter days… I thought being surrounded with such beauty might make life here more bearable for you.”
Her eyes filled with tears. “This is incredible.”
“Just one more thing. Ingrid tells me this is the way they used to profess their love back on Earth.” Reaching into a pouch at his waist, he brought out a tiny parcel wrapped in a soft cloth. Another crystal, brilliant blue, set in a gold ring. “This one is safe to wear. All the time.”
He dropped to one knee in front of her. “Selena Reston, will you be my wife? Will you share this home, bear our children, let me love and protect and cherish you for the rest of your life?”
She looked down at him. This proud Viking warrior, kneeling at her feet. He’d given her so much already. Security. Warmth. Joy. A life filled with passion such as she’d never known. Excitement and adventure she’d only dreamed of in her sterile existence back on Earth. And now—tenderness she’d never imagined he was capable of.
“Haldor, from the first moment I met you, you’ve filled my soul with light.” She stretched her arms out. “And now you’ve filled our home with it as well. I would be honored to be your wife. And bear our children. And let you love and protect and cherish me—as I will love and cherish you, all the days of our lives.”
He stood and swept her in his arms. His kiss started out soft and gentle, but it grew. She felt his hunger building, sending that wild thrill surging through her. He captured her mouth in a fierce possession that demanded her complete surrender.
He stopped long enough to draw her down onto a strategically placed pile of furs on the floor that she hadn’t noticed when they walked into the room.
“We’ll wed on the spring solstice,” he announced in a tone that brooked no disagreement. “But I plan to start on the children right now.”
“Yes, my lord.” She lowered her eyes demurely. “May I have permission to speak first, sir?”
He fell into character, as she hoped he would. “You have my leave. Speak,” he replied, the stern note that made her pussy clench back in his voice.
She got on her knees. “I’ve been very good today; doing everything you’ve told me to do. I would ask… no, I beg that you begin our life together in this new home by giving me the spanking I deserve, my lord.”
Without waiting for an answer, she bent over with her head resting on the soft furs and pulled her skirt up to the waist, revealing her naked bottom.
“Since you’ve begged me, I will do my duty as head of this household.”
His hand roamed over her bare
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