Amity 5 CataclysmChapter 27 Prophecy
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To say the wizards stole the show would be putting it politely.
While they had arrived in the more acceptable manner by coming to the front door and waiting to be announced, that was about all they did that was mundane. Olivia, Warren and Lillian were amused as they watched them enter the ballroom. To start with, they were the tallest people there.
Sarah, Zarka and Payton were breathtaking. There was more than one man in the room who wanted to bury his head in their tits. The fact that that the tits were at eye level in Sarah and Zarka’s case just made them more enticing.
Lord Paul got a lot of envious looks when all three of the girls gave him a gentle cuddle and a kiss on his cheek. When Olivia joined them, and she gave him a kiss too, it had them all speculating.
As for the women, they couldn’t decide which of the men was the hottest. The tight pants showed some very fine arses, lovely solid legs and nicely full front packages. It took several of them to work that none of the men had them padded and didn’t need it. This caused a lot of twittering.
Daniel whispered to Ashley that he had better watch out, as a few old biddies were eyeing off his merchandise. Ashley lifted his eyebrows and replied, “Should I stand at more of an angle for them?”
He cracked the guys up. Daniel offered to rub his arse for him, so they got a better view, and Ashley warned him that two could play at that game. They were distracted when they both ended up staring at Olivia when she made her way to them. Ashley groaned, “God, I hope she doesn’t stand too close, or the old biddies will get more than they bargained for.”
Daniel could only agree. Olivia had worn white, and both the boys had to fight hard to keep themselves in check as they watched her hips while she flowed towards them. They grinned when Sarah said to Zarka, “Damn, I knew there was a knack to wearing these dresses.”
Storm slipped his arms around Sarah and said, “Sweetie you don’t have to move to look sexy.” He was rewarded by Sarah turning and giving him a kiss. The guys got to grin when he shuddered.
Daniel glanced down and nudged Ashley, and said, “Move this way a little mate, so the old biddies get a look at Storm. Then they’ll leave you alone.”
Storm shot Daniel a look, “Maybe I should rub your arse?”
Daniel shook his head, “Nah, you’d better not, I don’t want them fainting.” His cheeky grin had them all chuckling.
Olivia was supposed to circulate, but with Ashley on one arm and Daniel on the other, not another man had any opportunities to get Olivia alone. The rumour that she had become a wizard didn’t take long to get round. Those with magical abilities noticed her glow reacting with the boys, but none could decide which one she favoured as she treated them equally.
Payton was amused that she had gotten Lord Paul by default. He, however, had a harder time defending her honour than Daniel and Ashley did with Olivia. Her exoticness with her pale green/grey skin and aqua hair was a major drawcard, and quite a few asked Paul for an introduction.
Sarah was safe being with the Lord Wizard and the fact she was his wife. Lillian and Warren took it upon themselves to be their escorts and to introduce them around. After all, it wasn’t every day you got a Lord Wizard to drop into your party.
The men, however, were not sure what to make of Zarka and her two bodyguards. They often split up, and you could find them chatting to all and sundry. It was only if a bloke got too fresh with Zarka that he suddenly found one of her boys breathing down his neck reminding him to be a gentleman.
When the dancing started, the visitors were amused when it opened with a waltz. Ciaran, Olivia’s niece, was in seventh heaven when Daniel offered to teach her the dance. Ashley said to Olivia, “How much do you think it would cost me to get her to keep pursuing him?”
Olivia looked at her niece. This was her first official ball as she was now sixteen. The fact she was infatuated with Daniel was obvious to many a disgruntled suitor. She was stunning, and despite having the parents she did, Olivia had decided that she liked the girl. She had some spirit, and she wasn’t a ninny like her mother.
“Daniel had better be careful, if he gets her into bed and she becomes pregnant, he has to marry her,” Olivia said.
“What if I convince you to take a chance on me?” Ashley asked.
Olivia grinned. “The same I’m afraid, but then no one has managed it before,” she told him.
“You’re aware that if there was a problem before you put on the bling you’re wearing it has been fixed?” he told her.
“What do you mean?” she asked him worriedly.
“You, my dear girl are in heat. If a fertile male takes you to bed in the next couple of days the chances are you will become pregnant,” he told her.
Olivia looked at him, “Why did you warn me? Your chances of getting me into bed were already high.”
“I don’t wish to win you by trickery. I want you to be with me because it is what you want, not your biological clock,” Ashley told Olivia as he spun her around.
“Do you want to be with me?” she asked.
Ashley gave her a breath-catching smile. Then he brushed his lips across hers. “In a heartbeat, my sweet girl,” he whispered sending chills down her spine and heat to her crotch.
They came close to Daniel, and Olivia was amused how smoothly the boys swapped between them. She looked at Daniel and had to smile at his cheeky grin. “So did Ashley tell you?” he asked.
“What was Ashley supposed to tell me?” she replied.
“He did? Good,” Daniel said relieved.
Olivia looked at him perplexed. “Did you both agree to tell me?” she asked.
Daniel grinned, “Of course, we could have just convinced you to screw us both and then got Storm to work out who the daddy was, but knowing our luck you’d fall to both of us. Many female wizards do if they have two guys screw her together.”
He shivered and said, “Damn, you’re potent. Please keep your doors locked for the next couple of nights. Even better pick one of us now and put us out of our misery.”
“But I don’t know which one of you to pick. It may be that neither of you will be my destiny,” Olivia said as she couldn’t make a decision.
Daniel moved his head in the negative. “No, I believe it’s one of us,” he said with conviction.
“Do you love me Daniel?” she asked.
Daniel dropped his eyes and looked thoughtful. He sighed, “I honestly don’t know if I’m capable of that sort of love, Olivia. You’re probably the one person I’ve felt compelled to be with, that I might be able to stay faithful to. I feel connected to you on many levels.”
“I admire you and enjoy just being with you. The only other women I’ve felt some of this with are Lee and Trixy but it was safe for me to love them. They were more like big sisters to me. You scare the hell out of me.”
Olivia gently kissed him. He returned the kiss as softly as the one she placed on his lips. She knew they affected each other, and she had slept with a man for lesser reasons, but like him, she wasn’t sure it was enough. He was a man she could see herself growing old with. Even his flirtatious nature didn’t bother her.
She surmised he had a real issue with insecurity and the girl who cracked that shell would get a very loving man. She wasn’t sure she could. She also knew that it would take time. She worried about if she loved him enough to walk the long walk of life with him. Her impatient nature may not make the distance.
Olivia found herself back in Ashley’s arms. He held her gently and just danced with her. He guessed that she and Daniel had an in-depth discussion. He glanced at Daniel and wondered at his pensive look. The music stopped, and he escorted her off the floor.
Daniel and Ashley let several other bucks dance with Olivia, but they didn’t get to drag her off for private chats. They also took careful note of who were the least happy with their protection of Olivia. Daniel nudged Ashley and nodded at two men in particular. Ashley asked Lillian who they were.
When they heard that they were past beaus, they were worried. Lillian mentioned that Randell had expected her to marry him after her sister died because he had been engaged to her first. They suspected the bloke would try to do something stupid to force her to his will.
They smiled at each other. The fools had no idea that Olivia wasn’t unprotected even without them. She was a Wizard after all. They also guessed that no one here except possibly Paul had any idea what she was capable of doing. They were sure Paul would warn the malcontents not to mess with Olivia.
Daniel attracted Warren’s attention and motioned at Ciaran, “Warren, may I suggest you put a guard on that little ladies door?”
Warren looked at Ciaran. She was having a lovely time, but he too noted several gentlemen that were on his watch list paying her a lot of attention. “I agree, Daniel. If Olivia does do what she told us she wishes to do, it puts Ciaran in a lot of danger.”
Storm looked at Ciaran with interest and smiled, “I think I’ll steal your granddaughter for a few minutes, Lillian.”
She looked at him in surprise when he winked at her, and she knew her granddaughter was safe with Storm. She unconsciously touched her chest just below the diamonds she wore and Storm nodded. She smiled and nodded back at him.
They watched the big man wander over to Ciaran. He gently took her arm and walked out into the garden with her. Sarah giggled, “That’s going to cause a stir. We probably should have gotten Olivia to do it.”
“Sorry,” Daniel said. “I just wanted the girl protected.”
Sarah kissed his cheek, “You’re a good boy Daniel. There is hope for you yet. I don’t think Storm even thought of it, as he desired the same thing as you. I think I’ll wander out into the garden and walk back in with them, so it all looks on the up and up.”
Lillian agreed this was wise. Daniel escorted Sarah out, so she wasn’t alone either. As the others watched, the couple walk away, Olivia said, “He had such a caring nature.”
Zarka nodded, “Trixy said that she and Lee rescued him. He was an orphan living on the streets of a city in the world they came from. He was trying to take care of two girls he had found. One of them was sick, and he stole a ladies purse so he could acquire money to pay to get the girl to a doctor.”
“He has a hard time believing anyone can love him. I don’t think his early years were very happy. Trixy said that his mother just walked out the door one day and didn’t come back. He never even knew who his father was,” Zarka finished.
Olivia took this in and realised that her thoughts and Daniel’s words had a basis of truth. He honestly didn’t know if he loved her. He wanted to, but he didn’t know how or what that sort of love entailed, or if he was capable of it.
Ashley gently squeezed her waist. “He is the most considerate of lovers I’ve ever had. I think he has used sex for a long time to make people want to be with him. I believe the feelings you evoke in him has him very confused. You are both very strong personalities, and it is understandable that both of you feel a kinship, but is that enough for you, Olivia? Do you think that will turn into love?”
Olivia sighed and shrugged. Ashley affected her differently to Daniel. Daniel had an excitement about him that did attract her. He was fun to be with and attentive. Ashley, however, called to something different in her. He was reliable, caring and patient with her. He made her feel safe and desired her for herself, not who she was.
She wondered what she knew about love. Was she as bad as Daniel was and truly had no idea what it was? She did know what it wasn’t. No, she corrected herself, until she met them she knew what it wasn’t. But they had her feeling things she had never felt before.
She liked Ashley holding her that she could agree with. She felt safe with him, and she definitely found him sexy. She had a feeling he would take her temper tantrums in his stride. Did she love him? She couldn’t decide.
She was just as confused now as she had been when she first met them.
After four weeks, Olivia was still undecided.
She had spent time with both the boys on different dates. She had even been on dates with other suitors more for political reasons than any other reason. They had wooed her, and dined and attended the multitude of parties for her.
The boys had been on other dates as well. Olivia wasn’t sure how she felt about that. They hadn’t promised to be faithful while courting her. She also that knew being wizards, that was near on an impossibility. She knew Payton still spent time with the boys off and on, but she also knew it was for relief on her part just as the boys did.
Daniel tended to flirt with everyone, but not when it was his night to escort her. She knew Ashley had been on several dates when she was with Daniel, but the boys didn’t advertise or talk about whom they may have been with. The ladies also weren’t talking, but there were a lot of rumours.
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-- Storm -- I was a happy man. While my sons were still a mystery to be solved, I had at least gotten my daughters back. I can’t believe my amazing Crystal. She had done everything in her power to save her spirit friend even from himself. In my mind, that made her an exception wizard, and I wished I could give her a box she truly deserved. As for Sable, I took great delight in contacting Bron and telling him what his amazing son had done for my daughter and me. If she wants to marry him,...
The next two weeks were uneventful. We had good weather all the way. The ship went even faster with the clean hull. I think all the damn crystals they had embedded in the ship helped as well. The food was awesome. We had fresh produce every day. The cook, Ben, excelled himself. The ship normally had sixteen crew members, but since the Captain had a feeling he was going to have a bored crew on a ship that would rarely break down, we had left six of the crew with the girls. Half of his crew...
My first meeting was with the rent collectors. I’d spent some time the night before going through the two sets of books I’d retrieved from Enders office. I was appalled by what I had found. When I compared the amounts, I guessed they had ripped off my grandfather over the years but their bank accounts would not show much of the money, which would have been spent or hidden. Going by the decor of the apartment, I could see where a lot of Higgins’ money went. Ender was a different story....
Greta and I left the Bulls to their own devices. I had a couple of meetings I had promised to attend, and the last town forum was being run that afternoon. It was the candidates’ last chance to convince the locals to vote for them. Things had been going well for the first half hour then a few people started asking strange questions of the clerks’ that were running for election and Anna and Nat. They wanted to know things like what spells I had put on them and how often they had to fuck...
The coronation went well. Four of the five Lords attended. The fifth was the one was who caused a lot of speculation. He had sent word that he was indisposed. They had an illness affecting his people, so they didn’t even send a representative. Ryan told me Lord Mark Metal owned a valley that was further away than many of the others. He was also very old and being indisposed wasn’t something new to them. While the Lords operated the Shires in a rough semi-circle around Weston, Mark’s Shire,...
Once we were packed, we headed down the passageway. The man-made features lasted longer in this tunnel. Initially, it was rectangular. After about 20m, it changed abruptly. When I investigated, I pointed out to Mica that I believed it had once ended with a spelled door. When we had flashed our lights down this tunnel, it had appeared as a dead end. It was only as we got to the end did we realise it joined a cross passageway. The new path had a lower more rounded roof and was narrower. We...
Jay turned off his cornerstone and became visible. I noted the calculating look Casey sent his way. I wished her luck. I had a feeling Harry would soon disillusion her of her aspirations. I noted the way Jay looking over Mica and Casey. While it was a look of appreciation for two fine looking women, I knew as well he did that his heart was in Harry’s hands. He was perfectly happy that it was. I suspected my little effort the night before had affected all of those in camp. Harry and Jay...
I was amused to be seated at the head of the table. Greta was on my left and Cavil had the other end of the table. The Bellows may have been wondering what was going on, but I wasn’t in any hurry to tell them. Dick had been seated beside Greta and his sons interspaced with Cavil’s three main spouses at my request. I had invited only one of my grandfather’s people to be at the main table. I was interested as to why my sister Jose had been part of his entourage. She had been seated on my...
Lady Di came out to meet us when we got to her homestead. She seemed in a good mood and pleased to see Cora and me. She gave Bea a couple of long looks, but she didn’t behave inappropriately towards her or Cora. She told me that the reports from her other properties were coming back that the sickness had gone and the herds were improving in health. We went to look at the herd she had purchased from me, and I introduced Snort to Bea. We all laughed when he gave her a big sloppy kiss. He...
On the trip home, we had an interesting discussion. I wanted to go to Weston. Goran had fired up my interest. Sable was adamant that he would be coming too. Harry said if Sable went then he went. Rose said where I went she went. Rose amused me because she seemed to relish the idea of going to visit Silver’s City, so she didn’t even attempt to talk me out of the trip. I also suspected she had a thing for Silver. They had become best buddies when they met in Horn City. I did occasionally...
Cavil’s spouses were confused when he announced that he was no longer married to them. They were not sure why he was now saying they weren’t married, as they all believed that they were now my spouses. We confused them a little more when we explained the status-quo. They weren’t my spouses either. I patiently explained to them that since Cavil had proclaimed that he had stepped down as Bull the marriages were considered null-and-void. They all nodded to this. I then explained that I didn’t...
The big family meeting went better than I expected. While I had shelved a few projects until we got the site for the new village surveyed, we still had plenty of work to keep people busy. I think the fact I wasn’t going to evict anyone also helped. They all understood that I expected them to earn the wages they would be paid. The only real bank we had on the island was in Horn City. Other than that, there was just the money in a Bull’s coin chest. I wanted to introduce a system as I had...
Leigh handed the floor over to me. I laid out some of my plans to the other Bulls. I also looked at Leigh and Bob as I included plans that they could get involved in as my nearest neighbours. I could see them all looking at each other as their minds filled with ideas. I suggest that we retired to the lunch tables so we could mingle. This suggestion was unanimously agreed upon, and the Bulls headed out with a lot of excited chatter. I collared Cavil and got him to wait for me. I had to stop...
“I still can’t believe my magic box opened for you?” I said, to Sable. “I’m as surprised as you are, daddy. I just told the box we needed to charge the crystals to help you, and it opened for me,” he replied. “You are probably the only person it would open for too, son,” I said. “My entity likes you for some obscure reason.” Sable chuckled, “It loves you, dad. I think you frightened it when you collapsed. So it was willing to trust me so Trixi and I could help you.” I looked around the...
Bea wasn’t shy by any means. I stopped and checked what the bathing arrangements were and the landlady said she had two buckets of hot water ready if I wished to carry them up to my room. The tub was already in place as were towels and bathing requirements. I went to the kitchen with her, and she filled the buckets for me. I carefully took them up the back stairs. We were in a large room near the back stairs. I put the buckets down and swung the door to our room open. Picking up the...
The party after the election was massive. It may sound a bit anti-climactic, but I was happy with the outcome of the election. The clerks that I was happy to see promoted were. The candidates I felt would be voted in were and the candidates I felt would take Clerk jobs did. Most importantly, Vaughn shoed it in. I wonder how many people noticed the ring on Vaughn’s finger. Yeah, he got two promotions. I had found him after I’d dealt with Dale and his spouses. I also collected Anna, Nat,...
I went home to get my girls. I was so happy to be home. The family greeted me with a lot of enthusiasm. I spent the day sorting out problems with different projects and finally got to spend some time with my girls. Bea and Cora were bloody horny that night. It had been nearly three weeks since I was home and the girls planned for me to make up for my absence. I was more than happy to indulge them. They intended to get more involved in the running of the property, and both had decided to...
I let Greta into the room in the morning. I wasn’t really surprised to find Honey gone when I got up in the morning. Greta sat me on the bed and informed me that Bea and Cora helped her pack. Honey had appeared in their room hysterical. She explained that she had behaved very badly. My reactions and look of horror had snapped her out of whatever spell she had been under. She couldn’t believe that she had done what she had. She told them she couldn’t face me. So they helped her pack and...