Later in the day

Selene growled as he hit her again. She stood up, feeling the wound in her face slowly start to heal. "You should have figured that out long ago." She snapped as she turned her head to look at him. The wound was almost finished healing. She ran her hand over it to feel it. One of the good things about being a vampire, the wounds healed very fast.

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Arianna soon arrived back at the manor, she turned to the panther before she entered. "Sorry, you can't come in." She said with a small smile before she closed the door. He rumbled in response and climbed a nearby tree. He rested his head on his paws and closed his eyes, but he was still aware of everything around him. Arianna went to the bed and layed on it, closing her eyes and waiting for Valdemar to return.

Valdemar glared to her. "Don't even refer to her." he spat across to her. He watched as the wound healed. "That's the thing about being a vampire. Outter wounds heal, but the ones on the inside scar for life." he said matter of factly. He walked over to to her slowly, pointing a finger in her face. "You wont find the order. We've searched for centuries." he said with narrowed eyes. "Caiden will most likely be dead by now, they don't often keep prisoners for long."

Selene returned his glare with a menacing one of her own. She didn't say anything, only listened yet she stood up. She knew that no one was able to find the Order, but that didn't stop her from trying to find Caiden. She would see for herself if he was dead or not. 'We will see." She said before turning around and darting off, back on her pursuit.

Valdemar watched her reaction to his words. "Determined." he said with a tilt of his head as he watched her dart off. "Foolish girl." he said simply before he darted off himself. He appeared outside his manor, looking down to the panther with a raised eyebrow. "Yes, you better be out here." he said pointing a finger at it before smiling lightly. He pushed the door open, "Stay." he said to the creature, closing the door behind him.
He sneaked up the stairs slowly, opening his bedroom door a crack. He spied her on the bed with a smirk over his features. He then flung the door open with his arms wide apart. "Honey, I'm home!" he said with a grin.

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The order member placed the sack of Caiden's ashes on the front doorstep of Selene's manor. He then proceeded to nail a note to the front door. The note read Caiden Pierce is now dead. The mistake has been corrected. Father McCarty. He looked to the letter then to the ashes before running off into the night.

The panther flicked his tail at Valdemar and continued to sleep lightly. Arianna slowly lifted her head up to look at him. "That was fast." She said with a calm tone. "And yes, the panther is outside." She said with a smirk on her face. Her eyes following his every movement. She brought her leg up so it was bent a little.

Valdemar raised his eyebrows to her. "That's the first time you've used that sentence." he said with a wink. "It bloody better have been all night as well." he said as he bit his tongue lightly between his front teeth. He watched her raise her leg as he chewed his tongue. "Damn, I missed you.." he said with a smirk over his lips. He walked over to the bed, sitting on the corner of it slowly.

Arianna chuckled lightly. "He was, don't worry." She said, propping herself up on her elbows as she continued to look at him."I missed you too." She said, holding up her hand and motioned with her finger for him to come closer. Then she lay back down again but still watched him, her eyes had a glimmer in them. The panther continued to sleep outside, on his perch in the tree.

Valdemar smiled to her lightly. He crawled along the bed to her, kissing her lightly. "I didn't have to make her suffer in the end." he said with a slight frown. "Turns out the order got to Caiden before I could, they did something right for a change." he said as hand stroked down her upper arm. "They'll kill him eventually, if they haven't already. So she'll suffer. Just like Ishmeal did." he said as his hand then moved to her chin. He pulled her face to his again as he kissed her.
"So we have nothing to interrupt us now." he said with a smirk.

Arianna frowned slightly. She felt sorry for her friend and was a little irritated with Valdemar for bragging about it. "That's...good." She said quietly before he kissed her, her arms wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. She didn't want to talk about it and hoped he understood that. She brought her leg up and rubbed it against his side.

Valdemar smiled lightly, he assumed she wasn't comfortable with the topic of conversation. But this is who he had become since they left, someone who didn't let things slide any more. His hand found her leg as it stroked his side, moving up it slowly. It slid up the back of her thigh before find her back side.
He smirked to her lightly with a raised eyebrow. "How much did you miss me?"

Arianna drew in a quick breath as his hand traveled her leg. "What do you think?" She asked with a smirk. Her leg continued to rub against his side, one of her hands slid down and went under his shirt. She gently stroked the skin, yet in a teasing manner. "I think you know." She whispered in his ear before kissing his cheek.

Valdemar smiled lightly as she drew the quick breath. He looked down to her hand stroking his skin, raising his eyebrows. He then slid his hands onto her bottom clothing, pulling them off slowly, his hand then caressed her bare skin. He moved his head down then, he began to kiss from her ankle up her leg. He paused at her knee, smirking against her skin. He then moved up her thigh, kissing every inch.

Arianna archer her back a little, letting out a soft moan. "Is teasing part of the punishment?" She asked, lifting her head to look at him. "If so, you are doing it very well." She said with a smirk. Lifting her leg up again a little and moving it away from his touch. "Someone seems a little slow." She teased as she noticed he didn't follow right away.

Valdemar raised his eyebrow. "I'm going to make you suffer for all the times you did let that animal in my home." he smirked slightly, his eyebrows drew together as she moved her leg away. "Not slow.. you're the one suffering, not me." he grinned to her with a tilt of his head. He then took to her her other leg, his tongue tracing up from her ankle, all the way up her leg, stopping at the very top of her thigh.
"Ah, ah, ah." he said as he moved back down her leg, kissing his way down.

Arianna groaned and pressed herself against him. "He didn't ruin anything." She said, drawing in a quick breath and if her heart could race it would be. "Well, I'm suffering." She said, a smirk spread across her face. She propped herself up on her elbows again and looked at him. Watching as he traced his tongue over her leg, sending shivers up her spine. Then she sat up more and continued to watch him.

Valdemar raised an eyebrow. "Tell that to my old furniture." he said with a tut. Before tracing his finger up her inner thigh, his other hand tracing patterns on her naked stomach. The hand on her thigh, stopped at the very top. He removed his hands from her completely. He laid next to her, folding his arms behind his head. "Now it's your turn, to make it up to me." he said with a playful smile.

Arianna pouted lightly as she felt his hands leave, she watched as he lay beside her. A smirk played over her face and she crawled on top of him ever so slowly. She started with giving him a kiss, tender yet passionate. Then she moved to his jawline, gently nibbling along it. She continued by moving down his neck, but stopped at the collar of his shirt. "This is going to get in the way." She said, looking at him.

Valdemar's eyebrow rose once more in response to her smirk. He watched her crawl on top of him with a brilliant smile. Returning her kissed his hands roamed her bare back gently, before dropping to his sides. His eyes closed as she kissed his jawline. He opened them as she spoke. "Looks like you'll have to take it off then." he grinned to her.

Arianna arched her back, pressing against him as his hands roamed her back. Her hands travel to the his collar and she slowly undid the buttons, watching his face the entire time. Once all the buttons were undone, she pulled the shirt to the side to reveal his chest to her. Her hands traced patterns on his bare chest, the touch was teasing. One hand eventually made its way up his throat and to his lips, gently tracing them.

Valdemar's eyes followed her hands as she undid every button. His eyes then met hers with a grin. He closed his eyes slowly at her touch, a slight sigh of relief escaping his lips. He cleared his throat slightly, trying not to let out a slight moan at her teasing touch. His eyes opened then, following her hand as it moved up to his lips. He pursed his lips, kissing it tenderly as he watched her face.

Arianna grinned at his sigh, her hand on his chest continued its teasing touch. While her hand on his lips moved down to his arm, stroking it gently. She moved her body upward a little bit, so her face was inches from him. She leaned in a bit closer but then stopped, her lips almost touching his.

His eyes followed her hand on his chest as it continued to tease. He then moved to look at her hand moving from his lips. His eyes looked straight into hers before they lingered on her beautiful lips. He let out a slight groan as his head tilted to the side, anticipating a kiss. His eyes closed as a faint smile etched over his face.

Arianna smirked as her lips met his, in a passionate kiss. Her hands reached down to his and slowly guided them over her skin, up to her hips. She gave them a slight squeeze before she placed both her hands on his chest, drawing tiny circles with one finger. Her other hand moved up and around the back of his neck, pulling him closer to her.

Valdemar smiled against her lips. Allowing her to take his hands he kept the kiss as passionate as when it first started. His fingers dug into her hips slightly as his hands moved to her back side, squeezing it with a smirk. He then sat himself up, pulling her towards him with his hands still on her backside. He wrapped her legs around his waist and stood himself up. Moving over to the wall he pressed her back against it, breaking the kissed, only to move to her neck, kissing and nibbling it seductively.

Arianna drew in a deep breath as his fingers dug into her hips, then groaning slightly as he squeezed her backside. She chuckled lightly as he lift her up and pressed her against a wall. A soft moan managed to escape her lips as his mouth found her neck. One hand dug into his shoulder while the other found the back of his head and pressed him more against her. Her body was tingling as he sent sensation after sensation through her body.