First Forest - Viola Grace Page 0,16
hauling a woman around with her breasts nearly out.”
He chuckled. “I prefer to think of myself as an aspirational example. Besides, it was you who opened the neckline.”
She shrugged. “It seemed like a good idea at the time.”
“Oh, it was very effective. The line of your neck and shoulder is very fetching. I enjoy studying it.”
She muttered. “That is an odd fetish.”
“Oh, you have no idea what arouses me. I expect it will be eye-opening over the next few decades.” He smiled at her, and it was a slightly predatory smile.
She didn’t say anything else. He had a lot more practice at verbal banter than she did.
When they arrived in the village, he set her on her feet near her family home, where Ledana was getting married.
The villagers were emerging from their homes as the most honourable of them all knelt and straightened her robes into proper lines before twisting her hair into a loose bun and setting a spike through it. He smiled and kissed her lips before he turned.
“Where are you going?” She fought the urge to lunge and hold his hand.
“To get the groom. He is joining your family, after all.”
She blinked. “Oh. Right.”
He smiled and left her standing in front of her family home while he went to get the groom, who was severing ties with his own family that day. How had she forgotten?
She entered her childhood home and removed her footwear, stepping into the room where her sister was sitting while her mother put the ornaments in the thick arrangement of her hair.
Her mother’s voice was calm. “The sword is on the stand in the study. Prepare to hand it to the groom.”
Abiha knelt next to Ledana. “In a moment, Mother. Ledana, congratulations on this day. May you be blessed and happy for all of your days.”
Abiha lifted her sister’s hand and kissed the back of her wrist.
Ledana smiled. “Thank you, Abi. I am very glad that you are here.”
Their mother snorted and then paused. “Abiha, why is your hair up? That is only for married women.”
Abiha looked at her mother. “Kiloh put it up outside this house. If you want to avoid commentary, I would not do what you are thinking right now.”
Her mother’s hand froze in midair. “He put it up?”
Abiha nodded. “And dressed me. So, this is how things are going to be. Today will be a joyous celebration for Ledana and Jimon. He will join the family and take over my place as head.”
Her mother paused. “He dressed you?”
“I am wearing his colours, not the family colours. Don’t worry; you won’t have to suffer my presence for long.”
Ledana gasped. “That isn’t true. We want you here.”
“I know you do, Leddy. Don’t worry. I won’t go far. I can’t.” She chuckled. “I will be here to see your firstborn and here to see your last child complete schooling. Well, I will be nearby. Probably in the forest.”
Ledana grasped her arm and whispered, “I need to speak to you in private.”
Abiha looked at her mother. “May we have a moment?”
“Why?”
Ledana turned and smiled. “Because my robes are on, my makeup is in place, and my hair is done. It is time to speak to my older sister for a few minutes regarding a passionate relationship.”
Abiha’s eyes widened, as did their mother’s. She was up and out of the room in seconds, leaving the sisters behind.
Ledana turned to her, and she sighed. “I didn’t want to say that, but it’s true. What can I expect on my wedding night?”
Abiha blinked. “Well, um, it really depends on how much you know your body and how much he knows his, plus what he has been taught.”
Abiha sighed and took the bull by the horns. “Do you masturbate?”
When Ledana turned pink and nodded slightly, Abiha sighed in relief. “Right, well, it is similar and nothing like that. Ideally, he should make sure that you are both aroused and slightly opened before he puts his cock inside you. Skin contact helps, but being fully clothed has its own allure.” She rambled on a bit, and then, Ledana pulled her back to the path of things.
“Basically, you belong to him, he belongs to you, no parts are off-limits, no parts are dirty. You can apply your mouth to any part of him that you like, and he can do the same to you. Keeping water in the room is generally a good idea.”
Ledana smiled. “Thanks. What do I do if he objects to my touch?”
“Tell him that you