ANASTASIA 12
When we got back from our ride most of the men were in the bar area, Aria and Katrina were also there sitting at one of the tables talking. I also saw Camille, Tanya, Monica, and Andy sitting with some of the men, from what Katrina informed me later these women are the clubs blossoms, or that is what the men call the women.
I suspected about their functions at the club, but for it to be confirmed that these women are here for any of the men’s pleasures has my anger rising. Ulrich hasn’t shown any signs of closeness with any of the women, but just the fact that they are here for his pleasure if he ever wants it has my very skin crawling with rage. That is until Aria appeases some of the rage with the fact that once an Elemental is mated, he doesn’t want any other women again. From what she says they feel repulsed by the touch of another woman.
I had a really nice ride with Ulrich, that is, once he slowed down. The man is a lunatic on a bike, but it is so exhilarating riding through the streets at night with no one but the wind, the motorcycle and the man before you. The camaraderie that built when we were out riding starts to crash the longer I sit in the bar area hearing the blossoms laughing and simpering over the men. Ulrich is sitting at the bar talking to Garth. Every now and again our eyes clash and he winks or smiles at me and in those moments everything seems fine but then I look to the side and encounter the women and everything comes flooding back again.
Katrina has just got up to go to the bathroom when Aria leans towards me complaining about how hungry she is which has both of us walking towards the kitchen to go and raid what is there. We are laughing at a story she is telling me about one of the other women in their chapter, Nova, and what a real terror she is when Tanya and Monica walk in. Looking over my shoulder to see who has entered I grunt. Great, I leave the bar and here they are after us.
“Is it true that you are Ulrich’s old lady?”
“Tanya!” Monica says in an exasperated tone
“It seems like it,” I mutter closing the fridge, all humour leaving me.
“I wonder why he would choose someone like you to be his old lady, you will never make him happy you know that don’t you?” I hear Aria gasping from besides me and Monica’s perplexed expression as she takes a step away from Tanya.
“What would you know about it, from what I hear you aren’t an old lady.” I face her fully, taking a step towards her.
“I know Ulrich better than you do,” Tanya says as she gives me a false smile.
“It’s okay, I wasn’t planning on knowing him when I first met him, but I will make sure to get to know him as we continue.” I look towards Aria and incline my head towards the door, “shall we get back?” I ask and receive Aria’s curt nod.
“You see, I told you she doesn’t have the fire that he is used to in bed,” Tanya comments to Monica
“Enough Tanya, are you crazy?” Monica says as she turns to make her way out of the kitchen. My temper snaps, how dare she judge me and try to place a rift between Ulrich and me.
“What would you know about how I am in bed or not? You know nothing about me.” I can feel the anger racing through my body at her audacity and at what she is implying.
“I know that you won’t be able to satisfy him, just a couple of days ago he had Monica and me. How would a stuck-up bitch like you know how to satisfy a man like him?” Hearing her tell me that which I was most dreading has my blood running cold, I knew that I shouldn’t have had any hopes where he is concerned, it is clear as day that he is an unruly rebel, not conforming to what is expected of people. How could I believe that he would actually want to be with me, the naughtiest thing I ever done was go skinny dipping with one of my friends when I was a teenager and that’s because we knew for a fact that no one would be coming home and that no one would be able to see us in the darkness as her house had huge walls that kept out any prying eyes.
“Doesn’t look like you satisfied him at all, or he wouldn’t have come to find me, now would he?” And with those words I don’t stay to hear anymore snide remarks, instead I make my way out of the kitchen and towards the stairs. The last person I want to see right now is Ulrich, If I see him now, I will freeze his balls for being such a man whore.
“Anastasia,” I hear Aria call but I am too furious to talk right now, “don’t listen to what she was saying, she’s just a mean, ungrateful cow that will get what she has coming to her.” I don’t stop but continue my way.
“What’s going on?” I hear Katrina say as she walks out of the bathroom as I walk past without stopping. I hear Aria explaining to her, but I don’t stop. I walk up the stairs and into the bedroom, locking the door behind me.
“Aargh,” I mutter angrily as I start pacing from one side of the room to the other, I am so angry that I could just scream. I feel the coldness seeping from me, but instead of stopping it like I usually do, I welcome the cold as I let it spread around the room. I should have frozen her tongue, because all I can imagine now is Ulrich in bed with those two women and its driving me crazy. There is a knock on the door, but I don’t pay it any attention.
I just want to be alone for now with my thoughts, I feel a hurt so deep that I have never felt before not even when my first boyfriend called me ice queen because I couldn’t give him the attention that he wanted. I know that what she said happened before Ulrich met me but the fact that two women that he slept with, had sex with who knows how many times are here in this house right under our noses and every time he looks at them he will remember. The thought of him with those two women is filling me with so much fury that I can’t even cry.
I don’t care that it was before we met; I don’t care that he didn’t know me yet. If he only has one mate, then why would he be such a whore and sleep with two women at the same time. Aria says that Elemental’s don’t have the same pleasure with other women like they have with their mates, well I wonder what she will think now when she knows that he didn’t just enjoy one woman but two at the same time.
He didn’t like it so much that he had to double the experience; I think sarcastically. I don’t know how long I am pacing this room when there is a bang on the door and then I hear Ulrich swear. “What the fuck Anastasia?” he roars. Only now when I look, do I see that the door is frozen solid. There is a thick slab of ice around the door and some on the floor and walls. I look around in surprise at how much ice there is, I have never done this before and in such a short amount of time. Well, let him try get through that door now.
I turn towards the bed to go and sit down but I notice that there is a layer of ice on the top of the bed too. Damn, not that handy when I don’t have anywhere to sit down. “What the hell did you think you were doing?” he asks angrily from the other side of the door.
“Go away,” I mutter, too angry with him to speak.
“No, and you can’t do this every time you get into a tizzy.” At his words my anger rises again, how dare he tell me what I can and cannot do.
“Go away, I don’t want to speak to you,” I state as I walk towards the door
“They told me you are upset,” he states which has me gasping, “I don’t see why you’re angry.” I know I am standing here with my mouth open in disbelief, how dare he make it sound like I’m being petty and picking on something being childish. I don’t know if I can do this but I sure will try, closing my eyes I think of him and think of his tongue getting cold, if he doesn’t leave then I will make him shut up.
“Fuck, what do you. . .” he mutters, I can hear his voice is gravely, and it sounds like he has something in his mouth. “Get away from the fucking door because this door is coming down,” he suddenly roars. I have hardly stepped to the side frowning, doubtful, there is no way he can break down the door as it is frozen solid when I hear a crack and then the door is being thrown back against the bed.
“Are you mad?” I ask in surprise, looking at the hinges hanging from the doorframe, “You could have killed me if I was still standing behind that door.” He is glaring at me as he steps through the door and then his foot slides from under him on the ice and he is roaring as he loses his footing and crashes to the ground.