Seduced By Darkness

Notes : Sorry for the delay, but with Christmas upon us I have been busy and haven't been able to update but I hope to have chapter 22 up by tomorrow and then 23 by Sunday and then this part of the story will be finished! Hope that you all will be having Happy Holidays with your friends and family this year! This chapter is rated NC17

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Chapter 21 : Rosewood Manor


Rosewood Manor was a four story estate, it‘s walls cream colored. It looked like a small castle, with its ten small towers and many windows. In the back of the manor was Rosewood Lake, it always looked like a mirror because it was crystal clear and it’s waters were always calm and eerily still. It was a strange sight indeed when one noticed a ripple cross the lake. No one doubted that there were fish and other things inside the lake but they never seemed eager to come to the surface. The Manor was surrounded by tall oak trees and rose bushes. It got its name for the many beautiful rose bushes that decked its entrance and that encircled the estate on all sides. Even the lake was bordered by roses and other beautiful flowers which made it seem as if it was always spring. At the moment the white, red, pink and peach roses were all in full bloom. Their smell was intoxicating to the senses, and soothing. In the middle of the courtyard stood a rose bush much unlike the others as it was comprised of all the different types of roses inside the estate. It was enchanted to look that way and it never failed to capture the attention of visitors for its sheer beauty.

There always seemed to be rose petals adorning the walkways to the manor and when there were strong winds one would see the lake covered in them. The manor was in top shape, thanks to Nagi who had arrived as soon as her Lord purchased the place to clean it up. Thankfully it had been carefully kept while it had been alone and thus cleaning it while taxing, due to its size, had not been very difficult. It was scarcely furnished, however, as her Lord wanted to let his wife have a say in what they brought into the house. He did have his study and personal rooms already decorated, as well as the kitchens. The only places he left alone were the Great Hall, his bedroom, and a study room for his wife. The Manor had many spare bedrooms which were already decorated, and he left them as they were. The fabrics and furnishings were already exquisite and to his taste, so he did not think that his wife would mind. Nagi sat and waited for them to arrive. She wondered if they would be hungry. She worried most about her Lady, she had seen her go from angry, scared and lonely to happy. Yet, there was still doubt and apprehension there. Her Lord was changed and yet he still harbored the same beliefs, Nagi was certain that they would forever plague their marriage. However, there was hope that it would not be enough to prevent them from being happy together as they seemed capable of being.

Scrambling to her feet, Nagi rushed toward the door in the entrance hall when she heard a loud crack. Standing close together were her Lord and his Lady, Nagi was immensely pleased that they were unharmed. “Master and Missy are well. That is very good! Can Nagi fetch anything to eat or drink Master?” She asked timidly. “No. Not tonight.” She bowed as nodded and left his presence, knowing that if he needed anything of her that he would call. Claudia pulled herself out of his arms for a moment and looked around. She really wanted to explore as she had loved the look and feel of the manor from the outside but she was so very tired. Tom was watching her intently, he knew that she wanted to see more of the house but she was barely standing on her feet. “Why don’t we go up to our room so that you can rest Love” She leaned into him and nodded as he led her up the stairs. “It seems so bare doesn’t it, why is it so empty?” She asked as she took a peek around their room, save for the bed, it was unfurnished.

“I wanted you to pick out the furnishings for this room and a few others. You can do that tomorrow or the next day, there is no hurry.” He sat on the corner of the bed and began undressing. She did the same and then crawled under the covers, “I have never really decorated anything, my mother used to take care of that for me. She knew what I liked and then she decorated my rooms accordingly. You wouldn’t mind if she helped me would you?” Tom frowned slightly but since he had his back to her she didn’t see it. He really didn’t want to spend much time with either of her parents, but he knew that he could not longer just keep her to himself. It was a fact that annoyed him considerably and put him in a bad mood. “I do not mind” He said shortly and then paused for a moment before saying, “as long as your father doesn’t come with her.” That got him a pillow thrown at his head. “I am being honest Claudia. You must know that he and I will never get along. I just do not see how we could and I am unwilling to bend for him. I do so for you because of how I feel about you, and I show him a degree of respect because of that as well but more than that I cannot do.” Claudia understood what he meant, but she couldn’t stop the hope that some day he and her father would see eye to eye. She honestly didn’t want them to fight all the time and have this forced truce just because of her. Before she could tell him so she yawned rather loudly and laid her head on the pillow. She was so exhausted and that made her feel strange since while she had gone through many emotions that night it hadn’t been a very physically demanding evening.

As soon as her head hit the pillow her eyes began to close and she completely forgot about giving Tom a piece of her mind. Tom turned and looked at her when she didn’t say anything. He was mystified that she had just fallen asleep on him, but he conceded that the day was a difficult one for her. He finished undressing and got under the covers with her. She instinctively scooted closer to him and buried her face in the crook of his neck as he held her and drifted off to sleep himself.

Claudia felt a knot in her abdomen, she was having the most wonderful sensations. She felt someone’s lips on her neck, and her name being whispered. Hands, she felt hands all over her breasts and stomach. Her skin felt as if it was on fire. Slowly she opened her eyes and gasped as she felt the cool wind, coming in from the open window, hit her naked flesh. “Thomas...” She breathed his name as he was kissing her eyes, his wet tongue tracing her earlobe. “Do you realize that sometimes you purr just like a cat Love? When I touch you like this.” Her back was pressed against his, her ass pressed tightly against his growing erection. His hand moved to her thigh as he put his knee between her legs and lifted her leg on top of his, opening her up to his caress. His thumb was on her clit making breathing difficult. She arched herself against him, making him groan as her backside rubbed painfully against his hard arousal.

Her hands reached back for him but she couldn’t get a hold of him as he was pressed too tightly against her ass. She did reach his and dug her nails into it, making him gasp and bite her shoulder. His thumb was driving her insane, his other hand was busy kneading her breasts and pinching her nipples. Not to be outdone she ground her ass more forcefully into his groin, she felt his cock as it pressed tightly into her. “Please ... Thomas ... I can’t wait...” With a low growl he pushed into her and buried himself deep inside. The position that they were in made her cry out as she felt him from an angle that she never had before. He began to move in and out of her, slowly at first, careful to continue the delicious pace of the strokes of his thumb on her clit. A powerful orgasm shook her but he did not stop stroking her.

She screamed his name and met him thrust by thrust. “You feel so fucking good...” He told her as he turned her in his arms without letting his cock slip out from inside her. He turned and brought her on top of him. His tongue invaded her mouth and he kissed her so thoroughly that she gasped for air by the time he broke the kiss. She kept moving on top of him, grinding her hips and moving up and down over his shaft. Her head was thrown back, hair wild about her face and back. Her whole body was flushed, lips swollen from his kisses, and the smell of sex was heavy in the air. He felt himself tense as he was about to come at the same time that he felt her walls clench around his cock as she came for a second time. She fell forward, exhausted, on top of his chest.

Trailing kisses all over his chest she gave particular attention to his nipples and began sucking on them. He grabbed her by the shoulders and roughly puller her up to him and kissed her hard on the lips. “Love, unless you want to miss the lunch date you have with your parents thus making them think that I kidnapped you again or worse, then by all means keep doing that.” She gasped and quickly got off him. He thought that was yet another reason to not like her parents. Damn them to hell and back, he would of been perfectly content with staying with her in bed all day. Sighting loudly he got off the bed and followed her into the shower.

Much to her consternation he insisted of showering with her, which turned a twenty minute shower into an hour long event. “Thomas, please, I have to ... oh ... God ...” He temporarily removed his tongue from her clit, as he was kneeling in front of her delighting in the taste of her. “I could stop.” He said huskily and with a wicked grin playing on his lips. She grabbed him by the hair and pulled his close once more, “Don’t you dare... oh... yes... it feels so good baby.” His tongue alternated from entering her to licking at her clit. He suckled and played with her for a good ten minutes before bringing her to her climax.

He slowly let her go as he rose up to kiss her. She tasted herself all over his mouth and it made her shiver. “It’s your fault. How could you expect me to let you out of the shower after your sweet little mouth did that to my ...” He didn’t finish the sentence as she hit him hard on the shoulder and got out of the shower before he could think of something else to do. She really didn’t feel like leaving but she also wanted to spend time with her family. She dressed in record time and turned to look at him. He had put on black breeches and a silk white shirt which at the moment was unbuttoned, she thought he did it on purpose. “I should be back for dinner.” His eyes narrowed, “Don’t worry, if you are not then I will go and fetch you.” He spoke calmly but she could tell that the thought of having to go and get her was not amusing to him. Especially since if he had to do that then it meant that her father was trying to keep her from him again.

“I will be back by dinner.” She got on tiptoe and gave him a rather chaste pop kiss. “I love you.” She said before disapparating. “Bloody In-Laws! To hell with the whole lot of them.” He said as he was entering his study. “Unfortunately the men in Claudia’s family have the luck of living a long life Tom, so you might as well resign yourself that he isn’t dying any time soon.” Lucius’s amused voice came to him from inside. “I really did not need to know that Lucius. The man is insufferable but I have no choice but to deal with him.” Lucius gave him a look that suggested that he understood but that there was nothing that could be done for it. “No sense in talking about it. I am not one to complain about things. I will just have to deal with it. Is everything alright so far? The Ministry is not harassing you?”

Lucius smiled brightly, “No, and I have even gotten my old job back, much to the consternation of most of the people there.” Tom smiled, “I am sure that with your considerable charm you will win them over.” Lucius laughed loudly, “Well the ladies for sure, and perhaps a few of the men.” He said with a sly wink. “How was your reunion with your son? He seemed happy to see you.” Lucius sobered up considerably, “He was. We spent a long time talking last night. You know that he is dating the Olmo’s Goddaughter, another reason for Caleb to hate both of us.” He stayed quiet for a moment then said, “I missed him and I was happy to see that it seemed to be the same for him. He’s in the top five of all his classes at Hogwarts, and will be graduating this summer.”

Tom congratulated him, “Talking about that, did Severus tell you what Dumbledore worked out for Claudia? She will not be going to the school as before obviously.” He said, and his gaze held a hard edge. “No she will not. Severus told me that Dumbledore has suggested that a floo network be connected to one of the fireplaces here. It will go directly to Hogwarts so that she can go to all her classes and get back home in time for dinner every night.” Tom thought about this for a moment, “I think it’s the best way and just about the only thing that will work.” They remained talking for a couple of hours about Claudia, Draco and the annoyance of having in-laws.