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“I am afraid of nothing,” I growl at her.

“Then why are you hiding?”

“I am not hiding so much as I am biding my time.”

“For what?”

“It is not your concern,” I say, rather impatiently.

She appears hurt. “You've barely spoken a word to me lately. Did I do something wrong? I’ve followed all your instructions closely. I’m getting better with magic—”

I stop her ranting with a kiss to her forehead, moving quickly before she can even comprehend what I am doing. She curls her fingers around my shoulders. We are hidden here, in shadowed captivity, and yet I find myself cautious. She is young and yet she has the power to undo me with a single look. Though I steel myself against her wiles, there is a part of me that yearns to claim her like a ravenous beast. If only she knew what dark forces lay beyond her glade... she would not be here with me now.

A warm, inexperienced mouth slides over my own and Eilish releases a pitiful whimper. I can feel her need—it circlesme like a heavy fog. She has not known the feel of a male before. Her body is still virginal but it calls to me, all the same.

It is time she became a woman.

I grip her wrists painfully and wrench them above her head. She squirms, and it is delicious. I brush my hand down her chest and lift her up to accommodate the difference in our height, crowding her against the tree by pressing my body flush to her curves. Eilish gasps, feeling the prod of my erection as I slip my tongue into her beckoning mouth. Her scent fills my lungs, causing my head to spin. I do not fight it, though her power has little effect on me.

“You should be punished,” I say.

“W-why? I don’t know what you mean.”

“You forget your place. You forget who I am—what I am.”

“You’re Silvanus—the god of the natural world.”

“You would do well to remember that.”

“I don’t understand,” she says, shaking her head as her large eyes fill with tears. “What have I done to upset you?”

“You tease me.”

“How?”

“There are many examples but I will give you one.” I take a breath and stare down at her. “Lying in bed while you pleasure yourself, knowing that I watch you always.” She inhales as her eyes widen and she pretends to be surprised by this information. “That coy smile on your mouth is quite telling,” I say with a laugh.

Eilish’s face grows flushed with embarrassment and arousal. “I had hoped... perhaps…”

“That I would want you? That I would appear as you touched yourself and slide inside of you, right then and there?”

“Y-yes…”

I smile as my hands continue to roam freely, sliding up her thighs until I brush her wetness. Yes, she is ripe and she is ready to be plucked. “It is time for you to become a woman.”

I rock against her thigh, grinding my bulge against her. My hand wraps around hers, trailing it down my body and forcing her to grip my hard cock. My clothing has already melted away, into the dirt of the forest floor.

“You are going to take my virginity?” she asks. “My mother warned me to save my innocence for my husband.”

“You will never have a husband,” I respond.

She does not seem to be upset by the information or perhaps she is too nervous to respond.

“You didn’t answer my question,” she breathes, her large eyes wide with anticipation.

I chuckle at her insolence. “Yes, I am going to take your virginity.” Her tongue flicks out and traces my bottom lip. “On your knees, Eilish.”

I brush my fingers through her hair as she drops to the ground. She looks up at me with those big blue eyes before she faces my erection.