Chapter 25: Midnight Diplomacy

Chapter 25: Midnight Diplomacy

Preparations were underway at the Saber Fortress. The captain was sparing no expense. They had a foreign leader visiting, and their lives had all been saved earlier in the day by both Jacek and Xenia.

The captain yelled, “Move the kegs over here! Cakes over here! And setup the DJ over there!” The captain was preparing a full-on party just the way Jacek and Vega preferred it.

As the preparations came to a close, Jacek and Xenia were seen approaching the gates. Vega was the first to spot them. He watched them for a moment before informing the troops. The two of them broke from the tree line laughing together as Xenia held on to his big arm as they walked side by side.

Vega then yelled, “Lord Heraklinos and General BloodStar! On deck!”

The men formed up in two lines all standing at attention, saluting as Xenia and Jacek walked through the partially intact fortress gate. Xenia continued to hold on to Jacek’s arm which did not go unnoticed by his men.

Whispers could be heard, “I think our Lord has finally moved on from Erika. This will be good for him! He deserves a powerful, young woman who makes him happy!”

Xenia and Jacek reached the end of the row, and Xenia turned to face Jacek, “Your men sure do know how to remind someone they are royalty. What a welcome! Does that happen every time you return?”

Jacek smiled and said, “Every single time. Even when you don’t want them to.”

The captain ran over and said, “The welcome back party is all but ready. We just need our two guests of honor to break the kegs and give us a toast!”

Xenia jumped with excitement and said, “I’ll be right there! Just give me a few minutes to go change into something quickly.” She began to run off; however, she stopped and ran back.

She grabbed Jacek’s arm and said, “Come on! Help me pick something out to wear!”

The two ran off to Xenia’s quarters in the command center. The captain and his men looked on as they couldn’t help but think the two had some serious chemistry. Both were die-hard warriors, and both were young heirs to powerful empires.

Xenia led Jacek up the corridor and to her room. She welcomed him in and closed the door as she said, “Okay, wait on the bed for me. I didn’t bring much but I noticed you had a few dresses in here already. I’ll be right back.”

Xenia ran off into the bathroom area. Jacek thought to himself, “There’s already dresses in here? Why? That shouldn’t be the case.” However, his thoughts were interrupted. The door to the bathroom was half ajar, and he saw Xenia’s leather top land on the ground. He then saw her leather pants fall to the ground as Xenia threw them on the bathroom floor. He could then hear her changing into something. He was just as curious as ever to see what she could’ve found in the changing area of her quarters.

Xenia called out to him, “Almost ready! I don’t see any shoes or boots in here though, so it will be a bit of a mismatch with my black leather boots.”

Jacek patiently waited on the edge of the bed until finally, Xenia walked out of the bathroom, “Well? How do I look?”

Xenia wore a very tight-fitting and very short dress that barely covered her ass. It was white with green accents on it and showed off her cleavage very well. Jacek sat in astonishment. Before he could answer she said, “I quite like it!” She then spanked herself playfully in front of Jacek.

Jacek coughed as he cleared his throat, “I... it... what a stunning dress! The reason it was here... well...” His face turned red with embarrassment as he finally managed to say, “Erika must have left it here. It’s her dress.”

Xenia spun around modeling it for Jacek and said, “Oh. Well. I guess it’s my dress now, isn’t it?” Xenia modeled the dress for Jacek in front of him before looking him in the eye, “After all, I do wear it much better, don’t I?”

Jacek stood from the bed and gulped, “I should say so.”

Xenia was taller than Erika making the dress extra short on her. Erika also had a smaller bust making the dress much more tight and much more sultry on Xenia.

He leapt in front of a spectator and yelled, “Blood traveled in the air to form a ball! Our eyes followed the ball of blood down to see our very own... Xenia BloodStar! She sapped the ki from the blood like a Blood Goddess and equipped it to our own Lord! He glowed in brilliant white ki with Xenia’s reinforcement, and he struck down Evo with a single mighty blow!”

The solider took a sip as the crowd looked on with bright eyes, “There Xenia and Jacek stood. Like a God and Goddess. The perfect pair. I daresay they could’ve been fighting the rest of the world today, and they would have won! Cheers to our invincible... our brave... and at least one of them, beautiful... Xenia and Jacek!

The onlooking crowd went wild and clinked their drinks to the legendary, and embellished, tale that had just been born into this world. Xenia smiled and sat in the limelight as all eyes were on her. However, she had eyes for just one person. She sipped her drink and stared across the circle of people directly at Jacek.

Vega nudged him, “Don’t screw this up. Girls like Erika come around once a lifetime. Girls like her come around once a millennium.”

Jacek handed Vega his drink and said, “Thanks for being there for me. It’s been a rough while since Erika went on break with me and stopped answering or returning my calls.”

Jacek then stood up and walked over to Xenia, “It’s late.” He outstretched his hand to her, and she grabbed it as she stood up beside him.

Jacek then yelled to the crowd, “Our honored guest needs her rest before departing tomorrow. She and I have some diplomatic talks to attend to for the night but please continue to party in our absence!”

The crowd smiled in response and cheered the two. Whispers could be heard, “Diplomatic talks at midnight? Those are diplomatic talks that might actually be fun!”

Jacek led Xenia back to her room. They walked along the empty corridor before arriving at her door. She turned to him and said, “I think you will find I excel at diplomacy. Please come in.”

The two entered her room, and she closed the door behind her and locked it shut. Next, she walked up to Jacek and began to take his shirt off as they kissed. She then moved her hands lower and began to unbutton his pants, “You couldn’t keep your eyes off of me all night. I absolutely loved the feel of your gaze on me.”

After stripping him down, she held his face with both of her hands and continued to kiss him, “Were you thinking about all of the things you wanted to do to me? Or would you rather think about what I was going to do to you?”

Jacek tried to respond in between kisses; however, Xenia was purposely aggressive in kissing him to prevent him from answering. She made it very clear with her actions who was in control.

Xenia pushed him on to the bed. Jacek laid on the bed as she stood before him inching out of her dress saying, “Such a short risky dress to wear with no panties.” She removed the dress and tossed it to the floor revealing her naked body, “I guess I’m a girl who likes a little risk though.”

She then crawled on top of Jacek and went in for a kiss. Before she kissed him though, his phone began to ring on the night stand. Xenia picked it up and saw the phone read ‘Erika Sage’.

Jacek asked, “Who is it?”

Xenia turned the phone to show him, and he thought to himself, “Are you for real?! She hasn’t called me back all week, and she chooses now?!”

Xenia turned the phone to silent and tossed the phone to the floor. She sat cowgirl style atop him and said, “No more interruptions.”

She looked down at him, “Most men I can tie up in rope or chains. But some men are too strong.” She then gathered ki around her hand and forced Jacek’s arms and legs down hard to the bed immobilizing him. “For men like you, I use their own blood to hold them down.”

Jacek was a bit taken aback with fear from such a new sensation, but he had to admit that being dominated by a girl more powerful than him was a welcomed fantasy. And he wasn’t sure there was another girl more powerful than him in the entire world other than Xenia.

She smiled at him and said, “Once you’ve been with me, nothing else will ever be quite the same. Last chance. Are you sure you want a night with me?”

Jacek nodded, and Xenia shrieked with excitement, “Sit back. Relax, Jacek. Enjoy me. Because I’m about to push you to new limits you never knew you had.”