The Age of Temptation

A/N: Sorry for the long wait and thank you for your patience. My job has been exhausting lately. So, now we continue. Hope you like this chapter.

Rating: NC17 Mature Audience

Disclaimer: I do not own The Covenant and make no money from the writing of this fiction.

Chapter Seventeen

Pogue knelt beside Madison as she reclined back on the edge of the bath, Caleb kissing his way down her belly and watching them with his dark eyes.

Madison reached out to Pogue, tangling his hair in her fingers as she pulled his face to hers. Their lips met, tasting and kissing, and Madison moaned as Pogue wrapped one arm around her and the hand of the other traveled over her naked breasts, caressing and playing with her wet nipples, making them harden.

“I’ve missed you,” Pogue mumbled against her as his lips traveled down her neck and toward her chest.

“I’ve missed you too,” Madi breathed, her breath hitching as Caleb’s mouth found her most sensitive spot down below. She moved her hand to Pogue’s erection, grasping him and gently moving her hand as he gave expert attention to her breasts. Madi’s head fell backwards and her eyes closed in pleasure, floating in the sensations the boys were giving her.

Madison began to shake and squirm and the boys knew she was close to peaking. Pogue moved his lips back to hers, kissing her deeply as she climaxed. Caleb wanted to stand and bury himself deep within her, but he knew they’d end up on the ceiling, which would make their little threesome a bit awkward.

Then his cell phone rang from the side of the bath where he had removed his clothing. He sighed, moving away and reaching for the pile of clothing while watching Madison turn herself and begin giving Pogue head. Pogue leaned back against the wall, his hands stroking her hair as he enjoyed the witch’s mouth on him.

Caleb looked at his phone, noticing it was Sarah calling.

“Hey, baby.”

Hi. I’m almost there. I can’t wait to see you. I’ve missed you.

“I’ve missed you too. How long until you get here?”

Hmmm? I think I’m about an hour away. I’m so happy to get away from my family again. They can be so annoying.

“I don’t want you getting in an accident talking on the phone. I’ll see you soon. Drive safely.”

O.K. See you soon.

Caleb hung up the phone and put it down. “We’ve got less than an hour,” he announced.

Madi raised her head from Pogue’s lap. “Well, then, we better make the most of it,” she grinned.

Caleb made his way over to them and pulled himself onto the edge of the pool next to Pogue. “Pogue, go fuck Madi, I want her mouth,” he stated.

“You sure?” Pogue replied.

“Yeah, we had each other all night. I know it’s been awhile for you,”

Caleb answered.

Madison glanced up at the murals on the ceiling. “And I don’t want to mess up that beautiful ceiling,” she laughed. “This place is incredible, Caleb.”

“You can use it anytime,” he smiled, bending to give her a sweet kiss.

Madison shift to Caleb, kissing around his lap and teasing him before taking him into her mouth. Meanwhile, Pogue entered the bath and stood behind Madison’s bent figure, kissing down her back and caressing her with his hands. Madison shivered at the sensation. The Sons turned her on so much it was hard to keep standing.

Between focusing on giving Caleb pleasure, her mind would shift to experiencing her own as Pogue’s magic mouth moved down her spine and his fingers moved softly over her skin. She jumped in shock, however, when she felt Pogue’s tongue probe against her rear.

Turning her head to look at him, she noticed him grinning wickedly at her.

“What?” he asked, knowing he had just surprised her.

“What are you doing?” Madi asked, never thinking of anyone kissing her down there. She heard Caleb chuckle softly in front of her.

“There’s not one inch of you I wouldn’t lick, Madi,” Pogue replied. “Is it really that bad?”

Madison swallowed. “You tell me. You’re the one doing it.”

Pogue smiled. “It’s not bad at all.”

Madison thought of how she was in a bath, and she had taken a shower earlier, so she supposed she was pretty clean down there. “I guess,” she said, turning her attention back to Caleb.

Pogue laughed, returning to her shapely bottom, giving it his full attention while his fingers played with her clit. He knew she was enjoying it by the sounds she was making. He glanced up and noticed Caleb had his eyes shut and was getting close to cumming from Madison’s efforts with her pretty mouth.

He stood and positioned himself behind her, lifting her slightly by her hips, before sinking into her welcoming heat. Like last time, he could feel her power washing over him in waves, electrifying all his cells, healing him and making him whole again. The witch was not only addicting, but vital as well.

Pogue could hear Caleb reaching his climax, but he didn’t care, not as long as he had his own piece of paradise to enjoy. He moved within her, wanting to give her as much pleasure as she was giving him. He reached a hand down under her, stroking her as he pushed in and out of her, loving her noises.

Madison was now holding onto Caleb as Pogue continued behind her, making her moan and pant. He wanted to do this all day, but Caleb’s eyes shifted to the clock on the wall and he picked up his efforts to pleasure Madison before letting his own body climax.

OOOOO

The three of them now sat on the sofa in Caleb’s entertainment room, watching a movie on a very large screen. The maid had served them sandwiches and drinks for lunch.

Madison sprawled on the sofa, her head on Pogue’s lap and her legs on Caleb’s lap, as they watched the film and let their meal digest. Pogue’s hand would sometimes slip under her top, caressing her breast, and Caleb mindlessly stroked her legs and, sometimes not so mindlessly, her bottom.

A knock on the door heralded the maid with an announcement. “Master Caleb, Miss Sarah has arrived in the foyer.”

“Where’s mother?”

“She went to her Sunday meeting. Shall I escort Miss Sarah here?”

“No, Martha, I’ll go to her.”

“Yes, sir,” the maid replied.

“Oh, and Martha, remove Madison’s things from my room and place them in a guest room immediately.”

“Yes, sir,” Martha said, shutting the door behind her.

Caleb kissed Madison and said, “Enjoy the rest of the movie.” Then he left them alone to meet Sarah in the foyer.

OOOOOO

An hour later, Caleb came into the entertainment room with Sarah, noticing that Madison now sat on the opposite end of the sofa from Pogue. He had made sure he’d made enough noise to warn them they were coming into the room.

“Hi guys,” Sarah greeted. Caleb had informed her that Pogue and Madi were there watching a movie when she had first arrived, but she and Caleb decided to take advantage of Evelyn’s absence by making a beeline straight for Caleb’s bed.

“Hi,” Madison replied. “What have you two been up to?”

Sarah blushed and glanced at Caleb. “Oh, nothing.”

“Uh huh,” Madison grinned, knowingly.

Sarah decided to change the subject. “Did you have a nice Thanksgiving?”

A painful memory flashed through Madison at that question. It would have been a nice holiday, if it wasn’t for…

“It was fine,” she replied. “It was good to see my dad again. And my friends.” She noticed Caleb’s stare, boring a hole through her. He had caught her hesitation at that question. She could tell he knew something was up. And she knew he would ask her about it later.

“Your dad didn’t have to drive you. You could have rode with me,” Sarah added. “We are both from Boston, after all.”

“Thanks, maybe next time. I’m trying to get him to move here though.”

“If you need a ride for winter break, let me know.”

“I will. Thanks.”

Madison stood and stretched. “I guess I better get back to the dorms. Tyler’s been texting the hell out of me wondering when I’m coming. Could you give me a ride back to the dorms?”

“Yeah, no problem,” Sarah replied.

“Cool, let me get my bags.”

“I’ll get them,” Pogue replied, stepping out the room.

“Bags?” Sarah asked, confused. Did Madison come straight to Caleb’s house from Boston?

“Evelyn had me and my dad come here yesterday for dinner. Then she invited me to stay because it was getting late,” Madison explained.

Sarah glanced at Caleb, uneasily.

“She stayed in a guest room, Sarah, in my mom’s wing of the house.”

Sarah laughed nervously. “I didn’t mean to imply…”

“Oh, God, no, Sarah,” Madison gasped. “I would never…”

“I know, I know,” Sarah replied, trying to act like it didn’t bother her. But something was bothering her. She trusted Caleb, but there was just something there that she couldn’t quite put her finger on. And it bothered her, more than she wanted to admit.

Caleb use to act weird around Madison and now he was too much at ease, and she felt like there were secrets she was no longer privy to. Before Madison, Caleb talked openly to her about the coven. She felt they had no secrets between them anymore. But since Madison came to town, she felt Caleb had closed up about those matters.

Whenever she tried to talk to him about it lately, he would say that he was tired or too busy to get into it at the moment. He always had an excuse not to talk about it - especially if she asked anything about Madison.

But, perhaps, Madison would talk about it…

As Sarah drove away from Caleb’s house, she glanced at Madison beside her. “Must be difficult for you.”

Madison turned her attention to Sarah. “What must be difficult?”

“Dealing with the coven stuff, finding out who you are.”

Madison gasped, looking shocked. “Caleb told you?”

Sarah hadn’t realized that Madison didn’t know that she knew. “I sort of forced him to. He was acting strange around you when you first came. I knew something was up.”

“He’s not suppose to tell anyone. There is a Covenant. I can’t believe he told you,” she shook her head. What was Caleb thinking?

“Don’t be mad at Caleb. I figured out things a bit through research. Then all the stuff with Chase happened and there was no way Caleb could keep it all from me.”

Madison flinched a bit at Chase’s name.

“Madison, I’m sorry, please don’t be mad. I’ll never tell anyone. I promise. And, no, I’m not scared. I know you and the Sons are not bad people. Chase, on the other hand…”

There she was, bringing up Chase again. Madison kept trying to push him from her memory bank, but Sarah kept bringing him up. And now Madison stared out of the window, brooding, as Sarah prattled on about her fears of Chase returning in January when Pogue was due to ascend.

Finally Madi said, “I think he’s got a demon.”

“What?” Sarah asked, stopping her diatribe.

“I said, I think… Chase… has a demon inside of him.”

“What makes you think that?”

Madison told Sarah about her vision she had in the woods, and how a past Ipswich coven had exorcised a demon out of a warlock who had committed murder. Apparently, taking a life left a warlock open to demon possession.

“But why do think Chase has one? What if he’s just a murderer?” Sarah asked.

“Because I think I was shown that particular vision for a reason.”

Sarah looked from Madison to the road, pondering the situation. “You’re thinking of exorcising the demon from him? How would you do that?”

Madison shook her head. “I don’t know. I suppose that altar in the woods is where it would be done - if we could get Chase there. But I don’t know what magic they used to keep a warlock from breaking his bonds. And I don’t know what else is required.”

It was silent in the car for a few moments before Sarah said, “I can help you research it, if you want. I’m a pretty decent researcher.”

“Really? You would help me?”

“Yeah, sure. I think it would be interesting. And we might just learn things that can help you guys contain Chase. It’s better than doing nothing and waiting for him to show up.”

Madison nodded. “I agree. Doing nothing is not an option. I don’t want him harming any of us.” Then an idea struck her. “Let’s start with Marish House.”

“Marish House? What could help us in there?”

“I found a room in the basement that had some old books in it. And I’m pretty sure one of the witches at the vision exorcism was my ancestor, Elizabeth Marish. Possibly those old books and things were hers and maybe the rituals or spells she used are in them.”

Sarah nodded. “Sounds reasonable. When should we start?”

“How about tomorrow night?” The sooner the better.

“All right,” Sarah agreed.

Madison took a deep, relaxing breath as they pulled into the school parking lot. It was actually a relief that Sarah knew what she was. It was good to be accepted by someone who wasn’t part of the old families. And she was willing to help Madison solve her problem with Chase. But there was some things that Sarah wouldn’t get to know, especially that Madison was sleeping with her boyfriend.

A smile lit Madison’s face as she spotted Tyler striding toward the car. She leapt out of the passenger seat, crossed the parking lot, and jumped into his arms.

Tyler swung her around happily. “Finally, you are here.”

“I’ve missed you so much!” Madison squealed, kissing him. And she really had. Tyler and her fit together so well. He was her foundation.

“I missed you too,” he replied, giving her another big bear hug, lifting her off the ground and setting her back down. “You haven’t made any plans for tonight, have you?”

“Actually, I have,” Madison replied.

Tyler’s face fell. “But…”

She hugged him tighter. “I’ve got a suitcase full of new lingerie and I’m giving you a fashion show.”

His smile grew big again. “I’m ordering a pizza. We are not going to leave the room tonight.”

OOOOOO

The next day, Madison was at her locker when Reid snuck behind her and whispered, “Boo!”

She jumped, slamming her finger in her locker, her heart pounding. For a moment she had thought… But, no, this was really her Reid.

Reid took her finger and kissed it. “Sorry, Madi, I didn’t mean to scare you like that.”

“Yes, you did.”

“O.K., but I didn’t expect you to react that badly. I’m not that scary, am I?”

“No, of course not,” she lied. She began to walk away, but Reid grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing.”

“I don’t believe you. You’re acting weird.”

“What do you mean? I’m not acting weird.”

“For one, you are usually more happy to see me than this. Two, you seem to want to get away quickly. Did I do something wrong? Besides scare you, that is.”

Madison looked into his eyes. What was wrong with her? This was the real Reid Garwin and he didn’t deserve the cold shoulder from her. It was Chase’s fault for using Reid’s appearance to trick her, to… rape her.

“I’m sorry,” she sighed, giving him a hug. “I’m just feeling a bit off.”

“You sure I didn’t do something? I can be an asshole, you know.”

“No, it’s not you.”

“What then?”

“I don’t know. Just a lot on my mind.”

Reid nodded. “O.K., be mysterious then. If you want to talk about it, let me know.”

OOOOOO

That evening after dinner, Sarah drove with Madison to Marish House. Madison had wanted to wait until evening because she knew the construction crew would have been gone for the day. She didn’t want their questions or for them to report anything to her father.

The crew had locked the doors of the house when they left, but that was no problem since the doors swung open at Madison’s approach. Already she could sense the ghosts in the house before they had even entered. She decided to try something.

“May we have some lights, please.”

And as the girls stood on the porch, the lights that the construction crew had rigged up throughout the house switched on.

“Wow,” Sarah marveled. “The house obeys you?”

“Actually, it was the ghosts.”

Sarah paled a bit. “Ghosts?”

Madison nodded. “But don’t worry, they can’t hurt you. They are dead, you know.”

Madison stepped into the house, Sarah following reluctantly behind her. When the front door slammed behind them, they both jumped.

Madison cleared her throat. “Thank you,” she said. She looked about the house, seeing the house as it use to be - just as she did during her first visit here. But this time there were three ghosts in the parlor. A man servant standing by the door, and two women looking at them across the room, as if Madison and Sarah had interrupted their conversation. “Don’t mind us,” Madison added. “We are just on our way to the basement.”

Sarah leaned to Madi’s ear and whispered, “You can see them?”

“Yeah,” Madison replied, watching the ladies nod at them and smile. “You want to see them?”

“What? How?”

“Put your hand on my shoulder,” Madison replied, hoping it would work with someone not of the blood.

Sarah put her hand on Madison’s shoulder and gasped, quickly pulling her hand away. “O.K. That was creepy.”

“You saw?”

“Yeah, two ladies.”

“Don’t be frightened. They know I’m a Marish. We should be fine.”

“Should?”

“I mean, we will be fine.”

OOOOOO

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