Forbidden
by LexiCass

chapter 3

Over the following days, Helena had upped the number of guards tremendously. She was determined to find her son’s killer. And as promised, on the third day, Stefan claimed to have seen the prisoner on the eastern side of the island. Guards flocked to that side, leaving an escape route for Alexis and Luke. They followed hidden passageways until they found themselves outside of the compound a few miles away. When they were finally far enough away, they sat down to rest. Luke pulled her onto his lap and held her close as they relaxed.

“I’m hungry,” Alexis said reaching for one of the bags Luke had been carrying.

“Famished,” he said, drawing her lips toward his.

“For food,” she corrected. He pouted, eliciting a laugh from Alexis. “I promise you can feast on me later.” That seemed to satisfy Luke for the moment as he grabbed a sandwich. They ate quickly and gulped down a bottle of water to keep from dehydrating before standing to move on. The sun was starting to set. “I want to get to the beach before nightfall. There’s a wonderful hiding spot there. No one will see us, and we’ll be safe for the night.”

“And then … we can have dessert.”

Alexis shook her head, smiling. “Is that all you think about?”

He looked her over from head to toe. “I think of different kinds of dessert.”

“Come on,” she said in mock exasperation and grabbed his hand. They walked along the wooded path hand-in-hand for a couple of hours. The sun had set, and only the moon was left to guide them. Luckily, the moon was full and the air was warm.

“Do you hear that?” Luke said stopping. He strained to hear and hoped he wasn’t imagining things.

“That’s the beach,” Alexis whispered.

“Let’s hurry.”

The two travelers rushed along the path towards the sound of the waves. They broke into a run just before they reached the clearing. Luke grabbed her and lifted her as he spun her around. “We made it,” he exclaimed.

“We’re free,” Alexis said.

Luke sat her down and pushed her back as he moved over her. He bent down and kissed her lips. Quickly, he grabbed a blanket and laid it down for them. They made quick work of undressing before they tumbled onto the blanket. They moved together in a rhythm they had perfected over the past few weeks. After, Alexis laid with her head on his chest, her fingers tracing circles over his abdomen.

“Thank you,” she whispered breathless.

“It was my pleasure.”

“I meant on freeing me from the hell hole.”

“Oh … not for the uh-” he raised his eyebrows suggestively.

“Well … yeah that, too,” she said with a grin.

His hand traveled down her side and landed on her bare ass. She pulled herself closer to him and wrapped her arms tightly around him as tears threatened to fall. Luke pulled a blanket over them when she shivered. It wasn’t until a tear hit his chest that he knew she was crying.

“Baby, what’s wrong?” Alexis simply shook her head. “Did I hurt you?”

“No, Luke I-”

“Did I do somethin’ you didn’t like?”

“No, it’s just-”

“Alexis, please tell me. What is it?”

“I’m trying.” She sat up abruptly and pulled the blanket around her. “You have made me so happy. I’m just … I’m afraid of losing you. I don’t know if I can survive without you.”

“I promise you will never have to find out.” Luke pulled her back down and kissed her vigorously. “Should I show you again just how much I love you?”

“I suppose you could,” Alexis whispered.

The next morning, Alexis awoke screaming as the water washed up and the cold water covered her feet. She leapt to her feet and Luke covered his ears as her high pitched squeal hit him.

“Good gods, woman. Are ya tryin’ to wake the dead?”

“The water is freezing!” she shouted.

He looked up to see her staring down at him with her hands on her hips. The sun was behind her, making her look like a goddess. A beautiful, naked goddess. He could feel himself growing aroused as he looked her up and down. She shook her head, knowing full-well what he was thinking. And he knew he could persuade her.

“Care to take me for a ride, before I take you for a ride on that boat.”

Alexis appeared to contemplate it, and just when he thought she was going to deny him, she leapt at him. Straddling his hips, she rode him fast bringing them both pleasure within a few minutes. She collapsed on his chest, and when their breathing slowed, and they could get their bearings, they both stood and dressed and gathered their stuff before heading in the direction of the boat. Their love was still new, but Alexis could never imagine not jumping his bones numerous times each day.

“It should be right here!” Luke exclaimed when they came around a bend. He ran up ahead and looked all around.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes, I’m sure. This is where we left it.” Luke sighed heavily. “Helena probably had it moved. She would want to make sure I had no way off of the island.”

Alexis’ stomach dropped. Tears sprang to her eyes. “I knew it was too good to be true. I thought we were safe. I thought I was free.”

“Alexis,” Luke said reaching for her.

“There’s nowhere for us to go.”

“Maybe we can go back, and Stefan can keep us hidden until we can get a boat.”

“No! I’m not going back. I can’t.” Luke ran over to her and held her close as she collapsed. “I can’t do it.”

“Honey … ”

“No … I will swim away from this island before I go back into that house.”

“Well, we can’t stay right here. All that yelling may have been heard. We need to get to somewhere we can hide.”

“I know somewhere,” Alexis said using Luke to help her stand

Alexis led Luke through a dense wooded area along a stream. There was a small opening where the stream spread out into a small pool. “Follow me.” Alexis stripped off all of her clothes and folded them up. She hid them and her bag in a thicket. She dove into the water, and she waved Luke in.

“We’re going to hide in a pond?”

“Don’t you trust me?” she asked in mock hurt.

“Of course, but … ”

“Let’s go before I leave you here.” Luke followed her earlier instructions and jumped in feet first. He swam to her and kissed her quickly. “Take a deep breath.” He did as she asked and he swam with her, their hands clasped together. They went down into the water a few feet and through a tunnel. The tunnel was less than two feet long before it opened up into a cave, and they popped up to the top of the water. Alexis swam to the edge of the water and jumped up on the ledge. “Are you going to stay in the water?”

Luke followed her out of the water. “Come on.” She took his hand and they walked together up a hill of smooth rock. They walked up and around before coming to a flat surface where some blankets and pillows were laid out. She wrapped herself in a blanket and sat down. Alexis looked out of the other cave entrance. There was a waterfall that covered it … and made it difficult for entering.

“What exactly are we doing?”

“We need to come up with a plan. And until then, we can stay right here. I have a box of non-perishables. It should last a few days, but we need to work on a plan.”

The next few days flew by. With the two of them in hiding, and in the nude, they couldn’t get enough of each other. On the third morning, Luke awoke with a wonderful feeling in his lower region. When he opened his eyes he glanced down to find gorgeous brown eyes watching him as her mouth busily brought him pleasure. He pulled her up to him and pressed his lips to hers.

“Good mornin’,” he said dreamily. “What a way to wake up.”

“I’m only returning the favor. I’d have done it before, but you are always the one to wake me up.”

“If I’d have known I’d have gotten that, I’d have feigned sleep.”

Alexis giggled, and he sucked one nipple into his mouth. Alexis climbed on top of him. She rode them both through orgasm before collapsing on top of him. “I really hate to say it, but we should get going. We need to make it halfway around the perimeter by nightfall.”

“Hopefully, a ship will be there.”

“We need to be extra careful. The majority of guards may still be on that side of the island.”

Alexis stood and walked to the waterfall. “Let’s go.” Luke grabbed her hand, and they dove out of the hole, landing in the pond. They swam to the edge and got out grabbing their stuff. Luke put on his boxers before helping Alexis into her black panties. Getting dressed while wet was extra difficult.

“Don’t move another muscle,” came from behind them. “Turn around slowly.”

Tears formed in Alexis’ eyes. She covered her breasts by crossing her arms over her chest and turned to see a man and woman standing there, armed.

“Robert,” Luke yelled and practically jumped into his arms. He gave the man a kiss on the cheek, and Alexis raised an eyebrow. “Anna,” he said moving to the woman.

“I thought you said you weren’t going to be needing rescued. And who is this lovely woman?” Robert held his hand out to Alexis, and she looked at it warily.

“Perhaps I could get dressed first,” she said uncomfortably.

“Here,” Luke said grabbing her clothes and helping her get dressed while trying to shield her from his friend’s eyes. Luke shot him a dirty look, and then grabbed his own clothes.

“My name is Robert,” he tried again.

“Alexis,” she replied shaking his hand.

“I thought you came here to steal Laura back from Stavros.”

“A lot has happened since I’ve been here. Maybe, I can explain as we make out way out of here.” As they walked to the shore Luke and Alexis had previously made love on a few nights ago, Luke explained how he came for Laura, was imprisoned by Helena, and Alexis kept him fed. “She risked her life to free me. When I found out Laura was in love with Stefan, I had already fallen for her.”

“She’s a Cassadine.”

“I might be a Cassadine, but everyone in that place hates me.”

“I was treated better than her,” Luke informed his friends.

“She’s really coming with us?” Robert asked.

“I’m not leaving this island without her.”

Alexis began crying when she saw the boat. “We’re getting out of here,” she laughed.

“You’re finally free of them.”

The foursome ran to the boat. “We need to paddle out until we can barely see the island before we start the motor.

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“I can’t believe you love a Cassadine. Are you sure she didn’t brainwash you?”

“She brought me food when Helena gave me stale crumbs and dirty water. She didn’t show up for five days, and I was so scared. I realized after only two weeks that I loved her more than I ever loved Laura.”

“Maybe that’s why you loved Laura. You followed her to your true love.”

“Don’t be ridiculous, Anna. A Spencer and a Cassadine … true love.”

“She hadn’t been able to see me because she had been attacked by Stavros. I found out even later that it wasn’t just a beating. He had been sexually assaulting her. I killed him. I found him over her, about to … and I killed him. She is so sweet and so caring. Everything a Cassadine is not.”

“How old is she?” Anna asked.

“Sixteen.”

“You do know that’s statutory rape,” Robert commented.

“In the US … We don’t need to live in the US. There’s Canada, Australia, anywhere in Europe … We have money. We can go anywhere.”

“You really love her?”

Luke turned to see Alexis sleeping in the back of the boat. “More than I ever thought possible.”

“Don’t lose touch.”

Luke turned and saw the shore of Greece. “Never. Thanks for the rescue, Robert.”

chapter 4