(Book 2)- Chapter 38
Jack
My little Kitten had been naughty, and it was sexy as hell. She thought she could get away with it after all she had been through, but she was mistaken. I laughed internally as I watched her face glow beet red. The steam that surrounded us had us sweating, glistening in the sun setting just to the west of us.
I had missed her so much in the week she was gone. She suffered so much, and she said the only way she got through was by thinking of us. Goddess, I was more than ready to mark her, to officially make her mine and part of the pack. I wanted it all. I wanted to be a selfish bastard and ignore the doctor’s pleas. She had been forcefully marked so many times, even though her body and soul would not accept it, it took a toll on her soul. I was given the word of one week at least. The longer, the better. The doctors knew that any more than that, Sampson would have any of it. He loved Rosalie with a fiery passion.
Since she has been back, he has demanded he stays awake to watch her while I sleep. Rosalie sleeps, so she doesn’t know it. I can tell that Sampson is overprotective of her and never wants her out of our sight. I was surprised he allowed us to work with Keith in the office today. We had to settle what we were to do with Derek. Sampson’s need for revenge must have won out.
Derek was chained up in the cells, no way out and no way in. We have thought of what we could do to make his last year on Earth hell, but I want to eliminate all threats. Sampson wants his b***d, so he will be killed before the Halloween party tomorrow. Poetic justice, maybe? I laughed internally.
My little Kitten was still blushing as I looked into her eyes. Those innocent eyes that I have slowly tainted. Even though we were in a hot tub, I could almost smell her. Lunas have such a strong scent for their Alphas. I pray no other male ever smells it. It is electrifying what it does to Sampson and me. I let out a low growl, and she puts both of her hands up to her face. I give her that smirk she likes so much, and she starts giggling.
“Do you have any idea how incredibly sexy those pictures were, Rosalie?” I whispered huskily close to her face.
“N-no,” she barely whispered. “Amanda made med-do it.”
“They made me so incredibly stiff, love. I wanted to ravish you there while you were sleeping still,” I said erotically. “The curve of your a*s, the way your breasts spilled over your lingerie set was so fetching of you.” Rosalie started to squirm in my hold while I rubbed her sides up and down. Her heat was grinding on the e******n that made me roll my head back. “Kitten, what are you doing to me,” I g*****d out loud. Looking back into her eyes and stopping her movements, I started to tease her more.
“I got so painfully rigid I had to excuse myself from your room. Otherwise, I didn’t know what I would do to you.” I tickled below her ear with my nose. “I went back to my room and got in the shower to feel the heat of the water.” Rosalie started to pant and ground herself into my crotch. Her nails were grinding into my shoulders. She wanted some friction, so I would allow it, goddess; it felt so damn good. I grunted in approval as she went harder. I untied the top of her suit and let it fall before me so I could see her tantalizing breasts. They were perky and hard despite the warmth that surrounded us.
“I had to take care of myself, thinking of those perky breasts of yours. I had to palm my member and think of you.” I took one of her breasts into my mouth and started to suck and nip at it, and that caused her to m**n and push her chest further into my mouth.
“Jack, please,” she whispered. I started to move her faster as she ground into me. The water was sloshing in the hot tub, and she grabbed the hair on my head, causing me to g***n. Her p***y was so warm, and we still had two layers of clothing between us. I was ready to mark her; Sampson wanted it too. Rosalie put her chest on mine and started to k**s up and down my neck and suck on the marking spot she could mark me one day with. It gave me shivers as I palmed her a*s harder onto me. “Oh, Jack, Oh, ah!” She whimpered into my chest, and I began to squeeze her breasts roughly. Sucking on them, trying to prolong her o****m. Rosalie leaned her head back in ecstasy when I heard her scream, and it wasn’t a good scream.
She quickly covered her breasts and leaned into me to hide. I put my arms around her to hide from what she was scared of and whipped my head around to see what caused her fright.
It was Benjamin, her unmated friend.
Sampson quickly came forward and let out a roar, and he hugged his mate ferociously. “What the hell are you doing, pup?! Do you want to die today?!” The Alpha aura was in full force as Benjamin fell to the ground. His forehead was touching the floor, and he was shivering. Sampson stood up and wrapped our mate in a towel. Her face was beet red, so we helped her out and had her go to our room to change.
“Have you not heard knocking, you fool?!” Benjamin began to cower more. “What did you see, pup?! Did you see what was mine?!” Sampson walked up and pulled Benjamin by his neck, and had him dangling over a foot off the ground. Sampson had been too territorial, and with our mate not marked, it was only getting worse having him around.
Sampson was about to snap his neck for his lack of respect for his Luna, and then she walked out. She was dressed in our joggers and an oversized grey t-shirt, her favorite thing to wear when she sleeps with us. “Sampson, honey, it’s ok. It was an accident.” Rosalie came over and put her hand on our arm. She petted him and kissed him as high as she could reach, which was on our bare chest. “It was just an accident, please don’t hurt him, he is my friend. Maybe he has something important to say. Please put him down, love.”
Sampson wasn’t wavering. He was pissed. It was hard to calm him down, and Benjamin knew this; hell, everyone in the pack knew this.
Rosalie came up between us and started kissing our chest. Tiny sparks began to warm us, and Sampson gently put Benjamin down. He rubbed his neck to get some circulation back. Sampson wrapped around Rosalie and sniffed her neck, nibbling and slightly biting it, leaving bits of b***d in its wake. She didn’t complain, whatever made him happy. My mate was trying too hard to win Sampson over. I could still smell a bit of fear.
As she had Sampson occupied, she looked over to Benjamin. “Now Benjamin, what is wrong? Could you not mind-link him? You know his Wolf doesn’t like surprises like this.” She gave him a pointed look. Everyone in the pack knew to tread lightly right now, and here he was, barging in on an intimate moment, the dumb bastard.
“Keith tried mind-linking, but Alpha blocked us out, and this is important,” Benjamin breathed quickly. “The Witches, the coven, are here to discuss Anana and the breaking of their laws.” Sampson slowly started to recede. He hated politics. He was all about the physical fight rather than a mental one. I came back to the forefront and kissed Rosalie gently on the lips.
“Thanks, Kitten. I’m alright now. How about you get ready for bed, and I’ll take care of them, hmm?”
“You don’t need me to help?”
“No love, I want you far away from any Witch, Vampire, or anything else supernatural until you are marked. I’ll come to bed soon. I know you are tired.” Just then, she let out a loud yawn. “Sleep, kitten. I’ll be back.” She nodded and went to the shower.
Great, now I have a terrible case of blue balls while I have to meet with some damn Witches.
I quickly changed into my black Armani suit and threw a bit of gel in my hair, and combed it back. I’m going to smell like a hot tub, but that is what they get coming a few days early. Taking long strides, I find Keith in the hallway in a suit as well, and we open the double doors together and enter the conference room.
The first to stand is the coven leader, Bhodi, a very old Witch who rarely leaves her fortress’s confinement. This had to be serious for her to come. No wonder Keith had Benjamin come find me. Makes me think Keith is just a scardy cat because he couldn’t do it himself, afraid to see Sampson since he had been out so much recently.
“Sorceress Bhodi, it is a pleasure to have you here,” I extend my hand, and she takes it gladly.
“Alpha, it has been years. I believe the last I saw you was when your father was still in control of the pack. When did you take over?”
“About 75 years ago,” I smiled. She nodded thoughtfully with a thin line across her lips.
“And you just found your Luna, only for her to be taken away. Is she alright? Did the branding bonds fade?” Bhodi grabbed my hand and put the other hand on top of mine. “Mhmm, your bond is powerful. Too strong, you haven’t marked her yet, have you?” Bodhi was talking a mile a minute. She was just as energetic as she was 75 years ago.
“Yes, she is back now, Sorceress Bhodi, the branding bonds they put on her have faded as well.” I gave her a small smile; I wasn’t too keen on talking about the matter because I felt I didn’t protect my mate as I was meant to. Bodhi had long, straight brunette hair. Even though humans think Witches to be ugly, she was far from it. Any supernatural being was beautiful in its own light.
“Well, I wish you had come to me instead of going to those Vampires; they don’t know what they are talking about with those stupid branding bonds. We were the ones that created it so many years ago. Once Hecate realized what we were doing, she put a stop to it, and it has been an illegal practice for thousands of years.”
Bhodi kept waving her hand around and talking in circles as her posse nodded in agreement. There were several men and women dressed in regular clothing but had a cloak as a jacket. Each cloak represented their rank by color. The newest practicing Witches and warlocks had light grey, and the darker your rank, the heavier practice of the arts. Bodhi was the only one with the blackest cloak and red ribbons that tied around her neck, signifying she was the leader.
“I’m sorry we didn’t come to you sooner; we thought since a Vampire was doing it that they were to blame, we weren’t sure of the Witch’s involvement,” I stated.
“Yes, well, it is over now. I’d like to see the girl if possible. I just need her hand and nothing more. No questions, I don’t want to cause her to go into a mental shock revealing what happened to her.” Bodhi began walking down the hall to our bedroom before I could say anything. Everyone waited in the conference room, and I followed.
“She’s sleeping right now…” I started to interject, but Bhodi quickly cut me off. “Just a hand touch, dear, nothing more. She doesn’t need to know. She’s in a deep sleep right now.” I sighed and just let her continue. No use arguing with one of the more powerful Witches of the Earth realm.
As we approached the door, I could hear her soft breaths on the other side of the door, and I gave a faint smile. Bodhi looked up to me with a questioning look. “It isn’t just the bond; you do truly love her. I can see it in our eyes,” she smiled as she gently opened the door. Rosalie was cuddling up to my large pillow facing my side of the bed. She was taking large breaths into it as she faintly smiled. I touched her forehead and grabbed one of her hands so Bodhi could read her hand.
Bodhi was standing with her, and her eyes were closed. It didn’t take long for her to kneel in front of Rosalie. Bodhi’s lips started to purse together, and her eyes were squinting. It isn’t often you see a Witch become emotional over someone else’s life, but she seemed torn with Rosalie. Keith had his hand on my shoulder. I didn’t even notice him come into the room.
Keith had become quite attached to his little Luna; everyone had really. She brought sunshine wherever she went; human or not, she was welcomed with open arms. There are many packs that question humans that come into the fold but not our pack. It was probably because we were so old and so attuned with the goddess’ ways.
After a few minutes, Bodhi released Rosalie’s hand and placed it gently back on the pine-scented pillow. She snuggled in and let out an audible sigh. We all smiled at how comfortable she looked. “Let’s speak outside,” Bodhi waved us to the door. I gave a chaste k**s to her forehead and walked out.
The door closed, and Bodhi gave me a grim smile. “She’s a strong one, Jack. I hope you know that.” I nodded. “She is the strongest human I’ve ever met.”
“She will make a great Luna,” Bhodi wiped a stray tear. “Rosalie’s dormant Wolf will be a force to reckon with, that is for sure.” Keith and I looked at her in confusion. “Oh yes, the goddess planted her a dormant Wolf in her at birth. This was destined, you know. She had a feeling she would accept the invitation to be a Wolf. Why would she not? To be able to protect herself and her future pups. I tell you, you are going to have your hands full.” Bodhi kept babbling. She laughed and started walking down the hall. Bodhi was known for small glimpses in the future, and the shit-eating grin on my face was apparent.
“s**t, Jack, you are gonna be a Daddy!” Keith squealed like a girl.