“I knew you knew what he was up to,” I said, eying him.
“I didn’t want to use it unless I had to. I guess we will know what they want tonight.”
Two
I watched through the window as Zander drove through the desert. Matick didn’t live on the coast like many of the other Covens. He lived in Las Vegas, two hours the other direction. The desert gave way to a mountain pass and the southern part of Death Valley. I was thankful it was getting dark and the heat wasn’t as bad as it was the day before.
“Have you been to Las Vegas before?” Zarrick asked from the front seat.
“I passed through when I came out here before I met you,” I said.
“It’s an interesting place. There is a lot of energy.”
“I thought the council was based on the coast,” I said.
“Las Vegas is on the Eastern edge of the council Territory,” Zander said.
He pulled through the southern edge of the city, through Henderson and stopped just on the outskirts of the eastern edge. He pulled into the driveway of a large brick estate with a simple round driveway. There were a few other cars parked around a fountain in the center of the driveway with lighting at the bottom. I opened my door and stepped onto the pebbled driveway and made my way to the oversized door.
“He was a lawyer before he retired,” Zander whispered in my ear. “He was very good at his job.”
“Or he used magick,” I said with a smile.
Zarrick didn’t have to push the doorbell as Matick was there opening the door as soon as we got to the front of it.
He moved to the side to let us pass and closed it behind us.
“I’m glad you came,” he said as we walked into his living room. It was a large room with windows that went from almost the floor to the ceiling and a large round chandelier in the center. The stairs wound upwards towards the second floor with an intricate iron railing which looked like the same Oleander we had all around our home. I smiled at the thought. Every home seemed to have a touch of this beautiful flower in it.
My eyes slid to a short red haired girl staring at her phone. She was walking down the stairs and didn’t bother to look up. I secretly wondered how she didn’t fall on her face as she stopped in front of me.
“This is my daughter, Celeste,” Matick said. She finally looked up and met my gaze. Her green eyes flickered and a smile slid across her face. She was around my age and there was magick visibly coming off her.
“Nice to meet you,” I said, after I’d regained my thoughts. This girl was powerful and she knew it.
“I’ll meet you downstairs, Dad,” she said before walking passed us and around the corner.
“Everyone is waiting downstairs,” Matick said. He held his hand out to show us where to go and I followed as he and Zander led the way. Zarrick stayed behind me and would let his hand brush my ass from time to time as we walked. I smiled as we made our way down a normal looking set of stairs. The only indication there was magick was the air. It got thicker the further down we went. I almost couldn’t breathe. Zarrick put his hand on my shoulder and I felt the tingle of our powers melting together. It was reassuring and I felt myself relax a little.
Matick opened the door at the bottom of the stairs and we made our way through. The thick air gave way to a feeling of lightheadedness from the magick. I steadied myself with Zarricks arm. He put his hand on my back and stayed close. Zander met my gaze and then turned to Matick.
“What can we do about this Demon issue?” Matick got right down to business. No one said anything, but I felt all their eyes resting on me. I bit my lip and Zarrick pulled me in closer.
“We could form a new coven,” a voice said from the back. I watched as he pushed through the group until I could see who it was. Caleb stepped through the people and stood beside Matick.
“I don’t know how that would work,” Matick said. “We are all bound to different covens.”
“But they are all tied together. It’s possible to make it work,” Caleb pressed.
“No, there has to be another way,” Matick said. He glanced at all the people, looking for a suggestion.
“We know he is after Cat. We will keep her safe until we can destroy the Demon,” Zander said.
“How do you know you can?”
“I don’t, but none of us know what we can do to stop it. This is the best option for now.”
Matick nodded and turned back to the others, “does anyone disagree?”
No one said anything and he turned back to Zander. “Then it’s agreed. You will protect her, but if anything happens, we will have to look at other ways.”
“What does that mean?” I whispered to Zarrick.
“If something happens, they will keep you here for your safety,” Zarrick whispered. His breath on my skin made my whole body tingle. “We don’t want that.” He ran his hand down my arm and I had to suppress a moan. Every touch since we finished the binding was like thousands of nerves firing all through my body.
“That’s all, then,” Matick smiled and put his hands up. “Enjoy the drinks and get to know each other. A strong group will help everyone.”
Caleb walked towards us, keeping his eyes locked to me. “You shouldn’t be here. You’re a danger to all of us,” he said.
“I’m surprised you care, Caleb,” Zander said. “Don’t you have better things to do?”
“Zander, you’re stupid if you think she isn’t going to get you killed,” he said with a laugh. His dark hair was a mess and he looked like he hadn’t slept in days.
“I’m not even worried about it,” he said. “This is my coven and I know how to take care of them.”
“Where’s Zane?” Caleb said.
“Not here,” Zarrick answered. “Go home, Caleb.”
He smiled and shook his head. “You’ll see, this isn’t going to end the way you want. You’re all going to die and she is going to burn the world.”
I watched him walk away and turned to Zander. “What was that about?”
“I don’t know, but it’s not good.”
Three
I glanced at my blood covered hands and felt the panic set in. I dropped them to my side and looked at the house I’d called home for such a short time. It was burning and blood was running from the doorway. I felt him behind me before I saw him.
“This is what happens,” he said. I turned to face the Demon I’d only met once in real life. He smiled as the firelight licked his face. His dark hair was neatly combed back and he was wearing a dark suit. He looked very out of place in the scene before me.
“I won’t let it,” I said.
“What if I told you there was no stopping it?”
“I’ll find a way.” I didn’t move.
The Demon stepped closer. He looked so human, but the power radiating from him was anything but.
“No matter what you do, I will burn the world,” he said. He touched my face and I stiffened. His touch was hot like the fire I knew was burning around us.
“I’ll fight you,” I whispered.
He laughed. “I love your spirit, but everything you love will die.” He stepped so close I could feel the heat of his breath on my skin. “It’s destiny, no one can defy it.”
I opened my eyes with a start. The cold sweat was dripping through my clothing. I sat up and blinked until I realized I was at home and it wasn’t burning.
I swung my feet over the edge of the bed and pulled off my sweat covered pajamas before walking to the mirror on the other side of the room. I didn’t recognize myself. Sure, my features were all the same, but there was something different about me, my energy. It was a lot stronger than it had been in the past and I felt different. I’d only been bound to my men for a few weeks, but it felt like forever. Everything I thought I’d known about myself was a lie. I wasn’t just a woman looking for my place. I was a woman that had once destroyed everything with a Demon. I wasn’t sure if I could resist that cycle. The only thing that kept me grounded at this point were the men I wa
s in love with.
That was it. I was in love. I’d never even thought it to myself, not until that very moment. I laughed slightly and shook my head. I was a complete idiot.
I walked to my window and opened the shutters. The air was cool and everything was quiet. I loved this time of morning. Everyone was still asleep and even the breeze seemed to obey my commands.
I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. It was odd at first, to hear the voices on the air. It only happened when I was mad or relaxed, but I could hear everything and everyone. I concentrated on Zander. My mind shifted under my command and I found myself watching him sleep in his room. His bare chest heaved up and down as he breathed. I smiled.
I thought about Zarrick and my mind again complied. I felt a surge of energy before I was standing in his room. He was laying on his side, the blanket tossed up around his feet. I smiled as I took in his perfect muscular ass. He liked to sleep in the nude, which I appreciated.
I thought of Zane and waited for my mind to comply. It didn’t. I pushed harder and felt a sharp pain behind my eye. I sighed and opened my eyes. The voices of those in other houses popped back into my head. I thanked the air for its help and the voices faded in response. I made a face and closed the shutters.
I sat on my bed and thought about Zane. What kind of mission could he be on if I couldn’t track him? I hadn’t bothered to tell Zander about these abilities because they came on so fast and I didn’t want him to feel like he couldn’t protect me with his connection to air. The truth was, all the elements sang to me at different times depending on what I needed.
I bit my lip. The idea of telling my men how much power I now held scared me and if it scared me, it would scare them even more, but it was time to come clean. Tonight, was the full moon and I planned on telling them everything.
Four
“Are you sure we could do this without Zane?” I said, looking at the chalk circle in the middle of the entryway. The flowers were pushed back against the walls to give us more room and Zander had taken all the iron tables from the house.
“He’ll do his own honoring,” Zander said. He motioned for us to walk into the circle as he poured some salt and herbs into a bowl.
“Something tells me this isn’t an honoring.” I stopped at the edge of the circle and crossed my arms.
“No, it’s not. This spell is for protection.”
“I thought the Oleander was for protection,” I said.
Zander shrugged. “We need an extra layer. Zarrick already took care of the Astral Plane. This is just for the Physical Plane.”
“What do you mean, Astral Plane?”
“It’s the next layer of existence. There are a lot of Witches and Demons that use that plane to attack, among other things,” Zarrick said, coming from behind me. “Everything is secure.”
Zander watched me and I shrugged. I walked inside the circle and he smiled. I watched as he went completely around the circle with his mixture and then stepped inside himself.
“Is that it?” I almost couldn’t complete my words as the energy violently shifted and I felt like I’d been thrown in the air. Of course, I was still on my feet, but the shift happened so fast I couldn’t think.
I caught Zarrick watching me with a smile on his face.
“That’s the protection spell,” He said.
“We didn’t say anything,” I whispered.
“Don’t need to. Words mean nothing, really.”
“They work to unite a thought. That’s about it.” Zander said. He was still kneeling at the line, but something was different. “Since we’re bound, we don’t need words.”
I watched as the line started moving outward towards every wall of the house. The energy built around me. My skin tingled and I felt the energy rise in my stomach. It was so intense I couldn’t think or breathe. I gasped to catch my breath and Zarrick put his arms around me.
“You’ll get used to it,” he whispered in my ear.
I held onto his arms as the mixture of salt and herbs slid to each outside wall in the home and out of sight. The intense power I was feeling didn’t fade, it great stronger as it mingled with the earth below the house. I could feel it moving and saturating every fiber of the ground.
Then it started to ease and I could finally catch my breath.
“This is your first full moon, it’s intense at first,” Zander said. He reached for my hand. “It gets better.” When his hand clasped mine, I felt some relief.
Zarrick pulled my hair back and kissed my neck. I leaned into him and closed my eyes.
I felt Zander’s touch on my cheek only a second before his kiss took all my thoughts away. Zarrick’s hand slid under my shirt as he cupped my breast with only the thin material of my bra separating our skin. I moaned against Zanders lips.
He slid his hands around me and pulled me from Zarricks grip. Zander’s hands traveled from the top of my hips to the small of my back. He pulled my shirt over my head and kissed me hard and wanting.
My hands slid up his chest as I pulled at his shirt. I pulled it over his head as he undid my black lace bra.
Zarrick’s hand barely touched my stomach, but the sheer electricity it sent through me was almost unbearable. He nipped at my ear and I reached back and ran my hand through his hair.
Zander dipped his head to my breasts and toyed with the nipples with his tongue. His lips brushed my skin as his tongue gently flicked one and then the other. I reared back into Zarrick who kissed me gently, letting his hand glide further down my stomach and resting at the top of my thigh. I pulled at Zander’s jeans and he grabbed my hand.
“Not yet,” he said against my neck.
I moaned against Zarricks kisses.
Zander’s hand slid under the top of my jeans, but still over my panties. I grabbed at his arms to steady myself. He only laughed slightly against my neck. His fingers brushed the top of my dripping pussy and I moaned in response. He found the edge of my panties and toyed with it.
I pulled away from Zarrick long enough to pull Zander’s lips to mine. I kissed him with commanding need this time. I wanted him and he knew it, but he still seemed to want to take his time and it was killing me. I pulled back and he smiled a wickedly devilish smile.
“Please,” I said, breathless.
He pulled his hand away and Zarrick reached around from behind me. He tugged at my jeans as he kissed my neck and traveled further down my back. With each kiss, I felt myself becoming lost in the moment. I closed my eyes. His touch became more than just his lips on my skin. It was a connection we had. Every time his lips touched me, it was electricity and power mixed into each other.
When I opened my eyes, Zander was standing there looking at my naked body. I cocked my head and his gaze stopped at mine.
“You are so beautiful,” he said.
I smiled and bit my lip. His gaze turned from admiring to something else. He grabbed my hand and pulled me to him, resting his other hand on my ass. I could feel his hardness against my lower stomach and again reached for his jeans. He didn’t stop me this time as I pulled them to the floor.
His beautiful cock bounced from the confines of the jeans and I slid my hand down his shaft. I knelt in front of him and took the tip into my mouth. He leaned his head back and grabbed my hair.
If he was going to tease, then so was I.
I teased the tip of his cock with my tongue. Taking my time, I kissed down the shaft and back to the tip. He pulled at my hair as I barely touched him.
A pair of hands wrapped around me and rested between my legs. Zarrick was playfully rubbing my clit with his thumb. I leaned into him as I fully took Zander in my mouth, sucking and licking playfully at his cock.
It felt like every part of me was electric. We were in circle, connected in every way and it was exhilarating.
Without warning, Zander stepped back and sat on the floor. He pulled me into his lap as he kissed me hard and with purpose.
I leaned over him as he laid down and sat me on his c
ock. I lost my breath as it slid inside me, filling me. He pulled he down and kissed me as I rode him.
A hand on my back made me shiver, but it was what happened next that made me moan with delight. Zarrick kissed my back and slid into my ass. I was full to the brim with my men. I didn’t move as the slightest movement threatened to cause release.
He thrusted just the tip of his cock inside me and I reared up with ecstasy. I rode Zander as Zarrick filled my ass with his perfect cock. I was free in that moment. Everything I’d ever wanted sexually and otherwise was fulfilled.
I cried out as I felt my climax building. Zander pulled me down on top of him and kissed me hard. Zarrick answered by a quick hard thrust that sent my senses spinning. They quickened as I bucked against them. They both had command of my body and neither would let me catch my breath. They thrusted in unison as my vision blurred with the pleasure I was feeling.
I grabbed at anything to steady myself against them, but the was nothing, but hard bodies covered in sweat. The thrusts came harder and I wanted more. I wanted them as deep inside me as they could get. I pushed my body onto them both as hard as I could and let my release wash over all of us.
It wasn’t just a release of the body, but of energy as well. Everything that had but came rushing through my body. I felt myself pulsate with the release of myself and power inside me.
I collapsed onto Zander, who held me. Zarrick kissed my back and breathed heavy against my skin.
“You are an amazing woman,” he said holding me close. I smiled. This was just where I wanted to be.
I glanced at the two men on either side of me. They were amazing in every way. Zander was laying on his back with his perfect chest begging to be touched. I ran my finger down it, tracing all the muscles as I went.
On the other side, Zarrick was sleeping on his stomach with the blankest pulled off him. I could see every inch of his amazing body and it made me smile. These men were mine now and for as long as I was alive. There was nothing better in this world than that.
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