The Call of War: The Watchers Chronicles: Book One

by Patricia Halladay

  “Who was that?” Tara asks over her shoulder.

  “It was Crimson Star’s new coven Leader Marcus. Kane called him here, so that means what they have is not good.” I tell them as we get to a security check, and of course I set it off with the weapons I am still carrying from earlier.

  “Don’t worry about the alarm, Kane will be expecting you to be carrying still.” Charlotte says as we start to run down the hallway towards the sounds of growling. I slow my pace to a brisk walk and pull a short blade from my boot and the 9mm Pistol from my holster I had on under my cardigan. Tara is the first to get to the door and it goes flying open as Eli gets tossed out of the room. Thank god the girls got out of the way, which opened a clear line of sight for me.

  I give a quick whistle when I walk through the door to get the mutt’s attention. As soon as he turns to face me, I pull the trigger four times, putting a bullet in each leg and both arms. It’s enough to slow him down, but he still tries to lung for me. When he does, I drop and turn to my left running the blade across his stomach. He hits the floor still growling, but the bullets are taking effect and he has to shift back. Once in his human, I lift him by the neck and slam him into a chair. Tara and Kya are quick with the silver cuffs, securing both his ankles and his wrist.

  “Ahh fuck you! I am going to kill you!” Greg screams as the silver dust that was in the bullets starts to work throughout his body.

  “You have exactly 23 minutes to start talking or I’ll take what you gave us already and just put a bullet in your head. Your choice flea bag.” I say giving an impatient and uncaring look to the werewolf.

  “Go ahead, then you will play right into their hands, and no one will want the battle warrior's help when the war comes.” He smirks as he spits out blood.

  “See what you don’t understand is, this was being recorded the whole time. Everything from the time you entered the building, to coming to attack me in my room, to this interrogation. Your little plant, isn’t able to hack this system because it isn’t attached to any major network and has no way in. I should know, I had the world top hackers create it and upgrade it every year to keep it working properly. I pay them quite well to do so.” I say give him a smile. He looks at me with realization he’s going to die.

  “So mutt, what’s it going to be? Live and tell us who hired you to grab Ianna or die and we go through your things. We already found the hotel you’re in and had your room swept, all your stuff is sitting in my board room being gone through by other Hunters. Oh and your Alpha says, it’s death either at our hands or at his. Tick tock you better choose quickly.” Kane says. Greg smiles at us and stays quiet. Kane’s phone goes off and he puts it on speaker. “Whatcha got Charlie?”

  “Well it seems Mr. Scott has been in touch with Alena. They have been communicating for the past five years. From what I can see, she’s working with them, there’s another three people we need to keep watching for.” Charlie says and I can hear someone say something in the background. “Are you sure? … Ok.”

  “What is it Charlie?” Tara asks.

  “Zach just found communications between Coven Leader Maxum and Mr. Scott. There’s a third name of Travis but no last name…” Charlie get cut off my Greg struggling in the chair.

  “Get the fuck out of my stuff you stupid, jacked up, worthless humans!” He screams, he starts to struggle more. Instead of waiting for the silver to fully take effect, I walk up him and slice from his groin to his chest leaving him wide open.

  “Damn girl.” Tanner says, walking back over from getting Eli checked and cleaned up.

  “Go ahead Charlie.” Kya says and I can hear Charlie laughing.

  “Hey Aretha, you just gutted him didn’t you?” He says and I hear others in the background laughing too.

  “No, split up the center from the groin to the sternum. What else did you find?” I say wiping my blade on a cloth Tanner handed me.

  “So there was a third person in this communication named Travis, but that’s it. The other interesting thing is they keep talking about “The Sword in the Stone”, saying that its rightful owner has been brought back and they need to find them and kill them before this person comes in contact with it.” He stops for a second, “Aretha, we need to find a witch to open your memories like now, whoever this Travis is, he mentions getting the activated weapons of the Atlantean Battle Warrior.” Charlie finishes.

  “Charlie can you make copies of everything that has my dad on it?” Marcus asks not looking happy at all.

  “Sure but who are you and who’s your dad?” Charlie asks.

  “Crimson Star Coven Leader Marcus, my father is soon to be dead Ex-leader Maxum.” He tells Charlie. I see Marcus’s eyes have gone red and his fangs have fully elongated.

  “Ok we got enough to get started, Ianna take Marcus and get him something to calm down. We can handle things from here.” Kane says, and he was worried about Helix being pissed.

  I grab Marcus and we head out of the room to go back to my suite. About 5 minutes later we’re there and the door has been replaced. When I go to walk away to grab Marcus something to feed off of, he grabs me and slams his lips to mine. I feel a slight pain in my lip as I hit one of his fangs.

  “Shit. Are you ok?” He pulls back and looks at me. Tracing his thumb over my lip and lick the little bit of blood that smeared on it.

  “I am fine. You need to feed though.” I say looking Marcus in the eye and then down to his blood red lips. I pull him in again and kiss him. When he pulls away he has a devious smile and lifts me.

  “You know when I feed, I need to be deep inside of you.” He says as he lays me down on the bed and starts to strip my clothes. In no time he has me in just my black lace G-string and bra. He doesn’t take too long to get undress either, though he takes everything off even his boxers. I haven’t forgotten how huge Marcus is, but I can’t get over how hungry I feel for him and how my mouth waters at the sight of him naked.

  “Are you hungry my little Watcher? Do you want me to feed your body, heart and soul?” he says as he starts to leave small bites and kisses down to my nipples. He does it through the fabric first, then rips my bra away and takes it into his mouth leaving small marks where his fangs pierced into my breast.

  “Oh god yes please Marcus.” I moan as I arch into his body and run one hand through his hair. I hear him moan as he switches from one side to the other. I soon hear a snap and realize he used his nails to cut the straps to my G-string.

  “I want to hear you screaming my name Aretha, and you will be for hours.” Marcus says as he kisses me with forceful passion. Then he leans in and says something I have wanted since my first life. “I want to hear you scream my name from our first lives together… Orion.” I look at him and gasp as I feel two fingers part the folds of my core.

  “Oh yes Orion please, more please!” I moan and arch again at the pleasure he’s bringing my body. I see how excited he’s getting hearing his name, and I don’t stop. He kisses down chest, my stomach and then to between my legs. I feel his lips sear onto my sensitive clit, causing me to arch more and scream in pleasure. He switches between flicking his tongue over it and sucking it, all while his fingers pump in and out of my core.

  “Oh Orion I’m going to cum …. Ahh more please give me more!” I beg as an explosion of heat radiates from my core throughout my entire body. As I ride out my climax, I feel Marcus sink his fang into my sweet spot as he sucks on my nub. The sensation causes me to climax again and this time I see stars.

  When he pulls away, I can still see his eyes are red, meaning he hasn’t taken near enough for the thirst to come down, but this isn’t the first time. Marcus has been coming to me for 3 years to feed when he goes blood thirsty and it’s always amazing. He kisses a trail from my core, up my stomach, to both my breast and then seals our lips again as he thrusts into me. He moves steadily in and out filling me each time with his huge length. I dig my nails into his back, as he kisses down to my neck and then I feel him completely sink his f
angs in again. This time when he does his paces quickens and I am a panting, moaning mess.

  “Orion, harder please harder!” I pant, and his pace picks up again. He fangs retract from my neck and he groans as I clench around his thickness.

  “You like it when I slam into you hard, don’t you my little Watcher?” He asks as I rake my nails up his back drawing small lines of blood.

  “Oh yes, that’s it! Please more, don’t stop!” I beg as he puts my hands over my head and his thrust become harder and deeper.

  “Who am I Aretha? Who am I to you?” He asks as he deepen his thrust again causing another orgasm to build quickly.

  “You’re Orion. You’re mine, only mine!” I scream … “Oh fuck Orion, I’m going to cum.”

  “Good girl, cum for me, and I will fill you with my seed.” He says as the heat explodes through me again causing me to scream. As I do I feel him thrust in one last time as deep as he can and then the heat of my orgasm is intensified by the burst of his seed filling me. As Marcus finishes he leans down on his arms.

  “You know we have broken one of the most important Watcher rules right?” I say bringing him down to lay on me. His head rests on my shoulder and his arms are now around me as I feel him starting to laugh.

  “We have been breaking that rule constantly for 3 years now. What does it matter, no one’s going to take you away from me Ianna. I finally get to have you completely as the woman I loved centuries ago and as the woman I love today. I will never let you leave me.” Marcus says and kisses me.

  “So am I to call you Orion when we make love then? Or can I call you that anytime I want?” I ask with a smile and looking into his beautiful green eyes.

  “You can call me whatever you want my love, and any time you want.” He replies and then starts moving in and out again. I moan my approval and we start making love again. I don’t know if I am going to be able to walk tomorrow… oh well it’s more than worth it.

  Chapter 5

  We spent the night making love, and if I had let him we would still be going and without sleeping. It was sometime after one am and several rounds of sex that we finally went to bed. Marcus never left, he curled himself up with me and we went to sleep wrapped in each other. So it was no surprise when I woke up to Marcus tracing gentle swirly patterns on my chest and neck.

  “Hmm good morning beautiful, did you sleep well last night?” He asks in a sensual voice.

  “Good morning my love. I did, just like I do every time we are together. How did you sleep?” I ask moving as close as I can get. I can feel his excitement, so I move slightly, and his huge length slips back into my core.

  “OHHH fuck Ianna.” Marcus hisses as his eyes go red, and he starts thrusting hard. He rolls us so I am on his lap as he sits and wraps his lips round my nipple. I moan when his fangs pierce the sensitive bud, while I am sliding up and down his length taking him deeper and deeper each time. When he lets go of my nipple, he rolls us again so he’s on his knees. He lifts my hips a little and start slamming into my core.

  “Oh fuck Orion harder baby!” I moan to which Marcus groans.

  “Say my name again, you make me cum when you do!” He demands, and I smile biting my lower lip.

  “OH Orion fill me baby!” I scream as Marcus slams hard and deep. I feel the eruption of heat as he pours into me. Marcus gets up once he finishes, thinking we were done I go to move. Only to have him yank me by the ankles back to him, flip me on to my hands and knees at the edge of bed and thrust back into me harder.

  “We aren’t even close to done my little Watcher.” He says taking my hair into his fist and pounding into me.

  “Oh yes baby, give it to me!” I scream and Marcus thrust harder. “Fuck me Orion! YES!!” Just like before, me calling his name cause him to release. He groans in pleasure but doesn’t stop. Bringing me up so my back rests on his chest, he keeps pounding into me. His one hand goes to play with my clit and the other with my nipple. To help give me the most extreme pleasure ever, he bites my neck to feed. My body explodes with the most intense orgasm I have ever had, and it causes me to collapse into Marcus’s arms.

  “This is how we are going to stay forever my beautiful little warrior, and I will be happy when I see this body blossom with our baby inside of it!” He says which causes me to stop and pull away from him.

  “Marcus, I can’t. The last time I tried to have a family, the gods had them slaughtered by the Picts and I died as well. I would be devastated if anything happened to you. I lost you once and have died each time I came back to remember how I would never see you again. I don’t want that this time, I’m sorry.” I say as tears start to stream down my cheeks.

  “Hey, hey. No more tears and I am not going anywhere. We are going to be together forever do you hear me! I love you Aretha! I love you Ianna! And I love you as every woman you have been throughout history. We will work this out, for now let’s just enjoy being with one another while we have the chance.” He says cupping my face and wiping the tears. He moves back in between my legs and slowly pushes back into my core. I let out a soft moan as he has slows down and takes his time to give me pure ecstasy that has me caving into my deepest desires.

  After another hour of making love, I finally get out of bed. I had to look at the clock to make sure it had the right time. It was 11:30 am, we were really late for our meeting with the Council and my handler. I take a shower first and when I get out Marcus is still lying in bed, going through his phone.

  “We missed our meeting; you know that right?” I say smiling at him as he puts his phone down to look at me.

  “No we didn’t. That’s why I was up so early, they called and said that they needed to change the time to this evening. Charlie sent them over all the information, and they are extremely pissed. Seems he also found information linked to your Uncle Stephan too. So they are going to deal with that first.” He says getting up from bed, he gives me a quick kiss before walking into the bathroom to shower. I for one never thought I would be attached to Marcus Valarian. Yet I couldn’t be more excited for the possibilities.

  After we dress, we head down to the hotel restaurant for lunch. Both Kane and Helix are there also getting ready to eat. The waiter comes right over and brings us to their table, and as I walk over both Kane and Helix are eyeing me with suspicion.

  “Perfect timing you two. Ianna I have a couple of goodies for you to take with you to the museum. Dr. Thaddeus called again, and he would like you there as soon as possible.” Kane says, then he looks to Helix. “I think it best that you take Helix with you, from what is being said around here by other supernatural guests. There is a lot of shit going down with the Watcher Council, so Marcus will be a little busy. I will make sure to send my best men with him, we need all the allies we can get. The war is coming, and it won’t be pretty.” He says looking at Marcus and then to me.

  “I don’t expect it to be, we need to know who the main players are, and take them out if we can one by one. If they all get together then we are screwed.” I say looking at the three men sitting at the table. I just realize that two of these men could pass as father and son. Though I would never think Kane to be a father. Both Kane and Marcus have honey tanned skin, muscular shoulders, broad chests, and both hit the 6 foot mark. Kane’s eyes are hazel, while Marcus’s are a vibrant green. Kane's hair is salt and peppered charcoal grey, while Marcus's is jet black. Both have luscious full lips, a chiseled jaw line and solid cheek bones, a feature you would find more on an MMA fighter than on a supermodel. Kane is clean shaven though, Marcus not so much but I love the scruff on him.

  “You done analyzing us there kid?” Marcus asks with an amused look.

  “You and Kane look way to much alike. Hell you have more similarities to him than your father Maxum. Are you sure you weren’t switched at birth? I mean you are a 117 years old right?” I say, which earns me a jab in the ribs from Kane. Marcus just leans on his elbows with his hands clasped together and laughs. Our lunch comes and we dive in. I keep stealing
Marcus’s celery and carrots he got with his wings, while Kane stole my bun that came with my soup appetizer. Once my fish and chips come, all three are stealing my fries. After we eat Marcus has to leave, the council wants to meet with him now.

  “Ok I will see you for our meeting tonight. Be safe and make sure you do as Helix tells you! I want you home safe with me tonight!” Marcus says giving me a kiss and strokes my cheek with the back of his hand. After he leaves, both Kane and Helix look at me with raised eyebrows.

  “What?” I say turning bright red.

  “How long?” Helix asks and I know exactly what he means.

  “Three years. I didn’t see a reason not too since I knew I wasn’t staying with the Watchers.” I say with a smile of pure happiness.

  “Wow, I haven’t seen a look like that on your face in forever! Well other than when you’re killing someone in battle, but then it’s eviler looking.” Kane says. I laugh nodding because he’s not wrong on that. We get up from the table and pay the bill. “Ok kid, I have a gift for you, and I know you are going to love it!” He says leading us across the hall into his office. As we walk by reception, the bitchy little plant is sitting there glaring at me, but she looks horrid.

  “Yikes you might want to put her out of her misery Kane, she looks like hell.” I say once inside his office.

  “Yea she does, found out that she took a beating from whoever hired her and Greg Scott to grab you. She’s trying to maintain her cover. She won’t be making it out of here today, actually Kya should be pulling her now to have a “private talk.” Kane says. He brings out a secure case and undoes the locks on it. Inside sits a long black bag with ties at the top, beside that is a long sword that looks new but used at the same time.

  “What is she going to do with this? Doesn’t she need to get her weapons for the war?” Helix asks looking at Kane confused.