Harvey stared at each male in turn, finally staring back at James “So, where’s the female, James? You know I’ll find her sooner or later. You know you can’t keep her, she’s mine.”
“What do you want with her?” Elijah growled as he felt his blood begin to boil.
Harvey stared at Elijah and grinned. “I know her importance to our race. I just want to protect her.”
“He’s lying,” Carrick said as he moved toward Elijah.
Harvey nodded. “She is not yours to keep. I have read the scriptures and know exactly who she is. I have great plans for her and intend to mate her myself.”
“I don’t fucking think so. She is mine!” Elijah spat as he stepped forward, pulling up his sleeve and revealing his mating mark.
Harvey stared at the ornate swirls and deep red marking of the tattoo and smiled. She had mated Elijah and that meant only one thing. He had become the new King. “She has done well. She’s led me to you.” Harvey said.
Elijah frowned. “What do you mean?”
“It was never her they were after. She was only bait to lure you. I knew she was part of our race and used her to lead me to you. I’ve waited a very long time to capture you again, Elijah.” Harvey smiled menacingly.
Shock tore at Elijah as memories of the cell that had been his torture for all those years in captivity came flooding back. Elijah inhaled deeply as images of the males coming into his cell and beating him until he fell unconscious to the floor flashed though his mind. He remembered the times he had wished he was dead and never thought he would ever escape until Jonah had come and rescued him. Anger coursed through every cell as he stared at Harvey, his eyes filled with hatred.
“It was you. You were the one who kept me in that eternal hell. It was you who had those males beat me until I could hardly breathe.” Elijah could hear the hatred in his own voice.
Harvey laughed at Elijah’s shock. “You were important for my plans. I needed to take something that only you possessed. You weren’t willing to give it to me so I had no option than to make you weak so I could take what I needed.”
Elijah felt his fury explode. He had lived a life of misery in that cell and was never going to go back there. His mate would never suffer the misery he had endured. Neither would the males of The Order. He would make Harvey pay for the pain, not only for himself but for his mate, who had suffered being hunted and shot. He closed his eyes and disappeared, materialising directly in front of Harvey. He pulled his arm back and swung forward with his full weight, hitting Harvey straight on the side of his jaw.
Harvey fell backward and landed on the cold, frozen ground, his eyes wide in shock at the speed in which Elijah had materialised in front of him. He had expected Elijah to be angry but not to retaliate so quickly. Closing his eyes, he disappeared, materialising behind Elijah and grabbing him by the shoulders, throwing him violently toward the side of the cabin. Elijah hit the wall hard, the impact a loud explosion as vibration coursed through the building, making the glass shatter.
Jasmine screamed as glass flew around her. She had stared in shock as Harvey had lifted Elijah and thrown him against the cabin. Tears streamed down her face as she stood and ran through the door and out onto the veranda. Her need to protect her mate her only thought as she ran down the icy steps. Jonah grabbed her and held her tight as she screamed Elijah’s name.
Chapter 24
Elijah turned to see Jasmine running from the cabin, terror blinding him as he watched her run down the steps and toward the threat that could destroy them all. His pain at her being in such danger ripped at his heart as he struggled to regain his balance. He stood and closed his eyes as he vanished and materialised directly in front of her. He was angry that she had not followed his instruction to stay in the cabin and put herself in direct danger, yet his heart wanted nothing more than to take her in his arms and hold her safe. He turned and stared at her, his eyes shining with both love and terror. Jonah still had his arms wrapped around her which had made Elijah’s fury deepen.
Jonah released her immediately, knowing that his touch on her was compounding his anger.
“Nice of you to join us, your highness,” Harvey mocked.
“Why are you doing this?” Jasmine cried as she ran forward and grabbed hold of Elijah’s hand. She was shaking with fear as she stared into Elijah’s cool gaze. She knew he was angry that she had left the cabin but she couldn’t stand idly by and watch him being hurt.
“You shouldn’t have come out here,” Elijah said as he looked down in her frightened eyes.
“How sweet, the King is angry with his Queen. Maybe I should teach her some obedience.” Harvey was enjoying the little show as he moved forward.
Elijah growled as he pulled his hand from Jasmine’s and moved forward to stand between Harvey and his mate. “Leave now while you still have a chance to.”
“Not without you and your mate,” Harvey stated as he closed his eyes and vanished, materialising in front of Elijah and wrapping his hand around his throat. Harvey lifted Elijah from the frozen ground. Jonah and Lucian jumped forward as Jasmine’s scream pierced the forest. Elijah impaled his knee directly into Harvey’s stomach as he grabbed Harvey for a headbutt, smashing directly into Harvey’s nose.
The impact sent Harvey stumbling backward as Elijah landed on the cold, hard ground. Harvey shook his head and turned toward Jasmine. She knew he was coming for her as fury began to build, soaring through her chest and down through her arm. She felt rage burst from deep inside her as her wrist began to burn and she looked down to see her mating tattoo ablaze. She lifted her hand toward the threatening male that was intent on destroying everything that meant anything to her. She stared into Harvey’s gaze as energy drove through her and exploded through her hand directly at Harvey’s chest.
Harvey flew through the air and crashed violently into a solid tree trunk, making the ground shake as Jasmine collapsed to the floor. Elijah turned to see his mate, shocked at the sight of her pale and shaking as he ran to her side. He knelt and picked her up, holding her close to him. She stared into his vibrant blue eyes as tears filled within them.
“What the fucking hell happened?” Lucian asked as he knelt down beside Elijah.
“I don’t know,” Jasmine replied. “I felt angry and the power just built inside of me. My mating tattoo burned and energy shot from my hand.”
“Very impressive, that power of yours,” Lucian stated as he raised his eyebrows, shocked.
Elijah turned to see Harvey stand and slowly walk toward the cabin.
“I will return for you,” Harvey stated angrily as he closed his eyes and vanished.
Elijah stared ahead as Harvey disappeared, feeling relieved that the threat was no longer present, and turned back toward Jasmine. As she attempted to stand, Elijah placed his hands around her waist and pulled her into his arms.
“Why did you not stay in the cabin?” His anger was easing but he still didn’t understand how she could put herself in danger. Had he not made himself clear about how important she was?
“I couldn’t just stand there and let him hurt you, Elijah. I love you and I promised when we mated that I would fight along with you. You are my world and I will not let you get yourself killed because of me.” She had to make him understand how much she loved him and how much she was committed to protecting her family.
“You said the power came from the mating tattoo. Maybe when you mated Elijah you gained some of his powers,” Lucian said, trying to understand where the energy came from.
“Maybe. Nevertheless, it helped and that’s all that mattered,” Jasmine replied as she wrapped her arms around Elijah’s back. She felt calm now that Harvey had gone but the cold air made her shiver.
“He may be gone for now but I don’t think we’ve seen the last of him,” Jenson said. “He’s very powerful. I couldn’t read his mind but it’s obvious that he’s after you, Elijah. We have to ensure that you and Jasmine are kept safe. If he gets his hands on either of you th
en there’s no telling what he will do.”
Elijah knew exactly what he would do and he was never going to allow that to happen to Jasmine. “We must get back to Genesis and work out how destroy him. Get packing, we leave in fifteen minutes.”
Jasmine stared at Elijah as the other males left and returned to the cabin. “I’m sorry I didn’t stay in the cabin, Elijah. I know what you said but I just couldn’t stay there knowing you were in danger. Please understand,” she pleaded.
Elijah sighed. He loved her so much. It pained him to hear the sadness in her voice as he placed his hand under her chin, lifting her face up to his.
“You must never put yourself in a position for anyone to hurt you. You are everything to me. I love you more than my own life and you can never be in danger. I’ll tan your hide if you ever do anything like that again, do you understand?”
Jasmine smiled. She understood perfectly, not that she would make that kind of promise, especially if her mate was in danger. She leaned up toward him and placed her lips on his. Bolts of electricity radiated through her as she forced his mouth open and invaded it with her tongue. The taste of him filled her mind with lust as he responded with passion, grabbing her tightly around her waist and pulling her closer to him. She could feel the love pouring from him as he groaned, vibrating her mouth and causing pleasure to shoot through her, leaving her panting as he pulled away.
“We must get packing before I rip those clothes from you and take you here and now in front of all the males.”
Jasmine giggled as she turned and walked toward the cabin. Elijah stood and stared in awe at his mate. She was truly beautiful and unique and he felt honoured to have such an amazing person in his life.
* * * *
Elijah and Jasmine arrived at Genesis as the sun began to set, lowering slowly behind the old colonial style house about an hour outside of Aberdeen. The property was surrounded by twenty acres of luscious grassland with a large stable block and a garage to the left of the main house. Tall white pillars stood in front of several iron-laced windows and a large double-fronted oak door lay in the middle. Jasmine gazed at the large, slatted roof that hung above, giving shade to the veranda, and noticed the stained glassed window that lay against the long white-painted slats that covered the walls. Jasmine thought the house was beautiful as Elijah pulled up and turned off the engine, placing his hand on hers.
“Welcome home, sweetheart.” He leant over and kissed her.
Elijah climbed out of the SUV, opened her door and lifted her into his arms. He carried her into to the house. The entrance hall was painted in a delicate cream colour with a beautiful, warm wooden floor. An archway led to a living area, with two large cream-coloured couches and elegant wooden tables sat on either side. The original fireplace dominated the room and a large ornate mirror hung above. Another archway led to a spectacular dining area with a large cedar dining table laid with glasses and crisp white linen, ready for The Order’s meal. Elijah stared at Jasmine as she surveyed the beautiful surroundings.
“What do you think? Carrick decorated the whole place. He’s got quite a good eye when it comes to interior design.”
“Well at least you didn’t get your hands on it.” Jasmine smiled.
“You haven’t seen our room yet.” Elijah laughed and winked at her.
Jasmine groaned. If it had just an ounce of black she was going to go out shopping straight away. “You know I love pink, don’t you?”
“You can decorate it anyway you want to, sweetheart. I don’t care as long as you’re there, preferably naked.” He couldn’t wait to get her beneath him, tasting every inch of her luscious body. He carried her up the long winding staircase, his footsteps light as he reached the top and carried her down the long hallway to the end until they reached a large white painted door. Jasmine stared at the ornate swirl pattern that had been carved into the wood. A red S lay entwined within the swirls. “Carrick carved the mating tattoo on the door just for us. He painted it the same colours as the ones on our wrist. This is our sign, our room and our sanctuary.”
He opened the door and carried her inside as he placed his mouth on hers, kissing her with such intensity she felt possessed with his love.
Jasmine stared at their beautiful room. A dark cedar floor had been laid with soft, cream pile rugs, and two cedar dressers lay either side of a long window that ran from ceiling to floor. Around the bay window to the side sat a window seat, covered with soft taupe cushions, and ahead stood a queen-sized four-poster bed. To the left was a door that led to their en-suite bathroom. Jasmine couldn’t wait to have a long soak in the bath.
“What do you think?” Elijah placed his hand on her back, gently rubbing his hand lower, and squeezed her ass.
“It’s beautiful,” she replied as she turned to face him. She placed her arms around his neck as he lent forward, brushing her long auburn curls over her shoulder, and gently kissed the side of her neck.
Jasmine groaned as he trailed kisses up to her ear and down her jaw until she could feel his breath over her lips. She inhaled deeply, his alluring scent sending bolts of pleasure to her pussy. Elijah gently pulled the jumper slowly up her body, causing goose bumps to tingle her skin as he brushed over her with his fingers. Elijah stared at the beautiful mounds of her breasts as he took each one in his hands, squeezing them gently and pulling at her now hard, pink rosy buds.
Jasmine groaned as the sensation of tantalising pain coursed through her, making her arch her back, begging for more.
Elijah ran his hands gently down the smooth curves of her waist and pulled at her leggings, placing his hands inside the waist and easing them down her long slim legs. As he pushed them lower he knelt, lifting one leg then the other as he removed them and cast them aside. He stared up at the beautiful lips of her pussy and inhaled her scent, making his cock harden instantly as he ran his hands up her soft, silky skin of her legs. Moving his hands closer to her eager pussy, he gently moved her legs apart as he placed his lips on the hard bud of her clit, sending pleasure though her. He kissed her, sucking and licking in circles, making her whimper as she ran her fingers through his hair. Elijah loved the taste of her, sweet as honey as he sucked harder at her, taking all of her into her mouth and savouring the wetness of her lips as her legs began to shake.
Jasmine bent forward and pulled at Elijah. She wanted him naked, wanted to feel his hot, muscular skin against hers. As he stood, she pulled at his T-shirt, eager to remove the fabric that stood between her and his amazingly alluring skin. She gently trailed her fingertips over his taut skin and down toward his sculpted abs as she pulled at the button of his pants. Pulling the zipper down, she gently eased the pants past his firm ass and down his large muscular thighs. He was beautifully toned and she wanted to run her hands over every inch of his skin as he lifted his legs to allow her to remove them fully. As she stood she gazed at his long, hard cock. He was bulging with anticipation as she took the long, hard shaft in her hands. The feel of his satin skin against hers had her pussy weeping. She ran her hands up and down the long length as he groaned deeply.
He loved the sensation of her hands on his solid eager cock. The way she lovingly caressed it, pulling hard over his swollen head, had his mind exploding with pleasure.
He picked her up and she wrapped her legs around his back as he carried over and laid her on the soft satin covers of the bed. Leaning over her, he gazed upon her amazing body. She was divine. Her soft round breasts cried out for his kiss as he bent down and took one hard bud into his mouth. The soft, sweet taste of her mesmerised him as he took the other bud, rubbing it between his fingertips.
Jasmine cried out as pleasure coursed through each one, the nerves tingling as he sucked hard. He gently released them and trailed soft kisses over her stomach and down to her wet, slick pussy. Pushing her thighs wide, he began to lick at her. She was wet and ready for him as he ran his fingers down her soaked lips toward her hot tunnel. He pushed two fingers deep inside her, making her call out his nam
e as desire shot from the nerves deep inside her.
Pulling out and pushing in hard over and over sent bolts of pure indulgent lust straight to her clit as her orgasm started to build. Elijah sucked at her clit as he groaned, the vibration teasing the oversensitive bud as he continue to impale her with his fingers until she couldn’t stand it any longer and her orgasm hit her hard.
Wave upon wave of pleasure tore through her as she tried hard to control her breathing, inhaling harder and harder as she exploded around him.
Elijah stood and bent over her, staring at her as she looked at him seductively through her long eyelashes.
“I told you what I would do if you looked at me like that,” he said as he pushed his cock deep inside her in one hard push.
Jasmine cried out as she felt the thick, hard length fill her. She clenched the muscles inside her, savouring every inch of him as he pulled her hips closer, making his cock push deeper inside her.
She was so hot and her skin felt soft against his as he thrust in and out. His cock lapped at every sensation of her milking his long, thick length as he drove into her again and again. He roared as the pleasure of their connection soured throughout him. His breathing laboured as his rhythm increased, making his balls clench at the pleasure of her hot, tight channel gripping him. He loved the feel of her skin on his.
The feel of her heat as her orgasm grew had his mind exploding with desire. He wanted to be inside her forever.
Jasmine could feel the intensity of her orgasm growing as she inhaled faster, her mind trying to cope with each nerve crying out for him. She grabbed at the cover as the pleasure grew, sending her higher and higher until she climaxed so hard she screamed out his name. Her pussy tightened around him as wave upon wave pushed from deep within her, pleasure coursed through every cell of her body.
Elijah could feel the moment she came, the tight sensation of her channel gripping him. He continued to thrust, making his balls tighten. He roared out as his orgasm exploded, shooting his hot seed deep inside her. Pushing one final time, his mind became lost in the pure vibrant pleasure until every last drop of his love for her filled her. He stared down at his gorgeous mate and smiled. He had the most beautiful female anyone could ever ask for and he thanked God for bringing her into his life. He gently lowered himself onto her and kissed her passionately.
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