I found myself feeling sad at leaving her. Even though I was holding myself back, I felt something pull in the area of my heart when I thought about leaving. Impulsively I threw my arms around her and hugged her hard. “I will be careful and be back before you know it, No’yeh.”
Tears gathered in her eyes with my use of the Iroquois word for mother. Onatah turned to Alex. “I know you will protect her with your life, as she would yours.”
Alex nodded and bowed low to her.
An hour later we were heading to the cars that were prepared, one being a large SUV. That would be the one Bullet would be traveling in, I thought to myself.
There was nothing left but to load our bags and Bullet and be on our way. I started grabbing bags and throwing them in the car as I sang, “All my bags are packed and I’m ready to go. I’m standing here outside your door…..”
All of a sudden I noticed dead silence. Everyone had stopped in mid-stride. “What?” I asked looking around. Cheve looked like he had eaten something bad. Mark’s eyes were looking everywhere but at me. When I looked at Alex his eyes were shining with pride and love. I quickly looked away. “Haven’t you people ever heard anyone sing before?”
Cheve said rather rudely, “You call that singing? It sounded like a wounded wolf.”
Alex grabbed me around the waist and swung me around. “It was the most glorious sound I’ve ever heard. Baby, you are awesome. Sing something else for me.”
Cheve muttered, “Fucking vampires.”
I couldn’t help but laugh. “I’ll sing something special for you. Just wait until we get to our rest stop.”
“Rest stop? I thought we were going straight to Newark airport for a direct flight to the Bahamas”
“There was a little change of plans. Since Bullet is coming along we’ll need to stop. Besides it will work better with your sleeping schedule.”
Alex hugged me and whispered into my ear, “You love me. You just haven’t admitted it to yourself.” He pulled away with a big grin on his face, “Yet.”
The thought of loving him made me ill. “Get the car packed so we can be on our way. Oh and by the way, you will be footing the bill for all expenses on this excursion.”
I heard Cheve laugh.
Alex said, “No problem I had planned to anyway.”
Alex asked if I wanted to drive but I declined, so he got behind the wheel. In the other car Mark drove with Cheve riding shotgun. Both cars had GPS and were already programmed with our destination. Mark and Cheve had been busy little boys today. As Alex pulled the car out of the parking lot he asked, “Okay, where are we heading?”
“We’re going to stop and see Leeds.” I awaited his reaction.
“I thought that might be where we were heading.”
“Is that okay with you?” I wasn’t sure how Alex felt about Leeds since he was a friend of Roberto’s. Leeds had helped us before when we were being chased by The Guardians. I would be the first to admit that Leeds was a bit off. He hardly ever left his home in the swamp, and he had some odd habits like mumbling to himself and rubbing himself in front of anyone.
I’d thought about him often these last few months. I was one of the few people he had told his story to, and what a sad story it was. Leeds was actually the famed Jersey Devil, but what people didn’t know was his sad story of how he was born different and turned out by his own family at the young age of five. Every time I thought about Leeds my heart would break. I hated thinking about him all alone with no family and no friends. As far as I knew Roberto and I were his only friends.
“I don’t mind, Baby. I know the two of you are friends. I’m not sure why though. The guy is strange, and I don’t like the way he looks at you and then rubs himself. That’s just plain wrong.”
I laughed. “Well, I’ll admit that he is a little off, but he means no harm and he knows that I have no attraction to him which drives him crazy.”
“Well, his attraction to you drives me crazy, but the man does have good taste.” Alex reached over and took my hand. As soon as his hand came in contact with mine, an electrical current raced along the nerve endings in my arm. My breathing quickened as did Alex’s. “Alex? What’s going on? This isn’t normal.”
Alex dropped my hand quickly. “No it’s not. I suspect it has something to do with our blood exchange. We really will need to talk to Cheve when we get to Leeds’ place.”
Damn. What had happened to all of my self control? I turned up the air conditioner because I was still warm from our initial contact. Since I hadn’t had much sleep I said to Alex “I’m going to close my eyes and try and get some rest.”
“That’s a good idea Babe, you rest.” I wanted to snuggle close to him but was afraid to. I couldn’t imagine what that close contact would do to us when just our hands touching caused our bodies to riot.
Alex turned his head to look at me and I could see by the concern in his eyes that he was thinking the same thing.
I drifted off to sleep but woke an hour later to moaning. In my confused state I couldn’t comprehend who’s it was, mine or Alex’s. I looked over at him and his brow was dotted with sweat. He moaned and an electrical current swept through my body. “Alex? What’s going on?”
Through clenched teeth he said, “I don’t know Baby, but I’m in agony. I need to fuck you so bad it’s painful. It’s been like this for the last 15 minutes. I can’t drive anymore. I have to pull over.”
Alex pulled the car onto the shoulder of the road and up ahead I saw Mark pull off also. I was frightened. Alex was gripping the steering wheel so hard that he was going to leave marks. He dropped his forehead onto the wheel and tried to slow his breathing.
My body was having the same reaction but not nearly as bad as his. I reached my hand to touch him but dropped it fast when he growled, “Don’t touch me! I’m holding on by a thread here.”
Thank God I saw Cheve walking towards us. I rolled the window down as he neared. He leaned down and said, “What’s going on?”
“I don’t know. Alex and I are having a hard time controlling ourselves. Alex is in pain. What’s going on Cheve? I don’t like this. It’s frightening seeing him this way.”
“Fuck! Did he take your blood?” Cheve asked.
“Yeah, yesterday and tonight.”’
“Fucker!!” He exploded.
“What’s going on Cheve?” I repeated as Alex groaned again.
“He has too much of your Sensay blood in him. He can’t control his urges towards you. I’ll admit though he’s very strong willed if he hasn’t attacked you yet.”
Alex lifted his head. “Will you stop talking about me as if I weren’t here? Just tell us what we need to do.”
Cheve’s eyes met mine. At once I understood what we needed to do.
“Ummm…how….what?” was all I could get out. This was embarrassing.
Cheve made a rather rude noise and said, “You can’t do it here on the side of the highway. Hopefully we can find a motel not too far up ahead. In the meantime I think it’s best to have Alex ride with Mark and I’ll drive you.”
“No!” That came from both Alex and Mark, who had gotten out of the car to see what was happening. Mark looked disgusted as he said, “I don’t want to ride with a crazed horny vampire.”
Alex moaned, “For fuck’s sake, do you think I would ever find myself wanting to get it on with you?”
Mark raised his head and his eyes were hard. “Why? Aren’t I good enough for a vampire?”
“Oh for the love of God, Alex, go ride with Mark. Mark, Alex is not going to attack you. Cheve, help Alex to the other car.” He went around the SUV to help Alex out of the car but before he got out Alex looked at me “I’m so sorry Babe. I didn’t know.”
“It’s not your fault Alex. I was the one who begged you to bite me remember?”
Alex looked like he wanted to argue the point but instead let Cheve lead him away. Cheve came back in a few minutes and slid into the driver’s seat without a word. I could see by t
he hard set of his jaw he wasn’t too pleased with me.
“Cheve, I’m sorry about this mess. I had no idea that this would happen. I--”
“You are a Sensay…no, not just a Sensay but the Sensay, the chosen one. At some point you will have to start using your brain instead of letting things get out of hand. The minute that fucking vampire showed up I was afraid this was going to happen.”
“Wait a minute. That’s not fair. We didn’t know anything like this would happen. Am I not supposed to ever have a sexual relationship again?”
“I didn’t say that, but before you did you should have spoken to me.”
“So now I have to get your permission to sleep with someone?”
“Yes.”
“You’re kidding me, right?”
“No. You’re not ready yet to know how to handle certain situations. I would have told you to be careful with Alex, to not let him take your blood. You’ve only been training for a few months. We’ve just begun scratching the surface of your powers and the effects those powers will have on others.”
He was right. I was acting like a child who thinks they know everything. When the hell was I going to grow up?
“I’m sorry Cheve. You’re right. I should have consulted you.”
I decided to be honest with him so I told him about the dream that I had about Alex and the premonition about us being lovers.
When I finished he glanced over at me, “Don’t be so hard on yourself. You didn’t know, and I didn’t think that we would be faced with a situation like this so soon.”
We pulled off the highway and were pulling up in front of a small motel. I felt embarrassed about the whole situation.
Mark went ahead to get the room. Cheve and I got out and went over to the car. Alex looked a little bit better, but when I opened the door and he caught my scent he moaned.
I stepped back when Mark came with the room keys. Alex got out of the car under his own power. We walked quickly to the room Mark procured. I was thankful that it was and end unit so we would have some privacy. Alex went in first and I was about to follow when Cheve grabbed my arm. “You can’t let him bite you again.”
“I hope that I can stop him. It will be hard. I’ve not tried using my control with Alex. We’ve been kind of letting ourselves go.”
“Well there’s only one way to assure that he won’t bite you.”
“What’s that?” I asked willing to do whatever it took.
“I’ll have to be in the room with the two of you.”
Chapter 17
“There is no way in hell you’re coming in this room Cheve.”
“I didn’t think you would go for that. Make sure that he doesn’t bite you, Orenda. I believe things will return to normal once most of your blood has been replaced.”
He averted his eyes and said, “When you finish here make sure he goes out to feed. That should help.” With that he walked out and closed the door. For some strange reason I felt nervous. This wasn’t about making love. This was about sating someone’s uncontrollable urges.
I locked the door and turned, half afraid to see what Alex was doing. To my surprise he was sitting on the edge of the bed with his head in his hands. I went over and kneeled in front of him.
“Are you okay Alex?”
“No. I feel like an idiot. I should have known this would happen. I’ve had your blood before and I should have known that taking too much would push me to the limit. I lost my control and my sense and for that I apologize.”
“Alex, you can’t take all of the blame. I’m a Sensay and as such I should have sensed this was going to happen.”
Alex lifted his head and my heart skipped a beat when I saw the love and admiration shining in his eyes. “You are such an amazing woman, Wren. Yeah, you are a Sensay, but you’re also a woman who is strong and loving. That is the thing that I see first. Not the Sensay.”
I wrapped my arms around him. “Oh Alex, I don’t think that anyone has ever paid me such a nice compliment.”
“Um, Wren….”
As soon as I heard Alex say that I could feel the electricity begin to arc between us. I kept my arms around him and lifted my face for a kiss. Alex’s eyes were burning bright.
“Baby, I don’t know how rough this is going to get,”
“Don’t worry. I can take it. Just don’t bite me. Cheve was clear on that.”
Alex lowered his mouth to mine “I won’t bite you. I promise.”
With those words he let go of the little restraint he had on himself and when he did my body answered back with its own primitive call.
He kissed me hard and at the same time I felt my shirt being ripped off. His hands found my bare breasts and he rubbed them with the palms of his hands. He yanked me into a standing position and growled, “Open my pants….I can’t take much more.”
As I opened the snap on his pants his hands moved from my breasts to my jeans, and he ripped them open and yanked them down. He plunged two fingers into my slick opening and I cried out in bliss. The scent of our arousal drove us both over the edge. Alex let go of me and pulled off his pants as I did the same.
“Now!” was the only word Alex said as he pushed me down on the floor and entered me in one swift motion. We both cried out from the sensation.
Alex began pounding into me while crying out, “You’re so tight. Fuck…Fuck…I can’t last.” He came hard, his hips pumping fast.
I hadn’t found my release yet, and Alex was aware of that fact as he pulled out of me and picked me up and laid me on the bed. “I’m sorry about that baby. Now it’s your turn.”
I expected Alex to slam into me again, so I was surprised when he began by kissing me. He brushed his lips lightly over mine and then traced them with his tongue. “You always taste like sunshine and honeysuckle, so sweet.”
He gave me a slow kiss and his tongue danced with mine. When he at last lifted his head I was breathless.
“You were made for my loving, Wren. I’m going to show you that we can be soft and sweet and that’s the way it was supposed to begin with us. We just got sidetracked a little.”
He moved his mouth to the side of my neck and trailed soft kisses down over my collarbone. He used is tongue to make slow circles all around my hardened nipple but never took it in his mouth. My body was arching up begging him to take it. Every single one of my nerve-endings were on fire.
“Please Alex…I’m losing control.”
Alex closed his eyes and took a deep steadying breath.
“Not yet, love. Close your eyes and picture us in your mind. Think about the best moment and hold on to that and don’t let go.”
Alex took my nipple into his mouth and began laving and sucking on it. The pleasure was intense and I felt like I was spiraling out of control. My mind fought to remember a time with Alex and a clear picture came to my mind.
It was the first time that I bumped into him at Roberto’s casino in Atlantic City. Janel had pushed me into his path as he walked by. He caught me in his arms to keep me from falling.
When I looked into his face I couldn’t stop myself from singing, “You are so beautiful to me.” He smiled at me, a genuine happy smile. My heart melted at the memory.
I focused on the Alex that, at the moment, had his mouth on my breast. I pulled his head up and looked into his eyes with wonderment. He did love me. He’s loved me from the very beginning.
Now looking at me, he said, “Let me love you, Wren, the way you were meant to be loved.”
He kissed me, and the electrical current was there but it wasn’t overwhelming me. Instead it enhanced the feeling as Alex’s mouth moved downward once more. He kissed every inch of exposed skin. He moved back to my mouth for another soul searing kiss while his hand moved feather light over my body to the junction of my thighs.
I began squirming knowing where he was headed. His thumb and forefinger found my little nub and he began a sweet assault.
“Mmmmm…Baby…you’re wet and ready for me.”
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br /> He moved his hand, positioned himself over me and looking into my eyes the whole time, he slid inch by inch into my wet opening.
When he was at last buried deep inside me, he rolled us onto our sides and put the tip of his nose to mine. “I know you can’t say the words to me, Wren, but I have to say them to you. I love you. I will always love you until the day I die. I’m sorry if that makes you uncomfortable. I admire like hell the woman you’ve become, and for as long as you like I want to be there for you.
“I don’t need to be in the limelight, and I don’t want to take Cheve’s or Roberto’s place. I’ll be the guy in the background if you want. The one you can be yourself with. The road ahead won’t be easy, but maybe with me you won’t have to be alone for the journey.”
I was overwhelmed with his words. I believed him, but there was still a part of me that was afraid. I didn’t want him to go away, but I had to be honest.
“Oh Alex, my feelings are all mixed up. I care for you and I do love you, though I’m still afraid to totally give my heart to you. It was so hard when I learned of Roberto’s betrayal and of your involvement in it. I understand how you were forced to go along with it, but it still hurts. I need some time, but in the meanwhile, I’d be honored if you would be with me.”
Alex’s eyes were glistening. “That’s good enough for me, Baby. Now, let me love you.”
He pulled my leg up over his and pressed deeper inside me. He began rocking and rotating his hips in the most delicious way. Soon we were both moaning and rolling around until we felt the pulsations start. We came at the same time crying out with the best release yet. We laid there unable to move.
“Wow…that was…” I began but trailed off unable to find the correct words.
Alex grinned in his boyish manner. “Yeah, it sure was. And we were able to control ourselves. Well, the second time.”
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