“Get it out of her and I’ll take care of it.” Dominic moved forward and waited.
“Take the other two boys out of the room. Suzanne and Blair it would be best if you hold onto the children. That way this thing won’t come near you. It will know.”
Both of them reached in and took one of the children and left the room, with the others. Dominic, Dane, Jaycee, Remi, Mark,Lissa and Nikola stood in the room.
“Nikola, seal the room so nothing can get in or out.” He nodded and watched as she took the child into her arms.
Marcia growled and hissed, scratching and hitting Lissa, but she held still, working ancient magic from the past. Nikola smiled, his queen had come across her gift after all.
Nikola watched as the child screamed and bucked, then quieted. “I’ve got her.” Dane yelled.
“Be ready, Dominic.” She whispered and kissed the little girl’s head. “Leave this little one’s body, you cannot have her.” Were the last words Nikola heard before a small back leach-like thing squirmed out of the child’s mouth to fall to the floor.
It grew large in front of his eyes and hissed as Dominic stepped forward, incinerating it. The child in Lissa’s arms let out a large cry, a normal cry. “Dane, I believe she wants her daddy.”
Lissa turned and he saw the small scratch marks up and down her face from the child.
Dane took the child and kissed her head as Jaycee pulled Lissa into a hug. “I can’t thank you enough for all you have done for us. You call me anytime Lissa, if you ever need me.”
“Any of us, Lissa. Nikola, guard her well, she is special,” Remi patted him on the back, a single tear slipped down his cheek.
Remi and Dominic grunted, and stared at her. “Warn us when you are going to do that. Wow!” Dominic shook his head.
Nikola frowned and glanced at Lissa. “I just showed them Drome and …”
“His name is Jacko Singer. He used to control part of my pack till I removed him after I found out he was raping a woman,” Remi snapped. “We hunted him for over a month, but nothing. It was as if he disappeared.”
Nikola moved fast, wrapping his arms around his mate. Lissa was shaking she was so tired. “I suggest we meet in the morning. We can discuss all of this then. I need to get Lissa home.”
She laid her head on his chest. “Dane, Marcia will need to stay connected to you for the next few day. She is going to be scared and confused. So she’ll need you more. Jaycee, she’s hungry and very tired. I’d even wake her up in a few hours to feed her again. She is weak, but she’ll be okay.”
“I’m not going anywhere. Thank you again, Lissa.” Dane opened the door to Suzanne and Blair.
“Jaycee, why don’t I take Sam home with us? You four need some time and you’ll be up with the little ones. Plus, it will give Samantha some extra time with Sam.” Suzanne asked, handing over the boy to Remi.
Nikola didn’t wait to hear the response as he whisked Lissa home. Castor waited for them both. He gently settled her down on their bed and manly started to remove her clothes. Castor crawled on the bed and kissed and licked her face, healing her.
“You over did it today, Lissa. Your body is exhausted.” Castor fussed over her.
Standing up, he stripped out of his clothes as did Castor, and slipped into bed with her, pulling the covers over them. “Come feed, and let us hold you while you sleep.”
Her warm tongue swept over his chest. “I’m afraid to sleep, Nikola.” Her fangs sank into his chest as she scooted closer to his body heat.
Castor curled up behind her, rubbing her arms. He glanced up at him with a frown. “How is he getting to her? There has to be something we are missing. He shouldn’t be able to reach her, even in her dreams.”
“Lissa, what did this man mean when he said he marked you?” Nikola held her head to his chest. “Tell me in my head Lissa. You need to keep feeding, you haven’t had enough.”
Her shoulders slumped and she tightened her grip on his arm when he felt the first tear on his chest.
“The first time he saw me, he marked me. On my lower back there is a horse shoe burn mark, but yet it’s not a burn. He had three men hold me down that night. At first there was a cold sensation on my skin. So cold it hurt. Then I could have sworn something that was alive was on my back, it slid all over, until the pain came. It was as if they were carving a knife into my skin. For over forty minutes this continued.”
Nikola pulled her body onto his when she sealed the holes. “Castor, what do you see.” He kissed the top of her head and held her as Castor inspected the mark.
He glanced up frowning. “Nikola, there is something moving under the skin. It’s small and it only moves where the mark is.”
“That hurts!” Lissa jumped and glanced back at Castor.
“All I did was touch the mark.” Castor shook his head. “I don’t recall any creature like this, even in the old days. It has to come some other place.”
He clothed all of them and slipped off the bed. “Lissa, I’m calling Dominic. King Landon should know what is going on.”
She curled up on the bed hugging a pillow. “Okay.”
“Dominic, I’m sorry to interrupt you, but we have run across something we haven’t seen before and were wondering if you or King Ladon could help us?” Nikola sat at the edge of the bed and brushed Lissa’s hair back.
“Beam me up, Scotty.” Dominic teased and he laughed, nodding to Castor.
Lissa glanced up at him with a grin. “Wonder if pointed ears would enhance your handsomeness?”
He yanked a strain of her hair. “Don’t even think it.”
“I don’t know, with the long blond hair, pointed ears might be good. Don’t elves’ have pointed ears?” Dominic laughed and winked at Lissa.
“Are their elves in your realm?” Lissa asked, all of a sudden worried.
“Relax Lissa they too are moving and yes. How do you think we got so many homes built? You just haven’t seen them yet. When they are ready, you will see them.” Nikola nodded to Dominic and pulled Lissa’s shirt up while Castor slipped on the bed and pealed back her pants.
“This is where that Jacko has marked her. From what we can see, there is something alive under the skin. Castor touched it and it brought much pain to her.”
Moving to the side of the bed, Dominic ran his hand over the mark and Lissa whimpered. “What did you feel when I do that, Lissa?” Dominic asked sitting back on his feet.
“A burning sensation, almost as if someone had taken a cigarette and burned me with it.” She let out a deep breath and he squeezed her arm.
“That is what I was afraid of. This creature has some psychic abilities. The one who captures the creature can use it for many different things. Right now, it’s being used to see what she is doing; it’s also giving this man access to her when she sleeps. This creature transfers her spirit to a separate world where the other being would be waiting. So whatever is done in that world, she feels here.”
“I will personally kill this man. Can you destroy this thing?” Nikola shook until Lissa squeezed his hand.
“I’m afraid it will hurt worse than when it was put in, but yes, I can kill it.” Dominic waited as he glanced to him, then to Lissa.
She sighed and got up. “If it’s going to hurt worse, you better strap me down. Plus, I don’t want that thing in here, Nikola. Can we do it somewhere other than our home?” Lissa hugged herself.
Adonis and Pierre appeared in the room. “We have a general idea where he is located, but I’m afraid right now we could not get to him. He is surrounded by fae, and demons.” Adonis snarled, than glanced at Lissa and Nikola. “What? What did we miss?”
Getting up, he informed Adonis and Pierre of what was going on as they moved to the palace medical room. Lissa crawled up onto the table after she stripped out of her pants. Castor covered her legs with a blanket, while Pierre pulled up her shirt and strapped down her arms.
He sat at the head of the table, rubbing her head. “I’ve never
been more proud of anyone, Lissa. You are going to make an amazing Queen. Already your people know you are hurt and are waiting outside to make sure you are okay. Listen to their song of healing for you alone.
We hear and feel your pain our Queen. We send you our light, to guide you through this dark period. We are your humble servants, take what we offer, let it warm you, let it protect you, and let it hold you. Our great King needs his light, and we need our lady. Magic is ours to call, ours to wield, for this one moment we come together to offer this healing magic, so you may once more walk among us, free of pain.
Lissa did hear the healing chant and smiled as she gripped the side of the table in a death hold, but Pierre was there. He pried her hand off the table and held her hand tight, while Adonis did the same to her other hand.
Castor moved to next Nikola who nodded to Dominic to proceed.
Chapter Fourteen
Remi glanced towards the Fae realm and the hole that was now opening; his hands on the banister squeezed and broke the wood. He still had the connection Lissa had given him earlier and right now her pain seeped through their link.
“You feel her pain, don’t you?” Jaycee asked, coming outside and standing next to him.
He nodded. “I can see every horrible thing that monster did to her Jaycee, and she still is suffering because of a man I let slip by me.” Tears filled his eyes, as well as anger…
Her soft hand covered his. “I hear her silent screams. While she was healing our daughter, she took the pain that thing was trying to give our daughter onto herself and now she must once more suffer greatly, but Remi.” She turned him around and stared up into his face.
“There is no way you could have known what was going to happen so long ago. We can all make different choices; this man chose to go the wrong way. The three of you will find those men Lissa told us about and each one will be destroyed. I have seen it.”
He cupped her cheek and smiled down at their spit fire mate. “I love you Jaycee. The thought of you in this kind of pain would destroy me. I don’t know how Nikola stands it.” He bent down and kissed her lips. “I’ll be back. I’m going for a run.”
Remi jumped off the porch, glancing back when he saw Dane step out onto the porch. His gaze met his and he knew that tonight he would mark Dane. Bones crunched, and muscles stretched all the while he held Dane’s gaze.
Lifting his muzzle to the sky, he howled and took off. The cold air beat at his fur, the three moons shone down, lighting the woods… He stopped and gazed up at the moons.
“I noticed them earlier too.” Dane said, coming up next to him. “Can we talk, Remi?”
Remi shifted and clothes covered his body at once. He shook his head. “I don’t know how she does it, but she always knows when we need clothes.”
“Jaycee told me she uses a spell to keep us clothed.” Dane turned to look at him. “I owe you an apology. I ran and I now see how wrong it was. When I saw Jaycee run across that field, my heart stopped and I realized then I’ve been a fool. You, Jaycee and Mark, and our children are my world now no matter where we are. As long as we are together, I can get through this.”
He leaned against a tree, and stared at Dane. His long black hair blew free in the wind, his noble profile only enhanced by the moonlight. “My feelings have not changed Dane, I still want you.”
Turning, Dane grinned. “Neither have mine. I want you, Remi, I’ve always been drawn to you, I just didn’t think I could…” He never finished his sentence as Remi covered his mouth with his.
At first it was awkward, each fighting for dominance in their first kiss, till Dane finally released control over to him. Remi undid the front of Dane’s jeans and slid his hand inside, cupping his cock. He broke the kiss and moved Dane back against another tree. “I won’t stop Dane, so be sure.” Remi growled, his patience at an end.
Reaching up Dane ripped off the sweater he wore and kicked off his pants, but not before he pulled out a tube of lube. “I won’t be the one to stop, will you?” Dane set aside the lube and grabbed the end of his sweater. “I want you now.”
“So be it.” Remi threw his clothes to the ground all the while Dane watched. As soon as his cock was free, Dane grinned. “I have a feeling the first time is going to hurt like a bitch.” He laughed, but Remi knew it was a nervous laugh.
Remi smiled and dropped to his knees and took Dane’s cock into his mouth. Dane had given up so much and he wanted to give him back all that he could. He closed his eyes and tasted all that was Dane.
Dane ran his hands through his hair, guiding his cock in and out of Remi’s mouth. “God Remi, that feels so good,” he moaned.
Cupping his balls, Remi took him deeper into his throat and growled at the same time. Dane tightened his hand in his hair. Come Dane, let me taste all of you.
Two more pumps and his warm seed poured down his throat. Slowly standing, Remi moved behind Dane and lowered his body, giving him access to his fine ass. “Tonight I make you mine.”
Remi grabbed the lube and squirted his fingers, then some into Dane’s ass. All the while Dane did not move. His body was still coming down from his orgasm Dane moaned as he slid two fingers into his ass. “So tight.”
Glancing back over his shoulder, Dane’s heated gaze captured his as he worked three fingers into his ass. “The gift didn’t come to you?” He sputtered out and braced his hands on the tree in front of him.
The lube still warm, Remi squeezed some into his palm and started to lube his cock. Dane watched his movements. “No, I believe we need to do this together. I wanted to tell you the other night after your challenge, but you were adamant about leaving.” Remi slid his fingers out of Dane’s ass and grabbed onto his hips, rubbing his cock up against Dane’s virgin hole.
“We were meant to be one Dane, and I believe…” He pushed an inch inside Dane, past the ring muscle. “Damn, once we are mated we both will have this gift.”
Even though it was thirty degree’s outside, sweat poured down his face as he moved a few more inches into Dane’s ass. He reached around, cupping his ball sack and squeezing.
With his cock now fully embedded, Remi leaned over Dane and scraped his teeth over the side of his neck. “You see Dane…We are equal in all that we do.” Remi bit down on his shoulder, marking him.
Magic swirled around them, but Remi continued to pump in and out of Dane. The magic drew both of them into a mating frenzy. Dane howled and tried to buck him, but Remi held on, rubbing his cock back and forth. He released his teeth, and kissed the mark.
A large warm hand cupped his balls and he jumped, but nothing was there. “She’s calling us Dane, our new home is calling us…” he yelled ,his seed pumping into Dane’s ass as Dane’s seed fell to the snowy ground. Both of them howled to the moons as the last of their energy was sapped.
Remi slowly pulled out of Dane and gritted his teeth as he grabbed a handful of snow, washing his cock. “Did you feel it?” He watched Dane do the same thing, cleaning himself.
“Yes, I was so stupid. I hurt Jaycee and you again.” Dane grabbed his pants and slid them on. “The magic is here, and Remi I’ve never felt anything so powerful.”
“I know. It’s as if our new planet has given part of herself to us. I believe she knows there is no way for one man to rule so many. Have you seen the last numbers of those coming over?” Remi pulled his sweater over his head. “We have twice the numbers I thought we would have.”
Dane rubbed the side of his neck and grinned. “This thing is throbbing, but you are right. I was talking to Grant and Seth on Earth. Their numbers are small. Last count for all the shifters in the US was only one thousand and they’ll stay in Maine. We have over eight thousand coming here.”
“We have a meeting set with Dominic and Nikola in the morning. We’ll discuss things then. We are not the only ones with numbers increasing.” Remi once more glanced towards the Fae realm.
Lissa had passed out from the pain moments before. He shook his head. “We hear everything,
Dane, I have a feeling this new place is drawing us closer to the others for a reason.” Remi glanced over at Dane, who stood next to him.
“I feel it, too. Maybe that is why our connection with our mates is off.” He cocked his head to the side. “When we are all together, Nikola’s group and Dominic’s, I can hear Jaycee fine. Our connection is there, but when we’re separated….”
Glancing up at their house, Remi saw Jaycee standing at the edge of the porch with Mark behind her. “I never thought of that, maybe that is why the woman are so close. Maybe we also need to take a look at their bond, because they can connect to each other while we can’t.”
Remi nodded to Jaycee. “You have another person to apologize too. Go spend some time with her, Dane. I know you two haven’t had any alone time since this started. Take her for a run, she always loves when you two run.”
Dane smiled and nodded. “Yes, it’s time for all of us to get back in touch with each other. I believe Mark needs some attention too.”
He threw his head back and laughed. “You are so right, but we’ll watch the little ones. Go.” Remi’s gaze met Mark’s and he watched as Mark’s eyes turned to that of the wolves. Yes, his mate had been waiting.
“Jaycee wait!” Dane yelled as he shifted midair, taking off after their mate who had shifted, running into the woods. He could hear Jaycee calling to Dane, leading him on a merry chase. Yes tonight was a good night for them.
“You’re worried about Lissa?” Mark wrapped his arm around him and pulled him into a hug once he was on the porch.
“Yes, I believe we’re growing as a family more then we know.” Remi saw the confusion in Mark’s face. “I’ll explain later. Come I need a shower and I would love some company.”
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Dominic flew above the new lands, the three moons shining bright and lighting the ground below. He had killed the parasite that lived in Lissa’s back, but she had suffered greatly because of it, and he too had suffered her pain as her mates did. Even now he could hear her whimpers of pain in her sleep.
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