VAMPIRE:Vampire Guardian Series: Paranormal Mystery Vampire Alpha Male Romance (New Adult Contemporary Paranormal Royalty Fantasy Romance Collection))

by Rachel S. William

  She adored both of them. She knew that much. Kate wanted both of them. She wanted to be selfish and have both men fawn over her at any given time. But how likely was that? Not very. Especially when both men seemed so possessive.

  It was her day off and she was more than happy for it. She needed time away from the boys and some time with Maddy wasn’t going to hurt either. Kate knew she was in way over her head and she needed guidance.

  The sun was out and it was a beautiful day. The perfect day to find a nice little cafe and get lunch with your friend. Kate was seated on the balcony in big sunglasses and an even bigger hat. She liked her skin tone just the way it was and didn’t want to risk getting any darker.

  When she saw Maddy walking down the street, a bright grin came across her face and she waved happily “Maddy!”

  The dark haired woman was wearing a 1950’s style wiggle dress and bright red lipstick, her hair pulled back into victory rolls. Maddy had become just as successful as Kate, even after dropping out of college. She’d gone to beauty school instead and now owned one of the cities best hair salons.

  Maddy offered her friend a kiss on the cheek before settling in her seat and grabbing her menu “What's up, beautiful?”

  Kate couldn’t help the slightly nervous laugh that escaped her. The noise made Maddy’s perfect eyebrow go up “I don’t like the sound of that. Is the new job not going well?”

  “Oh no. The job isn’t the problem. It’s my bosses.”

  Maddy slammed the menu closed and looked Kate dead in the eyes, her face stern “Did they harass you? Because I will march right over there and beat them down!”

  Her friend’s protective nature made her smile but she laughed and shook her head “That's not it.” She said softly “Well, not quite.”

  “What do you mean?”

  “Well...They’re making passes at me but it’s not unwelcomed.”

  “Okay...So which one?”

  “Both.” Kate admitted, going red.

  Maddy’s eyes widened she leaned back, crossing her arms “Seriously? You’re crushing on both of your bosses? Isn’t that a little...Unethical?” She asked, waving her hand in the air to call the waiter over.

  “I mean...I suppose it’s unprofessional but what can I do? I didn't make the first move on either of them.” She pointed out, pointing her fork at Maddy.

  “Okay. So you’re sweet on both your bosses but aren’t they friends?” She asked.

  “Yeah. And business partners.”

  “And you’re going to have to pick one?”

  Kate sighed and stirred her sweet tea “In theory, yeah. But I don’t really want to. I like them both. They have really unique personalities and the compliment each other. It’s kind of weird.” She muttered, almost to herself.

  “So you want them both?”

  “I didn’t say that.”

  “Then you’re going to leave them both alone and get the hell out of dodge?”

  “I didn’t say that either.”

  “You gotta do something, Kate. The longer you hang in limbo, the harder this is going to get. Plus, you’re messing with a friendship. That’s like...World war three. You know what I mean?”

  Kate sighed and leaned back “I guess so. But I’m just not willing to give up quite yet. Theres something special about them, Maddy. I can feel it. Like I just know there's something amazing about them.”

  Maddy cocked a brow and sighed “Well. It’s your call, doll. Plenty of people do the whole polyamory thing. I think it’s kind of a fad.”

  “Polyamory?” Kate asked, looking confused.

  “It’s when you date more than one person. Like an open relationship but in a closed circle. It’s kind of hard to explain.”

  “So I’m not the first person to deal with this problem, huh?”

  “Nah. People have been doing it for ages. Guys like it because it spreads out the gene pool. Gets more of their babies out there in the world.”

  Kate smiled a little and looked up at Maddy fondly “You’re a lifesaver, you know that?” She said with a sigh.

  “I know it. Now...Tell me about these irresistable men!”

  ***

  Maddy and Kate’s relationship was doing just fine but the same couldn’t be said for Jean and Marcus. They were struggling to exist together. They started working on separate schedules and Jean had even requested that Marcus get his own office, claiming that the man was too distracting. In the three hundred years they’d been working together he’d never been too much of a distraction but things weren’t the same anymore.

  Marcus sighed and sat back in his own chair, contemplating the things that were unfolding. There was a bittersweetness to the way he felt about Jean. He loved the man dearly but that didn’t matter when it came to Kate. This was one prize he wasn’t willing to share. As far as Marcus was concerned, he’d already claimed Kate.

  The night she’d come into the club early to meet with Jean, he’d smelled the other man on her her. He smelled his arousal and every dirty thing he wanted to do to her. It filled him with an anger he rarely experienced. Jean always had anger boiling just under the surface. He was hot tempered by nature. All dragons were, but Marcus managed to keep it buried. That night, though, it had come to the surface in a very visceral way.

  He knew right then and there that this was a fight he wasn’t ready to lose.

  Chapter 8

  Kate enjoyed her days off and returning to work was a bit of a challenge, especially with everything that was going on. After her conversation with Maddy she felt guilty about the obvious rift she’d caused between Jean and Marcus. She didn’t want to be the reason they stopped being friends. That was why she decided to tell them both that she wasn’t interested in dating either of them. She wasn’t going to be ‘claimed’. Besides, if they had some kind of blow up feud, she would be out of a job.

  She did her routine, not wanting to cause a fuss before the show and went back to her dressing room to change. She decided it would probably be better if she wasn’t half dressed when she turned down their advances.

  There was a moment of hesitation when she went out the side door. Their office and loft apartment was above the club but had no entrance from inside of it. You had to go out the side door and around to get to the steps that led to the office. She’d walked this route a million times but she was never alone and in the dark. She didn’t consider herself to be scared of the dark but as she stood in that doorway, something was telling her to turn around and go back inside.

  But she didn’t listen.

  ***

  Kate normally met Marcus at the bar but tonight he was alone. There was a moment where he thought that maybe he’d lost the fight. Maybe she’d gone to Jean. There was a sting of anger and jealousy that quickly turned to concern when Jean came to the bar instead. He held up a hand and ordered a whiskey for himself, not looking at Marcus.

  “So? Where is she? She didn’t come to the Alexander room. So...Congrats, I guess.” He muttered.

  Marcus looked up at his friend “Jean. She didn’t come to me. I thought she went to you.”

  Jean blinked and shook his head, concern running across his features. Kate always found one of them after the show. It was normally Marcus. She would get herself a White Russian, drink it down and then head home after he walked her to her car. None of that had happened tonight.

  Their eyes widened at the same time as their senses became acutely aware of Kate’s scent mixing with the smell of sheer terror. They both pushed away from the bar, all but running out the door of the club, hearing muffled screams when they burst through the doors.

  They followed the sound to the side of the building and came across Kate being backed into the wall by a drooling werewolf. His teeth were exposed, dripping with saliva as he inched closer, picking her clothes off piece by piece.

  She was sobbing, holding her hands out as she fell onto the cold ground, shivering “Please! No!”

  The next moment was a flash of claws an
d scales. Marcus and Jean ran towards the wolf, changing into their more lizard like forms. Great wings sprouted from the backs and their teeth became razor sharp, matching the claws that grew from their hands.

  What happened next was a blur for Kate. The sight of a werewolf and two dragon-like creatures fighting a bloody battle was too much for her brain to handle. Her head swimmed as she watched a spray of blood hit the wall, Jean’s claws digging into the werewolf who yowled in pain as it crumpled to the floor and the dragons swarmed it.

  Her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she collapsed against the stone wall, sliding down it before passing out completely. After that it was all just darkness. It was like a pure sleep with no disturbances. If it wasn’t for the nightmarish sight that had caused her to pass out, she might have called this pleasant.

  When he eyes finally opened she was in an unfamiliar bedroom. Light was pouring in through a small window on an opposite wall. Kate sat up slowly, putting a hand to her temple as the world began to spin again. She looked down, noticing that she was wearing a man’s pajamas. Her brows furrowed in confusion and then suddenly it all came back to her.

  There had been claws gleaming in the moonlight and fangs gnashing at her, trying to rip her apart and then...She was saved. Jean and Marcus had come tearing out of the club doors to her aid. Only...It wasn’t them. They had transformed into terrifying dragon like creatures that had ripped the wolf apart and saved her. She was sure that she was going to be next but...Here she was, unharmed and warm.

  A soft knock on the door made her jump, her eyes going wide as she stared at the handle. It started to twist and when it opened Marcus and Jean came through it. Marcus was holding a plate of eggs and bacon and Jean had a cup of tea. They settled on the bed and smiled at her, offering her the food.

  “Hey. How are you feeling?”

  She said nothing to them, just stared at them with wide eyes. Jean sighed a little “I think she’s still in shock. That’s a lot for someone to take in.”

  Kate let out a little squeak of a noise, clutching her blankets “Who...Who are you? What are you?”

  Jean smiled a little “We’re...Dragons.”

  “DRAGONS?!”

  Marcus put a hand over her mouth “SHHH! If you haven’t noticed, it’s a secret.”

  She swallowed but nodded and Marcus lower his hand “Yes. Dragons.”

  Kate nodded numbly and stared at her food “You’re...Dragons.” She whispered, almost trying to convince herself that it wasn’t a dream.

  “I know it’s hard to believe but-”

  She shook her head “I’m not having a hard time believing you’re dragons...I mean, I saw you last night. I know what I saw and I saw you turn into dragons...What I’m having a hard time believing is that...dragons can cook and not burn the ever living hell out of the food.”

  Chapter 9

  Jean and Marcus was surprised at how well Kate was taking everything. She’d had questions, of course. Who wouldn’t? But they were all very reasonable and down to earth. Marcus and Jean had been more skeptical about her acceptance than she'd been of them.

  They couldn't really help it, though. They'd spent their entire existence running and hiding. When people found out it meant that it was time to move on to another city. This time, things felt different. Kate somehow managed to bring an air of acceptance to what they had expected to be condemnation.

  She never showed any fear towards them and when they asked her if she was scared, she'd looked at them like they were absolutely insane.

  "What do I have to be afraid of?"She had asked "You saved my life. You've had so many opportunities to kill me. I've been alone with both of you on several occasions. I figured if you were going to kill me, you would have already."

  Despite her seemingly quick recovery, Jean and Marcus insisted on closing the club for a few days. They also insisted that Kate stay with them until they were sure she was alright. She had no complaints about that.

  One evening, they were sitting in the living room, piled up on the couch together. She looked between the two tall men and smiled, sighing happily "So, I thought I'd tell you. I made my decision on who I want to be with."

  Jean and Marcus visibly tensed. The rivalry had faded between them since Kate's attack. It was jolting for it to be brought up again.

  Jean cleared his throat a little "Oh?"

  She nodded "Yeah. I decided that I'm not choosing."

  Marcus blinked "I'm sorry?"

  "I'm choosing both of you."She turned to face them and smiled "I want you both."

  Kate slid from the couch and smiled, laying out on the fur rug she'd envisioned in her fantasy. She started wiggling her nighty up, exposing more and more of her legs "I said that I want both of you." She whispered.

  Marcus was the next person to get off the couch. He laid beside her and smiled "Is that so?"

  Jean joined them next, taking a brief moment to light the fire without help from matches or a lighter. The fire roared to life and he found himself beside her, leaning in close and wrapping his arms around her "I think...we would prefer sharing you, as well. If we can protect you better together, then we can love you better together." He whispered, stroking her hair back.

  Their love making was everything she imagined it would be. They were slow and gentle with her, stroking her cheek and caressing her breasts. They made every inch of her body sing with pleasure, taking turns filling her up.

  They fit each other perfectly. Marcus pressed to her back and Jean to her breasts. Each thrust brought a new wave of pleasure. They pleasure her far better together than they had alone.

  Of course she'd enjoyed the kisses and touches in the dressing room and private booth but this was far more intimate. One would slid inside if her, bringing her closer and closer to orgasm as the other dipped their fingers between her legs, toying with her clit, making her gasp and mewl out desperate sounds of pleasure.

  Marcus and Jean seemed to know exactly what made her tick. Every movement was like some plan of attack. It felt organized and she had to guess that this wasn’t their first romp in a situation like this. She barely had time to breathe between the moans and kisses. Any time she got a moment to suck in a breath of air she would let their names fall from her lips like a prayer.

  They didn’t leave a single inch of her body unclaimed. Together, the conquered her and made her feel loved and adored. This was so much more than physical pleasure. It was the feeling of being content and knowing her place in the world.

  She wasn’t the only ones. Jean and Marcus had gotten used to people running, leaving them in the dust and trying to kill them, that they had forgotten what acceptance was. They forgot what love felt like. Most of all, the felt ridiculous for fighting over her. She was such a beautiful woman and she deserved more love than one person could possibly give her. Maybe together, they could come close.

  It seems so fitting that her body was on fire. The heat was the strongest between her legs, seeping out into the rest of her body. Her orgasm came on strong and when she finally climaxed (those boys took their time) it was like she was sing through the skies, watching world's being born.

  Lights exploded behind her eyes and she floated back down to earth, shivering and giggling, holding her lovers close to her body, not willing to let them go.

  And this time, when she opened her eyes, she wasn't alone. She was wrapped in the arms of the men she knew she was going to spend the rest of her life with. She knew it was a crazy thought. She knew that this whole thing could fall apart. There were a lot of complications in this particular situation, but she didn’t care about any of them. She was happy and content and it was all she could have ever hoped for.

  They fell asleep by the fire, their bodies a content tangle of limbs. A smile played on each of their lips as they fell asleep, dreaming of one another. This was how life was supposed to be.

  Chapter 10

  Kate would soon learn that dragons were not stationary creatures. They were often fo
rced to move around because of angry villagers but even if that never happened, they couldn’t stay in one spot too long. They were natural wanderers. Jean and Marcus had seen the world a hundred times over but it wasn’t quite enough. They wanted to see more, but most of all, they wanted to show Kate the beauty of the world.

  So that’s what they did. The three of them traveled the world together, seeing the sights, making love and falling in love. The first time She had told them she loved them was on top of the Eiffel tower. There had been tears as the wind stung their faces. They had thrown their arms around each other and they showered her with kisses.

  Her pregnancy had been announced at the pyramids of Giza. A shocked awe had run through Jean and Marcus and both of them couldn’t help wonder who's baby it might be. In the end, none of that mattered. They were one big happy family and the proud papas were thrilled to welcome their fourth little adventurer.

  Calvary was a healthy baby boy who was born in the spring. It fit his demeanor. He was a happy, bouncy baby who made everyone around him smile. His parents couldn’t have been more proud of him.

  But even this new addition didn’t damper their travels and their adventures. There had been a small moment of panic when Cal’s wings came in. They had been on a train, traveling through Japan when the scaly wings popped out of his back and fluttered with wild abandon. Some quick thinking on Jean’s part save the day when he tucked the little winds into the straps of the toddlers small backpack.

  They were happy, they truly were.

  Every now and then, they took a break from their travels. Cal was a growing boy and needed rest and plenty of food. When they became weary of traveling, they would return to their little home on the coast of Italy. It was a modest cottage with everything they could have ever wanted. Kate had always wanted a modest life.

  She smiled and leaned her head into her hand as she watched Cal run around and stack blocks. He was four now and a rambunctious tyke. Coming home had been Jean’s decisions. He and Marcus knew that Cal was about to discover his wings, claws and everything else that baby dragons came equipped with.