A Vampire's Touch (The Red Velvet Trilogy) (11 page)

“Jax is going to suffer as I have.  He will watch as you die before his very
eyes
,
”
h
e
hissed and I knew at that moment he was totally insane.

I heard the running and seconds later the door to the bedroom burst off its hinges, Jax stood on the other side, eyes blazing in anger. 

“I’m going to fucking kill you.  Slowly.”

He lunged but Cade held him back.  The others filed into the room.  Simian and another Elemental.

“Milo. Do your thing.” Cade ordered.

“I can’t.  He’s touching her body. She will also feel it.”

“Dagen, I’m the one you want.  Leave Sienna out of this!”  Jax hissed.

Dagen laughed.  “Oh but it wouldn’t be any fun, especially now that she carries your mutt inside of her. That, my brother, just makes it all the better.”

My eyes pleaded for Jax to stop.  His fury was going to get him killed.  I had to do something before that happened.  It was because of me their hands were tied.  I cringed at the sounds coming from outside.  It was obvious Jax’s people were out there defending the house against invasion. 

“
Milo, there has to be a way!” Cade insisted.

Milo lowered his eyebrows in thought.  “She has to do it.  Only she knows what she can resist.  I may kill them both.”

Milo looked at me as he spoke and I began to understand what I needed to do. 

“She won’t risk the brat’s life, will you Sienna?  Do you want to do that to your own son?”

The pain in Jax’s eyes was my undoing.  I loved this child we had created together but I needed to make a choice.  If I didn’t, I would lose them both.  Closing my eyes, I concentrated, feeling the heat generating from deep within me.  It seeped out of my pores
heating me like a
firestorm
. 
Turning my effort back in, I pushed
the heat back, allowing ice cold to penetrate my womb and protect my baby.  Only then did I let the inferno roar out of me. 
The blast caught Dagen in the chest, pushing him back.  Jax charged, shifting in midair.  The huge black wolf took
Dagen
down, tearing his throat out in one deadly bite. 

I was falling.  The floor came up, greeting me before darkness did.  The last thing I saw were flames engulfing the room.

Bright lights blinded me when I tried to open my eyes.  The room was unfamiliar to me, very white and sterile.  Was I in some kind of hospital? 

“Hey beautiful.”

That voice was exactly what I needed to hear.  Jax sat in a chair next to the bed, his features drawn. 

“Hey yourself.  Where am I?” I tried to sit up and he stopped me.

“Take it easy.
You’re
at
Dr
. Crane’s clinic.”

I felt hot.  Kind of like you did after lying out in the sun for hours without sunscreen.  My eyes shot to his.

“The baby?”

“Is fine.  He’s stubborn like his mother.” He grinned.

Relief flooded me.  I touched my stomach softly. 

“The house, however, is gone.  Burnt to ashes.”

My breath froze in my chest
and the room cooled considerably
.

“You’re getting pretty good at this.” He smirked

“It’s not funny.  I destroyed your home!”

He got in the bed and wrapped his arms around me. 

“We couldn’t live there anyway.  It was already compromised.  Cade’s been telling me to move into our facility under the club for a while now. I have a large apartment there.  Losing the house isn’t what hurts the most.  This is.”

He brought a hand to my hair, pulling it over my shoulder.  I gasped at the short
er
length.

“The flames singed your hair.  Onyx came by while you slept and cut it. 

A single tear ran down my cheek.  Then the dam burst and I wa
s in his arms.  I don’t know
if
it
was the emotional rollercoaster of my pregnancy or his loss.  Maybe it was a delayed reaction to the terror I had felt just hours before.  But I really knew.  Deep down I knew that my biggest fear was losing him.  I loved him more than my own life.  It was fast and crazy, this emotion I had but it was real.  He must
sensed my emotions
because he pulled back, gazing into my eyes, reassuring himself of my feelings.  Then he held me tighter.

Three days had changed my life completely.  One night had rearranged my life…
forever
.

Epilogue

Ten months later…

I pulled back and gazed at him, running my fingers through his soft hair.  Bright amber eyes looked back at me.  Sitting on the large porch of our weekend home, I looked out at the forest with its colorful foliage.  Autumn was a beautiful time in upstate New York.  The air was crisp and smelled of fallen leaves.  It was unusually warm today.  I smiled know
ing exactly why.  This world had
its advantages.  A long howl broke the silence and a flock of birds burst from one of the tallest trees. 

“There comes daddy.” I whispered in my son’s tiny ear.  Logan stared back at me and made some excited sounds.  So young and he already loved his father unconditionally.  I glance up and Jax was there.  He came to us still in wolf form, wanting Logan to grow accustomed.  Amber ey
es regarded me intently and I sa
nk my hands into silky black fur.  He sniffed at his son, tickling his toes.  Logan giggled, loving the sensation.  The wolf moved behind my chair then I felt two strong hands at my shoulders, reminding me of that first night at his club.  He leaned down and whispered in my ear. 

“Logan’s asleep.  Let’s head inside for some mommy daddy time.” 

His hands ran down my long hair.  It was almost to my waist, and I wouldn’t cut it for all the gold in the world.  Looking over my shoulder, I smiled. 

“I would love that.”

“And I love
you
,
”
h
e
whispered
.

About the Author

Mina J. Moore has been putting words together for years now.  She enjoys writing about hot bad boy type heroes and their feisty woman.
Paranormal is her favorite but she can skip around to other Romantic genres without a problem!   A Vampire’s Touch is her third published work. 

Author Contact Information:

http://www.minajmoore.
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Other Books by Mina J. Moore

Deadly Temptations

Careful What You Wish For Anthology (Velvet Dawn, A Red Velvet Trilogy Short Story)

Look for
Velvet Dreams
, Book One in The Red Velvet Trilogy.

Empress

I am tired of the snobbish life of an Elite princess.  Freedom a
nd fun is what I crave and I kno
w just the way to go about it.  As I sneak out to enjoy the night life, I come upon the face that has haunted my dreams for the past month.  I know this
vampire
is mine, I’ve seen it and as a Clairvoyant, there is no
doubt
.  His sinuous amber eyes lock onto mine and I am
taken
.   Elites didn’t mingle with Shifters in any way shape or fashion but I wasn’t going to let that stand in my way…
.

Cade

The ground drops
from under me when I see
th
e blue-eyed angel
.  She
doesn’t
belong in my chaotic world and should be sur
rounded by
silks and diamonds
instead
.  When she approaches, I hold her at arm’s length, tr
ying to do the noble thing.  I’
m not the noblest person.  My instincts scream for her, my body roars with passion.  There isn’t a place for her here.  It
will
never work but I can’t resist her…
.