My Protector (Bewitched and Bewildered Book 2) (10 page)

Meryn perked up. "Really?"

"Get your measurements done and we'll see what happens."

Meryn turned to Ryuu. "Okay, call those tailors, tell them any time next week is good."

Ryuu bowed. "Yes,
denka.
"

Elizabeth pulled out her phone and checked the time. "Come on Meryn, we still need to go to the book store for your history books and that lovely pastry shop before we head back to the estate." She turned to Sydney and held up her empty cup. "Can I get one to go?"

Meryn drained her cup. "Me too, please. When we get back we have to start on those databases and if I'm not caffeinated the lines of code blur together."

"I'll make them extra-large." Sydney stood and started their drinks.

"Thanks, Sydney." Meryn turned to her. "What do you think the guys are doing?"

"Probably working very hard at being muscular and training with their clubs and sticks."

Meryn laughed. "They are so boring."

"We put up with them anyway," Elizabeth smiled.

*****

"I installed the spell alarm over the front windows," Quinn said wiping his hands.

Aiden looked at the small runes in the window frame. "Good work."

Colton walked over to them carrying a large box and handed it to Gavriel with a grunt. Gavriel looked down at the box, then back up to Colton.

"It's C4; can you run it back to the armory? I confiscated it from Graham, I think he's forgetting we actually have to live here. I want to head back before they sneak something else in." Colton turned and hurried back the way he came.

Aiden's eyes widened and he started walking toward the backdoor. "Graham!"

Gavriel shook his head and decided to take the long way around to avoid that argument. He walked out of the front door and around the house. He was on his way back from the armory when he heard someone call his name.

"Gavriel. Gavriel Ambrosios."

He stopped and looked around. Moving slowly he reached behind him under his jacket and grabbed his gun.

"Tssk, tssk. No need to get violent, I just wanted to chat."
 

Gavriel pulled the gun, released the safety and brought it up.

"Come out where I can see you, then we can talk," he suggested.

"I am out where you can see me; maybe your transition is messing with your eyesight."

Gavriel flinched. The disembodied voice chuckled. "Oh yes, we know about that. You're at your weakest, aren't you? We've been watching you. Everyday you're one step closer to becoming like us. I'm here to tell you, you have been chosen."

"I am nothing like you. I have a mate, my soul is anchored. Chosen for what?" he asked.

"You'll see."

"And if I refuse?"

"You won't have a choice. Ta ta for now."

Gavriel swiveled to the left, then to the right, he couldn't hear anything. Cursing, he walked backwards to the porch before putting his gun away. The bastards were too close to home for his comfort, especially now that his mate was here.

Walking inside Gavriel spotted Oron Vi'Eirson and Christoff Du'Prince, the fae and vampire warriors from the Gamma Unit.

"Can you do a full perimeter sweep? Check for any signs of an intruder and report back. Be on alert." Both men saluted. Oron pulled out his gun and checked the chamber. "You look a bit spooked sir. Are we checking for anything in particular?"

Gavriel growled and both men straightened. He knew it wasn't like him to show emotion, but the transition was making him volatile.
 

"Another one of those invisible bastards showed up here at the Alpha estate not five minutes ago. Start north and head around east. I'm going to find Aiden and send a second group south. Check in every five minutes."

"Those fucks! I'm getting real sick of this shit." Christoff bared his fangs and hissed. The large fae clapped him on the back. "Cheer up, we may find them this time." Christoff's answering grin was scary. Oron turned to Gavriel, "We'll be back, sir."

Gavriel went inside to search for Aiden. He found him and pulled him and Colton into the hallway. "I just had a feral stop me outside, seemed he wanted to talk. I didn't see a bloody thing though." Gavriel ran a hand through his hair.

Colton growled. "Sonofabitch! They are getting bold coming up to the Alpha estate. What did he say?" Colton asked. Gavriel could see his jaw was tight. Aiden hadn't said a word but anger was rolling off of him in waves.

"Basically that 'they' knew I was in transition and at my weakest." He turned to Aiden. "Maybe these alarms and defense enhancements aren't such a bad idea. We need to also check into figuring out a spell that can be used to set a perimeter. I don't like how close they're coming, especially when we can't see them."

Aiden had to take two deep breaths before he answered. "We need to get a unit out there looking for them."
 

Gavriel nodded, "I sent Oron and Christoff out, they are heading north."

"Then we'll get the rest of their unit to join them and send Beta south. Tell Keelan and Darian that Alpha Unit is house sitting for a couple days while we figure out a way to set a perimeter."

 
Colton nodded and pushed off the wall. "I'll get everyone moving. I can't sit still right now. What if Meryn or Elizabeth had been back there?" he asked quietly clenching his fists.
 

Gavriel felt his stomach turn. "We can't think like that, it will be a distraction. Let's concentrate on what we can do."

"I'm going to pull Keelan, Quinn Foxglove from Gamma and Kade Burdock from Beta to start on spell research." Aiden didn't say another word and walked away. Gavriel knew how he felt.

Colton laid a hand on his shoulder. "Thank the Gods they still seem to be afraid of Ryuu's
shikigami
. Don't worry; we won't let anything happen to Meryn or Elizabeth."

"Thank you my friend."

"I'll be getting Graham and Sascha together if you need me."

Gavriel watched as Colton walked towards the front door. He had only just found his mate, he couldn't lose her, not when he had just found her.

*****

"What the fuck!"
 

Gavriel recognized Meryn's voice and went running. He nearly collided with Aiden in the hall as both men ran for the front door. When they got there they came to a grinding halt. Both women were huddled together and were being shielded by Ryuu, all three were covered in blue flames. Shopping bags lay at their feet. In a perfect circle on the porch, scorch marks showed where the fire spell had gone off around them. Aiden immediately went to the wall by the door and removed the hanging brass ornament. He carefully moved it to the second peg located on the outside of the drawn spell circle disarming the alarm.
 

He turned to his mate. "Oh my Gods! Meryn! Baby, are you okay? I thought we had disarmed the front door. It shouldn't have been active while you were still out." Aiden rushed forward only to be brought up short by a growling Ryuu. Gavriel had never seen the normally calm squire ever look so angry. Ryuu stepped forward and bumped chests with Aiden.

"Do you know what could have happened if I had not been with her!" he shouted.

"Back off squire. You don't know what's happened here today," Aiden said, getting in Ryuu's face.
 

Gavriel pulled a shaken Elizabeth into his arms. Meryn was trying to wedge herself between her mate and her squire.

"Calm down both of you! Aiden, why in the hell is our house booby-trapped? What happened?" Meryn was rubbing her hand up and down Aiden's arm.
 

Glaring at Ryuu he pulled Meryn against him and rubbed his chin on her head.

Elizabeth turned to him. "Gavriel, what is it? What's happened?"

He and Aiden exchanged looks. Gavriel sighed, there was no point in keeping them in the dark.

"We had a feral come on to the property today. He got extremely close to the house." Gavriel watched as Ryuu folded his arms over his chest.

Meryn turned to Aiden. "Is that why you booby-trapped the door?"

"It isn't booby-trapped. Initially I had the men help set alarms through the house for you. So you'd feel safer in our home, but after today I have Keelan, Quinn and Kade looking into creating a perimeter spell. I don't even want them close enough to set off an alarm."

Gavriel watched Meryn's face soften. "You're the best husband any woman could ask for."
 

Aiden looked down at his mate. "Do you really mean that? We can have a real wedding if you want one."

Meryn shook her head. "I was being petty this morning and I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. I was scared about something else and took it out on you."

"Come on Meryn, I need to inspect every inch of you to make sure you're okay." He scooped her up and turned to Ryuu.

"Thank you for saving her. Have Colton show you where the alarms are set."

Ryuu nodded. "I'll also work with Keelan, there may be some things I can do to help with a spell." He bowed to Meryn and walked away.

Aiden turned to Gavriel and grinned before he sprinted up the stairs with his giggling mate.

"Never a dull moment around here is there?" his mate asked him. When he looked down her eyes were twinkling.

"No." He looked around. Everyone else was busy. He held out his arm. "Could I interest you in a mid-afternoon respite?"

Her eyes widened and she blushed. She laid her hand on his arm. "That sounds lovely."

Gavriel waited until they reached the top of the stairs before he began to grab his mate's rounded ass. The thrill of the chase had his blood boiling. He shut the door and began to strip out of his clothes. Laughing, she jumped on the bed. Unfortunately, momentum carried her off the bed and into the wall. He watched in horror as she slid down out of sight.

"Beth?" He ran over to the bed. There was only a few inches gap between the wall and the bed. He looked up frustrated. The headboard was built into the wall.

"Beth, answer me." He was about to rip the bed away from the wall when he felt something on his foot. When he looked down, a tiny snow white bunny was nuzzling his leg.

Carefully, he picked her up. "You constantly amaze me. My little bunny." His mate licked his face then wiggled in his hands. He set her down on the bed and watched in wonder as she shifted back to human. She shook out her long blonde hair and smiled up at him impishly.

"I've had to shift to my rabbit form on more than one occasion to get out of a sticky situation. Of course shifting back without clothes was always tricky."

He finished unbuttoning his shirt and let it drop to the floor. Smiling, she turned over until she was on all fours and began to crawl towards the head of the bed. Gavriel felt his fangs burst through his gums as her ass swayed back and forth, tempting him. He kicked off his shoes and dropped his pants before pulling off his socks. The fabric of his boxer briefs against his cock was almost painful. He shucked out of them and climbed onto the bed. He reached out and pulled on her ankle until she was flat on her stomach. He began to tickle the arch of her foot. Laughing she thrashed around on the bed.

Gavriel watched her unguarded expression and couldn't help the joy in his heart. Over the centuries he had been with many women, but he had never experienced these types of simple moments.

"I'm ... I'm ... so ... gonna ... kick your ass. Just ... as ... soon ... as ... I can ... breathe!" his mate yelled. He took mercy on her and released her leg. She turned over on to her back breathing hard and smiling. "You're crazy."

"I prefer the term eccentric." He relaxed next to her and lazily ran his fingers down her body. He started at her collarbone, he followed the line of her body between her breasts, down the slope of her stomach until he reached her rounded mound. Watching her expression carefully he lightly teased the tiny, soft hairs before moving to trace down her leg.

"Humph." She practically growled at him.

He raised an eyebrow at her sour expression.

"Did you say something, darling?" he asked.

"Oh yes, yes I did. I said, please fuck me now."

He rolled and in an instant lay nestled between her legs. When he ran his tongue over his lips, he saw her eyes glaze over with lust at the sight of his fangs. Not many women could orgasm from being bitten, he was a lucky bastard that Elizabeth was one of the rare ones that did.

"Are you ready for me? If I tease you again will my fingers find you wet?" he growled in her ear.

"Gods yes, please Gavriel, don't make me beg," she panted.

"I would never make you beg my sweet Beth, if anything I would be the one begging to have one more taste of you." He reached down and rubbed the head of his cock up and down between her folds making sure she was ready before plunging as deep as he could.

They moaned in unison. Slowly he glided in and out of her taking his time. He wanted to make this last. Pushing himself up he felt the muscles of his arms flex, but it was worth it, he could now reach her neck. Instinctively she tilted her head, her hands coming up to cup his ass. He felt her fingernails digging into his flesh and loved every second. He thrust deep and she cried out. The look of wild abandon on her face was his undoing. Leaning in, he sank his fangs deep in her neck. She screamed her pleasure and met him thrust for thrust as he increased the pace.

He felt her body spasm around his cock signaling her first orgasm. Grinning against her neck he continued to feed. He waited until the spasming stopped before he changed his rhythm. He thrust as deep as he could and began to hammer into her. When he heard her breath hitch he reached down and twisted her nipple before immediately moving to her clit. The second he touched her she exploded again.
 

His own orgasm came in a rush of blood and cum. Lifting from her neck he watched as her blood dripped onto the sheets. He threw his head back and roared as his balls emptied. Breathing hard with shaking arms he leaned down and swiped his tongue over the holes on her neck to close them. Gently he pulled out of her and collapsed to one side.

"At least I didn't black out this time," she said, yawning drowsily.