Raven's Desires (Night Hunters) (22 page)

“I’m guessing you are right.”

Kristian growled when a knock came at the door.

“What?”

“Bloody hell, are you two going to have sex all day? Remember, the slayer still has to eat food,” Shane said from the other side of the door.

“You know he’s like a five year old sometimes,” Kristian told her through clenched teeth.

“I heard that!”

“You were meant to.”

Raven laughed.

“Anyhow, Veronica wanted to see Raven before I take her home. You think you can spare her for about ten minutes, Kristian? I’m sure it will still be up unless you are having problems.”

“God, when I get out there I’m going to kick his ass.”

Kristian moved to get up but Raven stopped him with a kiss. Kristian turned his attention to Raven quickly. The kiss intensified so quickly, Raven hadn’t thought Kristian would be ready to take her again.

This time Kristian took her hard and fast. Letting go of everything and just being with her. He brought them both to a quick release before letting her up to take a shower.

* * * *

“Holy shit!”

Kristian ran downstairs when he heard Veronica screaming. Shane ran up to Veronica, grabbed her around the waist and pulled her back inside the door.

Kristian stopped when he saw two female bodies lying at his door.

“Who the hell would do something like that?” Veronica screamed.

Raven ran down the stairs. Her hand flew over her mouth when she saw the bodies.

“Raven, take Veronica in the other room,” Kristian told his mate.

She immediately grabbed Veronica who was still screaming at the top of her voice into the other room.

“You know, Kristian,” Shane said as he pulled out his cell phone. “Someone is really pissing me off. Killing these females and leaving them right at our door. What did they expect, the police to see this?”

Kristian did not touch the bodies, only inspected them. He spotted a bite mark on one of the girl’s neck. A vampire bite.

“Well, I know it’s a vampire. I can’t pick up on any scent so it has to be some type of spell around them.”

“I need a clean-up. Two females, unknown. Drained of blood.” Shane listened for a moment. “I don’t know who did it. I think someone was trying to frame us or something. Just get here and get them up.”

Shane reached down and grasped the girl’s arms.

“What are you doing?”

Shane pulled them enough that he could close the door.

“Council said they have another clean up of two men dead at the Corner Café. They advised me to pull them inside so that no one would see them.”

Kristian walked over to the couch, taking the blanket that he and Raven had lain under, and placed it on top of the bodies.

“Let’s hope they get here soon. I don’t what those just lying around while Raven and Veronica are here.”

“Yeah, let’s go check on them.”

Kristian grabbed Shane’s arm stopping him.

“What?”

“Is this thing with Veronica serious?”

Shane frowned at him. Kristian knew that Shane didn’t know what a serious relationship meant. But he’d never seen him with the same woman so many nights in a row. Maybe every couple of months, but never the same week.

Shane snarled and snatched away. “Hell no. She’s just good in bed, is all. I will be attached to no one.”

Kristian smirked.

“What? I’m telling you the truth. I have no interest in Veronica besides getting pussy. Now, if you’re finished with the twenty questions, can we go make sure we correct this?”

“Sure you are not?”

“No I’m not. I haven’t bitten her anywhere near her neck. I’m not getting intimate with her. Just having fun.”

* * * *

Raven rocked with Veronica. She held her in her arms as Veronica cried.

“Raven, what’s going on here? It seems that Shane and Kristian are not normal. I mean, Shane told me they are some type of private detectives, and now dead bodies are showing up.” Veronica pulled back. “You know I have this mark on top of my breast that Shane says is a hickey, but I don’t think it is. It looks like a bite mark.”

Raven wondered what brought on this reaction from Veronica. Shane couldn’t have been that careless to let Veronica see or hear what she shouldn’t.

“Why do you think that?”

“Last night, I woke him up with some special attention. He made this growling noise and pounced on me while in his sleep. Even in the dark I swore his eyes glowed and he had what looked like fangs. I woke later and he said that I must have been dreaming, but I know I wasn’t.”

“Ladies,” Shane said then walked into the kitchen.

“Shane, what the hell is going on here?” Veronica went up to him.

“Come to me and let me tell you.”

Raven watched as Shane’s eyes flashed bright white before returning to their normal light brown. Veronica stopped walking and stared at Shane.

Raven looked at Kristian then back to Shane before speaking. “What…”

Kristian quickly placed a hand over Raven’s mouth stopping her sentence. When she looked at him he shook his head.

Do not speak, or you can interrupt what he’s doing.

What is he doing to her, Kristian?

Erasing a lot of things from her mind. The bodies, along with other mistakes that he has let her see. Shane is older than me, a lot older, but he still makes mistakes. He says he will erase her mind of any unusual things before taking her home.

Is that bad, will it mess up her mind?

No, not at all. It’s very safe.

Raven looked back at Shane, who had not moved nor said a word, but she had a feeling he was doing it by mind. She looked back at Kristian.

You can take your hand from my mouth. I’m not going to say anything.

Nah, I like this, so peaceful now.

Raven opened her mouth and bit down on the palm of his hand. Not hard enough to tear skin but hard enough that he would feel it. He removed his hand, looking at her teeth marks.

Kristian gave her a sinful smile.

Careful, I like being bit.

I’m sure you do.

“Okay, I’m going to call a cab to come pick her up. I don’t want to leave and they come to clean up,” Shane broke the silence.

“No,” Raven stopped. “I will drive her home. You two can stay here and clean up.”

Raven walked up to Veronica who still had not moved or spoken. Raven waved a hand in front of her face.

“Is she going to be okay?”

“Yeah,” Shane said then snapped his fingers.

Veronica breathed out then smiled. “So, I guess I got to go. I have work soon.”

Veronica looked around the kitchen at them all. She shrugged.

“That’s fine. Let me get my coat.”

“Raven is going to drive you home,” Shane said.

“Your car was returned this morning, Raven. I forgot to tell you,” Shane said.

“Oh, great.”

“Whoa.” Shane grabbed Veronica’s arm when she tried to go into the living room to retrieve her jacket. “I’ll get it. We are, you know, waxing the floors.”

“Thanks,” Veronica told him.

Shane made a mad dash for the living room.

“Get her keys off the hook,” Kristian yelled to Shane.

Kristian walked up to Raven. “You be careful. Drop her off and come right back.”

“Oh, Raven is going to spend the night. Nice.” Veronica teased. “We have something to talk about on the ride.”

Raven laughed.

“I will be right back. I promise.”

Kristian leaned towards her, pressing his lips to hers. Oh God, just kissing Kristian made her feel like the earth moved. His touch sent chills down her spine. He pressed his tongue into her mouth, deepening the kiss. Shane clearing his throat could not break the kiss. Finally, Kristian pulled back. He pressed his forehead to hers, his eyes were closed.

“I love you,” Kristian whispered.

“I love you, too.”

Raven didn’t know that loving a man could be this wonderful. Kristian meant the world to her and she would do anything to live these moments over and over again.

“Awwwww. That’s so sweet,” Veronica said, making them pull away from each other. “All Shane says to me is harder or faster.”

Raven gagged. “TMI.”

“I agree,” Kristian added.

“You two are not saints. It’s not like you don’t know what sex is. Hence, what you two have been doing since last night,” Shane teased.

Kristian jumped at Shane but Raven grabbed his arm.

“Just let me kick his ass, baby. It’s been about a month since I have.”

“No, Kristian. We can do this fairly down in the workout room where you won’t break anything.” She pulled Kristian to her. “Once I get back and once you win, I can reward you.”

Shane snorted. “
If
he wins. What do I get if I win?”

“My foot in your ass,” Raven said.

“Oh she has been around you for too long, Kristian. Already picking up on your bad habits.”

Raven ignored Shane and gave Kristian a quick kiss. The faster she dropped off Veronica the faster she could come back and be with her love.

“Hurry back,” Kristian said again.

“I will.”

Shane handed her the keys and puckered up for a kiss from Raven.

“Veronica can take care of that,” Raven said then elbowed him in the gut as she walked by.

“Nah. I don’t kiss.”

* * * *

“I can’t believe that Billy closed for the night. I still need my key to get into my apartment,” he heard the other female talking as she opened the door. “I’m sorry this is taking you out of your way, Raven.”

“It’s fine. Kristian and Shane are probably fighting to the death now.”

Veronica laughed.

“They are so different, Shane and Kristian. I’m sure they’ve been friends a long time.”

They walked into the café talking among each other.

“Yeah they are.”

“How…” Veronica stopped talking and fell to the ground.

“Veronica!” Raven raced to her side.

“No need to worry, sweet slayer. This time I needed to do it.”

Raven jumped back, putting distance between her and Alec. “What the fuck did I tell you about doing that shit to my friends?”

Alec waved his hand again and a force field surrounded them.

“I know, but I only want you.”

Raven backed up until her back touched the field around them. She concentrated and the field around them expanded twice before blowing up into pieces.

“Oh, she has gotten stronger overnight. This may take a moment.”

“Alec, what the hell do you want?”

“I told you before. I want you. My master wants out!”

Raven froze at what he said.

“Master?”

“Yes, my sweet slayer, we only met a short time ago, but now it’s time to say goodbye to so many memories.”

Raven did not move.

“You do know that mind control thingy doesn’t work on me.”

“Indeed. That’s why I came up with this.”

Alec pulled out a needle with bright red liquid from his pocket. He pulled the top off of it and squirted some of the liquid out.

“I’m not letting you inject me with that.”

Alec growled at her, his fangs emerging from his gums.

“You have no choice.”

Alec charged her with the needle. Raven fell to her back, her right foot catching Alec in the stomach, her left hand knocking the needle out of the way while her right hand held onto his shirt. He went over her, flying into the wall, knocking plaster and pictures down.

“Fucking bitch.”

Raven jumped up from the floor, running over to Alec as he stood. She roundhouse kicked him in the face, knocking him to the ground again.

“Don’t call me a bitch.”

Raven lifted her leg, ready to kick him in the face. Alec caught her right leg, tugging at it to make her fall flat on her back. She cried out when she hit the ground hard.

Alec was over her before she had a chance to move, pressing down on her chest with his weight. He drew back and landed a punch to her face. Again, another punch, splitting her lip.

Raven bucked up, sending him over her shoulders. She followed him, landing on top of his chest. She struck him once, twice, then a third time. Blood gushed from his mouth. Alec swu,ng connecting with her face, hitting her so hard she flew back, hitting the wall. Raven crumbled to the ground, the air knocked from her lungs. She spit out blood as she stood.

Raven blinked a couple of times. She spotted Alec standing behind Veronica, the needle pressed to her neck.