Defender's Blood Alex's Destiny (An Urban Fantasy) (13 page)

She could feel him throbbing against her behind. “Are you ready?” He spoke in a very quiet voice.

“Yes,” she gasped out.

“
Now – do you want it soft and slow or hard and fast?”

OMG her heart lurched, what was her answer? What did she want? “The second one,” she moaned.

“What? You need to tell me Alexina,” Zach said quietly.

“
Hard and fast,” she managed to say, the next second he entered her – hard and fast.

She was gasping for breath, oh dear God her body was in ecstasy. In a very short time she was nearing her climax and just as she was nearly there Zach pulled out and flipped her over. He reached over to his side table and pulled the drawer open. He pulled out a black silk tie and moved back over her. He took her hands and tied them together – all the while staring into her eyes.

She had never done anything like this before and she was full of anticipation and a little fear. He placed them above her head and used the ends to secure her to the headboard.

Zach then nipped her bottom lip, drawing blood, he lapped at it and then moved to her neck, again a little nip and couple of laps of blood. Then her shoulder, then moved to her breasts – he bit just above the nipple on both and when he bit into her flesh there she just about came. He looked up and laughed – he could feel her desperately trying to hold on.

He continued down and nipped at her belly button then farther down to her hips, farther still and he nipped near the top of each of her thighs, just above her stockings. She was breathing hard and didn’t think she could hold out much longer. “Please,” she whimpered.

“
What was that?” he asked.

“
Please Zach, I can’t hold on much longer, please, I need you – now!”

He laughed as he answered her plea. “Always ready to please,” and positioned himself above her.

Just as he was about to enter she tried to move her hands. He groaned his response. “No – they’re staying there. I love the way your breasts are with your hands up there.”

Zach entered her holding himself up on his arms so that he was above and not lying directly on top of her. He was watching her breasts as they moved with each thrust. He dropped his head and once again nipped one. The intense pleasure that shot through Alex was beyond words. He nipped the other one and again that pleasure ripped through her. She was gasping for air and pushing her hips up to meet his.

Finally he pulled her head to the side and bit into her neck, more forcefully than ever before and pulled on the blood flowing there. She screamed in total abandon and her body responded to him in a way she didn’t know it could. She was totally lost in the feelings running through her. She opened her eyes just as he pulled away and reared back with one final thrust as his seed erupted into her and roared in release.

He collapsed on top of her and then moved so he was at her side. He released her hands from the headboard then untied them.

“Now THAT was the most amazing sex I have ever had,” he mumbled.

“
Yup,” was all Alex could get past her lips.

They slept in the next morning and Alex was feeling a little hung-over when she awoke. She was a little embarrassed to note that she still had her stockings on.

Zach pulled her close and told her. “You should wear those more often!” He was leaning in for a kiss when his mobile rang. He got out of bed and retrieved it from the pocket of the trousers he had on the night before. It was Thadius – they were to go to the HO for a meeting in an hour.

With not a lot of time, they went straight to the shower and then got dressed. Alex managed a quick coffee and a bit of toast, which she was direly in need of, and then off to the meeting.

Alex was feeling nervous – she wasn’t sure she had it in her to pull this off. Zach looked over. “You’ll be fine, you are stronger than you think Alex, I can see it in you.”

She thought for a moment before replying. “I hope so Zach, I hope so.” They rode in silence for the rest of the way.

Chapter 11

When they arrived at Thadius’s office there were more people there than they expected. There was Thadius of course, and Tatiana, but Vlad was there with another man. He looked very tough and seemed a bit scary to Alex.

Also present were two women – she hadn’t met them so didn’t have a clue who they were. Zach said hello to them as if he knew them.

Thadius made the introductions. “Alexina, you know Vlad but this is his second in command Dmitri and these two lovely ladies are Rhianna – who was Amelia’s second and Brianna, who is Rhianna’s sister and has flown in from Canada. It was Brianna who first alerted us to the fact that you were in danger. If not for her vision then you would surely be dead, I don’t want to sound overly dramatic Alexina, but that’s the truth of the matter. She has been a great help regarding the deciphering of the journal and we now think we have all the information required. I won’t lie – this is going to be dangerous but we don’t have any other option open to us. This ritual must be performed and you are the only one who can do it.” He looked on her fondly and calmly. Alex’s guts knotted in apprehension.

“
I will let Tatiana give all the details of what is going to happen.” He waved a hand at her to come forward.

“
I think we should all sit down, come, there are chairs set up.” Tatiana said and she led everyone to the coffee table. There was the sofa and two armchairs opposite and some other chairs had been added so they could all sit comfortably in a circle.

“
Alex, honey, I know you are scared, and that’s good, it means you will be focused. We now know where the ritual must take place. It is in a cave, in the Highlands, and the opening is warded so that it seems invisible to the naked eye. We have the coordinates that will take you to it and Rhianna and Brianna are going with you. They will be able to make the door appear and cancel any wards so that you all may enter. It is usually only the Defender alone that enters but we feel it prudent that you do not attempt this yourself. Zach, Vlad and Dmitri will also be going with you – they will be the ‘muscle’ so to speak. Their job, and only job, is to protect you.” Tatiana stopped to take a mouthful of her herbal tea then continued.

“
Now, Rhianna and Brianna know what the spell is that must be spoken as you firstly place your mother’s amulet, her necklace, into a stone altar that is in the cave. When you have placed the necklace you must then speak the words, in the ancient tongue, and cut your hand for your blood to flow over the altar where your amulet will be. Only when the spell is complete will the doors to hell be safe for another generation – approximately 35 to 45 years. I know this is daunting Alexina, but you CAN do this.”

“
What if I can’t?” Alex whispered, so low that if most of the people in the room didn’t have very acute hearing they wouldn’t have heard her.

Zach was at his usual place, perched on the arm of the chair she was in. “Darling, I know you can, we will all be with you. We won’t let anything happen to you.” He tried to calm her, he could feel the self-doubt coursing through her.

“You promise me, Vampire?” She looked into his eyes.

“
I promise, meine Kleine” And she buried her head into him.

Vlad took over. “Now for the logistics – we will all fly together to Prestwick. Duncan has organised two SUVs capable of off-roading on rough terrain. We will go to his place first and rest. Once Alex especially has had a good rest and she is confident with the words she has to say, Rhianna and Brianna will coach her on the plane, we will make our way to the cave. Duncan said he is coming too – his words were something along the lines of ‘if that lassie needs help then yer no gonnae stop me fae goin’ – I think that means he’s going no matter what we say.” Vlad chuckled and Alex brightened a little bit. Duncan had made her feel safe and he was a man-mountain. She would definitely feel safer with yet another large male there to watch over her.

In her world before all this started she had been very independent. She didn’t need a man in her life, she could do it all herself. Since this all started she realised that in fact she did need a man, Zach, and she didn’t WANT to do it herself.

She wanted to be looked after and cherished and make him smile and laugh, and in this world, her world now, at this moment it was dangerous. There was no way in hell she could do it alone.

She looked around the people sitting and realised they were all there to help her. “Thank you, everyone, thank you, I couldn’t do this alone. I must admit I am scared but I WILL do this – with all you there to help me, how could I not?” She realised she had tears in her eyes and she lowered her head so they couldn’t see. Zach knew, and cuddled her closer to him.

“
When do we leave?” Zach asked.

Vlad was the one to answer. “Tomorrow, we need a little more time to prepare. Rhianna has some spells she wants to tweak – in case we run into trouble – so you two can go and spend some alone time!”

As Zach got up and pulled Alex with him to leave, Tatiana stopped them. “Alex, a minute please, do you have your mother’s necklace with you?”

Alex pulled it from underneath her top and showed it to Tatiana.

“Good, come over here in the corner lass, I want to add some of my magic, it won’t affect the amulet’s powers. It’s something I have cooked up to protect you while you wear it.” Tatiana took Alex, with Zach close by, into the corner of the large room while the others filed out.

Tatiana held the amulet in her hands and started chanting in her native tongue, which not one of them could understand. After a few minutes she stopped and placed the amulet once more under Alex’s top. “Try to keep this on at all times, at least until you are in the cave and just about to do the ritual. I have strengthened it to protect you – nothing magical or Demonic should be able to harm you while you wear it.”

*****

Zach frowned – magical? Why was Tatiana protecting her from magic?

...Amelia! It hit him in the guts – Tatiana was scared Amelia would try to hurt Alex. He was sure of it.

He looked Tatiana in the eyes and gave a slight nod of his head, to let her know that he knew why she had done that. The fairy smiled back at him and Zach knew that Tatiana was aware that he would protect Alex until his last breath. His powers were vast and if Amelia decided to take him on, it would be a huge mistake on her part. He would end the Witch quickly, decisively and with no compunction whatsoever!

Zach took Alex home. He realised that’s what it was – their home. He was resolute in the fact that Alex would be returning from this mission with him. He would ensure that she did, no matter what it took.

*****

Alex was jittery and couldn’t sit still for more than a few minutes. “Can you play something to relax me, Zach?” she asked. When she had heard Zach playing the piano for the first time, well she was astounded.

He was very good and could play a host of different genres, from classical to rock, from melodic and soothing, to fast and uplifting. She needed to be soothed. “Of course – come sit beside me.” They moved into the room with the piano and Zach started to play. Alex leaned into him and let the music wash over her. She loved to both hear him play and watch his fingers flying over the keys.

He played for a while but Alex was still uptight. Zach was clearly trying to think of something to distract her from the following day and just as he was coming up with zilch his phone rang.

It was Irina – Vlad had told her about the mission and she knew that Alex would be on tenterhooks. She had an idea to take her mind off it and told Zach what she had in mind. Zach was astounded at how intuitive young Irina was and her idea was amazing.

He shouted for Alex and took her back out to the jeep. “Where are we going?” she asked.

“
It’s a secret,” he smiled. She sat back and tried to enjoy the scenery but her mind was mush. She kept thinking about the Demon that had tried to kill her, in the woods at the beginning of all this, and then again in Thadius’s office.

She realised they were heading in the direction of where they had their picnic and thought maybe sitting beside the water side may calm her. After they parked and walked through the trees to the water, she realised they weren’t alone. Irina was there with Vlad. Of course Vlad would never be far from Irina, she smiled.

Irina started talking before they had reached them. “Hi Alex, Vlad has told me about tomorrow and I know you must be jumpy about it so I thought I would try to take your mind off it. Would you like to meet my Wolf?”

Alex wasn’t sure she had heard right – Wolf? Did Irina just say meet her Wolf? “Uhm yea sure, but it’s not dark and I’m pretty sure it’s not a full moon?”

“Don’t be silly, that’s the rubbish in films Alex, we don’t just turn into murderous Wolves on a full moon! We can turn when we want, and we aren’t murderous either. Well mostly not,” Irina chuckled.

“
Okay, so you can do it whenever you want?” Alex asked.

“
Yup, mostly I can, sometimes if I am really upset I find it difficult to change, but I am getting better at controlling it. So do you want to meet it?” Irina looked with puppy dog eyes at Alex and Alex nodded.

“
Right, here we go.” Irina closed her eyes and had a look of great concentration on her face. She started to shimmer, with a bright light all around her, it hurt Alex’s eyes so she looked away, just for a second. When she looked again there was a HUGE Wolf standing there with it’s head to the side and it’s tongue lolling out the side of it’s mouth.

Alex took an unconscious step back and bumped into Zach who was behind her. “Don’t worry Alexina, she won’t hurt you. In fact I am pretty sure she would defend you to the last.” The Wolf wagged it’s tail vigorously at Zach’s words. “See – she agrees with me.”

Alex took a step forward and the wolf padded to meet her. It really was huge, it came up to Alex’s waist and the paws on the thing were enormous. Alex couldn’t get it in her head that Irina had turned into this huge beast.

The Wolf decided it was time for play and gently nudged Alex’s hand then ran towards the woods. It stopped and turned and made a sound similar to a bark at Alex as if to say “Come on!” Alex looked at Zach and then made her way after the Wolf. It was absolutely beautiful – it had a reddish fur with a white chest and white on the forelegs only. As Alex followed it, it would run off get a stick, come back and drop it at her feet. Obviously Alex picked it up and threw it and then the Wolf would get it again. This went on for some time and Alex realised she was having fun and had relaxed considerably.

The Wolf trotted back and sat in front of her, looking at her with very intelligent eyes. This was all rather strange, Alex thought. The guys had been following slowly behind, giving the girls some room, so Alex could get comfortable with Irina’s Wolf. Vlad told Zach he was impressed with what Irina was doing – she never ‘played doggy’ and would absolutely never run after a stick if someone threw it. She was doing this for Alex and he was very proud of her. Zach also knew this and he made a mental note to send her some of the expensive chocolates she loved so much.

Alex had grown visibly relaxed with the Wolf so it decided to have a bit of rough and tumble with her, see if she was game anyways. It knocked her over – stood over her and licked her face. Alex burst out laughing and grabbed the scruff of it’s neck and gave it a good old shake. Just as Alex was thinking – this is mad – I’m playing with a full grown Wolf – the stance of the Wolf changed. It’s nose was twitching like mad and it let out a low moan, then a growl. It moved off of Alex and Alex stood up. What on earth was the matter with it? Had it smelled an animal it wanted to chase?

However, with the next vicious growl that came out of it’s throat and the way it stood in front of Alex she realised that it was protecting her. From what, she didn’t know. She turned to look for Zach. The guys were a little bit behind but she suddenly ‘sensed’ his apprehension and anger. What the fuck was that! she thought. Then right there in front of her was Amelia. Irina’s growls intensified showing the anger that was flowing through her.

Amelia laughed. “You’re such a scaredy cat Irina, stop pretending otherwise! You – bitch – are going to pay for taking my man, my true love from me!” She pointed at Alex and a flash came from her fingertips. The next couple of seconds seemed to last forever.

Zach roared, Vlad shouted, Irina growled, the light came at Alex and she covered her eyes. Then there was a scream – high pitched and awful. Strong arms picked her up. She knew it was Zach and she opened her eyes – what she saw scared her half to death. Amelia was on the ground with the Wolf standing over her. The Wolf had Amelia’s throat in it’s maw. Amelia wasn’t breathing – she was dead.

The Wolf dropped the flesh from it’s mouth and roared as if in pain. Alex was shocked – Irina sounded terrible – was she hurt? Alex scrambled out of Zach’s arms and ran towards the huge Wolf. Vlad was already there, down on his knees talking to it in a very quiet and calm voice.

“What’s wrong with her? Is she hurt? Oh God please don’t be hurt Irina. Please!” Alex’s voice was rising as she tried to stay calm. She couldn’t see any wounds on the Wolf but it was obviously in deep distress.

Vlad tried to explain. “She has never hurt another living thing – she’s too caring to do that. She doesn’t even hunt while in Wolf form. She has just killed another woman and she’s finding it difficult Alexina, that’s what’s wrong with her. I’m trying to coax her into changing back but she’s scared.”