Jude Stephens (21 page)

How strange that all of a sudden I find myself the
focus of hate among humans and The Evolved. As I sat there on the
plane that was taking me to an island full of The Evolved, some of
whom might want me dead, a realization struck me. All of the pieces
of the puzzle began falling into place.

“
Um, guys?” I said looking at my
three protectors. These three guys with all of their knowledge had
missed the oh so obvious.

At my tone all three of them turned towards me.
“This isn’t about Roberto. It never has been. This is about me.
They want me and they want me on Cat Island.”

The pilot came over the loud speaker, “Welcome to
Cat Island in the heart of the beautiful Bahamas. We’ll be landing
in ten minutes and the weather this evening is a balmy eighty
degrees. We thank you for flying with us and hope you enjoy your
stay.”

Chapter 21

“
Oh shit. Oh shit,” Alex kept
repeating as he paced back and forth while we waited for Bullet’s
crate to be unloaded. Cheve was running his hands through his hair
in frustration and Mark seemed to have gone Rambo. He was
constantly scanning the tarmac as if the first infantry was going
to come storming down the runway.

“
Will you guys calm down? We have
to keep our heads. This mission is going to be a test of wits. We
will have to keep one step ahead of them if I’m going to stay
alive.”

Cheve came around first. “She’s right. We have to
act like we know nothing. We will not play our hand.”

“
Thank you, Cheve.” I went over
and grabbed Alex’s hand. “Listen, Handsome. I need you to calm
down. I’ll be alright”

Alex finally stopped pacing and grabbed my face
between his two hands, “I blame myself for this. I played right
into their hands. If anything happens to you I will make sure that
I follow right behind you.”

Alex let go of my face and wrapped me in his arms. I
was not only moved by his words, but I could understand them. His
love for me was and always has been complete.

Pulling back to look into his eyes I said, “Neither
of us is dying on this island. Let’s go get Roberto so we can go on
that vacation I was talking about.”

He nodded, but was still looking grim. The crate
with Bullet finally arrived. The baggage handler hightailed it out
of there as soon as he saw me open the crate to let Bullet out.
“Big wuss.” I said as Bullet was free from the confines of the
crate. “Poor boy. Was it nasty in that cramped crate? Do you want
to go for a walk before we head to the hotel?”

Cheve said, “Can’t it wait?”

“
No. The poor thing has been
cooped up in that small crate. He needs to stretch.” I
insisted.

Mark said, “I’ll walk with him and do a check on the
parameter while I’m at it.”

Cheve and Alex nodded and then made sure they were
standing on either side of me. This was going to be a long trip
with the three of these guys sticking to me like glue.

“
Look guys, I appreciate your
concern, but honestly, if anything was amiss right now I think I
would be able to sense it, and at the moment I don’t feel any
threat.”

They seemed to relax a little at that. Mark and
Bullet returned and Mark said, “All clear. I’ll go get our rental
car.”

Bullet came over and sat down by my feet. I stroked
his soft fur as I took a deep breath of the tropical air. I could
smell the sea and many different floral scents that I couldn’t
identify. I had to concentrate on not letting it overwhelm me. Mark
returned with the large SUV that we would be renting while we were
here. The guys loaded the luggage quickly and we were on our way to
the hotel.

I was excited to see Janel. We had only spoken a few
times while I was training on Wolf Island. I looked at my watch.
Our flight was at nine p.m. and it was now almost one a.m. I
smiled. I figured I would find Janel at the bar.

We pulled up in front of hotel. With a name like The
Myanmar, I figured it would have an oriental flair. I wasn’t
disappointed. The hotel was not all that large. It had three floors
and the entranceway was a pagoda like structure with two lion-like
statues flanking either side.

Dotted along the property were tall palm trees.
Stepping out of the car we were greeted by an attendant. I was a
little nervous what they would say when Bullet exited the car, but
the man never batted an eye.

I looked at Alex. He said, “This hotel is owned by
Evolved ones. Bullet will be welcome here.”

“
Have you stayed here
before?”

He shifted his eyes away and said, “Many times.”

I didn’t like the way he looked away from me when he
said that, but I was unable to question him any further as we were
being ushered inside the hotel by the doorman. The lobby of the
hotel was beautiful. Not in an overdone flamboyant way but in a
chic modern oriental fashion.

There was a central fountain that had a lovely gold
and blue dragon in the center. It made me think of Leeds. There
were a lot of plants and flowers in large blue and gold vases
scattered about, along with gold velvet padded chairs. In between
were teakwood tables.

As we walked to the front desk a young woman came
running across the lobby. Mark immediately threw me behind his back
and Cheve flanked my other side. The only person who didn’t move
his ass was Alex. He stood frozen. In another few seconds I knew
why. The young woman, who was also very pretty, threw her arms
around Alex’s neck and kissed him. He was trying to pry the girl
off and not having much luck.

Cheve sensing that the danger was over stepped
around us and seeing the scene playing out simply said, “Fucking
vampires.”

The girl hearing Cheve broke her lip lock on Alex
and peered around him. Her eyes lit with appreciation when she saw
Mark and Cheve, but narrowed when they saw me. She took her time
looking me up and down and then decided I wasn’t any threat to her
and dismissed me.

Having had this happen to me many times over my
lifetime, I just shrugged and walked around them with Mark and
Cheve following.

Alex called, “Wait up Wren.” Still
trying to extract himself from the beautiful woman’s grip he said,
“Myaing will you please let go of me? I need to be with my
woman.”

“
Your woman?” the exotic woman
said. “Aren’t all women your woman?” She purred. “I was your woman
the last time you were here. Remember how hot we were together
making love all night long in the moonlight?”

I heard Alex groan, but I wasn’t going to give him
the satisfaction of turning around. Proud that I was acting like a
mature adult, I smiled at the man behind the desk as Mark gave his
name to check us in.

I asked the desk clerk, “Can you tell me if Janel
Atwood is in?”

He looked at me suspiciously “I’m afraid Ms. Atwood
is out for the evening. Would you like to leave a message for
her?”

Since I didn’t want to brandish my name all around I
said, “No thank you.”

Damn I was hoping to see Janel tonight and get
started on the search for Roberto. We stepped into the elevator and
just before the doors slid close, Alex slipped in.

“
Wren, please let me
explain.”

I held up my hand to stop him. First, I didn’t want
to play out our relationship on an elevator in front of an
audience, and second, being connected with him, when the infamous
Myaing kissed him, he had felt nothing but worry about how it might
be hurting me.

I decided to let him stew a little about the whole
thing. Sometimes it was good to have the upper hand. With Mark and
Cheve snickering behind me I stepped out of the elevator first with
a contrite Alex right behind me. When I got to my room I opened the
door for Alex to go in first. I gave the guys a look that said I
was pissed and that Alex was going to pay big time.

I almost laughed when I heard Mark say, “This is the
first time that I’m glad that I’m not in the vampire’s shoes.”

I went inside and closed the door. Before I could
even turn around Alex was saying, “Baby…Myaing doesn’t mean
anything to….”

“
Shut up Alex!” I took off my
jacket and threw it on the bed. The look on his face was one of
shock. I almost lost it right there and then, but I somehow kept
going. “How dare you flaunt your past lovers in front of me? Do I
mean nothing to you?”

“
Baby I…”

“
Don’t you Baby me! Why aren’t you
kissing me?”

“
I’m sorry. She is…What?” Alex
asked confused.

I began to unbutton his shirt. “You’re very naughty
aren’t you?” I asked as I began to kiss his exposed chest.

Alex groaned. “Damn woman…I thought…” He trailed off
when I began to open his jeans.

God he was so sexy. I really couldn’t blame Myaing
for wanting him. He grabbed the bottom of my t-shirt and pulled it
over my head. “You are the naughty one, making me think you were
pissed at me. I should spank your bottom for that.”

Shivers ran up my spine.

He laughed, “You would like that wouldn’t you. I
love it.” He began massaging my breasts through my lace bra. It
felt really nice and a low moan escaped my lips. Alex said, “I
should get you so hot and then leave you to your own devices as
payback for your little prank.”

I rubbed his huge erection through his open jeans.
“No problem handsome. Let’s see who gets hotter.”

I laid myself on the bed and
opened the snap and zipper of my jeans. Watching Alex the whole
time, I trailed my hand over my lace covered breast, down my
stomach and let it disappear into my open jeans. I watched as
Alex’s breathing became heavy, and he clenched his hands by his
side but never moved a muscle.

I played with my swollen clit and felt the ripples
of pleasure begin. Still looking at Alex I saw a tic start in his
jaw and still he didn’t move. I slid a finger lower and pushed it
into my slick opening. I couldn’t stop from crying out and bucking
my hips up.

“
Fuck this, you win, Baby. You
win. You can win always, I don’t care,” he said as he pulled my
hand from my pants and licked my wet fingers. That alone would have
driven me over the edge, but then he pulled off my jeans, and his
finger replaced mine. “Tell me what you want, Baby.” He whispered
in my ear as he lay beside of me. “Do you want me to put another
finger inside you?”

“
Yessssss,” I moaned.

Alex slid a second finger inside me and began to
move them slowly in a circular motion.

“
More”

Alex captured my mouth as he slid a third finger
inside me and began to move them in and out in a rhythmic pattern.
My hips pumped hard against his hand as his tongue entwined with
mine. I was whimpering. I broke my mouth away from his long enough
to say, “Inside me, now.”

Alex didn’t hesitate as he stood and pulled his
jeans off, spread my legs and entered me in mere seconds. Our moans
intermingled at the sweet sensations as he pumped into me again and
again. It never ceased to amaze me how Alex filled me so
completely. His hips slowed and he rolled over so that I was
resting on top of him. Brushing the hair out of my flushed face he
said, “Wren, I have to say this. Sometimes when I’m inside you, my
heart feels like it will burst from the love I feel for you. In all
my years, and yeah, with all the different women, I’ve never before
felt this strong an emotion. I was not kidding earlier when I said
that if anything happens to you, I would cross over. I can’t
imagine living even one day in a world without you. I understand
that you can’t say the words to me, and even if you never do, it
will not change my love for you. I just wanted you to know
that.”

Looking into his beautiful green eyes, I felt my
heart expand in my chest. I knew that I loved him. I loved him with
all of my heart. My soul soared with the knowledge. I no longer
feared it. “I love you,” I said.

An expression of shock, quickly followed by joy,
spread across his face. “You love me?” he said with awe.

“
Yes, Alex. I love
you.”

Alex closed his eyes “Thank you, God.”

He then pulled my head down and gave me the sweetest
kiss, filled with love and passion. He began to move his hips and I
gasped at the pleasure that rippled through me. “Oh Alex… please do
that again.”

And he did. And he smiled, a wicked smile, as he
grabbed my hips and bucked up hard. Keeping his hands on my hips he
showed me his strength as he lifted me up and brought me down on
his hard shaft again and again.

Without any warning he cried out, and I felt his hot
semen shoot way up inside me. The walls of my vagina clenched
around him with my own release and he cried out, “God how I love
you, Wren.”

He pulled my head down to kiss me while I felt him
twitch inside me. It was the most delicious feeling. I rolled off
of him and said, “I need food.”

He tried to grab me as I rolled off the bed. “All I
need is love. Love. Love, is all I need,” He sang.

I stopped dead in my tracks. Alex sang. Alex sang
like an angel. I laughed as I threw myself on him. He let out a
“harumpf” as I landed an elbow to his ribs.

“
Why didn’t you ever tell me that
you could sing like an angel?”

“
You never asked me.”

“
Well hell, I’m never gonna sing
in front of you again. Compared to you I sound like a
toad.”

“
Baby, I love when you sing. And
toads can be cute. I knew a sweet little toad that lived in New
Orleans…”

“
You ass. You’re making fun of me
on the night that I tell you I love you.”

He grabbed my hand and entwining our fingers he
said, “Mmmmm…say it again.”