Running in Fear: New Beginnings Jubilee (12 page)

Suzanne rolled her eyes and sat up.

“Hello, have you forgotten, she’s like a mother to me! Of course I don’t mind, but Dominic, even Temmra hasn’t been able to reach her.” Suzanne was excited, but worried at the same time.

“Temmra should be able to reach her mother?” Suzanne shook her head.

“Again the planet is blocking all contact outside this world. I have a feeling if we’re going to bring the others over, we better make sure it’s before the seven days. I believe on the Seventh day, we will be in a new universe.” Suzanne pointed up at the sky and he glanced up.

Sure enough there past the moons, a smaller planet was forming. The purple, red plant looked small, but he knew from this distance that size didn’t matter.

“We are going to be very busy the next few days, but for right now, I want you Dominic. I need you inside me. The both of you.” She reached over and pulled Blair down kissing him softly.

His cock swelled and grew hard. It had been over two days since he had been inside her and right now even his dragon roared to life wanting her. Dragon eyes glanced back at him as she moved her body over his, rubbing her wet pussy against his cock.

Suzanne leaned down, licking all around his nipple, before she sucked it into her mouth and nipped it. “Don’t ever make me wait two days without having you, Dominic.” A small puff of smoke rose up.

He grabbed hold of her hips and held her still as he sat up. “And what pray tell are you going to do about it?” Dominic separated her cheeks, while Blair slid in the nozzle of lube into her ass.

Suzanne got this big smile on her face and nipped his lower lip. “Now, do you really think I’m going to tell you all my secrets? I have to surprise you gentlemen, sometime.” She played with them.

“Really, I thought we agreed to keep no secrets between us?” He challenged and bit down on the tendon in her neck.

Her laughter floated on the night air, his head jerked backwards, releasing his hold on her neck. Suzanne’s eyes now blazed with heat. “I believed that also, but it isn’t always true, is it mate.”

Blair moved off the bed slowly. Suzanne was now furious. She jumped off the bed and ripped off the negligee she had worn for them. “There is no need for this, is there? I mean once you’ve seen a body, you’ve seen it. Plus, I’m sure this body doesn’t match up to Tara’s, now does it?” Fire blew out of her mouth when she glared at him. “Were you even going to tell me about her?”

Dominic moved off the bed and slowly kept pace with Suzanne. “There was nothing to tell you Suzanne, and you know it.” He snarled getting a little angry himself. “Did I touch her? No.”

“They think I’m not right for you? That I’m nothing but a slut, their whispers float on the wind. They don’t care that I carry your children or that I was forced to do what I did.” Suzanne turned and glanced at him and he sucked in his breath.

Temmra’s eyes gone, Suzanne’s swollen and tears full eyes stared at him. “Am I enough, Dominic?” She whispered as she stood there alone. The moonlight cast shadows all around her, but enhanced her beauty, if that were even possible.

Before she could move, he was there with his arms wrapped around her. “You are my love, your body was made for us and us alone. We see no others and desire no one else. How can you even think we would look at anyone else when we have perfection waiting for us?”

Suzanne banged her head against his chest. “They won’t stop, I hear them all.”

He lifted her chin up and stared down at her. “Who won’t stop Suzanne, tell me?”

Blair moved up to them. “Dominic, do you think it’s possible she was infected with the same kind of parasite?”

Her fingers tightened around Dominic’s arms and she glanced up at him. “I don’t know or remember them doing any of that to me.” She frowned and glanced at her arm. “I do have scars.”

“Let me see, Suzanne.” He lifted up her arm, but she yanked back. “That hurt, Dominic.”

“Blair look at the scar. See if something is moving under the skin.” Blair kissed her arm and turned it over. His gaze met Dominic’s, and he nodded. “Now we know how they knew what has been going on around here. We’l have to check Jaycee even though she wasn’t touched by the Bloods.”

Dominic glanced down at Suzann. He could see the anger simmering behind her gaze. “Get it out now! I swear if I see one member of that gang, I’m going to eat them.” Temmra’s fire puffed out of her mouth, making him jump back.

Granger moved up behind them. “My father, Adonis and Pierre will be here. They will take us to the medical room. Nikola would like this creature alive if possible; he has created a container to hold it when you get it out of Suzanne. Remi has been told and they will be checking Jaycee’s body. If she has anything they will notify us. Clayton, Bo and the other men are checking their women too.”

“You might want to have Leda checked as well.” Suzanne smiled up at Granger, then at him. “I have a feeling you are going to be very busy tonight. So much for our night together. Let’s get this done. All of a sudden I’m very tired, Dominic.”

Holding up a robe, Suzanne let Blair wrap her up as Castor, Adonis and Pierre appeared next to them. “How is Lissa doing?” Dominic asked, taking Suzanne’s hand into his.

“She is sound asleep. It’s the first night in a long time that she has rested without the nightmares. We have heard from Remi and Jaycee is clean, but I’m afraid Alex found the same thing on Della. They will meet us at the lab. We’re going to have to create a medical hospital here soon.” Castor glanced at Suzanne with worry. “How are you feeling?”

“I’m fine, but I want this over with.” Suzanne took Castor’s hand and disappeared as he left with Adonis, and Blair came with Pierre. Granger and Archer would stay with the children.

Suzanne had been right. Tonight would be a long night for him, but he would make time for his queen when she was healed.

For the next four hours, Dominic worked on his mate and then on Leda. He was physically exhausted. They had two live samples in the container Nikola had made.

Tomorrow would be another busy day. He gathered his mate in his arms, since she was sound asleep. Her arm bandaged.

Adonis moved them back to their home. “We’ll see you in a few hours.” Adonis nodded, disappearing.

Granger and Archer waited for them. “She was very brave even though the pain was a lot.” Dominic laid her down on the bed next to Granger.

“The children are sleeping, but Sam is worried. He says he can’t talk to Gaia anymore. He’s scared.” Archer leaned over, kissing Suzanne’s face. “She needs to eat, before we sleep.”

Lifting her head up, Granger woke her up. “Feed Suzanne, then you can go back to sleep.” He cringed when her fangs sank deep into his chest.

“She is still asleep Granger. I put all three women into a deep sleep. They will sleep for the next six hours without interruptions.” He turned to leave when Blair placed his arm on his shoulder and stopped him.

“Where are you going? You need to sleep too.”

“I will be back, I need to talk with the Goddess and if that means leaving here, then it shall be done. Keep her warm, I won’t be long.” Dominic moved through the hallway, anger rippled through him as he ran outside and shifted, when he noticed Archer next to him.

“You should be home with Suzanne.”
He flew toward the rift separating their new home from Earth.

“She isn’t the only one who needs someone. Right now you are tired and angry, I will not leave you.”
Archer bumped him.

“I’ll be fine Archer, but thank you for your concern.”
They moved through the rift and at once, he heard Goddess Empusa voice.

He sighed with relief.
“I hear you, Goddess. I’m afraid none of us have been able to reach either you or Gaia.”
He landed on the hillside of mountain and gazed around.

“We have shifted. It’s going to be more difficult to bring others over. We now come out in China, the Northern Great Mountain,” He spoke to Archer as he gazed down the mountain. “At least this site has not been touched.” He looked to the sky to see Goddess Empusa descend to the mountain.

They both bowed, but she waved them up. “All the Gods have been cut off from your new land, Dominic. It seems you will be out of our realm and you will be dealing with something, and we have no idea what it is. We are not even being allowed to come I’m afraid, at least for now.” She snapped the last part and moved to stare out at the other mountains. “Both Gaia and I are worried.”

“I am too. Did you know that Kant is now on earth? We found one attached to Lissa, Suzanne and Leda. I have taken them out of their bodies, Nikola wants to examine two of them. He believes he might be able to trace where our enemy hides.”

“I should be with Suzanne!” She screamed. “How is she and the babies?”

“Tired, but very angry. I have a feeling she is going to want to come here personally after the man that put it in her.” Dominic chuckled.

Archer shifted and he glanced above. “Seems we have company.”

Goddess Empusa glanced up and frowned. “Not anymore.” With a wave of her hand the three demons burned instantly. “I won’t be disturbed. Have you had any sort of contact with the planet itself? Gaia got the feeling that the land was alive.”

Dominic nodded. “It is. We all feel as if we are being pointed in some direction. We find that when all of us are together, our connection with our mates is back to normal. Recently Lissa connected with Remi and me. We still have this connection and it’s not going away. It’s as if she too is a mate. We know the female bond has also grown stronger. Jaycee, Lissa and Suzanne are now joined somehow. They feel each other’s pain.” He turned towards the rift.

“The planet is calling you back, isn’t she?” Goddess Empusa asked.

“Yes, I have a feeling we will find out more. I will make sure we contact you somehow tomorrow.” Archer shifted and Goddess Empusa hugged him, shocking him.

She laughed. “Dominic, you are a son to me as Suzanne is a daughter. Take care. I have a feeling this new world is embracing you too, but be cautious. Tell Suzanne I will see her soon, some way.” She took off to the sky and disappeared.

“I’ll never understand that woman.” He laughed and shifted.
“Let’s go home.”

Lissa woke with the inside of her mouth feeling like sandpaper and her body stiff as if she had taken a severe beating. She slowly opened her eyes to see Nikola staring down at her.

“Morning beautiful.” He tried to kiss her and she covered her mouth with her hand.

“Need to brush my teeth.” She tried to rise, but his body hovered over hers, he glanced down at her mouth and a fresh winter mint flavoring now filled her taste buds. Lissa shook her head. “Do you want something? Are you in a hurry?”

Nikola pushed his nose against hers. “If you don’t kiss me right now, I’m going to turn you over my knee and spank you. Never again will I sit by and watch you go through so much pain. You are getting wrapped in a bubble!”

For a minute she just stared up at him, then busted out laughing. “Oh my god Nikola, you can’t be serious.” She wrapped her arms around him. “I have to admit, I don’t want to do that again.” Lissa pulled him down. “I have never hated anyone Nikola, but I really hate them for what they did to me.”

“They will pay, I promise you.” Nikola covered her mouth in a hard, all-consuming kiss, her toes curled, her body heated, and Lissa could have sworn her heart was surrounded in flames.

Nikola broke the kiss and rested his forehead on her forehead. “I almost lost you and the babies. For two nights we waited for you to wake Lissa. It won’t happen again. I want you to relax today. You had a huge stress on your body and our babies need you rested.” He got up and stared down at her. Adonis leaned down from the other side of the bed and kissed her.

“Tonight we pamper you, but for today Pierre is going to stay with you, see to your needs and wants.” Adonis said, moving away from the bed.

She threw the covers back, but Castor was there covering her again. “What do you think you’re doing? We just told you that we want you to rest, plus you are going to be very sore today, Lissa.”

Lissa swatted his hands. “I’m fine, but I need to go with you. I know you’re meeting with the men, but you need us there too.”

Nikola leaned on the foot of the bed and stared at her. “We are all having dinner together at the main sight we chose for our gatherings. Whatever you have to say can be said then.”

“You’re not telling me something Nikola, I can feel it. What else has happened?” she leaned up, and winced as she grabbed her lower back.

Nikola crawled onto the bed carefully and lowered her back down. “You have been asleep for two days Lissa, your body has gone through a major healing cycle. You are going to be sore today and stiff, but you need to rest for a few more hours.” He glanced at Adonis and he nodded.

Rubbing his hand over his face, Nikola sighed. “You weren’t the only one who had one of those things inside them. Suzanne and Della each had one. We’re meeting with the other men to see if we can learn anything from these parasites since they seem to retain some of what they see. Except for bringing over as many people as we can, all of us have put everything on hold while we take care of you three.”

She shook her head, tears streamed down her face at the thought of Della or Suzanne having to go through as much pain as she did. “Destroy them Nikola. Don’t allow them here on this planet. I wouldn’t want our worse enemy to go through that much pain, please.”

Brushing her hair back, Nikola smiled at her. “Even after all that you have been through, you worry about others. The parasites will be destroyed, when we are finished with them. The southern bands are coming over today. So far only about four hundred have gone to Earth. They will not be able to come here, since they chose to go to Earth. We can’t risk them coming back to do harm.” He kissed her lips and stood. “We’ve been lucky Lissa, only five have been destroyed coming over.”

Lissa could see the dark circles under his eyes, and the strain he was under. “I’m so sorry Nikola. We’re they working with your brother? Have you slept at all?” She held onto his hand, but he slid his hand out and stood.

“I will find out today what connections they had. Now, you listen to Pierre. We’ll be home by this afternoon and I’ll rest better tonight knowing you are out of the woods.” Nikola disappeared followed by Castor and Adonis.

Pierre slowly scooted next to her. “Come here Lissa, you need to feed again. I can feel your hunger.” His voice always sent a chill up her spine when he gave her an order. His big, dark, brown eyes focused solely on her.

“You are a beautiful man, Pierre, but I have a question. Since we’re going to be spending the day together, and I’ve never really understood. How is it I can feed from you, Nikola, or Adonis and my bite not affect any of you? After so many bites, I know a human will turn. Why haven’t any of you?”

“Eat, then I’ll explain. I asked Nikola the same thing.” He brushed her hair back, while she got comfortable. “Nikola told us that his bond with us has stopped the virus that changes you to a vampire. You’ll always need blood to survive, but you and Castor are now fae.”

Closing the holes, she kissed his chest and laid her head down, listening to his heartbeat. “So what do you have planned for us?”

“I thought maybe you would like to have some tea in the garden?” Pierre smiled and buried his face in her hair. “I love the way you smell, always as if you just came in from outside.”

“Your nose must be messed up, because I need a bath. I know I must smell after all the sweat and being stuck in this bed for two days. Can I take a nice hot bath before we go?” she flipped back the covers again, but Pierre held her still.

“Lissa, you are clean. Do you really believe that Nikola, or any of us would have left you dirty after all of you went through?”

She sighed and glanced down at the bed. “It’s not the same Pierre. I like my hot baths.”

“There is something more, isn’t there? This thing with baths.” He scooped her up in his arms, and carried her towards the bathroom. “We’ll take a bath together and you can tell me all about it.”

Lissa glanced up at him. “You can read my mind, Pierre, to find the answer.” He set her down on the counter.

“I want you to tell me, Lissa. I don’t want to go inside your head when it’s uncomfortable for you. You should want to share things with us. Now stay still, while I start the bath.”

“Are you okay, Suzanne?”
Lissa watched the way Pierre’s body moved around the bath room. Muscles rippled and he looked like a giant here in this small room. He took his time checking the water to make sure it wasn’t too hot, or too cold. He poured her favorite bubbles into the tub, not caring that it would make him smell of lavender.

“I’m sore, pissed, and want to get up, but, as with you, I have been ordered to take it easy. Archer is my babysitter today while the other men meet. The kids are with Jaycee and Della is doing well. She too has been ordered to relax today.”

“I’m glad the both of you are all right. Suzanne, do you or anyone else hear the planet whispering to us? I feel as if we’re not home. That these homes that are built here is not where we are supposed to be.”
Lissa smiled at Pierre turned to look at her.

“You okay?” He stripped off his tee-shirt.

“I’m fine, just talking to Suzanne, making sure they’re all right.” Lissa ran her hands up his chest, when he stepped in front of her and pulled the shirt she had been wearing off.

“Yes, I feel it too, as does Jaycee. We’ll talk tonight. I have a few things to show you also.”
Suzanne cut the link, not wanting the other woman to see her man.

“So how are Suzanne and the other woman doing?” Pierre scooped her naked body up and stepped into the warm water.

“They are sore, angry and stiff like me, but we know we must rest a little more, for the sake of our children.” Lissa sighed as the warm water covered her body, all her muscles seemed to sigh with her as the warm water worked its magic on her.

Pierre lowered his head and nibbled her breasts as she soaked her hair in the water. “Are you going to tell me why hot baths are so important to you?”

Lissa scooted off his lap, and rested against the edge of the tub. She stared at Pierre as he took her foot and started to massage it. “I guess it is the same with any woman, Pierre. A hot tub and a scrub brush always helps in some ways to settle the mind, even though is does not matter, they are still there.”

His hands stopped and his gaze heated. “You feel as if you have been violated again?”

Reaching up, she brushed a piece of his wet hair back. “Some mornings, even though I’ve been surrounded by the four of you, I wake up and smell their stench on me. This morning I knew I was safe, but at first, before I even opened my eyes I could hear the slamming of bodies, the whimpers of women being abused, and it was as if I was there again, on a dirty mattress, naked and bruised.” Lissa ducked her head under the water to hide the tears and tried to calm herself, but Pierre pulled her to him and hugged her.

She glanced up to see the tears sliding down his cheeks. “Pierre, please don’t cry. I’m okay, we all knew it would take time, and that there would be days that were worse than others. I’ll get through this, because I have all of you there to help me.” Lissa kissed his chin, his gaze searched hers looking for something.

“Anytime you want a bath, you tell me, and I will personally make sure to run your water, but Lissa, you won’t suffer this alone. I want to be there, and share it with you, so I can comfort you.” His large hands held her face and he dipped down placing kisses all over her face.

Closing her eyes, Lissa sucked in her breath and shook her head. “No Pierre, I don’t want you to see what they did to me.” Lissa opened her eyes. his nose was inches from hers. “I would always be afraid you would be looking at me…No I can’t do that.” She tried to push away from him, but he held her tight against his chest, rubbing her arms soothing her.

“Hush Lissa, I’ve got you. Don’t you know anything I see is not going to change the way I feel about you? I love you Lissa, you!” Pierre gently lifted her chin up and stared into her face. “You are the light to our darkness. No matter what was done to you, you are still the same person in here.” He placed his large warm hand on her chest right above her heart.

“When you feel you are ready, I will be here. You need to open up to someone outside the hurt and I want to be that person, Lissa. Let me do this for you. I want to take away some of the pain and anger, replacing it with my love, if you will let me.”

* * * *

Pierre stared down at Lissa, his heart breaking at the sight she had pictured. Never in his life, even with Jaycee, had he feelt so much pain as he did at that moment. Yesterday, when she wouldn’t wake up, it was a different kind of pain.

Her pain and suffering had surrounded her and encompassed him, to the point he knew she had to release some of it to him. Now he understood the baths. Their Lissa needed to do something physical to take away the mental anguish she felt.

“Turn around Lissa, let me wash your hair.” Pierre smiled all the while he screamed inside. Nikola and the others listened, all the while they prepared to follow the clue they got from the parasites.
Be careful Nikola, Castor and Adonis, both of us could not take losing any of you.

“We will be late for the dinner, and there will be no lunch, I’m afraid.”
Nikola spoke with little emotion.

“We will be fine and I’m sure the women will have everything under control by the time you come back.”
Pierre teased Nikola.
“You know how Lissa loves to control everything. I’m afraid the training will have to be put on hold.”

“What training? I’m not any dog! And for your information, Mr. Pierre, we women are perfectly capable of doing whatever we set our minds to. BUT I expect that you Nikola, Adonis and Castor better show up without one scratch on your gorgeous bodies. Because Pierre, and I will inspect every inch of you!”
Lissa ducked her head under the water and rinsed her hair out, coming up with a smile on her face.

“Did I just hear you right? I swear I heard you giving me orders! I know that can’t be right, because if it wa,s I’d just have to show you how wrong it is to try and order a king around.”
Nikola’s words stopped Lissa in her forward movement toward Pierre.

Her nipples hardened and her breathing was faster. Pierre smiled and pulled her stunned body to him. “He does have that power with his words, my dear. I would be watching…” He didn’t say anymore as he grabbed the edge of the tube and grit his teeth.

Some invisible hand had a hold of his cock and was now stroking it back and forth.
“I leave you a very ready mate, but you both better be ready for me tonight.”
Nikola ordered and broke the connection at once.

Pierre ran his hand over his face and stared down at Lissa. “I need you Lissa. Are you up to it?” Before he could even finish his sentence, she lowered her wet pussy onto his cock. “Amazing, absolutely amazing.”

“I love you Lissa.” Pierre grabbed onto her hips and stood, backing her up against the bathroom wall. Water dropped off of their bodies as he watched the tiny drops run down her breast while he pumped in and out of her. “Grab onto my shoulders and do nothing sweetheart. Let me do it all for you.”

The soft little moans drove him nuts as he stared down at her body. Her large breasts rubbing against his chest, her head back exposing her neck for him to lick and kiss. Lissa’s skin was that of silk as he kissed a path up to her ear and nibbled on it. He swiveled his hips, each round he made sure to bring his cock out to hit against her clit. A little harder than the last time he moved his hips around. Pierre surged into her as he brought his hand down and traced her clit with his fingers until it was nice and swollen.

Gritting his teeth from the pressure her pussy walls were giving his cock, Pierre gently grabbed her nub. “Come Lissa, now!” he pulled and rubbed her clit. Two more strokes and he released his seed into her.

Lissa screamed, her nails dug into his shoulders and her pussy sucked his cock dry. He slowly lowered them down into the fresh warm water using his magic. “I don’t know about you, but I’m starving. Why don’t we have some lunch outside?” Pierre nibbled her nose and she slowly opened her eyes, smiling.