skin. Emerald eyes intently observed his every movement. She nibbled on her
lower lip, her chest heaving the higher he got. Once the wrapping was removed, he
examined her leg.
There was not a single scar where the demon had latched onto her, not one.
Matter of fact, none of them had any battle wounds, and he"d probably find the
same results if he removed Copper and Blaze"s wrappings. He caressed the spot,
drawing out a faint groan.
“How"s that feel? Does it hurt?”
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“A little, but…” There was a hint of surprise in her voice. “Now that you
mention it, it was hurting like hell about a minute ago, but now…”
“A"ight.” He pressed his fingers around the area, gradually working his way
up her leg, keeping his eyes focused on her face. “How „bout there,” he whispered.
Her brow wrinkled. “This is weird, Quest. Now there"s no pain at all.”
“Uh-huh.”
As he eyed her unmarred flesh, he came across a small symbol on her inner
calf. An elongated dragon with two heads and wings, coiled into a ring. A tattoo?
Now he"d seen Jade"s bare legs plenty times and never saw this tattoo before.
Extraño.
He rubbed the pad of his thumb over it. It throbbed beneath his touch and
surprisingly brought about a soft moan from her full lips. He closed his eyes and
sensed a burst of energy emitting from the mystical symbol. Red flashed behind his
lids. Deep red hair. Then a tune came alive in his mind followed by the hum of a
woman"s voice. This voice was very familiar.
“What?” He opened his eyes to find Jade looking up at him, a tinge of worry
in her eyes. “What is it?”
He blinked a few times then forced a smile. “Nada,” he whispered, grazing
his fingers up her leg before pressing his lips to the symbol.
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Arching her back, she moaned again. “Mm, that feels so good, Quest. What"s
that feeling?”
“Me, wanting you.”
Watching her lids fall, he lowered on top her and gently kissed her. Her
hands cradled his face, her lips quivered against his. Nimble fingers dug into his
hair and caressed his scalp. A pair of muscled thighs hugged his waist as the scent
of her sex thickened. Soft lips parted, accepting his eager tongue. He caressed her
oral member, sucked on it and nipped at it.
He"d suffocate if he didn"t bury himself in her soon. Paciencia.
“Quest…”
He ground his hips against her, allowing her to feel just his how badly he
wanted her. A guttural moan erupted from her throat and traveled through him,
stroking the fires of his desire. He found himself pulling at the silk kimono,
deepening the kiss, wanting to swallow her whole. Full breasts pressed into his
bare chest. Along with the sensation of her naked skin against his, the sounds of
her blood running rapidly through her veins and her body contracting beneath him
drove him wild. Paciencia!
Sliding down her body, he lapped and kissed the tense muscles in her
abdomen. As he drew closer to her mound, he eyed her pleasure stricken face. Eyes
closed, mouth agape—a picture of pure lust. A smirk tugged at his lips as he blew
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lightly on the wanting sex peeking at him from beneath the baggy shorts. Her hips
lurched and shuddered. He held her down and nipped at the soft flesh at the base
of her inner thigh. Feverish pants flowed throughout the small room.
She whispered his name in urgency.
He could feel the increase of her heartbeat, sense the shift in her emotions.
Part of her wanted him to stop and the other part wanted his teasing kisses to
never end. He would help remedy her disarray right about now.
“Jade…”
Her lids lifted lazily. The eroticism beaming from her sparkling irises took
him over the edge. Drawing the crotch of the shorts to the side, he pressed his lips
to her soft, juicy folds. He smiled against the sensitive flesh when her thighs
opened wider for him. He inhaled deeply, taking in the scent of her sex, which
temporarily blocked out the foul stench coming from the demons gathered beyond
the shrine"s barrier. She smelled so damn sweet. His mouth watered to taste her.
“Oh, Quest please, ohh…”
“Oh Quest please, what?” He darted his tongue between her pussy lips and
stole a taste of her sweetness. “Mmm, tell me what you want me to do.”
“Oh, ohh God. Pleeaasee lick me!”
Wiggling his tongue over her clit, he wrapped his arms around her thighs.
Soft pubic hair laced with her juices tickled his nose and lips, compelling him to
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bury his face deeper into her warm patch. She rolled her hips up to grind her pussy
against his starved mouth. He groaned against his will, squeezed her tighter and
fought the urge to jam his tongue inside of her tight haven. Goddamn patience!
She tensed at the sound of Copper and Spade arguing with one another in
the adjacent room. “Oh God! No, no. Wait, Quest. Not here. We shouldn"t…”
He looked up and locked eyes with her. “Aww, mami. Don"t try to stop me
now. Baby, I"m there. I got to have you.” He lapped at her folds, making her to stir.
“You have to let me do this, baby, please.”
She nodded hesitantly and raked her fingers through his hair. That was all
the answer he needed.
Releasing her, he sat up on his knees and grabbed the sides of her shorts.
Those seductive eyes bored into his as her hips rose, so he could pull the fabric free
from her backside and down her legs. Aimlessly tossing the shorts aside, he stared
down at her solid, toned frame.
She was so damn beautiful.
She looked up at him, her thighs shaking. This time not from lust, but from
fear. Not fear from the ghastly creatures waiting outside the barrier. No. She was
frightened by what he was about to do to her.
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He ran his hands up her thighs and panic washed over her face. She wasn"t
ready. Even though her body ached to have him, her mind and emotions were
twisted. This wasn"t the right time.
“I"m sorry, Jade. I won"t do this if you"re not ready.” He crawled on top of her and
studied the anxiety in her eyes. “You know I won"t hurt you, right?”
“I know,” she sobbed, covering her face bashfully.
He lay next to her and pulled her in his arms. “I"m no good at this, Jade. I
wanna love you right, but I want you so bad, I can"t…”
“Quest, I"m just as anxious as you are and I know it"s a little different for you
to be with somebody not… experienced.” She sucked in a shaky breath and wiped at
her puffy, strained eyes. “You"re so sexy—my God,” she breathed out. “I"m just so
scared.”
He wet his lips and looked at her with an arched brow. Why was that
flattering? Probably because the Jade he knew wasn"t afraid of shit, and if she was,
she"d never admit it. The woman took vamp heads like nothing and destroyed
demons without thought, but she was afraid to be with him?
“Of course I"m afraid,” she murmured, returning his quirked brow. “I don"t
know what to do with myself when you"re around—the way you look at me
sometimes… This is not like battling d
emons and vamps, Quest. This is a lot deeper
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than that. I want you to be the one to take my virginity, but I"m scared I"ll turn out
like those other girls you"ve been with—”
“Jade…” he drawled, staring at her, too shocked to let her go on. “Please tell
me you didn"t just read my mind.”
Her eyes widened. “No.”
Quest nodded slowly. “Si, you just did it.”
“But, I can"t do that. I, I can"t read minds,” she stammered. “No…”
“Unless, that"s one of the gifts Father Hamiway left you with.”
She covered her mouth. “Oh my God,” she mumbled beneath her hand. “I
can"t believe this.”
Erection gone.
Swallowing hard, Quest inched away from her. Uneasiness took a hold of
him as waves of emotions flittered over her face. Aye cono, she was reading his mind
and it was evident she couldn"t help it.
In all honesty, the devilish side of him wouldn"t mind her catching a glimpse
of some of the nasty sexual shit sifting through his head on a regular basis, but
allowing her to see those things left his mind open for her to see other things.
Things that had to stay locked away from her, and the team. He had to get his ass
out of the room before she picked up on something that could ruin his relationship
with his comrades.
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He shot up and headed for the door. A loud gasp caused him to spin around.
Her hands stuck to her temples, she shook her head like she was trying to stop the
images from flooding her mind.
Too late, she"d already picked up on his deep, dark secret.
He met her gaze then turned away from her.
“Quest,” she called softly when he slid the door open. He stopped in the
doorway, but refused to turn to face her. “I won"t tell them.”
Closing his eyes briefly, he nodded. “Neither will I. Get a hold of it first before you
break out your new ability in front of the team,” he muttered, before walking out of the
room.
After he closed the door behind him, he took a deep breath, rustled his hair,
then moved over to where Copper lounged and dropped to his knees in front of
her. She stared at him like he was crazy, clamped her knees together and cocked
her fist.
“Try it, and I"ll knock your pretty boy arse into another dimension,” she
warned.
He rolled his eyes and reached for her wrapping. “Don"t flatter yourself, Cop.
I just wanna see something.”
Surprisingly, she let down her guard and allowed him to remove the cloth.
Once her un-bruised skin was exposed, his assumptions were proven correct. An
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identical symbol to the one on Jade"s leg was now imprinted just above Copper"s
belly button. And just like Jade, she had been completely healed without any
knowledge of it.
The whole team crowded around her and stared at her new tattoo.
“What"s that?” Blaze murmured, reaching for it.
Quest caught her hand. “Don"t touch it. It gives off sexual stimulus.”
“What?” Copper gasped.
Spade"s eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. “Really? Stellar!”
Laughing, he reached over Blaze to brush a finger across the forbidden spot.
Jolted, Copper"s bright hazel eyes grew wide, and then she threw a flash strike
right across Spade"s jaw.
The blow slammed him to the ground and pushed him across the floor into
the wall. Struggling to right himself, he handled his jaw and smiled. “Righteous.
No more pain, huh kitty?”
“None at all, you cheeky fucker,” she replied, squinting at him.
Quest turned to Blaze and she"d already un-wrapped her shoulder. “Hey I
have one too. Do you guys have one?”
Quest stood and began to pace. “I don"t think any of us men have the
symbol, but it doesn"t mean one"s not coming.” He stopped and stood at the
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window. “It had to come from the surge but, I"ve never heard of an energy surge
marking anyone before.”
Closing his eyes, he pressed his hand to the glass. Through the mass of angry
demons, the Queen"s emotions stirred with his. She was wrapped in turmoil and
distress and it heightened by the moment.
He dipped his headed and huffed. “Buey, there is no way this is going to get
better any time soon. The shit is about to hit the fan.”
Everyone fell silent. Blaze, the positive thinker of the team, didn"t even have
anything uplifting to say. The future that lay ahead of them hung on a deathly thin
tread, and even though they were trained for such difficulties, none of them were
truly ready to accept the destiny handed to them.
“So uh, what does a double headed dragon mean?” Blaze asked, severing the
silence.
Just then, the shrine keeper"s husband came into the room, a cane guiding
his steps. With solemn features, the grey haired man muttered a series of words in
his native tongue then pointed to the ceiling. A trail of light followed the
movement of his fingers as he traced the symbol of the two headed dragon in the
air, then graciously bowed and left the room.
“He said it signifies the battle of light and darkness, good and evil that will
rage within the half-breed"s soul. He also said those who are marked with the
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double headed dragon were chosen by the field commander of the Army of God to
protect the half-breed demon, who was created through Heaven and Hell.” Blaze
stood and tapped the glowing emblem to have it melt into fog and scatter around
the room. “Once the Queen crowns her King, the men will be marked also.”
“Ahh, Heaven and Hell,” Quest muttered beneath his breath. “Now it all
makes since. I told you that surge was laced with dark energy.”
“So we have to protect her? Dude, how come I don"t feel all warm and fuzzy
inside about that?”
“Because we"re going to go to war, brother,” Copper drawled with a grin. “It
explains why the archangel Michael chose us to protect the queen. He is the field
commander of God"s army.”
Quest erupted in laughter. “I love how you said that all calm-like. Like it"s
not a big deal.”
“Man, I had a feeling this mission would take us for a long haul.” Steel stood
and heaved out a hard sigh. “If any of ya"ll want to opt out when we get back on
US soil, I completely understand. We have one hell of a battle coming our way and
nine times out of ten not everyone is—”
“Sector twelve never separates,” Blaze intervened, her eyes flashing silver.
“We do or we die, that is out pact. Remember? I don"t know about you all, but I
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made a promise to God to follow the path he leads me, and since the general of his
Army has called us out, I mean to answer that call.”
“Bloody right!”
“Opt out? And miss out on a lifetime of killing demons? Whatever dude…”
Spade slapped Steel on his shoulder. “You owe me a smoke for even offering that
bullshit, man.”
Rustling his hair, Quest turned from the window and strolled over to Steel
to give a fist pound. “You know me, buey. I"m in it to win it. Let"s get rested up so
we can kill these demons and find the one we"re
supposed to protect.”
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Chapter Nineteen
Blood Buffet
Sex.
The scent and the sound of it flooded his chambers, rousing him from a deep
slumber. A hot, wet mouth sucked greedily on the head of his cock. Moans
accompanied every slurp. Another mouth latched onto his scrotum, purring,
suckling and tugging him gently toward climax. The strange women drew a deep
growl from the pit of his chest.
Demetri reached down, grabbed a fistful of silky hair and pulled the gasping
woman"s face close to his. He opened his eyes to a startled, lust-filled stare.
“Who are you darling?”
Without thought, the question slurred from his mind, but before she could
answer, he sought out her throat. She squealed, but embraced his head to freely
offer the life-giving elixir he so desired. Hot blood filled his mouth. Taking in every
bit of her, he groaned, wishing her essence was coated with evil. It would make the
extraction so much sweeter.
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As he gradually took from her, a warm cunt slid down the length of his stiff
shaft followed by a sultry howl. Dazed from the awakening, he took hold of the
woman on top of him and bucked up into her, bringing about a scream of release.
Sharayna. How he wished it was Sharayna.
He withdrew his incisors from the neck of the woman whose heartbeat had
become faint in his grasp. He"d unthinkingly taken too much from her. With the
simple tap to her forehead, he drifted her from his chamber to the hospital. Then
he reached up for the woman shuddering on top of him, who spilled her warm
nectar down his lance, and pierced her breast. She showered him, yet again.
Life eased away from her as he drank deeply and ravenously. He ripped his
mouth from the quivering flesh and studied her ashen face. He wouldn"t let her die.
There was no reason to. To the hospital she went.
Unable to focus on anything but the scent of the aroused bodies in his bed,
he rolled onto his stomach and pushed up on all fours. More blood. His vision was
blurry, but his other scenes were keen.
He could hear them calling to him, moaning his name, seductively taunting
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