by Erin R Flynn
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My name is Inez Garner, and I’m a vampire princess, a fiancée to two wonderful men, girlfriend to two others, survivor of the apocalypse, awesome with a rifle… And in way over my head. Aether’s quest is FINALLY done. After five long, grueling years, I’ve collected and hidden everything She wanted me to.
We made it to where my coven is supposed to be and handled the heartache that went with it. But what comes next? I think I know, but what if I’m wrong? It’s all on me. I’m still recovering from my power frying me out, and if I make the wrong move, thousands of people who I care about could wind up dead.
We’re on a good path though and I put my faith in those who are supporting me so we can have a real home. Each day is a little better than the next for the ones joining us and I hold onto that as I take the leap.
Except Aether’s apparently not done with me. What could possibly go wrong?
House of Garner is an apocalyptic, hot burning, WhyChoose romance with darker elements, strong language, violence, and a heroine who doesn’t let anyone get in her way.
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I was about to ask my four nobles what they thought came next, but I saw all their nostrils flare, letting me know my period had started. And then I knew what to do. Something clicked inside of me, and I knew why I was so anxious to get to my coven before my next period.
Reaching over to the monument, with one quick shot of power, I turned it and everything around us into energy beads. I saw the old man had dissipated into ash, which was way faster than corrupted ever did.
I watched the wind catch the pile and blow it back to nature, wondering if I’d see him tomorrow or not. I shook off the feeling and went to Jaxon, who had my bag.
I waved them quiet as I dug in it and pulled out the first seed I’d gotten from my first ghost, knowing it was time. I had carried the damn thing for over five years and now I got to see what it would turn into, that it was worth taking up space as it was the size of a damn baseball. I used one of my throwing knives and sliced open my right hand, bleeding all over the seed.
Then I moved right to that spot where the four states connected, that spot where something had been buried and forgotten that shouldn’t have. I knelt down and punched my hand as deep as I could into the ground, hissing in pain as it certainly at least sprained some fingers, if not more. Pulling my hand out and leaving the seed behind, I hissed again as dirt and rocks got in my cut.
Which hadn’t healed up. Sure, the cut was smaller, but it wasn’t healing fully and I knew why. I knew what I needed and wanted to do. It wasn’t compulsion but more a knowledge of what I should do if I wanted to do it, but I had to take the steps, make the decision.
And I would. I wanted this.
I turned to Darius and smiled at him. “Is there something you wish to offer me?”
His eyes filled with heat. “Now? You’ll accept my oath now that we’re here?”
“Yes, I want you as mine forever,” I rasped. “My seed is planted and your princess bleeds fertile blood. Do you wish to be mine forever?”
“More than anything, Inez,” he whispered, kneeling before me and staring up at me with so much love that even if it was freezing cold out I would have been warm. “I, Darius of house Katz, do swear upon all I am as a man, noble, and child of Aether, and give myself fully and completely to my princess, Inez of house Garner. I will give my oath to no other, as none are as worthy as she.
“May Aether strike me dead if I ever think to betray her, and grant me the courage and strength to always protect my princess so that she is able to lead and protect us all. By my word, my solemn vow, I pledge my body, heart, soul, and every drop of my life giving blood as yours, My Princess, to do with as you need as your needs are always first. I humbly beg that you find me worthy to be called yours, Princess.”
Tears filled my eyes as I nodded. “What do I say?”
“Nothing, you offer him your blood to accept,” Jaxon answered.
I frowned. That wasn’t nearly enough, considering everything he was pledging to me. That was so one-sided it made my stomach knot. No, that would not be how I accepted the man I loved. I quickly undressed and knelt with Darius, his eyes wide and full of heat.
“I, Inez, of house Garner, give all of myself to you,” I whispered as I moved my bleeding hand under his shirt and over his heart, smiling when he quickly peeled it off so his chest was naked to me. “I pledge to be your princess and loyal to you as you would be to me. I am yours, now and forever, as even death will not part us. I promise to be your wife, friend, mate, and partner.
“I will give this oath to none you do not approve of, as I could never betray my vow to be partners with you. Before Aether and all other gods, I swear to cherish you and never, not ever, take you nor the gift of your oath for granted, as I love you with all of me and wish to be yours forever.”
He kissed me like he would die if he didn’t and I kissed him back because I needed him just as badly. My fangs came out and I sat on my butt, pulling him with me before moving my bleeding hand back to the ground.
“Help me build our coven?” I whispered, smiling when he nodded.
“How?” he asked, giving me another soft kiss.
“My cut hand has to keep on the ground.” I moved my leg over his hip. “Consummating our vows sounds good and consummating them a lot. Bleed on me and I’ll bleed on you as you’re inside me.”
“Fuck yes,” he groaned kissing me fiercely as he hurried to get undressed. “Bite me while I bite you, my love.”
I did, his fingers inside of me as he made sure he wouldn’t hurt me. He always took care with me like that. I felt the ground shiver under us when I orgasmed.
He seemed to as well, lifting his head and giving me an excited but sort of worried look, like he wasn’t sure what we were starting.
Hell if I knew, but I wanted him. He was mine now
, completely and totally mine, and I wanted him. I rolled us and lowered myself on him, riding my Darius as I felt drops of blood seep into the ground from my cut.
When we got close, I gave heated looks to the other three. “Bleed on your princess and help build our coven.” I nodded to Kristof that I meant him too, and his eyes flashed shock but he didn’t argue.
Jaxon went first, cutting his hand and rubbing his blood along my back and ass, making me orgasm.
Then Cerdic rubbed his along my chest and stomach and I climaxed again.
Kristof went last and pushed his cut finger in my ass and I fucking lost my shit. His blood was un-fucking-real, and to put it there was insane.
Darius bellowed my name, my body going crazy, bringing him over the edge with me.
“What now, love?” Cerdic asked when we came back down from the bliss.
I opened my mouth but then closed it, putting both hands on the ground and sending out my power like I would if I was charging up vehicles or fixing things. My eyes went wide as a small sprout rose from where I planted the seed.
I smiled up at Cerdic. “We do a lot of this. Darius today, Jaxon tomorrow, Kristof the third day, and you get the last day of my period. I would guess we’re going to need supplies and you guys might need to feed.” I yelped when Darius flipped us, blinking up at him. “Do you want me for a whole day?”
“Yes, very much yes,” he moaned, sucking on my nipple.
“But you want to do this, right?” Kristof asked quietly. “You’re not feeling compelled to?”
“No, it’s like I got the knowledge suddenly, but this is really what I want,” I promised, smiling up at him. “Thanks for checking. Thanks for making sure I’m not just the mouse moving in the maze.”
“I know you hate that as much as I do,” he said, giving me a soft smile. “Dare I hope you’ll accept other relationship progression when it’s our turn?”
I felt my face flush. “I’d like to if it’s offered. If you want me as your fiancée?”
“Yes,” he growled, Cerdic echoing him. “We’ll handle everyone and provisions, but one of us will also stand guard just in case. If you’re doing this for four days, you’ll be vulnerable and weaken yourself.”
I nodded but then gave him a worried look. “Don’t let me hurt anyone. I don’t get all of this, but I just know I need to keep bleeding, and I’m really, really thirsty. I’ll need water too, right?”
“Yes, lots for everyone,” he agreed. “Will you allow help from other nobles?”
I thought about it and shook my head. “No, it feels wrong if it’s not you four. It’s only little drips coming out of my hand, not gushing anymore.”
“We can handle that,” Cerdic said firmly. “But four days of this, and we need to take it easy on her. Nothing rough, and we help her as much as we can.” He glanced at Kristof. “Give her your blood to heal the cuts on her legs from having sex there, and get her at least a mat or something better to be on while she touches the ground. We can massage her, tend to her, not just have sex.”
“But we want the sex,” Darius whined, smirking at me. “Don’t we, my love?”
“Yes, yes,” I moaned, tightening around him until he groaned as well. I smiled at Kristof when he knelt next to me and bit his offered wrist as he stared at me with longing. “Fuck, I could come just from your blood.”
“I can’t wait until you do while I’m inside you and you wear my ring as well,” he murmured, giving me a quick kiss. “Welcome home, My Princess.”
I was beaming as I nodded. Home. I finally had a home. We had a home.
Awesome.
Kristof appeared in seconds with an ultra plush bench cushion, several bottles of water, and sunscreen, since we were out on the hot May sun.
I stared at it and nodded. “Yeah, maybe an umbrella, or I will become the lobster princess for sure. Sorry.”
“Yes, you are such a pain,” he teased me.
I felt spoiled though when Darius started rubbing lotion on my skin, and I gulped down water to stay hydrated as my cut kept dripping blood onto the ground. Then he made love to me while the others handled being the adults.
“Thank you for loving me,” Darius whispered when we were done.
“Thank you for loving me,” I said right back. “Thank you for always being everything I need. I couldn’t live without you, Darius.”
“Well, good thing I’m yours forever then, huh?” he teased me, and then made love to me again.
Several umbrellas and even patio furniture had showed up while we’d been distracted, and I realized even more than furniture had arrived. Everyone who we’d sent ahead were pulling in and the plane must have landed, because I felt my knights.
“Is James here?” I asked as Darius cleaned me up.
“Right here, sexy bite,” he said before moving into my view.
I stared up into his eyes. “Can I feed from you?”
“Your knights are okay?” Jaxon checked, sighing when I nodded. “Good, that’s more hydration. You bleeding for four days during your period is especially worrisome, Inez.”
“I don’t think all this was just to kill me,” I reminded him. I crooked my finger at James when he just smirked at me. He squatted down, and I reached for him. “Kiss your princess and feed her when she needs you.”
“Gladly,” he murmured, cupping my face and giving me a real kiss, unlike the chaste ones my knights normally gave me.
I kissed him back, moaning when I felt blood rubbed on my back. He offered me his neck, and I sank my fangs in, ready for the diluted tasting blood but knowing it was smart to hydrate like that; even a faucet dripping could let out a lot of water over hours and hours.
“Good?” I checked when I was done.
“You made me orgasm, and I’ve not given you my oath yet,” he panted.
“We both know you’re mine,” I whispered. “Aren’t you, James?”
“Yes.” He pressed his lips against my ear. “And some day I will have you as well, sexy bite.”
Sounded fun. I shivered and leaned back so he moved closer, letting him feel my breasts against his chest as I took another drink from him.
“Fuck, Inez,” he moaned.
“No, not today. Today is all about Darius,” I chuckled, winking at him.
“Yeah, all about him, even though we get the orgasms too,” Lara purred from where she was sitting. “Damn, if we get the echoes, he must be one hell of a lover.”
“He is,” I promised, giving Darius a loving glance.
“Look what you’ve done, My Princess,” he said as he rubbed my foot.
I turned and saw the sprout had grown into a tiny sapling. I let out more power, and it grew another few inches and got wider. “So weird and so cool.”
“That’s what we call you too,” James teased me, looking shocked as I felt at what he’d just seen. “Let’s start getting grills and everything set up for camping and cooking out.”
They did that while I got a massage, and Darius ate me for a snack. Then we had burgers and someone had hooked up a fryer, because we got fresh fries too, which always made me happy.
It was weird eating there naked, but then I realized I wasn’t the only one, as most of my knights were in varying states of undress.
“Glad we’re done with Canada?” I teased the jungle cat shifters.
“Yes, bring on the heat of summer and sun,” Trisha answered, lying on another bench cushion and soaking up the rays. “You’re too pale, but we’ll get you there.”
“Sure, sure,” I drawled, a lot of people chuckling.
Darius and I went again and then we took a nap, or I did and he held me. Then we made love and had dinner. Then he ate me for dessert. And on and on and on we went. It was awesome. I could totally get on board with taking the days of my period to just do nothing but my nobles and have fun.
The next morning, I took a quick shower in the camper—which I was also using for the bathroom, even if we didn’t have the right hookups there—but
the place wasn’t far. I moved back to the sapling that wasn’t really a sapling anymore, but an infant, and Jaxon was waiting for me.
I cried again when he swore his oath to me. I gave him the same pledge I did Darius—already having checked with Darius that he was fine with me taking Jaxon as mine—somehow remembering the oath, as if it was just what I had to say. We exchanged blood… And then woke everyone up with some ridiculously hot and loud sex. I mean, our noises echoed in the open area.
“I love you so fucking much,” he rasped, kissing me deeply as his tears landing on my cheeks. “Thank you for loving me, making me yours.”
“Thank you for the same,” I whispered. “I need you, Jaxon. I’ll always need you as much as I hope you need me. And I love you as much as I love Darius. No one will ever be first, just maybe the old fart will be the oldest.”
“Thank you, My Princess,” Kristof drawled from my right.
Jaxon burst out laughing, and I joined him before he took me again. We had breakfast, and I fed from Lara and Hope, thanking them as I’d felt a bit dehydrated. I made sure to drink more as well and took a nice nap.
“Oh fuck!” someone bellowed, and I sat up and glanced around, trying to figure out what had happened.
“So my bite is orgasmic if I drink from your knights,” Darius explained, holding Simon, who was twitching against him.
“That’s hot, but if you drink from females you’re not killing, I’ll still cut off your dick,” I warned.
Trisha held something up for me to see and I smiled, waving her over. She gave me a wink and handed over the box of wedding bands.
I found the one in my size and slid it on, showing Darius and Jaxon, who were elated to pick their own that fit.
I got heated kisses from both of them, and then they used those fingers to please me. It was hot, really hot. Damn, if only life could be this much fun all the time.
I enjoyed every second with Jaxon, knowing it was just as right to be his forever—as I was for Darius—but he could tell I was getting pretty wiped.
He made sure I was taking cat naps—yes, calling them that to be funny, since I had cat spirit animals—and gave me two massages. As much as I loved snuggling with him, there wasn’t room for Darius, so I felt like he was missing. I wanted all of them with me.