by ClareMarie .
“Tobias and Artemis are always getting up to mischief.” Anna shakes her head fondly.
“I know, because when I'm babysitting, he chases Midnight all over the house!” We burst out laughing at how our familiars have to put up with a boisterous little boy.
Anna and I scent our mates and the children before they enter the restaurant. I hear, “Aunt Ari!” shouted in my direction, and then the cutest little guy appears, trying to run to me as fast as he can, but his little legs can't quite keep up. I stand and collect him in my arms, spinning him around in a hug.
“You've gotten taller, Tobias. What are they feeding you?” I say.
He giggles, answering, “Hamburgers and juice, silly Auntie. They yummy.” We all laugh and I hand him to his mother, who's waiting with open arms.
“My boy loves his hamburgers,” Anna says fondly, cuddling him.
Kai kisses me hello, and I take a peek into Una's stroller, who's fast asleep, sucking her pacifier.
“When was Una last fed?” Anna asks Vincent as she puts Tobias into the highchair. Clare returns just as he’s settled, and places his hamburger in front of him.
“Two hours ago. Tell me about your day, babe,” Vincent replies, kissing his mate, then sitting down to eat. When a Werecat or Werewolf is hungry, you better feed them. We chat about our days, in between bites.
“So, Vincent and I were thinking that we should get married in New York the day we get down there. A double wedding,” Kai says, after he finishes chewing the last bite of his steak.
“Oh really?” Anna voices my thoughts at our mates as she places her glass of water back on the table.
Coyly, she winks at me, letting me know she wants to play with them, so I follow her lead and pretend to be annoyed. I watch both Kai and Vincent's throats bob, as they look at each other with an “Oh shit” expression. I try not to laugh but it's getting hard. Instead, I make myself think of puppies so Kai can’t read what I'm really thinking on the surface, without digging deeper into my mind.
“Well if you like making decisions together, why don't you marry one another?” I muse.
“Because I love you,” Kai says, rubbing my knee with the most earnest gaze on me. I can't help it anymore and I begin to laugh.
“We're already mated?” Anna points out to both men, helping Tobias put the straw through the hole of his second juice box.
“Yes we are, but in human law, a mating doesn't stick. Marriage is the human way to have rights within the law and, well... to tell any man sniffing around, you're unavailable,” Vincent responds.
“Do you want to pee on me too?” Anna interjects, her lips twitching, and I have the biggest grin on my face.
“Ew, Mommy. Daddy wouldn't want to do that,” Tobias says, with the cutest frown on his baby face, but then rubs his tired eyes.
“No, son, you're right. Daddy wouldn't dream of doing such a thing,” but wiggles his eyebrows at Anna with a gleeful regard.
“Oh boy,” I mutter.
“Aren't you pregnant yet?” Vincent teases me and I scowl.
“Come on, Kai. Knock up your woman, good and proud.”
“Oh, believe me, I'm working on it,” Kai answers with a wink at me, and I just raise an eyebrow.
We decide to finish up dinner when Una wakes for a feeding and Tobias begins to get overtired.
“Come on, Romeo, it's time to go home,” I say, standing up. I hug Tobias goodnight and place a kiss on Una's chubby cheek.
“Hey, I'm a smooth talker,” Kai fires back.
“Yeah… smooth talking all the way into the doghouse,” I toss back.
Kai and I say goodnight to Anna and Kai but that we'd see them at the academy on Monday, as usual.
The next morning, we're lounging in bed, kissing and snuggling, when I climb onto Kai's lap and straddle him. He places both hands behind his head, watching me. I slowly unbutton his shirt I put on this morning to make us breakfast. When I remove it, Kai licks his lips as my naked body is revealed. My own eyes roam over him in gleeful appreciation, and sometimes I still have to remind myself this man is my mate and all mine.
“Yes, I'm all yours,” Kai agrees mentally, obviously reading my thoughts. I smile shyly because even after all these years, he can still have that effect on me.
“Your body is work of art, babe. Especially when it has no clothing on,” I say, wiggling my eyebrows, and he grins boyishly, making my heart melt. That look can still hit me right in my chest.
Kai sits up and, in answer to my comment, kisses me with the passion that makes my knees weak. I dig my legs into the mattress and bite his lower lip, running my teeth along it. He shivers against my palms placed on his abs, making me wetter. Kai grabs me by my hips and lifts me up a little, thrusting into me with his long, rock hard cock, making us both cry out in pleasure. I lean my head back in ecstasy and feel Kai kissing my neck as he keeps his firm grip on my hips, continuing to thrust into me relentlessly and without an ounce of mercy.
“I love you, babe,” Kai whispers into my ear without slowing down or missing a beat, causing me to shiver this time.
I lift my head back up to meet his gaze. The smolder in his eyes as he watches me in pleasure, then looks down to where our bodies meet as one, makes me gush on him, and Kai lets out a long groan in approval. Completely turned on, I bite my lip and the breathing between us gets heavier, our bodies becoming slicker with sweat. I can see the wolf present in his yellow glowing eyes, and it's not only the man I'm making love to now. The wolf jumps to greet me in my head, rubbing against my mind, and both he and man are growling their pleasure. Kai licks and sucks each of my nipples, taking his sweet time in his task, making my breathing spike as he strums his finger against my clit.
“Without you, I'd only be half a person,” I moan as my climax draws near. Sensing I'm almost at the edge, Kai speeds up, making my eyes roll back in rapture.
“Same for me, babe, now come for me,” Kai demands. Like he personally knows every inch of my body, he owns it too, and when he commands it to comply, I succumb to my orgasm.
Kai enters a finger into my anus easily from all my wetness, and moves it in and out at the same speed his cock is driving into me. “Oh, God,” I cry out. Unable to moan anymore from the intensity, my mouth opens in a silent scream. Kai takes advantage and flicks his tongue against mine.
“Christ!” Kai yells, and I feel his warm seed shoot into me. He begins to slow his relentless rhythm before coming to a complete stop, and we laugh in sated bliss.
“That was hot, as usual,” I say, trying to catch my breath. I rest my head on his shoulder, my arms wrapped around him as he stays inside me.
Kai lazily trails his hands up and down my back in a loving caress, enjoying the post-orgasm haze.
“Hot? You mean, more like the work of a god.” My body shakes with laughter and I hear the smile in his voice when he says, “You're amazing.”
Suddenly, Kai's hand stops moving and he goes utterly still, too still. Frowning, I lift my head from his shoulder and look into his eyes, confused.
“What's wrong?” I ask.
Kai pulls away from me, and sniffs at my stomach, then presses his ear tightly against it, listening for something.
“What are you doing?” I wonder aloud.
Kai's head jerks up to stare at me intently, eyes wide in awe. I'm about to ask what's going on again, but I put the pieces of the puzzle together, and I just know.
“Yeah?” I ask, needing him to confirm it before getting too emotional.
Male mates always know first when their mate has conceived, then the scent of pregnancy can be scented by any Paranormal afterwards. I think it's nature’s way of allowing both man and wolf to protect their mate if need be, and to share the moment privately before essentially allowing your hormones to shout it out by scent. Kai nods, and the biggest, brightest grin spreads across his face as his eyes light up with pure joy. I open my senses and hear the heartbeat of our
growing baby inside me, and relive the moment Kai first heard it, replaying the thoughts in his head.
“I'm pregnant. And so it begins...”
This Story Continues In...
Into The Shadows
(Out Now)
&
Into The Clear
(Coming Soon)
&
Into The Dawn
(Coming Soon)
Into The Skies
Bonus Material
Character Profiles
Ariana Dale
Age: 16.
DOB: 2049.
Hair: Black.
Eyes: Blue.
Height: Five foot nine.
Size: Petite.
Face: Oval.
Lips: Full.
Skin: Lightly tanned/brown.
Job: PSA Student.
Siblings: None.
Parents: Abby & Austin Dale.
Specie: Half-Witch, Half-Elemental.
Five Ariana Facts.
1. Ariana is the mother of Ava James from Into The Shadows, her future daughter.
2. Ariana performs Air magic.
3. Ariana has a wolf familiar named Midnight.
4. Ariana later becomes a lawyer New York.
5. Ariana portaled an enemy into the ocean, who came too close to Ava as a baby.
Kai James
Age: 18.
DOB: 2047.
Hair: Black.
Eyes: Blue.
Height: Six foot ten.
Size: Tall, muscled, and ripped.
Face: Diamond-shaped, with a sharp jawline.
Lips: Kissable.
Skin: Tanned.
Job: PSA Student.
Siblings: None.
Parents: Linda & Donovan James.
Specie: Werewolf.
Five Kai Facts.
1. Kai is the father of Ava James from Into The Shadows, his future daughter.
2. Kai's parents died when he was eight during a capture raid by The Government.
3. Kai later becomes a judge in New York.
4. Kai almost became New York’s beta for the Alpha, but gave it up to focus on Ava.
5. Kai is a Knicks fan.
Anna Hart
Age: 16.
DOB: 2049.
Hair: Blonde.
Eyes: Dark Green.
Height: Six foot.
Size: Toned slim figure.
Face: Sharp facial bones, due to Vampirism.
Lips: Bee-sting shaped.
Skin: Pale, due to Vampirism.
Job: PSA Student.
Siblings: None.
Parents: Olivia & Mateo Hart.
Specie: Vampire.
Five Anna Facts.
1. Anna is the mother of Una & Tobias Smith from Into The Shadows, her future children.
2. Anna lost her parents in a capture raid by The Government.
3. Anna has a Jaguar pet familiar named Artemis.
4. Anna bears a huge amount of guilt for leaving her kids.
5. Anna hates pizza.
Vincent Santiago
Age: 18.
DOB: 2047.
Hair: Black.
Eyes: Dark brown, almost black.
Height: Six foot eleven.
Size: Tall, muscled, and ripped.
Face: Sharp facial features.
Lips: Kissable.
Skin: Tanned.
Job: PSA Student.
Siblings: None.
Parents: Callie & Josiah Santiago.
Specie: Werecat, Panther.
Five Vincent Facts.
1. Vincent is the father of Una & Tobias Smith from Into The Shadows, his future children.
2. Vincent lost his parents in a capture raid by The Government.
3. Vincent misses his best friend, Kai James.
4. Vincent bears a huge amount of guilt for leaving his kids.
5. Vincent hates pizza, like his mate, and his daughter, Una.
Interview with Into The Skies Cast
Hello everyone, I am ClareMarie, and today, I'll be interviewing characters from Into The Skies, Book 0.5 (The Shadows Trilogy).
We are all gathered inside Ariana and Anna's dorm room.
Q1. CM: Okay guys, for those who don't know you yet, please introduce yourselves.
AD: I'm Ariana Dale, the heroine of the book.
KJ: I'm Kai James, the lead hero. *Kai winks at Ariana*
AH: Anna Hart, Ari’s best friend.
VS: Hey, people of earth, I'm the charming Vincent Santiago.
Q2. CM: Tell your readers what was going through your mind during the events of the book?
AD: Fear.
KJ: Uncertainty.
VS: Shock.
AH: I was terrified for Ariana and Kai, then became all out petrified when my future children were brought into the fight.
Q3. CM: How did you deal with knowing of a future to come?
AH: Do you ever completely deal with knowing something like that?
AD: I dealt with it by planning for any scenario and trying to guess where the war would come from.
KJ: I focused my energy on keeping Ariana upbeat, and to not fret too much. It's a long wait for these events to occur and a long time to worry yourself sick if you don't channel it.
VS: I honestly was blank some of the time. My mind was thinking too fast. I couldn't catch my thoughts, except that I’ll fight alongside my children and protect those who need protected.
Q4. CM: How do you think these events will affect things in Into The Shadows?
AD: I'm scared to think of that, so I haven't.
KJ: Why are you scared, babe? *Kai asks Ariana*
AD: Because we will have to reveal the truth to her, even though it's something I'm betting I would’ve been longing to tell her. I think when the actual time comes… I'm going to want to run. *Ariana nervously laughs*
KJ: Yeah, probably won't be our finest day.
AH: I doubt I’ll be around for those events because, most likely, I’ll be here at PSA, keeping an eye on suspicious activity for them.
VS: Where Anna goes, I go, so I’ll be here too.
Q5. CM: Ariana and Kai, how do you feel about lying to Ava as she grows up, when she's born almost a millennium from now?
AD: It’s something I'm struggling with, and I'm sure as she's growing up, there's going to be a million times I’ll be tempted to tell her.
KJ: I tell her and myself to keep strong by repeating that the Angel of Destiny told us she’ll die if she gets involved in everything before she's meant to.
Q6. CM: Do you think Ava will forgive you for the lies?
AD: I don’t want to think about that.
KJ: Why, babe? What are you afraid of?
AD: Because our daughter may hate us for the lies.
KJ: She’ll be mad, yes. But she will forgive you… she’ll forgive us.
AD: God, I hope you're right. *Kai takes Ariana's hand in his to give her strength*
Q7. CM: Anna and Vincent, how do you feel knowing your children will be a part of the future’s fight?
AH: Scared shitless… but proud. *Anna laughs, and then we all do*
VS: I feel the same. It's definitely going to be terrifying as a parent to know your kids are in danger, but full of pride they're out there fighting for an important cause.
AH: It reminds me of some of the military movies I’ve seen, where loved ones have to watch those they love go into warzones to protect the country, and even though you hate it because you may never see them again, you feel honored.
VS: I have much respect for anyone in that line of duty.
AD: Me too, I can't even begin to imagine… Actually yes, I can.
KJ: I admire those who fight for the greater good, so much respect to them definitely; it's not even a thought.
Q8. CM: What was it like growing up in Skyline City?
AD
: It's all I’ve ever known, so it's my normal.
AH: I second that.
VS: I third it.
KJ: Well hell, I'm joining on the bandwagon, I fourth it.
*The cast laughs*
AD: In all seriousness though, SC is epic.
AH: Yeah, without this secret society, I wouldn't have had a home, and God only knows where I’d be now.
KJ: Fuck man, I can't even comprehend what it would be like not attending PSA. It's my home.
VS: Living in the sky is all I’ve ever known too, like what Ariana said earlier. We don't view it as odd; we view it as a normal home.
Q9. CM: Do you get the same weather in SC as New York does down below?
AD: Oh, my God, yes.
AH: Downside of living in the clouds? You get the full brunt of the bad weather from rain, to wind, to hailstones…
AD: But the good side? We get the heat in the summer, warm and toasty, which is Anna's favorite because it seeps into her skin and warms her Vampire blood, allowing her to actually feel temperature.
AH: YES. *Anna nods vigorously*
VS: Yeah… my cat doesn't like it when he gets soaked while out for a run in the trees. *Vincent growls, thinking of how annoyed he gets when his fur gets wet*
KJ: That's a bitch, my wolf hates that too.
AD: You know? It's supposed to be girls bitching about getting their hair wet or something, but instead it's you too.
VS: Kai, shush your woman. *Ariana gives Kai a death stare, daring him to “shush” her*
KJ: You're on your own, buddy.
Q10. CM: Would you like to say anything to your readers before you go?