by Leilani Love
Chapter 55
Chase watches, unable to move at first when Violca slowly levitates above the ground. When she speaks, her voice sounds like there are several women’s voices coming from her. When Micah screams, Chase is suddenly able to move again. Whatever hold Micah had on him is gone. Suddenly Violca drops. Chase quickly reaches out for her, catching her before she can hit the ground.
Looking up, Chase sees a flame surrounding Micah before he is gone. A small burn mark on the floor is the only sign of where he was. Looking down at Violca, he brushes her hair back, worried because she looks so pale. He can feel her pulse within him. Scott moans, working his way over to them, holding his side.
“What the hell was that?” Scott asks, looking down at her. Chase can see the worry on his friends face.
“I don’t know,” Chase whispers. Feeling her pulse get stronger he feels his dragon worry for her as well.
Scott reaches down to take Violca from him and Chase growls. “I am just going to help you. You’re in no shape to carry her.”
Chase nods. He doesn’t quite understand what happened between him and Violca but both he and his dragon could feel her heart beating and her power. While she was banishing Micah, he could not only feel her power but also felt her using his and felt her ancestral power as well.
Scott carefully scoops Violca into his arms. Chase hears her moan softly and feels her pulse pick up. He uses the broken chair next to him to help raise himself. Wrapping his arm around his own waist, he feels his body healing itself. Walking behind Scott, has asks, “Did you find Kati?”
Scott nods. “Yeah, I sent her with Brandon and told him to keep her safe.” Chase raises an eyebrow, surprised by his friend. “I think there is more to Brandon than we guessed.”
Before Chase can reply, he hears Violca moan. “She was amazing,” Scott whispers, adjusting her in his arms.
Chase smiles feeling very proud of her. “Yeah, she is.” He chuckles. “Don’t think she needed us at all.”
When they get outside they see a few guards down and Brandon at the front gate with the van. “Come on, guys, we have about three minutes before the cops get here and I would rather not lose my job because they don’t believe me when I say I had to save my witch best friend from a demon.”
Chase goes to the passenger seat, Scott going in the sliding door, Kati gasping when she sees her sister. “Is she okay?”
Scott gets in, carefully laying Violca on the bench seat next to Kati. “We think so.”
Kati looks up at Scott, who closes the door behind him. “What do you mean you think so? What happened to her?”
“We are not a hundred percent sure exactly what happened. Let’s get you both back to the house,” Chase says, wincing slightly as he turns to Kati.
Right before they pull into the driveway, Violca stirs.
“V, V, wake up, please?”
Chase turns, the cut in his side feels like it is mostly healed. He watches as she slowly opens her eyes. She smiles when she sees Kati looking down at her
“You’re awake,” Kati says.
Violca smiles, and slowly sitting up, she hugs her sister. “Kati, I was so worried when they took you away.”
Violca pulls back and looks over at Chase. “Are you okay?”
Chase nods. “I’ll heal. How about you?”
Violca frowns and he senses her confusion. “Yeah, I am fine, thank you.” She looks at Brandon, smiling softly at him and he can feel her affection for him. She turns, looking at Scott. “All of you, thank you so much.”
The mood is lighter with her awake, everyone quiet as they pull up to the house. Before the van is in park, Eva, Angyalka and Sari run out of the house and throw themselves into Violca and Kati’s arms. Chase shakes his head, a smile on his lips. He can’t quite make out exactly what they are saying as they all talk to each other at the same time. Normally he doesn’t like chaos, but the sounds of them happy and feeling Violca’s joy at being reunited with her sisters gives him peace he doesn’t ever remember feeling before.
Eryk comes out of the house and hugs Scott. He glances at Kati and Violca. “You saved them.”
Scott shakes his head. “We helped, Violca did most of the hard work.”
Eva hears him and looks at Violca, her eyes wide. “Really?” When Violca bites her lip and blushes, Eva grins. “You guys have to tell me everything that happened.”
The girls head upstairs. When they get to the door, Angyalka turns and runs back down the stairs, jumping at Chase who smiles as he picks her up. “I told you she would be okay.” She smiles, her blue eyes twinkling as she gives him a big kiss on the cheek. “Thank you for going to get her, I knew you could bring her home.”
Chase kisses her cheek. “Yes, you did.” When he looks up, he sees Violca standing in the doorway looking back at him. His heart skips a beat when she smiles, winking at him before following the other girls in.
Carrying Angyalka in his arms, Chase and the guys follow them up. Scott pauses for a second, shaking his head, muttering, “Who would have thought the sounds of female chatter in the house would be so…”
Chase grins. “Soothing.”
The guys laugh and Brandon grins, taking Angyalka from Chase. “The Grey sisters have a way of wiggling into your life and changing it forever.”
Angyalka smiles at him, a secret smile that seems way older than her ten years and all the guys smile, thinking how true it is. Looking around, he realizes that none of them would have it any other way. Joining the girls in the living room, he sits next to Violca on the couch, putting his arm around the back of the couch, smiling when she leans on him.
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Avoiding questions about what happened, Violca shakes her head when she notices Eva frowning. “Tomorrow,” Violca says, looking at Kati, smiling at her sister. “We will tell you about everything that happened tomorrow, I promise.” She leans into Chase whose finger is lightly stroking her shoulder with his thumb. “Tonight, I just want to take a shower, eat some food and get some sleep.”
Eva smiles, giving her a hug. “You’re right, tomorrow is soon enough. Go take a shower, we’ll order some pizza so when you get out you can eat.”
“Sounds like a plan.” She smiles at Chase before getting up. Kati follows her upstairs. When they get to the top, Violca hugs Kati. “You were so brave sweetie, I love you very much. You do know that, right?”
Kati nods, her eyes filling with tears. “I was so scared.”
Violca hugs her again, whispering, “So was I, sweetie, so was I.”
Kati smiles, pulling back and biting her lower lip. “Brandon somehow made a knife fly through the air…”
“We’ve known him forever. I’m sure he will explain it tomorrow. Tonight, tonight, I just want to celebrate us being all together.”
Kati smiles. “Sounds like a good idea.”
Violca uses the bathroom that adjoins Chase and Eryk’s room, letting Kati use Scott’s shower. Standing under the shower, letting the water run down her body, she sighs happily.
Feeling better after her shower, she slips into a pair of yoga pants and a tank top. Walking downstairs, she smells pizza and smiles, hearing Sari and Angyalka giggling as they talk to Eryk. Walking into the kitchen, she sees Kati quietly sitting, and Violca notices that the bruise under her eyes is starting to fade.
Violca sees Brandon leaning against the counter, watching Scott intently. Not seeing Chase but aware of him, she turns and heads into the living room. Chase is standing by the window and looks at her over his shoulder. Turning, leaning against the window frame, he watches her.
Violca walks over to him, feeling nervous. She thinks about what the demon Micah said about the bite marks and about Chase marking her as his, but how it wasn’t complete. Is that what she did? Is that why she can feel him and his dragon? She now knows they are two parts of the same person. “Thank you for coming after us.”
Chase smiles and when she is close enough, he reaches out and takes her han
d, pulling her toward him. “Did you really think I wouldn’t?” Violca thinks for a moment and realizes that she knew he would. “Besides, it was you who saved us, I was just there to back you up.”
Violca blushes, looking down at his chest, biting her lower lip. Feeling his finger slide under her chin, he gently raises her face so she is looking at him. Violca sees the flash of gold in his brown eyes. “How did you save us?” he asks her quietly, before brushing his lips against hers. “How is it I can feel you and your power, even when you are in the other room?”
Violca looks down. “I don’t know,” she answers truthfully. “The demon, Micah, said you tried to mark me as yours but hadn’t finished yet.”
Looking up, she sees a small grin on his face. Chase steps closer to her before asking her, “So you marked me as yours?” Violca feels her cheeks heat up and wishes the floor would swallow her, when he starts to laugh. He wraps his arms around her waist, pulling her hard against him then whispers in her ear, “Does that mean you have forgiven for me for not coming clean when we first met?”
Looking up at him, his lips so close, she can feel his breath on her lips. Before she can reply, he leans in and captures her lips with a soft kiss. Moaning, her lips part and she feels Chase pulling her tighter against him as his tongue slides in and begins to gently duel with hers. Violca feels herself melting against him, her hands going around his neck, sliding into his hair. Chase breaks the kiss, putting his forehead against hers. “Come, let’s go get some pizza before they eat it all.”
Taking her hand, Chase leads her out of the living room and back into the kitchen. Everyone turns and Violca blushes when she sees Eva’s big grin when she notices Chase holding her hand. “Well it’s about time,” Eva says. “We were trying to save you some but were not sure if you would be joining us any time soon.”
Violca rolls her eyes. Finding a paper plate, she grabs a slice of pizza and stands next to Brandon, wondering what has him so uptight. Nudging him with her arm, she smiles at him.
He turns and asks, “Feel better?”
“Yeah, I do, thank you. I don’t know if I thanked you both for coming for us.”
Brandon shakes his head. “V, you guys are the sisters I never, ever wanted. You should know by now I always have your back.”
“I love you,” she says and grins when he puts his arm around her and pulls her in for a hug, whispering he loves her too.
When he releases her, she looks over at Chase who is standing across the room eating his pizza. He smiles at her affectionately and Violca smiles at him. As they all finish eating, Violca quietly enjoys the sounds of her sisters’ chatter. Even though this is not how she pictured her life when she was younger, she does not regret her decision to raise them.
The two young girls go to bed early, in Eryk’s room, while everyone else sits in the living room. Everyone is tired with the events of the past few days and Eva reminds them of their promise to tell all about what happened tomorrow. “I promise.” Violca kisses her sister on the cheek and hugs Kati, watching them both go up the stairs.
Turning, she sees Chase leaning against the doorframe of the living room, watching her. Chase’s golden brown eyes look more gold than brown, causing her to shiver in response. Feeling a little shy, she nods at him before heading up the stairs.
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Chase follows Violca up the stairs, watching the way her hips sway with each step. He can feel the fact that she is a little nervous. When she looks at him, over her shoulder, at the top of the stairs, he looks up from her butt to her face and catches her blush when she notices what he was staring at. He shrugs, not at all embarrassed about being caught admiring the view.
Chase follows her to the room he was using. Tomorrow they will probably go back home, but tonight they are staying here. She opens the door, holding it open for him and he follows her. Stepping in, he hears the soft click of the door as she closes it.
Turning, he watches her as she leans back against the door, watching him wearily. He reaches out and pulls her into his arms. “Why do you look so serious?”
Violca bites her lower lip and he bends down, kissing her lower lip gently. When he feels her relax, he pulls back and brushes her hair from her face. “So are you going to tell me what you are thinking about it?”
Violca nods, tilting her head to look up at him. “I was wondering how I can suddenly feel you and…”
He smiles, putting his head against hers. “My dragon.” She nods, and he smiles bigger. “I don’t know exactly, to be honest.” Cupping her cheek, he pulls back, making her look up at him. “Before Dmitri started a civil war, when dragons found their mate, they would mark them as theirs for the world to know. After the division, not one dragon has been able to find his mate. I was drawn to you long before I met you, Violca, and when you cast that spell that got rid of Micah, I could feel your power like it was mine and felt you using my strength when you bound him back to hell.”
Violca takes a step back, thinking about his words. Did that mean what she thought it did? Where they now bound? What did that mean exactly? “What do you mean exactly by mate?”
Chase leans against the wall. “It means that for me there is no one else.” Her eyes widen, and she wonders if this means she somehow just tricked him into being hers. “Violca, I don’t understand all that happened between us, but I don’t regret what happened. Since the day I saw your picture, I wanted to meet you, then I wanted to be near you and when I thought I lost you…” Chase steps forward, wrapping his arms around her. “For me, it’s you Violca. But if you need more time than you have…”
Before he can finish that last sentence, Violca reaches up and kisses him, and he realizes that she doesn’t need more time, she only wants him. Chase growls low in his throat, holding her tighter as he deepens the kiss, his tongue sliding into her mouth, dueling with hers.
Lost in the kiss, she barely realizes that he is lowering her to the bed and smiles against his lips when he breaks the kiss long enough to pull his shirt over her head. Sitting up and grabbing the bottom of her shirt, she feels Chase’s hands pushing hers away. Chase pulls her shirt off and throws it across the room. Pushing her back down he kisses her, his hand sliding up her stomach before cupping her breast.
Violca moans loudly into his mouth and her nipple hardens against his hand as he squeezes her breast gently over her bra before pushing it up to touch her soft skin. Her back arches up, pressing harder into his hand and she hears his moan as if in approval. Kissing his way down her neck, he nips gently at his mark on her skin. She shudders under him and he nips it again. When she moans loudly, he responds with a growl.
Chase pulls back just enough to see the little clip between her breasts and unhooks it as his mouth finds her nipple, biting it gently before sucking it into his mouth, licking away the sting of his bite. Violca’s hand slide to his hair, holding him tight to her breast as he continues to tease first one nipple then the other. When Violca pulls harder on his hair, he bites her nipple a little harder.
When he slides lower, kissing her chest just below her breast, she slides her hands to his chest and pushes him gently onto his back. Violca follows him over and straddles his lap. Licking her lips she sees his eyes turn gold with pleasure as she looks him over. Violca’s fingers are feather light as they trace the contours of his chest.
Leaning down, she begins to kiss and lick his chest. Chase moans lightly when she bites his nipple before flicking it with her tongue. His hand comes up to her head, brushing her hair back as she continues to tease him with her tongue and mouth as she scoots lower down his body. Chase hisses in pleasure when Violca nips at his belly button before her tongue comes out and begins to make love to it.
Violca’s fingers move lower, tracing the muscles of his stomach. She feels them quiver slightly under her touch before she moves to Chase pants. . The sound of her undoing his zipper is loud in the quite room. When her fingers hook into the sides of his jeans he raises his hips, helping her as she
removes the remaining clothes, tossing them behind her. Violca slides her hands up his legs until she gets to his hips. Her lips hovering just above his cock, she feels his hips tense under her hand.
Chase hisses softly when she runs her tongue up his length before swirling around the head of his cock. Looking up at him, she sees him watching her as she teases his hard cock with her mouth. Chase brings one hand down, resting it on her head. When she moans around his cock, she smiles to herself as his head goes back and he hisses in his pleasure.
Violca feels Chase’s hip moving as the vein on his cock throbs. Violca touches him everywhere she can. Her hands slowly slide up his thighs, one hand wraps around the base of his cock while the other cups his balls, massaging them gently.
When his hips move faster, he growls, pulling her up and kissing her hard as he rolls her to her back. Reaching down, he yanks off her yoga pants and panties in one swift movement. Quickly coming up her body, he claims her lips again in a deep kiss. His hand goes to the nightstand and fumbles around looking for a condom. He breaks the kiss long enough to rip open the package and slide it on before claiming her mouth again. She slides one of her legs up his and Chase grabs it, putting it high in his hip. Rocking against her, he moans into her mouth and slides in with one hard thrust, swallowing her moan.
Breaking the kiss, Chase puts his forehead against hers before slowly moving his hips, his pace slow and gentle as he moves in and out of her. Violca wraps her arms around his back, holding him tight. Her nails dig into his back, and when he growls in response, she shudders, dragging her nails down his back. When she gets to his ass her nails dig in and she feels him pick up the pace.