Defender's Blood The Turning (An Urban Fantasy)

by A. K. Michaels

  Conall had finished his bottle and Tatiana was winding him as his hand reached over and touched her skin. She jumped. She got the feeling that he was trying to tell her something, but didn’t quite get what it was.

  She tried to relax and he continued to smile up at her, then words were in her head!

  ‘We won’t be here for much longer. We will need to go away for a while but we are waiting for our mother and father. She deserves to hold her babies and look after us for a while. Then we will leave, we will come back but we have to go.’

  Tatiana gasped – did that just happen? No, surely not?!

  Conall made a slight movement with his head as if he was nodding. Tatiana didn’t know what to think. She tried to forget the words, she didn’t like this at all. Conall looked at her with a questioning stare and Tatiana nodded and then tried to act as if everything was normal. Nothing was normal with these babies and what on earth had that meant – they had to leave? She didn’t like the sound of that at all.

  Irina finished with Lexi and stood up. “Okay you two, bath time,” she all but sang, and she hummed a song as she walked through to the nursery.

  A unit with a baby bath was set up in the corner and she placed Lexi on a mat on the floor while she went to fill it up. Tatiana laid Conall next to his sister and they immediately looked at one another. Tatiana was beginning to think that these two were indeed communicating with each other. She smiled down at them and not for the first time thought they were very special babies indeed.

  Tatiana’s thoughts turned to ‘her girl’ again, hoping Alex and Zach would be home soon – she missed her.

  Chapter 13

  Alex’s eyes opened and she could feel Zach next to her on the bed. She automatically moved towards him and then a host of feelings ran through her. Firstly, she could see it was dark but her eyesight was as good as if it had been a sunny skies day. Then her hearing … she could hear someone else breathing and she looked around. James was sitting in a chair at the window, watching her closely.

  Then she could hear other noises, from outside. Animals, wind in the trees … shit, did she just hear a leaf falling to the ground? Her skin was itchy and her stomach rumbled, she was hungry … and then it hit her.

  She let out a low moan and her senses were going into overload, what was happening?

  “It’s okay, Alex, just try and stay calm okay?” said James. She just stared at him as he added “Zach, Zach, you need to wake up now.”

  A second later, Zach sat up next to her and looked down into her eyes.

  “What’s happening, I want to rip something apart. Why do I want to do that, Zach?” said Alex. Her voice was quivering and he could hear the rage just underneath.

  He moved his hand to stroke her face gently. “It’s okay, Alexina, you’ve gotten through the second stage. It’s going to be hard, honey, but we’ll get you through this stage too. You have to try and concentrate though. Can you do that for me?”

  She shook her head and snarled at him. Her eyes had gone red.

  James was at the side of the bed in less than a second. He knelt down and tried to calm her,. “Alex, please you need to try real hard, you need to concentrate and we can help you. Don’t let the feelings overwhelm you, you need to try and not let them take hold!”

  Alex’s face turned and looked between the two of them. Fuck, she didn’t want to listen to them. She wanted to rip someone’s throat out and drink until they were dry!

  She let out a moan and gasped. She didn’t just think about ripping someone’s throat out. Did she? She turned to Zach in fear. “Zach, you have to stop me – tie me up – do something. I want to hurt someone, please don’t let me hurt someone!”

  The plea in her voice was not easy for Zach to listen to. But this was why he had brought her here, so she couldn’t hurt anyone.

  He smiled down at her. “I know, honey. The first day is the worst, it gets better a little each day and soon you will have control, trust me meine Kleine?” He spoke using his nickname for her, which meant ‘my little one’ in German.

  She grabbed his hand tightly. “Zach, please don’t let me hurt anyone!”

  Zach nodded and turned to James, “You better go get her first feed.”

  James got up and went downstairs, out to his jeep where he retrieved a couple of containers with blood in them. This was a lot of blood but she would need it, in the first few days a new Vamp drank a lot of blood. He carried them back upstairs and sat on the floor next to the bed. He handed one to Zach, it should be her mate that helped her at this point.

  Zach’s voice was hoarse as he looked down at his mate. “Come on, Alex, sit up. There, that’s good, now you’re going to have to drink this blood ...”

  “No, Zach, I don’t want to – why can’t I feed from you?”

  Zach smiled. “I would dearly love it if you could, honey, but the first few days you need a lot, if you took it from me it’d probably kill me. So here, try this, just take a sip at first.”

  Zach had opened the top and was handing it to her. She didn’t take it from his hands so he held it to her lips, a tiny drop spilled out and she went crazy. She grabbed it and drank it down so fast that Zach thought she hadn’t even stopped to breathe. James opened the other bottle and gave it to Zach. As soon as Alex had finished the first bottle her eyes were darting all around – like a junkie looking for their next fix.

  She saw the bottle in Zach’s hand and she snarled as she grabbed it from him, holding it tight to her body as if afraid he would steal it from her.

  She drank the second bottle down and continued to look around. “More!” she growled.

  Zach laid a hand on her arm. “Not quite yet, you have to get used to it, Alex, try to relax.”

  She shook her head violently. “MORE!” she roared.

  James looked to Zach, who nodded so he went to get another bottle. Only one, as she had drunk more than enough already for her first feed.

  As soon as James walked back in the bedroom door she flew off the bed, a blur to anyone’s eyes, grabbing it and yanking it open, drinking it down. When she finished she threw the container away and looked around. Her eyes were very red and James thought they were in for a rough few days.

  Zach was behind her in a flash and put his arms around her, pulling her back to his body. She took a deep breath and as soon as Zach’s scent hit her nostrils they flared. She looked at James and spoke one word – “Out!” then turned round to Zach.

  She grabbed his arms and started pushing, trying to get him onto the bed. Zach nodded at James and he left, knowing what was going to happen.

  Alex looked up into her mate’s eyes. “Zach, I want you, now, hurry, my body’s on fire – you need to take me – now, come on, hurry up!”

  Zach picked her up and placed her down on the bed. She only had a nightie on and she literally ripped it down the front and threw it to the side. Zach was next to her in a second, already undressed. “Now, Zach! I need you now!”

  Zach knew this would probably happen so he gave her what she was craving, fast and hard sex. No preamble, no foreplay, just fast and hard. When she came for the first time, her scream carried a long way into the forest.

  Zach continued on as he knew that one wouldn’t be enough for her just now. His fangs elongated and he bent down. How would her blood taste now? Before it had been the sweetest thing he had ever encountered and he didn’t know what the change would have done to it. Well, he was about to find out – he pierced her skin.

  He did this hard also, he was trying to hold on, give her more of what she needed just now, and he bit deep into her throat. Her little sound she would make while having sex left her throat and Zach sighed in relief. His Alexina was still there, he hadn’t lost her.

  His first pull on her neck filled his mouth with her blood and he took the time to taste it fully. It was different now, but in a subtle way, it wasn’t quite as sweet but it had its own glorious taste and he all but roared with delight. He had been very scared tha
t it would not taste good to him, after the months of feeding off her ambrosia, so for it to taste such as this … thank fuck, was all he could think.

  His feeding had the usual impact and she came again, her entire body shaking beneath him. She was panting for breath and her nails dug into his back. Zach let his own release explode from him and he collapsed on top of her. He rolled over and brought her with him so that he was on his back and she lay atop him. She raised her head and looked into his eyes. Hers were glowing – that was so weird.

  She spoke in awe. “God that was good, Zach – I feel amazing!”

  Zach smiled. “Yeah, me too. We should talk now, you’re calm and not lusting for blood at the moment so we should talk – okay?”

  She nodded her head and so Zach started to explain some things.

  He told her she would have what they called the blood-lust for the first few days or even a week or more. It was too dangerous for her to be around anyone at that time. She would try to break free of the cabin, she would attack him and James, she would do anything to get what her body was craving.

  She was shaking her head in denial. “No, Zach, I would never hurt you!” she said forcefully.

  Zach chuckled. “Oh yeah you will, honey,. Trust me, when that feeling comes over you, you’ll fight anyone who is in your way. That’s why we are here, so you can’t hurt anyone.”

  Alex frowned. “Uh, and where are we exactly?”

  “We’re in the middle of nowhere in Canada, there’s a Wolf Pack nearby but they know to stay away. Well, that is apart from Lisa, I don’t think even you will keep her away from James.” Zach smiled at his mate’s expression.

  “And just who is Lisa?” she asked.

  Zach told her and said James and Lisa had a very interesting interlude the evening before. Alex smiled, she hoped it was more than a passing fling, James deserved to be happy.

  They talked for ages and then lust overcame Alex again, so another couple of hours went by with Zach doing his very best to please her. He wondered if he would be able to keep this up. She was totally insatiable!

  Chapter 14

  As James went downstairs he got his phone out, it was nearly morning and he knew Zach and Alex would be ‘occupied’ for some time. He texted Lisa – ‘You up?’

  Less than ten seconds later she answered ‘Yeah couldn’t sleep been up for hours’.

  He smiled – ‘Ok meet you at fork in road as soon as you can make it’. He pressed send and left the cabin. He would walk down, the exercise would do him good.

  As he neared the meeting point he could already smell her, she was Wolf, he could smell the Wolf more but Lisa’s scent was there also. He hurried up and in the next minute saw her Wolf. It was magnificent – large, very large for a female and pure white. God, she looked amazing.

  As he neared the Wolf it whined and then changed, Lisa was standing and smiling up at him. The smile on her face reached deep down inside him, she was so beautiful, how could she want him? Doubt was in his mind but his heart was telling him to go for it.

  She ran the little distance between them and launched herself at him. He only just managed to get his arms out in time to catch her. She wrapped her legs round his waist and held on tight as she nuzzled into his neck. Christ, that alone was enough for him to get aroused.

  “Hi James – I’ve missed you!”

  He smiled into her hair, “It’s not that long since you saw me, Lisa.”

  “I know but it seemed an awful long time, in fact it seemed like an eternity!” She was still nuzzling his neck and he placed her back onto the ground to break contact, otherwise he was going to take her there and then.

  Lisa moaned as he put her down, she wanted his arms around her. He took her hand and started walking. “So where does this other track lead to?” he asked her of the left turn at the fork in the road.

  “It goes up to a lake, nothing but forest around it. It’s too cold just now but when it’s warmer, it’s always busy.” Her voice was low and sounded sexy to his ears.

  James thought before asking “So nobody’ll be there just now?”

  Her mind worked quickly, “Nope, no one.”

  He dragged her along. “Okay so we’ll go there. Zach and Alex are ‘otherwise engaged’ at the moment so I’ve got some time.”

  She laughed and they walked on up the track. Lisa started chattering away, asking about Alex, how things were going and James answered, once more amazed at how at ease he felt with her.

  “So, did you get home without anyone seeing you last night?” he asked.

  “Yeah but my mom was there when I got in, she smelled your scent on me and I had to tell her about you.”

  James frowned. “So your father will know? Can I expect him to come to the cabin looking for my blood for having carnal relations with his daughter?”

  Lisa laughed, “No, silly – he’s not home yet from your place, and my mom won’t tell him. She promised.”

  James relaxed, he didn’t relish a fight with the Pack Alpha. Not that he was scared but it could make it difficult for Alex and Zach and he didn’t want that.

  His mind wandered and he realised that there would probably come a time when he would have to confront the Alpha. That is if things went as he hoped with Lisa. But that was for another day, today he was just going to enjoy being with her.

  Soon they rounded a bend and the road swept down to a lake, it was lovely and he could imagine it being busy in warmer months. It would be like drawing a bee to a honey pot – the youngsters of the Pack would all be up here having fun.

  Lisa was walking very close to him, as if she was craving his touch. Did she? Doubt was once more in his mind as he looked at this gorgeous female. What the hell did she see in him? He didn’t know. Maybe it was a crush.

  Lisa took that moment to stop walking and when James turned round to see why, she grabbed him and pulled him close. Her lips found his and her tongue darted in and out of his mouth. God she was so hot. He tried to pull away, “Lisa, stop it – you don’t know what you’re starting, Wolf!” He tried to warn her but she laughed up at him and kissed him again.

  He grabbed her hair at the back and pulled her head away. “I said stop it. If you don’t I’ll take you here, Lisa – won’t matter to me that it’s cold and damp on the ground. I’ll bend you over and take you from behind while you hold onto one of these trees!” James’s voice had lowered, was husky and raspy and full of need. Lisa realised that she was extremely damp in her nether regions. When he spoke to her like that – all Alpha-like – well, she wanted him, badly.

  She broke from his arms and James sighed in relief. However, she walked to the nearest tree and put her hands on it. She bent forward a bit, thrusting her behind at him. He growled “Lisa!” as she wiggled her backside.

  He moved fast and opened her jeans and pulled them down before she even had time to breathe. The excitement in her was immense as James pushed her over just a bit more and pulled her bum towards him. She heard his zipper and then without warning he thrust in, deep and hard. She let out a little scream, it hurt, just a little, but instead of worrying her it turned her on even more.

  James snarled at her “I warned you, I told you to stop girl!” She pushed back slightly onto him and he grabbed her hips hard. “Don’t move, do you hear me, you do not move!” and she stilled.

  James started entering her, slow but hard, very hard. She hadn’t had anyone take her from behind ever and in less than a day he had done it twice. She also hadn’t had anyone take her hard. All the guys she had used during her mating period were all soft and gentle – she hadn’t realised that she liked this. Though she was sure it was only because it was James.

  She started to move, to straighten up a bit and immediately his hand was on her neck pushing her head back down. “What did I say Lisa, I said don’t move!” He slapped her behind quite hard – it stung.

  The feeling it gave her, well she couldn’t even describe it, all she knew was it went straight down to her sex
and she could feel herself getting even more moist – fuck, she wasn’t moist – she was wet!

  James did a very low, sexy chuckle. Fuck, he had felt her response, her cheeks turned scarlet. James kept his hand on her neck not letting her move an inch and thrust harder. His heart was beating fast, he was staring down at Lisa and seeing her in this position submitting to him, God he nearly came just looking at her.

  He started running his other hand over her backside, he so wanted to put her across his knee and spank her. Instead he reached round and started massaging her sensitive spot, her reaction was instant. She did that little noise she had made last night and he thrust harder. One hand worked her while the other held her very firmly on her neck – he wasn’t going to let her move an inch. He could hear her breaths getting shorter, sharper and then she moaned very loudly and tightened around him.

  When she came she went to move again so once more he slapped her behind. “Lisa, you’ve been told – if need be I will put you across my knee and spank you! Do you want me to do that, Lisa? Do you want me to spank you?”

  Her head was spinning, did he just say he was going to spank her? She hadn’t been spanked since she was a small girl – for what, she couldn’t remember, but it had been a long time ago. Did he mean it? Would he spank her? Her rebellious streak reared its head, she wanted to see if he would carry out his threat. And if he did ... how would she feel?

  She deliberately moved again and in a flash she was across his knee.

  James had sat down on a large log and pulled Lisa over his knee, his erection was pressing into her breasts and she gasped.

  “I told you Lisa!” and he started spanking her, God he was so turned on he thought he was going to explode.

  He had missed this, missed playing games with females, knowing just how far to take things. Never truly hurting but seeing how far he could push them. Lisa gasped as his hand hit her behind, leaving a slight red mark. He knew what he was going to do once he had done this, he couldn’t wait.