“Can he follow you?”
“Yeah, he will figure out where we went soon enough. If you don’t want to go back, I suggest we leave now.”
I grabbed my bag from the laundry room. The sound of his cell phone ringing made me nearly jump out of my skin. Gage was calling. I ran for the back door and Chayce followed. It continued to ring in his pocket. He pulled it out and it was a simple flip-phone. He opened it and answered.
“What?”
“We should go,” I whispered. My heart was pounding. I couldn’t stand still. I had to get out of this house. I had been gone a while. If Rayce showed up before I got back, he would be worried.
Chayce waved me out the door and followed as I stepped down into the back yard, “No, I’m not bringing her back.” I listened as I stepped out onto the street. I had to get as far away from this location as I could. “What you were doing was sick. I couldn’t allow that to happen.” He closed his phone and put it back into his pocket.
I looked back at him, “Is he coming?”
“Don’t worry, he thinks we are at my house in the city. It will take him a minute to find out that we aren’t. We need to go if you don’t want him to find you,” he explained.
“Can I use your phone?” He handed it to me with a quizzical look in his eyes. As we walked toward the school, I dialed the familiar number and it rang a few times. That’s to be expected because he wouldn’t recognize the number.
“Hello?”
I sighed happily when I finally heard his voice. Though it was panic stricken, it was wonderful. “I don’t have time to explain. I’m alright but meet me at the school, ASAP.”
“I went to the house and you weren’t there but there was a smell, it was…strange,” Rayce stated. He had picked up on Chayce’ presence.
Chayce was walking next to me now. He had a cool swag about him, just like his brother. “I’m fine, please come and get me. Oh, and I have someone with me, don’t freak out,” I said. The line grew silent. I looked at the screen but the call was still connected, “Are you still there?”
“I’ll be there in a minute. I’m right around the corner,” he said.
I closed the phone and handed it back to Chayce. We walked up to the school and both leaned up against the brick wall. “Our ride will be here in a minute.”
Chayce looked down at me with a sort of shocked look on his face. “Our ride? I never agreed to go anywhere with you. I brought you back home.”
“I thought you would like to meet Rayce. He is your brother after all.”
“No, I have a brother. I have no interest in meeting anyone,” he said.
“Then, why are you still here?”
“I wanted to make sure you were safe before I left, that’s all,” he said and stepped off the wall. “Bye.”
“No!” I grabbed him quickly by the fabric of his leather jacket. “Please don’t leave.”
“Why shouldn’t I?”
“Because of your birth right.” I surprised myself with my own words and covered my mouth with both of my hands. I didn’t plan on telling him that yet, “Shit!”
“Tell me what the hell you’re talking about,” he demanded.
I sighed, “It’s really not my place to tell you anything but if you stay and meet Rayce, he and Jay can fill you in on everything.”
“No. I’m not going into this blind. What are you talking about?”
I closed my eyes and let my head sag, “Do you ever feel like you shouldn’t be taking orders from Gage?”
He shook his head and reached into his pocket and pulled out a hard pack of cigarettes. He lit one with a zippo lighter and inhaled the smoke. “All the time,” he confessed and blew out the smoke.
“That’s because you were born to be a leader. The man you know as your father, kidnapped you from your family when you were a baby,” I explained. “You have been living a lie, Chayce.”
“Woman, you’re crazy,” he said and tried to walk away from me. Before I could stop him, the sound of an engine did. He eyed the approaching truck. “Shit!” He grabbed my arm tightly and a slight wind began to blow.
“Don’t travel. It’s alright.” I placed my hand on top of his and he looked down at me with worried eyes. “You will have your answers soon. Don’t freak out.”
“You better not be lying about this,” he said and released my arm.
“I’m not lying to you, I promise. Just wait here. Don’t Leave!” I said holding up my hands to calm him down.
He had a confused look on his face as his eyebrows came together. I could tell he didn’t like my idea but I did understand why he would feel that way. He was walking into something new and a little unsettling.
Rayce stepped out and I ran straight to him. He lifted me up into his arms and held me close. I never thought I would be so happy to see him, at that moment. “Are you alright?” he asked.
He set me back down on the ground, “I’m fine,” I said smiling and I turned around. “Thanks to him.”
I took Rayce’ hand in mine and we walked toward my savior. The person who had been missing in his life. Someone he believed gone forever. “Rayce…this is Chayce. Your brother,” I explained with a smile.
They inspected each other. Though they were twins and had the same voice, and even mannerisms, Chayce had blue eyes and darker hair. They shook hands. The instant their hands touched, it was as if an energy swirled around them. I couldn’t see it but I could feel it in the air. It was a surreal moment.
“Wow,” Chayce said in awe. “I never,” he stopped and shook his head.
“I thought I would never see you again,” Rayce said and pulled his brother in for a hug.
I thought Chayce would reject him but he didn’t. He embraced this connection with his brother. He cleared his throat and they pulled out of the hug, “I didn’t know about you. I mean, I always felt alone even with Gage around,” he explained.
“Gage?” Rayce questioned in confusion.
“I grew up believing Gage was my brother,” Chayce explained.
“Son of a bitch,” Rayce hissed.
“Listen, guys, I know you have a lot to catch up on, but can we do it back at the house? Gage could show up at any moment.”
Chayce nodded, “She is right. Gage will come, if he isn’t here already. If you have someplace to go, I suggest we get there.”
We climbed into the truck. I slid closer to Rayce, giving Chayce the passenger seat. I could have ridden in the back seat but I wanted to be as close as I could to Rayce. Chayce stopped and I could tell he was pondering on getting in. He looked back at my old house and sighed. He was fighting the urge to go back to the shadows.
I patted the seat, “Come on, Chayce.”
He tossed his cigarette down to the ground and stepped into the cab of the truck. He adjusted in his seat, “Let’s go.”
While driving down the dark road, Rayce put his hand on my knee. My body came alive to his touch. I had never been so attracted to someone in my life. Rayce was my life mate. We were meant to be together. It took everything I had in me to not ‘straddle his saddle’ in front of his brother. If we were alone, I would.
In the darkness of the cab, I grabbed his hand from my knee and slid it up my thigh to the place I wanted his touch most. I sighed as he began to stroke me and closed my eyes while leaning into him. Being discreet in a crowded seat wasn’t easy. I gripped his wrist as I thrust against his fingers slightly. My body was on fire.
Chayce cleared his throat, “So…where are we going anyway?”
I quickly pulled Rayce’ hand away from between my thighs. I was so embarrassed. Something was going on with me. All I wanted to do was have sex. I didn’t care that Chayce was here.
Rayce laughed at me slightly before answering his brother, “We have a home out by the lake. Do you remember Shadow Lake?” Rayce looked around me to his brother and then back to the road.
“I don’t remember anything. I have heard of it but never been. Have I?” Chayce asked and looked around me at his brother.
Rayce nodded, “Yes, mom and dad used to bring us here when we were babies. I can see why you wouldn’t remember it. We were so young when you were taken,” Rayce explained.
Chayce nodded, “I see.”
“So, how did you two end up together?” Rayce asked.
I cleared my throat and decided to start at the beginning, “Well, Marie and I were practicing shadow travel when it happened, but I don’t know how,” I confessed.
Then Chayce chimed in on the subject, “It’s really very easy. Any hellhound can do it.”
“We have been trying for weeks,” Rayce stated as he turned down the road leading us home. “It’s not working.”
“You probably make the same mistake most newbies make,” he said.
“Which is?”
“Have you been in your hellhound form when trying?” Chayce asked with a smile.
“Yes,” I said.
“That’s your problem. You have to be in your human form for it to work,” he snickered. “It takes practice but once it’s mastered, you can go anywhere.
“Did Gage train you?” Rayce asked.
“He did, along with others in the pack.”
I was sure his training with Gage was quite different from the training that Rayce had been tortured with.
“Now I feel stupid,” I confessed.
“You shouldn’t. It’s a simple rookie mistake,” Chayce expressed as he lit a cigarette and rolled down his window.
“That explains a lot,” Rayce said, “Ok, you traveled to your old house but how did you two meet?”
“Gage sent me to fetch her,” Chayce confessed.
“Why would you do that?” Rayce asked as we pulled up to the house.
Chayce grew silent. He had something weighing heavy on his mind. “He gave me the order. I had no other choice but to follow it,” he said curtly.
“Can you enlighten me?” Rayce asked.
“Gage has something on me, but I would rather not talk about it. Maybe some other time.”
Rayce nodded slowly but didn’t press the issue. “Later, then,” was all he said and turned off the truck. “Come inside.”
“Nice place,” Chayce said stepping out.
I knew it would eventually come out, what I was forced to do in order to get out of Gage’s clutches. I was ashamed. I wanted to get into a burning shower and disinfect my mouth before Rayce kissed me. I ran up the stairs to the front door but he stopped me. “Where are you going, babe?”
I turned back and smiled at him, “I need a shower. Plus, you guys have a lot to talk about.”
I looked Chayce in the eye before entering the house, he nodded as if he understood my dilemma. He would tell him everything. I couldn’t bring myself to hurt Rayce by telling him. Before I could reach the stairs that would take me to the amazing shower, I was nearly knocked off my feet by a huge hug from Marie. I pulled out of the hug and looked at her brilliant smile. “We need to talk. Come upstairs with me.”
As we entered the bathroom, she bombarded me with questions of where I went and how I did it. I told her everything. I climbed into the shower and talked to her while she sat on the toilet seat. I was trying to be quiet. I didn’t want everyone in the house to hear me. I spoke mostly in a whisper. When I finished telling her about what I had to do, I only had one question for her.
“What’s wrong with me, Marie?” I looked at her and waited for an answer.
“First I can’t believe you found his brother and now he’s here. Do you understand how big this is?”
“I do,” I said smiling. I sat down on my bed and sighed.
“What’s wrong?”
“I think there is something wrong with my body.”
“Are you hurt?”
I looked at the door and listened before speaking, “No. I’m fine. It’s just that…my body sort of betrayed me.”
“What do you mean?”
“I almost responded to Gage’s advances,” I whispered. I was completely embarrassed. “How could I be attracted to someone like that? I love Rayce but even being around Chayce turns me on. I am ready to have sex, no matter who’s around.” She waved my question off as if it wasn’t any big deal and laughed. “Come on, Marie. This is serious.”
“Jessica, you’re in heat.”
“What?”
“It happens to us all. Don’t feel bad. It’s nature, Jessica. You are only doing what your animal side is craving and that’s okay. Rayce will understand. I know that he can tell what’s going on with you. And why are you asking me instead of not doing what you need to take care of it?” she asked smiling again.
“What do I do, jump his bones?”
My friend nodded. “In nature, the female will test several males before she finds the one.” She made quotations in the air with her fingers.
“Are you telling me that I will flirt with others until I get laid?”
“Yes. Obviously, Rayce is the one you want. Better get on that,” she grinned. “Now, hurry up and get dressed, I want to meet this guy.” She left the room.
I stood in the middle of the floor, brushing my hair. Arms wrapped around me and Rayce kissed my neck. “You know everything?”
“I do,” he said deeply.
“And?” My face burned.
Without another word, he spun me around and kissed me passionately. He tasted like honey on my tongue. I wanted more and wrapped my arms around his neck as he lifted me off the floor. My towel fell to the floor and I wrapped my legs around his waist. His hands cupped my ass and he began to grind himself into me. I love when he took all of my weight in his arms.
“I want you so bad, it hurts,” I said against his mouth. I slipped my hand between us and slipped it down into his jeans. I took his cock into my hand and began to stroke him the best I could. He let a small growl escape his lips and he closed his eyes as I stroked him.
“Your touch is like fire,” he said. I pulled my hand away and he tossed me onto our bed.
He quickly ripped off his clothes. My juices flowed from my pussy in anticipation. I wanted him so bad. I pinched my nipples as he climbed on top of me. I wrapped my legs around his waist but he didn’t enter me. I shifted my hips to feel his skin against mine.
“Feel how ready I am,” I whispered and the head of his cock slipped against me.
“You are so fuckin’ wet for me,” he growled. “I have to get control of myself or it will be over before we even start.”
He was right, I wanted it to last as long as it could. I rolled him over onto his back and climbed on top of him. I could feel his hard cock pressed flat against my slit. I looked down at him and took my breasts in my hands and began to play with my nipples. Excitement struck his eyes and his hands grabbed my hips and held on tight. I rocked back and forth slightly, allowing his length to slide against me, stimulating my need. I knew if I rocked enough, he could slip in easily.
I leaned forward and sat back, allowing him to enter me. I put my head back to the pleasurable full feeling he gave as he stretched me. I placed my hands on his thighs for support and began to ride him.
His strong hands kept me on a rhythm that worked me against him. “That’s it, babe. Come for me,” he grunted.
My long-awaited orgasm crashed over me. He was relentless and didn’t allow me to collapse. He took me in his arms and turned over on top of me. The look in his eyes was blazing. I was in ecstasy.
“Don’t stop, Rayce. Do it again,” I begged.
“I don’t plan on stopping,” he said, driving into me harder and deeper. He laughed a little. Then he thrust into me again but much deeper and harder. I reached down and took his ass in my hands and pulled him even closer to my body. He lifted my legs on his shoulders and he leaned over me. This position always made me finish but he then took my breast in his right hand and tweaked my nipple before sliding his fingers down to my tender swollen hood and gave it a tickle.
My heels began to tingle to his touch, and I wanted so bad to finish but his fingers and cock left me. He slid off the bed and stood on the floor, “Get over here,” he commanded. I rolled over onto my knees and his hands grabbed my hips again. He teased my opening and circled my swollen mound with his tip. I was clawing at the sheets in anticipation. My body grew even more hot and wet for him. “Please give it to me, Rayce,” I begged.
His hands slid up the length of my back and gripped my shoulders. I was thrust forward as he slammed into me. I bellowed a pleasurable moan into the air as he began to pound into me. He reached his right hand between my legs and played with my swollen clit. His touch pushed me over the edge and I found my voice.
“Yes…yes…yes…don’t stop,” I demanded while ecstasy took me.
He released a growl that vibrated up my spine, causing every hair on my body to stand on end. My body shivered as he spilled deep inside me.