Maggie finally woke up and when she did she was alone in the room. She smiled and stretched out on her side feeling the cramps that came as a result of sex last night. It was so good. But who was it again? She smiled as she closed her eyes to remember…his dark hair, the feel of his hands, his cock inside her…Lance!Maggie sat up with a start the smile disappearing off her face completely. Fucking Lance!How? How had he gotten here?She knew she wasn’t mistaken. She had felt him! That familiar touch of his hands, the soft touch of his mouth against her skin. She remembered everything! She remembered going down the length of his body and…oh God she sucked his cock! What was she thinking?She scrambled off the bed noting the stains on the rumpled sheets and her stomach rolled. Was I out of my fucking mind fucking the enemy like a slut?! She railed against herself.Maggie snatched the closest thing she could find to put on, it was a robe, and she marched outside to fight Lance. The bastar
Once again that fluid, burning feeling returned and Maggie clutched his hard, muscular body close to hers as she teased his lips with hers. His hands came to rest on her waist pulling her closer while he kissed her softly. Maggie’s eyes drifted shut. His kiss was so warm that she found herself rising on her toes for more taste of that warmth. She knew she wanted to kiss him a long time ago but giving free reins to those desires rampaging through her never seemed like the right idea now she wondered why she never gave in to them.Asher was wondering the same thing as he sighed into her mouth.The worst of his anger was ebbing away but what remained of it was ferocious enough that when he pulled her even closer, it was forceful and his hands tightened around her waist while his fingers spread to shape her full lush curves.He nudged her lips apart, demanding entry into her mouth with his tongue. Maggie granted him access and purred when he swept his tongue against hers, sucking her ton
Asher was the first to curse under his breath as he stared in disbelief at the mark he never would have guessed in a million years would appear on his hand. Yet there it was, the burning sensation in his hand was fading slowly and the mark was clearer now.Maggie and Lance exchanged glances. She broke her gaze and turned to Asher.“This was the mark on Trevor’s and Jennifer’s palm right?” Her voice was small.He nodded too shocked to say a word.“I-Is this what I think it is?”Once again Asher nodded his head. He looked up and caught Lance’s shocked gaze from the floor. He was on one knee with his engraved palm placed on his bent knee.“Can someone explain what this means to me?” he demanded. “What does this mean?”"We have a problem."Maggie looked up at Noah who was avoiding her gaze because she was still half naked. “Can you excuse us, Noah? And don’t tell anyone about this until Asher, Lance and I have spoken about this.”“Yes ma’am,” he nodded and left the room.“Spoken about wha
Jennifer took her hand in hers and held them gently. Leaning forward in her seat she looked into Maggie's eyes.“Keep looking at me until I say not to," Jennifer instructed. Maggie nodded.The green irises sparked twice before swirling in slow motion. From the depths of her dark pupil, a yellow flare began to unwind.“Legh eym irna. Eyss legh iht eym irna.”Fog like a cool breath hit Maggie softly in the face and her eyes grew dull.“Let me into your mind, Maggie.”Jennifer’s hand came to rest on either side of her face. “Legh eym irna. Eyss legh iht eym irna. Show me what you really are.”The room suddenly turned cold so cold that the glass windows frosted and Jennifer’s breaths turned to vapor. Maggie’s skin began to get even colder, her lashes frosted as if she had been out in the snow. Jennifer’s fingers were cold and turning blue but she kept them on Maggie’s face and continued to chant.“Show me who you really are,” her voice was slower this time.“What do you want with me?”Th
“I’m okay, Trevor. I’m okay,” Jennifer assured him. He was holding her too tight. She suspected his overprotection had something to do with the finger imprints on her flesh. Her throat was still very sore and her voice was a little croaky but otherwise she was unscathed.“She almost killed you.”“You came in just in time, my love,” she told him as she raised her hand to wipe the blood beneath his nose with her fingers.Trevor wasn’t satisfied with her answer. He had a huge frown on his face as he pulled her to her feet. But Jennifer didn’t budge. She slipped her hand out of his.“What are you doing? Let us go, you've put yourself in too much danger.”“Not yet.”“What do you mean not yet? She almost killed you.”“The same way you almost killed her a few days ago. You are the reason she went rogue that time do you remember?”He blushed but he remained protectively by her side. Noah came running to the door and took in the sight of everything, a dazed expression causing his brows to mar.
Maggie shared a glance with Asher and Lance. “A blood oath?”“It’s actually quite simple. You need a new knife which you’ll use to make a cut right in the middle of your emblem, the boys must do the same and when you’re done you will touch your emblems with each other and seal your souls as mates.”“Is it safe?” Asher asked concerned.“I am alive aren’t I?” Trevor responded. “It’s just the mating ritual.”Maggie nodded. “It sounds simple…” Her gaze went to Lance. “But it’s not that simple. Lance, after everything you did to me.”He drew back. Over the top of his head, Trevor gave Asher a direct look which Asher ignored. He was not going to leave the both of them alone. Maggie looked up at him and then at Lance.“I need to know why you betrayed me. Jennifer if you are absolutely sure that I need both of them to manage my powers then I need to clear the air between me and Lance.” Her message was direct.Jennifer shrugged. “I don’t see any problem with that.”“I can’t leave the both of y
Trigger warning ~~~Threesome!!!Asher kicked the door shut and turned the key in the lock and raised an amused brow when Lance suddenly put his arms possessively around Maggie’s waist.“I’m joining in. You can’t monopolize her.”Maggie bit her lip to keep her smile in check. They weren’t even started and both men were already competitive. She slowly stepped away from Lance. “He’s right. It’s the three of us.”“You just couldn’t stay away for a minute,” Lance growled.“One minute? Is that how long this is going to last? I was thinking half a day.” The atmosphere in the room changed.Her eyes turned sultry as she backed away from him with a small smile hanging at the corners of her mouth while her hands reached up to pull her dark curls into a high ponytail. This is it. The moment of truth.Both men were handsome and their eyes watched her in a way that made her suddenly horny. All thoughts of betrayal and love gone sour were temporarily pushed aside to be dealt with later.“Leave your
Lance held his hand out to her. “We will try to make it not to.”She took his hand biting her lip nervously but once she was on her knees she suddenly wasn’t feeling too shy anymore. She reached forward and kissed him then looked back over her shoulder at Asher.“You already did a lot of kissing today, I’m trying to be fair.”He tried to shrug like he understood her need for fairness but failed when he threw a dark glance at Lance’s way. Lance was beaming smugly as he made Maggie kneel between them with her back against him. Maggie sighed inwardly at their childishness. Was it always going to be like this between them, the jealousy?She stopped short as she realized what she just thought.‘Always?’After today there was no going back, their souls would be locked together for all of eternity and nothing would ever separate them. Nothing but death.Asher who was in front of her saw the gloom that darkened her face and bent to look in her face, tipping her chin up so that she was looking
“You are lucky Anthony was right, you know?” Maggie looked up from her wine glass with a smile. Cathy was holding a wine glass of her own. They were celebrating life after the goddess’ curse. Luckily, Ezekiel’s army hadn’t done much damage to their house and what had been destroyed was rebuilt, partially with Ginny’s help. “I know that. If that blood offering hadn’t worked we’ll not be enjoying this nice bottle of wine right now.” Maggie raised her brow at the woman. “Do you still think challenging the goddess to a fight was a stupid idea?” Cathy’s lips stretched into a reluctant smile. “Well maybe you’re not as foolish as I thought, Dark Storm.” “You are a Dark Storm too.” “Yeah yeah.” Cathy raised her glass as she turned and left. She had to go to be club. Business was booming faster than she could manage. As she started to leave she looked back at Maggie. “Thank you, Maggie.” As soon as she left Asher came in carrying another bottle of wine and he raised his brow. “Did Cathy j
Everything went still. Phoenix hovered in the air, a stricken look on her face as she looked around as if searching for something to fall as if the sky would come falling on her head at any second.Maggie waited.Asher waited.Lance waited.Ezekiel waited.Then Phoenix started to laugh. A peal of nervous laughter spurted out of her. She looked even crazier than before as she opened her mouth unnaturally wide to laugh at Maggie’s foolishness.“It failed!” She laughed. “Nothing happened.”She spun in the air laughing as she tossed her hair about. “Oh, mortal. Foolish, foolish mortal! You have failed. You have brought an end to your kind!”Without warning she snatched the sword from a dazed Maggie’s hands. It was coated with her blood.“Oh, look,” Phoenix taunted her. “I win!” she chuckled.Maggie didn’t know what to do. She lost. She lost and now…She looked back at Asher and Lance. Would they start disintegrating or would the goddess kill them after she was dead?“I’m sorry,” she sighe
Maggie put her feet on the gold armor, feeling the cold metal beneath her feet and grunting, she kicked the goddess off her, put her hands behind her head, and pushed herself off the ground. In a flash, she transformed into her wolf.Vapor escaped her nostrils. She looked down at her paws noting that the proximity of Asher and Lance reduced the bleeding to a nonexistent point. She sighed gratefully and glared at the goddess who was on her feet smiling at Maggie.“You sure took your time showing up,” Maggie told her.“I wanted to see what your pathetic uncle would do. Shall I leave him or shall I kill him?”“He’s mine for me to kill.”“Are you sure?” Phoenix asked with a lopsided grin.“He is mine to kill!”“Hmm, then I should let the men fight to keep them busy. That way Asher and Lance will have their hands full to protect you.” With a snap of her fingers, she summoned 3 more wolves and sent them at the men. “Ezekiel Dark Storm, take these wolves, they are yours. That makes things eq
It was a gloomy day. At least for the newly formed Dark Storm members. Even though the sky was bright and sunny, the occupants of the car moving Eastward were silent and dull.Maggie tightened her hand on the wheel. Asher had opted to drive but Maggie wanted to be behind the wheel. Staying still and doing nothing would make her go crazy and she didn’t want to think about what the outcome of the day would be like. It was time to face the goddess, time to decide the fate of her kind. Did she have what it took?Her hands were shaking on the wheel. So much training but it would all be for nothing if she couldn’t win.She had more than the fight with the goddess to worry about. She also worried about the others remaining in the mansion. So far they hadn’t heard anything about Ezekiel. Since his last attack, he had not attempted attacking again. But she knew trouble with him wasn’t over yet. He wouldn’t rest until she was dead. A second time.For that reason she had Greg and his team stay b
“What do you know about my mother…”They were in the study. Asher, Lance, and Noah stood behind Maggie ready to battle if their visitors pulled any silly games.None of the External Threat unit members sat. Maggie didn’t offer them seats either. They weren’t friends nor foes and depending on their actions, she would decide whether or not she could accept them as part of her new family.For now, however…“I know that your father was in love with her,” Greg answered.Maggie waited but when he didn’t continue she held out her hand. “But?”“But your mother…she used to love your father until his brother, Ezekiel, came along and swept her off her feet.”Maggie couldn’t believe it. She didn’t know her mother but she always dreamed of her as the perfect mother who would have been there for her if death hadn’t snatched her so far out of her reach. She liked to imagine that her parents were so in love that her father was devastated after her mother’s death. She imagined he was so devastated and
Lance was standing outside the balcony where the sun was high and bright. The golden rays glistened off his dark hair and on his face. He squinted his eyes as he gazed off into the woods surrounding the Dark Storm property and could clearly see Jennifer’s red head bobbing as she encouraged Maggie to continue to work with her breath.Maggie was scantily dressed in a pair of shorts and a thin shirt. Even though the sun was out the weather was a bit drafty but Jennifer, whom Maggie had invited earlier that morning before the doctor came, wanted Maggie to practice in harsh conditions.According to her, the goddess was crafty, and who knew what kind of tricks she would play. Maggie had to be prepared for anything.So with goosebumps on her flesh, she practiced holding her breath to build her endurance while fighting the various enemies Jennifer created with her powers. After all, she had only three days left to train before facing her opponent, an ageless goddess with a penchant for murder
It was precisely 12 when he arrived and Ginny was the first to see him.“What the hell…?! It’s you!”His smile was cocky as he wagged his brows upward. “Cathy’s waiting?”“Waiting and ready to shred your ass most likely. Why are you here?” The teen asked defensively crossing her arms in front of her chest as she eyed him derisively.“To see Cathy. Give us some privacy will you?”Ginny exchanged a glance with Darren. “Cathy’s gonna be mad.”“Do you know him?” Darren asked.“Let’s just say yes and leave it at that.” She turned to the man and tilted her chin upward toward the office. “She’s in there. She’s in a mood and seeing you is not going to make her calm. Knowing you’re the one offering to buy the club, she’ll probably bare her teeth at you again.”“I don’t mind Cathy’s teeth.”Ginny couldn’t hold her laugh. She slapped her hand over her mouth. “I hear you, sir, up you go. Try not to get eaten.”Theodore left Ginny and Darren to continue with their jobs and he made his way up the s
Maggie stood back while Anthony examined Caleb. She had sent Asher back to take care of other things so that she could help Anthony if he needed any help. Carl was in the room with her watching Anthony through narrowed eyes. He didn’t trust anyone but he trusted the vampire doctor even less.Anthony took one look at Caleb’s weak form. “How has he managed to stay alive?”He was pale as death, his skin held a very translucent look. His shirt had been taken off to reveal his emaciated body, his ribs very clear through his pale skin. The gap in his neck and side had crusted over and were showing no further signs of healing. Through the gap in his neck, Caleb’s pulse beat an unsteady rhythm. His lung rose and fell, visible from the side where he was stabbed. His bronze wolf heart beat unsteadily.“Steph and I did the best we could.”“I’m amazed,” Anthony said genuinely impressed. “But I am afraid that cannot keep him alive.”“You think I don’t know that?” Carl said annoyed. “We couldn’t ge
The doctor came two days later. Tall and pale as always. He wore a polite smile like Asher remembered from the last time.Asher still couldn’t shake his distrust for the man. He was a vampire! Why would Ezra Dark Storm employ a vampire in his service? He couldn’t help but wonder.“Miss Dark Storm sent for me,” Anthony said in his lilting accent, his golden eyes bright as ever. It was a cloudy day, perfect weather for bloodsuckers.“Yes, she did.”He stepped inside the mansion and took off his coat. “I am glad she is doing a lot better. I told you not to worry,” his gaze was direct. “Asher.”“You know my name.”“Your name and that of the others have been included in Miss Dark Storm’s health insurance. Her father did the same thing for every member of his pack while he was still alive. She’s filling his shoes nicely.”Asher didn’t know what to say when the man was being openly friendly. Too friendly.Anthony grinned and held his hand out. “I am harmless.”His hand was icy cold in Asher’