Before Ann could say anything, Maria who was now standing next to Lee spoke in a low angry voice.“First of all, shut up! I’m getting sick and tired of your stupid constant tantrums. We are in public. Did dogs raise you? Have some manners. Second of all, if Lee wasn’t…in like with you, I would have helped Ann throw you out a very long time ago. All you do is reap from our hard work, Lee’s father’s hard work. You are just a leech! For once, be a man and get a bloody job!”All three of them stared at her, shocked. This was a first. Maria had always been very patient even with the most infuriating people. Ann was starting to rub off on her.“Yeah! That goes a hundred times for me. Good job, Maria!” Ann was punching her fist in the air, excited by the new victory. Maria was inches away from the end of her martyrdom.She turned to Lee, her face apologetic, completely ignoring Ann and her cheers. “I’m sorry, but my patience has run out.” She turned and left to serve a couple that had walked
It had been close to a month since Steve left. Lee’s room seemed bigger, with just her things in it. She hated to admit it, but she missed him. She laughed at herself. It was pathetically unbelievable.There finally were quiet mornings, the water and electric bills were lower, and all she could think of was his absence. She was sulking, she didn’t mean to but she couldn’t help it.It was a beautiful Saturday, the middle of spring, hot, sunny and green. She tried working out the frustration at the boxing ring, when that didn’t help, she tried the shooting range.“Imagine those cardboards are Steve. Aim low, you’ll feel much better.” Ann shot three times in the middle of the cardboard man’s legs, and then put two in his head and one in his heart. Maria giggled as she copied Ann’s targets. Lee on the other hand missed all her shots.“Come on Lee, you are a better shot than that! You’ve had a gun in your hand every Saturday since we left the orphanage. You couldn’t willingly miss if you h
“Where does he go all day and all night? He only comes back for close to two hours a day before he disappears again. And he sleeps once a week, on Sunday!” Joe sounded concerned and anxious.Ash and Billy were with him in the AA room. They had moved out of New York to Orlando Florida, in a secluded area. Their house was surrounded by trees and wildlife and was miles away from the next house and civilization.Ash thought the move was best for their new member, to be away from the memories and the people who knew him. He was supposed to be dead. That and the fact he now wanted to stay in Florida, after putting up a spirited fight for over five years. He never understood the change but he didn’t question his decision. It was one less thing to fight about.They had been at the Big Cyprus reserve close to ten years and had grown to like the place. Billy was against the move at first, but the place grew on him especially since Ash let them fix an AA room—Alcohol and Amusement room. The room
Billy what are you doing! Ash demanded when he stood up.We are going to join them.Joe and Billy were on the move. Ash was reluctant; he wanted to stay put. He was in no mood to hit on anyone, even if she was wearing nothing but whipped cream.Ash, come on!No!Don’t be rude. You have an opportunity to be with someone other than Sabrina, now come on!No! Fine, we’ll send her over.Ash growled under his breath. He hated having women forced on him. Billy and Joe were already at their table chatting up the blond and the brunette. He moved quickly and reached their table and stood next to the girl they had met at the bar.“….and this is Ash. Ash, this is Ann, that’s Maria and you remember her, she’s Lee.” Billy introduced them with a cocky smile on his face.Ash felt awkward and out of place. With a formal tone
The corner of his lips rose in half a smile. He was glad she was unwinding, enough to slap at him.She stared at him, dazed by his beautiful smile. She even stopped moving around on the stool. Someone bumped her clicking her mind into gear again.“I’m going to teach you a lot today. Lesson number two, never ask a lady her age,” she said flushing.“I know that one, but it only applies to ladies over forty, so you don’t apply to the rule.” Ash flashed a smile. She gasped before she took another swig of her beer.“That is true.” Lee looked away from him, she was a bad liar and it was usually very evident when she was trying to lie, especially now that his smile kept numbing her into a mindless drone. “I’m twenty. How old are you?” she answered quickly, looking back at him.“Twenty-five.”She smiled. “You were right the first time. You are too old for me.&r
“No.” He was trying to control his breathing, but he was still holding her against him making it impossible. He had no intention of taking advantage of her and what happened with Sabrina was still haunting him. He wasn’t going to let that happen again. Lee pulled away and walked to the table where the rest were, they had stopped dancing four songs ago and were watching Lee and Ash canoodle on the dance floor. There weren’t that many people dancing anymore. She was unsteady on her feet, the kiss had taken a lot out of her, but she got to the table just fine. Ash didn’t move, relieved she had walked away and not insisted on the thought. His body was screaming for her, but all he could do was watch her walk away. She whispered in Ann’s ear, picked up her jacket and walked back to Ash. He panicked; she was going to insist on the thought. “I told them you were taking me home.” She grabbed his arm and started pulling him. Ash looked at Billy, he was leaning close to Ann. Without looking
They were both on their feet now, examining Lee’s body. They were all over pulling on the robe, lifting her hands, her legs, touching her face and her neck. The only thing they were doing was causing Lee more pain.“She has teeth marks on her neck!” Maria bent Lee’s head over so that Ann could see.Lee batted their hands away. “Will you two stop that! You’re hurting me. He didn’t do anything I didn’t want him to, so please calm down.”They dropped their hands and stepped back. All the parts they had touched and pulled were throbbing severely. They sat and faced her; their serious faces on, like they were about to give Lee a lecture. Being the youngest never did have any advantages.“What did I do wrong?”They looked at each other, and then Ann turned to Lee, a tense look on her face. She shifted around her chair before she spoke. “Lee, I know as the eldest I sometimes don&rsquo
“I don’t understand why you’re fretting? We should be pissed at you for dragging us out of the club. You had sex with a human congratulation! So what?”Billy had his legs up on the table in the AA room. He had a beer in his hand and a bowl of chips on his lap. They were trying to watch a football game, but Ash was pacing up and down in front of the TV.“You didn’t bite her, well not deep enough to change her. You didn’t kill her or feed on her, you had consensual mind blowing sex, as per what you’ve told us, exactly what are you wearing out the floor for?” Joe was sitting on the arm of the couch. He was getting tired of Ash’s hysterias. They had been at it since they got back and Ash hadn’t calmed down yet.“Correction, she had mind blowing sex, Ash just got satisfied otherwise there would be something to worry about. Now will you please tell us exactly what is bugging you because I can&rsqu
It was dark when Dave pulled the car into his driveway and the moon shone brighter than the streetlights. The vacation seemed so short, but he was more relaxed than he was three weeks ago. He had enjoyed the time he had spent with his family. It showed him exactly how much he loved them and wouldn’t want to be without them. The kids wanted to stay longer, but he had to get back to work. “We are home,” Dave announced to his family. Jayson jumped out of the car, Martha followed suit with Alice in her arms. Merilee had fallen asleep and didn’t seem to be waking up anytime soon. “Honey, wake up we’re home,” Dave whispered as he nudged her gently to wake up, instead she lay flat on her belly in the vacant back seat. She looked so sweet and peaceful, deep in her slumber. But he knew better, Merilee was just pretending so that he could carry her in. There was no other choice but to submit to the little princess, then come back and get the bags. Before he could step out of his car, he heard
Baku threw things around. He felt caged and that made him anxious and uncontrollable. Soon he’d be taking his frustration out on his pack.“I can’t keep hiding out like a rat. We need to get rid of him now! Seth! Why is Cole taking so long! All I did was ask him to kill a family of weak humans, how hard can that be!”Seth smiled. He was unmoved by Baku’s erratic behavior. “The humans will be back from their vacation tomorrow. They will be dead by the next morning. I thought you would want to kill two birds with one stone, so I set a trap for Ash—” Before he could finish telling his master plan, Baku interrupted him with an air of arrogance and a hint of mockery in his voice.“Thinking and strategizing is my forte. Let’s face it, it’s not your strongest suit, but there is a first time for everything, continue.”Seth clenched his jaw and fisted his hands tightly. Baku ignored his frigid
Ash, Joe and Billy got out of the car and walked up the driveway of the cream-colored house with red and white roses bordering the path. Joe had tracked them here, to Dave’s house.Billy reached to ring the doorbell when Ash stopped him. “Don’t bother no one's home. They left; I hope for good.” Ash was relieved. He could now go back to hunting Baku without worrying about the humans. “Let’s go. We have a bigger fish to fry.”“Ash, could we get some pizza on the way?” Joe said sounding relaxed, “Too bad we can’t go back to that place, the sauce smelled pretty good.”Ash turned and looked at him, a perplexed look on his face. “What?”“Only Joe can think of food at the oddest of times,” Billy said flatly as he walked back to the car.“Joe, when I first met you, you were a pretty serious guy, what happened?” Ash asked Joe who was staring at him wi
Dave paused before he answered and looked around suspiciously. He panicked when he turned to see two huge, over six feet tall, guys standing between him and the door. Terror tagged at him knowing his family was on the other side of the door. He hoped they hadn’t seen them.“Take what you want from me just let me walk out of here.” He extended the hand that had the blackberry in it to Joe.“We don’t want your money,” Joe pushed Dave’s hand away.Before Dave could speak again, Joe picked him up by the collar and threw him behind the counter. He hit the floor hard on his side. Blood trickled from the cut on his head where it had met with the corner of the counter. He was dazed and confused. He stumbled a bit on his knees as his head was spinning. Before he could stand up, the door opened, and three pairs of footsteps walked in.“Hi Ash, Baku has a message for you.”“What’s that?”
“Sabrina, that’s enough.” Ashat shoved her off him. He pulled on his pants and got out of bed to get another beer.“Are you sure?” she asked, using her horny voice. She was now seated on the bed, naked. She rubbed her right foot slow and seductively over her left leg, as her fingers played with her long hair.If you are trying to seduce me, you’ll have to try harder.Her face dropped and then suddenly turned red in a rage. She growled at him and in a huff pulled the sheet to cover herself.“I may love you but that doesn’t give you the right to treat me like a whore! You shouldn’t have bit me if you wanted to dispose of me once you grew tired of me!”Well, that was your profession. Biting you was a mistake, a huge one. He shrugged. I guess I was hungrier than I thought. Then the familiar pain settled over him. I only love one person, and you are no
“Guys, breakfast is ready!” Martha shouted from the bottom of the steps. Her husband, Dave, walked into the kitchen holding Alice and placed her in her chair before he took his seat at the table. “I’m going to count to three. One, two…” Dave chuckled when two doors slammed shut as Jayson and Merilee came racing down the steps. He always wondered what would come after two, but Martha always got them to do what she wanted before she reached the dreaded three. Dave looked around the table at his family and smiled. They were a close nit African family. He and Martha had gotten married young and moved to America when Dave got a job immediately after he finished varsity. They were happy and had three beautiful children to show for it. Jayson ten, Merilee five, and Alice had just turned three. They had made it a point to have their meals together. Dave worked round the clock to pay off the house loan. The extra hours and the normal workload kept him very busy and left little time to spen
The cold droplets on Lee’s face woke her up. She lifted her hands to cover her face before she opened her eyes. Ash was standing over her, his head bent down shaking his wet hair over her.“Ash what are you doing?” She turned, hiding her face in the pillow, but the water droplets were now on her neck. She couldn’t help but laugh at his silliness. “Ash, will you stop that!” The drops stopped, but she stayed as she was, just in case it was a trick.“If you don’t turn, I’ll pour a whole bucket on you.” His voice was full of laughter. She turned to look at him. He wasn’t pale anymore. His earthshaking smile dominated his face, his eyes reflected his happiness. He was shirtless and still wet, in black flannel pants.“You look better, healthier.”“You don’t look too bad yourself, especially in my shirt.” He tugged at the edge of his light blue, long-sleeved shirt. It
She felt a sharp pain in her inner lip, and then she could taste fresh blood on her tongue. Ash flicked his tongue on the spot, and then he sucked deeply. It hurt but she didn’t move neither did she stop him. He was hungry and for some insane reason she didn’t mind him feeding off her.She heard Billy and Joe hiss behind her. She opened the hand behind her back, cautioning them not to come near them. A deep angry growl rocked the room. It startled everyone, even Ash. That had to be Billy.Ash pulled away, for a moment she saw his eyes flash golden yellow and his face had desire all over it then they were back to brown and he had disgust in his face. “I’m so sorry.” He pulled at her legs, trying to unwind them around his waist but she only tightened the lock.“Stop that. I was just stuffing myself with some steak, would you like some? There is only one left.” Her lips throbbed. She passed her tongue over the long cut he h
They heard a stir, and then a grumble. They all looked toward the door, waiting. The next minute they heard a glass shatter and an enraged growl. Billy sprang out of his seat and stood in front of the door, Joe flashed beside him, blocking the girls’ way.“Where is she?” Ash gave a loud roar from the living room. It made the guys stiffen. The last time she saw them so alert was at the diner. Surely Ash wasn’t going to go on a rampage?“Ash is awake,” Maria spoke above a whisper.“Is he going to turn into a wolf again because he really sounds mad scary?” Ann looped her hand with Maria’s. She sounded scared. The girl who was hitting out on the drunk wasn’t so courageous now that the drunk was awake.There was a loud break then a crash from upstairs. “Where is she?” Ash’s temper was mounting.Lee was wrong he was already on a rampage. He was taking out his frustration on the furniture. Her sisters looked more frightened.She put her fork and knife down and reluctantly pulled away from he