Alexis shook his head. "I told her enough. Once we initiate others, then we will reveal our plans. But understand that you are now a weapon, Monica. The secret that you carry in your head will destroy a Neratomay that invades your thoughts. As your Elder, I forbid you to act on this secret until given permission by me or Kim."Monica lowered the blood-soaked pillowcase and glared at Alexis. Her lips pursed together, and I wondered if she was about to spit. Instead, she lowered her gaze to the floor. "Yes, Alexis," she said politely.I rolled my eyes. She was so fake! She was probably fantasizing eight different ways to chop up Alexis and snack on his innards.Alexis had to know what was in her mind. "We need to exchange blood but…we'll wait since you've spilled some of yours."Monica nodded. "Yes."Alexis hovered slightly off the floor so he wouldn't soil his robes with her blood. "Now fill us in on all that we have missed.""Those bastards that imprisoned you took Mr. Wolf," Mon
Instead of returning to my old house, we got a suite of rooms at an all-Vampire hotel. My home with Paul would hold too many memories, and this wasn't the time to sort through them.I had contacted my Ladies in waiting, who were excited to see me, so we were going to have an "all-nighter" to get caught up.It wasn't uncommon for humans to be present at a Vampire hotel since they were our food. The hotel took special care with our blood donors, requiring all un-living guests to sign a contract upon final death that we wouldn't harm anyone else's property. It still happened occasionally, but most Master level Vampires avoided the blade and final death with one little loophole—not recognizing that the "food" had belonged to someone.There was so much to tell my Ladies, but I mainly wanted to share King with them. We were going to bring him to our realm for the first time. I was so excited to share him with my family.When we arrived, the Ladies had already been sent up to our suite. T
A few hours later Alexis announced that King was awake. I had explained to the Ladies that calling King would need to be done privately because we had never done it before and didn't want him to feel afraid. Even though King was used to moving from realm to realm, he wasn't used to being met by screaming women.Everyone returned to their rooms except Ran."Do you feel him?" I asked."No," Ran replied. "But you two do, right?""Yes," Alexis and I answered."He's ready," Alexis said. "I'm the strongest so I'll call him."I nodded anxiously. "Bring me my son."I expected it to be quick, like flashing, but it was nothing like that. I could see the concentration on Alexis' face as he pulled our son from the Underworld. I gripped Ran's hand anxiously.I wanted to join our powers to pull our son to this world, but I didn't understand how Alexis was doing it and how I could merge my powers with Alexis.Then I felt King's arrival, and it was like knowing that a Vampire was going to app
The Ladies liked the new Alexis. He showed King that he could change himself to appear more human but immediately changed back. I think Alexis wanted King to get used to the way he looked in our realm, but King thought his father's new look was interesting and didn't seem to have a problem with it.After breakfast, the Ladies didn't linger too much longer. Kat wanted to get in touch with her real estate agent to find houses for us to tour. Karen offered to go out and buy King a few changes of clothes until he could decide on a wardrobe.Mara needed to get the paperwork together concerning King's birth certificate and passport. "What is King's last name?"I turned to Alexis. "What is King's last name?" Alexis had never mentioned having a human last name."I don't claim a family name, and you know how I feel about sharing a name with someone who means nothing to me," Alexis said. "King has a name and a title. He is King of the Underworld.""King…of the Underworld?" Mara repeated slo
"They didn't hurt me," I replied."Were you gone all this time? Three months? Because Sam said that she couldn't feel you…""We just returned a few days ago, me, Alexis and Ran," I said. Paul frowned. "Ran? Why Ran?""Because he's my First Lieutenant. When they…made us immobile I guess they thought it might set him off."Paul nodded. "It would have.""How is BJ?" I asked.Paul sighed. "She's getting big." He looked off into the distance. "She had a birthday. She misses you."I nodded. "I missed her, too.""I didn't want to keep her from you," Paul said. "Things just got out of hand and I got scared." His eyes scanned my face. Thankfully, my scars had faded. "What happened to you that night at the lodge was completely my fault, and I—""It wasn't," I interrupted. "It was mine. When I went there, I knew that I wanted to lash out. I wanted…" I shook my head. "I made that happen." I took off my glasses and met his eyes. "That doesn't have to happen. We can be parents without fig
He ran his tongue over his lips and looked down. "Ten years. That's a long time." He shook his head.I took a deep breath. "While I was there, a lot of things happened."He nodded. "Yeah. You hooked up with Alexis.""No. Not just that." He shoved his hands into his pocket. "What?""You know how I cry clear tears?"He reached out and gently swiped away a tear on my cheek. He looked at it and showed me the clear drop.I hadn't shaken my desire to breathe, and I took in a deep breath and held it. "I found answers down there."His posture changed and his expression grew serious. "Did you find out why this is happening to you? I thought it was…us."I shook my head slowly. "I think that helped but…no." I thought about what I was going to say to him and how it would change everything—even whether he would let me see my baby girl again. "While I was down there—while we were down there—we weren't like Vampires. We were about as close to human as one can get and not be mortal. And I wa
The next day was going to be a busy one, but I was distracted. My mind kept going back to my visit with BJ. "I want to go home!" she had cried. My heart was breaking. I would do anything for her…but not that. We needed each other, but it wasn't going to be easy saying goodbye after each visit.Alexis said he needed to return to his territory to take care of business and would be meeting with Monica.After he left, I went back to the front room where King had discovered one of the many Star Wars movies. "Let's go, son. While Papa's running errands, you and I are going to spend the day together."I took him out to a late lunch at a real restaurant. He ordered too much off the menu and felt bad about wasting it. I had to give him permission not to try to eat it all. Afterwards we looked at two houses that Kat's real estate agent had found for us.Kat knew what we needed, which was basically a house that I already had and one that Kat was now putting up for sale. Ugh, I didn't want t
Monica inclined her head to me. She stood across the table from Alexis dressed in a nude colored pair of slacks with a matching nude jacket."Welcome back," Frank said, who looked me up and down in appreciation."Thank you, Frank."In three months he hadn't changed—probably not even his clothes. His black leather pants were so tight that you could see his Vampire enhanced dick outlined from tip to root. He wore a half-buttoned, white frilly shirt, black boots, a diamond encrusted choker, and hair so long and greasy that it could have oiled the engine of a broken down hoopdy. "You're looking as delectable as ever," Frank said."As are you," I said.Frank laughed at the obvious lie.Tony, as usual, looked good. He wore suede black shoes, black trousers that fit too perfectly, and a midnight blue shirt with a thin black and blue tie. His hair was cut so short that it was almost shaved along the sides. His edges were razor sharp."How are you?" Tony asked, his dark brown eyes fill