All Chapters of Taming the Big Bad Alpha: Chapter 241 - Chapter 250

Jacob’s low laughter was all satisfied male. "Because I am so incredibly sexy." He was rising from the earth with her while all around them the night enfolded them in loving arms. The wind rushed past Zande’s face, so she kept it buried against his chest, her arms winding around his neck."That may be true, arrogant one," she conceded with that soft rasp of velvet that turned his insides to molten lava, "but it is more than that. My skin cannot bear to be apart from yours. My mind tunes itself to yours. My heart and lungs do, too. Inside I burn for our joining. It grows stronger with every passing moment. Why is this?""We are lifemates," he answered seriously, his hands beginning a slow exploration of her back even as they flew through the air. "You know this area much better than myself; show me an image to guide me where we can be undisturbed." There was a gravelly edge to his voice that sent her heart somersaulting, as if he, too, was so impatient for their joining that he could n

Jacob lifted his head and regarded Zande carefully, searching her face for signs of recovery. Color ran under her skin, a much healthier glow. Breathing a sigh of relief, he allowed her to awaken slowly. His arms cradled her protectively. "I am sorry, cara. I should have been far more restrained in possessing you."Her hand brushed his throat, sending heat coursing through him, a sense of belonging and acceptance he had never known. Her smile tugged at his heart. "You are my love, Jacob. You would never harm me. I know that as surely as I know I would be incapable of harming you. I was quite satisfied, if you must hear me say it, although I suspect you know that you provided me with pleasure such as I could not have imagined before."He stroked her hair, his eyes like molten gold. "It is more than giving you pleasure that I want, it is sharing something beautiful beyond compare, and that I cannot do if I cannot control my desire for you." His expression held infinite tenderness as he

Jacob stiffened, his face suddenly expressionless but his eyes filled with pain. He had endangered her; he was marked, and they both knew it. "It does not change the fact that I would prefer you to be perfectly safe at all times," He said gruffly. He was shifting position subtly, automatically, without thought, his body crowding Zande, shielding her. His eyes turned skyward.Dedari.He sent the call on the mental path he was becoming familiar with.I am aware of it.Dedari’s answer was calm and unruffled, as if they had all the time in the world and would not be under attack at any moment.Take Zande and get her to safety. He instructed.I will return as soon as I know she is far from harm. Jacob replied.You will stay with her and protect her should I fail. Rich and Prest will perform the same duty for Amia. Dedari said.Jacob took Zande’s arm. "Come on, cara, we must leave now."Zande glanced from his harshly etched features to her brother’s expressionless face. "The undead is comin

Not fire, Jacob urged quickly.I am not completely without sense. These creatures are honed in fire. Fire will only increase their power.Dedari sounded as calm as ever, without expression of any kind.Within the bird’s body, Jacob found himself smiling despite the danger surrounding them. Dedari was a warrior. He had total and complete confidence in his own abilities. Jacob found himself believing that confidence was well-founded.Lighting flashed from cloud to cloud, long whips of fiery energy. Thunder crashed directly overhead, slamming the earth with a roar of sound, shaking the ground with tremendous vibrations. The black shadow figures seemed to flinch at the sound, their strange shapes contorting, lengthening, so that they appeared to be thin caricatures of humans clothed in long, hooded robes, empty, staring sockets where their eyes should have been, the slashes of their mouths gaping open and moaning low and incessantly. The robed figures stretched their tree-branch arms ou

Zande detached herself from her body so that she would not feel the skeletal fingers attempting to choke the life out of her, attempting to silence the purity of her voice for all time.She knew the vampire was not actually touching her. It was an illusion, one that could kill but still an illusion. She didn't falter with her song, not for an instant. She kept her thoughts centered on Amia.Stay with me. Stay with us. I will always need you in my life. Never leave us. Do not allow your precious gift to go from this world when it is so badly needed. Stay with me, Amia. Beloved sister, my grief would know no bounds were we to lose you. Stay with me. Fight this monster who threatens to take you from your true family. Never deprive those of us who love and respect you of your presence in our lives.The notes of the music said even more than the words. They sang of deep emotion, of loving. They sang of compassion and understanding, of a need so great, of love that could never be shaken,