Escaping Destiny (19 page)

“
Children
, Caveman; I carry your
children inside my womb. I don’t mind guards, but if you try to put
bubble wrap on me, know this: I’ll kick your ass
while
I’m
popping the damn bubbles,” I smarted off. Fucking bubble wrap
me!

“They don’t know that. No one outside this
room with the exception of Eliran knows you carry twins, Synthia.
You may tell Adam, but you will tell him to keep this information
to himself. It’s important that we keep this quiet for now; I need
to keep you protected. You are a target, as you were before,
Synthia. But now, you and the infants you carry are all targets for
my enemies to use against me. Liam was allowed inside; anyone else
who comes will be killed. You will always have one of the thirteen
close at your side from now until you give birth. Pick one, and
remember he will be with you like fucking glue,” Ryder said,
narrowing his eyes. He’d ignored my bubble wrap comment, which was
probably for the best.

“I pick the Demon.”

Ristan grinned.

“Ristan, any arguments?”

“No, Ryder. But I will need time to clear up
a few things before I can babysit,” Ristan said, with a playful
grin on his face.

“That’s fine. Okay, we will meet in the main
hall in the morning when the others have arrived. Asrian, you will
stay here at the castle, and keep things moving along with the
Horde petitions and hearings. Get the help of a few of the others
as well. I suggest you all feed and rest tonight.”

“As you wish,” Asrian said, bowing his head
slightly. “I will hold down the fort, you take the guards you need,
and I will keep a skeleton crew here with enough show of force to
let those who think we are weak in your absence, think twice.”

“Summon Vlad, and get the others back here as
soon as possible.”

We were walking back to his chambers when he
finally said something that didn’t include his plans to wrap me in
a protective bubble. “You sleep with me tonight, Pet.”

“In bubble-wrap?” I asked, tossing him a
serious look. I refused to be wrapped in anything. I may have been
pregnant, but I was still a warrior. I was never helpless.

“In my arms,” he replied smoothly in a
seductive voice. “Bubble wrap is only for when you are away from
me.”

“Smart ass,” I growled through a smile that
spread quickly across my face.

“I’ll show you my ass if you show me yours,
Fairy
,” he said mimicking my nickname for him. I raised an
eyebrow at him, surprised, because he was playing with me. It was
out of character for him, but it was one of his many surprises of
character.

“You got it all wrong, Ryder. You are the
Fairy, and I am the Pet. Keep it straight, Ryder. I’m pregnant; I
get confused easily in my current state.” I teased him, until I
turned to catch the heat burning in his golden eyes. I swallowed
over the lump forming in my throat. Shit, he was hot!

I could play coy and act like I didn’t see
the smoldering heat burning in them, but I was weak, and he
wouldn’t let me go with him unless I’d fed. And let’s be honest,
the heat in his eyes? I wanted to see it as he drove himself deep
inside of me.

“Now you admit it?” He continued to play. I
liked this lighter side of him, even if he did want to bubble wrap
me, and lock me in a panic-room until I gave birth.

“No, I’m not a Fairy. I’m Fae, and even
though I suck at being one, I’m here. My old life is gone, you
knocked me up. So yes, Ryder, I admit that I’m Fae, and I’ll even
admit to being Blood Fae, and hell, while I’m at it, I’ll admit I
like you. Now you, you’re still a Fairy,” I said, smiling
impishly.

“You like
me
,” he said, shaking his
head. “You
like
me.”

“Yes, it could be the hormones, but you are
kinda cute…for a Fairy.”

“For a
Fairy
?”

“You should really get this hallway checked
out, seems to have an echo in it.” I smiled even wider.

“I guess I could admit a few things,” he
replied in a sexy voice that was filled with heat.

“Such as?” Yes, I was curious to know what he
felt, since he never said anything apart from wanting me. Shit, we
were having twins! And, I had no idea where we stood on this.

“You’ve got a great ass,” he said, never
taking his eyes from mine as we walked, oblivious to anyone
watching us. “Your screams when I fuck you? I like that shit, too.
The noises you make when I drive my cock balls deep and you ask for
more? Fuck, I seriously like it…a lot.”

Okay, maybe I fell right in to that one.
“Flattery will get you nowhere,” I continued to tease him.

“I love the way that your eyes glaze over
with heat, and your bottom lip quivers when you scream my name. I
love the way you come on my cock,” he continued playing.

I swallowed and shivered involuntarily.
Freaking Fairy had game! And he was using it all on me, and I was
allowing it. “I like the way you fall over when I kick your
ass.”

“You’ve never kicked my ass,” he replied
easily.

“Never say never, Fairy,” I said before I
turned and kicked out with one foot, while I planted my hands
against his chest and shoved him. I stayed long enough to catch the
look of shock on his face, before I turned and ran as fast as my
legs would carry me down the long hallway. I squealed with laughter
from the look on his face as I ran forward.

I’m not sure what I had expected, but c’mon,
he was Fae. He sifted in front of me, which I hadn’t seen coming
until it was too late. I ended up colliding full-force with his
much larger frame. Hitting Ryder at a full sprint is like hitting a
brick wall. I screamed as I started to fall backward, but he caught
me easily.

“Shit!” he growled with a hint of laughter in
his tone.

I was quickly pulled up and pressed against
the warmth of his wide chest, which I’d just a second ago face
planted. “What the hell do they feed you? Cement?” I said as I
relaxed against him.

“You knocked me on my ass, Pet.”

“I did, didn’t I?” I snorted, happily
flashing him a haughty smile.

“I should spank that pretty ass for doing
so,” he whispered heatedly as he stalked me. I was walking backward
toward the door I knew to be behind me.

“You wouldn’t,” I said, already knowing that
he would. He was the epitome of a male. He was strong enough to do
it, easily. I was almost surprised by the heat that erupted from
the mere thought of his hands on my ass.

He took one step for every three I had taken.
He caught me the moment we passed through the door to his lavish
bedroom. One hand snaked around to the small of my back, and lifted
me up against his immense chest, the other finding my ass where he
then smacked it softly, almost teasingly. I smiled and bit into my
bottom lip. He continued walking toward the bed, as if my weight
didn’t hinder him at all.

His eyes burned with intensity as he turned
us around, and lowered himself to the bed with me still pressed
against his body. I spread my legs until I was straddled on his
lap. I lifted my face until our mouths were close enough for either
of us to make the first move to kiss.

Neither of us did so. Instead, we sat like
that for minutes, just together. Both of us were afraid to move to
dispel the peace, which was so new to us. No snarky comments came
easily to mind, no brutal alpha male shit either. Just us. This was
the man I’d fallen in love with, even with his sheer dominance and
his need to control.

Right now there was none of that between us,
and it wasn’t needed. I wanted him, and even though we had many
issues to work through, right now wasn’t the time to discuss it. I
had a craving, and only he could give me what I needed the
most.

His mouth lifted and brushed against mine,
softly. His breath wafted to me, with a subtle hint of rum on his
tongue. I inhaled and drank him in, even as his hands tightened on
my ass. He rocked his hips slowly, showing me the desire he felt,
and I had created.

I moaned and grinded my body against his
massive erection. He growled hungrily from deep in his chest, the
sound sent chills racing down my spine. It created a spike in my
temperature, and my nipples hardened with the need for his
attention.

“You’re so fucking beautiful,” he whispered
through the thickness of lust.

“I need you inside of me, Ryder.”

“I can smell how wet you are already,” he
growled and sifted us around, until I was beneath his massive
frame. I spread my legs to accommodate his length, as he pressed
his body against mine. His hands cupped my face, and tilted it to
give his mouth full access, to ravish it.

I moaned louder, but his mouth captured it as
his tongue delved deeper to find mine. I felt his possession as his
mouth warred with mine, and won. His hips gyrated against mine,
placing pressure against my wetness. Creating a fire that
smoldered, and burned white hot inside of me. He was still kissing
me as his magic filled the air, and removed all of my clothes,
except the slinky black lace panties.

When he finally pulled away, I cried from the
loss of the heat from his body. He stood back and gave me a
devastating smile. I watched his face as his eyes slid down my
naked chest, until they rested on the lace that covered my pussy.
The heat from those eyes fed my need, and before I knew what I had
done. I’d lowered my hands and was rubbing where I needed him to
be.

“Fuck,” he said with so much heat in his
voice that it went directly to my core, sending a new wave of heat
rushing over my body. I felt his magic radiate through the room
until it was kissing my nipples, and caressing my thighs. “You’re
so fucking hot. Do you have any idea how beautiful you really
are?”

I wasn’t comfortable with beauty. I had never
thought I was pretty, and even though I was Fae now, I still wasn’t
comfortable with my own looks. Ryder saying it, not once but twice,
made me blush and something inside of me felt warm as tears
threatened to fall from my eyes with the sincere tone in his voice.
This beautiful beast thought
I
was beautiful.

I fought against the thickening in my throat
that his words had created, and I blinked back tears as I sat up to
go to him. He stopped me with his eyes alone. The possessiveness in
their expressive depths was enough to stop me cold. This man was
saying he wanted me, without having to move those beautifully
skilled lips.

I stayed rooted to the bed, as if I’d become
a part of it. I felt melded to it and unable to move from beneath
the amber hunger that was burning for me in them. This beautiful
creature dominated the space, filled it brimming with his presence.
The air grew thick around me, and I knew what was coming before it
kissed along my spine, and rained tendrils of a thousand kisses
over my neck and face.

“The beast needs to feed, Synthia. He wants
to feed from you,” he said, even as his body began to change, as if
he couldn’t stop it from happening.

“Ryder,” I said as a sliver of ice crept up
my spine, which did little to cool the heat that was coiled in my
belly. His eyes blinked from gold to obsidian, and brands that had
been stationary, now slithered over his skin. Skin that had changed
from bronzed, to pale as he stood before me. I ran my tongue over
my dry lips and stifled a violent tremor that fought to be let
loose.

“You’ve been with him before, Pet. He was
there in Transition with us.”

I shook with the memories from Transition, as
if I’d known it all along but hadn’t been able to believe it. My
mind went back, as if I was back in the room during my own
Transition, and watching it from above. Ryder was there, but he was
different; he was larger. His skin had been paler, and he’d been
inside of me, the beast had.

He’d spread my legs, and spread me from the
inside. His tongue had grown, and it hadn’t just been Ryder who was
with me, but the beast. He’d ensured I had made it through
Transition, and now I knew why Ryder hadn’t needed the help to
bring me over. He already had help in the form of his beast.

“You allowed him to fuck me without asking
me?” I accused.

“He didn’t need to ask you, and it’s not like
he really could at the time, anyway. You challenged him, and he
accepted. You allowed him out, you wanted him! You may not have
been able to admit it back then, Pet, but you knew. You have seen
him in my eyes often, and you chose to ignore it. You took him in
small measures during the hunt, on our first night together. You
have nothing to fear here. Not from us,” he said even as his hair
grew longer, darker and his features became more defined, his skin
paling to a soft alabaster.

His eyes smoldered with desire, even as his
voice dropped a few octaves. His hands rested on his hips, as his
body grew larger by about six inches overall; his brands writhed
and changed. His wings unfolded, until they were spread behind him,
wide and beautiful.

“Say yes,” Ryder urged. “I’ll be right here
with you. If you want him to stop, all you have to do is tell
me.”

“Yes,” I whispered, and as he stepped back
from the bed, allowing for me to stand, I did.

“Sit,” he said after I’d stood in place for
only a few seconds.

A small bench with a soft pillow placed a top
it appeared, materialized by his magic. A thin metal pole appeared
after that, with a chain that hung from a small connected metal
that was embedded in the pole itself. I tore my eyes from it and
looked at Ryder, who was smiling roguishly.

“Yes, I plan to tie you up and take full
control of your passion. It is how I like you; at my mercy, begging
me to allow you to come,” his voice came out multilayered, and
husky as hell.

“You always have control,” I replied
honestly. He was always in control; he didn’t need chains to do
that. I stepped closer until I was inches from the bench, and
lowered myself down until I sat on it. I lifted my hand without
waiting for him to ask, and spread my legs until my knees rested on
the bench.