Nights Embrace (Others of Seattle) (27 page)

He turned, closing the distance to finish tearing her shirt off.
“Sorry,” he purred, “but it’s already ruined.” He deftly opened her pants, yanking them down her hips and thighs. “I’m going to wash away the blood, and then I’m going to make love to you.”

Her hands landed on his sculpted pecs, but she pushed him away.
“Wait. I have questions about earlier. I swear I won’t ask about every woman you’ve been with, I have a past, too—albeit extremely limited—but I need to know about Leanan.” Thinking about the woman Jordan was with made her stomach sour. Not that she was jealous of whatever he was doing with her, but if Trevor… she was going to be sick.

The corners of his mouth lifted in a smile. She was tempted to slap him. Then he had the audacity to laugh at what was likely a death glare on her face. Her nails hooked into his chest and he made a sexy little groan.

“Roxy, I never slept with her. She came on to me once. I shut her down. Then she went after Joey, years before he met Sorcha. They had a few romps, but it was nothing more.”

“Good,” she replied, flattening her hands and smoothing them
down his chest. Leaning in, she placed a kiss over each little indent she’d left in his flesh. “And sorry.” Her apology was enhanced by the pout on her lips.

His hands curved under her ass
before he hauled her off her feet and against him. She wrapped her legs around his waist as he stepped into the shower and set her back down.

He gave her a wicked grin. His eyes darkened
as they caressed over her body. “Don’t apologize. I like it when you scratch, and I love it when you bite.”

She was wet
just thinking about the things he did to make her lose control. No one had ever driven her to those heights.

“But first,” he
promised, “I’m going to pamper you. Slow and sweet, because as much as I want to ravish you, and trust me I will, I want to worship your body more.”

“I don’t always need that,” she whispered, but she desperately wanted both.

“Right now, after the way this evening ended, I want to show you how much I love you, all of you.” He pulled her under the water and turned her so that she could lean against his chest. He started with washing her hair.

“What did I ever do to deserve you?” she
crooned.

“I keep asking myself the very same thing,
A Chroí
.”

She laughed softly.
“I’m going to need to think of a good endearment for you.”

* * * *

“I told you how I feel about planes.” Kathryn’s whining tore into him like knifes. “They are not a safe means of travel.”

Tired of the same arguments, William gave her a bored
stare. “Like cars, and metal ships, and everything else you have cited. Now Kathryn, we discussed this. We may have kept you hidden deep in the forest where technology didn’t reach, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us shunned all development.”

“You and your
electronic gizmos. It’s all a waste of time. One day all of it will crash down, and everyone will experience the world as we found it.” Kathryn smiled cruelly as she looked out the window. “I miss the age of magic and wonder. Now so much can be explained away to meaningless drivel.”

“Ah, but they can’t explain magic because we aren’t out in public. It means we can get away with more if we are careful. Also, there hasn’t been a witch hunt in ages. Rememb
er, darling, how fun those were?”

Her eyes flashed as she turned back to him.
“Those bastard witch hunters are how I lost our child those long centuries ago. The only one who could have been like us. You keep trying with these little babes, but they aren’t anything close to us. Not even your precious Roxana, despite the fact her mother was the purest druid I’ve met. I’m glad she left it all behind because she found out about you and me.”

He glared at Kathryn.
“If you had stayed put, instead of coming to me, we wouldn’t have had a problem.”

“It’s not my fault you saw me and had to have me that very second.”

“Only to punish you, or don’t you remember? You didn’t get off. I made sure of that.”

“Oh, I did, love. I always do. A little blood never stopped me from having my fill of you.”

He slapped her face and she was in his lap the next second, tearing at his pants to get at his hardening flesh.

Waves of ecstasy washed over Roxy as her eyes fluttered open. She found her fingers locked in Trevor’s thick, silky hair. His unshaved face scratched over her sensitive skin, providing such intense contrast to his wet tongue teasing her clit that she came apart under his mouth.

His fingers slid deep into her as his tongue continued to explore. He played her body like an instrument.
Having found her sweet spot, he curled his fingers to rub just right.

She screamed his name, her back arching. When she finally collapsed on the bed, his mouth toured up her body in wet kisses that left her desperate for more.

“Trevor,” she whispered, “need you.”

“Soon,” he
promised before he flicked his tongue over her nipple.

“Now,” she growled, gripping his hair as she
rolled him over and climbed into his lap. She slid down over his length, loving the way he filled her. Her hands landed on his shoulders and she rode him.

“I wasn’t done with you,
A Chroí
.” Trevor flipped her to her hands and knees fast enough to make her head spin. Then he was behind her, driving into her body as she braced her hands on the wall, pushing back into him as he swept away all thought and left only untethered primal desire.

His fingers dug into her hips, heightening her pleasure.

She wanted… needed to know what it felt like. “Bite me, Trevor, do it.”

One of his big hands traveled up her torso, between her breasts to her shoulder. He hauled her up and back against his body as his teeth sank into her shoulder.

Tiny lights flashed through her vision as pleasure washed through every cell of her body. He rolled them to the bed, feathering light kisses over the new bruise. “Did I hurt you?” he worried, but she could feel his conflicted arousal, too.

She turned in his arms, threading her fingers into his hair.
“Not in the slightest, I loved every second of it.”

“
Never want to hurt you, love,” he vowed.

“I promise
I’ll let you know when to stop.”

He
pressed his forehead against hers as his hands caressed down her body. “I was going to let you sleep, but I couldn’t stand it any longer. I needed your taste on my tongue.”

“You… I… man
,” she gave up trying to string a sentence together and closed her eyes.

“Is that good or bad?” he purred, rolling to his back and pulling her on top.

“Amazing. You have no idea what you make me feel, and I have no words, so let me show you.” She shifted, taking him into her. This time she made love to him slow and tender.

He reached up, pulling her mouth
down to his. It was so easy to get lost in the man beneath her. Their connection flared, strengthening as it bound them tighter, twining them into one as they found their release together.

He held her tighter as she dropped her head to his neck, breathing him in.
“You’re my everything, Trevor. I never believed in this kind of love.”

“I didn’t
either, not until I found you.”

With horrid timing,
the phone rang. “Can we ignore that?” she pleaded.

“Unfortunately, no.” He sighed, reaching over to
answer.

“I’ll be in the shower,” she told him,
giving him privacy to talk.

* * * *

Trevor pressed talk. “Is there a reason you’re disturbing a perfect morning?”

A hand slammed into something.
“Don’t blame me for wrecking the mood. I just got word that William and Kathryn both are on their way. Fiona wants us all to go up to the mountains. She’s already called the Edenton alpha. They’ll have someone nearby if we need them.”

“Shit, that bad?” Trevor groaned.

“Oh, and get this. Dina’s face is still fucked up, and Boyd can’t breathe right—Roxy busted his ribs and they set wrong. Your girl is amazing. Make sure she knows that.”

Trevor growled. The news made him both proud and feel like hell
for the beating she took, not once, but twice. He wanted to protect her, but she’d been bleeding on the ground by the time they were finished. Retribution was his goal now, for all the pain they caused her.

“
Oh,” Joey added, “we went by her condo. They still haven’t been inside. Turns out they’ve been in jail all night. Fiona did something to the blood in the alley and set them up. They’ll likely be out today, but Sorcha and I picked up some of Roxy’s clothes.”

“You didn’t disturb her things, did you?”

“Of course not. I’m not that big of an arsehole. I made Sorcha grab her clothes, because you know if left up to me, I would pick the get up she wears for her shows.”

Trevor growled,
regardless of the fact he knew his jealous streak was unwarranted. “I take it you’re on your way?”

“Yeah. We’ll be there soon. We even grabbed Roxy and you coffee. Expect to leave in five, ten minutes tops.”

“She’s not going to be happy. I don’t like this.”

“Would you rather we keep Roxy here, where her brother is going to be in more
danger? You know they’ll use him against her. I’m not sure what Fiona did, but she’s protected him, as long as we get Roxy’s ass out of Seattle for the next few days. So be ready.” Joey hung up.

Trevor hurried
to the bathroom and stepped into the shower. “Bad news, Roxy. We have to go up to the cabin for a few days.”

She stopped, turned and glared up at him.
“Why?” There was a deadly look in her sparkling eyes.

“Because your father may harm Mike to get to you. Fiona can protect him, but only if we aren’t here. So we have to go.”

She closed her eyes and nodded. “For Mikey, I can run. Normally, I’m not a runner, but if it will keep my brother safe, I’ll deal with it.”

“I’m sorry.
William and his mate are evil. Much worse than Dina and Boyd.”

“I believe you.” She smiled grimly and stepped out of the shower. “I heard the conversation. I’ll get dressed. Hurry.”

He nodded, surprised she was so reasonable, but she’d adapted to her new strength and hearing faster than most. Even her sense of smell was quickly well-tuned. She was a natural.

She dried off and went to the bedroom. Guilt, anger, frustration all washed through him. If he hadn
’t found her, she wouldn’t be in danger. She wouldn’t have to adapt. It was too late to go back and erase it.

He rinsed and shut off the shower, ready to tackle this head on to keep Roxy safe. He hoped they could.

* * * *

There was a knock on the door and Roxy threw it open, her arms crossed over her chest.
“Those assholes really moved in across from me and you all had to go get my clothes?”

Sorcha smirked.
“Come on now, it’s not our fault. We were only trying to help, and it was no problem pawing through your underwear. We want you safe.”

“I want five minutes in their condo so I can tear everything to shreds,” she snarled. “Preferably the two of them
as well.”

Joey chuckled.
“Aye, we all do. However we are going to take this to safe territory where we won’t have innocent bystanders hurt. Or simple humans freaking out when they realize the big bad wolf isn’t some fairy tale.”

Rage coursed through Roxy
’s veins. She threw her hands up and walked away. “I hate that they are stealing pieces of my life. I can’t wait until we are done with them once and for all.”

“And what about your father?” Sorcha asked softly.

“The sperm donor?” Roxy answered with malice. “The man who fucked another woman while my mother was pregnant with me? Yeah, whatever that scumbag is, the bastard is not my
father.”

“Good to hear, because that scumbag is on his way.” Joey
stepped inside and slumped into a chair. “He’s one sick fuck. I know he wants to ruin Fiona because she wouldn’t be swayed to his side. We all know you won’t either, but once he figures that out, he’s going to want to prove you wrong.”

“I don’t care. He can die like the others
.” Her growl rumbled free.

Sorcha smiled tightly.
“We all want both William and Kathryn dead, all for different reasons.”

“I want to be able to go to my condo. I bought that
place with my own money. It might not be much, but I earned it and I can’t even enjoy my own home. The fuckers are taking everything away from me.” Roxy was about two notches from yelling

Trevor stepped into the room, fully dressed and closed the distance between them. He pulled Roxy into an embrace, and then tilted her face up to look into her wolf
’s eyes.

“It’s only temporary, and I thought you liked staying here?”

Her anger dulled, sliding into despair. “I do, but fuck. I
cannot
go to my place even if I want to. I was there first. Not some asshole werewolves who are only out for their twisted revenge.”

“Listen,
Roxy, you need to take a deep breath and then push out all the negativity. It won’t do to have someone see you with your eyes like that. We’ll handle it.”

“Why?”

“You’re about ten seconds from shifting if you don’t calm down. You can shift in the woods, but you won’t like riding in the Land Cruiser as a wolf.”

“What? Afraid I’d piss on your seats?”

Joey let out a big laugh. “I guarantee that’s not it. You haven’t tried riding in a vehicle in that form. Trust me, it’s no fun at all. Everything is off and you can’t control it.”

“Fine.” She closed her eyes and breathed in deep.

Trevor’s mouth closed over hers, stealing her breath. When he broke the kiss, he promised, “I’ll keep you safe.”

“Not what I want to hear,” she grumbled.

He smiled softly. “I know. Now, call your brother before we head up there. You won’t have signal where we’re going and you should warn him you will be off the grid for a few days.”

“All right. I’ll call and update him if you pack my laptop.”

“Done.”