Summon Dorn (Archangels Creed) (2 page)

"
Oh, are you sure?"

"
I'm positive. Just lock up and get in, you're already late."

"
Alright." Jessie got her purse and keys. Take charge kind of man. But in a nice way. So why was she so nervous? Because he smelled so good? Because the body rippling beneath that white T-shirt captivated her? His sweet smile? The sound of tempered strength in his rough voice? Have mercy, all of the above.

The drive to the hospital wasn
't as awkward as she'd anticipated. He made casual talk about her job, and fortunately, it was interesting enough to carry them the entire way. She wanted to avoid discussing her personal life. He didn't need to know the evening they met was her first-ever time in a bar, or that she wouldn't have been in one then, if not for her day shift supervisor's bachelorette party.     

"Well, thank you so much for the ride." She wrestled with the seatbelt release, but no matter how hard she pressed the orange button, the mechanism refused to open. 

He took mercy on her and reached across to free her, bringing that devastating grin so close she almost missed his words.
"Do you have a way home?"

"
Oh, well…I'm sure I can find one."

"
What time do you get off?"

"
At an ungodly hour. Six in the morning."

"
I can pick you up. I'm up early."

"
Oh, you've done enough, really."

"
But I want to." His sensual lips remained perfectly void of the boyish grins she was used to. She didn't know what to do with that mysterious and…promising pout.

Jessie
's mouth remained open and poised with more objections, none she managed to vocalize.
He wanted to
. Seemed almost rude to deny him. "Oh my goodness, okay, I just…feel terrible."

He chuckled.
"Ouch."

"
Not-not like that, I'm grateful—"

"
Do you
want
me to pick you up?"

"
Of course. Yes, I'd love that."
Love?
"Like…it. Yes." She nodded incessantly and opened the door, trying to avoid that sexy smile he wore. He was so on to her inexperience and seemed to be enjoying it. But not in a mean way. In a way that made her insides all jittery and made her drop her purse. "Shoot, clumsy." She stooped and picked up her sack pouch as her sister called it, stuffing the few contents that escaped back in. "There, okay, thank you so much again." She threw him a little wave, eager to get the awkward moment behind her.

"
See you in the morning."

She smiled and shut the door, waving again, then spun around and headed for the hospital before she
could ramble on and make the usual fool out of herself. Oh my gosh, how many times had she gaspy-laughed and sang
oh well
and
it's cool
after complaining about her job? But then double-oh-my-goodness, he'd
winked
at her as she shut the door! Shooooooot. The things that did to her were
not
normal.

****

Kassern ignored the smirk Dorn did such a poor job of hiding. 

His aqua eyes flashed deep blue in the darkness.
"That was easy. My male human is playing along perfectly and my female is quite receptive. I couldn't have chosen a better pair. They'll likely kiss when he sees her to her door."

But Kassern wasn
't so sure. "We'll see. Humans are fickle creatures, and your guy isn't exactly a saint."

"
He isn't supposed to be. Redemption, remember?"

"
Oh I remember. I just think you're overreaching with that one."

"
But imagine the warrior he'll make. The greater his flaw, the more power his redemption brings. My research predicts the two of them are a perfect match."

"
Match?"

"
Chemically and biologically, their bodies match. Fit. Work out." 

Kassern pursed his lips, looking for a tactful angle.
"They may have the right chemicals, but both are tipping the balance scales psychologically, so, it's not a guarantee. Just saying." More like warning the cocky bastard. If it wasn't for their damn time constraints, he'd sit back and eat popcorn and watch him fall flat on his beautiful face.

"
This is about instinct. He'll be compelled to protect her and see to her safety and well-being, while she will prepare herself to raise a family with him. The female will bring out his favorable side." Light chinking filled the night as Dorn released his aqua wings and rose slowly into the air.

Kassern nodded, totally disagreeing. The
y may have the right instincts, but damn it, they were at flammable levels. Too difficult to predict which way they'd swing. "Where are you headed?" Kassern hated being the perfectionist's babysitter—but he unfortunately needed to ensure the success of the first step in forming the Second Triumvirate. Or…Quadumvirate now. "You could just ride with me, you know."

Dorn eyed the
massive red muscle car Kassern obtained for the duration of their stay on earth. "No thank you. I prefer flying."

Kassern ignored the implication that he didn
't prefer flying. Every comment Dorn made implied he thought Kassern had betrayed the Archangels Creed and loved humanity more or some shit. Dorn knew Kassern couldn't fly because he was visible to humans and couldn't be roaming the skies like a man-bird. What Dorn was really pissed about was being forced to accept the same humanity that he believed caused Kassern to become weak.

"
I'll meet you back here at pick-up time. These two need serious shadowing." Kassern paused with his hand on the car door. "Have you checked in on your future wife yet? Made sure she’s still available?"

Dorn remained hovering just above, not hiding his distaste at the term
wife.
And Kassern didn't hide the joy that gave him. Served the jerk right for screwing with him. "There is no need. I have enough information in her to know she's the best selection available in this human wasteland."

Kassern couldn
't hold in his laugh. He shook his head at the stubborn warrior. "Suit yourself." Ole Dorn was about to learn humans were different than two thousand years ago. The words
studying to be a nun
on the reconnaissance report hardly made her a saint
.
That could go bad in so many different ways and Kassern definitely couldn't wait to see how the OCD angel handled it—not if, but definitely
when—
it did go bad
.

Talking about human wives, Kassern sank into his car, ready to see Karly. He bid Dorn a telepathic farewell in the ancient language of angels.
"
I'll see you in the morning. After I spend the night with my wife."

Kassern sensed the angel
's disgust with that bit of oversharing, TMI, as humans called it, and couldn't contain his grin.

"
Better get used to it, Dorn. Your turn to kiss your bride is coming."

"
There is no rule that says we have to kiss. That's why I chose her. She's more heavenly-minded than some archangels I know."

Kassern bit back laughter at how absolutely priceless this all was.
"
Whatever you say, Dorn."

Kassern cut the mental connection and tore out of the parking lot
, the big car fish-tailing as the powerful engine rocketed it forward. Watching the cocky angel fall on his perfect face was going to be as much trouble as it would be loads of fun. But definitely worth it.

             
Chapter Two             

Karly
's heart nearly launched from her chest when she opened her eyes and found Kassern sitting next to the tub she soaked in. "Shit, you scared me."

He stared at her from the chair where he reclined, looking like a vision, fire licking eagerly in the depths of his blood-red eyes, making them glow in the candlelit space. Th
at sight would terrify any other human, but his passionate gaze boring into hers had a far different effect on Karly. Along with the sharp angles of his milk-pale face, the full and inviting ruby lips, and the crimson cross glowing on his gorgeous ripped torso, all sent her pulse whooshing in her ears and between her legs. Heaven had come home.

She slowly sat up and his massive body leaned forward as though to meet her half way. The air trembled with his arousal and tingled over her body until she became weak. She sat there, immobile under his spell, trapped in the power swirling around
and between them. He stood and his pants dissolved. The fierce bondage of his fiery gaze on hers prevented her from taking in his gorgeous body and heart-stopping arousal. 

Desire forced out her whimper and Kassern answered with a deep purr as he lowered to his knees next to the tub.
"Lay back for me."

The velvety words pushed against her body
with invisible power, demanding obedience. She surely didn't fight. It was as though he'd read her mind, knew the fantasy she was in the middle of having when he showed up.

He tilted his head and his gaze blazed across her breasts, bringing that otherworldly purr
of his to flow with real sensation over her sensitive nipples. Karly gasped, helpless, watching him lick his lower lip, leaving a trail of flame. Her body remembered what he could do with that perfect tongue and she moaned.

T
he red silk chains he loved to use with her materialized from nowhere and jerked Karly's knees wide, holding them firmly against the tub. "God, yes, yes," she whispered, weak with need. Her fingers latched onto the tub behind her head. She tried to move and found he'd secured her tightly.

  Was he really going to
act out the exact fantasy? God, she hoped so. The tub was perfect for it, antique and deep, spout in the center so that both ends could be reclined against. He climbed in and laid back on his side of the tub, just as she'd imagined.

Then he began to make love to her flesh with the literal heat of his gaze. It licked at her mouth and she parted her lips, letting it stroke sensually inside until she was breathless. Slowly it descended to her neck and she arched, eager, the flames feeling exactly like his hot tongue. By the time he got to her breasts, she panted and mewled, out of her mind with want.

Kassern licked his gaze over her nipples, sending sparks of desire lower. "God, Kassern," she cried, hoarse. "Please." She squirmed her hips, mentally begging him to send the heat between her legs.

He apparently heard her loud and clear
because the results were immediate and powerful. His purrs turned to sharp growls and he shut his eyes as though pained.

Mmm,
telling him what she wanted was his weakness. Her heart pounded harder as she remembered her desire could control him. "I need…to suck you." Her words gasped with longing.

Just like that, her restraints were gone
, but Kassern's agonized expression remained, his eyes clenched tight. Guess that meant he understood exactly what she needed to suck.

But what was he fighting?

Karly knelt in the tub before him. "Look at me."

He slowly opened his eyes and the look in his gaze stole her breath. She saw it clearly—human want fused with his angelic eternity. He still feared she
'd be crushed under the power.

The idea that anyone could care so deeply for her
only increased her desire. She captured his strong face between her hands. "God, how I love you."

His fiery gasps hit her lips as she kissed him tenderly, making need vibrate through his body and even the water.

He broke away and begged through a growl, "Please!"

Karly regarded his heaving body, near breaking. She swallowed her inhibition.
"Go in the bedroom and bind yourself. Standing. Against the wall."

Water splashed everywhere with his ungraceful disappearance, leaving Karly gasping on the need to bring her precious angel release. 

****

Kassern breathed a sigh of relief the second he was in chains. He was going to kill her, he could feel it in his eternal bones. Love her right to death. How would that look on his record?
Guilty of impaling wife to death with his cock!

His limbs trembled when she rounded the corner. Naked. She was so beautiful, it literally hurt. His erection strained forward and his frame shook with desire when she stood inches from him. He reached for her with his spiritual touch and slid inside her. Was he dying from lack of connection? God, it felt like it. His head went back as he let his soul
's essence slide in and around hers, eager and hungry. 

She glued her body to his and stroked his back with hungry fingers. Kassern thought he
'd erupt in flames. Her lips and tongue feasted on his heated skin as she slid slowly down his body, hands tracing his torso as she went.