Saving Akira (Complete)

Chapter 10

    As he entered the room he nudged the door closed and then laid Akira on the bed. “Let me get a warm clothe so I can wipe your face for you.” In a hurry Jon went to the master bath that was located in his room and grabbed a warm wash cloth. When he returned to her side he saw how pale her features had gotten. “You need to rest cara it looks like you have over extended yourself today.” Gently he wiped her face and saw to her bandages as well. “I will let you rest. If you need me yell for me and I will come running.” 

     Jon got up to leave but Akira grabbed his arm. “Please do not leave me alone right now.” More tears threaten to fall as she looked at him and hung onto his arm. Ever so carefully Jon sat back down on the bed beside her as he smoothed her beautiful dark hair out of her face. Carefully Akira scooted over trying to pull him into the bed with her. “Hold me please?” 

     Jon’s panther leapt for joy at the thought of being able to lie beside her. “Alright sweetheart I will hold you.” A soft sweet loving smile crossed his lips as he settled in beside her. Without hesitation Jon pulled her into his embrace settling her head on his chest. In a soothing motion Jon gently caressed her back. Once Akira was settled against him he pressed a soft kiss to the top of her head. “Rest cara I have you.” 

     The sound of his heart beating was such a wonderful sound to her and being in his arms made her shiver with excitement. “Thank you Jon.” She whispered softly to him and then placed a reverent loving kiss to his chest. That simple little sweet kiss sent sparks flying between the two of them but Jon held onto his control. 

     “Akira do not do that my control is not at its best right now. So please let me hold you while you sleep. You need to rest instead of having me take you right here and right now.” Oh he was so enjoying having her in his arms. To him it felt right to have her with him. She fit into his side like a jigsaw puzzle piece fits into its rightful place. Akira was his missing piece.  

     It did not take long for Akira to fall asleep mumbling incoherently as she drifted off. He knew she had gone to sleep when her breathing mellowed out. Jon let out a ragged breath that he had not realized he had been holding in until that moment. For the longest while he just held Akira and watched her sleep until he finally drifted off to sleep as well. 

     A couple hours later Jon woke up to hearing Akira scream at the top of her lungs. He quickly pulled her closer to him and whispered softly in her ear. “Shhh cara you are here with me you are safe it is just a nightmare. No one is going to hurt you I have you cara.” The sound of his voice helped her to settle down with a soft contented sigh. Gently Jon kissed her forehead and held her close careful not to hurt her shoulder. The screaming had brought Cam and Daelin running stopping just inside the door with weapons drawn. “She was having a nightmare. Be quiet I want her to rest a little more before I wake her. Did you find anything out?” Jon spoke softly so he did not wake his Mate. 

     “Yeah we did once you are ready to discuss things come on out we’ll meet you in the study.” Cam responded in a quiet tone as well so not to disturb Akira while she rested. On that not both Daelin and Cam carefully closed the door as they left the room. Once Akira was settled down again Jon carefully pulled himself from the bed and went to take a cold shower. 

     After his cold shower, which did nothing to solve his massive hard on, Jon went to join Daelin and Cam in the study. “She has been through so much and I have a feeling there is more she has not told us about this guy and the things that have happened to her. So what did you two find? Tell me we are going to be able to keep my Mate safe.” 

     Daelin stood up and offered the chair he had been sitting in to Jon. “Sit down. You are not going to like what we have found.” Jon sat down in the offered chair and looked at both men as he spoke, “How bad is it really?” Cam grabbed Jon a shot of whiskey and sat it down in front of him. “Bad enough that you may need that shot of whiskey I just poured you. Both Daelin and I needed one so I doubt you will be any different.” 

     “I will go first.” Daelin spoke up. “I started with Akira’s family. Her mother and father were murdered in front of her when she was roughly eight years old. The report from the local pride says it was a Hunter who killed them. Akira was hidden out of sight and her parents must have claimed she wasn’t there with them since the Hunter did not look for her. The Alpha at the time found her cowering in the closet sobbing for her mom and dad. She told Alpha Strauss that a man came in killed her parents because he said he saw them change into a cat. Being so young she did not understand what the Hunter had said. Alpha Strauss explained to her that she too would be able to shift one day according the reports. However, here is the kicker on this situation. The description she gave of the man is a younger version of the man she saw kill her parents. Even worse is the fact that she is the spitting image of her mother. I have no doubt that he recognized her. It is believed that Akira has or will inherit her mother’s special ability. Her mother was an Alpha with the skills of an Omega. Her mother is the legendary Marie Reese-Raleigh.”  

     Jon’s jaw dropped as he stared at Daelin for a moment. “You mean to tell me not only is my Mate my perfect match and my equal as an Alpha for my little leap but she will also be able to feel everything my leap feels? Oh dear God I am going to have to keep my emotions in check for a while. As an Alpha she will already be able to sense some things but to be able to sense everything and feel everything will be exhausting for her once she comes into that ability if she has not already.” 

    Cam sat his hand Jon’s shoulder to give him some moral support. “The officer in question is a notorious Hunter in the Colorado area named Jeff Barnes. He is a solo Hunter who is retired special ops who was attached to a SEAL team. Barnes was dishonorably discharged for attempting to kill his Commanding Officer who happened to be a shifter. Barnes has had deep issues with shifters since a rogue killed his dad in attempt to get his mother for himself. The rogue was killed later by a nearby pride in an attempt to protect everyone in the area. It is also believed that Barnes is aware of the abilities Akira may be inheriting from her mother with her first shift. According to the Beta I spoke to a rogue leap may have taken the hit out on Akira fearing the abilities she may have. This assumption is being based on the fact that Barnes killed her parents because of a hit taken out on them due to her mother’s abilities. Also, Barnes has never failed a mission given to him yet.” Cam finished telling Jon what he knew and stepped back a little to give him some space. 

     “We are going to have to get her out of here and to someplace safer once she’s able to travel further. I can almost bet he knows she is here. Now this all brings up a great deal of questions that need to be answered. Why did he not take a shot at her on the way into the event? Since he did not take a shot at her then we must assume that he was notified by someone at the event. So which rat bastard called and tipped him off?” Jon snarled as he got up and paced to the window. “I will kill the rat bastard who took out the hit, the one who tipped him off, and Barnes. No one is going to take her from me!” 

     “Jon you need to calm down. If you keep going off half c****d like this it will only make things rougher on Akira. You need to stay calm so you can keep her safe. We are going to have to talk to her some more when she wakes up though it can wait until later this evening after she has finished eating.” Just as Cam finished speaking a loud scream filled the penthouse.  

     Jon wasted no time in getting out of the study and down the hall to Akira. He ran into the room to find her asleep and fighting a nightmare. Quickly he moved to lie down beside her and pull her to him so he could hold her. Softly he cooed in her ear letting her know he was there and she was safe. Daelin and Cam watched from the door for a few moments to make sure that everything was alright before heading back to the study. 

     Whimpering softly in her sleep Akira continued to have her nightmare until she felt safe in his arms. The whimpers gave way to soft little purrs as she began to dream of mating with Jon. As she dreamed of him every so often Akira would say his name out loud and purr even more. Though for Jon this was turning into a bit of a pleasurable time for Jon since Akira copped the occasional feel in her sleep. 

  Jon gently ran his hand up and down her side in a soothing fashion trying his best to not get too excited from her touches. Unfortunately for Jon his c**k was standing at attention and twitched every time she wiggled her cute little ass against him. Finally having taken more than he could handle Jon careful tried to wake Akira. “Cara…” he whispered into her ear, “wake up. Please sweetheart I am about to lose my control and we do not want that happen right now.” Gently he nipped at her ear as he continued to try and wake her. 

     Ten minutes later Akira stirred and started to wake up. Turning over she curled into him trying to get even closer to him. “Jon I hurt so badly and it is not just my shoulder. My whole body aches. What is going on?” When she lifted her gaze to meet his he knew right then and there she was starting to go into heat.  

     “Akira you are starting to go into heat. Your body is reacting to me being so close to you. Your inner panther wants to come out and meet her Mate as well. But what I need you to do is to fight this for now. You cannot handle going through mating right now. Trust me when your body is healed from the gunshot wound I will make it all better alright?” The concern in his dark eyes made her heart melt. 

     “No. No. No! I cannot Mate you Jon.” Akira tried to pull away from him but found herself trapped in his arms. She was too weak to fight him and she knew that but she also know she could not Mate him without putting him into further danger. “We have gone through this Jon I cannot Mate with anyone. And yes I know you are my Mate I feel it all the way to my very soul. But I cannot Mate you we have talked about this. I have to go let me go please. I am begging you Jon to let me go. Once I get this all figured out and there is no danger I will come back. But I will not put you in danger.”  

     “Akira stop struggling with me. You are going to tear open those stitches. I can feel you are in pain and I can see it in your beautiful eyes.” Gently but firmly he held onto her making sure she could not get away from him. “I know you are scared but you need to understand something. Pay close attention to me cara, I am not now nor will ever let you go. I will never let you face danger alone ever again. You are mine and I will be here for you and I will help you through everything.”  

     Before she could respond Jon lowered his head to brush his lips against hers. Akira was stunned for a moment at the feel of his lips against hers it felt like heaven to her for some reason. This time the kiss he shared with her had felt different and Akira’s stomach felt like she has a million butterflies fluttering around inside of it. Unfortunately before she could respond to his kiss it was over as fast as it had begun. “I know you must be hungry you have slept most of the day. So let me help you to the bathroom so you can get washed up and use the bathroom then we’ll get some dinner for you.” 

     Wordlessly she nodded and rolled away from him so she could get up. Jon stopped her from moving and he swept her into his arms once more. “I said I was going to help you. Your only response to me should be Yes, Sir.” Jon’s eyes were filled with care and warmth plus that demanding look he tended to get with her. 

     With an exasperated sigh she responded in a sarcastic tone. “Yes, Sir.” It was obvious that she did not care to be calling him Sir and responding to him the way he wanted her to. As Jon chuckled he rolled out of bed and scooped her up into his arms. “Do not worry cara you will get use to it. And trust me the only place I want your submission is in our bedroom or when it is in your best interest.” 

     In her mind she was trying to figure out a way to get away from here. Tonight had to be the night or she would never get away from him. All she wanted to do was protect him and she could not seem to get him to understand that. Gently Jon set her down so her feet touched the floor and he pressed a soft kiss to her forehead. “I will be outside the door when you are ready let me know and I will come and get you.” Before she could even say a word Jon stepped out of the bathroom and pulled the door shut behind him