Their Siren

Chapter Sixteen

Hannah

I wasn’t going to go down.

I was going to get the hell out of here.

But then the raised voices had started and I had just sat on my bed and cried. Cried like a baby because how bad I got from art teacher house sitter to prisoner of creatures that the rest of the world didn’t even know existed?

How had I been so foolish? I had let my stupid body rule my head.

I had wanted them, hell I still did and they wanted me. That much I knew without any doubt.

Alexander and Julian wanted me. It didn’t matter to them that we were .. well different.

And now they were fighting for my freedom and I was here , hiding in my bedroom planning my escape.

I was a coward!

Surely if they could fight for me the least I could do was show my face. Show them that they weren’t alone in this.

So that’s what I was going to do. No matter what happened I could be brave for them .

Slipping into one of the clean cotton summer dresses I had thrown on top of the mass of clothes in my case I smoothed down the wrinkles my haphazard packing had induced. Sleeping my red hair back into a low smooth ponytail at the base of my skull.

Ready .

I took a deep breath and opened my door.

And walked straight into a massive chest.

“Oh”

I looked up and up before my eyes settled on the huge mans face. Dark hair, dark beard and dark eyes. His eyes weren’t exactly friendly.

Shit, I took a hasty step backwards my hand reaching to shut the door but his big beefy hand was there first , keeping the door open. His eyes blazing.

What the hell was I doing?

“Follow me miss” his voice was polite but I knew in my heart that if I tried to run or shut the door then polite was the last thing he would be.

Taking a deep breath I nodded, more to myself than to him although he took it as acceptance.

“I can see why they like you” He started talking before we hit the top step, throwing a glance behind him. “Yes I can see why they like you” His dark eyes skimmed over my body, lingering a little too long on my breasts.

“My face is up here big guy” but I crossed my arms across my chest anyway. He chuckled loudly . “Yeah I can definitely see why they want to keep you! You are fiesty for a humah!”

What a jerk. I wanted nothing more that to smack him up side his big stupid face. See how he liked having little human nails rake down his face.

His laugh made me stop dead .

“I’d much prefer your claws in my back little one” he took a step into my space , making me back up a step. Heart hammering in my chest.

How had he known? I hadn’t said anything out loud. I was pretty sure of it. I hadn’t even muttered it.

“What…” so much for being strong and brave? My voice was little more than a strangled whisper.

“I may ask them to give you to me” another threatening step, if he came any closer I was going to scream .

Scream and run. Not necessarily in that order.

“Run Little one , I’ll enjoy catching you” he winked “tying you up until you can learn to behave”

He dragged a finger down my cheek. Making me shiver.

“I’d like to tame you” his voice was gruff. Deeper than it was previously as he crowded me against the banister.

“Do we have a problem here?”

He turned dark , dark eyes away from me. Allowing me to take a shaky breath as Lyla flounced up the stairs towards us. Looking as perfectly put together as I had come to expect from her.

“Wren?” She raised her eyebrows at the bigger man “I hope you are acting a gentleman?” She brushed past him as if his bulk meant nothing taking my hand in hers, I stared for a long moment at her hand wrapped around mine. How different they were. My nails were short , unpolished. The total opposite to her bright red talons. “Are you ok Hannah?”

Was Lyla really helping me?

Her voice was soft, friendly. Her eyes sad.

“Wren can be a little to much if you’re not used to dragons and their mind reading but he would never harm you” she punched the mans shoulder, he didn’t even blink.

Did she just say dragon?

Mind reading dragon?

I was losing my god damn mind.

“Come on , let’s get you to your mates! They are worried about you!”

I let myself be led.

Julian and Alexander were the only two faces in my mind. I needed to get to them. I heard Wren the mind reading dragon swear behind me but I didn’t turn around.

All that mattered were the two men Lyla was leading me too.

Julian

My blood was boiling . Literally boiling so it was lucky that Alexander was doing all the talking because if the old man so much as looked my way with Hannah’s name on his lips I was likely to rip his head from his shoulders.

“Hannah isn’t just a human she is our mate” my brothers voice was weary . He had said as much a hundred times already.

“But she is human”

That was it. I turned on the old man with a snarl and stopped .

“Hannah” forgetting all about the old Siren with his spindly hands clasped in his lap I surged to my feet.

She looked so lost standing there in the door way. Her hand clasped tightly in Lylas. I made a mental note to thank my friend when this was all done.

It took less than a second to cross the room and take her in my arms. Council be damned.

I crushed her to me, my lips brushing her hair as I studied her face.

Was she hurt ? Had that stupid dragon hurt her. She looked frightened but unharmed.

“Are you ok!” Alex was there , turning her face to him. Studying her the same way I had.

“So this is Hannah”

I watched with bated breath as she took the gnarled hand that was offered her. Her fingers trembled but she didn’t lower her eyes.

Pride engulfed me.

“I’m Hannah yes it’s lovely to meet you mr…”

He waved her away as if she didn’t even deserve to know his name.

“You have caused quite a stir Hannah, why don’t you take a seat so we can get to the bottom of this”

I drew her to my chair, seating her firmly on my lap. Making the old mans eyes blaze angrily .

“ I can see that but rest assured I didn’t mean to cause so much trouble”

“So you agree with Alexander and Julian? You are their mate?”

I felt her stiffen in my arms.

“I don’t know if I am their mate but I know we have something” she glanced at my face, a small smile curving her lips. “ We have something special”

I caught Alexander’s eyes and grinned. She was perfect. So fearless even now .

“Then this is quite the problem isn’t it” the old mans voice was Icy. “Alexander and Julian broke our most basic law by telling you what they were, endangering us all in the process”

I snarled again, only calming as her fingers knotted in my hair.

There was something about her that calmed the beast in me. Something I just couldn’t imagine being without now.

“I know you have laws sir” her voice was soft but firm, “I understand that this is very unorthodox but I can also tell you that I care very deeply for Alex and Julian. I would never do anything to hurt them or risk their happiness and safety”

The whole room fell silent .

“Which means I can’t and won’t tell their secret,.. all of you can trust me to keep

My mouth shut just give us a chance”

The old mans eyes shone.

My mouth broke into a grin.

God I loved this woman.

It was more than the mate bond.

I was totally in love with this strange brave human woman.