Our hot and heavy session was short lived however, as there was a knock on the door. Startled I jumped up to notice by the clock on the nightstand that it was still early morning why the hell is someone knocking on the door? Which is precisely what J growled out as he stalked his way to the door. This better f*****g be an emergency! J was fuming as he opened the door and leaned out to see what the fuss was about. I quickly grabbed sweats out of my bag and rushed to the door, ripping it open. I am not about to sit in that room while I know your out here talking about me, or at least something that concerns me! I take a breath to calm myself, I was still a little shaken by being interrupted. If Zan would have opened the door he would have seen it all, and all the scars. Now very insecure and defensive my voice raises another octave. Tell me what the hell is going on! Noticing that I may be close to losing my mind J instantly calms me by grabbing my hand and placing a kiss on my palm, I’m sorry Makenzy, it is my first priority to keep you safe. I am selfish I’m not considering how that could make you feel, again I am sorry. Zan please continue, he said as he was tracing a circle on my now tingling palm. Zan cleared his throat and snickered as he looked at J, not in the least bit put off by his nakedness. I chalked it up to similarities between them as brothers and mine. Sometimes your just in a hurry and there is not time to be modest. Zan continues as he explains that the safe house I was originally going to be held at was ambushed about an hour ago. My adrenaline is at full speed as he continue to tell us that there was only one survivor and he was told to give me a message, I clear my throat, okay, I say, what was the message? He wanted you to know, you have unfinished business, he said you would know what that meant. My head immediately started spinning as I knew what he was talking about, he wanted to rape me, tried to. He couldn’t perform, so he became angry and almost killed me, biting a chunk of flesh out of my inner thigh. I absentmindedly rubbed that area as I lost focus, J grabbed me up in his arms and headed back into the bedroom, Zan I’ll be out in a bit, I vaguely heard Zan yell back as J laid me down onto the bed. You don’t have to talk about it Makenzy, but I promise you I will kill him. I shake my head and let the tears fall, just too tired to fight them anymore. J kissed my lips oh so softly and whispered that he would be back, unable to answer I just stayed there, hoping for peace that will never come. I’m not sure how long I laid there, waiting for the knot in my stomach to go away, before I heard the door open and shut. I felt J slide into bed, I didn’t move, so he took it upon hisself to grab me around my waist and pull me to him. He was still naked and I could feel him against my backside. Always standing at attention, I swear he is insatiable. I started to relax into him and sighed. I’m sorry J, I just can’t, I whispered. Knowing his vampire ears could hear me. We don’t have to babygirl, I just want to hold you, he whispered back, just rest now and when you wake, I will explain more of what is going on. It was easy to relax laying against him, that thought was both terrifying and thrilling at the same time. I knew then, I am done for, there is no way I would be able to walk away from him. I need to understand more about being his mate, I am not ready to be changed into one of his kind, although im sure that would have to happen eventually. I just need more details, but one thing is for sure, if he wants me, he’s got me, for however long he wants. It will completely break me when he decides he is done with me but I just don’t have the strength to leave. With thought of both my haunting past and my daunting future I drift into a fitful sleep.