Hunter's Mark: The Dream Walker

Chapter Six

Adalyn

I ended up leaving the bar with Rainn and his brother, but we didn't even make it to the car before we were in trouble. We were surrounded and I was stuck in the middle with no idea what to do. Rainn looked at me with regret and said that he didn't want me to find out this way before his body changed and a skeletal appearance shimmered over his own. His brother changed as well; they took their fighting stances. I was sure that I was seeing things and, yep, I'm officially crazy.

What have I gotten myself into? I decided the best option was to try and make it the last few feet to the car and hope it was unlocked. I took off toward it when one of the men claiming to be a demon came at me. I dodged most of his attacks, but he put me on the ground. He started stalking closer to me and I just reacted and ended up sending him flying with a pulse of energy somehow. I'm freaked out. My mind is racing and is having trouble coming to terms with what is going on here.

I needed some air. My lungs were constricted. I looked back at the scene in front of the men and there was blood and bodies everywhere. Even though I was freaked out, I was really hoping that none of that blood was Rainn’s. This man was doing things to me that I didn’t understand. I watched his movements in awe, he was so fluid and focused on his attacks. The demons stood no chance against them. I did notice that he was keeping an eye on me as well to make sure that I was ok.

Did he feel the same connection to me that I did to him? I hoped so I really wanted this man. I was willing to accept whatever came with him. He would learn, however, that I was not a push over. His brother described me as feisty, but they have no idea. The last demon left wanted to surrender, but it didn’t seem like Rainn wanted to let him live long enough to give any information that he might have. I took a deep breath to calm myself and stepped forward because something about this demon was telling me that we could trust him, and he would help Rainn.

I finally convinced him to take him back to question him with a little help from his brother, who I found out is his younger brother named Liam. We got into the car and Rainn had me sit next to him with Liam and Malik in the back. We were having a conversation and I could tell that Rainn was trying to secretly watch me. He kept moving in his seat like he was uncomfortable. His scent filled the car. It was driving me wild. I was talking to them, but pictures of Rainn and I kept running through my head.

I really just wanted to move over and straddle him while he was driving. I don’t think that I have ever been this turned on before. He put the window down slightly, taking big breaths and I thought maybe I smelled bad or maybe Malik did. It appeared that he wanted to touch me the entire ride and secretly, I wanted him to. It didn't matter that we had just met or that we had just fought demons and I was still coming to terms with that. I wanted this man.

We pulled into the driveway and Rainn punched the gate code in. We drove through and up a winding driveway. When the house came into view, my mouth dropped open. It was a huge mansion with beautiful sandstone stonework in tans and browns. I couldn’t believe that this was their house. It looked way too big for only two people to live there. They had to have a landscaper on the payroll because there were all kinds of colorful flowers and manicured bushes in the front.

I didn’t even realize that I made an audible sound, but Rainn leaned over and said, “I can’t wait until you see the gardens in the back. He opened his door and then went and opened mine. Before I could even react, he picked me up bridal style and settled me into his chest before starting to head toward the house. I put my face in his shirt and took a breath in. It was so calming. He was so warm that I almost fell asleep. We walked up and through the front door. "Adalyn, why don't you go ahead and have a look around while we take Malik downstairs and get him into the cell."

"Are you sure you want some strange woman roaming around your home?" He just laughed "My home is your home and you're not some strange woman, you are my mate." I still had no idea what that meant, but he promised to tell me later. He put me down even though it didn’t look like he really wanted to and started heading down a set of stairs in the kitchen. Liam held Malik's arm and led him down the same stairs.

I started my exploration on the first floor in the kitchen. It looked as though it was fully stocked. The walls were a beautiful light gray with cherry cabinets and grey marble countertops. The appliances were all black, which didn’t seem to surprise me any. Next was a living room area which seemed pretty plain other than the black leather couch and a huge flat screen TV on the wall. It looked cozy but it didn’t seem like it got used very often. There were no pictures on the walls or really any décor at all.

The next room was a huge dining room. The walls here were white as well, with a huge red mahogany table and ten chairs. There was a really pretty silver crystal chandelier hanging above the table. After leaving the dining room, I found a couple of empty rooms that seemed to be used as storage or not at all. Then I came across the holy grail, a library. This was a book lovers' paradise. The bookshelves were floor to ceiling. They were jam-packed with books.

There were several red mahogany desks and black leather couches scattered around the room and even a beautiful sandstone fireplace the same colors as the outside of the house. This room is where I would spend almost all my time. I mentally smacked myself for getting ahead of myself. I don’t even know if he is going to want to be with me and I’m already planning things for his house. I did a little twirl in the middle of the room and started combing the bookshelves to see what treasures I could find.

I was just so excited to have found this place. I came across a smaller leather-bound book that had a weird symbol on the front and when I opened it, I realized that it was a history of the Hunter's. I decided to keep that book just in case I needed it. I was totally in my own world when I felt someone’s arms go around me and breath in my ear. "I see you found my favorite place in the house." My body shivered at the contact. I thought that I was going to melt into a puddle right then and there.

No man had ever had this effect on me. I didn't understand it because I had just met him, but I wanted him. He turned me around quickly and I squeaked out in surprise. I could feel the hard muscles in his chest and looked up at him. I didn't realize how tall he was. I had to almost completely tilt my chin up to look at him. His hair was damp and lying in soft curls on his cheeks. He looked so sexy.

He looked at my lips and I bit my bottom lip hoping he would kiss me. He laughed a little and said "Love, if you keep biting on that lip of yours, I'm going to have to make it feel better." I turned every shade of red possible and, in a rush of confidence that I didn't know I had, I looked up at him and said, "What if I want you to?" He looked down at me with amusement in his eyes, "Are you sure about that little love?" I knew that I wanted this kiss and if he was going to tease me then I was going to get what I wanted.

I threw my arms around his neck and pulled him down to me. He looked surprised at my actions, but I couldn't lose my confidence and stop now. I brought my lips to his and brushed my lips against him. In an instant, his hand was at the back of my neck and his lips crashed against mine. The kiss was deep and passionate. Our lips moved in sync, and I let out a soft moan. He took that opportunity to slip his tongue in my mouth and our tongues fought for dominance. He won and took complete control over the kiss. I was so lost, my brain was fogged, and I couldn’t complete any logical thoughts.

He wrapped his other arm around my waist and pulled my body closer to him and I could feel his hard length against my stomach. I put my hands under his shirt and ran my hands down his stomach. His muscles twitched under my hands. I could feel his goosebumps. This turned me on even more. My panties were soaked. All I wanted at that moment was for him to take me right there on the desk. I didn’t care that we had just met, or that I still didn’t know what was going on.

Right now, my brain was focused on one thing and that was the bulge in his pants and how I could get it inside of me. Suddenly, someone cleared their throat and broke us out of the spell we were under. I blushed hard at the fact that we had gotten caught and we were both breathing heavily. "Sorry for interrupting but, brother, we have a demon to question." I turned even redder when I realized that it was Liam that had walked in on us.

Rainn looked like he wanted to kill Liam for the interruption but looked into my eyes and said, "Maybe it's a good thing he came in when he did, because if it would've gone any further, I wouldn't have been able to stop myself from making you mine right there on that desk." "I wouldn't have said no", I replied. "I don't want our first time to be on a desk when I make you completely mine it'll be in our room where I can take you over and over again until you can't scream my name anymore. I can’t wait to taste you.” I knew that was a promise and I was immediately wet again, and Rainn just laughed "Soon my love."

Rainn turned back to Liam and said, "Ok brother, let's go question this demon." "I want to be there." Liam and Rainn just looked at each other deciding whether to allow my request. “Look if I’m going to be a part of whatever this is, then I should be able to be there.” Rainn looked at me questioningly, “Are you sure?” “If you want me to be in your life, then we will be equals. You don’t get to leave me out of things or lock me up in some room to protect me. I am more than capable of taking care of myself.”

Liam started laughing, “Well I guess that settles that, she’s coming then.” Rainn joined his laughter and put a hand on his shoulder, “Yep I guess she is.” He walked over to me and grabbed my hand, planting a chaste kiss on my lips. “Well let’s go question our demon.” We walked back through the first floor until we came to a set of stairs and headed down. They turned on a light and there sitting in the magic-infused cage was Malik, but he didn't look human anymore.

His demon self finally showed itself. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Malik was close to seven feet tall; all muscle, and he had horns on his forehead where his hairline was. There were almost what looked like gray clouds around him. It looked like a thunderstorm around his body. You could almost see little lightning bolts occasionally. He was beautiful in a scary kind of way. "The cell is spelled with magic to show the person's true form", Rainn explained.

“So, anyone that you put in there will be forced to shift?” “Yea but it doesn’t hurt them, they just can’t shift back.” Rainn walked over to the cell and said "Let's get this over with Malik. Tell us everything that you know. If we decide that we can trust you, then we will let you out." "Malik looked up with his red eyes pinned onto me and said in a voice hoarse and gravelly, "I will only answer her.”