I said, “Susanna, why don’t you get out of here with your bonded? I think you two need time together. You can explain the entire situation to him. If anyone has a problem with that, you can send them to me. I’m giving you permission.” Susanna smiled and gave me the most awkward hug ever because Chase had his arms around me, and Robert had his arms around her. Susanna said, “Robert, Lexi even got me this former hood member’s number with a vampire mate.” Robert looked at me. His face gave away nothing, “Then you know King Matias’ mate, Lexi.” I said, “I met her at King Arthur’s recently. I am sure she would speak to Susanna.” He said, “They decided not to have kids, Susanna. I will deny you nothing though. If a child is what you want, then that’s what we will do.” Susanna giggled, “You’re just the sweetest vampire.” Matt snorted. Robert glared at him, “Problem Beta wolf?” Matt said, “Oh no, just laughing about King Arthur’s second being called the sweetest vampire.” Susanna’s eyes were lit with pride. Ted and I’s widened. Heath sent Susanna to seduce the second of the king… For what? Robert said, “I’m taking you home dear one. I do have to be in court for a while tonight. I need you by my side.” Susanna said, “I will be there.” Robert kissed her. When he pulled away, “You know I don’t mind you doing this catering thing, but you will have protection with you should you decide to do it again.” Susanna smiled, “I’ll have to talk to Sally. It has been fun.” Robert snorted, “We have different definitions of fun. I will not lose you, my Susanna. I need centuries with you my dear. Not months.”
Susanna smiled, “Good think you were all weird about the carrying your blood in my purse thing.” Robert smiled, “I’ve had a necklace made for you. Charmed by a trusted witch that will carry my blood for you now. I am obviously right to be worried about you during my daytime rest. I will have my day man set up interviews for your protection detail tomorrow night.” Susanna laughed, “You know I’m pretty kick ass myself.” I said, “She is. She’s deadly, that one.” Robert said, “I sensed that about her the moment I found her. About a week before we saw you in that club. I suspected you were the Alpha’s mate. Now, I see I was correct. There’s no point denying it to me. I’ve been around a VERY long time.” Susanna gasped, “Lexi?” Chase growled, “Shut up, Robert!” Robert laughed, “You didn’t hide it well, Alpha. You were ejecting everyone from the club that looked at her. Then you killed a wolf for touching her. All those actions scream that she’s your mate.” Chase said, “We are keeping it quiet.” Robert smirked, “I’d bet you are Alpha Chase.” Chase growled again. I said, “Susanna, he’s my string.” Susanna said, “Our core group is just finding their strings! Isaiah needs to be next!” I laughed, “Please don’t say anything.” Susanna said, “I spend my time with Robert. I barely go home. You know my family is not one for emotion. We aren’t close. They don’t even know about my string yet.” I said, “I’ll keep your secret, and you’ll keep mine.” Susanna smiled, “Crossed my heart and hope to not f*****g die.” I laughed, “Maybe Haley is right. This realm’s sayings are stupid. We improved that one in the hood.” Ted said, “We did.” Chase said, “Robert. We are keeping this quiet.” Robert said, “We don’t exactly gossip about werewolf problems, Alpha Chase. I mind my own, and you mind yours. Our king, and I myself, like the fairy princess. I myself was manhandled by Alpha Eric Conners the day he got inside the former King’s grounds. He demanded to know where she was. I told him I’d never touched her.”
Matt said, “Why didn’t you tell him where she was?” Robert laughed, “Because he needed to know I’d never touched her. He had murder in his eyes. I think werewolf and vampire fights are always fair, but that day…. Alpha Eric Conners tore through more vampires than he should’ve been capable of for his fairy princess. I told him the pertinent information that would keep me alive. I had not fed from the princess, nor had I harmed her. I tried to help her on a few occasions. The current king took Alpha Conners to his fairy, and he left me alone. I showed his brothers where his mate had been kept. If not for me, she would’ve been seriously injured without King Arthur’s care. I got her to him when the former vampire king cracked her skull on his floor. She may be little, but that fairy has spunk. She’s a survivor.” Chase said, “She is.” Robert smirked, “You do not want Alpha Conners to know about your mate. Why is that? She is friends with your mate. That is how we heard of Ms. Lexi Scott. She plans the King’s events now. Which I’m sure you know.” Chase said, “That’s between us.” Robert said, “You know he likely already knows.” Matt said, “Thinking he knows and confirming are different.” Robert laughed, “Werewolf allies are strange as are your politics. Let's go, my Susanna. Let’s leave the wolves to their weird games.” Susanna laughed, “I’m so happy for you Lexi and you Ted. I never got to congratulate you.” Ted smiled, “Congratulations to you as well. I expect to hear ALL the juicy details.” Susanna laughed, “You had yourself a vampire for a bit there, Ted.” I bit my lip. Matt growled. He turned to Ted. Susanna shot Ted a wink. Ted said, “It was just a fling babe.” Robert laughed and led Susanna out of there, “My naughty little minx.” He said to her.
Matt growled, “What vampire?” Ted said, “Aww babe. I didn’t ask for names of your ex’s and one-night stands.” Matt said, “NONE of the guys I dated live here.” I coughed, “Eric.” Matt said, “I didn’t date him.” Ted said, “I didn’t date the vampire either. They don’t really date exactly. Before you ask, I wasn’t a pet either. Like a…. I guess their version of a booty call is feed and fuck.” I started laughing. Matt growled, “WHO?” Ted sighed, “He’s not here anymore babe.” Matt growled, “You kept track of him?!” I said, “He was a drifter. He checks in places but doesn’t stay around long. I bet you’ll meet him.” Matt growled, “He’d be dead.” Ted sighed, “We used to just hook up if he was in town. He’ll back off. He’s not a bad guy.” I bit the inside of my cheek as Matt glared at Chase. Chase shrugged. Matt dragged Ted away. As soon as the door slammed shut with Mark and Joanie walking after them. I busted up laughing. Chase growled, “Have you been with a vampire?” I said, “I actually haven’t. Have you?” Chase pinned me to the wall. “No. Werewolves and vampires tend not to intermingle. They say we smell bad.” I laughed, “Well, no vampires for me.” Chase said, “So just angels.” My eyes widened. Chase said, “I know about your angel, Sweetheart.” I said, “That was over before I met you. It wasn’t a serious thing.” Chase growled. I saw the door open as Kincade and Kevin stepped outside. I turned back to Chase. He kissed me hard.
He bit my lip hard. The pleasure and pain had me moaning. “Do you have any idea who much I wanted to go to your office that day? Ted mentioned your angel that night he met Matt.” I rolled my eyes, “Of course he did.” Chase bit the middle of my neck. He growled, “No talking.” I nodded liking this side of him. He bit my ear. “I wanted to run to you and claim you then. I had to convince myself to hold back. I fought every instinct in my body to track you down and show you…. that you’re mine.” He moved my thong to the side of my skirt and entered me with his finger. “You’re so wet for me sweetheart.” I whimpered. Without warning he set a punishing pace that had my digging my nails into his shirt. “You are mine Lexi Scott. No one will ever see you this way again.” His name crossed my lips as I came. Chase said, “Oh no Lexi Scott…. I said no talking.” He withdrew his hand and somehow, he was in a chair. He bent me over his knee and spanked me. His other hand snaked around and started playing with my c**t. In my head I was begging him not to stop. I was whimpering and moaning. I was stunned that he was able to make me come while spanking me. He lifted me off his legs and slammed me back into the wall, “I’m not done with you sweetheart. I can never get enough of you.” He shimmed my shirt up and unzipped his pants. He entered me. “You’re mine Lexi Scott. Say it! Scream for me sweetheart.” He was pounding into me and I managed to breathlessly says, “Yours.” Chase bit my neck again not hard enough to break the skin but enough to send pleasure coursing through me. Chase growled, “I said scream sweetheart.” I threw my head back as my orgasm ripped through me, “I’M YOURS CHASE DANIELS.” His lips covered mine swallowing my scream and his guttural growl.
Both our breathing leveled out. He was still inside me. I looked at him, “Did you mark me?” Chase looked startled, “No. I didn’t.” I said, “Oh...it just felt…. amazing when you bit me that last time.” Chase smiled and trailed his fingers over the spot we’d been discussing. A moan came out of my lips. Chase kissed me. He pulled back, “My mark will be here one day. It’s a sensitive spot. Once it’s there…. I’ll make you come by biting it.” I said, “That’s it? A bite to the neck. You’re good Chase Daniels…. but that good?” I teased him. He thrust inside me again. I gasped. He grunted, “You were saying?” He licked the spot and bit it hard again. He was giving me a hickey, and I didn’t care. I whimpered, “Chase…” He bit a little harder still not breaking the skin. I screamed his name. Chase was breathing heavily. He set me down gently and pulled out of me and walked away. My legs couldn’t hold me as I slid down the wall. Chase growled and paced. “Chase?” He turned. His eyes were flickering. I said, “Bolt.” His eyes went black. He was back in front of me. I touched his face, “What’s wrong?” Bolt said, “My stupid human is fighting me on marking you.” I smiled, “He’ll come around soon. You don’t want to have your other half upset with you for something so big Bolt.” Bolt smirked, “I’ve blocked him out. He can’t hear us.” I said, “That’s mean.” Bolt said, “He gets you all the time.” He picked me back up, “I want to mark you.” I said, “I think I want that too, but I want Chase to be on board too. Think you can hold off until our getaway? I’m sure we can convince him there.” Bolt kissed me. He put his forehead on mine. “Promise me. Promise me that when we come home...you’ll have my mark on your perfect neck.”
I smiled, “I promise you that I will beg, plead, and do my best to convince Chase. You keep working on him. I’m sure if I ask him…. he’ll do it.” Bolt said, “You could ask him now.” I smiled, “I could. I still need some time. Being in a stable relationship is new to me.” Bolt said, “What if Chase and I’s situation isn’t resolved by the time our trip comes around?” I said, “I don’t care.” Bolt raised an eyebrow, “You don’t know what it is.” I said, “Whatever the situation is clearly doesn’t affect you loving me.” Bolt said, “No both of us love you. You’re everything.” I kissed him lightly. “You work on Chase. If I’m ready sooner than the trip, I’ll ask Chase to mark me. I think that’s a good time frame though gives my brain time to wrap around everything, and it’s not too far away. There will be no distractions. Just you, me, and Chase wherever we are going.” Bolt kissed me. “That’s a good point, mate.” He traced his fingers over that area as Chase had. “I want to spend time worshipping you after I mark you. No one will be able to reach us on our getaway. Just you and me. I like that.” I smiled, “I thought it was a good plan.” Bolt kissed me again. “Such a smart mate.” I smiled, “I’m yours Bolt. Marked or not. Your mine and I’m yours.” Bolt said, “Your mine. I’d track you down to the ends of the earth if you ever left me. I’d bring you back to my side. I’ll give you the world if that’s what you want my beautiful mate.” I said, “I’m not leaving you. You’re my home.” Bolt growled and kissed me. He entered me slowly. He was tender and loving. I wouldn’t have thought the wolf side of Chase could be like this. When we finished, he said, “I can’t block him anymore. He’s quite strong willed.” I laughed, “You two are similar that way.”
Bolt’s eyes cleared to Chase’s brown eyes. He was worried. His eyes flashed to my neck. I said, “I’m fine.” He said, “I couldn’t stop him when you said his name. He blocked me out. I thought….” I smiled, “We talked.” Chase took a deep breath, “You more than talked sweetheart. I can smell it.” I laughed, “Bolt can be quite tender.” Chase said, “How did you stop him? He wanted to mark you desperately.” I smiled, “I told him we should all be on board. He wouldn't want you pissed at him over something big like that. He’d be miserable.” Chase said, “I feel like there’s more to the story.” I laughed, “One day… I’ll tell you all about it.” Chase laughed. He picked me up and pulled my shirt back down. “Let’s go home.” I smiled and told him what I’d told Bolt, “You’re my home, Chase Daniels.” He whirled back around kissing me. We didn’t leave for several more hours.