Page 32 of Hunting Savage
A blur of blonde hair and the sweet scent of vanilla and cinnamon filled his senses as he held Aurora, wishing he could will her pain away.All of a sudden, she relaxed in his arms.
“Did you?”Aurora looked up at him with wonder in her dark gaze.
“Did I what?”
The blonde stood across the room with her mates, looking way too innocent.“What did you do?”
“I eased your pain.Well, I just took it away.You had a little lesion that your wolf hadn’t healed all the way.It was tiny, so I fixed it.”Jenna dusted her hands together.
“Thank you,” Aurora said in a breathless whisper.“I felt like I was going to stroke out or something.”
Jenna nodded.“If you were human, you probably would’ve.Anyhoo, back to the reason we’re here and how I knew one of mine had somehow crossed over.You see, I haven’t always been the best guardian, for lack of better terms, of my people.I am the Fey Queen.My Fey left the realm and journeyed here to Earth for many reasons, but one was because humans are amazing beings.My Fey mated with them, and that was how they created shifters.I should’ve been watching and realized these shifters were...were.Anyway, for years, these beautiful beings—such as your father—were left without protection.Most of them were hunted and either killed or enslaved.My Fey either returned to Fey, or like your mother, they stayed and mated with their Truemate, or as my mates call us, their Heart's Love.Whatever we are called, a bond between mates should never be broken or severed unless death occurs.”Jenna took a deep breath while her mates ran their hands over her shoulders and down her arms.
“Oh, I think you’re the Jenna our mother spoke of.But wait.What does that have to do with me...us?”Aurora waved her hand in an arc.
Jenna gave a sad smile before she spoke.“I wish I had gotten to meet your mother and father.When I finally became a better Queen, I vowed to protect not only my shifters, but all the people who were created by my Fey, along with my original Fey, and the people on Earth who the Fey magic has touched.Ten years ago, I felt something that must’ve been you accessing the Sacred Tree in the Hoh Rain Forest.”Jenna looked at her mates before turning back toward Aurora.“I’ll show you,” she said, raising her hands.
“No,” Savage barked.“You’re not taking us anywhere.”
The tiny female rolled her eyes so hard he was sure they’d see the back of her skull.
“Silly vamp, I was only going to show them images in their minds.And no, it probably wasn’t dirty images.Well, not all dirty.”The crazy Fey actually winked at him like he wasn’t about to rip their heads off.Fuck.
He pressed his forehead against Aurora’s, needing to focus on something other than thinking of maiming the trio of idiots who’d barged into his space.
“So, you touched a tree and learned all kinds of important stuff about your heritage, or at least half of what you are.How about the shifter side of you?I have met many shifters who literally go feral when they can’t let their beasts out on the regular.Don’t you have the urge to—”
“Howl at the moon and find a willing man to slake my insatiable urges during my Heat?”Aurora asked.Her eyes glittered like onyx chips.
He didn’t like the thought of her having sex with anyone other than him.His mind thought back to the moment he’d entered her.She’d been every bit as tight as a virgin, even if there hadn’t been a barrier.If he hadn’t known better, he’d swear she’d never had a lover before him.Of course, he would need to delve into her memories and find the names of the males and ensure they died a brutal death.
“Why are you grinning like the Joker in Batman?”Aurora brushed her fingers over his lips.
“I was thinking of males I’d have to kill.”
“Ah, he was contemplating your past and needing to make a list of anyone before him who might have seen you naked and had the misfortune of...”Damien bent over, coughing, unable to continue speaking.
“Excuse me?You’re seriously thinking you have the right to kill anyone I’ve slept with?”Aurora pushed Savage away from her with surprising strength while Jenna rubbed her elbow after hitting her mate.
“Well, that list is going to be really short.Like, you won’t even need to leave your office or break a sweat since I know for a fact that my sister hasn’t ever had a boyfriend, let alone a lover.”Starla slapped a hand over her mouth.
Aurora hung her head.He’d be a liar if he didn’t admit he wasn’t doing a happy dance inside his own mind, knowing he was the first.He’d make for damn sure he was the last male to ever be inside her, too.If there were a true heaven, Savage didn’t doubt that she was it for him.Not that he held any false hope of being granted entrance into any pearly gated palace at the end of his time.He’d done way too much bad shit in his lifetime.However, the time he’d made love to Aurora was surely the closest thing for a male like him to experience.
“You can wipe that shit-eating grin right off your face, Savage.I was celibate by—”
He covered her lips with his, silencing the nonsense she was going to spout, which would probably piss him off.His male ego couldn’t handle her hitting below the belt at that moment.
“So, about the frozen shifters.Care to explain about them?”Jenna asked, her purple eyes bright with curiosity.
He let out a puff of air, loving the way she sighed back.“Do you think if we ignore all of them, they’ll take the hint and disappear?”
Aurora leaned to the side.They both watched her sister flexing her hands as if she were fighting to keep from shifting.
“Starla, are you in pain?”Aurora asked.
Savage pointed at the twins and their female.“Stay right where you are.This is between the sisters.”
“I am the Fey Queen, young vampire.Those two females are mine.”
