Chapter 33 Nyx
NYX
It’s Halloween, and I have the night off, surprisingly. I worked last night, Devil’s night, and it was chaotic. I am packing an overnight bag to head to see my men. I am stopping to grab Kyra on my way. She finally gets to meet my loves. Yup, I just said that.
Graham told me his brother, Callum, is staying with them. He just got medically discharged from the Marine Corps. He was wounded in an IED explosion. We are keeping tonight low key, a bonfire, some drinks and friends hanging out. I think a few of the people who work for the guys will be there too.
I have received more notes from this creeper.
Left on my car at the precinct, door dash orders, I swear this dude knows every single move I make and it’s terrifying.
Hutch has hacked every single fucking camera he can get his hands on, but this asshole has managed to avoid being seen.
His body is average, maybe like five foot ten at most, not built but not fat.
We are always on edge waiting for this guy to show up again.
I shake off the chills it gives me, trying to brush off the feelings of being watched.
I fill Midnight’s food bowl, and make sure his water fountain had fresh water.
I just changed his litter before I went into work last night, so that should be good.
I give my boy some scratches between his ears and kiss his head.
“Mommy will be home tomorrow, my good boy.” I say to him in a voice I only use for him.
I grab my bags off the couch and head for the door.
Before walking out, I set the security system and I leave.
I walk out to my car, and I notice a man in a hoodie, hood pulled up to put his face in shadows and make it hard to see him.
I feel like I recognize what I can make out, but for the life of me I can’t figure out how I recognize the man staring at me.
I climb in my SUV and shoot a text or Kyra.
Me: On my way!
Kyra: See you soon! Mike is gone, thank god!
I cringe at her mentioning Mike, but I put the transmission into drive and pull out of the parking lot.
Kyra is messing with the radio when we pull up outside of the guy’s gate. I notice a package by the keypad. I open the car door and swipe the box up before handing it to Kyra. I punch in my personal gate code, and the gate slowly opens.
“Jesus Christ, you weren’t kidding when you said this was an estate.” Kyra laughs. Her lips part, the shock written all over her face.
“They have a cute pool house and everything. I’ll give you the tour, you can stay in “my” room tonight.”
“Bitch, you have your own room?” I just nod my head and make my way up to the house. There are multiple cars parked along the driveway.
“The gang must be here already.”
“Who is joining us?” Kyra questions.
“Some of their employees from the security company. Hutch’s brother has moved in. He was wounded overseas and just medically retired, so he is here until he figures out what he wants to do.” I watch her face turn into a devilish smirk.
“So you’re saying there are a bunch of hot marines here to drool all over tonight?” She glows at the thought. Forgetting all about her asshole fiancé already.
“Let’s head in, and you can meet everyone with me. I don’t know any of their employees either. With the stalker, we have stayed home and not ventured out much.”
We walk up to the front door, and I let myself in with my code.
She gives me an eyebrow raise and a playful smirk that I know the code to the house.
I show Kyra to her room for the night so she can drop her bag off before she gets a house tour.
Or at least the best I can give because I still haven’t seen the whole thing.
I set the random package on the kitchen island when Kyra comes walking back down the stairs.
“This place is huge, and way too well decorated for two bachelors to have done it.” She laughs as she continues to look around her.
“I’m pretty sure they hired someone. Each of their rooms are so gorgeous and suits them perfectly too.” I open the stainless steel fridge door, and pullout two Jack Daniel’s Downhome Punches out. I crack the top and hand one to Kyra before opening mine and taking a long swig.
I can hear the group getting pretty rowdy out at the huge fire. I can see it lighting up the whole backyard. I open the back patio door and signal for my bestie to follow me out.
“Little Witch!” Graham runs up, sweeping me into his arms and swinging me around in a circle. He gives me a kiss before I hear another man clear his throat from behind me. Graham sets me down, and I turn to face him.
“Hello, Little Fox.” Demitri leans down to place a kiss on my lips. He is absolutely in control of everything, and he doesn’t want to show how excited he is. “You have been gone too long.” He pulls me into his chest, and I wrap my arms around him.
“Let’s go meet everyone.” Graham takes my hand as soon as Demitri releases me and pulls me to the group of men. “Hey y’all! This is Nyx.” They all greet me with a smile.
“Ok, all but the tall fucker over there. Ya know the one who looks like this asshole,” he points to Graham. “But even bigger. Work for us.” Demitri laughs. We walk around the fire, and he introduces me to everyone.
“David, this is our girl. Nyx, this is David. He is a surly asshole, but a good guy.” Graham lets out a chuckle while David holds his hand out to shake.
“Nice to meet you, Nyx. It’s good to see the bosses smiling like they have been since the Tigers playoffs.” I blush instantly at his words.
“This is the only woman besides you, who can stand us for more than a night at a time. Alyra, this is Nyx. Nyx meet Alyra.” Graham laughs. “She wasn’t stationed with us, but we got connected back home.”
“Hey, the guys talk nonstop about you at the office.” She leans in to whisper in my ear. “Don’t tell them I told you, but I have heard a few little “L” bombs dropped when they think we aren’t around.” My face flushes at her words.
“Oh.” Is all I manage to get out. I knew that feelings were catching, but it’s different to know others are figuring it out too.
Alyra is a beautiful woman. She has olive skin, and these deep green eyes that remind me of the moss in the forests up north. She also has this bright pink hair. I thought the point of security is to blend in, but she is definitely born to stand out!
We make all the introductions before I am led over to Graham's look alike who is seated on a stump, close enough to the group to still be a part of everything but off in his own world. He stands gingerly, but as he rises up, I notice he’s probably got an inch or so on his brother.
“You must be the amazing Callum that Graham has told me so much about.” He sticks his hand out to shake mine with a smile on his face.
“That would be me, and you must be the witch who has cast a love spell on my big bro.” He smirks just moments before he glances over my shoulder.
His hand goes slack. He hasn’t released mine, but it is just resting in my palm.
The look of complete wonder on his face.
That’s when I hear small footsteps coming up behind me. Turning, I see Kyra walking up.
“Oh, this is my best friend Kyra.” I introduce her to Callum, and her cheeks flush. Her little button nose turns the most adorable shade of blush.
“Well, nice to meet you, Kyra.” Callum takes her hand and brings his lips to kiss the back of it.
“I have a fiancé.” She practically spits out, and she turns on her heel to run back towards the house.
“Woah, that was weird.” I stare off in the direction she took off in. “Well, anyway, what brings you back to Detroit?” I turn back to Callum and sit down on a stump near him. I am determined to learn a little more about my future brother-in-law.
“Well, I spent the last 5 years in the Marine Corps. I was stationed in Iraq, when my humvee found a roadside IED. Luckily, I was able to keep all my limbs, but I destroyed my knee and needed quite a few stitches.” He rubs at his shoulder, as if he remembers the pain of all his injuries.
“When my knee didn’t heal like it should have, they medically retired me.
I wasn’t prepared to be out already, and I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life.
I am here, crashing in the pool house for now until I can figure out what to do with my life. ”
“He will probably pick up a few odds and end jobs for us as needed.” Graham chimes in, wrapping his arm around my waist and pulling me onto his lap.
Callum gets up from his seat and takes off into the house. “Gotta use the head, be right back.” He announces as he practically sprints to the house.
I tuck myself in, adjusting the way I am sitting so my tailbone isn’t digging into Graham's thigh. I’m just enjoying being around everyone.
The conversation is just a low buzz that surrounds me.
Alyra comes and joins the small group of us.
Her smile is slight, and I decide that I want to know her story.
“So tell us about your story?” I smile back at her. She just shakes her head with a chuckle.
“I am not nearly drunk enough for that, nor do we have the time.” She just smirks, her voice telling me that while she may be okay with her story now, it wasn’t always that way.
“Do we want to play a drinking game?” Graham asks as Demitri walks out of the house with Kyra in tow and a small cooler in his hand.
“What do you propose, Hutch?” Demitri questions.
I lean over to Kyra, who has shyly taken a seat next to me and Graham. “Hey girlie, everything ok? It’s not like you to just take off.”
“Ya, I’m fine.” She keeps it short, and I know there is something she's not telling me, but I leave her be for now. Her cheeks are rosy, and her hair's a mess. I will be asking questions later.
“I say we play never have I ever.” Alyra blurts out.
“I’m game.” I laugh.
Everyone settles around in the group with their drinks.
We are going to learn some things about our friends tonight.
A few rounds go by, and the prompts are pretty basic.
Never have I ever had sex in a church, never have I ever slept with my significant other's sibling, etcetera. Finally, it is Alyra’s turn.
“Never have I ever wanted to be chased through the woods by a masked man.” She laughs as I lift my drink to my lips. Both guys look at me, jaws slack and eyes wide.
“Is that something you really want, Little Witch?” Graham leans to whisper into my ear. I shrug my shoulders while Dee and him exchange looks.
“I'm sure something can be arranged, Little Fox.” As soon as those words leave Demitri’s mouth, there are chills that run through my whole body. I shiver with a small shake, my ass grinds into Graham’s cock and he groans under his breath.
“Alright, everyone out. It's time to head out. I need to go take care of my girl.” Graham laughs while picking me up.
“Put Nyx down. We can’t leave our friends, and it's only ten o’clock, Hutch.” Demitri just laughs before taking me from Graham’s arms, and settles me against him.
The rest of the night is spent just getting to know the people my guys spend most of their time with.
It was relaxing and perfect. I am still curled up in Dee’s lap, not quite sleeping but not fully awake.
Looking over the embers left from the earlier fire, I see Kyra and Callum leaning together slightly, talking.
They look a little more comfortable than they should, but she has the biggest smile on her face, and I couldn't be happier for her.
We make our way into the house when the guys notice the package I brought in. The packaging is simple brown butcher paper with twine wrapped around it. No shipping address or return address. Chills run down my spine. I can guess who this is from. Now let’s see what's in it.
“What is this?” Demitri walks over to the box and starts to inspect it.
“Oh, I found this at the gate when I got here.” I answer sleepily.
They open the box, and it is full of black and white photos.
I reach in and grab a handful out, and it is just photos of the three of us in different states.
Some of them are of us together, some are just of me, or just of one of them.
The one in my hand is from the roof at Comerica, when I am on my knees in front of Demitri. Fuck.
Dee has a photo in his hand from the drive-in movie theater, where I am sitting on Graham’s lap just moments before we were interrupted by Jack.
Graham has one that is of me outside for a run, by myself while the weather was still nice.
Under the photos there is a note, handwritten in normal chicken scratch.
There is no place you can hide her that I will not find her. She will be mine.