Chapter 3 #3
“Is the man you are standing near able to hear us?” Damikan asked.
“Tell him the answer is yes.” Creed walked over to a chair and settled down with me in his lap. I looked tired, which he didn’t like.
“Let me have that phone back, please,” I pleaded.
“Raina, honey, are you safe?” Luna’s voice came over the speaker loud and clear, holding a note of fear that Creed had never heard his own mother display.
“Luna, I can assure you, your daughter has never been safer than she is right this instant. Whatever took her did so under your and your family’s noses. I’m not accusing, I’m just stating a fact. Until the threat is stabilized or eliminated, the best place for her is with Creed.”
“What is this Creed to her?” Damikan asked the million-dollar question.
“She is his Chosen, I believe that is the term he uses. You would call it, in your world, a Hearts Love. No matter the name, she is his other half. That much is true. Fate has decided for them, and for better or worse, we will work together to keep her safe.”
“Daddy, my wolf recognized him from the very beginning.” I looked at him. “I want my baby girl home. Why don’t you bring her here, where we can protect her with my Elite soldiers?” The demanding King was back.
Creed shook his head. A chuckle escaped.
“Sir, I believe we are where my father can’t reach us, other than Heaven.
There aren’t many places he doesn’t have access.
I can block all our paths to my father, but if his minions come to you, they can extract information from anyone in your household.
And before you say you are too strong, remember you are dealing with the ruler of the Underworld.
If you’d been here, he could get that info and possibly send someone here. ” He let his words sink in and waited.
My eyes widened. When I didn’t immediately jump up and demand he let me go, his heart resumed its usual beat.
“Jenna, explain to him what my Elite and I are capable of. Yes, she may have been taken from my home, but that was a mistake that will never be repeated. I foolishly thought nobody would dare trespass. Believe me, I’ve corrected that oversight,” he growled, every bit as fiercely as any wolf.
“Be that as it may, I won’t allow her safety to be tested. You don’t know him as I do. He won’t stop, unless I stop him.” Creed wrapped his arms around me. The thought of me back in the waiting room outside his father’s court sent a cold chill down his spine. Never!
“Mom, tell your husband that he needs to accept his baby girl is grown.” I rolled my eyes. “Listen, I’m tired and really want to rest. I’ll call you both in twenty-four hours. Every twenty-four hours, okay?” I looked to him for confirmation.
He nodded and watched as Jenna gave her assent as well. At least they were on the same page.
“If you don’t call me every twenty-four hours on the dot, I will track you down, and there will be Hell on Earth to pay. Do you hear me, Creed and Jenna of the Fey?” Damikan threatened.
Creed smiled, while Jenna didn’t look the least bit fazed. “And, Jenna. I do believe there are two very anxious young men looking for you. The last time I saw you, we had taken you back to my home.” The censure was clear in the words.
Jenna turned away with a slight tremble he didn’t miss. “I apologize for disappearing on you and your wife, but I needed my realm to heal properly.”
“Don’t let him upset you, dear. However, have you tried reaching out to Damien or Lucas?” Luna asked.
Jenna and Talia stood. “I need to rest. I am not at a hundred percent still.” With a regal nod, she folded her hands. “Got it, old man. Now, off to bed with you folks.”
There was a snort on the other end, which he chose to ignore as he waited until I said my goodbyes. He disconnected the call, making sure there was no link back to us.
“Now what?” I asked.
Jenna took a deep breath. “Now, we rest.” Jenna and Talia both stood.
The two women looked like exact opposites.
Talia was tall and dark, while Jenna was petite and blonde.
He smelled wolf and fey mixed with Talia’s blood, while Jenna’s was the purest white light he’d ever experienced.
Jenna reminded him of his mother, sort of.
The Fey glanced over her shoulder, a knowing smirk on her lips. “Come, I’ll show you to your rooms.”
“Rooms? Don’t you mean our room?” I gripped Creed’s hand tighter.
Creed’s blood heated. “You sure, Eros?”
I nodded. “I’m not saying I’m ready to make love, I just don’t want to be alone in a strange place.”
He licked his lips, then sucked in air as I stood on my toes and initiated a kiss.
For all of a second, he allowed me to lead, then he palmed the back of my head and took control.
His tongue traced the top of my mouth, then tangled with mine.
Minutes or hours could have passed before he let me move back.
“Holy fuck,” Creed whispered.
“No humping in the hall. It’s a rule.”
Dazed blue eyes rimmed with red blinked at him. “You are totally lethal.”
“You ain’t seen nothing yet,” he assured me.