The rebel seer kobo, p.12
Vengeful Legacies, page 12
part #2 of Leukos Trilogy Series
I moan as the comb strokes my scalp. When he finishes, he takes me by the hand and pulls me under the hot water. I don’t know if it’s the fact that I’m home with my guys or the relief of having a shower, or maybe both, but I begin to cry.
“Shhh, Scar it’s okay, your home now. You’re safe.” Gage pulls me close and I wrap my arms around him as my body shakes with overwhelming emotion.
Right now, I’m at a loss as to why I’m breaking down. It’s disorienting because I’m not accustomed to losing control over my emotions. Yet, I find solace in Gage’s presence, because for the first time in my life, I don’t want to be alone in my grief.
“I’m sorry, I don’t know what’s wrong with me,” I hiccup between sobs.
“Scar, hun. Look at me.” When I don’t immediately look up, he cups both of my cheeks and leans down to look me in the eyes. “You’ve been through a trauma. You were kidnapped, beaten and abused. This reaction is natural. You can only be so strong before your walls come crumbling down. But I will always be here to help you pick up the pieces. No matter what.”
A warmth spreads over my chest as I feel his emotions coming through the bond. I feel his worries and concerns, but what overpowers it all is the love he feels for me. And that’s the moment I realize that I love him. I love Gage. The feeling jolts me out of my breakdown, and I lift my head to meet his eyes, a faint smile playing on my face. “I love you, Gage.”
He inhales sharply and his brilliant green eyes go wide as he stares at me like he can’t believe the words I just said. His gaze softens, and he swallows hard. “I love you more than anything else on this planet, Scarlett Reed.”
He grips the back of my head and his fingers thread through my wet hair as he leans down and kisses me with so much emotion that my heart explodes with joy. I wrap my arms around his neck and pull him closer to me, deepening the kiss.
He pulls away slightly and murmurs against my lips, “Scar, are you sure? You’ve been through a lot.”
I nip his lips, giving him a tender but heated kiss before I respond, “I’ve never been more sure of anything, I need you, Gage. Make me feel good. Please?”
He groans before dropping to his knees. “Brace yourself against the wall, I don’t want you falling,” he says gently.
I take a step back and lean against the wall to steady myself. He runs his hands slowly down my thighs as he watches me with hooded eyes until he gets to my knees, where he proceeds to lift my leg, giving me tender kisses along the inside of my thigh before placing my leg over his shoulder. Gage gives me one last look before burying himself in my pussy. He licks, nips and sucks like he’s a starving man who’s been given a feast.
“Fuck Gage, your tongue feels so good.”
He moans and the vibrations go straight to my clit. His fingers find their way inside of me and start gradually pumping in and out, every thrust of his fingers and lick of his tongue driving me higher and higher. A delicious pressure builds in my core and my legs start to shake.
“Gage,” I whimper before gasping. “You’re going to make me come!”
He pumps harder into me before swirling his tongue around my clit and giving it a gentle nip. I erupt, screaming out his name as he continues licking right through my orgasm.
Gage rises to his feet as I catch my breath and he holds me close, pressing his forehead against mine.
“You taste like the most delicious dessert I’ve ever had. I need you, Scar, please,” he murmurs before he kisses me and the taste of my essence on his lips has me ready to go again.
He picks me up and I wrap my legs around him and I feel his hard length nudge at my entrance. My heels dig into his ass as I try to lower myself onto him, which makes him chuckle. He holds me against the wall and slowly enters me, filling me up. The stretch burns but feels so amazing. I moan and Gage kisses down my neck as I adjust to his cock inside me. Every kiss and touch tantalizes me.
“Please Gage, fuck me. Make me come for you.”
He thrusts hard and deep, his hands gripping my ass so hard that I hope there are bruises tomorrow, but with how fast we heal, I know that isn’t achievable. The bond inside of me is thrumming with love and lust. I even feel my other mates’ lust coming through as they feel what Gage is making me feel. The pressure in my core starts building again as Gage takes my lips in a bruising kiss.
“Come with me, Flower. I want to feel you flutter around me as you milk my cock when I fill you with my cum,” he grunts out.
And I do. I come so hard my vision blurs for a moment while I scream his name. Gage’s hips stutter against mine as he follows me into the blissful land of orgasms. His head falls against my shoulder while we catch our breath.
“I love you so much, thank you,” he mumbles deliriously.
“Why are you thanking me?” I ask, laughter seeping into my voice.
“Thank you for coming into my life and sharing yourself with me. You’re the best thing to have ever happened in my life. In the month and a half we’ve known each other you’ve turned my life upside down, and I wouldn’t want it any other way as long as you’re in it. Thank you for being you,” he whispers. “Now let’s get you cleaned up and into bed. I’m sure tomorrow will be a busy day.”
“Thank you for deciding to interrupt and intrude on my conversation with Kai that day at the Med Center,” I smile at him.
We spend another twenty minutes in the shower washing each other. I wash my hair a ridiculous amount of times trying to get all the dried blood out, and when the water finally runs clear we turn off the water and dry off.
I don’t bother putting on clothes as I crawl into the large cloud-like bed and Gage crawls in after me, pulling me close as we get comfortable. “Sleep well, Scar. I’m here if you need me.”
I mumble something incoherent before closing my eyes and letting sleep pull me under.
“YOU THINK YOU can run, Scarlett? You think I won’t find you and your men?” Bram whispers as his figure walks around me while I’m strapped to the chair. “I will hunt you and your men down and make them pay for what you’ve done.”
Bram disappears from view. I frantically look around to find him, but when I bring my gaze back in front of me, I see Gage strapped to a table. His body is exposed as Bram cuts and slices. Gage’s screams pierce my ears as his blood runs in rivers down his body and onto the floor.
I try to break the restraints, but I can’t. My own wrists are painted red, and the pain is nonexistent compared to my panic for my mate. “Please stop! I’ll do anything, but just stop!”
Bram ignores my pleading and screaming. Gage’s face flashes and then it’s Kai, Maddox, Caspian and then Jeremy, Troy, and Kalvin. Even Elias’s face is there. Bram makes me watch as he tortures all the people who have come to mean so much to me. They all beg for me to help them, but no matter what I do, I can’t leave the chair.
“I’m trying! I’m sorry, I’m so sorry!” I cry.
“You think you can hide, Scarlett? I’ll find you!”
I wake up screaming, my body drenched in sweat. Someone touches me and I lash out. I pin the assailant down and pull back my fist.
“Scar. Flower! It’s me! You were having a nightmare. You’re awake, you’re safe,” Gage says as calmly as he can.
I stop and look at him before shuffling backwards as quickly as I can. My breaths start to come in pants. I almost attacked my mate. What the hell is wrong with me?
CHAPTER ELEVEN
MADDOX AND KAI LEAD ME to the room where I’ll be staying, but not before taking me to ‘The Stores’—a place of plenty, and so nearly as sacred to them as their Marked Ones Sanctuary—to pick up some essentials and exchange my current holo-watch for one of their more secure models. They were mostly quiet on the way back, other than their threats to kill me if I hurt Scarlett. I mean, did they not hear what I said back there? I would rather die a million brutal deaths and never have dessert again than hurt her.
When we arrive at my door, they give me my key fob and kindly point out that my room is right next to Maddox’s, Gage’s room is next to his and Kai’s across from Gage’s. I eye the door that’s hiding my Little Mate from me.
Waves of lust come tumbling through the bond, and I almost fall to my knees. I groan as my dick stiffens against my pants. It seems like my Little Mate is enjoying herself. I glance at the door once more, wondering if they would be open to a third person, but I doubt it. Gage seems like the shy one out of the group. Before anything else, I want to treat her to a memorable and special date. I hum… Maybe torture and dinner? With some good bloody sex? I adjust myself while thinking of all the things I’d like to do to her, all the ways I’d make her scream my name. I tilt my head back and smile. She’s absolutely perfect.
I hear a grunt from behind me. Maddox and Kai are not unaffected by Scarlett’s pleasure even though they try to hide it. There are tells, like the massive, hard cocks they’re sporting, even tucked into their waistbands. I snicker. The joys of being men, I suppose. Poor General, however does he handle his daughter having multiple passionate mates?
Before I’m able to make a comment about any of the thoughts running wild in my head, they rapidly say their goodnights, heading into their respective rooms. I shrug. Guess we aren’t doing any bond-brother bonding tonight.
I unlock my door and head into my new space. The room is a lot nicer than I expected, and the bed is pure heaven. The shower was spectacular as well; I haven’t had a hot one since I lived in the floating cities twelve years ago as a bright and bushy-tailed sixteen-year-old.
Although I have a feeling that no matter how much I toss and turn I won’t be getting any sleep tonight; there was something missing, someone missing. And since I touched her, initiating our bond, I’ve wanted nothing but to be by her side twenty-four-seven.
As I lay in bed for a few hours, reflecting on my most satisfying kills in an attempt to drift into slumber, a subtle tingling sensation creeps up my spine and then I feel it: the terror and pain coming through the bond. Whoever is hurting my Letty is going to die a very slow and painful death.
The blade from under my pillow, like an extension of my arm, is already palmed in my grip as I run out the door. The others are already there and my jaw ticks as I watch Kai fumble with the key pass for a second before the door slides open. We are going to have to work on his hand-eye coordination.
We all try to enter the room at once, getting stuck in the door before Maddox and Kai manage to push through first. When I rush in after them I expect to see a room coated in blood, so color me surprised when I see the most glorious sight my eyes have ever seen: my curvy Little Mate naked with everything on display and poised to kill Gage in a sleep-ridden terror. Do we stop her or let her continue? I tilt my head as I watch my mate pose to strike, and it stirs something in me—something primal.
“Scar. Flower! It’s me! You were having a nightmare. You’re awake, you’re safe,” Gage says as calmly as he can, although his voice is strangled with emotion and she stops mid strike. His hands engulf her fist before lowering her arm away from his face.
“Are you good, Gage?” Maddox asks, and she looks towards us with glazed-over eyes, almost as if she isn’t fully awake yet.
“Little Duck? Your fear was strong enough to wake me—us from a dead sleep.” Kai walks over to her slowly and passes her a blanket to cover herself. She looks down, realizing she’s naked, and covers her beautiful body. Fucking spoilsport. I pout, not done getting my fill.
“I’m sorry… Nightmare,” she whispers out slowly.
“That was kind of hot seeing you pin Glasses over there ass out and everything,” I say with a grin plastering my face. She chuckles quietly, which makes Maddox scoff. I hold her gaze, refusing to take my eyes off of her.
“I’m sorry Gage, I didn’t hurt you did I?” she asks him, and he shakes his head.
“No, you just took me by surprise. Are you okay? Did you want to talk about it?”
We all move in closer to her, and Kai kisses her forehead. My heart pangs—the things I would do to be in his place right now. The day she even looks at me with the same love and affection she holds for her other mates will be the day I can officially die a happy man.
She explains her dream, and she doesn’t look at us the entire time she’s speaking. “I couldn’t save you,” she whispers. “Bram’s going to come for us; I can feel it.”
“Let him,” Maddox growls. “I think we owe him for all the shit he’s done. We won’t let him hurt you again, baby girl.”
“I agree with the surly bastard. Bram won’t know what hit him when we’re done,” I chuckle darkly. If Bram even thinks about coming for her this time, I will destroy him—with Letty’s help of course, I wouldn’t dare take her kill from her. I wasn’t even aware of the plan to lure Letty out until the last moment. He decided to test Jameson, getting him to set the trap, and if I knew I would have done anything I could to keep her away from him and the grips of the Council.
“You promise?”
“We promise,” we all say at once, which has her smiling.
“Um, could someone get me a shirt please? And a pair of boxers?” she asks, and I pout again. Why would she feel the need to hide from us even more? We are her mates, and I’m going to be dreaming of the view I got earlier until I’m the one getting her naked. I may be a psychotic killer, but I’m a psychotic pervert for her and for her only.
“Why? Your tits are fucking fantastic! I just want to bury my face and live there,” I growl and I stare at the blanket hiding the curve of her breasts. Oh, how I would love to play with them.
Kai smacks me upside the head. Does this man have a death wish?
“Thank you?” she says, her eyes wide as she stares at me.
I smile. Accepting my compliment? Perfect.
“Also, no fighting, I’m too tired to try and referee you guys.”
We murmur our apologies and I feel chastised. She’s right; she’s tired, and here I am thinking about smacking Kai around. Gage passes her some clothes, and she puts them on under the blanket, careful to keep everything hidden. I exhale. She’s lucky I’m a gentleman and know to respect boundaries. I’ll push them for sure, but I’ll never hurt her.
“Letty?” I ask and she looks up at me with tired eyes. “Are you going to be okay? Did you want me to get you some water or make you some food?” I’m not sure how this whole mate thing is supposed to go, but making them laugh and asking about their wellbeing is part of it, right? Maybe I should talk to one of the others and see if they have any tips. Scar hesitates and I add in, “You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to. I can leave the mother-henning to Gage.” I try to give her a comforting smile.
“Yeah, I’ll be okay. I just really want to get back to sleep. Thank you for checking in on me though. All of you.” She yawns and leans against the wall, the haunted look in her eyes bounces between us, and I don’t like that look one bit.
“Got room for one more in there?” I wink and Maddox grabs my arm and pulls me out of the room. “Goodnight Letty!” I yell before the door shuts behind me.
“Do you not have any fucking manners?” he snaps.
“One, don’t touch me again. Two, I have plenty of manners when it comes to that spectacular little thing in there.” I gesture to the pod behind me.
He stands there, his mouth opening and closing in bewilderment, as if at a loss for words. With a shake of his head, he shifts his gaze to Kai, who emerges from Gage’s room. When he sees us, he gradually comes to a halt.
“You can deal with him, I’m going to bed,” Maddox says before striding into the room next to mine.
I look up at Kai. Man, this motherfucker is tall.
“Go to bed; let her come to you,” he growls before traipsing into the room across the hall.
Well then. I look back at Gage’s door as if I can see her through it before heading back into my room to get some sleep. I doubt I’ll get any, but it can’t hurt to try.
CHAPTER TWELVE
I WAKE UP THE NEXT morning feeling groggy, and it takes me a moment to realize I’m not in the tower room anymore—that Gage is here and wrapped around me like he also can’t believe I’m back. The events of last night’s nightmare come back and I blush. They all saw me naked. Maddox and Caspian saw me naked.
Thankfully, my back was to the wall, and they didn’t see the massive amounts of scarring that covers the whole of my back. I know they’re going to get tired of waiting for that answer. Maybe not Gage, but definitely Kai, and I have no idea how the other two will react.
“If you don’t stop wiggling over there, we won’t make it to breakfast, and I have it on good authority that today is a waffle day,” Gage murmurs sleepily into my hair before kissing me on the head.
“Waffles?” I perk up. I prop myself up so I can look him in the face. “You know I’m going to be mad if there’s no waffles and you tricked me into getting out of bed,” I sniff indignantly. You don’t mess with my food.
“I would never lie to you. Mom heard you were back and changed the entire menu today to all your favorites. Perks of being the head cook and all,” he mumbles into the pillow, blinking sleepily.
“She did?” Emotion tries to overwhelm me, but I force it back. I don’t want to cry anymore; enough tears were shed last night. Even if what his mother did for me was more than anyone has ever done for me as a parental figure. My chest feels tight with emotion I’m unfamiliar with, and I give Gage a watery smile.
He props himself up on his elbow and my eyes wander down his lean, freckle-covered biceps. His voice is deeper from sleep as he speaks, “Yeah, she loves you like a daughter. I got an earful last night. She called me after you went to sleep.” He cups my face with his palm. “She wants me to bring you to see her, Dad and Kira when you’re ready. No rush, though.”
Pride fills me. Donna wants to have me over again? The idea of a woman in my life not being cruel blows my mind, and her husband is so kind. Then there’s Kira. I can feel the grin growing on my face as I think about how awesome his younger sister is. “Plan a dinner with them. I want to see them too,” I admit.
