Ueda rolled his eyes. He nudged Alta’s ass with his foot. “Go take that into your room.”Alta flipped him off, but supporting Francel and still managing to stay attached at the lips, Alta stood up and carried the weak werewolf back down the hall.“You should still be sleeping,” Alta said as he laid Francel back in bed.“I know, but you left and I was cold and I couldn’t get comfortable without you.”They rearranged the blankets, and comfort came after Alta curled up and laid his head at Francel’s shoulder. Francel hugged him, face buried in his hair, fingers playing with the edges of his wings.“I love you,” Francel whispered.“What?” Alta said, propping up a bit to look into golden eyes.“What do you mean what?” Francel asked, looking away.There was silence as Alta stared, eyes taking in the downward look, the biting of the lower lip. The frown.“You mean it?” Alta said.“Of course.”Alta reached and touched Francel’s cheeks, turning his face so their eyes met. “Say it again.”“Isn’
Rachael took deep breaths as she headed down the hall. As she opened the door to bosy’s bedroom, she thought she had prepared herself for what she would find. Her whole body froze, watching the two naked bodies on the bed. bosy’s mouth was attached to the elf’s neck. She shut her eyes and listened to sounds, inhaled the sweet scent of elf blood. When they opened, she found herself paralyzed by bosy’s stare. He smiled, licked blood off his teeth, and then turned his attention back to the squirming body beneath him.Rachael made a hasty retreat and leaned against the door. She took deep breaths again to hold back her tears and stalked back down the hallway.“They’re busy,” Rachael snapped.Jun’s eyebrows rose at the tone, and Rachael swallowed. Fuck. Jun pointed to a spot just behind him, and Rachael went there and dropped to her knees, head lowered.See? Jun said to Yamapi. Fun.Out loud he said, “Okay, well, I guess he doesn’t necessarily have to be here.”“Ciel Karhillaz!” Francel sh
“I know you’re still here. Where is everyone else? I know that Jun and Yamapi came into the building. And your werewolf, where is he to protect you? Maybe I should go and pay him a visit, since you seem to care more about the girl than you do him.”Alta shut his eyes in an attempt to keep his breathing under control. He couldn’t feel this vampire, or see her, or hear her or anything, and she didn’t say anything. Fuck, Alta thought. Calm down. Francel has Wimer Aslix and Rachael and a couple of those other vamps up there with him. He moved closer to the girl. All he had to do was touch her and disillusion her.A foot away he hit a wall of air.Fuck again.He lost control when something that felt like claws dug into his neck.“Nice try, faerie.”With the last bit of strength he could muster, Alta threw light around the room.The hand released him and there was a tiny scream and then more screams. Alta landed hard on his knees, eyes focused on the girl. He crawled to her, the barrier gon
At almost midnight, Bosy stared into the apartment from the balcony. None inside could see him. Even Francel hadn’t sensed him.Francel and Alta Presion were curled up on the couch. Ciel Karhillaz sat in the arm chair, eating ice cream. Wimer Aslix wasn’t in the living room, but it only took a moment to find his aura in their bedroom.Their? Bosy smiled. Yeah, theirs. He doubted that Wimer Aslix would go back to his and Francel’s room, and hell, even Alta Presion wasn’t using his room anymore.Only once during the height of the sun at noon had his skin prickled a bit. Bosy was pretty sure the only thing he couldn’t do now was fly. And considering how fast he could run and how high he could jump, not being able to fly hardly mattered.He took another deep breath. Just being around them was going to endanger them. Not from him, but Jun would not, would not, just let Bosy threaten him like he had.Bosy tried to convince himself that Jun would see sense, realize that Bosy had no desire at
Francel held Alta’s body close. The faerie was breathing, but each breath came as a rattle. His skin had gone cold. So very cold, and yet the edges of his wings continued to smolder, like dying charcoal. Wimer Aslix kept a hand on his arm, sending him bursts of energy. Ciel Karhillaz had his arm around Francel’s shoulders, and when Francel couldn’t look at Alta anymore, he shut his eyes and leaned against the young zombie.“Come on, Francel,” Wimer Aslix said. “We’re here.”Francel very carefully carried Alta across the courtyard. A few reporters asked some question.Ciel Karhillaz said, “He’s just sleeping. We’ve been working hard for our debut.”And then they were inside and at the elevator.Ueda and Athena, Hiel and his human, Tegoshi and another faerie, who was introduced as Nimro, were in the hallway waiting for them.“I am so glad you guys are here,” Francel said.Ueda nodded. “Now that I see him, I’m glad you called me. He needs light, fast.”“Fuck,” Nimro said.Ueda shot him a
“Okay.”Bosy sighed and tried to relax.========Francel stared at Alta Presion for hours, counted the breaths he took, measuring each, making sure they were stronger than the one before. He now knew how Alta Presion must have felt when he shifted early. Francel held his hand, and pressed kisses to his forehead and his palm.Alta suddenly coughed. Hard, body shaking. Francel watched him, scared. A bolt of light shot from Alta’s other hand, burning the headboard.Francel called for Ueda and ducked away from another stream.Ueda ran in, took one look at him and cursed in Japanese. He immediately threw up a shield of air around Alta as more light flew from his fingers.“Damn, Heechul.”“What’s wrong?”“He’s rejecting our light.”“And that means –““That means only the bastard that took it can give it back.”“Fuck.”“Yeah. I have him stabilized. As long as that light weave stays around him, the light has no choice but to go back into him. It will keep him alive, but … shit. I have to go f
Clan members.What?I have nine clan members I can’t take care of, Bosy let him see the newbies.Fuck. Stupid dumb bitch Lexy.Tell me about it. She had vampires less than fifty years old trying to turn humans into rogues. I’m surprised there aren’t more newbies.And you won’t do a power transfer?No way. You’d take over the Counsel as soon as you could.Do you really think you’re that powerful?It’s not about abilities, it’s about attitude and you know it. I couldn’t take over the Counsel because I don’t want to. You want to.That’s not necessarily a bad thing.Bosy scoffed, and he felt Jun smile.Okay, so I go with you for …Moral support.Jun snorted. You’re such an emotional creature, Bosy. Do you ever think you’ll grow out of it?I hope not. You come and support me, collaborate my story about Lexy’s death, and then you get clan members. Of course, it has to be approved by Miyavi because only he can transfer them without a full power transfer.So in other words, you get what you w
“Okay, okay okay, fuck. I’ll do it. Just… god, keep the zombie away from me!”Ciel Karhillaz smiled and stepped back. He kept the flesh in his hand. Ueda pulled Herra to his feet.“You hurt him again and I’ll let Ciel Karhillaz at you first before I kill you,” Francel said, a growl in his voice.Herra snarled at them both.Ueda dropped the magic from the orb around Alta and then from Herra’s control. Herra was muttering under his breath, but he raised his hands and sent a steady stream of light at Alta Presion.Francel held his breath, but Ueda wasn’t panicking, so whatever Herra was doing was what he was supposed to do.At first, the light did the same as it had before, just disappeared, but then after a few moments, it seeped into Alta’s body, under his skin. Alta gasped, back arching, and then he fell to the bed. Still. His back rose with a shuddering breath.In the next moment, the leash was again around Herra’s neck.“You touch him again, Hee,” Ueda said, “and loyalties be damned