Part 11 (2/2)

Epilogue.

Liza was reading a book in the library when Mina blinked in already ranting. Liza closed her book and set it on the table beside her not needing to ask of whom she spoke.

”That man is going to drive me insane!” She screeched, glaring at her queen. Over the last three months Mina had come to her more than a dozen times ranting about Dominick.

Dominick was following her calmest advisor around like a lost puppy. Mina, her normally cool headed advisor was rattled, which meant that no matter how she protested, she was interested in the man. Otherwise his appearances would not get under her skin as it seemed to.

Mina had been hurt very badly by her last lover. He had been an imp and when he tired of Mina he had sold her to a human slaver at the demon market. That was where she had found Mina. She had saved the ten slaves from the demon, and changed Mina into a slayer. Since Deek, the dead boyfriend, she had never dated again. It was unhealthy and she was glad that someone had rattled her friend's cage.

”What has Dominick done now?” She asked, sighing as she folded her hands in her lap.

”He cast some sort of tracking spell on me, and the d.a.m.ned man keeps showing up when I go hunting. I sense a demon, and I go to take care of it and poof like magic the idiot appears. Then he has the never to tell me he will handle it! He will handle it. Like I can't!” Mina was ranting her hands flying in the air and her breath coming in pants she was so agitated.

Trying not to laugh at her friend's obvious distress she tried to calm her down. ”I'm sure that is frustrating.” Liza replied.

”Really? That is all you're going to say? Really?” Mina demanded, glaring at her.

”What would you like for me to say, Mina?” She asked watching her innocently.

”That you will demand that he remove this infernal spell. You're his queen now. He will have to listen to you.”

Liza snorted, ”Ha! That man listens to no one. Lucian is lucky that he accepts his council. Because that man does not take orders from anyone.”

”He can't keep poofing in wherever he wants and taking over! I can't take it. Why won't he just leave me alone?” Mina demanded.

”I don't know. Have you tried blocking the spell?” She asked.

”Yes, Liza I have tried blocking the spell. I even asked Morgana to help, and the next time I entered a fight there he was. I can't figure out how he is doing it, and it's making me crazy!” Mina threw her hands in the air, her frustration evident.

Liza had an idea how he was able to do it, and she was quite sure that Morgana had told Mina. At some point Mina had shared blood with the vampire, and he was able to place the spell on that blood knowledge, which allowed him to sense when she was going into battle. She also knew that if Mina had allowed him to have her blood then she was much more than interested in Dominick than Liza had thought. That was good news because the man seemed to be obsessed with her.

”I can see that you will be no help. I don't know why I even came here to talk to you about it. I hate that you are a 'handle it yourself' kinda queen, not a 'let me take care of it' kind.” She growled before she blinked out the same way she had blinked in ranting to herself and anyone who would listen. Standing, she walked to the french doors looking out.

She was angry. She felt Lucian amus.e.m.e.nt through the bond. Then she felt his arms wrap around her from behind.

Yes, she was unhappy with Dominick again. She lay her hands over his arms, leaning back into him.

Dominick is not happy with her either.

Lucian told her laughing as his lips caressed the side of her neck. Her heart rate picked up thumping against her chest as his own enjoyment of the caress rippled through her. Turning in his arms she wrapped hers around his neck kissing him.

I suppose they will figure it out eventually. Now, make love to me. She demanded as he devoured her mouth with his own.

Always, kitten. I love you, my queen.

And I you, my king.

Toby heard thumping sounds as he pa.s.sed the library, but he didn't bother to investigate. He had learned over the past months to ignore the loud thumps, and strange sounds that seemed to be happening all over the manor. He was unsure why his king and queen felt the need to show their shared pa.s.sion with indecent displays of wildness in nearly every room they entered alone. With a shake of his grey head, he continued on his way to the kitchen for lunch. He might as well, his king was unlikely to want to go over the household accounts for several hours. He heard another loud thump from the room and shook his head. Indecent behavior, he thought, smiling.

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Finding Charity Tick Copeland wanted to pull his hair out. He'd been following her trail for days, and he was no closer to bagging his quarry than he had been a week ago. It was really p.i.s.sing him off. He had a son he needed to get back to. A son without a mother to care for him, he thought, his heart squeezing a bit in his chest. After two years he still missed Vivi. She'd been a comet he was lucky enough to hold onto. Only the universe had stolen her from him and their young son. The damage from the flood that had swept away his dreams of holding onto that woman for the rest of his life was repaired as if it had never happened. Yet, he and his six year old son, Max, felt the reminders every day. Every day that Vivi didn't wake Max with kisses, every day she didn't tickle him as she put him to bed, every day she didn't whisper ”Be Safe” to Tick as he went out on some club errand. Yeah, they remembered every f.u.c.king day.

He was finally able to realize that even if she was gone she would want him and Max to move on. Vivi had loved life, she'd been so alive she'd vibrated with it. He still wasn't sure what the h.e.l.l she'd seen in a busted up biker like him. f.u.c.k, he thought, wanting to stop remembering the pain of his loss that still caused a twinge when he reminisced like he was today. Bone had sent him on this errand to retrieve a woman who needed to be spanked, running off was childish and kinda stupid. The world outside of the sheltered life she'd led with the Devils wasn't friendly to women who were alone. Not that she was, or ever would be.

He'd been p.i.s.sed when Bone had called him and told him to go chasing after some foolish girl who was acting like a five year old. He'd wanted to ask the man why the h.e.l.l he had to go, he'd been sure that any prospect with half a brain could bring her back. Only after two days did he realize why Bone had called him. She was good, d.a.m.ned good. If he wasn't better, she'd already be long gone without a trace.

That was why he was sitting in a rundown motel in Blue Bandit territory ready to pull his hair out. He was thirty years old, which was too f.u.c.king old to be chasing a woman. If he wasn't worried that a woman sheltered all her life by her brother and the club would run into trouble she couldn't handle, he'd call Bone and tell him she'd disappeared.

Sitting on the edge of the bed he pulled out his phone, calling Ratchet. He was keeping Max while he was chasing a foolish woman with a death wish.

”About d.a.m.ned time you called me back, a.s.shole.” Ratchet growled, instead of a greeting.

”What did Max do now?” Tick demanded with a sinking feeling in his gut.

”What he hasn't done would take less time, Tick. Little b.u.g.g.e.rs a pain in the a.s.s. You need to find that d.a.m.ned girl and get back here before I go bats.h.i.+t crazy.” Ratchet growled.

Over the last two years his son had turned into a h.e.l.lion. It was likely all his fault too, Tick realized. When Vivi had died he'd given up for a while, and then when he'd finally woke up, Max's misbehavior had been excused as grief over his mother's death. Now, Tick thought, groaning internally, the little b.u.g.g.e.r needed discipline.

”Just tell me what he's done, Ratchet.” Tick demanded, letting out a rough sigh.

”Maria was watching him today at the main house while I was out working the perimeter. She went out to feed the pigs, and when she opened the door coming back inside she was dowsed in milk from a bucket about the door. Then she hears laughter and the little s.h.i.+ts are standing there laughing their little a.s.ses off.”

”I'm guessing that Conner or Alex were involved.” Tick ran his hand down his face, his frustration mounting. Conner was nine and Alex was seven, the three of those boys were thick as thieves, and his son was their ring leader.

”Both, and when are they not? After all every little mastermind needs his lackeys to do his bidding.” Ratchet practically roared into the phone.

”It night had been Conner or Alex's idea you know, it's not always Max's fault.” Tick defended his son, although he knew that it was not very likely that it was true.

”Ha, you know as well as I do that it was Max. Besides Conner's mom showed up and he sang like a canary. He's actually afraid to get into trouble with his mother.” Ratchet told him.

f.u.c.k, he really was a s.h.i.+tty dad, Tick thought self-deprecatingly. ”That's really a small prank for him...”

Ratchet interrupted. ”Oh, I'm not done that was just this morning. Tick, you have got to discipline that boy better!”

”What else did he do?” Tick asked, falling back onto the bed in exhaustion. f.u.c.k, he was tired.

”Let see, he let the dogs into the coops again. We lost three chickens this time. While I was helping the men deal with that, the little b.u.g.g.e.r decided that the pigs needed more exercise, and he herded them into the meadow with the cows. That took four hours and ten men to round them all back up. I made him help with that as part of his punishment then sent him for a timeout in his room. So what does the little s.h.i.+t do? He sneaks out and heads over to the main house, where he steals two of the three pies that Maria made for the bon-fire tonight, and took them over to their treehouse where he shared them with Conner and Alex.” Ratchet finally stopped listing thing, thank goodness. f.u.c.k, his kid was out of control. ”You need to get back here and reign that boy in before one of us kills him.” Ratchet finally finished.

Tick didn't worry about his son's safety. He knew that Ratchet and the other men in the club wouldn't hurt him no matter what the little monster decided to do. They loved him as much as Tick did.

”I'm working on it. I still haven't found her.” Tick told his friend, letting out a frustrated sigh.

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