she
nearly stumbled over the log behind her. “I’m not going anywhere with you. I
don’t know you. Now leave me.” She heard the wolf growl and wondered if they
were together. “You’ve been following me. The man from the other day, you were
there when I fed.”
“Yes.
I’m not going to hurt you, but you are mine. When you killed my child you
became my property and I have come to collect. Come with me and I’ll cause you
no more harm than necessary.”
Megan
wanted to die, but not like this. This man meant to cause her pain and a great
deal of it. She didn’t think he’d stop if she told him to either. “No thanks. I
don’t know who your kid is, but I’m sorry if he’s dead. I didn’t know how to
stop once I started drinking and I killed that man. Sorry, but that’s all I
know.”
He
took a step toward her then another. There was a slight breeze that brushed
over her face, then heat. Suddenly, there was a man standing in front of her,
his back to her. As soon as he spoke she knew real terror. Aaron MacManus.
“You’re in my territory without
permission. Who are you and what do you want of this child of mine?” His voice
was razor sharp, like a blade cutting through silk. He wasn’t talking loud, but
even Megan could feel the bite of his anger.
“I claim her in the name of the
Vampire Law. She killed my child and I want my boon. Even the great Aaron
Xavier MacManus cannot condemn another master for that.”
Megan stepped around Aaron. His
growl had her turn to glance at him. “I told him I was sorry. I didn’t mean to
kill that man. But I didn’t know how to stop and he died. If he makes it quick,
I’ll let him kill me and he’ll be satisfied and there won’t have to be any more
bloodshed over this.”
Aaron shoved her behind him again
and Megan hit the ground. She nearly stood up, but was knocked back again. Her
head exploded in pain. When she started to stand again something snapped at her
arm and held it. The wolf had her forearm in his mouth and while he didn’t
break the skin, he could very easily.
The night was very bright, the
moon shone over the two men fighting in an eerie kind of light. They were fast
and violent in their movements and before long it was over. At least she
thought it was. One man stood still and looked to the sky. When he turned toward
her the wolf let her go and backed away. Megan scrambled back quickly to get
away as well.
“When I put you behind me, stay
there. What the fuck were you going to do, get yourself hurt more? Damn it,
woman. Sara is going to be pissed as it is and if you’re hurt…are you hurt?”
“Don’t you yell at me, you
overgrown asshole. I had it under control. You just had to be this big vamp and
step in where you didn’t have any right to.” Megan stood up and punched Aaron
in the chest with her finger. “What the fuck do you want anyway?”
“This is the gratitude I get for
saving your ass? You have any idea what he had planned for your hide? You
ungrateful twit. I hope that Beau brings you over his knee for your stupidity.”
Megan turned away then back
around. Her fist connected with Aaron’s nose so fast he had no time to dodge
it. When he hit the ground, not from the impact, but from complete surprise,
she stood over him.
“I don’t care what he had planned
for me, don’t you understand? I’m a monster, I killed his child. Don’t you know
what that means? All those years of training and for what? I become a murderer
and a monster all in one night.”
She turned away to leave. Tears of
frustration blinded her for a moment or she would have seen the man before her.
When she ran into his chest the smell of him hit her system quickly and had her
leaning into him again.
He smelled of apples and cinnamon.
She had no idea a man could smell like that, but he did. Warm and soft came to
mind, though again he was far from it. His body was hard and tight. His muscles
moved under her hand and cheek like a well-tuned machine.
nearly stumbled over the log behind her. “I’m not going anywhere with you. I
don’t know you. Now leave me.” She heard the wolf growl and wondered if they
were together. “You’ve been following me. The man from the other day, you were
there when I fed.”
“Yes.
I’m not going to hurt you, but you are mine. When you killed my child you
became my property and I have come to collect. Come with me and I’ll cause you
no more harm than necessary.”
Megan
wanted to die, but not like this. This man meant to cause her pain and a great
deal of it. She didn’t think he’d stop if she told him to either. “No thanks. I
don’t know who your kid is, but I’m sorry if he’s dead. I didn’t know how to
stop once I started drinking and I killed that man. Sorry, but that’s all I
know.”
He
took a step toward her then another. There was a slight breeze that brushed
over her face, then heat. Suddenly, there was a man standing in front of her,
his back to her. As soon as he spoke she knew real terror. Aaron MacManus.
“You’re in my territory without
permission. Who are you and what do you want of this child of mine?” His voice
was razor sharp, like a blade cutting through silk. He wasn’t talking loud, but
even Megan could feel the bite of his anger.
“I claim her in the name of the
Vampire Law. She killed my child and I want my boon. Even the great Aaron
Xavier MacManus cannot condemn another master for that.”
Megan stepped around Aaron. His
growl had her turn to glance at him. “I told him I was sorry. I didn’t mean to
kill that man. But I didn’t know how to stop and he died. If he makes it quick,
I’ll let him kill me and he’ll be satisfied and there won’t have to be any more
bloodshed over this.”
Aaron shoved her behind him again
and Megan hit the ground. She nearly stood up, but was knocked back again. Her
head exploded in pain. When she started to stand again something snapped at her
arm and held it. The wolf had her forearm in his mouth and while he didn’t
break the skin, he could very easily.
The night was very bright, the
moon shone over the two men fighting in an eerie kind of light. They were fast
and violent in their movements and before long it was over. At least she
thought it was. One man stood still and looked to the sky. When he turned toward
her the wolf let her go and backed away. Megan scrambled back quickly to get
away as well.
“When I put you behind me, stay
there. What the fuck were you going to do, get yourself hurt more? Damn it,
woman. Sara is going to be pissed as it is and if you’re hurt…are you hurt?”
“Don’t you yell at me, you
overgrown asshole. I had it under control. You just had to be this big vamp and
step in where you didn’t have any right to.” Megan stood up and punched Aaron
in the chest with her finger. “What the fuck do you want anyway?”
“This is the gratitude I get for
saving your ass? You have any idea what he had planned for your hide? You
ungrateful twit. I hope that Beau brings you over his knee for your stupidity.”
Megan turned away then back
around. Her fist connected with Aaron’s nose so fast he had no time to dodge
it. When he hit the ground, not from the impact, but from complete surprise,
she stood over him.
“I don’t care what he had planned
for me, don’t you understand? I’m a monster, I killed his child. Don’t you know
what that means? All those years of training and for what? I become a murderer
and a monster all in one night.”
She turned away to leave. Tears of
frustration blinded her for a moment or she would have seen the man before her.
When she ran into his chest the smell of him hit her system quickly and had her
leaning into him again.
He smelled of apples and cinnamon.
She had no idea a man could smell like that, but he did. Warm and soft came to
mind, though again he was far from it. His body was hard and tight. His muscles
moved under her hand and cheek like a well-tuned machine.
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