sides.
Falling to her knees she moaned in agony and rocked back and forth hoping to ease the torture, but it didn’t help. Something was happening to her. Closing her eyes she tried to will the pain away, but it didn’t work, and the closer the figures came, the more intense it became. Wrapping her arms tighter around her middle she tried to force the throbbing away. Dara screamed, and her vision faded in and out. She bit her cheek and the coppery taste of blood filled her mouth. Nothing was helping, and she prayed for sweet relief.
Suddenly the figures were not longer shadowed, but she still couldn’t quite make out their faces. Her eyes had gone fuzzy as the pain over took every inch of her body. She fell back losing all control of her body as it weighed her down, but when her head would have smacked the pavement she found herself swept up in the arms of one of the men. She stared wide eyed into the strangest eyes she had ever seen. The last thing she saw was one gray eye and one golden eye staring at her as if he could reach her very soul. Dara felt peace settle over her and fell into darkness.
2
Eden held Dara in his arms and sighed glaring at his Dix. “We pushed her too hard, and now she’s going to be afraid of us.”
Dix shook his head and squeezed his shoulder. “No she won’t. It was the pain that caused this, and besides, she only thinks what she is feeling is fear, but deep inside she knows she doesn’t need to be afraid. Not of us at least. She’s ours and we are hers, and as soon as she wakes up, we’ll tell her that.”
Eden wasn’t sure if it would be that easy, but he hoped Dix was right. The search for their third had taken a long time, and now that they found her, he worried she wouldn’t accept them. If that happened, well, he didn’t want to think about that. For the past few weeks he and Dix shadowed her. They followed her from a distance.
It was a way to protect her from the demons as well. He hated not approaching her, but they didn’t want to do it too soon, because once they did it would somehow alert the demons. He wasn’t sure how it worked, but he knew that once they made initial contact with her, the demons would sense it. He and Dix scouted nightly to see if there were any demons on to them yet. Because once that happened they’d have to move fast or they could lose her. Her safety came first so they made sure they were careful.
He adjusted her in his arms and all of his stiff muscles relaxed for the first time in a very long time. He felt relieved like he never had before. As soon as she was cradled comfortably against his body he felt alive. Happiness filled his heart, and he could already tell she was perfect for them.
He walked towards her house feeling both excited and nervous about how she was going to react when she found out that he and Dix were her tiger mates. It wasn’t everyday a human learned about the supernatural world.
Dix crowded close to him without a word, but Eden could sense his need to be close. Fear radiated from his body and Eden found he was surrounded by too much energy. Dix wrapped cold finger around his bicep as if he craved the touch, and Eden gasped. The three of them were together for the first time. He felt a strange tug on his heart as it sped up and tingles filled him sending shudders through his body. The first touch connecting them all triggered something inside Eden. It was as if he was waking up for the first time. “Do you feel that?”
Dix looked over at him. “No,” he replied. “What’s wrong?”
Eden shook his head and smiled. “Nothing’s wrong. I don’t know how to explain it really, but I feel different—amazing actually.”
“Okay then, let’s get her inside.”
Without a word Eden stalked down the sidewalk anxious to get her house.
For so long he and Dix weren’t sure if they would ever find her. Each year that passed brought a feeling a dread and sorrow. They lived to find their
Falling to her knees she moaned in agony and rocked back and forth hoping to ease the torture, but it didn’t help. Something was happening to her. Closing her eyes she tried to will the pain away, but it didn’t work, and the closer the figures came, the more intense it became. Wrapping her arms tighter around her middle she tried to force the throbbing away. Dara screamed, and her vision faded in and out. She bit her cheek and the coppery taste of blood filled her mouth. Nothing was helping, and she prayed for sweet relief.
Suddenly the figures were not longer shadowed, but she still couldn’t quite make out their faces. Her eyes had gone fuzzy as the pain over took every inch of her body. She fell back losing all control of her body as it weighed her down, but when her head would have smacked the pavement she found herself swept up in the arms of one of the men. She stared wide eyed into the strangest eyes she had ever seen. The last thing she saw was one gray eye and one golden eye staring at her as if he could reach her very soul. Dara felt peace settle over her and fell into darkness.
2
Eden held Dara in his arms and sighed glaring at his Dix. “We pushed her too hard, and now she’s going to be afraid of us.”
Dix shook his head and squeezed his shoulder. “No she won’t. It was the pain that caused this, and besides, she only thinks what she is feeling is fear, but deep inside she knows she doesn’t need to be afraid. Not of us at least. She’s ours and we are hers, and as soon as she wakes up, we’ll tell her that.”
Eden wasn’t sure if it would be that easy, but he hoped Dix was right. The search for their third had taken a long time, and now that they found her, he worried she wouldn’t accept them. If that happened, well, he didn’t want to think about that. For the past few weeks he and Dix shadowed her. They followed her from a distance.
It was a way to protect her from the demons as well. He hated not approaching her, but they didn’t want to do it too soon, because once they did it would somehow alert the demons. He wasn’t sure how it worked, but he knew that once they made initial contact with her, the demons would sense it. He and Dix scouted nightly to see if there were any demons on to them yet. Because once that happened they’d have to move fast or they could lose her. Her safety came first so they made sure they were careful.
He adjusted her in his arms and all of his stiff muscles relaxed for the first time in a very long time. He felt relieved like he never had before. As soon as she was cradled comfortably against his body he felt alive. Happiness filled his heart, and he could already tell she was perfect for them.
He walked towards her house feeling both excited and nervous about how she was going to react when she found out that he and Dix were her tiger mates. It wasn’t everyday a human learned about the supernatural world.
Dix crowded close to him without a word, but Eden could sense his need to be close. Fear radiated from his body and Eden found he was surrounded by too much energy. Dix wrapped cold finger around his bicep as if he craved the touch, and Eden gasped. The three of them were together for the first time. He felt a strange tug on his heart as it sped up and tingles filled him sending shudders through his body. The first touch connecting them all triggered something inside Eden. It was as if he was waking up for the first time. “Do you feel that?”
Dix looked over at him. “No,” he replied. “What’s wrong?”
Eden shook his head and smiled. “Nothing’s wrong. I don’t know how to explain it really, but I feel different—amazing actually.”
“Okay then, let’s get her inside.”
Without a word Eden stalked down the sidewalk anxious to get her house.
For so long he and Dix weren’t sure if they would ever find her. Each year that passed brought a feeling a dread and sorrow. They lived to find their
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