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Rachel
walked back to the dining room table and ushered the group to it. "Have a
seat." She started thinking through the list. "My wolf's bane came
out a bit pale this year. Wintergreen is of course easy. Pennyroyal is going to
be in the tea you are about to have, but I have plenty growing. Turmeric you
are lucky with. I happen to have grown a batch of Asian herbs just recently.
Dogbane is from the Americas
and we don't use it much here at all. Lots of sheep farmers and you can
understand they don't want the plant around. Bluebells are easy as it the
Althea. Grew some Coriander and Gotu Kola from the same shipment as the
Turmeric. Are you needing the poison from the Dogbane? That could be hard to
get on short notice. I do have hemp if you are looking for fiber." She
gave a wink on the hemp. "Now if you really need the Dogbane, I know a man
who grows a lot of American common herbs. He lives thirty minutes down the road
though. I recommend you get the other things here." Rachel passed out tea
cups and then brought the tea around pouring for everyone.
Litha gave Steve a once over. Her voice was mildly amused and a smile tugged at the corners of her mouth as she tried hard not to grin. “Well, what am I supposed to think? You turned me down flat, but jumped at Becka. Obviously, you can’t stand me.” She gives a shrug and turns away before the grin she is fighting blossoms and gives her teasing away, it surfaces just as she does turn for a brief moment.
Litha sat and tapped the fingers of her left hand on the table, while her right went to her shoulder and tapped. Her bottom right corner lip was getting nearly chewed to pieces. Alex would have recognized her being in deep thought. She really only wanted the Wolf’s Bane for a connection. Another thought struck her and she spoke. “I can do without the Wolf’s Bane. The Dogbane as well. The Althea, Pennyroyal and Wintergreen can sub for it. Coriander can replace the Dogbane. Is there a Woodworker near? And would they have access to Mountain Ash?”
Litha quietly sipped the tea before her finally now that she was done thinking. Perhaps things would work out in the end. At least she hoped so. If Lycans were still following one such as Tanatos, this might be more difficult than she was up for.
Steve tried to look upset but couldn't even control his grin.
Rachel understood about not wanting pale yellow wolf's bane. She was going to have to figure that one out. She was happy to report on the wood worker though. "Todd is right down the way and I'm sure he can find some Mountain Ash." Rachel sat down to the table. "You turned this fine woman down, Steve? I hope your Becka is worth it."
Richard couldn't help it anymore. The drama was too thick. "Wait a minute, Steve is with Becka?" He gave an odd look at Steve. "Okay, never mind, go it. You may as well go through the whole family, Steve. I think Litha likes you." He gave a sly wink to Litha.
Rachel sighed and sipped her tea with a confused smile. Richard rolled his eyes in amusement and worked on his tea as well. Steve was glowing red and drinking his tea a bit too fast.
Litha choked on her tea, some even shooting through her nose. She gave a kind of yelp-growl as she tried to clean things up. Sighing she finally looks to Steve and sees him redder then the ochre used for paints among the tribes. “A’ight, nutshell Family Unit 101. Now pay attention class, there will be tests afterwards. Becka chose Alex at a Woman’s Dance. Mother Earth not only married them, but also with the use of a Celtic Fertility Knot, made them future parents.” She looks at Richard briefly. “That is why it isn’t possible to duplicate the process at will.” She wasn’t exactly sure as to who or what Rachel was at the moment, except she wasn’t a Night Walker for obvious reasons. Just because Richard brought her here didn’t mean she was going to trust the woman instantly. Hell, she didn’t really trust Richard for that matter.
“Due to a bet I’ve lost, I am now Alex’s mate as well for a year. Becka cannot participate in sex with Alex and me as it totally aggravates the twins she carries. Steve is the poor guy caught up in the middle of all our affairs being Alex’s pilot. There, everyone caught up now?” She went back to sipping her tea hoping she wasn’t going to have to repeat this with every new person met. “Oh, and Becka and I have been friends and off and on lovers for years and long before Alex suddenly appeared in her life.”
Richard got a sly look on his face. "So, Steve can't fuck you until Alex finds a way to get you pregnant? Is that what the spell is for?" It was Rachel's turn now. Her tea shot out of her nose and into her cup. She started coughing and trying to laugh at the same time. It took her a moment to recover. "You mean Becka is the mother of the prophecy?" She looked at Litha and Steve incredulously. They were having sex with a sacred couple. "Richard you should watch your tongue around these two. They'll be famous in a few months." She giggled almost uncontrollably.
Richard got defensive. "Well, it sounds like Steve and Litha are the only link not made."
Steve was dumbfounded. He didn't know what to say really. He was incredibly embarrassed his union with Becka was so public now, at least in his mind. He was questioning the wisdom of Rachel knowing Becka was pregnant by Alex. A happy store vendor might whisper something to another vendor who might get overheard by an unhappy spouse that has shady friends. Steve also knew he would probably not be able to turn Litha down for sex at this point. Of course it was Becka who had calmed him down about things, but Steve wasn't about to tell Litha any of that.
Richard spoke up again. "Rachel, it's probably bad we told you and I would ask that you not tell anyone about any of this. Hepitut would have announced it if it was good to know." Rachel made a zipping move across her lips, but she was still too giggly to say anything safely without further disrupting her tea.
Litha gave Richard a surprised but dirty look. “Actually, I may be pregnant already.” She completely ignores the spell question and looks at Rachel curiously. “We aren’t sure, but think so.” She rolled her eyes at Richard’s comment and looked over at Steve. She was startled to see his discomfort. She sighed again and went back to drinking her tea. Humans were so uptight over the darnedest things.
She listened curiously as Richard spoke to Rachel. Interesting. She smiled watching Rachel and listening to her giggle. While it had been amusing, Litha didn’t think it was that amusing, but then again, maybe her distractions were keeping her from enjoying the full funny. Maybe.
Richard spurted his tea at the pregnancy comment and Rachel started laughing all over again. Richard's spurt was not laughter though, it was surprise. He didn't think vampire and Lycan could even mix.
Steve's jaw dropped at the pregnancy thing. Alex was getting busy for sure. Steve wasn't so sure he could handle both Litha and Becka up front wanting sex. He wondered if Alex was going to be taking a third wife to get pregnant. Alex was looking like the vampire stud now. He supposed that was what Becka had warned him about on the dangers. Lots of people were going to want to get fucked by Alex just to see if they could get pregnant by him.
Rachel got herself under control. "You know Litha, I have a special blend of herbs that is supposed to help child development. It works great for Lycan. I don't know if the vampire half of your children will accept the blend, but I can give you some and tell you the ingredients." Rachel had a soft spot for cubs. Litha had made a friend in Rachel with her pregnancy announcement.
Litha sighed and nodded to Rachel. “Yeah, I’d appreciate that.” While she did somewhat sound appreciative, she also sounded a bit depressed over the whole situation. She finished her tea and then looked to Rachel. Seeing she was still busy, she dropped her gaze back to her cup and just became silent. This was getting uncomfortable. She was kind of anxious now to get this shopping over with and move on to other tasks.
Her finger traced the rim of her cup and her thoughts went elsewhere, busy on trying to sort out how she’d do this spell. If it was even somewhat successful, she’d try to duplicate it at their other stop overs. Tonight she’d have to call Dancing Water to the Spirit World though and see what she thought of whatever she came up with. She just hoped she didn’t catch the powerful Medicine Woman at a wrong time.
Rachel got a concerned look for Litha. Her hand drifted to Litha's hand under the table. Pregnancy was supposed to be happy, not depressed. Sure there were risks. She just hoped Litha didn't do something bad to be able to get pregnant by a vampire. Hopefully it was clean magic. Rachel finished her tea. When Richard saw she finished he downed the rest of his. Steve started sipping faster feeling nervous.
Richard was a bit puzzled over Litha's moods. She seemed to get lost too easily in them at times. He would check with her later when things weren't so crowded. He wondered how she thought she was pregnant by a vampire.
Steve gulped down the last of his tea. Rachel got up and collected the cups. "Let's go pick out your plants shall we sweetie?" She deposited the cups into the sink and led the group out to the greenhouse.
Litha didn’t move at first, getting a feel for the hand grasping hers. Realizing by the feel and softness it was female; she lifted her head a bit and looked at Rachel with a slightly cocked brow. Seeing the concerned look, Litha gave Rachel a reassuring smile. She wasn’t about to go into her issues with a couple of strangers and Steve.
Litha very nearly bolted out of the chair and was quick to follow Rachel to get the herbs she needed. As she stepped into the greenhouse she stopped suddenly and whistled low. Rachel had a real nice set up here. She breathed deep; she’d always loved the smell of green growing things and the earth. In here, it was multiplied a hundred fold. She slowly drifted deeper into the greenhouse, peace filling her temporarily.
Rachel could smell Litha's unease and didn't bother trying to comfort her anymore. She did take her time guiding Litha to the herbs she wanted. Rachel was excited because she could show off the freshly matured Asian herbs for the first time. They had turned out very nice and it was nice to have someone who would appreciate them. "I'll show you the wolf's bane as well. They aren't a total flop; they just aren't the vibrant yellow I usually get out of them." Rachel had a feeling she had a seed issue, but it could have been a fertilizer issue as well.
Steve and Richard enjoyed the smell of the greenhouse as well. Richard of course was able to appreciate it as much as the women. The two men were careful not to touch anything despite the women observing and handling the various herbs. The men didn't know what to look for. Steve had not gotten into gardening that much and Richard had been fighting and grounds keeping too much to get into the finer points of herbal care.
Litha brought herself to heel with much difficulty. She decided when she got home; she’d get a greenhouse of her own going. Maybe she and Rachel could trade seeds or something that were native to their areas. She appreciated the Asian plants, they were absolutely lovely. And she made sure to let Rachel know. She nodded at Rachel. “Yes, please. Dancing Water grows it all the time, maybe I can help sort the issue out.”
Rachel was smitten with Litha. She wished she could help Litha more. She was more than happy to help Litha out if she wanted to start her own greenhouse and Dancing Water sounded like a wonderful person to get to know. She made sure Litha got the pick of the herbs she needed. Maybe her spell would cheer her up more. She gave some of the wolf's bane to Litha to take back to Dancing Water. It would be good to hear what a master had to say about her dilemma. "If Dancing Water can figure that out, it would be priceless help. I can't figure out if it's a seed or fertilizer issue yet."
When the herbs were gathered, Rachel led the group back to her house. She retrieved the herbal blend for Litha. "You can boil water and sprinkle it in the water or a nice fresh tea. Here is the list of herbs as well. Maybe you can show Dancing Water the recipe and she'll give me more pointers. The locals have a lot of success though. Mary had her first successful cub using it daily." Rachel also gave the directions to Todd's place for the wood. He was just down the road, three houses on the right.
Litha looked over the Wolf’s Bane herself. After tasting, touching, and even sniffing, she finally put it away. She shook her head and shrugged. “I have no idea. Let me get some of the soil as well. That way Dancing Water has everything to look over.” Once everything was gathered, she allowed herself to be herded back to join the guys. “I’ll leave you my email before I go, that way when I get home, we can talk.”
She listened closely to Rachel’s instructions, and took the blend and the list. She gave a nod, “I’ll be sure to bring that up as well. Though we breed without much trouble, our numbers are dwindling in the States. Thank you.” She gave Rachel a quick hug, scribbled her email on a scrap of paper, and then followed the guys out the door and back to the van. Once in the back again, she set the packages off to the side out of harm’s way and then settled into the seat and waited on Steve to get them headed off.
Steve drove over to the wood worker's place. His house was a single story as well with a farmhouse behind it. The farmhouse was bigger than the house. It was apparent the Lycan here took their professions seriously.
Both men didn't talk. Steve was remembering the wonderful time he had with Becka. He was hoping for more time with her. It sounded promising that he would get that. Part of his mind wondered what it would be like between Litha and him. It was hard to tell if that would happen though. Litha seemed preoccupied. Sex beyond Alex might not be enticing to her and he was sure Litha would be nothing like Becka. Richard was contemplating Alex getting a vampire pregnant and now possibly a Lycan. He was kind of jealous that a beautiful Lycan like Litha was choosing a vampire over another Lycan. Lycan numbers were not the best these days and Litha seemed not in the least bit interested in fixing that. There wasn't much to do about it though.
Steve stopped the van and they poured out to move up to the front door again. Richard knocked on the door. The man that answered was a blond blue eyed man slightly taller than Richard and more barrel chested. "Hello?" Richard answered. "Hello, this is Litha, Steve, and I'm Richard. Litha needs some wood work help." Todd looked over at Litha and noticed she had blond hair too.
Litha’s thoughts once more turned to designing the spell she was working on. The unusual quiet in the van not really penetrating through her preoccupation. She gave a start as the van came to a stop. She looked around and saw they were at another home. She hastily climbs out of the van with the others. She quietly examines the house as the man answers and Richard introduces them.
Her attention snaps back to the Woodworker. With a dip of her head in respectful greeting, she speaks. “I would like to purchase a piece of Mountain Ash. I need it about a foot tall and no more than six inches around, and no less than four inches around. Please.” She frowned ever so slightly in thought. That should be plenty big enough for her to carve what she needed. She visualizes what she described and then her face clears, satisfied that it will be enough. She brings her attention back to the Woodworker, a gentle smile on her face.
Todd listened to Litha. Usually he got orders for specific forms. European mountain ash was more sizable than American mountain ash. Her request was easy enough to fill. He still had plenty of his mountain ash left. Maybe if Litha saw some of his work in the barn she might let him make whatever she needed. "Sure, let's go back to my barn." Todd stepped out and closed the door to his house behind him. He obviously didn't have the hospitality Rachel had.
As the group followed Todd to the barn, Todd was picking up the scent off everyone. Litha was taken by someone obviously. It would have been nice if she was single. She was extremely attractive. The human had a lover as well. Only Richard seemed single.
He opened the barn and turned on suspended shop lights to the place. The floor was dirt and wide open with wood shavings around his work benches and machines in the back. Various types of wood lined the front walls in stacks. The place smelled wonderfully of cut wood with a hint of the earth underneath it. Todd's lungs filled up with the scent and he sighed. The furniture was all wood and very nicely done. Nothing was painted. He had cans of wood finishing and water proofing in the very back but most of the wood was bare in the place. Various wood ornaments, picture frames, utility items, and fixtures filled the front half of the barn floor. Todd loved making things from wood. It was his passion with Mother Earth. He stepped towards the wood piles and let Litha find the Mountain Ash if she could. He could point it out to her if she needed it. "Here is the wood. What you want should be here."
Litha followed easily, his lack of hospitality not really a bother to her. And really she needed to get what she came for, and they needed to get Steve’s task done and return to the manor. The longer they were out and about, the more the danger. She still stayed close to Steve until they entered the barn.
She stopped and inhaled deeply, the scents here rich and welcoming. A faint smile crossed her lips. There was nothing like this back home. The Natives never built anything so permanent until relatively recently. And even with more permanent structures, they still tended to do their carving and wood working out of doors. That way socialization was easier to do. This was nice though. She moved easily to the pile Todd indicated, and started sorting through the pieces. She finally came up with two pieces of the approximate size that she wanted. She stood there for a long time staring at both pieces; one was American mountain ash, the other European. Finally she slowly turns to Todd. “I know I asked for one, but may I purchase both please?” She still had a thoughtful look on her face, her voice slightly distant as she sorted through the newest idea to come to her.
Todd didn't have a problem with Litha's request at all. "Of course." She obviously just wanted the wood and not his workmanship, but there was nothing to be done about that. He moved over to his computer and rang up the wood cost at the checkout desk. The American Mountain Ash was a bit more expensive, but he had to import it and he didn't think Litha was worried about such a small charge. It was just material and handling really.
With the purchase done he led them back to their van. "Mother be with you," he stated simply and went back into his house.
Steve was thinking that was easy. Richard let Litha into the back seat and then got himself into the van. Steve took the driver's seat and let everyone settle into their seats before turning the ignition and driving them back to the plane.
Everyone seemed lost in their own thought and silence ruled for the drive to the airport. Steve was thinking about what he needed to do to get the plane ready for another flight to Greece. Richard was contemplating the security risks the new guests would face, but Brian's mansion was a tough nut to crack, especially at night.
Litha thanked Todd and paid. She took one last look around his work area and gave a smile. “Your work is lovely. Mother Earth Bless you always.” She turned and headed to the van. Once settled inside, she did a controlled change, just changing her left hand to the hybrid form. She started to quietly carve on the European Ash. Her whittling was leaving fine shavings, but she figured Alex’s company could vacuum it up later. She needed to get started on this so it would be ready.
Once they arrive at the hanger, Litha steps out of the van holding the wood in her changed hand and tucking it a bit so no one sees her hand. She moves straight for the hanger and finds a place to settle near the door while Steve works. Steve’s driving was quite a bit slower than Alex’s so she had had some time to really work on the wood. She continues her task with periodic checks on Steve and the surroundings. Though somewhat absorbed in what she is doing, her senses are still alert for trouble.
At the plane, Steve started the refueling and worked on flight plans. He pulled the cooler out and got it ready for the meat slab Alex had brought along. When they left he was going to leave the plane secured and totally off and the meat wouldn't get refrigerated anymore at that point. It took about an hour and half to complete his tasks.
Richard was a silent watchman. His nose checked for fresh scents and watched the plane listening for any trouble. It was quiet though. His patience was amazing. He let Litha work without being disturbed and kept site of Steve through the cockpit window.
Steve came down with the cooler and meat in his arms. He closed up the plane and locked it. "Okay, we can head back to the mansion." He moved over to the van and loaded the cooler in the back before getting in. Richard opened the door for Litha and waited. He made sure he was the last person into the van before they drove off back to the mansion.
Litha climbed back into the van with a relieved sigh, they were almost safe-ish. Her carving was about a third finished. So far it showed the upper torso and head of two Werewolves, one male and the other obviously female. She continued working away as they drove back to the mansion. The silence didn’t bother her; it allowed her to think without distractions.
As they finally arrive at the manor, she had nearly completed the carving. The two Weres are obvious, and there is an added human looking child, the three nearly completed while a wolf cub has begun. She has effectively combined all three forms of the Lycan in one carving. As they pull up, she changes her hand back to human and gathers the other wood and the herbs and stuff. She then hops out of the van and looks around, scenting the air.
Steve was impressed by Litha's wood statue. Invariably vampires and werewolves had spent so much time on Earth they all had their impressive hobbies. Alex was definitely well versed in dancing, driving, and fighting. He imagined Alex was also very good at sex. Steve remembered her saying she wanted the wood for a spell. He wondered if the spell involved trying to find her mate to have a child with. Maybe her marriage to Alex was sad because it made her want that man that would last through the ages rather than just one year. Steve thought it was curious she felt she might be pregnant by Alex yet her statue was of a male Lycan. Litha obviously felt Alex was Becka's and she was only a temporary mate with him as well. Why she would get pregnant by Alex was a question he didn't understand though. Steve had no concept of wolf law.
Richard was putting together the same pieces as Steve. Litha's lesson had given him the details and he arrived at the same conclusion that Litha was hoping for a Lycan alpha in her life. He hoped she found him one day, but could very well imagine Alex might be in the way if she found him within the year.
Richard and Steve exited as well and Steve took the cooler from the back. The colostrum effects had actually faded not far into the dawn hours and he was starting to feel sleepy. Richard was on full guard as he took them up to the front door. "Steve, I'm parking your van in the garage to keep it safer. Will you give me the keys please?" Steve answered, "Sure," and handed the keys over. Tanatos's minions tended to operate at night with vampire support anymore. Daylight campaigns of Lycan ran into stiff traps that yielded high Lycan death counts and only slew vampires that made critical errors in fighting at night. There were really not enough Lycan to wage day war, so the night was the prime danger time. There were plenty of humans the risk of thrall attacks, but humans were not stealthy at all and neither side wanted bad human press now that nuclear weapons were in play.
Richard took them back to the safe room. "Get some rest. If you need anything, press the call button. You can exit but none of us can get in besides Brian if you don't unlock the door. I'm putting the van in the garage and then doing my security rounds so I'm not far off you need anything."
Richard closed the door behind him and went about his work. Steve took the cooler to the fridge and put the meat in the refrigerator. He washed his hands at the sink and looked over at the two queen sized beds. He thought about Litha's joke saying he rejected Litha. He wondered if she really believed that. He decided to shoot a joke out that would patch things up and that didn't have to be a joke if Litha wanted it real. "We only have to mess up one bed if you're still game, beautiful." She could get the satisfaction of rejecting him or the satisfaction of having him with that. He figured he owed that much to her for his earlier stupidity and he was feeling connected to her for her care in watching out for him.
Litha was oblivious to either males musings, and had either voiced their thoughts of the carving, she would have given them both a look that would be plain she’d thought they were some weird life form just cropping up on her. She might have told them both were far off the mark. But neither said anything and she stayed oblivious. She had pretty much given up on a mate and cubs anyway, in spite of Dancing Water’s predictions.
She gave Richard a nod of understanding and thanks and settled in to finish her carving. Her head jerked up as Steve spoke. Her nostrils flared slightly, but she paused and studied him closly. Finally she shook her head slowly. “You need rest, badly. If you still feel the same after you wake, we’ll see.” She dropped her gaze back to the carving. Normally she would have jumped him at the offer, but it was clear he was tired and in need of rest, besides, she really needed to get this done. She was good for another couple days, and probably wouldn’t be able to sleep anyway until after she did the spell.
Steve blushed a little. He walked over to the bed. He had not counted on sleeping in the same bedroom with Litha. Pajamas were not his thing. He figured nothing was going to hurt if he just went to bed though. He stripped himself naked, folding his clothes on the night stand, turned back the covers, and slipped into the bed. He fell asleep in no time since Becka had spent him so expertly in sex and the colostrum had worn off. He would sleep for a good eight hours if left to his own devices. That would put him waking up about an hour before sunset.
He had a weird dream. Becka let him tie her to the bed. He teased her into intense desire using his mouth and milking her breasts. Her breasts were giving full milk in the dream with a creamy taste of whole milk and rare steak. When he finally mounted her to take her though, it was Litha looking up at him instead of Becka. He woke from the dream with a strong erection and looked around the safe room.
Litha had finally finished the first carving while Steve slept, and had worked on the second. She had finished it about three hours ago. It was a beautiful replica of herself. Both sat on a table and she was going through herbs and stones when Steve woke up. She sat so he saw her in profile, but her concentration was such that she didn’t realize he was awake. She was also making notes on a pad as she moved things around on the table. Soon she had two piles for herbs and stones. What she would need and what she wouldn’t. She continued scribbling away on the notepad now.
Steve saw the statues and was very impressed. "Nice work, Litha." She was obviously deep in her work. He wondered what time it was. "What time is it? Did you even sleep?" His mind thought back to before he went to bed. Litha was beautiful and his body was definitely in the mood for sex. It would be quite nice if Litha wanted it. He felt a little strange asking if she wanted sex with him too, but somehow he felt she deserved the invitation to either turn down or take up. "Sex with you would be wonderful right now. My body is ready to go and you are looking even better than your statue." He threw off the covers to expose his naked body and healthy erection. His face held a desirous expression. If she wanted to say no, she should get full credit. He felt like the invitation needed to be serious for her. She had shown a side of her that morning he really appreciated. She was dedicated, loyal, artistic, and reverent of nature. Her wild side definitely was tempered by some powerful inner values and didn't feel like a threat at all anymore. If anything he felt she would only use it to protect him.
Litha looked up at Steve with a start. A teasing grin graced her lips. “Ah, Sleeping Beauty finally awakes.” She pauses and cocks her head slightly her eyes slightly distant for a brief moment before she returns and looks at him. “It’s an hour before sunset.” Her gaze flits to the statues and she colors slightly. “Thanks, and no, I won’t need to sleep for a couple more days.” Her eyes widen and dart back to his face as he so casually mentions having sex.
Carefully, she sets her pen down and turns her full attention on him as he throws the covers back and reveals his obvious need. Her eyes were slowly turning to teal as she rises and slowly stalks towards the bed. “Why? What has changed so much for you?” She stops at the bed and goes completely still awaiting his answer. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to have sex with Steve, it was more his animate refusal before had ended all thoughts on her part of having a tumble in the furs with him. Before she jumped into this with him, she wanted to make sure it was what he wanted, with no regrets.
Steve felt Litha's question was a very good one and deserved a very good answer. "I'm seeing a special part of you that is very sexy and something I want to connect with. The untamed side of you that I was afraid of I see as something you would use to protect me and not hurt me. It took away my fear of you. I'm seeing the artistic and nature loving side of you along with the loyalty and dedication you have for your friends and loved ones. It would be very special to me to share sex with you and show you my trust and friendship for you now. It was a mistake to have made you feel turned down before and it would be a great pleasure to correct that mistake." He wondered if that is what she wanted to know. She could always ask if she needed to know anything else and he would be happy to answer.
Sex with Litha was probably going to be very different. Becka was so impressively submissive and considering Litha and Becka were lovers, Litha was probably going to be dominant in many respects. Becka seemed to have thoroughly enjoyed fulfilling his fantasies. It might be up to him to do what he could to fulfill Litha on this one. He hoped he could do something good for Litha. He lacked the power that Alex had and he imagined it might be tricky to keep up with Litha.
She raised her brows at his words and chuckled lightly. She undressed slowly and easily. She would have to be careful since he was Human, not something she wasn’t used to, and why her eyes didn’t deepen beyond the light teal that they currently were. She climbed into the bed after the last of her clothes dropped to the floor. Settling herself comfortably, she looked him in the eyes and laid her right hand on his chest and lightly ran it down to his belly. She quickly made the jump to his hard cock and started gently stroking it. Still not breaking eye contact at first, she lowered her head and nibbled on his shoulder, slowly working her way up his neck.
Steve was going to have to dub this trip as the luckiest trip to go on ever. His eyes watched Litha's body come into view and the desire in his expression deepened. She was amazing. The soft movements of her fit body filled him with anticipation was what was yet to come. Her eyes were beautiful. His eyes searched out the details of hers along with her face. Her hand caused his muscles to tense in pleasure beneath it and his breath deepened. A soft hum left his throat when she started stroking his cock. Precum welled up to the eye of his shaft. His left hand started stroking her upper right arm feeling the soft skin over the firm muscle. Her nibbles on his shoulders and neck raised goose bumps. "Litha, you are beautiful." Her touch was too pleasurable to interrupt. The glazed look in his eyes kept staring into hers as his right hand moved to her left breast and started a gentle massage of it.
A low and gentle growl greeted his words as she finally moved to kiss him. Her hand stopped stroking and moved to trace a nail softly along his hip and down his thigh, then it came back and traveled up his ribs, eventually finding its way to his left nipple and trail circles around it. Breaking the kiss, she travels down his chin with ever so light and careful nibbles to his throat. She is still very gentle and careful; Alex would kill her if she damaged him, probably Becka as well.
Steve enjoyed returning Litha's kiss very much. His right hand took her nipple into his finger tips and started playing with it while his left hand moved up to the back of her neck beneath her hair to massage the muscles there. Her finger set off goose bumps on its travels over his body. His head craned back to let Litha nibble on his throat. His cock wanted her touch badly. She seemed to be holding back and he wondered if he should just take over.
His left hand let go of the back of her neck and grabbed her blond hair. He cranked her head off his neck and down to the pillow to his left. His body rolled over to try to move on top of her while his mouth moved to her lips in anticipation of a passionate aggressive kiss.
Litha was a bit startled when Steve suddenly became aggressive. She didn’t even put up a fight when he rolled on top. A low growl escaped her though and was cut off by his kiss. She kissed him hungrily and deeply. A quick glimpse just before their kiss would show Steve that her eyes had gone slightly darker. Her hands gripped his sides tightly just below the rib cage, and she helped him move into position easier. Her pelvis pushed against his in eager anticipation.
Steve loved how Litha was working to get him into her. He guessed she was ready for him. Her nibbles on his neck were so wonderful he wanted to return the favor. He broke the kiss and sent his mouth to Litha's throat pulling her hair down her back to expose it more. His ass tensed to send his cock into her valley. He wasn't skilled like Alex was though and the end of his shaft bumped into her clit instead of her entrance. His hips rolled down for a new angle as his ass relaxed. His other hand pinched her nipple. His ass and hips moved his cock into Litha's folds again and the head of it caught her entrance. His pelvis continued with the follow through and sent his rod all the way into her in a steady movement.
Litha moaned as Steve pulled her head back and started on her throat. Her flinch was the only sign of Steve’s miss, and she groaned as he finally entered her. Her hips bucked against his, while her hands slid down to his waist and start pulling him closer. She was breathing heavy as she enjoyed their encounter. No, he wasn’t Alex, and she had to keep her aggressiveness low, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t enjoy the sex.
Steve felt Litha draw him in closer. His hips started a rhythmic thrust to pace himself but he ran himself all the way into her silk with each thrust. "Oh, yes, Litha. This is so good." His hand eased up on her hair a bit and his mouth closed back down on hers taking advantage of the easy access to the end of her tongue with her breathing. His right hand held her bare hip tightly as she worked his waist.
It was amazing having sex with both of Alex's wives. He wished he wasn't so important to his family and could continue the job. He knew his wife and children benefited greatly from him though and that this trip would be his last. There was only to take as much advantage of it as he could.
His throat sent a pleasured moan into Litha's mouth with every stroke of his cock now. Her silk was indeed wet for him and Litha seemed to possess the same ability to work a cock in her cunt as Becka did. The pleasure was intense as he felt his body pressing down on Litha's. Her breasts gave their soft comfort to his chest while their stomachs flexed against one another.
Litha took the kiss with eagerness. He wasn’t going fast enough, but she understood what he was up too. She didn’t fight the steady rhythm, instead she allowed for a slow build up. Her hands release his waist and move to her fingertips. Lightly she runs them up and down his sides. The muscles of her pussy match his thrusting rhythm with clenching motions.
Steve noticed Litha was kind of low key. Her hips were moving with him and her silk was hugging him wonderfully, but she seemed not as into it as much. He wanted their first time nice for her and him. She had said there was an hour so there would be time to build up again. Her hands up his sides egged him on. His grip on her hip tightened and his other hand pulled her head back to expose her neck again breaking the kiss. His mouth closed on her throat and let his teeth grab her skin. His hips and ass started pounding his lap into her lap with hard a fast slaps. Her folds felt amazing with the grip they gave to his quick and deep penetrations. He wasn't going to last long, but he was going to try and plow through it to a second buildup. His voice turned to grunts against her throat as his body strained to take Litha fast and hard.
Litha’s breathing turned into panting, and a low growly groan escaped her throat as he pulled her head back and his teeth found her throat. Her fingers dug in a bit stronger and raked down Steve’s sides. Her hips picked up the pace as his did and her legs came up to partially wrap around his waist while her hands came back up and circled around his upper back to hold on. She groaned again as her body tightened, signaling that she was about to cum.
Steve was working hard not to ejaculate. His voice grunted hard as his hips thrust forcefully into her lap. He couldn't hold it though. The pleasure was too much from her silk grasping his rod. He cried out and lifted his head when his cock convulsed. He had to pause deep within Litha as his cock pumped his ropey cream into her. After the last spurt emptied his hip resumed thrusting. He couldn't do it fast but he was firm and steady with it, grunting at the shocks each stroke sent up his body through the head of his shaft. "Not stopping." He breathed the words hard. He just didn't want to give up on Litha.
Litha’s body began shuddering just a heartbeat before Steve’s ejaculation. She cried out her pleasure as he thrust deep inside her and held it there a moment. The fact that he continued surprised her, and she had to chuckle briefly at his forced words. She quickly changed it to a moan as he continued pounding her throbbing cunt. Her body arched into his and her hands slid down his body to grasp his hips and hold on. She knew she’d cum again soon because he wasn’t letting up on her sensitized sex.
Steve was very pleased he was forcing his way through the lull in his loins. Her cry of orgasm and her moans gave him the will to press on. Her canal's grasp was helping a great deal as well. He so badly wanted to please her. He felt her body arch into him and her hands on his hips again. It was wonderful he brought her and if she went off again it would be even better. His mouth came down on the side of her neck. His grunts fell upon her soft skin as his teeth bit the flesh gently. His arm put a little more pull towards her butt. She responded so much to roughness.
Litha let out a stuttered groan as Steve took her neck. Her pace picked up for a short amount of time before she cried out again with another orgasm. Her body bucked under him as she was lost in the pleasure he gave her again. “Steve. Oh. Wow!” She still moved with him, not letting up on him or herself.
Steve felt like he was doing right for Litha with her second orgasm. Her voice sounded like music in his ears. He growled in pleasure and contentment in knowing she was enjoying his invasion. His hips and ass kept plowing into her. He worked and strained in pleasure to keep the force and pace up. His tongued lolled out hungry to taste her. The pink wet muscle struck out over her neck into her ear and across her cheek until his mouth locked back on hers to let his tongue try to find hers inside her mouth. His free hand grabbed the underside of her ass near her leg and squeezed the firm stretched muscle digging his fingers into her. His desire was coming back and his body hungered for her. It was like he couldn't stop pressing into her.
In the midst of her pleasure, Litha shivered as Steve’s tongue ran across her neck and face. As they kissed again, her right hand came up to grab him by the back of the head, while her left circled his mid back and held on. Her legs slowly came up to wrap around his waist and ass. She didn’t pull him tight to her with her legs, but it had changed the angle of his entry. A long low moan vibrated her throat as their tongues danced with each other.
Steve loved getting drawn into Litha. Her hands pulling him into her along with her legs coming up showed she was really into receiving him. His grip on her lower ass cheek was able to tighten. The new hug of her canal on his shaft ignited an increased intensity of pleasure in his groin as he strove to plow her fully exposed tunnel. The pace of his hips and ass quickened and he felt his pressure build up further. His tongue circled hers hungrily as their laps started a quick paced slap once more. He was delighted to discover the previous expenditure of his seed allowed him to keep going and he let his hips and ass drive full speed and force into Litha again. His right hand released her hair and grabbed her other ass cheek roughly. His moans turned to grunts with the effort of burying himself in her.
Litha was having a hard time breathing as Steve slammed into her faster and harder. He was driving her wild and she very nearly tightened her grips too tight. Suddenly her canal clamped down on his cock like a vice for a couple seconds, before it released and then felt like it was trying to milk his member like a dairy cow. She body shook with this latest orgasm.
Steve felt the capture of Litha's grip. The pleasure was too intense to care though. He cried out in both pain and pleasure when her silk tightened around his shaft with a force never felt before. It felt like his cock would break off. The motion of her canal brought an instant ejaculation where her walls seemed to pull the cum from him with more force than his own pelvic muscles. His vision blurred and some sound came out of his throat that he didn't even think was his own making. His body collapsed into hers spent in a way it was never spent before. As her body shook beneath his, his mind was not even able to register it. His muscles seemed to have lost their tone completely and he was absolutely unable to talk. If it were not for the beat of his heart and the strenuous work of his lungs he would have seemed dead as his body lost all control and his mind ran away to a dream world full of pleasure and little else.
Released from the kiss, Litha drew in gulping gasps of air as her body finally subsided with Steve collapsed on top of her. Her body relaxed though still made small shudders and shivers. She left her legs where they were, and wrapped both arms around his upper torso. Finally with enough air, she gives a contented sigh. “Ready to go back to sleep now?” Her voice holds a note of teasing.
Steve kind of heard Litha's question and kind of didn't. It would be insane to fall asleep during the bliss he was in now. Sleep was unthinkable. Leaving the current state would be such a horrible act of self-betrayal he wouldn't be able to look at himself again. "No," he simply breathed out. He wasn't ready to get back up either. His body just wouldn't respond. His muscles had no tension to them. There was just Litha's body beneath him and not much else. His body worked on gathering the air to speak and finally built enough up. "Can't move, need a minute." He tried to move and his hands actually seemed to flinch when he did. His body was slowly coming back as the extreme euphoria abated.
Litha gave a low laugh. In truth beyond the few movements she had made, she didn’t want to move either. She relaxed further, content to lay there with Steve. “No problem. I’m not up to being very active myself.” She closed her eyes as her mind partially turned to the spell she had been working to create. A few things clicked and fell into place, and she now had a spell she was satisfied to take to Dancing Water for critiquing.
Aches started to come to Steve's body now. His cock ached a bit. His hips and ass ached from muscle strain. Her hands felt like they were still on his body. Eventually he just managed to roll over back onto the bed. "Oh, Litha, you sucked the innards out of me." Steve was having trouble piecing together what exactly happened. It had been a blur of physical sensation. He could recall what happened with Becka. There had been a lot of mental elements to it that were beyond imagining, but somehow Litha's experience had created something with extreme bodily feeling that seemed to have shorted out his brain on many levels. She had literally fucked his brains out.
Steve had no idea how he could handle two amazing women like that. Both were so far beyond him. How he ended up getting to have sex with them both and pleasuring them both was a bit beyond him. They seemed so much more. "Don't know how Alex keeps up with you two."
Litha moved quickly allowing Steve to roll over without tangling her into the mix. She gave a soft chuckle. “That was a very interesting mental image you just gave me. But Lycans aren't the suckers of the supernatural family, that’d be the Vampires.” She gives a slight shrug. “Who knows?” She lay there looking up at the ceiling. It would actually be interesting to see if Alex could actually keep up with both of them in the longer run of things.
Steve was hungry and thirsty and it was brutally so. He hoped there was food in the cupboards. He didn't remember any in the fridge. "Good grief I'm hungry." He got up slowly and walked over to the kitchen. He found a can of dried fruit in the first cupboard he opened and dug into it immediately. There were glasses over the sink and he got some water. "Very nice statues, by the way. Maybe you should take the wood worker's business."
It was funny Litha was saying Becka was the energy sucker. Somehow his energy rode super high with Becka. Litha had worn right through him. If anything, he sucked a lot of colostrum out of Becka. "Yeah, I don't know about that. Becka seemed to have given up a fair amount of pre milk to me. I'm sure I drew way more fluid out of her than her me." Steve thought nothing of talking openly to Litha since Becka and Litha were both lovers and both married to the same man.
Litha rolled and sat up at the edge of the bed after Steve went on his scavenger hunt of food. Her gaze flicked to the carvings and she gave a one shouldered shrug. “Nah, then it’d be work instead of fun.” She got up finally and padded over to the table. Quickly she did some scribbling on the notepad and then dropped the pen. She turned and looked at Steve thoughtfully. “Hmmm. I doubt that. Males can leave a rather large amount of cum behind when they orgasm.” She was grinning by the time she was done speaking.
She looked around the room, and padded to the couple doors she saw. She opened one and snorted, shutting it. Opening another got a “Yes!” Then a low whistle came from her as she looked over the rather overly done bathroom. She saw a toilet; there was a tub she’d swear was large enough to hold half a soccer team. Leaning in and craning her neck she found a shower that the other half of the soccer team could easily go. She looked back and forth between the two, and finally with a sigh settled on the shower. It wasn’t long before the Vampires would be waking after all.
She looks at Steve over her shoulder. “I’m getting a shower in. It’s definitely large enough if you care to join.” She pads over to her sea bag and grabs a clean set of clothes and then disappears into the bathroom. She is soon undressed and in the shower.
Steve was curious what Litha was getting at about the cum. From what he knew a male ejaculated about a tablespoon of cum. He shrugged it off. Unable to figure out Litha's humor.
Steve looked up at Litha's exploration. He heard her call for cleanliness. "Yes, very good idea." He was still naked so it was just a matter of downing his water, putting the lid back on the dried fruit, and walking across to the bathroom. "Holy cow, it's incredible." Steve stepped into the shower and even had his own shower head to set his personal water temperature. His eyes kept looking over Litha's body though. One of Steve's favorite activities after a shower was giving oral to his woman, and right now Litha was his woman. "Would you help me with my back, Litha? I can do yours. It would be fun to clean your pussy too. I like to do tongue inspections to make sure I cleaned it right." He grinned at Litha and wondered if she was interested in his offer.
Litha finished washing her hair and then opened an eye to look at Steve. A grin slowly grew on her lips. She reached out for a wash cloth and the soap. After getting a good lather, she moved behind him and started to slowly wash his back starting at his shoulders. Making small circular motions, she moved from shoulder to shoulder and then moved down a short ways to go back across his back. She repeated this until she reached his waist. She then brought the cloth around to his belly, stepping close to his back. “I don’t know. Perhaps I should wash all of you. Just to make sure everything is clean.” Her cloth filled hand was moving in circles on his belly as she spoke.
Steve really enjoyed Litha washing off his back. It was very relaxing and soothing. When the cloth moved to his belly it got sexy for him though. His cock started to respond to the touch and the circles Litha made on his stomach kept the growth going. "Okay, but I get to wash all of you then." He wasn't sure what Litha would say seeing his cock standing upright, but it really didn't matter as long as she let him taste her sex. He wondered if Lycans tasted different or not. Becka sure had tasted better than his wife. There had been a quality of sweetness mixed with the tang to create something more alluring. He supposed it was to help catch humans for food. Lycan didn't use humans for food though, so he wondered what they evolved to.
“Fair enough.” She continued washing in circles up his belly to his chest. She then went to his left arm and stroked up and down it several times. She then moved across his shoulders to his right arm and repeated the process from his left. She then went back to the middle of his shoulders, and then slowly trailed the cloth down his back to his ass. She made sure to wash that well. She then went down his right leg with slow even strokes until it was suds fully, she then did the same to his left leg. Running back up his ass, she brought the cloth around again to his front along his hip. Next, the cloth slid down the crease of his groin and leg and washed his balls back to front. Her cloth covered hand wrapped around his base, and then ever so slowly moved up and down his rod.
Steve was really looking forward to washing Litha's body off. She was every bit as hot as Becka was. As Litha washed him down, his cock stood out more and more. The way she thoroughly washed his ass definitely put him at full erection. He moaned at the nuts washing. After feeling her wash the insides of his thighs, it was too much to ignore. "Oh heavens, Litha, you are spoiling me rotten." This trip was turning out so pleasurable he wondered if he would survive or die with a smile on his face. As she cleaned his shaft, he moaned more. His body occasionally shuddered. His mind kept telling him it was time to clean Litha, but his cock kept saying she wasn't done yet. The pleasure was just too much to let go.
Litha continued to stroke his cock with the cloth a bit faster and she lightly nibbled on his shoulder. Her other hand moved across his ribs to circle his chest and lightly trace circles around his nipples alternately. She moved her nibbling along his shoulder and up his neck. Once she reached behind his ear she stopped and quietly spoke. “Mmm, should I stop so you can wash me now?”
Steve wanted to feel Litha continuing to stroke his cock, but he also wanted to drive her crazy with his tongue. Her fingers were sending sweet electricity through his chest at his nipples and her mouth on his clean shoulder and neck brought goose bumps to his skin. Steve was ripe to passionately wash Litha and he didn't want to be zapped when he did it. "Yeah, let me wash you up good you sexy lady." He turned around and grabbed a wash cloth to start lathering it up with the soap. Lust and a pleased smile were plastered on his face as he looked deep into her eyes. His hand started to gently trace around her face, along her jawline and then back to her ears. His fingers were careful not to get soap in her eyes and they searched out the ridges and valleys of her ears before doing the back of her ears. Washing her neck was heavenly, feeling the vulnerable flesh through the cloth on his fingers. Her shoulders and arms came next but his eyes kept watching her wet breasts as he did so. When it finally came time to wash those soft globes his pace slowed to deliberateness and her nipples definitely got extra attention.
Litha instantly let him go as Steve turned around. Her eyes closed as he washed her face. She drank up him washing her face and ears, letting a sigh escape. Her eyes stayed closed as he next washed her arms and shoulders. Already excited from washing him, not to mention his start on washing her, she let out a groan at the first touch of cloth on breast. As he slowly teased her, the cloth in her hand dropped as she forgot to keep a hold of it. Her head tilted back slightly and her breathing picked up.
It was tough to move down to washing Litha's stomach for Steve. She was so enjoying her breasts getting washed. Her flat stomach was perfect. When her stomach and sides were nice and clean he stepped into Litha. His cock caught between their stomachs and his lips pressed into hers in a tender and passionate kiss. His hands worked the soap and washcloth over her back working top to bottom from beneath her arms. He started washing her butt cheeks from there and slowly worked his way into her valley. Her body was so firm and sexy and his cock enjoyed the touch of her stomach on its bottom face. Steve moved to a kneeling position to get direct look at her sex when her butt was fully cleaned. His hands moved up to her hips and washed them first, trading the cloth between them. He then made his way into her lap, getting closer and closer to her split. Finally, it was time to clean her crevice. Her legs still needed washing, but he could do his inspection while washing her legs. His left hand spread Litha open and his right hand started working top down on her valley, spending some extra gentle time on her button. He knew not to run the cloth up her canal, but that didn't prevent her labia from getting a thorough washing.
Litha made a disappointed groan once Steve left her breasts. She did enjoy the washing he was giving her though. When he pressed up against her she let out a soft sigh. She liked him pressed up against her. As he teased closer and closer to her sex, her body quivered slightly. Her hands came and rested on his shoulders to support her as she shifted her feet to open her legs wider for him. A moan escaped as he washed and teased her clit and pussy.
Steve started washing the front of Litha's left thigh with the cloth while his left hand trained water into her valley to rinse out the soap. His hand proceeded to wash the outside of her thigh when his mouth moved against her sex. His lips pressed against her crevice while his tongue moved out to massage the hood over her clit in a circular motion. His left hand moved around to grab her right buttock and his right hand moved around to the back of her thigh. His mouth drifted down while his tongue started playing with her petals. His tip pressed and circled around the entrance to her canal before diving into her and tasting the tang of her nectar inside her body. His left hand took the cloth from his right and started washing the back of her right thigh while his right hand started massaging her outer labia between each thigh and her crevice.
Her body shivered the moment his lips touched her sex. Then his tongue came out to play and an almost tortured groan escaped her. Her hips rotated forward slightly and her hands tightened down on his shoulders slightly. A shudder went through her as his tongue dipped into her tunnel, and another went through as he started massaging the outer lips. She so wanted to move to have a wall at her back, but she was loath to break any connection between them. She doubted though when he was finally finished she’d still be standing. Good thing the shower was huge.
Steve's left hand worked the skin around Litha's right thigh all the way to the inside of it. His tongue pulled out of her canal, pressed its way up her pink back to her button. Approaching from beneath the hood, the tip of his tongue peeled that back to gently circle over her bundle of nerves. His hands passed the washcloth to let his right hand gently scrub the inside of her left thigh while his left hand enjoyed the skin of the inside of her right thigh. No one but Alex would ever believe this trip. He wasn't so sure he wanted to tell anyone either. This was all so very special to him. Litha's pleasure at his touch when she had Alex for a husband made him feel like a real man who knew what he was doing for his woman. His tongue moved back down her petals to circle her entrance while his right hand moved down to wash her calf and shin. His tongue pressed back into her again to get another fresh taste of her nectar shortly before his hands traded the cloth again. Her feet might have to wait, because he was going to need his fingers to help his tongue out with Litha's sex.
Litha moaned long and low as Steve worked her pussy over. Her juices were flowing nicely, and she was shivering near constantly. Added to it all was him washing her legs. She’d never had a showering that was so erotic in her life. It definitely brought a whole new meaning to clean. She was already growing close with his ministrations. It wasn’t going to take him much longer to bring her to a peak.
Litha's legs were finally clean and it was time to please her well. His hands traced up the insides of her legs running up her calves, knees, and thighs as his tongue dipped into her canal as far as he could push it and circled around her walls. As his hands reached the apex of her thighs his tongued pulled out and his lips moved up to her bud to seal around the sensitive flesh. His right hand sent his three long fingers into her canal with his middle finger curling up into her g-spot as his mouth sucked her clit into his mouth and pressed it with the tip of his tongue. His tongue circled the captured flesh while his right forearm pumped his fingers in and out of her canal. His left hand continued up her front and grabbed her right breast.
Litha’s knees very nearly buckled as Steve’s fingers entered her and his mouth closed on her clit. She let out a gasp. “Oh, Steve, yes.” Her hands move up to bury her fingers into his hair. Her hips rock with his fingers as she sinks deeper into pleasure. With a few strokes of his tongue and the grab at her breast, she tenses suddenly. “Oh yessssssss.” Her body shudders; it is all she can do to keep upright as her orgasm washes over and through her.
Steve's left hand moved off Litha's breast and behind her back as his mouth released her bud. His hands and face in her lap guided her to the floor of the shower. His right hand exited her canal and he moved up over Litha's body in a crawl. His arms and legs settled his chest and stomach on top of her. "Pleasing you is so much fun, Litha." His right hand moved down to his cock and his hips and ass worked with it to bury his shaft into her folds. His hands moved up to her shoulders massaging them and he started thrusting into her heated canal. "Oh, Litha." Her silk was sending waves of pleasure through him now. He was going to be very relaxed by sunset.
Litha had no problems descending to the floor of the shower. She really didn’t want to be upright anyway. Litha sort of chuckled at his words. “I am, am I?” She groaned as he entered her canal. “Mmm, my turn.” Her tunnel tightened on his cock then relaxed. She groaned low as he thrust into her. “Oh, Steve, I knew you’d be fun and good.” She pulled his head down for a kiss as she started to build up to another orgasm.
Steve gasped as her silk gripped his thrusting cock. He fell into the kiss and his tongue chased into her mouth to search out the tip of her tongue. His pelvis kept a deep and steady pace of sinking his shaft into her. Litha was obviously a master at moving her canal muscles just like Becka was. Hopefully she wasn't going to squeeze it clean off. It had almost felt that way last time. Neither of Alex's wives was going to smell like him now. They were both going to smell like Steve's women.
Their tongues warred and danced with each other as Litha brought her legs around Steve’s waist. Her hands kept a semi tight hold on his hair. And her hips thrust back at his with as much vigor and speed as he gave. Her throat vibrated with moans and groans as he continued to push her towards an orgasm. He was good, and sex was just what she needed right now, the uncomplicated kind, with no bets or strings and stipulations.
Steve was getting lost in the pleasure of having Litha. The warm water from the shower hit his back while Litha's body moved beneath him. Her canal seemed to expertly milk him. The pressure and drive to empty his loins built solidly as his hips repeatedly sunk his shaft into her cunt. His throat moaned with pleasure into her mouth as they took their passion out on each other’s' tongues. His shoulder massage turned into a solid grip of her shoulder's as the pleasure built in his cock from the thrusts. His lap finally curled hard into Litha's lap as his cock started pulsing. His cream shot into her causing his back to arch his mouth off of hers. "Oh, Litha, oh, Litha!" The emptying of his loins drained his tension all over again in a wild wave of pleasure. His body relaxed onto hers once more and his kiss landed on her lips in a tender embrace.
Litha was just behind Steve in her own climax. When he arched back a strange and eerie half growl, half howl escaped her. She rode the waves of pleasure after that panting hard, her eyes half closed. When he relaxed back onto her, she met his kiss. Her arms wrapped around his shoulders and her legs around his waist. She was content to stay like that for the time being; even though she knew that here shortly Becka and Alex would be Rising for the night. And she still had things she too needed to do. But right now, the peace of the moment stole over her, and she was happy to let it continue for as long as they could let it.
Steve found the sound that came from Litha's orgasm oddly erotic. He had pleased a werewolf. That was very special for him. It was a bit redeeming to repent of his fear by giving and receiving pleasure. Their kiss felt very comforting and the togetherness of being spent inside her with his body relaxed on hers was very special. He felt part of Alex's family.
Steve knew the evening was probably little to do with him. Becka, Litha, and Alex had come here for some reason and it probably had to do with Becka's twins and maybe even the potential cub Litha was carrying. A human at night was dead weight. If Becka needed companionship, that was his main focus for the evening. For now though, Litha was his focus and he basked in their togetherness. It was going to take Litha to break the spell. Steve simply lacked knowledge or motivation to do it.
Litha eventually broke their kiss, but nuzzled him under the chin, almost immediately. “So? Was it as bad as you feared to bed a Lycan?” A mischievous grin was on her lips and her eyes fairly danced with mirth. She couldn’t help the tease, after all he’s the one who freaked once he realized what she was. And then, to add insult to injury, he had bedded a Vampire, like they were any safer. At least Lycans didn’t feed off Humans like Vampires did.
She didn’t let him go either when she asked her question. Though she was teasing, she was also going to make him face what he’d done. While she and Becka were far from the norm for either of their Species, Steve still needed to learn that not everyone was as they seemed, and that perhaps one should get to know another before making assumptions. A frown crossed her face briefly as she realized she had done the same with Brian, before even meeting him. She needed to apologize when she next saw him. A soft sigh escaped her as she realized her own folly, and her content mood vanished. She gave Steve a quick smile and a nuzzle then released him after all. “A’ight Lover Boy. Up. We should finish cleaning before the others Rise.”
Steve smiled. He was too relaxed to laugh. "You are incredible, Litha. Even when you almost squeezed my cock off. I was wrong to fear. I'm grateful you forgave me." Becka's personality just seemed to have more peace and understanding to it. Litha had a wild side that created a kind of intimidation that fed into his fear. It was funny that the person most likely to eat him and that had eyed him hungrily, even, was the one to understand him enough to break through his fear. He was glad she did though and he was glad he pleased them both.
"Okay, if we must." Steve got up reluctantly and offered his arm to Litha to help her up. "I guess I need to dig up more food. Maybe I'll cook a slice of that deer. You make me hungry." He winked at Litha and turned off the shower after a quick rinse. "Oh my, these are nice towels. Alex never gets good ones like these." Brian's place was definitely more into creature comforts than Alex's. He guessed Brian did more with humans than Alex.
Litha shrugs as she takes his arm and stands. She quickly rinses herself down then also shuts the water off. Grabbing a towel herself, she quickly dries off. She then moves to getting dressed. Once dressed she glances at Steve and gives him a slight smile. “Well, I’m glad you enjoyed yourself.” She steps over and gives him a quick kiss on the cheek, and then walks out of the bathroom.
Walking over to the table, she sits and once more goes back to her notepad. Tearing off the sheets she had already scribbled on, she starts to copy over what she decided to keep. She is quickly lost in the task, while subconsciously aware of what goes on around her, she consciously pays it no attention. Looking, for all intents and purposes, as if she’s ignoring those around her. Many an enemy though had been fooled by such an observation.
"The feeling is mutual. I couldn't enjoy it thinking you didn't." Steve smiled. He was in a very pleasant and fulfilled mood. Steve moved out of the bathroom and got dressed himself. He took care of his teeth and hair along with putting on his deodorant.
When done with his toiletries and dressing, he moved to the kitchen and cut himself a piece of venison that he fried up on the stove. "Do you want some of this before I put it away?" Steve was perfectly willing to cook or serve raw anything Litha was interested in. He munched more dried fruit as he cooked the venison and poured himself more water. It was kind of a rough meal, but he had been spoiled by restaurants for quite a while. He only cooked the meat to medium rare before sitting down to the table to eat it hungrily. The sex had driven his hunger and thirst levels up and it was nice to eat something substantial.
The sun started falling. When the last sliver of it fell over the horizon, stones started turning in the basement. The covers over the pedestals rolled back and the floors rotated up into the circle. Alex woke feeling hungry. He kissed Becka gently. "I love you, Rebeckah. I'm going to have to drink tonight." Becka's consumption of his blood had driven him to need more sooner. Brian woke up and rose from his chamber. He would be able to exit quicker and be at the circle when the coffins rose into place. It wasn't so much that Alex and Becka were in danger. In the circle they were quite safe from other vampires. He just wanted to make sure the perimeter was clear.
An odd grunt was all the reply he got from Litha. It was like she didn’t really hear him, but was acknowledging that he existed sort of thing. By the time he sat at the table and started eating though, she sat back and stretched cramped and tensed muscles from her concentrating so hard. “Mmm. That smells good.” She looks over at Steve with a grin. “Think I should probably whip me up something as well.”
She got up and turned the heat back on under the pan. While she let that warm back up she hunted around. Steve had found dried fruit in the cupboards above, she knew, but she continued investigating anyway. In a far low cupboard she found a bag of chips. She grabbed that and then went and cut herself a slice of meat. She slapped it in the pan. Sizzling could be heard and after a brief moment she flipped the meat. She found a plate and then threw the meat on it, and turned the stove back off. Grabbing silverware and the chips, she sits at the table. She opens the bag and dumps some out on her plate then slides the bag over to Steve. She starts eating her food.
Becka lay there until Alex and the coffin both started to stir. She kissed her husband hungrily. She then smiled at him as he declared a need to Feed. “I, surprisingly, am not. Though I might have some of that meat we have later.” Her right hand idly traced up and down Alex’s chest as the pedestal rotated to a stop. She then awkwardly, but still graceful, rose up and exited the coffin. She nodded to Brian as she saw him standing just outside the circle. “Evening.” She then turned and waited for Alex.
Steve smiled at Litha joining him. "I see you found the good stuff." He poured himself some chips and munched away. He just kept liking Litha more and more. "Alex sure has good tastes in women." His smile widened at teasing Litha. When he finished his food, he started washing the dishes. He was used to such a task at home as his wife was a better cook than him.
Alex really enjoyed the eagerness in Becka's return kiss and the touch of her hand on his chest. "You don't know how bad I've missed you love." Alex made a graceful exit of the coffin next to Becka. Brian chuckled. "We are going to have to get you something a bit more casual Rebeckah. You are going to drive all the men crazy in Alex's underwear. Shall we head up and see how Richard, Litha, and Steve are faring?" Alex nodded. "Sounds like a plan. I'm going to need to find a victim tonight Brian. I don't suppose you have any targets?" Alex guided Becka to the stairs as Brian made his way around and used the key in a recess to set the traps to safe. "Unfortunately, there are plenty of those. Maybe we should give you the honor of doing in whoever Tanatos has spying on us tonight. Richard probably knows where the spy is hiding already. Well check with him at the security room first."
The three made their way up the steps. Richard was waiting in the hall. "Good evening." Brian acknowledged Richard's greeting. "Good evening, Richard. Alex is hungry. Do we have someone spying again?" Richard nodded. "There is a human in the back corner of the estate. Should Alex take the person out? Rebeckah can stay in the safe room with Litha and Steve while we remove the nuisance." Alex shrugged. "I'm okay with that. Does that sound like a plan to you Rebeckah? I bet Steve has the venison in the safe room and you can eat while I do." Richard prepared to knock on the wall. It would be up to Litha or Steve to open the room unless Brian was going to open it himself.
Litha snorted and nearly choked on the food in her mouth. With a hasty swallow she eyes Steve, then grins. “Good taste in pilots too.” She finishes up and rises to help. She puts away the bag of chips and even the dried fruit after grabbing a handful to pop in her mouth. She then sets to drying the dishes Steve washes.
Becka smiled up at her husband, love clear in her look, as well a desire and need. She turns to Brian and laughs. “Actually I have one or two things that should still fit, packed away. It’s just my preferred jeans no longer fit.” She looks down at her belly and rubs it briefly. She moves with the men as they talk and head up. She nods to Richard when they come upon him. And listens to them all converse now. Her, the poor, forgotten, mindless female, she sighs in disgust, and just nods at Alex. Seeing where Richard was about to knock, she moves over and does it herself.
Litha turns and looks at the sound of a knock. She sets the towel and dish down she was currently holding and walked over to open the door carefully. Her left hand already changing into its hybrid form, just in case. Seeing an irked Becka caused her to quirk a brow, but she was quick to step back and let the woman in. She looked at the others standing there. Spotting Brian, she sighs and steps out towards him. She stands facing him, and looks dead into his eyes. “I made an assumption of you, before we arrived, and before I even met you. I owe you an apology for that. I am sorry.” She neither looks away not backs down once she is done.
Alex sensed Becka's anger. He spoke in her mind. "Rebeckah, some very old vampires lurk in Europe. Tanatos could skin me alive. Sometimes thralls are sent as bait. It's not the fact you are young, it's the fact no one can afford to lose you." His hand drifted to her belly and stroked it.
The door opened to find Steve and Litha in the kitchen already. Steve's eyes brighten at the sight of Becka.
Brian winked at Litha. "It's okay. If you weren't Alex's wife I would have given you hell myself. I'm sorry too. I guess we need to get better at that kind of thing." Richard piped in on the situation with the spy. "Sometimes the spies have vampire cover. I suggest we go out in force for Alex to feed. Who is staying to guard Rebeckah and Steve and who is coming with Alex?" Brian volunteered his services. "Richard, you and me need to cover for Alex. The safe room is a tough nut to crack and only one spy shouldn't be a problem. Litha it's your call to come with us or stay in the safe room." Brian figured it was unlikely a vampire was already lurking. It was far more likely the spy was alone. He would be happy to have Litha help where she saw best fit to do it.
Becka briefly leans against Alex as he rubs her belly. Speaking back mentally. “I know, but it still can be irksome to be left out like useless, mindless meat.” She finally pulls away and moves to the trunk she spots and starts to dig through it. She pulls out an old Irish dress that would work and low soft shoes. She looks to Litha. “Is there a shower here?”
Litha grins back at Becka and nods. She doesn’t warn her though. She looks back at Brian and nods. “I guess we do.” She listens to the guys speak. Now she understands some why Becka’s in a foul mood. She turns and looks to Alex. “Becka must be protected at all costs. She should not be left alone.” With that she turns and walks back into the room. She waits for the guys to leave before shutting the room back up.
Becka moves into the bathroom after Steve kindly pointed to the proper door. She stops and gasps looking the bathroom over. Damn it was just huge. Shaking her head she undresses and starts her shower.
Alex hated having to eat. "Okay, let's get this over with quick. I don't want to leave the ladies alone too long." Richard nods and the three headed out the back door with Brian taking the lead. Outside, Richard moved ahead. The human wasn't hard to find. Richard silently signaled. With the three of them having fought in the Vlad revolt, the signals were easy to follow. Alex swept in and drained the man dry. He was dressed in camouflage and seemed to be tracking Richard with infrared goggles. His blood was his own, indicating he was human and probably not fed upon before. Alex found a silvered knife on the man, and a crossbow with wooden shafts and silver tips. He took the knife and black leather sheath and put it on his own belt. Brian came in and confiscated the rest of the body and remains after Alex snapped his neck. There was no communication equipment on the man, which Alex found odd. The three quickly returned back to the mansion. The entire raid was over in fifteen minutes. Alex would be knocking at the door to the safe room to let them know what he found while Richard and Brian checked the security monitors.
Steve laughed at Becka's gasp. "It's too bad Litha is so rough. We could have a good time in there." He winked at Litha. The fact of the matter was he was sexually spent from Litha. He didn't know it, but Becka held the only way for him to get active again within the next couple of hours.
Becka heard Steve over the water. She laughed and raised her vice to be heard. “What? Litha hasn’t shown you her gentle side? Litha! What is wrong with you woman?”
Litha closed the door and looked at Steve, then the bathroom. She just shook her head and moved to put away the stones and herbs on the table. As she does this her voice raises to be heard by Becka. “He never acted like he wanted gentle. This is the first I’ve heard he likes love making instead of sex.” She gives Steve a side long look and a smirk is on her face.
Becka was just finishing up when Litha finally got around to answering her. Her chuckle wafted out into the other room. She shut off the water and got out to dry off. Soon she was dressed and entering the other room just as there was a knock on the door. Litha was swift to answer it, hand already Changed again for combat if need be. But it was Alex once more. Litha stepped back and let him in the room. Becka walked over once he was in and snuggled up to him. “Success then?”
Steve blushed furiously. He wondered how Alex did it. "Hey, both of you seemed pretty satisfied." Steve had a feeling with both of them he would be sitting out most of it anyway. Of course, with Becka though he seemed to have some kind of everlasting stamina. Especially towards the end of the flight. Litha left him feeling drained though. He just didn't have a way to put two and two together.
Alex stepped into the room snuggled right back while his other arm grabbed Litha into the embrace. He kissed both women on the lips. "With two beautiful wives, yes, a roaring success." Alex did a double take "Oh, you mean the feed. It was weird. A guy was armed to kill both vampires and Lycan with a crossbow. He didn't have any communication equipment. It was almost like he was sent to get killed."
Alex gave Steve a sly look. "You haven't been taking advantage of my wives when I'm not looking have you Steve?" Steve rolled his eyes. "It's your fault for leaving beautiful women behind with spare time. I couldn't leave them unsatisfied." It was very weird for Steve, but he figured he’d better stand his ground. The ladies would come to his defense if needed, but he wanted to step up to the plate and defend himself. Alex shrugged. "Oh well, I guess I'll have to reclaim them as soon as I can then." Alex gave Litha another kiss. "So, has anything interesting come up on the laptop? I'm not sure what the agenda is tonight. Did Vessa have anything to say now that we are near Nicholai's place?"
Alex was still wondering if Tanatos was going to know he was here now that the spy was dead. Ancient vampires had definite feed rates. Brian had fed last night. When the spy he killed turned up missing, someone was going to be alerted. There was also the problem of Steve having to check through customs. Spies in customs might be able to associate Steve with him.
Becka and Litha looked at each other, then over at Steve as they sat in Alex’s arms. Identical mischievous grins on their faces. “Of course we are. We don’t choose sex partners to be left unsatisfied after all. What would be the point?” It was actually said in unison, as if the two had practiced such a saying for years until perfected. Strangely enough, that wasn’t the case.
Becka winked at Steve as he stood up for himself against Alex’s teasing, while Litha received another kiss. Litha blinked at Alex. “Crap. I’ve forgotten to check, with being so focused on this spell I’m creating.” She pulled away and retrieved the laptop.
“Spell?” Becka perked up and peer after Litha.
Pulling the laptop out and firing it up. Litha looks at Becka. “Um, yeah. And I need to talk to you about it later.”
“So talk.”
“Uh, after I talk to Dancing Water.”
“Noo oo oo. Now.”
Litha sighed, and looked down at the laptop for a moment. She decided to catch Becka up completely and told her the whole Spirit World encounter. Becka blinked when she finished and before she could continue on, Becka spoke.
“You’re to reach all the Lycans left in the Old World via the Spirit World, or the Dream World if need be.” She sagged against Alex as her mind literally boggled at the thought, her eyes wide. “Litha…” She drew her name out. “That’s a really powerful spell you will have to cast.”
Litha nodded. “I know.” She dropped her gaze to the laptop and went to her mail. She was a bit uncomfortable with Becka’s reaction and subsequent silence.
"Good grief, Steve. You are stealing my wives in unison now." Alex gave Becka a kiss when Litha checked her laptop. He listened intensely to Litha explain her situation. He was worried he might be a bad influence for Litha. If he was the path to trouble, that was not good at all. The last thing he wanted was sadness for Litha.
His hands massaged Becka's shoulders to try to ease her. He was a bit tense himself though. If only Dancing Water had some good advice on how Litha and Alex should proceed. Their marriage seemed like a potential threat to what Litha's path was, but it wasn't like Alex was going to try to block that path if the way became clear.
"Is there anything we could do to help the spell?" Alex was a bit at a loss on what he could do for Litha.
Becka gave Alex a swat but was quick to kiss him when he kissed her. Her arms wrapped around him and held on. She wanted him badly, but knew she was denied that for the moment. It was frustrating to say the least. She cuddled into him when the kiss ended and thought over Litha’s words. What she was going to do was powerful, and potentially dangerous. She should have a whole coven, probably two behind her in such an endeavor. She wanted to help, but she too knew the arguments for and against spell work while pregnant. Her and Litha had talked them to death in the past. And that was concerning Lycan cubs. Her own children were an anomaly in and of themselves. Her thoughts dwell on that, locked in even. Of course. That was it. She nods, basically non verbally answering Alex’s question. “Yes, there is, Alex. I will help her with the spell.”
Litha’s head raises sharply and her nostrils flare, she looks at Becka. She is about to argue when she sees Becka’s face. She knows something. “Spit it.”
Becka looked at Litha and chuckled. “You will be convincing them to join us.” No question, simple fact, Litha doesn’t even respond, just keeps watching. “What better way than to show them a pregnant Vampire.” Litha slowly shakes her head. “Yes, Litha. It is the only way for the Mother to reach them.” Litha slumps back. That was one argument she couldn’t begin to dispute. “Alex, take her down to the circle. She’ll need it to call to Dancing Water. When will you cast?”
“At sunrise.”
Becka pauses, but then nods. “So be it.”
The whole spell sounded dramatically dangerous to Becka. Alex was nervous about that. Talking to Dancing Water would be a good move. Alex felt Becka's need. She was going to need time with Steve. It was hard to have to hold back during this time. It hurt him to have to stand down. "Okay. Let's go Rebeckah." Alex opened the door and escorted Rebeckah out. "Brian will have my key to the basement. He'll be in the security room at the north side." Alex brought Becka with him, holding her hand and nervous for her. Brian was looking over monitors with Richard in the security room. "Brian, I need to take Rebeckah to the basement." Brian nodded and tossed Alex his key. Alex caught it and slipped it into his pocket. He gave Becka another kiss. "Okay, let's go down my love." He took Becka to the picture and slid it to the right to open the stairs. He gave the key to Becka. "Rebeckah, keep this key safe. It's more yours than mine anyway. Take the second step and do the turns. You remember from last night. One quarter turn and then one half turn."
He waited for Becka to deactivate the traps. "I love you. It's hard to have to say this. You need to spend some intimate time with Steve after you talk to Dancing Water." He so badly wanted to share sex with Becka. It was a blessing to have Steve though. At least he could give her some peace.
Steve was concerned. "Won't Becka be in trouble to perform a spell at sunrise? She's a vampire, right?" Steve didn't know the half of it. The coffins moved underground at sunrise. Becka was going to have to sleep outside of the circle in Brian's chamber. Alex had already understood that and would move the coffin when they went down.
Becka frowned wondering where they were heading off too. But she didn’t mind the extra time with him, so followed along. As he retrieve the key from Brian, then gave it to her and opened the way down, she frowned as she realized he thought she was going to call Dancing Water. She started to say something but paused, a slight frown marring her features. It was then Alex brought up her having more sex with Steve, but she only paid it partial attention. Suddenly she breaks out in a grin and flings her arms around his neck and kisses him soundly and deeply. She breaks the kiss and nuzzles him. “You are such a wonder. Don’t ever change.”
She leans back and looks at him seriously right after that. “While I don’t mind time with Steve, it’s you I want.” She rubs against him. “It’s you I need. Maybe later we can experiment. Just you and me, no links, and see what happens. Besides, Litha and Steve have finally taken a tumble, so she’ll have someone to occupy her as well.” With that she turns and darts down to the circle.
Litha watched Becka and Alex leave together her mouth opens to say something and her head tilts. She snaps it closed and just shakes her head. Apparently Alex didn’t understand what Becka had meant. She looks over at Steve when he speaks, and shrugs. “I don’t know, but she’s not concerned. And she’d be the one to say something. The spell has to be performed at dawn.” She looks away. She too is wondering how Becka will fair after sunrise.
Alex's arms moved around Becka's waist to return the kiss. He was missing her badly. Becka's declaration for time with him filled him with desire. "Yes, it's you I want." Alex had his doubts on how well Steve could handle Litha though. Humans could only really handle so much sex. Alex followed Becka down to the circle. There were peace knots on the circle. Alex wondered if those would help. What Alex didn't realize is that the circle was designed for three couples to mate without over exciting each other with cross links. Becka's experiment actually had a fair chance in the circle if not even more than that.
Steve laughed. "I think Becka just took your trip to talk to Dancing Water." Steve thought about it. "Maybe she just wants some personal time with Alex." Steve moved over to the bed and flopped down. He was a little spent from three sex sessions. He was still puzzled why Becka was able to draw so much more out of him.
Litha nodded thoughtfully. “I believe you are right.” She sighs and shrugs. Ah well. Though Becka didn’t yet know the particulars of the spell, maybe she could get more from Dancing Water, with an unbiased view.
Becka stops at the edge of the circle to wait for Alex. As he approaches, she grabs his hand and drags him to the center of the circle, where moonlight shines down. She sits cross legged and tugs his hand until he sits with her. “Join me in the Spirit World?” She hopes he will, but she’s not going to make him. It’s a hard thing to do at times, though with their link, she might be able to help him cross into the realm.
Steve put his hands behind his head. "Want to come snuggle?" He wasn't feeling frisky but it would be nice to lay next to Litha for some comfort.
Alex smiled. "Of course I will. You know, if you drink my blood the quickening will allow you to stand staying awake in the day. The sunlight is blinding though and you lose all the vampire strength. As long as you stay out of the middle of the circle, you should be fine. You'll just need extra sleep before you wake up next evening." Alex settled sitting cross legged. His knees touched Becka's. His hands moved to Becka's knees. "Show me the way my love."
Litha looks over at Steve. She gives a slight shrug. “Sure. Nothing to do until we know what we’re supposed to do now anyway.” She gets up and walks over and lays down next to him. She molds her body to his side and lays her head on his shoulder, her right hand dropping onto his chest.
Becka looked at Alex and smiled. “I dunno, last time I drank your blood, I woke up looking like this.” She waved her hand at her belly and grinned. She places her own hands on his knees and smiles. “Okay, empty your mind. It is a lot like how it is when we sleep for the day. Shouldn’t be too hard for you to achieve. Once there, if Dancing Water’s not already there, I’ll have to call her.” She closes her eyes and opens their link wide. She empties her mind and regulates her breathing to even shallow breaths. With their connection, it is easy for her to help him reach the state needed and soon they step into the Spirit World.
The place looks much like the lands of Arizona or New Mexico. Mesas and desert like terrain. Becka frowns slightly as she looks around. “Usually when I come to the Spirit World I come in on the cost similar to Frisco.” She doesn’t understand at first why they have come in at the Southwest of the States, and she continues to look around. She spots a figure in the distance, low to the ground and near a cooking fire. Then it dawns on her. “Duh, this is where Dancing Water is from. That’s a relief, she’s here already. Come.”
Becka takes Alex’s hand and takes a step. In that single step they now stand before the fire and a seated Dancing Water, that is the way of the Spirit World. She looks up and greets them “Daughter of my Heart, Husband of My Daughter. Sit. There is much to discuss and little time.” She gestures to mats at their feet and waits for them to sit.
Steve crossed his left arm over to stroke Litha's side. It was nice just to lay with her in peace. It made her seem more human and less wild. Her wild side was fun, but her peaceful side was nice to touch from time to time.
Alex smiled back at her pregnancy comment. She looked just a beautiful pregnant as not. "That's fine with me beautiful. I'd rather you be more pregnant and safe than not as pregnant and in danger." Alex listened to Becka's instructions. Emptying his mind was simple enough. His body went to a very relaxed neutral state. His breathing went very slow. Before long something seems to be happening he didn't expect.
His eyes are closed but he seems to be in the U.S. desert. Becka is frowning and that is curious to Alex. Alex silently gets up after Becka gets her bearings and he feels her take his hand. It's nice to be with her so close again.
It was odd having the step take them directly to Dancing Water. Alex returned her greeting with a smile. Alex follows Dancing Water's instructions and takes a seat on one of the mats cross legged while helping Becka down to her mat. His eyes shift between the two women. This is new to him so he is all ears.
“Mmm.” Litha snuggles closer to Steve and enjoys him stroking her side. She is soothed by his scent, closeness, and the caressing. Before she knows it she is drifting off into a doze, that if left alone would turn into deep sleep.
Becka sits next to Alex and cuddles close, practically climbing into his lap. Dancing Water smiles slightly. She can see the love shine from these two and it makes her happy. She finally looks at Alex. “Agathon, you must release Litha from the deal between you two. As long as she considers you her mate, she will not find the one she is meant too. And he is closer than she thinks.”
She then turns her attention to Becka. “Daughter. Why do you seek me out?” Becka had been silent up to this point. She had been mulling over the fact that there was someone for Litha finally. She looks up at Dancing Water. “Litha will perform a spell at dawn.” Dancing Water nods. “She has created what is needed. You will help her.”
“Yes, she wanted to run the spell by you I think.”
“She does not need to, and deep down she knows this. Now go, my Children. You have work to do and a new race to birth.” With that the scene wavers and disappears.
Becka opens her eyes and looks upon the circle buried under Brian’s mansion. She looks to Alex and smiles briefly before frowning. With a sigh she speaks. “I guess that’s that.”
Steve started to doze off next to Litha. It was so comfortable laying next to her. His sleep would be a much lighter one, but it would be relaxed as well.
Alex's arm wrapped around Becka next to him. Being close to her made him feel like he was home anywhere. "I will end the agreement promptly, Dancing Water. Her happiness is my concern."
Once the vision faded, Alex watched Becka's eyes as she gazed at the circle. His smile answers hers, but her frown gives him a look of concern. His hands moved up to unbutton his shirt on Becka. "Do you think Litha is ready for a divorce so soon?" His hands unbutton the shirt slowly. He doesn't try to make a link. It seemed worth trying some love making with Becka. The peace he felt in the circle gave him confidence. "I want you, Rebeckah. I love you and my body is ready to show it peacefully. Just tell me if the twins act up and we'll stop." He leans forward and places a tender kiss on Becka's lips. "We'll take this slow."
“Unless you tell her Dancing Water said to, probably not. She may not even then. Who knows?” Becka stills as Alex reaches over and starts unbuttoning the shirt she wears. Her eyes search his as he speaks. Love, desire, and need swirling in their depths. Her hands come up and rest on the back of his. She leans into his kiss, then sighs when he pulls away. Her hands slowly move up his arms until they reach his shoulders. They then move down his chest to find the buttons on his shirt and start undoing them. “Yes.”
Alex was not about to leave out Dancing Water as the attorney that divorced them. He was just glad Becka witnessed the court proceedings. His hands moved down to undo her shirt and then unfastened her dress. His eyes focused on her skin in desire and love. Her protruded belly was more obvious with her sitting. It was so special to know their children were in there. "It is so special to be the father of your children, Rebeckah. You have given me so much in choosing me." His hands took her ribs and his legs lifted them both up to standing. He stepped into her and kissed her lips tenderly while gently pressing his tongue against them. His tongue patiently awaited her to part her lips so it could rediscover her teeth and tongue. His right hand brushed over her breasts while his left hand ran over her tummy.
“I love you.” She sighs softly as he steps towards her. Becka’s mouth opens to his kiss allowing Alex’s tongue to enter and their tongues start wrestling with each other. Her hands finish unbuttoning his shirt and then slide up his belly and chest to his shoulders. Then they gently push his shirt off his shoulders and upper arms. The shirt stops at the bend of his elbows. Her body presses into his hands. Her scent starts to become obvious as her desire mounts.
Alex enjoys the taste of Becka's mouth again as he kisses her. His hands came off the front of his body to let the shirt drop, but he savors the kiss and keeps their mouths intermingled. His hands move to push her shirt off and they go straight to dropping her dress to the floor. They then lay against her mons and lap and make a trek over her swelling stomach to her breasts. His cock is standing straight up in his pants now. He was still without underwear. It had simply been getting in the way.
His shirt gone, her hands move down to get his pants off. Once she has them undone, she pushes them over his hips and down until gravity takes them away from her. She moans into his mouth as his hands travel up her body to her breasts. Her hands move, the right one wraps around his cock and starts to lightly stroke it. The left hand cups his sack and starts a gentle knead. She wanted him badly.
Alex's hands move around her back and trace down to her bottom. His fingers circle her buttocks and move back up her back muscles again. He steps into her and presses his stomach and chest to her belly and breasts. His hands move to her sides again and stroke up and down them. The kiss is delicious. He's teasing her a bit as far as he can tell, but he wants it to be a big relief when he finally takes her.
Becka shivers at his touch. Her hands let him go as he steps towards her. Her hands go to his hips and slide around to his lower back, pressing him closer to herself. She rubs against him and moans again into their kiss. Her hands run up his back to his shoulders. Then her hands slowly lift until just her finger tips touch him. She presses gently and rakes them down his back.
Alex groans as the fingers come down his back. His right arm crosses her ass while his left arm takes her by the shoulder blades. He pulls her down dropping to his knees. He leans forward, forcing Becka's back to the ground. His thighs straighten out to settle his lap into Becka's. His hands move down to spread her thighs. With her canal fully exposed, his hips and ass roll his shaft into her in a gentle slow motion that lets his cock rediscover every bit of wet silk deliberately on its way into her. His throat moans again with the pleasure of finally having his true love again. It's odd not linking to her mentally. She is getting pleasure but he doesn't know where she is in it.
As Alex enters her, Becka gives a deep sigh of pleasure, breaking their kiss. It is wonderful to feel him filling her with his rod. “Agathon.” His name is like a breath on the breeze. She wraps her arms around his shoulders and her legs around his waist. Her body starts to tense at his slow entry of her. It is eager for him and waiting for the pleasure he will give. She nips him lightly on the shoulder, then her hands bring his head back toward her and she kisses him again. It is a hungry and demanding kiss.
"Rebeckah." He has to add her name to his. It doesn't really come complete without her name. He feels her body wrap around his. His torso relaxes further into hers. Her tension sends ripples of pleasure into his body. Her bite excites him and the passion of the kiss infects him. He holds back though. The last thing he wants is for the twins to end this moment. His thrusts run deep, but they are smooth and gentle. A thankfulness to be with her tames his desire. He lets their lips play out the passion while enjoying the soothing pleasure of her silk caressing his shaft.
Becka moves with his thrusts. Her breathing becomes heavy and her kiss becomes more demanding. The tension in her body is building. Her nails trace down the sides of his neck and across his shoulders. She wants to link with him badly, but the twins keep her in check. In its own way this joining is erotic. She had to work to bring him pleasure, not being able to know instantly. It was maddening and at the same time a turn on.
Alex felt the passion in Becka's kisses and drank it in while returning it. He feels her nails run down his neck and shoulders. His own nails play patterns down Becka's sides. The feel of her body beneath his is too precious and the kiss to invaluable to let go. Having to keep himself in check for the twins, he is conscious his cock is feeling sacred silk wet, warm, and pleasure it. Her canal was something way more than a pleasure receptacle or pleasure generator. It was a place life began again and he knew he could end life if he betrayed the trust offered by Becka. He gently picks up the pace of thrusting her. Her pleasure is important to him and it feels safe enough to try to increase it.
Becka’s body bows under Alex, breaking their kiss, and her head leans back. Great Mother, his body feels good in her, on her, the nails make her shiver. She is panting now, and a low moan comes from her. “Oh, Agathon.” She is so close to a release and her hips move a bit faster than his. Her nails move down the backside of his shoulders and move down to his waist. There her hands grab a hold of his hips and hold on.
Alex's lips move down to Becka's throat and gently nibble the flesh there in a tease. His hands move up her sides and shoulders to run his fingers on her ears. Her hands moved with the rhythm of his hips as he took her steadily and firmly now. "Oh, Rebeckah. You complete me in so many ways." The added padding of her stomach and breasts against his body makes the moment more special. Her silk grabs his shaft inviting it to take full pleasure and spill its seed. He is built up now and can release any time, but he is waiting until his Becka orgasms first. The slow pace gives him control and Alex wants Becka to get full fulfillment before he releases into her.
Alex’s tease of her throat is the last push. Her body tightens, then shudders uncontrollably. “Agathon!” Her climax washes over her in tidal waves. She has sorely missed this, missed him. It was only one night, but it had seemed to be so long, like it had been years since they last joined. She didn’t have a clue how she was going to get through the rest of this pregnancy.
Alex feels Becka's body shake with release. "Oh, Rebeckah!" He tries to hold his seed, but the rhythm of her canal engulfing his thrusts in orgasm drives his loins to start their own rhythmic movement. He cries out as four successive thrusts launch a string of cream into her inner reaches. It is almost like reclaiming her to Alex. His thrusts continue. He is unwilling to stop. "It has been too long. I am so thankful we can share this, my love." He is relieved they can mate without the link and keep the twins safe in the circle, but dreads the day they have to leave it to move south.
Becka feels his pleasure and orgasm through her body. It’s interesting that all her unlife, she had enjoyed sex like this. Two people in their own bodies and minds, never really knowing how the other truly feels about the experience, but in just a few nights, she has come to rely on the link her and Alex share to know and experience what the other experiences.
She opens her eyes and relaxes slightly to look upon him. His continued thrusts make her body tremble now and again in continued pleasure, but it’s more like triggering aftershocks. She smiles at him. “It has only been one night, but it feels like a lifetime all over again.” She releases his hips and brings her arms up to encircle his neck, “Only you complete me, Agathon.”
Alex nods. He loves being able to talk to Becka while taking her. They are one during the conversation. "Yes. It was an odd night. I thought it would be the three of us. Hopefully Litha is very close to her true love. She has been feeling like a third wheel. Last night I tried my best to show her she was part of our family, but she just understands our link too well." Becka's arms and legs around him seem to make him feel safer than the circle. "I hope Litha takes courage in that Dancing Water senses her mate near her. The divorce might bother her." Alex told himself just one more orgasm for Becka and then he would face Litha with the news. It was too wonderful being with her.
Becka sighs at Alex’s words. “Litha is far more sensitive and complex than any ever know. Only reasons I even know what I do are long and close familiarity. And even that took a while coming. I should have never pushed the bet. It was meant in jest and a way for you to get over having sex with her. I never meant for either of you to come to grief over it.” Her right hand starts trailing her finders over his shoulder, she is careful not to make the Fertility Knot, but she does make idle patterns. She is loath to let him go, to end this so soon. She knows she should though. Litha needed to be told, and who knew what preparations were still needed to be made for the spell at the dawn. Her body moves with Alex, in total agreement in not ending this joining just yet.
"It's okay, Rebeckah. Litha and I took the bet freely. If anything it just put responsibility on me to keep her satisfied. I will continue in that pleasure and responsibility until she meets her mate. Dancing Water just needs her looking, and that was never precluded anyway. There is no grief unless Litha doesn't meet her destiny. It's really very refreshing to me she will find her true love. We just have to work to get her to that understanding and peace. I will share another climax with you and then we will go tell her. This position is beautiful. I want you to know we belong to each other. If you feel comfortable with another position, let's explore it while we can."
Alex rears up and curls his torso to bring his mouth to her left nipple. His mouth sucks it in and suckles it while his hands move up to milk the breast. He is obviously looking to draw the colostrum from Becka. It could be his last chance to taste it for a while unless things move peacefully.
Becka nods at Alex’s words. It would be so wonderful for Litha to finally find herself someone. Someone who understood her, and could keep up with her. She giggled at Alex as he so mater-of-factly told her they would share another orgasm together. It quickly changed to a groan though as he started suckling and milking her breast. Her tunnel suddenly tightened around Alex’s cock with the pleasure of his mouth on her.
Becka was obviously enjoying her new breast sensitivity. The colostrum finally rose from her nipple. It tastes amazing. His hips pick up pace more with the taste of her premilk in his mouth. Her pussy grips him so hungrily. He wished he could create a link to feel her sensations. It was enough to please her though. The pink liquid starts making its way to his stomach as he swallows the first taste. Her groans are sweet music to his ears.
Between Alex’s thrusts and his milking her, Becka was being driven wild. Her body writhed under his. She moaned long and low. Her hands caught on him and held on. He was already driving her to the edge again and far faster than the first time. “Agathon, please.” Not realizing it, she opens to him. He knows the pleasure she feels now. The link is one sided though, and it is flooded with her need and desire.
Alex felt Becka's movements of longing pleasure beneath him. Her colostrum entered his system about the time her link fills him with her sensations of pleasure. The waves of pleasure push him close to ejaculation almost instantly. His teeth catch her nipple and give it a pinch and his cock presses with more power and depth into her begging cunt. His loins are going to release hard in her. With the link, her orgasm is sure to set him off with a lot of pressure to the release. It will be a shorter time than he wanted, but it will be memorable. It is the first time he has been able to drink from Becka's breasts.
Becka’s breath catches as Alex nips her nipple. His deeper and harder thrusts make her groan with utter delight. She moves with him, and feels herself pushed over that edge into another climax. Her body trembles under him with her release. “Agathon. Oh, yes.” It was far too soon, but it was intense and so enjoyable. It was like they were having each other again for the first time. Only without a human in their way.
Alex feels Becka's climax and it sends his own pelvis into spasms. His cock shoots his seed deep into her canal. "Rebeckah!" Her name fills his mind as his loins empty the pressure into her. His body shudders as his hands release her breast. His hips press into hers as his body expels his cum. "Oh, Rebeckah, rediscovering you over and over is always so right." The Great Mother has truly blessed him with Rebeckah. Rebeckah is his saving miracle in the end. He cuddles on top of her wrapping his arms around her head, pillowing it with his forearms and kisses her tenderly and passionately. "It is time to send Litha to her destiny." He reluctantly gets up and offers his arm to Becka. He lifts her up and dresses her back. His lips kiss her belly several times. When he finally buttons her top button his kisses her lips again. "I love you Rebeckah." He turns to get himself dressed. With luck, Litha will understand she has good news.
“Mmm. I agree, Agathon.” She enjoys the temporary cuddle and kissing. Reluctantly, she rises with him. She giggles as he dresses her. “Well, this is a switch.” Her eyes twinkle, watching him. She also snickers as he kisses her belly. When he finally finishes dressing her she enjoys their last kiss. She then watches him dress. “I love you, Agathon. I am so thankful Mother Earth brought you to me.” Once he is done dressing she moves up to him and hugs him. She wants his nearness just a moment longer. Alex needs to feel her close longer.
He picks Becka up with the hug and lifts her in his arms. "This isn't because you are pregnant, it's because I need you close." He climbs the steps enjoying her presence in his arms. He climbs slowly, not out of safety, but in the interest of getting to hold Becka longer still. He presents her to the locking mechanism for the basement and waits for her to close it before bringing her to the safe room entrance. "Go ahead and knock my love. You better make it loud. Litha might be wearing poor Steve out in there."
Becka smiles at Alex with a slight chuckle. “I need you close as well.” She snuggles up to him while he carries her. She closes the lock to the basement. She loves him so close. Hell, she loves him. When they reach the safe room, she chuckles at his comment. “She might be. Poor Steve.” She knocks, and makes sure it is good and loud. “You know, it might have been easier if you’d just used your link.”
Litha groans at the sound of pounding on the door. She snuggles closer to Steve and tries to ignore the door. She starts to sink back into sleep.
Alex smiled. "Good point. I guess it was too dangerous to use for us and I kind of set it to the side of my mind." It took longer for them to answer the door as well. It was a secret bonus in his mind.
Steve hears the door and slips out from under Litha. Her snuggle into him is precious, but there is no time to enjoy it with someone needing to see them. He gets up, straightens his clothes some and opens the door to Becka in Alex's arms. They both seem beaming to him. "You two are the picture of a happy marriage." Alex winks at Steve and steps into the room. Steve closes the door. Alex lets Becka to her feet and takes a deep breath. Stepping over to Litha, his hand shakes her shoulder. "Litha? Litha, I need to give you some news. You need to be awake for this, but it's okay to stay laying down." His mind reaches to hers as well. "Litha, wake up. You have a big job."
Becka smiles at Steve and then watches Alex move to Litha. This was going to be tough. She too drifts over to sit at the foot of the bed. She watches Litha, the woman has been running pretty long now.
Litha grumbled and tried to move away from Alex. Steve’s absence makes her grumble some more. “Agathon, I am going to kill you. Couldn’t the two of you enjoyed yourselves a bit longer?” Her speech is mental, but her nose worked perfectly fine. She finally rolls over and looks at him. “What?”
Alex bends down and gives Litha a kiss. He draws it out a little. "Litha, Dancing Water met Rebeckah and I in the spirit world. She explained your true love is near and we have to divorce you. You are released from our pack. You are to find a new Alpha. He is near. I don't know if Dancing Water meant in time or distance but she did say he's closer than we think. You are single again, but only because it's in your best interest. You know Rebeckah and I still love you. You are welcome with us, but you must find a mate. It was an honor being your alpha. It was short, but it was precious." Alex lays his hands on Litha and smiles. It is a happy occasion for her whether she takes it that way or not.
Steve is rather taken aback. The situation seems to get more bizarre by the day.
Litha just blinks at Alex stunned for a long moment. She then shrugs. “Yeah, ok. Whatever.” She twists her body and somersaults out the upper side of it and away from Alex and Becka. She moves across the room, and sits at the table.
Becka watches her and realizes Litha is upset, but she also realizes talking to her right now would be wrong. She grabs Alex’s arm before he can make the mistake of trying to go after her and try to push the issue. She looks to Steve thoughtfully. When she sees him look her way, she flicks her gaze to Litha and then looks back at him with a quirked brow. Hoping he understands and doesn’t leave her alone. Becka stands up and pulls Alex along with her. She heads out of the safe room, not giving him a choice in the matter. She finally stops once her back is against the safe room door on the outside. She speaks low. “Leave it for now Agathon. She needs time to think and absorb the news. You’ll only piss her off if you push it.”
Steve is a bit perplexed, but intends to stay with Litha. The cross racial thing is obviously complex. He moves to the kitchen, pours two glasses of water and comes to the table sliding one across to Litha. Sipping his water thoughtfully he looks at her. She is beautiful and it is hard to see her wall herself off. He figures he needs to be a good listener at this point. If talking was a good idea, Becka would have been the one to do it.
Alex doesn't try to fight Becka at all. It's kind of fun watching her take charge of the situation, but Litha's reaction has him deeply concerned. Once they are outside, Alex answers her direction with a kiss and a nod. "Okay." His mind is at a loss of what to do. It's both a sad and hopeful occasion. "I don't know what to do at this point, Rebeckah. I'm not sure how to help." His hand strokes Becka's face.
Litha takes the glass and sips. Her thoughts are a swirling mess. Once more she is without a pack. She sighs dejectedly and drinks more water. And now, if she is pregnant? Suddenly the glass flies across the room and shatters on a wall. Her teeth are gritted and her body shakes. Her voice is a growl. “Please. Leave.” She doesn’t want Steve hurt, she’s barely containing her own hurt at this point.
Becka kisses him briefly. “You can’t, Agathon. Hopefully, Steve doesn’t get frightened off.” She cocks her head and hears the tinkle of breaking glass. She pushes Alex to the far wall. “But we may want to move in case he needs a hasty retreat, or escape.” She turns and watches the door.
Steve jumps at the glass shattering. He gets up to clean up the mess, grabbing a towel from the kitchen and the trash can. "I can't, Litha. Becka wants me to stay. We both trust her, so we have to stick this one out." He goes about cleaning up the glass and mopping up the water into the towel. He is glad he didn't give her something that stains.
Alex hugs Becka tight. "I used the fertility knot on her, Rebeckah. She might be pregnant. If she has a cub by me, we might be adopting or Litha is going to have an extended immediate family with us. Something tells me if Dancing Water told me to divorce her, she isn't having a cub by me. It's extra stress on her I'm sure though." Alex wished he could explain Litha was still within their circle. This was not an abandonment. Dancing Water had explained she just needed to feel single to find her true love. "Maybe she needs to talk to Dancing Water."
Richard comes down the hall in a fast hurry. "What's wrong? Our sensors picked up a disturbance in the safe room." Alex looks over at him. "Litha is upset because I had to divorce her. Steve is with her. She just needs a cool down." Richard frowns at Alex. "She's not going to shred Steve is she?"
Becka stared at Alex, hard. “You what?” She sags against him with a groan. “I’m going to have to start chaining you up, or you’ll have every female that gets near you pregnant.” Goddess what a ness this has become. “Not necessarily. She could still be pregnant. She needs a Lycan mate though, one who completely understands her. We can’t we’re not Lycan.” She shakes her head again. “She’s too riled up to even achieve the state she needs to enter the Spirit World, and I got the impression Dancing Water wasn’t going to call her.” Becka sighs. Crap this was becoming a serious matter. She looks up as Richard arrives. “She might, if he doesn’t have the sense to bail.” She stops and looks at Richard. “Perhaps you should go in?”
Litha gave a snarl and moved far faster than Steve had ever seen her move. She grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and hauled him over to the door. The door slams open and Steve comes flying out. She grabs the door after glaring at all in the hall, her eyes are completely black. She slams the door shut, it bangs very hard and pops back open slightly.
Becka moved quickly, allowing Steve to slam into Alex. Fortunately, Litha had tossed him towards them, so she wasn’t in a full rage yet. But she was quickly working her way towards one. Becka’s hand shoots out and holds Steve against Alex when they connect. She looks at Richard again. “You might fare better. I can’t go in there in my current condition, and Alex is the one she’s gonna work herself up to being mad at.”
Richard started transforming slightly at the site of Litha. His hands turned to claws and jet black hair and a muzzle grew from his face with fangs. His hand pushes open the door and he closes it behind him. Half of Becka's explanation is lost on the closed door.
Alex catches Steve and absorbs his collision. Steve loses the air out of his lungs, but he will be okay after he starts breathing again. "I think he's bought into the idea rather quickly my love."
Richard started undressing immediately. He growls a low growl at Litha. His shirt is quickly off and more jet black hair is springing from his body. He bends down to remove his pants as his feet kick off his shoes and his transformation advances enough that he stays crouched leaning forward on his clawed hands. His eyes look Litha directly in the eyes as he growled and bared his fangs. It was a direct and open challenge to submit.
Becka is staring at the closed door with her mouth wide open. It snaps shut at Alex’s words. “Evidently.” She turns and looks at poor Steve. “You ok?” she caresses his back as she asks. She feels bad, but thought he’d have the sense to bolt if Litha got bad. Self-preservation and all that.
Litha whirls as she hears a growl. Her eyes widen briefly, then narrow. She starts changing herself, she doesn’t even have the presence of mind to shed her clothes. She growled and snarled back. She’d already submitted to one male, and was now packless. She wasn’t going that route again so soon. Her transformation is only two thirds through, but she launches herself at him anyway.
Steve is a victim of having given understanding and then having it crossed. He had put full faith in Litha and Becka not to harm him and it was almost expected that Litha had betrayed it and Becka had lived up to it and then some. Steve decides to inherently trust Becka at that point and distrust Litha. "Yes, Becka, I'm sorry. I thought it was more important to follow your direction. I made a mistake." Alex was glad he caught Steve. He tried to reassure Steve. "Litha threw you at me on purpose Steve. Try to give her some understanding. It was remarkable she did that in her state of rage."
Litha is a real threat to Richard and he knows it. At the same time, her conduct is unacceptable to him. She attacks him with rage, but Richard has the upper hand on this one. Both are steeped in conflict and know how to fight. Richard is fighting to defend the Mother and his head is cool. Litha is fighting over a rage built from a false sense of betrayal and her transformation is not complete. Richard moves to catch her neck by dodging her attacking fangs. His body moves to dodge her launched body and turn it onto her back. It's a fight, but a hint of an attempt of male dominance is there. The faintest hint of sex is buried beneath contention and rage within his scent. His mind is focused at the task at hand and he uses the depth of his martial experience to counter Litha's strike.
Becka sighs. “Yes, but I should have known better. I am so sorry Steve. I shouldn’t have ever put you in that position.” She looks towards the door and worries her bottom lip. She didn’t know Richard, and she worried one or both of them would end up killing each other, or worse.
Litha never fought calm, cool, or collected, and she’d long ago learned to use her rage to help her fight. Her left hand only partially transformed didn’t slash; they punched stiff fingered towards Richard’s side. Five claws ready to puncture his flesh. Her right hand aimed in the same manner for his armpit on that side. While her legs curled towards herself the claws on her toes ready to rake at his thighs much like a cat would do. She twisted her head, snarling and snapping, trying to break his hold on her throat. Far back in her rage filled mind, there was a small pocket that watched, and wondered if it wouldn’t just be better if he ripped her throat out.
Steve felt like the super humans were in control somehow. He felt like something was more powerful than all of them to keep the balance. His answer reflected that thought. "It's okay, Becka. I think things are working out for the better." He was disappointed in Litha for throwing him. He hoped Litha would understand she had something to work on there, but he was grateful Becka understood Litha had done something wrong.
Litha's claws met Richard's claws. His body was used to meeting the rage of opponents and Litha's rage was no different. Her move was both expected and welcomed in an odd kind of way. It's was an old dance from many years of war. His side was cut, but not punctured as his countering move prevented a strong foothold. His underarm was completely protected by his countering claw and her right hand only cut his chest. He did not give up on Litha's neck. His teeth grabbed the flesh. His teeth would rip at her skin if she threw him off, but if she didn't throw him off, she would only suffer a minor obstruction of breathing.
Richard had no intention of ripping out Litha's throat though she might have wanted such a thing. Richard would have much rather had her for a mate than to kill her. In fact, killing her wasn't even an option. He was only trying to subdue her rage. If she gave up her sex in losing the fight in her rage, Richard was perfectly fine with that. It had been a long time since sex, and stopping Litha's rage was a great excuse to quench his sexual thirst. Her rear claws met air. Richard new she was going to have to reign in her rage to win. All Lycan that fought with pure rage against him did not do well at all. If Litha continued with pure rage, she was going to find herself unable to stop his advances.
“Mmm, maybe.” Becka still frowned at the door. She hated not knowing what was going on with her friend, and the fact that her friend was with a complete stranger that they didn’t know if he’d just kill her outright. “She spoke absently to Steve yet again. “At least, as Alex said, she threw you at him. She could have very well thrown you at a wall. Not sure, but I think these old walls are thick enough you wouldn’t have gone through one, so that could have been a serious hurt.”
Litha gave a snarl. She smelled blood and that fueled her on. Her tactics changed slightly with his claws now within grasp. Her hands changed angles to bring her palms against his wrists, she quickly slid her hands down, nails curved. If she had to hamstring him she would do her damnedest to do so. She also attempted to twist her body not only to throw him off her, but maybe to even come out on top. Sex and submitting wasn’t even in her thoughts. All she wanted was to be left alone, or hurt whoever was stupid enough to be bothering her at this moment.
"Well, Richard said it was up to whoever was in the room to open the door, so I think we are stuck now." Steve shuddered to think what Litha might do to Richard. He didn't realize Richard's experience.
Richard was pretty sure Litha would try to throw him off and hamstring him. They were old moves. Even her angling didn't get missed by his quickened vision. Litha had struck, and in doing so, lost the initiative against someone that knew what they were doing. Her main hope had been to stay on the defensive. In attacking, she actually exposed herself against someone that had fought in some of the toughest Vlad Revolt Lycan fights and left with only minor injury and a respectable number of kills. She was doomed to feel his teeth on her throat at this point. Her strikes were doomed to miss with only moderate damage to Richard. He was going to use that damage to gain her back and her throat. She was attractive to him and he was going to use that gain to take initiative physically on both the sexual and combative fronts. Litha knew the cost of her attack. She was banking on being more powerful to attack. Meeting her equal was going to cost her the fight. In losing the fight, she was going to end up submitting sexually as well.
Becka just sighed and nodded. Suddenly she turned to Alex and burrowed into his side. She was clearly upset at this change of events. She just hoped everything worked out in the end.
Litha made a strange movement at this point in the fighting with Richard. She body started to suddenly twist and twine, as if she’d become cat somewhere in the mix. She very nearly ripped her own throat out trying to pull away from Richard. She also came close to dislocating several bones throughout her body in an attempt to get out from under him. She continued to snap and snarl, and if that meant she scored a hit, then great, if not, then so be it. Right now she was needing to get completely free of Richard before he actually managed to kill her… or worse.
Alex was busy wondering if Richard was part of what Dancing Water was talking about or not. If Richard was what Dancing Water was talking about, everything was okay. If Richard was not part of the prophecy, both of these Lycan had enough know how to pretty much ruin each other’s' lives.
Richard was impressed by Litha's flexibility Her snaps allowed her to clamp down on his fore paw, but it came at the expense of her neck. She had foolishly attacked, and now it was payback time. His snarl and growls were a dare to bite off his paw. If she could regrow a head, so be it. She had Becka to protect, and if that was not enough to check her rage, then he had no problem dispatching foolishness.
She could release his paw and offer her sex, or she could break his paw off and figure out how to get her spine back together again. Once attacked, Richard was never one to let go. If he had been, he would have died many deaths.
Suddenly Litha’s transformation completed, and she gave a very pained yelp at the suddenness of it all. She was a surprisingly small wolf in that form. It was just enough to make Richard’s hold on her neck go slack, and despite the pain, she jerked loose and let go his paw at the same time. She skittered out from under him and bolted for the bathroom, the only other room in the place. As soon as her claws hit the linoleum she lost all purchase and skittered around until she slammed into the toilet of all things. Another yelp escaped her, and she scrabbled for purchase, and a way to duck under the back side of the toilet.
Richard felt Litha give up what initiative she had gained in her attack. Her strike had ignited his own wolf instincts though. She was going to have to deal with him now. His claws gripped the carpet. He knew the linoleum of the bathroom would cause either of them to lose control. His body launched at the door before he hit the linoleum and launched in the direction Litha had to go when she hit the linoleum herself. She was going to hit the toilet and he was going to land on her to get a hold of her neck again.
His snarl was obvious. Litha was going to have to submit or face the consequence of attacking her equal. Richard was not going to let her just retreat. His body was not going to allow himself to not take her submission either. Her chance of making behind the toilet was slim. Even if she did, he wasn't going to let her out without expressing her submission. In his wolf form, nothing less was going to suffice to his male wolf mental frame. She had simply been too violent to accept less from her.
Litha yelped yet again as Richard landed on her and grabbed her by the back of the neck. Air whooshed from her lungs and her tormented side caused a bright flash of pain and a snap could be heard. All momentarily stunning her into immobility. As her senses finally returned, she found she had no purchase on the slippery floor, and Richard was well entrenched on top of her. Richard’s added weight kept her side flaring and pulsating with pain, and the fight left her. Once more she’d been dominated, by another male in as many nights. She was seriously going soft. She lay there panting and whimpering now and again when her side particularly flared up. She was seriously hurt, body and soul. There was nothing left to her now.
Richard growled. It was one thing to take a bitch when she had fight left in her, but to take one wounded like Litha was not very fun at all. The snap told him she had taken a nasty blow on her side. One of her ribs probably snapped and would take some time to heal. His paws stepped off to the side. His eyes glared at Litha's directly while his throat continued to growl. He left the way to the door open. Litha was expected to retreat through the door. Richard wasn't going to take her wounded. She would have to have part of her there. If it meant he needed to fight on, he had no problem with that. Litha just wasn't going to have an excuse to fight any more in the mansion. He had no females and had no problem taking Litha to become his female.
Litha didn’t move as Richard moved off her. She couldn’t, her side hurt too much now. She couldn’t even growl, and her whimpering had subsided. Her muzzle dropped to her paws and she closed her eyes. She did shift ever so slightly to put most of her weight on her other side, but other than that, the only way to even tell she was still alive was her still labored, though now shallow, breathing. The cool linoleum felt soothing against her heated skin. Why hadn’t Richard just left her alone to vent her hurt in her own way? Hell, she’d made sure Steve, a weak human, was out of harm’s way before really letting go. Didn’t look good for the ritual she needed to perform in the morn either.
Richard noticed Litha wasn't recovering well at all. His growl left him and he sniffed at Litha's nose. She was under too much stress. She needed a recovery. He started to transform back to human. "Litha, I need to take you to the circle to perform a healing ritual. I hope you can hear me."
Richard moved to the door and opened it up. "Agathon and Rebeckah, I need your help. Rebeckah, please open the basement. Agathon, please help me carry Litha to the circle. I think I broke a rib on her. I'm very sorry. We will get this fixed though. Hopefully she will not attack."
Alex sighed. "I'll go get her Rebeckah." He was very concerned and moved to Litha quickly. Richard stayed right behind him. The two carefully lifted Litha and carried her out of the safe room to the basement door.
Becka’s eyes at first widened at Richard’s words then narrowed dangerously. She moved stiffly to open the basement. She was not very happy at the moment.
Litha yelped and struggled briefly, weakly, as the two males picked her up. She was soon exhausted from the pain and her own emotions. She slipped into the Now of wolf thought that she had almost achieved just before they picked her up. There was no longer yesterday, or tomorrow, only Now. And right now she was very tired, and soon slipped into healing sleep and dreams. Even the occasional jarring from the male creatures that carried her didn’t disturb her dreams of running with the pack and hunting down a kill. Her mind sunk more into the wolf, leaving her humanity behind. The wolf within told her that was better and far wiser, Human’s over thought things too much. Wolves lived in the Now, only concerned with immediate needs of the moment. No need for fretting and worrying over strange matters, just enjoy the moments as they came. Litha no longer had it in her to bring up the old arguments that balanced her humanism and her wolf. She sunk farther into her wolf side.
Richard thanked Becka for opening the basement. "Thank you very much, Rebeckah." His expression was grim. Injuring Litha this deeply had never been on his mind unless Litha had become mortal with him. Alex and Richard carried her down and Richard directed Alex to lay Litha gently in the center of the circle.
Richard turned to Becka. "Rebeckah, I need your help to bring us into the spirit world. Litha will be in wolf spirit. I will need the two of you with me to go into the spirit world and find a steward of the Mother to help us restore Litha's body by the power of the Mother." Richard directed Alex to sit next to Litha and took a seat next to Alex. Richard gave his left hand to Alex and placed his right hand on Litha's side gently. His eyes turned to Becka imploringly. "Don't worry, I will be in wolf spirit as well to guide Litha with us. I just need the two of you with me to help communicate with the steward in case she is vampire and not Lycan." Richard didn't know that Dancing Water would most likely be the one of the other side. It wasn't going to hurt to have help anyway.
Becka had come up and knelt next to Litha, she was frowning as she studied the woman closely. Her hand reached out and touched her lightly on the forehead. She was already tuning herself to the Circle, and worked on tuning into Litha’s body. She head snapped up just after Richard finished speaking, her frown deepening. Everything within her screamed not to do this, something was very wrong with Litha. And if they continued the course Richard wanted, it would become permanent. She shook her head slowly. “We have a problem.”
Her gaze went back to Litha, and her eyes closed, face smoothed back out as she went meditative. She quickly hit the Little Echoing Death and this time when she tuned into herself, she traveled her body to enter Litha through their contact. She was immediately assaulted by a wolf. Her spirit form twisted and ducked, letting the wolf sail over her. She turned immediately hands held out palms up. The wolf stilled as well after whirling to face her, the snarls and growls clear warning that if she moved, she would be attacked again.
Becka wasn’t sure how an attack here would correlate to the Waking World, and wasn’t really all that anxious to find out. She studied the wolf before her. Clearly it was Litha in wolf form before her, but it wasn’t Litha anymore. It was a fully wild wolf; nothing of her humanity was in those white eyes. Both in the physical and spiritual worlds, Becka’s voice drifted out. “Litha? It’s me. It’s Becka. What’s happening to you?”
The wolf tensed at her voice, ready to spring. Becka saw this but didn’t react, trusting in their long friendship and closeness. It didn’t help, the wolf sprang, bowling her over. “LITHA! NO!” Becka suddenly felt if Litha succeeded in getting a hold of her throat, she was very much dead in both worlds. She did the only thing left to her to preserve herself and her unborn children, she brought herself back to herself.
Becka’s eyes snapped open and her hand jerked away from Litha. Her arms wrapped around herself and she shook badly. Her gaze met Richard’s. “She’s completely wolf. There’s nothing of her there anymore.” Becka’s shock and confusion was plain.
Richard frowned. Litha had not been disciplining herself enough to control her feral form. "Rebeckah, it's too dangerous for you to enter the spirit world. Agathon, I'm going to enter and use my wolf spirit to fight and contain Litha's wolf spirit. You need to find the nearest shamman and bring her to help us restore Litha. Take my hand, Agathon.
Richard entered the spirit world in wolf form. He knew Litha would strike immediately and postured himself to take her down and hold her. Alex entered the meditative state Becka showed him earlier and started looking for Dancing Water immediately. He knew time was of the essence.
Becka frowned at Richard, her shock and confusion turning to anger. He had caused this to happen. Whatever had happened between them in the safe room, brought Litha to this state, and she would have cheerfully throttled him. Only problem was Litha need attention now, and they were smack in the middle of a Circle. She watched them go into the meditative state and frowned. She’d be damned if she was going to sit here. She stilled all thoughts and stifled her anger. Quickly she hit the Spirit World. S
he was far enough away to not set Litha off, she hoped. “Agathon! Stop! Come help me, it will be easier with both of us to just call Dancing Water, than have you running willy nilly.” She waited patiently for him to return. She kept a wary eye on Litha.
The wolf snapped and snarled at the other wolf now there. It noted the two two-leggeds but they were far enough away right now to be of no immediate concern. The smaller wolf circled the larger, growling. Occasionally it would feint towards the larger wolf, only to back off and keep circling.
Richard's wolf spirit was very content to keep Litha's at bay but looking for an opening. He wasn't going to just give it to her though unless she turned on Alex or Becka. His spirit growled and snapped back to keep Litha's attention. He just needed time for a shaman to set things to some kind of order. He felt bad getting Litha into this kind of trouble. It had never occurred to him Litha was letting herself run so wild.
Becka's call to Alex sounded encouraging. Alex did take a step over to Becka. "Okay, Rebeckah. Let's do it." Richard vaguely remembered the name Dancing Water. It gave him more hope to recover from the problem at hand. His fuzzy memory of the name was a comforting one. “Picture Dancing Water. Exclude all else from your mind, me, Richard, Litha, yourself. Center yourself on Dancing Water, call to her.” As soon as she finished speaking, she started following her own directions.
The wolf skittered to a side. The two two-leggeds were now together. Its body sunk lower to the ground as it glared their way. Low growls were heard. Its body tensed as if to spring. Alex cleared his mind and pictured Dancing Water in front of him. He called out, "Dancing Water". If ever they needed her wisdom it was now.
Richard saw Litha's eyes come off him and her body crouch. He used her distraction to launch at her exposed shoulder. She needed to know he was the threat to deal with and he would not let her get comfortable with concentrating on anything but dealing with him. He was actually surprised she gave him an opening like that. The wolf was completely still until the last second. With a strange twist, its head whipped around and snapped at the other wolf, while its body swung around as well out of striking range. Snarling and snapping could be heard above the growls still issuing from its throat.
A figure appeared in the distance. With a few short strides, it was revealed to be a woman of Native American origin. She was dressed in the clothes of her people and she came to a stop next to Alex and Becka. “I hear you my children.” She looks to the two wolves and frowns slightly. “Oh, this will not do.” She strides forward, her steps very purposeful and commanding.
Richard dodged Litha's strike at his head and feigned on her other shoulder. He snarled right back and kept his own growl slightly louder than hers.
Richard's eyes kept focus on Litha. The approaching woman was just another two-leg to keep Litha's attention from him in his mind. Litha's feral nature seemed to be the big risk to him. The wolf twisted again and snapped. Its attention is diverted to the two-legged that approached. It starts to snarl at the two-legged only to suddenly whimper and crouch to its belly. Dimly is a memory of this two-legged, and that she is alpha.
Dancing Water finish approaching the two wolves. “Peace, Brother.” She crouches down and touches the crouched wolf gently, stroking its head. “Ah, Litha, what has happened, hmm?” She is quiet and seems to be communing with the wolf. Finally she speaks again. “Come back to us, Child. It is not your time yet.” The wolf whimpers. “I see.” A soft glow suddenly comes from the woman and grows to envelop both her and the wolf. It turns bright as it finally engulfs them both, blinding all who watch.
Becka grabs Alex’s hand and moves forward, she comes to a stop next to Richard. Her eyes are slitted against the bright light, but she will not look away. The light finally starts to soften and shrink until Dancing Water is revealed holding a sobbing Litha. Dancing Water looks to Alex. “Your seed has caught my son, but they are twisted and warped. Her body will reject them in a few days’ time. Keep a close eye on her when the time comes, she will again revert to her wolf side. Perhaps you should hold off the next stage of your journey while you have a Circle to help you.”
Dancing Water looks to Richard now. “Change, Brother. I have need of you in Human form.”
Richard's jet black fur clad body tensed again as Litha turned to the approaching woman. Litha finally submitted to the two-leg though, and his body relaxed. His lungs coughed on his growl as it ended.
Dancing Water's command caused Richard to further relax and he sat on his haunches. He licked his shoulders to further relax his form.
Alex stayed by Becka's side, holding her hand tight as Becka drew them towards Richard. It was odd seeing Richard in a wolf repose. Alex watched Becka and kept the wolves in his periphery. He was ready to snatch her back and defend her if necessary. The light blinded him temporarily though. Becka looked like an angel to him in the light. When his eyes finally recovered from the light he looked to Dancing Water.
Alex nodded at Dancing Water's suggestion. "Very well. We need Litha safe. We will stay by the circle until she is ready to continue the journey." He was upset with himself for putting Litha in danger. His desire had been to help her and it seems he just made her life extremely difficult. "Litha, this is my mess and I'm very sorry for having brought you into it."
Richard closed his sensitive eyes when the light came and opened them slowly against his shoulder when Dancing Water's call to transform came. His body started morphing to human. He was naked but didn't seem to care. His bent legs rose to standing. "How can I help? I've hurt her body, probably breaking a rib in Litha's side. I was hoping you could guide us in healing her body with the power of the Mother's circle." Dancing Water rises, still holding Litha and hands her over to Richard. “Her body is already healed. Her Spirit and mind will take a bit longer. Perhaps next time you might want to let her vent some and wear herself out, Brother, and for the Mother’s Sake, don’t let her near linoleum when in such a state.”
She turns away and approaches Alex, gently she takes him into a hug. “Peace, my Son. No one is at fault. It will work out in the end. Do not follow her down that dark mental path, instead help to pull her out of it.” She turns and hugs Becka. “Go with the Goddess’s Blessing, my Daughter. Hurry home as soon as you can. You are missed.” She steps back and looks at all of them. “Now, back to your bodies, all of you.” Her hands make a sharp clap.
When the four return, strangely, Richard is holding a transformed, sobbing, and naked Litha. Becka and Alex are close to each other. Becka blinks a bit disoriented. “I hate when she does that.” She leans into Alex until she’s more centered.
Richard's expression went downcast. "I'm sorry. I saw her throw Steve and felt it was a good idea to back her down. I made a bad judgment."
Alex returned Dancing Water's hug. "Okay, I'll stay positive."
The return to their bodies was rather sudden for Alex as well, but he kept the balance for both Becka and himself. Richard seemed somehow used to the experience.
Richard's arms cradled Litha close. "Shh, it's okay. I'm sorry I hurt you." He started bearing her up the stairs back to the bed of the safe room. Alex pulled Becka in close to him. He gave her a light kiss on the lips. "It looks like more delays my Love. Would you like a ride back up or would you like to walk?"
Becka suddenly grinned up at Alex. “I know what I’d like to ride. But we should probably go back up and see where Steve got off to and that he didn’t become someone’s lunch as well.” She sighs as she scrambles to her feet. Her thoughts turn to Dancing Water’s words. So, Litha did conceive as well. But they weren’t going to make it. Damn. That was going to tear Litha apart, though by the looks of it, it already was. She couldn’t imagine finding out you were pregnant and then in the next breath finding out they weren’t going to make it to gestation. She shook her head at the cruelty of it all.
Litha’s sobbing wound down to silent crying by the time Richard hit the top of the stairs. She and Dancing Water had had a long talk within the light, it was as if time had stopped and they could talk for as long as they needed. She knew she carried, she knew she would loose them. It hurt, but she had to accept the way it was. She was once more mateless, but the mating she had taken on was wrong anyway. They were too different species wise, and besides, Alex belonged to Becka, not her. She accepted that as well. There was nothing for it. Slowly, her mind made the adjustments she would need in the days ahead, and for the rest of her life.
Brian was up at the door to the basement and Steve was in the safe room drinking water to work on calming down. Richard strode across to bring Litha to the empty bed. "Sorry about the commotion Brian. It's back to crazy now. We should be fine. Any more intrusions?" Brian shook his head. "Richard, you really need to work on your presentation." Richard shook his head. "Yeah, I've been letting you mentor me too long."
Richard laid Litha down on the bed and curled in next to her. "It's okay Litha. We'll find a way through the whole mess."
Brian turned to Becka and Alex. "How can I help?" Alex shook his head. "I think we just need some wind down time, Brian. Your safe room is nice for that." Brian nodded and started back to the security room. Alex entered the safe room and waited for Becka to follow. He was going to ambush her with a heartfelt kiss. He just needed to taste a bit of sanity.
Litha started to curl into a tight ball, but stopped briefly. She pulled something up over her head and pressed it into Richard and let it go. “Give that back to Alex please.” Her voice was funny, distant, emotionless. She finished curling into a tight ball. She then tuned out the world, and never heard Richard’s comment or felt him lie next to her. Soon she drifted off to much needed sleep.
Becka looked at Brian and nodded. “Sorry. Minor family squabble. Things are sorted and now just need to finish calming down.” She gave him a soft smile and then moved into the safe room. Seeing Steve, she was relieved to see that he was ok. Then she is sneak attacked by Alex and she looses all thoughts of everything as she enjoys the kiss.
Richard took the necklace and tossed it to Alex. Alex caught it and sighed. He then enjoyed the kiss with Becka. Richard held Litha and laid snuggled into her. He felt responsible for the whole mess and it was all he could do to try to comfort her while she slept.
Steve finished his water. "So, what's the game plan now?" Alex turned to Steve to answer. He started missing the kiss instantly. "We have to wait a few days until we go to Greece. Litha has to get back on her feet. Rebeckah and I are going to check the circle some more. I hope you brought some good books, Steve. It's going to be a long one it seems."
Steve sighed and went over to his bag to pull out an electronic book reader. He settled into one of the chairs and started reading.
Alex offered his arm to Becka. "Shall we my Love?" He smiled at Becka. Alex seemed more interested in Becka than the circle despite what he said.
Becka arched a brow at Alex, then shook her head with a smile. She took his arm easily and led the way back down to the Circle. She had a feeling as to what he was up too, and had no arguments.
Litha slept for maybe thirty minutes. Her body suddenly jerked viciously and woke her up. She blinked a few times, and then silently climbed over Richard and disappeared into the bathroom, shutting the door behind her. Soon the toilet was heard to flush, and then water started to run for a very long time. It didn’t have the sound of water coming from the shower though.
Alex started getting undressed in the middle of the circle. It was nice to have a safe place for sex. "It looks like you can have that ride you were interested in." His cock is hard when his pulls off his pants. The ankh is in his pocket. Inside the circle there is little use for it though. He decided to work on controlling his ejaculation with Becka this time. It would be fun to see her please herself on his shaft.
Richard and Steve watched Litha jerk awake and move into the bathroom without a word. Richard moved to the door and knocked on it. "Are you okay, Litha?" He was very worried.
Becka gave a low chuckle, and started undressing herself. Once done she moves up to Alex and lightly runs her hands over his body. She gently starts kissing his chest. Her body pressed against his, and she started to nibble on his shoulders, standing on tiptoe. Finally, she leaves off and looks up at him. “Have I told you how much I love you, lately?” Her eyes positively glow.
Richard gets no reply to either his knock or his question. The water turns off though in the bathroom.
Alex filled his eyes with Becka as she undressed. "You are sexy no matter pregnant or not my Love." His hands met her body as her hands traveled his. Her nibbles gave him goose bumps. He so badly wanted to just jump her, but consideration for the twins held him back. "I love you all of the time, Rebeckah. You leave me feeling loved by you all of the time." His eyes twinkled at her glowing ones. His legs bent and he laid down on the stone. His cock is ready beneath her legs looking up at her sex from the floor. "You are lucky you are pregnant, otherwise, I'd have to ravage you right now." It was fun to be teasing Becka again. He missed it dearly. Somehow he couldn't go wrong with Becka. It was too bad he didn't have the same knack for Litha.
Richard was just getting more worried now. She was on linoleum and he wondered if Dancing Water was warning him about that kind of thing in the spirit world. "Litha, I have to come in if you don't say anything. You are much too important to just leave in danger." Lycan weren't known for odd behaviors of this level. Richard was going to give her two seconds and then he was going in. Silent treatment was just rude and Litha was going to need a taste of her own rudeness for her own good if she didn't relent.
Becka chuckled at Alex’s jest. She slowly lowered herself until his dick touched her cunt. She stopped there, and let her hands wander his hips and belly, nails lightly grazing his flesh. “As long as you don’t use the link, I think I’d be fine.” Finally tiring of teasing both him and herself, she shifts slightly and his cock enters her canal, she continues the slow sinking until he is seated within her fully. Of course, closer contact allowed her nails to wander further up his body now, and she was quick to do so.
Litha’s voice drifts through the door, flat, and emotionless. “Go away.”
Alex was going to have trouble holding out for Becka. Her touch was so uncontrollable. "Oh, Rebeckah, you are too sexy." His hands pressed up her thighs and stomach to her breasts. His eyes watched her cunt slowly take him all the way in. "I don't have a way to resist you. I've been too lazy feeding from humans." Her nails kept sending waves of electricity through him. His fingers played on her breasts, fluttering over her nipples and pressing the rest of the globes. "Your walls are so intense on me." His right hand left her breast and played his fingers down to her bud. His nail slipped under her hood to tickle the pink bump with a very gentle graze. At least he didn't set himself off without the link.
Richard sighed. He was going to have to use his ears and smell to make sure Litha wasn't doing anything bad in the bathroom. She was too depressed to be alone. Litha's behavior was all wrong for her own good.
Becka grinned down at Alex impishly. Her eyes fluttered closed as he played with her breasts. A moan was torn from her as he grazed her button. “Oh, Agathon.” Her hips started to rock gently on his rod. Her nails continued traveling up bringing her forward slightly, her nails then grazed his throat and moved up to bury her fingers in his hair, bringing them nearly face to face. Her eyes open and she looks at him with pure love.
No sound came from the bathroom. Not even a splash of water.
The feel of her soft insides comforting his cock lulled Alex into a nice sense of peace. Her nails created further pleasure in his body. The vision of her face so purely in love with him caused a mixture of happiness and love in his eyes. His hands ran his nails gently along her back and to her neck. Slowly he started teasing her skin around to her throat.
Richard was tired of silence games. For all he knew Litha was trying to drown herself. He yanked open the door and rushed into the bathroom, ready to deal with whatever he needed to take action on.
Becka sighed and closed her eyes as Alex’s nails ran along her back and neck. Her speed picked up as he moved them around to her throat, and her head tilted back to give him better access. Her breathing became labored. As her pleasure grew, she automatically opened her link to Alex.
Litha lay in the bottom of the mammoth tub. The water only came up just past her ears, leaving the rest of her face well above the water. The top half of her breasts also rose above the water. Her legs were slightly parted as she lay there looking fully relaxed and she even appeared to be sound asleep again.
Alex's fingers kept exploring Becka's throat and moved up to her ears and face. "Not sure how I got so lucky with you my Love." His body started a gentle counter thrust to her lap. The pleasure from her body contact was becoming too much to resist. Becka's link to him started setting him off more and his fingers returned to her throat to stroke the skin with a gentle touch of his nails. Her excitement at the intimate contact infected him and brought him closer to release. It was going to be totally impossible to resist her.
Richard sighed a great sigh of relief at seeing Litha safe. He quietly leaned against the wall and watched her sleep. She looked too peaceful and asleep to bother, but he didn't want her slipping under the water and having breathing issues. She was Lycan, but she was alive, unlike a vampire and would not survive long term suffocation.
“I’m… the lucky… one.” Her words were interspersed with moans from the pleasure his touch was giving her. She’d never known another who could so easily set her body ablaze like he could. Her cunt tightened momentarily around his cock as he started thrusting against her. While she wanted this trip over and done with so they could go back to some sort of normalcy and raise their children, she wasn’t overly upset with the delay if it meant she could have more of this with him. “Agathon.”
Litha slept on, oblivious to Richard’s watching. Many times she had slept like this when plagued by bad dreams or stress. She was in no real danger of drowning. She knew how full she could fill the tub and her body even if it shifted, would instinctively move in a way to keep her head above water. Dreams came to her, and a complete and total peace and acceptance finally settled over her. She would survive this latest disappointment in life and bounce back and go on. At some point she gives a soft sigh and rolls to her side, her back to Richard, as an arm comes up and tucks under her head, further lifting it above the water. Her other forearm coming to settle on her waist and her knees tucking up slightly.
As unhappy as the incident with Litha was, it was going to give Becka and him more time to use the circle and enjoy sex together with her pregnant. Steve was going to get the short end of the stick on the trip. There were not any circles in Greece that Alex knew of. It was going to be a tough one on Alex again there, but Becka would at least have Steve. "Oh, my Rebeckah." His hands took her head and massaged her scalp while his lips played on her forehead and cheeks. His hips started helping with harder thrusting into her canal. For now he was enjoying the slow pace, but he was going to try faster paced sex after Becka enjoyed her ride.
Richard sat down and continued to keep watch. He was unaware of the peace settling on Litha, but was glad to see she was sleeping soundly. He was also unaware that Litha was very familiar with water sleeping and very safe. He slumped down to sit but keep Litha's face in view. He was an extremely patient guard. Guard duty during the Vlad revolt had been necessary and Richard was no stranger to vigils.
Becka groaned as Alex upped the love making. “Oh, yes.” She moved with his harder thrusts, her body tightening noticeably. She nuzzled into his kisses, and slowly worked her way down until she could nibble on the side of his neck and down and over to his throat. Her hands tightened in his hair.
Litha’s sleep becomes disturbed, like someone is watching her. A frown crosses her face as she slowly comes up from the deeper healing sleep she had been in. Suddenly her eyes snap open and she jerks upright. She sees Richard sitting there just watching her and cocks a brow at him. Curiosity is the only expression on her face, but she doesn’t say anything as she reaches over and pulls the plug on the tub. The water was growing cold anyway. “Care to hand me the towel?” She gestures to the towels discarded from earlier.
Alex's hands moved to the back of Becka's neck and ran his nails gently over her neck and back through her hair. His thrusts kept picking up in pace and force. "Oh, Rebeckah, it's impossible to resist you." Her silk was sending all kinds of pleasure through him. His body arched into hers from beneath, straining to touch her as deeply as possible.
Richard jumped up and grabbed Litha a fresh towel. He handed it to her. "Sorry I was watching you, but I didn't want a drowning incident added to my track record. I am profoundly sorry I hurt you earlier. Seeing Steve getting tossed and your feral state brought me to the conclusion of needed to subdue you to keep everyone safe. I'm sorry I did a poor job of that." His eyes took a look at her body. "You are very attractive, by the way." Being nude as well, Richard wasn't particularly bother by looking over Litha's body. She could always check his out.
Becka’s hands tightened and her head went back to keep from biting a chunk out of Alex’s throat or neck as she suddenly seized with a climax. Her cunt clamped down on his cock and she was barely able to keep moving on him. “Agathon, oh, please.” She wanted him to cum in her, she needed him too.
Litha took the towel and was drying off as Richard talked. A slight shrug coming from her at his apology. She did still though at his compliment and looked at him with mild surprise. She had a pretty good view of his body, and he had no towel to block anything. Her gaze finally drops, her expression unreadable as she finishes off drying. Technically, he’d dominated her in their struggle earlier, so by rights he was now her alpha, though they hadn’t completed it with a mating. She wasn’t exactly sure where to go with it all though.
She dries each foot before placing them outside the tub. She then walks over and drops the towel with the others from earlier. Slowly she turns and looks at him. Her arms fold over herself in their odd positioning. Left hand over right hip, fingers tapping away, right hand up to left shoulder, also tapping. This current situation leaves her unbalanced. She has nothing to go by on it, either with knowledge or experience.
Becka's orgasm shot through his body. His back arched hard. The tight grip of her canal on his shaft caused his body to fall directly into the climax. His rod and lap pumped his cream deep into Becka. The sides of his shafted pulsed against the intense hug of her silk. "Yes, Rebeckah, yes." His lap felt her nectar trickle into his pubic hair. His hands held her hips tightly. When his seed finished pumping his body relaxed a moment and laid flat against the stone. "That's wonderful, Rebeckah. I think it's time for something with a little more energy now." He smiled a sly smile before giving her a passionate kiss.
Richard eyed Litha as she dried off. It was nice seeing her full naked body come into view as she finished drying. He watched her walk over to the used towel pile and add to it. Her posture was both odd and sexy to Richard. His cock started rising. Litha's health looked up and she seemed in good mating shape. He decided to finish the domination.
Richard walked up to Litha and grabbed her by the hair with his right hand. His left hand took her right hip and both hands turned her towards to the sink. "You are becoming part of my pack. I'm tired of running solo." His arms pushed her to the sink stopping three feet short of it. His left hand held her left hip firm while his right hand forced her head down towards the sink to bend her over in front of the mirrors. His feet spread her feet out and his hand moved to her ass to give it a sharp spank. His nose sniffed the air to see Litha's sexual response. His left hand felt the skin between her thighs.
Becka cried out in pleasure feeling him release inside her. Becka’s body subsided from the orgasm and came to settle atop Alex. She gave a contented sigh and relaxed with him. Her head lifted though at his sly comments, she didn’t even get a chance to look at him as he suddenly kissed with such heat, firing her body all over again. A hum came from her as she kissed him back hungrily.
Before Litha could come up with some sort of suitable comment or question of their situation, he took it from her. Her pussy wetted instantly as he grabbed her hair and swung her around to face the sink. His words send a tremor through her body. A low moan comes from her as he bends her over and spanks her. Her feet move as he forces them apart, and his hand is suddenly soaked when it investigates between her legs.
He was a beautiful specimen of Lycan, and she could have done far, far, far worse. He was completing their earlier altercation with the mating and thus ending the confusion of the situation. She had seen his cock rising just looking at her, at least he found her pleasing. Perhaps this would work. Her body actually quivered with the anticipation of joining.
Alex rolled over to bring Becka beneath him. His cock stayed buried in her and his tongue kept caressing hers inside her mouth. His hands moved around between them and started a pressing massage on her breasts. His lips released hers and moved down her cheek to her ear. He hummed and his tongue explored her ear. "Mmm, I sense you are ready for some more surrender." His hips shifted and ground into her lap. His shaft pressed around inside her body.
Richard brought his hand up with Litha's scent on it and licked it from his skin. She was submitting properly and he was ready to take her. He growled as his hips sunk his cock into her cunt in a hard and firm thrust. His hips started thrusting her every two seconds, but they were fast and sharp penetrations. "I will be the only Lycan you mate with, but you understand that. You will not mate with Agathon either. It is important your cubs are by me from now on. Dancing Water will preside over our ceremony naturally, but this is our consummation. In accepting my seed, you accept these terms."
Richard had been impressed with Litha's spirit and prowess. He thought her a bit undisciplined, but felt as her alpha he could develop more of that into her. He didn't much care for most traditional laws, but he did want to claim Litha and mold her into a more efficient fighter with control over her feral side. She was very beautiful and would probably make impressive cubs. He wasn't sure what the new situation would cause with Brian, but he wasn't much worried about it either. Litha was a golden opportunity for him. He wanted a pack for a long time and someone he could work with without becoming overly obsessed with settling into a den. Litha's wild nature indicated to him she wasn't going to just sit still and let the world turn. It would keep them both active in the struggles at hand.
If Litha didn't like her rules, he had laid them out before the consummation. She could try to fight her way out of them, but he wasn't going to make it easy for her if she did. She had gotten in trouble mating with Agathon already and Richard wasn't about to let Litha mix with that kind of danger again. His grip tightened on Litha's hair and his left hand traveled over her ass giving it another spank.
Becka went with the roll, still kissing him with a deep seated need. Between his handling of her breasts and his shaft penetrating her more, her body curves up into his. She moans when he finally releases their kiss. Her hands travel over his back and her desire is very plain in her voice as she speaks. “Yes, Agathon. I need you.” She tightens her vaginal muscles around his cock. She is eager to see what he wants them to do next.
Litha’s canal tightened instantly on Richard’s rod the moment he entered her. She was panting as he thrusted into her, and she only distantly heard his rules. Now was not the time for talking anyway, now was time for mating. She thrust back at him, her tunnel clenching around his shaft with each thrust. Her scent was strong in the room as her pleasure built. A low growl came from her as he pulled her hair more and spanked her. Her pussy grew even wetter at the same time.
Alex moaned in pleasure as her canal pulled on his cock. His hands dropped down to take the back of her thighs and pull them up in hooks with his forearms. His hips and ass started giving deep and strong thrusts. "You are what I'm about my Love. I need you as well." His arms brought her knees up closer to her shoulders by pressing the backs of her thighs. His thrusts were able to penetrate her fully with her tunnel shortened with her legs up.
Richard was impressed by Litha's submission. Her scent filled his nostrils and it drove him into a deeper lust. His hips started forcefully and quickly thrusting her causing a slapping sound as his lap smacked her ass with her back thrust helping impale her cunt on his shaft and added to the slap. His rod felt the clenching of her walls as he took her. He growled at the pleasure and spanked her butt again. His hand grabbed her buttock instead of drawing away. His hand went flat and moved up her back, along her side, and then grabbed her left breast roughly, digging his finger prints into her soft globe. His torso leaned forward and he bit her neck, still growling.
The twins shifted slightly inside Becka as Alex brought her legs up. But they settled down shortly after. Becka stills momentarily, but sensing that the twins weren’t going to have a fit she was back into the moment with her mate. “Agathon.” It was barely louder than a whisper as her pleasure built up once more. Her hands gripped his shoulders briefly, then slowly moved up and traced along his chest and neck.
Litha grabbed a hold of the sink as Richard’s thrust became rougher. She growled low again as he slapped her ass. Her growl rose in volume as his hand slid up her back and then snaked around to viciously grab her breast. Her body was tightening, she was about to cum. Which came about when he bit her neck. A howl came from her as she climaxed.
Alex's mouth moved down to Becka's shoulder and nibbled its way from her arm to her neck. His thrusts were deep and deliberate. His shaft felt the full grip of her inner silk. Her stomach and breasts cushioned his body. "Oh, my Rebeckah." His words breathed against her neck. The intensity of being with her again was a rejuvenation to his soul. Becka's body was like a safe haven. They were also in the safety of the circle. Alex wasn't going to be able to feel a greater peace.
Richard felt the gush of Litha's nectar on his balls when she had her orgasm. His body was building to climax but he was still behind Litha. His lap kept driving his shaft deep into her. His mouth let go of her neck and then bit her shoulder. His fingers moved to pinch and release her nipple with his thrusts and his right hand drew back her head by her hair. His mouth moved over to bite her more exposed neck again. Suddenly his hips pushed into her hard and his body shuddered. His cock started pulsing and spraying cum into her as his own howl drove up through his throat and against her neck forcing him to give up his tooth hold. Litha was fully his. He had a wonderful warrior and mate to discover in his life now. He was very excited and optimistic to discover his newly won omega.
“Agathon, please.” Becka’s body fairly pulsated with her need. He was driving her to madness with the pleasure he was giving her. Her head canted back as he nibbled his way to her neck. To know him again was a beautiful gift, one she cherished. She never wanted to give him up or lose him. He was her heart and soul now.
Litha’s body continued to shake as Richard kept driving into her. She felt a stronger building to intensify the orgasm she was already having. She moaned as he bit her shoulder and continued assaulting her breast. His yank of her head and bite of her neck made her breath stutter and released her second more powerful orgasm. She couldn’t move except her body’s involuntary convulsions. Another howl tore from her throat to mingle with his a few seconds later.
Alex reached behind Becka's neck and took her hair. He drew back her head and brought his teeth against her throat. That was definitely Becka's move in his mind now. She always reacted with such a reflection of the pleasure it brought her. His thrusts picked up pace and his lap started slapping her lap. He could feel his nuts bouncing in her ass as he took her. A moan escaped his throat against the skin of Becka's throat.
Richard had claimed her and his body was hungry from such a long time without a mate. He was not even close to done with Litha. His dark eyes were a vivid green now. A growl of pleasure and desire followed his breath from his howl. His left arm hooked her waist and pulled her from the sink while his right hand hauled her torso up. His body turned to the right and his knees bend to pull her down with him mostly by her waist, but partially by her hair as well and bring them both to a kneeling position. His hands rolled her in front of him pulling her pussy free of his cock. His left hand supported her back while his right hand pulled her hair down to the floor to lay her on her back before him. His hands released her and came down behind each of her knees. He hauled her knees up toward her shoulders exposing her cunt then released her knees to thread around their outside and catch her shoulders in a firm grip. His chest came down on her breasts as his hips drove his shaft into her canal. His mouth descended on hers and sucked her lower lip into his mouth before growling and nibbling it. His ass started thrusting his rod into her.
Between his teeth on her throat and the increased speed of his thrusts, Becka’s pleasure suddenly sky rocketed to points unknown. Her pussy compressed down hard on his cock as her body viciously shook. Her hands latched onto his arms just below the shoulder joint. Unintelligible sounds emerged from her throat vibrating it under his teeth.
Litha started growling at being manhandled. As he brought her down to the floor and flipped her over, her eyes though bright teal, had thin ribbons of black swirling. She snarled and snapped until he drove his rod into her exposed and open pussy. Her body surged under him, but in her current position she couldn’t do more than press into his body. She very nearly bit him as he took her lower lip, but her eyes closed instead, as he overloaded her with sensations. He was now her alpha, but it was a hollow mating until her body expelled the cubs she currently carried. Their lifemating was not off to a good start, between wrong cubs in her womb, and the fact that he treated her as an Omega instead of as the female alpha to his male. But there was nothing to do for it. This is the Path the Mother set her on. At least future cubs would be wholly Lycan.
Alex felt Becka's new orgasm against his shaft and body. Her sounds of pleasure were so raw and beautiful in his ears. His cock ignited hard in her shooting his cum deep into her with each thrust. His balls surged against the valley of her ass as they moved with his convulsing loins. He called out in the ecstasy of the climax. The sound added to the vibrations against her throat. His mind was lost in the pleasure of it all. Becka felt like the only thing in the world.
Richards mouth let go of her lip and his lips pressed Litha's . His tongue entered her mouth and started exploring her tongue. The press of her body against his invading one added immensely to the pleasure of taking her. Richard had a lot to learn about Litha. He actually had never had a woman that was giving herself for lifelong mating. Something told him she needed to have some control. His lust was intense though and it would take another ejaculation into her before his lust was satiated enough to reign it in. Unlike Steve, he had yet to see the softer side of Litha. Becka would probably be able to explain things as well, but Richard was not aware enough of the current situation to understand it.
Alex kept driving Becka’s pleasure on and on as he thrust in her with his own climax. It became almost painful in the force of it all. She didn’t know how much more she could take. Eventually, her pleasure started to taper off, and she relaxed under Alex almost bonelessly. “Oh, my sweet Agathon.” Her voice was soft. Her body still vibrated with his pleasure.
Litha’s tongue danced with Richard’s, exploring, searching, and learning. Then the kiss is broken as her head tips back abruptly. Her body surges against his again. He has nearly drove her over the edge into another orgasm. Her body is now tense and almost humming as she dances on that knife’s sharp edge. Her breathing is so irregular and shortened it is a wonder she is getting any at all.
Alex's movement slowed and came to a stop. His body relaxed into hers and his arms released her legs. "My dear Love, Rebeckah. You are my being." His lips drifted to hers for a tender kiss as his hands moved up and gently stroked her cheeks. His cock intermittently jumps inside Becka's walls. Her canal sends the pleasure of aftershocks into him as well. His lips finally drift off hers and his head snuggles into her shoulder and neck.
Richard almost blindly drove his shaft into Litha. His balls could feel each stroke as his hips pushed urgently into Litha's lap. Her head arched back and her body pressed into him. Her silk seems to grab his thrusts hard. His mouth issued a lusty growl at loosing her lips and his mouth moved down on her throat now offered up. His teeth took a light hold on her skin but his lips pressed urgently, hungry for her touch. Suddenly his back arched as his hips pressed and held against her lap, pulling his mouth into the air. A howl issued from his lungs as his cum fired out of his shaft in a thick rope. All of his tension seemed to drain out of his manhood causing his body to settle on top of hers. Only his shaft stayed taunt, pumping more spurts of seed into her body before falling into aftershocks. It was Litha's turn now if she had the strength. Richard was satiated with his initial instinct to conquer his mate and make her his. A satisfied growl left his throat signaling to Litha that the initiative was hers. His hands relaxed enough to allow her the ability to pull them away.
She kissed him back tenderly, then Becka’s arms wrapped around Alex as he finally settled on top of her. She was spent, but didn’t want to be separated from him just yet. “Mmm, Agathon, I love you.” She snuggled in to his settling, enjoying both her own aftershocks and his.
Litha suddenly exploded in cum as Richard kept driving his shaft into her. His teeth on her throat just added to the already insane pleasure. Her throat loosed a warbled and strained howl. Her breath comes in heaving bellows as they both relax from the force of mating. She kind of flops as he lets her go finally. She doesn’t have the strength or inkling to continue on at the moment.
The moment was a precious one for Alex. It was the culmination of what felt like an eternity apart from the previous night. The circle held such power and promise. He struck up conversation to keep the moment of being in Becka's arms alive. "What do you make of three chambers? It's odd to me. We can mate and be intensely together in this circle and yet there are two places missing. Do you think there are more vampires that are supposed to come here?" He thought on it some, but his mind was mostly focused on feeling the relaxation they shared resting in full contact.
Richard kissed Litha's lips and then rested the underside of his jaw on Litha's shoulder. Her breathing seemed strained so he reluctantly rolled over onto the floor causing his erection to withdraw from her and then gathered into her side resting on his own left side. His right hand stroked her stomach and breasts in an attempted to relax her. His voice feels almost strange to him. "Relax, my Litha. Your strength will return and you will take me on your own terms." His breathing was deep. He needed to gather his own energy in preparation of Litha's lust when it returned. Everything about Litha was high energy and when she made her mark on the mating, Richard suspected it would be a bold one.
Becka stirred slightly and opened her eyes. “Hmm?” She takes time to replay his words, she had been content and blissful just lying there with him. “There’s three?” She frowns thoughtfully. “I don’t know. This Circle is powerful. The twins stirred, but didn’t fuss. And I can feel Mother Earth so strongly when in the Circle.” She lapsed back into silence and thought on it some more. Her arms tighten slightly around his body. She just wants to hold him and be held.
Litha lay there quiet and unresponsive to him at first. Richard was her mate now, never mind she knew almost nothing about him. “I will not live here in Ireland.” It was all she said. Nothing more. All of this couldn’t have come at a worse time. She still had a spell to perform at dawn and she wasn’t close to ready for it now. She sighed and closed her eyes for several long moments. She needed to gather her strength back and get this over and done with to move on to other things.
Alex melted into Becka more. The togetherness was important. He let the conversation go. His lips came up to hers in a tender kiss and then he nestled his head back into her. His right hand came up and traced through her raven hair.
"It's okay. Brian can find another head of security." His focus was Litha now. If that meant moving, he was prepared for that. Ireland had a lot of bad memories anyway. Becka seemed important and Litha. "If you need to work on your spell, maybe I can help with that and we can get back to our relationship when other things aren't pressing." She was distracted and Richard didn't want things crazier for them than they already were. Maybe Litha just needed some time to take care of her business. Dancing Water had explained she needed to expel the failed impregnation. He was thinking that needed to potentially resolve to move deeper into their relationship. This would be her out for now if she needed.
Becka kissed Alex back, a small noise of disappointment comes from her when he stops. She gives a contented sigh though when his fingers start running through her hair. Her own hands start skating along his back and shoulders. “I wish we could stay here until the twins are born.” She doesn’t look forward to more forced separation. And with Litha’s issues right now… “What do you think of Richard?” Her voice is carefully neutral. She had witnessed Dancing Water treating him like family, but then Dancing Water tended to treat everyone as family, even insects. It was her way.
Litha suddenly reared up and loomed over Richard. Her eyes were slightly tinged with black. She needed to work her anger up and set a few things straight. “First off, I am your mate. But as of now beyond that we have no relationship. You do not know me, nor I you. As for Agathon, as long as no stupidly still powerful and active Celtic Fertility Knot is used on me during coupling, there will be no worry of cross breeding. As of right now, due to the twins, Becka can’t give Agathon her wifely duties, and that is where I come in. Unless you know another female, and then she’d have to pass by Becka and me.” She had to get that out. He wants her to be an Omega, but he was going to find that she didn’t Omega well, much like Eagle had found out.
"Yes, the forced separation is not going to be fun. Oddly enough I'm going to be the third wheel potentially. Richard is hard to read. He must be responsible if he is heading security with Brian. Brian is picky and especially so with Lycan. I don't like the fight Richard and Litha got into. Litha is having a terrible time with this though. It's very complex for me to figure out. Litha doesn't talk enough yet she is very complex. Maybe they are right for each other since they are both rough. I just hope he doesn't squash Litha with dominance though. Sometimes she needs it, but sometimes she has to run things. She's a complex switch in intimate relationships. We'll just have to see." Alex wasn't sure what to make of things. He just hoped Litha would make her transition to not being married to Becka and him anymore.
Richard laughed. It was serious things Litha was talking about, but it was funny too. He could understand her feeling threatened and vulnerable. "Litha, if Dancing Water agrees you are safe from cross breeding, I don't have a problem with you having sex with him. The rule was only for your own safety. We are in uncharted territory here with fertile vampires. For all we know they can breed with humans too. I'm sure Agathon would understand and abstain from sex to keep you safe. If we know it's safe and you can handle both Agathon and me, then you will continue to have sex with Agathon. If Dancing Water doesn't know, I'm betting Agathon agrees with me and there will be no vaginal sex with him. Obviously blow jobs, anal, or anything else is okay. I'm not coming in between Rebeckah and you either. I love your warrior spirit and I love your loyalty to your family. I want to be a part of it, not squash it. You are a bit on the feral side though. It's the reason I dominated you. You surrendered well though and I think things will be balanced. If I get tough, it's to help you with self-control, nothing more. What sex I've had has been with me Alpha and my partner Omega. Part of it is just my inexperience. We'll work it out. I'll let you have your way. I do respect you Litha. I want to thank you for letting me know your feelings and I'm eager to be a good mate. I don't know any other females for Alex, so we just have to work through the current issue at hand. Does that seem fair to you?" Richard really just had Litha's own good first and foremost in his mind. He hoped he conveyed that properly so she would not feel threatened by him. His eyes kept their green hue during his talk. Anger was not in him over the subject. Litha was his mate and he already knew he could trust her by her loyalty to Steve, Becka, and Alex. She did toss Steve though and that was what concerned Richard. Lycans knew to safe themselves better at Litha's age without getting that rough with an allied human, especially a human that had shared sex.
Becka sighed. At least Alex felt as she did over the fight between Litha and Richard. “I don’t like their fight either. In some ways it smacks of what little I know about her time with Eagle. I hope it works out, but I think theirs will be a rough one. I just don’t know. I need a chance to talk to Litha.” She nuzzled the top of Alex’s head for a moment. “Later though. I’m not ready to let you go just yet.”
The black left her eyes as Litha was mollified mostly by Richard’s words. She sighed slightly and rolled off him to sit upright. She didn’t move away, their hips still touching. She wrapped her arms around her drawn up knees and then dropped her chin down on them as well. She sits like that for several minutes. Finally she speaks. “As for the spell I need to do. I don’t know if you can help. I need to call to every Lycan and show them that Mother Earth is the side to be on. Becka will help with the spell… She has a point about showing a pregnant Vampire though I’m not exactly sure if that’s a good thing or not yet. But it shows Change. That nothing stays constant. My plan is to reach out to their spirits during that twilight time between night and day, when truths are clearer.” She stops and is quiet again.
She finally turns her head and looks at Richard. Her eyes have gone back to their pale blue, almost white color. “I think my biggest worry about Becka helping though is that any that still choose to ignore and side against the Mother as they did in the Vlad Wars, will have proof of a sorts as to what’s going on.” Her eyes look troubled, and she clearly isn’t sure which way to go with this. “On the flip of that coin. Having Becka might bring more to the Mother who might not have otherwise. I just don’t know.”
Alex hugged Becka tight. "You understand Litha the best. She didn't do herself any favors throwing Steve. Even I am concerned about that move and I know her better than Richard. Litha just is very impulsive at times despite being a good person. Richard seems protective. Brian probably used that as a selection criteria. Lycan mating is so complex. You and I are intimately familiar with it so you know how rough it can get. I would have loved to have calmed Litha, but I was the main source of her anger. It rendered me unable to help. Richard just stepped into a tough situation and probably did his best. We'll keep an eye on him. I'm not going to let Litha get hurt." Alex broke the contact a little bit to rub on Becka's breasts. "It's sexy knowing these are active my love. Are you in the mood to let me suckle on them?" Alex felt it would be a great way to enjoy their closeness. There was something so precious about her body supplying a new fluid that would eventually nourish their children.
Richard reached out and stroked Litha's shin. He stayed relaxed and flat staring at the ceiling as his eyes slowly moved to a dark brown. His ears listened to hers carefully and his eyes turned to hers when she looked at him. When she was done, he replied. "Showing Becka is a risky move. The Vlad wars were about irresponsible individual freedom and loyalty to Mother Earth. They are weird in that the vampires actually championed the cause the Mother Earth. Many Lycans saw that as a betrayal. The Lycans felt they were the true stewards and Vlad used that to further his own cause. The true followers of Tanatos are going to want to find Rebeckah and kill her. Tanatos is operating under the guise of supporting Lycan stewardship for the Mother. They don't understand that the Mother doesn't care one way or the other. The Mother just expects reverence for life and balance. Tanatos's real agenda is to enslave and get rid of the constraints set forth by the Elder Vampire Counsel. Rebeckah's death means he doesn't have to surrender power and he can dominate the vampire community. Becka's life means he has to abide by the Mother's plan for vampires instead of his own. It probably means his own death. Showing Rebeckah tells Tanatos his target exists and exactly what she looks like. I don't know how the split Lycan community is going to see that. Those of us true to the Mother cooperate with the Elder Vampire Counsel to maintain proper use of human society and proper observance of the Mother's guidance. Those of us who want vampires on the down side and freedom from them stick with Tanatos. We probably should follow Dancing Water's guidance. Lycan will see that vampires are not staying dead and that would give them more acceptance and bring more back to the Mother that erred in their ways. We will just have to watch for a visit from Tanatos though as it will get his undivided attention. We suspect he might already be in Ireland, but he is definitely back in Europe right now. Dancing Water will know if the numbers that reject Tanatos will outweigh the danger of getting Tanatos's attention."
Becka sighed. “There was more behind that tossing. I need to talk to Steve as well. Get his views on what happened. Litha doesn’t ‘toss’ friends without good reason. And it generally is because she’s trying real hard to keep them from getting hurt in some manner or form.” She was glad to hear, though Alex was made to drop Litha as a mate, that he still cared enough to watch over her. Made things a bit easier for Becka. Becka moaned and lost her thoughts as Alex started rubbing her breast. “Mmm. Yes, Agathon.” She liked the thought of him tasting the milk her body was making for their children. As if he was testing to make sure it was safe for the twins.
Litha sighs at Richards words. She doesn’t flinch from his touch. “I know I am to do the spell. But I never got an opportunity to talk to Becka about what… else Dancing Water said while she and Alex were in the Spirit World.” She sighed disgustedly now. “And it didn’t come up in the light.” She closes her eyes for a moment and lets herself feel his hand running on her leg. It was rather calming and relaxing.
Alex's hands started massaging and pressing her right breast. "I'm sure she was getting angry and just getting Steve out of the way. Richard wasn't going to understand that though. Not sure Steve fully understands it either." His mouth moved against her right nipple and started suckling it as his hands continued to squeeze her breast to milk it. He moaned as the colostrum started meeting his tongue. Becka was a kind soul and was going to be a great mother to their children.
Richard enjoyed touching Litha's leg. It was nice to openly touch her and be her mate. "I'm sure Dancing Water had good reason. We'll just have to be patient. I'm sure Rebeckah will talk to you soon enough and clear things as best as can be had. I've found trusting the Mother is the best course. She always respects it when we try to do what we feel is best for life." Faith could be hard and frustrating. There had been many dark times though, and Richard had learned to just roll with them.
“Mmm, Agathon.” Her hands came up to tangle in his hair. Her cunt starts to spasmodically pulsate around his cock. It felt good having him milk her. Great Mother she hoped it didn’t feel like this when the twins would nurse. That would be just… yuck. But Alex nursing was wonderful, and she enjoyed it.
Litha sighed and just nodded at Richard’s words. She sat quiet letting him touch her. She wasn’t really sure how to go about working out a relationship with him. The mating would be easy enough, but that didn’t make a relationship. And she was kind of at a loss as to where to start. They’d began this all strange. She hadn’t spent enough time with him to really be comfortable with him just yet.
Alex felt Becka's canal start to milk his cock. His hips started thrusting her. She was going to really enjoy breast feeding when she got past the shock of the sexual response. Of course his cock and extra hand work were probably adding to the experience for her.
Richard broke the silence. "It seems the Mother has thrown us together. I think I need to follow you on your journey. Brian can replace me very easily. Where am I going to be moving to live with you?" It was an odd circumstance. Becka obviously needed the focus and she was going to be where the action was. Litha was on that path already and he was going to have to learn it.
A soft moan comes from Becka as he starts moving his hips. Hers answer of their own violation, though she has absolutely no arguments with that. Her hands emerge from his hair and slide down his back to find his hips. They take hold and help push him a bit more. “Yes.”
Litha jerked slightly at his words. Her head raises and looks at him a bit wide eyed. She blinks a couple times and settles back into her normal self. “My pack lives in San Francisco, California. We have lands…” She stops and frowns slightly. “Actually they are Becka’s lands, but she has never once told us we couldn’t still live there. Anyway, we live on a very large tract of undeveloped lands along the coast and on inland. I also have a clothes shop within Frisco. Becka has a bar she calls The BoB, but its actual name is The Bucket of Blood. We don’t go there very often. Things tend to turn out badly when any Lycan is there for any length of time.” She eyes him briefly. “So, where were you born? Where’s your original pack?” Curiosity is getting the better of her now.
Alex's mouth moved over to Becka's other breast to start drawing colostrum from it. His moan echoed hers as it vibrated against her breast. She was helping him take her at the same time. The feeling was very delicious both in taste and feeling. His body seemed permanently attached to her and it was a very comfortable as well as intensely pleasurable feeling.
Richard internally sighed at himself hearing a vampire owned the Lycan land. Lycan's seemed to be losing right and left. At least Becka sounded like an ally. The bar sounded typically European to him. Lycans just were not properly welcomed anymore. Her question hit on some of those very rubbing points. "I don't have a pack anymore. I was born in Germany south of Berlin. My original pack was cut to shreds by human encroachment as well as the Vlad revolt. I've been doing mercenary and security work for several centuries now without any pack support. The cold war has kept me very occupied and kept Lycan numbers down. Because I have no pack, I usually have to work for vampires that will hire me or spy on wayward Lycan. Not all Lycan know just how loyal I am to the Mother." A clothes shop and a bar sounded interesting. He normally would have asked if he could bounce for the bar, but Litha's warning about Lycan presence waved him off. He didn't think a clothes shop needed much security. He might have to think up a new career path.
“Mmm, Agathon.” Becka sighed in bliss as Alex moved to her other breast. She picked up the pace of their love making. She and Alex were so perfect together. She couldn’t think of another to have as a mate, and she was glad that Mother Earth finally saw fit for them to meet and join. And to think she was actually going to give him children…
Litha looks sympathetic for most of his explanation, but shrugs by the time he finishes. “Well, you have a pack now. Dancing Water likes you.” She made a slight face at that news. “And if Dancing Water vouches you, Narkel will accept you without question.” She sighed and looked away. She missed her family right now, but had a duty she willingly accepted to complete first. Briefly she wondered if Becka would return to Frisco permanently.
Alex got lost in the throes of the union with Becka. His hips picked up the pace of his thrusts to match hers as his hands and mouth milked her right breast. They were going to be a family and his soul rejoiced in the reality of it. He was going to have plenty of focus on Becka now with Litha finding a new path away from him. While he was worried about Litha, he was also somewhat relieved of not having so much pressure to complete her life. Becka and him had a lot on their plate and the transition to a full-fledged family was going to be a welcome challenge. The reality of it all was pressed into him from Becka's very own body. Her breasts were feeding him and their twins were safely inside of her body. He would give his all to make sure they stayed as safe as possible.
Richard smiled at Litha's odd demeanor. "It looks like your acceptance is the acceptance in question. You obviously have more questions. Just ask them when you are ready." Richard assumed Dancing Water's blessing was a good one. She obviously had great power with the Mother and was an important leader. His eyes waited for Litha's return gaze. Litha seemed to have a lot of responsibility and somehow the timing of everything was a bit off. Hopefully they would get good personal time together to discover their new relationship. He couldn't say why, but somehow their relationship seemed very important to properly maintain.
Becka’s body arched into Alex’s as they picked the pace up. She was quickly reaching that cliff edge that he could drive her too with such ease. She wanted this as much as she could get. Soon enough they would once more be kept apart by the twins. Speaking of, they suddenly seemed to kick against their father briefly before settling back down. Almost as if they were reminding him they were there. Or maybe that he was getting heavy against them. Becka almost laughed feeling them move about. Maybe they were just stretching…
Litha shrugged. “What’s left to accept? You are my alpha and my mate now.” She still didn’t look at him. Instead she’d dropped her head to her knees and yawned. What she could use right now was a good nap before morning. Unfortunately, there was still too much to do. She finally raised her head and then stretched. Pops could be heard now and again as she did. She finally settled back to relaxed. “Probably should get a shower in… again.” She turned to him and gave him an inquiring look.
Alex felt the pressure of the twins from Becka's stomach. It was obviously not Becka's muscles that made that move unless she was far more agile than any vampire known on Earth. He slowed slightly in thrusting. His hands and mouth stopped on Becka's breast and his face and hands came up to Becka's. He was smiling as his hands held Becka's cheeks. "I felt our children, my Rebeckah. You are going to create beautiful children." Their union was bringing their parenthood to full light. Alex's face was positively beaming with the reality of their situation. He felt very fulfilled.
Richard laughed. "Usually people are happy about it. I think I'm a fair bit more excited than you are about it. I see you are in a hurry to wash me off as well." He winked at Litha. He bound up and offered his arm to her. "If you must, let's get you washed off." It was playing with fire to tease Litha like that. He knew that much about her. There was too much fun to be had with the situation though. Litha was going to need to learn the humor in things. If she wasn't such a lovely strong soul willful warrior, he might have simply relieved her of her obligation. Dancing Water seemed to know something about them and she really did seem incredible to him. She was a keeper if he could convince her. Something told him she was more than enough woman for him and would very easily be his first and last mate.
Though smiling at him, Becka snorted at his words. “We, sweet Agathon. We are creating beautiful children.” Her voice was stern, but her eyes showed nothing but love for him. She roams her hands up his body. When they reach the back of his head she tugs him down and kisses him long and deep.
Litha’s eyes narrowed just ever so slightly as she took his arm and hoisted herself to her feet. “Wash you off? I somehow doubt super industrial strength soap will get you off.” She stalked towards the shower. “I need to wake up. Lucky for you the shower has individual showerheads so you shouldn’t freeze too badly.” She turns the water on, mostly cold with a hint of warmth. She steps under the water with a hiss. Why she could get into the freezing ocean without a sound but not a cool shower was beyond her.
Alex smiled and nodded. "Yes, that's why I'm so lucky." His mouth fell into her capture and kiss without any resistance. It was a very welcome move by Becka to fall into. His own hands traced to her ears and down the sides of her neck, playing his nails gently on the ridges. Her body was exciting him. His concern for the twins was the only thing forcing him to stay paced with his thrusts. Even paced he was going to build up for climax. He could feel it welling inside his groin.
Richard positively laughed at Litha's comment on industrial strength soap. Oddly enough her pushing him away only heightened his desire for her. He almost felt sorry for her. He was his own kind of stubborn in many ways. "Oh, don't think you are getting rid of me that easily. I'm your new bad habit you won't get rid of, even with industrial soap." He winked at her again with glee and pressed against her body catching some of the cold spray. "You are plenty hot for me anyway. The water is nothing." He reached over and grabbed the shampoo with his left hand while his right hand played up and down her stomach. "We can go by the hardware store later and get some industrial soap with abrasives for you if you like." Richard had a feeling he was in trouble and somehow he was enjoying that trouble immensely.
The twins had stirred and Becka quite agreed that they’d been in this position for long enough. As they kissed, she pushed up with one side of her body to roll them over. She loved him playing with her neck and ears, but he could do that just as easily lying on his back as well as she on hers.
Litha’s eyes popped open, but before she could turn around, he was up against her and rubbing her stomach. “Great. As if I don’t have enough bad habits, now I have you as one as well.” A soft growl came from her. “Perhaps we should. Scrubbing that tongue of yours might just be worth the money spent. Not to mention removing some of your skin.” Though her words were caustic, she did like his closeness. She hated that as she leaned back into him slightly. She had to admit though it was nice he showed a sense of humor. She could live with that.
Alex rolled on over, helping Becka out. He imagined as she became more pregnant she was going to have to be on top or at least on all fours for penetration anyway. His one hand drifted over her throat while his other moved back up to her ear and hair. His hips continued thrusting her lap, but with him on bottom they were more shallow.
Richard tried to growl back at Litha, but it quickly degenerated into a chuckle. "Oh no, not going to use that on my tongue and skin. I like your scent on me. The rest of the pack needs to know you are mine in some fashion. I'll just have to do the scent wearing." He growled in pleasure feeling her lean into him some. His hands came above her head and started applying the shampoo and lathering it into her blond hair. "We will certainly know who's doing the shedding where when we move in together. Hard to argue between blond and black." When her hair was nice and lathered, he set the shampoo back down and put both of his hands to work running it through her wonderfully soft hair.
Becka didn’t lift very far off Alex, just enough to allow him to play as he wanted. She moved with ease on his hips. Push down on him, added to the pleasure she was already feeling. She opened her eyes and looked down at him with a smirk. “Figured to give the kids some room. Maybe they’ll be less wiggly.”
Litha gave a snort at his scent comments. Some perverse demon grabbed her by the short hairs just then. “Yes, you wear my scent, so the pack knows you are my bitch.” She stilled and closed her eyes as he started putting shampoo in her hair. A contented sigh came from her as he lathered it up. She snorted again. “Yeah, and when I find your black hairs in my food, you’re getting shaved bald.” She didn’t mean it in the least, but she had to poke back somehow.
Alex took advantage of the opening to run his hands down to her breasts and massage them. He hummed with pleasure at the feel of Becka impaling her sex on his shaft. Alex kept looking into Becka's face. He didn't want to miss her eyes whenever she opened them to his view. He smiled up at her. "It certainly lets their mom be more wiggly. Dad is certainly enjoying it." His breath deepened. He was uncertain how much longer he could hold out before cumming. His body answered for him though. His back arched trying to press into Becka's body as he could and his cock pulsed pumping his seed into Becka's canal. "Oh my Rebeckah." It was the first time in a long time anyone had brought him to climax without him feeling their climax. His only saving grace was as a vampire, he could continue with sex.
Richard kept laughing at Litha's defiance. "You are going to have to work on your discipline if you think you can prove yourself alpha. It takes a bit more than a sharp tongue to stay on top. I'm a light sleeper, so don't get too excited at the idea of seeing me bald anytime soon either." She was a tough one no doubt. Her soft hair belied her tough exterior. She had a soft side though. Her submission had shown it along with her loyalty to her friends. If she could harness her rage, she would be as good as any master warrior.
Becka laughed lightly at Alex’s words. “Is he now? Well that’s good. I would hate for Dad to lose interest or something. After all, I’m probably going to be as big as a house before it is all done anyway.” She felt his climax and smiled real big. “Ha. Finally got you for a change.” She didn’t let up on moving on him either. She wasn’t yet ready to cum, and this was too precious to end suddenly.
The fragile peace she’d started to have with him was suddenly shattered. She jerked away from him and finished her hair. She rinsed it quickly and then moved away to find the soap. She had done just fine on her own before he came along. Who was he to suddenly decide she wasn’t good enough to take care of herself? Damn European Were thinking he was so much better. She didn’t realize she was growling.
Alex smiled up at Becka. "I don't care what size you are as long as your loving heart is beating inside you. Without the link, it's impossible to bring you with me to climax. It's also impossible to resist your pleasure." His thrusts upward were even weaker with his body spent, but Becka was keeping the pleasure more than alive. His hands continued to work her breasts as her channel continued sending pleasure through him.
Richard's mirth disappeared quickly. As she finished her hair he slipped the soap into his own hand. She wasn't going to escape that easily. When she started looking for the soap his hand lifted it just beyond her reach so she could plainly see it perched in the grasp of his fingers. "Looking for something?" His face was determined. She wasn't going to get the soap without pressing into him hard. He had no intention of retreating either. She was angry and he was going to make a showing of just how unwise rage was in a fight. "Maybe we should review why you are my mate. Come and get the soap my beautiful woman. You will find your rage will not procure it." He gave a growl to excite her anger more. "Dancing Water advised against violence around tile. Maybe you should follow her wisdom and ask politely for the soap. I could also wash you as well. Knowing how bad you dislike my scent, it would be irresponsible to make you wear it. We need teamwork here, not a fight." Richard thought more on Dancing Water's words. It was difficult to know whether to lose his point on purpose for Litha's safety or to make it clear for her greater safety. Part of him hoped she would just be reasonable and ask for the soap or let him wash her.
Becka giggled and grinned down at him. “Mmm, but for a change I can tease you to pleasure. It’s not often I get to do that.” She slowed her movements wanting to extend this for as long as possible. Her eyes closed as he worked her breasts and she gave a low moan of pleasure.
Litha stilled and looked at him. Her face was blank. She hadn’t exactly been mad, just irked at his attitude, but he was trying hard to make her mad. She turned away from him and rinsed her body with just the water, being sure to remove any excess semen. She then stepped out of the shower, moving towards the towels. Screw him and his damned soap… wait she’d already screwed him, or more precisely been screwed by him, and it looked as if that was going to be a constant in some form or another in their relationship. She gave a tired sigh and reached for a towel.
Alex laughed at her joy in bringing him first. "Maybe we'll have to give you some no link days when you are not pregnant as well." She was wonderfully sexy working her body on top of him. "I don't think pregnancy is going to hurt your beauty at all, Rebeckah. You look just as amazing either way. I'm not just saying that because I love you so desperately either." He loved pleasing her. He was grateful for the chance to do it again.
Richard sighed. "Oh Litha, here, have the soap. Call me if and when I'm good enough to talk to." He put the soap in the soap tray and stepped out of the shower. He toweled off and stepped out to get dressed again. "Hello, Steve. Looks like we are both getting tossed around by Litha." He put on his clothes. Steve looked up from his book. He nodded gravely. Litha was really spinning her wheels on something and she was burning through her allies faster than soft rubber. Richard stated simply, "I'll go check on security. You can call me on the phone over there if you need anything." He stepped out and closed the door behind him. Steve looked at the door to the bathroom nervously. Litha was likely going to be upset again and he might have to find a safer spot.
Becka’s eyes opened and looked down at Alex. “Uh-huh. You’re biased and there’s nothing you can say to convince me otherwise.” She smiled at him and sat up a bit straighter on his lap. She continued to move in the slow steady rhythm she had decided on and looked down at him. Bringing her hands up, she lightly ran them along Alex’s chest. She remembered Mantha’s pregnancy, and how big and miserable she was towards the end. And Mantha only carried Paddy. She was carrying twins and had no illusions to either her size or irritability as she drew closer to birth.
By sheer force of will, Litha kept from snapping at Richard. She continued to dry off as he did and stepped out of the bathroom. She heard his words to Steve and went very still. That hurt and wasn’t fair. She heard him leave and stood there for a long moment. Finally she finishes and moves out of the bathroom. Moving to her sea bag, she finds clothes to replace those she tore when she changed. She then moved to the door out. She needed out, she was feeling trapped. What she needed was a good run, but at this point she’d settle for fresh air. She didn’t even look at Steve let alone say anything to him. After exiting the safe room, she moved towards the front door. The only one she knew led out. It was starting to become a physical thing, and she was feeling like the house was trying to devour her and she’d never see the outside again. By the time she burst through the front door, she was running. She came to a stop several yards from the manor and stood there gulping in huge breaths of fresh, clean air. She was already calming and feeling better.
Alex grinned at Becka's words. "So was Steve biased too? He obviously has a thing for you." His hands drifted off her breasts and down to her tummy. She held the whole family. She was there holding the twins and him. There was no doubt he was biased, but his bias was only in the direction of truth. His breath started to deepen again as Becka took her pleasure on his rod. His hips slowly matched her movements. "The biggest thing about you will always be your heart, Rebeckah. I love you and I'll never forget that."
Steve looked up at Litha a touch nervous. He worked hard to stay calm though. Normally he would have protested Litha leaving the safe room without notifying anyone. It didn't seem like a wise thing to do at that point though. Defying Litha was just not his place. He put down his book when she left. His body leaned back in the chair and he closed his eyes. Something was going terrible wrong with Litha. Maybe Becka would be able to talk sense into her.
Richard and Brian both saw Litha exit the house in a hurry. "I've got this Brian. I'll call if we run into trouble." The last thing Richard needed was a Lycan death and Litha's death would be a horrible blow. He rushed out of the house but could not catch up to Litha until she stopped. He stopped five yards behind her. If something bad happened to Litha whatever it was would die at his hand or kill him too. He didn't bother being silent. He didn't bother saying anything either. Instead he just watched the woods and fields for movement. Brian's house was a bad place to go for a walk. He knew Litha was not going to listen to him though. He was done fighting her. There was nothing to do but watch and hope Tanatos didn't send a replacement team for the man Alex killed.
“Hrmph. Steve’s got a wife and kids he loves very much. If he’s biased, it’s towards them.” Becka lays her hands over Alex’s on her belly. She smiled down at him as he spoke again. “You are special, every last bit of you. You stayed by me at a time worse than any nightmare I have ever had.” She removes her hands and leans forward to kiss him again.
Then Richard came to a loud stop behind her. She sighed and turned towards him. Her face was still neutral, even her voice had no emotion. “Don’t worry, Alpha. I’m not running away. I just needed air not cooped up in an old assed building.” She stalked up to and past him. The enjoyment and calm she’d started to feel was lost now. She may as well head back to her prison for the duration of their stay in Ireland.
Alex kept smiling. "There you go, you are already pregnant and he was into you. If he has sex with you further along, I think I've won my case." Alex was surprised at her statement of his loyalty. He did not recall any terrible time. Nicholai's attack was unpleasant, but it wasn't successful. His hands drifted up back to her breasts and his lips received hers for the kiss. He was going to have to clear that one up. Her statement also reminded him of the time he was weak after the hunt. His mistake at thinking she rejected him had almost caused him to give up on life. It had been a hard guilty lesson for him, but he was not going to let that happen again.
Richard didn't like being called alpha by someone who didn't think he was worth a proper conversation. As she walked past him his eyes picked up a slight movement a few hundred yards in a tree. He stepped between the tree and Litha. "Run Li..." Three bolts plunged into his chest with a thud. His punctured lungs were unable to complete the sentence. A dark blur swept past Litha and Richard as two sniper rifles fired from the mansion. Richard sucked hard on the hair and tried to push forth a warning. "Run" He breathed it out hard with a lot of strain. It was not looking like he would have to witness many more deaths after all. Two bodies fell from the tree he noticed. A third dropped down but didn't get very far before something took it down hard.
Becka pulls back and looks at him while rolling her eyes. “Please. And once we leave here and someone offers up sex to you, you’ll stupidly turn it down? I think not.” Her eyes close as he once more plays with her breasts. “Mmm, Agathon. I love you.” She picked up the pace a bit with her hips.
Litha jerked as Richard suddenly cut off. She whirled around to see him with three bolts in his chest. She moved quickly to his side. Carefully but quickly she put an arm under his and around his back. She had no clue what the blur had been, but her priority was getting her Alpha to cover. Her voice was a growl. “Don’t tell me to run, ya lout. Save what breath you have and run yourself. Do not make me carry you, or I will never let you live it down.” She half drags, half staggers with his weight back towards the Manse. Why hadn’t he just stayed indoors. Blasted males.
Alex's face straightened a bit. "You are the only one that can tempt me beyond reason my Rebeckah. I had sex with Litha because she is an important member of our family. I only use sex to subdue meals and create bonds. You are the only bond for me now that Litha is in danger of pregnancy from me. I think Richard is supposed to be her mate now anyway. If being sentimental about you is stupid, I'm all for it." Alex kept rhythm with Becka's motion. Getting Litha pregnant when she wasn't supposed to be had him wary now. His days of casual sex were over from all he could tell unless it was another human. Even then, he couldn't see having sex with a human just for sex if it endangered time with Becka. Maybe he was being silly, but Steve's desire for her was still a great proof of how beautiful she was even pregnant.
Richard used what strength he had to move his arms over Litha's shoulders and move his body over her back The bolts blocked his move to protect her and he yelped in pain. It was a weak yelp though and a gurgle of blood sputtered up his throat and dripped from his bottom lip.
Brian quickly saw the two humans were dead. The bullet holes in the lenses of their right eye night vision goggles gave away they were unable to see in the dark without technology. The vampire that lived he was able to easily decapitate and went instantly lifeless. The vampire could not be more than a few hundred years old. Certain all three were dead, he rushed back to Litha and Richard. His arms gathered the struggling Richard off Litha and pulled his body in front of his own. "Go straight to the circle please Litha. I'm right behind you with Richard. We only have one chance to save him." Brian already knew the crossbow bolts were wood with silver tips. They were a preferred weapon to kill Lycans and younger vampires. Ancient vampires tended to move way too fast to get a mortal wound from the weapons. Right now the priority was to get them to the safety of the circle so he could concentrate on getting a donor and the herb necessary to save Richard before it was too late. He just hoped they missed his heart.
Becka opened her eyes and looked down at Alex perplexed. She sighed and stilled giving him a long hard look. “Agathon…” She sighs again and finally just lies down on top of him and snuggles close. She wasn’t about to argue with him his choices. She loved him, and those were just a part of him.
Litha twisted and held Richard awkwardly until Brian took him away from her. “Idiot.” Litha nodded at Brian and moved to the Mansion. She was quick to bound down the stairs, not thinking about the traps. She came to a skidding halt as she saw Becka and Alex in the center. “Trouble. Richard’s hurt. Brian’s bringing him down now.” She turned and looked back up the stairway for the two.
Becka looked up at Litha and then scrambled up off Alex. She wasn’t overly worried about being naked in front of Brian. Instead she moved over to Litha and laid a hand lightly on her arm. When Litha shook her off, she stood still. The woman was tense and in turmoil, and Richard being hurt wasn’t the whole reason Becka would bet.
Alex was a bit perplexed at Becka's response. He would have to figure it out later with her. His embrace held her close when she cuddled against his chest. He was surprised to see Litha show up and popped up after Becka scrambled off of him. He moved behind Becka and then passed her towards the stairs when she stopped to comfort Litha.
The traps had been deactivated. Brian had made a note of that before he proceeded out the front door in pursuit of Litha and Richard. Brian wasn't far behind Litha with Richard in his arms before him. Alex stepped up to them and helped move Richard to the center of the circle. "We need shallots and a Lycan blood donor. I can make a call and get someone over. The shallots are in the food pantry. I keep a large stock on hand. I just hope the donor gets here before it's too late. I'd let you do it Litha, but it's dangerous. I'll be right back."
Alex laid his hand on Richard. He was tempted to bite Richard to try to help calm him down. Richard was a veteran to stress though and he decided it was best to just hold on and let Richard handle it. "This war is bad. I wonder how long we have before they try to take the mansion. Hang in there Richard." At least the circle was a kind of safe haven.
Becka started when Litha took off after Brian. Once she reached the top of the stairs, she looked at Brian briefly, then bounded off sniffing her way to the kitchen to find the pantry. The place smelled mostly of Vampire, but Richard had to eat, and she soon found the kitchen. Locating the pantry took a bit more, but she soon found it and the shallot. Not sure how much was needed she grabbed an armful and shot off back down to the circle.
Becka moved over to Alex and sat next to him. She gently laid a hand on Richard’s thigh. She looked him over and winced at the three protruding bolts. She gently rubbed his thigh in comfort. He didn’t look good, and if those had silver tips… “What did Brian mean by shallot and a blood donor?” She looked at Alex slightly puzzled. There was no known cure for silver poisoning.
Brian moved quickly to the security room. He picked up the phone and called Robert. "Hello, Robert. Richard has silver poisoning. I have the shallots, but I need a Lycan willing to take the risk. You are my best hope. Can I get you to come over? Be careful. Tanatos has been stationing spies around the mansion. Hurry, he's hit bad." Hanging up the phone, Brian stepped out and saw that Litha already collected the shallots. He moved straight down to the circle.
Alex was not familiar with what Brian was talking about. He did know the bolts were probably silver tipped and that a few hundred years ago, he would die inside of an hour. There was no sense pulling the bolts out, it would just cause him to bleed faster since his body would not be able to heal up the silver tainted wounds. "I'm not sure, Rebeckah. This is fatal to Lycans normally. Let's hope Brian's trick works."
Brian came in behind Litha. "I have a friend of Brian's on the way. The circle allows for a ceremony. Robert will eat seven shallots and we will say a prayer to the Mother. Robert's blood will absorb the herb and then Richard will have to drink his blood. Robert's shallot enriched blood will clean the silver poisoning from the wounds with the aid of the circle power and the Mother's blessing. Alex, I will need your help to remove the bolts from Richard before he drinks Robert's blood. Robert is going to need feeding and bed rest after this ceremony. It's very draining to the donor as Richard will have to drink a lot of his blood." Richard coughed up more blood from his lungs. Brian looked down very concerned. Alex was extremely worried as well. Lung shots were very deadly to Lycan.
Litha had dropped the shallots near to Richard on the side opposite Alex and Becka, and dropped down next to them. She looked up at Brian as he explained what was needed. Becka arched a brow at Brian’s words. There was a cure for silver poisoning? Dancing Water and Narkel needed to know this. She turned to look at Litha and gasped. Litha was chewing and swallowing a shallot. By the looks of it, she’d started as soon as the words left Brian’s mouth. Litha had that look Becka knew well, her mind was made up and they weren’t going to argue her out of it. Becka prepared herself to have to side with her friend as Litha finished the first and started on a second. She was already picking up a third one.
Brian saw Litha start on the shallots. "You will need to eat at least seven, Litha. More won't hurt at all. Just don't nauseate yourself. It's important you hold them down throughout the ceremony." Brian wasn't going to argue. Richard was in bad shape and needed attention badly. He was probably going to die having to wait for Robert and even now he was still dealing with unhappy odds.
"Rebeckah, Agathon, we need to form a prayer circle. This is only going to work with the Mother's blessing. Luckily I think all here are loyal to her. We need to offer up the prayer before the blood donation happens. Litha, Richard isn't going to be able to draw the blood from you. He's weak, I suggest the use of your arm. The neck will be too much blood too fast for him. Agathon, we need to pull the bolts during the prayer. They cannot be in his body during the blood donation."
Brian moved over to Richard's left side, kneeing next to him. Alex slipped in, kneeling over Richard's waist and took Brian's left hand with his right. Both offered their hands to Becka to close the circle. "The circle will glow if the Mother will honor this." Brian felt it was important everyone knew the things to watch for. This was a very touchy ceremony. It had failed more often than worked in the past. Someone would have bad faith, or the donor would give too much or not enough blood, killing themselves or the victim. Risks abounded.
Litha finished five of the shallots and started on a sixth. They were much like wild onions and so were easy to eat and hold down. She felt a sharp, knifing pain in her abdomen, but ignored it with a growl and continued eating. They hadn’t time for distractions. Beck took the hands thus sealing Richard and Litha within their circle. She looked to Brian for direction, this was new to her. She was attentive to not only his directions, but everything that went on. She’d need to retell it to Litha later. Between the two of them they should have an accurate description for Dancing Water and Narkel. Brian started a prayer in Irish. Alex caught a fair amount of it though he would not have been able to say it in Irish himself.
"Great Mother, your daughter, Litha, consumes the purifying gift of your bounty. Your son, Richard, has been poisoned with tarnished metal. We come together in prayer to ask your wisdom and grace. It is our fervent hope that our brother might not return his body to You our Great Mother. We ask that Your bounty restore our brother's life that he may continue to serve Your Spirit. Your daughter, Litha, sacrifices her blood with Your bounty so that we show our devotion to the cause of life and respecting You as the Mother of it." Bryan started removing a bolt from Richard's chest. Alex did the same. Each put pressure on the respective wounds as the bolts came out. Brian continued through the prayer. "Great Mother, we humbly ask the circle signal when our sister's blood is ready to cleanse our brother." Alex and Brian pulled the last bolt out together. Richard was strangely silent. It was almost spooky. His breathing was shallow and obviously choked with blood. Alex wondered if Richard could even drink Litha's blood.
The Great Mother Earth heard the prayer in her holy circle. When Litha ate the seventh shallot, her blood would be pure enough for the special cleansing. The Mother was not ready to take Richard back. Richard's blood and wounds would be cleansed of the silver once Litha had given enough blood. Litha and Richard had to protect the new arrivals Rebeckah carried. Their own cubs would be part of a vital blood line in the line of evolution.
Litha finished the last of the shallots. The pain was increasing in her abdomen, but she continued to ignore it. Through clenched teeth, she altered her hand to form claws. “Let me know when to give him the blood.” She was posed to slash her arm as soon as she was given the go ahead.
Becka not only understood what Richard was saying in Irish, but a translation was echoed for both Alex and Litha in English. She watched them remove the bolts and winced at each one, though her voice stayed pure and never faltered. She glanced over at Litha as she spoke and frowned slightly. Litha didn’t look so good.
Brian nodded at Litha. The bolts were out. It was time. "Litha, now." A soft glow came from the stone of the circle. Brian knew it was a good sign. It really came down to Richard being able to consume Litha's blood now. Litha was strong. She would most likely be able to donate the amount of blood required. "When the wounds start closing, he is close to being clean. You need to stop shortly after and heal yourself, Litha. It will be necessary to feed you both after this."
Brian looked down at Richard. He was sweating and a lot of blood was coming from his nose and mouth. "You need to try to drink now Richard. Litha is going to try to give you cleansing blood. Concentrate on drinking and breathing, Richard." Alex and Brian were both brutally worried. It really looked bad for Richard. Alex noticed Litha wasn't doing the best herself. Brian already knew Litha was having issues. Shallots were not the best straight food to eat. Their cleansing properties did not mix well with digestion and Lycan normally ate meat.
Before ‘now’ finished emerging from Brian, Litha has slashed her arm just above the wrist. Her hand rapidly changed back to normal and was gathering Richard in her lap as her slashed arm was being pressed against his lips. Positioning Richard in a half sitting, half reclining, her hand then snaked around to his throat and started stroking it lightly to make him swallow. Another knife sharp pain came from her gut, causing her to grit her teeth and drop her head down to rest on the top of Richard’s. She felt a warm wet coming from between her legs.
Becka’s frown deepened. She saw Litha react to something before her head dropped, and sweat was suddenly pouring off the woman. Her nose flared slightly. The smell of blood was overpowering, both Richard’s, Litha’s… and something else. At least the glowing circle reassured her somewhat, but something was still off.
Brian sensed Litha lost her bladder control. It was very understandable. The ceremony was tough on the donor. Richard seemed to be getting the blood down. Brian watched the wounds intently. Litha was going to need some food in a fast hurry when Richard's wounds started closing again. Richard was going to need a lot of rest and food as well. Brian saw Becka's frown. "What is it Rebeckah?"
Becka gave Brian a bit of a distracted glance, before quickly going back to monitoring Litha. “The blood. Can’t you smell there’s something different? There’s Richard’s and Litha’s… and don’t give me the shallot in Litha’s and now Richard’s blood is what’s causing it. I can smell that as well, those things are strong, like an onion. No, there’s another scent to the blood, or in it.” She wanted to move to the two Lycans but didn’t want to break the circle either.
Brian sniffed the air. Litha had not lost control of her bladder at all. Alex had an idea though. "Litha's body had probably expelled the tainted pregnancy. This is Mother's personal purification. I think Litha will need extra attention after this." Alex looked at Litha concerned. "Are you okay, Litha?"
Brian's face took on one of shock. He wondered what pregnancy Litha was in though. He was not present for the spirit world encounter and knew nothing of the pregnancy of Litha by Alex. Brian's look went to even deeper concern. "A tainted pregnancy? How was it tainted?" He watched the wounds on Richard, hoping they would start closing soon.
Becka’s head snapped to Alex as he spoke. “Shit, shit, shit.” She turned back to Litha, concern now paramount. She was already loosing blood feeding Richard, add to it the loss of blood from a miscarry. Holy Crap. Distractedly she answered Brian. “Agathon got her pregnant with the help of a Celtic Fertility Knot. The same one that helped him get me pregnant, with Mother Earth’s Blessing.”
Litha distantly heard the others, but was too busy trying to ignore the pain and keep Richard swallowing her blood. She did lift her head slightly to eye Richard’s wounds. They finally looked like they were trying to close, but it was so slow it seemed. Damn him! If he up and died on her, she swore to all Holy and Unholy she would hit the Spirit World and hunt him down and give him torment for the rest of her life.
Brian realized they would need a new plan. This was a nasty complication. "I have Lycan plasma. We will have to give Litha a healthy dose of it after this." Richard's wounds seemed to finally be reacting. He shot a glance at Alex. Brian imagined Alex was feeling bad about things already. Alex certainly had the look of self-disappointment Brian was used to seeing. Brian bit his tongue to keep from making it worse for Alex. They would need to focus to get out of the mess.
Brian tried to encourage Richard. "Drink, Richard. It's working. Just keep focusing." He was glad Robert was coming. They would need all the help they could get. Luckily Litha was not wounded past the miscarriage. It was still a lot more dangerous that what it was supposed to be. Brian's eyes watched the wounds carefully. She would have to stop feeding Richard at first chance.
Litha bent down until her lips were close to Richard’s ear. While her voice was low, the Vampires would probably still hear her, but it was so growly that it would have taken another Lycan to recognize words in the sounds. “You are weak with all your talk of discipline. What is it doing for you now? At least with my rage I would be fighting, I am fighting now. If you die now, I will find you in the Spirit World and I will torment you the rest of my life with just how weak you were.”
Becka’s eyes narrowed more. She recognized what she’d dubbed ‘pissed off Lycan speak’. Litha was saying something to Richard, and if it was in the growl speech, it couldn’t be anything nice. She finally moved towards Litha and Richard, unable to sit still anymore. Litha’s head whipped around and a loud growl came out of her. Clearly a warning.
Becka scoffed. “Don’t make me hit you Litha. You know better.” She studied Litha’s eyes, they were a swirling mix of black and silver she’d never seen before.
Richard was in no real shape to truly hear Litha's words. His was feeling like he was drowning from the blood in his lungs while having to try to drink more blood to cure the silver poisoning. The only thing holding his brain together enough to struggle through the challenge was the peace the circle offered. Little did Litha know, his discipline had taken the bolts for her and it was his discipline that allowed him to drink her blood for the silver cleansing. Her threat meant little. He drank only for the hope of being able to protect Litha again. He drank in spite of her words. The pain in his chest was starting to subside a bit. His lungs seemed to gather some more pressure too. They were still punctured, but they seemed not to leak out the vital air as much as they had been. If he could decipher Litha's words properly, he would have quickly rebuked her citing her lack of discipline as what brought them out into the line of fire in the first place.
Brian didn't like Litha's growl, but he wasn't going to deal with it at this point. Seeing the wounds finally start to close on Richard, she was the one in trouble at this point anyway. Richard's chance of recovery was growing by the second. "Thank the Mother, it's working. It's almost done Litha. Rebeckah, Agathon, we are going to have to take Litha to the clinic. It's right next to the security room as you remember, Agathon."
Unmindful of Litha’s warning growl, Becka continued to the Lycans and wrapped her arms around both. Litha growled low once more, but Becka just nuzzled her. “It’s going--” Becka’s words cut off and her eyes grew wide for a moment. “Oh. I see.” Her face grew thoughtful and she really didn’t hear Brian’s words. Litha jerked at about the same time Becka’s eyes widened. Both women and Richard experienced a brief vision.
Two Vampires, a male with the vivid blue of his mother’s eyes predominate and brown ribbons snaking through the blue, and a female with the brown eyes of her father, only with the vivid blue snaking through the brown. Clearly the twins Becka carried, grown up or maybe teenagers. With them are Lycans. They seem to morph and change constantly, black or blonde of hair with pale blue almost white eyes, or dark brown. Clearly these are versions of cubs that will come from Litha and Richard. Mother Earth has given the three a glimpse of the future to come.
Litha becomes dead weight against Becka. Her arms still stays in place but her hand has stopped stroking Richard’s throat as she finally succumbs to everything. Becka adjusts quickly, placing a hand over Litha’s arm, ready to pull it away at Brian’s words. She isn’t overly worried at Litha’s passing out. The vision showed that Litha would survive. Brian saw Richard's wounds finally close. "Rebeckah, take Litha and come with me now. Agathon, bring Richard up with us." Brian turned and headed up the steps. Alex collected Richard, picking him up from behind.
Richard's eyes closed at the vision. His pain blurred the vision, but he felt he saw cubs. Half of them seemed to be Litha's and his. An intense love for Litha and their cubs seemed to wash through him. He coughed, his body evacuating blood from his lungs. He groaned out, "Litha." Alex was picking him up but he was unaware of it. His mind was lost in the vision that painfully faded as Alex carried him from the circle. His mind slipped into a deep sleep.
As Brian climbed the steps, he hesitated for the briefest of moments. Mother Earth had let him in the circle. A female shadow lurked in the back of his mind. There was nothing he could tell except haunting bright blue eyes peered out from the shadow. His voice spoke very softly. "Rebeckah?" The shadow shook its head no and faded. "Come, we don't have much time."
At the top of the steps a Lycan approached from the front door. "Brian, how is Richard?" His green eyes peered out from a flowing mane of light brown hair tied in a ponytail. He was muscular and stocky with brown leather shirt and pants. Brian waved him down the hall. "This way Robert. We have a female that is low on blood. Her name is Litha. She did the blood sacrifice already but she needs a transfusion fast." The group made their way to the clinic. Alex brought up the rear with Richard, keeping a close eye on Becka carrying Litha in front of him.
The clinic had a few single rolling beds and counters with a few medical items. Robert moved to a refrigerator and pulled out two IV bags with pale red liquid. Brian rolled over an IV stand to the bed closest to the door.
Becka picked Litha up awkwardly and carried her while following Brian. When the vampire hesitated then ever so softly called her name, she cocked her head at him. “Yes, Brian?” His next words made her pause more. It didn’t mesh well with the soft call of her name. She was perplexed but pulled from that by a new Lycan male. Becka studied this new Lycan thoughtfully. Finally reaching the clinic she set Litha on a bed and stepped back slightly so as not to be in the way. Litha was going to wake up pissed at being treated in a white man’s fashion instead of the Native she was used to. Becka kind of smiled at the visual. She already could envision the woman’s affront at so being invaded.
Robert hung the IV bags on the stand next to Litha while Brian pulled an IV needle and line from a drawer. Robert took the needle from Brian and slipped the needle into Litha's arm. Brian hooked up one of the bags to the line and connected it to the needle to start the flow of Lycan plasma into Litha. The two were strangely silent. So much conflict made this type of action and eerie kind of second nature to them.
Alex worked to situate Richard as comfortable as possible on the other bed. He took a towel from one of the cupboards, wet it in cold water, and started washing the blood from Richard's face and neck. The harsh reality of war was more than evident. It all felt too much like the Vlad revolt. "This is showing me why I went to America in the first place. How long has it been like this Brian?"
Brian looked up after making sure the plasma was flowing cleanly to Litha. "It only died down for about two or three years after the Vlad revolt. After that, it started very subtly and has been growing in crescendo. This is the most blatant stuff happening around my mansion though." Brian looked at Rebeckah. "I had a weird vision, Rebeckah. It was a shadow of a woman, except the shadow had blue eyes just like yours. You don't have a twin sister do you?" Brian was still trying to sort out how he just walked into the circle. It bothered him he did it without even thinking either. It was like his mind shifted on him without even recognizing it had shifted.
Becka had turned her attention to Alex and Brian as they started talking. She was thoughtful, it sounded like the Vlad Wars hadn’t ever actually ended. Which meant that Vlad wasn’t the originator of the Wars, but just the puppet. She jerked slightly and switched gears as Brian spoke to her directly. She had a curious look on her face until he asked after a twin. Her face took on a very pained look. “I did… once.” Abruptly she turned and walked swiftly out of the room. Alex was there, Litha would be alright. Right now she just couldn’t continue that conversation. Not here in the place of her origins. She didn’t pay attention to where she was going, but soon found herself in the safe room. Sliding a short distance after closing the door, she dropped down against the wall and pulled her knees up wrapping her arms around them and dropping her forehead against them. Tears were already forming.
Alex saw Becka recoil at Brian's question. Richard seemed in a deep sleep. Alex wasn't sure what caused Brian to ask such a question, but Alex knew he needed to be with Becka after the question was asked, especially with Becka's reaction. "You two have this. Rebeckah needs me."
Alex moved quickly down the hall catching the movement of the safe room door before it closed. He moved towards the door and gave it a knock. He wasn't going to be able to open it with Becka occupying it. "Rebeckah?!" He badly felt the need to be on the other side of the door comforting Becka.
Brian looked at Robert. "Wow, what a messy day. I'm going to get some meat for these two. They are going to wake up hungry. Keep an eye on them and I'll be right back." Robert nodded and Brian headed to the kitchen.
It wasn’t until Alex knocked on the door and called her that she even realized the door had been open so she could get in. She didn’t want to move and let him in, but she did. Rising with an effort, she opened the door and turned away. For a millisecond she wondered where Steve had gotten off too. But it was quickly lost as she just stood there arms wrapped around herself and her head bowed. Unknown to both Alex and Becka, Steve was in the security room. Brian had his team get Steve out so they could use the safe room quickly if needed.
Alex stepped into the room and immediately turned to Becka. He took her into his arms as he sat down next to her. "Are you okay, my Love?" He wished he had grabbed their clothes. There was nothing to do for it until Becka was ready to go get them though. Things were just happening too fast and urgently. He felt a bit off balance. His lips pressed to Becka's raven hair and gave her a kiss on her head.
Becka easily sat with Alex and cuddled into his hold. “Yeah. I’ll be fine. It just came out of the blue and caught me off guard is all.” She wrapped her arms around him briefly and hugged. She then pulled back slightly. “Someone should be in there when Litha wakes. She’s gonna be madder than a wet hornet when she finds they didn’t use Native healing techniques.” She gives a half sigh, half laugh. “It really is astonishing how easily those Lycans from here so easily adapted to Native ways when you stop and think about it.”
Alex looked at Becka with concern for her. "I'm not willing to leave you alone. When you are ready, let's get our clothes and then go back to the clinic. The Lycan seemed better adapted to the Mother. It's probably because they are alive while we are not. Well, at least most of us are not. It appears you and I are alive in some form now. At any rate, it looks like the Americans stayed more true to life while the war here has made death have more influence. Perhaps the Lycan are more readily able to embrace the life giving ways of the Mother." Alex thought about the past events and it hit him Brian was in the circle. "Woah! Brian was running the ceremony in the circle with us. How did he step into it as a vampire?" Things seemed to be happening at a very fast pace and the changes seemed dramatic. Mother Earth was up to something he didn't fully understand yet.
"How do Americans deal with anemia?" The question bubbled up in Alex's mind and he blurted it out. There was a possibility Becka knew. It seemed it would be helpful to know what Litha might have been expecting versus what Brian did to try to help her.
Becka looked at Alex oddly when he mentioned Brian in the circle. She shrugged, “the Mother wanted him there obviously.” She rose from his lap and moved to allow him to get up so they could retrieve their clothes and return to the clinic. “Oh the usual, lots of chanting, smoke and a tea made of stinging nettle, red raspberry, oat straw, and anise seed. Sometimes Alfalfa, or Yellow Dock Root, is used if the others aren’t available. Personally, I think the chanting and smoke is for show.” She shrugs and moves to the door.
Alex got up and moved to the door, opening it for Becka. Her statement about the Mother wanting Brian there was a statement of the obvious to him, but that is all they really had. "Litha will just have to understand they don't have American herbs here. Anyway, plasma can't be bad, right? Europe has been dealing with war so much they can't be all wrong at how to deal with wounds. The silver recovery for Richard seems nothing short of a miracle." Sometimes it seemed ancient medicine didn't give proper dues to the successes of modern medicine. Both systems seemed to have their fair share of foul balls. It wasn't unrelated to the Lycan and vampire conflicts. Everyone seemed to take sides instead of trying to gather the good from the two sides.
Becka shrugged. “She will, after her initial feelings of invasion are past. Maybe. No, the States use the stuff too, remember. But Lycans don’t exactly go to hospitals and such. Richard is a miracle. Dancing Water needs to know about that cure. I wonder how long they’ve known about the cure here.” She moves through the door and heads down the stairs to the circle. Once there she gathers her clothes and dresses. She waits for Alex before heading back up. “Perhaps we should suggest they restrain Litha for the time being. I can see her going into a fit and tearing the place up…” She trails off with a sour look, not liking that visual at all.
Alex walked down to the basement with Becka and got dressed. He was very uncomfortable with Litha's reactions. She was being a bit too violent. He wondered how much the issues on the plane influenced that. "Well, they didn't know about it when I left. I wonder if the cure would work in San Francisco. It obviously needs the circle here. Brian won't let Litha get too far, but it will be better to restrain her. Not sure how they will do that though. Litha seems very strong. Do you think there is something that could hold her?" Alex took Becka's hand. He gave her a kiss and started up the steps with her.
“Titanium?” Becka gave Alex a small smile at the quip and then just shrugged. “Actually you could probably restrain her easily. Me too for that matter. In fact I’d probably be the better choice. She’s less likely to hurt me at the moment.” Becka moved up the stairs and to the clinic. She gave a nod to Robert as she entered and looked the two patients over. Litha was clearly out for a while as her body worked to not only replace blood loss but finish ejecting the cubs she’d carried. Becka frowned slightly and moved to Litha. “Agathon, would you go get a change of clothes for Litha please.” She then turned her attentions to removing the clothes the woman wore. There was no helping the shirt though with the IV in. Becka just tore that along the sleeve and up to the collar. She frowned slightly at the five small lumps of blood and flesh that fell out as she removed the pants. She quickly scooped them up and placed them in the pants and folded the pants over them and then wrapped it all up in the torn shirt. No telling how they would have turned out, they were still to newly conceived to be more detailed. They’d need to be buried at some point, given back to the Mother. She then moved to find cloth, basin, and water. Returning back to her friend, she started cleaning her up. “Also find something we can use to catch the blood.”
Alex followed Becka up to the clinic. It was not fun to see Litha out of it. He gave Becka a kiss before letting her know he was getting Litha some clothes. "Okay, I'll get her a change." He stepped out and headed down the hall to the safe room to get a change of clothes out of the trunk.
Brian moved to help Becka out as Robert watched the patients. He pulled out a metal pan for cleanup. "I take it we need to properly bury the lost children." It was a very somber moment. Brian wasn't sure why Alex would be involved in something so odd as to try cross breeding with a Lycan. He figured it was something he really wasn't a part of. He helped Becka clean up handing her the wash pan and rinsing and replacing soiled towels. Robert worked at cleaning up Richard the best he could.
Alex returned to the clinic with a change of clothes for Litha. He felt terrible for being the cause of so much pain for Litha. He wondered if he could ever make it up to her. Their short lived marriage had been a major disaster.
Becka smiled her thanks at Alex. Becka nodded and sighed. “Wished I knew how long she will be out for. I hate to bury them without her present. She’ll have no closure.” She continued to clean Litha up. “Thanks for your help Brian. Sorry we’ve been the most unruly of guests.” Finally finishing up, she pulled a clean sheet over Litha and turned to take the clothes from Alex to lay close by for her. She then turned back to Alex and snuggled up to him. “Nothing to do now but wait.” She looked over at Robert and Richard. “How is he doing?” She kept her voice even. She still wasn’t sure about Richard, vision be damned, they were going to have a very rocky relationship if this beginning was any insight. The fact that they would have cubs was great, but one didn’t have to love, hell you didn’t even have to have like, to reproduce. She’d seen that among Human and Lycan both.
Brian nodded. "We'll refrigerate the bodies if we have to for Litha. She's Lycan though. I doubt she'll be out too long." Brian moved the soiled towels and waste water to the sink and put them into the laundry for cleaning later. "Your visit is fine. I'm sorry Europe is such a ripping mess."
Alex hugged Becka close as she pressed into him. He felt bad Becka and he had such a deep love and Litha was caught in some horrible nightmare. He felt like he built the greater part of it, too.
Robert gave a quick reply about Richard. "He's recovering. He'll likely recover before Litha. It's pretty ironic really. I guess you have to be hell lucky to be as old as Richard and survive what he has." Robert looked back down at Richard. A slight smile seemed to form on his face as if it was a pleasant dream he was in. Robert raised his eyebrows at that. He had no idea Richard was remembering the vision of cubs with Litha in his sleep state.
A few minutes later, Richard's eyes slowly opened, but only half way. His hands moved to his chest. "Oh hell, what happened?" Brian looked over. "Litha did the ceremony for you, Richard. You are recovering. Robert, get him some meat please." Richard smelled his blood on his shirt and something else. He jumped straight up and looked over at Litha. "That's her blood. What happened?!" There was a funny smell with her blood. He didn't much care for that smell. Litha's blood wasn't a bad smell, except he wasn't supposed to be smelling it.
Becka nodded. “That will be fine then.” She shrugged next. “I haven’t been home in several centuries. I’m not really all that surprised actually.” She stayed cuddled into Alex, sensing that he was out of sorts over everything. He should have not only listened to Dancing Water, but took it to heart as well. Though she knew that could be tough sometimes. Becka nodded at Robert. She then turned into Alex and held him close. Becka turned at Richard’s voice and watched him neutrally. She raised a brow as he became all defensive and protective. It earned him points with her, but she knew Litha was going to hate such if he displayed such too often. “As Brian said, Litha did the ceremony.” She paused and studied him more. “And her body’s finally ejecting the cubs she’d carried. Think the shallot helped.”
Richard digested things in his mind. He remembered Litha chastising him for having been hit. His hand moved up to his chest. There were scars there. He had always vowed to not let himself get hit by silver and he had finally blown it and met some. Becka's explanation explained the smell. The shallots were a cleansing herb. It made sense her body rejected the tainted cross breeds. Maybe it would bring Litha some peace and closure. Part of him was sore at Alex for creating such a bad thing for Litha. He really didn't understand it though. He figured Alex would have to wrestle his own demons on that one. Richard lay back down.
Alex held Becka tight. She really was the center wheel of his life. He just hoped he didn't darken her life by jeopardizing Litha.
Robert came back with some very lightly seared meat after about ten minutes. Alex's brow raised at the fact it smelled good to him. He still wasn't used to having hunger. Robert put the plate on a rolling table and brought it over to Richard. "Time to eat. Bodies aren't supposed to catch bolts you know. You are supposed to dodge them." Richard sat up and rolled his eyes at Robert. He was starting to think everyone thought he shot himself.
Becka looked up at Alex as he held her tightly. She looked at him with concern briefly, then just smiled at him. She spoke mentally to him. “I love you, Agathon.” She turned her gaze to Robert as he came in with meat. It smelled really good to her, and she remembered that she never did eat after her shower. She sighed quietly and watched Richard get rather sour looking around the edges. She quirked a brow at him as her eyes twinkled suddenly. Alex used a mind link back to Becka. "I love you, Rebeckah." He smiled back at her, but it was a weaker smile. Litha was dear to them both .
Richard started digging into his meat. He was honestly hungry from having been wounded and he wanted to get the glare of victim status off his mind.
Alex got another puzzled look. "Does anyone know where Steve is?" Brian turned to him. "I had him move to the security room so we had fast access to the safe room if needed. He's fine." Alex nodded.
Robert really wasn't ready to go until he saw Litha stable. "I think I should stick around to make sure Litha pulls out of her sleep properly." Brian turned back to Litha and nodded. He hoped the vigil wouldn't be too long. Alex piped in. "Brian, we may have to restrain her. She goes into a rage over IVs." Brian sighed. "Litha needs a major anger management course. She is way too impulsive for Europe. Tanatos's minions love catching people who like to rush into traps." Alex decided he needed to calm Brian down. "She's not military, we just have to understand she is more conventional and not into the whole combat scene. She's a fighter though so it's just a matter of watching out for her. You and I should be able to help Rebeckah keep Litha calm. We just have to be here for her."
Becka shook her head and finally moved out from the circle of Alex’s arms. She went to Litha’s bedside and settled in to wait. “I’ve got her, you all can go deal with other things. You’re welcome to stay of course Robert, but stay out of the way, please.” She perched herself on the edge of the bed and waited. As she did she looked at Richard as he ate, a thoughtful look on her face.
Alex noticed Becka looking at the food Richard ate. "Want me to cook up the balance of our meat for you, Rebeckah?" He was a bit nervous about Rebeckah handling Litha on her own. Litha was a lot older than Rebeckah and could easily over power her. At least Robert and Richard would be there to help her.
Brian was a bit leery but understood his presence could be destructive for Litha. "I'm going back to the security room to watch the monitors and make sure no one tries to attack us." Brian stepped out. He could also keep a close eye on Steve and make sure he didn't get hurt.
Richard hungrily ate. Hearing Litha could go on the tear again had him wanting his strength up. If anything, he had to be ready to defend himself.
“Yes please, Agathon. That would be wonderful, and keep you out from underfoot as well.” She gave him a smile as she spoke. She watched Brian take the smart option of retreat and then turned to watch Robert briefly. She then turned her full attention on Richard. She waited for a while, letting him get his fill, but also because she was waiting for something else. She laid a hand lightly on Litha’s shoulder and suddenly spoke. “What does Litha mean to you Richard? Besides your mate now.” Alex stepped out to cook up the remainder of the meat in the safe room refrigerator.
Robert sat near Litha, keeping a concerned eye on her. Richard finished off his meat and then turned his attention to Becka. Her question caught him a bit off guard. "She's a willful and loyal fighter. She watches after you and Steve very impressively. I'm concerned about her over aggressiveness. Aggressive is good, but when you overdo it you over extend yourself. I want to learn what she knows and try to share with her what I know. She's like a fellow warrior protector spirit to me." Richard looked at Becka quizzically. He wondered where Becka was going with the conversation.
Becka gave a snort and rolled her eyes. “So, she is your mate and a fellow warrior… You are an idiot.” She shook her head in disgust. She looked down at Litha and sighed. Her fingers slightly squeezed Litha’s shoulder as if in sympathy for her friend. Hers was going to be a really tough relationship with that man. How she wished her friend had found someone more like Agathon.
Richard hung his head. He was obviously the villain at this juncture. "Look, if Litha wants a better man, she's welcome to him. I'm not going to be the bad guy here." He got up. Robert got up with a start but backed off. Richard was in a bad mood. He let Richard leave. He sighed after Richard marched out. The clinic was at least emptying. If only Litha pulled through. He snickered at Becka. "Nice bed side manner. Good thing he was recovered. I guess he earned it though, eh? That Richard is one stiff shirt at times." Robert didn't want Richard getting mixed up with the women. There was obviously no chemistry and Richard was just going to get ripped to shreds. He would bide his time and talk Richard out of the relationship. It was obviously very young and with so many enemies, it would be easy to tank. Richard just needed a little sense talked into him to back out.
Becka’s eyes narrowed as Richard suddenly got up and walked out. “Leave off Becka. And get this stupid thing out of my arm.” Becka moved swiftly and removed the IV. Her face was completely neutral and her thoughts her own. “Did I smell food?” Becka nodded as she handed Litha her clothes. Litha sat up and about keeled back over as she became dizzy suddenly. Becka steadied her as Litha let a growl out. Once she was sure Litha was steady she let her go and stepped back looking Litha over. Litha got herself dressed and then stood carefully. “I need food. You can tell me about what Dancing Water said, then I need more sleep. I have a spell to perform in a few hours.”
Becka sighed. “Alex is cooking that meat we brought.”
“Good. Let’s go to the safe room then.” Litha moved with care as she exited the room and walked to the safe room. Before she reached it, she could smell the food cooking. Entering the safe room she went and sat wearily at the table. Becka had followed in her wake after giving Robert a nod of thanks. She quietly shut the safe room door behind her once they were in the room and went to sit near Litha. “So?”
Becka sighed and explained to Litha everything that had gone on with Dancing Water in the Spirit World. Litha finally nodded. “Ok. By the way I don’t want you helping with the spell.” Becka looked startled, but before she could speak Litha continued. “Some, no matter what, are still going to side against the Mother, no sense giving our enemies a clear target. So, you are not helping. Period.”
Becka sighed but just nodded. Litha had a point, and it wouldn’t be conductive to the spell to try and force her help upon the woman. Both women looked to Alex to see if he was nearly done cooking. Becka looked side long at Litha briefly. She had acted like this after Eagle. She was slightly worried about her friend. That time hadn’t been pleasant, and it looked like this wasn’t going to be any better. They also still had the cubs to bury, but she wasn’t about to bring them up right now. They could wait until tomorrow.
Richard went to his room for a change of clothes. He was worried he wasn't right for Litha at all. She didn't like him and her friends didn't like him. The whole vision confused him now. How in the world was he supposed to have cubs by a woman that didn't even like him? He didn't want it anymore. The problem was Litha and the Mother had saved his life. He was indebted to meet whatever those obligations were. He pulled the ruined shirt off tearing it up the back and looked at himself in the mirror. Three scars now marked his chest when the bolts had entered. Not many Lycan had silver scars. How Robert discovered the use of shallots and blood with the circle was nothing short of a miracle. Robert had certainly earned his chief status with that one. Richard realized he wasn't really an alpha at this point. He was whatever he was in Litha's mind and he had no clue what that really was. He needed to get down to the clinic and check on things. There was probably cleanup to do as well. It wouldn't be right to stick Robert with cleanup. He put on a fresh shirt and moved back down to the clinic.
Robert watched attentively as Becka went to work. It was good to see Litha awake. "Congratulations, you are the seventh Lycan to successfully save another Lycan from silver poisoning. You are honored sister." He got up to make Litha some food but then heard Becka bring up the food Alex was making. "If you need more meat, let me know. I can make more." He waved at the departing women and then started to clean up. Richard showed up shortly in a clean shirt. "Let me help you Robert." Robert smiled at Richard despite Richard's stern expression. "Sure thing." The two started putting things back in order and replacing the sheets on the beds. Richard spoke first. "I can handle this, Robert. You don't need to be worrying with this stuff. You have a community to look over." Robert's face went neutral. "Well, the mansion is occupying the oppositions attention right now so the town is safe and quiet right now believe it or not. Anyway, I noticed something is up between Litha and you. I know she's beautiful and I know she saved your life, but from the sound of her vampire friend, I'm not so sure you are good for her Richard. You may want to just let that one go. She was probably just saving you out of duty and not love. Don't confuse the two. When the right woman comes along, you'll know. Don't let the thrill of combat and violence trick you into anything." Richard didn't like Robert's lecture one bit. "Look, Robert, it is what it is. I'll just have to deal with whatever it becomes. Mother's will. If we are wrong, then the Mother will provide the way. If we are right, the Mother will watch over that as well." Richard was truly worried about things at that point.
Alex looked up and smiled at seeing Litha. Talking to her seemed a bad idea though. Becka and Litha were absorbed in their own conversation and Litha flat ignored him. He simply concentrated on searing the meat a bit. The good news was rare didn't take long at all. By the time the women looked his way, he already had the meat divided between two plates with a knife and fork for both.
He walked into the dining area and delivered the meat to the women. "Let me know if you need it cooked more." He moved back to the kitchen to get water for Litha. He was thinking Litha just needed time with Becka. Litha seemed to wall all off but Becka and there was no getting through that wall without running into blind rage.
“Thank you, Agathon.” Litha tucked into the food like one starving. Becka ate as well, but much slower. It had been a long time since she’d eaten food with any kind of enjoyment, and she was enjoying it. She watched Alex go back to the kitchen as she ate. She kept silent though. Litha would speak when she was ready to be sociable gain. There was no point in pushing the woman. So far, her return to her homeland was not anything like she’d expected. They couldn’t even go out so she could show Alex and Litha where she’d been born… both times. Litha final pushed her plate away empty. She downed the water Alex brought her, and then went to one of the beds and curled up. She was asleep almost instantly. Becka finished her food. And gathered up the dishes. She went in and washed them quickly. Then coming back out she spied the notepad Litha had worked on. Picking it up, she looked it over. She moved and gathered up everything Litha had listed. “Come on, let’s just let her sleep.” She moved out the door and towards the basement.
Richard and Robert finished cleaning up the clinic. The two shook hands for the parting. "Mother watch over you, Robert. Be careful." Robert chuckled. "You are the one that needs to be more careful. Mother be with you." Robert headed out. Richard decided to check the security monitors. Brian and he probably needed to do a sweep of the perimeter. Things were heating up.
Alex gave Becka a kiss and pitched in with the dishes when she came over. It was nice connecting with Becka. He wanted to go out and let Becka show them her home, but things kept popping up in the way. He didn't like someone had openly tried to kill Litha and Richard right outside the grounds and the spy he killed demonstrated the mansion was important to both parties. When the dishes were done, Alex followed Becka.
"Sure, she really does need the rest. Hopefully we get all this business done and can get away from the mansion. This house is feeling more like a war zone than anything at this point." The great redeeming quality of the house was the circle that allowed Becka to share intimacy with him. That at least helped greatly.
Becka smiled at Alex. “Yeah, she does. That would be nice. I’m actually starting to feel a bit claustrophobic myself.” Reaching the basement, she moves into the circle and then sets the stuff near the center. She then steps back and waits for Alex. Once he is near her she snuggles up and gives him a hug. “This whole thing seems to be such a mess.” She sighs and gives him a quick kiss. “I love you. And I am so glad I found you.” She was definitely grateful their relationship was nothing like what Litha and Richard were going through. Though come to think of it theirs had started out a bit off as well, but not near as badly.
Alex followed right behind Becka. He moved back with her to the edge of the circle. He returned her hug with a very welcoming and strong one himself. His lips returned her kiss. "Rebeckah, you have made my life worth all the pain and work. Your health is my happiness really." He continued to hold her and reflected on Richard and Litha. "It's hard to make out what is going on between Litha and Richard. They seem to be acting out of duty more than anything. Do you think they are right for each other? I'm having some very strong doubts about the whole thing. Maybe we need to get to Greece as soon as possible to get Litha away from him. The only problem is with the divorce, the whole thing is between Litha and Dancing Water. I'm not sure what the Mother is up to with those two. After her spell, we should be done with business at any rate. Maybe tomorrow we take a day off to visit your birthplace and then head down to Greece. How much time do you think it will take? I'll need to let Steve know when to make his flight plans for. I think I can convince Brian to keep Richard at the mansion when we visit your birthplace. Maybe Richard wasn't meant for Litha at all. Maybe there is someone else for her." Litha wasn't happy at all. Alex really didn't want that for her. She deserved some peace like Becka and he had.
Becka smiled at him and held him close. She waited until he was done speaking before saying anything. “Actually, unless you want one sorely pissed off Werewolf traveling with us to Greece, we should hold off until she’s ready to talk and ask her what she wants to do. Making choices for her is just going to make her a bear to live with. I don’t know though. You and I didn’t exactly start out all roses. Unfortunately, from what I was able to get out of Richard, he just views her as a mate and fellow warrior. He doesn’t seem to have any other feelings or emotions about her.” She shrugs. “Maybe he just wasn’t comfortable opening up to me.” She sighs and moves to sit and get comfortable. Really there wasn’t much to do while they were cooped up in the Manse. At least the circle was peaceful.
Alex nodded at Becka's suggestion. She was dead accurate about Litha. "I agree about waiting to see what Litha wants. If she has real feelings for Richard she has hidden them well, but then again, that's Litha's thing too." He thought on the situation between Litha and Richard. His arms gave Becka a squeeze and he placed another kiss on her lips before he shared the thoughts. "I don't know. Richard is definitely tense. Being under fire doesn't really make for allowing one to be emotionally safe. I'm not sure what Litha and Richard saw of each other on Litha's reagent gathering either. I suppose it could just be the tense of atmosphere of Richard worrying about someone being shot. Litha isn't exactly warm to outsiders. Between the divorce and Steve getting thrown, Litha hasn't exactly shown her better side. Alex sat down next to Becka. They were stuck until Litha woke up. He hugged her and gave her a deep kiss. Becka had a very troubled and sad look on her face as Alex spoke.
Unfortunately, only she knew Litha best from long association. And right now, Becka was really her only ally as the others seemed to be against her at various points. She hugged Alex back and joined in the kiss. But her thoughts were definitely elsewhere. She sent a brief prayer to Mother Earth to help guide her friend to peace. Happiness could come after that was achieved.
“Niece.” Litha sighs and turns to find Dancing Water sitting in front of a pueblo with a fire going. Coping a squat she speaks. “Aunt.”
“Things aren’t going well.”
Litha shrugs. “Everything’s fine.”
Dancing Water gives her a stern look. “Do not lie to me.”
“I’m not. Agathon’s cubs have been ejected. I have a mate, and the Mother gave me a vision that we will have cubs. We will be doing our part to continue the Lycan race.”
Dancing Water sighs. She hears what Litha doesn’t say. “You have been through much for one night. Perhaps we should postpone the Ceremony until tomorrow morn.”
Litha shakes her head. “No. Any more time cooped up and I’m going to need to be put down for becoming rabid. I am doing this tonight.”
Dancing Water is silent for a very long time. “Very well, Niece. Remember you are loved.” Litha doesn’t say anything, and eventually the Spirit World is replaced with deeper sleep.
Alex saw Becka's sadness and knew it was over Litha. He broke his kiss. "Rebeckah, I want to help Litha but she sees my divorce of her as an attack more than anything. I was only doing what the Mother and Dancing Water asked. I know most of it was because I worked too hard bringing her into our family, but I thought it was best for all. In so many ways, I am to blame, but I don't know how to make it up to Litha. Sometimes I think Richard and Litha would have gotten along just fine if I had not ruined things for her. I just don't know. All I can do is ask your help to let me know how to help her. I don't think she is going to honestly tell me anything for some time. I really blew it trying to include her. The funny thing is, she is still included and she is taking the whole divorce thing too much to heart to see it." Steve would not have been thrown if he had never made Litha part of their family. Alex hung his head a bit lost at what to do for anything.
Becka suddenly stood up and grabbed Alex’s hand. She led him back up stairs and to the safe room. Once there, she climbs into the bed, carefully crossing Litha trying not to wake her. She gestures to Alex to lie down next to Litha as well. She speaks to Alex mentally. “No links my love. I am curious anyway.” She caresses Litha’s hair gently as she closes off all contact with Alex.
Alex was surprised at Becka's sudden move. He went with her anyway though. She usually had great ideas and whatever she was thinking was bound to help Litha in some way. He traced back up to the safe room with Becka and watched Becka slip into bed with Litha. He was surprised she gestured for Alex to get into bed with Litha as well. He wasn't so sure Litha would appreciate it, but he got into the bed anyway. Alex didn't use a link to answer Becka. Rather he gave her a straight faced wink and nod. He blew her a kiss for luck. His eyes watched Becka caress Litha's hair. No links seemed to signify he might end up having sex with Litha. He supposed it would be safe as long as no fertility knot was used and Litha didn't decide to claw his eyes out.
Becka rolled her eyes and gave Alex such a look as she reached across Litha and grabbed his hand. She placed it on Litha’s hip and then went back to gently stroking her hair. Litha very much needed to know that they still considered her family, and Richard could go hang himself if he didn’t like it.
Litha stirred slightly, but didn’t wake as the two vampires settled in next to her. Her subconscious recognized their scents and so didn’t wake her in alarm. Her arm came up and wrapped around Alex’s neck and she cuddled a bit closer to him. Becka was quick to run her fingers down Litha’s neck to her breast. Her fingers started swirling around her nipple causing it to poke up through the clothing.
Alex could only smile at Becka's reaction to him. He moved his hand onto Litha's hip under the guidance of Becka. He was pleasantly surprised to feel Litha take his neck and cuddle into him. Her action aroused him. Becka' move on Litha's breasts and Litha's reaction told him their purpose was to show that Litha was very much welcome with them and he definitely wanted to be part of it. Alex put a gentle kiss on Litha's lips. His hand on Litha's hip moved down to her bottom and gave her butt cheek a light grope with his free hand moved up to caress Litha's cheek.
A sound, half moan, half sigh, came from Litha’s lips just before Alex kissed her. Becka smiled and her free hand went down to Litha’s sex and started rubbing through her clothing, while her other hand moved to her other nipple. Litha’s hips started moving with Becka’s rubbing, to also caused her to push against Alex’s groin and starting erection at the same time. Becka leaned forward and lightly nipped Litha’s erected nipple. Litha’s throat vibrated with the groan she released into hers and Alex’s kiss.
Alex's erection quickly firmed up at Litha's press against it. His hand moved off her cheek and stroked her throat with his fingertips. His kiss pressed into hers and his tongue moved out on her lips gently looking for an opening to find her tongue. His hand moved down to the middle of her ass and gripped it as his arm pulled her lap against his erection. He let go of her ass and moved his hand up to the back of her shirt. He started working her shirt up while caressing her lower back. His leg moved Litha's legs apart. It looked like Litha was going to be caught between Becka and him. He wasn't certain if Litha was awake or not. If she was already awake, she was in for a very pleasurable sandwich experience. If she wasn't, Alex simply hoped she wasn't overly surprised when she did wake up.
Becka’s hand moved down and under Litha’s shirt. With Alex at the back and Becka at the front, Litha’s shirt was soon bunched up under her arm pits. Now with Litha’s breasts free, Becka went to suckle one and play with the other. Becka’s other hand moved faster on Litha’s pussy. Litha’s mouth opened up under Alex’s deeper kiss. Her hips bucked under Becka’s hand and into Alex’s hard cock. Her arm tightened around Alex’s neck. She rose from the depths of sleep into a pleasurable wakening. Her other hand reached out and grabbed Becka by the hair. From scent alone she knew who was going at her body as they were. Alex's hands moved around to the front of Litha's waistline and undid her pants. He didn't run his hands down the front though because he didn't want to disrupt what Becka was doing to her. Instead he moved his hands back around her waistline and pressed them down to his pant fastening and undid his own pants. His tongue pressed around Litha's while his lips moved against hers. When his pants came undone he started working them down by the hip and from behind to allow Litha to keep pressing her ass into his lap.
Becka was quick once Alex undid Litha’s pants to start pushing them off her. When they got low enough she used her feet to finish taking them off. Her hands returned to what they were doing before the pants.
As soon as she felt flesh on flesh in both front and back, Litha’s hips wiggled and moved until Alex’s cock slipped inside her wet cunt. A moan intermingled with their kiss. Her hand in Becka’s hair tightened, and her other hand found a hold in Alex’s hair as well. Her hips started moving. Becka held her hand flat so the heel of her palm was against Litha’s clit and her fingers laid over Alex’s balls. She let Litha do the work with her thrusting. Litha’s thrusts caused her own clit to rub against Becka’s hand and Becka’s fingers to slide up and down Alex’s balls.
Alex worked his pants down to his thighs. His erection pressed up against Litha's crevice as it popped loose and Litha was quick to press her heated slick canal onto it. He moaned at the sensation of her impaling her cunt on him. "Oh, Litha." His moan concluded with her name.
Litha's yank on his hair broke their kiss. His right hand threaded under her neck to grab her hair as well and cranked her head back to expose her throat to his. His other hand moved to Litha's stomach and started pressing and massaging her exposed flatness. His neck pulled on his hair painfully. He cried out a bit at the move but silenced it by closing his teeth on Litha's neck. His mind mixed the pain of his scalp with the pleasure of Litha's silk striving on his shaft and his nuts rolling on Becka's hand.
When their kiss broke Litha panted briefly then tried to speak. “What are you two--” She stopped suddenly and gasped hard. These two had ganged up on her that much was for sure. She wasn’t able to think properly, and her hips moved faster. These two were bringing her to an orgasm quicker than expected. Becka moved to Litha’s other breast and Litha’s body arched into Becka while her ass pushed into Alex’s lap. Alex’s teeth on her throat make her convulse suddenly and she cried out in pleasure.
Alex arched his chest against Litha's back. His body craved her touch as her thrusting was causing her canal and Becka's hand to send wave after wave of pleasure through his body. He just wanted Litha's body trapped against his and Becka was doing a great job of causing just that very thing to happen. Alex couldn't really reply. His throat simply issued moans against her neck and Litha's cry of pleasure added to the symphony of pleasure mixed with pain in his mind. The walls of her surrendered canal were doing wondrous things to his shaft and Litha was going to get another injection of his cum at the rate she was thrusting.
Becka’s hand pressed harder into Litha and Alex. She switched nipples again nipping the one as she left and the other as she found it. Her hand came up and tangled in Litha’s hair next to Alex’s own hand and pulled Litha’s head back more. Becka’s hand was drenched as Litha’s body released her juice in a strong orgasm. It made for even easier sliding of her hand over Litha’s sex and Alex’s balls.
Litha was making incoherent noises as her vaginal walls clamped down on Alex’s cock. The orgasm kept her moving on Alex’s rod despite her inability to control the movements of her body at the moment.
Alex's hand suddenly froze on Litha's lower belly and pressed. Litha's sheath seemed to drench his cock and nuts while her walls repeatedly hugged his shaft tightly. His loins pulsed inside of the grip of her silk and started pumping his cream into her. His voice cried out in muffled pleasure against the skin of her neck as his tongue thrust out against it pressing firmly. His ears couldn't decipher his cries from the sounds Litha was making. He kept crying out as Litha continued moving her canal up and down on his shaft to create a sharp mix of extreme pleasure and pain from the over stimulation of his cock to the pull of his hair from his scalp. His body involuntarily pressed into Litha's. He was trapped in the intense sensation. His other hand let go of Litha's hair and involuntarily reached and grabbed the sheet on the mattress in a tight grip. He could feel the pulse of his nuts against Becka's hand. He was caught just as much as Litha was simply by the tension in his muscles.
Becka kept her hold on Litha’s hair as Alex let go. She ground the heel of her palm into Litha’s clit as her fingers and nails started dancing over Alex’s nuts. She kept the pleasure going for both of them. She couldn’t move her head to look up at them since Litha seemed to have a painful death grip on it. Becka would bet it was the same for Alex as well. So, since she was stuck with a face full of breast, she let her tongue and teeth roam all over it.
Litha’s body was bucking oddly, almost as if she was trying to get away from the mind numbing pleasure she was feeling. Caught between Alex and Becka though, she had no escape. Her noises were become even more indecipherable as they were intermixed with gasps for breath as well. She had absolutely no control over her body as it continued to spasm in pleasure.
Alex's eyes popped wide as his dick convulsed in a second ejaculation. His vocal cords locked up in silence as his lungs simply gasped sucking air and pushing it hard against Litha's neck. His own neck gave way and he felt wetness on his scalp as hair pulled loose from it. His head jerked back in a gasp as it felt like his body was pushing his intestines through is shaft into Litha in a hot string of pleasure and pain. His balls were doing a dance of their own with Becka's fingers and nails. One of her nails caught his sack and the stab caused his ass and hips to shove his rod deep into Litha.
Litha screamed at Alex’s sudden thrust into her. Her body jerked hard one last time itself, and more nectar burst forth from her pussy. Becka finally let up on what she had been doing to the two of them and let go of Litha’s hair. As soon as Litha was released from Becka’s attentions, her own hands managed to relax enough to let Becka’s and Alex’s hairs go. She lay rather bonelessly as her body continued to pound in serious aftershocks. She panted trying to get not only her breath back but also control of her body again.
Finally let go, Becka raised her head up and looked at the two of them, a smile spread across her face of delight. No links, no circle, and she had been able to help in the intense sex her husband and her best friend had just had. Things were looking up for the rest of their trip. The fact that she wanted a serious fucking herself was beside the point.
Alex's head fell to the bed when Litha let go of his hair. His body shuddered with Litha's aftershocks. His own shaft jumped inside of Litha periodically as well. Both actions sent pleasure coursing through him. He noticed Becka smiling at them both. The look in her eyes combined with the scent of her sex beneath Litha's told him she was aroused from the encounter too. Alex caught his breath enough to address her. "Rebeckah, we are taking you to the basement or rounding up Steve. You are not getting out of this one free."
Alex's hand started rubbing Litha's lower belly in a circular motion. "So which is it my Love?" He wasn't sure which was the best option. Litha's material was in the circle, but it was big enough that there was room to fuck Becka. Then again, if Litha needed the circle, Steve could always take her in the safe room.
“Neither.” It was simply said as she snuggled up on the other side of Litha. “You know, no matter what, you and I are always. No mates, not cubs, no nothing’s coming between us. We made that pact a long time ago.”
Litha finally sucked in enough air to get herself under control. She nodded at Becka as she held her breath briefly to get everything sorted completely. She then released it slowly. “I know.” She wrapped an arm around Becka and gave her a half hug. “You two totally did a dirty ambush there.”
Becka chuckled. “Why of course we did. When you’re asleep is the only time you never argue.”
Litha chuckled and wrapped her other arm around Alex and half hugged him as well. “Thanks, both of you. Now can I please get some sleep until just before dawn? You two go play or something.” With that she started to push them both out of the bed.
Alex returned Litha's hug. He smiled seeing Litha in good spirits again. "I love you, Litha. You are always my special friend. I may be third wheel between you too, but that's my own fault." He winked to the women. They were an odd trio to be sure.
Alex slipped out of the bed and pulled up his pants when Litha shoved him out. He moved towards the door and waited for Becka. "Let's let Litha get her rest. She earned it." He was still bound and determined to take Becka to the basement. He didn't like leaving Becka unsatisfied. He wasn't sure why she was denying herself though. That was the only wildcard that would stop him from trying.
Becka laughed as Litha shoved them out of the bed. She skipped over to the door with a nod at Alex. “Aye that she has. Perhaps we should be sure to shut the door so there are no more disturbances of her sleep?” Becka bolted out the door amidst gales of laughter as a pillow followed her out. A few seconds later it came flying back in, but Becka wisely stayed out of sight.
Litha huffed and looked at Alex with an arched brow. She rose out of the bed and shooed him out the door as well. She then was sure to shut it mostly closed. It wouldn’t be fair to Steve if he needed to come in and crash and couldn’t. She then ambled to the bathroom for yet again another shower. After that she gathered up the clothes and just tossed them over by her sea bag. There was no point dressing anyway. She settled down once more and went back to sleep.
Alex smiled wide watching the two women go at it. It was its own kind of beauty. "I don't know, it was kind of fun ambushing her." Seeing both of the women so happy warmed his core. He watched the pillow exchange and then got all wide eyed when he ended up in Litha's cross hairs. "I'm going, hold your fire." Alex retreated into the hall with Becka. "Let's go down to the basement. I left my watch in the coffin." He winked at Becka again and gave her a kiss.
The safe room door being ajar was an alarm in the security room. Steve got up. "I'll check it. I'm up for a nap anyway." Steve got up and headed down to the safe room.
Richard and Brian moved out to the kills and stripped their useful gear. They also collected the human bodies but left the vampire body as it would decay in the sunlight. They brought in the bodies and gear and then did a perimeter sweep.
Becka snorted at Alex. “Bullshit. I haven’t seen you wear a watch since I met you.” She kissed him with a laugh. Shaking her head as they headed down to the basement, she settled in the circle and got comfortable. She eyed the things Litha had gathered for her spell work and then sighed. She looked at Alex when he settled next to her. “Well, unless something comes up, she’s in a better frame of mind for the ritual tonight.” She started to fidget slightly. She really was getting antsy being cooped up. At least at The BoB she had the ever changing patrons to keep from being overly bored. Here it was almost like being in a prison. It was starting to get old.
Alex started taking off his shirt. "Oh something has come up. It's going to involve you and not Litha this time though." He dropped his shirt to the side and started undoing his pants. "If you got undressed it would put me in a better frame of mind as well. Of course, it would be fun undressing you again as well." His pants came down revealing his erection. Alex was definitely thankful for being a vampire when it came to two beautiful women.
Steve slipped into the safe room and closed the door. Litha was showering at the time. He simply stripped down to his underwear and laid down in the second bed. By the time Litha came back out he had fallen into a comfortable nap.
Richard and Brian were finding the perimeter clean. Alex's kill had obviously been the scouting person for the team and the team was obviously wiped out after they had exposed themselves attacking Richard and Litha. It was a kind of victory in the end, thought Richard and Litha probably didn't feel that way about it.
Becka sighed a put upon sigh, but rose long enough to undress. “You are horrid, just horrid. You’d think you’d have had enough sex by now.” She really didn’t mind though. After all, she wasn’t going to be able to enjoy him once they left this place. At least, not until after the children were born. She moved up to Alex and put her arms around him.
As Litha drifted off she realized Steve was sleeping on the other bed. She felt better about leaving the door open for him now. She thought no more as sleep finally claimed her.
Alex had had enough sex but he wasn't going to share that with Becka. She had not had enough sex and he wasn't going to rub that in her face either. Alex's hands moved around Becka's waist and pulled her body into his. "It's your fault for being so irresistible. If you were not so beautiful I wouldn't be going into a rut all the time and having to take you." His neck lowered his lips to Becka's and he kissed her. His hands drifted down to her ass and his fingers played over her soft skin. He could feel the swell of her belly against his. Knowing she had twins on the way somehow made their sex that much more impressive. They weren't just bonding for love and pleasure, they were bonding for new life as well. Even if the act that brought about the new life was done, the potential promise of more children still validated the feeling for him.
He wasn't exactly sure if the bonding with Litha had put Becka in the mood for some straight fucking or something more like love making. He would have guessed a straight fuck, but her comment on neither earlier plus her comment about him being in a rut put doubts on that idea. He wasn't going to risk using a link on her to find out. He was just going to have to ask her what she was in the mood for. "You ready for something hard or slow my Love? Something tells me I'll be satisfied with either."
Becka shrugged slightly. “It matters not. I’d be just as happy to cuddle as have sex. I’m just happy to be close to you.” She nuzzled his chest briefly. “Whatever we do though, can we do it sitting down? Should have thought to get some blankets and such for better comfort.” She looked up at him with a bemused smile. “Though I’m not that far along, they’re already starting to weigh on me. I’m not looking forward to growing larger.”
Alex sat down. "Just sit on my lap, that way you don't have to feel the hardness of the stone. If you want a little hardness, my lap has some." He offered his arms up to Becka to help her down. "I know it's rough being pregnant. At least you have a strong body for it. It wouldn't be a problem at all if it didn't sap you physically." Alex wouldn't deny her regular body was sexier, but her pregnant form gave him a nice feeling in that they were eternally bonded with children. He supposed it would be even better when the children were grown and they could share sex. He would have the best of both worlds then.
Becka settled comfortably in his lap and raised a brow at him. “You know huh? Is there a part of your past you haven’t shared yet with me? When were you pregnant?” Her eyes twinkle with her joke. She then leans against him and lays her head on his shoulder. Her right arm slips between his arm and torso to wrap loosely around his waist. The fingers of her other hand rose up and idly traced knot patterns on his shoulder. She sighed quietly. “We haven’t really learned much coming here have we? Tomorrow night we should remind Litha about checking her mail. She’s been so side tracked; I think her laptop was still sitting on the table. Battery should be about dead too.” She chuckled. “That’ll give her something to grouse about tomorrow.”
Alex smiled. "I've had links with pregnant women. I've run into a few that were better off as food than having a child. You know how twisted things can get." Oddly enough, there had been exactly two women he actually fed from that were pregnant. Both women had been terrible people. The one woman was very rich and powerful and there was no telling who the father was. The other woman was having an affair with a gangster and that child was going to be in an underworld that would certainly grow it into yet another bad influence on the world. He wasn't proud of the kills, but he knew the kills probably saved each child from terrible influences that would have made bad lives for them.
His arms moved around her body to hold her against him. That peace she always sent through him filled his mind. He felt her fingers tracing on him. The sensation sent little tremors through his body that added to his arousal. Alex breathed out a light laugh at thinking of Litha getting upset. "Poor Litha. You need to teach her some relaxation techniques. She is such a precious woman but she tortures herself with her anger at times. If that silver poisoning cure works, at least we learned about that. That could be huge. We know this circle has a lot of power and that not many vampires can enter it. The three chambers must mean something important. I wonder if there are two other couples that can have children like you and me. Maybe this is a special gathering place for that. There is a lot of mystery here. Maybe Greece has something for us. Maybe your birthplace has something as well. I just don't know what is in Greece. My home was taken by the sea some time ago. There is nothing there but shore now." They had also learned that the hostility in Europe was worse than expected. A lot of ominous things seemed to be lurking the shadows.
Becka sat back to look at Alex and shook her head. “Litha knows more than I do. You though need to learn when one is joking with you. You totally missed that.” She lays her head back on his shoulder and burros deeper into his hold. “The silver poisoning cure is a most spectacular find. It‘ll mean so much to the Lycans in America. Though, far as I know there’s no circle like this there. Perhaps it can be adapted for the sacred places, like where the Gather is held.” She was quiet for a while and her fingers started doodling again on his shoulder. “I think this circle and whatever mysteries it holds is what we were supposed to find here in Ireland. I don’t know if there’re other couples that will be able to have children, but it does make sense in its own way. I don’t think our children are going to be anything like us. Greece might hold the next piece to the puzzle. Only Mother Earth knows.”
Becka suddenly squirmed a bit in his lap. His erection was starting to become a bother. Finally with an exasperated sigh she shifted around until his cock was seated inside her pussy. She wrapped her legs around his waist and resettled herself to lean her head on his shoulder. If he was going to insist on letting the dratted thing get hard, it was going to be someplace that it didn’t hurt to have it poke. She closed her eyes to savor his closeness, this was good. She wanted to enjoy this, before her belly made it impossible to be this close for a while.
Alex was a bit embarrassed at missing Becka's joke. He supposed the stress of the situation was just bending his mind wrong. Her body snuggling into his brought him peace though. He let it go and concentrated on the feeling of her body. He hoped the Gathering place might work. That would save Lycans a lot of trouble. He also hoped their children would have a future beyond just themselves as well. It was hard to tell if the other two chambers were just wishful thinking on his part for the twins or if they meant something totally different to the circle. It was up the Mother to know in the end and to let them know in due course.
"The Mother will provide." She had given him Becka to share life and She would provide for the twins.
Alex felt Becka shift in his lap. Her lap tickled the tip of his erection as she did so. He heard her sigh but then felt her take his shaft into her canal. His sigh was one of relief as she did so. "Oh my Rebeckah. Your body is home to mine." His eyes closed with hers after her legs took his waist. He let his mind ponder the pleasure of Becka's closeness. His cock jumped inside of her tunnel intermittently. Even in peaceful stillness, her body had a strong influence on him. His forearms lifted up to place his hands flat on her upper back and pull her body into his. She was already against him, but the embrace somehow made the situation complete for him.
Becka giggled at Alex’s words. Her arms encircled his torso as he embraced her and pulled her even closer. She could feel his rod jumping around inside her and that made her giggle again. “I love you, Agathon.” She nuzzled his neck and underside of his chin before settling back down. “Have you explored this whole Circle? Or just this part of it?” He knew about the other two pedestals, but that didn’t mean he’d actually taken the time to look things over completely.
Alex replied to Becka immediately. "I love you, Rebeckah." The closeness was settling him and making him very pliable mentally. Her question got a relaxed answer. "I've looked about the circle save for inside the other chambers. Oddly enough it seems to be a large fertility knot with several other symbols mixed in them. There are a lot of peace and protection knots. Health knots are on and around the chambers. Life knots seem to be everywhere along with the peace knots. You have shown me using it to enter the spirit world. It was the first time ever on that. The silver cure for Litha was the first time I saw anything like that as well. The chambers all have marriage knots. Brian had always been unable to enter it until today. To my knowledge, we are the only three vampires that have set foot in it. Lycans can enter it at will. I don't think Brian has ever brought humans down here though. There are odd markings on the chambers that no one had figured out at all though."
“Hmm, with it being a big Fertility Knot, the Health and Life Knots make sense. Protection would be a standard for anything. Peace is interesting, but not all that strange either. Marriage Knots… Mother Earth married us at the Gather… Maybe… And combined with the Peace Knots… I’m curious about the symbols no one seems to recognize though.” She nuzzled him again. She was enjoying this closeness. It was special in its own way that they could cuddle like this, just the two of them. Not that she minded Litha, and soon the kids would be added to the mix. But right now she had him all to herself, and she was going to suck it up while she could.
Alex's shifted his hips to give Becka a light thrust with his shaft. "We can check them out now if you like or a little later." His hips pressed again. The symbols weren't going anywhere, but their union could. "Mmm, I'm thinking a little later would be nice." His hips moved again and he let out a breath at the pleasure of Becka's body moving against his. It was possible Becka might recognize the symbols. It would be a bit of a breakthrough if she did. "I could carry you over to them if you would like as well." He didn't want to move away from Becka at all. He could sit there for hours the way they were.
Becka pushed back from Alex and gave him a look. Her own hips automatically responded to his and she very nearly rolled her eyes. “I am sorely tempted to gather you a harem and see if you can be worn out at all.” She leans forward and rolls her hips at the same time to kiss him. Lightly, she ran her nails down his shoulders. Breaking the kiss after a few minutes she leans back again. “I guess they can wait for now.” Leaning forward again, she nips the side of his neck and rocks her hips again.
Alex smiled at Becka's tease. "You are all the harem I need." His lips received hers and his hands started rubbing up and down her back. It really was nice to be back with Becka again. There was just something special about her. His body shuddered as her nails sent tingles into his shoulders. Holding the kiss was wonderful. His hands traced his fingertips and nails gently over her back and his hips gave periodic gentle thrusts into her. He smiled when she decided to wait a little bit on the symbols. "You spoil me rotten and I love every second of it." He offered his neck to her for to play and rolled his hips against her rocking motion. The pleasure caused him to moan as her canal took in his shaft with each pressing motion. His hands moved down to her hips and grasped them to add some more force to the thrusting with his arms.
Becka’s breath blasted out as he grabbed her hips and made their gentle thrusts more. She lifted her head and smirked at him. “Enjoy it while you can. Soon the children will get your share of the spoiling.” She kissed him again deeply. Her arms came up to circle his neck, fingers dangling down his back. She let the nails lightly run where they could reach.
Alex smiled against Becka's kiss. It was true the children would take a lot of time away from them, but it would be worth it. When the children grew up they would get to have a honeymoon all over again and they would not be the worse for wear. Alex let his body fall into hers and savored the feel of her nails on his back while his hips and arms took her pussy. He wasn't too terrible rough about it as her stomach was pressing into him reminding him of the precious gift the Mother gave them on their wedding night.
Becka broke the kiss once more and nibbled down his chin, then nuzzled his head back to continue nipping down his throat. She picked up the pace of her thrusts against him. Her earlier need came rushing back, and she let out a soft groan against his skin. Her fingertips slide over his shoulders and down to his chest, to glide along his ribs to his back under his arms. With more access now, her nails played along his back in random patterns.
Alex let Becka play down to his throat. "Mmm, the children will be worth sharing you with and then taking you back from when they grow up." Alex released Becka's hips with her helping thrust into him and let his nails play along the sides of her stomach and ribs. He took advantage of the opening between them and brought his hands up to press her breasts and pinch her nipples between his fingers. "I'm going to be jealous when the babies get a hold of these beauties my Love."
Becka stopped her nibbling and her tongue came out to make swirling patterns in the hollow of his throat and up. She then blew air softly down his neck. “Mmm.” She sits up and lets his hands roam as they wished. A moan escapes her as he plays with her nipples. She smiles at him mischievously. “Then you’d better enjoy those as well while you can.” She started to twist her hips in a circular motion as she thrust against him.
Alex's left hand let go of her breast and moved up under her arm to grab her hair and pull her head back. He leaned his lips forward and ran his teeth down her throat and then detoured them to her right nipple. His mouth closed over the end of the breast and sucked it in giving it a healthy press with his lips as his lungs sucked at it. His right hand moved across and started massaging the base of it. His hips pressed and held forward as Becka circled her hips against his lap causing his shaft to search around her canal. He hummed in pleasure and added the tease of his teeth at trying to draw out her colostrum.
Becka groaned as Alex took her by the hair and played havoc with his teeth down her throat to her nipple. Her hips stopped briefly then changed their rotation. She had to bring her hands around and grab ahold of his shoulders to help balance herself. “Oh, Agathon, yes.” She groaned again, he was going to bring her to a climax before she could him, yet again.
Alex loved bringing Becka to intense sexual pleasure. He felt her shift directions and moaned at the pleasure of it. Shortly after, the milky and meaty taste of her colostrum hit his tongue causing yet another moan of pleasure in him. The grip on his shoulders added to the sensations. His hand gripping her hair started circling her back in a firm rub that kept pace with her rotations. His missed having the link but knew Rebeckah was pleased. The link allowed him to climax with her. He told himself that would be able to come back in time. For now, climaxing separately was special in and of itself.
Becka decided to try something. What the twins couldn’t handle was her feeling Alex’s pleasure through their link, but it should be ok for him to feel her through a link. After all, he wasn’t the one carrying them. She never realized she’d already opened links to him before. She stopped her rotating and just thrust into him hard. After a handful of strokes her body pressed hard into Alex’s as she came. Her grip on his shoulders tightened as her body trembled in pleasure. “Agathon.”
Alex felt the link open up that Becka made. The sensations of his hand on her back, the pull on her hair, the pleasure of his cock in her canal, and the feel of his milking her breast all hit him and raised his arousal to lofty heights. The pressure in his loins shot up, far more eager to empty their contents than earlier. Her thrusts on him took the pressure and pleasure beyond anything close to containable. Her moves were so raw and soaked in pleasure. She pressed into him hard and his cock started pumping his ropes furiously as her glands unleashed a wash of nectar with the contraction of her walls against him. He shuddered and called out, "Rebeckah!" just as she called out his name. His hand let go of her breast and held her trembling body against his. "You are too amazing my Love." He held his position with her in his lap. His mind knew there was something to do next but didn't have the desire or energy to remember or move on it yet. Her presence was the priority for at least a minute or two.
She lay against him as her body continued to shake from their pleasure. His arms around her, holding her were just heaven at this moment. She was gratified to lay there for the time being, basking in their love. “So, I can link you, you just can’t link me. Good.” She nestled into him. “Mmm.” She wasn’t ready to look at those symbols just yet. He’d distracted her completely.
Alex released Becka's hair and wrapped his arms around Becka more firmly. The peace of holding her washed through him again. Alex smiled at her comment. He replied after she moved her body fully into his. "You are taking too much delight in that my Love." His neck folded against her shoulder feeling her breathing and warmth of her body. His cock jumped periodically inside of her enjoying the relaxed hug of her walls. His body was feeling fully at home. "We'll have to give you a look at those symbols next. No hurry here though. Just let me know when you are curious again." He hoped to hold her for a while. It really didn't matter how long.
“Mhm.” She sighed softly not ready to move still. “I have to take my joys where I can when it comes to you. After all, you are so much older and more experienced than I.” She relaxed more, almost entering a doze-like state when he spoke again. “Yeah, I’m not curious just yet again. I like where I am right now.” She wrapped her arms around him and started running her hands across his back.
Alex thought Becka was pretty amazing despite his advantages of being older. He didn't have any real complaints though. It was good to feel what Becka was feeling and probably a bit safer. Climaxing with her was special as well. His hands started running up and down her sides as she rubbed his back. With Becka relaxed, there was no need to disrupt the moment. The twins were likely going to make their life hectic when they came. Becka deserved some relaxation.
Becka nuzzled Alex as his hands started moving along her sides. She worked her way up to kiss him, long and deep. She ran her hands up to his shoulders, and then danced her nails lazily down his back. Her body pressed slightly into his as her cunt walls started to rhythmically tighten around his cock.
Alex returned Becka's kiss. His hands took advantage of the opening between them and started gently brushing her breasts. Her nipples rose to his fingers and palms as they passed over them. Her canal kept his erection alive as her cunt started grabbing his shaft over and over. She was seducing him all over again. He wanted to tease her about who was really the insatiable one, but the kiss was too intense and precious to break.
She moans slightly into their kiss as his hands glided over her breasts. Bringing her hands around his sides, she brings them up to his shoulders and starts pushing his upper body down, never letting go of the kiss. She continues the link to him, and once he is lying on the ground, she starts to move her hips in time with the clenching of her pussy around his cock. Mentally she speaks to him, still not wanting to let go of the kiss. “You have distracted me, and now I want more. You up for it?” There is amusement on her words. “If not you can just lay there, and I’ll take what I need.”
Alex went willingly down with Becka's reclining him. Her canal was doing wondrous things to his shaft buried in her. His lips smiled in the kiss. Rather than say his answer he decided to do his answer. His hips started thrusting up with each clinch of her walls. His hands were pressed against her breasts and he started milking them. He finally used telepathy to talk to her. "When I'm done milking you, you can taste your colostrum from my chest." He couldn't wait for the wetness from her breasts to spill on his chest. He thought she would be very pleased with the flavor and feeling of the pre-milk.
Finally breaking the kiss, she lifted her head and upper body slightly, allowing him easier access to her breasts as well. She smiled down at him and worked his thrusts into her teasing. She would loosen her muscles as he thrust into her and she down on him, then she would tighten them back up while he was deep inside until he slide back to thrust once more. “Mmm. I prefer you active in our sex. It’s far more enjoyable.” Her smile turned into an impish grin.
His milking became more aggressive when she broke the kiss and gave his hands more room to work. His smile brightly returned hers. "I can't resist fucking your cunt and doing things to your body to see you in pleasure. You can always spank me if you think I'm slacking off." He winked at her. It was fun talking dirty to Rebeckah. It made him conscious of their love and how open they were with each other. His eyes moved to her breasts to see the pink liquid start to make little beads on her nipples. "I think the twins are going to be fun for you to breast feed. I've heard women have a sexual response to it. It's pretty natural really. It won't be anything erotic like we share, but at least it will be good."
Becka chuckled at his spanking comment. He came up with the darnedest things sometimes. But that was just one more thing she loved about him and that made him so special to her. And he kept her on her toes as well. Like his next comment that brought a sour look to her face. “Yuck. That is wrong on so many levels, Agathon.” She shook her head, not really upset, just amused at the things he came up with. She continued her easy thrusting against him and brought a hand up to lightly run her fingers over the side of his face. “You are so wonderful.”
Alex laughed at Becka's chuckle. It was great seeing her in such a good mood. He smiled as she put on a half mock disgust of breast feeding pleasure. "Just consider it a reimbursement for having to be pregnant. I wonder if you'll have a cycle after the birth." The idea of Becka getting pleasure from breast feeding seemed fine to him. If the Mother provided the labor of love with a side benefit, he was not going to be one to judge. He might even benefit from post feeding arousal. "You are the one that makes me wonderful, Rebeckah. I'd be lurking in Oklahoma City right now if not for the miracle you are." He moaned as his pressure built up steadily in his loins. "You just might milk me first my Love." His hands picked up the pressure gently on milking her breasts.
She shook her head and rolled her eyes. Only he would think it a reimbursement and a good thing. Her fingers moved to his neck and she shifted them to run her nails down the side. “Hrmph. Somehow I doubt Mother Earth would leave you lurking much longer. You are special in your own right. I am just a Youngling with pigheaded prejudices and views after all.” She is grinning at him once more. “As for milking you, that is an interesting visual. One I might have to try someday.”
Alex gave her a mock scowl. "You are a special woman and the ancients earned their prejudices. I was even a fool more than once that you had to bear." He didn't like the way Becka put herself down but he knew she was teasing in many ways. "You are free to milk me whenever it suits your pleasure My Love. You are incredibly special to me and you deserve whatever makes you happy." He looked at her breasts to see colostrum starting to drip. "It looks like your taste test is ready."
Becka gave him an odd look, and then smiled at his next words. “I will remember that Dearheart. Perhaps later, before we have to leave.” She briefly closed her eyes as he continued to milk her breasts. His words made her open her eyes and look at him. Ever so slowly she lowered her head until she could lick the colostrum off his chest. She ran her tongue slowly over the spot, swirling it around and licking it all up. She was surprised at just how good it tasted, a meaty, milky flavor that set her hunger off just slightly. After she had cleaned him off, she lifted her head slightly and blew on the wet spot her tongue left. She then raised her head back up and looked at him. “Nice, though now I’m just a bit hungry, and not for meat either.”
Alex could imagine Becka milking his cock. It would be erotic and certainly give her the chance to set him off first. "You think we should open a milk stand? It might be a big seller." He smiled and winked at her as his nipples stiffened with her breath on the wetness her tongue left behind. "Do you need to feed from me or do you want to hold out for a human? Apparently Tanatos is supplying a lot of them." His hips still strove to run his shaft into her. Her canal was definitely working him into a solid rut.
Becka snorted. “I am not selling my milk. Forget that idea.” She thought about his offer and shook her head. “No, thank you though. I think I’ll hold out for a human, after all, they’re being so readily supplied, it’d be rude to ignore such generosity.” Her comment is dripping with sarcasm. Suddenly she smiles and picks up the pace of her thrusts and muscle control. She leans forward and nudges Alex’s chin up so she can run her tongue over his throat and neck. She then gently blows air over him.
Alex smiled. "I wasn't' going to let you sell it anyway. I'm too jealous." He laughed at her comment on drinking blood. It was too funny given the tension of the current situation. "True there. That spy was an easy meal." He groaned in pleasure as she picked up her pace. He had no resistance to her nudge. Becka was easily able to get her way with him anymore. "Oh heavens, Rebeckah. It never gets old the way you do that to me." He wondered where she learned it from and then decided it was not worth knowing. Wherever she discovered it is was her signature move and he could care less where or how she discovered it. His own hands focused on her nipples. His fingertips pinched them with a gentle forcefulness while his hips and ass sent his cock into her canal. He was definitely losing himself to the sex in a way that only Becka could make happen.
She chuckled and moved across his shoulder with her tongue next. Her hips moved faster as she blew air on the trail she’d left. She groaned softly as he worked her nipples. “Mmm.” She felt herself once more getting close to an orgasm. “Agathon.” She lifted her head and kissed him.
Alex was concentrating on the feel of Becka's nipple between his fingertips and the feel of her cunt wrapped around his shaft. He thought about how the twins would be feeding off those very nipples he was working for pleasure and how they would be sending some of the same pleasure his fingers were sending her. The canal that was gripping his cock,, and he was sending his shaft up into, was the very canal that caught his seed and allowed it to swim to Becka's eggs and make the twins. "Oh my Rebeckah. You just don't realize the miracle you are." It was his simple reply to his name. He meant every sound of it. He returned her kiss. The thought of how sacred her body was and the fact she was letting him enter and handle it had an odd arousal factor that added to the sensation of her touch.
She moaned into their kiss, her body moving faster against his as her need grew. Suddenly Becka broke their kiss and threw her head back, letting out a loud cry as she climaxed. “Oh, Agathon, you make me feel so good.” As her body finished riding the waves of pleasure, she fell atop Alex and lay there as her body still went through the aftershocks of their love making. “Mmm.” She snuggled into him and relaxed once more.
Alex felt a sudden surge in his body when Becka threw her head back. Her face was such a beautiful sight. Her silk gripped him adding to the surge and her cry of pleasure echoed in his brain to start his loins pumping his ropes of seed laden cream into her body yet again. "Oh, Rebeckah." Her name was the only thing he could get out as his shaft pumped into her, his hips and ass pushing it deeper with each release. When her body fell down to his, his arms moved around her in a loving embrace. His body shared in the aftershocks, the skin of his shaft intensely aware of the contact of her canal. He felt her body snuggle into him. His own relaxed state let his muscles cushion her resting body on top of him. "My Rebeckah, my love for you is so import to show in every way possible." He enjoyed her weight and the occasional movement of her canal and his rod as they melted into each other.
Becka sighed softly. “Agathon, just being with me shows your love.” She enjoyed their closeness for a moment longer. “A’ight. Before we’re side tracked more, maybe you should show me those unknown symbols…” She rises up and looks down at him for a moment before giving him a quick kiss before clambering off him.
Alex sucked at the kiss playfully. He got up with Becka. It was always a slight let down to break full contact with Becka, but they really did need to look at the symbols. He gave her another kiss and took her hand to guide her over to their chamber first. It was funny that it was their chamber, but it just felt right. "See, those two aren't really knots. No one has figured them out yet." Alex pointed at two symbols on the edge of the pedestal towards the center of the circle and a repeat of them on the sides of the casket stand.
Becka gave a low growl as Alex kissed her once more. He could distract her so easily without even trying. She fell easily into his guiding and stopped to study the symbols he pointed out. “Hmm, they look vaguely familiar.” She cuddles into Alex’s body as she looks the symbols over. “Give me a few to remember, I’m sure I’ve seen those somewhere.”
Alex was excited when Becka mentioned having seen the symbols before. He cuddled into her as she did into him. It felt so natural to be naked in the circle with Becka. It would be a big thing to finally solve it. His mind tried to think where she might see symbols like that. He came up empty in his head. Instead he held his tongue and concentrated on keeping his excitement down.
Becka frowned in thought. She knew she’d seen that symbol somewhere, but where? She moves away from Alex and moves closer to the symbols. Reaching out, she traces it over and over, closing her eyes. It has like a flower or pinwheel in its center with a circle around it, and what looks to be a very early attempt at a maze around that, all within another circle. Suddenly she speaks and her eyes pop open. “Hecate’s Wheel. That’s what this symbol is.” She frowns and dredges her memory on Hecate.
Alex raised his brows. He knew a bit more of Hecate than most. He was alive during those times. "The goddess of crossroads and birthing. She is also powerfully magic." She was very elusive to modern lore. She really didn't hold a spotlight in mythology the way the other gods did. It was amazing that Becka picked up the symbol and everyone else missed it including him. She was obscure though and Alex recalled he never saw a symbol for her. "Where did you learn Hecate's symbol? Hardly anyone knows it." He was curious to an even greater depth. Was she a vampire and not a goddess?
“Hecate is a triple Goddess, Maiden, Mother, Crone. Yes, she is the Goddess of crossroads and childbirth, but she’s also Goddess of nurturing the young, gates and walls, doorways, magic, lunar lore, torches and dogs. It makes sense if this place was created for our Kind.” Becka shrugs and turns back to Alex and wraps her arms around him in a hug. “I think I saw it when I was under Nicholai’s influence still. If we could just get out and go to the place of my second birth…” She trails off, her thoughts twisting and turning. She doesn’t really want to go back there, yet maybe they needed too.
Alex nodded. "We'll have to go tomorrow first thing. Litha has been through way too much to take her there tonight. Anyway, no telling who he left behind. It could get a bit ugly." The only good news was no one was really going to be faster than him at Nicholai's, unless Tanatos moved in. Becka would probably know the trap layout. She seemed to have put Nicholai behind her in many ways. Hopefully some other skeleton in the closet wouldn't get her.
Becka nodded and hugged Alex tighter. “Yes, tomorrow would be better. She still has that spell to do, and she’ll get a full day of rest… hopefully.” She gives a quiet sigh and nuzzles her mate. “So, think we can find someone to Feed on?” Her need was slowly growing now that she didn’t have much to think on.
Alex nodded. "It's a bit late, but I'm sure we can. Let's go check on Brian in the security room. He'll know the best place to hunt." Alex gave Becka a deep kiss and turned to get dressed. He picked up Becka's clothing and helped her into it. She didn't need it but he wanted to share the moment. Putting her beautiful body in its disguise was intimate and special to him. He let her help him get dressed as well. When they were clothed again he escorted her up to the security room.
Becka giggled a lot as they dressed each other. Truth be told, she preferred the taking off of their clothes, but this was a good second best. She walked up the stairs holding Alex’s hand. She enjoyed being in contact with him, and wasn’t ready to let him go just yet. She looked around the security room as they entered. Her brow cocked at seeing the state-of-the-art stuff in the place.
Brian and Richard were looking over various monitors. Brian turned around at Alex's entry. Richard glanced back and saw Becka. He went right back to his monitor. He knew he already ruin things between them. He had no way to make it up to her really. "What's up?" Brian asked the couple. Alex answered. "We need to find some food for Becka. What's our best bet?" Brian was fast to reply. "Nicholai has been gone. Some real slime ball people hang out there. You can hit his mansion. Just be on your toes. Lycans don't like the place so you will find humans and thrall for the most part. At any rate, dead bodies don't raise a brow over there." Alex looked at Becka with a shrug.
Becka frowned at Richard as he turned away from her once again. She sighed and turned her attention to Brian and Alex. She looks carefully at Alex as he shrugs at her. “Nicholai won’t be coming back.” She grows thoughtful. “There’s only a couple hours before Dawn. I can wait until tomorrow night. That way Litha can go with us. We can finish wiping out the nest of vipers that insist on staying there and maybe find the information we need.” Still keeping her eyes on Alex, she asks a question. “Would you care to go tomorrow, Richard?”
Richard turned around. "Sure, it will be good to scout them out better. How do you know Nicholai won't be coming back?" Alex replied quickly. "Rebeckah and I killed him." Richard and Brian both raised their brows. Brian commented, "Nice." Alex gave Becka a kiss. Richard nodded. "It's a done deal then. We'll raid the mansion tomorrow night. With four of us we should be in decent shape. The biggest danger there is visitors and vampire slaves. If he's dead though, there might be young sires running around though. They wouldn't be very disciplined either. Nicholai teaches...I mean taught bad lessons."
Becka raised a brow as well at Alex’s reply, she stayed silent though as he kissed her. She moves back slightly after they kiss. “No, they won’t be, and yes, bad lessons were all he knew to give. Actually there shouldn’t be any young Sires there right now. His latest Fledgling is at The BoB. He never had more than a couple Fledglings at any given time. And setting his last Fledgling to hunt down a long gone wayward Fledgling, he wouldn’t leave any behind. So, there shouldn’t be any newly made Sires at his Mansion.” She watched Alex the whole time she talked, and as soon as she was finished, she walked out of the room. She didn’t understand why Alex didn’t just tell them the truth, but she would wait and see if he gave her a reason or not.
Richard liked the inside news. It concerned him Rebeckah knew so much though. Brian was curious as well, but Becka stole his chance to ask. Alex moved out into the hall with Becka. He closed the door and started walking beside her. "What's wrong, Rebeckah?"
“Nothing. Is there a reason you did not want them to know Nicholia was my Sire?” She stops and turns to look at him, a war of emotions playing across her features. She can come up with a variety of reasons herself, but the one that come foremost to mind, is that he might actually be ashamed of her parentage, thus ashamed in a way of her.
"Actually, I was just letting the conversation go there. You are hanging out with Litha too much. You cut off the conversation. They'll find out later when they ask how you know so much intelligence on Nicholai. Your sire is of no consequence. It was yours to tell really. I would have considered myself stepping on your shoes if I just blurted it out. Anyway, you told them a lot of key things and I was very proud of you for giving them key intelligence for the raid. It would have been rude to butt into that. I don't know Nicholai's setup. We can go back and explain things if you like. It's not too late to go back to the conversation." He smiled and gave her a kiss. It was funny how she cooked up things without bringing them up. "There is nothing to worry about, Rebeckah. Part of loving you is not having to worry over these kinds of things. I've accepted you completely. Just let me know and we'll work it out."
She sighed and looked away after the kiss. He had an odd way of going about things. Why ‘lead’ the conversation that way when you could just come out and say it. She chewed on her lower lip thoughtfully. “Actually, it would probably be best to give them a full detailed map…” She frowns thoughtfully. “I need paper, lots of it. Let’s go ahead and give them the information they’ll really need. You should know it as well, and we can run it by Litha tomorrow before we go.” She moves to head back to the security room. Knocking softly, she opens the door and steps in. “Brian do you have drawing paper or something? Lots of it…”
Brian laughed. "Yes, we don't use it anymore. How do you know so much about Nicholai anyway." Alex almost started laughing but knew to jump right in. "Nicholai made Rebeckah a vampire." Brian's face sobered right up. "Sorry to hear that Rebeckah. It's good to see you doing well." Richard turned around, opened a drawer and pulled out a pen and large sheets of grid paper. He handed them to Rebeckah. "Yes, it's impressive you can go through that place and come out the other side in good shape. I'm glad Agathon and you ended his activity. I hope the other vampire is okay."
Becka shrugged off Brian’s apology. It’s not like a Fledgling ever really got to choose their Sire. “She will be, Max is pretty solid, though Terrance can be a bit… odd. They’re actually a good balance.” She takes the paper and pen from Richard and finds a place to sit. She starts drawing the floor plans of the mansion. In short order she has all three floors and the basement and catacombs drawn. She moves to a table and spreads them out. “Ok, here’s the layout of Nicholai’s mansion. Knowing him, he’s the traps set, though with minions around, I’m not sure how many will still be active. Depends on how much he told them and how stupid they are to wander the place in his absence I guess.”
She looks the drawings over and continues speaking. “Getting in really isn’t a problem, his traps were mostly designed to keep his Fledglings in. He only had a few superficial traps to deter the overly curious.” She closes her eyes and frowns deeply, trying to dredge up memories of her escape from the place, but things are so foggy. She briefly wished Mantha were around to help. She opened her eyes and looked down a gain at the drawings.
She starts pointing out various high points. “Thralls, minions and what not usually reside here, and have run of the first and second floors. Nicholia’s the only one ever allo0wed up on the third floor. Basement was where Fledgling’s stayed, and his resting place was in the catacombs. The basement is divided into two rooms and a hallway. The hallway opens to the first floor and ends going down to the catacombs. One of the rooms is larger than the others, where the Fledglings stayed, and the other room…” She stops for a moment, memories flood back in. Sighing she stands there.
All three men crowded around the drawings, but Alex tucked in close to Becka, massaging her shoulders. "Does he use silver at all? I know he hardly deals with Lycans." Richard was very curious about that. Both Brian and Richard nodded at Becka's statement of not many external traps. Nicholai liked humans to wander into his reach, especially women.
Alex gripped Becka's shoulders as she remembered the room where Nicholai forced her to devour her family. Nicholai's friends were in bad trouble at that point. Alex felt a surge of rage for Nicholai's profound evil. Brian asked Becka, "Rebeckah, what weapons are you comfortable with? Do you know what Litha will like?" He had a myriad of wood and silvered weapons. Silver seemed less and less of a necessity anymore more. What Lycans were around were very dangerous though. Only the most skilled of Lycans were still fighting.
Becka eased back into Alex as he gripped her shoulders tight. She drew strength from him to get past the memories and continue on. “Yes, he has silver here, here, and here.” She pointed to nine external traps outside the manse. “There are no silver traps inside. Those are typically pits with stakes at the bottom, or something with stakes attached that can hit pretty hard.” She pointed to various places on the inside of the building where those traps were located. She points outside the room of her Creation. “There’s an empty pit here as well. In case those he’s decided to make a Fledgling should somehow escape the room, they’ll fall into that and still be caught. “It’s only fifteen feet deep. Nothing to the likes of us, but something a Human can’t easily escape.”
She stops and thinks on questions Brian asks. “Litha prefers a bow, or a spear. Mostly she will use her claws though as her weapon of choice. As for me, I’ll fight with whatever you have on hand. I’ve learned various weapons over the past couple centuries. I’m fairly comfortable with most.” She pondered letting them know she was an excellent shot with a shillelagh, especially against obnoxious drunks, but decided this probably want a good time for a joke of that sort. But she was serious about the weapon use. Like with modes of transportation, she’d learned how to use what constituted modern weapons for the times. She was no marksman, but she did know which end to pick up without hurting herself, and could usually hit her targets, though not always where she was aiming.
Brian listened. "Spears we have, but the ranged stuff is all crossbows. We would just need small ones indoors. Some vampires survive decapitation though, so Litha should at least have a spear to finish off any vampire opponents." All took careful memory of the map. Normally Brian and Alex would have thought this an easy raid. Unfortunately, activity was up and Tanatos was the typical unknown. Obviously news had not traveled of Nicholai's demise on the Mother's faction, but that didn't mean Tanatos's faction would not know.
Richard brought up a point. "Nicholai being dead might explain the poor organization of their spying parties. They have been making some pretty stupid moves of late." Brian nodded. "I think we should simply run in. Rebeckah, you and Alex can wisp with me and we'll run silent cover on Litha and Richard. With two very experienced Lycans it should be an easy infiltration. We'll check it out, free any prisoners, and take out as many bad elements as we find. It will be useful to find out who owns the mansion with Nicholai dead now too. He has been well covered." Alex peered at Brian. "How long have you known about Nicholai's mansion?" Alex thought it was weird a whole mansion in Europe was unaccounted. Brian looked back at Alex as if he was being silly. "Five years. We wounded a spy patrol and traced them back to his mansion. You don't honestly think we haven't been busy trying to figure things out do you?" He smirked at Alex. Alex nodded. He understood Brian was unaware, but that still made Alex uneasy.
Becka nodded. “I’ll take the crossbow then. Litha and I can work pretty well as a team. And that will also keep Litha concentrating on the opponents instead of protecting me, beyond the norm for a bowyer.” She looked over at Richard. “Now the question is, how much of an over protective pain shall you be? I think you and I need to seriously talk after this little powwow, Richard.” She turned away and listened to Brian and Alex as they talked. She wondered why no one had taken care of Nicholai if he was on a ‘destroy’ list as Alex had said.
Brian and Alex both looked at Becka with surprise. Her open attack on Richard was very aggressive. Richard gave a very neutral look at Rebeckah. "If Litha can keep her cool, I won't have to go chasing her running willy nilly before she falls into a trap now will I? I see what you two have in common now, a hot head." Alex frowned. This was a really bad situation for a combat team. It was the way to die really. Richard opened his mouth and Brian put his hand up. "That's quite enough, Richard. We are not going to start calling each other names here. This isn't preschool. This is a raid against a mansion we haven't been able to hit hard since we discovered it. Let's take it to the enemy instead of using it on each other."
Alex was pondering why Nicholai was able to hold out. It was obvious there was political pressure from somewhere. He decided to shoot the question at Brian. "Why haven't you hit his mansion earlier, Brian?" Brian shrugged. "Well, Nicholai steered clear of the Lycan community and the government seemed to be protecting him in some ways. I wasn't invited into the mansion and had no real way of killing him. In fact, this raid could end up being real short if title has transferred on the mansion. I have no idea who he would have left the mansion to. Rebeckah should be able to invite us in though as long as title hasn't transferred."
Becka turned and just looked at Richard. So far any points he’d won with her were quickly diminishing. If it weren’t for her loyalty to Litha she’d let the stupid man get himself killed. She turned away as Brian started in. She really missed being home. European Lycans and Vampires were too much hassle to deal with in her opinion. Nearly as bad as Ancients back in the States. “Nicholai shouldn’t have left it to anyone. He had the ego to think he’d live forever. So, what are the rules then?”
Richard wasn't getting good vibes from either Becka or Litha. Both seemed to resent him in the end. Becka had really only offered him insults and Litha seemed to think he was a painful presence to adapt to. Robert's advice was sounding better and better to him. The visions on the cubs confused him, though. The feelings he felt for Litha in that vision were confusing as well. He wondered what path was there before him. There was no direction but to move forward with the raid though.
Brian answered Becka's question. "Alex and I will need your invitation to get in. I would not be surprised if the mansion isn't transferred as you say. Nicholai was always extremely selfish and never had a real heir. The local authorities don't really mess with Nicholai's mansion. It's pretty much an open war zone much like my mansion. As long as the dead bodies are all on Nicholai's manor, I don't think much will come of anything. I just don't know what kind of presence we'll find there. It could be deserted and it might be crawling with recruits. Usually there is only one or two humans on security around the place. Nicholai relied on limited invitations to his home to keep vampires from getting him and laid off of Lycan association. It is more likely quiet than anything. We'll just have to see in the end. There could be slaves, thralls, or abandoned fledglings. Few are loyal to Nicholai. We just have to kill sympathizers and liberate those that seem to be prisoners. We should not bring anyone back though. Someone might feign being a prisoner to get 'liberated' and get into my mansion to attack the circle."
Becka nodded thoughtfully. “Makes sense. Very well. Richard, can I talk to you now?” She walks out of the security room and walks down the hallway a bit. She wraps her arms around herself, trying to think how best to go about this. So far he’d walled her off when she’d asked about how he’d felt about Litha. The cubs in the vision were a good sign, but she wanted more than just cubs for her friend. She gave a sigh and rubbed the bridge of her nose. She wanted Litha to know the happiness she’d found with Agathon.
Brian and Alex were both a bit nervous about Richard and Becka talking. There was a nasty tension there that seemed impossible to diffuse. Richard nodded to Becka's request though and gave Brian a reassuring look. He stepped out with Becka and followed her down the hall until she stopped. He stood oddly relaxed. His thumbs tucked into his belt to splay his elbows in an easy going fashion. Despite his exterior, Richard expected Becka to lay into him about not being good for her lover. He was inclined to agree at that point. Both of them felt like cackles and thorns to him anymore. Litha was very rage prone and Becka seemed to think his concern over that was unfair. He had no way to just be okay with Litha going on rage tantrums. She ran out of the house without considering the danger, threw Steve jeopardizing his safety, and got herself hurt trying to jump him too soon. It was true he almost got himself killed, but being exposed at the end of the front driveway of the mansion was just not a bright place to be with Tanatos having the mansion spied upon. Again, Litha's unwillingness to calm her rage and work the best course of action with communication had put him in that situation. While he was grateful she helped him, she had done her best to make him feel inadequate with her chastisement in the circle. All-in-all, he was pretty much ready to release Litha to go find her omega. The Mother seemed to think otherwise and that was his main motivation at that point to even press forward. He patiently waited to hear from Becka on all the things she didn't like about him. The good news was she only had until dawn to get through the list so he expected it to be cut short. He seriously doubted he had any chance of impressing either of the women.
Becka turned and looked at Richard. She looked tired. “A’ight, truth time, no more hedging. What are your feelings about Litha? I really don’t care if you don’t like me, we’re not what’s important. It’s you and Litha that are.” She sighs again and turns away. “You’re both so much alike it’s not funny. Both so damn prickly over the stupidest things.” She turns back to him. I don’t want to hear she’s a great warrior and you have things to learn from her and vice versa, that’s an obvious. Do you…” She pauses and closes her eyes briefly, sending a silent prayer to Mother Earth, before looking at him again. “Do you think you’ll ever see her beyond that or beyond the mother of the cubs the vision showed?”
Richard's voice was even, but the subject matter was intense for him. "I'm not having cubs by a woman that I don't share love with. Litha doesn't seem to even like me. I don't know what the Mother sees in us. If the vision is coming true, something has to change. With her current feelings, I'm inclined to just let things go. There is nothing between us permanent. I'm not going to be a sperm donor to a woman that doesn't respect me. It's starting to look like her cubs are destined to be by another man. What is between us is not enough for me to have cubs by her. It looked like we might have something at first, but it was probably just heat of battle in the end. I think you are her real relationship and I'm obviously not going to be able to give her what you can. The only thing you can't give her is cubs, so you two will have to find a sperm donor for that. I'm willing to see if a two way relationship exists, but it's looking bad for that. Litha doesn't see anything in me. I can see that because she doesn't talk with me at all. I see her strength and loyalty, but I will never have that loyalty. She is in her own world and just wants me out of it. I tried offering to work with the situation, but she felt like I was just in the way. She doesn't want anyone to care about her. You yourself voiced I just look like an overprotective oaf. So be it. I'd rather have someone that appreciates my desire for teamwork and unity. I'm not the lone wolf I look like to you. I like to work together and feel connection. Litha doesn't want connection. She wants to be a lone wolf. I'm not looking to change her. I even offered to come with her. She seemed to not care. I only asked to be her one sire for the relationship. She didn't even want to give that. If I'm the only one in the relationship, it can't work." Richard didn't know what Becka was fishing for. It was like he was supposed to be in deep love with Litha when she had mostly hit him with swats in the face to date.
Becka looked at Richard thoughtfully. Her thoughts turned over all he said, very carefully. She managed to look past the hurtful stuff he was purposely firing and look deeper. Finally she gave a nod. “Very well, if you are serious about giving it a try, I will help you. It’s not so much that Litha’s in her own world, as she’s been hurt too much in the past. Ask her about Eagle. It is important. I can’t tell you much because she’s never shared with me, and I don’t usually push.”
She starts to walk back to the security room, but pauses and lays a hand on his arm and looks up at him, her eyes full of concern. “Help her with that spell. Don’t let her push you away on that. She shouldn’t be doing it by herself, she needs a coven, maybe two behind her.” Impulsively she leans up and stands on tip toe to give him a kiss on the cheek. “Yes, I care much for Litha. She was my first friend when I fled to America from Nicholai. Her, her Aunt and Uncle are the only ones to have stayed by me through these past few centuries, even when I tried to push them away.”
Becka looks away briefly, then back at him. “I know Litha doesn’t hate you. But she is unbalanced. And this current entrapment isn’t much help either. Talk to her, and I mean really talk, don’t let her push or you are a bigger fool than I even give you credit for.” She finally walks off and enters the security Room.
Litha comes padding up a few minutes later. Seeing Richard in the hallway she cocks a brow. “What’s up? Where’d everyone run off too? Shouldn’t our Vampire Kin be heading to bed about now?” She comes to an easy stop. She isn’t dressed. She will perform the ritual as she was born. She’d already found the stuff down below, and figured Becka had a hand with that. She gives Richard an odd look. “You ok? Shouldn’t you be resting from your... well… Curing, I guess.” She shakes her head and frowns. “Ugh, that sounded wrong on so many levels.”
Richard had doubts Litha would work with him on anything. He had to try though. The Mother felt he should try and that was more than enough to drive him on. Why Becka was telling him to ask about a relationship Litha had when Litha wouldn't share it with Becka was beyond him. He imagined that was going to be a hell of a fight. He nodded on helping with the spell. That was easy enough. He'd call Robert and they would have a good amount of support for it in no time.
Becka's kiss shocked Richard. He went dumbfounded. It came from left field compared to all of the other things she said to him. He just heard her tell him to not let Litha push him away and go into the security room. He stood there confused a bit. He wasn't sure how much time passed. He turned at Litha showing up. Her body was certainly a pleasant sight, but he had a list of things to consider and time seemed short to get through them. The spell seemed the most pressing. He decided to test the waters with that.
"Litha, we need to get Robert to send some help for the spell. There is not time for me to rest. There is too much going on. I'm calling Robert and having him come over with some community help. The spell is too important to not use the help."
He pulled his phone out of his pocket and dialed Richard. As the phone dialed, he asked Litha, "What do I need to do to help? This is going to have to be a group effort to make it work right." Richard almost held his breath. Litha could react in so many bad ways.
Litha went still, her expression neutral. Clearly he wasn’t a joking type Lycan that was going to be rough. She sighed and shook her head at first, but then paused and tilted it briefly, her eyes distant. She blinks and comes back to herself. “I dunno. I hadn’t really geared it for help from others.” She shrugged slightly, and looked away. “I don’t have Dancing Water or my Pack to help, so I improvised.” She went quiet as she thought through it all. “I had kind of thought to try to just reach the Lycans here in the UK. Then attempt it for the rest of Europe on our other stops. Only thing is, I doubt I’d have something like the Circle to help in the other places…”
She trials off, the possibility of doing the spell once for all of Europe tonight would be a relief. She suddenly looks at him eyes narrowed slightly. “Why the sudden interest?” She shakes her head. “Never mind. I’ll go relook over the spell, and see if I can’t adjust for help. Energy and Focus are the key ingredients. And Belief that on Mother Earth’s side is where we all belong.” She turns and walks back the way she’d come. She doesn’t understand Richard’s sudden helpfulness, but now’s not the time, one cannot Cast with any anger or tension in a Circle.
Becka walks up to Alex and snuggles into him. “We should probably head down and be ready for the day, my love.” She hates missing out on helping Litha, but what could she do being a Night Walker. She just hoped Richard would help Litha, and had paid attention to what she’d told him. Deep down she knew the key to Litha’s current problem with Richard was in the past with Eagle.
Robert answered the phone. "Hello, Richard, what is up?" "Just second, Robert." Richard listened to Litha. He then started talking on the phone. "Robert, we need to cast a spell at the circle. Round up the Mother's followers. We are going to call our sisters and brothers to the Mother with the coming of vampire children. Bring only the faithful. It's a very important spell. We cast at dawn, okay?" Robert paused a moment. "Okay, Richard. I'll gather who is available and we'll be right over. Anything you need us to bring?" Robert looked directly at Litha. "Robert needs to know if they need to bring anything."
Alex took Becka into his arms easily. "Okay my Love." Brian put away the mansion layout and trailed behind the couple as Alex escorted Becka out of the door. He was surprised to see Richard and Litha in the hall. "We are getting ready for bed. We'll see you in the dusk to make the raid." Richard nodded. "Okay, thank you." It was stressful trying to pull in last minute help, but he felt it was really important to do things and do them as best as possible. Alex continued to the basement door while Brian followed.
Litha paused briefly and shook her head. “I have everything. Thanks.” She trotted off and down to the basement. She found the spell and looked it over. Sitting down cross legged, she closed her eyes and thought about how to adapt the spell to include more participants.
Becka saw Litha and Richard and then Litha moving off. She gave Richard a gentle pat in passing as they followed her down to the basement. She looked over as Litha sat and seemed to meditate. Well, at least she wasn’t growling and carrying on with Richard. It was a start. She moved over to the coffin and climbed up inside, then waited for Alex to climb in with her. “Morning Brian, see you tonight.”
Richard nodded. "We have everything. We just need a good group to participate in the spell. It's a very important one." Robert acknowledge, "Okay." Richard smiled at Becka's pat as she went by. Things seemed to be really turning around. He was thankful Becka gave him some key points to work. They hung up and Richard made his way to the basement.
Brian waved to Becka. "Good morning, Rebeckah. It will be good to clean up that den tonight." Brian moved off to get to his coffin as Alex moved to the coffin and slipped in next to Becka. He gave her a passionate kiss. "Your wide coffin is a wonderful blessing, Rebeckah. I love you." He snuggled next to her and pulled the coffin shut.
Richard came down and got undressed. He folded his clothes in a small stack to the wall. He moved to sit next to Litha. He started working himself into a meditation as well.
Robert was able to grab four other devout members before he knew they had to make for the manor. One of them was Rachael. In fact, there were three women and one other man. He explained they were helping with a spell at the circle. All could tell it had something to do with the circle as the direction of travel gave it away. They pulled into the driveway just minutes before dawn and started making their way to the basement.
Becka took what free time they had before Dawn fully came to snuggle and love on her husband. “Yeah, who’da think that my being irked over loosing my coffin for a day due to a hurt Vampire would turn into such a blessing now.”
Litha opened her eyes as the others settled in, she looked over at Richard. “Look. I don’t know the others you’ve called at all, and I only know you somewhat, but could I ask you to be the one to receive the energy from the others and direct it towards me? I’d…” She looks away. “I’d feel more comfortable with that arrangement. The main thing I need from everyone, like I said is energy and Belief in the Mother. I am not entirely sure what all will happen with the spell. Y’all may or may not be pulled along with me. We will enter the Spirit World. Dancing Water will be performing something similar in the States, maybe we’ll all end up together. Who knows.” She gives a slight shrug.
She looked over at the stairwell as Lycans started coming down. She recognized Rachael and was slightly relieved to know one other, Robert was a vague recognition from waking up from the Curing of Richard. The others were unknowns, but at least there were more to help.
Alex laughed. Somehow Becka was always prepared. She seemed to have a good handle of the things that were important. "You were quite the raid lead today. Do you think there will be a big mess at Nicholai's or not much at all?" He wondered what tricks were up Nicholai's sleeve in his mansion. Certainly Nicholai modified something from Becka's escape. "What do you think Nicholai did to button things up from your escape?" Becka would probably have the best idea for that.
Richard nodded. "Sure, I'll let them know. They should be here soon enough." Robert's party arrived. They saw Richard and Litha naked and started undressing and putting their clothes on the wall next to Richard's. Richard gave them the instructions. "Litha needs everyone to channel their energy to me. We must mediate on the Mother and ways to serve her. Litha will conduct the spell and I will channel the energy of everyone. We may be entering the spirit world and Dancing Water will be there. She is a matron of the West. She is wise and we should follow her instruction. This spell is to call our sisters and brothers to the Mother and announce the coming of the children of vampires." The group settled in a circle and joined hands. Before long everyone was falling into a meditative state.
“I really don’t know. I think not much. Mostly whatever thralls are left from spying on this place maybe. There should be no former Fledglings. But that doesn’t mean there might not be one all the same. But Nicholai wasn’t one to have more than a couple at a time. And with him setting Vessa to find me, I doubt he left any behind. After all, he might have come home to no home.” She stops and ponders his other question. “Mainly he would have tightened his hold on his Fledglings. And stuck closer to his normal behavior. I should have been destroyed before my first century. I wasn’t. Mantha led me all over the Manse before leading me out. She then led me all over the place outside. I think to confuse just how I did get out.”
Litha moved about the circle as everyone got settled. She made and lit a small fire from things she’d also brought down. Carefully she starts placing the herbs in the small fire to start smoking. She drops Gotu Kola and Turmeric for meditation and purification respectfully. She then adds Pennyroyal for strength, protection, and peace. Althea for protection and psychic powers comes next, followed by Coriander for love, health, and healing. Bluebells for luck and truth, with Wintergreen for protection, healing, and hex breaking. Those done, she moves the statues carved out of Mountain Ash on either side of the fire. She then moves and resettles next to Richard. Slowly she breaths in the smoke and empties her mind. A low rhythmic Native chant emerges from her throat and she lightly lays a hand on Richard’s thigh. She is ready for the energy needed for the spell.
Alex nodded. Mantha really was a sharp lady. He guessed Becka would have never escaped without Mantha. He shuddered a bit realizing just how long Nicholai kept Becka imprisoned. He wondered what depth Nicholai's soul howled in. No spirit with any kind of cleanliness was going to tolerate his. He had to be in terrible company. Alex snuggled tighter into Becka. He was terribly grateful to have her through such a horrible blaze of torture. Alex's hand drifted to Becka's stomach just before the intense fall of sleep hit him from the dawn.
Richard understood at the touch of Litha's hand it was time. Robert had taken the charge very seriously. Richard realized he was probably the most out of touch of the group as the other five's spiritual energy channeled to him. It was a very euphoric feeling as love of nature, life, spirit, and peace poured to him. He let the energy travel to Litha, almost missing the concentration of it conducting to him instead of through him. He was conscious of the dawn suddenly and didn't feel himself anymore.
Litha felt all the energy hit her. Having been an active Priestess in a Circle many times was the only thing that helped her control the out pour of energy that came her way. She took it in and shaped it melding it to the words that she chanted, focusing on her intent and desire. Her eyes opened and settled on the two statues, she released the woven energy and suddenly everything changed around them.
They were in a place even Litha didn’t recognize. She looked around, not really worried… yet. She saw Dancing Water and her pack first, then other Lycans started appearing. She recognized Eagle, and several from his settlement and she stiffens slightly, and strangely, moves closer to Richard. She sees other Lycans appearing now as well, some clearly feral in some manner or form, others in their Human forms. Many look confused, a few angry, most just look curious.
Dancing Water looks to Litha and nods. She moves to Narkel and they start to dance. Litha turns to Richard and gently takes his hand and pulls him into a dance as well. It is an easy dance, a Dance in the Native way of telling a story, and the story is telling of both Lycan and Vampire beginnings. It continues to tell of things both Lycan and Vampire, the Vlad Wars. In Litha and Richard’s dance though changes slightly to show that the war had never really ended, just gone to ground to fester and grow once more. Both then continue to tell a story of a new creature coming, one the Mother sanctions. Life is not allowed to stagnate, and the Vampires are more than stagnated. It is time for a change. The Mother revers all life, but the Vampires are no longer living, and so she now is giving to them the Gift of New Life. Those who will rejoice in the Mother, will join the dance that now has moved to celebrating that life. Those who do not, will fade from the Spirit Realm.
Becka had stilled as well when Dawn hit. This time though her sleep was different. She felt herself pulled somewhere. She opens her eyes to gaze upon a scene from on high. As if she is up in the clouds or sky looking down at a mass of Lycans. She sees Litha, Dancing Water, Narkel, Richard, and many other Lycan she knows or recognizes, and far more she does not. She watches as Dancing Water and Narkel and Litha and Richard start to dance. She sees the stories told and watches in wonder as many of the Lycan join in in the end. A few though, fade away and are seen no more. She can feel Agathon next to her, vaguely. It is as if they are ghosts in the World of Ghosts. A strange sensation to say the least. She drifts closer to the feel of Agathon and tries to snuggle close to him, sharing this vision or whatever with him. Mentally, she tries to speak with him. “Beautiful, isn’t it?”
Richard is amazed at how the spirit world feels so different. He is also amazed because his body knows a dance he doesn't really know himself. He saw his pack and didn't recognize them except for Dancing Water. He then realized it was Litha's pack and not his, but that wasn't right in his mind either. It was his pack he needed to meet. Somehow that thought ended the confusion in his mind.
Litha moved closer to him and Richard was definitely enamored by that. He is not used to Litha moving to him, though her stiffness feels more familiar. The dance starts and his body makes the movements. His mind works to remember the movements. It's something he needs to know. A few forms in the distance seem familiar. Many are friends and there are a few enemies it seems.
The story goes and a few of his enemies seem to fade in the corner of his eye. Litha seems impressively with him though. A realization hits him that Robert made a mistake. He can be a good Lycan mate to Litha. She deserves his patience and time to understand her. Somehow Litha is his Gift of New Life. Maybe he can be a part of hers. He just has to stay the course.
Alex snuggles into Becka. "It's beautiful and amazing. Almost as incredible as you." He looks at all the Lycan and realizes they are in the air. It's a curious spot to be in. Alex would feel exposed, except Becka was there and everything felt completely right instead. The circle never really ceases to amaze him. His hold on Becka increases in feeling so connected to her.
Becka gave a most unreverant snort at Agathon’s words. “I am nowhere near as amazing. And before you try to convince me otherwise, remember, you are biased.” She watches the dancing. “Richard and Litha seem to be getting somewhere, that is good. And about time.” She lapses back into silence to watching the dance and enjoying being close to Agathon.
Soon she felt another close. Three others in fact. Samantha, Angus, and Paddy are with them watching as well. “actually, twin, Agathon is more right than you. You are amazing, and the first of three females of your Kind to be pregnant. You have two more to find, and their mates.” A slight vibration in the air is felt, and Mantha pouts slightly, but says no more on the subject. Instead she gives both of them a hug and settles in next to Becka to also watch the dance. Angus is next to her and Paddy sits between Becka and Mantha, he seems to be talking to Becka’s stomach, but what he is saying can’t be heard or understood.
The dance finally comes to an end. Litha stays close to Richard as she once more spots Eagle glaring her way. She gives a tired sigh. The man’s heart was in the right place, his attitude sucked though, and he had issues. She lets thoughts of Eagle go as Dancing Water moves up to them. “Well done Niece. It is troubling to know though that the War has never really ended in Europe.” She looks to Richard. “Brother.” She looks at him thoughtfully and a slight smile graces her lips. She steps aside as Narkel approaches.
“Niece.”
“Uncle. This is Richard.”
Narkel turns to look at Richard and nods a greeting. He too looks thoughtful, but turns back to Litha and raises a brow. She raises one right back at him, and he laughs. “Fair enough. How is my adopted daughter doing these days?”
“Should be sleeping the sleep of the dead about now I would think.” Narkel gives her a strange look at this, and Litha gives him a bland look back. “She is fine. Her and Alex had a bit of a snag briefly, but it’s sorted and things go well.”
Narkel nods. “Give her our love.” Litha nods and he turns to Richard. “Welcome to the Pack, Nephew.”
Litha gives him a startled look, but before she can say anything another voice speaks harshly in a Native tongue. Her eyes narrow to slits and a low growl starts to emerge. But before she can launch into a tirade there, Dancing Water says something in the same tongue that is soft and clearly a rebuke to both. Litha stills, Eagle just fades. She sighs and shakes her head. Dancing Water turns away and speaks. “Alright time for everyone to return now.” Her hands clap once and the Spirit World fades.
Litha opens her eyes upon the Circle and gives a relieved sigh. For the most part, that went rather well. Her hand still rests on Richard’s thigh, and she uses that to push herself up and moves to put out the fire, and start cleaning up.
Alex smiled at Becka's retort. She wasn't going to let him win his point, but it didn't matter. She just needed to hear it and know it was real from him even if she wasn't ready to accept it herself. He nodded at Becka's observation of Litha and Richard. This was a special place and the purity of their souls really were good for each other whether the strains of the material world seemed to point otherwise. It was obviously what the Mother saw.
Alex was happy to see Mantha's family and hear Becka receive the truth of her wonderment yet again. He was mildly surprised to hear there really were two more couples that were going to have children. His heart leaped with joy knowing their twins would have futures to forge with others. The sweet Mother was going to provide. They just had some work to do. Alex hugged Mantha back and settled back into Becka. Paddy's odd conversation told him the twins already had their spirits. That deepened his joy immensely.
Richard took Litha's hand when she sighed. Eagle's glare was hard to miss. Richard gave him a good remembering look. Becka's instructions were clear that Richard had to find out what about Litha's past relationship with Eagle was coming between them. He had been doubtful before of the mission, but seeing things from the angle of the spirit world gave him hope that Litha would talk to him about it.
Richard gave a greeting nod to Dancing Water as she approached. He answered, "Sister" to her greeting. Richard really liked Dancing Water. He already trusted her and had not even met her in person yet.
Richard nodded in greeting to Narkel when Litha gave his introduction. It was a deep impression on him that Narkel was his uncle if things went the way they were supposed to. It felt like they would. He just had to stay on track and his already stubborn determination was receiving reinforcement from the spirit world.
Litha's exchange with Narkel told Richard that Becka was his sister-in-law. His brows raised at the realization of it. He knew Litha and Becka were thick as thieves, but they were dramatically tighter than he ever imagined.
When Narkel gave his welcome to the pack, it struck Richard deeply. "Thank you for this honor, Uncle." Richard heard a rough voice that he guessed was Eagle. He looked up to see Dancing Water calm Litha who obviously was unhappy with what Eagle said and seem to park them both. Eagle left prematurely and that struck Richard as wrong to do in the event. He was going to have to get to the bottom of Litha and Eagle for sure.
Richard returned from the spirit world feeling very much reinforced despite his fatigue. It had been more than worth the stress and strain. His earlier worries seemed a bit trivial to him. He watched Litha get up and start putting out the fire. He got up himself and went around the circle thanking each of the Lycan that helped and explaining he would help Litha clean up. Robert's gathering moved to get dressed and Richard came over to help Litha. "This is very special to be your mate and be a member of your pack, Litha. You entering my life is a huge blessing. One day I hope to return the favor." They would need time alone to discuss Eagle. With Robert's group heading out he hoped to get some time alone in the circle to do it. There was a peace in it that would help Litha in an exposed moment.
Litha looked up as the others got dressed. “Thank you for the help. It is appreciated.” She went back to cleaning up until Richard approached her. She paused again and looked at him as he spoke. She dropped her gaze and gave a nod. She didn’t know where to go with his sudden kindness. In some ways it was easier to be angry. She sighed and finally looked back at him and gave a quiet smile before turning back to cleaning up.
Becka smiled down at Paddy as he spoke to the children in her stomach. She lightly ruffled his hair and then went back to watching the gathering of Lycans. She observed the slight confrontation with Eagle and it nipped quickly by Dancing Water. She liked that Narkel welcomed Richard into the pack. Maybe that would make things easier for him and Litha. Dancing Water clapped her hands and everyone disappeared but her. She looked up right at Becka and Alex and their family sitting with them. She smiles at them and shakes her head. “Rarely can you two be kept apart. Things went well. Seems more are with the Mother than once were. This is good. Now, back to your sleep you two, and the three of you need to return to your places as well.” Her hands clap once more and everything fades to darkness once more.
Richard smiled back at Litha. Her smile really was quite beautiful. He wasn't seeing enough of it. He hated to jump into the Eagle mess. Waiting wasn't going to help though. They were in the circle and it was his best shot as well as he could tell. "What was Eagle talking about? I get the feeling there is something pertinent there I need to know to be a good mate for you." He had to concentrate keep breathing, otherwise he was going to hold his breath. In some ways he felt he was taking a terrible chance with his future, but it seemed the only direction to go. If the chance wasn't now, he was only postponing the inevitable.
Alex was rather amazed at how well Dancing Water was tuned to Litha's spell. It was very nice seeing Becka get to visit her family with the twins and him included. It was painfully short, but it was beautiful. Dancing Water was always a joy to see as well. It was just all too short.
Litha stilled as Richard spoke. She stiffened slightly, not really wanting to go there. She just wants to tell him it was past and nothing to worry about, but those words weren’t what came out of her mouth. “About five decades ago, I chose Eagle in a Woman’s Dance. I was at his people’s settlement for a bit. He took it in his head that we were going to mate for life, instead of it just being a year joining. At first I took it with a grain of salt, and laughed it off. Before the year was up though I left. He’d tried his best to isolate me from my family, even from the few friends I’d made among his pack. He wanted me barefoot, cooking, minding the home, and never mind what I wanted or who I was. He tried to even forbid me from performing in Ceremonies and Rituals. The last couple months were rough as he turned extremely violent and abusive.”
She stops speaking and her head is bowed, shoulders hunched as if she’s expecting a blow to fall. It was painful reliving those memories. She wasn’t the least bit happy about them either, any more than she’d been happy with the person she’d started to become under Eagle’s influence. “It took Dancing Water pulling me into the Spirit World one night to find out why I was out of communication and she told me I did not have to stay in the relationship. He had dishonored it already and my leaving would not dishonor me. I left as soon as I woke. It hadn’t been easy, but I managed.”
She turns finally and looks at Richard, her eyes blaze slightly. They don't change color, but her strong spirit shines out of them, as well as her determination. “I am the way I am because I will not be what I almost became because of him. Take me as I am Richard, or we need to absolve our mating. I will not change who and what I am for another again.”
Richard listened carefully. Eagle fell in Richard's mind drastically. He really didn't like violence. It was ironic that the subduing of Litha happened because he was countering her violence that he saw with Steve. "You are going to be free with me, Litha. I know we had a rough fight in subduing you. When I saw Steve airborne in the hall, I just lost it a bit. I've had to fight violence with violence for most of my recent life. It's been ugly and hard. Lots of people have died because they wanted to control others the way Eagle tried to control you. I don't know what that man was saying in the spirit world. Hearing this I wonder if he belongs there. When I subdued you, I thought I was defending Steve. I'm not going to run your life, Litha. I do need our relationship to be a teamwork though. I can't have cubs and then not be around them. I can't have cubs and then not care for them and be a team with their mother. We need to share love and the respect that comes with it for each other or I don't want the relationship. I don't need you to change, but I do expect us to grow together. I have to learn from you. Hopefully you can learn things from me. Your will and spirit are strong. Your rage seems a bit raw to me, that is all. I don't want to end up in fights, that's the main thing that bothers me about the rage. If I have to adapt to that to learn from your will and spirit, then I'm more than willing to do that. You just need to let me know when I'm stepping on your feet. Tell me, don't growl it. The Mother thinks we can go far. I certainly see you have gone far and will go farther. Your Uncle seems to agree with the Mother and for the first time in a few centuries I have a pack again. I will work to support you Litha. I see your loyalty and want to return it. You are not someone I want to change. You are someone I want to serve alongside. You are good and I can feel that in your core and it is the place my respect for you starts and it is the place growing my love for you. I never expected to hurt you in subduing you. I never expected to take you as a mate in subduing you. In the end, I'm glad for that mishap, because something really strong seems like it's sprouting here for us. If you think I'm smothering, let me know and I'll let you know what I'm up to. Sometimes people are doing things for each other and don't realize the other person misses what they are doing or that the other person is busy doing the same thing. If you think I'm someone you can respect, I know you are someone I can respect. If you can put up with rough housing when you get to growling too much, then we should be able to work things out. I stand for freedom in the end. Tanatos is about prisons. You are worth learning and loving. It's up to you really to decide if I'm worth it. I say yes to us. What do you want?"
Richard felt bad about their initial union now. He had misread Litha entirely. Her violence seemed to indicate to him he needed to respond and stop it to show his own prowess. In the end, Litha was simply afraid of losing her freedom. He wished there was a better way to show her he was honestly about freedom. He knew he could show her in time.
Litha was quiet as Richard spoke. Her gaze dropped at some point. She gave a sigh when Richard finished. “I threw Steve because I knew I was working up into a rage. He is only a Human, and would not leave when I asked him too. I did not want him hurt in the end. I did have presence of mind to throw him at Agathon so he wouldn’t land against a wall and shatter his fragile self.” She turns away and finally finishes the cleanup. It was mainly to give herself time to think.
She turns back to him, and closes the short distance between them. She slightly tilts her head to look up at him. “I made a vow to Mother Earth centuries ago. She shows me you are the answer to that vow. I am willing to try, Richard. I cannot promise you to always do as you ask, especially not at first. I have ran alone for so long, it will take me time to readjust my thinking.” Her hand moves to lay on his chest and she gives a small laugh. “I can tell you this wasn’t how I ever envisioned finding and meeting my Lifemate.” She drops her gaze and looks to one side of them. “The rage became my answer to keep from become the creature I nearly turned into with Eagle. I am sorry it bothers you. As I said, I’ll need time to readjust to everything. We also need time to know each other better. I do not want to have cubs with just anyone either. I want a family unit, someone I know will help to raise them, teach them, protect them, see them grown and thumbing their nose at us until they realize us old farts really do have wisdom with age.” She stops, feeling tired and strangely relieved.
Richard understood about Steve in some ways. It was a confusing thing that caused it. Oddly enough it caused them though. Whatever was behind it all, if things worked out the way he hoped, it would be a pivotal moment for them both. "The only things I'll ask are things to help you succeed. If I ask the wrong thing or you get hurt from missing my instruction that would be the thing to make me feel bad. I'm not going to get angry at you beyond being concerned for your well-being. We both want to be there for cubs and for each other. I feel like we have the same goal in the end." Richard really wasn't so worried about Litha as he was. He was starting to understand her anger from the fear that was behind it. He could have patience with it knowing where it came from and he would have an idea what behaviors were driving it, especially if it was his own. The last thing he wanted to be was another Eagle.
"Ready to go up?" His right hand sent his fingertips over Litha's cheek. "Just for the record, it's your turn to jump me. In fact, if memory serves, you have two turns. No pressure on spending them." He kissed Litha with a gentle kiss on the lips. He was tired and would not mind getting to sleep, but he was also wanting to let Litha know it was her turn to drive on the sex.
Litha gives Richard a small smile. She nods at his question. “Yeah, we could both use sleep.” She stills once more as his fingers brush over her cheek. She doesn’t get a chance to answer his comment due to the kiss. Tired though she was, between the kiss and his words, she felt a need suddenly growing. Her hands found his hips, then slid around to his lower back and she pressed up against him. Her left hand moves up his back, while her right moves down to grab a hold of his ass.
Richard was finally feeling Litha open up to him and it was a very sweet feeling. Her hands on his hips got him wondering if she was up to something and as her hands started around his lower back, he felt she probably was. His other hand came up to her other cheek and then he traced his fingers to Litha's ears. His cock started rising at the touch of her hands on his back and ass. From there his hands moved to the back of Litha's neck and pulled her head forward to kiss her again. This time his lips were parted and his tongue teased her lips to get inside her mouth.
Litha answers his deeper kiss. Her hands move back to his hips and then glide up his sides. She ends the kiss and moves back slightly to look at him. Her hands continue to move, coming around to his chest and move up his neck until they cup his face. She looks at him for several heartbeats. Her hands move off his face and she takes his hands and while lowering herself to the ground, she tugs him down with her.
Richard was being a bit passive this time. Litha needed to express herself. She knew he could be dominant and would be a man in their sex. His hands explored her neck when she broke the kiss. His eyes looked into hers with a deep look. A reflection of the love he felt in the vision was there. He felt her hands move around and up to his face. Her vision was a very peaceful one. They were putting a lot on the line for each other and it seemed very much worth it. He let her take his hands and he glided down to the floor with her. His knees planted between hers as he settled his body on top of her body. His lips descended back to the kiss from earlier. His tongue came out looking for hers instantly.
Litha rejoined the kiss with Richard as he settled on top of her. Her hands started roaming his back. Her hips press into his as they lay there. Finally she surges against him, rolling them over as they continue to kiss.
Richard rolled over when Litha initiated the roll. His hands moved back up to the sides of her face as their kiss continued. His fingertips felt her soft cheeks and then continued into her blonde hair before moving back down to the sides of her neck and her shoulders. Her hips pressed into him got him anticipating her next move.
Litha breaks the kiss only to trail kisses down Richard’s neck and across his chest to his left nipple. She brings her tongue out to swirl around it briefly before pulling back enough to lightly blow on the moisture left. She then trails kisses over to his right nipple and gives it the same experience. She moves back up to kiss him again. This time she moves her hips to let her wet cunt slide up and down his cock.
Richard enjoyed feeling Litha's kisses trail down. It was nice to not have the responsibility of conducting the sex. His hands moved around to the back of her neck and gave it a light rub. He let a moan out when she licked his left nipple. It tensed up nicely and sent a nice wave a pleasure through his chest. His chest muscle even tensed up a bit in a nice show for her. The surprise of the lick and blow on his left nipple was exciting. When she moved over to his right nipple though, he had an idea of what was coming and that was exciting on its own. He was able to savor the feeling more despite not having the delightful surprise of it. His kiss showed a hunger for her lips when she came back up. His hands gave a gentle press to her neck to pull her into it and his tongue wandered out to brush her lips. He felt the tease of her nectar on her valley as she rubbed it on his shaft. It sent another moan from his throat and his hands started swirling their way down her back.
Knowing he’d been through a lot over the course of the night, much like her, Litha decided to end the teasing and just get down to it. She changed the move of her hips until Richard’s shaft slipped inside her. It came to a rest deep inside as if it belonged there and always had. Stilling for a moment, she enjoyed the feel of him, and then she started moving quickly. They both needed release and sleep, and she looked to finish one to get to the other as quick as possible.
Richard's hands moved down to Litha's breasts as she adjusted her hips. He felt her cunt pick up and impale itself on his shaft. He let out a soft moan from the action. She fit nicely on him. It was a very pleasurable fit that felt very tailored to him. Her silk was obviously wanting him and that was a very good sign as well. He was surprised as Litha started a fast thrusting. His hips matched hers and the pressure was building very fast. It was a quickie, but it was a very intense one. He didn't have long until his loins were ready to release.
Litha groaned and looked down at Richard. She picked up the pace just slightly. After a few more strokes she felt herself go. She continued to thrust against him though, as she came. “Richard.” Her voice was stuttered as she spoke his name. He felt good, even with a short coupling. Hopefully they could work out their differences and make a good mating of their relationship. Even if they didn’t, at least he had a Pack now, if he wanted. Narkel and Dancing Water accepted him as part of their family.
Litha's orgasm caused her walls to go off around Richard's shaft. That was pretty much the end of his resistance. His hands gripped her breasts hard as he ejaculated. "Mmm, my Litha." He felt his shaft pulsing as his cream flooded out. His hands let go and traced his finger nails down her lower breasts and stomach. "I know we have been thrown together, but I'm feeling very good about us Litha. I'm not giving up." He knew it was just a quickie and there wasn't much time to learn about Litha sexually there, but he did know she was somewhat of an alpha in sex as well. The way she moved and got herself to orgasm was very impressive. She kept moving for him as well which he was very appreciative of. She was thinking of them and what would help them most. He leaned up and gave Litha a tender and passionate kiss. "I think we are a great fit." Despite the obstacles they faced something just kept sending them forward. When the pressure wasn't there, there would probably be great things between them.
Litha cried out as he grabbed her breasts. Her orgasm intensified briefly then ended. Shivering as he ran his nails down her body she looked down at him as he spoke. She gave him a small smile. “I’m not giving up just yet either. We’ll either get through this… or kill each other.” She grins at that last remark just before he kisses her. It was a great kiss and she was sort of wishing they both didn’t need sleep so badly. After the kiss she relaxed down on him and sighed. “We’re a great fit sexually. Only time will tell how great a fit we’ll be elsewhere.” She pauses briefly and chews on her lower lip. “I hope we are.” It was spoken almost as a whisper, but his Lycan ears would easily hear it. But it was out there now. What she really felt, and hoped for.
Richard nodded. He enjoyed the feel of Litha's weight resting on him. It was an almost forgotten feeling to him and Litha reawakened it in its full glory. "The good news is I think we've seen the worst of each other. As we get more time to see the best of each other, things will probably get better and better." Richard was starting to understand it was simply a very bumpy start. Litha showed so much control and poise on the spell and he was getting to see the softer side of her as well. He liked what he was seeing. Hopefully he was making less of an ass of himself as well. Things had started too violently but at least the altitude was evening out and things were looking much more stable.
Litha gave a soft chuckle. “Aye, that we have.” Her left hand came up to gently caress his shoulder and upper arm. She felt contentment and peace right now, and was loath to move and disrupt it. She sighed quietly as her eyes started to close. Before too many heartbeats she was sound asleep.
Richard cradled his own head. He relaxed at Litha's strokes. Surprisingly she went straight to sleep on him. He let himself doze off as well. There was no way to collect the clothes and carry her up without getting locked out of the circle. Before long he was in a deep sleep. It would take the rising of the tombs to wake him.
It was early afternoon before Litha came back to consciousness. A familiar scent hit her nose and she took a moment to realize it was Richard’s scent. About the same time she realized she lay on top of him and they were both naked. Everything came flooding back before sleep. She stayed quiet taking the time to reflect everything.
They definitely hadn’t started off the best, but things were slowly turning around. The Mother sanctified and seemed to even be insisting on their union. She really did hope things worked between them, better than the start had hinted at. She knew females that raised their cubs on their own. Granted, she knew Becka and Alex would help, but that wasn’t the point. Nor was it the same as having your own mate to be a part of the lives of shared cubs.
She gave a quiet sigh and shifted slightly to get more comfortable. Not the best thing she could have done. Between the feel of him against her body, and his scent all around her, she was getting horny now. She gave an almost sub vocal growl at her body’s reaction. He needed sleep after everything he went through last night. Lycan or not, it had been rough being shot with silver. To try to take her mind off her body’s reactions, she thought on that cure for silver poisoning. She wondered how long they had known about it over here, and if it could be adapted somehow for home. She needed more information.
Richard started waking feeling movement on his body. A scent of sex filled his nostrils when he took a deep breath and he had an erection from sleeping that went almost immediately from mechanical to sexual with Litha's scent alone. Her weight was still on him and that just added to the arousal. His eyes slipped open. His hand moved up to guide her face to his and let him kiss her nose. He didn't want to kiss her mouth with sleep breath yet. Personally he didn't mind it. The kiss was much more important to him than whatever bacteria grew during rest. He didn't want to gross Litha out though. While vampires didn't have the problem, Lycans definitely did.
His other hand ran along her side from under her arm to down past her hip. She was an intensely attractive woman and the contour of her side felt as beautiful as it looked. Richard was caught in that spot of arousal and sleepiness though. He didn't have a lot of mental initiative to instigate things with Litha, but he wasn't going to complain about her own activity on him.
Brought out of her thoughts by Richard’s movements, she wrinkled the nose he’d just kissed and rolled her eyes. Nose kissing had never been one of her favorite pastimes. Her body shivered as his hand glided down her side. “Afternoon. You should still sleep.” Her body though contradicted her words as her hips pressed into his. Her hands came up to his shoulders and slid down his arms softly, then back up and over his neck, to cup his face. “Since your awake, perhaps we should take the opportunity to move someplace more comfortable than stone for a bed.” Concern for his comfort and well-being was in her eyes as she spoke.
Richard didn't know what to think of Litha's wrinkled nose. "I'd kiss your lips, but I don't want to kill you with morning breath." Her comment made him laugh on saying he should still sleep. "Let's just hope the mansion doesn't get overrun with me sleeping on the job." He knew the humans would be watching, but he really was their main person for a problem. The fact they had not been paged boded very well though. Daytime raids were really not instigated at all anymore. Without vampire support, things were too tricky.
"Yes, I'd greatly appreciate that." While Richard was no stranger to sleeping on stone, he did better in wolf form doing it and it was not his preferred option. "So are you going to ride me down here or in the bed?" The nice thing about being Lycan was no one could really hide that they were interested in sex. He was hoping to carry the ashes up and have sex in the bed in the end.
She gave a snort. “What’s morning breath?” She shrugs and grins. She moves to get off him. “Well, after last night, you’re entitled to a day off. Besides, you can’t be the only security this place has.” She moves to gather up the stuff from the ritual to take with them upstairs. She gives him a flippant answer to his question. “Perhaps, or I might decide to ride you elsewhere. Who knows?” She moves towards the stairs to head up. She waits for him at the bottom of the steps.
Richard took note that Litha didn't worry over morning breath. "True, it's just the rest are all human. You know how that is." He got up stiffly and gathered the disposable stuff and picked up the clothes. He let Litha carry the statues. "You carve beautifully." Her reply to his riding question was entertaining. "Very fair. You did such a great job on a fast ride I suppose it's only fair you choose where you try other speeds."
He headed up the steps trying to stay side by side with Litha. "We may as well sleep in my room. That way we don't bother Steve. It won't hurt for spontaneous sex either." He led the way to the porch to dispose of the ashes in the garden and then was ready to take Litha to his room upstairs if she didn't have any objections.
Litha nodded. “Yeah, I know how it is.” She moves with him up the stairs and out to the garden. She gave him a chuckle and a nod at his comments and suggestion. “Mmm, that’s good. I don’t think Steve could keep up with both of us anyway. As for how I ride…” She gives him a shrug and grin. As they move off, she finally comments on his compliment. “Thanks. I’ve always liked carving, it helps pass the time.”
Richard led them up to his room. He laid their clothes on the top of his dresser and then came around to give Litha a hug and a kiss on the lips. "You carve beautifully. It's obvious you put spirit into it." He stretched out his arm. "Wish I could tell you it's mine, but it's only living quarters for Brian's chief of security. I'll have to move in with you, but the good news is I don't have much stuff. It fits in a trunk in the end. You know how long most clothing lasts." He moved over to the bed and sat down on it. His eyes looked up and down Litha's body causing his arousal to pick back up again.
One thing about being involved in the war so much was that it forced Richard to pack light. His original home had long been overrun and destroyed. He would be rebuilding a home with Litha and her living quarters would be where they started their life together.
Litha gave a shrug to both his compliment and his room status. She watched him thoughtfully as he placed things and sat. She shrugged again as she placed the statues on an unoccupied space of a surface. Turning back to him she speaks. “I don’t really have much personal things either. Most of the stuff at my place deals with making clothes.” She gives him a grin. “Oh, yes, I know how clothes are for our Kind, why I decided to devote more skill to the making of it, than say, carving.”
Finally, she moves to him. She straddles his lap, letting his cock slide inside her pussy. She liked that it seemed to know where home was without much coaxing. She settles in and gives him a deep kiss. No longer needing to wait to satisfy them both since he is awake, her hips start to move slowly in his lap.
Richard smiled at Litha's comment on clothes. "Well, looks like I'm the lucky one. You have all of these useful skills and all I can do well is fight and bar bounce." He wondered if Becka would have a job for him or not but figured it would be a taken job.
Litha seemed to slip into his lap like they had been lovers for ages. He hummed at the pleasure of it. "It's like we've been together for ages, Litha. Your moves are magic." His hands moved around and took a firm hold of her ass. Her muscles moving against him felt good. He hummed again and started nibbling on her neck.
Litha rolled her eyes again. “I’m sure there’s more to you than fighting and bar bouncing. You don’t give yourself enough credit. Though I’ll talk to Becka for you. Though Lycans in the past haven’t done well at The BoB, maybe you’ll be the one to break that stigma.”
She dropped the conversation as they both got into the sex. Her head tilted back slightly to give him better access to her neck, and her hips picked up the pace from both his nibbles and his hands on her ass. Her own hands moved to his shoulders and slide up his neck to find his hair. She held on as her pale eyes turned teal and she moved easily on him. It was as if they’d been together for so long as to not notice the passage of time. Their bodies moved easily and compatibly together. There really wasn’t any of the awkwardness of first time lovers between them.
His nibbles got a little more aggressive and upgraded to light bites as Litha's pace picked up. His hands let go of her ass and trailed his nails up her back. His right hand grabbed her hair to pull her head to the side exposing her neck. His left hand trailed back down her side again giving her a light trace with his fingernails. His hand then moved up her stomach to her right breast. His fingers started massaging it deeply as she rode.
Litha’s body jerked as Richard started in on it. A soft growl vibrated her throat. Her hands tightened in his hair, but didn’t control his head. She was happy to let him roam as he wished. Her pace picked up as she felt her own need grow and become a hungry thing. Her hips pushed harder into his lap as her feet moved to lock under his knees. She started moaning with each thrust.
Richard returned Litha's growl with his own. He was definitely enjoying the sex as much as Litha was. He didn't mind having his hair pulled at all. His tongue licked her neck and he tried blowing the air across the wet spot like she did with his nipples. He liked how she locked her legs around his thighs. Her moans were a great sign as well that she was enjoying things. His mouth moved up and started giving the ends of her ear soft bites. His tongue would move out against it and flutter with his bites. Her silk was building his pressure steadily as well. He woke up enough to start adding his ass muscles to the thrusting.
Litha drew in a sharp breath as Richard blew on the moisture he’d left from his tongue. Her cunt spasmed tightly for a brief moment at the action. As he moved to her ear, her body’s tempo changed again. She was so close now, and when he finally added his own thrusts to their joining, that was the end of it for her. “Richard.” Her body convulsed with her orgasm, but again she didn’t stop thrusting against him. In fact she seemed to thrust harder as if trying to drive him deep into her belly.
Richard jumped a little at Litha's walls grabbing his shaft. He noticed Litha's rhythm adjust as he started biting her ear. The reward of her orgasm with his thrusts was a sweet one. His right hand held firm on her hair while his left hand gave her nipple a firm pinch. His hips and ass started driving harder at the pleasure of Litha's impalement of her cunt on his shaft. It was an intense feeling with her thrusts pressing into his lap so powerfully. The pulsing of her canal with the orgasm built up his pressure and her powerful thrusts sent him over the edge. "Oh, Litha." He let out a growl of pleasure as his loins gave a healthy pumping of his cream into Litha. His hips and ass tried to press his shaft into Litha as far as they could. His tongue pressed into her ear and searched it out as his cock finished emptying his cream.
Litha cried out again as Richard pinched her nipple. The walls of her canal gripped suddenly so tightly, that it was near impossible for her to slide up or down his shaft, even with the combined fluid of their orgasms. “Oh, yes… yes, Richard.” Eventually, she collapses against him, a bit awkwardly with the way his hold is on her, but she is spent. “Mmm, now you should get more sleep. And I’ll try to find something to keep myself occupied before I go nuts being confined.”
Richard did not think he ever felt walls so tightly around his cock. His hands let go of her hair and breasts to pull her body into his in a firm and loving hug. His hips even swiveled a bit to rock her. Her words did not get a lot of argument from his body. With his release the fatigue still in it washed over him in a pleasant relaxation. He fell backward against the bed with Litha held to his chest and stomach. His lips pressed hers. "Okay, but only because I'm desperately tired am I letting you go." He smiled a bit. "They will be on a grounds sweep soon if you go to the security room. You can join them if you make good time." Richard figured at least a security sweep would let Litha step out of the house without drawing fire by venturing outside of the grounds.
Now that she was in a prone position, an overwhelming lassitude suddenly blindsided her. “Mmm, maybe in a bit.” She gives him a brief nuzzle and then settles down more comfortably. She is a bit surprised at the fact that she was finding herself far more comfortable with him than she thought she would so soon. It felt right to stay here with him as he slept, maybe even get some more sleep herself. Who knew when next they’d all get an opportunity to just relax and not have to worry about overly much. Cubs were coming after all, at least Vampiric ones, and Lycan would be along eventually. Cubs were not conductive for solid sleep periods, unless your solid sleep periods were only two or three hours at a time.
Richard didn't mind Litha laying on him at all. It made it feel like home on the bed. He twisted around and brought his legs up holding onto Litha. "Mmkay, I think I need some body heat from you to help me recover anyway." His body went limp beneath Litha's. He wanted to ask how Eagle and Litha avoided cubs. He figured they were avoiding cubs right now because her body was not going to ovulate for a while after having lost some already. He wasn't so worried about having cubs with Litha though. Somehow he felt like they were going to be a family and Litha wasn't going to run off without him. It all swirled in his brain and the fatigue of his thoughts caused him to fall asleep rather than ask though. The dusk was not going to wake him up from the sleep this time. It was going to take someone rousing him for the raid.
Litha gave a light snort at his joke, but didn’t respond. Instead she drifted off to a nice deep sleep. Her dreams were nice and peaceful. Her and Richard were going to be just fine.
Becka woke as she usually did, and as she was starting to do, quietly snuggled against Alex waiting for the sun to set. She gave thought to the Spirit Walk that had gone on. Things were looking up at least for the Lycans. She also thought on the cure for silver poisoning. That would be a big boon for the Lycans. She gave a quiet sigh and then thought about Agathon. He was so good for her. She snuggled closer to him so happy with her life now.
Alex did not rouse until the sun actually set and the chamber started rising to the floor of the circle. He felt Becka close and snuggled into her. "I love you, Rebeckah." The raid popped into his mind shortly after he told Rebeckah his feelings. "Maybe we should let you drink of my blood for the raid so you will be quickened unless you think the extra power will throw you off."
Alex was going through things in his mind. He would need weapons and someone was going to need to take the ankh. He supposed it was going to be up to him to carry it unless Richard or Litha were up for the challenge. He wasn't so sure about giving it to Richard though. He wished Litha had held onto it. Risking Becka getting burned by it was simply out of the question.
Brian got up and moved out to the circle to greet Becka and Alex. The raid was squarely on his mind as well. He was ready to head straight for the security room from the circle to start gearing up.
“I love you.” She shakes her head. “No, but thank you. I am not used to such yet.” She waited until the coffin finished rising then opened the coffin and climbed out. “Night Brian.” She settled and waited for Alex. She waited quietly as she thought about the raid. She wasn’t really looking forward to returning to the place, even if it was to wipe that blasted place out. She gave a quiet sigh.
"Good to see you slept well, Rebeckah." Brian's face held a serious expression. Raids were unpleasant but it was necessary to strike while news of Nicholai's demise was still young. Alex got himself situated. He stepped out of the coffin and gave Becka a hug and kiss. Brian saw everyone was ready. "Let's head up to the security room and arm up." Brian led the way as Alex kept next to Becka. Brian made sure the circle was locked in the hallway before moving down the hall. He was surprised Litha and Richard were missing a little. He asked the man on duty, "Is Richard around?" The man replied, "He's asleep in his room, sir." Brian sighed. Richard had taken a nasty wound. "Oh well, he needed the recovery. Should we wait or go wake them up?" Alex thought about it. "We can't leave them out of the raid, Litha would kill us. Maybe we should give them a half hour more of rest."
Becka accepted the hug and kiss joyously. She loved him far too much she thought sometimes, but it really didn’t matter. She smiled over at Brian before they headed up. “Is there really any other way to sleep as a Vampire?” She grinned at him and then fell in step as they all headed up.
Entering the security room she looked around. Briefly she wondered where Litha had gotten off to, but finding that Richard wasn’t around and sleeping, she figured maybe they’d finally sorted things. At least she hoped so. She busted up laughing at Alex’s words. He was learning Litha. She walked over and hugged him tight. “You’re learning.” She grinned up at him, absolutely tickled.
Brian knew of times he didn't sleep well. Alex did, too, but it was outside of a coffin. He just gave a chuckle at Becka's reply before they headed to the security room.
Alex gave Becka a hug right back. He smiled seeing her happiness and gave her a kiss. Brian took a seat. "Okay, we'll wait. A half hour or so isn't going to hurt the raid at this point." It wasn't like vampire readiness was going to change for Nicholai's house. They were as limited as anyone because their raid was more vampire than Lycan. Alex rocked back and forth with Becka in his arms. "Your smile is too precious, Rebeckah. I don't think you realize just how much it's worth.”
Becka chuckled at Alex. He could be so cute. “Mmm, so you say. Wanna bet you’re the only one to feel that way?” She looks to Brian, and grins. “What say you Brian?” She’s betting Brian actually won’t help her out here since he’s actually Alex’s friend, but it was worth a shot. After all they had a half hour or so to kill.
Brian figured three could play this game. "Well, that depends on how much you think your smile is worth now doesn't it?" Brian was trying to decide who to arm with what. He figured mini cross bows were best for all. Alex would want a small siler dagger to keep hostile Lycan away. Brian liked those as well. "So are you okay with a single hand cross bow, Rebeckah? I don't think we need anything long range. The bolts are fine to take a vampire on at close range as well. I doubt anyone is very old in Nicholai's lair unless someone new has moved in."
Becka gave a snort at Brian’s reply. As she’d figured. She gives a nod. “Yeah a single’s fine.” Because of her close association with Lycans she tended to avoid silver weapons. She supposed this time was an exception, but she still wasn’t comfortable with the idea all the same. Briefly she nuzzled into Alex. “If ya’ll will excuse me now if there’s nothing else…” She quickly left the security room. Her hunger was starting to grow again, and she didn’t want to aggravate it with Brian’s human security people. She decided to wander around the manse and see what else the place held.
Brian's mansion was not terribly complex. There was a large kitchen and pantry that was very well stocked. There were many quarters but few were occupied. There was a library and study but they were relatively small. The whole place seemed to be sleeping or waiting for something. The circle was not forgotten by the Lycan and vampire community. Humans knew next to nothing about it anymore. It was basically a rumor in Brian's security staff, but most thought it was just Brian's private quarters that the mansion sat on top of. Brian was mistaken for a person of power in the struggle for control of the Lycan and vampire world. It was really the Mother's circle that gave the mansion importance and Brian was just a protector of it.
Alex stepped out with Becka. "Excuse me Brian, I want to spend some time with my love." Alex could guess Becka just needed to step away from the humans. Her hunger seemed compelling. Alex figured it was the influence of having to deal with Nicholai for so long that made it tricky business for her. He thought back to when he was four to five hundred years old and remembered he had the same issues. Hunger was tougher when you were younger and Becka was dealing with a whole new situation being pregnant. He could not guess what that was doing to her as a vampire. As it turned out they were on a balancing act of having to feed Becka and when to wake the Lycans that had been through too much. Richard was kind of an oddity. The mansion was hard on Lycans and Richard was only able to handle it because of years of conflict and enforced discipline. Most Lycans needed more open space for much longer periods of time. "Rebeckah, just let me know when we need to wake Litha and Richard. I don't want to push things too hard for you, okay?" Alex showed Becka around the mansion but it really was a sleeping giant.
Becka smiled at Alex. “Thanks.” She wandered along with Alex as he showed her the mansion. Finally finished, she returns to the library. She looks over the books. They are interesting and funny enough, all written in Irish. She gives a faint smile. Turning to Alex, she moves to him and puts her arms around him. She smiles up at him. “Well, that didn’t take very long now did it.” She gives a sigh and puts her head against his chest.
Alex smiled and hugged Becka back. "No, it didn't. I guess we are just waiting to see when Litha and Richard rouse in the end." Alex was impressed by the time pressure that always seemed to hit them. It had been a long time since he faced time pressure to the level it was hitting them. Europe was always like that since Vlad ruined things. He missed America. He hoped Becka and him would be able to settle down in San Francisco again. He almost wanted to just rush in and wake them up so Becka wouldn't be stuck hungry. It was a tough call because he wasn't sure who needed the time worse.
Becka sighed. Yeah, I guess so.” She nuzzled Alex’s chest. “So, what shall we do to pass the time?” She was finding that Ireland wasn’t to her liking. She missed home and The BoB, and her family and friends. Plain and simple she missed Frisco. She couldn’t wait for all of this to be over, including the pregnancy. She wanted to go home and settle down and have their children and raise them. She huffed and then hugged Alex tight.
Litha stirred and started to wake. She started to stretch and then stopped as she realized she was laying on top of Richard. She gave a smile and nuzzled Richard. “Hey sleepy head, it’s night. Time to wake.”
Alex thought on things. "I can give you a massage or you could read me a story. It's too bad our honeymoon has gone so crazy. At least the twins make it worth it." He gave Becka another kiss while returning the hug. Her touch was comforting. His hands broke the hug enough to start rubbing her back. "It's funny the Lycans are the sleepy ones this time. Usually they are the ones whining we are asleep during the day." Alex had to laugh at that situation.
Becka chuckled. “We could do both.” Though she was enjoying the rub, she moved away and went back to the books. She picks one of folk tales and moves to the couch. She settles in and pats the couch next to her and grins at him.
Litha sighed quietly. Richard was so in need of sleeping to recoup. Briefly she debated leaving him to sleep. She moved quietly and rose up from the bed. She paused, realizing her clothes were in the safe room. Well, that was going to make things interesting. On a whim, she moved to his closet and started going through his clothes to find something to wear.
Alex raised his brow. Both were a great idea. He let Becka pick a book and sat down next to her. His hands moved up to her shoulders and started giving them a firm rub. "So what did you find?" His body leaned in and he gave her a kiss on the ear. At least they could steal moments from the craziness.
Becka settled until they were easily comfortable. “Book on Irish Fairy Tales and Legends. I always enjoyed them as a child myself. We should get a copy to read to the twins.” She opened the book and started to read. His massage was wonderful as well. Reading though would keep her from falling into a stupor from the massage.
Litha found a pair of pants and a t-shirt and put them on. Unfortunately, the pants were a bit large. She moved to a dresser and rooted around for a belt. Eventually she came across something that would work for a belt. Dressed she looked over at Richard. She moved to him and leaned over. She gave him a gentle kiss.
Alex was not actually as familiar with the book. He had seen it once and realized there wasn't too much in it along the lines of reality and let it go. He could remember it with effort though. He was just feeling lazy about it. It would be great for children. It was going to be a big change dealing with children for Alex. His hands moved down her back slowly as he gave firm swirling motions on her back against her muscles. "I think it would be a great book for the twins. I'm not certain my library is going to help so much. We may have to buy children books. I might have a few fairy tale ones though."
Becka paused in her reading to laugh. “Yeah, you don’t exactly strike me as a Fairy Tale kind of guy.” It took her a moment to go back to the reading. She wanted a moment to enjoy the back rub. Finally she picked up where she left off.
Litha moved away from Richard and left the room. She padded through the mansion until she came across Brian. “Oh, hello. Where’s the happy newlyweds?”
Alex's hand slipped up under her shirt and worked up her back against the skin. He also started nibbling on her ear. "You mean we are not living happily ever after?" Alex couldn't resist the return jibe. Becka might make him pay for that one. He wasn't trying to be distracting, but it was starting to get that way.
Becka gave a snort. “Running hither and yon and raiding my old Sire’s place and watching a silver poisoning curing, and being locked up in a manse, is not my idea of ‘Happily Ever After.’” She stops completely as Alex nibbles her ear. “I should have known not to suggest the rub.” She sighed and closed her eyes, leaning back into him slightly. “Mmm.”
Alex smiled. "The rub is the best part." His hands worked up to her shoulders and on the back of her neck. By her reaction he decided she was more interested in something a bit more physical than mental. His tongue played out on the back of her ear and down the side of her neck before his lips started nibbling the side of her neck. His fingers worked back down her shoulders and shoulder blades to start coming around under her arms.
Becka released a long suffering sigh at Alex’s words. Sex was great, but sometimes she wished they could just spend some quiet time together. They weren’t going to get any chance once the twins arrived, except maybe when they slept, and that’s only if they were like normal babies in that aspect. “Mmm.” She accepted his advances though, they weren’t going to get much of that either until after the twins arrived as well. She closed the book and tossed it to a table, and then brought her arms up to circle around Alex’s neck. She nuzzled him as her fingers twined in his hair.
Becka's sigh sent a mixed signal to Alex. Her hum didn't clear the air at all. "You know, we really can read the book, my love. I'm just being distracting." His hands moved around to her breasts in a light massage, none-the-less. It wasn't like she couldn't read and get groped at the same time. His head turned in Becka's hands to savor the feel of her fingers traveling through his hair. Her touch was going to get more rare when they moved away from the circle. He wanted to enjoy what he could now. His nose returned her nuzzle with its own, feeling the soft skin of her neck against it. His hands moved down to her stomach and traced his palms and fingers over her belly.
“Yes, you are. And I can’t read the book now, it’s over there.” She points with her chin towards the book. She closed her eyes and laid her head on his shoulder as his hands moved about her body. She really wasn’t all that put out anyway. Her hips started to lightly move in circles in his lap. She let her fingers continue their roaming in his hair and turned her head slightly to nibble on his neck.
Alex didn't really bother looking over at the book. Becka had told him all he really needed to know. His right hand drifted down through the waistline on her dress while his left hand drifted back up to her breasts with a light pass over each breast. His right hand started searching out her pubic hair as her rotation in his lap kept building his erection. The feel of Becka's teeth on his neck was wonderful. His neck extended to let her at it.
Becka let out a sigh as Alex’s hand passed over her breasts. She didn’t pass up the opportunity to do more nibbling as Alex’s neck extended an invitation to do so. Her hips tilted forward slightly as his hand moved down to her sex, though she kept the circular rotation going, pressing a little harder against his rising shaft. Heat was building between her legs as they played.
Alex's middle finger dipped into Becka's sex when he felt heat from her. He gave her bud some light presses. His left hand let go of her breasts and moved back down to start pulling off her shirt and dress. "I'm getting a fair amount of practice undoing this dress now. I wonder what kinds of sleeping pills work on Lycans." A gentle moan came from his throat feeling her Shifting on his lap and using her mouth on him.
Becka groaned as Alex’s finger went playing and teasing. She gave a light shake of her head at his comments. Her body shifted to accommodate his movements. He was right though about the amount of practice he was getting undressing her. Unfortunately, she wasn’t in a position to work on undressing him. She shifted and wiggled, wondering if she could get herself turned enough to work on his clothes without disturbing his own actions.
Alex worked Becka's clothes off as his right hand continued cupping her sex. "Don't worry, I'll undress as well." Alex didn't want Becka worrying about undressing him as it seemed she was from her movements. It was better she simply enjoyed his touch for now. His middle finger moved from a gentle stroke of her bud to sliding down to her canal swirling the entrance and then coming back up to give her bud a few gentle strokes. His left hand started undoing his shirt and pants while his mouth kept stealing kisses on her neck with a gentle press of his lips.
Becka stilled at Alex’s words. She let out a quiet sigh. Not as fun as undressing him herself, but she let it go, this time. So, she settled back and enjoyed his touch. Her head tilted way from him to give him easier access to her neck and she felt her need growing with the teasing attention of his finger. This time she released a contented sigh as Alex slowly pushed her to an orgasm. “Mmm, Agathon.”
Alex did not hurry taking off his clothes. Becka was enjoying his finger attention and that was fine by him. His kissing drifted up and down the side of Becka's neck while his finger lazily alternated between her entrance and her bud offering them soft strokes. He had to break contact with Becka's sex to finish removing his shirt, but it was a fast gentle move and he brought his hand right back. He undid his pants but they were caught beneath Becka, so he left them where they sat and brought his hand up to her right breast to gently pinch her nipple and then swirl his fingertips around it in an alternating fashion.
"My Rebeckah, it's nice to have some slower sex for a change of pace." His lips moved back to her neck after he told her. The slower pace was nice and he hoped it was safe for the twins as well.
Becka’s breathing was picking up as Alex continued his slow play. She gave a soft whimper as his finger briefly left her pussy. Its return made her groan happily. Her body arched as he played with her nipple and kissed her neck. “Yes.” It was all she could say in response to his words as she grew closer to the edge. Her hips moved with his finger and soon she was gasping. Her body tensed for a heartbeat and then shook in pleasure. “Oh, Agathon, yes.” Her orgasm wasn’t as intense as some he’d given her, but it was pure bliss all the same.
Alex felt Becka give a gentle shudder with her orgasm. He secretly fancied giving her orgasms, whether he climaxed or not. For him it was simply a measure of how much pleasure he gave Becka and if there was anyone worth giving pleasure, it was her.
His finger kept up its massage work following the same pattern. With Becka enjoying it and getting some relaxation in the midst of the impeding stress he found no reason to stop. His kisses on her neck combined with lip nibbles mixing both his deep love for her with his passion. A bit of colostrum came out of her nipple on the breast he was massaging. His forefinger wicked it up and brought it up to her mouth, touching the liquid to her lips.
Becka’s lips parted at the slight pressure of Alex’s finger against them. She pulled his finger into her mouth and sucked greedily on it. The taste of her colostrum both ignited her hunger that was already there and alleviated it. It was a strange sensation. His continued motion with his other finger kept her in orgasm and her body didn’t stop shuddering. She felt a growing need for more that was becoming a bitch of a demand. With that imperative dominating, she had enough of a presence to wiggle enough to put space between them and work his pants down. With that accomplished finally, she shifted some more until his cock slid between her legs and rested up against her sex. Her hips shifted back and forth rubbing her pussy against his cock. Contented noises could be heard in her throat.
Alex's eyes kept playing over Becka's features. Her face was beyond beautiful to him. It was a comfort to see her. A smile or look or pleasure was a validation to him things were under control. He drew his finger back out and made patterns on her cheeks that he gently blew before the spittle dried.
Her sex grinding against him was both comfortable and pleasurable. Her softness seemed to rub electricity into the bottom of his shaft as her wet warmth bathed it. Her grinding was exquisite and he realized she was building the pressure in his loins again.
His stomach was mindful of the contact on her stomach when she moved her pelvis. It was a pleasant sign their family was safe for now. Danger was coming and they would face it, but they at least had a moment.
As his finger dried he moved it to Becka's ear and traced it. His lips pressed forward to hers and pressed firmly and urgently while his tongue sucked her lips between his. The kiss was full of passion and urgency. He simply wanted their mouths to mingle in the moment.
Litha gave Steve a once over. Her voice was mildly amused and a smile tugged at the corners of her mouth as she tried hard not to grin. “Well, what am I supposed to think? You turned me down flat, but jumped at Becka. Obviously, you can’t stand me.” She gives a shrug and turns away before the grin she is fighting blossoms and gives her teasing away, it surfaces just as she does turn for a brief moment.
Litha sat and tapped the fingers of her left hand on the table, while her right went to her shoulder and tapped. Her bottom right corner lip was getting nearly chewed to pieces. Alex would have recognized her being in deep thought. She really only wanted the Wolf’s Bane for a connection. Another thought struck her and she spoke. “I can do without the Wolf’s Bane. The Dogbane as well. The Althea, Pennyroyal and Wintergreen can sub for it. Coriander can replace the Dogbane. Is there a Woodworker near? And would they have access to Mountain Ash?”
Litha quietly sipped the tea before her finally now that she was done thinking. Perhaps things would work out in the end. At least she hoped so. If Lycans were still following one such as Tanatos, this might be more difficult than she was up for.
Steve tried to look upset but couldn't even control his grin.
Rachel understood about not wanting pale yellow wolf's bane. She was going to have to figure that one out. She was happy to report on the wood worker though. "Todd is right down the way and I'm sure he can find some Mountain Ash." Rachel sat down to the table. "You turned this fine woman down, Steve? I hope your Becka is worth it."
Richard couldn't help it anymore. The drama was too thick. "Wait a minute, Steve is with Becka?" He gave an odd look at Steve. "Okay, never mind, go it. You may as well go through the whole family, Steve. I think Litha likes you." He gave a sly wink to Litha.
Rachel sighed and sipped her tea with a confused smile. Richard rolled his eyes in amusement and worked on his tea as well. Steve was glowing red and drinking his tea a bit too fast.
Litha choked on her tea, some even shooting through her nose. She gave a kind of yelp-growl as she tried to clean things up. Sighing she finally looks to Steve and sees him redder then the ochre used for paints among the tribes. “A’ight, nutshell Family Unit 101. Now pay attention class, there will be tests afterwards. Becka chose Alex at a Woman’s Dance. Mother Earth not only married them, but also with the use of a Celtic Fertility Knot, made them future parents.” She looks at Richard briefly. “That is why it isn’t possible to duplicate the process at will.” She wasn’t exactly sure as to who or what Rachel was at the moment, except she wasn’t a Night Walker for obvious reasons. Just because Richard brought her here didn’t mean she was going to trust the woman instantly. Hell, she didn’t really trust Richard for that matter.
“Due to a bet I’ve lost, I am now Alex’s mate as well for a year. Becka cannot participate in sex with Alex and me as it totally aggravates the twins she carries. Steve is the poor guy caught up in the middle of all our affairs being Alex’s pilot. There, everyone caught up now?” She went back to sipping her tea hoping she wasn’t going to have to repeat this with every new person met. “Oh, and Becka and I have been friends and off and on lovers for years and long before Alex suddenly appeared in her life.”
Richard got a sly look on his face. "So, Steve can't fuck you until Alex finds a way to get you pregnant? Is that what the spell is for?" It was Rachel's turn now. Her tea shot out of her nose and into her cup. She started coughing and trying to laugh at the same time. It took her a moment to recover. "You mean Becka is the mother of the prophecy?" She looked at Litha and Steve incredulously. They were having sex with a sacred couple. "Richard you should watch your tongue around these two. They'll be famous in a few months." She giggled almost uncontrollably.
Richard got defensive. "Well, it sounds like Steve and Litha are the only link not made."
Steve was dumbfounded. He didn't know what to say really. He was incredibly embarrassed his union with Becka was so public now, at least in his mind. He was questioning the wisdom of Rachel knowing Becka was pregnant by Alex. A happy store vendor might whisper something to another vendor who might get overheard by an unhappy spouse that has shady friends. Steve also knew he would probably not be able to turn Litha down for sex at this point. Of course it was Becka who had calmed him down about things, but Steve wasn't about to tell Litha any of that.
Richard spoke up again. "Rachel, it's probably bad we told you and I would ask that you not tell anyone about any of this. Hepitut would have announced it if it was good to know." Rachel made a zipping move across her lips, but she was still too giggly to say anything safely without further disrupting her tea.
Litha gave Richard a surprised but dirty look. “Actually, I may be pregnant already.” She completely ignores the spell question and looks at Rachel curiously. “We aren’t sure, but think so.” She rolled her eyes at Richard’s comment and looked over at Steve. She was startled to see his discomfort. She sighed again and went back to drinking her tea. Humans were so uptight over the darnedest things.
She listened curiously as Richard spoke to Rachel. Interesting. She smiled watching Rachel and listening to her giggle. While it had been amusing, Litha didn’t think it was that amusing, but then again, maybe her distractions were keeping her from enjoying the full funny. Maybe.
Richard spurted his tea at the pregnancy comment and Rachel started laughing all over again. Richard's spurt was not laughter though, it was surprise. He didn't think vampire and Lycan could even mix.
Steve's jaw dropped at the pregnancy thing. Alex was getting busy for sure. Steve wasn't so sure he could handle both Litha and Becka up front wanting sex. He wondered if Alex was going to be taking a third wife to get pregnant. Alex was looking like the vampire stud now. He supposed that was what Becka had warned him about on the dangers. Lots of people were going to want to get fucked by Alex just to see if they could get pregnant by him.
Rachel got herself under control. "You know Litha, I have a special blend of herbs that is supposed to help child development. It works great for Lycan. I don't know if the vampire half of your children will accept the blend, but I can give you some and tell you the ingredients." Rachel had a soft spot for cubs. Litha had made a friend in Rachel with her pregnancy announcement.
Litha sighed and nodded to Rachel. “Yeah, I’d appreciate that.” While she did somewhat sound appreciative, she also sounded a bit depressed over the whole situation. She finished her tea and then looked to Rachel. Seeing she was still busy, she dropped her gaze back to her cup and just became silent. This was getting uncomfortable. She was kind of anxious now to get this shopping over with and move on to other tasks.
Her finger traced the rim of her cup and her thoughts went elsewhere, busy on trying to sort out how she’d do this spell. If it was even somewhat successful, she’d try to duplicate it at their other stop overs. Tonight she’d have to call Dancing Water to the Spirit World though and see what she thought of whatever she came up with. She just hoped she didn’t catch the powerful Medicine Woman at a wrong time.
Rachel got a concerned look for Litha. Her hand drifted to Litha's hand under the table. Pregnancy was supposed to be happy, not depressed. Sure there were risks. She just hoped Litha didn't do something bad to be able to get pregnant by a vampire. Hopefully it was clean magic. Rachel finished her tea. When Richard saw she finished he downed the rest of his. Steve started sipping faster feeling nervous.
Richard was a bit puzzled over Litha's moods. She seemed to get lost too easily in them at times. He would check with her later when things weren't so crowded. He wondered how she thought she was pregnant by a vampire.
Steve gulped down the last of his tea. Rachel got up and collected the cups. "Let's go pick out your plants shall we sweetie?" She deposited the cups into the sink and led the group out to the greenhouse.
Litha didn’t move at first, getting a feel for the hand grasping hers. Realizing by the feel and softness it was female; she lifted her head a bit and looked at Rachel with a slightly cocked brow. Seeing the concerned look, Litha gave Rachel a reassuring smile. She wasn’t about to go into her issues with a couple of strangers and Steve.
Litha very nearly bolted out of the chair and was quick to follow Rachel to get the herbs she needed. As she stepped into the greenhouse she stopped suddenly and whistled low. Rachel had a real nice set up here. She breathed deep; she’d always loved the smell of green growing things and the earth. In here, it was multiplied a hundred fold. She slowly drifted deeper into the greenhouse, peace filling her temporarily.
Rachel could smell Litha's unease and didn't bother trying to comfort her anymore. She did take her time guiding Litha to the herbs she wanted. Rachel was excited because she could show off the freshly matured Asian herbs for the first time. They had turned out very nice and it was nice to have someone who would appreciate them. "I'll show you the wolf's bane as well. They aren't a total flop; they just aren't the vibrant yellow I usually get out of them." Rachel had a feeling she had a seed issue, but it could have been a fertilizer issue as well.
Steve and Richard enjoyed the smell of the greenhouse as well. Richard of course was able to appreciate it as much as the women. The two men were careful not to touch anything despite the women observing and handling the various herbs. The men didn't know what to look for. Steve had not gotten into gardening that much and Richard had been fighting and grounds keeping too much to get into the finer points of herbal care.
Litha brought herself to heel with much difficulty. She decided when she got home; she’d get a greenhouse of her own going. Maybe she and Rachel could trade seeds or something that were native to their areas. She appreciated the Asian plants, they were absolutely lovely. And she made sure to let Rachel know. She nodded at Rachel. “Yes, please. Dancing Water grows it all the time, maybe I can help sort the issue out.”
Rachel was smitten with Litha. She wished she could help Litha more. She was more than happy to help Litha out if she wanted to start her own greenhouse and Dancing Water sounded like a wonderful person to get to know. She made sure Litha got the pick of the herbs she needed. Maybe her spell would cheer her up more. She gave some of the wolf's bane to Litha to take back to Dancing Water. It would be good to hear what a master had to say about her dilemma. "If Dancing Water can figure that out, it would be priceless help. I can't figure out if it's a seed or fertilizer issue yet."
When the herbs were gathered, Rachel led the group back to her house. She retrieved the herbal blend for Litha. "You can boil water and sprinkle it in the water or a nice fresh tea. Here is the list of herbs as well. Maybe you can show Dancing Water the recipe and she'll give me more pointers. The locals have a lot of success though. Mary had her first successful cub using it daily." Rachel also gave the directions to Todd's place for the wood. He was just down the road, three houses on the right.
Litha looked over the Wolf’s Bane herself. After tasting, touching, and even sniffing, she finally put it away. She shook her head and shrugged. “I have no idea. Let me get some of the soil as well. That way Dancing Water has everything to look over.” Once everything was gathered, she allowed herself to be herded back to join the guys. “I’ll leave you my email before I go, that way when I get home, we can talk.”
She listened closely to Rachel’s instructions, and took the blend and the list. She gave a nod, “I’ll be sure to bring that up as well. Though we breed without much trouble, our numbers are dwindling in the States. Thank you.” She gave Rachel a quick hug, scribbled her email on a scrap of paper, and then followed the guys out the door and back to the van. Once in the back again, she set the packages off to the side out of harm’s way and then settled into the seat and waited on Steve to get them headed off.
Steve drove over to the wood worker's place. His house was a single story as well with a farmhouse behind it. The farmhouse was bigger than the house. It was apparent the Lycan here took their professions seriously.
Both men didn't talk. Steve was remembering the wonderful time he had with Becka. He was hoping for more time with her. It sounded promising that he would get that. Part of his mind wondered what it would be like between Litha and him. It was hard to tell if that would happen though. Litha seemed preoccupied. Sex beyond Alex might not be enticing to her and he was sure Litha would be nothing like Becka. Richard was contemplating Alex getting a vampire pregnant and now possibly a Lycan. He was kind of jealous that a beautiful Lycan like Litha was choosing a vampire over another Lycan. Lycan numbers were not the best these days and Litha seemed not in the least bit interested in fixing that. There wasn't much to do about it though.
Steve stopped the van and they poured out to move up to the front door again. Richard knocked on the door. The man that answered was a blond blue eyed man slightly taller than Richard and more barrel chested. "Hello?" Richard answered. "Hello, this is Litha, Steve, and I'm Richard. Litha needs some wood work help." Todd looked over at Litha and noticed she had blond hair too.
Litha’s thoughts once more turned to designing the spell she was working on. The unusual quiet in the van not really penetrating through her preoccupation. She gave a start as the van came to a stop. She looked around and saw they were at another home. She hastily climbs out of the van with the others. She quietly examines the house as the man answers and Richard introduces them.
Her attention snaps back to the Woodworker. With a dip of her head in respectful greeting, she speaks. “I would like to purchase a piece of Mountain Ash. I need it about a foot tall and no more than six inches around, and no less than four inches around. Please.” She frowned ever so slightly in thought. That should be plenty big enough for her to carve what she needed. She visualizes what she described and then her face clears, satisfied that it will be enough. She brings her attention back to the Woodworker, a gentle smile on her face.
Todd listened to Litha. Usually he got orders for specific forms. European mountain ash was more sizable than American mountain ash. Her request was easy enough to fill. He still had plenty of his mountain ash left. Maybe if Litha saw some of his work in the barn she might let him make whatever she needed. "Sure, let's go back to my barn." Todd stepped out and closed the door to his house behind him. He obviously didn't have the hospitality Rachel had.
As the group followed Todd to the barn, Todd was picking up the scent off everyone. Litha was taken by someone obviously. It would have been nice if she was single. She was extremely attractive. The human had a lover as well. Only Richard seemed single.
He opened the barn and turned on suspended shop lights to the place. The floor was dirt and wide open with wood shavings around his work benches and machines in the back. Various types of wood lined the front walls in stacks. The place smelled wonderfully of cut wood with a hint of the earth underneath it. Todd's lungs filled up with the scent and he sighed. The furniture was all wood and very nicely done. Nothing was painted. He had cans of wood finishing and water proofing in the very back but most of the wood was bare in the place. Various wood ornaments, picture frames, utility items, and fixtures filled the front half of the barn floor. Todd loved making things from wood. It was his passion with Mother Earth. He stepped towards the wood piles and let Litha find the Mountain Ash if she could. He could point it out to her if she needed it. "Here is the wood. What you want should be here."
Litha followed easily, his lack of hospitality not really a bother to her. And really she needed to get what she came for, and they needed to get Steve’s task done and return to the manor. The longer they were out and about, the more the danger. She still stayed close to Steve until they entered the barn.
She stopped and inhaled deeply, the scents here rich and welcoming. A faint smile crossed her lips. There was nothing like this back home. The Natives never built anything so permanent until relatively recently. And even with more permanent structures, they still tended to do their carving and wood working out of doors. That way socialization was easier to do. This was nice though. She moved easily to the pile Todd indicated, and started sorting through the pieces. She finally came up with two pieces of the approximate size that she wanted. She stood there for a long time staring at both pieces; one was American mountain ash, the other European. Finally she slowly turns to Todd. “I know I asked for one, but may I purchase both please?” She still had a thoughtful look on her face, her voice slightly distant as she sorted through the newest idea to come to her.
Todd didn't have a problem with Litha's request at all. "Of course." She obviously just wanted the wood and not his workmanship, but there was nothing to be done about that. He moved over to his computer and rang up the wood cost at the checkout desk. The American Mountain Ash was a bit more expensive, but he had to import it and he didn't think Litha was worried about such a small charge. It was just material and handling really.
With the purchase done he led them back to their van. "Mother be with you," he stated simply and went back into his house.
Steve was thinking that was easy. Richard let Litha into the back seat and then got himself into the van. Steve took the driver's seat and let everyone settle into their seats before turning the ignition and driving them back to the plane.
Everyone seemed lost in their own thought and silence ruled for the drive to the airport. Steve was thinking about what he needed to do to get the plane ready for another flight to Greece. Richard was contemplating the security risks the new guests would face, but Brian's mansion was a tough nut to crack, especially at night.
Litha thanked Todd and paid. She took one last look around his work area and gave a smile. “Your work is lovely. Mother Earth Bless you always.” She turned and headed to the van. Once settled inside, she did a controlled change, just changing her left hand to the hybrid form. She started to quietly carve on the European Ash. Her whittling was leaving fine shavings, but she figured Alex’s company could vacuum it up later. She needed to get started on this so it would be ready.
Once they arrive at the hanger, Litha steps out of the van holding the wood in her changed hand and tucking it a bit so no one sees her hand. She moves straight for the hanger and finds a place to settle near the door while Steve works. Steve’s driving was quite a bit slower than Alex’s so she had had some time to really work on the wood. She continues her task with periodic checks on Steve and the surroundings. Though somewhat absorbed in what she is doing, her senses are still alert for trouble.
At the plane, Steve started the refueling and worked on flight plans. He pulled the cooler out and got it ready for the meat slab Alex had brought along. When they left he was going to leave the plane secured and totally off and the meat wouldn't get refrigerated anymore at that point. It took about an hour and half to complete his tasks.
Richard was a silent watchman. His nose checked for fresh scents and watched the plane listening for any trouble. It was quiet though. His patience was amazing. He let Litha work without being disturbed and kept site of Steve through the cockpit window.
Steve came down with the cooler and meat in his arms. He closed up the plane and locked it. "Okay, we can head back to the mansion." He moved over to the van and loaded the cooler in the back before getting in. Richard opened the door for Litha and waited. He made sure he was the last person into the van before they drove off back to the mansion.
Litha climbed back into the van with a relieved sigh, they were almost safe-ish. Her carving was about a third finished. So far it showed the upper torso and head of two Werewolves, one male and the other obviously female. She continued working away as they drove back to the mansion. The silence didn’t bother her; it allowed her to think without distractions.
As they finally arrive at the manor, she had nearly completed the carving. The two Weres are obvious, and there is an added human looking child, the three nearly completed while a wolf cub has begun. She has effectively combined all three forms of the Lycan in one carving. As they pull up, she changes her hand back to human and gathers the other wood and the herbs and stuff. She then hops out of the van and looks around, scenting the air.
Steve was impressed by Litha's wood statue. Invariably vampires and werewolves had spent so much time on Earth they all had their impressive hobbies. Alex was definitely well versed in dancing, driving, and fighting. He imagined Alex was also very good at sex. Steve remembered her saying she wanted the wood for a spell. He wondered if the spell involved trying to find her mate to have a child with. Maybe her marriage to Alex was sad because it made her want that man that would last through the ages rather than just one year. Steve thought it was curious she felt she might be pregnant by Alex yet her statue was of a male Lycan. Litha obviously felt Alex was Becka's and she was only a temporary mate with him as well. Why she would get pregnant by Alex was a question he didn't understand though. Steve had no concept of wolf law.
Richard was putting together the same pieces as Steve. Litha's lesson had given him the details and he arrived at the same conclusion that Litha was hoping for a Lycan alpha in her life. He hoped she found him one day, but could very well imagine Alex might be in the way if she found him within the year.
Richard and Steve exited as well and Steve took the cooler from the back. The colostrum effects had actually faded not far into the dawn hours and he was starting to feel sleepy. Richard was on full guard as he took them up to the front door. "Steve, I'm parking your van in the garage to keep it safer. Will you give me the keys please?" Steve answered, "Sure," and handed the keys over. Tanatos's minions tended to operate at night with vampire support anymore. Daylight campaigns of Lycan ran into stiff traps that yielded high Lycan death counts and only slew vampires that made critical errors in fighting at night. There were really not enough Lycan to wage day war, so the night was the prime danger time. There were plenty of humans the risk of thrall attacks, but humans were not stealthy at all and neither side wanted bad human press now that nuclear weapons were in play.
Richard took them back to the safe room. "Get some rest. If you need anything, press the call button. You can exit but none of us can get in besides Brian if you don't unlock the door. I'm putting the van in the garage and then doing my security rounds so I'm not far off you need anything."
Richard closed the door behind him and went about his work. Steve took the cooler to the fridge and put the meat in the refrigerator. He washed his hands at the sink and looked over at the two queen sized beds. He thought about Litha's joke saying he rejected Litha. He wondered if she really believed that. He decided to shoot a joke out that would patch things up and that didn't have to be a joke if Litha wanted it real. "We only have to mess up one bed if you're still game, beautiful." She could get the satisfaction of rejecting him or the satisfaction of having him with that. He figured he owed that much to her for his earlier stupidity and he was feeling connected to her for her care in watching out for him.
Litha was oblivious to either males musings, and had either voiced their thoughts of the carving, she would have given them both a look that would be plain she’d thought they were some weird life form just cropping up on her. She might have told them both were far off the mark. But neither said anything and she stayed oblivious. She had pretty much given up on a mate and cubs anyway, in spite of Dancing Water’s predictions.
She gave Richard a nod of understanding and thanks and settled in to finish her carving. Her head jerked up as Steve spoke. Her nostrils flared slightly, but she paused and studied him closly. Finally she shook her head slowly. “You need rest, badly. If you still feel the same after you wake, we’ll see.” She dropped her gaze back to the carving. Normally she would have jumped him at the offer, but it was clear he was tired and in need of rest, besides, she really needed to get this done. She was good for another couple days, and probably wouldn’t be able to sleep anyway until after she did the spell.
Steve blushed a little. He walked over to the bed. He had not counted on sleeping in the same bedroom with Litha. Pajamas were not his thing. He figured nothing was going to hurt if he just went to bed though. He stripped himself naked, folding his clothes on the night stand, turned back the covers, and slipped into the bed. He fell asleep in no time since Becka had spent him so expertly in sex and the colostrum had worn off. He would sleep for a good eight hours if left to his own devices. That would put him waking up about an hour before sunset.
He had a weird dream. Becka let him tie her to the bed. He teased her into intense desire using his mouth and milking her breasts. Her breasts were giving full milk in the dream with a creamy taste of whole milk and rare steak. When he finally mounted her to take her though, it was Litha looking up at him instead of Becka. He woke from the dream with a strong erection and looked around the safe room.
Litha had finally finished the first carving while Steve slept, and had worked on the second. She had finished it about three hours ago. It was a beautiful replica of herself. Both sat on a table and she was going through herbs and stones when Steve woke up. She sat so he saw her in profile, but her concentration was such that she didn’t realize he was awake. She was also making notes on a pad as she moved things around on the table. Soon she had two piles for herbs and stones. What she would need and what she wouldn’t. She continued scribbling away on the notepad now.
Steve saw the statues and was very impressed. "Nice work, Litha." She was obviously deep in her work. He wondered what time it was. "What time is it? Did you even sleep?" His mind thought back to before he went to bed. Litha was beautiful and his body was definitely in the mood for sex. It would be quite nice if Litha wanted it. He felt a little strange asking if she wanted sex with him too, but somehow he felt she deserved the invitation to either turn down or take up. "Sex with you would be wonderful right now. My body is ready to go and you are looking even better than your statue." He threw off the covers to expose his naked body and healthy erection. His face held a desirous expression. If she wanted to say no, she should get full credit. He felt like the invitation needed to be serious for her. She had shown a side of her that morning he really appreciated. She was dedicated, loyal, artistic, and reverent of nature. Her wild side definitely was tempered by some powerful inner values and didn't feel like a threat at all anymore. If anything he felt she would only use it to protect him.
Litha looked up at Steve with a start. A teasing grin graced her lips. “Ah, Sleeping Beauty finally awakes.” She pauses and cocks her head slightly her eyes slightly distant for a brief moment before she returns and looks at him. “It’s an hour before sunset.” Her gaze flits to the statues and she colors slightly. “Thanks, and no, I won’t need to sleep for a couple more days.” Her eyes widen and dart back to his face as he so casually mentions having sex.
Carefully, she sets her pen down and turns her full attention on him as he throws the covers back and reveals his obvious need. Her eyes were slowly turning to teal as she rises and slowly stalks towards the bed. “Why? What has changed so much for you?” She stops at the bed and goes completely still awaiting his answer. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to have sex with Steve, it was more his animate refusal before had ended all thoughts on her part of having a tumble in the furs with him. Before she jumped into this with him, she wanted to make sure it was what he wanted, with no regrets.
Steve felt Litha's question was a very good one and deserved a very good answer. "I'm seeing a special part of you that is very sexy and something I want to connect with. The untamed side of you that I was afraid of I see as something you would use to protect me and not hurt me. It took away my fear of you. I'm seeing the artistic and nature loving side of you along with the loyalty and dedication you have for your friends and loved ones. It would be very special to me to share sex with you and show you my trust and friendship for you now. It was a mistake to have made you feel turned down before and it would be a great pleasure to correct that mistake." He wondered if that is what she wanted to know. She could always ask if she needed to know anything else and he would be happy to answer.
Sex with Litha was probably going to be very different. Becka was so impressively submissive and considering Litha and Becka were lovers, Litha was probably going to be dominant in many respects. Becka seemed to have thoroughly enjoyed fulfilling his fantasies. It might be up to him to do what he could to fulfill Litha on this one. He hoped he could do something good for Litha. He lacked the power that Alex had and he imagined it might be tricky to keep up with Litha.
She raised her brows at his words and chuckled lightly. She undressed slowly and easily. She would have to be careful since he was Human, not something she wasn’t used to, and why her eyes didn’t deepen beyond the light teal that they currently were. She climbed into the bed after the last of her clothes dropped to the floor. Settling herself comfortably, she looked him in the eyes and laid her right hand on his chest and lightly ran it down to his belly. She quickly made the jump to his hard cock and started gently stroking it. Still not breaking eye contact at first, she lowered her head and nibbled on his shoulder, slowly working her way up his neck.
Steve was going to have to dub this trip as the luckiest trip to go on ever. His eyes watched Litha's body come into view and the desire in his expression deepened. She was amazing. The soft movements of her fit body filled him with anticipation was what was yet to come. Her eyes were beautiful. His eyes searched out the details of hers along with her face. Her hand caused his muscles to tense in pleasure beneath it and his breath deepened. A soft hum left his throat when she started stroking his cock. Precum welled up to the eye of his shaft. His left hand started stroking her upper right arm feeling the soft skin over the firm muscle. Her nibbles on his shoulders and neck raised goose bumps. "Litha, you are beautiful." Her touch was too pleasurable to interrupt. The glazed look in his eyes kept staring into hers as his right hand moved to her left breast and started a gentle massage of it.
A low and gentle growl greeted his words as she finally moved to kiss him. Her hand stopped stroking and moved to trace a nail softly along his hip and down his thigh, then it came back and traveled up his ribs, eventually finding its way to his left nipple and trail circles around it. Breaking the kiss, she travels down his chin with ever so light and careful nibbles to his throat. She is still very gentle and careful; Alex would kill her if she damaged him, probably Becka as well.
Steve enjoyed returning Litha's kiss very much. His right hand took her nipple into his finger tips and started playing with it while his left hand moved up to the back of her neck beneath her hair to massage the muscles there. Her finger set off goose bumps on its travels over his body. His head craned back to let Litha nibble on his throat. His cock wanted her touch badly. She seemed to be holding back and he wondered if he should just take over.
His left hand let go of the back of her neck and grabbed her blond hair. He cranked her head off his neck and down to the pillow to his left. His body rolled over to try to move on top of her while his mouth moved to her lips in anticipation of a passionate aggressive kiss.
Litha was a bit startled when Steve suddenly became aggressive. She didn’t even put up a fight when he rolled on top. A low growl escaped her though and was cut off by his kiss. She kissed him hungrily and deeply. A quick glimpse just before their kiss would show Steve that her eyes had gone slightly darker. Her hands gripped his sides tightly just below the rib cage, and she helped him move into position easier. Her pelvis pushed against his in eager anticipation.
Steve loved how Litha was working to get him into her. He guessed she was ready for him. Her nibbles on his neck were so wonderful he wanted to return the favor. He broke the kiss and sent his mouth to Litha's throat pulling her hair down her back to expose it more. His ass tensed to send his cock into her valley. He wasn't skilled like Alex was though and the end of his shaft bumped into her clit instead of her entrance. His hips rolled down for a new angle as his ass relaxed. His other hand pinched her nipple. His ass and hips moved his cock into Litha's folds again and the head of it caught her entrance. His pelvis continued with the follow through and sent his rod all the way into her in a steady movement.
Litha moaned as Steve pulled her head back and started on her throat. Her flinch was the only sign of Steve’s miss, and she groaned as he finally entered her. Her hips bucked against his, while her hands slid down to his waist and start pulling him closer. She was breathing heavy as she enjoyed their encounter. No, he wasn’t Alex, and she had to keep her aggressiveness low, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t enjoy the sex.
Steve felt Litha draw him in closer. His hips started a rhythmic thrust to pace himself but he ran himself all the way into her silk with each thrust. "Oh, yes, Litha. This is so good." His hand eased up on her hair a bit and his mouth closed back down on hers taking advantage of the easy access to the end of her tongue with her breathing. His right hand held her bare hip tightly as she worked his waist.
It was amazing having sex with both of Alex's wives. He wished he wasn't so important to his family and could continue the job. He knew his wife and children benefited greatly from him though and that this trip would be his last. There was only to take as much advantage of it as he could.
His throat sent a pleasured moan into Litha's mouth with every stroke of his cock now. Her silk was indeed wet for him and Litha seemed to possess the same ability to work a cock in her cunt as Becka did. The pleasure was intense as he felt his body pressing down on Litha's. Her breasts gave their soft comfort to his chest while their stomachs flexed against one another.
Litha took the kiss with eagerness. He wasn’t going fast enough, but she understood what he was up too. She didn’t fight the steady rhythm, instead she allowed for a slow build up. Her hands release his waist and move to her fingertips. Lightly she runs them up and down his sides. The muscles of her pussy match his thrusting rhythm with clenching motions.
Steve noticed Litha was kind of low key. Her hips were moving with him and her silk was hugging him wonderfully, but she seemed not as into it as much. He wanted their first time nice for her and him. She had said there was an hour so there would be time to build up again. Her hands up his sides egged him on. His grip on her hip tightened and his other hand pulled her head back to expose her neck again breaking the kiss. His mouth closed on her throat and let his teeth grab her skin. His hips and ass started pounding his lap into her lap with hard a fast slaps. Her folds felt amazing with the grip they gave to his quick and deep penetrations. He wasn't going to last long, but he was going to try and plow through it to a second buildup. His voice turned to grunts against her throat as his body strained to take Litha fast and hard.
Litha’s breathing turned into panting, and a low growly groan escaped her throat as he pulled her head back and his teeth found her throat. Her fingers dug in a bit stronger and raked down Steve’s sides. Her hips picked up the pace as his did and her legs came up to partially wrap around his waist while her hands came back up and circled around his upper back to hold on. She groaned again as her body tightened, signaling that she was about to cum.
Steve was working hard not to ejaculate. His voice grunted hard as his hips thrust forcefully into her lap. He couldn't hold it though. The pleasure was too much from her silk grasping his rod. He cried out and lifted his head when his cock convulsed. He had to pause deep within Litha as his cock pumped his ropey cream into her. After the last spurt emptied his hip resumed thrusting. He couldn't do it fast but he was firm and steady with it, grunting at the shocks each stroke sent up his body through the head of his shaft. "Not stopping." He breathed the words hard. He just didn't want to give up on Litha.
Litha’s body began shuddering just a heartbeat before Steve’s ejaculation. She cried out her pleasure as he thrust deep inside her and held it there a moment. The fact that he continued surprised her, and she had to chuckle briefly at his forced words. She quickly changed it to a moan as he continued pounding her throbbing cunt. Her body arched into his and her hands slid down his body to grasp his hips and hold on. She knew she’d cum again soon because he wasn’t letting up on her sensitized sex.
Steve was very pleased he was forcing his way through the lull in his loins. Her cry of orgasm and her moans gave him the will to press on. Her canal's grasp was helping a great deal as well. He so badly wanted to please her. He felt her body arch into him and her hands on his hips again. It was wonderful he brought her and if she went off again it would be even better. His mouth came down on the side of her neck. His grunts fell upon her soft skin as his teeth bit the flesh gently. His arm put a little more pull towards her butt. She responded so much to roughness.
Litha let out a stuttered groan as Steve took her neck. Her pace picked up for a short amount of time before she cried out again with another orgasm. Her body bucked under him as she was lost in the pleasure he gave her again. “Steve. Oh. Wow!” She still moved with him, not letting up on him or herself.
Steve felt like he was doing right for Litha with her second orgasm. Her voice sounded like music in his ears. He growled in pleasure and contentment in knowing she was enjoying his invasion. His hips and ass kept plowing into her. He worked and strained in pleasure to keep the force and pace up. His tongued lolled out hungry to taste her. The pink wet muscle struck out over her neck into her ear and across her cheek until his mouth locked back on hers to let his tongue try to find hers inside her mouth. His free hand grabbed the underside of her ass near her leg and squeezed the firm stretched muscle digging his fingers into her. His desire was coming back and his body hungered for her. It was like he couldn't stop pressing into her.
In the midst of her pleasure, Litha shivered as Steve’s tongue ran across her neck and face. As they kissed again, her right hand came up to grab him by the back of the head, while her left circled his mid back and held on. Her legs slowly came up to wrap around his waist and ass. She didn’t pull him tight to her with her legs, but it had changed the angle of his entry. A long low moan vibrated her throat as their tongues danced with each other.
Steve loved getting drawn into Litha. Her hands pulling him into her along with her legs coming up showed she was really into receiving him. His grip on her lower ass cheek was able to tighten. The new hug of her canal on his shaft ignited an increased intensity of pleasure in his groin as he strove to plow her fully exposed tunnel. The pace of his hips and ass quickened and he felt his pressure build up further. His tongue circled hers hungrily as their laps started a quick paced slap once more. He was delighted to discover the previous expenditure of his seed allowed him to keep going and he let his hips and ass drive full speed and force into Litha again. His right hand released her hair and grabbed her other ass cheek roughly. His moans turned to grunts with the effort of burying himself in her.
Litha was having a hard time breathing as Steve slammed into her faster and harder. He was driving her wild and she very nearly tightened her grips too tight. Suddenly her canal clamped down on his cock like a vice for a couple seconds, before it released and then felt like it was trying to milk his member like a dairy cow. She body shook with this latest orgasm.
Steve felt the capture of Litha's grip. The pleasure was too intense to care though. He cried out in both pain and pleasure when her silk tightened around his shaft with a force never felt before. It felt like his cock would break off. The motion of her canal brought an instant ejaculation where her walls seemed to pull the cum from him with more force than his own pelvic muscles. His vision blurred and some sound came out of his throat that he didn't even think was his own making. His body collapsed into hers spent in a way it was never spent before. As her body shook beneath his, his mind was not even able to register it. His muscles seemed to have lost their tone completely and he was absolutely unable to talk. If it were not for the beat of his heart and the strenuous work of his lungs he would have seemed dead as his body lost all control and his mind ran away to a dream world full of pleasure and little else.
Released from the kiss, Litha drew in gulping gasps of air as her body finally subsided with Steve collapsed on top of her. Her body relaxed though still made small shudders and shivers. She left her legs where they were, and wrapped both arms around his upper torso. Finally with enough air, she gives a contented sigh. “Ready to go back to sleep now?” Her voice holds a note of teasing.
Steve kind of heard Litha's question and kind of didn't. It would be insane to fall asleep during the bliss he was in now. Sleep was unthinkable. Leaving the current state would be such a horrible act of self-betrayal he wouldn't be able to look at himself again. "No," he simply breathed out. He wasn't ready to get back up either. His body just wouldn't respond. His muscles had no tension to them. There was just Litha's body beneath him and not much else. His body worked on gathering the air to speak and finally built enough up. "Can't move, need a minute." He tried to move and his hands actually seemed to flinch when he did. His body was slowly coming back as the extreme euphoria abated.
Litha gave a low laugh. In truth beyond the few movements she had made, she didn’t want to move either. She relaxed further, content to lay there with Steve. “No problem. I’m not up to being very active myself.” She closed her eyes as her mind partially turned to the spell she had been working to create. A few things clicked and fell into place, and she now had a spell she was satisfied to take to Dancing Water for critiquing.
Aches started to come to Steve's body now. His cock ached a bit. His hips and ass ached from muscle strain. Her hands felt like they were still on his body. Eventually he just managed to roll over back onto the bed. "Oh, Litha, you sucked the innards out of me." Steve was having trouble piecing together what exactly happened. It had been a blur of physical sensation. He could recall what happened with Becka. There had been a lot of mental elements to it that were beyond imagining, but somehow Litha's experience had created something with extreme bodily feeling that seemed to have shorted out his brain on many levels. She had literally fucked his brains out.
Steve had no idea how he could handle two amazing women like that. Both were so far beyond him. How he ended up getting to have sex with them both and pleasuring them both was a bit beyond him. They seemed so much more. "Don't know how Alex keeps up with you two."
Litha moved quickly allowing Steve to roll over without tangling her into the mix. She gave a soft chuckle. “That was a very interesting mental image you just gave me. But Lycans aren't the suckers of the supernatural family, that’d be the Vampires.” She gives a slight shrug. “Who knows?” She lay there looking up at the ceiling. It would actually be interesting to see if Alex could actually keep up with both of them in the longer run of things.
Steve was hungry and thirsty and it was brutally so. He hoped there was food in the cupboards. He didn't remember any in the fridge. "Good grief I'm hungry." He got up slowly and walked over to the kitchen. He found a can of dried fruit in the first cupboard he opened and dug into it immediately. There were glasses over the sink and he got some water. "Very nice statues, by the way. Maybe you should take the wood worker's business."
It was funny Litha was saying Becka was the energy sucker. Somehow his energy rode super high with Becka. Litha had worn right through him. If anything, he sucked a lot of colostrum out of Becka. "Yeah, I don't know about that. Becka seemed to have given up a fair amount of pre milk to me. I'm sure I drew way more fluid out of her than her me." Steve thought nothing of talking openly to Litha since Becka and Litha were both lovers and both married to the same man.
Litha rolled and sat up at the edge of the bed after Steve went on his scavenger hunt of food. Her gaze flicked to the carvings and she gave a one shouldered shrug. “Nah, then it’d be work instead of fun.” She got up finally and padded over to the table. Quickly she did some scribbling on the notepad and then dropped the pen. She turned and looked at Steve thoughtfully. “Hmmm. I doubt that. Males can leave a rather large amount of cum behind when they orgasm.” She was grinning by the time she was done speaking.
She looked around the room, and padded to the couple doors she saw. She opened one and snorted, shutting it. Opening another got a “Yes!” Then a low whistle came from her as she looked over the rather overly done bathroom. She saw a toilet; there was a tub she’d swear was large enough to hold half a soccer team. Leaning in and craning her neck she found a shower that the other half of the soccer team could easily go. She looked back and forth between the two, and finally with a sigh settled on the shower. It wasn’t long before the Vampires would be waking after all.
She looks at Steve over her shoulder. “I’m getting a shower in. It’s definitely large enough if you care to join.” She pads over to her sea bag and grabs a clean set of clothes and then disappears into the bathroom. She is soon undressed and in the shower.
Steve was curious what Litha was getting at about the cum. From what he knew a male ejaculated about a tablespoon of cum. He shrugged it off. Unable to figure out Litha's humor.
Steve looked up at Litha's exploration. He heard her call for cleanliness. "Yes, very good idea." He was still naked so it was just a matter of downing his water, putting the lid back on the dried fruit, and walking across to the bathroom. "Holy cow, it's incredible." Steve stepped into the shower and even had his own shower head to set his personal water temperature. His eyes kept looking over Litha's body though. One of Steve's favorite activities after a shower was giving oral to his woman, and right now Litha was his woman. "Would you help me with my back, Litha? I can do yours. It would be fun to clean your pussy too. I like to do tongue inspections to make sure I cleaned it right." He grinned at Litha and wondered if she was interested in his offer.
Litha finished washing her hair and then opened an eye to look at Steve. A grin slowly grew on her lips. She reached out for a wash cloth and the soap. After getting a good lather, she moved behind him and started to slowly wash his back starting at his shoulders. Making small circular motions, she moved from shoulder to shoulder and then moved down a short ways to go back across his back. She repeated this until she reached his waist. She then brought the cloth around to his belly, stepping close to his back. “I don’t know. Perhaps I should wash all of you. Just to make sure everything is clean.” Her cloth filled hand was moving in circles on his belly as she spoke.
Steve really enjoyed Litha washing off his back. It was very relaxing and soothing. When the cloth moved to his belly it got sexy for him though. His cock started to respond to the touch and the circles Litha made on his stomach kept the growth going. "Okay, but I get to wash all of you then." He wasn't sure what Litha would say seeing his cock standing upright, but it really didn't matter as long as she let him taste her sex. He wondered if Lycans tasted different or not. Becka sure had tasted better than his wife. There had been a quality of sweetness mixed with the tang to create something more alluring. He supposed it was to help catch humans for food. Lycan didn't use humans for food though, so he wondered what they evolved to.
“Fair enough.” She continued washing in circles up his belly to his chest. She then went to his left arm and stroked up and down it several times. She then moved across his shoulders to his right arm and repeated the process from his left. She then went back to the middle of his shoulders, and then slowly trailed the cloth down his back to his ass. She made sure to wash that well. She then went down his right leg with slow even strokes until it was suds fully, she then did the same to his left leg. Running back up his ass, she brought the cloth around again to his front along his hip. Next, the cloth slid down the crease of his groin and leg and washed his balls back to front. Her cloth covered hand wrapped around his base, and then ever so slowly moved up and down his rod.
Steve was really looking forward to washing Litha's body off. She was every bit as hot as Becka was. As Litha washed him down, his cock stood out more and more. The way she thoroughly washed his ass definitely put him at full erection. He moaned at the nuts washing. After feeling her wash the insides of his thighs, it was too much to ignore. "Oh heavens, Litha, you are spoiling me rotten." This trip was turning out so pleasurable he wondered if he would survive or die with a smile on his face. As she cleaned his shaft, he moaned more. His body occasionally shuddered. His mind kept telling him it was time to clean Litha, but his cock kept saying she wasn't done yet. The pleasure was just too much to let go.
Litha continued to stroke his cock with the cloth a bit faster and she lightly nibbled on his shoulder. Her other hand moved across his ribs to circle his chest and lightly trace circles around his nipples alternately. She moved her nibbling along his shoulder and up his neck. Once she reached behind his ear she stopped and quietly spoke. “Mmm, should I stop so you can wash me now?”
Steve wanted to feel Litha continuing to stroke his cock, but he also wanted to drive her crazy with his tongue. Her fingers were sending sweet electricity through his chest at his nipples and her mouth on his clean shoulder and neck brought goose bumps to his skin. Steve was ripe to passionately wash Litha and he didn't want to be zapped when he did it. "Yeah, let me wash you up good you sexy lady." He turned around and grabbed a wash cloth to start lathering it up with the soap. Lust and a pleased smile were plastered on his face as he looked deep into her eyes. His hand started to gently trace around her face, along her jawline and then back to her ears. His fingers were careful not to get soap in her eyes and they searched out the ridges and valleys of her ears before doing the back of her ears. Washing her neck was heavenly, feeling the vulnerable flesh through the cloth on his fingers. Her shoulders and arms came next but his eyes kept watching her wet breasts as he did so. When it finally came time to wash those soft globes his pace slowed to deliberateness and her nipples definitely got extra attention.
Litha instantly let him go as Steve turned around. Her eyes closed as he washed her face. She drank up him washing her face and ears, letting a sigh escape. Her eyes stayed closed as he next washed her arms and shoulders. Already excited from washing him, not to mention his start on washing her, she let out a groan at the first touch of cloth on breast. As he slowly teased her, the cloth in her hand dropped as she forgot to keep a hold of it. Her head tilted back slightly and her breathing picked up.
It was tough to move down to washing Litha's stomach for Steve. She was so enjoying her breasts getting washed. Her flat stomach was perfect. When her stomach and sides were nice and clean he stepped into Litha. His cock caught between their stomachs and his lips pressed into hers in a tender and passionate kiss. His hands worked the soap and washcloth over her back working top to bottom from beneath her arms. He started washing her butt cheeks from there and slowly worked his way into her valley. Her body was so firm and sexy and his cock enjoyed the touch of her stomach on its bottom face. Steve moved to a kneeling position to get direct look at her sex when her butt was fully cleaned. His hands moved up to her hips and washed them first, trading the cloth between them. He then made his way into her lap, getting closer and closer to her split. Finally, it was time to clean her crevice. Her legs still needed washing, but he could do his inspection while washing her legs. His left hand spread Litha open and his right hand started working top down on her valley, spending some extra gentle time on her button. He knew not to run the cloth up her canal, but that didn't prevent her labia from getting a thorough washing.
Litha made a disappointed groan once Steve left her breasts. She did enjoy the washing he was giving her though. When he pressed up against her she let out a soft sigh. She liked him pressed up against her. As he teased closer and closer to her sex, her body quivered slightly. Her hands came and rested on his shoulders to support her as she shifted her feet to open her legs wider for him. A moan escaped as he washed and teased her clit and pussy.
Steve started washing the front of Litha's left thigh with the cloth while his left hand trained water into her valley to rinse out the soap. His hand proceeded to wash the outside of her thigh when his mouth moved against her sex. His lips pressed against her crevice while his tongue moved out to massage the hood over her clit in a circular motion. His left hand moved around to grab her right buttock and his right hand moved around to the back of her thigh. His mouth drifted down while his tongue started playing with her petals. His tip pressed and circled around the entrance to her canal before diving into her and tasting the tang of her nectar inside her body. His left hand took the cloth from his right and started washing the back of her right thigh while his right hand started massaging her outer labia between each thigh and her crevice.
Her body shivered the moment his lips touched her sex. Then his tongue came out to play and an almost tortured groan escaped her. Her hips rotated forward slightly and her hands tightened down on his shoulders slightly. A shudder went through her as his tongue dipped into her tunnel, and another went through as he started massaging the outer lips. She so wanted to move to have a wall at her back, but she was loath to break any connection between them. She doubted though when he was finally finished she’d still be standing. Good thing the shower was huge.
Steve's left hand worked the skin around Litha's right thigh all the way to the inside of it. His tongue pulled out of her canal, pressed its way up her pink back to her button. Approaching from beneath the hood, the tip of his tongue peeled that back to gently circle over her bundle of nerves. His hands passed the washcloth to let his right hand gently scrub the inside of her left thigh while his left hand enjoyed the skin of the inside of her right thigh. No one but Alex would ever believe this trip. He wasn't so sure he wanted to tell anyone either. This was all so very special to him. Litha's pleasure at his touch when she had Alex for a husband made him feel like a real man who knew what he was doing for his woman. His tongue moved back down her petals to circle her entrance while his right hand moved down to wash her calf and shin. His tongue pressed back into her again to get another fresh taste of her nectar shortly before his hands traded the cloth again. Her feet might have to wait, because he was going to need his fingers to help his tongue out with Litha's sex.
Litha moaned long and low as Steve worked her pussy over. Her juices were flowing nicely, and she was shivering near constantly. Added to it all was him washing her legs. She’d never had a showering that was so erotic in her life. It definitely brought a whole new meaning to clean. She was already growing close with his ministrations. It wasn’t going to take him much longer to bring her to a peak.
Litha's legs were finally clean and it was time to please her well. His hands traced up the insides of her legs running up her calves, knees, and thighs as his tongue dipped into her canal as far as he could push it and circled around her walls. As his hands reached the apex of her thighs his tongued pulled out and his lips moved up to her bud to seal around the sensitive flesh. His right hand sent his three long fingers into her canal with his middle finger curling up into her g-spot as his mouth sucked her clit into his mouth and pressed it with the tip of his tongue. His tongue circled the captured flesh while his right forearm pumped his fingers in and out of her canal. His left hand continued up her front and grabbed her right breast.
Litha’s knees very nearly buckled as Steve’s fingers entered her and his mouth closed on her clit. She let out a gasp. “Oh, Steve, yes.” Her hands move up to bury her fingers into his hair. Her hips rock with his fingers as she sinks deeper into pleasure. With a few strokes of his tongue and the grab at her breast, she tenses suddenly. “Oh yessssssss.” Her body shudders; it is all she can do to keep upright as her orgasm washes over and through her.
Steve's left hand moved off Litha's breast and behind her back as his mouth released her bud. His hands and face in her lap guided her to the floor of the shower. His right hand exited her canal and he moved up over Litha's body in a crawl. His arms and legs settled his chest and stomach on top of her. "Pleasing you is so much fun, Litha." His right hand moved down to his cock and his hips and ass worked with it to bury his shaft into her folds. His hands moved up to her shoulders massaging them and he started thrusting into her heated canal. "Oh, Litha." Her silk was sending waves of pleasure through him now. He was going to be very relaxed by sunset.
Litha had no problems descending to the floor of the shower. She really didn’t want to be upright anyway. Litha sort of chuckled at his words. “I am, am I?” She groaned as he entered her canal. “Mmm, my turn.” Her tunnel tightened on his cock then relaxed. She groaned low as he thrust into her. “Oh, Steve, I knew you’d be fun and good.” She pulled his head down for a kiss as she started to build up to another orgasm.
Steve gasped as her silk gripped his thrusting cock. He fell into the kiss and his tongue chased into her mouth to search out the tip of her tongue. His pelvis kept a deep and steady pace of sinking his shaft into her. Litha was obviously a master at moving her canal muscles just like Becka was. Hopefully she wasn't going to squeeze it clean off. It had almost felt that way last time. Neither of Alex's wives was going to smell like him now. They were both going to smell like Steve's women.
Their tongues warred and danced with each other as Litha brought her legs around Steve’s waist. Her hands kept a semi tight hold on his hair. And her hips thrust back at his with as much vigor and speed as he gave. Her throat vibrated with moans and groans as he continued to push her towards an orgasm. He was good, and sex was just what she needed right now, the uncomplicated kind, with no bets or strings and stipulations.
Steve was getting lost in the pleasure of having Litha. The warm water from the shower hit his back while Litha's body moved beneath him. Her canal seemed to expertly milk him. The pressure and drive to empty his loins built solidly as his hips repeatedly sunk his shaft into her cunt. His throat moaned with pleasure into her mouth as they took their passion out on each other’s' tongues. His shoulder massage turned into a solid grip of her shoulder's as the pleasure built in his cock from the thrusts. His lap finally curled hard into Litha's lap as his cock started pulsing. His cream shot into her causing his back to arch his mouth off of hers. "Oh, Litha, oh, Litha!" The emptying of his loins drained his tension all over again in a wild wave of pleasure. His body relaxed onto hers once more and his kiss landed on her lips in a tender embrace.
Litha was just behind Steve in her own climax. When he arched back a strange and eerie half growl, half howl escaped her. She rode the waves of pleasure after that panting hard, her eyes half closed. When he relaxed back onto her, she met his kiss. Her arms wrapped around his shoulders and her legs around his waist. She was content to stay like that for the time being; even though she knew that here shortly Becka and Alex would be Rising for the night. And she still had things she too needed to do. But right now, the peace of the moment stole over her, and she was happy to let it continue for as long as they could let it.
Steve found the sound that came from Litha's orgasm oddly erotic. He had pleased a werewolf. That was very special for him. It was a bit redeeming to repent of his fear by giving and receiving pleasure. Their kiss felt very comforting and the togetherness of being spent inside her with his body relaxed on hers was very special. He felt part of Alex's family.
Steve knew the evening was probably little to do with him. Becka, Litha, and Alex had come here for some reason and it probably had to do with Becka's twins and maybe even the potential cub Litha was carrying. A human at night was dead weight. If Becka needed companionship, that was his main focus for the evening. For now though, Litha was his focus and he basked in their togetherness. It was going to take Litha to break the spell. Steve simply lacked knowledge or motivation to do it.
Litha eventually broke their kiss, but nuzzled him under the chin, almost immediately. “So? Was it as bad as you feared to bed a Lycan?” A mischievous grin was on her lips and her eyes fairly danced with mirth. She couldn’t help the tease, after all he’s the one who freaked once he realized what she was. And then, to add insult to injury, he had bedded a Vampire, like they were any safer. At least Lycans didn’t feed off Humans like Vampires did.
She didn’t let him go either when she asked her question. Though she was teasing, she was also going to make him face what he’d done. While she and Becka were far from the norm for either of their Species, Steve still needed to learn that not everyone was as they seemed, and that perhaps one should get to know another before making assumptions. A frown crossed her face briefly as she realized she had done the same with Brian, before even meeting him. She needed to apologize when she next saw him. A soft sigh escaped her as she realized her own folly, and her content mood vanished. She gave Steve a quick smile and a nuzzle then released him after all. “A’ight Lover Boy. Up. We should finish cleaning before the others Rise.”
Steve smiled. He was too relaxed to laugh. "You are incredible, Litha. Even when you almost squeezed my cock off. I was wrong to fear. I'm grateful you forgave me." Becka's personality just seemed to have more peace and understanding to it. Litha had a wild side that created a kind of intimidation that fed into his fear. It was funny that the person most likely to eat him and that had eyed him hungrily, even, was the one to understand him enough to break through his fear. He was glad she did though and he was glad he pleased them both.
"Okay, if we must." Steve got up reluctantly and offered his arm to Litha to help her up. "I guess I need to dig up more food. Maybe I'll cook a slice of that deer. You make me hungry." He winked at Litha and turned off the shower after a quick rinse. "Oh my, these are nice towels. Alex never gets good ones like these." Brian's place was definitely more into creature comforts than Alex's. He guessed Brian did more with humans than Alex.
Litha shrugs as she takes his arm and stands. She quickly rinses herself down then also shuts the water off. Grabbing a towel herself, she quickly dries off. She then moves to getting dressed. Once dressed she glances at Steve and gives him a slight smile. “Well, I’m glad you enjoyed yourself.” She steps over and gives him a quick kiss on the cheek, and then walks out of the bathroom.
Walking over to the table, she sits and once more goes back to her notepad. Tearing off the sheets she had already scribbled on, she starts to copy over what she decided to keep. She is quickly lost in the task, while subconsciously aware of what goes on around her, she consciously pays it no attention. Looking, for all intents and purposes, as if she’s ignoring those around her. Many an enemy though had been fooled by such an observation.
"The feeling is mutual. I couldn't enjoy it thinking you didn't." Steve smiled. He was in a very pleasant and fulfilled mood. Steve moved out of the bathroom and got dressed himself. He took care of his teeth and hair along with putting on his deodorant.
When done with his toiletries and dressing, he moved to the kitchen and cut himself a piece of venison that he fried up on the stove. "Do you want some of this before I put it away?" Steve was perfectly willing to cook or serve raw anything Litha was interested in. He munched more dried fruit as he cooked the venison and poured himself more water. It was kind of a rough meal, but he had been spoiled by restaurants for quite a while. He only cooked the meat to medium rare before sitting down to the table to eat it hungrily. The sex had driven his hunger and thirst levels up and it was nice to eat something substantial.
The sun started falling. When the last sliver of it fell over the horizon, stones started turning in the basement. The covers over the pedestals rolled back and the floors rotated up into the circle. Alex woke feeling hungry. He kissed Becka gently. "I love you, Rebeckah. I'm going to have to drink tonight." Becka's consumption of his blood had driven him to need more sooner. Brian woke up and rose from his chamber. He would be able to exit quicker and be at the circle when the coffins rose into place. It wasn't so much that Alex and Becka were in danger. In the circle they were quite safe from other vampires. He just wanted to make sure the perimeter was clear.
An odd grunt was all the reply he got from Litha. It was like she didn’t really hear him, but was acknowledging that he existed sort of thing. By the time he sat at the table and started eating though, she sat back and stretched cramped and tensed muscles from her concentrating so hard. “Mmm. That smells good.” She looks over at Steve with a grin. “Think I should probably whip me up something as well.”
She got up and turned the heat back on under the pan. While she let that warm back up she hunted around. Steve had found dried fruit in the cupboards above, she knew, but she continued investigating anyway. In a far low cupboard she found a bag of chips. She grabbed that and then went and cut herself a slice of meat. She slapped it in the pan. Sizzling could be heard and after a brief moment she flipped the meat. She found a plate and then threw the meat on it, and turned the stove back off. Grabbing silverware and the chips, she sits at the table. She opens the bag and dumps some out on her plate then slides the bag over to Steve. She starts eating her food.
Becka lay there until Alex and the coffin both started to stir. She kissed her husband hungrily. She then smiled at him as he declared a need to Feed. “I, surprisingly, am not. Though I might have some of that meat we have later.” Her right hand idly traced up and down Alex’s chest as the pedestal rotated to a stop. She then awkwardly, but still graceful, rose up and exited the coffin. She nodded to Brian as she saw him standing just outside the circle. “Evening.” She then turned and waited for Alex.
Steve smiled at Litha joining him. "I see you found the good stuff." He poured himself some chips and munched away. He just kept liking Litha more and more. "Alex sure has good tastes in women." His smile widened at teasing Litha. When he finished his food, he started washing the dishes. He was used to such a task at home as his wife was a better cook than him.
Alex really enjoyed the eagerness in Becka's return kiss and the touch of her hand on his chest. "You don't know how bad I've missed you love." Alex made a graceful exit of the coffin next to Becka. Brian chuckled. "We are going to have to get you something a bit more casual Rebeckah. You are going to drive all the men crazy in Alex's underwear. Shall we head up and see how Richard, Litha, and Steve are faring?" Alex nodded. "Sounds like a plan. I'm going to need to find a victim tonight Brian. I don't suppose you have any targets?" Alex guided Becka to the stairs as Brian made his way around and used the key in a recess to set the traps to safe. "Unfortunately, there are plenty of those. Maybe we should give you the honor of doing in whoever Tanatos has spying on us tonight. Richard probably knows where the spy is hiding already. Well check with him at the security room first."
The three made their way up the steps. Richard was waiting in the hall. "Good evening." Brian acknowledged Richard's greeting. "Good evening, Richard. Alex is hungry. Do we have someone spying again?" Richard nodded. "There is a human in the back corner of the estate. Should Alex take the person out? Rebeckah can stay in the safe room with Litha and Steve while we remove the nuisance." Alex shrugged. "I'm okay with that. Does that sound like a plan to you Rebeckah? I bet Steve has the venison in the safe room and you can eat while I do." Richard prepared to knock on the wall. It would be up to Litha or Steve to open the room unless Brian was going to open it himself.
Litha snorted and nearly choked on the food in her mouth. With a hasty swallow she eyes Steve, then grins. “Good taste in pilots too.” She finishes up and rises to help. She puts away the bag of chips and even the dried fruit after grabbing a handful to pop in her mouth. She then sets to drying the dishes Steve washes.
Becka smiled up at her husband, love clear in her look, as well a desire and need. She turns to Brian and laughs. “Actually I have one or two things that should still fit, packed away. It’s just my preferred jeans no longer fit.” She looks down at her belly and rubs it briefly. She moves with the men as they talk and head up. She nods to Richard when they come upon him. And listens to them all converse now. Her, the poor, forgotten, mindless female, she sighs in disgust, and just nods at Alex. Seeing where Richard was about to knock, she moves over and does it herself.
Litha turns and looks at the sound of a knock. She sets the towel and dish down she was currently holding and walked over to open the door carefully. Her left hand already changing into its hybrid form, just in case. Seeing an irked Becka caused her to quirk a brow, but she was quick to step back and let the woman in. She looked at the others standing there. Spotting Brian, she sighs and steps out towards him. She stands facing him, and looks dead into his eyes. “I made an assumption of you, before we arrived, and before I even met you. I owe you an apology for that. I am sorry.” She neither looks away not backs down once she is done.
Alex sensed Becka's anger. He spoke in her mind. "Rebeckah, some very old vampires lurk in Europe. Tanatos could skin me alive. Sometimes thralls are sent as bait. It's not the fact you are young, it's the fact no one can afford to lose you." His hand drifted to her belly and stroked it.
The door opened to find Steve and Litha in the kitchen already. Steve's eyes brighten at the sight of Becka.
Brian winked at Litha. "It's okay. If you weren't Alex's wife I would have given you hell myself. I'm sorry too. I guess we need to get better at that kind of thing." Richard piped in on the situation with the spy. "Sometimes the spies have vampire cover. I suggest we go out in force for Alex to feed. Who is staying to guard Rebeckah and Steve and who is coming with Alex?" Brian volunteered his services. "Richard, you and me need to cover for Alex. The safe room is a tough nut to crack and only one spy shouldn't be a problem. Litha it's your call to come with us or stay in the safe room." Brian figured it was unlikely a vampire was already lurking. It was far more likely the spy was alone. He would be happy to have Litha help where she saw best fit to do it.
Becka briefly leans against Alex as he rubs her belly. Speaking back mentally. “I know, but it still can be irksome to be left out like useless, mindless meat.” She finally pulls away and moves to the trunk she spots and starts to dig through it. She pulls out an old Irish dress that would work and low soft shoes. She looks to Litha. “Is there a shower here?”
Litha grins back at Becka and nods. She doesn’t warn her though. She looks back at Brian and nods. “I guess we do.” She listens to the guys speak. Now she understands some why Becka’s in a foul mood. She turns and looks to Alex. “Becka must be protected at all costs. She should not be left alone.” With that she turns and walks back into the room. She waits for the guys to leave before shutting the room back up.
Becka moves into the bathroom after Steve kindly pointed to the proper door. She stops and gasps looking the bathroom over. Damn it was just huge. Shaking her head she undresses and starts her shower.
Alex hated having to eat. "Okay, let's get this over with quick. I don't want to leave the ladies alone too long." Richard nods and the three headed out the back door with Brian taking the lead. Outside, Richard moved ahead. The human wasn't hard to find. Richard silently signaled. With the three of them having fought in the Vlad revolt, the signals were easy to follow. Alex swept in and drained the man dry. He was dressed in camouflage and seemed to be tracking Richard with infrared goggles. His blood was his own, indicating he was human and probably not fed upon before. Alex found a silvered knife on the man, and a crossbow with wooden shafts and silver tips. He took the knife and black leather sheath and put it on his own belt. Brian came in and confiscated the rest of the body and remains after Alex snapped his neck. There was no communication equipment on the man, which Alex found odd. The three quickly returned back to the mansion. The entire raid was over in fifteen minutes. Alex would be knocking at the door to the safe room to let them know what he found while Richard and Brian checked the security monitors.
Steve laughed at Becka's gasp. "It's too bad Litha is so rough. We could have a good time in there." He winked at Litha. The fact of the matter was he was sexually spent from Litha. He didn't know it, but Becka held the only way for him to get active again within the next couple of hours.
Becka heard Steve over the water. She laughed and raised her vice to be heard. “What? Litha hasn’t shown you her gentle side? Litha! What is wrong with you woman?”
Litha closed the door and looked at Steve, then the bathroom. She just shook her head and moved to put away the stones and herbs on the table. As she does this her voice raises to be heard by Becka. “He never acted like he wanted gentle. This is the first I’ve heard he likes love making instead of sex.” She gives Steve a side long look and a smirk is on her face.
Becka was just finishing up when Litha finally got around to answering her. Her chuckle wafted out into the other room. She shut off the water and got out to dry off. Soon she was dressed and entering the other room just as there was a knock on the door. Litha was swift to answer it, hand already Changed again for combat if need be. But it was Alex once more. Litha stepped back and let him in the room. Becka walked over once he was in and snuggled up to him. “Success then?”
Steve blushed furiously. He wondered how Alex did it. "Hey, both of you seemed pretty satisfied." Steve had a feeling with both of them he would be sitting out most of it anyway. Of course, with Becka though he seemed to have some kind of everlasting stamina. Especially towards the end of the flight. Litha left him feeling drained though. He just didn't have a way to put two and two together.
Alex stepped into the room snuggled right back while his other arm grabbed Litha into the embrace. He kissed both women on the lips. "With two beautiful wives, yes, a roaring success." Alex did a double take "Oh, you mean the feed. It was weird. A guy was armed to kill both vampires and Lycan with a crossbow. He didn't have any communication equipment. It was almost like he was sent to get killed."
Alex gave Steve a sly look. "You haven't been taking advantage of my wives when I'm not looking have you Steve?" Steve rolled his eyes. "It's your fault for leaving beautiful women behind with spare time. I couldn't leave them unsatisfied." It was very weird for Steve, but he figured he’d better stand his ground. The ladies would come to his defense if needed, but he wanted to step up to the plate and defend himself. Alex shrugged. "Oh well, I guess I'll have to reclaim them as soon as I can then." Alex gave Litha another kiss. "So, has anything interesting come up on the laptop? I'm not sure what the agenda is tonight. Did Vessa have anything to say now that we are near Nicholai's place?"
Alex was still wondering if Tanatos was going to know he was here now that the spy was dead. Ancient vampires had definite feed rates. Brian had fed last night. When the spy he killed turned up missing, someone was going to be alerted. There was also the problem of Steve having to check through customs. Spies in customs might be able to associate Steve with him.
Becka and Litha looked at each other, then over at Steve as they sat in Alex’s arms. Identical mischievous grins on their faces. “Of course we are. We don’t choose sex partners to be left unsatisfied after all. What would be the point?” It was actually said in unison, as if the two had practiced such a saying for years until perfected. Strangely enough, that wasn’t the case.
Becka winked at Steve as he stood up for himself against Alex’s teasing, while Litha received another kiss. Litha blinked at Alex. “Crap. I’ve forgotten to check, with being so focused on this spell I’m creating.” She pulled away and retrieved the laptop.
“Spell?” Becka perked up and peer after Litha.
Pulling the laptop out and firing it up. Litha looks at Becka. “Um, yeah. And I need to talk to you about it later.”
“So talk.”
“Uh, after I talk to Dancing Water.”
“Noo oo oo. Now.”
Litha sighed, and looked down at the laptop for a moment. She decided to catch Becka up completely and told her the whole Spirit World encounter. Becka blinked when she finished and before she could continue on, Becka spoke.
“You’re to reach all the Lycans left in the Old World via the Spirit World, or the Dream World if need be.” She sagged against Alex as her mind literally boggled at the thought, her eyes wide. “Litha…” She drew her name out. “That’s a really powerful spell you will have to cast.”
Litha nodded. “I know.” She dropped her gaze to the laptop and went to her mail. She was a bit uncomfortable with Becka’s reaction and subsequent silence.
"Good grief, Steve. You are stealing my wives in unison now." Alex gave Becka a kiss when Litha checked her laptop. He listened intensely to Litha explain her situation. He was worried he might be a bad influence for Litha. If he was the path to trouble, that was not good at all. The last thing he wanted was sadness for Litha.
His hands massaged Becka's shoulders to try to ease her. He was a bit tense himself though. If only Dancing Water had some good advice on how Litha and Alex should proceed. Their marriage seemed like a potential threat to what Litha's path was, but it wasn't like Alex was going to try to block that path if the way became clear.
"Is there anything we could do to help the spell?" Alex was a bit at a loss on what he could do for Litha.
Becka gave Alex a swat but was quick to kiss him when he kissed her. Her arms wrapped around him and held on. She wanted him badly, but knew she was denied that for the moment. It was frustrating to say the least. She cuddled into him when the kiss ended and thought over Litha’s words. What she was going to do was powerful, and potentially dangerous. She should have a whole coven, probably two behind her in such an endeavor. She wanted to help, but she too knew the arguments for and against spell work while pregnant. Her and Litha had talked them to death in the past. And that was concerning Lycan cubs. Her own children were an anomaly in and of themselves. Her thoughts dwell on that, locked in even. Of course. That was it. She nods, basically non verbally answering Alex’s question. “Yes, there is, Alex. I will help her with the spell.”
Litha’s head raises sharply and her nostrils flare, she looks at Becka. She is about to argue when she sees Becka’s face. She knows something. “Spit it.”
Becka looked at Litha and chuckled. “You will be convincing them to join us.” No question, simple fact, Litha doesn’t even respond, just keeps watching. “What better way than to show them a pregnant Vampire.” Litha slowly shakes her head. “Yes, Litha. It is the only way for the Mother to reach them.” Litha slumps back. That was one argument she couldn’t begin to dispute. “Alex, take her down to the circle. She’ll need it to call to Dancing Water. When will you cast?”
“At sunrise.”
Becka pauses, but then nods. “So be it.”
The whole spell sounded dramatically dangerous to Becka. Alex was nervous about that. Talking to Dancing Water would be a good move. Alex felt Becka's need. She was going to need time with Steve. It was hard to have to hold back during this time. It hurt him to have to stand down. "Okay. Let's go Rebeckah." Alex opened the door and escorted Rebeckah out. "Brian will have my key to the basement. He'll be in the security room at the north side." Alex brought Becka with him, holding her hand and nervous for her. Brian was looking over monitors with Richard in the security room. "Brian, I need to take Rebeckah to the basement." Brian nodded and tossed Alex his key. Alex caught it and slipped it into his pocket. He gave Becka another kiss. "Okay, let's go down my love." He took Becka to the picture and slid it to the right to open the stairs. He gave the key to Becka. "Rebeckah, keep this key safe. It's more yours than mine anyway. Take the second step and do the turns. You remember from last night. One quarter turn and then one half turn."
He waited for Becka to deactivate the traps. "I love you. It's hard to have to say this. You need to spend some intimate time with Steve after you talk to Dancing Water." He so badly wanted to share sex with Becka. It was a blessing to have Steve though. At least he could give her some peace.
Steve was concerned. "Won't Becka be in trouble to perform a spell at sunrise? She's a vampire, right?" Steve didn't know the half of it. The coffins moved underground at sunrise. Becka was going to have to sleep outside of the circle in Brian's chamber. Alex had already understood that and would move the coffin when they went down.
Becka frowned wondering where they were heading off too. But she didn’t mind the extra time with him, so followed along. As he retrieve the key from Brian, then gave it to her and opened the way down, she frowned as she realized he thought she was going to call Dancing Water. She started to say something but paused, a slight frown marring her features. It was then Alex brought up her having more sex with Steve, but she only paid it partial attention. Suddenly she breaks out in a grin and flings her arms around his neck and kisses him soundly and deeply. She breaks the kiss and nuzzles him. “You are such a wonder. Don’t ever change.”
She leans back and looks at him seriously right after that. “While I don’t mind time with Steve, it’s you I want.” She rubs against him. “It’s you I need. Maybe later we can experiment. Just you and me, no links, and see what happens. Besides, Litha and Steve have finally taken a tumble, so she’ll have someone to occupy her as well.” With that she turns and darts down to the circle.
Litha watched Becka and Alex leave together her mouth opens to say something and her head tilts. She snaps it closed and just shakes her head. Apparently Alex didn’t understand what Becka had meant. She looks over at Steve when he speaks, and shrugs. “I don’t know, but she’s not concerned. And she’d be the one to say something. The spell has to be performed at dawn.” She looks away. She too is wondering how Becka will fair after sunrise.
Alex's arms moved around Becka's waist to return the kiss. He was missing her badly. Becka's declaration for time with him filled him with desire. "Yes, it's you I want." Alex had his doubts on how well Steve could handle Litha though. Humans could only really handle so much sex. Alex followed Becka down to the circle. There were peace knots on the circle. Alex wondered if those would help. What Alex didn't realize is that the circle was designed for three couples to mate without over exciting each other with cross links. Becka's experiment actually had a fair chance in the circle if not even more than that.
Steve laughed. "I think Becka just took your trip to talk to Dancing Water." Steve thought about it. "Maybe she just wants some personal time with Alex." Steve moved over to the bed and flopped down. He was a little spent from three sex sessions. He was still puzzled why Becka was able to draw so much more out of him.
Litha nodded thoughtfully. “I believe you are right.” She sighs and shrugs. Ah well. Though Becka didn’t yet know the particulars of the spell, maybe she could get more from Dancing Water, with an unbiased view.
Becka stops at the edge of the circle to wait for Alex. As he approaches, she grabs his hand and drags him to the center of the circle, where moonlight shines down. She sits cross legged and tugs his hand until he sits with her. “Join me in the Spirit World?” She hopes he will, but she’s not going to make him. It’s a hard thing to do at times, though with their link, she might be able to help him cross into the realm.
Steve put his hands behind his head. "Want to come snuggle?" He wasn't feeling frisky but it would be nice to lay next to Litha for some comfort.
Alex smiled. "Of course I will. You know, if you drink my blood the quickening will allow you to stand staying awake in the day. The sunlight is blinding though and you lose all the vampire strength. As long as you stay out of the middle of the circle, you should be fine. You'll just need extra sleep before you wake up next evening." Alex settled sitting cross legged. His knees touched Becka's. His hands moved to Becka's knees. "Show me the way my love."
Litha looks over at Steve. She gives a slight shrug. “Sure. Nothing to do until we know what we’re supposed to do now anyway.” She gets up and walks over and lays down next to him. She molds her body to his side and lays her head on his shoulder, her right hand dropping onto his chest.
Becka looked at Alex and smiled. “I dunno, last time I drank your blood, I woke up looking like this.” She waved her hand at her belly and grinned. She places her own hands on his knees and smiles. “Okay, empty your mind. It is a lot like how it is when we sleep for the day. Shouldn’t be too hard for you to achieve. Once there, if Dancing Water’s not already there, I’ll have to call her.” She closes her eyes and opens their link wide. She empties her mind and regulates her breathing to even shallow breaths. With their connection, it is easy for her to help him reach the state needed and soon they step into the Spirit World.
The place looks much like the lands of Arizona or New Mexico. Mesas and desert like terrain. Becka frowns slightly as she looks around. “Usually when I come to the Spirit World I come in on the cost similar to Frisco.” She doesn’t understand at first why they have come in at the Southwest of the States, and she continues to look around. She spots a figure in the distance, low to the ground and near a cooking fire. Then it dawns on her. “Duh, this is where Dancing Water is from. That’s a relief, she’s here already. Come.”
Becka takes Alex’s hand and takes a step. In that single step they now stand before the fire and a seated Dancing Water, that is the way of the Spirit World. She looks up and greets them “Daughter of my Heart, Husband of My Daughter. Sit. There is much to discuss and little time.” She gestures to mats at their feet and waits for them to sit.
Steve crossed his left arm over to stroke Litha's side. It was nice just to lay with her in peace. It made her seem more human and less wild. Her wild side was fun, but her peaceful side was nice to touch from time to time.
Alex smiled back at her pregnancy comment. She looked just a beautiful pregnant as not. "That's fine with me beautiful. I'd rather you be more pregnant and safe than not as pregnant and in danger." Alex listened to Becka's instructions. Emptying his mind was simple enough. His body went to a very relaxed neutral state. His breathing went very slow. Before long something seems to be happening he didn't expect.
His eyes are closed but he seems to be in the U.S. desert. Becka is frowning and that is curious to Alex. Alex silently gets up after Becka gets her bearings and he feels her take his hand. It's nice to be with her so close again.
It was odd having the step take them directly to Dancing Water. Alex returned her greeting with a smile. Alex follows Dancing Water's instructions and takes a seat on one of the mats cross legged while helping Becka down to her mat. His eyes shift between the two women. This is new to him so he is all ears.
“Mmm.” Litha snuggles closer to Steve and enjoys him stroking her side. She is soothed by his scent, closeness, and the caressing. Before she knows it she is drifting off into a doze, that if left alone would turn into deep sleep.
Becka sits next to Alex and cuddles close, practically climbing into his lap. Dancing Water smiles slightly. She can see the love shine from these two and it makes her happy. She finally looks at Alex. “Agathon, you must release Litha from the deal between you two. As long as she considers you her mate, she will not find the one she is meant too. And he is closer than she thinks.”
She then turns her attention to Becka. “Daughter. Why do you seek me out?” Becka had been silent up to this point. She had been mulling over the fact that there was someone for Litha finally. She looks up at Dancing Water. “Litha will perform a spell at dawn.” Dancing Water nods. “She has created what is needed. You will help her.”
“Yes, she wanted to run the spell by you I think.”
“She does not need to, and deep down she knows this. Now go, my Children. You have work to do and a new race to birth.” With that the scene wavers and disappears.
Becka opens her eyes and looks upon the circle buried under Brian’s mansion. She looks to Alex and smiles briefly before frowning. With a sigh she speaks. “I guess that’s that.”
Steve started to doze off next to Litha. It was so comfortable laying next to her. His sleep would be a much lighter one, but it would be relaxed as well.
Alex's arm wrapped around Becka next to him. Being close to her made him feel like he was home anywhere. "I will end the agreement promptly, Dancing Water. Her happiness is my concern."
Once the vision faded, Alex watched Becka's eyes as she gazed at the circle. His smile answers hers, but her frown gives him a look of concern. His hands moved up to unbutton his shirt on Becka. "Do you think Litha is ready for a divorce so soon?" His hands unbutton the shirt slowly. He doesn't try to make a link. It seemed worth trying some love making with Becka. The peace he felt in the circle gave him confidence. "I want you, Rebeckah. I love you and my body is ready to show it peacefully. Just tell me if the twins act up and we'll stop." He leans forward and places a tender kiss on Becka's lips. "We'll take this slow."
“Unless you tell her Dancing Water said to, probably not. She may not even then. Who knows?” Becka stills as Alex reaches over and starts unbuttoning the shirt she wears. Her eyes search his as he speaks. Love, desire, and need swirling in their depths. Her hands come up and rest on the back of his. She leans into his kiss, then sighs when he pulls away. Her hands slowly move up his arms until they reach his shoulders. They then move down his chest to find the buttons on his shirt and start undoing them. “Yes.”
Alex was not about to leave out Dancing Water as the attorney that divorced them. He was just glad Becka witnessed the court proceedings. His hands moved down to undo her shirt and then unfastened her dress. His eyes focused on her skin in desire and love. Her protruded belly was more obvious with her sitting. It was so special to know their children were in there. "It is so special to be the father of your children, Rebeckah. You have given me so much in choosing me." His hands took her ribs and his legs lifted them both up to standing. He stepped into her and kissed her lips tenderly while gently pressing his tongue against them. His tongue patiently awaited her to part her lips so it could rediscover her teeth and tongue. His right hand brushed over her breasts while his left hand ran over her tummy.
“I love you.” She sighs softly as he steps towards her. Becka’s mouth opens to his kiss allowing Alex’s tongue to enter and their tongues start wrestling with each other. Her hands finish unbuttoning his shirt and then slide up his belly and chest to his shoulders. Then they gently push his shirt off his shoulders and upper arms. The shirt stops at the bend of his elbows. Her body presses into his hands. Her scent starts to become obvious as her desire mounts.
Alex enjoys the taste of Becka's mouth again as he kisses her. His hands came off the front of his body to let the shirt drop, but he savors the kiss and keeps their mouths intermingled. His hands move to push her shirt off and they go straight to dropping her dress to the floor. They then lay against her mons and lap and make a trek over her swelling stomach to her breasts. His cock is standing straight up in his pants now. He was still without underwear. It had simply been getting in the way.
His shirt gone, her hands move down to get his pants off. Once she has them undone, she pushes them over his hips and down until gravity takes them away from her. She moans into his mouth as his hands travel up her body to her breasts. Her hands move, the right one wraps around his cock and starts to lightly stroke it. The left hand cups his sack and starts a gentle knead. She wanted him badly.
Alex's hands move around her back and trace down to her bottom. His fingers circle her buttocks and move back up her back muscles again. He steps into her and presses his stomach and chest to her belly and breasts. His hands move to her sides again and stroke up and down them. The kiss is delicious. He's teasing her a bit as far as he can tell, but he wants it to be a big relief when he finally takes her.
Becka shivers at his touch. Her hands let him go as he steps towards her. Her hands go to his hips and slide around to his lower back, pressing him closer to herself. She rubs against him and moans again into their kiss. Her hands run up his back to his shoulders. Then her hands slowly lift until just her finger tips touch him. She presses gently and rakes them down his back.
Alex groans as the fingers come down his back. His right arm crosses her ass while his left arm takes her by the shoulder blades. He pulls her down dropping to his knees. He leans forward, forcing Becka's back to the ground. His thighs straighten out to settle his lap into Becka's. His hands move down to spread her thighs. With her canal fully exposed, his hips and ass roll his shaft into her in a gentle slow motion that lets his cock rediscover every bit of wet silk deliberately on its way into her. His throat moans again with the pleasure of finally having his true love again. It's odd not linking to her mentally. She is getting pleasure but he doesn't know where she is in it.
As Alex enters her, Becka gives a deep sigh of pleasure, breaking their kiss. It is wonderful to feel him filling her with his rod. “Agathon.” His name is like a breath on the breeze. She wraps her arms around his shoulders and her legs around his waist. Her body starts to tense at his slow entry of her. It is eager for him and waiting for the pleasure he will give. She nips him lightly on the shoulder, then her hands bring his head back toward her and she kisses him again. It is a hungry and demanding kiss.
"Rebeckah." He has to add her name to his. It doesn't really come complete without her name. He feels her body wrap around his. His torso relaxes further into hers. Her tension sends ripples of pleasure into his body. Her bite excites him and the passion of the kiss infects him. He holds back though. The last thing he wants is for the twins to end this moment. His thrusts run deep, but they are smooth and gentle. A thankfulness to be with her tames his desire. He lets their lips play out the passion while enjoying the soothing pleasure of her silk caressing his shaft.
Becka moves with his thrusts. Her breathing becomes heavy and her kiss becomes more demanding. The tension in her body is building. Her nails trace down the sides of his neck and across his shoulders. She wants to link with him badly, but the twins keep her in check. In its own way this joining is erotic. She had to work to bring him pleasure, not being able to know instantly. It was maddening and at the same time a turn on.
Alex felt the passion in Becka's kisses and drank it in while returning it. He feels her nails run down his neck and shoulders. His own nails play patterns down Becka's sides. The feel of her body beneath his is too precious and the kiss to invaluable to let go. Having to keep himself in check for the twins, he is conscious his cock is feeling sacred silk wet, warm, and pleasure it. Her canal was something way more than a pleasure receptacle or pleasure generator. It was a place life began again and he knew he could end life if he betrayed the trust offered by Becka. He gently picks up the pace of thrusting her. Her pleasure is important to him and it feels safe enough to try to increase it.
Becka’s body bows under Alex, breaking their kiss, and her head leans back. Great Mother, his body feels good in her, on her, the nails make her shiver. She is panting now, and a low moan comes from her. “Oh, Agathon.” She is so close to a release and her hips move a bit faster than his. Her nails move down the backside of his shoulders and move down to his waist. There her hands grab a hold of his hips and hold on.
Alex's lips move down to Becka's throat and gently nibble the flesh there in a tease. His hands move up her sides and shoulders to run his fingers on her ears. Her hands moved with the rhythm of his hips as he took her steadily and firmly now. "Oh, Rebeckah. You complete me in so many ways." The added padding of her stomach and breasts against his body makes the moment more special. Her silk grabs his shaft inviting it to take full pleasure and spill its seed. He is built up now and can release any time, but he is waiting until his Becka orgasms first. The slow pace gives him control and Alex wants Becka to get full fulfillment before he releases into her.
Alex’s tease of her throat is the last push. Her body tightens, then shudders uncontrollably. “Agathon!” Her climax washes over her in tidal waves. She has sorely missed this, missed him. It was only one night, but it had seemed to be so long, like it had been years since they last joined. She didn’t have a clue how she was going to get through the rest of this pregnancy.
Alex feels Becka's body shake with release. "Oh, Rebeckah!" He tries to hold his seed, but the rhythm of her canal engulfing his thrusts in orgasm drives his loins to start their own rhythmic movement. He cries out as four successive thrusts launch a string of cream into her inner reaches. It is almost like reclaiming her to Alex. His thrusts continue. He is unwilling to stop. "It has been too long. I am so thankful we can share this, my love." He is relieved they can mate without the link and keep the twins safe in the circle, but dreads the day they have to leave it to move south.
Becka feels his pleasure and orgasm through her body. It’s interesting that all her unlife, she had enjoyed sex like this. Two people in their own bodies and minds, never really knowing how the other truly feels about the experience, but in just a few nights, she has come to rely on the link her and Alex share to know and experience what the other experiences.
She opens her eyes and relaxes slightly to look upon him. His continued thrusts make her body tremble now and again in continued pleasure, but it’s more like triggering aftershocks. She smiles at him. “It has only been one night, but it feels like a lifetime all over again.” She releases his hips and brings her arms up to encircle his neck, “Only you complete me, Agathon.”
Alex nods. He loves being able to talk to Becka while taking her. They are one during the conversation. "Yes. It was an odd night. I thought it would be the three of us. Hopefully Litha is very close to her true love. She has been feeling like a third wheel. Last night I tried my best to show her she was part of our family, but she just understands our link too well." Becka's arms and legs around him seem to make him feel safer than the circle. "I hope Litha takes courage in that Dancing Water senses her mate near her. The divorce might bother her." Alex told himself just one more orgasm for Becka and then he would face Litha with the news. It was too wonderful being with her.
Becka sighs at Alex’s words. “Litha is far more sensitive and complex than any ever know. Only reasons I even know what I do are long and close familiarity. And even that took a while coming. I should have never pushed the bet. It was meant in jest and a way for you to get over having sex with her. I never meant for either of you to come to grief over it.” Her right hand starts trailing her finders over his shoulder, she is careful not to make the Fertility Knot, but she does make idle patterns. She is loath to let him go, to end this so soon. She knows she should though. Litha needed to be told, and who knew what preparations were still needed to be made for the spell at the dawn. Her body moves with Alex, in total agreement in not ending this joining just yet.
"It's okay, Rebeckah. Litha and I took the bet freely. If anything it just put responsibility on me to keep her satisfied. I will continue in that pleasure and responsibility until she meets her mate. Dancing Water just needs her looking, and that was never precluded anyway. There is no grief unless Litha doesn't meet her destiny. It's really very refreshing to me she will find her true love. We just have to work to get her to that understanding and peace. I will share another climax with you and then we will go tell her. This position is beautiful. I want you to know we belong to each other. If you feel comfortable with another position, let's explore it while we can."
Alex rears up and curls his torso to bring his mouth to her left nipple. His mouth sucks it in and suckles it while his hands move up to milk the breast. He is obviously looking to draw the colostrum from Becka. It could be his last chance to taste it for a while unless things move peacefully.
Becka nods at Alex’s words. It would be so wonderful for Litha to finally find herself someone. Someone who understood her, and could keep up with her. She giggled at Alex as he so mater-of-factly told her they would share another orgasm together. It quickly changed to a groan though as he started suckling and milking her breast. Her tunnel suddenly tightened around Alex’s cock with the pleasure of his mouth on her.
Becka was obviously enjoying her new breast sensitivity. The colostrum finally rose from her nipple. It tastes amazing. His hips pick up pace more with the taste of her premilk in his mouth. Her pussy grips him so hungrily. He wished he could create a link to feel her sensations. It was enough to please her though. The pink liquid starts making its way to his stomach as he swallows the first taste. Her groans are sweet music to his ears.
Between Alex’s thrusts and his milking her, Becka was being driven wild. Her body writhed under his. She moaned long and low. Her hands caught on him and held on. He was already driving her to the edge again and far faster than the first time. “Agathon, please.” Not realizing it, she opens to him. He knows the pleasure she feels now. The link is one sided though, and it is flooded with her need and desire.
Alex felt Becka's movements of longing pleasure beneath him. Her colostrum entered his system about the time her link fills him with her sensations of pleasure. The waves of pleasure push him close to ejaculation almost instantly. His teeth catch her nipple and give it a pinch and his cock presses with more power and depth into her begging cunt. His loins are going to release hard in her. With the link, her orgasm is sure to set him off with a lot of pressure to the release. It will be a shorter time than he wanted, but it will be memorable. It is the first time he has been able to drink from Becka's breasts.
Becka’s breath catches as Alex nips her nipple. His deeper and harder thrusts make her groan with utter delight. She moves with him, and feels herself pushed over that edge into another climax. Her body trembles under him with her release. “Agathon. Oh, yes.” It was far too soon, but it was intense and so enjoyable. It was like they were having each other again for the first time. Only without a human in their way.
Alex feels Becka's climax and it sends his own pelvis into spasms. His cock shoots his seed deep into her canal. "Rebeckah!" Her name fills his mind as his loins empty the pressure into her. His body shudders as his hands release her breast. His hips press into hers as his body expels his cum. "Oh, Rebeckah, rediscovering you over and over is always so right." The Great Mother has truly blessed him with Rebeckah. Rebeckah is his saving miracle in the end. He cuddles on top of her wrapping his arms around her head, pillowing it with his forearms and kisses her tenderly and passionately. "It is time to send Litha to her destiny." He reluctantly gets up and offers his arm to Becka. He lifts her up and dresses her back. His lips kiss her belly several times. When he finally buttons her top button his kisses her lips again. "I love you Rebeckah." He turns to get himself dressed. With luck, Litha will understand she has good news.
“Mmm. I agree, Agathon.” She enjoys the temporary cuddle and kissing. Reluctantly, she rises with him. She giggles as he dresses her. “Well, this is a switch.” Her eyes twinkle, watching him. She also snickers as he kisses her belly. When he finally finishes dressing her she enjoys their last kiss. She then watches him dress. “I love you, Agathon. I am so thankful Mother Earth brought you to me.” Once he is done dressing she moves up to him and hugs him. She wants his nearness just a moment longer. Alex needs to feel her close longer.
He picks Becka up with the hug and lifts her in his arms. "This isn't because you are pregnant, it's because I need you close." He climbs the steps enjoying her presence in his arms. He climbs slowly, not out of safety, but in the interest of getting to hold Becka longer still. He presents her to the locking mechanism for the basement and waits for her to close it before bringing her to the safe room entrance. "Go ahead and knock my love. You better make it loud. Litha might be wearing poor Steve out in there."
Becka smiles at Alex with a slight chuckle. “I need you close as well.” She snuggles up to him while he carries her. She closes the lock to the basement. She loves him so close. Hell, she loves him. When they reach the safe room, she chuckles at his comment. “She might be. Poor Steve.” She knocks, and makes sure it is good and loud. “You know, it might have been easier if you’d just used your link.”
Litha groans at the sound of pounding on the door. She snuggles closer to Steve and tries to ignore the door. She starts to sink back into sleep.
Alex smiled. "Good point. I guess it was too dangerous to use for us and I kind of set it to the side of my mind." It took longer for them to answer the door as well. It was a secret bonus in his mind.
Steve hears the door and slips out from under Litha. Her snuggle into him is precious, but there is no time to enjoy it with someone needing to see them. He gets up, straightens his clothes some and opens the door to Becka in Alex's arms. They both seem beaming to him. "You two are the picture of a happy marriage." Alex winks at Steve and steps into the room. Steve closes the door. Alex lets Becka to her feet and takes a deep breath. Stepping over to Litha, his hand shakes her shoulder. "Litha? Litha, I need to give you some news. You need to be awake for this, but it's okay to stay laying down." His mind reaches to hers as well. "Litha, wake up. You have a big job."
Becka smiles at Steve and then watches Alex move to Litha. This was going to be tough. She too drifts over to sit at the foot of the bed. She watches Litha, the woman has been running pretty long now.
Litha grumbled and tried to move away from Alex. Steve’s absence makes her grumble some more. “Agathon, I am going to kill you. Couldn’t the two of you enjoyed yourselves a bit longer?” Her speech is mental, but her nose worked perfectly fine. She finally rolls over and looks at him. “What?”
Alex bends down and gives Litha a kiss. He draws it out a little. "Litha, Dancing Water met Rebeckah and I in the spirit world. She explained your true love is near and we have to divorce you. You are released from our pack. You are to find a new Alpha. He is near. I don't know if Dancing Water meant in time or distance but she did say he's closer than we think. You are single again, but only because it's in your best interest. You know Rebeckah and I still love you. You are welcome with us, but you must find a mate. It was an honor being your alpha. It was short, but it was precious." Alex lays his hands on Litha and smiles. It is a happy occasion for her whether she takes it that way or not.
Steve is rather taken aback. The situation seems to get more bizarre by the day.
Litha just blinks at Alex stunned for a long moment. She then shrugs. “Yeah, ok. Whatever.” She twists her body and somersaults out the upper side of it and away from Alex and Becka. She moves across the room, and sits at the table.
Becka watches her and realizes Litha is upset, but she also realizes talking to her right now would be wrong. She grabs Alex’s arm before he can make the mistake of trying to go after her and try to push the issue. She looks to Steve thoughtfully. When she sees him look her way, she flicks her gaze to Litha and then looks back at him with a quirked brow. Hoping he understands and doesn’t leave her alone. Becka stands up and pulls Alex along with her. She heads out of the safe room, not giving him a choice in the matter. She finally stops once her back is against the safe room door on the outside. She speaks low. “Leave it for now Agathon. She needs time to think and absorb the news. You’ll only piss her off if you push it.”
Steve is a bit perplexed, but intends to stay with Litha. The cross racial thing is obviously complex. He moves to the kitchen, pours two glasses of water and comes to the table sliding one across to Litha. Sipping his water thoughtfully he looks at her. She is beautiful and it is hard to see her wall herself off. He figures he needs to be a good listener at this point. If talking was a good idea, Becka would have been the one to do it.
Alex doesn't try to fight Becka at all. It's kind of fun watching her take charge of the situation, but Litha's reaction has him deeply concerned. Once they are outside, Alex answers her direction with a kiss and a nod. "Okay." His mind is at a loss of what to do. It's both a sad and hopeful occasion. "I don't know what to do at this point, Rebeckah. I'm not sure how to help." His hand strokes Becka's face.
Litha takes the glass and sips. Her thoughts are a swirling mess. Once more she is without a pack. She sighs dejectedly and drinks more water. And now, if she is pregnant? Suddenly the glass flies across the room and shatters on a wall. Her teeth are gritted and her body shakes. Her voice is a growl. “Please. Leave.” She doesn’t want Steve hurt, she’s barely containing her own hurt at this point.
Becka kisses him briefly. “You can’t, Agathon. Hopefully, Steve doesn’t get frightened off.” She cocks her head and hears the tinkle of breaking glass. She pushes Alex to the far wall. “But we may want to move in case he needs a hasty retreat, or escape.” She turns and watches the door.
Steve jumps at the glass shattering. He gets up to clean up the mess, grabbing a towel from the kitchen and the trash can. "I can't, Litha. Becka wants me to stay. We both trust her, so we have to stick this one out." He goes about cleaning up the glass and mopping up the water into the towel. He is glad he didn't give her something that stains.
Alex hugs Becka tight. "I used the fertility knot on her, Rebeckah. She might be pregnant. If she has a cub by me, we might be adopting or Litha is going to have an extended immediate family with us. Something tells me if Dancing Water told me to divorce her, she isn't having a cub by me. It's extra stress on her I'm sure though." Alex wished he could explain Litha was still within their circle. This was not an abandonment. Dancing Water had explained she just needed to feel single to find her true love. "Maybe she needs to talk to Dancing Water."
Richard comes down the hall in a fast hurry. "What's wrong? Our sensors picked up a disturbance in the safe room." Alex looks over at him. "Litha is upset because I had to divorce her. Steve is with her. She just needs a cool down." Richard frowns at Alex. "She's not going to shred Steve is she?"
Becka stared at Alex, hard. “You what?” She sags against him with a groan. “I’m going to have to start chaining you up, or you’ll have every female that gets near you pregnant.” Goddess what a ness this has become. “Not necessarily. She could still be pregnant. She needs a Lycan mate though, one who completely understands her. We can’t we’re not Lycan.” She shakes her head again. “She’s too riled up to even achieve the state she needs to enter the Spirit World, and I got the impression Dancing Water wasn’t going to call her.” Becka sighs. Crap this was becoming a serious matter. She looks up as Richard arrives. “She might, if he doesn’t have the sense to bail.” She stops and looks at Richard. “Perhaps you should go in?”
Litha gave a snarl and moved far faster than Steve had ever seen her move. She grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and hauled him over to the door. The door slams open and Steve comes flying out. She grabs the door after glaring at all in the hall, her eyes are completely black. She slams the door shut, it bangs very hard and pops back open slightly.
Becka moved quickly, allowing Steve to slam into Alex. Fortunately, Litha had tossed him towards them, so she wasn’t in a full rage yet. But she was quickly working her way towards one. Becka’s hand shoots out and holds Steve against Alex when they connect. She looks at Richard again. “You might fare better. I can’t go in there in my current condition, and Alex is the one she’s gonna work herself up to being mad at.”
Richard started transforming slightly at the site of Litha. His hands turned to claws and jet black hair and a muzzle grew from his face with fangs. His hand pushes open the door and he closes it behind him. Half of Becka's explanation is lost on the closed door.
Alex catches Steve and absorbs his collision. Steve loses the air out of his lungs, but he will be okay after he starts breathing again. "I think he's bought into the idea rather quickly my love."
Richard started undressing immediately. He growls a low growl at Litha. His shirt is quickly off and more jet black hair is springing from his body. He bends down to remove his pants as his feet kick off his shoes and his transformation advances enough that he stays crouched leaning forward on his clawed hands. His eyes look Litha directly in the eyes as he growled and bared his fangs. It was a direct and open challenge to submit.
Becka is staring at the closed door with her mouth wide open. It snaps shut at Alex’s words. “Evidently.” She turns and looks at poor Steve. “You ok?” she caresses his back as she asks. She feels bad, but thought he’d have the sense to bolt if Litha got bad. Self-preservation and all that.
Litha whirls as she hears a growl. Her eyes widen briefly, then narrow. She starts changing herself, she doesn’t even have the presence of mind to shed her clothes. She growled and snarled back. She’d already submitted to one male, and was now packless. She wasn’t going that route again so soon. Her transformation is only two thirds through, but she launches herself at him anyway.
Steve is a victim of having given understanding and then having it crossed. He had put full faith in Litha and Becka not to harm him and it was almost expected that Litha had betrayed it and Becka had lived up to it and then some. Steve decides to inherently trust Becka at that point and distrust Litha. "Yes, Becka, I'm sorry. I thought it was more important to follow your direction. I made a mistake." Alex was glad he caught Steve. He tried to reassure Steve. "Litha threw you at me on purpose Steve. Try to give her some understanding. It was remarkable she did that in her state of rage."
Litha is a real threat to Richard and he knows it. At the same time, her conduct is unacceptable to him. She attacks him with rage, but Richard has the upper hand on this one. Both are steeped in conflict and know how to fight. Richard is fighting to defend the Mother and his head is cool. Litha is fighting over a rage built from a false sense of betrayal and her transformation is not complete. Richard moves to catch her neck by dodging her attacking fangs. His body moves to dodge her launched body and turn it onto her back. It's a fight, but a hint of an attempt of male dominance is there. The faintest hint of sex is buried beneath contention and rage within his scent. His mind is focused at the task at hand and he uses the depth of his martial experience to counter Litha's strike.
Becka sighs. “Yes, but I should have known better. I am so sorry Steve. I shouldn’t have ever put you in that position.” She looks towards the door and worries her bottom lip. She didn’t know Richard, and she worried one or both of them would end up killing each other, or worse.
Litha never fought calm, cool, or collected, and she’d long ago learned to use her rage to help her fight. Her left hand only partially transformed didn’t slash; they punched stiff fingered towards Richard’s side. Five claws ready to puncture his flesh. Her right hand aimed in the same manner for his armpit on that side. While her legs curled towards herself the claws on her toes ready to rake at his thighs much like a cat would do. She twisted her head, snarling and snapping, trying to break his hold on her throat. Far back in her rage filled mind, there was a small pocket that watched, and wondered if it wouldn’t just be better if he ripped her throat out.
Steve felt like the super humans were in control somehow. He felt like something was more powerful than all of them to keep the balance. His answer reflected that thought. "It's okay, Becka. I think things are working out for the better." He was disappointed in Litha for throwing him. He hoped Litha would understand she had something to work on there, but he was grateful Becka understood Litha had done something wrong.
Litha's claws met Richard's claws. His body was used to meeting the rage of opponents and Litha's rage was no different. Her move was both expected and welcomed in an odd kind of way. It's was an old dance from many years of war. His side was cut, but not punctured as his countering move prevented a strong foothold. His underarm was completely protected by his countering claw and her right hand only cut his chest. He did not give up on Litha's neck. His teeth grabbed the flesh. His teeth would rip at her skin if she threw him off, but if she didn't throw him off, she would only suffer a minor obstruction of breathing.
Richard had no intention of ripping out Litha's throat though she might have wanted such a thing. Richard would have much rather had her for a mate than to kill her. In fact, killing her wasn't even an option. He was only trying to subdue her rage. If she gave up her sex in losing the fight in her rage, Richard was perfectly fine with that. It had been a long time since sex, and stopping Litha's rage was a great excuse to quench his sexual thirst. Her rear claws met air. Richard new she was going to have to reign in her rage to win. All Lycan that fought with pure rage against him did not do well at all. If Litha continued with pure rage, she was going to find herself unable to stop his advances.
“Mmm, maybe.” Becka still frowned at the door. She hated not knowing what was going on with her friend, and the fact that her friend was with a complete stranger that they didn’t know if he’d just kill her outright. “She spoke absently to Steve yet again. “At least, as Alex said, she threw you at him. She could have very well thrown you at a wall. Not sure, but I think these old walls are thick enough you wouldn’t have gone through one, so that could have been a serious hurt.”
Litha gave a snarl. She smelled blood and that fueled her on. Her tactics changed slightly with his claws now within grasp. Her hands changed angles to bring her palms against his wrists, she quickly slid her hands down, nails curved. If she had to hamstring him she would do her damnedest to do so. She also attempted to twist her body not only to throw him off her, but maybe to even come out on top. Sex and submitting wasn’t even in her thoughts. All she wanted was to be left alone, or hurt whoever was stupid enough to be bothering her at this moment.
"Well, Richard said it was up to whoever was in the room to open the door, so I think we are stuck now." Steve shuddered to think what Litha might do to Richard. He didn't realize Richard's experience.
Richard was pretty sure Litha would try to throw him off and hamstring him. They were old moves. Even her angling didn't get missed by his quickened vision. Litha had struck, and in doing so, lost the initiative against someone that knew what they were doing. Her main hope had been to stay on the defensive. In attacking, she actually exposed herself against someone that had fought in some of the toughest Vlad Revolt Lycan fights and left with only minor injury and a respectable number of kills. She was doomed to feel his teeth on her throat at this point. Her strikes were doomed to miss with only moderate damage to Richard. He was going to use that damage to gain her back and her throat. She was attractive to him and he was going to use that gain to take initiative physically on both the sexual and combative fronts. Litha knew the cost of her attack. She was banking on being more powerful to attack. Meeting her equal was going to cost her the fight. In losing the fight, she was going to end up submitting sexually as well.
Becka just sighed and nodded. Suddenly she turned to Alex and burrowed into his side. She was clearly upset at this change of events. She just hoped everything worked out in the end.
Litha made a strange movement at this point in the fighting with Richard. She body started to suddenly twist and twine, as if she’d become cat somewhere in the mix. She very nearly ripped her own throat out trying to pull away from Richard. She also came close to dislocating several bones throughout her body in an attempt to get out from under him. She continued to snap and snarl, and if that meant she scored a hit, then great, if not, then so be it. Right now she was needing to get completely free of Richard before he actually managed to kill her… or worse.
Alex was busy wondering if Richard was part of what Dancing Water was talking about or not. If Richard was what Dancing Water was talking about, everything was okay. If Richard was not part of the prophecy, both of these Lycan had enough know how to pretty much ruin each other’s' lives.
Richard was impressed by Litha's flexibility Her snaps allowed her to clamp down on his fore paw, but it came at the expense of her neck. She had foolishly attacked, and now it was payback time. His snarl and growls were a dare to bite off his paw. If she could regrow a head, so be it. She had Becka to protect, and if that was not enough to check her rage, then he had no problem dispatching foolishness.
She could release his paw and offer her sex, or she could break his paw off and figure out how to get her spine back together again. Once attacked, Richard was never one to let go. If he had been, he would have died many deaths.
Suddenly Litha’s transformation completed, and she gave a very pained yelp at the suddenness of it all. She was a surprisingly small wolf in that form. It was just enough to make Richard’s hold on her neck go slack, and despite the pain, she jerked loose and let go his paw at the same time. She skittered out from under him and bolted for the bathroom, the only other room in the place. As soon as her claws hit the linoleum she lost all purchase and skittered around until she slammed into the toilet of all things. Another yelp escaped her, and she scrabbled for purchase, and a way to duck under the back side of the toilet.
Richard felt Litha give up what initiative she had gained in her attack. Her strike had ignited his own wolf instincts though. She was going to have to deal with him now. His claws gripped the carpet. He knew the linoleum of the bathroom would cause either of them to lose control. His body launched at the door before he hit the linoleum and launched in the direction Litha had to go when she hit the linoleum herself. She was going to hit the toilet and he was going to land on her to get a hold of her neck again.
His snarl was obvious. Litha was going to have to submit or face the consequence of attacking her equal. Richard was not going to let her just retreat. His body was not going to allow himself to not take her submission either. Her chance of making behind the toilet was slim. Even if she did, he wasn't going to let her out without expressing her submission. In his wolf form, nothing less was going to suffice to his male wolf mental frame. She had simply been too violent to accept less from her.
Litha yelped yet again as Richard landed on her and grabbed her by the back of the neck. Air whooshed from her lungs and her tormented side caused a bright flash of pain and a snap could be heard. All momentarily stunning her into immobility. As her senses finally returned, she found she had no purchase on the slippery floor, and Richard was well entrenched on top of her. Richard’s added weight kept her side flaring and pulsating with pain, and the fight left her. Once more she’d been dominated, by another male in as many nights. She was seriously going soft. She lay there panting and whimpering now and again when her side particularly flared up. She was seriously hurt, body and soul. There was nothing left to her now.
Richard growled. It was one thing to take a bitch when she had fight left in her, but to take one wounded like Litha was not very fun at all. The snap told him she had taken a nasty blow on her side. One of her ribs probably snapped and would take some time to heal. His paws stepped off to the side. His eyes glared at Litha's directly while his throat continued to growl. He left the way to the door open. Litha was expected to retreat through the door. Richard wasn't going to take her wounded. She would have to have part of her there. If it meant he needed to fight on, he had no problem with that. Litha just wasn't going to have an excuse to fight any more in the mansion. He had no females and had no problem taking Litha to become his female.
Litha didn’t move as Richard moved off her. She couldn’t, her side hurt too much now. She couldn’t even growl, and her whimpering had subsided. Her muzzle dropped to her paws and she closed her eyes. She did shift ever so slightly to put most of her weight on her other side, but other than that, the only way to even tell she was still alive was her still labored, though now shallow, breathing. The cool linoleum felt soothing against her heated skin. Why hadn’t Richard just left her alone to vent her hurt in her own way? Hell, she’d made sure Steve, a weak human, was out of harm’s way before really letting go. Didn’t look good for the ritual she needed to perform in the morn either.
Richard noticed Litha wasn't recovering well at all. His growl left him and he sniffed at Litha's nose. She was under too much stress. She needed a recovery. He started to transform back to human. "Litha, I need to take you to the circle to perform a healing ritual. I hope you can hear me."
Richard moved to the door and opened it up. "Agathon and Rebeckah, I need your help. Rebeckah, please open the basement. Agathon, please help me carry Litha to the circle. I think I broke a rib on her. I'm very sorry. We will get this fixed though. Hopefully she will not attack."
Alex sighed. "I'll go get her Rebeckah." He was very concerned and moved to Litha quickly. Richard stayed right behind him. The two carefully lifted Litha and carried her out of the safe room to the basement door.
Becka’s eyes at first widened at Richard’s words then narrowed dangerously. She moved stiffly to open the basement. She was not very happy at the moment.
Litha yelped and struggled briefly, weakly, as the two males picked her up. She was soon exhausted from the pain and her own emotions. She slipped into the Now of wolf thought that she had almost achieved just before they picked her up. There was no longer yesterday, or tomorrow, only Now. And right now she was very tired, and soon slipped into healing sleep and dreams. Even the occasional jarring from the male creatures that carried her didn’t disturb her dreams of running with the pack and hunting down a kill. Her mind sunk more into the wolf, leaving her humanity behind. The wolf within told her that was better and far wiser, Human’s over thought things too much. Wolves lived in the Now, only concerned with immediate needs of the moment. No need for fretting and worrying over strange matters, just enjoy the moments as they came. Litha no longer had it in her to bring up the old arguments that balanced her humanism and her wolf. She sunk farther into her wolf side.
Richard thanked Becka for opening the basement. "Thank you very much, Rebeckah." His expression was grim. Injuring Litha this deeply had never been on his mind unless Litha had become mortal with him. Alex and Richard carried her down and Richard directed Alex to lay Litha gently in the center of the circle.
Richard turned to Becka. "Rebeckah, I need your help to bring us into the spirit world. Litha will be in wolf spirit. I will need the two of you with me to go into the spirit world and find a steward of the Mother to help us restore Litha's body by the power of the Mother." Richard directed Alex to sit next to Litha and took a seat next to Alex. Richard gave his left hand to Alex and placed his right hand on Litha's side gently. His eyes turned to Becka imploringly. "Don't worry, I will be in wolf spirit as well to guide Litha with us. I just need the two of you with me to help communicate with the steward in case she is vampire and not Lycan." Richard didn't know that Dancing Water would most likely be the one of the other side. It wasn't going to hurt to have help anyway.
Becka had come up and knelt next to Litha, she was frowning as she studied the woman closely. Her hand reached out and touched her lightly on the forehead. She was already tuning herself to the Circle, and worked on tuning into Litha’s body. She head snapped up just after Richard finished speaking, her frown deepening. Everything within her screamed not to do this, something was very wrong with Litha. And if they continued the course Richard wanted, it would become permanent. She shook her head slowly. “We have a problem.”
Her gaze went back to Litha, and her eyes closed, face smoothed back out as she went meditative. She quickly hit the Little Echoing Death and this time when she tuned into herself, she traveled her body to enter Litha through their contact. She was immediately assaulted by a wolf. Her spirit form twisted and ducked, letting the wolf sail over her. She turned immediately hands held out palms up. The wolf stilled as well after whirling to face her, the snarls and growls clear warning that if she moved, she would be attacked again.
Becka wasn’t sure how an attack here would correlate to the Waking World, and wasn’t really all that anxious to find out. She studied the wolf before her. Clearly it was Litha in wolf form before her, but it wasn’t Litha anymore. It was a fully wild wolf; nothing of her humanity was in those white eyes. Both in the physical and spiritual worlds, Becka’s voice drifted out. “Litha? It’s me. It’s Becka. What’s happening to you?”
The wolf tensed at her voice, ready to spring. Becka saw this but didn’t react, trusting in their long friendship and closeness. It didn’t help, the wolf sprang, bowling her over. “LITHA! NO!” Becka suddenly felt if Litha succeeded in getting a hold of her throat, she was very much dead in both worlds. She did the only thing left to her to preserve herself and her unborn children, she brought herself back to herself.
Becka’s eyes snapped open and her hand jerked away from Litha. Her arms wrapped around herself and she shook badly. Her gaze met Richard’s. “She’s completely wolf. There’s nothing of her there anymore.” Becka’s shock and confusion was plain.
Richard frowned. Litha had not been disciplining herself enough to control her feral form. "Rebeckah, it's too dangerous for you to enter the spirit world. Agathon, I'm going to enter and use my wolf spirit to fight and contain Litha's wolf spirit. You need to find the nearest shamman and bring her to help us restore Litha. Take my hand, Agathon.
Richard entered the spirit world in wolf form. He knew Litha would strike immediately and postured himself to take her down and hold her. Alex entered the meditative state Becka showed him earlier and started looking for Dancing Water immediately. He knew time was of the essence.
Becka frowned at Richard, her shock and confusion turning to anger. He had caused this to happen. Whatever had happened between them in the safe room, brought Litha to this state, and she would have cheerfully throttled him. Only problem was Litha need attention now, and they were smack in the middle of a Circle. She watched them go into the meditative state and frowned. She’d be damned if she was going to sit here. She stilled all thoughts and stifled her anger. Quickly she hit the Spirit World. S
he was far enough away to not set Litha off, she hoped. “Agathon! Stop! Come help me, it will be easier with both of us to just call Dancing Water, than have you running willy nilly.” She waited patiently for him to return. She kept a wary eye on Litha.
The wolf snapped and snarled at the other wolf now there. It noted the two two-leggeds but they were far enough away right now to be of no immediate concern. The smaller wolf circled the larger, growling. Occasionally it would feint towards the larger wolf, only to back off and keep circling.
Richard's wolf spirit was very content to keep Litha's at bay but looking for an opening. He wasn't going to just give it to her though unless she turned on Alex or Becka. His spirit growled and snapped back to keep Litha's attention. He just needed time for a shaman to set things to some kind of order. He felt bad getting Litha into this kind of trouble. It had never occurred to him Litha was letting herself run so wild.
Becka's call to Alex sounded encouraging. Alex did take a step over to Becka. "Okay, Rebeckah. Let's do it." Richard vaguely remembered the name Dancing Water. It gave him more hope to recover from the problem at hand. His fuzzy memory of the name was a comforting one. “Picture Dancing Water. Exclude all else from your mind, me, Richard, Litha, yourself. Center yourself on Dancing Water, call to her.” As soon as she finished speaking, she started following her own directions.
The wolf skittered to a side. The two two-leggeds were now together. Its body sunk lower to the ground as it glared their way. Low growls were heard. Its body tensed as if to spring. Alex cleared his mind and pictured Dancing Water in front of him. He called out, "Dancing Water". If ever they needed her wisdom it was now.
Richard saw Litha's eyes come off him and her body crouch. He used her distraction to launch at her exposed shoulder. She needed to know he was the threat to deal with and he would not let her get comfortable with concentrating on anything but dealing with him. He was actually surprised she gave him an opening like that. The wolf was completely still until the last second. With a strange twist, its head whipped around and snapped at the other wolf, while its body swung around as well out of striking range. Snarling and snapping could be heard above the growls still issuing from its throat.
A figure appeared in the distance. With a few short strides, it was revealed to be a woman of Native American origin. She was dressed in the clothes of her people and she came to a stop next to Alex and Becka. “I hear you my children.” She looks to the two wolves and frowns slightly. “Oh, this will not do.” She strides forward, her steps very purposeful and commanding.
Richard dodged Litha's strike at his head and feigned on her other shoulder. He snarled right back and kept his own growl slightly louder than hers.
Richard's eyes kept focus on Litha. The approaching woman was just another two-leg to keep Litha's attention from him in his mind. Litha's feral nature seemed to be the big risk to him. The wolf twisted again and snapped. Its attention is diverted to the two-legged that approached. It starts to snarl at the two-legged only to suddenly whimper and crouch to its belly. Dimly is a memory of this two-legged, and that she is alpha.
Dancing Water finish approaching the two wolves. “Peace, Brother.” She crouches down and touches the crouched wolf gently, stroking its head. “Ah, Litha, what has happened, hmm?” She is quiet and seems to be communing with the wolf. Finally she speaks again. “Come back to us, Child. It is not your time yet.” The wolf whimpers. “I see.” A soft glow suddenly comes from the woman and grows to envelop both her and the wolf. It turns bright as it finally engulfs them both, blinding all who watch.
Becka grabs Alex’s hand and moves forward, she comes to a stop next to Richard. Her eyes are slitted against the bright light, but she will not look away. The light finally starts to soften and shrink until Dancing Water is revealed holding a sobbing Litha. Dancing Water looks to Alex. “Your seed has caught my son, but they are twisted and warped. Her body will reject them in a few days’ time. Keep a close eye on her when the time comes, she will again revert to her wolf side. Perhaps you should hold off the next stage of your journey while you have a Circle to help you.”
Dancing Water looks to Richard now. “Change, Brother. I have need of you in Human form.”
Richard's jet black fur clad body tensed again as Litha turned to the approaching woman. Litha finally submitted to the two-leg though, and his body relaxed. His lungs coughed on his growl as it ended.
Dancing Water's command caused Richard to further relax and he sat on his haunches. He licked his shoulders to further relax his form.
Alex stayed by Becka's side, holding her hand tight as Becka drew them towards Richard. It was odd seeing Richard in a wolf repose. Alex watched Becka and kept the wolves in his periphery. He was ready to snatch her back and defend her if necessary. The light blinded him temporarily though. Becka looked like an angel to him in the light. When his eyes finally recovered from the light he looked to Dancing Water.
Alex nodded at Dancing Water's suggestion. "Very well. We need Litha safe. We will stay by the circle until she is ready to continue the journey." He was upset with himself for putting Litha in danger. His desire had been to help her and it seems he just made her life extremely difficult. "Litha, this is my mess and I'm very sorry for having brought you into it."
Richard closed his sensitive eyes when the light came and opened them slowly against his shoulder when Dancing Water's call to transform came. His body started morphing to human. He was naked but didn't seem to care. His bent legs rose to standing. "How can I help? I've hurt her body, probably breaking a rib in Litha's side. I was hoping you could guide us in healing her body with the power of the Mother's circle." Dancing Water rises, still holding Litha and hands her over to Richard. “Her body is already healed. Her Spirit and mind will take a bit longer. Perhaps next time you might want to let her vent some and wear herself out, Brother, and for the Mother’s Sake, don’t let her near linoleum when in such a state.”
She turns away and approaches Alex, gently she takes him into a hug. “Peace, my Son. No one is at fault. It will work out in the end. Do not follow her down that dark mental path, instead help to pull her out of it.” She turns and hugs Becka. “Go with the Goddess’s Blessing, my Daughter. Hurry home as soon as you can. You are missed.” She steps back and looks at all of them. “Now, back to your bodies, all of you.” Her hands make a sharp clap.
When the four return, strangely, Richard is holding a transformed, sobbing, and naked Litha. Becka and Alex are close to each other. Becka blinks a bit disoriented. “I hate when she does that.” She leans into Alex until she’s more centered.
Richard's expression went downcast. "I'm sorry. I saw her throw Steve and felt it was a good idea to back her down. I made a bad judgment."
Alex returned Dancing Water's hug. "Okay, I'll stay positive."
The return to their bodies was rather sudden for Alex as well, but he kept the balance for both Becka and himself. Richard seemed somehow used to the experience.
Richard's arms cradled Litha close. "Shh, it's okay. I'm sorry I hurt you." He started bearing her up the stairs back to the bed of the safe room. Alex pulled Becka in close to him. He gave her a light kiss on the lips. "It looks like more delays my Love. Would you like a ride back up or would you like to walk?"
Becka suddenly grinned up at Alex. “I know what I’d like to ride. But we should probably go back up and see where Steve got off to and that he didn’t become someone’s lunch as well.” She sighs as she scrambles to her feet. Her thoughts turn to Dancing Water’s words. So, Litha did conceive as well. But they weren’t going to make it. Damn. That was going to tear Litha apart, though by the looks of it, it already was. She couldn’t imagine finding out you were pregnant and then in the next breath finding out they weren’t going to make it to gestation. She shook her head at the cruelty of it all.
Litha’s sobbing wound down to silent crying by the time Richard hit the top of the stairs. She and Dancing Water had had a long talk within the light, it was as if time had stopped and they could talk for as long as they needed. She knew she carried, she knew she would loose them. It hurt, but she had to accept the way it was. She was once more mateless, but the mating she had taken on was wrong anyway. They were too different species wise, and besides, Alex belonged to Becka, not her. She accepted that as well. There was nothing for it. Slowly, her mind made the adjustments she would need in the days ahead, and for the rest of her life.
Brian was up at the door to the basement and Steve was in the safe room drinking water to work on calming down. Richard strode across to bring Litha to the empty bed. "Sorry about the commotion Brian. It's back to crazy now. We should be fine. Any more intrusions?" Brian shook his head. "Richard, you really need to work on your presentation." Richard shook his head. "Yeah, I've been letting you mentor me too long."
Richard laid Litha down on the bed and curled in next to her. "It's okay Litha. We'll find a way through the whole mess."
Brian turned to Becka and Alex. "How can I help?" Alex shook his head. "I think we just need some wind down time, Brian. Your safe room is nice for that." Brian nodded and started back to the security room. Alex entered the safe room and waited for Becka to follow. He was going to ambush her with a heartfelt kiss. He just needed to taste a bit of sanity.
Litha started to curl into a tight ball, but stopped briefly. She pulled something up over her head and pressed it into Richard and let it go. “Give that back to Alex please.” Her voice was funny, distant, emotionless. She finished curling into a tight ball. She then tuned out the world, and never heard Richard’s comment or felt him lie next to her. Soon she drifted off to much needed sleep.
Becka looked at Brian and nodded. “Sorry. Minor family squabble. Things are sorted and now just need to finish calming down.” She gave him a soft smile and then moved into the safe room. Seeing Steve, she was relieved to see that he was ok. Then she is sneak attacked by Alex and she looses all thoughts of everything as she enjoys the kiss.
Richard took the necklace and tossed it to Alex. Alex caught it and sighed. He then enjoyed the kiss with Becka. Richard held Litha and laid snuggled into her. He felt responsible for the whole mess and it was all he could do to try to comfort her while she slept.
Steve finished his water. "So, what's the game plan now?" Alex turned to Steve to answer. He started missing the kiss instantly. "We have to wait a few days until we go to Greece. Litha has to get back on her feet. Rebeckah and I are going to check the circle some more. I hope you brought some good books, Steve. It's going to be a long one it seems."
Steve sighed and went over to his bag to pull out an electronic book reader. He settled into one of the chairs and started reading.
Alex offered his arm to Becka. "Shall we my Love?" He smiled at Becka. Alex seemed more interested in Becka than the circle despite what he said.
Becka arched a brow at Alex, then shook her head with a smile. She took his arm easily and led the way back down to the Circle. She had a feeling as to what he was up too, and had no arguments.
Litha slept for maybe thirty minutes. Her body suddenly jerked viciously and woke her up. She blinked a few times, and then silently climbed over Richard and disappeared into the bathroom, shutting the door behind her. Soon the toilet was heard to flush, and then water started to run for a very long time. It didn’t have the sound of water coming from the shower though.
Alex started getting undressed in the middle of the circle. It was nice to have a safe place for sex. "It looks like you can have that ride you were interested in." His cock is hard when his pulls off his pants. The ankh is in his pocket. Inside the circle there is little use for it though. He decided to work on controlling his ejaculation with Becka this time. It would be fun to see her please herself on his shaft.
Richard and Steve watched Litha jerk awake and move into the bathroom without a word. Richard moved to the door and knocked on it. "Are you okay, Litha?" He was very worried.
Becka gave a low chuckle, and started undressing herself. Once done she moves up to Alex and lightly runs her hands over his body. She gently starts kissing his chest. Her body pressed against his, and she started to nibble on his shoulders, standing on tiptoe. Finally, she leaves off and looks up at him. “Have I told you how much I love you, lately?” Her eyes positively glow.
Richard gets no reply to either his knock or his question. The water turns off though in the bathroom.
Alex filled his eyes with Becka as she undressed. "You are sexy no matter pregnant or not my Love." His hands met her body as her hands traveled his. Her nibbles gave him goose bumps. He so badly wanted to just jump her, but consideration for the twins held him back. "I love you all of the time, Rebeckah. You leave me feeling loved by you all of the time." His eyes twinkled at her glowing ones. His legs bent and he laid down on the stone. His cock is ready beneath her legs looking up at her sex from the floor. "You are lucky you are pregnant, otherwise, I'd have to ravage you right now." It was fun to be teasing Becka again. He missed it dearly. Somehow he couldn't go wrong with Becka. It was too bad he didn't have the same knack for Litha.
Richard was just getting more worried now. She was on linoleum and he wondered if Dancing Water was warning him about that kind of thing in the spirit world. "Litha, I have to come in if you don't say anything. You are much too important to just leave in danger." Lycan weren't known for odd behaviors of this level. Richard was going to give her two seconds and then he was going in. Silent treatment was just rude and Litha was going to need a taste of her own rudeness for her own good if she didn't relent.
Becka chuckled at Alex’s jest. She slowly lowered herself until his dick touched her cunt. She stopped there, and let her hands wander his hips and belly, nails lightly grazing his flesh. “As long as you don’t use the link, I think I’d be fine.” Finally tiring of teasing both him and herself, she shifts slightly and his cock enters her canal, she continues the slow sinking until he is seated within her fully. Of course, closer contact allowed her nails to wander further up his body now, and she was quick to do so.
Litha’s voice drifts through the door, flat, and emotionless. “Go away.”
Alex was going to have trouble holding out for Becka. Her touch was so uncontrollable. "Oh, Rebeckah, you are too sexy." His hands pressed up her thighs and stomach to her breasts. His eyes watched her cunt slowly take him all the way in. "I don't have a way to resist you. I've been too lazy feeding from humans." Her nails kept sending waves of electricity through him. His fingers played on her breasts, fluttering over her nipples and pressing the rest of the globes. "Your walls are so intense on me." His right hand left her breast and played his fingers down to her bud. His nail slipped under her hood to tickle the pink bump with a very gentle graze. At least he didn't set himself off without the link.
Richard sighed. He was going to have to use his ears and smell to make sure Litha wasn't doing anything bad in the bathroom. She was too depressed to be alone. Litha's behavior was all wrong for her own good.
Becka grinned down at Alex impishly. Her eyes fluttered closed as he played with her breasts. A moan was torn from her as he grazed her button. “Oh, Agathon.” Her hips started to rock gently on his rod. Her nails continued traveling up bringing her forward slightly, her nails then grazed his throat and moved up to bury her fingers in his hair, bringing them nearly face to face. Her eyes open and she looks at him with pure love.
No sound came from the bathroom. Not even a splash of water.
The feel of her soft insides comforting his cock lulled Alex into a nice sense of peace. Her nails created further pleasure in his body. The vision of her face so purely in love with him caused a mixture of happiness and love in his eyes. His hands ran his nails gently along her back and to her neck. Slowly he started teasing her skin around to her throat.
Richard was tired of silence games. For all he knew Litha was trying to drown herself. He yanked open the door and rushed into the bathroom, ready to deal with whatever he needed to take action on.
Becka sighed and closed her eyes as Alex’s nails ran along her back and neck. Her speed picked up as he moved them around to her throat, and her head tilted back to give him better access. Her breathing became labored. As her pleasure grew, she automatically opened her link to Alex.
Litha lay in the bottom of the mammoth tub. The water only came up just past her ears, leaving the rest of her face well above the water. The top half of her breasts also rose above the water. Her legs were slightly parted as she lay there looking fully relaxed and she even appeared to be sound asleep again.
Alex's fingers kept exploring Becka's throat and moved up to her ears and face. "Not sure how I got so lucky with you my Love." His body started a gentle counter thrust to her lap. The pleasure from her body contact was becoming too much to resist. Becka's link to him started setting him off more and his fingers returned to her throat to stroke the skin with a gentle touch of his nails. Her excitement at the intimate contact infected him and brought him closer to release. It was going to be totally impossible to resist her.
Richard sighed a great sigh of relief at seeing Litha safe. He quietly leaned against the wall and watched her sleep. She looked too peaceful and asleep to bother, but he didn't want her slipping under the water and having breathing issues. She was Lycan, but she was alive, unlike a vampire and would not survive long term suffocation.
“I’m… the lucky… one.” Her words were interspersed with moans from the pleasure his touch was giving her. She’d never known another who could so easily set her body ablaze like he could. Her cunt tightened momentarily around his cock as he started thrusting against her. While she wanted this trip over and done with so they could go back to some sort of normalcy and raise their children, she wasn’t overly upset with the delay if it meant she could have more of this with him. “Agathon.”
Litha slept on, oblivious to Richard’s watching. Many times she had slept like this when plagued by bad dreams or stress. She was in no real danger of drowning. She knew how full she could fill the tub and her body even if it shifted, would instinctively move in a way to keep her head above water. Dreams came to her, and a complete and total peace and acceptance finally settled over her. She would survive this latest disappointment in life and bounce back and go on. At some point she gives a soft sigh and rolls to her side, her back to Richard, as an arm comes up and tucks under her head, further lifting it above the water. Her other forearm coming to settle on her waist and her knees tucking up slightly.
As unhappy as the incident with Litha was, it was going to give Becka and him more time to use the circle and enjoy sex together with her pregnant. Steve was going to get the short end of the stick on the trip. There were not any circles in Greece that Alex knew of. It was going to be a tough one on Alex again there, but Becka would at least have Steve. "Oh, my Rebeckah." His hands took her head and massaged her scalp while his lips played on her forehead and cheeks. His hips started helping with harder thrusting into her canal. For now he was enjoying the slow pace, but he was going to try faster paced sex after Becka enjoyed her ride.
Richard sat down and continued to keep watch. He was unaware of the peace settling on Litha, but was glad to see she was sleeping soundly. He was also unaware that Litha was very familiar with water sleeping and very safe. He slumped down to sit but keep Litha's face in view. He was an extremely patient guard. Guard duty during the Vlad revolt had been necessary and Richard was no stranger to vigils.
Becka groaned as Alex upped the love making. “Oh, yes.” She moved with his harder thrusts, her body tightening noticeably. She nuzzled into his kisses, and slowly worked her way down until she could nibble on the side of his neck and down and over to his throat. Her hands tightened in his hair.
Litha’s sleep becomes disturbed, like someone is watching her. A frown crosses her face as she slowly comes up from the deeper healing sleep she had been in. Suddenly her eyes snap open and she jerks upright. She sees Richard sitting there just watching her and cocks a brow at him. Curiosity is the only expression on her face, but she doesn’t say anything as she reaches over and pulls the plug on the tub. The water was growing cold anyway. “Care to hand me the towel?” She gestures to the towels discarded from earlier.
Alex's hands moved to the back of Becka's neck and ran his nails gently over her neck and back through her hair. His thrusts kept picking up in pace and force. "Oh, Rebeckah, it's impossible to resist you." Her silk was sending all kinds of pleasure through him. His body arched into hers from beneath, straining to touch her as deeply as possible.
Richard jumped up and grabbed Litha a fresh towel. He handed it to her. "Sorry I was watching you, but I didn't want a drowning incident added to my track record. I am profoundly sorry I hurt you earlier. Seeing Steve getting tossed and your feral state brought me to the conclusion of needed to subdue you to keep everyone safe. I'm sorry I did a poor job of that." His eyes took a look at her body. "You are very attractive, by the way." Being nude as well, Richard wasn't particularly bother by looking over Litha's body. She could always check his out.
Becka’s hands tightened and her head went back to keep from biting a chunk out of Alex’s throat or neck as she suddenly seized with a climax. Her cunt clamped down on his cock and she was barely able to keep moving on him. “Agathon, oh, please.” She wanted him to cum in her, she needed him too.
Litha took the towel and was drying off as Richard talked. A slight shrug coming from her at his apology. She did still though at his compliment and looked at him with mild surprise. She had a pretty good view of his body, and he had no towel to block anything. Her gaze finally drops, her expression unreadable as she finishes off drying. Technically, he’d dominated her in their struggle earlier, so by rights he was now her alpha, though they hadn’t completed it with a mating. She wasn’t exactly sure where to go with it all though.
She dries each foot before placing them outside the tub. She then walks over and drops the towel with the others from earlier. Slowly she turns and looks at him. Her arms fold over herself in their odd positioning. Left hand over right hip, fingers tapping away, right hand up to left shoulder, also tapping. This current situation leaves her unbalanced. She has nothing to go by on it, either with knowledge or experience.
Becka's orgasm shot through his body. His back arched hard. The tight grip of her canal on his shaft caused his body to fall directly into the climax. His rod and lap pumped his cream deep into Becka. The sides of his shafted pulsed against the intense hug of her silk. "Yes, Rebeckah, yes." His lap felt her nectar trickle into his pubic hair. His hands held her hips tightly. When his seed finished pumping his body relaxed a moment and laid flat against the stone. "That's wonderful, Rebeckah. I think it's time for something with a little more energy now." He smiled a sly smile before giving her a passionate kiss.
Richard eyed Litha as she dried off. It was nice seeing her full naked body come into view as she finished drying. He watched her walk over to the used towel pile and add to it. Her posture was both odd and sexy to Richard. His cock started rising. Litha's health looked up and she seemed in good mating shape. He decided to finish the domination.
Richard walked up to Litha and grabbed her by the hair with his right hand. His left hand took her right hip and both hands turned her towards to the sink. "You are becoming part of my pack. I'm tired of running solo." His arms pushed her to the sink stopping three feet short of it. His left hand held her left hip firm while his right hand forced her head down towards the sink to bend her over in front of the mirrors. His feet spread her feet out and his hand moved to her ass to give it a sharp spank. His nose sniffed the air to see Litha's sexual response. His left hand felt the skin between her thighs.
Becka cried out in pleasure feeling him release inside her. Becka’s body subsided from the orgasm and came to settle atop Alex. She gave a contented sigh and relaxed with him. Her head lifted though at his sly comments, she didn’t even get a chance to look at him as he suddenly kissed with such heat, firing her body all over again. A hum came from her as she kissed him back hungrily.
Before Litha could come up with some sort of suitable comment or question of their situation, he took it from her. Her pussy wetted instantly as he grabbed her hair and swung her around to face the sink. His words send a tremor through her body. A low moan comes from her as he bends her over and spanks her. Her feet move as he forces them apart, and his hand is suddenly soaked when it investigates between her legs.
He was a beautiful specimen of Lycan, and she could have done far, far, far worse. He was completing their earlier altercation with the mating and thus ending the confusion of the situation. She had seen his cock rising just looking at her, at least he found her pleasing. Perhaps this would work. Her body actually quivered with the anticipation of joining.
Alex rolled over to bring Becka beneath him. His cock stayed buried in her and his tongue kept caressing hers inside her mouth. His hands moved around between them and started a pressing massage on her breasts. His lips released hers and moved down her cheek to her ear. He hummed and his tongue explored her ear. "Mmm, I sense you are ready for some more surrender." His hips shifted and ground into her lap. His shaft pressed around inside her body.
Richard brought his hand up with Litha's scent on it and licked it from his skin. She was submitting properly and he was ready to take her. He growled as his hips sunk his cock into her cunt in a hard and firm thrust. His hips started thrusting her every two seconds, but they were fast and sharp penetrations. "I will be the only Lycan you mate with, but you understand that. You will not mate with Agathon either. It is important your cubs are by me from now on. Dancing Water will preside over our ceremony naturally, but this is our consummation. In accepting my seed, you accept these terms."
Richard had been impressed with Litha's spirit and prowess. He thought her a bit undisciplined, but felt as her alpha he could develop more of that into her. He didn't much care for most traditional laws, but he did want to claim Litha and mold her into a more efficient fighter with control over her feral side. She was very beautiful and would probably make impressive cubs. He wasn't sure what the new situation would cause with Brian, but he wasn't much worried about it either. Litha was a golden opportunity for him. He wanted a pack for a long time and someone he could work with without becoming overly obsessed with settling into a den. Litha's wild nature indicated to him she wasn't going to just sit still and let the world turn. It would keep them both active in the struggles at hand.
If Litha didn't like her rules, he had laid them out before the consummation. She could try to fight her way out of them, but he wasn't going to make it easy for her if she did. She had gotten in trouble mating with Agathon already and Richard wasn't about to let Litha mix with that kind of danger again. His grip tightened on Litha's hair and his left hand traveled over her ass giving it another spank.
Becka went with the roll, still kissing him with a deep seated need. Between his handling of her breasts and his shaft penetrating her more, her body curves up into his. She moans when he finally releases their kiss. Her hands travel over his back and her desire is very plain in her voice as she speaks. “Yes, Agathon. I need you.” She tightens her vaginal muscles around his cock. She is eager to see what he wants them to do next.
Litha’s canal tightened instantly on Richard’s rod the moment he entered her. She was panting as he thrusted into her, and she only distantly heard his rules. Now was not the time for talking anyway, now was time for mating. She thrust back at him, her tunnel clenching around his shaft with each thrust. Her scent was strong in the room as her pleasure built. A low growl came from her as he pulled her hair more and spanked her. Her pussy grew even wetter at the same time.
Alex moaned in pleasure as her canal pulled on his cock. His hands dropped down to take the back of her thighs and pull them up in hooks with his forearms. His hips and ass started giving deep and strong thrusts. "You are what I'm about my Love. I need you as well." His arms brought her knees up closer to her shoulders by pressing the backs of her thighs. His thrusts were able to penetrate her fully with her tunnel shortened with her legs up.
Richard was impressed by Litha's submission. Her scent filled his nostrils and it drove him into a deeper lust. His hips started forcefully and quickly thrusting her causing a slapping sound as his lap smacked her ass with her back thrust helping impale her cunt on his shaft and added to the slap. His rod felt the clenching of her walls as he took her. He growled at the pleasure and spanked her butt again. His hand grabbed her buttock instead of drawing away. His hand went flat and moved up her back, along her side, and then grabbed her left breast roughly, digging his finger prints into her soft globe. His torso leaned forward and he bit her neck, still growling.
The twins shifted slightly inside Becka as Alex brought her legs up. But they settled down shortly after. Becka stills momentarily, but sensing that the twins weren’t going to have a fit she was back into the moment with her mate. “Agathon.” It was barely louder than a whisper as her pleasure built up once more. Her hands gripped his shoulders briefly, then slowly moved up and traced along his chest and neck.
Litha grabbed a hold of the sink as Richard’s thrust became rougher. She growled low again as he slapped her ass. Her growl rose in volume as his hand slid up her back and then snaked around to viciously grab her breast. Her body was tightening, she was about to cum. Which came about when he bit her neck. A howl came from her as she climaxed.
Alex's mouth moved down to Becka's shoulder and nibbled its way from her arm to her neck. His thrusts were deep and deliberate. His shaft felt the full grip of her inner silk. Her stomach and breasts cushioned his body. "Oh, my Rebeckah." His words breathed against her neck. The intensity of being with her again was a rejuvenation to his soul. Becka's body was like a safe haven. They were also in the safety of the circle. Alex wasn't going to be able to feel a greater peace.
Richard felt the gush of Litha's nectar on his balls when she had her orgasm. His body was building to climax but he was still behind Litha. His lap kept driving his shaft deep into her. His mouth let go of her neck and then bit her shoulder. His fingers moved to pinch and release her nipple with his thrusts and his right hand drew back her head by her hair. His mouth moved over to bite her more exposed neck again. Suddenly his hips pushed into her hard and his body shuddered. His cock started pulsing and spraying cum into her as his own howl drove up through his throat and against her neck forcing him to give up his tooth hold. Litha was fully his. He had a wonderful warrior and mate to discover in his life now. He was very excited and optimistic to discover his newly won omega.
“Agathon, please.” Becka’s body fairly pulsated with her need. He was driving her to madness with the pleasure he was giving her. Her head canted back as he nibbled his way to her neck. To know him again was a beautiful gift, one she cherished. She never wanted to give him up or lose him. He was her heart and soul now.
Litha’s body continued to shake as Richard kept driving into her. She felt a stronger building to intensify the orgasm she was already having. She moaned as he bit her shoulder and continued assaulting her breast. His yank of her head and bite of her neck made her breath stutter and released her second more powerful orgasm. She couldn’t move except her body’s involuntary convulsions. Another howl tore from her throat to mingle with his a few seconds later.
Alex reached behind Becka's neck and took her hair. He drew back her head and brought his teeth against her throat. That was definitely Becka's move in his mind now. She always reacted with such a reflection of the pleasure it brought her. His thrusts picked up pace and his lap started slapping her lap. He could feel his nuts bouncing in her ass as he took her. A moan escaped his throat against the skin of Becka's throat.
Richard had claimed her and his body was hungry from such a long time without a mate. He was not even close to done with Litha. His dark eyes were a vivid green now. A growl of pleasure and desire followed his breath from his howl. His left arm hooked her waist and pulled her from the sink while his right hand hauled her torso up. His body turned to the right and his knees bend to pull her down with him mostly by her waist, but partially by her hair as well and bring them both to a kneeling position. His hands rolled her in front of him pulling her pussy free of his cock. His left hand supported her back while his right hand pulled her hair down to the floor to lay her on her back before him. His hands released her and came down behind each of her knees. He hauled her knees up toward her shoulders exposing her cunt then released her knees to thread around their outside and catch her shoulders in a firm grip. His chest came down on her breasts as his hips drove his shaft into her canal. His mouth descended on hers and sucked her lower lip into his mouth before growling and nibbling it. His ass started thrusting his rod into her.
Between his teeth on her throat and the increased speed of his thrusts, Becka’s pleasure suddenly sky rocketed to points unknown. Her pussy compressed down hard on his cock as her body viciously shook. Her hands latched onto his arms just below the shoulder joint. Unintelligible sounds emerged from her throat vibrating it under his teeth.
Litha started growling at being manhandled. As he brought her down to the floor and flipped her over, her eyes though bright teal, had thin ribbons of black swirling. She snarled and snapped until he drove his rod into her exposed and open pussy. Her body surged under him, but in her current position she couldn’t do more than press into his body. She very nearly bit him as he took her lower lip, but her eyes closed instead, as he overloaded her with sensations. He was now her alpha, but it was a hollow mating until her body expelled the cubs she currently carried. Their lifemating was not off to a good start, between wrong cubs in her womb, and the fact that he treated her as an Omega instead of as the female alpha to his male. But there was nothing to do for it. This is the Path the Mother set her on. At least future cubs would be wholly Lycan.
Alex felt Becka's new orgasm against his shaft and body. Her sounds of pleasure were so raw and beautiful in his ears. His cock ignited hard in her shooting his cum deep into her with each thrust. His balls surged against the valley of her ass as they moved with his convulsing loins. He called out in the ecstasy of the climax. The sound added to the vibrations against her throat. His mind was lost in the pleasure of it all. Becka felt like the only thing in the world.
Richards mouth let go of her lip and his lips pressed Litha's . His tongue entered her mouth and started exploring her tongue. The press of her body against his invading one added immensely to the pleasure of taking her. Richard had a lot to learn about Litha. He actually had never had a woman that was giving herself for lifelong mating. Something told him she needed to have some control. His lust was intense though and it would take another ejaculation into her before his lust was satiated enough to reign it in. Unlike Steve, he had yet to see the softer side of Litha. Becka would probably be able to explain things as well, but Richard was not aware enough of the current situation to understand it.
Alex kept driving Becka’s pleasure on and on as he thrust in her with his own climax. It became almost painful in the force of it all. She didn’t know how much more she could take. Eventually, her pleasure started to taper off, and she relaxed under Alex almost bonelessly. “Oh, my sweet Agathon.” Her voice was soft. Her body still vibrated with his pleasure.
Litha’s tongue danced with Richard’s, exploring, searching, and learning. Then the kiss is broken as her head tips back abruptly. Her body surges against his again. He has nearly drove her over the edge into another orgasm. Her body is now tense and almost humming as she dances on that knife’s sharp edge. Her breathing is so irregular and shortened it is a wonder she is getting any at all.
Alex's movement slowed and came to a stop. His body relaxed into hers and his arms released her legs. "My dear Love, Rebeckah. You are my being." His lips drifted to hers for a tender kiss as his hands moved up and gently stroked her cheeks. His cock intermittently jumps inside Becka's walls. Her canal sends the pleasure of aftershocks into him as well. His lips finally drift off hers and his head snuggles into her shoulder and neck.
Richard almost blindly drove his shaft into Litha. His balls could feel each stroke as his hips pushed urgently into Litha's lap. Her head arched back and her body pressed into him. Her silk seems to grab his thrusts hard. His mouth issued a lusty growl at loosing her lips and his mouth moved down on her throat now offered up. His teeth took a light hold on her skin but his lips pressed urgently, hungry for her touch. Suddenly his back arched as his hips pressed and held against her lap, pulling his mouth into the air. A howl issued from his lungs as his cum fired out of his shaft in a thick rope. All of his tension seemed to drain out of his manhood causing his body to settle on top of hers. Only his shaft stayed taunt, pumping more spurts of seed into her body before falling into aftershocks. It was Litha's turn now if she had the strength. Richard was satiated with his initial instinct to conquer his mate and make her his. A satisfied growl left his throat signaling to Litha that the initiative was hers. His hands relaxed enough to allow her the ability to pull them away.
She kissed him back tenderly, then Becka’s arms wrapped around Alex as he finally settled on top of her. She was spent, but didn’t want to be separated from him just yet. “Mmm, Agathon, I love you.” She snuggled in to his settling, enjoying both her own aftershocks and his.
Litha suddenly exploded in cum as Richard kept driving his shaft into her. His teeth on her throat just added to the already insane pleasure. Her throat loosed a warbled and strained howl. Her breath comes in heaving bellows as they both relax from the force of mating. She kind of flops as he lets her go finally. She doesn’t have the strength or inkling to continue on at the moment.
The moment was a precious one for Alex. It was the culmination of what felt like an eternity apart from the previous night. The circle held such power and promise. He struck up conversation to keep the moment of being in Becka's arms alive. "What do you make of three chambers? It's odd to me. We can mate and be intensely together in this circle and yet there are two places missing. Do you think there are more vampires that are supposed to come here?" He thought on it some, but his mind was mostly focused on feeling the relaxation they shared resting in full contact.
Richard kissed Litha's lips and then rested the underside of his jaw on Litha's shoulder. Her breathing seemed strained so he reluctantly rolled over onto the floor causing his erection to withdraw from her and then gathered into her side resting on his own left side. His right hand stroked her stomach and breasts in an attempted to relax her. His voice feels almost strange to him. "Relax, my Litha. Your strength will return and you will take me on your own terms." His breathing was deep. He needed to gather his own energy in preparation of Litha's lust when it returned. Everything about Litha was high energy and when she made her mark on the mating, Richard suspected it would be a bold one.
Becka stirred slightly and opened her eyes. “Hmm?” She takes time to replay his words, she had been content and blissful just lying there with him. “There’s three?” She frowns thoughtfully. “I don’t know. This Circle is powerful. The twins stirred, but didn’t fuss. And I can feel Mother Earth so strongly when in the Circle.” She lapsed back into silence and thought on it some more. Her arms tighten slightly around his body. She just wants to hold him and be held.
Litha lay there quiet and unresponsive to him at first. Richard was her mate now, never mind she knew almost nothing about him. “I will not live here in Ireland.” It was all she said. Nothing more. All of this couldn’t have come at a worse time. She still had a spell to perform at dawn and she wasn’t close to ready for it now. She sighed and closed her eyes for several long moments. She needed to gather her strength back and get this over and done with to move on to other things.
Alex melted into Becka more. The togetherness was important. He let the conversation go. His lips came up to hers in a tender kiss and then he nestled his head back into her. His right hand came up and traced through her raven hair.
"It's okay. Brian can find another head of security." His focus was Litha now. If that meant moving, he was prepared for that. Ireland had a lot of bad memories anyway. Becka seemed important and Litha. "If you need to work on your spell, maybe I can help with that and we can get back to our relationship when other things aren't pressing." She was distracted and Richard didn't want things crazier for them than they already were. Maybe Litha just needed some time to take care of her business. Dancing Water had explained she needed to expel the failed impregnation. He was thinking that needed to potentially resolve to move deeper into their relationship. This would be her out for now if she needed.
Becka kissed Alex back, a small noise of disappointment comes from her when he stops. She gives a contented sigh though when his fingers start running through her hair. Her own hands start skating along his back and shoulders. “I wish we could stay here until the twins are born.” She doesn’t look forward to more forced separation. And with Litha’s issues right now… “What do you think of Richard?” Her voice is carefully neutral. She had witnessed Dancing Water treating him like family, but then Dancing Water tended to treat everyone as family, even insects. It was her way.
Litha suddenly reared up and loomed over Richard. Her eyes were slightly tinged with black. She needed to work her anger up and set a few things straight. “First off, I am your mate. But as of now beyond that we have no relationship. You do not know me, nor I you. As for Agathon, as long as no stupidly still powerful and active Celtic Fertility Knot is used on me during coupling, there will be no worry of cross breeding. As of right now, due to the twins, Becka can’t give Agathon her wifely duties, and that is where I come in. Unless you know another female, and then she’d have to pass by Becka and me.” She had to get that out. He wants her to be an Omega, but he was going to find that she didn’t Omega well, much like Eagle had found out.
"Yes, the forced separation is not going to be fun. Oddly enough I'm going to be the third wheel potentially. Richard is hard to read. He must be responsible if he is heading security with Brian. Brian is picky and especially so with Lycan. I don't like the fight Richard and Litha got into. Litha is having a terrible time with this though. It's very complex for me to figure out. Litha doesn't talk enough yet she is very complex. Maybe they are right for each other since they are both rough. I just hope he doesn't squash Litha with dominance though. Sometimes she needs it, but sometimes she has to run things. She's a complex switch in intimate relationships. We'll just have to see." Alex wasn't sure what to make of things. He just hoped Litha would make her transition to not being married to Becka and him anymore.
Richard laughed. It was serious things Litha was talking about, but it was funny too. He could understand her feeling threatened and vulnerable. "Litha, if Dancing Water agrees you are safe from cross breeding, I don't have a problem with you having sex with him. The rule was only for your own safety. We are in uncharted territory here with fertile vampires. For all we know they can breed with humans too. I'm sure Agathon would understand and abstain from sex to keep you safe. If we know it's safe and you can handle both Agathon and me, then you will continue to have sex with Agathon. If Dancing Water doesn't know, I'm betting Agathon agrees with me and there will be no vaginal sex with him. Obviously blow jobs, anal, or anything else is okay. I'm not coming in between Rebeckah and you either. I love your warrior spirit and I love your loyalty to your family. I want to be a part of it, not squash it. You are a bit on the feral side though. It's the reason I dominated you. You surrendered well though and I think things will be balanced. If I get tough, it's to help you with self-control, nothing more. What sex I've had has been with me Alpha and my partner Omega. Part of it is just my inexperience. We'll work it out. I'll let you have your way. I do respect you Litha. I want to thank you for letting me know your feelings and I'm eager to be a good mate. I don't know any other females for Alex, so we just have to work through the current issue at hand. Does that seem fair to you?" Richard really just had Litha's own good first and foremost in his mind. He hoped he conveyed that properly so she would not feel threatened by him. His eyes kept their green hue during his talk. Anger was not in him over the subject. Litha was his mate and he already knew he could trust her by her loyalty to Steve, Becka, and Alex. She did toss Steve though and that was what concerned Richard. Lycans knew to safe themselves better at Litha's age without getting that rough with an allied human, especially a human that had shared sex.
Becka sighed. At least Alex felt as she did over the fight between Litha and Richard. “I don’t like their fight either. In some ways it smacks of what little I know about her time with Eagle. I hope it works out, but I think theirs will be a rough one. I just don’t know. I need a chance to talk to Litha.” She nuzzled the top of Alex’s head for a moment. “Later though. I’m not ready to let you go just yet.”
The black left her eyes as Litha was mollified mostly by Richard’s words. She sighed slightly and rolled off him to sit upright. She didn’t move away, their hips still touching. She wrapped her arms around her drawn up knees and then dropped her chin down on them as well. She sits like that for several minutes. Finally she speaks. “As for the spell I need to do. I don’t know if you can help. I need to call to every Lycan and show them that Mother Earth is the side to be on. Becka will help with the spell… She has a point about showing a pregnant Vampire though I’m not exactly sure if that’s a good thing or not yet. But it shows Change. That nothing stays constant. My plan is to reach out to their spirits during that twilight time between night and day, when truths are clearer.” She stops and is quiet again.
She finally turns her head and looks at Richard. Her eyes have gone back to their pale blue, almost white color. “I think my biggest worry about Becka helping though is that any that still choose to ignore and side against the Mother as they did in the Vlad Wars, will have proof of a sorts as to what’s going on.” Her eyes look troubled, and she clearly isn’t sure which way to go with this. “On the flip of that coin. Having Becka might bring more to the Mother who might not have otherwise. I just don’t know.”
Alex hugged Becka tight. "You understand Litha the best. She didn't do herself any favors throwing Steve. Even I am concerned about that move and I know her better than Richard. Litha just is very impulsive at times despite being a good person. Richard seems protective. Brian probably used that as a selection criteria. Lycan mating is so complex. You and I are intimately familiar with it so you know how rough it can get. I would have loved to have calmed Litha, but I was the main source of her anger. It rendered me unable to help. Richard just stepped into a tough situation and probably did his best. We'll keep an eye on him. I'm not going to let Litha get hurt." Alex broke the contact a little bit to rub on Becka's breasts. "It's sexy knowing these are active my love. Are you in the mood to let me suckle on them?" Alex felt it would be a great way to enjoy their closeness. There was something so precious about her body supplying a new fluid that would eventually nourish their children.
Richard reached out and stroked Litha's shin. He stayed relaxed and flat staring at the ceiling as his eyes slowly moved to a dark brown. His ears listened to hers carefully and his eyes turned to hers when she looked at him. When she was done, he replied. "Showing Becka is a risky move. The Vlad wars were about irresponsible individual freedom and loyalty to Mother Earth. They are weird in that the vampires actually championed the cause the Mother Earth. Many Lycans saw that as a betrayal. The Lycans felt they were the true stewards and Vlad used that to further his own cause. The true followers of Tanatos are going to want to find Rebeckah and kill her. Tanatos is operating under the guise of supporting Lycan stewardship for the Mother. They don't understand that the Mother doesn't care one way or the other. The Mother just expects reverence for life and balance. Tanatos's real agenda is to enslave and get rid of the constraints set forth by the Elder Vampire Counsel. Rebeckah's death means he doesn't have to surrender power and he can dominate the vampire community. Becka's life means he has to abide by the Mother's plan for vampires instead of his own. It probably means his own death. Showing Rebeckah tells Tanatos his target exists and exactly what she looks like. I don't know how the split Lycan community is going to see that. Those of us true to the Mother cooperate with the Elder Vampire Counsel to maintain proper use of human society and proper observance of the Mother's guidance. Those of us who want vampires on the down side and freedom from them stick with Tanatos. We probably should follow Dancing Water's guidance. Lycan will see that vampires are not staying dead and that would give them more acceptance and bring more back to the Mother that erred in their ways. We will just have to watch for a visit from Tanatos though as it will get his undivided attention. We suspect he might already be in Ireland, but he is definitely back in Europe right now. Dancing Water will know if the numbers that reject Tanatos will outweigh the danger of getting Tanatos's attention."
Becka sighed. “There was more behind that tossing. I need to talk to Steve as well. Get his views on what happened. Litha doesn’t ‘toss’ friends without good reason. And it generally is because she’s trying real hard to keep them from getting hurt in some manner or form.” She was glad to hear, though Alex was made to drop Litha as a mate, that he still cared enough to watch over her. Made things a bit easier for Becka. Becka moaned and lost her thoughts as Alex started rubbing her breast. “Mmm. Yes, Agathon.” She liked the thought of him tasting the milk her body was making for their children. As if he was testing to make sure it was safe for the twins.
Litha sighs at Richards words. She doesn’t flinch from his touch. “I know I am to do the spell. But I never got an opportunity to talk to Becka about what… else Dancing Water said while she and Alex were in the Spirit World.” She sighed disgustedly now. “And it didn’t come up in the light.” She closes her eyes for a moment and lets herself feel his hand running on her leg. It was rather calming and relaxing.
Alex's hands started massaging and pressing her right breast. "I'm sure she was getting angry and just getting Steve out of the way. Richard wasn't going to understand that though. Not sure Steve fully understands it either." His mouth moved against her right nipple and started suckling it as his hands continued to squeeze her breast to milk it. He moaned as the colostrum started meeting his tongue. Becka was a kind soul and was going to be a great mother to their children.
Richard enjoyed touching Litha's leg. It was nice to openly touch her and be her mate. "I'm sure Dancing Water had good reason. We'll just have to be patient. I'm sure Rebeckah will talk to you soon enough and clear things as best as can be had. I've found trusting the Mother is the best course. She always respects it when we try to do what we feel is best for life." Faith could be hard and frustrating. There had been many dark times though, and Richard had learned to just roll with them.
“Mmm, Agathon.” Her hands came up to tangle in his hair. Her cunt starts to spasmodically pulsate around his cock. It felt good having him milk her. Great Mother she hoped it didn’t feel like this when the twins would nurse. That would be just… yuck. But Alex nursing was wonderful, and she enjoyed it.
Litha sighed and just nodded at Richard’s words. She sat quiet letting him touch her. She wasn’t really sure how to go about working out a relationship with him. The mating would be easy enough, but that didn’t make a relationship. And she was kind of at a loss as to where to start. They’d began this all strange. She hadn’t spent enough time with him to really be comfortable with him just yet.
Alex felt Becka's canal start to milk his cock. His hips started thrusting her. She was going to really enjoy breast feeding when she got past the shock of the sexual response. Of course his cock and extra hand work were probably adding to the experience for her.
Richard broke the silence. "It seems the Mother has thrown us together. I think I need to follow you on your journey. Brian can replace me very easily. Where am I going to be moving to live with you?" It was an odd circumstance. Becka obviously needed the focus and she was going to be where the action was. Litha was on that path already and he was going to have to learn it.
A soft moan comes from Becka as he starts moving his hips. Hers answer of their own violation, though she has absolutely no arguments with that. Her hands emerge from his hair and slide down his back to find his hips. They take hold and help push him a bit more. “Yes.”
Litha jerked slightly at his words. Her head raises and looks at him a bit wide eyed. She blinks a couple times and settles back into her normal self. “My pack lives in San Francisco, California. We have lands…” She stops and frowns slightly. “Actually they are Becka’s lands, but she has never once told us we couldn’t still live there. Anyway, we live on a very large tract of undeveloped lands along the coast and on inland. I also have a clothes shop within Frisco. Becka has a bar she calls The BoB, but its actual name is The Bucket of Blood. We don’t go there very often. Things tend to turn out badly when any Lycan is there for any length of time.” She eyes him briefly. “So, where were you born? Where’s your original pack?” Curiosity is getting the better of her now.
Alex's mouth moved over to Becka's other breast to start drawing colostrum from it. His moan echoed hers as it vibrated against her breast. She was helping him take her at the same time. The feeling was very delicious both in taste and feeling. His body seemed permanently attached to her and it was a very comfortable as well as intensely pleasurable feeling.
Richard internally sighed at himself hearing a vampire owned the Lycan land. Lycan's seemed to be losing right and left. At least Becka sounded like an ally. The bar sounded typically European to him. Lycans just were not properly welcomed anymore. Her question hit on some of those very rubbing points. "I don't have a pack anymore. I was born in Germany south of Berlin. My original pack was cut to shreds by human encroachment as well as the Vlad revolt. I've been doing mercenary and security work for several centuries now without any pack support. The cold war has kept me very occupied and kept Lycan numbers down. Because I have no pack, I usually have to work for vampires that will hire me or spy on wayward Lycan. Not all Lycan know just how loyal I am to the Mother." A clothes shop and a bar sounded interesting. He normally would have asked if he could bounce for the bar, but Litha's warning about Lycan presence waved him off. He didn't think a clothes shop needed much security. He might have to think up a new career path.
“Mmm, Agathon.” Becka sighed in bliss as Alex moved to her other breast. She picked up the pace of their love making. She and Alex were so perfect together. She couldn’t think of another to have as a mate, and she was glad that Mother Earth finally saw fit for them to meet and join. And to think she was actually going to give him children…
Litha looks sympathetic for most of his explanation, but shrugs by the time he finishes. “Well, you have a pack now. Dancing Water likes you.” She made a slight face at that news. “And if Dancing Water vouches you, Narkel will accept you without question.” She sighed and looked away. She missed her family right now, but had a duty she willingly accepted to complete first. Briefly she wondered if Becka would return to Frisco permanently.
Alex got lost in the throes of the union with Becka. His hips picked up the pace of his thrusts to match hers as his hands and mouth milked her right breast. They were going to be a family and his soul rejoiced in the reality of it. He was going to have plenty of focus on Becka now with Litha finding a new path away from him. While he was worried about Litha, he was also somewhat relieved of not having so much pressure to complete her life. Becka and him had a lot on their plate and the transition to a full-fledged family was going to be a welcome challenge. The reality of it all was pressed into him from Becka's very own body. Her breasts were feeding him and their twins were safely inside of her body. He would give his all to make sure they stayed as safe as possible.
Richard smiled at Litha's odd demeanor. "It looks like your acceptance is the acceptance in question. You obviously have more questions. Just ask them when you are ready." Richard assumed Dancing Water's blessing was a good one. She obviously had great power with the Mother and was an important leader. His eyes waited for Litha's return gaze. Litha seemed to have a lot of responsibility and somehow the timing of everything was a bit off. Hopefully they would get good personal time together to discover their new relationship. He couldn't say why, but somehow their relationship seemed very important to properly maintain.
Becka’s body arched into Alex’s as they picked the pace up. She was quickly reaching that cliff edge that he could drive her too with such ease. She wanted this as much as she could get. Soon enough they would once more be kept apart by the twins. Speaking of, they suddenly seemed to kick against their father briefly before settling back down. Almost as if they were reminding him they were there. Or maybe that he was getting heavy against them. Becka almost laughed feeling them move about. Maybe they were just stretching…
Litha shrugged. “What’s left to accept? You are my alpha and my mate now.” She still didn’t look at him. Instead she’d dropped her head to her knees and yawned. What she could use right now was a good nap before morning. Unfortunately, there was still too much to do. She finally raised her head and then stretched. Pops could be heard now and again as she did. She finally settled back to relaxed. “Probably should get a shower in… again.” She turned to him and gave him an inquiring look.
Alex felt the pressure of the twins from Becka's stomach. It was obviously not Becka's muscles that made that move unless she was far more agile than any vampire known on Earth. He slowed slightly in thrusting. His hands and mouth stopped on Becka's breast and his face and hands came up to Becka's. He was smiling as his hands held Becka's cheeks. "I felt our children, my Rebeckah. You are going to create beautiful children." Their union was bringing their parenthood to full light. Alex's face was positively beaming with the reality of their situation. He felt very fulfilled.
Richard laughed. "Usually people are happy about it. I think I'm a fair bit more excited than you are about it. I see you are in a hurry to wash me off as well." He winked at Litha. He bound up and offered his arm to her. "If you must, let's get you washed off." It was playing with fire to tease Litha like that. He knew that much about her. There was too much fun to be had with the situation though. Litha was going to need to learn the humor in things. If she wasn't such a lovely strong soul willful warrior, he might have simply relieved her of her obligation. Dancing Water seemed to know something about them and she really did seem incredible to him. She was a keeper if he could convince her. Something told him she was more than enough woman for him and would very easily be his first and last mate.
Though smiling at him, Becka snorted at his words. “We, sweet Agathon. We are creating beautiful children.” Her voice was stern, but her eyes showed nothing but love for him. She roams her hands up his body. When they reach the back of his head she tugs him down and kisses him long and deep.
Litha’s eyes narrowed just ever so slightly as she took his arm and hoisted herself to her feet. “Wash you off? I somehow doubt super industrial strength soap will get you off.” She stalked towards the shower. “I need to wake up. Lucky for you the shower has individual showerheads so you shouldn’t freeze too badly.” She turns the water on, mostly cold with a hint of warmth. She steps under the water with a hiss. Why she could get into the freezing ocean without a sound but not a cool shower was beyond her.
Alex smiled and nodded. "Yes, that's why I'm so lucky." His mouth fell into her capture and kiss without any resistance. It was a very welcome move by Becka to fall into. His own hands traced to her ears and down the sides of her neck, playing his nails gently on the ridges. Her body was exciting him. His concern for the twins was the only thing forcing him to stay paced with his thrusts. Even paced he was going to build up for climax. He could feel it welling inside his groin.
Richard positively laughed at Litha's comment on industrial strength soap. Oddly enough her pushing him away only heightened his desire for her. He almost felt sorry for her. He was his own kind of stubborn in many ways. "Oh, don't think you are getting rid of me that easily. I'm your new bad habit you won't get rid of, even with industrial soap." He winked at her again with glee and pressed against her body catching some of the cold spray. "You are plenty hot for me anyway. The water is nothing." He reached over and grabbed the shampoo with his left hand while his right hand played up and down her stomach. "We can go by the hardware store later and get some industrial soap with abrasives for you if you like." Richard had a feeling he was in trouble and somehow he was enjoying that trouble immensely.
The twins had stirred and Becka quite agreed that they’d been in this position for long enough. As they kissed, she pushed up with one side of her body to roll them over. She loved him playing with her neck and ears, but he could do that just as easily lying on his back as well as she on hers.
Litha’s eyes popped open, but before she could turn around, he was up against her and rubbing her stomach. “Great. As if I don’t have enough bad habits, now I have you as one as well.” A soft growl came from her. “Perhaps we should. Scrubbing that tongue of yours might just be worth the money spent. Not to mention removing some of your skin.” Though her words were caustic, she did like his closeness. She hated that as she leaned back into him slightly. She had to admit though it was nice he showed a sense of humor. She could live with that.
Alex rolled on over, helping Becka out. He imagined as she became more pregnant she was going to have to be on top or at least on all fours for penetration anyway. His one hand drifted over her throat while his other moved back up to her ear and hair. His hips continued thrusting her lap, but with him on bottom they were more shallow.
Richard tried to growl back at Litha, but it quickly degenerated into a chuckle. "Oh no, not going to use that on my tongue and skin. I like your scent on me. The rest of the pack needs to know you are mine in some fashion. I'll just have to do the scent wearing." He growled in pleasure feeling her lean into him some. His hands came above her head and started applying the shampoo and lathering it into her blond hair. "We will certainly know who's doing the shedding where when we move in together. Hard to argue between blond and black." When her hair was nice and lathered, he set the shampoo back down and put both of his hands to work running it through her wonderfully soft hair.
Becka didn’t lift very far off Alex, just enough to allow him to play as he wanted. She moved with ease on his hips. Push down on him, added to the pleasure she was already feeling. She opened her eyes and looked down at him with a smirk. “Figured to give the kids some room. Maybe they’ll be less wiggly.”
Litha gave a snort at his scent comments. Some perverse demon grabbed her by the short hairs just then. “Yes, you wear my scent, so the pack knows you are my bitch.” She stilled and closed her eyes as he started putting shampoo in her hair. A contented sigh came from her as he lathered it up. She snorted again. “Yeah, and when I find your black hairs in my food, you’re getting shaved bald.” She didn’t mean it in the least, but she had to poke back somehow.
Alex took advantage of the opening to run his hands down to her breasts and massage them. He hummed with pleasure at the feel of Becka impaling her sex on his shaft. Alex kept looking into Becka's face. He didn't want to miss her eyes whenever she opened them to his view. He smiled up at her. "It certainly lets their mom be more wiggly. Dad is certainly enjoying it." His breath deepened. He was uncertain how much longer he could hold out before cumming. His body answered for him though. His back arched trying to press into Becka's body as he could and his cock pulsed pumping his seed into Becka's canal. "Oh my Rebeckah." It was the first time in a long time anyone had brought him to climax without him feeling their climax. His only saving grace was as a vampire, he could continue with sex.
Richard kept laughing at Litha's defiance. "You are going to have to work on your discipline if you think you can prove yourself alpha. It takes a bit more than a sharp tongue to stay on top. I'm a light sleeper, so don't get too excited at the idea of seeing me bald anytime soon either." She was a tough one no doubt. Her soft hair belied her tough exterior. She had a soft side though. Her submission had shown it along with her loyalty to her friends. If she could harness her rage, she would be as good as any master warrior.
Becka laughed lightly at Alex’s words. “Is he now? Well that’s good. I would hate for Dad to lose interest or something. After all, I’m probably going to be as big as a house before it is all done anyway.” She felt his climax and smiled real big. “Ha. Finally got you for a change.” She didn’t let up on moving on him either. She wasn’t yet ready to cum, and this was too precious to end suddenly.
The fragile peace she’d started to have with him was suddenly shattered. She jerked away from him and finished her hair. She rinsed it quickly and then moved away to find the soap. She had done just fine on her own before he came along. Who was he to suddenly decide she wasn’t good enough to take care of herself? Damn European Were thinking he was so much better. She didn’t realize she was growling.
Alex smiled up at Becka. "I don't care what size you are as long as your loving heart is beating inside you. Without the link, it's impossible to bring you with me to climax. It's also impossible to resist your pleasure." His thrusts upward were even weaker with his body spent, but Becka was keeping the pleasure more than alive. His hands continued to work her breasts as her channel continued sending pleasure through him.
Richard's mirth disappeared quickly. As she finished her hair he slipped the soap into his own hand. She wasn't going to escape that easily. When she started looking for the soap his hand lifted it just beyond her reach so she could plainly see it perched in the grasp of his fingers. "Looking for something?" His face was determined. She wasn't going to get the soap without pressing into him hard. He had no intention of retreating either. She was angry and he was going to make a showing of just how unwise rage was in a fight. "Maybe we should review why you are my mate. Come and get the soap my beautiful woman. You will find your rage will not procure it." He gave a growl to excite her anger more. "Dancing Water advised against violence around tile. Maybe you should follow her wisdom and ask politely for the soap. I could also wash you as well. Knowing how bad you dislike my scent, it would be irresponsible to make you wear it. We need teamwork here, not a fight." Richard thought more on Dancing Water's words. It was difficult to know whether to lose his point on purpose for Litha's safety or to make it clear for her greater safety. Part of him hoped she would just be reasonable and ask for the soap or let him wash her.
Becka giggled and grinned down at him. “Mmm, but for a change I can tease you to pleasure. It’s not often I get to do that.” She slowed her movements wanting to extend this for as long as possible. Her eyes closed as he worked her breasts and she gave a low moan of pleasure.
Litha stilled and looked at him. Her face was blank. She hadn’t exactly been mad, just irked at his attitude, but he was trying hard to make her mad. She turned away from him and rinsed her body with just the water, being sure to remove any excess semen. She then stepped out of the shower, moving towards the towels. Screw him and his damned soap… wait she’d already screwed him, or more precisely been screwed by him, and it looked as if that was going to be a constant in some form or another in their relationship. She gave a tired sigh and reached for a towel.
Alex laughed at her joy in bringing him first. "Maybe we'll have to give you some no link days when you are not pregnant as well." She was wonderfully sexy working her body on top of him. "I don't think pregnancy is going to hurt your beauty at all, Rebeckah. You look just as amazing either way. I'm not just saying that because I love you so desperately either." He loved pleasing her. He was grateful for the chance to do it again.
Richard sighed. "Oh Litha, here, have the soap. Call me if and when I'm good enough to talk to." He put the soap in the soap tray and stepped out of the shower. He toweled off and stepped out to get dressed again. "Hello, Steve. Looks like we are both getting tossed around by Litha." He put on his clothes. Steve looked up from his book. He nodded gravely. Litha was really spinning her wheels on something and she was burning through her allies faster than soft rubber. Richard stated simply, "I'll go check on security. You can call me on the phone over there if you need anything." He stepped out and closed the door behind him. Steve looked at the door to the bathroom nervously. Litha was likely going to be upset again and he might have to find a safer spot.
Becka’s eyes opened and looked down at Alex. “Uh-huh. You’re biased and there’s nothing you can say to convince me otherwise.” She smiled at him and sat up a bit straighter on his lap. She continued to move in the slow steady rhythm she had decided on and looked down at him. Bringing her hands up, she lightly ran them along Alex’s chest. She remembered Mantha’s pregnancy, and how big and miserable she was towards the end. And Mantha only carried Paddy. She was carrying twins and had no illusions to either her size or irritability as she drew closer to birth.
By sheer force of will, Litha kept from snapping at Richard. She continued to dry off as he did and stepped out of the bathroom. She heard his words to Steve and went very still. That hurt and wasn’t fair. She heard him leave and stood there for a long moment. Finally she finishes and moves out of the bathroom. Moving to her sea bag, she finds clothes to replace those she tore when she changed. She then moved to the door out. She needed out, she was feeling trapped. What she needed was a good run, but at this point she’d settle for fresh air. She didn’t even look at Steve let alone say anything to him. After exiting the safe room, she moved towards the front door. The only one she knew led out. It was starting to become a physical thing, and she was feeling like the house was trying to devour her and she’d never see the outside again. By the time she burst through the front door, she was running. She came to a stop several yards from the manor and stood there gulping in huge breaths of fresh, clean air. She was already calming and feeling better.
Alex grinned at Becka's words. "So was Steve biased too? He obviously has a thing for you." His hands drifted off her breasts and down to her tummy. She held the whole family. She was there holding the twins and him. There was no doubt he was biased, but his bias was only in the direction of truth. His breath started to deepen again as Becka took her pleasure on his rod. His hips slowly matched her movements. "The biggest thing about you will always be your heart, Rebeckah. I love you and I'll never forget that."
Steve looked up at Litha a touch nervous. He worked hard to stay calm though. Normally he would have protested Litha leaving the safe room without notifying anyone. It didn't seem like a wise thing to do at that point though. Defying Litha was just not his place. He put down his book when she left. His body leaned back in the chair and he closed his eyes. Something was going terrible wrong with Litha. Maybe Becka would be able to talk sense into her.
Richard and Brian both saw Litha exit the house in a hurry. "I've got this Brian. I'll call if we run into trouble." The last thing Richard needed was a Lycan death and Litha's death would be a horrible blow. He rushed out of the house but could not catch up to Litha until she stopped. He stopped five yards behind her. If something bad happened to Litha whatever it was would die at his hand or kill him too. He didn't bother being silent. He didn't bother saying anything either. Instead he just watched the woods and fields for movement. Brian's house was a bad place to go for a walk. He knew Litha was not going to listen to him though. He was done fighting her. There was nothing to do but watch and hope Tanatos didn't send a replacement team for the man Alex killed.
“Hrmph. Steve’s got a wife and kids he loves very much. If he’s biased, it’s towards them.” Becka lays her hands over Alex’s on her belly. She smiled down at him as he spoke again. “You are special, every last bit of you. You stayed by me at a time worse than any nightmare I have ever had.” She removes her hands and leans forward to kiss him again.
Then Richard came to a loud stop behind her. She sighed and turned towards him. Her face was still neutral, even her voice had no emotion. “Don’t worry, Alpha. I’m not running away. I just needed air not cooped up in an old assed building.” She stalked up to and past him. The enjoyment and calm she’d started to feel was lost now. She may as well head back to her prison for the duration of their stay in Ireland.
Alex kept smiling. "There you go, you are already pregnant and he was into you. If he has sex with you further along, I think I've won my case." Alex was surprised at her statement of his loyalty. He did not recall any terrible time. Nicholai's attack was unpleasant, but it wasn't successful. His hands drifted up back to her breasts and his lips received hers for the kiss. He was going to have to clear that one up. Her statement also reminded him of the time he was weak after the hunt. His mistake at thinking she rejected him had almost caused him to give up on life. It had been a hard guilty lesson for him, but he was not going to let that happen again.
Richard didn't like being called alpha by someone who didn't think he was worth a proper conversation. As she walked past him his eyes picked up a slight movement a few hundred yards in a tree. He stepped between the tree and Litha. "Run Li..." Three bolts plunged into his chest with a thud. His punctured lungs were unable to complete the sentence. A dark blur swept past Litha and Richard as two sniper rifles fired from the mansion. Richard sucked hard on the hair and tried to push forth a warning. "Run" He breathed it out hard with a lot of strain. It was not looking like he would have to witness many more deaths after all. Two bodies fell from the tree he noticed. A third dropped down but didn't get very far before something took it down hard.
Becka pulls back and looks at him while rolling her eyes. “Please. And once we leave here and someone offers up sex to you, you’ll stupidly turn it down? I think not.” Her eyes close as he once more plays with her breasts. “Mmm, Agathon. I love you.” She picked up the pace a bit with her hips.
Litha jerked as Richard suddenly cut off. She whirled around to see him with three bolts in his chest. She moved quickly to his side. Carefully but quickly she put an arm under his and around his back. She had no clue what the blur had been, but her priority was getting her Alpha to cover. Her voice was a growl. “Don’t tell me to run, ya lout. Save what breath you have and run yourself. Do not make me carry you, or I will never let you live it down.” She half drags, half staggers with his weight back towards the Manse. Why hadn’t he just stayed indoors. Blasted males.
Alex's face straightened a bit. "You are the only one that can tempt me beyond reason my Rebeckah. I had sex with Litha because she is an important member of our family. I only use sex to subdue meals and create bonds. You are the only bond for me now that Litha is in danger of pregnancy from me. I think Richard is supposed to be her mate now anyway. If being sentimental about you is stupid, I'm all for it." Alex kept rhythm with Becka's motion. Getting Litha pregnant when she wasn't supposed to be had him wary now. His days of casual sex were over from all he could tell unless it was another human. Even then, he couldn't see having sex with a human just for sex if it endangered time with Becka. Maybe he was being silly, but Steve's desire for her was still a great proof of how beautiful she was even pregnant.
Richard used what strength he had to move his arms over Litha's shoulders and move his body over her back The bolts blocked his move to protect her and he yelped in pain. It was a weak yelp though and a gurgle of blood sputtered up his throat and dripped from his bottom lip.
Brian quickly saw the two humans were dead. The bullet holes in the lenses of their right eye night vision goggles gave away they were unable to see in the dark without technology. The vampire that lived he was able to easily decapitate and went instantly lifeless. The vampire could not be more than a few hundred years old. Certain all three were dead, he rushed back to Litha and Richard. His arms gathered the struggling Richard off Litha and pulled his body in front of his own. "Go straight to the circle please Litha. I'm right behind you with Richard. We only have one chance to save him." Brian already knew the crossbow bolts were wood with silver tips. They were a preferred weapon to kill Lycans and younger vampires. Ancient vampires tended to move way too fast to get a mortal wound from the weapons. Right now the priority was to get them to the safety of the circle so he could concentrate on getting a donor and the herb necessary to save Richard before it was too late. He just hoped they missed his heart.
Becka opened her eyes and looked down at Alex perplexed. She sighed and stilled giving him a long hard look. “Agathon…” She sighs again and finally just lies down on top of him and snuggles close. She wasn’t about to argue with him his choices. She loved him, and those were just a part of him.
Litha twisted and held Richard awkwardly until Brian took him away from her. “Idiot.” Litha nodded at Brian and moved to the Mansion. She was quick to bound down the stairs, not thinking about the traps. She came to a skidding halt as she saw Becka and Alex in the center. “Trouble. Richard’s hurt. Brian’s bringing him down now.” She turned and looked back up the stairway for the two.
Becka looked up at Litha and then scrambled up off Alex. She wasn’t overly worried about being naked in front of Brian. Instead she moved over to Litha and laid a hand lightly on her arm. When Litha shook her off, she stood still. The woman was tense and in turmoil, and Richard being hurt wasn’t the whole reason Becka would bet.
Alex was a bit perplexed at Becka's response. He would have to figure it out later with her. His embrace held her close when she cuddled against his chest. He was surprised to see Litha show up and popped up after Becka scrambled off of him. He moved behind Becka and then passed her towards the stairs when she stopped to comfort Litha.
The traps had been deactivated. Brian had made a note of that before he proceeded out the front door in pursuit of Litha and Richard. Brian wasn't far behind Litha with Richard in his arms before him. Alex stepped up to them and helped move Richard to the center of the circle. "We need shallots and a Lycan blood donor. I can make a call and get someone over. The shallots are in the food pantry. I keep a large stock on hand. I just hope the donor gets here before it's too late. I'd let you do it Litha, but it's dangerous. I'll be right back."
Alex laid his hand on Richard. He was tempted to bite Richard to try to help calm him down. Richard was a veteran to stress though and he decided it was best to just hold on and let Richard handle it. "This war is bad. I wonder how long we have before they try to take the mansion. Hang in there Richard." At least the circle was a kind of safe haven.
Becka started when Litha took off after Brian. Once she reached the top of the stairs, she looked at Brian briefly, then bounded off sniffing her way to the kitchen to find the pantry. The place smelled mostly of Vampire, but Richard had to eat, and she soon found the kitchen. Locating the pantry took a bit more, but she soon found it and the shallot. Not sure how much was needed she grabbed an armful and shot off back down to the circle.
Becka moved over to Alex and sat next to him. She gently laid a hand on Richard’s thigh. She looked him over and winced at the three protruding bolts. She gently rubbed his thigh in comfort. He didn’t look good, and if those had silver tips… “What did Brian mean by shallot and a blood donor?” She looked at Alex slightly puzzled. There was no known cure for silver poisoning.
Brian moved quickly to the security room. He picked up the phone and called Robert. "Hello, Robert. Richard has silver poisoning. I have the shallots, but I need a Lycan willing to take the risk. You are my best hope. Can I get you to come over? Be careful. Tanatos has been stationing spies around the mansion. Hurry, he's hit bad." Hanging up the phone, Brian stepped out and saw that Litha already collected the shallots. He moved straight down to the circle.
Alex was not familiar with what Brian was talking about. He did know the bolts were probably silver tipped and that a few hundred years ago, he would die inside of an hour. There was no sense pulling the bolts out, it would just cause him to bleed faster since his body would not be able to heal up the silver tainted wounds. "I'm not sure, Rebeckah. This is fatal to Lycans normally. Let's hope Brian's trick works."
Brian came in behind Litha. "I have a friend of Brian's on the way. The circle allows for a ceremony. Robert will eat seven shallots and we will say a prayer to the Mother. Robert's blood will absorb the herb and then Richard will have to drink his blood. Robert's shallot enriched blood will clean the silver poisoning from the wounds with the aid of the circle power and the Mother's blessing. Alex, I will need your help to remove the bolts from Richard before he drinks Robert's blood. Robert is going to need feeding and bed rest after this ceremony. It's very draining to the donor as Richard will have to drink a lot of his blood." Richard coughed up more blood from his lungs. Brian looked down very concerned. Alex was extremely worried as well. Lung shots were very deadly to Lycan.
Litha had dropped the shallots near to Richard on the side opposite Alex and Becka, and dropped down next to them. She looked up at Brian as he explained what was needed. Becka arched a brow at Brian’s words. There was a cure for silver poisoning? Dancing Water and Narkel needed to know this. She turned to look at Litha and gasped. Litha was chewing and swallowing a shallot. By the looks of it, she’d started as soon as the words left Brian’s mouth. Litha had that look Becka knew well, her mind was made up and they weren’t going to argue her out of it. Becka prepared herself to have to side with her friend as Litha finished the first and started on a second. She was already picking up a third one.
Brian saw Litha start on the shallots. "You will need to eat at least seven, Litha. More won't hurt at all. Just don't nauseate yourself. It's important you hold them down throughout the ceremony." Brian wasn't going to argue. Richard was in bad shape and needed attention badly. He was probably going to die having to wait for Robert and even now he was still dealing with unhappy odds.
"Rebeckah, Agathon, we need to form a prayer circle. This is only going to work with the Mother's blessing. Luckily I think all here are loyal to her. We need to offer up the prayer before the blood donation happens. Litha, Richard isn't going to be able to draw the blood from you. He's weak, I suggest the use of your arm. The neck will be too much blood too fast for him. Agathon, we need to pull the bolts during the prayer. They cannot be in his body during the blood donation."
Brian moved over to Richard's left side, kneeing next to him. Alex slipped in, kneeling over Richard's waist and took Brian's left hand with his right. Both offered their hands to Becka to close the circle. "The circle will glow if the Mother will honor this." Brian felt it was important everyone knew the things to watch for. This was a very touchy ceremony. It had failed more often than worked in the past. Someone would have bad faith, or the donor would give too much or not enough blood, killing themselves or the victim. Risks abounded.
Litha finished five of the shallots and started on a sixth. They were much like wild onions and so were easy to eat and hold down. She felt a sharp, knifing pain in her abdomen, but ignored it with a growl and continued eating. They hadn’t time for distractions. Beck took the hands thus sealing Richard and Litha within their circle. She looked to Brian for direction, this was new to her. She was attentive to not only his directions, but everything that went on. She’d need to retell it to Litha later. Between the two of them they should have an accurate description for Dancing Water and Narkel. Brian started a prayer in Irish. Alex caught a fair amount of it though he would not have been able to say it in Irish himself.
"Great Mother, your daughter, Litha, consumes the purifying gift of your bounty. Your son, Richard, has been poisoned with tarnished metal. We come together in prayer to ask your wisdom and grace. It is our fervent hope that our brother might not return his body to You our Great Mother. We ask that Your bounty restore our brother's life that he may continue to serve Your Spirit. Your daughter, Litha, sacrifices her blood with Your bounty so that we show our devotion to the cause of life and respecting You as the Mother of it." Bryan started removing a bolt from Richard's chest. Alex did the same. Each put pressure on the respective wounds as the bolts came out. Brian continued through the prayer. "Great Mother, we humbly ask the circle signal when our sister's blood is ready to cleanse our brother." Alex and Brian pulled the last bolt out together. Richard was strangely silent. It was almost spooky. His breathing was shallow and obviously choked with blood. Alex wondered if Richard could even drink Litha's blood.
The Great Mother Earth heard the prayer in her holy circle. When Litha ate the seventh shallot, her blood would be pure enough for the special cleansing. The Mother was not ready to take Richard back. Richard's blood and wounds would be cleansed of the silver once Litha had given enough blood. Litha and Richard had to protect the new arrivals Rebeckah carried. Their own cubs would be part of a vital blood line in the line of evolution.
Litha finished the last of the shallots. The pain was increasing in her abdomen, but she continued to ignore it. Through clenched teeth, she altered her hand to form claws. “Let me know when to give him the blood.” She was posed to slash her arm as soon as she was given the go ahead.
Becka not only understood what Richard was saying in Irish, but a translation was echoed for both Alex and Litha in English. She watched them remove the bolts and winced at each one, though her voice stayed pure and never faltered. She glanced over at Litha as she spoke and frowned slightly. Litha didn’t look so good.
Brian nodded at Litha. The bolts were out. It was time. "Litha, now." A soft glow came from the stone of the circle. Brian knew it was a good sign. It really came down to Richard being able to consume Litha's blood now. Litha was strong. She would most likely be able to donate the amount of blood required. "When the wounds start closing, he is close to being clean. You need to stop shortly after and heal yourself, Litha. It will be necessary to feed you both after this."
Brian looked down at Richard. He was sweating and a lot of blood was coming from his nose and mouth. "You need to try to drink now Richard. Litha is going to try to give you cleansing blood. Concentrate on drinking and breathing, Richard." Alex and Brian were both brutally worried. It really looked bad for Richard. Alex noticed Litha wasn't doing the best herself. Brian already knew Litha was having issues. Shallots were not the best straight food to eat. Their cleansing properties did not mix well with digestion and Lycan normally ate meat.
Before ‘now’ finished emerging from Brian, Litha has slashed her arm just above the wrist. Her hand rapidly changed back to normal and was gathering Richard in her lap as her slashed arm was being pressed against his lips. Positioning Richard in a half sitting, half reclining, her hand then snaked around to his throat and started stroking it lightly to make him swallow. Another knife sharp pain came from her gut, causing her to grit her teeth and drop her head down to rest on the top of Richard’s. She felt a warm wet coming from between her legs.
Becka’s frown deepened. She saw Litha react to something before her head dropped, and sweat was suddenly pouring off the woman. Her nose flared slightly. The smell of blood was overpowering, both Richard’s, Litha’s… and something else. At least the glowing circle reassured her somewhat, but something was still off.
Brian sensed Litha lost her bladder control. It was very understandable. The ceremony was tough on the donor. Richard seemed to be getting the blood down. Brian watched the wounds intently. Litha was going to need some food in a fast hurry when Richard's wounds started closing again. Richard was going to need a lot of rest and food as well. Brian saw Becka's frown. "What is it Rebeckah?"
Becka gave Brian a bit of a distracted glance, before quickly going back to monitoring Litha. “The blood. Can’t you smell there’s something different? There’s Richard’s and Litha’s… and don’t give me the shallot in Litha’s and now Richard’s blood is what’s causing it. I can smell that as well, those things are strong, like an onion. No, there’s another scent to the blood, or in it.” She wanted to move to the two Lycans but didn’t want to break the circle either.
Brian sniffed the air. Litha had not lost control of her bladder at all. Alex had an idea though. "Litha's body had probably expelled the tainted pregnancy. This is Mother's personal purification. I think Litha will need extra attention after this." Alex looked at Litha concerned. "Are you okay, Litha?"
Brian's face took on one of shock. He wondered what pregnancy Litha was in though. He was not present for the spirit world encounter and knew nothing of the pregnancy of Litha by Alex. Brian's look went to even deeper concern. "A tainted pregnancy? How was it tainted?" He watched the wounds on Richard, hoping they would start closing soon.
Becka’s head snapped to Alex as he spoke. “Shit, shit, shit.” She turned back to Litha, concern now paramount. She was already loosing blood feeding Richard, add to it the loss of blood from a miscarry. Holy Crap. Distractedly she answered Brian. “Agathon got her pregnant with the help of a Celtic Fertility Knot. The same one that helped him get me pregnant, with Mother Earth’s Blessing.”
Litha distantly heard the others, but was too busy trying to ignore the pain and keep Richard swallowing her blood. She did lift her head slightly to eye Richard’s wounds. They finally looked like they were trying to close, but it was so slow it seemed. Damn him! If he up and died on her, she swore to all Holy and Unholy she would hit the Spirit World and hunt him down and give him torment for the rest of her life.
Brian realized they would need a new plan. This was a nasty complication. "I have Lycan plasma. We will have to give Litha a healthy dose of it after this." Richard's wounds seemed to finally be reacting. He shot a glance at Alex. Brian imagined Alex was feeling bad about things already. Alex certainly had the look of self-disappointment Brian was used to seeing. Brian bit his tongue to keep from making it worse for Alex. They would need to focus to get out of the mess.
Brian tried to encourage Richard. "Drink, Richard. It's working. Just keep focusing." He was glad Robert was coming. They would need all the help they could get. Luckily Litha was not wounded past the miscarriage. It was still a lot more dangerous that what it was supposed to be. Brian's eyes watched the wounds carefully. She would have to stop feeding Richard at first chance.
Litha bent down until her lips were close to Richard’s ear. While her voice was low, the Vampires would probably still hear her, but it was so growly that it would have taken another Lycan to recognize words in the sounds. “You are weak with all your talk of discipline. What is it doing for you now? At least with my rage I would be fighting, I am fighting now. If you die now, I will find you in the Spirit World and I will torment you the rest of my life with just how weak you were.”
Becka’s eyes narrowed more. She recognized what she’d dubbed ‘pissed off Lycan speak’. Litha was saying something to Richard, and if it was in the growl speech, it couldn’t be anything nice. She finally moved towards Litha and Richard, unable to sit still anymore. Litha’s head whipped around and a loud growl came out of her. Clearly a warning.
Becka scoffed. “Don’t make me hit you Litha. You know better.” She studied Litha’s eyes, they were a swirling mix of black and silver she’d never seen before.
Richard was in no real shape to truly hear Litha's words. His was feeling like he was drowning from the blood in his lungs while having to try to drink more blood to cure the silver poisoning. The only thing holding his brain together enough to struggle through the challenge was the peace the circle offered. Little did Litha know, his discipline had taken the bolts for her and it was his discipline that allowed him to drink her blood for the silver cleansing. Her threat meant little. He drank only for the hope of being able to protect Litha again. He drank in spite of her words. The pain in his chest was starting to subside a bit. His lungs seemed to gather some more pressure too. They were still punctured, but they seemed not to leak out the vital air as much as they had been. If he could decipher Litha's words properly, he would have quickly rebuked her citing her lack of discipline as what brought them out into the line of fire in the first place.
Brian didn't like Litha's growl, but he wasn't going to deal with it at this point. Seeing the wounds finally start to close on Richard, she was the one in trouble at this point anyway. Richard's chance of recovery was growing by the second. "Thank the Mother, it's working. It's almost done Litha. Rebeckah, Agathon, we are going to have to take Litha to the clinic. It's right next to the security room as you remember, Agathon."
Unmindful of Litha’s warning growl, Becka continued to the Lycans and wrapped her arms around both. Litha growled low once more, but Becka just nuzzled her. “It’s going--” Becka’s words cut off and her eyes grew wide for a moment. “Oh. I see.” Her face grew thoughtful and she really didn’t hear Brian’s words. Litha jerked at about the same time Becka’s eyes widened. Both women and Richard experienced a brief vision.
Two Vampires, a male with the vivid blue of his mother’s eyes predominate and brown ribbons snaking through the blue, and a female with the brown eyes of her father, only with the vivid blue snaking through the brown. Clearly the twins Becka carried, grown up or maybe teenagers. With them are Lycans. They seem to morph and change constantly, black or blonde of hair with pale blue almost white eyes, or dark brown. Clearly these are versions of cubs that will come from Litha and Richard. Mother Earth has given the three a glimpse of the future to come.
Litha becomes dead weight against Becka. Her arms still stays in place but her hand has stopped stroking Richard’s throat as she finally succumbs to everything. Becka adjusts quickly, placing a hand over Litha’s arm, ready to pull it away at Brian’s words. She isn’t overly worried at Litha’s passing out. The vision showed that Litha would survive. Brian saw Richard's wounds finally close. "Rebeckah, take Litha and come with me now. Agathon, bring Richard up with us." Brian turned and headed up the steps. Alex collected Richard, picking him up from behind.
Richard's eyes closed at the vision. His pain blurred the vision, but he felt he saw cubs. Half of them seemed to be Litha's and his. An intense love for Litha and their cubs seemed to wash through him. He coughed, his body evacuating blood from his lungs. He groaned out, "Litha." Alex was picking him up but he was unaware of it. His mind was lost in the vision that painfully faded as Alex carried him from the circle. His mind slipped into a deep sleep.
As Brian climbed the steps, he hesitated for the briefest of moments. Mother Earth had let him in the circle. A female shadow lurked in the back of his mind. There was nothing he could tell except haunting bright blue eyes peered out from the shadow. His voice spoke very softly. "Rebeckah?" The shadow shook its head no and faded. "Come, we don't have much time."
At the top of the steps a Lycan approached from the front door. "Brian, how is Richard?" His green eyes peered out from a flowing mane of light brown hair tied in a ponytail. He was muscular and stocky with brown leather shirt and pants. Brian waved him down the hall. "This way Robert. We have a female that is low on blood. Her name is Litha. She did the blood sacrifice already but she needs a transfusion fast." The group made their way to the clinic. Alex brought up the rear with Richard, keeping a close eye on Becka carrying Litha in front of him.
The clinic had a few single rolling beds and counters with a few medical items. Robert moved to a refrigerator and pulled out two IV bags with pale red liquid. Brian rolled over an IV stand to the bed closest to the door.
Becka picked Litha up awkwardly and carried her while following Brian. When the vampire hesitated then ever so softly called her name, she cocked her head at him. “Yes, Brian?” His next words made her pause more. It didn’t mesh well with the soft call of her name. She was perplexed but pulled from that by a new Lycan male. Becka studied this new Lycan thoughtfully. Finally reaching the clinic she set Litha on a bed and stepped back slightly so as not to be in the way. Litha was going to wake up pissed at being treated in a white man’s fashion instead of the Native she was used to. Becka kind of smiled at the visual. She already could envision the woman’s affront at so being invaded.
Robert hung the IV bags on the stand next to Litha while Brian pulled an IV needle and line from a drawer. Robert took the needle from Brian and slipped the needle into Litha's arm. Brian hooked up one of the bags to the line and connected it to the needle to start the flow of Lycan plasma into Litha. The two were strangely silent. So much conflict made this type of action and eerie kind of second nature to them.
Alex worked to situate Richard as comfortable as possible on the other bed. He took a towel from one of the cupboards, wet it in cold water, and started washing the blood from Richard's face and neck. The harsh reality of war was more than evident. It all felt too much like the Vlad revolt. "This is showing me why I went to America in the first place. How long has it been like this Brian?"
Brian looked up after making sure the plasma was flowing cleanly to Litha. "It only died down for about two or three years after the Vlad revolt. After that, it started very subtly and has been growing in crescendo. This is the most blatant stuff happening around my mansion though." Brian looked at Rebeckah. "I had a weird vision, Rebeckah. It was a shadow of a woman, except the shadow had blue eyes just like yours. You don't have a twin sister do you?" Brian was still trying to sort out how he just walked into the circle. It bothered him he did it without even thinking either. It was like his mind shifted on him without even recognizing it had shifted.
Becka had turned her attention to Alex and Brian as they started talking. She was thoughtful, it sounded like the Vlad Wars hadn’t ever actually ended. Which meant that Vlad wasn’t the originator of the Wars, but just the puppet. She jerked slightly and switched gears as Brian spoke to her directly. She had a curious look on her face until he asked after a twin. Her face took on a very pained look. “I did… once.” Abruptly she turned and walked swiftly out of the room. Alex was there, Litha would be alright. Right now she just couldn’t continue that conversation. Not here in the place of her origins. She didn’t pay attention to where she was going, but soon found herself in the safe room. Sliding a short distance after closing the door, she dropped down against the wall and pulled her knees up wrapping her arms around them and dropping her forehead against them. Tears were already forming.
Alex saw Becka recoil at Brian's question. Richard seemed in a deep sleep. Alex wasn't sure what caused Brian to ask such a question, but Alex knew he needed to be with Becka after the question was asked, especially with Becka's reaction. "You two have this. Rebeckah needs me."
Alex moved quickly down the hall catching the movement of the safe room door before it closed. He moved towards the door and gave it a knock. He wasn't going to be able to open it with Becka occupying it. "Rebeckah?!" He badly felt the need to be on the other side of the door comforting Becka.
Brian looked at Robert. "Wow, what a messy day. I'm going to get some meat for these two. They are going to wake up hungry. Keep an eye on them and I'll be right back." Robert nodded and Brian headed to the kitchen.
It wasn’t until Alex knocked on the door and called her that she even realized the door had been open so she could get in. She didn’t want to move and let him in, but she did. Rising with an effort, she opened the door and turned away. For a millisecond she wondered where Steve had gotten off too. But it was quickly lost as she just stood there arms wrapped around herself and her head bowed. Unknown to both Alex and Becka, Steve was in the security room. Brian had his team get Steve out so they could use the safe room quickly if needed.
Alex stepped into the room and immediately turned to Becka. He took her into his arms as he sat down next to her. "Are you okay, my Love?" He wished he had grabbed their clothes. There was nothing to do for it until Becka was ready to go get them though. Things were just happening too fast and urgently. He felt a bit off balance. His lips pressed to Becka's raven hair and gave her a kiss on her head.
Becka easily sat with Alex and cuddled into his hold. “Yeah. I’ll be fine. It just came out of the blue and caught me off guard is all.” She wrapped her arms around him briefly and hugged. She then pulled back slightly. “Someone should be in there when Litha wakes. She’s gonna be madder than a wet hornet when she finds they didn’t use Native healing techniques.” She gives a half sigh, half laugh. “It really is astonishing how easily those Lycans from here so easily adapted to Native ways when you stop and think about it.”
Alex looked at Becka with concern for her. "I'm not willing to leave you alone. When you are ready, let's get our clothes and then go back to the clinic. The Lycan seemed better adapted to the Mother. It's probably because they are alive while we are not. Well, at least most of us are not. It appears you and I are alive in some form now. At any rate, it looks like the Americans stayed more true to life while the war here has made death have more influence. Perhaps the Lycan are more readily able to embrace the life giving ways of the Mother." Alex thought about the past events and it hit him Brian was in the circle. "Woah! Brian was running the ceremony in the circle with us. How did he step into it as a vampire?" Things seemed to be happening at a very fast pace and the changes seemed dramatic. Mother Earth was up to something he didn't fully understand yet.
"How do Americans deal with anemia?" The question bubbled up in Alex's mind and he blurted it out. There was a possibility Becka knew. It seemed it would be helpful to know what Litha might have been expecting versus what Brian did to try to help her.
Becka looked at Alex oddly when he mentioned Brian in the circle. She shrugged, “the Mother wanted him there obviously.” She rose from his lap and moved to allow him to get up so they could retrieve their clothes and return to the clinic. “Oh the usual, lots of chanting, smoke and a tea made of stinging nettle, red raspberry, oat straw, and anise seed. Sometimes Alfalfa, or Yellow Dock Root, is used if the others aren’t available. Personally, I think the chanting and smoke is for show.” She shrugs and moves to the door.
Alex got up and moved to the door, opening it for Becka. Her statement about the Mother wanting Brian there was a statement of the obvious to him, but that is all they really had. "Litha will just have to understand they don't have American herbs here. Anyway, plasma can't be bad, right? Europe has been dealing with war so much they can't be all wrong at how to deal with wounds. The silver recovery for Richard seems nothing short of a miracle." Sometimes it seemed ancient medicine didn't give proper dues to the successes of modern medicine. Both systems seemed to have their fair share of foul balls. It wasn't unrelated to the Lycan and vampire conflicts. Everyone seemed to take sides instead of trying to gather the good from the two sides.
Becka shrugged. “She will, after her initial feelings of invasion are past. Maybe. No, the States use the stuff too, remember. But Lycans don’t exactly go to hospitals and such. Richard is a miracle. Dancing Water needs to know about that cure. I wonder how long they’ve known about the cure here.” She moves through the door and heads down the stairs to the circle. Once there she gathers her clothes and dresses. She waits for Alex before heading back up. “Perhaps we should suggest they restrain Litha for the time being. I can see her going into a fit and tearing the place up…” She trails off with a sour look, not liking that visual at all.
Alex walked down to the basement with Becka and got dressed. He was very uncomfortable with Litha's reactions. She was being a bit too violent. He wondered how much the issues on the plane influenced that. "Well, they didn't know about it when I left. I wonder if the cure would work in San Francisco. It obviously needs the circle here. Brian won't let Litha get too far, but it will be better to restrain her. Not sure how they will do that though. Litha seems very strong. Do you think there is something that could hold her?" Alex took Becka's hand. He gave her a kiss and started up the steps with her.
“Titanium?” Becka gave Alex a small smile at the quip and then just shrugged. “Actually you could probably restrain her easily. Me too for that matter. In fact I’d probably be the better choice. She’s less likely to hurt me at the moment.” Becka moved up the stairs and to the clinic. She gave a nod to Robert as she entered and looked the two patients over. Litha was clearly out for a while as her body worked to not only replace blood loss but finish ejecting the cubs she’d carried. Becka frowned slightly and moved to Litha. “Agathon, would you go get a change of clothes for Litha please.” She then turned her attentions to removing the clothes the woman wore. There was no helping the shirt though with the IV in. Becka just tore that along the sleeve and up to the collar. She frowned slightly at the five small lumps of blood and flesh that fell out as she removed the pants. She quickly scooped them up and placed them in the pants and folded the pants over them and then wrapped it all up in the torn shirt. No telling how they would have turned out, they were still to newly conceived to be more detailed. They’d need to be buried at some point, given back to the Mother. She then moved to find cloth, basin, and water. Returning back to her friend, she started cleaning her up. “Also find something we can use to catch the blood.”
Alex followed Becka up to the clinic. It was not fun to see Litha out of it. He gave Becka a kiss before letting her know he was getting Litha some clothes. "Okay, I'll get her a change." He stepped out and headed down the hall to the safe room to get a change of clothes out of the trunk.
Brian moved to help Becka out as Robert watched the patients. He pulled out a metal pan for cleanup. "I take it we need to properly bury the lost children." It was a very somber moment. Brian wasn't sure why Alex would be involved in something so odd as to try cross breeding with a Lycan. He figured it was something he really wasn't a part of. He helped Becka clean up handing her the wash pan and rinsing and replacing soiled towels. Robert worked at cleaning up Richard the best he could.
Alex returned to the clinic with a change of clothes for Litha. He felt terrible for being the cause of so much pain for Litha. He wondered if he could ever make it up to her. Their short lived marriage had been a major disaster.
Becka smiled her thanks at Alex. Becka nodded and sighed. “Wished I knew how long she will be out for. I hate to bury them without her present. She’ll have no closure.” She continued to clean Litha up. “Thanks for your help Brian. Sorry we’ve been the most unruly of guests.” Finally finishing up, she pulled a clean sheet over Litha and turned to take the clothes from Alex to lay close by for her. She then turned back to Alex and snuggled up to him. “Nothing to do now but wait.” She looked over at Robert and Richard. “How is he doing?” She kept her voice even. She still wasn’t sure about Richard, vision be damned, they were going to have a very rocky relationship if this beginning was any insight. The fact that they would have cubs was great, but one didn’t have to love, hell you didn’t even have to have like, to reproduce. She’d seen that among Human and Lycan both.
Brian nodded. "We'll refrigerate the bodies if we have to for Litha. She's Lycan though. I doubt she'll be out too long." Brian moved the soiled towels and waste water to the sink and put them into the laundry for cleaning later. "Your visit is fine. I'm sorry Europe is such a ripping mess."
Alex hugged Becka close as she pressed into him. He felt bad Becka and he had such a deep love and Litha was caught in some horrible nightmare. He felt like he built the greater part of it, too.
Robert gave a quick reply about Richard. "He's recovering. He'll likely recover before Litha. It's pretty ironic really. I guess you have to be hell lucky to be as old as Richard and survive what he has." Robert looked back down at Richard. A slight smile seemed to form on his face as if it was a pleasant dream he was in. Robert raised his eyebrows at that. He had no idea Richard was remembering the vision of cubs with Litha in his sleep state.
A few minutes later, Richard's eyes slowly opened, but only half way. His hands moved to his chest. "Oh hell, what happened?" Brian looked over. "Litha did the ceremony for you, Richard. You are recovering. Robert, get him some meat please." Richard smelled his blood on his shirt and something else. He jumped straight up and looked over at Litha. "That's her blood. What happened?!" There was a funny smell with her blood. He didn't much care for that smell. Litha's blood wasn't a bad smell, except he wasn't supposed to be smelling it.
Becka nodded. “That will be fine then.” She shrugged next. “I haven’t been home in several centuries. I’m not really all that surprised actually.” She stayed cuddled into Alex, sensing that he was out of sorts over everything. He should have not only listened to Dancing Water, but took it to heart as well. Though she knew that could be tough sometimes. Becka nodded at Robert. She then turned into Alex and held him close. Becka turned at Richard’s voice and watched him neutrally. She raised a brow as he became all defensive and protective. It earned him points with her, but she knew Litha was going to hate such if he displayed such too often. “As Brian said, Litha did the ceremony.” She paused and studied him more. “And her body’s finally ejecting the cubs she’d carried. Think the shallot helped.”
Richard digested things in his mind. He remembered Litha chastising him for having been hit. His hand moved up to his chest. There were scars there. He had always vowed to not let himself get hit by silver and he had finally blown it and met some. Becka's explanation explained the smell. The shallots were a cleansing herb. It made sense her body rejected the tainted cross breeds. Maybe it would bring Litha some peace and closure. Part of him was sore at Alex for creating such a bad thing for Litha. He really didn't understand it though. He figured Alex would have to wrestle his own demons on that one. Richard lay back down.
Alex held Becka tight. She really was the center wheel of his life. He just hoped he didn't darken her life by jeopardizing Litha.
Robert came back with some very lightly seared meat after about ten minutes. Alex's brow raised at the fact it smelled good to him. He still wasn't used to having hunger. Robert put the plate on a rolling table and brought it over to Richard. "Time to eat. Bodies aren't supposed to catch bolts you know. You are supposed to dodge them." Richard sat up and rolled his eyes at Robert. He was starting to think everyone thought he shot himself.
Becka looked up at Alex as he held her tightly. She looked at him with concern briefly, then just smiled at him. She spoke mentally to him. “I love you, Agathon.” She turned her gaze to Robert as he came in with meat. It smelled really good to her, and she remembered that she never did eat after her shower. She sighed quietly and watched Richard get rather sour looking around the edges. She quirked a brow at him as her eyes twinkled suddenly. Alex used a mind link back to Becka. "I love you, Rebeckah." He smiled back at her, but it was a weaker smile. Litha was dear to them both .
Richard started digging into his meat. He was honestly hungry from having been wounded and he wanted to get the glare of victim status off his mind.
Alex got another puzzled look. "Does anyone know where Steve is?" Brian turned to him. "I had him move to the security room so we had fast access to the safe room if needed. He's fine." Alex nodded.
Robert really wasn't ready to go until he saw Litha stable. "I think I should stick around to make sure Litha pulls out of her sleep properly." Brian turned back to Litha and nodded. He hoped the vigil wouldn't be too long. Alex piped in. "Brian, we may have to restrain her. She goes into a rage over IVs." Brian sighed. "Litha needs a major anger management course. She is way too impulsive for Europe. Tanatos's minions love catching people who like to rush into traps." Alex decided he needed to calm Brian down. "She's not military, we just have to understand she is more conventional and not into the whole combat scene. She's a fighter though so it's just a matter of watching out for her. You and I should be able to help Rebeckah keep Litha calm. We just have to be here for her."
Becka shook her head and finally moved out from the circle of Alex’s arms. She went to Litha’s bedside and settled in to wait. “I’ve got her, you all can go deal with other things. You’re welcome to stay of course Robert, but stay out of the way, please.” She perched herself on the edge of the bed and waited. As she did she looked at Richard as he ate, a thoughtful look on her face.
Alex noticed Becka looking at the food Richard ate. "Want me to cook up the balance of our meat for you, Rebeckah?" He was a bit nervous about Rebeckah handling Litha on her own. Litha was a lot older than Rebeckah and could easily over power her. At least Robert and Richard would be there to help her.
Brian was a bit leery but understood his presence could be destructive for Litha. "I'm going back to the security room to watch the monitors and make sure no one tries to attack us." Brian stepped out. He could also keep a close eye on Steve and make sure he didn't get hurt.
Richard hungrily ate. Hearing Litha could go on the tear again had him wanting his strength up. If anything, he had to be ready to defend himself.
“Yes please, Agathon. That would be wonderful, and keep you out from underfoot as well.” She gave him a smile as she spoke. She watched Brian take the smart option of retreat and then turned to watch Robert briefly. She then turned her full attention on Richard. She waited for a while, letting him get his fill, but also because she was waiting for something else. She laid a hand lightly on Litha’s shoulder and suddenly spoke. “What does Litha mean to you Richard? Besides your mate now.” Alex stepped out to cook up the remainder of the meat in the safe room refrigerator.
Robert sat near Litha, keeping a concerned eye on her. Richard finished off his meat and then turned his attention to Becka. Her question caught him a bit off guard. "She's a willful and loyal fighter. She watches after you and Steve very impressively. I'm concerned about her over aggressiveness. Aggressive is good, but when you overdo it you over extend yourself. I want to learn what she knows and try to share with her what I know. She's like a fellow warrior protector spirit to me." Richard looked at Becka quizzically. He wondered where Becka was going with the conversation.
Becka gave a snort and rolled her eyes. “So, she is your mate and a fellow warrior… You are an idiot.” She shook her head in disgust. She looked down at Litha and sighed. Her fingers slightly squeezed Litha’s shoulder as if in sympathy for her friend. Hers was going to be a really tough relationship with that man. How she wished her friend had found someone more like Agathon.
Richard hung his head. He was obviously the villain at this juncture. "Look, if Litha wants a better man, she's welcome to him. I'm not going to be the bad guy here." He got up. Robert got up with a start but backed off. Richard was in a bad mood. He let Richard leave. He sighed after Richard marched out. The clinic was at least emptying. If only Litha pulled through. He snickered at Becka. "Nice bed side manner. Good thing he was recovered. I guess he earned it though, eh? That Richard is one stiff shirt at times." Robert didn't want Richard getting mixed up with the women. There was obviously no chemistry and Richard was just going to get ripped to shreds. He would bide his time and talk Richard out of the relationship. It was obviously very young and with so many enemies, it would be easy to tank. Richard just needed a little sense talked into him to back out.
Becka’s eyes narrowed as Richard suddenly got up and walked out. “Leave off Becka. And get this stupid thing out of my arm.” Becka moved swiftly and removed the IV. Her face was completely neutral and her thoughts her own. “Did I smell food?” Becka nodded as she handed Litha her clothes. Litha sat up and about keeled back over as she became dizzy suddenly. Becka steadied her as Litha let a growl out. Once she was sure Litha was steady she let her go and stepped back looking Litha over. Litha got herself dressed and then stood carefully. “I need food. You can tell me about what Dancing Water said, then I need more sleep. I have a spell to perform in a few hours.”
Becka sighed. “Alex is cooking that meat we brought.”
“Good. Let’s go to the safe room then.” Litha moved with care as she exited the room and walked to the safe room. Before she reached it, she could smell the food cooking. Entering the safe room she went and sat wearily at the table. Becka had followed in her wake after giving Robert a nod of thanks. She quietly shut the safe room door behind her once they were in the room and went to sit near Litha. “So?”
Becka sighed and explained to Litha everything that had gone on with Dancing Water in the Spirit World. Litha finally nodded. “Ok. By the way I don’t want you helping with the spell.” Becka looked startled, but before she could speak Litha continued. “Some, no matter what, are still going to side against the Mother, no sense giving our enemies a clear target. So, you are not helping. Period.”
Becka sighed but just nodded. Litha had a point, and it wouldn’t be conductive to the spell to try and force her help upon the woman. Both women looked to Alex to see if he was nearly done cooking. Becka looked side long at Litha briefly. She had acted like this after Eagle. She was slightly worried about her friend. That time hadn’t been pleasant, and it looked like this wasn’t going to be any better. They also still had the cubs to bury, but she wasn’t about to bring them up right now. They could wait until tomorrow.
Richard went to his room for a change of clothes. He was worried he wasn't right for Litha at all. She didn't like him and her friends didn't like him. The whole vision confused him now. How in the world was he supposed to have cubs by a woman that didn't even like him? He didn't want it anymore. The problem was Litha and the Mother had saved his life. He was indebted to meet whatever those obligations were. He pulled the ruined shirt off tearing it up the back and looked at himself in the mirror. Three scars now marked his chest when the bolts had entered. Not many Lycan had silver scars. How Robert discovered the use of shallots and blood with the circle was nothing short of a miracle. Robert had certainly earned his chief status with that one. Richard realized he wasn't really an alpha at this point. He was whatever he was in Litha's mind and he had no clue what that really was. He needed to get down to the clinic and check on things. There was probably cleanup to do as well. It wouldn't be right to stick Robert with cleanup. He put on a fresh shirt and moved back down to the clinic.
Robert watched attentively as Becka went to work. It was good to see Litha awake. "Congratulations, you are the seventh Lycan to successfully save another Lycan from silver poisoning. You are honored sister." He got up to make Litha some food but then heard Becka bring up the food Alex was making. "If you need more meat, let me know. I can make more." He waved at the departing women and then started to clean up. Richard showed up shortly in a clean shirt. "Let me help you Robert." Robert smiled at Richard despite Richard's stern expression. "Sure thing." The two started putting things back in order and replacing the sheets on the beds. Richard spoke first. "I can handle this, Robert. You don't need to be worrying with this stuff. You have a community to look over." Robert's face went neutral. "Well, the mansion is occupying the oppositions attention right now so the town is safe and quiet right now believe it or not. Anyway, I noticed something is up between Litha and you. I know she's beautiful and I know she saved your life, but from the sound of her vampire friend, I'm not so sure you are good for her Richard. You may want to just let that one go. She was probably just saving you out of duty and not love. Don't confuse the two. When the right woman comes along, you'll know. Don't let the thrill of combat and violence trick you into anything." Richard didn't like Robert's lecture one bit. "Look, Robert, it is what it is. I'll just have to deal with whatever it becomes. Mother's will. If we are wrong, then the Mother will provide the way. If we are right, the Mother will watch over that as well." Richard was truly worried about things at that point.
Alex looked up and smiled at seeing Litha. Talking to her seemed a bad idea though. Becka and Litha were absorbed in their own conversation and Litha flat ignored him. He simply concentrated on searing the meat a bit. The good news was rare didn't take long at all. By the time the women looked his way, he already had the meat divided between two plates with a knife and fork for both.
He walked into the dining area and delivered the meat to the women. "Let me know if you need it cooked more." He moved back to the kitchen to get water for Litha. He was thinking Litha just needed time with Becka. Litha seemed to wall all off but Becka and there was no getting through that wall without running into blind rage.
“Thank you, Agathon.” Litha tucked into the food like one starving. Becka ate as well, but much slower. It had been a long time since she’d eaten food with any kind of enjoyment, and she was enjoying it. She watched Alex go back to the kitchen as she ate. She kept silent though. Litha would speak when she was ready to be sociable gain. There was no point in pushing the woman. So far, her return to her homeland was not anything like she’d expected. They couldn’t even go out so she could show Alex and Litha where she’d been born… both times. Litha final pushed her plate away empty. She downed the water Alex brought her, and then went to one of the beds and curled up. She was asleep almost instantly. Becka finished her food. And gathered up the dishes. She went in and washed them quickly. Then coming back out she spied the notepad Litha had worked on. Picking it up, she looked it over. She moved and gathered up everything Litha had listed. “Come on, let’s just let her sleep.” She moved out the door and towards the basement.
Richard and Robert finished cleaning up the clinic. The two shook hands for the parting. "Mother watch over you, Robert. Be careful." Robert chuckled. "You are the one that needs to be more careful. Mother be with you." Robert headed out. Richard decided to check the security monitors. Brian and he probably needed to do a sweep of the perimeter. Things were heating up.
Alex gave Becka a kiss and pitched in with the dishes when she came over. It was nice connecting with Becka. He wanted to go out and let Becka show them her home, but things kept popping up in the way. He didn't like someone had openly tried to kill Litha and Richard right outside the grounds and the spy he killed demonstrated the mansion was important to both parties. When the dishes were done, Alex followed Becka.
"Sure, she really does need the rest. Hopefully we get all this business done and can get away from the mansion. This house is feeling more like a war zone than anything at this point." The great redeeming quality of the house was the circle that allowed Becka to share intimacy with him. That at least helped greatly.
Becka smiled at Alex. “Yeah, she does. That would be nice. I’m actually starting to feel a bit claustrophobic myself.” Reaching the basement, she moves into the circle and then sets the stuff near the center. She then steps back and waits for Alex. Once he is near her she snuggles up and gives him a hug. “This whole thing seems to be such a mess.” She sighs and gives him a quick kiss. “I love you. And I am so glad I found you.” She was definitely grateful their relationship was nothing like what Litha and Richard were going through. Though come to think of it theirs had started out a bit off as well, but not near as badly.
Alex followed right behind Becka. He moved back with her to the edge of the circle. He returned her hug with a very welcoming and strong one himself. His lips returned her kiss. "Rebeckah, you have made my life worth all the pain and work. Your health is my happiness really." He continued to hold her and reflected on Richard and Litha. "It's hard to make out what is going on between Litha and Richard. They seem to be acting out of duty more than anything. Do you think they are right for each other? I'm having some very strong doubts about the whole thing. Maybe we need to get to Greece as soon as possible to get Litha away from him. The only problem is with the divorce, the whole thing is between Litha and Dancing Water. I'm not sure what the Mother is up to with those two. After her spell, we should be done with business at any rate. Maybe tomorrow we take a day off to visit your birthplace and then head down to Greece. How much time do you think it will take? I'll need to let Steve know when to make his flight plans for. I think I can convince Brian to keep Richard at the mansion when we visit your birthplace. Maybe Richard wasn't meant for Litha at all. Maybe there is someone else for her." Litha wasn't happy at all. Alex really didn't want that for her. She deserved some peace like Becka and he had.
Becka smiled at him and held him close. She waited until he was done speaking before saying anything. “Actually, unless you want one sorely pissed off Werewolf traveling with us to Greece, we should hold off until she’s ready to talk and ask her what she wants to do. Making choices for her is just going to make her a bear to live with. I don’t know though. You and I didn’t exactly start out all roses. Unfortunately, from what I was able to get out of Richard, he just views her as a mate and fellow warrior. He doesn’t seem to have any other feelings or emotions about her.” She shrugs. “Maybe he just wasn’t comfortable opening up to me.” She sighs and moves to sit and get comfortable. Really there wasn’t much to do while they were cooped up in the Manse. At least the circle was peaceful.
Alex nodded at Becka's suggestion. She was dead accurate about Litha. "I agree about waiting to see what Litha wants. If she has real feelings for Richard she has hidden them well, but then again, that's Litha's thing too." He thought on the situation between Litha and Richard. His arms gave Becka a squeeze and he placed another kiss on her lips before he shared the thoughts. "I don't know. Richard is definitely tense. Being under fire doesn't really make for allowing one to be emotionally safe. I'm not sure what Litha and Richard saw of each other on Litha's reagent gathering either. I suppose it could just be the tense of atmosphere of Richard worrying about someone being shot. Litha isn't exactly warm to outsiders. Between the divorce and Steve getting thrown, Litha hasn't exactly shown her better side. Alex sat down next to Becka. They were stuck until Litha woke up. He hugged her and gave her a deep kiss. Becka had a very troubled and sad look on her face as Alex spoke.
Unfortunately, only she knew Litha best from long association. And right now, Becka was really her only ally as the others seemed to be against her at various points. She hugged Alex back and joined in the kiss. But her thoughts were definitely elsewhere. She sent a brief prayer to Mother Earth to help guide her friend to peace. Happiness could come after that was achieved.
“Niece.” Litha sighs and turns to find Dancing Water sitting in front of a pueblo with a fire going. Coping a squat she speaks. “Aunt.”
“Things aren’t going well.”
Litha shrugs. “Everything’s fine.”
Dancing Water gives her a stern look. “Do not lie to me.”
“I’m not. Agathon’s cubs have been ejected. I have a mate, and the Mother gave me a vision that we will have cubs. We will be doing our part to continue the Lycan race.”
Dancing Water sighs. She hears what Litha doesn’t say. “You have been through much for one night. Perhaps we should postpone the Ceremony until tomorrow morn.”
Litha shakes her head. “No. Any more time cooped up and I’m going to need to be put down for becoming rabid. I am doing this tonight.”
Dancing Water is silent for a very long time. “Very well, Niece. Remember you are loved.” Litha doesn’t say anything, and eventually the Spirit World is replaced with deeper sleep.
Alex saw Becka's sadness and knew it was over Litha. He broke his kiss. "Rebeckah, I want to help Litha but she sees my divorce of her as an attack more than anything. I was only doing what the Mother and Dancing Water asked. I know most of it was because I worked too hard bringing her into our family, but I thought it was best for all. In so many ways, I am to blame, but I don't know how to make it up to Litha. Sometimes I think Richard and Litha would have gotten along just fine if I had not ruined things for her. I just don't know. All I can do is ask your help to let me know how to help her. I don't think she is going to honestly tell me anything for some time. I really blew it trying to include her. The funny thing is, she is still included and she is taking the whole divorce thing too much to heart to see it." Steve would not have been thrown if he had never made Litha part of their family. Alex hung his head a bit lost at what to do for anything.
Becka suddenly stood up and grabbed Alex’s hand. She led him back up stairs and to the safe room. Once there, she climbs into the bed, carefully crossing Litha trying not to wake her. She gestures to Alex to lie down next to Litha as well. She speaks to Alex mentally. “No links my love. I am curious anyway.” She caresses Litha’s hair gently as she closes off all contact with Alex.
Alex was surprised at Becka's sudden move. He went with her anyway though. She usually had great ideas and whatever she was thinking was bound to help Litha in some way. He traced back up to the safe room with Becka and watched Becka slip into bed with Litha. He was surprised she gestured for Alex to get into bed with Litha as well. He wasn't so sure Litha would appreciate it, but he got into the bed anyway. Alex didn't use a link to answer Becka. Rather he gave her a straight faced wink and nod. He blew her a kiss for luck. His eyes watched Becka caress Litha's hair. No links seemed to signify he might end up having sex with Litha. He supposed it would be safe as long as no fertility knot was used and Litha didn't decide to claw his eyes out.
Becka rolled her eyes and gave Alex such a look as she reached across Litha and grabbed his hand. She placed it on Litha’s hip and then went back to gently stroking her hair. Litha very much needed to know that they still considered her family, and Richard could go hang himself if he didn’t like it.
Litha stirred slightly, but didn’t wake as the two vampires settled in next to her. Her subconscious recognized their scents and so didn’t wake her in alarm. Her arm came up and wrapped around Alex’s neck and she cuddled a bit closer to him. Becka was quick to run her fingers down Litha’s neck to her breast. Her fingers started swirling around her nipple causing it to poke up through the clothing.
Alex could only smile at Becka's reaction to him. He moved his hand onto Litha's hip under the guidance of Becka. He was pleasantly surprised to feel Litha take his neck and cuddle into him. Her action aroused him. Becka' move on Litha's breasts and Litha's reaction told him their purpose was to show that Litha was very much welcome with them and he definitely wanted to be part of it. Alex put a gentle kiss on Litha's lips. His hand on Litha's hip moved down to her bottom and gave her butt cheek a light grope with his free hand moved up to caress Litha's cheek.
A sound, half moan, half sigh, came from Litha’s lips just before Alex kissed her. Becka smiled and her free hand went down to Litha’s sex and started rubbing through her clothing, while her other hand moved to her other nipple. Litha’s hips started moving with Becka’s rubbing, to also caused her to push against Alex’s groin and starting erection at the same time. Becka leaned forward and lightly nipped Litha’s erected nipple. Litha’s throat vibrated with the groan she released into hers and Alex’s kiss.
Alex's erection quickly firmed up at Litha's press against it. His hand moved off her cheek and stroked her throat with his fingertips. His kiss pressed into hers and his tongue moved out on her lips gently looking for an opening to find her tongue. His hand moved down to the middle of her ass and gripped it as his arm pulled her lap against his erection. He let go of her ass and moved his hand up to the back of her shirt. He started working her shirt up while caressing her lower back. His leg moved Litha's legs apart. It looked like Litha was going to be caught between Becka and him. He wasn't certain if Litha was awake or not. If she was already awake, she was in for a very pleasurable sandwich experience. If she wasn't, Alex simply hoped she wasn't overly surprised when she did wake up.
Becka’s hand moved down and under Litha’s shirt. With Alex at the back and Becka at the front, Litha’s shirt was soon bunched up under her arm pits. Now with Litha’s breasts free, Becka went to suckle one and play with the other. Becka’s other hand moved faster on Litha’s pussy. Litha’s mouth opened up under Alex’s deeper kiss. Her hips bucked under Becka’s hand and into Alex’s hard cock. Her arm tightened around Alex’s neck. She rose from the depths of sleep into a pleasurable wakening. Her other hand reached out and grabbed Becka by the hair. From scent alone she knew who was going at her body as they were. Alex's hands moved around to the front of Litha's waistline and undid her pants. He didn't run his hands down the front though because he didn't want to disrupt what Becka was doing to her. Instead he moved his hands back around her waistline and pressed them down to his pant fastening and undid his own pants. His tongue pressed around Litha's while his lips moved against hers. When his pants came undone he started working them down by the hip and from behind to allow Litha to keep pressing her ass into his lap.
Becka was quick once Alex undid Litha’s pants to start pushing them off her. When they got low enough she used her feet to finish taking them off. Her hands returned to what they were doing before the pants.
As soon as she felt flesh on flesh in both front and back, Litha’s hips wiggled and moved until Alex’s cock slipped inside her wet cunt. A moan intermingled with their kiss. Her hand in Becka’s hair tightened, and her other hand found a hold in Alex’s hair as well. Her hips started moving. Becka held her hand flat so the heel of her palm was against Litha’s clit and her fingers laid over Alex’s balls. She let Litha do the work with her thrusting. Litha’s thrusts caused her own clit to rub against Becka’s hand and Becka’s fingers to slide up and down Alex’s balls.
Alex worked his pants down to his thighs. His erection pressed up against Litha's crevice as it popped loose and Litha was quick to press her heated slick canal onto it. He moaned at the sensation of her impaling her cunt on him. "Oh, Litha." His moan concluded with her name.
Litha's yank on his hair broke their kiss. His right hand threaded under her neck to grab her hair as well and cranked her head back to expose her throat to his. His other hand moved to Litha's stomach and started pressing and massaging her exposed flatness. His neck pulled on his hair painfully. He cried out a bit at the move but silenced it by closing his teeth on Litha's neck. His mind mixed the pain of his scalp with the pleasure of Litha's silk striving on his shaft and his nuts rolling on Becka's hand.
When their kiss broke Litha panted briefly then tried to speak. “What are you two--” She stopped suddenly and gasped hard. These two had ganged up on her that much was for sure. She wasn’t able to think properly, and her hips moved faster. These two were bringing her to an orgasm quicker than expected. Becka moved to Litha’s other breast and Litha’s body arched into Becka while her ass pushed into Alex’s lap. Alex’s teeth on her throat make her convulse suddenly and she cried out in pleasure.
Alex arched his chest against Litha's back. His body craved her touch as her thrusting was causing her canal and Becka's hand to send wave after wave of pleasure through his body. He just wanted Litha's body trapped against his and Becka was doing a great job of causing just that very thing to happen. Alex couldn't really reply. His throat simply issued moans against her neck and Litha's cry of pleasure added to the symphony of pleasure mixed with pain in his mind. The walls of her surrendered canal were doing wondrous things to his shaft and Litha was going to get another injection of his cum at the rate she was thrusting.
Becka’s hand pressed harder into Litha and Alex. She switched nipples again nipping the one as she left and the other as she found it. Her hand came up and tangled in Litha’s hair next to Alex’s own hand and pulled Litha’s head back more. Becka’s hand was drenched as Litha’s body released her juice in a strong orgasm. It made for even easier sliding of her hand over Litha’s sex and Alex’s balls.
Litha was making incoherent noises as her vaginal walls clamped down on Alex’s cock. The orgasm kept her moving on Alex’s rod despite her inability to control the movements of her body at the moment.
Alex's hand suddenly froze on Litha's lower belly and pressed. Litha's sheath seemed to drench his cock and nuts while her walls repeatedly hugged his shaft tightly. His loins pulsed inside of the grip of her silk and started pumping his cream into her. His voice cried out in muffled pleasure against the skin of her neck as his tongue thrust out against it pressing firmly. His ears couldn't decipher his cries from the sounds Litha was making. He kept crying out as Litha continued moving her canal up and down on his shaft to create a sharp mix of extreme pleasure and pain from the over stimulation of his cock to the pull of his hair from his scalp. His body involuntarily pressed into Litha's. He was trapped in the intense sensation. His other hand let go of Litha's hair and involuntarily reached and grabbed the sheet on the mattress in a tight grip. He could feel the pulse of his nuts against Becka's hand. He was caught just as much as Litha was simply by the tension in his muscles.
Becka kept her hold on Litha’s hair as Alex let go. She ground the heel of her palm into Litha’s clit as her fingers and nails started dancing over Alex’s nuts. She kept the pleasure going for both of them. She couldn’t move her head to look up at them since Litha seemed to have a painful death grip on it. Becka would bet it was the same for Alex as well. So, since she was stuck with a face full of breast, she let her tongue and teeth roam all over it.
Litha’s body was bucking oddly, almost as if she was trying to get away from the mind numbing pleasure she was feeling. Caught between Alex and Becka though, she had no escape. Her noises were become even more indecipherable as they were intermixed with gasps for breath as well. She had absolutely no control over her body as it continued to spasm in pleasure.
Alex's eyes popped wide as his dick convulsed in a second ejaculation. His vocal cords locked up in silence as his lungs simply gasped sucking air and pushing it hard against Litha's neck. His own neck gave way and he felt wetness on his scalp as hair pulled loose from it. His head jerked back in a gasp as it felt like his body was pushing his intestines through is shaft into Litha in a hot string of pleasure and pain. His balls were doing a dance of their own with Becka's fingers and nails. One of her nails caught his sack and the stab caused his ass and hips to shove his rod deep into Litha.
Litha screamed at Alex’s sudden thrust into her. Her body jerked hard one last time itself, and more nectar burst forth from her pussy. Becka finally let up on what she had been doing to the two of them and let go of Litha’s hair. As soon as Litha was released from Becka’s attentions, her own hands managed to relax enough to let Becka’s and Alex’s hairs go. She lay rather bonelessly as her body continued to pound in serious aftershocks. She panted trying to get not only her breath back but also control of her body again.
Finally let go, Becka raised her head up and looked at the two of them, a smile spread across her face of delight. No links, no circle, and she had been able to help in the intense sex her husband and her best friend had just had. Things were looking up for the rest of their trip. The fact that she wanted a serious fucking herself was beside the point.
Alex's head fell to the bed when Litha let go of his hair. His body shuddered with Litha's aftershocks. His own shaft jumped inside of Litha periodically as well. Both actions sent pleasure coursing through him. He noticed Becka smiling at them both. The look in her eyes combined with the scent of her sex beneath Litha's told him she was aroused from the encounter too. Alex caught his breath enough to address her. "Rebeckah, we are taking you to the basement or rounding up Steve. You are not getting out of this one free."
Alex's hand started rubbing Litha's lower belly in a circular motion. "So which is it my Love?" He wasn't sure which was the best option. Litha's material was in the circle, but it was big enough that there was room to fuck Becka. Then again, if Litha needed the circle, Steve could always take her in the safe room.
“Neither.” It was simply said as she snuggled up on the other side of Litha. “You know, no matter what, you and I are always. No mates, not cubs, no nothing’s coming between us. We made that pact a long time ago.”
Litha finally sucked in enough air to get herself under control. She nodded at Becka as she held her breath briefly to get everything sorted completely. She then released it slowly. “I know.” She wrapped an arm around Becka and gave her a half hug. “You two totally did a dirty ambush there.”
Becka chuckled. “Why of course we did. When you’re asleep is the only time you never argue.”
Litha chuckled and wrapped her other arm around Alex and half hugged him as well. “Thanks, both of you. Now can I please get some sleep until just before dawn? You two go play or something.” With that she started to push them both out of the bed.
Alex returned Litha's hug. He smiled seeing Litha in good spirits again. "I love you, Litha. You are always my special friend. I may be third wheel between you too, but that's my own fault." He winked to the women. They were an odd trio to be sure.
Alex slipped out of the bed and pulled up his pants when Litha shoved him out. He moved towards the door and waited for Becka. "Let's let Litha get her rest. She earned it." He was still bound and determined to take Becka to the basement. He didn't like leaving Becka unsatisfied. He wasn't sure why she was denying herself though. That was the only wildcard that would stop him from trying.
Becka laughed as Litha shoved them out of the bed. She skipped over to the door with a nod at Alex. “Aye that she has. Perhaps we should be sure to shut the door so there are no more disturbances of her sleep?” Becka bolted out the door amidst gales of laughter as a pillow followed her out. A few seconds later it came flying back in, but Becka wisely stayed out of sight.
Litha huffed and looked at Alex with an arched brow. She rose out of the bed and shooed him out the door as well. She then was sure to shut it mostly closed. It wouldn’t be fair to Steve if he needed to come in and crash and couldn’t. She then ambled to the bathroom for yet again another shower. After that she gathered up the clothes and just tossed them over by her sea bag. There was no point dressing anyway. She settled down once more and went back to sleep.
Alex smiled wide watching the two women go at it. It was its own kind of beauty. "I don't know, it was kind of fun ambushing her." Seeing both of the women so happy warmed his core. He watched the pillow exchange and then got all wide eyed when he ended up in Litha's cross hairs. "I'm going, hold your fire." Alex retreated into the hall with Becka. "Let's go down to the basement. I left my watch in the coffin." He winked at Becka again and gave her a kiss.
The safe room door being ajar was an alarm in the security room. Steve got up. "I'll check it. I'm up for a nap anyway." Steve got up and headed down to the safe room.
Richard and Brian moved out to the kills and stripped their useful gear. They also collected the human bodies but left the vampire body as it would decay in the sunlight. They brought in the bodies and gear and then did a perimeter sweep.
Becka snorted at Alex. “Bullshit. I haven’t seen you wear a watch since I met you.” She kissed him with a laugh. Shaking her head as they headed down to the basement, she settled in the circle and got comfortable. She eyed the things Litha had gathered for her spell work and then sighed. She looked at Alex when he settled next to her. “Well, unless something comes up, she’s in a better frame of mind for the ritual tonight.” She started to fidget slightly. She really was getting antsy being cooped up. At least at The BoB she had the ever changing patrons to keep from being overly bored. Here it was almost like being in a prison. It was starting to get old.
Alex started taking off his shirt. "Oh something has come up. It's going to involve you and not Litha this time though." He dropped his shirt to the side and started undoing his pants. "If you got undressed it would put me in a better frame of mind as well. Of course, it would be fun undressing you again as well." His pants came down revealing his erection. Alex was definitely thankful for being a vampire when it came to two beautiful women.
Steve slipped into the safe room and closed the door. Litha was showering at the time. He simply stripped down to his underwear and laid down in the second bed. By the time Litha came back out he had fallen into a comfortable nap.
Richard and Brian were finding the perimeter clean. Alex's kill had obviously been the scouting person for the team and the team was obviously wiped out after they had exposed themselves attacking Richard and Litha. It was a kind of victory in the end, thought Richard and Litha probably didn't feel that way about it.
Becka sighed a put upon sigh, but rose long enough to undress. “You are horrid, just horrid. You’d think you’d have had enough sex by now.” She really didn’t mind though. After all, she wasn’t going to be able to enjoy him once they left this place. At least, not until after the children were born. She moved up to Alex and put her arms around him.
As Litha drifted off she realized Steve was sleeping on the other bed. She felt better about leaving the door open for him now. She thought no more as sleep finally claimed her.
Alex had had enough sex but he wasn't going to share that with Becka. She had not had enough sex and he wasn't going to rub that in her face either. Alex's hands moved around Becka's waist and pulled her body into his. "It's your fault for being so irresistible. If you were not so beautiful I wouldn't be going into a rut all the time and having to take you." His neck lowered his lips to Becka's and he kissed her. His hands drifted down to her ass and his fingers played over her soft skin. He could feel the swell of her belly against his. Knowing she had twins on the way somehow made their sex that much more impressive. They weren't just bonding for love and pleasure, they were bonding for new life as well. Even if the act that brought about the new life was done, the potential promise of more children still validated the feeling for him.
He wasn't exactly sure if the bonding with Litha had put Becka in the mood for some straight fucking or something more like love making. He would have guessed a straight fuck, but her comment on neither earlier plus her comment about him being in a rut put doubts on that idea. He wasn't going to risk using a link on her to find out. He was just going to have to ask her what she was in the mood for. "You ready for something hard or slow my Love? Something tells me I'll be satisfied with either."
Becka shrugged slightly. “It matters not. I’d be just as happy to cuddle as have sex. I’m just happy to be close to you.” She nuzzled his chest briefly. “Whatever we do though, can we do it sitting down? Should have thought to get some blankets and such for better comfort.” She looked up at him with a bemused smile. “Though I’m not that far along, they’re already starting to weigh on me. I’m not looking forward to growing larger.”
Alex sat down. "Just sit on my lap, that way you don't have to feel the hardness of the stone. If you want a little hardness, my lap has some." He offered his arms up to Becka to help her down. "I know it's rough being pregnant. At least you have a strong body for it. It wouldn't be a problem at all if it didn't sap you physically." Alex wouldn't deny her regular body was sexier, but her pregnant form gave him a nice feeling in that they were eternally bonded with children. He supposed it would be even better when the children were grown and they could share sex. He would have the best of both worlds then.
Becka settled comfortably in his lap and raised a brow at him. “You know huh? Is there a part of your past you haven’t shared yet with me? When were you pregnant?” Her eyes twinkle with her joke. She then leans against him and lays her head on his shoulder. Her right arm slips between his arm and torso to wrap loosely around his waist. The fingers of her other hand rose up and idly traced knot patterns on his shoulder. She sighed quietly. “We haven’t really learned much coming here have we? Tomorrow night we should remind Litha about checking her mail. She’s been so side tracked; I think her laptop was still sitting on the table. Battery should be about dead too.” She chuckled. “That’ll give her something to grouse about tomorrow.”
Alex smiled. "I've had links with pregnant women. I've run into a few that were better off as food than having a child. You know how twisted things can get." Oddly enough, there had been exactly two women he actually fed from that were pregnant. Both women had been terrible people. The one woman was very rich and powerful and there was no telling who the father was. The other woman was having an affair with a gangster and that child was going to be in an underworld that would certainly grow it into yet another bad influence on the world. He wasn't proud of the kills, but he knew the kills probably saved each child from terrible influences that would have made bad lives for them.
His arms moved around her body to hold her against him. That peace she always sent through him filled his mind. He felt her fingers tracing on him. The sensation sent little tremors through his body that added to his arousal. Alex breathed out a light laugh at thinking of Litha getting upset. "Poor Litha. You need to teach her some relaxation techniques. She is such a precious woman but she tortures herself with her anger at times. If that silver poisoning cure works, at least we learned about that. That could be huge. We know this circle has a lot of power and that not many vampires can enter it. The three chambers must mean something important. I wonder if there are two other couples that can have children like you and me. Maybe this is a special gathering place for that. There is a lot of mystery here. Maybe Greece has something for us. Maybe your birthplace has something as well. I just don't know what is in Greece. My home was taken by the sea some time ago. There is nothing there but shore now." They had also learned that the hostility in Europe was worse than expected. A lot of ominous things seemed to be lurking the shadows.
Becka sat back to look at Alex and shook her head. “Litha knows more than I do. You though need to learn when one is joking with you. You totally missed that.” She lays her head back on his shoulder and burros deeper into his hold. “The silver poisoning cure is a most spectacular find. It‘ll mean so much to the Lycans in America. Though, far as I know there’s no circle like this there. Perhaps it can be adapted for the sacred places, like where the Gather is held.” She was quiet for a while and her fingers started doodling again on his shoulder. “I think this circle and whatever mysteries it holds is what we were supposed to find here in Ireland. I don’t know if there’re other couples that will be able to have children, but it does make sense in its own way. I don’t think our children are going to be anything like us. Greece might hold the next piece to the puzzle. Only Mother Earth knows.”
Becka suddenly squirmed a bit in his lap. His erection was starting to become a bother. Finally with an exasperated sigh she shifted around until his cock was seated inside her pussy. She wrapped her legs around his waist and resettled herself to lean her head on his shoulder. If he was going to insist on letting the dratted thing get hard, it was going to be someplace that it didn’t hurt to have it poke. She closed her eyes to savor his closeness, this was good. She wanted to enjoy this, before her belly made it impossible to be this close for a while.
Alex was a bit embarrassed at missing Becka's joke. He supposed the stress of the situation was just bending his mind wrong. Her body snuggling into his brought him peace though. He let it go and concentrated on the feeling of her body. He hoped the Gathering place might work. That would save Lycans a lot of trouble. He also hoped their children would have a future beyond just themselves as well. It was hard to tell if the other two chambers were just wishful thinking on his part for the twins or if they meant something totally different to the circle. It was up the Mother to know in the end and to let them know in due course.
"The Mother will provide." She had given him Becka to share life and She would provide for the twins.
Alex felt Becka shift in his lap. Her lap tickled the tip of his erection as she did so. He heard her sigh but then felt her take his shaft into her canal. His sigh was one of relief as she did so. "Oh my Rebeckah. Your body is home to mine." His eyes closed with hers after her legs took his waist. He let his mind ponder the pleasure of Becka's closeness. His cock jumped inside of her tunnel intermittently. Even in peaceful stillness, her body had a strong influence on him. His forearms lifted up to place his hands flat on her upper back and pull her body into his. She was already against him, but the embrace somehow made the situation complete for him.
Becka giggled at Alex’s words. Her arms encircled his torso as he embraced her and pulled her even closer. She could feel his rod jumping around inside her and that made her giggle again. “I love you, Agathon.” She nuzzled his neck and underside of his chin before settling back down. “Have you explored this whole Circle? Or just this part of it?” He knew about the other two pedestals, but that didn’t mean he’d actually taken the time to look things over completely.
Alex replied to Becka immediately. "I love you, Rebeckah." The closeness was settling him and making him very pliable mentally. Her question got a relaxed answer. "I've looked about the circle save for inside the other chambers. Oddly enough it seems to be a large fertility knot with several other symbols mixed in them. There are a lot of peace and protection knots. Health knots are on and around the chambers. Life knots seem to be everywhere along with the peace knots. You have shown me using it to enter the spirit world. It was the first time ever on that. The silver cure for Litha was the first time I saw anything like that as well. The chambers all have marriage knots. Brian had always been unable to enter it until today. To my knowledge, we are the only three vampires that have set foot in it. Lycans can enter it at will. I don't think Brian has ever brought humans down here though. There are odd markings on the chambers that no one had figured out at all though."
“Hmm, with it being a big Fertility Knot, the Health and Life Knots make sense. Protection would be a standard for anything. Peace is interesting, but not all that strange either. Marriage Knots… Mother Earth married us at the Gather… Maybe… And combined with the Peace Knots… I’m curious about the symbols no one seems to recognize though.” She nuzzled him again. She was enjoying this closeness. It was special in its own way that they could cuddle like this, just the two of them. Not that she minded Litha, and soon the kids would be added to the mix. But right now she had him all to herself, and she was going to suck it up while she could.
Alex's shifted his hips to give Becka a light thrust with his shaft. "We can check them out now if you like or a little later." His hips pressed again. The symbols weren't going anywhere, but their union could. "Mmm, I'm thinking a little later would be nice." His hips moved again and he let out a breath at the pleasure of Becka's body moving against his. It was possible Becka might recognize the symbols. It would be a bit of a breakthrough if she did. "I could carry you over to them if you would like as well." He didn't want to move away from Becka at all. He could sit there for hours the way they were.
Becka pushed back from Alex and gave him a look. Her own hips automatically responded to his and she very nearly rolled her eyes. “I am sorely tempted to gather you a harem and see if you can be worn out at all.” She leans forward and rolls her hips at the same time to kiss him. Lightly, she ran her nails down his shoulders. Breaking the kiss after a few minutes she leans back again. “I guess they can wait for now.” Leaning forward again, she nips the side of his neck and rocks her hips again.
Alex smiled at Becka's tease. "You are all the harem I need." His lips received hers and his hands started rubbing up and down her back. It really was nice to be back with Becka again. There was just something special about her. His body shuddered as her nails sent tingles into his shoulders. Holding the kiss was wonderful. His hands traced his fingertips and nails gently over her back and his hips gave periodic gentle thrusts into her. He smiled when she decided to wait a little bit on the symbols. "You spoil me rotten and I love every second of it." He offered his neck to her for to play and rolled his hips against her rocking motion. The pleasure caused him to moan as her canal took in his shaft with each pressing motion. His hands moved down to her hips and grasped them to add some more force to the thrusting with his arms.
Becka’s breath blasted out as he grabbed her hips and made their gentle thrusts more. She lifted her head and smirked at him. “Enjoy it while you can. Soon the children will get your share of the spoiling.” She kissed him again deeply. Her arms came up to circle his neck, fingers dangling down his back. She let the nails lightly run where they could reach.
Alex smiled against Becka's kiss. It was true the children would take a lot of time away from them, but it would be worth it. When the children grew up they would get to have a honeymoon all over again and they would not be the worse for wear. Alex let his body fall into hers and savored the feel of her nails on his back while his hips and arms took her pussy. He wasn't too terrible rough about it as her stomach was pressing into him reminding him of the precious gift the Mother gave them on their wedding night.
Becka broke the kiss once more and nibbled down his chin, then nuzzled his head back to continue nipping down his throat. She picked up the pace of her thrusts against him. Her earlier need came rushing back, and she let out a soft groan against his skin. Her fingertips slide over his shoulders and down to his chest, to glide along his ribs to his back under his arms. With more access now, her nails played along his back in random patterns.
Alex let Becka play down to his throat. "Mmm, the children will be worth sharing you with and then taking you back from when they grow up." Alex released Becka's hips with her helping thrust into him and let his nails play along the sides of her stomach and ribs. He took advantage of the opening between them and brought his hands up to press her breasts and pinch her nipples between his fingers. "I'm going to be jealous when the babies get a hold of these beauties my Love."
Becka stopped her nibbling and her tongue came out to make swirling patterns in the hollow of his throat and up. She then blew air softly down his neck. “Mmm.” She sits up and lets his hands roam as they wished. A moan escapes her as he plays with her nipples. She smiles at him mischievously. “Then you’d better enjoy those as well while you can.” She started to twist her hips in a circular motion as she thrust against him.
Alex's left hand let go of her breast and moved up under her arm to grab her hair and pull her head back. He leaned his lips forward and ran his teeth down her throat and then detoured them to her right nipple. His mouth closed over the end of the breast and sucked it in giving it a healthy press with his lips as his lungs sucked at it. His right hand moved across and started massaging the base of it. His hips pressed and held forward as Becka circled her hips against his lap causing his shaft to search around her canal. He hummed in pleasure and added the tease of his teeth at trying to draw out her colostrum.
Becka groaned as Alex took her by the hair and played havoc with his teeth down her throat to her nipple. Her hips stopped briefly then changed their rotation. She had to bring her hands around and grab ahold of his shoulders to help balance herself. “Oh, Agathon, yes.” She groaned again, he was going to bring her to a climax before she could him, yet again.
Alex loved bringing Becka to intense sexual pleasure. He felt her shift directions and moaned at the pleasure of it. Shortly after, the milky and meaty taste of her colostrum hit his tongue causing yet another moan of pleasure in him. The grip on his shoulders added to the sensations. His hand gripping her hair started circling her back in a firm rub that kept pace with her rotations. His missed having the link but knew Rebeckah was pleased. The link allowed him to climax with her. He told himself that would be able to come back in time. For now, climaxing separately was special in and of itself.
Becka decided to try something. What the twins couldn’t handle was her feeling Alex’s pleasure through their link, but it should be ok for him to feel her through a link. After all, he wasn’t the one carrying them. She never realized she’d already opened links to him before. She stopped her rotating and just thrust into him hard. After a handful of strokes her body pressed hard into Alex’s as she came. Her grip on his shoulders tightened as her body trembled in pleasure. “Agathon.”
Alex felt the link open up that Becka made. The sensations of his hand on her back, the pull on her hair, the pleasure of his cock in her canal, and the feel of his milking her breast all hit him and raised his arousal to lofty heights. The pressure in his loins shot up, far more eager to empty their contents than earlier. Her thrusts on him took the pressure and pleasure beyond anything close to containable. Her moves were so raw and soaked in pleasure. She pressed into him hard and his cock started pumping his ropes furiously as her glands unleashed a wash of nectar with the contraction of her walls against him. He shuddered and called out, "Rebeckah!" just as she called out his name. His hand let go of her breast and held her trembling body against his. "You are too amazing my Love." He held his position with her in his lap. His mind knew there was something to do next but didn't have the desire or energy to remember or move on it yet. Her presence was the priority for at least a minute or two.
She lay against him as her body continued to shake from their pleasure. His arms around her, holding her were just heaven at this moment. She was gratified to lay there for the time being, basking in their love. “So, I can link you, you just can’t link me. Good.” She nestled into him. “Mmm.” She wasn’t ready to look at those symbols just yet. He’d distracted her completely.
Alex released Becka's hair and wrapped his arms around Becka more firmly. The peace of holding her washed through him again. Alex smiled at her comment. He replied after she moved her body fully into his. "You are taking too much delight in that my Love." His neck folded against her shoulder feeling her breathing and warmth of her body. His cock jumped periodically inside of her enjoying the relaxed hug of her walls. His body was feeling fully at home. "We'll have to give you a look at those symbols next. No hurry here though. Just let me know when you are curious again." He hoped to hold her for a while. It really didn't matter how long.
“Mhm.” She sighed softly not ready to move still. “I have to take my joys where I can when it comes to you. After all, you are so much older and more experienced than I.” She relaxed more, almost entering a doze-like state when he spoke again. “Yeah, I’m not curious just yet again. I like where I am right now.” She wrapped her arms around him and started running her hands across his back.
Alex thought Becka was pretty amazing despite his advantages of being older. He didn't have any real complaints though. It was good to feel what Becka was feeling and probably a bit safer. Climaxing with her was special as well. His hands started running up and down her sides as she rubbed his back. With Becka relaxed, there was no need to disrupt the moment. The twins were likely going to make their life hectic when they came. Becka deserved some relaxation.
Becka nuzzled Alex as his hands started moving along her sides. She worked her way up to kiss him, long and deep. She ran her hands up to his shoulders, and then danced her nails lazily down his back. Her body pressed slightly into his as her cunt walls started to rhythmically tighten around his cock.
Alex returned Becka's kiss. His hands took advantage of the opening between them and started gently brushing her breasts. Her nipples rose to his fingers and palms as they passed over them. Her canal kept his erection alive as her cunt started grabbing his shaft over and over. She was seducing him all over again. He wanted to tease her about who was really the insatiable one, but the kiss was too intense and precious to break.
She moans slightly into their kiss as his hands glided over her breasts. Bringing her hands around his sides, she brings them up to his shoulders and starts pushing his upper body down, never letting go of the kiss. She continues the link to him, and once he is lying on the ground, she starts to move her hips in time with the clenching of her pussy around his cock. Mentally she speaks to him, still not wanting to let go of the kiss. “You have distracted me, and now I want more. You up for it?” There is amusement on her words. “If not you can just lay there, and I’ll take what I need.”
Alex went willingly down with Becka's reclining him. Her canal was doing wondrous things to his shaft buried in her. His lips smiled in the kiss. Rather than say his answer he decided to do his answer. His hips started thrusting up with each clinch of her walls. His hands were pressed against her breasts and he started milking them. He finally used telepathy to talk to her. "When I'm done milking you, you can taste your colostrum from my chest." He couldn't wait for the wetness from her breasts to spill on his chest. He thought she would be very pleased with the flavor and feeling of the pre-milk.
Finally breaking the kiss, she lifted her head and upper body slightly, allowing him easier access to her breasts as well. She smiled down at him and worked his thrusts into her teasing. She would loosen her muscles as he thrust into her and she down on him, then she would tighten them back up while he was deep inside until he slide back to thrust once more. “Mmm. I prefer you active in our sex. It’s far more enjoyable.” Her smile turned into an impish grin.
His milking became more aggressive when she broke the kiss and gave his hands more room to work. His smile brightly returned hers. "I can't resist fucking your cunt and doing things to your body to see you in pleasure. You can always spank me if you think I'm slacking off." He winked at her. It was fun talking dirty to Rebeckah. It made him conscious of their love and how open they were with each other. His eyes moved to her breasts to see the pink liquid start to make little beads on her nipples. "I think the twins are going to be fun for you to breast feed. I've heard women have a sexual response to it. It's pretty natural really. It won't be anything erotic like we share, but at least it will be good."
Becka chuckled at his spanking comment. He came up with the darnedest things sometimes. But that was just one more thing she loved about him and that made him so special to her. And he kept her on her toes as well. Like his next comment that brought a sour look to her face. “Yuck. That is wrong on so many levels, Agathon.” She shook her head, not really upset, just amused at the things he came up with. She continued her easy thrusting against him and brought a hand up to lightly run her fingers over the side of his face. “You are so wonderful.”
Alex laughed at Becka's chuckle. It was great seeing her in such a good mood. He smiled as she put on a half mock disgust of breast feeding pleasure. "Just consider it a reimbursement for having to be pregnant. I wonder if you'll have a cycle after the birth." The idea of Becka getting pleasure from breast feeding seemed fine to him. If the Mother provided the labor of love with a side benefit, he was not going to be one to judge. He might even benefit from post feeding arousal. "You are the one that makes me wonderful, Rebeckah. I'd be lurking in Oklahoma City right now if not for the miracle you are." He moaned as his pressure built up steadily in his loins. "You just might milk me first my Love." His hands picked up the pressure gently on milking her breasts.
She shook her head and rolled her eyes. Only he would think it a reimbursement and a good thing. Her fingers moved to his neck and she shifted them to run her nails down the side. “Hrmph. Somehow I doubt Mother Earth would leave you lurking much longer. You are special in your own right. I am just a Youngling with pigheaded prejudices and views after all.” She is grinning at him once more. “As for milking you, that is an interesting visual. One I might have to try someday.”
Alex gave her a mock scowl. "You are a special woman and the ancients earned their prejudices. I was even a fool more than once that you had to bear." He didn't like the way Becka put herself down but he knew she was teasing in many ways. "You are free to milk me whenever it suits your pleasure My Love. You are incredibly special to me and you deserve whatever makes you happy." He looked at her breasts to see colostrum starting to drip. "It looks like your taste test is ready."
Becka gave him an odd look, and then smiled at his next words. “I will remember that Dearheart. Perhaps later, before we have to leave.” She briefly closed her eyes as he continued to milk her breasts. His words made her open her eyes and look at him. Ever so slowly she lowered her head until she could lick the colostrum off his chest. She ran her tongue slowly over the spot, swirling it around and licking it all up. She was surprised at just how good it tasted, a meaty, milky flavor that set her hunger off just slightly. After she had cleaned him off, she lifted her head slightly and blew on the wet spot her tongue left. She then raised her head back up and looked at him. “Nice, though now I’m just a bit hungry, and not for meat either.”
Alex could imagine Becka milking his cock. It would be erotic and certainly give her the chance to set him off first. "You think we should open a milk stand? It might be a big seller." He smiled and winked at her as his nipples stiffened with her breath on the wetness her tongue left behind. "Do you need to feed from me or do you want to hold out for a human? Apparently Tanatos is supplying a lot of them." His hips still strove to run his shaft into her. Her canal was definitely working him into a solid rut.
Becka snorted. “I am not selling my milk. Forget that idea.” She thought about his offer and shook her head. “No, thank you though. I think I’ll hold out for a human, after all, they’re being so readily supplied, it’d be rude to ignore such generosity.” Her comment is dripping with sarcasm. Suddenly she smiles and picks up the pace of her thrusts and muscle control. She leans forward and nudges Alex’s chin up so she can run her tongue over his throat and neck. She then gently blows air over him.
Alex smiled. "I wasn't' going to let you sell it anyway. I'm too jealous." He laughed at her comment on drinking blood. It was too funny given the tension of the current situation. "True there. That spy was an easy meal." He groaned in pleasure as she picked up her pace. He had no resistance to her nudge. Becka was easily able to get her way with him anymore. "Oh heavens, Rebeckah. It never gets old the way you do that to me." He wondered where she learned it from and then decided it was not worth knowing. Wherever she discovered it is was her signature move and he could care less where or how she discovered it. His own hands focused on her nipples. His fingertips pinched them with a gentle forcefulness while his hips and ass sent his cock into her canal. He was definitely losing himself to the sex in a way that only Becka could make happen.
She chuckled and moved across his shoulder with her tongue next. Her hips moved faster as she blew air on the trail she’d left. She groaned softly as he worked her nipples. “Mmm.” She felt herself once more getting close to an orgasm. “Agathon.” She lifted her head and kissed him.
Alex was concentrating on the feel of Becka's nipple between his fingertips and the feel of her cunt wrapped around his shaft. He thought about how the twins would be feeding off those very nipples he was working for pleasure and how they would be sending some of the same pleasure his fingers were sending her. The canal that was gripping his cock,, and he was sending his shaft up into, was the very canal that caught his seed and allowed it to swim to Becka's eggs and make the twins. "Oh my Rebeckah. You just don't realize the miracle you are." It was his simple reply to his name. He meant every sound of it. He returned her kiss. The thought of how sacred her body was and the fact she was letting him enter and handle it had an odd arousal factor that added to the sensation of her touch.
She moaned into their kiss, her body moving faster against his as her need grew. Suddenly Becka broke their kiss and threw her head back, letting out a loud cry as she climaxed. “Oh, Agathon, you make me feel so good.” As her body finished riding the waves of pleasure, she fell atop Alex and lay there as her body still went through the aftershocks of their love making. “Mmm.” She snuggled into him and relaxed once more.
Alex felt a sudden surge in his body when Becka threw her head back. Her face was such a beautiful sight. Her silk gripped him adding to the surge and her cry of pleasure echoed in his brain to start his loins pumping his ropes of seed laden cream into her body yet again. "Oh, Rebeckah." Her name was the only thing he could get out as his shaft pumped into her, his hips and ass pushing it deeper with each release. When her body fell down to his, his arms moved around her in a loving embrace. His body shared in the aftershocks, the skin of his shaft intensely aware of the contact of her canal. He felt her body snuggle into him. His own relaxed state let his muscles cushion her resting body on top of him. "My Rebeckah, my love for you is so import to show in every way possible." He enjoyed her weight and the occasional movement of her canal and his rod as they melted into each other.
Becka sighed softly. “Agathon, just being with me shows your love.” She enjoyed their closeness for a moment longer. “A’ight. Before we’re side tracked more, maybe you should show me those unknown symbols…” She rises up and looks down at him for a moment before giving him a quick kiss before clambering off him.
Alex sucked at the kiss playfully. He got up with Becka. It was always a slight let down to break full contact with Becka, but they really did need to look at the symbols. He gave her another kiss and took her hand to guide her over to their chamber first. It was funny that it was their chamber, but it just felt right. "See, those two aren't really knots. No one has figured them out yet." Alex pointed at two symbols on the edge of the pedestal towards the center of the circle and a repeat of them on the sides of the casket stand.
Becka gave a low growl as Alex kissed her once more. He could distract her so easily without even trying. She fell easily into his guiding and stopped to study the symbols he pointed out. “Hmm, they look vaguely familiar.” She cuddles into Alex’s body as she looks the symbols over. “Give me a few to remember, I’m sure I’ve seen those somewhere.”
Alex was excited when Becka mentioned having seen the symbols before. He cuddled into her as she did into him. It felt so natural to be naked in the circle with Becka. It would be a big thing to finally solve it. His mind tried to think where she might see symbols like that. He came up empty in his head. Instead he held his tongue and concentrated on keeping his excitement down.
Becka frowned in thought. She knew she’d seen that symbol somewhere, but where? She moves away from Alex and moves closer to the symbols. Reaching out, she traces it over and over, closing her eyes. It has like a flower or pinwheel in its center with a circle around it, and what looks to be a very early attempt at a maze around that, all within another circle. Suddenly she speaks and her eyes pop open. “Hecate’s Wheel. That’s what this symbol is.” She frowns and dredges her memory on Hecate.
Alex raised his brows. He knew a bit more of Hecate than most. He was alive during those times. "The goddess of crossroads and birthing. She is also powerfully magic." She was very elusive to modern lore. She really didn't hold a spotlight in mythology the way the other gods did. It was amazing that Becka picked up the symbol and everyone else missed it including him. She was obscure though and Alex recalled he never saw a symbol for her. "Where did you learn Hecate's symbol? Hardly anyone knows it." He was curious to an even greater depth. Was she a vampire and not a goddess?
“Hecate is a triple Goddess, Maiden, Mother, Crone. Yes, she is the Goddess of crossroads and childbirth, but she’s also Goddess of nurturing the young, gates and walls, doorways, magic, lunar lore, torches and dogs. It makes sense if this place was created for our Kind.” Becka shrugs and turns back to Alex and wraps her arms around him in a hug. “I think I saw it when I was under Nicholai’s influence still. If we could just get out and go to the place of my second birth…” She trails off, her thoughts twisting and turning. She doesn’t really want to go back there, yet maybe they needed too.
Alex nodded. "We'll have to go tomorrow first thing. Litha has been through way too much to take her there tonight. Anyway, no telling who he left behind. It could get a bit ugly." The only good news was no one was really going to be faster than him at Nicholai's, unless Tanatos moved in. Becka would probably know the trap layout. She seemed to have put Nicholai behind her in many ways. Hopefully some other skeleton in the closet wouldn't get her.
Becka nodded and hugged Alex tighter. “Yes, tomorrow would be better. She still has that spell to do, and she’ll get a full day of rest… hopefully.” She gives a quiet sigh and nuzzles her mate. “So, think we can find someone to Feed on?” Her need was slowly growing now that she didn’t have much to think on.
Alex nodded. "It's a bit late, but I'm sure we can. Let's go check on Brian in the security room. He'll know the best place to hunt." Alex gave Becka a deep kiss and turned to get dressed. He picked up Becka's clothing and helped her into it. She didn't need it but he wanted to share the moment. Putting her beautiful body in its disguise was intimate and special to him. He let her help him get dressed as well. When they were clothed again he escorted her up to the security room.
Becka giggled a lot as they dressed each other. Truth be told, she preferred the taking off of their clothes, but this was a good second best. She walked up the stairs holding Alex’s hand. She enjoyed being in contact with him, and wasn’t ready to let him go just yet. She looked around the security room as they entered. Her brow cocked at seeing the state-of-the-art stuff in the place.
Brian and Richard were looking over various monitors. Brian turned around at Alex's entry. Richard glanced back and saw Becka. He went right back to his monitor. He knew he already ruin things between them. He had no way to make it up to her really. "What's up?" Brian asked the couple. Alex answered. "We need to find some food for Becka. What's our best bet?" Brian was fast to reply. "Nicholai has been gone. Some real slime ball people hang out there. You can hit his mansion. Just be on your toes. Lycans don't like the place so you will find humans and thrall for the most part. At any rate, dead bodies don't raise a brow over there." Alex looked at Becka with a shrug.
Becka frowned at Richard as he turned away from her once again. She sighed and turned her attention to Brian and Alex. She looks carefully at Alex as he shrugs at her. “Nicholai won’t be coming back.” She grows thoughtful. “There’s only a couple hours before Dawn. I can wait until tomorrow night. That way Litha can go with us. We can finish wiping out the nest of vipers that insist on staying there and maybe find the information we need.” Still keeping her eyes on Alex, she asks a question. “Would you care to go tomorrow, Richard?”
Richard turned around. "Sure, it will be good to scout them out better. How do you know Nicholai won't be coming back?" Alex replied quickly. "Rebeckah and I killed him." Richard and Brian both raised their brows. Brian commented, "Nice." Alex gave Becka a kiss. Richard nodded. "It's a done deal then. We'll raid the mansion tomorrow night. With four of us we should be in decent shape. The biggest danger there is visitors and vampire slaves. If he's dead though, there might be young sires running around though. They wouldn't be very disciplined either. Nicholai teaches...I mean taught bad lessons."
Becka raised a brow as well at Alex’s reply, she stayed silent though as he kissed her. She moves back slightly after they kiss. “No, they won’t be, and yes, bad lessons were all he knew to give. Actually there shouldn’t be any young Sires there right now. His latest Fledgling is at The BoB. He never had more than a couple Fledglings at any given time. And setting his last Fledgling to hunt down a long gone wayward Fledgling, he wouldn’t leave any behind. So, there shouldn’t be any newly made Sires at his Mansion.” She watched Alex the whole time she talked, and as soon as she was finished, she walked out of the room. She didn’t understand why Alex didn’t just tell them the truth, but she would wait and see if he gave her a reason or not.
Richard liked the inside news. It concerned him Rebeckah knew so much though. Brian was curious as well, but Becka stole his chance to ask. Alex moved out into the hall with Becka. He closed the door and started walking beside her. "What's wrong, Rebeckah?"
“Nothing. Is there a reason you did not want them to know Nicholia was my Sire?” She stops and turns to look at him, a war of emotions playing across her features. She can come up with a variety of reasons herself, but the one that come foremost to mind, is that he might actually be ashamed of her parentage, thus ashamed in a way of her.
"Actually, I was just letting the conversation go there. You are hanging out with Litha too much. You cut off the conversation. They'll find out later when they ask how you know so much intelligence on Nicholai. Your sire is of no consequence. It was yours to tell really. I would have considered myself stepping on your shoes if I just blurted it out. Anyway, you told them a lot of key things and I was very proud of you for giving them key intelligence for the raid. It would have been rude to butt into that. I don't know Nicholai's setup. We can go back and explain things if you like. It's not too late to go back to the conversation." He smiled and gave her a kiss. It was funny how she cooked up things without bringing them up. "There is nothing to worry about, Rebeckah. Part of loving you is not having to worry over these kinds of things. I've accepted you completely. Just let me know and we'll work it out."
She sighed and looked away after the kiss. He had an odd way of going about things. Why ‘lead’ the conversation that way when you could just come out and say it. She chewed on her lower lip thoughtfully. “Actually, it would probably be best to give them a full detailed map…” She frowns thoughtfully. “I need paper, lots of it. Let’s go ahead and give them the information they’ll really need. You should know it as well, and we can run it by Litha tomorrow before we go.” She moves to head back to the security room. Knocking softly, she opens the door and steps in. “Brian do you have drawing paper or something? Lots of it…”
Brian laughed. "Yes, we don't use it anymore. How do you know so much about Nicholai anyway." Alex almost started laughing but knew to jump right in. "Nicholai made Rebeckah a vampire." Brian's face sobered right up. "Sorry to hear that Rebeckah. It's good to see you doing well." Richard turned around, opened a drawer and pulled out a pen and large sheets of grid paper. He handed them to Rebeckah. "Yes, it's impressive you can go through that place and come out the other side in good shape. I'm glad Agathon and you ended his activity. I hope the other vampire is okay."
Becka shrugged off Brian’s apology. It’s not like a Fledgling ever really got to choose their Sire. “She will be, Max is pretty solid, though Terrance can be a bit… odd. They’re actually a good balance.” She takes the paper and pen from Richard and finds a place to sit. She starts drawing the floor plans of the mansion. In short order she has all three floors and the basement and catacombs drawn. She moves to a table and spreads them out. “Ok, here’s the layout of Nicholai’s mansion. Knowing him, he’s the traps set, though with minions around, I’m not sure how many will still be active. Depends on how much he told them and how stupid they are to wander the place in his absence I guess.”
She looks the drawings over and continues speaking. “Getting in really isn’t a problem, his traps were mostly designed to keep his Fledglings in. He only had a few superficial traps to deter the overly curious.” She closes her eyes and frowns deeply, trying to dredge up memories of her escape from the place, but things are so foggy. She briefly wished Mantha were around to help. She opened her eyes and looked down a gain at the drawings.
She starts pointing out various high points. “Thralls, minions and what not usually reside here, and have run of the first and second floors. Nicholia’s the only one ever allo0wed up on the third floor. Basement was where Fledgling’s stayed, and his resting place was in the catacombs. The basement is divided into two rooms and a hallway. The hallway opens to the first floor and ends going down to the catacombs. One of the rooms is larger than the others, where the Fledglings stayed, and the other room…” She stops for a moment, memories flood back in. Sighing she stands there.
All three men crowded around the drawings, but Alex tucked in close to Becka, massaging her shoulders. "Does he use silver at all? I know he hardly deals with Lycans." Richard was very curious about that. Both Brian and Richard nodded at Becka's statement of not many external traps. Nicholai liked humans to wander into his reach, especially women.
Alex gripped Becka's shoulders as she remembered the room where Nicholai forced her to devour her family. Nicholai's friends were in bad trouble at that point. Alex felt a surge of rage for Nicholai's profound evil. Brian asked Becka, "Rebeckah, what weapons are you comfortable with? Do you know what Litha will like?" He had a myriad of wood and silvered weapons. Silver seemed less and less of a necessity anymore more. What Lycans were around were very dangerous though. Only the most skilled of Lycans were still fighting.
Becka eased back into Alex as he gripped her shoulders tight. She drew strength from him to get past the memories and continue on. “Yes, he has silver here, here, and here.” She pointed to nine external traps outside the manse. “There are no silver traps inside. Those are typically pits with stakes at the bottom, or something with stakes attached that can hit pretty hard.” She pointed to various places on the inside of the building where those traps were located. She points outside the room of her Creation. “There’s an empty pit here as well. In case those he’s decided to make a Fledgling should somehow escape the room, they’ll fall into that and still be caught. “It’s only fifteen feet deep. Nothing to the likes of us, but something a Human can’t easily escape.”
She stops and thinks on questions Brian asks. “Litha prefers a bow, or a spear. Mostly she will use her claws though as her weapon of choice. As for me, I’ll fight with whatever you have on hand. I’ve learned various weapons over the past couple centuries. I’m fairly comfortable with most.” She pondered letting them know she was an excellent shot with a shillelagh, especially against obnoxious drunks, but decided this probably want a good time for a joke of that sort. But she was serious about the weapon use. Like with modes of transportation, she’d learned how to use what constituted modern weapons for the times. She was no marksman, but she did know which end to pick up without hurting herself, and could usually hit her targets, though not always where she was aiming.
Brian listened. "Spears we have, but the ranged stuff is all crossbows. We would just need small ones indoors. Some vampires survive decapitation though, so Litha should at least have a spear to finish off any vampire opponents." All took careful memory of the map. Normally Brian and Alex would have thought this an easy raid. Unfortunately, activity was up and Tanatos was the typical unknown. Obviously news had not traveled of Nicholai's demise on the Mother's faction, but that didn't mean Tanatos's faction would not know.
Richard brought up a point. "Nicholai being dead might explain the poor organization of their spying parties. They have been making some pretty stupid moves of late." Brian nodded. "I think we should simply run in. Rebeckah, you and Alex can wisp with me and we'll run silent cover on Litha and Richard. With two very experienced Lycans it should be an easy infiltration. We'll check it out, free any prisoners, and take out as many bad elements as we find. It will be useful to find out who owns the mansion with Nicholai dead now too. He has been well covered." Alex peered at Brian. "How long have you known about Nicholai's mansion?" Alex thought it was weird a whole mansion in Europe was unaccounted. Brian looked back at Alex as if he was being silly. "Five years. We wounded a spy patrol and traced them back to his mansion. You don't honestly think we haven't been busy trying to figure things out do you?" He smirked at Alex. Alex nodded. He understood Brian was unaware, but that still made Alex uneasy.
Becka nodded. “I’ll take the crossbow then. Litha and I can work pretty well as a team. And that will also keep Litha concentrating on the opponents instead of protecting me, beyond the norm for a bowyer.” She looked over at Richard. “Now the question is, how much of an over protective pain shall you be? I think you and I need to seriously talk after this little powwow, Richard.” She turned away and listened to Brian and Alex as they talked. She wondered why no one had taken care of Nicholai if he was on a ‘destroy’ list as Alex had said.
Brian and Alex both looked at Becka with surprise. Her open attack on Richard was very aggressive. Richard gave a very neutral look at Rebeckah. "If Litha can keep her cool, I won't have to go chasing her running willy nilly before she falls into a trap now will I? I see what you two have in common now, a hot head." Alex frowned. This was a really bad situation for a combat team. It was the way to die really. Richard opened his mouth and Brian put his hand up. "That's quite enough, Richard. We are not going to start calling each other names here. This isn't preschool. This is a raid against a mansion we haven't been able to hit hard since we discovered it. Let's take it to the enemy instead of using it on each other."
Alex was pondering why Nicholai was able to hold out. It was obvious there was political pressure from somewhere. He decided to shoot the question at Brian. "Why haven't you hit his mansion earlier, Brian?" Brian shrugged. "Well, Nicholai steered clear of the Lycan community and the government seemed to be protecting him in some ways. I wasn't invited into the mansion and had no real way of killing him. In fact, this raid could end up being real short if title has transferred on the mansion. I have no idea who he would have left the mansion to. Rebeckah should be able to invite us in though as long as title hasn't transferred."
Becka turned and just looked at Richard. So far any points he’d won with her were quickly diminishing. If it weren’t for her loyalty to Litha she’d let the stupid man get himself killed. She turned away as Brian started in. She really missed being home. European Lycans and Vampires were too much hassle to deal with in her opinion. Nearly as bad as Ancients back in the States. “Nicholai shouldn’t have left it to anyone. He had the ego to think he’d live forever. So, what are the rules then?”
Richard wasn't getting good vibes from either Becka or Litha. Both seemed to resent him in the end. Becka had really only offered him insults and Litha seemed to think he was a painful presence to adapt to. Robert's advice was sounding better and better to him. The visions on the cubs confused him, though. The feelings he felt for Litha in that vision were confusing as well. He wondered what path was there before him. There was no direction but to move forward with the raid though.
Brian answered Becka's question. "Alex and I will need your invitation to get in. I would not be surprised if the mansion isn't transferred as you say. Nicholai was always extremely selfish and never had a real heir. The local authorities don't really mess with Nicholai's mansion. It's pretty much an open war zone much like my mansion. As long as the dead bodies are all on Nicholai's manor, I don't think much will come of anything. I just don't know what kind of presence we'll find there. It could be deserted and it might be crawling with recruits. Usually there is only one or two humans on security around the place. Nicholai relied on limited invitations to his home to keep vampires from getting him and laid off of Lycan association. It is more likely quiet than anything. We'll just have to see in the end. There could be slaves, thralls, or abandoned fledglings. Few are loyal to Nicholai. We just have to kill sympathizers and liberate those that seem to be prisoners. We should not bring anyone back though. Someone might feign being a prisoner to get 'liberated' and get into my mansion to attack the circle."
Becka nodded thoughtfully. “Makes sense. Very well. Richard, can I talk to you now?” She walks out of the security room and walks down the hallway a bit. She wraps her arms around herself, trying to think how best to go about this. So far he’d walled her off when she’d asked about how he’d felt about Litha. The cubs in the vision were a good sign, but she wanted more than just cubs for her friend. She gave a sigh and rubbed the bridge of her nose. She wanted Litha to know the happiness she’d found with Agathon.
Brian and Alex were both a bit nervous about Richard and Becka talking. There was a nasty tension there that seemed impossible to diffuse. Richard nodded to Becka's request though and gave Brian a reassuring look. He stepped out with Becka and followed her down the hall until she stopped. He stood oddly relaxed. His thumbs tucked into his belt to splay his elbows in an easy going fashion. Despite his exterior, Richard expected Becka to lay into him about not being good for her lover. He was inclined to agree at that point. Both of them felt like cackles and thorns to him anymore. Litha was very rage prone and Becka seemed to think his concern over that was unfair. He had no way to just be okay with Litha going on rage tantrums. She ran out of the house without considering the danger, threw Steve jeopardizing his safety, and got herself hurt trying to jump him too soon. It was true he almost got himself killed, but being exposed at the end of the front driveway of the mansion was just not a bright place to be with Tanatos having the mansion spied upon. Again, Litha's unwillingness to calm her rage and work the best course of action with communication had put him in that situation. While he was grateful she helped him, she had done her best to make him feel inadequate with her chastisement in the circle. All-in-all, he was pretty much ready to release Litha to go find her omega. The Mother seemed to think otherwise and that was his main motivation at that point to even press forward. He patiently waited to hear from Becka on all the things she didn't like about him. The good news was she only had until dawn to get through the list so he expected it to be cut short. He seriously doubted he had any chance of impressing either of the women.
Becka turned and looked at Richard. She looked tired. “A’ight, truth time, no more hedging. What are your feelings about Litha? I really don’t care if you don’t like me, we’re not what’s important. It’s you and Litha that are.” She sighs again and turns away. “You’re both so much alike it’s not funny. Both so damn prickly over the stupidest things.” She turns back to him. I don’t want to hear she’s a great warrior and you have things to learn from her and vice versa, that’s an obvious. Do you…” She pauses and closes her eyes briefly, sending a silent prayer to Mother Earth, before looking at him again. “Do you think you’ll ever see her beyond that or beyond the mother of the cubs the vision showed?”
Richard's voice was even, but the subject matter was intense for him. "I'm not having cubs by a woman that I don't share love with. Litha doesn't seem to even like me. I don't know what the Mother sees in us. If the vision is coming true, something has to change. With her current feelings, I'm inclined to just let things go. There is nothing between us permanent. I'm not going to be a sperm donor to a woman that doesn't respect me. It's starting to look like her cubs are destined to be by another man. What is between us is not enough for me to have cubs by her. It looked like we might have something at first, but it was probably just heat of battle in the end. I think you are her real relationship and I'm obviously not going to be able to give her what you can. The only thing you can't give her is cubs, so you two will have to find a sperm donor for that. I'm willing to see if a two way relationship exists, but it's looking bad for that. Litha doesn't see anything in me. I can see that because she doesn't talk with me at all. I see her strength and loyalty, but I will never have that loyalty. She is in her own world and just wants me out of it. I tried offering to work with the situation, but she felt like I was just in the way. She doesn't want anyone to care about her. You yourself voiced I just look like an overprotective oaf. So be it. I'd rather have someone that appreciates my desire for teamwork and unity. I'm not the lone wolf I look like to you. I like to work together and feel connection. Litha doesn't want connection. She wants to be a lone wolf. I'm not looking to change her. I even offered to come with her. She seemed to not care. I only asked to be her one sire for the relationship. She didn't even want to give that. If I'm the only one in the relationship, it can't work." Richard didn't know what Becka was fishing for. It was like he was supposed to be in deep love with Litha when she had mostly hit him with swats in the face to date.
Becka looked at Richard thoughtfully. Her thoughts turned over all he said, very carefully. She managed to look past the hurtful stuff he was purposely firing and look deeper. Finally she gave a nod. “Very well, if you are serious about giving it a try, I will help you. It’s not so much that Litha’s in her own world, as she’s been hurt too much in the past. Ask her about Eagle. It is important. I can’t tell you much because she’s never shared with me, and I don’t usually push.”
She starts to walk back to the security room, but pauses and lays a hand on his arm and looks up at him, her eyes full of concern. “Help her with that spell. Don’t let her push you away on that. She shouldn’t be doing it by herself, she needs a coven, maybe two behind her.” Impulsively she leans up and stands on tip toe to give him a kiss on the cheek. “Yes, I care much for Litha. She was my first friend when I fled to America from Nicholai. Her, her Aunt and Uncle are the only ones to have stayed by me through these past few centuries, even when I tried to push them away.”
Becka looks away briefly, then back at him. “I know Litha doesn’t hate you. But she is unbalanced. And this current entrapment isn’t much help either. Talk to her, and I mean really talk, don’t let her push or you are a bigger fool than I even give you credit for.” She finally walks off and enters the security Room.
Litha comes padding up a few minutes later. Seeing Richard in the hallway she cocks a brow. “What’s up? Where’d everyone run off too? Shouldn’t our Vampire Kin be heading to bed about now?” She comes to an easy stop. She isn’t dressed. She will perform the ritual as she was born. She’d already found the stuff down below, and figured Becka had a hand with that. She gives Richard an odd look. “You ok? Shouldn’t you be resting from your... well… Curing, I guess.” She shakes her head and frowns. “Ugh, that sounded wrong on so many levels.”
Richard had doubts Litha would work with him on anything. He had to try though. The Mother felt he should try and that was more than enough to drive him on. Why Becka was telling him to ask about a relationship Litha had when Litha wouldn't share it with Becka was beyond him. He imagined that was going to be a hell of a fight. He nodded on helping with the spell. That was easy enough. He'd call Robert and they would have a good amount of support for it in no time.
Becka's kiss shocked Richard. He went dumbfounded. It came from left field compared to all of the other things she said to him. He just heard her tell him to not let Litha push him away and go into the security room. He stood there confused a bit. He wasn't sure how much time passed. He turned at Litha showing up. Her body was certainly a pleasant sight, but he had a list of things to consider and time seemed short to get through them. The spell seemed the most pressing. He decided to test the waters with that.
"Litha, we need to get Robert to send some help for the spell. There is not time for me to rest. There is too much going on. I'm calling Robert and having him come over with some community help. The spell is too important to not use the help."
He pulled his phone out of his pocket and dialed Richard. As the phone dialed, he asked Litha, "What do I need to do to help? This is going to have to be a group effort to make it work right." Richard almost held his breath. Litha could react in so many bad ways.
Litha went still, her expression neutral. Clearly he wasn’t a joking type Lycan that was going to be rough. She sighed and shook her head at first, but then paused and tilted it briefly, her eyes distant. She blinks and comes back to herself. “I dunno. I hadn’t really geared it for help from others.” She shrugged slightly, and looked away. “I don’t have Dancing Water or my Pack to help, so I improvised.” She went quiet as she thought through it all. “I had kind of thought to try to just reach the Lycans here in the UK. Then attempt it for the rest of Europe on our other stops. Only thing is, I doubt I’d have something like the Circle to help in the other places…”
She trials off, the possibility of doing the spell once for all of Europe tonight would be a relief. She suddenly looks at him eyes narrowed slightly. “Why the sudden interest?” She shakes her head. “Never mind. I’ll go relook over the spell, and see if I can’t adjust for help. Energy and Focus are the key ingredients. And Belief that on Mother Earth’s side is where we all belong.” She turns and walks back the way she’d come. She doesn’t understand Richard’s sudden helpfulness, but now’s not the time, one cannot Cast with any anger or tension in a Circle.
Becka walks up to Alex and snuggles into him. “We should probably head down and be ready for the day, my love.” She hates missing out on helping Litha, but what could she do being a Night Walker. She just hoped Richard would help Litha, and had paid attention to what she’d told him. Deep down she knew the key to Litha’s current problem with Richard was in the past with Eagle.
Robert answered the phone. "Hello, Richard, what is up?" "Just second, Robert." Richard listened to Litha. He then started talking on the phone. "Robert, we need to cast a spell at the circle. Round up the Mother's followers. We are going to call our sisters and brothers to the Mother with the coming of vampire children. Bring only the faithful. It's a very important spell. We cast at dawn, okay?" Robert paused a moment. "Okay, Richard. I'll gather who is available and we'll be right over. Anything you need us to bring?" Robert looked directly at Litha. "Robert needs to know if they need to bring anything."
Alex took Becka into his arms easily. "Okay my Love." Brian put away the mansion layout and trailed behind the couple as Alex escorted Becka out of the door. He was surprised to see Richard and Litha in the hall. "We are getting ready for bed. We'll see you in the dusk to make the raid." Richard nodded. "Okay, thank you." It was stressful trying to pull in last minute help, but he felt it was really important to do things and do them as best as possible. Alex continued to the basement door while Brian followed.
Litha paused briefly and shook her head. “I have everything. Thanks.” She trotted off and down to the basement. She found the spell and looked it over. Sitting down cross legged, she closed her eyes and thought about how to adapt the spell to include more participants.
Becka saw Litha and Richard and then Litha moving off. She gave Richard a gentle pat in passing as they followed her down to the basement. She looked over as Litha sat and seemed to meditate. Well, at least she wasn’t growling and carrying on with Richard. It was a start. She moved over to the coffin and climbed up inside, then waited for Alex to climb in with her. “Morning Brian, see you tonight.”
Richard nodded. "We have everything. We just need a good group to participate in the spell. It's a very important one." Robert acknowledge, "Okay." Richard smiled at Becka's pat as she went by. Things seemed to be really turning around. He was thankful Becka gave him some key points to work. They hung up and Richard made his way to the basement.
Brian waved to Becka. "Good morning, Rebeckah. It will be good to clean up that den tonight." Brian moved off to get to his coffin as Alex moved to the coffin and slipped in next to Becka. He gave her a passionate kiss. "Your wide coffin is a wonderful blessing, Rebeckah. I love you." He snuggled next to her and pulled the coffin shut.
Richard came down and got undressed. He folded his clothes in a small stack to the wall. He moved to sit next to Litha. He started working himself into a meditation as well.
Robert was able to grab four other devout members before he knew they had to make for the manor. One of them was Rachael. In fact, there were three women and one other man. He explained they were helping with a spell at the circle. All could tell it had something to do with the circle as the direction of travel gave it away. They pulled into the driveway just minutes before dawn and started making their way to the basement.
Becka took what free time they had before Dawn fully came to snuggle and love on her husband. “Yeah, who’da think that my being irked over loosing my coffin for a day due to a hurt Vampire would turn into such a blessing now.”
Litha opened her eyes as the others settled in, she looked over at Richard. “Look. I don’t know the others you’ve called at all, and I only know you somewhat, but could I ask you to be the one to receive the energy from the others and direct it towards me? I’d…” She looks away. “I’d feel more comfortable with that arrangement. The main thing I need from everyone, like I said is energy and Belief in the Mother. I am not entirely sure what all will happen with the spell. Y’all may or may not be pulled along with me. We will enter the Spirit World. Dancing Water will be performing something similar in the States, maybe we’ll all end up together. Who knows.” She gives a slight shrug.
She looked over at the stairwell as Lycans started coming down. She recognized Rachael and was slightly relieved to know one other, Robert was a vague recognition from waking up from the Curing of Richard. The others were unknowns, but at least there were more to help.
Alex laughed. Somehow Becka was always prepared. She seemed to have a good handle of the things that were important. "You were quite the raid lead today. Do you think there will be a big mess at Nicholai's or not much at all?" He wondered what tricks were up Nicholai's sleeve in his mansion. Certainly Nicholai modified something from Becka's escape. "What do you think Nicholai did to button things up from your escape?" Becka would probably have the best idea for that.
Richard nodded. "Sure, I'll let them know. They should be here soon enough." Robert's party arrived. They saw Richard and Litha naked and started undressing and putting their clothes on the wall next to Richard's. Richard gave them the instructions. "Litha needs everyone to channel their energy to me. We must mediate on the Mother and ways to serve her. Litha will conduct the spell and I will channel the energy of everyone. We may be entering the spirit world and Dancing Water will be there. She is a matron of the West. She is wise and we should follow her instruction. This spell is to call our sisters and brothers to the Mother and announce the coming of the children of vampires." The group settled in a circle and joined hands. Before long everyone was falling into a meditative state.
“I really don’t know. I think not much. Mostly whatever thralls are left from spying on this place maybe. There should be no former Fledglings. But that doesn’t mean there might not be one all the same. But Nicholai wasn’t one to have more than a couple at a time. And with him setting Vessa to find me, I doubt he left any behind. After all, he might have come home to no home.” She stops and ponders his other question. “Mainly he would have tightened his hold on his Fledglings. And stuck closer to his normal behavior. I should have been destroyed before my first century. I wasn’t. Mantha led me all over the Manse before leading me out. She then led me all over the place outside. I think to confuse just how I did get out.”
Litha moved about the circle as everyone got settled. She made and lit a small fire from things she’d also brought down. Carefully she starts placing the herbs in the small fire to start smoking. She drops Gotu Kola and Turmeric for meditation and purification respectfully. She then adds Pennyroyal for strength, protection, and peace. Althea for protection and psychic powers comes next, followed by Coriander for love, health, and healing. Bluebells for luck and truth, with Wintergreen for protection, healing, and hex breaking. Those done, she moves the statues carved out of Mountain Ash on either side of the fire. She then moves and resettles next to Richard. Slowly she breaths in the smoke and empties her mind. A low rhythmic Native chant emerges from her throat and she lightly lays a hand on Richard’s thigh. She is ready for the energy needed for the spell.
Alex nodded. Mantha really was a sharp lady. He guessed Becka would have never escaped without Mantha. He shuddered a bit realizing just how long Nicholai kept Becka imprisoned. He wondered what depth Nicholai's soul howled in. No spirit with any kind of cleanliness was going to tolerate his. He had to be in terrible company. Alex snuggled tighter into Becka. He was terribly grateful to have her through such a horrible blaze of torture. Alex's hand drifted to Becka's stomach just before the intense fall of sleep hit him from the dawn.
Richard understood at the touch of Litha's hand it was time. Robert had taken the charge very seriously. Richard realized he was probably the most out of touch of the group as the other five's spiritual energy channeled to him. It was a very euphoric feeling as love of nature, life, spirit, and peace poured to him. He let the energy travel to Litha, almost missing the concentration of it conducting to him instead of through him. He was conscious of the dawn suddenly and didn't feel himself anymore.
Litha felt all the energy hit her. Having been an active Priestess in a Circle many times was the only thing that helped her control the out pour of energy that came her way. She took it in and shaped it melding it to the words that she chanted, focusing on her intent and desire. Her eyes opened and settled on the two statues, she released the woven energy and suddenly everything changed around them.
They were in a place even Litha didn’t recognize. She looked around, not really worried… yet. She saw Dancing Water and her pack first, then other Lycans started appearing. She recognized Eagle, and several from his settlement and she stiffens slightly, and strangely, moves closer to Richard. She sees other Lycans appearing now as well, some clearly feral in some manner or form, others in their Human forms. Many look confused, a few angry, most just look curious.
Dancing Water looks to Litha and nods. She moves to Narkel and they start to dance. Litha turns to Richard and gently takes his hand and pulls him into a dance as well. It is an easy dance, a Dance in the Native way of telling a story, and the story is telling of both Lycan and Vampire beginnings. It continues to tell of things both Lycan and Vampire, the Vlad Wars. In Litha and Richard’s dance though changes slightly to show that the war had never really ended, just gone to ground to fester and grow once more. Both then continue to tell a story of a new creature coming, one the Mother sanctions. Life is not allowed to stagnate, and the Vampires are more than stagnated. It is time for a change. The Mother revers all life, but the Vampires are no longer living, and so she now is giving to them the Gift of New Life. Those who will rejoice in the Mother, will join the dance that now has moved to celebrating that life. Those who do not, will fade from the Spirit Realm.
Becka had stilled as well when Dawn hit. This time though her sleep was different. She felt herself pulled somewhere. She opens her eyes to gaze upon a scene from on high. As if she is up in the clouds or sky looking down at a mass of Lycans. She sees Litha, Dancing Water, Narkel, Richard, and many other Lycan she knows or recognizes, and far more she does not. She watches as Dancing Water and Narkel and Litha and Richard start to dance. She sees the stories told and watches in wonder as many of the Lycan join in in the end. A few though, fade away and are seen no more. She can feel Agathon next to her, vaguely. It is as if they are ghosts in the World of Ghosts. A strange sensation to say the least. She drifts closer to the feel of Agathon and tries to snuggle close to him, sharing this vision or whatever with him. Mentally, she tries to speak with him. “Beautiful, isn’t it?”
Richard is amazed at how the spirit world feels so different. He is also amazed because his body knows a dance he doesn't really know himself. He saw his pack and didn't recognize them except for Dancing Water. He then realized it was Litha's pack and not his, but that wasn't right in his mind either. It was his pack he needed to meet. Somehow that thought ended the confusion in his mind.
Litha moved closer to him and Richard was definitely enamored by that. He is not used to Litha moving to him, though her stiffness feels more familiar. The dance starts and his body makes the movements. His mind works to remember the movements. It's something he needs to know. A few forms in the distance seem familiar. Many are friends and there are a few enemies it seems.
The story goes and a few of his enemies seem to fade in the corner of his eye. Litha seems impressively with him though. A realization hits him that Robert made a mistake. He can be a good Lycan mate to Litha. She deserves his patience and time to understand her. Somehow Litha is his Gift of New Life. Maybe he can be a part of hers. He just has to stay the course.
Alex snuggles into Becka. "It's beautiful and amazing. Almost as incredible as you." He looks at all the Lycan and realizes they are in the air. It's a curious spot to be in. Alex would feel exposed, except Becka was there and everything felt completely right instead. The circle never really ceases to amaze him. His hold on Becka increases in feeling so connected to her.
Becka gave a most unreverant snort at Agathon’s words. “I am nowhere near as amazing. And before you try to convince me otherwise, remember, you are biased.” She watches the dancing. “Richard and Litha seem to be getting somewhere, that is good. And about time.” She lapses back into silence to watching the dance and enjoying being close to Agathon.
Soon she felt another close. Three others in fact. Samantha, Angus, and Paddy are with them watching as well. “actually, twin, Agathon is more right than you. You are amazing, and the first of three females of your Kind to be pregnant. You have two more to find, and their mates.” A slight vibration in the air is felt, and Mantha pouts slightly, but says no more on the subject. Instead she gives both of them a hug and settles in next to Becka to also watch the dance. Angus is next to her and Paddy sits between Becka and Mantha, he seems to be talking to Becka’s stomach, but what he is saying can’t be heard or understood.
The dance finally comes to an end. Litha stays close to Richard as she once more spots Eagle glaring her way. She gives a tired sigh. The man’s heart was in the right place, his attitude sucked though, and he had issues. She lets thoughts of Eagle go as Dancing Water moves up to them. “Well done Niece. It is troubling to know though that the War has never really ended in Europe.” She looks to Richard. “Brother.” She looks at him thoughtfully and a slight smile graces her lips. She steps aside as Narkel approaches.
“Niece.”
“Uncle. This is Richard.”
Narkel turns to look at Richard and nods a greeting. He too looks thoughtful, but turns back to Litha and raises a brow. She raises one right back at him, and he laughs. “Fair enough. How is my adopted daughter doing these days?”
“Should be sleeping the sleep of the dead about now I would think.” Narkel gives her a strange look at this, and Litha gives him a bland look back. “She is fine. Her and Alex had a bit of a snag briefly, but it’s sorted and things go well.”
Narkel nods. “Give her our love.” Litha nods and he turns to Richard. “Welcome to the Pack, Nephew.”
Litha gives him a startled look, but before she can say anything another voice speaks harshly in a Native tongue. Her eyes narrow to slits and a low growl starts to emerge. But before she can launch into a tirade there, Dancing Water says something in the same tongue that is soft and clearly a rebuke to both. Litha stills, Eagle just fades. She sighs and shakes her head. Dancing Water turns away and speaks. “Alright time for everyone to return now.” Her hands clap once and the Spirit World fades.
Litha opens her eyes upon the Circle and gives a relieved sigh. For the most part, that went rather well. Her hand still rests on Richard’s thigh, and she uses that to push herself up and moves to put out the fire, and start cleaning up.
Alex smiled at Becka's retort. She wasn't going to let him win his point, but it didn't matter. She just needed to hear it and know it was real from him even if she wasn't ready to accept it herself. He nodded at Becka's observation of Litha and Richard. This was a special place and the purity of their souls really were good for each other whether the strains of the material world seemed to point otherwise. It was obviously what the Mother saw.
Alex was happy to see Mantha's family and hear Becka receive the truth of her wonderment yet again. He was mildly surprised to hear there really were two more couples that were going to have children. His heart leaped with joy knowing their twins would have futures to forge with others. The sweet Mother was going to provide. They just had some work to do. Alex hugged Mantha back and settled back into Becka. Paddy's odd conversation told him the twins already had their spirits. That deepened his joy immensely.
Richard took Litha's hand when she sighed. Eagle's glare was hard to miss. Richard gave him a good remembering look. Becka's instructions were clear that Richard had to find out what about Litha's past relationship with Eagle was coming between them. He had been doubtful before of the mission, but seeing things from the angle of the spirit world gave him hope that Litha would talk to him about it.
Richard gave a greeting nod to Dancing Water as she approached. He answered, "Sister" to her greeting. Richard really liked Dancing Water. He already trusted her and had not even met her in person yet.
Richard nodded in greeting to Narkel when Litha gave his introduction. It was a deep impression on him that Narkel was his uncle if things went the way they were supposed to. It felt like they would. He just had to stay on track and his already stubborn determination was receiving reinforcement from the spirit world.
Litha's exchange with Narkel told Richard that Becka was his sister-in-law. His brows raised at the realization of it. He knew Litha and Becka were thick as thieves, but they were dramatically tighter than he ever imagined.
When Narkel gave his welcome to the pack, it struck Richard deeply. "Thank you for this honor, Uncle." Richard heard a rough voice that he guessed was Eagle. He looked up to see Dancing Water calm Litha who obviously was unhappy with what Eagle said and seem to park them both. Eagle left prematurely and that struck Richard as wrong to do in the event. He was going to have to get to the bottom of Litha and Eagle for sure.
Richard returned from the spirit world feeling very much reinforced despite his fatigue. It had been more than worth the stress and strain. His earlier worries seemed a bit trivial to him. He watched Litha get up and start putting out the fire. He got up himself and went around the circle thanking each of the Lycan that helped and explaining he would help Litha clean up. Robert's gathering moved to get dressed and Richard came over to help Litha. "This is very special to be your mate and be a member of your pack, Litha. You entering my life is a huge blessing. One day I hope to return the favor." They would need time alone to discuss Eagle. With Robert's group heading out he hoped to get some time alone in the circle to do it. There was a peace in it that would help Litha in an exposed moment.
Litha looked up as the others got dressed. “Thank you for the help. It is appreciated.” She went back to cleaning up until Richard approached her. She paused again and looked at him as he spoke. She dropped her gaze and gave a nod. She didn’t know where to go with his sudden kindness. In some ways it was easier to be angry. She sighed and finally looked back at him and gave a quiet smile before turning back to cleaning up.
Becka smiled down at Paddy as he spoke to the children in her stomach. She lightly ruffled his hair and then went back to watching the gathering of Lycans. She observed the slight confrontation with Eagle and it nipped quickly by Dancing Water. She liked that Narkel welcomed Richard into the pack. Maybe that would make things easier for him and Litha. Dancing Water clapped her hands and everyone disappeared but her. She looked up right at Becka and Alex and their family sitting with them. She smiles at them and shakes her head. “Rarely can you two be kept apart. Things went well. Seems more are with the Mother than once were. This is good. Now, back to your sleep you two, and the three of you need to return to your places as well.” Her hands clap once more and everything fades to darkness once more.
Richard smiled back at Litha. Her smile really was quite beautiful. He wasn't seeing enough of it. He hated to jump into the Eagle mess. Waiting wasn't going to help though. They were in the circle and it was his best shot as well as he could tell. "What was Eagle talking about? I get the feeling there is something pertinent there I need to know to be a good mate for you." He had to concentrate keep breathing, otherwise he was going to hold his breath. In some ways he felt he was taking a terrible chance with his future, but it seemed the only direction to go. If the chance wasn't now, he was only postponing the inevitable.
Alex was rather amazed at how well Dancing Water was tuned to Litha's spell. It was very nice seeing Becka get to visit her family with the twins and him included. It was painfully short, but it was beautiful. Dancing Water was always a joy to see as well. It was just all too short.
Litha stilled as Richard spoke. She stiffened slightly, not really wanting to go there. She just wants to tell him it was past and nothing to worry about, but those words weren’t what came out of her mouth. “About five decades ago, I chose Eagle in a Woman’s Dance. I was at his people’s settlement for a bit. He took it in his head that we were going to mate for life, instead of it just being a year joining. At first I took it with a grain of salt, and laughed it off. Before the year was up though I left. He’d tried his best to isolate me from my family, even from the few friends I’d made among his pack. He wanted me barefoot, cooking, minding the home, and never mind what I wanted or who I was. He tried to even forbid me from performing in Ceremonies and Rituals. The last couple months were rough as he turned extremely violent and abusive.”
She stops speaking and her head is bowed, shoulders hunched as if she’s expecting a blow to fall. It was painful reliving those memories. She wasn’t the least bit happy about them either, any more than she’d been happy with the person she’d started to become under Eagle’s influence. “It took Dancing Water pulling me into the Spirit World one night to find out why I was out of communication and she told me I did not have to stay in the relationship. He had dishonored it already and my leaving would not dishonor me. I left as soon as I woke. It hadn’t been easy, but I managed.”
She turns finally and looks at Richard, her eyes blaze slightly. They don't change color, but her strong spirit shines out of them, as well as her determination. “I am the way I am because I will not be what I almost became because of him. Take me as I am Richard, or we need to absolve our mating. I will not change who and what I am for another again.”
Richard listened carefully. Eagle fell in Richard's mind drastically. He really didn't like violence. It was ironic that the subduing of Litha happened because he was countering her violence that he saw with Steve. "You are going to be free with me, Litha. I know we had a rough fight in subduing you. When I saw Steve airborne in the hall, I just lost it a bit. I've had to fight violence with violence for most of my recent life. It's been ugly and hard. Lots of people have died because they wanted to control others the way Eagle tried to control you. I don't know what that man was saying in the spirit world. Hearing this I wonder if he belongs there. When I subdued you, I thought I was defending Steve. I'm not going to run your life, Litha. I do need our relationship to be a teamwork though. I can't have cubs and then not be around them. I can't have cubs and then not care for them and be a team with their mother. We need to share love and the respect that comes with it for each other or I don't want the relationship. I don't need you to change, but I do expect us to grow together. I have to learn from you. Hopefully you can learn things from me. Your will and spirit are strong. Your rage seems a bit raw to me, that is all. I don't want to end up in fights, that's the main thing that bothers me about the rage. If I have to adapt to that to learn from your will and spirit, then I'm more than willing to do that. You just need to let me know when I'm stepping on your feet. Tell me, don't growl it. The Mother thinks we can go far. I certainly see you have gone far and will go farther. Your Uncle seems to agree with the Mother and for the first time in a few centuries I have a pack again. I will work to support you Litha. I see your loyalty and want to return it. You are not someone I want to change. You are someone I want to serve alongside. You are good and I can feel that in your core and it is the place my respect for you starts and it is the place growing my love for you. I never expected to hurt you in subduing you. I never expected to take you as a mate in subduing you. In the end, I'm glad for that mishap, because something really strong seems like it's sprouting here for us. If you think I'm smothering, let me know and I'll let you know what I'm up to. Sometimes people are doing things for each other and don't realize the other person misses what they are doing or that the other person is busy doing the same thing. If you think I'm someone you can respect, I know you are someone I can respect. If you can put up with rough housing when you get to growling too much, then we should be able to work things out. I stand for freedom in the end. Tanatos is about prisons. You are worth learning and loving. It's up to you really to decide if I'm worth it. I say yes to us. What do you want?"
Richard felt bad about their initial union now. He had misread Litha entirely. Her violence seemed to indicate to him he needed to respond and stop it to show his own prowess. In the end, Litha was simply afraid of losing her freedom. He wished there was a better way to show her he was honestly about freedom. He knew he could show her in time.
Litha was quiet as Richard spoke. Her gaze dropped at some point. She gave a sigh when Richard finished. “I threw Steve because I knew I was working up into a rage. He is only a Human, and would not leave when I asked him too. I did not want him hurt in the end. I did have presence of mind to throw him at Agathon so he wouldn’t land against a wall and shatter his fragile self.” She turns away and finally finishes the cleanup. It was mainly to give herself time to think.
She turns back to him, and closes the short distance between them. She slightly tilts her head to look up at him. “I made a vow to Mother Earth centuries ago. She shows me you are the answer to that vow. I am willing to try, Richard. I cannot promise you to always do as you ask, especially not at first. I have ran alone for so long, it will take me time to readjust my thinking.” Her hand moves to lay on his chest and she gives a small laugh. “I can tell you this wasn’t how I ever envisioned finding and meeting my Lifemate.” She drops her gaze and looks to one side of them. “The rage became my answer to keep from become the creature I nearly turned into with Eagle. I am sorry it bothers you. As I said, I’ll need time to readjust to everything. We also need time to know each other better. I do not want to have cubs with just anyone either. I want a family unit, someone I know will help to raise them, teach them, protect them, see them grown and thumbing their nose at us until they realize us old farts really do have wisdom with age.” She stops, feeling tired and strangely relieved.
Richard understood about Steve in some ways. It was a confusing thing that caused it. Oddly enough it caused them though. Whatever was behind it all, if things worked out the way he hoped, it would be a pivotal moment for them both. "The only things I'll ask are things to help you succeed. If I ask the wrong thing or you get hurt from missing my instruction that would be the thing to make me feel bad. I'm not going to get angry at you beyond being concerned for your well-being. We both want to be there for cubs and for each other. I feel like we have the same goal in the end." Richard really wasn't so worried about Litha as he was. He was starting to understand her anger from the fear that was behind it. He could have patience with it knowing where it came from and he would have an idea what behaviors were driving it, especially if it was his own. The last thing he wanted to be was another Eagle.
"Ready to go up?" His right hand sent his fingertips over Litha's cheek. "Just for the record, it's your turn to jump me. In fact, if memory serves, you have two turns. No pressure on spending them." He kissed Litha with a gentle kiss on the lips. He was tired and would not mind getting to sleep, but he was also wanting to let Litha know it was her turn to drive on the sex.
Litha gives Richard a small smile. She nods at his question. “Yeah, we could both use sleep.” She stills once more as his fingers brush over her cheek. She doesn’t get a chance to answer his comment due to the kiss. Tired though she was, between the kiss and his words, she felt a need suddenly growing. Her hands found his hips, then slid around to his lower back and she pressed up against him. Her left hand moves up his back, while her right moves down to grab a hold of his ass.
Richard was finally feeling Litha open up to him and it was a very sweet feeling. Her hands on his hips got him wondering if she was up to something and as her hands started around his lower back, he felt she probably was. His other hand came up to her other cheek and then he traced his fingers to Litha's ears. His cock started rising at the touch of her hands on his back and ass. From there his hands moved to the back of Litha's neck and pulled her head forward to kiss her again. This time his lips were parted and his tongue teased her lips to get inside her mouth.
Litha answers his deeper kiss. Her hands move back to his hips and then glide up his sides. She ends the kiss and moves back slightly to look at him. Her hands continue to move, coming around to his chest and move up his neck until they cup his face. She looks at him for several heartbeats. Her hands move off his face and she takes his hands and while lowering herself to the ground, she tugs him down with her.
Richard was being a bit passive this time. Litha needed to express herself. She knew he could be dominant and would be a man in their sex. His hands explored her neck when she broke the kiss. His eyes looked into hers with a deep look. A reflection of the love he felt in the vision was there. He felt her hands move around and up to his face. Her vision was a very peaceful one. They were putting a lot on the line for each other and it seemed very much worth it. He let her take his hands and he glided down to the floor with her. His knees planted between hers as he settled his body on top of her body. His lips descended back to the kiss from earlier. His tongue came out looking for hers instantly.
Litha rejoined the kiss with Richard as he settled on top of her. Her hands started roaming his back. Her hips press into his as they lay there. Finally she surges against him, rolling them over as they continue to kiss.
Richard rolled over when Litha initiated the roll. His hands moved back up to the sides of her face as their kiss continued. His fingertips felt her soft cheeks and then continued into her blonde hair before moving back down to the sides of her neck and her shoulders. Her hips pressed into him got him anticipating her next move.
Litha breaks the kiss only to trail kisses down Richard’s neck and across his chest to his left nipple. She brings her tongue out to swirl around it briefly before pulling back enough to lightly blow on the moisture left. She then trails kisses over to his right nipple and gives it the same experience. She moves back up to kiss him again. This time she moves her hips to let her wet cunt slide up and down his cock.
Richard enjoyed feeling Litha's kisses trail down. It was nice to not have the responsibility of conducting the sex. His hands moved around to the back of her neck and gave it a light rub. He let a moan out when she licked his left nipple. It tensed up nicely and sent a nice wave a pleasure through his chest. His chest muscle even tensed up a bit in a nice show for her. The surprise of the lick and blow on his left nipple was exciting. When she moved over to his right nipple though, he had an idea of what was coming and that was exciting on its own. He was able to savor the feeling more despite not having the delightful surprise of it. His kiss showed a hunger for her lips when she came back up. His hands gave a gentle press to her neck to pull her into it and his tongue wandered out to brush her lips. He felt the tease of her nectar on her valley as she rubbed it on his shaft. It sent another moan from his throat and his hands started swirling their way down her back.
Knowing he’d been through a lot over the course of the night, much like her, Litha decided to end the teasing and just get down to it. She changed the move of her hips until Richard’s shaft slipped inside her. It came to a rest deep inside as if it belonged there and always had. Stilling for a moment, she enjoyed the feel of him, and then she started moving quickly. They both needed release and sleep, and she looked to finish one to get to the other as quick as possible.
Richard's hands moved down to Litha's breasts as she adjusted her hips. He felt her cunt pick up and impale itself on his shaft. He let out a soft moan from the action. She fit nicely on him. It was a very pleasurable fit that felt very tailored to him. Her silk was obviously wanting him and that was a very good sign as well. He was surprised as Litha started a fast thrusting. His hips matched hers and the pressure was building very fast. It was a quickie, but it was a very intense one. He didn't have long until his loins were ready to release.
Litha groaned and looked down at Richard. She picked up the pace just slightly. After a few more strokes she felt herself go. She continued to thrust against him though, as she came. “Richard.” Her voice was stuttered as she spoke his name. He felt good, even with a short coupling. Hopefully they could work out their differences and make a good mating of their relationship. Even if they didn’t, at least he had a Pack now, if he wanted. Narkel and Dancing Water accepted him as part of their family.
Litha's orgasm caused her walls to go off around Richard's shaft. That was pretty much the end of his resistance. His hands gripped her breasts hard as he ejaculated. "Mmm, my Litha." He felt his shaft pulsing as his cream flooded out. His hands let go and traced his finger nails down her lower breasts and stomach. "I know we have been thrown together, but I'm feeling very good about us Litha. I'm not giving up." He knew it was just a quickie and there wasn't much time to learn about Litha sexually there, but he did know she was somewhat of an alpha in sex as well. The way she moved and got herself to orgasm was very impressive. She kept moving for him as well which he was very appreciative of. She was thinking of them and what would help them most. He leaned up and gave Litha a tender and passionate kiss. "I think we are a great fit." Despite the obstacles they faced something just kept sending them forward. When the pressure wasn't there, there would probably be great things between them.
Litha cried out as he grabbed her breasts. Her orgasm intensified briefly then ended. Shivering as he ran his nails down her body she looked down at him as he spoke. She gave him a small smile. “I’m not giving up just yet either. We’ll either get through this… or kill each other.” She grins at that last remark just before he kisses her. It was a great kiss and she was sort of wishing they both didn’t need sleep so badly. After the kiss she relaxed down on him and sighed. “We’re a great fit sexually. Only time will tell how great a fit we’ll be elsewhere.” She pauses briefly and chews on her lower lip. “I hope we are.” It was spoken almost as a whisper, but his Lycan ears would easily hear it. But it was out there now. What she really felt, and hoped for.
Richard nodded. He enjoyed the feel of Litha's weight resting on him. It was an almost forgotten feeling to him and Litha reawakened it in its full glory. "The good news is I think we've seen the worst of each other. As we get more time to see the best of each other, things will probably get better and better." Richard was starting to understand it was simply a very bumpy start. Litha showed so much control and poise on the spell and he was getting to see the softer side of her as well. He liked what he was seeing. Hopefully he was making less of an ass of himself as well. Things had started too violently but at least the altitude was evening out and things were looking much more stable.
Litha gave a soft chuckle. “Aye, that we have.” Her left hand came up to gently caress his shoulder and upper arm. She felt contentment and peace right now, and was loath to move and disrupt it. She sighed quietly as her eyes started to close. Before too many heartbeats she was sound asleep.
Richard cradled his own head. He relaxed at Litha's strokes. Surprisingly she went straight to sleep on him. He let himself doze off as well. There was no way to collect the clothes and carry her up without getting locked out of the circle. Before long he was in a deep sleep. It would take the rising of the tombs to wake him.
It was early afternoon before Litha came back to consciousness. A familiar scent hit her nose and she took a moment to realize it was Richard’s scent. About the same time she realized she lay on top of him and they were both naked. Everything came flooding back before sleep. She stayed quiet taking the time to reflect everything.
They definitely hadn’t started off the best, but things were slowly turning around. The Mother sanctified and seemed to even be insisting on their union. She really did hope things worked between them, better than the start had hinted at. She knew females that raised their cubs on their own. Granted, she knew Becka and Alex would help, but that wasn’t the point. Nor was it the same as having your own mate to be a part of the lives of shared cubs.
She gave a quiet sigh and shifted slightly to get more comfortable. Not the best thing she could have done. Between the feel of him against her body, and his scent all around her, she was getting horny now. She gave an almost sub vocal growl at her body’s reaction. He needed sleep after everything he went through last night. Lycan or not, it had been rough being shot with silver. To try to take her mind off her body’s reactions, she thought on that cure for silver poisoning. She wondered how long they had known about it over here, and if it could be adapted somehow for home. She needed more information.
Richard started waking feeling movement on his body. A scent of sex filled his nostrils when he took a deep breath and he had an erection from sleeping that went almost immediately from mechanical to sexual with Litha's scent alone. Her weight was still on him and that just added to the arousal. His eyes slipped open. His hand moved up to guide her face to his and let him kiss her nose. He didn't want to kiss her mouth with sleep breath yet. Personally he didn't mind it. The kiss was much more important to him than whatever bacteria grew during rest. He didn't want to gross Litha out though. While vampires didn't have the problem, Lycans definitely did.
His other hand ran along her side from under her arm to down past her hip. She was an intensely attractive woman and the contour of her side felt as beautiful as it looked. Richard was caught in that spot of arousal and sleepiness though. He didn't have a lot of mental initiative to instigate things with Litha, but he wasn't going to complain about her own activity on him.
Brought out of her thoughts by Richard’s movements, she wrinkled the nose he’d just kissed and rolled her eyes. Nose kissing had never been one of her favorite pastimes. Her body shivered as his hand glided down her side. “Afternoon. You should still sleep.” Her body though contradicted her words as her hips pressed into his. Her hands came up to his shoulders and slid down his arms softly, then back up and over his neck, to cup his face. “Since your awake, perhaps we should take the opportunity to move someplace more comfortable than stone for a bed.” Concern for his comfort and well-being was in her eyes as she spoke.
Richard didn't know what to think of Litha's wrinkled nose. "I'd kiss your lips, but I don't want to kill you with morning breath." Her comment made him laugh on saying he should still sleep. "Let's just hope the mansion doesn't get overrun with me sleeping on the job." He knew the humans would be watching, but he really was their main person for a problem. The fact they had not been paged boded very well though. Daytime raids were really not instigated at all anymore. Without vampire support, things were too tricky.
"Yes, I'd greatly appreciate that." While Richard was no stranger to sleeping on stone, he did better in wolf form doing it and it was not his preferred option. "So are you going to ride me down here or in the bed?" The nice thing about being Lycan was no one could really hide that they were interested in sex. He was hoping to carry the ashes up and have sex in the bed in the end.
She gave a snort. “What’s morning breath?” She shrugs and grins. She moves to get off him. “Well, after last night, you’re entitled to a day off. Besides, you can’t be the only security this place has.” She moves to gather up the stuff from the ritual to take with them upstairs. She gives him a flippant answer to his question. “Perhaps, or I might decide to ride you elsewhere. Who knows?” She moves towards the stairs to head up. She waits for him at the bottom of the steps.
Richard took note that Litha didn't worry over morning breath. "True, it's just the rest are all human. You know how that is." He got up stiffly and gathered the disposable stuff and picked up the clothes. He let Litha carry the statues. "You carve beautifully." Her reply to his riding question was entertaining. "Very fair. You did such a great job on a fast ride I suppose it's only fair you choose where you try other speeds."
He headed up the steps trying to stay side by side with Litha. "We may as well sleep in my room. That way we don't bother Steve. It won't hurt for spontaneous sex either." He led the way to the porch to dispose of the ashes in the garden and then was ready to take Litha to his room upstairs if she didn't have any objections.
Litha nodded. “Yeah, I know how it is.” She moves with him up the stairs and out to the garden. She gave him a chuckle and a nod at his comments and suggestion. “Mmm, that’s good. I don’t think Steve could keep up with both of us anyway. As for how I ride…” She gives him a shrug and grin. As they move off, she finally comments on his compliment. “Thanks. I’ve always liked carving, it helps pass the time.”
Richard led them up to his room. He laid their clothes on the top of his dresser and then came around to give Litha a hug and a kiss on the lips. "You carve beautifully. It's obvious you put spirit into it." He stretched out his arm. "Wish I could tell you it's mine, but it's only living quarters for Brian's chief of security. I'll have to move in with you, but the good news is I don't have much stuff. It fits in a trunk in the end. You know how long most clothing lasts." He moved over to the bed and sat down on it. His eyes looked up and down Litha's body causing his arousal to pick back up again.
One thing about being involved in the war so much was that it forced Richard to pack light. His original home had long been overrun and destroyed. He would be rebuilding a home with Litha and her living quarters would be where they started their life together.
Litha gave a shrug to both his compliment and his room status. She watched him thoughtfully as he placed things and sat. She shrugged again as she placed the statues on an unoccupied space of a surface. Turning back to him she speaks. “I don’t really have much personal things either. Most of the stuff at my place deals with making clothes.” She gives him a grin. “Oh, yes, I know how clothes are for our Kind, why I decided to devote more skill to the making of it, than say, carving.”
Finally, she moves to him. She straddles his lap, letting his cock slide inside her pussy. She liked that it seemed to know where home was without much coaxing. She settles in and gives him a deep kiss. No longer needing to wait to satisfy them both since he is awake, her hips start to move slowly in his lap.
Richard smiled at Litha's comment on clothes. "Well, looks like I'm the lucky one. You have all of these useful skills and all I can do well is fight and bar bounce." He wondered if Becka would have a job for him or not but figured it would be a taken job.
Litha seemed to slip into his lap like they had been lovers for ages. He hummed at the pleasure of it. "It's like we've been together for ages, Litha. Your moves are magic." His hands moved around and took a firm hold of her ass. Her muscles moving against him felt good. He hummed again and started nibbling on her neck.
Litha rolled her eyes again. “I’m sure there’s more to you than fighting and bar bouncing. You don’t give yourself enough credit. Though I’ll talk to Becka for you. Though Lycans in the past haven’t done well at The BoB, maybe you’ll be the one to break that stigma.”
She dropped the conversation as they both got into the sex. Her head tilted back slightly to give him better access to her neck, and her hips picked up the pace from both his nibbles and his hands on her ass. Her own hands moved to his shoulders and slide up his neck to find his hair. She held on as her pale eyes turned teal and she moved easily on him. It was as if they’d been together for so long as to not notice the passage of time. Their bodies moved easily and compatibly together. There really wasn’t any of the awkwardness of first time lovers between them.
His nibbles got a little more aggressive and upgraded to light bites as Litha's pace picked up. His hands let go of her ass and trailed his nails up her back. His right hand grabbed her hair to pull her head to the side exposing her neck. His left hand trailed back down her side again giving her a light trace with his fingernails. His hand then moved up her stomach to her right breast. His fingers started massaging it deeply as she rode.
Litha’s body jerked as Richard started in on it. A soft growl vibrated her throat. Her hands tightened in his hair, but didn’t control his head. She was happy to let him roam as he wished. Her pace picked up as she felt her own need grow and become a hungry thing. Her hips pushed harder into his lap as her feet moved to lock under his knees. She started moaning with each thrust.
Richard returned Litha's growl with his own. He was definitely enjoying the sex as much as Litha was. He didn't mind having his hair pulled at all. His tongue licked her neck and he tried blowing the air across the wet spot like she did with his nipples. He liked how she locked her legs around his thighs. Her moans were a great sign as well that she was enjoying things. His mouth moved up and started giving the ends of her ear soft bites. His tongue would move out against it and flutter with his bites. Her silk was building his pressure steadily as well. He woke up enough to start adding his ass muscles to the thrusting.
Litha drew in a sharp breath as Richard blew on the moisture he’d left from his tongue. Her cunt spasmed tightly for a brief moment at the action. As he moved to her ear, her body’s tempo changed again. She was so close now, and when he finally added his own thrusts to their joining, that was the end of it for her. “Richard.” Her body convulsed with her orgasm, but again she didn’t stop thrusting against him. In fact she seemed to thrust harder as if trying to drive him deep into her belly.
Richard jumped a little at Litha's walls grabbing his shaft. He noticed Litha's rhythm adjust as he started biting her ear. The reward of her orgasm with his thrusts was a sweet one. His right hand held firm on her hair while his left hand gave her nipple a firm pinch. His hips and ass started driving harder at the pleasure of Litha's impalement of her cunt on his shaft. It was an intense feeling with her thrusts pressing into his lap so powerfully. The pulsing of her canal with the orgasm built up his pressure and her powerful thrusts sent him over the edge. "Oh, Litha." He let out a growl of pleasure as his loins gave a healthy pumping of his cream into Litha. His hips and ass tried to press his shaft into Litha as far as they could. His tongue pressed into her ear and searched it out as his cock finished emptying his cream.
Litha cried out again as Richard pinched her nipple. The walls of her canal gripped suddenly so tightly, that it was near impossible for her to slide up or down his shaft, even with the combined fluid of their orgasms. “Oh, yes… yes, Richard.” Eventually, she collapses against him, a bit awkwardly with the way his hold is on her, but she is spent. “Mmm, now you should get more sleep. And I’ll try to find something to keep myself occupied before I go nuts being confined.”
Richard did not think he ever felt walls so tightly around his cock. His hands let go of her hair and breasts to pull her body into his in a firm and loving hug. His hips even swiveled a bit to rock her. Her words did not get a lot of argument from his body. With his release the fatigue still in it washed over him in a pleasant relaxation. He fell backward against the bed with Litha held to his chest and stomach. His lips pressed hers. "Okay, but only because I'm desperately tired am I letting you go." He smiled a bit. "They will be on a grounds sweep soon if you go to the security room. You can join them if you make good time." Richard figured at least a security sweep would let Litha step out of the house without drawing fire by venturing outside of the grounds.
Now that she was in a prone position, an overwhelming lassitude suddenly blindsided her. “Mmm, maybe in a bit.” She gives him a brief nuzzle and then settles down more comfortably. She is a bit surprised at the fact that she was finding herself far more comfortable with him than she thought she would so soon. It felt right to stay here with him as he slept, maybe even get some more sleep herself. Who knew when next they’d all get an opportunity to just relax and not have to worry about overly much. Cubs were coming after all, at least Vampiric ones, and Lycan would be along eventually. Cubs were not conductive for solid sleep periods, unless your solid sleep periods were only two or three hours at a time.
Richard didn't mind Litha laying on him at all. It made it feel like home on the bed. He twisted around and brought his legs up holding onto Litha. "Mmkay, I think I need some body heat from you to help me recover anyway." His body went limp beneath Litha's. He wanted to ask how Eagle and Litha avoided cubs. He figured they were avoiding cubs right now because her body was not going to ovulate for a while after having lost some already. He wasn't so worried about having cubs with Litha though. Somehow he felt like they were going to be a family and Litha wasn't going to run off without him. It all swirled in his brain and the fatigue of his thoughts caused him to fall asleep rather than ask though. The dusk was not going to wake him up from the sleep this time. It was going to take someone rousing him for the raid.
Litha gave a light snort at his joke, but didn’t respond. Instead she drifted off to a nice deep sleep. Her dreams were nice and peaceful. Her and Richard were going to be just fine.
Becka woke as she usually did, and as she was starting to do, quietly snuggled against Alex waiting for the sun to set. She gave thought to the Spirit Walk that had gone on. Things were looking up at least for the Lycans. She also thought on the cure for silver poisoning. That would be a big boon for the Lycans. She gave a quiet sigh and then thought about Agathon. He was so good for her. She snuggled closer to him so happy with her life now.
Alex did not rouse until the sun actually set and the chamber started rising to the floor of the circle. He felt Becka close and snuggled into her. "I love you, Rebeckah." The raid popped into his mind shortly after he told Rebeckah his feelings. "Maybe we should let you drink of my blood for the raid so you will be quickened unless you think the extra power will throw you off."
Alex was going through things in his mind. He would need weapons and someone was going to need to take the ankh. He supposed it was going to be up to him to carry it unless Richard or Litha were up for the challenge. He wasn't so sure about giving it to Richard though. He wished Litha had held onto it. Risking Becka getting burned by it was simply out of the question.
Brian got up and moved out to the circle to greet Becka and Alex. The raid was squarely on his mind as well. He was ready to head straight for the security room from the circle to start gearing up.
“I love you.” She shakes her head. “No, but thank you. I am not used to such yet.” She waited until the coffin finished rising then opened the coffin and climbed out. “Night Brian.” She settled and waited for Alex. She waited quietly as she thought about the raid. She wasn’t really looking forward to returning to the place, even if it was to wipe that blasted place out. She gave a quiet sigh.
"Good to see you slept well, Rebeckah." Brian's face held a serious expression. Raids were unpleasant but it was necessary to strike while news of Nicholai's demise was still young. Alex got himself situated. He stepped out of the coffin and gave Becka a hug and kiss. Brian saw everyone was ready. "Let's head up to the security room and arm up." Brian led the way as Alex kept next to Becka. Brian made sure the circle was locked in the hallway before moving down the hall. He was surprised Litha and Richard were missing a little. He asked the man on duty, "Is Richard around?" The man replied, "He's asleep in his room, sir." Brian sighed. Richard had taken a nasty wound. "Oh well, he needed the recovery. Should we wait or go wake them up?" Alex thought about it. "We can't leave them out of the raid, Litha would kill us. Maybe we should give them a half hour more of rest."
Becka accepted the hug and kiss joyously. She loved him far too much she thought sometimes, but it really didn’t matter. She smiled over at Brian before they headed up. “Is there really any other way to sleep as a Vampire?” She grinned at him and then fell in step as they all headed up.
Entering the security room she looked around. Briefly she wondered where Litha had gotten off to, but finding that Richard wasn’t around and sleeping, she figured maybe they’d finally sorted things. At least she hoped so. She busted up laughing at Alex’s words. He was learning Litha. She walked over and hugged him tight. “You’re learning.” She grinned up at him, absolutely tickled.
Brian knew of times he didn't sleep well. Alex did, too, but it was outside of a coffin. He just gave a chuckle at Becka's reply before they headed to the security room.
Alex gave Becka a hug right back. He smiled seeing her happiness and gave her a kiss. Brian took a seat. "Okay, we'll wait. A half hour or so isn't going to hurt the raid at this point." It wasn't like vampire readiness was going to change for Nicholai's house. They were as limited as anyone because their raid was more vampire than Lycan. Alex rocked back and forth with Becka in his arms. "Your smile is too precious, Rebeckah. I don't think you realize just how much it's worth.”
Becka chuckled at Alex. He could be so cute. “Mmm, so you say. Wanna bet you’re the only one to feel that way?” She looks to Brian, and grins. “What say you Brian?” She’s betting Brian actually won’t help her out here since he’s actually Alex’s friend, but it was worth a shot. After all they had a half hour or so to kill.
Brian figured three could play this game. "Well, that depends on how much you think your smile is worth now doesn't it?" Brian was trying to decide who to arm with what. He figured mini cross bows were best for all. Alex would want a small siler dagger to keep hostile Lycan away. Brian liked those as well. "So are you okay with a single hand cross bow, Rebeckah? I don't think we need anything long range. The bolts are fine to take a vampire on at close range as well. I doubt anyone is very old in Nicholai's lair unless someone new has moved in."
Becka gave a snort at Brian’s reply. As she’d figured. She gives a nod. “Yeah a single’s fine.” Because of her close association with Lycans she tended to avoid silver weapons. She supposed this time was an exception, but she still wasn’t comfortable with the idea all the same. Briefly she nuzzled into Alex. “If ya’ll will excuse me now if there’s nothing else…” She quickly left the security room. Her hunger was starting to grow again, and she didn’t want to aggravate it with Brian’s human security people. She decided to wander around the manse and see what else the place held.
Brian's mansion was not terribly complex. There was a large kitchen and pantry that was very well stocked. There were many quarters but few were occupied. There was a library and study but they were relatively small. The whole place seemed to be sleeping or waiting for something. The circle was not forgotten by the Lycan and vampire community. Humans knew next to nothing about it anymore. It was basically a rumor in Brian's security staff, but most thought it was just Brian's private quarters that the mansion sat on top of. Brian was mistaken for a person of power in the struggle for control of the Lycan and vampire world. It was really the Mother's circle that gave the mansion importance and Brian was just a protector of it.
Alex stepped out with Becka. "Excuse me Brian, I want to spend some time with my love." Alex could guess Becka just needed to step away from the humans. Her hunger seemed compelling. Alex figured it was the influence of having to deal with Nicholai for so long that made it tricky business for her. He thought back to when he was four to five hundred years old and remembered he had the same issues. Hunger was tougher when you were younger and Becka was dealing with a whole new situation being pregnant. He could not guess what that was doing to her as a vampire. As it turned out they were on a balancing act of having to feed Becka and when to wake the Lycans that had been through too much. Richard was kind of an oddity. The mansion was hard on Lycans and Richard was only able to handle it because of years of conflict and enforced discipline. Most Lycans needed more open space for much longer periods of time. "Rebeckah, just let me know when we need to wake Litha and Richard. I don't want to push things too hard for you, okay?" Alex showed Becka around the mansion but it really was a sleeping giant.
Becka smiled at Alex. “Thanks.” She wandered along with Alex as he showed her the mansion. Finally finished, she returns to the library. She looks over the books. They are interesting and funny enough, all written in Irish. She gives a faint smile. Turning to Alex, she moves to him and puts her arms around him. She smiles up at him. “Well, that didn’t take very long now did it.” She gives a sigh and puts her head against his chest.
Alex smiled and hugged Becka back. "No, it didn't. I guess we are just waiting to see when Litha and Richard rouse in the end." Alex was impressed by the time pressure that always seemed to hit them. It had been a long time since he faced time pressure to the level it was hitting them. Europe was always like that since Vlad ruined things. He missed America. He hoped Becka and him would be able to settle down in San Francisco again. He almost wanted to just rush in and wake them up so Becka wouldn't be stuck hungry. It was a tough call because he wasn't sure who needed the time worse.
Becka sighed. Yeah, I guess so.” She nuzzled Alex’s chest. “So, what shall we do to pass the time?” She was finding that Ireland wasn’t to her liking. She missed home and The BoB, and her family and friends. Plain and simple she missed Frisco. She couldn’t wait for all of this to be over, including the pregnancy. She wanted to go home and settle down and have their children and raise them. She huffed and then hugged Alex tight.
Litha stirred and started to wake. She started to stretch and then stopped as she realized she was laying on top of Richard. She gave a smile and nuzzled Richard. “Hey sleepy head, it’s night. Time to wake.”
Alex thought on things. "I can give you a massage or you could read me a story. It's too bad our honeymoon has gone so crazy. At least the twins make it worth it." He gave Becka another kiss while returning the hug. Her touch was comforting. His hands broke the hug enough to start rubbing her back. "It's funny the Lycans are the sleepy ones this time. Usually they are the ones whining we are asleep during the day." Alex had to laugh at that situation.
Becka chuckled. “We could do both.” Though she was enjoying the rub, she moved away and went back to the books. She picks one of folk tales and moves to the couch. She settles in and pats the couch next to her and grins at him.
Litha sighed quietly. Richard was so in need of sleeping to recoup. Briefly she debated leaving him to sleep. She moved quietly and rose up from the bed. She paused, realizing her clothes were in the safe room. Well, that was going to make things interesting. On a whim, she moved to his closet and started going through his clothes to find something to wear.
Alex raised his brow. Both were a great idea. He let Becka pick a book and sat down next to her. His hands moved up to her shoulders and started giving them a firm rub. "So what did you find?" His body leaned in and he gave her a kiss on the ear. At least they could steal moments from the craziness.
Becka settled until they were easily comfortable. “Book on Irish Fairy Tales and Legends. I always enjoyed them as a child myself. We should get a copy to read to the twins.” She opened the book and started to read. His massage was wonderful as well. Reading though would keep her from falling into a stupor from the massage.
Litha found a pair of pants and a t-shirt and put them on. Unfortunately, the pants were a bit large. She moved to a dresser and rooted around for a belt. Eventually she came across something that would work for a belt. Dressed she looked over at Richard. She moved to him and leaned over. She gave him a gentle kiss.
Alex was not actually as familiar with the book. He had seen it once and realized there wasn't too much in it along the lines of reality and let it go. He could remember it with effort though. He was just feeling lazy about it. It would be great for children. It was going to be a big change dealing with children for Alex. His hands moved down her back slowly as he gave firm swirling motions on her back against her muscles. "I think it would be a great book for the twins. I'm not certain my library is going to help so much. We may have to buy children books. I might have a few fairy tale ones though."
Becka paused in her reading to laugh. “Yeah, you don’t exactly strike me as a Fairy Tale kind of guy.” It took her a moment to go back to the reading. She wanted a moment to enjoy the back rub. Finally she picked up where she left off.
Litha moved away from Richard and left the room. She padded through the mansion until she came across Brian. “Oh, hello. Where’s the happy newlyweds?”
Alex's hand slipped up under her shirt and worked up her back against the skin. He also started nibbling on her ear. "You mean we are not living happily ever after?" Alex couldn't resist the return jibe. Becka might make him pay for that one. He wasn't trying to be distracting, but it was starting to get that way.
Becka gave a snort. “Running hither and yon and raiding my old Sire’s place and watching a silver poisoning curing, and being locked up in a manse, is not my idea of ‘Happily Ever After.’” She stops completely as Alex nibbles her ear. “I should have known not to suggest the rub.” She sighed and closed her eyes, leaning back into him slightly. “Mmm.”
Alex smiled. "The rub is the best part." His hands worked up to her shoulders and on the back of her neck. By her reaction he decided she was more interested in something a bit more physical than mental. His tongue played out on the back of her ear and down the side of her neck before his lips started nibbling the side of her neck. His fingers worked back down her shoulders and shoulder blades to start coming around under her arms.
Becka released a long suffering sigh at Alex’s words. Sex was great, but sometimes she wished they could just spend some quiet time together. They weren’t going to get any chance once the twins arrived, except maybe when they slept, and that’s only if they were like normal babies in that aspect. “Mmm.” She accepted his advances though, they weren’t going to get much of that either until after the twins arrived as well. She closed the book and tossed it to a table, and then brought her arms up to circle around Alex’s neck. She nuzzled him as her fingers twined in his hair.
Becka's sigh sent a mixed signal to Alex. Her hum didn't clear the air at all. "You know, we really can read the book, my love. I'm just being distracting." His hands moved around to her breasts in a light massage, none-the-less. It wasn't like she couldn't read and get groped at the same time. His head turned in Becka's hands to savor the feel of her fingers traveling through his hair. Her touch was going to get more rare when they moved away from the circle. He wanted to enjoy what he could now. His nose returned her nuzzle with its own, feeling the soft skin of her neck against it. His hands moved down to her stomach and traced his palms and fingers over her belly.
“Yes, you are. And I can’t read the book now, it’s over there.” She points with her chin towards the book. She closed her eyes and laid her head on his shoulder as his hands moved about her body. She really wasn’t all that put out anyway. Her hips started to lightly move in circles in his lap. She let her fingers continue their roaming in his hair and turned her head slightly to nibble on his neck.
Alex didn't really bother looking over at the book. Becka had told him all he really needed to know. His right hand drifted down through the waistline on her dress while his left hand drifted back up to her breasts with a light pass over each breast. His right hand started searching out her pubic hair as her rotation in his lap kept building his erection. The feel of Becka's teeth on his neck was wonderful. His neck extended to let her at it.
Becka let out a sigh as Alex’s hand passed over her breasts. She didn’t pass up the opportunity to do more nibbling as Alex’s neck extended an invitation to do so. Her hips tilted forward slightly as his hand moved down to her sex, though she kept the circular rotation going, pressing a little harder against his rising shaft. Heat was building between her legs as they played.
Alex's middle finger dipped into Becka's sex when he felt heat from her. He gave her bud some light presses. His left hand let go of her breasts and moved back down to start pulling off her shirt and dress. "I'm getting a fair amount of practice undoing this dress now. I wonder what kinds of sleeping pills work on Lycans." A gentle moan came from his throat feeling her Shifting on his lap and using her mouth on him.
Becka groaned as Alex’s finger went playing and teasing. She gave a light shake of her head at his comments. Her body shifted to accommodate his movements. He was right though about the amount of practice he was getting undressing her. Unfortunately, she wasn’t in a position to work on undressing him. She shifted and wiggled, wondering if she could get herself turned enough to work on his clothes without disturbing his own actions.
Alex worked Becka's clothes off as his right hand continued cupping her sex. "Don't worry, I'll undress as well." Alex didn't want Becka worrying about undressing him as it seemed she was from her movements. It was better she simply enjoyed his touch for now. His middle finger moved from a gentle stroke of her bud to sliding down to her canal swirling the entrance and then coming back up to give her bud a few gentle strokes. His left hand started undoing his shirt and pants while his mouth kept stealing kisses on her neck with a gentle press of his lips.
Becka stilled at Alex’s words. She let out a quiet sigh. Not as fun as undressing him herself, but she let it go, this time. So, she settled back and enjoyed his touch. Her head tilted way from him to give him easier access to her neck and she felt her need growing with the teasing attention of his finger. This time she released a contented sigh as Alex slowly pushed her to an orgasm. “Mmm, Agathon.”
Alex did not hurry taking off his clothes. Becka was enjoying his finger attention and that was fine by him. His kissing drifted up and down the side of Becka's neck while his finger lazily alternated between her entrance and her bud offering them soft strokes. He had to break contact with Becka's sex to finish removing his shirt, but it was a fast gentle move and he brought his hand right back. He undid his pants but they were caught beneath Becka, so he left them where they sat and brought his hand up to her right breast to gently pinch her nipple and then swirl his fingertips around it in an alternating fashion.
"My Rebeckah, it's nice to have some slower sex for a change of pace." His lips moved back to her neck after he told her. The slower pace was nice and he hoped it was safe for the twins as well.
Becka’s breathing was picking up as Alex continued his slow play. She gave a soft whimper as his finger briefly left her pussy. Its return made her groan happily. Her body arched as he played with her nipple and kissed her neck. “Yes.” It was all she could say in response to his words as she grew closer to the edge. Her hips moved with his finger and soon she was gasping. Her body tensed for a heartbeat and then shook in pleasure. “Oh, Agathon, yes.” Her orgasm wasn’t as intense as some he’d given her, but it was pure bliss all the same.
Alex felt Becka give a gentle shudder with her orgasm. He secretly fancied giving her orgasms, whether he climaxed or not. For him it was simply a measure of how much pleasure he gave Becka and if there was anyone worth giving pleasure, it was her.
His finger kept up its massage work following the same pattern. With Becka enjoying it and getting some relaxation in the midst of the impeding stress he found no reason to stop. His kisses on her neck combined with lip nibbles mixing both his deep love for her with his passion. A bit of colostrum came out of her nipple on the breast he was massaging. His forefinger wicked it up and brought it up to her mouth, touching the liquid to her lips.
Becka’s lips parted at the slight pressure of Alex’s finger against them. She pulled his finger into her mouth and sucked greedily on it. The taste of her colostrum both ignited her hunger that was already there and alleviated it. It was a strange sensation. His continued motion with his other finger kept her in orgasm and her body didn’t stop shuddering. She felt a growing need for more that was becoming a bitch of a demand. With that imperative dominating, she had enough of a presence to wiggle enough to put space between them and work his pants down. With that accomplished finally, she shifted some more until his cock slid between her legs and rested up against her sex. Her hips shifted back and forth rubbing her pussy against his cock. Contented noises could be heard in her throat.
Alex's eyes kept playing over Becka's features. Her face was beyond beautiful to him. It was a comfort to see her. A smile or look or pleasure was a validation to him things were under control. He drew his finger back out and made patterns on her cheeks that he gently blew before the spittle dried.
Her sex grinding against him was both comfortable and pleasurable. Her softness seemed to rub electricity into the bottom of his shaft as her wet warmth bathed it. Her grinding was exquisite and he realized she was building the pressure in his loins again.
His stomach was mindful of the contact on her stomach when she moved her pelvis. It was a pleasant sign their family was safe for now. Danger was coming and they would face it, but they at least had a moment.
As his finger dried he moved it to Becka's ear and traced it. His lips pressed forward to hers and pressed firmly and urgently while his tongue sucked her lips between his. The kiss was full of passion and urgency. He simply wanted their mouths to mingle in the moment.