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Post by Cynthiax3 on Oct 26, 2007 9:36:37 GMT -5
OK I'll wait.
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Post by darklover on Oct 26, 2007 10:46:06 GMT -5
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She was closing up the pictures when Cole brought up to go for a walk again.
“You still want to go outside. It is pretty dark out there now. It isn’t like the city where it will be pretty lit up at night for you.” She sounded a little nervous about going out. She didn’t mean to but she also knew there would be animals out there as well.
“I promise I will protect you against the dark. The moon is out and it will also light the open paths. We can stick to those.” The look he gave her reminded her of that of a child who really wanted a toy. She looked back at the window. It was really dark out there.
“You aren’t afraid of the dark are you? If you are, I can show you a whole new world that you will be amazed by. This is my time, I don’t get out much during the day, but I would love to show you my world.” He was really being persistent.
“Okay, but not for long alright, we were up really late last night and I shouldn’t be up as long today. I slept most of the morning.” She was still nervous but willing to face a little fear.
He walked to the door and opened it and held his hand out to her. She walked up to him and stared at his hand then up to his eyes, and back to his hand. She wanted to take it, but that would be contact.
“I promise it won’t bite, and you won’t see anything you don’t want to see.” He reassured her.
She hesitantly lifted her hand and slowly put it in his. There was nothing, no visions, no scenes of him fighting anyone, or him doing anything. She smiled, “How are you doing that?” She was amazed. They started to walk out the door, it closed behind them but she didn’t notice and they started down the steps and onto a path.
“Easy, I am shutting my mind off to your path. This way making you able to touch me and not see anything” He explained.
“That is unbelievable that you can do that.” She was still in shock that he could do that when she also thought of something else. “But then you could be thinking of doing something horrible to me and I wouldn’t know it either.” She gave him a sideways glance.
He laughed at that, “Trust me what I want to do to you, would not be so horrible, but enjoyable for both of us.” His dark eyes seemed to gleam at that.
Bella blushed knowing exactly what he had in mind. She may not be able to read visions on him but the smell and heat that was coming off of him in waves was a natural aphrodisiac.
They continued on their walk, he was pointing out the different trees and the leaves and some of the flowers that they use to use in healing in the old days. He was right that the moon was bright and lit up most of the pathways. There conversations were light and easy going. He bent down and picked a flower and handed it to her.
“Thank you.” She said and smiled and smelled the flower.
“It is almost as beautiful as you are.” He said quietly.
She looked up at him with a shy smile. He couldn’t resist, he had to touch her in anyway possible. He bent down towards her and his mouth found hers. It was soft at first, and when she didn’t back away, he made it more passionate. His mouth was devouring hers, their arms found there way around each other, their tongues met in a duel of there own.
Without thinking, they somehow shifted and she was backed up into a tree. He was not completely in control of his body and he was nearly purring at the contact with her. That didn’t seem to scare her it only heated her up more. Cole kept his eyes closed, he knew that they would reveal the need that he was desperate for, he left her mouth and made his way down her cheek to her ear, but the need was driving him, he wouldn’t be able to hide it from her and he was not in control, he made his way to her neck and licked just above her jugular where her heartbeat was as frantic as his, she moaned at the touch of his tongue.
Bella was in a haze of heat and need as much as he was, she definitely didn’t understand it. She had never done this before with anyone. Her body was hot and moist and pretty much willing to do anything he wanted at the moment without thinking.
Her mind was still blocked to him and he wouldn’t be able to shield her from what he was about to do, but he could no longer deny a taste of her. He nibbled her neck as his teeth extended. The blood he wanted was so close he could no longer think. He licked her neck again and his teeth sank in deep.
She gasped at the first contact of his mouth on her, then a pain pierced her and she nearly lost her breath, only to be followed by a white heat that filled her body as she closed her eyes and moaned as his mouth was pulling on her neck, her arms went around his neck as she slowly sank into the tree.
Cole closed the wound, completely satiated at the moment as the taste of her filled him. He stood up slowly to see her reaction only to notice her eyes were closed and she looked pale. My god, he took too much, he tore open his shirt and sliced into his chest and cradled her head to him.
“Drink Bella, you must.” She moaned quietly, he tried to send the strongest compulsion he had in him to get through to her. She slowly started to respond and licked at his cut, and then latched on to his chest and drank heartily from him. He groaned at the contact, it was killing him but he was dead anyway if he had done her any harm.
When she had enough, he told her to stop and closed the wound himself. He then picked her up and rushed back to the cabin with the speed of his kind. He placed her on the couch, and was brushing the hair off her forehead.
“Bella…. Bella open your eyes for me, my sweet.” He was concerned. He knew he gave her back enough. In fact it was more than enough for a first exchange. He berated himself for even letting himself lose such control, but when she didn’t fight him back he was in heaven.
She slowly opened her eyes and looked up at him. “Did I fall?” She looked confused about what had happened, and he felt guilty for that. All these new emotions to him were going to kill him if she didn’t.
“No my sweet, you didn’t. Are you okay? You fainted.” He spoke softly to her.
He wasn’t sure how she was going to respond to him once she remembered what had gone on between them before she fainted, or worse what his blood was going to do to her. He was going to have to ask someone about that. He had heard stories about the females being converted over, but he hadn’t meant to give her any of his blood until he found out what was going to happen to her.
She looked around the room and realized they were back at her cabin. They were walking and he gave her a flower, then he kissed her. The rest was still kind of blurry to her. Man he was potent, enough to have her faint from a kiss.
“Do all women faint when you kiss them?” She asked him, teasing him a bit, boy this was embarrassing.
“I wouldn’t know. I haven’t kissed many women in my time.” He was totally serious with her.
“I think I am feeling better, let me sit up.” She said as she tried to push herself up. She was still a little dizzy but other than that she was feeling better.
He helped her into a sitting position. “Are you sure you are feeling better?” He asked as he took a seat next to her on the couch, putting his arm around her back to help support her.
She laid her head back on the couch and he noticed he hadn’t completely removed his mark on her neck. She had a strawberry mark that looked like a hickie that teenagers gave to one another when they made out.
He couldn’t find it in himself to feel bad about leaving his mark on her. He wanted people to know she belonged to him. If there was another way of marking her he would, with neon lights.
Her eyes were closed but she turned her head and looked up at him, he was towering her on the couch, he really was as big as an oak tree and hot, really, really hot.
The look that came over him was amazement. “What?” she asked.
He grinned at her, due to there blood exchange he could get through her block and he could hear her thoughts.
“Tell me something Bella, do you like the way I look?” He couldn’t stop grinning.
Oh great, now Mr. Gods gift wanted to know what she thought of him. She should tell him he was a troll.
I am not a troll and you know it.
“Yes you are” She said and looked away from him. Then it dawned on her that he hadn’t spoken, had he? She looked back at him.
“Cole?”
It dawned on him then that she heard him too. They were able to speak the way lifemates do. He was near giddy inside but didn’t want to frighten her to much, but he was going to have to explain something to her.
“Bella, you know how you see visions of things that are going to happen?”
“Yes.”
“Well I also have a few gifts of my own.”
“You are telepath?” she asked slowly.
“Among other things as well, yes I can speak to you and others with my mind. But I don’t want to frighten you. I can shut my path to you, but if I don’t you will still be able to read visions on me. It will be your choice.” He gave her the option with a partial explanation.
She didn’t take her eyes off of him.
“I have heard of others who have gifts such as mine, but I have never met anyone that was like me or in other ways as well.”
“The more contact we have with one another, the stronger the connection between us will be.” She needed the information, but he had to go slow with what he was and who she was to him.
“What kind of contact do you mean Cole?” She asked, wanting answers, scared of the answers she was going to get from him, and yet the longer she was in his presence she was less nervous about that. That was strange in itself, she didn’t like any contact from anyone, but he made her feel safe.
“Well, physical contact for one thing. Being in each others presence, if I don’t block myself from you, you will be able to read me and my mind as well. The sharing of our mind and ……ah, well our bodies as well.” He wasn’t sure if she was going to remember the sharing of the blood they had already and the need that will come for more. He pulled the rubberband scrunchi from her hair and brushed his hand through her it. “Do you want me to block myself from you?”
She got up and walked over the fireplace, it wasn’t lit yet, so she put in a few logs and twigs and played with that for a few minutes while thinking. Once she was done, she turned back to him.
“Will I only read you when you are near me?”
“No, we will continue to talk to each other when we are apart as well.” He couldn’t think of being apart from her, but that part of the information would come later. He leaned his arms forward and braced them on his knees and put his hands together. He sighed, this was not going to be easy, but other women had accepted there lifemates and are now completely converted and happy with them. Only Bella had a life she wasn’t ready to let go of yet, that thought brought the darkness to him and he wanted to howl out his frustration, needed to change form and run. He ran his hands through his hair and pulled out the tie that was hold his hair back as well and let it fall to his shoulders.
Cole got up and walked to the other side of the room. He was getting worked up over nothing and she hadn’t even said yes or no yet about the blocking, although he heard the questions building in her head. He didn’t know what was worse for him, not knowing what she was thinking or knowing?
Bella watched as he walked to the other side of the room, he was bothered by something and she didn’t know what it was just yet, but he was frustrated, she didn’t know at the moment how to help him. But with his hair down, my god her body was going into overload. He really was god’s gift to women. Her body was starting to burn in need for him and he was still a stranger to her.
He growled at that.
“Bella”
“Cole”
They both spoke at the same time. Bella stood up and Cole walked over to her, and put his hands on her face, “I need you Bella, my body needs you as much as you need me.” He grunted in frustration. “Remember when I said I was waiting for my lifemate?”
She nodded. He was so close, he smelled so wonderful, her senses were becoming uncontrollable, his heat was surrounding her and she couldn’t speak.
“You are my lifemate. I have no doubt in the entire world that you are she!! My lifemate Bella.” Then his lips covered hers and they were both lost in the ecstasy of the moment. Her arms went around his neck and her hands buried into his hair as she tried to pull him closer to her, he in turn pulled her as close to him, lifting her so that she could feel his arousal and need that was in him. He filled her mind and body with his need as he accepted hers as well.
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Post by Cynthiax3 on Oct 26, 2007 11:26:21 GMT -5
Wow. That was good.
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Post by Vodka on Oct 26, 2007 13:20:32 GMT -5
Lol post post post post post post post post post post
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Post by darklover on Oct 26, 2007 17:27:22 GMT -5
LOL...I have to work on it some more before I can post more. I had to run out this afternoon.
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Post by Vodka on Oct 26, 2007 17:46:04 GMT -5
Wow!!!!! Damn girl!!!
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Post by Cynthiax3 on Oct 26, 2007 20:44:14 GMT -5
LOL She will get some more done! She loves us!
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Post by darklover on Oct 26, 2007 21:10:16 GMT -5
yes I do....and I am working on it actually right now....
since I have an hour til Blood ties. (just got done with Moon light)... so now I am back to writing.
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Post by Cynthiax3 on Oct 26, 2007 21:13:09 GMT -5
Great! Write away.
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Post by darklover on Oct 26, 2007 23:32:08 GMT -5
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Somehow they ended up in the bedroom. Bella wasn’t even sure how. Before she knew it they were on the bed and there bodies were tangled together, and at a point that neither one of them couldn’t back down now. It had gone too far and they were heated. They were in need.
Cole was lying half on top of her, his hands roaming her body, building her up more, his lips not leaving hers. The words were chanting in his head, wanting to be said out loud, but he held them back. He needed her to know him first, wanted her to know who he was not just that he was aroused and wanting her. He wouldn’t let the words out until she accepted him, or as long as he could anyway.
Bella was in a haze of heat and desire, she knew this was fast and this wasn’t how she was, it was as if it wasn’t her allowing him to seduce her, she moaned as he deepened the kiss again, not allowing her to think straight.
I need you to know me Bella, really know me, not just as a man attracted to you, but a man that needs you to complete him. I need you to accept me Bella.
He whispered into her mind, filling her with the hunger that was beating at him, He opened his mind to her completely and fed her his memories. The loneliness and emptiness, the void of a life. Only existing by honor, the lack of emotions and colors that didn’t exist for him.
Her heart nearly broke with the information that flooded her mind. Tears came to her eyes. She held him closer needing to comfort him to protect him, to give what he needed.
She broke the kiss slightly by turning her head and nuzzling his cheek as her hands rubbed at his back in a comforting manner. She held him close to her.
“Oh Cole.” She whispered.
“I have only existed Bella, until you. You gave me back life.” He needed to know that he had been loyal to her, knowing that she was out there somewhere, and that he would wait an eternity to be with her. He wouldn’t give up on a chance that they would have. “Merge with me Bella.”
“I don’t know what you mean Cole.” She was near desperate to do as he said, his voice filled her with such longing.
He merged with her fully, “Find the path to me.”
She was amazed at the intensity at what she felt for him. The need she had for him. She closed her eyes and tried to follow what he was showing her.
Bella actually felt their souls merging together, rejoicing.
“This is amazing Cole. How are we doing this?” She breathed the words out, there bodies still pressed tightly together.
“We are lifemates, and we found each other. This is right.” His body was an urgent ache of need and he could no longer deny what his body was craving. He was near in pain with it. With a thought he removed both of their clothes and positioned himself above her. “I need you Bella. I need you know.”
His hands roamed her body moving slowly over every curve, taking every inch into memory. She knew what he was doing and she couldn’t find it in herself to deny him, she was burning with the need as well even though it still wasn’t making sense to her. She had never felt this way before nor had she ever done this. She looked up at him then needing him to know that.
“Cole, I have never done this before. I have never…” She trailed off, my god she was naked under this man letting him touch her in ways she had never been touched before.
He slid his hand down her stomach again, finding the moist entrance with his fingers, she arched her back and moaned at that.
“I know Bella. This is the first time for both of us.” He never let up with his hand, moving in slow circles driving her insane with need, until she started to respond to him and couldn’t stay still any longer. “That’s it Bella. I need you ready for me. I don’t want to hurt you. I could never hurt you. You must know that by now, I will never hurt you.”
Bella bit her lower lip and groaned as she couldn’t take it any longer. She was on fire and he was building her even higher. If he didn’t take her soon she was going to explode. She reached her hand down quickly and found him. She stroked him with slow shy strokes, she didn’t know what she was doing for she had never done this before but with every movement of her hand he encouraged her even more.
Finally he could no longer take the pressure, he removed his had and she cried out at the loss of it, only to have him place himself at the entrance of her. The words so close to being said but he bit them back, and slowly started to enter her.
She had not looked at him, she couldn’t, but what she was feeling enter her was hard and demanding, even though he was going slowly, she knew he was very well in size. The further he got in the worse the pressure built into a pain and she tensed.
“Relax for me Bella. I won’t hurt you I promise.” He said between clenched teeth. He knew that the first time was going to hurt her and he tried to shield her the best he could. He built the fire more between them and slowly moved in and out letting her adjust to him, letting her know what she felt like to him.
She gasped at the sensations that filled her and she started to relax and out of nowhere a natural need to move with him came to her, just as she did, he thrust in further filling her completely, breaking away her virginity. She tensed only a minute, but then was filled with such a tight pressure she needed to break through, she didn’t know what she needed, but it was close. She let out a small cry of need, and tried to find a relief.
He felt what she was feeling and knew that she was very close, his hands went to her hips and lifted them at an angle so that he could penetrate her further and as he thrust deeper into her he felt the waves of her orgasm begin. Her body was pulsing around him and he moved faster and harder creating a friction that only made her body explode even more.
Bella cried out as the waves of ecstasy washed through her, her nails digging into his back deep, her body was contracting around him and she knew that he was creating it even more with his movements. Just when she thought she was going to pass out, he tensed above her, shuddered and released himself into her. He growled and she felt him spilling into her as she melted into the comforter of the bed.
Cole was still laying on top of her, inside her, completely in awe of her, and yet never had he felt such a moment in his life of being completely and utterly content. He had never felt so much at home or of belonging. She had gave him that.
With the contact between them, there wasn’t a space of there bodies that didn’t touch, Bella’s eyes were closed and she held him to her gently, letting her mind go.
That is when the vision came back to her in full.
Cole was again in the woodsy area, fighting three monsters as the weather was fierce around him, lighting and thunder. They were taunting each other, making blow after blow on one another, wound after wound. The blood loss was horrendous. Three against on, then the distraction and the attack on Cole.
Bella opened her eyes wide and gasped for air. Cole was aware as it came to him as well still being merged with her.
“Bella it is alright, I am right here with you, I am fine.” He said is a soft tone, reassuring her he was still within her and that he was well. “Breathe Bella, I am right here, look at me.”
Her breath was becoming less labored as she made eye contact with him. Her heart was pounding still as her hand went to his chest. Tears came to her eyes, she had nearly forgotten the vision she had the last night.
“It is going to happen soon Cole. My visions always happen soon right after I had them” Her voice was choked by the lump in her throat. ‘I have never had the same vision twice. It hasn’t changed.” Her hand was still rubbing over the area that had been ripped through in her vision, touching it to let her know that it hadn’t happened yet.
His hand covered hers as he slowly slid out of her and lay by her side. He held it still over his beating heart.
“I have now seen it twice with you Bella. If this is a vision that is going to happen, I will be more prepared for it. You have to trust me that I can face them and win.” There was no doubt in his voice. He was as calm as ever.
Bella curled into him, feeling empty inside with the loss of him. She actually felt alone and scared for him, this was not her. She had been alone for so long. She never needed anything but herself. She was always confident in everything she did. She always hated her visions and this one she hated most of all.
“They are monsters Cole. How can you beat monsters? I don’t even understand this vision.” She spoke softly into his neck as she buried her face into it.
He held her close, “I promise you that I can.” His words were solid. He knew what she was feeling and he wanted to hurt the persons in that vision that made her feel so vulnerable after such a wonderful experience between them.
“Nothing is going to happen to me Bella, you need to rest now.” He gave her a push to sleep and she was exhausted enough to fall to it right away. She didn’t fight it. They were up late last night, and it was nearly morning now as it was.
Cole knew one of the three vampires that he was going to fight, and he would make him suffer for hurting Bella with this vision. He vowed to her he would.
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Bella opened her eyes even though she still felt sluggish, and rolled over to see that she was alone. Wow, could last night have been a dream? Looking around the room everything was still in place, though she didn’t remember getting into bed alone. Was her overactive mind finally been over worked?
She sat up and noted that she was naked under the covers as she moved them away from her slightly, and noted that she was extremely tender between her legs. Well if it was a dream she was feeling affects from it. She slid over to the edge of the bed and got up. Her clothes were on the floor, actually thrown on the floor, looking back at the bed it was quite messed up. Nope last night couldn’t have been a dream.
Covering her face with her hands she made her way to the bathroom to take a shower and try to remember everything that happened last night.
As she turned on the water she noted there was some blood smears on her inner thighs, well that was more than enough proof that she needed. Last night was definitely not a dream. Walking over to the mirror in the bathroom she looked at herself.
“Well girl you are no longer a virgin.” She said to her reflection. The strange thing was that she didn’t feel a loss of that, it was that fact that she woke up alone. That she was sad over. If he had at least stayed that would have meant more to her than being slept with and left. One night stands didn’t sit to well with her, and that brought tears to her eyes.
Bella shook it off and jumped in the shower. She got cleaned up, put on some lotion and dressed into a pair of low rise dark blue jeans and a navy tank top that stopped just above her belly button. The shower at least revived her.
Making her way into the kitchen she opened the fridge and didn’t really feel hungry so she opted for some juice instead. Perhaps being left alone after sharing your first time with someone didn’t exactly leave you with an appetite.
It was nearly five o’clock now and the whole day was gone. No use going on a hike today, by time she got on any trail she would have to head back. So she got on her computer and cleaned out her mail box. Then she set up her CD player and pulled out a few of her mix CD’s and tried not to think of Cole. Which was near impossible.
She was mad at him, she was furious with him and mostly she just wanted to know where here was and why he left. She opened the front door and sat out on the porch for a bit while listening to her Kenny Chesney CD. Well at least the music still made her feel better.
Their was cloud coverage and the sun was low in the sky and getting close to setting before she knew it, and she was feeling a little better. She remembered pretty much all of last night. Cole coming over, looking at the pictures then going for a walk in the woods at night. Yeah, she wasn’t going to be doing that again too soon. Them making out and him making her feel so good she actually fainted. Bella blushed at that thought. Waking up in the cabin and them talking and ended up in the bedroom.
As far as first times go, it was pretty amazing, she couldn’t deny that.
Just then she heard an engine nearby. That is when she remembered that Travis was coming over to drop off the rest of the supplies for her. She stood up to see that the Jeep was still a little ways down the hill.
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Post by Cynthiax3 on Oct 27, 2007 10:16:40 GMT -5
OH that was amazing DL! Really good.
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Post by darklover on Oct 27, 2007 12:00:28 GMT -5
thank you!!
I will have more soon too.
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Post by Myrrha on Oct 27, 2007 15:24:03 GMT -5
Liking it....no....Loving it!! ** Myrrha casually hands over the story-maker reins to the new story queen.** LOL!! MORE!
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Post by darklover on Oct 27, 2007 18:06:51 GMT -5
thanks girls...I am glad that you are enjoying it.
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Post by darklover on Oct 27, 2007 18:11:05 GMT -5
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Travis parked the Jeep in front of the cabin and got out. Bella was standing on the front porch and she looked amazing. She was nearly glowing. He smiled up at her.
“Hey Bella.” He walked over to the back of the Jeep and opened the back to get the box out.
“Hi Travis. How are you?” she came down off the porch and headed toward him. “Do you need any help?”
“Nope, just this one box, it is all in here.” He pulled out the box and pushed the door closed with his hip. “Do you want me to take it inside?”
“Yes please.” She said as she turned to walk with him back up to the cabin. “Thanks for getting it all out here so fast. I haven’t really gone through to much already though.”
“Well I figured that we get some pretty bad storms up here sometimes so I wanted you to have everything you need when you need it.” He smiled down to her.
Inside the cabin, it was filled with a citrus smell that was amazing to him. He knew it was something that she wore because he could smell it on her. He placed the box on the table in the kitchen.
“So how are things going for you out here?”
Her long hair was down and dried to a slight curl, he wanted to run his hands through it. The dark wheat blonde with gold highlights was an amazing combination with her amethyst eyes. He was nearly mesmerized with her. He hadn’t forgotten a detail of her, and in that outfit you could make out her body perfectly. Yeah, he was very glad he had come out tonight instead of waiting.
“So far so good as I can tell, after all this is only my third day.” She laughed a little. Then it dawned on her that she had only been here for three days and already slept with a man that she hardly knew. Well not that she hardly knew him, he had made sure she was aware what his past was like and what he was about.
No, she wouldn’t think of him. She was still very upset at him for leaving her and waking alone. The bastard. Yeah, that made her feel better, she called him it again and smiled.
“What have you been up to then? All by yourself out here.” He started a conversation with her, definitely not in any hurry to leave.
“Ah, well I have been going on hikes during the day and getting some great pictures for my research. I have seen some small wildlife, and I have been emailing with my friends back home.” She said, and wondered why she didn’t mention meeting Cole to him. Although it really wasn’t any of his business.
“And you are staying indoors at night?” He asked like he was talking to a child.
“Of course. I am still here aren’t I.” she responded dryly back. Deciding to change the subject. “Would you care for some water or juice?”
“Yes actually I would love a water if you don’t mind.”
“Not at all.” She walked over to the fridge and took out a bottle of water for him. “After all you just brought me more.” She laughed as she walked back and handed it to him.
“You don’t notice any strange noises out here at night, or seen anything unusual during your hikes?” He asked, leaving his voice completely normal. Strange things have been known to happen. There had been several campers that have gone missing and several of them hurt from the local wildlife.
“No actually nothing out of the ordinary.” She didn’t even see anything strange outside last night. It was actually quite beautiful and peaceful. But she didn’t want to tell him that. She wasn’t sure why, but she didn’t think he would like to know that there were people that lived her and made there way through the night up here.
“Would you care to sit down?” She pointed at the couch, as she walked over to turn down the CD player.
“You can leave your music on if you like. It doesn’t bother me.” He said when he saw she was walking toward it, and walked over to the couch and took a seat.
“If you don’t mind, but I will just turn it down a bit.” She laughed, and joined him on the couch, but keeping distance between them to not make any contact.
They made light conversation about what was going on in town and a festival that was coming up if she would like to come down into town he was more than willing to come back and get her and drive her down. Then if she wanted she could stay at the hotel for a night, if she was getting lonely up here, he teased her.
“It sounds lovely. I will think about it and let you know okay.” She smiled at him in response.
Just then the breath nearly got sucked out of her lungs as she felt a menacing presence surround the cabin. She looked around to the doors and windows, although she couldn’t quite determine what it was, it wasn’t a good sign. She slowly tried to draw back in some breath when the door burst open and Cole walked through it.
He took in the site of them sitting together on the couch and was shooting fire from his eyes at Travis. He never once looked at Bella, only at Travis and his voice was calm but there was an undertone of violence to it.
“I don’t remember you telling me we were having company my sweet.” He could actually feel his hands itching to surround the mans neck.
Bella stood up so fast and walked over to the kitchen and got out another bottle of water.
She was breathing just fine now, only she was furious that Cole had barged in as if he owned the place and she knew right away that he wanted to hurt Travis for being here with her. Well to bad, then he should have stayed last night and been there when she woke up.
If he thought he was going to show up again tonight and expect the same treatment as last night, he could forget it. She was completely back to herself again and fully in charge of her own self.
She walked back to the couch and offered the bottle of water to Travis. She smiled at him sweetly.
“I noticed your bottle was getting low, would you care for some more?”
Travis looked at his bottle, it was nearly empty, looked up at her and then at the man that just walked in the door.
“Uh, thank you.” He took the bottle and set it down but didn’t open it.
Bella sat down on the couch again, and glared over at Cole. “I am sorry but you should really knock on the door before you come in Cole.” Her voice was near steel.
He looked calm and then his eyes roamed her body, and he smiled at her.
“Forgive me my sweet, but I was surprised to see a vehicle outside and wanted to know that you were okay.”
“And you couldn’t have done that by knocking first.” She wasn’t going to buy the calm in his voice, or the way he looked at her. She was pissed, glaring back at his smiling face. She really wanted to hurt him right now.
She looked back at Travis and smiled, perhaps not a perfect smile, her heart was racing and her adrenaline was pumping.
“I am sorry, when did you say that festival was again?” She asked Travis.
Cole was still standing just inside the door and Travis couldn’t think straight.
Don’t use him to toy with me Bella, you have no idea what I am capable of and if you don’t want me hurting him you better damn well stop being nice to him.
He used his link to her to warn her. He was nearly seeing red and he knew she was pissed at him, but with this man in the house he couldn’t very well explain things to her. He took a deep breath to calm himself. He walked over to stand behind her on the couch and pulled her hair back from her neck and ran his fingers through it.
That is when Travis noticed the hickey on her neck. He couldn’t take his eyes off of it. Which is exactly what Cole wanted him to see. She was marked by him and he wanted everyone to know it.
Bella tried to pull away from him, only to have Cole hold tighter onto her hair.
You are so on my shit list right now mister. If you know anything that is good for you, walk away now.
She sent back a message to him, not realizing she used their mental bond to do so.
Cole smiled at that one. She was furious, but he needed to be alone with her to explain.
“I am sorry Bella’s manners are not very good, I am Cole Brentusky.” He held out his hand to Travis as his voice soothed and calmed the man.
Travis took his hand and shook it, not at all scared of the man any longer. He actually smiled. “I know the name, your family goes way back in this area. I am Travis Lamont, I work for The Concorde Inn in town and had done the arrangements for Bella to stay here.”
“Yes we do.” Cole smiled back at him.
Bella let out a small frustrated sigh and looked away from the two, only to have her hair tugged on again, since Cole still had one hand in it. She glared back at him.
I apologize for not being here when you woke Bella, but now is not the time to discuss our intimate affairs in front of company
You are such a jerk you know that
Forgive me my love, but I will try to explain more to you tonight
I don’t need an explanation from you she started to pull away from him and his hold tightened on her hair again. Let go of my damn hair before Travis gets the wrong idea thinking that I am your pet.
Cole let go immediately and she got up and walked over and changed the CD that was playing.
You are not my pet, love, you are my lifemate
Bella took a deep breath, she was so not responding to that tonight.
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