Rae POV
“What’s going on?” Gail, Elaine’s mom, frantically. She seemed to grow smaller with each second fear gripped her.
Azaire picked up his mate effortlessly and Blazer sprang into action. I might have frozen. It happened so fast. She was standing right there talking. When I snapped out of it I cast a silent spell to read the air. There was no magic in it.
And the only witches in the room were my sister, Elaine’s Mother and Elaine.
A hand landed on my shoulder and I jumped. I turned around and melted familiar blue eyes.
Oh, him.
“You okay?” Lawrence asked.
A lump formed in my throat and I couldn’t respond. Why did he do that to me?
“What do we do?” Gail pleaded.
“She’ll be fine. Upstairs, now,” Azaire ordered Blazer.
Azaire was worried but I could tell he was boiling underneath. I felt guilty for letting her take those awful things! However, we might not have made it out alive if she hadn’t I looked around for Lynn but she vanished.
Of course, what more did I expect from her? That’s all she knew best, to run away.
“Rae, snap out of it,” Lawrence growled.
I shrunk under his hold and managed to sneak a step away from him.
“I’m fine, okay?”
“I know you’re not.”
Why was this happening to me? I didn’t need a man in my life. Not right now. Sure, my life might be falling apart and I lost everything but I’d been sober for the first time in forever and I loved this feeling. Me and my healing was my focus but the moon goddess who has nothing to do with witches decided to link me to a hybrid!
I can’t believe her!
While Azaire disappeared with Elaine Lawrence wrapped his arm around my shoulder.
“Where are you taking me?” I questioned in a small voice.
“To get some air.”
I shrugged out of his hold and walked ahead of him
His touch made my skin sizzle and his voice travelled down my spine. Oh, I tried to avoid him the second I felt the attraction but being close to him felt so good and right, but his Father was responsible for the death of the love of my life. Aidan’s death sent me into a spiral of self-destruction.
Losing my Love so young destroyed me. I didn’t have anyone to fall on. Everyone around me was grieving his loss too. I didn’t have parents and Lynn vanished just like she did now.
“Why are you doing this, Rae?” Lawrence asked frustration in his tone.
“Doing what?” I asked, afraid to face those beautiful eyes.
It was weird that he was my friend’s brother because I thought about kissing him an unhealthy amount of times.
“This! You avoid me, you can’t even look at me. Are you so disgusted by me being a vampire?”
I turned around and gasped. “Why would you think that?”
“What else could it be? It’s been the story of my fucking life.”
“I don’t care if you’re a hybrid. That’s not the reason I’m avoiding you!”
“Then what is?” he crossed his meaty arms over his chest.
His cut sleeve revealed a crescent moon tattoo on his right arm.
I stared at my shoes and held my arms to my sides. “I can’t be with anyone right now. I’m still a mess. I’m not good for you.”
Silence settled over us for a few seconds before he burst out laughing.
“What’s so funny?” I growled.
“You? I mess? You’re incredible, Rae. Would you be here standing with us if you weren’t? How many times have you saved my sister, huh?”
I bit my bottom lip. “Months ago I would have been passed out on my couch drunk. I’m not as incredible as you think.”
He stepped closer and reached out to stroke my face. I leaned into him and my nipples instantly hardened. I had to be careful around him. He was a hybrid, meaning his senses were more advanced than his werewolf and vampire relatives.
“Why don’t you let me show you how incredible you are?”
“Lawrence…”
“I won’t force you… but if you don’t want me, make it clear, Rae.”
Ugh, he made this harder than it had to be!
“I’m scared okay? I haven’t had a relationship in years! Don’t ask me the last time I had sex.”
Lawrence grinned and leaned in. His body brushed against mine and my insides turned to mush. “When was the last time?” he whispered in my ear.
I shivered. “Lawrence…”
He chuckled. “Come on.”
“Where are we going?” I asked but I let him guide me into the house.
It was quiet which I hoped was a good thing because it meant Elaine was okay.
Lawrence caged me in his arms and closed his lips on mine. The kiss took me by surprise! However, I’d been dreaming of this moment so I allowed the moment of weakness and kissed him back. It felt so beautiful! He was strong and protective.
He kicked the door to his bedroom and backed me into his bed.
A fire burned at my core as he struggled with the back of my dress. I wanted him more than I could express. Maybe it was years of celibacy talking.
“Wait, wait, Lawrence,” I panted.
He caged me between his arms and stared down at me. “Do you want me to stop?”
I nodded.
“That’s cool.”
“No! I need a second. I haven’t done anything in forever. I barely know what’s going on.”
Lawrence chuckled. “We’ll take it slow, I promise.”
He slowly lifted my dress until my thighs were completely exposed.
“You smell so good,” Lawrence groaned.
He bit the inside of my thigh and I jumped.
“Hey!”
“Sorry,” he laughed. “I should have promised to be gentle.”
At that moment I decided to forget about my past and my problems. I’d almost been burned alive today. I needed this. I relished the way Lawrence teased me every time he moved closer to my feminine spot. I arched my back and moved closer to him. As much as I wanted to take it slow the hunger and desire grew rapidly.
“Lawrence,” I moaned.
“I hear you,” he whispered against my flesh.
He tugged my underwear down. Ugh, finally!
He planted small kisses on my sensitive and swollen clit. Those kisses turned into hungry and deep sucking. I fisted his hair and pushed him deeper into me. Lawrence devoured me! At some point, I stopped trying to muffle my cries. He set me on fire and I wanted to stay that way.
He made me cum twice! I was riding the waves of pleasure when he pulled back. Ugh, disappointment began to settle but his tongue was replaced by his fingers.
“Yes!” I cried out.
“Feel good?” Lawrence asked.
“Ugh, more than good.” It felt so good I hated him.
After the wave of my third orgasm, Lawrence pulled out his fingers and whipped them clean with his mouth. I settled on the bed and blinked a few times.
“I can’t believe that happened,” I whispered.
“Believe it,” he replied.
I sat up and noticed the bulge in his pants. After all he did for me, I couldn’t leave him like that!
“Come here,” I said, reaching for his belt.
“Whoa, are you sure you want that?”
“I’m returning the favour,” I said.
“It wasn’t just a favour. I want to make you feel good, Rae.”
I swallowed the lump that threatened to form in my throat. “Well, I want to make you feel good too.”
He smiled at me and it made me blush.
Just when I thought we’d spend the night together the door burst open.
“Dude, what the fuck?” Lawrence barked.
“I wouldn’t have done this if I didn’t need to. My venom’s not working and Elaine’s getting worse. We need to try yours, bro,” Blazer said.
Lawrence dropped everything and followed his brother.
No, I thought she was fine!