3#Awakened by the Vampire Prince (Thorn) (15 page)

Lazarus’
eyes widened as they strode down the walkway. Xavier’s calculating gaze swept
over each of them in turn. The male frowned deeply, but thank fuck he didn’t
say anything.

They
entered the chamber, Xavier put his hand to the small of Esral’s back. An
intimate celebration. Like fuck this was an intimate celebration.

“We’ll
get through it.” Esral squeezed his hand. “Together.”

“I
think I’d rather break your thorn again than go through this,” he growled.

“It
won’t be so bad. You’ll see.” She squeezed his hand again, looking up at him
with the most beautiful smile on her face. Xavier gave a chuckle and a shake of
his head. He would do anything for her.
Anything.

A
loud applause erupted as they walked in. Elves clapped him on the back with
gusto. They seemed to be in awe of him. Congratulating both he and Esral. More
than one male clasped wrists with him, by the look of admiration he could tell
that they had been through the same as he had. There were knowing stares and
nods, even looks of pity.

When
York caught sight of him, the male visibly paled as he ate up the distance between
them in large strides, even knocking elves out of the way in his haste. “What
the fuck happened to the two of you?” York growled. “Were you attacked? Wait
just a minute. What the fuck are you wearing anyway? Did they steal your
clothes?” He pulled a phone out of his pocket. “I’ll organize a team to track
the fuckers down. Was it wolves?”

Keto
laughed, grabbing Xavier by the wrist, he shook hard. Then, he clapped a hand
to York’s back. “You don’t need a team. Esral and Xavier are perfectly fine.”

“No
way. How can you say that? They are a bloody mess or were a bloody mess. Thank
god for our advanced healing. They must have got you good.” York’s gaze was
firmly on Xavier’s robe.

Keto
laughed some more and Xavier felt like punching him. It was only Esral’s
pleading eyes and slight shake of her head that prevented it. On their hike
back, she had warned him that it was normal for family members to goad a newly
mated male. It was a good thing and to be expected.

Like
fuck.

Once
the elven prince managed to get himself under control, he turned back to York,
a big grin on his face. “You are right, York, thank the gods for advanced
healing.” His eyes settled on Xavier. “Don’t you think, Xavier?”

“Fuck
you,” he growled.

“Xavier.”
Esral whispered, by now she was squeezing his hand so tight that he was sure no
blood was going through to his fingers.

“I’m
not following all this. You were attacked but you don’t want me to assemble a
team?” A muscle ticked on his temple. “Can someone tell me what the fuck is
going on?”

Keto
put an arm around York’s back and led him to the other side of the chamber. The
elf kept his arm around the other male’s shoulders as he whispered into his
ear.

Xavier
felt his blood boil.

As
Keto talked, York’s eyes grew very wide, his mouth fell open. Then York’s big
shoulders began to shake and Xavier could hear his booming laughter.

Esral
slid an arm around his waist. Pushing herself up against him as she rose on her
tippy toes. One of her hands came to rest on his shoulder. In amongst the
maddening crowd and York’s fucking laughing, it still amazed him that her
breath in the shell of his ear and her curves pressed tightly against him had
the ability to make all of that disappear. The only thing that mattered was
her.

“I
believe that I still owe you something,” she whispered. Her voice had that
husky edge that he knew was caused by arousal and sure enough he could scent
cherry blossom. Thank fuck, elves didn’t have vampire senses or he would be
forced to punch all the males that came near them in the nose.

That
scent was for him and him alone.

“What
would that be, princess.” His own voice was gravelly, belying this own arousal.

Down
boy!
Robes were not designed for containing erections.
Not vampire ones anyway.
Xavier leaned down and her lips brushed against
his lobe.

“I
promised to kiss you all better.” His sweet princess went on to explain in
explicit, filthy detail just how she planned on making him better, ending with
a sharp, highly erotic nip to his ear. The delicate scrape to his flesh had his
robe tenting.

 Xavier
pulled her into his arms. “I can’t wait,” he whispered. “To spend forever with
you.”

The
Vampire Castle…

The
female stretched her back and if he really tried, Zane was sure he would be
able to see her pussy. Her dress was short, and so tight that he could make out
the outline of her breasts including her pebbled nipples. He wasn’t in the
least bit interested and was sure to keep his eyes on hers in order to convey
that. There was nothing she had that he wanted to see. Especially with the
thought of his female’s lush curves still at the forefront of his mind. His
attraction to Tanya grew as she ripened with child. It was becoming harder and
harder to stick to the pact he and Brant had agreed to. Especially since their
human didn’t agree. They needed to do what was best for their mate and unborn
child even if it killed them.

Looking
at him from under long lashes, she touched his arm. “You look like you are
hungry, my lord.” She purred. “Would you like to come back to my room? I’m sure
that the queen will understand.”

He
took in a deep breath trying hard not to smile. There was no way in hell his
little human would understand. Tanya would have his dick and both his balls if
he even thought about being with another female…
in any way, shape or fucking
form
. Zane loved that she was so possessive.

Arching
a brow, the female obviously took his silence as permission to continue. The
hand that had lightly touched the side of his arm, closed over his bicep and he
found everything in him tightening
and not in a good way.

“I
will make you feel so good.” She purred some more.

“No
thank you,” Zane growled a little too harshly. Not liking how forward she was.
It felt like she was slighting the queen. “I am a mated male.”

“You
have needs, my lord.” She took a small step towards him and he had to work not
to step back. “The queen is in no position to satisfy those needs. Not right
now.”

He
made a noise of frustration, one she misinterpreted as need.

“I’m
ready for you.” He could scent her arousal. It irritated him. “I know you are
busy, we could be done in minutes.”

“I
said that I wasn’t interested.” He moved away, intent on leaving.

“That
tells me different.” She pointed at the bulge in his pants. The one he sported
since leaving Tanya. A hand job just wasn’t the same as the real thing. Even if
he had watched Tanya find her pleasure while fisting his cock. It might have
been the next best thing to full blown sex but it still wasn’t nearly enough.
He would fucking deal. There would be no female taking his Ysnaar’s place. Not
now and not ever.

“My
dick being hard has nothing to do with you.” He decided to be blunt. “My female
is the cause and my female will ease me.”

She
giggled. “Why are you walking in the opposite direction to her chamber then?”
There was no malice in her voice. She was simply stating the obvious. “Have you
told your queen that you are permitted to take other females while she enters
her final stages of pregnancy?”

Zane
shook his head. “That is none of your business.”

“Oh,
my king.” She tsk’d. “Both you and Brant are too virile to abstain for any
length of time. You are alpha males of the highest order. Vampire royalty.
There is just no way.”

Gritting
his teeth, Zane had to work hard to keep the growl from his voice. “We will not
need to abstain. Our human is strong…”

Again,
the female laughed, cocking her head to the side as she looked up at him. “You
know where to find me
when
you change your mind. Your sentiment is sweet
but not sustainable.” She shook her head. “I am not an emotional female. I
understand that you love your human. If you need a warm body, I am more than
willing.” She winked at him. “You need to let your human know what the rules
are, before she finds out from someone else. You would be well within your
rights to take me up on my offer. To take any of the many unmated females to
your bed. This will be the first of many offers, and you know it. Speak with our
queen. If she loves you and puts your needs first, she will understand. I
sincerely hope that she will be respectful of our vampire ways. Respectful of
both you and King Brant, my lord.” She briefly bowed her head before flashing
him a smile which exposed a long, ivory fang. Turning on her heel, the female
left before he could set the record straight.

Zane
cursed under his breath.

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Every
hundred years, tradition dictates that all eligible females in Sweetwater
assemble for the choosing ceremony. Two vampire kings have separate territories
within the surrounding countryside. Both are eager to pick their future brides.

What
a waste of her freaking time.

Tanya
is among the many women at the choosing ceremony. As far as she’s concerned
it’s an outdated, sexist event and if it wasn’t mandatory she so wouldn’t be
here. It’s not important that the two males are ridiculously rich and handsome.

Deep
down she knows a plain Jane like her will never be picked by one of the kings
anyway. Many of the women in the town square are stunningly beautiful and model
thin. Most seem enthusiastic about being a queen even if it means being mated
to a blood sucker, which suits her just fine.

Imagine
her surprise though when King Brant sets his sights firmly on her. Once a
vampire king has decided, there’s no going back. But her home is in Sweetwater.
Being forced to live amongst the vampire species…
big gulp
…forced to mate
with a vampire…is not what she had in mind for herself. Maybe she can convince
him to let her go, to pick again. If not, she’ll have to find a way to escape
his - very muscled and rather delicious - clutches.

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Order:

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Chosen by the Vampire Kings
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Stolen by the Alpha Wolf
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Unlikely Mates
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Awakened by the Vampire Prince (3 part serial)

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Omega

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Alpha

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Hybrid

Book 4
Skin

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Demon Chaser Cole rescues Katy
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ALPHA

 Gray, a newly appointed Alpha and half blood demon
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his death. It is only a matter of time before the challenges start coming in.

Ashlyn, a hard ass Demon Chaser just happens to be
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HYBRID

Ever
since the experiments a few months ago, Brice has something inside of her.
Something bad. It wants her to do violent, horrific things. She must fight it…
has to try and stay in control.

The
thing inside her calms the moment she meets Garrett. Her relief is fleeting
because Garrett is a Demon Chaser, he works for the very agency trying to
exterminate her.

Garrett
must turn the hybrid in. She’s a vicious, dangerous creature that deserves to
be put to death. Why then is she in such control? Why is he feeling things for
her that he really shouldn’t? Surely his premonition about her must be true?

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