Erin's Awakening
Authors: Sasha Parker
Erin’s Awakening by Sasha Parker
Erin
’s Awakening
The Blessed Five
Book Two
by Sasha Parker
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Table of Contents
Excerpt from Raising a Cowgirl
Excerpt from The Eyes Tell No Lies
The man checked into the hotel and went up to his room. He had sent his men out to do some snooping around to see what had the town in such a twist. He grimaced at his own pun. The Blessed Five may have vanquished his cousin, but oh well, it happened. He still had a plan.
He had the chalice and was so close to getting the athame. With his contact at the Council headquarters, he hoped to have the athame soon. Now he had to get the sisters. According to the old text, which he had been studying, he had to have the eldest alive. He was trying to concentrate on that first.
His phone buzzed and he saw the text from his men in town. So, they were having a wedding. That did put a dent in his plans. He would have to be careful. He texted back for them to find out when the wedding was to be held. He would hate to have to put off his clandestine meeting. He wanted to see her, he had to keep her docile and ignorant of his true reasons for seeing her.
He glanced out the window of the town. He could almost reach out and touch them. He was staying one town over. Wouldn't they be surprised if he just popped in for a little hello. He laughed aloud. If they only knew who he was.
Erin Kirkpatrick threw her shirts into her suitcase as she said, "I need to go. This is what I do. They need my help. The end."
Aedan and Myles O'Conner stood in her bedroom with their arms crossed as they informed her she couldn't go to Dublin. They were Guardians sent from the Wiccan Council to protect the Blessed Five. The Blessed Five consisted of her and her four sisters: Adrianna (Ari), Kira, Sheela, and Calli. There had been a set of Blessed Five in their family for generations. The five sisters controlled the five elements: fire, water, earth, air, and spirit. They were witches, real honest to goddess witches.
The Wiccan Council was made up of four magical beings. One representative from the main branches of magic: witches, fairies, elves, and warlocks. They kept order in all things. They knew if magick was used. Their grandmother had told them the four were all-powerful and could tell when and where it had been used.
The Guardians were like their soldiers. They were sent out to keep those safe that were in danger from either another magical being or human.
Reilly and Lachlan Parsons had been the first Guardians they had all met when they had shown up at the castle in the glen. They had been sent to watch over Ari as well as the rest of the sisters. From the moment the Guardians had met Ari, they knew she was their 'match'.
From what Erin had learned, Guardians had medallions hanging around their necks that were magical. They were able to tell the Guardians when there was danger around them and, according to Lachlan, they warmed against their heart when they met their future wife. It all sounded romantic, but Erin was
n’t going to touch that with a ten-foot pole. She was married to her work. Besides, she had had one too many bad relationships in the last few years and didn't want to try again anytime soon.
Now she had to face the two angry Guardians
who were standing in her bedroom. They had shown up to help guard all the sisters after the second attack that had happened shortly after they had gotten their powers. A man had shown up looking to take Ari with him. She had fought him off when he had rendered the others helpless. It had shaken all of them to the core when Ari had crumpled to the ground after the battle.
Luckily she had been okay, she had been injured in her side with what their grandmother called a 'magi
ck burn'. It could have been much worse.
Ari and her men had left to go to New York to pack up her things there because she was marrying her men in a couple of months and they would live in the glen at the castle. Their grandmother had already hired workers to renovate the family bedrooms into five suites for the sisters in anticipation of them all living there permanently. Ari and Calli were the only ones who had outright agreed to the idea. The others were giving it serious thought.
"It is not safe for you to go,” Myles stated as he stood there trying to look intimidating.
She glanced over at them as she continued to pack. They were impressive in looks. They were brothers but couldn't have looked more different except for their eyes, both had warm, chocolate brown eyes. Myles was six foot two or three, long blond
e hair that he always had tied back. Aedan was almost as tall as Myles standing at six feet tall, where Myles had had shaggy, blonde hair that fell to his shoulders, Aedan had short, blonde hair. Both of the men had muscular bodies, fit for inspiring the naughtiest fantasies. Aedan had the largest biceps Erin had ever seen. Her panties hadn't been dry since she met them.
"Erin, we are trying to keep all of you safe. With Reilly and Lachlan off in New York, it falls to us. It's not a good time for you to go.
” Aedan was the one that seemed to try to be sensible.
She knew somewhe
re in the back of her mind they were right but when the veterinarian from the Dublin Zoo had called, she couldn't say no. He had heard she was in country on sabbatical. When the epidemic had broken out among the seals, he had been relieved to be able to call her and she had agreed to come.
She sighed and turned to stand in front of them. "I understand, but I have been getting better with my power and am sure I can take care of myself.
” Erin's power was water and she had been practicing with her grandmother. She felt confident that she really could protect herself. Well, at least until someone showed up to help.
"We know you have been practicing and you have been doing great. Can you wait a day or so until we can get some more Guardians here? Then we could go with you.
” Aedan tried again to be sensible.
"I tell you what
, I don't leave until tomorrow. If no Guardians have shown by then, I go and you can just follow me there as soon as some do, okay?” she reasoned.
"No
,” Myles said giving her a 'you will obey me' look.
"Myles, we have to let her do this
,” Aedan said calmly. "Okay, Erin, if that is your compromise, then we accept."
"G
ood. Now go on, I need to finish packing.” She shooed them out of her room.
She leaned back against the door and closed her eyes.
How much longer could she avoid this attraction to them?
According to her body, not much longer
, she thought with a chuckle. She had been thrown off kilter ever since they had arrived. That day had been one she would never forget.
One morning after the sisters had been blessed with their powers, they were all down in the dining room having breakfast before Reilly and Lachlan would take them to the clearing for their workout.
The doorbell sounded and Erin volunteered to answer it. When she had opened the door, two of the most gorgeous men she had ever seen stood in front of her. Her jaw had dropped at the sheer size of them filling the doorway. Her mark began to heat on her chest. Each of the sisters had been gifted with a mark over their hearts when they had received their powers. It was four circles connected by a fifth, it looked like a flower, it was actually simple but beautiful as a representation of their blessing. She placed a hand over hers as she continued to stare at the men before her.
"Hello there,
sweetheart," one of the giants said as his deep voice sent shivers down her spine.
"Which of the Blessed Five might you be?"
the other asked in a gravelly voice.
As she tried to find a voice to answer them, Reilly stepped into the foyer and said, "Erin, what's wrong?
Who is it?" Reilly was always on alert, especially since they had been honest with him and Lachlan about the incidents of attacks against each of the sisters.
Her head snapped back to the men in the doorway as one of them said, "Ah, Erin."
He had said it softly and with a little growl that had Erin's panties dampening from the sound.
"Don't fret, Reilly, help is here
," said the other one with a wink sent to Erin.
"Aedan?
Myles?" Reilly said as he stepped up beside Erin to shake their hands. "It's good to see you both. Come in." He stepped back to allow the men entry and quirked a brow at Erin as she seemed glued in place. Then she shook her head and snapped out of her admiration of the two giants in the doorway to stick her tongue out at Reilly.
Reilly cleared his throat and said, "Erin Kirkpatrick, I would like you to meet Aedan and Myles O'Connor.
They are the newest Guardians to grace us finally with their presence. Aedan and Myles, this is Erin, one of the Blessed Five."