Keeper's Knowledge (Balancer's Soul cycle) (57 page)

It was right then when
Connor
figured out
just
what i
s really happening around here.
The deception was too easy to figure out
afterwards
.

He
laughed
boisterously
on the inside.
When Sarah entered
his
mind and asked what
he was doing he
told her
he
that
remembered a joke
that just popped into his
head
. He
made one up on the spot and she laughed on the inside li
ke he
was doing, but for a different reason.
No one could know of
the
discovery just yet.

Connor had a look in his eyes that said he fi
gured something out yet again. Sarah has
learned that he can figure things out that would seem imposs
ible to everyone else. He
carefully watched and studied the Elders with his predatory and raptor like gaze
every day
.
She
knew he wasn’t paying attention to what they said, but more like
what they didn’t say and did.
Sh
e
asked and asked what he learned, but he kept blowin
g her
off by telling a joke or
changing the subject. It
became
infuriating
,
not being able to know what he did, but if he didn’t tell
her
what it i
s
all about,
ther
e had to be a solid reason.

So she
finally decided to stop asking on the fifth day.

On the sixth day Connor had an early morning surprise from
her
.
She
covered the central
roof light with a cloth from her bag. She
used
her
power to fly up to the roof to diffuse the light before
t
urn
ing
it on. The room had light now, but it wasn’t blinding
enough to wake him up luckily. She
floated back down to the bed and tried not making any major disturbances.
She
decided to wake him up by kissing him all over his remarkable chest. His eyes fluttered o
pen and he looked down to see her
smiling his favorite smile.
He smiled and then Sarah
said in
her
soft
and
quiet voice “Happy Birthday, Connor.”

He looked up and then smiled. “It is isn’t it? Wow I’m two decades old.” He looked back down with his hazel eyes
,
looking soft and passionate instead of focused and intense
for once
. He
used his right hand to hook some loose
hair back behind
her
ear. “Thank you for remembering my birthday.”

“How could I ever forget
something like this
? You know so much about me, it is only right that I know about the important aspects of your life. I wouldn’t be a good wife if I didn’t know your
birthday.” She
had a
side
t
hought, but it only depressed her
mood for and instant. Connor’s eyes shifted from soft to piercing
in an instant
and
she
knew he caught
those
feelings.
She knew she
had to tell him or
else
he would become worried. “It’s nothing much, but I haven’t been able to get you a present. I am just a little frustrated. For my birthday you made me a sparkling cavern, but I haven’t been able to get you anything
so amazing to top it
.”

His hands cupped
her
cheeks with comforting warmth. His eyes softened yet again as he said “You might not have realized it, but you have.”
Sarah’s
heart leapt at his
words and his voice. She
didn’t understand why
her
heart took off, but it felt right. “The present that you have for me is much more meaningful than the present
s
I
’ve
made for you.” She
couldn’t follow what he meant
and he knew it. He then showed her
exactly what he meant. Connor moved his hands away from
her
cheeks and sat up slowly. He was shirtless, but he wore his bo
xers underneath the bed sheet. She
also sat up
,
wearing only
her
undergarments as well. He
turned to look directly at her
. He leaned forward and
she
expected
a
deep
kiss, but he instead placed his left palm over
her
lower abdomen. “This is your present you have been making for me. You are carrying my child and that i
s more than a gift to me. N
o matter what I do, I cannot
bring
a new life to this world.
You can
,
and I couldn’t be any happier.”

Sarah
couldn’t stop
her
self from tearing up. It wasn’t the pregnancy hormones
for once
, but pure happiness he gave
by such words
. He took his hand away and brushed the escaping tears
off her
cheeks. “Sarah, you don’t need to cry. I am happy with the little things in life. I am most happy when I’m with you. Do not worry about getting me anything because I have everything
a man could want
.”

She
stifled
the
tears and finally looked him back in his eyes. He was
so calm and relaxed which gave her the support she
needed. “When you put it that way I’ll continue working on our little
project until it is finished.” Sarah
looked down at
her
flat belly and rubbed gently. “Do you hear that Pearl? Your father can’t
wait until he meets you. Both Mommy and D
addy want to see what you look like.”

“Daddy also wants to see his little birthday present.” Connor coo
ed and leaned forward to kiss her
belly.

She
grew
hungry
again
so
she
slid out of bed and
looked behind
her
shoulder to see Connor
ogling
at
her bottom. She
said “Like what you see?” and swayed
her
hips
from
side to side
,
provocatively.

Connor smiled and stood. His black boxers covered his male pride
, but nothing else. His long, powerful and overly developed arms crossed over his chest as he studied
her
with a tilted head. His hairless thighs and calf muscles flexed and were the size of a warhorse that has been prepared for combat. His left armlet shone dully in the diffused light. His chest and abdominal muscles were all rock
solid and she
couldn’t see even a single pocket of fat. Even the daunting brand on his chest looked powerful.
She
stopped walking as he said “I haven’t seen anything remarkably close to your beauty.”

Her
face flushed at his honest
y and
she
couldn’t help but turn a
round and jump into his arms. Her
feet swung off the ground as
she
kissed and kissed him.
Her mind swam as she
took in
his scent and
her heart thrummed behind her
ear. His hands starte
d moving lower and lower down her back and then they stopped. Sarah
felt the cold ground touch
her feet and she
so much wanted more. She opened her
eyes once
their
lips disconnected.
Her chest swelled with need and her
heart beat with desire
for him
alone
. “Princess, you are very hungry. I can tell.” The moment he said that
,
she
realized
that
she
was and the moment
came to an end
.
His
neck muscles were bulging and she
could see his pulse pounding at the sides of his neck.
She
looked into his
hazel
eyes to see that
the
powerful and
wild hunger
returned to
his eyes
once
again. He stopped himself before he would hurt
her
.
Sarah
could feel
what he wanted and he wanted her
, but he promised he would be gentle and he was struggling to keep that promise
with all his will
.

She
stepped back and cleared
her
throat in embarrassment. “Sorry about that.
”
She
turned around
,
still feeling the heat in
her
chest beginning to perspire. “How about we get dressed and go down to eat.”

He cleared his throat
hoarsely
and followed her
over
to the dresser.
They
both slid on
their
armor and freshly washed clothing.
Sarah
had to adjust
her
left shin guard once until the leather fit s
nugly to her
leg.
C
lothing
slid
on
next
and
she
stopped moving once Connor started brushing
out
her long
hair.
She
handed him a black hair tie and he pulled
her
hair up and back to give
her a p
erfect ponytail. She fed each sheathed
Fang in the
leather belt
and secured each one to e
ither
hip.
She
slightly pulled them out
,
making sure they were still snug in their sheathes.

At last her
desire for him subsided, but it never left.

Sarah
followed right behind Connor as he made his way to the door
,
after reaching up to pull the cloth away from the ceiling light. He smiled and tucked the cloth in his pants pocket. He twisted the doorknob and opened the door. He took one step out the door and his head jerked straight up. He stopped
suddenly
and took a step back into the
room
;
in an instant retreat using his inhuman speed. The middle of his large back and
her
face almost connected.

She
was about to ask what happened until
she
instantly heard Kara’s
loud animalistic
voice.
“
HAPPYBIRTHDAYBROTHER
!!!”
A
nd she was in the air
,
jumping past
their
doorway with clawed arms extended into a bear hug opening.
Kara was in her wolf form
,
from what Sarah
saw from around Connor’s
wide
back.
She would have tacked Connor
if he hadn’t
dodged
. Then she
heard a heavy landing followed by “Aw, man. I almost had him.”
Connor’s back
began
shaking as he tried to not laugh. He cautiously stuck his head into the doorway and looked down t
he hallway. He stepped out and Sarah
followed.

She
looked to
the
left to see Kara walking back to
them
on all fours. She was grinning and her tail
wagg
ed
slowly.
The
flooring
ticked with each step from her claws. She looked up at
them
and
Sarah
could tell she was excited even though she missed tackling her brother. “Ah the little Golden Retriever missed her master, didn’t she…” Connor cooed playfully and rubbed
his sister’s
hair
,
between her pointed ears. She nipped at him and he jumped back before her teeth connected.