Seduction of Souls (13 page)

Thinking it was impossible to feel any more excited than she was at that moment
, she changed her mind the second he found her sensitive nub and began to taunt and tease it until she  begged for release. 

The smile
he wore was absolutely evil as he continued to tease her body. 

When she seized his erection tightly
, he gasped.  His hand moved faster.  His panting in her ear matched her own. Her loud moan when he finally thrust into her propelled her into a fast, primal rhythm making her come.  His climax followed her own, making hers last even longer.  He showered her face with kisses, making her feel the love he had for her pour out of his body to be absorbed into her very pores.  Her heart swelled with love for him, settling her nerves and quelling her fears of abandonment.   He was hers, heart and soul, just as she was his.  Now she could fully comprehend the feelings that Charity and Nathaniel had for each other.  All consuming love.  A love that completed both of them, knowing that without each other they were nothing alone.  It was wonderful but frightening. 

CHAPTER 13

Ryker lay there, not wanting to pull his cock from her body, though he was spent.  He needed the connection to her both physically and emotionally.   She was his everything, his whole world. She was the sun, and he was a revolving planet being magnetically pulled to her, regardless of his will.  When the hell had all this happened?  She had the power to hurt him and it scared him, until her hot tongue began to work his nipple and her hands caressed and cupped his behind, he felt himself growing hard as steel, and he forgot his fears.  He began to thrust his hips, loving the feel of her.  Cradling his cock tightly, she milked him dry with her climax. 

How could a woman this sexy be so smart
, too?  He respected her intelligence almost as much as he respected her body, worshiping every inch inside and out.  Her bravery last night during the house cleansing had been impressive, more than some of the ‘professionals’ he had worked with in the past. 
She really knows how to roll with the punches, even when they come
from an evil entity.

He turned and looked at her, watching her slow, even breathing while she slept.  Her occasional snort while she slept only endeared her more to him.  Lying next to her like this was his favorite time with her, getting his fill of her luscious body without feeling self-conscious.
She was his complete opposite, but somehow it worked for him.  

In his business
a person didn’t tend to accept what he saw as real.  Since some people got their jollies out of trying to fool the team with juvenile pranks and amateur special effects.  Poor idiots didn’t have anything better to do with their time than waste his with their stupidity.  Didn’t they understand that a person’s energy had to go somewhere when he or she died?  Someday he would love to invite these jerks to a house cleansing like he had been through last night.  They’d shit their pants before they got through the first room, and they wouldn’t be laughing, either.

The soft moan that came from
RayeAnn snapped his attention back to what he was doing, causing his cock to jerk violently awake, wanting her all over again as he plucked and tweaked her hard nipple.  What the hell was he going to do about her, she had him trapped and it scared the stuff out of him.  When she grasped his hard erection in her hand, massaging him as she moaned sensuously, he lost all train of thought.  Now his body took over as her legs spread wide, inviting him in without any sign of hesitation.  He was lost in her, drowning and not caring.  He moved into her body slowly, savoring every sensation.  Once again his fear slipped away. 

After spending the better part of the day in bed, both of them were now bustling around the kitchen to get ready for the séance.

“Are you nervous about the séance tonight?” 
He had noticed she was a little more clumsy than usual tonight.

“Yes and no.  Does that clear it up for you?”
  She laughed.

“Clear as mud.  Tell me what you’re thinking.”

“Well, I’m glad we were able to get rid of Gideon, but I have a lot of anxiety about our ability to reunite Charity and Nathaniel.  I haven’t dreamt of her much, just little snippets of her calling out for Nathaniel, and I don’t know what that means.  Is it a good sign or bad?  I really want this to succeed for them, they deserve some happiness after all this time apart.  She’s a part of me now, but how will I feel when she’s gone?  Will I miss her or be happy?”  She shrugged a sexy shoulder while she sliced the cheese to go with the crackers Ryker was spreading out on a serving tray.

“Do you feel like Nathaniel is part of you?”

“Yeah, I do, but I’m not sure I like the feeling.  It’s sort of like being violated, in a way.  I like being in control, hell, I insist on it, but he’s taken over.  That’s scary on so many different levels.” 

“D
on’t worry, I’ll protect you.”  She patted his cheek gently with her palm. 

“I bet you will, but who’ll protect you?”

“Me.  Look at these muscles, I can beat the shit out of Nathaniel with one arm tied behind my back.”  She flexed her arm, trying to look fierce, and failed miserably.  Her skinny arm barely showing a bump, even when she tried, causing him to burst out laughing and snorting until his sides hurt.

“Hey, I’m tougher than you think
there, buddy.  Don’t underestimate me.”

“Never.”  He kissed her on the top of her head, sensing her agitation, just as Bryn and Tim came walking hand in hand into the kitchen.

“Hey, if it isn’t the gruesome twosome.  Are you excited about tonight?”

“I am
, but Bryn is a little nervous about it.”  Tim answered for both of them, although she didn’t make any attempt to correct his statement.

“Everett won’t let anything bad happen to any of us.  He’s got a lot of courage and knowledge
.  I have confidence in him.  You should have seen him during the cleansing.  He barely batted an eyelash at everything and just kept on doing what he had to do.  He was steady as a rock.”  She slid the now finished tray of snacks toward Bryn and Tim in invitation, knowing when Bryn was agitated she calmed herself with food. 

Once everyone had arrived and been introduced, they all settled in at the dining room table, talking easily as if this were a simple social engagement.  Jarred and his wife, Lola, had come to help.  When everyone began to run out of small talk, Ryker took the opportunity to get the séance started.

“Are we all ready to get started?”  He rubbed his hands together, anxious to get this over.
  He was on edge. 
Surely this will settle any doubts, so RayeAnn and I can know our feelings for
each other are real.

“Sure.  If everyone would please sit down we’ll get going.  Let me explain how this works.  We’ll all join hands to connect our energy.  Then I’ll start with a brief prayer before connecting with my spirit guide.  My guide will give me instruction about how we need to channel the energy and guide us through the whole thing.  I seldom remember much if the spirit enters my body, so if my voice changes or I don’t use my normal speech patterns you need to still do as instructed.  The prayers I say in the beginning are for everyone’s protection
, so you don’t need to worry that anything bad will happen to anyone.”  Everett made eye contact with each person at the table before continuing.  “Any questions?”  He waited, watching everyone nod.

“All right.  Here we go.  Don’t let go of each other
, no matter what.”

He ben
t his head, closing his eyes as the prayer tumbled out of his mouth, not just words but with real emotion.  Everyone bent their heads as if in prayer themselves…maybe they were praying too.

RayeAnn
sat next to Ryker, holding onto his hand tightly when the first chill skittered down her spine.  Startled, she jerked her head up, looking around the room to see if everybody else felt the change in temperature.  Her breath came out in a fine mist, lingering in the air.  Since no one else seemed to be aware of what was happening to her, she bent her head again while the cold invaded her body.  Shivering, she clinched her jaws tightly together to keep them from chattering before everything went black for her.

When she heard her name being called repeatedly, urgently, she moaned quietly.
  Nausea rolled around her stomach, trying to claw its way out of her body while she swallowed hard, forcing it back down.  Dizziness made her feel as if she were falling.  She slapped her hands down to steady herself.  Her eyes were so heavy she couldn’t muster the strength to open them, as if something lay across them.  Someone was stroking her forehead, and the physical contact relieved her.  She brought her hand up to her face.  Feeling the damp rag over her eyes she slid it off, amazed to find herself lying down the center of the dining room table like a centerpiece.  Fear throbbed throughout her body when she realized she had no idea how she had gotten there.  Ryker stood over her, a look of concern had his eyebrows bunched and his mouth was in a hard, straight line.

“What happened?”  She squeaked out, her throat sore.

Everett elbowed Ryker out of the way, taking over the situation.

“Tell me the last thing you remember.”

“Umm, I was cold, freezing.  I could see my breath
.  I was shivering.  Did everyone else feel it too?”

“
No, just you, although Ryker had his own drama going on at the same time yours was happening.”

“Are you all right
, Ryker?”

“Fine, really.  Mine wasn’t anywhere near as dramatic as yours.  At least I never left my seat
, anyway.”

“Tell me everything.”

“Charity took over your body.  One minute you were sitting there holding my hand and the next you were floating out of your chair and this weird mist surrounded you.  You hovered near the ceiling for a while, calling for Nathaniel in someone else’s voice.” 

“Come on, quit joking around and tell me what happened.”

“He’s telling you the truth.”  Everett confirmed while all the people in the room nodded in agreement.

“Okayyyy.  Then what?”

“That’s when my body started to get cold just like you described, but I felt this rush of…energy, I guess, on my chest.  Then just as quickly as it came it left, leaving a mist hovering outside my body.  I can’t describe it any better than that.  When my mist came out, your mist left your body, too.  Both mists merged, still holding your body up by the ceiling, then gently put you down onto the table.”

“So it worked?  Charity and Nathaniel are together again?”

“I’m pretty sure they are, baby.  We did it.”  He stroked her head repeatedly, brushing her curls away from her face.

“Everett, do you think we did it?”

“Yes, mainly, because when their souls merged, Gideon let his…unhappiness show by shaking the house, but he couldn’t get in or stop them this time.”

Tears leaked out of her eyes, sliding into her hair while Ryker smiled down at her and continued to stroke her face lovingly.

“So, are you just going to lie around on the table all night, or can you make us all a pot of coffee?” Ryker asked with a laugh.

“I’ll make the coffee
, honey.”  Bryn stuck her tongue out at Ryker while he smiled broadly. 

He helped
RayeAnn into a sitting position, supporting her back until she started to crawl off the table.  She held onto him tightly when her feet set down on the floor, her knees weak and her whole body exhausted.

“Maybe I should carry you to your room so you can rest a while.”  Struggling to stay standing
, she gave him a nod of agreement, surrendering to him completely.  How much longer was she going to feel this way?

CHAPTER 14

She came awake slowly, taking a little mental inventory of how she felt.  Putting her fingers to her lips, she felt the smile there.  With Ryker next to her, his muscular arm and leg slung across her body, she felt his warm breath on her neck, sending a wonderful thrill straight to her core.  For the first time since moving into the house she felt a contentment.  Remembering her dream last night widened her smile generously.

Charity and Nathaniel stood on the porch of her house in a close embrace.  They smiled at each other and looked lovingly into each others eyes.

She looked away from him for a second.  “RayeAnn, I would like to introduce you to Nathaniel Buford.”  The she looked back at her beloved.  “RayeAnn is the person responsible for bringing us back together, Nathaniel.”

“My pleasure ma’am.”  He tipped his hat to
RayeAnn, bowing slightly. 

“So it worked?
”  Rayeann’s heart seemed to swell.  “I’m so happy for both of you.  May your eternity be everything you hoped it would be.”  Tears crept out of her eyes, both in her dream and in real life.

“As with you,
RayeAnn.  I have arranged a very special gift for you and Ryker.  Treasure it always, please.  Just one word of caution, though, don’t let one stupid decision by your love close your mind and heart.  Forgiveness is your key, RayeAnn.  Remember that always, especially at the darkest times of your life.”