Page 70 of Taken By the Vampires
And Mom was out for the night. We were alone.
“How were the animals?’ I asked.
Xander had taken great pride in taking particular care of the herd. I had to admire how healthy they currently were. Better than when I’d been in charge of them. In fact, the rest of the farm was so picture-perfect now, the guys having rolled up their sleeves and done all of the odd jobs that I’d never had time to do. The barn had been tidied, repaired and painted as had the house. Everything was ready for the brunt of winter.
“I’ve brought them into the lower paddock to feed there for the week. Close by, in case a coyote happens to wander near,” Xander said.
“We haven’t had one around for a while,” I said.
“No. They don’t like Vampires. I’d be surprised if one came this close to the house,” Cassius said.
“Then why did you bring them down?” I asked.
“Just to take care of them.” He flashed a smile, white on tan skin, his canines flashing. I shivered. It turned out I had a thing for teeth. Long, sharp, pointy teeth.
“I think it’s a bit too cold for our Ella to be outside. There’s a definite chill in the air. I felt her shiver,” Cassius said. He brushed my hair from my neck and nuzzled me there.
“Yes, I think she needs to be warmed up. Luckily, I have a roaring fire going inside the house. All nice and warm and toasty,” Davon said.
“It seems we need to care for ourTu Ena. We need to take care of our most precious possession.” Xander stalked up the steps towards us. Cassius’ arm muscles tightened, caging me.
Davon traced a knuckle down my cheek. “The best part of my day.” It had fast become the best part of mine, too.
I tilted my head up, in anticipation of a kiss when a familiar truck with a scratched and dented body pulled into the driveway. The engine cut and I saw white knuckles tighten on the steering wheel. A long moment passed, then the door slowly opened and Gary stepped out.
He clutched a wad of papers to his chest like it offered him protection. As one, my men turned. Xander took one step back down the porch steps. Gary stopped in his tracks. A quick glance told me he considered jumping back into his truck and hightailing it away.
Xander growled, my big, tense ball of protection. “Let him leave.”
I sighed. “Then he’s only going to have to come back. Besides, it looks like he has something and I want to see what it is.”
“You may approach,” Xander called. He folded his arms over his chest, accentuating the size of his biceps. Davon stepped slightly in front of me, and Cassius tugged me tight to his chest.
I didn’t know what they thought Gary might do, besides pee his pants, being the focus of attention of three majestic Vampires.
“And a powerful witch,” Cassius whispered in my ear.
And a witch. With the bond came a genetic memory, carried in the genes of my ancestors. The power to harness the underlying energy of all things and convert it into power. I wasn’t sure what to call it exactly, only that I could use it at will. I guess it would seem like magic to the everyday person, but to me it was just something else I could do, like lift my arm, or blink. It seemed so natural now, I could almost not believe that for most of my life, I’d been completely closed off from it.
Gary shuffled forward, each tiny step bringing him closer to me. Along with the changes to the house and farm, my entire life and circumstances and Mom’s health and happiness, came the best change of all.
The people of Conway had been released.
The spell the Trinity had over everyone was broken. The bank had been taken over by someone who actually had a background in finance. The first thing he did was halve the overly inflated interested rates and returned the exorbitant fees Herman had charged.
No one attended Jeremiah’s sermons. Well, he couldn’t speak, but no one wanted to hear his version of How Life Should Be anyway. They were sick of the hypocrisy and double standard. He’d never taught about real faith and only put himself there to fleece everyone in town. I heard a well-respected, kind minister was interested in relocating to Conway to take his place.
Ellis Myer had been brought up on charges of perjury, obstruction of justice and assault by many members of the community and was removed from office. Conway planned an election for the first time in decades. As a result, Gary had received his comeuppance from the many women he’d abused with the power of his father and had been charged with assault and rape.
“I could make his dick turn black and let it drop off,” I mused, a small penance for making my life and every other girl’s life miserable for years upon years.
‘You are too nice to do that sort of thing, Tu Ena. Instead I will rip it right off. That will be the most painful way,” Cassius said.
I turned in his arms. “Bloodthirsty, aren’t you?”
His blue eyes gleamed. “Always,” he growled.
So hot. “As much as I’d like to see that, I don’t want a drop of his blood, let alone anything else of his on my property.” I sighed, forcing my attention to Gary when all I wanted to do was wrap my naked body around my Vampires. “What do you want, Gary?”
