Predator

Chapter 8

Ian ensured the well being of the other boys and sent them; along with Jesse; to their chambers to recuperate. He, Ares, and Duncan exchanged knowing glances and Ian took their nods as an understanding to his mental commands. The two immortals glared at Tyr and left him for Ian to deal with.

“Where is this child of yours?”

Scott stepped forward and warily regarded the unrestrained Phoenix entity. “I have him in my quarters.”

Logan growled low in his throat and grabbed Scott by the front of his shirt hauling him off of the floor. “You son of a bitch! How dare you betray her and hide this bastard’s brat!”

“Enough!” Logan reluctantly released his grip on the younger wielder and backed away with pure fury in his eyes. “Logan, she does not need her wielders at war with each other so calm down. Scott, go retrieve Tyr’s son and set up a care giver for the child in the chambers next door to his own.”

The feral mutant watched Scott nod his head and leave to follow his instructions. “Set him up with a care giver! Are you fucking serious, Ian?”

“Logan, we are talking about an innocent child that has no one in this world but his father.”

“He and his father don’t belong on this world! This will push her over the edge and I will be one of the 2 people that will have to deal with the clean up!”

“I do have a hand in taking care of her too!”

The angry mutant turned to leave and threw his words over his shoulder. “Fuck you, Ian. You have no idea what it’s like to love her and have to cause her pain. She chose me to wear one of these damn things! She made me swear to bring her down if she ever lost control not you!”

“Logan, I have watched her die thousands of times…”

He stopped for a moment at the door and shook his head. “I know but you were not appointed the job of being her killer. I was.” He raised his gauntlet covered arm and extended his middle claw. “Like I said before…fuck you.”

Ian sighed heavily as he watched Logan storm out before he turned to face Tyr. “I can see nothing changes where you are concerned. You come back into our lives, stir things up, and everyone is left disturbed in your wake. Did you come back for her or because you had nowhere else to go?”

“She is first wife to an Alpha Kodiak male…”

Ian instantly appeared in front of Tyr and cut off his words. “Don’t shove that Nietzchean shit down my throat! That destiny was lost to you the moment you took her for a mate! You betrayed your oath to her and deserve to die!”

Tyr lowered his head in shame for a moment and then faced Ian’s wrath. “Are you here to deliver my fate, Ian?”

The Phoenix’s first mate grabbed Tyr by the throat with one hand and lifted him off the ground. His eyes turned to white energy and he bared his teeth as he growled. “I wish!” He threw him across the room and Tyr crashed into a wall before falling to the floor. “Your fate has always been hers to decide since your betrayal. For some reason I can’t fathom, she lets you live and still gives you access to her.”

“She loves me and is bound to me on a level even I don’t understand.” Tyr rose to his feet and met Ian’s glare of hatred. “I know I possess her but; by her own laws; I should be dead.”

“Believe me when I say, we all want you dead. The possession you speak of makes us all sick and we despise you for the pain you have caused her.” Ian’s rage left him and his eyes returned to their normal amber color. “She does love you. The connection she shares with you is stronger than the ones with Ares and Duncan.”

“What about this Riddick?”

A thin smile graced Ian’s face with the opportunity to hit Tyr where it hurt him the most…his pride. “You don’t compare. He is the one that she was destined for. Actually, she doesn’t need the rest of you anymore but I assume she’ll keep you around for…sentimental reasons.”

Tyr visibly tensed at Ian’s words and his anger rose exponentially. “I will not be replaced in her life. She belongs to me!”

“She belongs to NO man! She ALLOWS you three to possess a part of her and she CAN break those bonds if she chooses to do so. In fact, Riddick can probably force her to release you after he mates her.”

“That is not possible.”

Ian laughed at the astonished look on Tyr’s face as he turned to leave the room. “I’d try to get back into her good graces while staying out of his way…if I was you. See to your children. You are not living up to Nietzchean standards of being a good father.”

Riddick carried Alex into their rooms and veered into the bathing area when she weakly pointed in that direction. He gently placed her on a large table that was clearly used for medical treatment. “How long does it take you to fully heal, Alexandra?”

“It varies with the amount of damage my body sustains.”

He looked over her various wounds that were slowly knitting themselves closed. “You sustained a lot of damage.” He turned his concerned eyes to hers and ran his fingers through her hair. “I love you.”

“I know.”

“What happened to us out there?”

“My power awoke yours.” She said it plainly and registered the confusion on his face. “I told you before that you’re more than human and just slightly less than me. You have power of your own.”

“When we merged I felt my…power in you and your bird…”

“It isn’t my bird. It is the real me and I am called the Phoenix.”

“Okay, the Phoenix cried out. Was it in pain?”

She smiled and shook her head. “I wasn’t in pain. The force approves of my choice. It found a worthy mate in you.”

“The way I felt was unbelievable. I felt like I…belonged.”

“You do belong.” The emotion showed on his handsome features and he turned his head to hide it from her. “Richard.” She cupped his cheek in her palm and lured his gaze back to hers. “You have been alone for a long time.” He nodded his head solemnly. “You’re not alone anymore.”

“Why would you want someone like me?”

“I could ask you the same question. We are alike in so many ways and need each other on so many levels. Let’s just leave it at we need each other to live, okay?” He nodded his head in agreement. “Now take off your clothes, baby.”

He arched his eyebrow and gave her a sly grin. “You sure you’re up for that, darlin?”

“Almost. If you look a little closer, you’ll notice that I am almost completely healed. Of course, you need to look past the blood stains and scorch marks to see my skin. Therefore, I need a bath.”

“Say no more.”

Her eyes ran over his skin as he removed his clothing. When he stood gloriously nude before her, she felt her blood run cold when she saw bloody gashes along the left side of his ribcage. “He cut you! Why didn’t you tell me?”

“It’s a scratch, baby. It’s nothing.”

“Don’t tell me it’s nothing.” She held out her hand to him and he took it. “Come here and let me heal you.”

“You need to heal yourself first.” She pulled on his hand to draw him to her but he resisted. “I mean it, Alex. Don’t waste your energy on me.”

“I have plenty of energy. That is all that I am.” She smiled when he looked at their joined hands and tried unsuccessfully to pull free of her grasp when he felt her power move through him. “I won’t allow you to remain injured when it is within my ability to heal you.”

He glanced at his wound and saw it knit back together until not even a scar remained. “You’re a pain in the ass.” He looked back to her and pointed back and forth between them. “We need to work on our communication skills. I expect you to start listening to reason and you need to listen to me.”

“Whatever you say, my love. Can I have my bath now?”

He picked her up and carried her into the pool. When he sat on the bottom stair, he settled her on his lap and soaked in the warm water with his arms wrapped securely around her midsection. “I’m serious about this, Alex. You need to rely on others to protect you for a change. You need to let me take care of you.”

She smiled when he softened his voice to show his concern and ran her hand over his arm. “That is a touching sentiment, Richard, but it is my duty to protect my family.” She moved his hands from her stomach, left his lap, and disappeared under the water.

Riddick stood in the center of the pool and scanned the water for her heat signature. His eyes widened in surprise and closed in ecstasy when her mouth engulfed his length in its warmth.

Her hands gripped his firm buttocks as she ran her lips and tongue over his engorged cock. When she felt his fingers thread through her floating hair, she increased her pace until he growled out his release and emptied his seed down her throat.

She rose up from the water and grinned as he stared at her in wonder. “I forgot how long you could hold your breath. I thought you were going to drown.”

“That would be the best death I’ve had so far.” She held on to the back of his neck and pressed her body flush to his. “Are you ready for this? Once we begin there will be no turning back.”

He ran his hands down to her ass and lifted her up until she wrapped her legs around his waist. “I’m sure about this.” He thrust his cock deep into her core and she cried out in bliss. “And I’m definitely ready.”

“Hmm. So I see.” He pumped into her slowly and her eyes met his in surprise. “Are you making love to me?”

“People have always been afraid of me. They called me a butcher when I was just trying to survive. You make me want to become more than I was…more than what they made me. I will not bond with my mate and impregnate my wife in an act of primal fucking.”

She rode him at the pace he set and stared lovingly into his silver eyes. “Home. So beautiful.” Her eyes turned white and her power emerged to envelop them.

Riddick rested his forehead against hers and tried to catch his breath. “Alex, I feel…it.”

“Let it go, love. It is time to reach your full potential…your destiny.”

“Alex…” He closed his eyes and began to shake. “I don’t know…”

“Richard.” His eyes snapped open to meet hers. “This is the real you not something to be feared. Trust me.”

He ceased holding back the energy rising within him and released his power. A blue glow emerged from his body and merged once again with hers. The white and blue flames licked their skin like lovers as they continued their mating.

Their lips met in a searing kiss and they gave their bodies over to the sensations of their coupling bodies, souls, and power. Her white eyes held his silver ones as he drove into her and she ground down on him.

“Alex…”

“Me too…”

“I love you, Alexandra.”

“I love you, Richard. Don’t hold back anymore, baby.”

He growled deep in his throat and pumped into her relentlessly. She cried out with each thrust and clamped her pussy down on his cock. Their gaze held as they both careened over the edge. The surrounding energy flared brightly during their union then slowly dissipated while they held each other in post coital bliss.

He slowly moved them back to the stairs and carried her out of the pool. She nuzzled into his embrace while he walked to the bedroom and reluctantly released him as he placed her in the center of the bed.

She slowly opened her eyes to look at him when he didn’t join her. “What’s wrong?” She whispered with a hint of fear in her voice.

He shook his head. “Nothing.” His hand moved to cover his heart while his eyes ran the length of her body. “For the first time in my life I feel complete. I have a beautiful wife and a child on the way, right? You did just conceive, didn’t you?”

“Yes. Is that a problem?”

“No but I don’t know anything about being a husband or a father. What if I let you down?”

“The only way you could let me down is if you violate our bond or leave me.”

“I’d never do that. You challenge me. You make me want to be a better man.” He knelt on the edge of the bed with tears in his eyes. “What can I teach my son? All I know is fighting and killing.”

“You know good and evil. You know how to survive. Your job is to explain your life to him so he will know those things too. My job is to teach him how to fight and kill. The lessons you pass on will let him know when to do it.”

“I expect you to explain that further when I’m not acting like a fucking pussy.”

She smiled and took his hand in hers. “Come here.” He crawled up the bed and laid his head on her shoulder. “It’s just emotions, Richard.”

“I don’t know emotions.”

“Yes you do. You know anger, hatred, sorrow, and now love. The rest will come. I am a creature of emotion. I can’t control mine and you don’t accept yours. Together we balance out. We will teach each other and overcome our faults.”

“Speaking of faults, we need to talk about Tyr.”

“Not now, baby. I’m exhausted. We both are and need rest.”

He felt himself drift off and whispered. “Fine but I’m not gonna let this go.” He rolled over and pulled her onto his chest. “Night, baby.”