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Kane needed a few minutes of decompression before she arrived.
He didn’t want to break her heart. Kane went to his bedroom upstairs. He left the lights low as he went to the walk-in closet and stripped out of his jacket. The taste of Amber’s honey was still on his tongue. She was an unusual creature, an Elemental who kept her element a guarded secret to those in her life. The Fallen and Elementals had a history of not getting along. Kane smiled wryly. He was living proof that not all angels thought Elementals were the enemy.

Blue ornate Spanish tile flowed from his dressing room to the bathroom. Floor to ceiling glass encased the showers. Kane’s long naked length was reflected in the mirrors as he moved to the shower. He flipped on the main handle and worked the sprays to hit his body.
He wasn’t sure why he had showed Amber his wing scars. He knew only it was something he needed her to see.

He scrubbed his hair and down his body. He let his mind go and tried not to focus on Amber
, but it was tantamount to trying to ignore an asteroid rushing to earth. She fascinated him, intellectually and physically. She persistently challenged everything he set out to do. If he said yes, she automatically said no.

Kane grinned. Hot water brought his cock to attention, making the living thing jump around as the water hit his prick. Kane ran a hand through his long hair as his other hand stroked his cock. He couldn’t remember the last time he had
had sex before Amber. Everything before Amber came along didn’t seem to matter. God, it’d been so long he couldn’t recall.

Masturbation was
the dirty high he needed to get his thoughts off of Amber. Kane cranked his hand down on his cock, stroking himself base to tip. He sucked in a harsh breath as he thought about fucking her pussy. He looked down at his thick, bulging cock red with lust. Veins rippled beneath his hands as he moved over them. He gripped his wide shaft. The thought of tasting her blood had him pumping and stroking his cock hard. He spread his legs wide as he brought his other hand down to go at his dick harder with both hands. He thought about lapping at her sweet pussy.

Kane cried out as his orgasm thundered through his body
, sending his cum shooting out from his cockhead. Thick strands of white hit the tile a few feet away. A second orgasmic wave roared through his body, making his knees weak. He rinsed and shut off the water. Kane wrapped a thick towel around his waist, ignoring the beat of his manhood. Water dripped from his legs as he went to his bedroom. He stopped.

She was here.

Jade was stretched on the bed wearing the red chiffon dress she liked to tempt him with. Her wings were flared over her shoulders. Thirty different shades of blue blended together into white. She arched her back. There wasn’t any angel dust in those eyes. There were years of disobedience. Jade was one of the few who wanted to be Fallen, but she was still an angel.

Kane’s fangs pressed hard against his lips. He was hungry. “Come here.”

Jade flexed her wings around her shoulders, drawing them down the seductive curves of her body. “Make me.”

She gasped as he willed her body to his. When she stood before him, she dropped
the shoulder of her dress and offered her neck. Kane kissed the throbbing vein below her ear and struck with his eyes open. He drank deeply of her sweet, divine blood. Pure angel blood would keep him for weeks. His eyes grew heavy as his belly filled, but his thoughts were on Amber. Guilt flowed through him, causing him to pull away suddenly.

Jade’s eyes flashed with surprise as she slid up her dress.
“You’ve found someone.”

“Yes. I’ve met a woman.” The hope in her eyes died a little
, and Kane hated himself for that. “We both knew this arrangement wouldn’t be forever.”

Her wings dipped. “I know. So, what’s she like?”

“She’s an Elemental,” Kane said.

“There are so
precious few left. Do you love her?”

“Yes.”

Jade frowned. He knew the confusion she was feeling. As an angel she couldn’t fully experience emotion the way a human could. The floor length mirror in his bedroom reflected the tattoos and the scars of torture after his genetic identity had been discovered. He trailed his finger over the deepest scar, which crossed over his heart. Kane went into his closet and over to his dresser. He pulled out a cotton T-shirt. He pulled on boxers and sweat pants next.

“Kane?”

Jade’s shoulder was propped on the doorframe. Her fingers stroked the ivory tips of her blue wings. “You know it’s not up to me.”

Alarm made Jade’s eyes go bright. “I know, but can’t you change me?”

“It doesn’t work that way. As an angel you’re untouchable by all creatures who walk this earth. Even vampires like me.”

T
ears formed in the corners of her eyes and dripped down her flushed cheeks. “I can’t go on this way. Can’t you talk with Gabriel or Fate?”

“I’m sorry. It’s not up to me. Gabriel must release you first.
You live in his domain.”

“What about Fate?”

She was obviously desperate.
“He won’t help anyone.”

“How do you know?
” she asked.

“He would have done it by now.”

Jade crossed the plush white carpeting in long strides. She tightened down her wings. She twisted her hands together, cracking her knuckles. She drove her fingernails through her long thick blonde hair.

“I wasn’t meant to be an angel. I want out.”

“I think you will figure it out on your own. If it is your destiny, it will happen.”

“There has to be a way.”

Kane couldn’t do this. Not tonight. “We’re breaking the rules here. You know that. I’m sure Gabriel’s aware of this. He’s bound to release you. It’s only a matter of time.”

“He doesn’t know.”

“How can you be so sure?” he asked.

“I’m able to come and go undetected. It’s my gift. It’s my curse to walk unnoticed by all.”

“I’m sorry, Jade.”

He was. Until Fate or Gabriel stepped in there was nothing he could do. Kane caught sight of Jade’s sadness in the opaque window. He went to stand behind her and put his hands on her shoulders. Her wings released their tension. She eased back into his arms. He held her gently. She was the
lover he had always longed for, but the connection was never there.

“Do you miss being a guardian?” she asked.

“No.”

Kane let his fingers trail over her neck.
He wanted to make her happy, but he knew he couldn’t. She needed to find her own way.

“Are you sure about this, Jade? It’s not an easy life.”

“Yes. I’m going to do this.”

“Then do what you need to do.” She had to do this part on her own. For a tense few seconds, Kane wasn’t sure what she was going to say. 

“I will.”

“Be careful, Jade. Fate has plans for all of us
, which we have no control over. If this is your path, it will happen.”

Either Gabriel would release her or she’d be killed. Both knew what was on the line here. Both had no control over it. Fate held all the cards, and Gabriel held the strings. Freewill didn’t apply to angels, and Fate could be a bastard when he wanted to be.

A tear slipped down her cheek. “I understand. Thank you for everything, Kane.” There was a wicked gleam in her eye. “I’ll see you soon.”

She kissed his cheek and disappeared.

Disgusted, Kane sat down. She was willing to risk being killed for her freedom, to be one of the Fallen. Frustrated and pissed off, Kane leaned forward and ran his hands through his hair. Everything felt wrong. Outside the wind howled. He wasn’t happy. He calmed his emotions, and the wind died down.

W
ork was the only thing that could put his mind at ease when he was in a mood like this. He wanted to see how the new guys were doing. Ten minutes later, Kane burst through the doors to the east wing where the newly Fallen resided. Dryden was chatting with the two newly Fallen in the living room. Dryden looked up, but Kane bypassed them for Vice who was standing on the balcony.

“How’s feeding them going?” Kane asked.

She shrugged. “They’re greedy eaters. Like they all are in the beginning.”

Most weren’t able to get close enough to see that the unnatural color of her green-blue eyes
was the hue of the raging sea. If they did, they were most likely about to die. Vice fed the men and Dryden the women. They had a good routine with nursing the Fallen to health.

“What’s wrong?”
Vice asked.

“I just dismissed Jade.”

Vice ran a hand through her hair. “What happened?”


Things are progressing with Amber.” Kane paced away.

The
wind howled, shaking the foundation. Vice bounced up and down nervously. “You really need to do something about that.”

“I’m trying to keep calm.”

“Any more thoughts on getting rid of that ghost?” she asked.

Their gazes locked.
“As long as she stays outside, we’ll get along.”

Vice
grinned. “I don’t see that happening.”

“Which one? Her staying outside or us getting along?” Kane asked.

Vice laughed. “Both.”

Kane looked out over the grounds. For the first time in his life, he felt truly happy.

 

 

 

Chapter Nine

 

All the candles lit within her loft were ceremonial. Amber stood within the glow. She invoked the Vow of Peace by lighting the wide circle of candles on the floor. Her vows were a guide that centered her when she felt life was spinning out of control. Amber spent an hour meditating and doing yoga. All the while she thought of Kane, and how he didn’t make her feel so alone in the world.

She
moved under the soft glow of candlelight. She had no family left. Her grandmother had died long ago. After her death, Amber had been placed in an orphanage. She had bounced around orphanages until she was placed with a family. When she was a teen, her powers had transitioned as her grandmother had said they would. It was then that she understood what she was capable of and how dangerous she could be if she unleashed her powers. Her grandmother’s last gift before her death had been her Vowing Ceremony.

Amber
’s muscles ached from her workout. It felt good to sweat. Sweat dripped down the low part of her back. She went around her loft and blew each candle out. With each wisp of smoke twisting heavenward, she thought an unspoken prayer to the Elementals who had gone before. That she could live in peace. That she would be safe. That she would stay true to who she was as an Elemental first. Amber stood for a moment inhaling the sweet scent of candlewick and sulfur.

She opened her eyes to the darkness. The Fallen would be out now. She
thought about Kane and wondered what he was up to tonight. She wondered how things went with Jade, too. Amber was off work tonight. She was so tempted to go see him. Amber closed her eyes. She had it bad for him. Amber shook her head as she headed for the shower. She dropped her workout clothes to the tile, and they landed around her feet. Her skin glistened with sweat.

The hair on the back of her neck lifted. She was not alone. She glanced over her shoulder to see Kane standing in the bath
room doorway. Her heart beat wildly. He was cast in shadows, but she could sense that he was aroused by what he saw. There were lots of extra curves to her ass at this angle. Amber felt wild teasing him with her body.


Show me how you manipulate water.”

She
smiled when she saw that he was naked and ready. “Come here and I will.”

“Show me.”

Desire tightened her nipples into hard peaks. Amber kept her back to Kane as she reached into the shower. Water ran over her fingers. She rubbed the water between her fingers. She closed her eyes, letting her powers out to play. Energy flowed down from her heart and through her hand. She opened her eyes as she heard the water change into ice. Crystals of ice rained down upon the tile like diamonds scattering from her hand. Kane came in close, wrapping his left hand around her belly to hold her close. He spread his legs wide to lower his height. The rigid of his hard cock pressed between the crack of her ass, making her shiver. His right hand smoothed down her arm, mixing with her under the heat of the water. Kane pressed his lips to her ear. 

“Do it again. I want to feel it,” he said.

There was awe in his voice. Amber let her energy flow, and crystals of ice again rained down upon the tile. Kane’s strong fingers slipped between hers as she let her energy flow. She sensed the smile in his voice. Her pussy creamed, dripping wetness down her pussy lips.


I can feel the energy flowing from your body.”

She sh
uddered as his hand moved over her belly. She wanted his hand to dip lower into her pussy. “What powers do you have?” she asked.

Kane stepped back, working her braid out with his fingers.
She turned. She wanted to see his beautiful eyes. Her breath caught as his gaze lowered to the heavy sway of her breasts. If he looked close enough, he would see that her right one was slightly bigger than her left.

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