Jason moved closer to Ash, his arm around her waist, as he eyed Vera with distrust. From the little he'd seen of her family so far, and the way she'd been so eager to leave them, he didn't much like seeing any of them here. His suspicion of her only grew, as she mentioned Kevin, apparently saying more than she intended. "I'd also like to know," he said suddenly, making the woman frown at him, suddenly seeming nervous. "I.. " she started, looking between him and Ash, "I think that's something Ashallia and I should discuss another time, alone." Ash and Nate both tensed at that, likely disliking her unwillingness to speak about it as much he did. He sighed deeply, turning to Ash, "We should finish your shopping," he said quietly, and Vera's eyes widened, and she shook her head. "Oh my, no. You're not going to leave already, are you dear? We should catch up, it's been such a long time." Ash simply shrugged slightly, and he felt her hurt along with her suspicion. She really didn't like t
Ash let him lead her to a small Italian style cafe, where they sat and had coffee while waiting for Nate to join them again. Jason's company was enjoyable, if sometimes quiet, but he spoke in other ways, especially touch. Like now, as he held her hand over the table, lightly stroking her fingers with his thumb. It was sweet, and she smiled at him, enjoying the feel of him being close. It wasn't long until Nate found them, and Jason moved to sit beside her instead, resting his hand on her thigh as Nate sat opposite. She turned his hand over, slipping her fingers between his and squeezing his hand gently, and he returned it. Most of lunch was spent that way, with lots of little touches, in between eating and talking, and she found herself enjoying it immensely. Nate was good company too, warm and friendly, seeming more like Lukas than Alex, but a little more reserved. She felt lucky to have all of them in her life now, but couldn't help feeling a little nervous as their talk turned to
The walk back to the hotel was a pleasant one, as he enjoyed Ash's presence next to him. He could feel her contentment, as she chatted casually to both of them, and couldn't help but let it infect him too. The mood changed as they entered the room, though, finding Luke and Cameron still there. They looked anything but happy, and there was still a certain tension in the air. Nate noticed it immediately too, "What?" he said as he looked over at them, and they both sighed heavily. "Vik is still hesitant," Cameron said, sounding irritated, "Alex and Mikael went with him, hoping to convince them." Jason swore under his breath, shaking his head, and Nate sighed deeply. "It'll be days before they get back," Nate said, sounding frustrated, "How can he still not see the urgency?!" Cameron shrugged, running a hand through his sandy blonde hair. "Can we really be all that surprised?" he said, "Running and hiding when the shit hits the fan is about their only reliable consistency." Lukas nodde
Ashallia woke early the following morning, yawning and stretching before she opened her eyes, lifting her head to look towards the soft voices she heard. Seeing that Alex was back and sitting talking to Jason and Nate, she reached to grab Jason's shirt off the floor, pulling it on before she sat up. "Good morning, Miss Ash," Alex said to her, and she smiled, "Morning," she answered sleepily, grabbing her underwear off the floor too. She pulled them on and walked over to kiss Jason's cheek, giving the other two a smile as she found some clean clothes and headed to the bathroom. She showered leisurely, enjoying the warmth as she washed herself thoroughly, stepping out a while later to dry and dress herself. When she walked out of the bathroom again a while later, Alex stood, grinning at her. "Lovely as always," he said, looking her over, and she frowned at him, feeling a sense of.. anticipation coming from him. He smiled wider, offering her his outstretched out, "Would you like to se
He felt her melting into him as he kissed her, and she returned it, moaning softly. Their need for each other quickly rose again, and he didn't even try to contain his this time, only briefly breaking the intense kiss to pull his shirt off, then hers, before pushing her backwards. She gasped as her back hit the hallway wall, and he covered her mouth again with his own, teasing her tongue with his. Hers responded immediately, and her fingers reached for the buttons on his jeans, undoing them quickly and pushing them downwards, as he reached behind her, unclipping her bra in one swift motion, pulling the straps off along her arms and letting it drop to the floor. His pants followed, then hers, and he lifted her a moment later, her legs wrapping around his waist as she tilted her head back, moaning his name softly. Her voice was full of the deep, powerful need they both felt, and he sought to satisfy it, holding her hips and lifting his head, looking into her eyes as his hard cock met
Mikael sighed as he arrived back at the hotel room in Belgrave, finding it empty. It had been a long, frustrating few days dealing with Vik and his brothers, and he still wasn't sure it was the best idea to involve them in this, even given how dire the situation was. They were here now though, with everything they'd insisted on bringing, but something still had him feeling on edge about it, and he didn't like it one bit. After checking both rooms and finding them empty, he stepped into the shadows again, stepping out of them again a moment later, just inside Ashallia's front door. He smiled then, hearing them chatting and laughing by the fire, and kicked his shoes off and joined them. They looked hesitant when he entered the room, looking to see if he'd brought others with him, but relaxed some when they realised he was alone."Welcome, cousin," Alex said from the couch, "Did they get everything past the border already?" Mikael grabbed the plush footstool and seated himself on it, sh
Lukas didn't want to voice it, none of them did, but it was Alex who finally spoke, "No," he said firmly, looking angrier by the second. "I'm done with fucking hiding. After everything, after finally finding one of ours, I'm not going back to that. This time we fight." Mikael raised an eyebrow at him, then looked at the others. One by one, they each nodded slowly, even Lukas himself, who usually did everything in his power to avoid unnecessary violence. But this was necessary, he knew. It had to end. The longer it went on, the more collateral damage there would be. Mikael looked up then, as Ash and Jason came back downstairs, dressed this time. Sensing the tense feeling in the room, Jason raised an eyebrow, and Mikael answered him, "They're coming," he said simply. Ash's eyes widened, and she looked up at Jason, who's face darkened as he swore under his breath."We want to fight," Cameron said, and Alex nodded. "No more running," Nate added, and Alex and Mikael both looked at Jason w
Ashallia felt her nervousness rising now, as they began preparing. Cameron came back fairly quickly, with Mikael's stuff, letting them know Lukas had gone to some old bluestone house that Mikael and Jason seemed familiar with. The others didn't know it, which surprised her, and Alex noticed her small frown, "We went to ground last time," he said softly, "There was very little contact between each of our groups, to avoid being found."She nodded slowly, "So Vik and his brothers won't know this place either?" she asked, but Jason shook his head. "Erik knows of it," he said quietly, "Each of us knew how to reach our brothers, and just one from each group of cousins, if it was absolutely necessary." Mikael nodded at that, "Alex, Viktor, and I, and Lukas, Nate, and Tomas, we didn't use it much. But Jason, Cameron, and Erik, they've always had the most skill in stealth. They left rare messages for each other.""Before the others left us high and dry, anyway," Alex added, and they nodded sol