บททั้งหมดของ Claimed by the Horde: บทที่ 31 - บทที่ 40

Dodging past the angels as Thorne had started to fight them had been easy.Running to the other end of the corridor had been easy too.But what hadn’t been easy was leaving Thorne behind, to fight the pair of angels. Especially when she heard the renting screams which echoed down the corridor behind her.Bursting out into the open, Serenity slid to a halt and stared at the carnage which met her.Blood, bodies, and the damaged car, which was supposed to take her and Thorne to safety. The angels had slaughtered the demons which had been waiting. Flies were starting to hover over the carcasses, and she didn’t know if she wanted to stick around for long, especially if the sirens in the distance, were coming this way.She’d avidly avoided the police when she could help it.Skipping to the side, she skirted the blood and bodies and started to run toward the pen road, her mind on only one thing. To run and hide and try to get hold

Serenity waited for Noah. He was in the motel office, paying for a room. She was hiding down the side of the building, keeping out of sight.“We’ve got a ground floor room for the next two days. It’ll be enough until Thorne and Patrick find us something.” Noah handed her the key and took her bag. They moved quickly down the path and she unlocked the door, slipping into the motel room.It smelt of old soap, cheap wine, and something… musty.“Great, it smells like a cheap hooker in here.” Noah closed the door behind him and put her bag on the only bed in the room. “And it’s only got one bed. Fucking wonderful.”Serenity turned and watched the demon as he walked through the small door and into the bathroom. Soon the sound of running water and he returned, tipping the bag onto the bed.Jeans, shirt, underwear…Serenity frowned at the sight of the underwear and Noah’s head

“From here onward, we’re going to train.” Noah picked up the staff and twirled it in his hand. “You’ve got to be able to fight both physically, and mentally.”He stepped forward and handed Serenity the staff. She took it, aware of its weight and the steady gaze of Thorne, sitting stiffly off to the side. He would only supervise her training, not engage in it himself.“First lesson will be basic self-defense, with a staff.”Serenity turned her head back to Noah, just as he lifted the hem of his shirt and peeled it off, over his head, and reached for a staff. The black fabric dropped to the matting and Serenity blinked at the toned muscles which greeted her vision.Taut pecs, spotted with dark nipples, smooth planes of flesh which turned into washboard abs, which in turn, dipped into the waistband of his grey tracksuit pants.“Hey, Skin Writer. Eyes up here.”Serenity’s gaze sna

“So, what are you?” Serenity leaned against the bench, coffee in hand and looked at Thorne. Noah had gone out for food again. She didn’t know why he couldn’t just get groceries. She knew how to cook.Thorne narrowed his gaze at her. “A demon.”She rolled her eyes. “I know that. But what kind of demon? Are you a regular demon, or a imp, or an incubus?”The last one was said a lot softer than she intended and Thorne rose and eyebrow. “We’re not incubus, if that’s what worries you.”Serenity frowned, trying to keep the disappointment from her face. She almost hoped he said they were. Not that she would willingly let them do… hell, yes. She would. And she hadn’t even seen Thorne’s face properly.Her gaze lifted to Thorne and she stood straighter, stepping closer to him.“Being one of my guardians…You have to do what I say?&rd

It had been well over six hours since Thorne had shown her why he wore the coat and Serenity was still having trouble comprehending it. Wandering through the apartment, she searched for her pair of demons, she still needed shit clarified. And she wasn’t going to let them fob her off this time.Climbing the steps, she stopped on the landing for the bedrooms and listened. Maybe they were asleep…“Hold still, jeez.”She headed toward Thorne’s room and strained her hearing.“I know it’s uncomfortable, and waving your fucking hands at me, isn’t going to change it.”Serenity blinked as she heard a grunt and stepped back.“For fuck sake, Thorne. I can’t get it in—”She pushed open the door and stopped at the scene in front of her. While she didn’t quite know exactly what she was expecting… seeing Thorne on his back on his bed, while the blonde held a