I chased the demon inhabited body to the roof. Garrett stood near the edge looking down. It had been years since I’d been up here. The rush of air against my skin, the lack of oxygen in my lungs, the fucking paralyzing fear coursing through my body with each step I took closer to the…

I took Alex’s hand in mine. It was a little possessive but it was more I needed his strength and I needed him to know Ant meant nothing, that it was just the bite. It’s nothing, pretty boy. I see it. Hate that he has that effect on you but I know he’s your friend,…

“That fucking book burnt me,” Alex said. Ant shrugged. “Don’t fuck around it. Nox’s magic gets slightly more fucked up when he’s losing control.” Ant sighed. “Mother thinks that the book is not of vampire origin. She can’t read it. No one really can.” “Nox can,” Alex said. I nodded in agreement. Ant smirked. “Mother…

We wrapped up dinner and Alex and I got dressed to go meet Ant. Alex just looked in the mirror and pushed back his hair. “I should make it a mowhawk. It’s long enough.” He smirked in the mirror. “You think you’d like that?” I laughed, “As long as you don’t dye it blonde again…

Before I had finished preparing dinner Alex was in the kitchen standing in the door eyeing the book that sat on the counter. “You got distracted with the kids – the book came out here why?” “Oh.” I smiled. “I was going to ask if you had ever heard about inanimate objects being telepathic Rumors,…

I took my time getting dressed because Alex was watching me. I put on boxers and a tank top and a pair of shorts to walk around the house in. If it had just been my brothers I’d have left it at boxers, but with Matt, the twins and Drake here at the moment none…

Rider was watching TV and Laker was with Matt in the dining room talking. The boys looked up and jumped to their feet when they saw the children. Rider smiled, “I know Drake, who are these cuties?” I smiled at my brother. “These are our kids.” Rider laughed, “You two have been busy.” Alex smirked.…

So we ate ice-cream and Alex gave Cass a lesson in mental etiquette. Hunter was grinning but he made me sit next to him. Drake was more than happy to walk holding on to mine or Alex’s hand. Cass and Alex talked about telepathy the whole walk home, which left me really alone with Hunter.…

We headed up to the Infirmary. Cass was crying on my shoulder still. We got to Hunter’s room and the twin instinct kicked in. Hunter screamed and the nurses all came running and I shook my head. “I got this he’s not hurt.” I tugged Alex in after me and I shut the door behind…

We took the stairs up further into the AU building. Alex didn’t like it. I smiled at him and held his hand. “It’s not like they know what you can do by looking at you.” “You can,” Alex said. “It’s one of your talents.” I chuckled. “The only person who can read the pattern is…

Dorian’s office was in the Academy office space not HQ. Alex wasn’t thrilled about being anywhere near the big wigs of the Venatori and he relaxed when I told him, only big wigs around have anything to do with teaching little Venatori how to be big Venatori. Which honestly isn’t much better, but they can’t…

Alex sat down but he was distant. He wouldn’t look at me. “I know you are waiting on me to leave,” I said. “It’s what you do,” Alex snipped. I sighed. “Do you want me to promise to never leave you?” He turned his blue eyes on me and I saw tears building up in…

Another thirty floors down to the gym to find my brother kissing the fucking blond who had hit on me earlier. I cleared my throat. The blonde, Sandy was her name I thought, turned first and she got bright red. “You realize you are kissing a sixteen year old boy.” I didn’t think the pale…

So we walked to my new place. I would have held Alex’s hand but his hands were full. Mr. Chivalrous and all. Though I could carry my own things, like I could walk myself home safely but I didn’t say anything and let Alex be the man. Though I did get the door for him,…

There had been a not so quickie in the shower and we hurried to get clean. Alex was dressed quickly and I stood in front of the mirror debating ‘to shave or not to shave’. Why it was bothering me I don’t know but it was. Alex brought me clean clothes – clothes he bought…

The City came into view and I started having a panic attack. My heart was racing and I was sweating like crazy. I was fucking going crazy at what ifs. What if Laker and Rider didn’t want to stay with me. What if the twins hated me? What if Dorian refused my requests? What if…