Behind The Alpha Book 8 ADAM

ADAM

Dinner was a little uncomfortable with Hunter sitting in silence, but my mother talked enough for all of us.

“So, you have both ice and fire powers?” My mother asks.

Astrid puts a piece of steak in her mouth and chews it. “Yes…I do.” She says. “This is so good.”

“Thank you. I don’t normally cook, but I’ve always insisted Adam not solely rely on blood for survival so I try.” She says then eats a forkful of vegetables.

Astrid swallows another bite. “I’ve never had…what did you say this was again?”

I chuckle. “Beef.”

“I’ve only had deer. This beef is amazing.” She grins.

I suck in a breath as I smile and pet the back of her head. She looks so innocent. She acts it too sometimes. Being sheltered in the mountains for your whole life does that, I guess. I kind of wish I had that. Things down here are messy and chaotic. I think that’s why I liked hiding in her village. It was a way to connect to a calm, simple life that I always wanted.

As I clean my plate, I glance at my father. “So, I guess we have everything in place now. I assume you’re fighting too?”

I was asking my father who barely looked at me. My mother nods. “Yes, the Hive will be there. We'll be hunting out Gia. We need to find out how she got out of the High Council prison. We also need to find out how many hives left the Scandinavian countries. She’s the only one who would know. We can’t allow Damon’s ideals to run wild.”

“Agreed.” In the corner of my eye, I see Astrid slightly stretch and try to stifle a yawn. “Well, we’ve been doing a lot of traveling. We should turn in.”

My mother hugs my fathers arm. “Goodnight, my love. Astrid.”

“Alpha. Luna.”

Hunter looks up. “Goodnight.” He mumbles. His eyes quickly lock with mine and I nod before he looks away. It wasn’t much, but it was something. A toe in the door.

I lead Astrid upstairs to a room at the back of the guest hall.

She walks in and stretches her arms out. She spins around. She walks across the white carpeting and takes off her jacket. She throws it over a chair and walks to the large window.

I take off my jacket and join her.

I slowly wrap my arms around her waist and rest my cheek against hers. I look out to the night sky. The moon is bright and full.

“Thank you for spending time with me.” I whisper.

She turns in my arms. “I want to. Why do you think I follow you around?”

“To be annoying.” I lean to her.

She giggles and slaps my chest.

I feel the rising drum of my heart as the moment slows. I’m caught in her eyes. The moons light reflects in them and her skin shines. I raise my hand and place it on her cheek. My thumb gently rubs it as I lean my forehead on hers. “My perfect snowflake.”

She leans her head into my hand and my lips find hers. Our tongues dance together as I pick her up and spin around to the king sized bed. Her fingers thread into my hair as I lower her to the black blanket covering.

I kiss her passionately as I undo her pants and slide them off. She moans as my hands glide up her legs to her soft hip.

I pop the button on my jeans and pull them off as I kiss down her neck and across her chest. Her hands hold my head as her legs float around my sides.

“Adam…” She breathes.

Her skin warms on my lips and I can’t help it, I have to be warm with her.

My wolf takes front and center and I feel my body temperature rise up fast.

I lick her breast and bite her nipple before kissing my way down her waving body. My fingers hook her panties and slide them down. My lips and tongue caress her stomach and travel lower. Her arousal makes my shifter howl in my head as my tongue licks around the top of her delicate core.

I slide my hand down her inner thigh and push it to the side. The tip of my tongue flicks out and I run it up her slit.

My cock hardens and throbs as I taste her. I thought her kisses were enough, I was wrong. Her taste is amazing and I can’t get enough.

She gasps. “Yes…God, Adam…”

She spreads her legs wider for me and I suck in her clit. My tongue flicks it and I spread her wetness around her inner lips with my fingers.

I growl as she satisfies my hunger for her luscious pussy. “I could lick you forever.” I purr before I run my tongue all over her.

“Yes! So good…” She moans.

My eyes meet hers as I suck her clit and she plays with my hair.

“God, Yes…” She’s breathing heavy and I shove a finger into her entrance. She throws her head back as I pump her pussy hard.

I sit up and grab the back of her head. I pull her head to me and kiss her as I finger her. My thumb rubs her clit and she moans loud on my lips.

I fist her hair and bite down to her neck.

“Yes! Like that…” She lets out a high-pitched whimper and her fingers grasp my hair.

“You taste so fucking good.” I consume her lips and take my fill of her tongue.

My thumb rubs her as her walls tighten. Her muffled moans grow as her climax rises.

I stop and break the kiss. “I want you from behind.”

She smiles and rolls to her hands and knees.

I pull her ass up and lower myself to the apex of her thighs. I lick her pussy some more to get her excitement back up.

I sit up and stroke my rock hard dick as I rub her clit hard.

“YES! OH MY GOD!”

She muffles her cries into the blanket and I smirk as find her entrance and fill her with my length.

“Yes, Adam!”

I bend over her as my hips thrust into her. I bite her shoulder as my dick slams her tight, wet pussy.

I grab her hair and pull her head up. My teeth gently bite the skin of her neck and I feel the rush of her blood underneath.

She whines her moans as my fingers hold her throat.

“You feel so good, snowflake. Make me come with you.” I drawl in her ear.

My vampire hungers for her and my shifter howls for her as my dick strokes her harder and faster.

I lift up and softly run my lycan nails down her spine. I put them away and push her ass cheeks up. I thrust into her pussy like it’s my last meal.

If things go the way I plan, it will be.

My fingers bruise her skin and I clench my teeth. I grunt my breaths as my hips slam her ass.

“YESS! ADAM!!”

I arch her ass up more and get as deep as I can. Her pussy grips my dick and I feel my balls start to pull up.

“Astrid…Fuck yes! Come with me!” I clench as I thrust faster.

“YESSSS!” She screams into the bed and my shifter growls loud.

My balls slam up, my dick swells and my abs tighten.

Her climax crashes with mine and my release fills her as her come coats my balls.

“Fuck, yes!” I arch back and grip her ass cheeks as I slam every drop into her.

I lower myself as I slow down. My hand slides across her chin and I turn her lips to mine. I kiss her deep as my last few strokes finish and euphoria sets in.

My heart pounds and I’m loving every beat. My skin is hot and I feel alive. Alive with Astrid. Right where I want to be forever.

I pull out and slide us up to the head of the bed. I place Astrid under the sheet and blanket and slide in next to her.

She lays on my chest and I hold her. I could stop my heart at any moment, but I didn’t want to. I want her to fall asleep to the sound of it. I want her to hear that it beats for her and only her.

That will be the truest statement when this is over.

She looks up at me as I stare into the dark room.

She sits up on her elbow. “I feel like you want to tell me something, but don’t know how.”

I meet her eyes. “What makes you say that?”

“I don’t know. A gut feeling.” She shrugs.

I smile and move her hair behind her ear. My hand floats down her arm and I pick up her hand.

I study her fingers as she lays back down.

“I’ve never seen a warrior with such delicate hands.” I kiss the tips then lay her hand on my heart. “I’ve never seen a fighter so beautiful.”

She smiles. “Don’t change the subject. Tell me.”

My lips fall. “I just want to enjoy you. Can you let me do that?”

I see a bit of concern land on her face. “What’s wrong? What aren’t you telling me?”

I feel a small lump in my throat start to develop, but I fight it and plant a fake smile on my lips. “Nothing, snowflake. I just…I love…being with you. That’s all.”

“Oh…OK.” She hesitantly lays back down on my chest and I hug her tight to me.

I didn’t sleep. I couldn’t. My thoughts were everywhere.

When I couldn’t fight it anymore, I slip out from underneath Astrid and get up.

I pad over to the table.

Reaching into my bag, I pull my skull out. I hold it in my hand as I slowly walk across the floor. The thing that crushes my heart sits right here in my hand.

I stop at a wall, slide to the floor and lean on the wall.

I glance to the bed and a sad smile grows on my lips as I watch Astrid sleep. I take in a shaky breath as that lump comes back.

I prop up a leg and rest my arm on my knee. The black skull peers into my soul. I suck in my top lip, scrub a hand down my face and look up to the ceiling with welling eyes.

Why does it have to be this way? It’s not fair.

I want to let it out. All of it, right now.

I look back at the skull. What if I smashed or burned it? It couldn’t take me then, could it?

I turn my eyes to the bed as a tear falls. She’s so beautiful, how can I….

It’s what I signed up for. It’s what they died for. It’s my duty as a soldier.

I drop the skull and lean my head in my hand. “It’s not fucking fair.” I quietly whine as I fight breaking down.

I wipe my face and try to quash these emotions. I have to do what I came here to do and feelings will be my kryptonite.

Astrid stirs and I watch her roll over.

I just wish there was another way.

****

Knowing that I wasn’t sleeping any time soon, I decide to find something to eat downstairs. Maybe some of mom’s stored blood will settle my emotional rollercoaster.

When I get to the kitchen, I notice a light on down the hall.

I hear shuffling papers as I approach the door to my fathers office.

I step into the light and he’s hunched over paperwork. I watch him read and run his hand through his black hair. There’s a sprinkling of gray on the sides now. I’m sure my stress has been hard on him.

I quietly clear my throat and he looks up. He looks back down. “You’re up late.” He mutters.

“You are, too.” I say as I step inside.

“Something I can do for you?” He doesn’t look up from his desk.

“Why are you awake?” I question.

“A lot on my mind.” He replies.

I nod as I slide into a chair in front of his desk. “Me too.”

He raises an eye to me. “You have a big fight. Of course, you do.”

I look down as I play with my fingers. “Dad?”

He raises his head more. “Yeah, son.”

I try to keep as calm as I can as my eyes lock with his. “I’m scared.” My voice slightly cracks as I shrug and bite my top lip.

He pauses for a moment then gets up. He walks around the desk and pulls a chair in front of me. He sits and leans on his knees. “It’s ok to be scared. I’m fucking terrified, but we can’t let that stop us, right?”

I nod. “Can I tell you something, but you can’t tell anyone else.”

He smiles and places a hand on my nape. “You can tell me anything. I won’t tell anyone.”

I take in a deep breath. “I’m going to hell tomorrow and I’m not coming back.” The lump slams in my throat as I look into my fathers eyes.

His brows cinch together as he looks at me with a questioning look. “Well, yeah. We're fighting a battle…”

I shake my head no as a tear falls. “No…Dad…I mean, I really am going to hell. Fire, demons the whole bit. I’m dying tomorrow, Dad, and I’m fucking scared.” I can’t stop the tears from flowing and he just blinks me.

His face drops. “You’re joking or something…this…”

“Does it look like I’m joking?” My breath stutters as I try to make sense of everything.

“No…What?” He scrunches his face.

“In order to kill Lefu and send him to hell, I have to open the door. The price of that is I have to carry the key to the gate.” I hitch.

“Wait, what? What key?” I can see him studying me and not believing a word I’m saying.

I swallow and try to explain it as I remember. “My skull. The first one I died with.”

“What?”

I prepared myself and explained everything. How I was from the future. What that looked like and what my body was going through right now. I told him about Miranda, the experiments, Genesis and my friends. I told him everything I remember.

“Before we were deployed, they poured a potion on our heads. This marked our skulls with the power to open the gates of hell. We don’t need it to lock Lefu up. That needs something else. To kill him, I need to weaken him to his demon, and open the gate with my original skull. If I die before I can do that, I’m snapped back to the future and have 30 seconds to report before I’m sent back to the next point in time. The skull will remain in the spot I last died, if I had it on me, unless someone finds it first. When it comes to the fight, I have to beat him down. I have to hold him or he’ll escape and to ensure he makes it there….” My eyes well again.

“You have to go with him.” My father whispers as I see his eyes glass over.

“I’m sorry, Dad. I’m sorry for everything.”

I couldn’t hold it back. He grabs my head and holds it as I grab his arms.

He shakes his head. “No…No fucking way. There's another way…”

I push off him and wipe my face. “There isn’t. I’ve tried to get around it and nothing works. He keeps coming back. I’m the worlds last chance. I just wish I had more time.”

He gets up and walks around to his computer. He starts typing. “No, I won’t accept it. There’s something.”

“There isn’t, Dad!” I stand and lean on his desk

“NO!” He yells as quietly as he can and a tear falls from his eye. “You are not…No…”

“Please. Don’t make this harder than it already is. I just want my last moments with you to be something to hang onto as I fall, ok?” I suck in a breath and wipe my nose.

He glares at me. “I need a run.” He gets up and walks to the door.

“Dad, please. Don’t leave me.” I beg. “I love you. Don’t leave me.”

He stops and turns. He stares into my eyes as I nod. He knows I’m not lying about that.

He rushes me and slams me in a hug. My wolf completely takes over and I hug him even tighter. “You can’t tell anyone, but I had to tell somebody. I can’t have anyone stopping me.”

“Astrid doesn’t know?” He asks.

I shake my head. “I can’t, Dad. I can’t do that to her.”

“I don’t know if can let you do this.” He mumbles in my neck.

“You have to.” I whisper.

He pulls away and wipe his face. “You know we’re pretty good at figuring this stuff out. If you want answers, you’ll find them with the Alphas.”

‘The real question is who are you…’

‘If you want answers, come find me.’

The triggered memory fades in and out of my mind as I stare at my father with curiosity.

I shake my head. “No. This plan was 600 years in the making. They made sure it was air tight. Trust me. The Regenerators don’t mess around.”

He tries to smile. “My boy. A world fucking hero. Who knew you’d be mine.”

I feel his pride and smile back. “I know right?” I chuckle as I sniff and rub my neck.

“But I knew. I knew the day I heard your heartbeat. You could never be evil. You were a savior. I felt it. There was a reason that cross predicted you.” He says.

“Excuse me, what?” I tilt my head to him.

“What? I’m saying I knew.” He repeats.

“A cross. A black cross?” I ask.

“Yeah. It showed Ash a vision of your mom pregnant with you…um…she was with me…it was the blue moon…and he said he saw Lefu on a hill in a clearing and thousands of Vamps ran out of the trees.” He tries to remember.

I look away. “The feeding frenzy.” I whisper then raise my eyes to him. “The cross told you this?”

Is it possible that the key to Lefus prison has the power to show or predict how things will go? What would it show me?

He nods. “Yeah. What’s…”

I grab his arms and stare into his eyes intently.

“I need that cross.”