Crescent Bound (60 page)

“
You like what you see?
”
That
’
s when I realize all four guys are looking at
me;
one has a black skull and crossbones bandana covering his head.  He winks at me.

Another guy with really baggy jeans and a white tank moves his grey baseball cap backwards, giving me a quick raised chin up and says grinning,
“
Hey, ja need me ta give jew a han unda da hood, chica?  I can show ja my fuel injection. wat ja say baby?
”
  Oh boy, I already feel the temperature dropping a few degrees as Marc
’
s fist clench
.

The third guy has a tight black T-shirt on, his hair is crew cut with a light goatee, not bad,
and I
bet Megan would like him.  Just then he raises his cell phone up and takes a picture of me.  Marc shoots out his hand and freezes his cell.  The fourth guy is shorter than the rest, standing off to the side laughs and says to Marc,
“
You don
’
t like us taken picture
s
of your woman?
”
  Marc moves his head side to side and pops his neck.  I
’
m guessing he has a kink
in it or something, but then he shoots out his hand again much faster with ice daggers.  The two guys that are more up
front
shift away, but the one that took the picture lights up in flames and shoots fireballs back at Marc.  I start to raise my hands to help, but David shifts next to me.

“
Let the boys play Alyssa.
”

I shift to the other side of the car and decide,
Why not, but if
anyone
comes close to my car then, there will be hell to pay
. 

I
’
m watching Marc and notice he is rapidly firing solid ice throwing stars back at flame boy.  Flame boy shifts as fast as he can just as a series of four stars fl
y
toward
him.  He ducks quickly as the deadly ice stars embed with a whistling sound
,
just inches from flame boy
’
s head.  The thin wall that separates each pit is soon filled with shinning icy stars.  Once they hit they shimmer and explode into fine white particles as they float down to the floor.

David raises his hands blazing with amber fire and aims.  This catches flame boy a little off guard as Marc and David team up together.  Flame boy shoots a blaze of fire at Marc who jumps and shifts at the same time spinning his body in mid
-
air. 

Marc lands right next to flame boy, or I could call him
,
lame boy
.  David
never lets up on his inferno.
Marc
’
s form becomes visible in a crouching position.  I know what
’
s next and I watch with enjoyment as Marc starts pulling energy from the ground and a massive ice flow erupts from his hand.  He begins sprinting around at an incredible speed, completely surrounding flame boy with a wall of ice.

Dawson
shifts next to Marc and shoots out a blur of light which knocks over a bucket of water next to loud mouth.  Marc immediately freezes
it, along with the guy, leaving
him stuck in the icy
en
trap
ment
.  Marc makes a thick
ly layered
i
ce wall enclosing him
and turns to
Dawson
,
“
Two down, two
more
to go.
”

A thumping and vibrating
sound suddenly invades my ears,
a
2011 Lexus
RX parks
in front of my car.  It’
s
glossy
lava red with silver graphics running down the hood and side.  The graphic is a silver silhouette shape of a nude woman, with her arm reaching out along the car doors.
Dark l
imo tint
ed
windows and one hell-of-a sound system finish the car out. I wonder if the driver is deaf, if not they should be.  The ground vibrates my feet. 

Megan shifts like a moth to a flame.
“
Oh,
yeah
, filthy rich and a dirty beat, I like it.
”
 

“
Huh?
”
I ask
confused
.

“
I think she
’
s talking about the song they’re
playing
,
”
Lisa says as she appears next to Megan.

I roll my eyes and look over to check on the guys.  The other two shift to the Lexus
, opening the back doors and hop
in.  I shrug. 
“
Guess play time is over.
”
 

Megan sees flame boy and leans over the top of my car pointing with a mischievous grin,
“
Put that in my car.
”

“
Hey, once you get him thawed out, ask him to delete the picture he took of me...it will make Marc feel so much better.
”
 

Megan rolls her
deep lusting
eyes
and retorts,
“
I
’
ll give him something to take a picture of, but video is better
.
”
She
walks over to the hot
, but
chilly
Popsicle
guy.

“
Meg, remember don
’
t put your tongue on something that
’
s frozen
,
it might just get stuck there.
”
  I sit on the hood of my car, Lisa leans on the fender next to me.

“
Our guys are pretty impressive
,
”
Lisa comments as she stares
Dawson
down.  I lock my eyes on my man too.

Chapter 38

I notice the car still sits in front of us.  No one gets out.  I assume they are waiting on the rest of their entourage.  The music never changes although
they turn the volume down a notch
.  I glance at the Lexus, giving it a good once over before deciding I don
’
t recognize it.  It looks like it drove out of a Fast and Furious
movie
and wonder if
it
’
s
just a façade or can it really run.

I continue my conversation with Lisa again,
and then
suddenly a soft, warm breeze drifts through the air and I can smell the wild alluring scent of Jasmine and then I feel....
her
.

She stands right in front of me, I know her.  I don
’
t think I could ever forget someone like her, we have known each other since I lived in
Australia
.  Her wide, unworldly emerald eyes casually observe me, just as I do her.

She is one of the last true bloods, just as I am.  We are both part of a very old and very elite hierarchy and her plans are for me to join her twin brother and bind our covens together. 

It just isn
’
t in the cards for it to work out, but she never has given up her unusual interest in me. She stands about six foot, slim fit and a goddesses body, her skin is a deep, beautiful dark olive tone. She has changed her hair s
ince the last time I saw her. 

Now she wears a thin gold band around her forehead.  This allows her thick jet black curls to flow down to her back.  As the light hits areas of her gorgeous hair I can see glittering gold streaks in it. 

Her complexion is absolutely flawless with her full red lips.  I don
’
t even know where to start or how to explain what she is wearing.

It looks like a very small piece of green silk that cr
isscrosses her breasts and loop
around her delicate neck.  Little hints of gold flecks dazzle about the fabric which brings even more attention to her upper body.  Then as
I
look on down, her bare firm stomach, some kind of gold bellybutton ring,
and skin
tight black leather pants.  Looking at her right now makes me feel a little less womanly. 

Chastising myself,
I
’
m not here to dress to impress, I
’
m strictly here to race, in my thrashed and trashed designer jeans and Dirty
d
eeds done dirt cheap tee
,
Yeah
, definitely not here to make a fashion statement.

She glides her hands on either side of me and moves so close our lips almost touch.  Her intoxicating eyes stare into my own as we lock our gaze
s
. 

Sweetness
drips from her
voice,
“
We meet again Alyssa, Love.
”
  She seems very pleased as she raises a sexy soliciting eyebrow at me.  I take in a deep breath, trying to calm my nerves.  I have no problems with women and whatever type of sexual appetites they may have.  I don
’
t particularly want to b
e her toy
-
friend at the moment.  I keep
my look non-committal. 

“
Hello Chandelle, how are you?
”
   Smiling like I
’
m interested
, but
not
too
interested.  She begins drumming her nails on the hood of my car to the beat of the music that still booms from her Lexus.

“
Just beautiful, love, and
you
’
re
looking...
”
Pausing,
she
reach
es
down and tugging the fringes of a rip in my desi
gner jeans,
“
...
brilliantly naughty.
”
  

Licking her luscious and unbelievably ruby lips and a hint of smoke rolling from her body, I watch her trying to decide just how she
’
s going to lure me in.

Chandelle Heavans and her twin brother are next in line as leaders of the Heavans Coven.  Gyles, her brother, and I never have had any connection other than the need for speed.  I figure the possibility of him being here at the tracks is very likely. 

I start peeking around her shoulder when Chandelle
casually
and gently touches me.  It
’
s like she is outlining me with her finger.  It
’
s as light as a feather at first
, but
her hand starts becoming
extremely warm.  I quickly remember she is a fire elemental and her temperature is rising rapidly.  As she runs her heated hand down my shoulder she glances at me, watching my expression. 

Ok, I
’
ll admit I
’
m feeling her desire, I mean, who couldn
’
t, but all it really makes me want to do is shift away. 
I sure hope none of the guys are watching this.

I almost laugh as I look out to find every male within sight of us standing completely still with this deer-in-the-headlight look in their wide eyes.

Marc has
his arms over his chest, his look is not like the others, his is tense and ready to move in to protect me, if need be. 

David has a firm grip on Marc
’
s shoulder, but his look has more to do with drooling desire over Chandelle than anything else.  I know David definitely remembers Chandelle.  Back when we were together David met her, but he soon found out what her true needs were.  I think she finds me another enticing challenge.  I never gave her keys to the cuffs
,
so she still doesn
’
t know me the way she wants.

This is interesting and all, but I wonder how she will be once she realizes I
’
m crescent bound.  I let my eyes wander back to Chandelle as she runs a three inch solid gold nail down my arm.  Fire follows her trail.  My arm lights up with fire as she says,
“
Alyssa, are we still playing with cars?
”
  The fire doesn
’
t hurt me, if anything it tingles a bit. 

Chandelle
’
s intentions aren
’
t to ignite me,
she wants
to arouse.  I keep it cool, literally, by blowing frost down my arm chasing the flames away. Sighing like I
’
m not impressed, but inside I am smiling.  Her smile grows more mischievously, biting her lower lip.