Dreams Read online

  “Suck me, Bella.”

  His inner beast howled when she followed his command and took him between her lips. She worked her magic, tightening her mouth around his cock. Her head bobbed between his legs in a frantic pace.

  David couldn’t take much more. He hauled her up his body and entered her again. There was no stopping him now. The need to release his seed inside her was strong. He thrust relentlessly, getting closer to the edge.

  Bella howled her release at the same time as David once again cried out, “Mine!”

  “I am yours. You know that, don’t you, David? I became yours the first time I dreamed of you, and I was even more yours when you saved me from myself.”

  “I know, sweets. I lost control when Max got near you. Hell, I’d do the same with any man. All I want to do is claim you as mine for all to see. It’s the animal in me.”

  “I like the animal in you. I like it even more when it’s in me.” Bella grinned up at him.

  He grinned back and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. “We have to hurry. It’s dinner time, and Russ wants to have a meeting to talk about what I saw in the woods.”

  “What did you see? I didn’t hear anything. One minute we were playing, and the next, you get all serious. Is it bad?”

  “I don’t know, babe. I just don’t know. I think it might be connected to your dreams, and we need to put a stop to whatever it is. Let’s get going.”

  David turned off the water and opened the shower curtain. Bella stepped out, and he couldn’t help himself, he slapped her on the ass as she left the shower.

  “Hey!”

  David grinned at her and climbed out behind her.

  Bella turned back towards him. “David, I really don’t want to keep wearing the same clothes. We’re going to have to do something about my wardrobe. I still don’t have a bra, and all I have here are this skirt and shirt.”

  “Here, wear your skirt, but take one of my shirts. That will have to do in the meantime, because I don’t think we’ll be headed into town anytime soon.”

  Bella smirked at David and took the shirt.

  “What?” David asked with exasperation.

  “You want me in your clothes because of Max. You know I’m not attracted to him and have eyes for only you, right?”

  “I know here.” David pointed at his head and then his heart. “But the wolf in me needs to claim you, and when another man has his scent on you, I go wild. I can’t help who I am, Bella.”

  “I know, and I’m not asking you to be anything other than what you are. But I’m allowed to think it’s a little funny. Well, except it looks like you’re going to have a black eye in the morning. Was fighting Max worth it?”

  “Yes.” David pulled Bella close for a kiss, but a knock sounded at the door.

  “We need to get downstairs, David. The meeting is about to start,” a voice on the other side said.

  “David?” Bella stopped him from opening the door.

  “Yes, sweets?”

  “Do you know the man Russ had in his office?”

  “What man is that?”

  “The one there when you came storming in looking for a fight. He looked bigger than life, but something about him is off. I don’t think he’s a wolf. I couldn’t feel any thoughts, but his aura looked different.”

  “Oh, you must be talking about Zareb.”

  “Who’s Zareb? That name sounds familiar.”

  “Come on, let’s get to dinner.” He took Bella’s hand and led her out the door while talking.

  “Zareb is the guy who helped us as we left Robbinsville. He’s a magic user and helps out the pack when he can. He lives here on the grounds, but he only comes to the main house when Russ needs something. He’s very powerful and old, no one knows how old. Zar keeps to himself for the most part. He showed up at the house one day saying Russ would need his help. Russ didn’t turn him away, and he has been with us ever since.”

  They made their way to the dining room. When they reached it, David could feel Bella becoming overwhelmed. She started to pale, so he opened his mind fully to hers, trying to reach out and comfort her. Then he heard the voices in her head.

  What happened to her shield? And how had she lived with this all those years, not being able to block out others?

  Besides Zareb and the pack members, there were two humans at the table, and it was the thoughts of these two that echoed in his head. It almost became too much.

  “Bella, listen to me, and I’ll help you block them.”

  He forced the image of a wall into Bella’s mind, making her focus on him and him alone. He felt a click, and he had Bella alone in her mind. Her knees buckled, and she almost fell to the floor, but he caught her and helped her to a chair. He noticed she had tears running down her face.

  “What is it, what’s wrong? It worked, didn’t it? I thought I felt—”

  Bella threw her arms around David, right there in front of everyone, and smacked a kiss to his lips. Then she leaned back, smiling through the tears.

  “Oh, David, you’ve given me so much, and I don’t think I’ve given you anything but trouble. You made a shield for me. In all these years, I’ve never been able to protect myself. And in a matter of minutes, you have me blocked. It’s a miracle. You’re my miracle.”

  “Your shield from the hotel should have blocked the humans. We need to figure out what happened, but you should be able to block on your own, now.”

  A throat cleared, causing both David and Bella to glance around. David had forgotten the room full of people. Bella did that to him.

  Russ stood at the head of the table, and Bella could tell he belonged there. Power, that was what she thought when she looked at Russ. It came off him in waves. If she had to describe him in one word, it would be ‘strong’. She felt the need to submit to the alpha and kneel at his feet. She had to shake herself before she did that.

  Russ started his meeting, and the urge passed.

  “We’ve got a problem, and it isn’t getting any better. One of Bastian’s men has been spotted at the compound. We can’t touch them without proof that Bastian is a threat, or we will become the threat, and the Ancients will take matters into their own hands. We—”

  “How much more proof do the Ancients need?” growled a voice.

  Bella looked around to see who had interrupted Russ, but she didn’t have time to contemplate the man because Russ resumed speaking.

  “The Ancients are blind when it comes to Bastian, Tobias, and you know that. He’s one of theirs, and they don’t want to believe he could have turned evil. We need proof he wants to harm our pack, and to do that, we need to catch one of Bastian’s men on our property. If we can succeed, the Ancients will be more receptive to our fears.”

  “What if I talked to Daddy? Maybe I could get him to stop his plans.” This came from a soft voice to Bella’s left.

  “Erin, I don’t think that’s a good idea. You’re one of us, now, and I don’t think your father would take kindly to you showing up. I don’t want you hurt. We’ll figure this out. For now, I want all of you to stay close to the compound until we get this fixed. Scott, Erin, I want the two of you back in the main house. We’re more protected here, and I don’t want your father to have any way to get to the two of you.”

  Scott growled low in his throat, and Bella saw Erin lay a hand on his leg to calm him. They talked quietly, and Bella couldn’t hear what they said. She’d have to get used to not hearing people in her head.

  “Let’s eat, then we’ll set up watches. Bella, David, I would like to see you in my office after dinner. Zareb and I have some plans, and I’d like to go over them with you. Scott, Erin, you will be needed, as well.” Russ stopped talking, the meeting done for now.

  Bella and David took their proper spots at the table, sitting next to Erin and Scott. Erin had tears in her eyes as she continued to talk quietly to Scott.

  Bella looked around the room, trying to take everything in, and realised she belonged here with her new
family. She would never have to dine alone again or worry about others invading her thoughts, all because of David. She had a warm feeling in her chest thinking about him and the change with which he’d gifted her.

  Chapter Seven

  After dinner, the couples headed into Russ’ office.

  “According to my vision, this compound is going to catch fire in two days time, and we need to find a way to prevent that from happening. Zareb has a couple of ideas that I would like you to listen to. ” Russ turned over the floor to the other man.

  Zareb spoke softly, his unusual accent barely noticeable. “The magic around the compound is strong, but I think Bastian has a way around it. We could pour more magic into the protection field, but I think Bastian could break that, as well. We need something else, and I think we can get it with the four of you.” Zareb looked at the two couples in the room. “Scott and Erin are the heart of the spell because of Erin’s connection to Bastian. David and Bella are the strength of the spell because of the strong bond they have formed in such a short time. The magic in Bella is strong, and it has become stronger with David’s help. I think I can teach Bella what she needs to know to stop Bastian.”

  Usually, Zareb sat in the corner and let Russ do the talking. It always struck David as odd how the big man could be so quiet, but Zareb had it down to an art form. And his accent, no one could place it. Of course, David knew the situation was serious, but he hadn’t realised how serious until Zareb had started talking.

  “I don’t understand,” Bella said. “I don’t have any magic. I mean, I have dreams that come true, and I hear things, but I don’t have magic.”

  “You do have magic, Bella,” Zareb said, addressing her fears. ”You’ve just never tapped into it. I can help with that if you let me. In fact, you have to let me, or we’ll all die. It has been written, and it will happen if we don’t do something to stop it. We have a great start because you are here. You’re the strongest thing we have, because you’re the only magical werewolf in the pack. Bastian wanted to eliminate you so we wouldn’t have a chance. He sees things, as well. He has to know that with you here, his chances of success have been seriously limited. He must have foreseen your powers in our pack. You’re the first, but you will not be the last. This pack is on the rise in power, and that can’t make Bastian happy.”

  During Zareb’s speech, Erin had turned to Scott and silently wept. David could hear her repeating, “This is all my fault.”

  Russ took over. “Hush, Erin, this is not your fault. This is your father’s fault. He wants to be all powerful in the Ancients’ eyes. That’s why he turned. Power corrupts without balance. Your father lost his balance years ago when your mother died. Times are changing, and we have to be the ones that protect, now. Bastian’s time is over, and the Ancients need to see that their son has been corrupted. It’s our job to show them, and we will. We need to step forward so the corrupt don’t overrun the human population, making them no more than slaves.

  “Bella, you‘re a big part of that as is Max’s future mate. I see enough to help, but I don’t see the outcome, only the choices. And we have to hope I’m making the right one. Bella, I would like you and David to go with Zareb. He’ll help you with the spells we’ll need. Erin and Scott, I want you to stay behind.”

  * * * *

  Sebastian was pacing in his office when Richard stepped inside.

  “Mr. Donavan, I am at your service.” Richard bowed slightly to his boss.

  “Good, Richard, you’re here. Dmitri should be also, momentarily. I had a dream last night, and things aren’t looking good. They are falling into place, but not the way I need them to. Dmitri will be able to force the issue. He’s going to break through before those animals know what hit them. We’re moving on them tonight. We aren’t waiting for what the Ancients foretold. The pack will be destroyed.”

  “Sir, what of your daughter?”

  “I have no daughter. She is one of them, now, and dead to me. What she has become will die, and I hope her soul will reach her sweet mother so it can be cleansed of the animal stench that has betrayed me.”

  Richard realised he couldn’t talk to Sebastian anymore. The man’s mind must have fractured after the death of Erin’s mother, Faith. Sebastian seemed to feel as if he’d been betrayed by the Ancients and, when Erin had fallen for a wolf, it must have been the last straw for him.

  Richard started to doubt his boss. And Richard had a secret—his son lived at the pack house, and he needed to get to him before the fire hit. He had to find a way to get back to the compound before Dmitri could cause havoc.

  “Sir, if I may, I’ll go get ready for tonight.”

  “One more thing before you go, Richard.”

  Richard never saw it coming. Sebastian plunged the knife into Richard’s chest before he could react. Richard looked down at the blade then back at Sebastian.

  “Why?” Richard gasped as he fell to the floor.

  “I saw, Richard. I saw you with that bitch in my dream. You slept with the devil, and they all must die, even your precious boy, Max. You thought I didn’t know, but you were wrong. I know everything, Richard, and I will be victorious in this.”

  As Richard gasped his last breath, he focussed all his thoughts on his son, hoping he could get through the shields to warn him. Something tugged in his mind, and he hoped it was a connection with Max.

  Sebastian leaned down and chanted something over Richard. The last thing Richard heard before the world went black was, “They’ll die.”

  Across town, Max felt something sharp hit him in the head, and he crumpled to the floor of his room, clutching at the pain. Then a voice flowed over him. Max briefly wondered how someone had broken through the property barrier.

  “Max, tonight, danger, sorry.” Then an image appeared of a beautiful woman…Max’s last thought before passing out…Valerie.

  When Max came to, he realised the voiced had belonged to his father. He reached for him in his mind, but nothing remained of the man. What the fuck am I supposed to do with that? He didn’t know what the woman had to do with anything, but he didn’t have time to think about her right now.

  Max hadn’t had much contact with his piece of shit father. He knew Richard worked for that asshole Sebastian, but contact had stopped all together when Sebastian broke his ties with the Ancients. Max felt little sympathy for his father. Richard had chosen his side.

  Why the fuck did his father choose now, with his dying breath, to show up? Max needed to speak to Russ.

  He was still cursing his father when he found Russ pacing his office. Why couldn’t his father have contacted Zareb or Russ, for that matter?

  Fuck.

  “Russ, I’ve got news. My asshole of a father is dead and decided, at this late point in my life, he would use his last breath to warn me. Fuck. Bastian killed him, Russ, and he plans on torching us tonight, not in two days. Time has run out.”

  Max didn’t bother telling Russ about the last part of the vision.

  “We need to gather everyone and get most of them out of here in case we fail.” Russ strode from the office.

  Max followed to help warn the others. What he really wanted was to go out and have a drink. He didn’t need this shit.

  * * * *

  “I don’t know about this, Zareb. I’ve never felt any power before. Are you sure?”

  “It’s there, Bella. I feel it waiting to break free. We need to get you to feel it, too. Maybe it would help if you connected with David. David, open up to Bella. Let her in. Bella, open your mind and reach for David. Can you feel him? You might have to do most of the work, David. She still doesn’t have the control. You’re going to have to reach and then anchor.”

  Bella felt David in her head and did what had come to feel natural to her. She opened her mind and let him in. “We’re connected.”

  “David, stay there, and Bella, focus on me and the words I’m saying. Repeat them out loud and in your mind. “Ou volke, kom na my en vestig hier. Open my tot
die groter benodig, so Ek kan help daardie Ek beskerm.”

  “I don’t understand them. How am I supposed to feel them and say them?”

  “I’m saying, ‘Ancients, come to me and settle here. Open me to the greater need, so I can help those I protect’. It is more effective in Afrikaans, so repeat my words, but you can think them in English if you need to. This is so we can get in touch with your powers and open you up to the spell we need to create. Once you’re ready, we’ll start the spell. You’re powerful, you just need to believe.”

  Russ entered. “I hate to interrupt, but we’ve had some news come to light that you need to know. The attack will happen tonight. We can’t waste any time. I hate to rush you, Bella, but it’s now or never.”

  “Die kragte wat benodig sy hulp. Dit geskrywe wees af met Bella so ons kan help ons familie om te hou die dag. Sorry, I wanted to say a quick prayer to the Ancients, and I tend to do that in Afrikaans. It’s a powerful language for me.”

  “I’ll leave you to it, Zareb, but time is running out.” Russ strode from the room.

  Bella heard him give a little prayer, himself.

  She had to connect with her magic, or they would all die. She focussed on David and could feel his comforting presence in her mind. He didn’t push, but he was there, and that helped.

  She closed her eyes and called for her power. She didn’t use Zareb’s words because they didn’t belong to her. Instead, she chanted, “Come to me, be with me, open to me.” Over and over, she repeated those words.

  Then she felt the power, blossoming, opening like a flower. She could tell David felt it, too, because his encouragement flowed through their link. Her eyes popped open with happiness.

  Then she lost it.

  But she’d felt it, if only for a brief moment, and she knew she could do it again. She turned to David and threw her arms around him with a happy laugh.

  “I did it! Did you feel it?”

  “Yes, sweets, I felt it. I’m so proud of you! Can you try again?”