Chapter 21
Alexander
Alexander had suggested that Jessica take her a bath, and have some time for herself. He couldn’t imagine chasing after these two with little help. He had been with Sebastian and Makenna when Chloe and Logan joined the pack. He was only a teenager but he still remembers the trouble the twins would get into daily.
If only Jessica had come straight to him in the beginning, he could have helped. He found himself wanting to make Jessica’s life easier. She has been stressed and tense for days. Her body gives it away, whether she knows it or not. He would offer for the twins to stay with him for a day or so, but he knows she will never go for it. After all, he barely knows his children. That is something that he plans on changing. He wants to know everything about his children, and their mother.
Alexander sat on the couch with the twins curled up against him. They started nodding off, but both were fighting it with everything they had. Michael would sit up, and readjust himself. After another minute, he ended up sliding back down, and closing his eyes. Madison stayed asleep until her head dropped down, waking her up. If they keep this up one of them is going to get a kink in their neck. Alexander moved off the couch slightly so Michael would gently lay on the couch. Since Madison will most likely stay asleep, he decided to carry her to the room first.
Walking past the bathroom door he can hear Jessica humming. The sound of splashing gave off the impression of her washing. Pushing the thought from his mind he continued down the hall. Not wanting to wake Madison, he moved slowly across the room. He easily laid her down, and covered her up. She snuggled further down into the covers. He kissed her head before turning to leave.
When Alexander was walking back to the living room he heard water draining from the tub. He paused for a moment. Closing his eyes, he pictured Jessica stepping out of the tub with water dripping from her breast. The sound of a groan snapped him from his thoughts. He realized the sound had come from him. Quickly stepping away from the door, he went to get Michael.
Michael was still asleep on the couch. Alexander made slow movements to scoop Michael into his arms without waking him. Carefully he made his way back to the twins’ bedroom to put Michael in bed. After placing Michael in bed, he pulled the covers up. Alexander stood there for a moment just looking at his children. They are perfect, he thought. When he turned for the door, he noticed a baby monitor on the dresser. If it’s there then Jessica has been using it, so he turned it on before leaving the room closing the door behind him.
The bathroom door opened, and Jessica came out with a towel twisted around her hair, and one around her body. He must have scared her because she jumped. Losing a grip on her towel, one end fell to the floor exposing one breast, and a leg. His pants instantly tighten. Good God, she is killing him. She panicked to retrieve the towel end from the floor. Her bending over only helped the towel fall further from her body. She let out a scream, and backed into the bathroom quickly closing the door.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.” Damn it, he thought. Should he stay? Should he go? “The twins fell asleep.” He motioned to closed door, even though she couldn’t see. “I put them in bed. I hope you don’t mind.”
“No, not at all. I’m surprised they went down so easy.” She said through the door.
“They had a long day. They’ll probably sleep through the night.” He smiled.
Jessica didn’t say anything. He could tell she’s leaning against the door. He quickly wiped the smile from his face when he realized how it must have sounded to her.
“I’ll be out in a minute.” She said. He knew he was being dismissed, so he went back to the living room.
“Damn it,” he mumbled as he walked into the living room.
Alexander sat down on the couch, and waited for Jessica to come out. He should have walked away earlier. She probably thinks he’s going to try, and get in her pants. That was the complete opposite, of what he wanted. There is more to him than just a good fuck and he didn’t want her thinking that is all he is after. He can provide for her. He can make her happy, if she would only give him a chance. Alexander was lost in his thoughts, and didn’t hear Jessica come into the living room until she came around the couch. She had on a pair of tiny boxers, and a small shirt. He changed positions as she sat down beside him. Man, she is killing him.
“You’re still watching this?” She asked about the twins’ movie which is still playing on the TV.
“I just didn’t turn it off.”
“Looked like you were getting into it.” She commented.
“It’s catchy.” Alexander isn’t about to tell her that he was blankly looking at the TV while thinking of her.
“It’s okay.” She assured him.
“What is?” He was unclear what she was talking about.
“That you were thinking of me naked.”
He almost choked on the air he was trying to breathe. He’d love to see her naked again, moaning in pleasure. He needed to direct this a different way or there’d be no turning back.
“I really am sorry I scared you.” However, he wasn’t sorry that he got to see her beautiful body.
“It’s fine, really.” Jessica went over to the TV, and took out the DVDs.
What the hell? She did that on purpose. The way she bent over with her glorious ass faced in his direction. Her shorts rode up as she did, giving him the greatest view of short thick legs, and voluptuous ass peeking from beneath her shorts.
Flipping through a case, she picked out another movie. After putting the new movie in, she came back to the couch, and sat down by him. When the movie started playing, Alexander recognized the beginning. Jessica will get along well with Chloe. Chloe being the movie buff of the pack.
“Chloe would love to watch this one day.” He commented.
“It’s my favorite but I don’t get to watch it when the twins are awake. Normally I’m too tired to even watch it after they’ve gone to bed.”
“What does a single mom do with her time?” He asked wanting to know more about her life.
“Ha!” She laughed. “What time? All my time is spent at the clinic or with the twins. There isn’t any me time. It comes with the territory.”
“We’ll have to fix that.” Alexander said.
“Oh, I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world.” She looked over at him. “They are my everything.”
“I only meant that you need some you time.” Alexander told her.
“I’ll get it eventually.”
“How about starting tonight?” He suggested.
She looked at him with a confused look. He knew what he wanted to do. He hopes she won’t protest. She will thank him tomorrow. He took a pillow from the couch, and placed it on the floor between his legs. Jessica still looks confused. Alexander gave her his most charming smile.
“Will you come sit right here. I want to help you relax.” He pointed to the pillow.
She looked at him for a moment with a quizzical look, but ended up doing as he asked. He will take that as a win. Jessica sat on the pillow, crossing her legs Indian style. She shivered when he placed his hands on her shoulders. He could tell she has been stressed. Her shoulders are filled with tension.
As he rubbed her neck, her head would loll forward giving him a better advantage. Her shirt is getting in the way of him giving her a full treatment. This would be better for her if she were naked laying on her bed. The slight moans she’s making lets him know she is enjoying the massage.
“If I ask you a question, you promise not to kick me out?” He asked.
“I won’t kick you out. What?” She asked looking back at him.
“Will you go and lay down in your bed and I can do your full back?”
He held his breath, expecting her to jump up and tell him to get out. She didn’t say anything when she got up. Here it comes, any second now. He closed his eyes for a second waiting for the roar of her voice. Not hearing anything, he opened his eyes but Jessica isn’t anywhere in sight. He looked towards the kitchen. Realizing she went down the hall, Alexander smiled to himself.
He jumped up from the couch, and headed down the hall. Jessica’s light is on the bedroom. Alexander opened the door to see Jessica lying face down on her bed. He squeezed his eyes shut and willed the thought running through his head to go away. He didn’t need to start rubbing on her with a hard-on. There’s no way to explain away that one.
“Thought you got lost.” Jessica said without turning.
“Not at all.” He kicked off his shoes.
Alexander got onto the bed and straddled Jessica’s legs. He lifted the back of her shirt so he could have better access to her back. He immediately noticed that she had taken off her bra. He began massaging her back. Running his hands up her back, she let out a moan, so he increased the pressure. He liked hearing her moan with his touch. If only she would moan out his name. One day he will hear those words come across those sweet lips. His hands kept catching on her shirt. After a few times, Jessica told him to hold on. She pulled her shirt over her head and placed it beside her. She barely lifted her body off the bed, probably trying to keep herself hidden from him. Noticing a bottle of lotion on her nightstand, he leaned over to grab it. She looked at him but didn’t say anything. She placed her head on her hands, and looks to be relaxing a bit.
“Now I have another question.” He decided to push his luck. Alexander put some lotion in his hands. He rubbed his hands together to warm the lotion before placing his hands on her again.
“Go ahead, and ask away.”
“You say you have no time, how do you date?”
“I take the twins on play dates.” She said like that actually counted as a date.
“I mean a relationship date.” He corrected.
“I don’t.” She flatly answered.
“So how do you get the pleasure you need?” He was curious, mostly to see if she would even answer the question. When she laughed, he didn’t think she would.
“Let’s just say I’m the Queen of Toys.” She gave him a flirtatious grin.
Other than a groan, he’s speechless. He’d like to show her what the king can do. Maybe one day in the future he can surprise her with a new one for her collection. His cock jumped at the thought of her spread open in front of him with multiple toys.
Rubbing her lower back, he applied pressure, running his hands upward. She let out a grunt and he did it again. This time when he was running his hands up he let them slip to her side but not completely reaching her breast. When his hands came back down to her lower back, she would perk her ass up a little. Alexander doesn’t think she did it on purpose but he is glad she did. He liked seeing her ass raised up. If she were naked, he would show her a whole other feel good. He had to push the thoughts away as he felt his pants getting tighter.
“This is amazing.” She commented, bringing a smile to his lips.
She has no idea what she is doing to him. The little boxers of hers are moving further up her legs, exposing her soft skin. He can imagine those legs being wrapped around him. Her moan became louder, and he could tell she is becoming aroused.
Arousal wasn’t his intentions but he’s thrilled he can make her that way. His pulse quickened with forbidden longing. Not tonight, he reminded himself. Tonight, is about her pleasure, and enjoyment. Tonight, he wants her to relax. She needs to be pampered. Maybe in a few days he can show her what it means to be really pampered.
He massaged her body with great care. He trailed his fingers lightly over a couple of her stretch marks. She shied away but he spread his hands over her marks. Those marks were put there by having his children. Those are the sexiest marks a woman could have. She may not think it now but he will show her how sexy they are when he trails his tongue down a few.
“You’re so fucking sexy.” He whispers. He can see the smile spread across her face.
He couldn’t help but run his hands down those beautiful legs. On his way back up, he let his fingers caress the crease of her buttocks. How he longed to taste every inch of her body. His fingers played around the helm of her shorts.
“These are only getting in the way. They should come off.” Jessica said lifting slightly.
To his surprise before she hadn't even finished the sentence she was pulling her boxers off, leaving nothing on but a thong.
“Good grief woman, you know how to tempt a man.” He commented as she positioned herself back on her stomach.
“You’ve already seen me naked tonight.”
That is true, but to have this beautiful woman willingly displayed in front of him was on a different level of torture. He promises himself not to take advantage.
“You know you should be punished for doing this to me.” He informed her, smiling down at the view before him.
“And what will you do?”
“I could easily have you begging.” He put some more lotion on his hands.
She gave a soft gasp in surprise when he placed his hands at the bottom of her buttocks. He made sure to run his hands over every inch of exposed skin. He can feel the heat coming from between her thighs. Massaging his way back up her thighs, he imagines running kisses up the back of her legs and following the heat trail. When he reached her ass, he let his thumb barely touch the material of her thong. She’s already moist, and he knew she’s ripe for the picking. Pulling his hand away, her body followed. She may not admit it yet, but her body was begging for him to devour. The more he felt her body, the more he wanted to be inside of her. He only meant to torture her, not himself in the process.
Needing to change course, he repositioned himself. He used a different technique. One that is bound to relax her. He knows the buttons to press. Hell, if he wanted her to sleep he can put her to sleep with just his touch. Thinking about it though, it may be a good idea. Instead of torturing them both he should be letting her rest. She needs more sleep than what she has been getting.
It only took about eight minutes of the new technique for Jessica to fall asleep. He didn’t stop when he heard her lightly snoring. He continued until he knew she was completely asleep. Then he quietly got off the bed. Taking the blanket from the foot of the bed, he covered her up. He didn’t want to wake her, so he went into the living room, grabbed the baby monitor, and returned to the bedroom. Jessica hadn’t moved an inch. He placed the monitor on her nightstand. This way she will be able to hear the twins if they woke up in the middle of the night. Alexander looked at Jessica sleeping peacefully. He is sure he could watch her sleep all night. She is beautiful. He kissed her cheek before leaving the room.
Opening the door to the twins’ room, he checked on them. They were still snuggled up under the blankets. It still amazes him that they are his. Now that he knows, he’s never letting them go. He checked the back door to make sure it is locked before leaving out the front, locking the door behind him.
He went straight to his cabin from Jessica’s. Pulling up in front of the cabin, he saw Liam’s truck in the drive along with Chloe’s jeep, and Logan’s truck. Is he missing a party? He hadn’t been expecting anyone this late.
“Hey,” Liam greeted. “You’re in late. Hell, I figured you’d be staying the night at Jessica’s.”
“You know I can’t leave you three unintended for that long.” Alexander replied.
“They need a sitter, not me.” Chloe started coming in from the kitchen with a bowl of ice cream. “I was supervising.”
“Yeah right!” Logan gave her a little push from his seat at the table next to Liam.
“Yeah, it is. You two would still be rambling about chicks if I didn’t remind you why you were here.” Chloe countered.
“Well, it’s his turn.” Logan laid blame on Liam. “I was just making sure he didn’t fall asleep.” Chloe rolled her eyes then went into the living room unpausing her movie.
Liam and Logan were sitting at the kitchen table watching the video footage. They had decided to take shifts since there were so many video files. Logan had been watching it most of the day. Alexander went to stand behind Liam. Three men were on the screen. Two of them were at the alpha challenge. The other one is most likely the shifter that Caleb had killed at the cliffs. The shifters had tried to take Bri and Abby. Luckily Caleb got there first but not before Bri was bitten. Alexander isn’t worried about any of these guys since they are no longer around to make trouble.
Alexander tried to turn the volume up, but stopped when he remembered there isn’t any audio. The men look as though they are arguing. They don’t look like much of a pack to Alexander. More like men put together, like coworkers. Were they sent here by a pack alpha, Alexander wondered. Then he remembered Liam and Logan went out on the mountain to find the places in the photos.
“Did you guys find anything today?”
“We looked but come on we are looking for a group of trees among a mountain of trees.” Logan admitted.
“Where did you start?”
“Down by the creek bed.” Liam replied. “We saw your tree. I must say, you have one hell of imagination. The only way it looks like a woman, is if you are laying on your back.”
Alexander couldn’t help but laugh. Back when they bought the resort, he was younger, and hornier. He would find a nice place by the creek to bring the ladies. He was on his back, having just finished his rendezvous. When she was putting on her pants she had her legs kicking in the air. It mirrored the tree, and the resemblance caught his eye.
“Gotcha.” Liam laughed when he finally understood.
“Logan, can you print the pictures out? Maybe if the picture is larger we may be able to see something different.” Alexander suggested.
“Sebastian said he would do that. He’ll be coming by here in the morning.” Logan claimed.
Alexander kept an eye on the screen while talking to the others. A man he didn’t recognize came in, and then the other three immediately stopped their fighting.
“Guys look!” Alexander got their attention.
They all paid attention to the screen. The new guy was talking with Ryan. Ryan seemed to be pointing directions to the man. Then both men went down the hall. When they came back they had several temperature control containers. They went straight out the front door.
“See if we can get a still shot of this new person.” Alexander told Liam.
“I’ve seen this guy before.” Liam commented,
“Where?”
“I’m not sure.” Liam replied. “Maybe in town.”
This had Alexander remembering the arm in the picture with the tattoo. He looked at Liam’s arm, but didn’t see a tattoo. It may be farther up his arm. If this is Liam’s tattoo does that mean that he is working for them? Alexander is going to have to talk to Sebastian about this. Liam has been with the O’Neil pack for months. Has the other pack been here that long without them knowing? That may explain why every time they have gone to investigate sightings and fires; the shifters are already gone. Did Liam call them to let them know they were on the way? When they do the searches, they split up to cover more ground.
“When you remember let me know.” He told Liam. “It’s late. I’m turning in. I will see you in a few hours.”
Grabbing a towel, he went to take a shower. The hot water hit his chest and ran down his body. The heat from the water reminded him of the heat that came from Jessica. Her body will be good and ready for him when they do finally get to sate their thirst. She proved tonight that she wants it as much as him. The way she arched her body into his touch or slightly moved her hips when his hands played near her sensitive spots. As he washed his body he thought about what it would be like to have her hands on his chest. To feel her soft hands run down his back,
“Oh, this shit ain’t working.” He mumbled to himself.
He was only thinking about her, and that gorgeous body of hers. Now, he is harder than a steel pipe. Turning the hot water off, he jacked up the cold water. He will wait for her. The cold water ran down his body, relieving some of the hardness.
“At least I won’t fall out of bed tonight.” He commented to himself when he got out of the shower with a half chub.
He needs to take his mind off Jessica, and get some sleep. Tomorrow is Thursday, which means whoever is on the other end of those messages will be coming just after dark. Alexander wonders if it could be the man in the video.
The next morning, he woke to the sound of a vehicle pulling up the gravel driveway. Glancing at the clock, it is almost nine o’clock. That must be Sebastian, he thought. Alexander got out of bed, and pulled on a pair of pants. By the time, he came out of his room two other vehicles had pulled up. Chloe was already up to let Sebastian in. Logan came out of his room shortly after Alexander.
“Everyone is on their way.” Sebastian said going over to the table that had the video surveillance setup. “Anything new?”
“A man showed up. I think it may be the person that was sending the texts. He came in then they took a bunch of those containers out. He may be the one that is going to be here later tonight.” Alexander explained.
“I want us to be set up around the area. When he is spotted, we move in.” Sebastian said. “I want to know why they are on our mountain.”
“The text said eight o’clock. What time do you want to set up?”
“Let’s get out there around six. We’ll spray down first. That way we won’t be detected.” Sebastian told them.
Everyone agreed the women will be staying behind. No one wants them in any more danger than they have already been in. Alexander wonders if Jessica will be willing to take the twins further up the mountain to Bri and Abby’s. The cabin that Jessica is in is too close to the smaller mountain. Shifters can cover a lot of ground, and if something goes wrong it would be easy for someone to stumble onto the property. He doesn’t want his family anywhere near danger. He liked the sound of that. He would do anything to protect them, he knew that. He would give his life to protect them.
Logan pulled up the still shot for Sebastian to see who they were expecting. Caleb and Jayden came in just as the photo popped up on the screen. They gathered around the computer screen to see what everyone was looking at.
“This the guy?” Caleb said pointing to the man on the right of the screen.
“Yeah, we expect he will show up again tonight at eight.” Sebastian answered.
“Now that we are all together I want everyone to look at these photos. If you see anything you recognize let me know so we can mark it out. Maybe we’ll see something new.” Sebastian went to his satchel and pulled out a map of the surrounding areas,
He spread the map out on the table then reached back in his bag pulling out a file folder. Everyone was watching as he set the pictures on the table, arranging them in no certain order. Alexander grabbed the picture of what he called ‘The Pantyhose Tree.’ He knew where this spot is. Grabbing one of Sebastian’s map markers, and marked the spot on the map, and set the picture to the side. Logan picked up a different picture, and looked at it closely.
“This could be up by ‘Three Tier Ridge’.” Logan stated. “I picked a bunch of flowers from here for y’alls wedding.”
While Logan was making his marks on the map, Alexander noticed that Liam was looking at the picture of the tattoo. Sebastian must have noticed too, because he kept glancing from Liam to the photo then back up at Liam. Sebastian caught Alexander’s eyes, and gave a slight nod letting him know they will talk later.
Liam then picked up a few photos, and arranged them in his hands. He would pick out a photo, and switch it with another one. When he looked satisfied he pushed all the other pictures to the side. He began placing the pictures down on the table one by one.
“It’s a map, kinda like a scavenger hunt. One photo leads to the next, and the next, and so on.” Liam informed them.
“How do you know that?” Sebastian asked what Alexander was thinking.
“I don’t know. I just have a strong feeling that you follow the pictures.” Liam shrugged.
“Hmm...” Sebastian thought about it for a minute. He pulled the phones they found out of his bag, and began going through the pictures.
“You already put them in order.” Sebastian showed Liam the photos on the phone. Sebastian gave Alexander a look.
Alexander knows Sebastian is going to want a close eye kept on Liam. Not that Alexander can blame him. Something isn’t sitting right with him. Looking at the pictures they tried to figure out where to start. Finally, they decided to start at the first tree they recognize. It was the first in the series of pictures, and Alexander can easily get there.