the stuff they had been spouting about the mating fever. She suspected they had made that up because they wanted to have sex with her regularly.
She gave a sly smile as she remembered reading how to build a mental wall in her mind in one of the ancient paranormal erotic digi-novels she’d read. She sat down when she came to the fountain and concentrated on building that wall one brick at a time.
* * * *
“She is trying to block us out already,” Hakon said as he and his brothers got out of the shower cubicle. “She is going to end up sick if we let her.”
“How are we going to stop her?” Loki asked, worried for their mate’s health.
“I don’t know if we can,” Dagr replied.
“It may not come to that. We can seduce our mate. She will crave our touch from now on. Maybe she’s not as strong as she thinks. She may give in before it is too late,” Hakon suggested.
“She is quite adept. I can feel her mental barrier getting higher even as we speak. She is uncertain of her place in our lives, as well as lonely and bored. Maybe if we find something for our mate to do, she will forget the wall in her mind, become happy with us, and not be so belligerent toward us,” Loki suggested.
“I think you have something there, brother, but what are we to give our mate to do? How do we make her feel worthy?” Hakon asked with a frustrated sigh.
“She needs to feel needed and loved for who she is. She has not had the love of a father, only that of her mother. I feel her need to love as well and be loved in return. Let us hope you have planted your seed in her womb, Dagr. Our mate will make a wonderful mother, but in the meantime, she needs something to occupy her time. If we weren’t so busy with our duties, we could each take time out of our schedules to be with her,” Loki stated as he and his brothers dressed.
Hakon reached for the handle just as a knock sounded on the door. He pulled it open to find Baldr and Ari, two of his security warriors, standing in front of him with worried expressions on their faces.
“What is the problem?” Hakon asked.
“Sir, we’ve had a breach in the household. Fenris is sounding the alarm as we speak,” Baldr stated just as the alarm blared.
“How the hell has this happened? Why wasn’t the perpetrator stopped before getting inside?” Dagr asked from behind Hakon.
“Sir, we believe the breach was made by another species. We don’t know how they were not picked up from our orbital scanner or even if they have landed a ship.”
“Find out and have all warriors on alert. Get Fenris to organize a search, and use the warriors in training and the serving boys. In fact, all males over the age of fifteen cycles are to help out,” Hakon barked out.
“Yes, sir,” Baldr and Ari replied, then took off at a run.
“Fuck, where is Jessamine? We have to find her,” Dagr shouted.
Hakon raced toward the open glass doors on the opposite side of the room, his brothers on his heels.
* * * *
Jess jumped as an alarm pierced the air around her. She jumped to her feet and saw warriors running every which way in the distance. She wondered what the hell was going on, but then just sat back down, covered her ears with her hands, and hoped the screeching would soon be turned off. She felt the hair on the back of her neck stand on end as the alarm finally stopped. She pulled her hands from her ears, thankful for the blessed silence. She turned her head and looked all around, trying to see if she was being watched. She could feel eyes on her but couldn’t see anyone, and her skin had goose bumps all over. She suddenly felt so afraid and alone, so she stood up, intending to go back to her mate’s room.
She didn’t take more than two steps before she slammed into an invisible wall, nearly falling on her ass. The fine hair on her nape now stood on end, scaring her out of her wits. She turned and fled, not knowing what she was running from, but the knowledge she wasn’t safe was
She gave a sly smile as she remembered reading how to build a mental wall in her mind in one of the ancient paranormal erotic digi-novels she’d read. She sat down when she came to the fountain and concentrated on building that wall one brick at a time.
* * * *
“She is trying to block us out already,” Hakon said as he and his brothers got out of the shower cubicle. “She is going to end up sick if we let her.”
“How are we going to stop her?” Loki asked, worried for their mate’s health.
“I don’t know if we can,” Dagr replied.
“It may not come to that. We can seduce our mate. She will crave our touch from now on. Maybe she’s not as strong as she thinks. She may give in before it is too late,” Hakon suggested.
“She is quite adept. I can feel her mental barrier getting higher even as we speak. She is uncertain of her place in our lives, as well as lonely and bored. Maybe if we find something for our mate to do, she will forget the wall in her mind, become happy with us, and not be so belligerent toward us,” Loki suggested.
“I think you have something there, brother, but what are we to give our mate to do? How do we make her feel worthy?” Hakon asked with a frustrated sigh.
“She needs to feel needed and loved for who she is. She has not had the love of a father, only that of her mother. I feel her need to love as well and be loved in return. Let us hope you have planted your seed in her womb, Dagr. Our mate will make a wonderful mother, but in the meantime, she needs something to occupy her time. If we weren’t so busy with our duties, we could each take time out of our schedules to be with her,” Loki stated as he and his brothers dressed.
Hakon reached for the handle just as a knock sounded on the door. He pulled it open to find Baldr and Ari, two of his security warriors, standing in front of him with worried expressions on their faces.
“What is the problem?” Hakon asked.
“Sir, we’ve had a breach in the household. Fenris is sounding the alarm as we speak,” Baldr stated just as the alarm blared.
“How the hell has this happened? Why wasn’t the perpetrator stopped before getting inside?” Dagr asked from behind Hakon.
“Sir, we believe the breach was made by another species. We don’t know how they were not picked up from our orbital scanner or even if they have landed a ship.”
“Find out and have all warriors on alert. Get Fenris to organize a search, and use the warriors in training and the serving boys. In fact, all males over the age of fifteen cycles are to help out,” Hakon barked out.
“Yes, sir,” Baldr and Ari replied, then took off at a run.
“Fuck, where is Jessamine? We have to find her,” Dagr shouted.
Hakon raced toward the open glass doors on the opposite side of the room, his brothers on his heels.
* * * *
Jess jumped as an alarm pierced the air around her. She jumped to her feet and saw warriors running every which way in the distance. She wondered what the hell was going on, but then just sat back down, covered her ears with her hands, and hoped the screeching would soon be turned off. She felt the hair on the back of her neck stand on end as the alarm finally stopped. She pulled her hands from her ears, thankful for the blessed silence. She turned her head and looked all around, trying to see if she was being watched. She could feel eyes on her but couldn’t see anyone, and her skin had goose bumps all over. She suddenly felt so afraid and alone, so she stood up, intending to go back to her mate’s room.
She didn’t take more than two steps before she slammed into an invisible wall, nearly falling on her ass. The fine hair on her nape now stood on end, scaring her out of her wits. She turned and fled, not knowing what she was running from, but the knowledge she wasn’t safe was
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