His Lady of the Night, Chapter 14 of a free rah romance read

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His Lady of the Night

Chapter Fourteen

Drake and Julius watched the battle between Jake and the ghouls. It had been close, so close, but Jake had prevailed. Drake cursed and pushed Julius out of his way as he paced the chamber.

"Defeated once again!" he ranted. "I sent my two most powerful ghouls and he destroyed them. Is it because he has a soul now, has it made him more powerful? Well? Answer me?" he looked pointedly at Julius. "Never mind," he continued and waved a hand in the air. "I know why. It's because he drank the woman's blood and merged with her. It should have been me!" exclaimed Drake. "It's your fault I don't have her. You and those bumbling idiots you sent to capture her. Get out of my sight before I…"

Julius left the chamber, softly closing the door behind him. His usual mien of indifference changed as his eyes turned pale blue and his brown hair turned the color of fire. A smile of satisfaction lightly crossed his lips and he disappeared to report the latest of Drake's failed attempts to secure the woman.

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Olivia cursed in frustration. "I can't do it Jake. It's too hard, especially with you touching me, my concentration completely evaporates," she said.

Jake chuckled at the way Olivia's face screwed up as she concentrated on keeping the image of an owl in her mind.

Olivia slapped his shoulder, "Stop laughing you jackass," she said trying to stop her own smile from forming. "This really is hard. You've been doing this for centuries and I'm just learning."

Jake pulled her in his arms, "Alright, let's try again. This time I'll merge with you and hold the image. Okay?"

Olivia nodded and instantly felt his presence, as the owl image appeared at the forefront of her mind. She focused all her energy on it and suddenly felt her whole being transforming, taking the owl's form and body. Things now looked very big from her new perspective, the trees were huge and powerful looking, she suddenly had the urge to try out her wings and fly. With a mischievous look at Jake, she hopped onto one of the stone benches and launched into the air climbing as high as she dared.

"Not without me you don't," growled Jake as he shape-shifted and took off after her.

"Oh Jake, this is incredible," she said, her voice filled with awe. "I feel so free, without a care in the world."

Olivia soared higher, laughing. She flew every which way, up, down, and in circles, and for the fun of it she even hooted. She took great delight in and thoroughly enjoyed the experience of flight.

Jake flew by Olivia's side kept her safe and smiled indulgently at her antics. He let her have her fun a few minutes more then reined her in. He still had much to teach her for sooner than they both knew it they would be going up against the Master of Tarsus, Drake himself. He frowned lightly as he wondered how the ghouls had found his home? Could he have made a mistake? He searched his memories and found nothing he did or said that would have led Drake's slaves to him. Then he lightly began searching his soulmate's and found what he was looking for. He immediately retreated from them not wanting her to know she had inadvertently left a clue behind in the abandoned building.

"Don't even think about hiding it from me my darling," Olivia gently scolded. "I can read your mind as easily as you now read mine, better even. It was the shard of glass I cut my binding with wasn't it? I left a trace of my blood. Now Drake can track me anywhere, isn't that right. Jake?"

Jake herded her back to the garden and they changed back into their human form. He immediately took her in his arm wanting to soothe the sadness and guilt filling her being.

"Yes, it was the shard of glass," he confirmed. "But it wasn't your fault my love," he emphasized, "It was mine. I should have been stronger to remove the ropes."

Now it was Olivia's turn to soothe him. She pulled out of his arms, took his hands in hers and looked him squarely in the eye, "You did all you could. Your strength and willpower is amazing. Everything I've heard about vampires suggests they don't have your kind of power during the day but you've proved the skeptic in me wrong, so if it wasn't my fault then it wasn't yours either," she stated firmly.

Jake stared at his woman in wonder. It astounded him how forgiving she was. She was his soulmate, his miracle. He smiled seductively and tried to pull her in his arms.

"Now, none of that you he-man you," she said laughingly and danced out of his reach. "The night is young and you still have lots to teach me. So what's next oh master of the universe? Hum?"

Jake smiled and shook his head. She looked so beautiful, standing there, hands on her slim hips. Her laughing green eyes and her fabulous auburn hair. He didn't deserve her but knew he'd never let her go.

"Of course you don't deserve me," she quipped. "Now on with the lessons if you please."

"Alright already. Let's try something a little simpler," he said as he shimmered and disappeared.

Olivia gasped; she turned everywhere looking for him. "Jake?" she called. "Answer me you ape?

Where are you?"

"Right here my love," he said from behind her.

Olivia twirled around, startled, "How d'you do that? One second you were there and the next, POOF! You vanished into thin air," she said her face clearly showing amazement. "You have got to teach me that! It would come in real handy when I need to disappear."

Jake eyebrows drew down and his lips stretched into a hard line, his expression unreadable.

"Not disappear from you, silly," she said, his mind an open book to her now. "Honestly Jake, don't you know me better than that?" she sighed, exasperated. "I love you, you silly man."

Jake's face cleared and his smile returned, "I knew that," he said cockily. "I just wanted to make sure you knew it too."

Olivia groaned; she'd been had. "I oughta smack you," she teased. "Now tell me how you did that so I can do it too."

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