Zeev POV
I was still hungry, but it was tolerable, and recoverable if I was allowed another round or two with Harlee. I laid a gentle hand on her head. She was truly exhausted. I had kept her up most of the night until we were both satiated. I was surprised that anyone's lust could rival my own, maybe it was my own Corruption rubbing off on her, but she was easily becoming decent competition. Perhaps there was a Plan after all. I chuckled.
"Zeev." Harlee murmured in her sleep. I laid back down beside her and pulled her to me.
"I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere." I smoothed the hair from her face. She smiled gently and I felt my heart ache. Everything that had happened.. yet she still smiled for me. I sighed. I wondered how I was going to convince her to quit her job.
Harlee POV
When I woke up I groaned. This was going to be a horrible day.
"Good morning, My Lady." Zeev was smiling gently at me. I sat up quickly and gripped his face.
"You're back! Well sorta. There's still something there in your face, I don't recognize but.." I leaned in and kissed him quickly. He moaned slightly and deepened the kiss until I pulled away to look at him. His eyes were glowing, they were more red-orange now than their usual yellowy orange. I placed my hand beside his temple.
"Still hungry?" I asked him quietly and he reached up to grab my hand, kissing the palm sweetly.
"Yes, but I'll manage. You should take some rest. At least for the day." Zeev's eyes gleamed mischievously. I swatted him lightly.
"Zeev, I.. I think I should quit my job." I said slowly, then rushed through the rest. "Too many people now know where I work and I'm putting innocent people and my friends at risk, but if I quit I don't know how we'll survive.." I looked at my hands, picking at my fingernails. Zeev placed one of his hands over mine to still me.
"Leave it to me. What else am I for but to serve you? If you need to be provided for, then I will make sure you have what you need." Zeev said softly. I sobbed.
"But you already do so much!" I objected. "Won't you start to hate me if you have to do everything for me? I want to be useful!" Zeev brought my fingers to his lips again.
"Harlee, you are being useful, just by being you." He traced his fingers over my Mark. "You're my guiding light, you keep me centered. You're my purpose for existing now. Let me serve you as best I can now. If you want to go back to work at a later time, you can always do that." I shivered.
"But.."
"Besides.. I owe you some pampering, look at everything I've done to you." He gritted his teeth and then slid off the bed. "I presume you'll want to give notice in person" I nodded slightly. "I'll bring you some clothes."
I sat on the bed wishing Zeev would let me in.
Zeev POV
Harlee came out of her manager's office in tears. I looked beyond her with worry as I opened my arms for her, but she shook her head and buried her face in my chest.
"Harlee, what's wrong?" I asked desperately, cradling her head with one hand, the other wrapped around her shoulders.
"He said if I ever wanted my job back I could have it!" She wailed into my shirt. I blinked, then burst out laughing. This girl...
Harlee POV
My tears stopped at the sound of Zeev's laugh. I looked up at him and took in the beautiful sight. I reached up a hand and placed it on the side of his face. Startled, he looked down at me and then started laughing all over. He hugged me close and stepped us directly into our hotel room.
"I was going to take you out and spoil you for a bit to distract you from losing your job." Zeev growled lightly as he shed his shirt. "But the way you were looking at me just now was too much, so I think I have a better distraction in mind." He lifted me up and placed me on the bed with a gentle smirk. I ran a hand down his muscled chest and paused at the 'v' above his waistband. He shuddered slightly.
"I think I like this distraction better anyway." I replied and his cinnamon scent enveloped me as his mouth descended upon mine, his body pressing me into the bed.
Zeev POV
Finally, I was sated, my hunger pangs had stopped and I felt I could relax. Harlee, however, was not. When she at long last slumped to the bed in exhaustion, her hands kept roaming over my body.
"Is this all we're going to do then?" She asked.
"Is it all you want to do?" I purred at her. She blushed.
"I just meant-what do I do now that I don't have a job?" Harlee stammered.
"Well I honestly plan to relocate us later today. I don't want to stay in the same place too long right now, with so many pursuing us. So I was thinking.. That vacation you mentioned before.." I offered. Harlee's eyes lit up as she looked at me.
"Where do you want to go?" She asked eagerly.
"Oh, where do you you want to go?" I replied. She put a finger on her chin.
"I don't know-I'd love to do some fun stuff while we have a chance, but I guess crowds would be bad if an Angel or Demon shows up.." She pouted. I laughed again and kissed her pouty lips.
"We can still find some fun and interesting things to do. I was thinking of spending a night or two on this island I know about. It'll at least keep the human faction off us for a while." I suggested. She brightened.
"Oh my gosh-swimming and.." She blushed
"What's the blush for Harlee?" I cooed, nibbling her earlobe.
"Um, how many people are on this island?" She asked quietly.
"Oh not too many, and I know a few places where no one lives, why?" I replied kissing her neck.
"Um." She gulped, "Because I was just thinking about.. you know, what it might be like to spend the night with you.. alone.. on the beach." She blushed again. I growled lightly.
"Lady Harlee, are you having impure thoughts?" I murmured against her neck, taking the skin gently in my teeth.
"Yes!" She gasped and I felt her skin heat up as her flush increased. Turns out I wasn't as satiated as I though. I growled and covered her mouth with my own.
"Your lust rivals my own." I growled against her lips, voicing my earlier thoughts.
"Um.. thank you?" She squeaked. That was it, I ended up taking her again, with her own active, participation.
Harlee POV
Zeev checked us in to a small hotel on an island by late afternoon. I was outside staring in awe at the clear blue/green water. I had never seen anything so very clear.
"Our room's down this way." Zeev said from behind me, hugging me around the waist and then motioning with his left arm. I noticed the top of his shirt was unbuttoned as the flesh pressed against my back. I blushed as several thoughts ran through my head about undressing him. "I did pack swimwear if you'd like to go for a swim. They're taking our bags to the room now." He nuzzled his nose into my neck. "Or instead of swimming, we can just spend some time in our room." He purred suggestively, hands already beginning to roam.
"Nope, I think you're winning in the lust competition. At least mine are just thoughts that stay in my head." I stated and Zeev laughed.
"All of this power I've been using lately keeps me hungry." He growled softly against the nape of my neck. I shivered. "It's not easy covering our tracks and keeping us hidden." I sighed. I knew he was expending an extraordinary amount of power stepping us through 'back channels' to hide our trail and he was even more careful about what he summoned or manifested and where it came from. Plus, there were injuries that he was not letting on that hadn't completely healed, but I knew his wings still pained him. And then there were the emotional and mental scars. The ones he still wouldn't let me see. My soul ached. Both pieces. The only thing that was keeping me stable now was that the Bond had suddenly solidified between us. It was rock-solid, inescapable Binding now, and I think it had everything to do with the fact that I had finally claimed and fully accepted Zeev, in more way than one.
"Mine." I whispered, reaching a hand back and digging my fingers in his hair. He growled softly and a little shock went through me. "Well, let's feed you first I guess and then play in the water. I can't let my wolf go hungry, now can I?" Zeev snarled at me and snatched me up off the ground. I squealed as he paced off towards our room with me in his arms. He was already kissing me before we even made it there.
'Room' was an understatement. 'Beach house' wasn't even good enough to describe it. All I know was Zeev unlocked the door to an adorable little building that stood by itself surrounded by a beautiful landscaped garden. It was a perfect tiny little vacation home, complete with a small kitchen, two bedrooms, a bathroom, dining area, stone patio, garden with a fountain. I squealed again at seeing it and hopped down from Zeev's arms. The buildings had utilized natural features of the place, and the roof was living grasses with small blooms, and there were flowering vines growing on one wall. I ran around looking at everything while Zeev leaned against the doorway casually with his arms crossed, watching with a gentle smirk on his face. A set of double door opened onto the ocean view and the breeze blew in the smell of tangy salt water.
"I..!" Turning around I ran straight into Zeev, who grabbed hold of me gently. ".. love it!" The rest came out in a whoosh. He chuckled softly.