Forbidden Temptations

(Hybrid Romance Series - Book 3)

Part 1: The Horn of War

Ever had those moments where you cherished life? And moments of simply reminding yourself how lucky you were just because you were loved? That happened to me while I surveyed my mother, Evelyn, from the doorway of my baby brother's bedroom. She stood next to his crib. Her eyes sparkled with such affection and a little smile lit up her face as she watched his chest rise and fall with each breath.

Antares was snoring softly during his nap. His long lashes flickered and his head shifted to the side in a dream-like state. There were no words to describe how precious he was, how innocent.

After nine years of my life, I had grown up rather quickly. It was normal for all hybrid children. The thing is, in a mortal's perspective, I'd seem about eighteen-years-old. Yet, to those who knew me personally, I had only been in the world for nine short years.

Nevertheless, any man would've been completely blind to overlook the luscious womanly curves I now harbored. To be honest, it was all still very strange to me. It had all changed so fast.

Pulling my mother from her admiration, and myself from my thoughts, a very loud sound went through our eardrums, practically deafening us both. I groaned and held my hands over my aching ears. Just from the panic in my mother's gaze, I knew she had recognized what it was.

Mom grabbed my shoulders, peering into my confused eyes. "Darling, that is the Horn of War. We must hurry. Come with mommy."

She reached down and picked up Antares, clutching him protectively to her bosom. Her unoccupied hand grappled onto my wrist and, in haste, she rushed my brother and I out the back door and to the safe house.

She kissed our foreheads. "This is war, my sweet, beautiful daughter. We are under attack."

When my mother turned around to leave, she handed Antares to me, ordering, "Stay here with your brother, sweetie. No matter what you hear, do not leave the protection of this house. I love you both very much."

"Mommy, don't leave us." I tried to convince her, cradling my baby brother exactly as she had seconds ago.

"I have to help your father." My mother ran out the door and I had to hold back my tears. I had to remain calm. I couldn't panic. Most of all, I had to find a way to help. It was my duty.

As Evelyn reached her hand forward to turn the knob of the front door, Ariella grabbed her hand. "Evelyn, where are the children?"

"They're already at the safe house and the protective shields are up." Evelyn told her. "Where is Malderon?"

Ariella opened the door herself. "He's outside with Zenith."

Evelyn glanced in front of her and cried out in alarm. Coming down the summit, to their territory, was an enormous army of immortal soldiers, with Ocelot leading them onward. But what really caught her attention was the massive beast flying overhead. How are we going to live through this?

Instantly, Malderon and Zenith appeared next to her and Ariella. "Love, what are you doing here? You need to be in the safe house with the children."

Evelyn threw her arms around him. "I am here to fight. Oh, Malderon, what are we going to do? Look at that creature. How are we going to defeat that?"

"I don't know, Evie." he whispered, embracing his mate. "Just look at that cocky bastard. He is the only one without any armor on."

Zenith commented. "He is a pure demon, my son, and very strong. He needs no armor. Just as I need no armor."

Malderon growled in anger. "I want you and mom to gather Meredith and Nevaeh. Take them to the safe house. Once there, I order you to stay with them. Do not leave until I come for you, understand? And put the protective shields up, so no one can see the house."

"But.." she tried to say.

"No! I mean it, Evelyn." he raised his voice to let her know he meant business. "My love, I can't lose you again."

"Neither do I want to lose you, Deron." she wept, caressing his face with the palm of her hand.

"Never!" he exclaimed. "Evie, I will always be with you. Even if I am gone, I will still be in here, remember that." He pointed to her heart.

"I love you, Malderon." she whimpered, lowering her head to breathe in his scent.

Malderon lifted her chin with a finger and kissed her deeply. "And I you, my beautiful Evelyn. Keep our children safe. If I do not make it, tell them that I love them. I always will, forever."

Evelyn nodded, tears streaming down her cheeks. Her heart was breaking. So many dreadful thoughts were swarming through her head.

They both sighed at the same time and gazed into each other's eyes. He released her and nudged her forward.

"Go, my love. Ocelot and his men draw even nearer. Have mom bring the guys to us. Inform them that we are going into battle."

Evelyn hesitated at first, but found enough courage to walk away from him. She went to Ariella, who was saying her goodbyes to Zenith.

Evelyn waited until they stopped talking and laid her hand on his shoulder. Just hearing her in-law's words of love to one another caused her heart to shatter more.

Evelyn wiped her eyes. "Please, watch over him and yourself."

Zenith took her into his arms and kissed her forehead. "Be careful. I am proud to have had the honor of calling you my daughter."

Evelyn glanced back at Deron and smiled sadly. Her and Ariella left and stepped back into the manor.

"I'll go retrieve Meredith and Nevaeh." Evelyn suggested. "Malderon wants you to bring the twins and Peter to him and dad, then meet me in the safe house. Be careful, mother."

Ariella nodded and they went their separate ways.

In a matter of minutes, Meredith, Nevaeh, and Evelyn came tromping down the stairs. In their pursuit to safety, loud banging rang in their ears. They stopped, hearts pounding, and looked at the front door.

"Oh, no! Evie, they're trying to break the door down." Nevaeh shouted. Instantly, the door split down the center and three soldiers busted through it.

The shortest one, although he was still over six feet, had short blondish hair and a stern face. It was his ice blue eyes with slit pupils that threw the girls off guard. Only those of dragon demon descent had pupils like this. His battle armor covered him head to toe, like the other two, and a long sword was hanging from his side.

The tallest one seemed very antic, a joker. His chestnut hair reached his shoulders. He had honey colored eyes. Truth be told, he looked exactly like a Spaniard. Along his back was a long bow and a quiver filled with silver arrows.

The middle height immortal had an angry expression. He ran a hand threw his spiked black hair and growled ruthlessly. The wooden handle of his heavy duty ax, studded with large brass nails, was grasped inside of his other hand. His piercing green and red eyes landed on Meredith. He grinned sadistically, a long fang overlapping his bottom lip.

"No! Not you!" Meredith screamed, backing away. "Not again!"

Evelyn was by her side in no time. "Mere, who is that?"

"That is Gregori." she cried out. "He's the one who fucking branded me. I can't go with him." She pointed her finger at him. "You get the hell away from me."

The one known as Gregori chuckled. "So wonderful to see you again, sweet Meredith."

"Fuck you!" she snarled.

He rewarded her with a deranged smile full of dangerous flashing teeth. "Oh, that's exactly what I had in mind." He circled her, much like a vulture would a dead carcass.

Meredith's eyes widened and she didn't take the time to think of her next plan of action. She glanced at Evelyn and Nevaeh apologetically and ran out of the room.

"I love hide and seek." he jested. "Both of you, get her and her. I have some unfinished business to attend to."

Evelyn heard the other two laugh.

Gregori's fellow allies stared directly at both women. The one with blue eyes shifted to the right, trapping Nevaeh. The other began backing Evelyn up the stairs.

"Evie, I want you to get out of here, as well." Nevaeh hollered, her palms glowing bright blue.

Evelyn registered, then and there, what was about to happen and jetted out of the way. The temperature dropped instantly as ice filled one room and half of another.

She looked behind her and breathed a sigh of relief. The Spaniard who was chasing after her was frozen stiff on the last step. He hadn't made it to safety.

Evelyn figured that Vaeh had apprehended the third soldier and peeked around the corner. Instead, what she witnessed made her shriek in terror.

Evelyn seen the fiend pinning Vaeh to the wall. Before she could sneak behind him, hands shot out a stream of his own ice. In the blink of an eye, Nevaeh's hands and feet were frozen to the wall. Evelyn stopped in her tracks.

"No! How could you, Fredrik?" Nevaeh sobbed. "You traitor!"

"I have always hated your kind. Oh, and by the way, I was the one who killed your father." He gripped the front of her face and slammed the back of her head into the wall, instantly knocking her unconscious.

"You bastard!" Evelyn hissed and hurled her body into him, both of them colliding to the floor.

He stood to his feet and kicked Evelyn in the gut. "You'll soon be joining her, bitch."

Evelyn flew a few feet from the carpet, landing on her gut, and coughing up a mouthful of blood. She glowered at the soldier and lightning flickered from her fingertips.

She rose to her feet and spat the sanguine fluid out in anger. "I don't think so, asshole."

He straight out laughed at her. "Lightning against my abilities? Really?"

She glared at him, befuddled. "What are you talking about?"

"I am an ice dragon demon and a water dragon demon mixed." he told her with a cruel smirk. "Do you know what happens when you mix electricity with water?"

Shocked and afraid, she pleaded. "No, please."

The look in his eyes was unforgiving and his grin was absolutely psychotic. Water sprayed from his fingers and hit the electric charges that Evelyn was producing. Her fear had paralyzed her and by not being able to make a move, she was electrocuted on the spot.

Evelyn's whole body shook and convulsed violently, crumbling to the floor. It wouldn't kill her, but it was enough to put her in la-la land. She was out cold.

He knelt down and picked her up, throwing her over his shoulder. "I wonder what the master wants with you girls."

Gregori carried a struggling Meredith into the room. "They are all a part of his plan, Fredrik."

"What did you do to my friends?" Meredith sneered, tussling against Gregori.

"What I had to. They aren't dead." Fredrik said, shrugging his shoulders.

Gregori gripped the back of her hair and made her face him. "It's night-night time for you, too, baby." He leaned down and bit into her throat. She screamed as he swallowed down her blood. Within no time, she had passed out from blood loss.

"They are very attractive." Fredrik declared. "Help me with this, would you?"

Gregori's hand heated up and the ice melted from around Nevaeh's hands and feet. She fell forward against him and Meredith. Fredrik lifted her over his other shoulder.

"Maybe I should help Antonio." Gregori laughed and the icy barrier from his comrade disappeared. "We'd better hurry, they won't be out for long."

Antonio shook the ice away from is form and took Evelyn from Fredrik. "Gracias, mi amigo."

After Antonio's many thanks to Gregori, the six of them vanished in a shadowy mist.

Ocelot raised his hand, signaling his army to halt. The wind blew his hair behind him and, if it was possible, made him look even more menacing. Each corner of his mouth curled up in a malicious grin. His crimson eyes twinkled with pure delight.

He bellowed. "Zenith! Come out and face me."

Out of the wooded forest stepped the ancient water demon, Zenith Aqua. A dark aura engulfed his entire body. It was safe to say, he was livid.

"What did you to with my mate and my family?" Zenith roared and the ground immediately rumbled. "Where are they?"

Ocelot grinned. "Temper, temper, Zenith. How long has it been, old friend, ten, eleven centuries?"

"I am not your friend, Ocelot, not any more." Zenith sneered. "Tell me where they are."

"They are right here." Ocelot sweetly told him.

In that moment, Gregori, Fredrik, and Antonio appeared. In their arms they carried a weak Meredith, a struggling Nevaeh, and a still unconscious Evelyn.

Zenith's eyes saddened. "Where is my mate?"

"You mean this beautiful creature?" A different voice questioned.

Ocelot turned to the side and motioned someone forth. Auron forced a crying, scared Ariella to move forward.

Ocelot took her into his arms and spun around to face Zenith. "Is this her? Your angel hybrid?"

Zenith's eyes turned black once he caught sight of her bruised face. Water formed at his fingertips, ready to burst from them. His right foot moved an inch. He had to get to his mate.

"Ah, ah, ah. If you want her to remain alive, you will stop where you are." Ocelot commanded, secretly feeding off of the massive waves of distress that emanated from both his nemesis and Ariella.

"Let them go." Zenith demanded. "I will surrender and you can take me. Just let them go free and unharmed."

"I have something better in mind, but, tell me, where is your son and mine? Are they hiding?" Ocelot's mouth twitched, holding back a grin.

"Draven and Aideen are not here." Zenith replied.

"You mean Avani." Auron scowled.

Ocelot's eyes gleamed. "Ah, yes, the last Earth elemental. I have something very special in store for that little minx."

Zenith glared at Ocelot. "You'll never find her. And, Ocelot, only cowards hide. My son and yours is not such."

"Then where are they? Why aren't they showing themselves? If they're not cowards, they'd be right by your side." Ocelot's ridicule only served to further anger the ancient water demon.

Before Zenith could get a word out, Malderon made his presence known. "You need to watch your mouth, insolent bastard. You of all people should know to never speak about the leader of immortal's so negatively."

Malderon's heart raced in agony when he saw his beloved passed out in that vampire's arms. He instantly took his place next to his father with Peter, Lucian, and Christian following shortly after.

Ocelot rolled his eyes. "Yes, well, you of all people should know that I fear no one. You're no exception."

"Old friend," Zenith spat the words from his mouth as if they were a vial of poison. "You are too cocky for your own good. You had better learn how to fear, and fast."

Ocelot huffed. "You think so, do you? Do forgive me for not taking orders, Zenith. Tell me, though, where is your army? Do you plan on fighting us yourselves? If you haven't noticed, we outnumber you greatly."

"It wouldn't be hard, asshole." Peter spoke up. "We'd tear you to pieces."

Lucian hollered. "Do not underestimate us, Ocelot."

"I think you have that backwards, half-breed." Auron declared, his fists tightening around his mase. "It is you who shouldn't underestimate us."

Ocelot chuckled. "Well, now that the little reunion is over, are you all ready to die?"

Christian snarled and had to stop himself from attacking him. "It's not us who's gonna die, dick head. It's you and your fucking lackey's."

"Wait!" Zenith shouted. "Let the girls go. They needn't see this battle."

Nevaeh felt Fredrik let her go. She slid from his arms. He pushed her to kneel, gripping the back of her hair and jerking her head up. The grin on his face was the reason she shuddered. He held his sword to her throat.

She had hit the ground hard, her knees crackling under the pressure. Her eyes found Peter's and a single tear fell from her lashes. She had a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach and whispered a sad "good-bye".

Peter saw this and gasped. "No! Please, she just found out that she's my mate. Please, don't take her from me."

Ocelot raised his hand into the air and held it there. Fredrik slid his blade across Nevaeh's neck, sheathing it quickly.

Blood spurt from the gash, but it wasn't enough to kill her yet. Ocelot only laughed like a maniac at the horror written all over their faces.

"It was because of you why she was taken, Zenith. You helped her father transport her and Draven out of my castle. Now, I take one of your family as payment."

Ocelot slammed his hand down to his side.

Fredrik wrapped his arms about Nevaeh and froze her in a solid barrier of ice. He let go and stepped away from her. In one swift kick, his foot hit the brick of ice and it fell to the ground, shattering into hundreds of tiny pieces.

Peter fell to his own knees, clutching his heart, gasping as if he was in severe agony. "No! Nevaeh!"

"The pain is intense, is it not?" Ocelot hissed, reveling in Peter's despair. "When one's mate is killed it feels like their body is being ripped apart. Soon, your sanity will break and you will slaughter everyone in sight like a madman."

Evelyn woke due to the splitting shrill of anguish. She glanced around her, not understanding anything that was happening. When she seen the remains of her best friend, though, she too screamed.

"What the fuck? You callous, psychotic, cock sucker!" She fought tooth and nail to get out of Antonio's grasp. She was hell bent on killing Ocelot herself.

Ocelot smiled at her. Her fury made his day. And served to turned him on. He quickly traded places with the Spaniard, giving him the angel hybrid and taking Evelyn. She smacked him across his face.

"I remember you." Ocelot whispered seductively, his tongue swiping the blood from his busted lip. "So bold. I wonder how bold you'll be when I break you."

"Never, you piece of shit." she sneered, thrashing in his arms.

"Malderon, you have such a rare beauty." Ocelot complimented. "After I kill you, I think I will take her for myself, as well as Avani. What do you think, my trusted second in command?"

"Mmm.." Auron licked his upper lip. "We'll take turns with them both. That way we're never without a toy to play with."

"Yes, take turns destroying both of their tenacious willpower." Ocelot agreed.

Meredith started to sob. Her body shook, as she feared for her own life and for all of her friend's.

Gregori felt her tremble against him and smiled, leaning down to her ear. "Your terror is intoxicating, Meredith. I can't wait to finish where we left off."

Malderon's eyes went completely black with abhorrence. "You fiend! Nevaeh was family. And now you take my mate? I will extract your black heart and crush it with my bare hands." He charged Ocelot, his sword in his hands, ready to take the fire demon's head.

Ocelot clamped his hand around Evelyn's jaw. "Want to make it two? I don't wish to, but I will sever her skull from her pretty little head, if you cross me."

Zenith grabbed his son and hurled him back. "Stop, or you will be without a mate next."

"Very smart, old friend." Ocelot's hand slid down Evelyn's shirt.

"Don't touch me." she shrieked, attempting to get away from his confinement.

"Evie!" Malderon shouted. "If you hurt one hair on her head, Ocelot, I will.."

Ocelot's gaze was frightening. "You are in no position to be giving orders, boy." He peeked back at Auron. "Hold her. I think it's time to teach the "leader of immortal's" a lesson that he will never forget."

Auron smirked and bound Evelyn's arms behind her. "My pleasure."

Ocelot chuckled and tore her shirt, from bottom to the top, in half. Her breasts, clad in a white silky bra, bounced free as he unhooked the front. He couldn't help but stare at the succulent globes in hunger.

He cupped both in each hand, weighing them in his palms. "Perfect, soft." His tongue flicked her pinkish nipple. "And mouth-watering."

"No, please, stop." she cried out, not realizing she was pushing her chest even closer to him.

Ocelot grinned and peered into her eyes, pulling her into one of his famous trances. "I am going to love this. And so are you."

Evelyn's eyes clouded over, her voice dull and robotic. "So am I."

He laughed and snagged the ruffled bottom fringes of her violet flowing skirt, near her knees, raising the material up. His fingertips grazed her skin and her clothed groin.

She sucked in a deep breath once she felt his thumb brush the garment aside and circle her swollen bud, applying a bit of pressure to it.

She collapsed against Auron. Her moans and sighs flowing from her parted lips. I have to fight this. I should have known he would compel me.

In the midst of her thinking, she hadn't seen him lower to his knees. He hoisted her legs up over his shoulders and buried his face in between her moist center.

Evelyn mewled loudly. "No-ohhh. Uhnn..mmm..s-st-op."

He didn't listen. Instead, his tongue jammed inside deeply. His nose rubbed her clitoris. He drank up her delicious nectar as it flowed into his mouth.

She had such a delectable taste. He couldn't wait to make her come, and in front of her mate. What a sight that would be.

Zenith had to restrain his son tightly. Malderon was growling, roaring, snarling. Saliva spat from his mouth as he shouted in anger.

It was getting more and more difficult keeping him subdued. He was ballistic. Zenith's arms constricted him to his chest with every ounce of power he had.

Ocelot's eyes never left Evelyn's, not even for a second. He knew she was close and he was going to savor the moment.

Auron helped him lay Evelyn to the ground, without interrupting her pleasure, or his master's skillful tongue licking her throbbing canal. He secured her wrists, his touch breaking the spell over her, and held them down, while Ocelot unbuttoned his trousers.

"Release her! I want her to fight." Ocelot chuckled wickedly.

Ocelot pulled his erect cock free and slipped her petite underwear down her legs. He slid inside of her faster than she could blink, spearing her onto him over and over.

She was whining, yowling out her ecstasy. In her throes of passion, she beat at his chest in rage. Her body might have been able to betray her, but her heart could not.

"You sick fuck! Get off of me!" she grunted, smacking his face while groaning with desire.

Ocelot smirked, ramming into her faster. "I love them feisty. Tough girl, eh?"

"Stop..please.." It didn't matter how much she begged, he would not relent.

He growled in her ear, making her shiver. "Come on, sweetling, give in to me. You are so wet."

"Fuck you!" she hissed out her orgasm, her back arching.

Ocelot gripped her hair by the roots and crushed his mouth to hers. He kissed her hard, with bruising force.

Finally, Ocelot spilled his seed into her womb. His roar of triumph sliced through Malderon's soul.

They were all powerless to stop Ocelot. They couldn't go to her and help her. They had to watch every bit of her rape because, if they took one step toward her, she would be dead.

Ocelot fixed himself and peered down at her with a grin. "Such a good fuck."

Evelyn laid on the ground, tears streaming down her cheeks. She felt like she had just cheated on her beloved. And she wished she were dead, instead of Nevaeh.

My love, please, don't think like that. I love you. I know you fought him gallantly. I do not fault you. Malderon was using their mind link to communicate with her.

Evelyn sniffed and sobbed, but said nothing. She was completely mute and numb. Truth be told, she didn't know what to say to him. All her mind and heart sensed was the hopelessness of the situation.

There was no chance for any of them. Not any more.

Hey everyone, I am back. Sorry I took a bit of a break. I had some very bad stuff happening in my life. But everything is much better. And I am back with the third book of my hybrid romance series. I missed writing about these characters and I hope you missed reading about them. Book 3 is very vindictive and it will be pretty gruesome in some parts. I will give you the heads up when they will be, so if you can't handle it, please don't read it. Also, I am sorry to all you Nevaeh lovers out there. I cried when I killed her off, but it had to happen. There will be more character deaths in this one, be prepared for it. And new characters will be introduced. Anyway, I missed you all and will have Part 2 up tomorrow night. Take care and enjoy. - DarkMistress777