I was finally cleared. Manny gave me a clean bill of health which meant I could start my training. I was so excited I was like a live wire. I couldn't wait to get back to my room and text V and ask him when we could start. By the time I got to the foyer it seemed I didn't need to text him for he and Z were waiting for me.

"You ready for some training?" V said with a grin.

"Once I have my sweats on and my weapons"

"You have ten minutes." V looked at his watch. "Starting now."

I took the steps two at a time. Once I got into my room I flung my clothes off scattering them everywhere and hurried into my sweat suit. I grabbed my bag with my weapons in it and then my bow and arrows. I was back in front of them in six minutes."

V stopped the stopwatch. "Six minutes, good job. We're going to take you to the weapons area. We'll show you around and let you see the course in action, then it will be your turn. It's straight forward enough that you shouldn't have any issues with it. We put up a special section for showing off your bow and arrow skills."

"I'm ready." I said with nervous excitement.

"That remains to be seen" Z said as he walked ahead.

I had to remember not to let my excitement interfere with my concentration. I was certain I could perform anything that they wanted to throw at me as long as I concentrated. When I had first started training with my father he had all sorts of obstacles for me to face. I was glad they were going to show me the course first, that was all I ever needed when father changed courses on me. I had to watch and listen and react correctly. I knew it wasn't going to be easy, this was a Brotherhood training session after all. There was nothing easy about the Brotherhood or their standards.

V studied her as they walked to the training area. He knew she was mentally preparing herself for whatever was waiting for her. He was glad that she had slowed her heartbeat and got her emotions in check. He knew that she would know it wasn't going to be a cake walk. He knew she would be fine, he had all the confidence in her.

We stopped at a huge area of the grounds. My eyes roamed every inch of the playing field. "What will I need first?"

Z cocked his head to the side. "Throwing stars."

"Alright." I took out six of my throwing stars and placed them in my hands. My father had taught me how to throw multiple stars at one time. I was about to ask them to start the simulation when three figures popped up and I reacted sending the stars out at them. Two stars landed in each of the figures, all kill shots."

Z and V looked at each other behind her back and Z nodded. V pushed a button and two figures popped up behind her.

I heard a rustling sound in back of me and I grabbed my two daggers, palmed them and thrusted backwards just as the figures got to me. I thrusted the daggers upward, gutting what was behind me. Next thing I knew four figures were headed in my direction. I dove for my 9mm and shot them all. So much for showing me the course first. I thought to myself, my heart pumping a mile a minute. I grabbed my bow and arrow, the only weapon I hadn't used. I waited a minute and they started sending three figures my way. I put an arrow in my bow, centered it and let it fly. Not bothering to see if I hit it or not, I loaded another and repeated two more times. Each arrow hitting the heart. "Anymore?" I asked side glancing at V and Z

Z walked out to where the figures had been and stood there for a minute before he took an apple out of his pocket and held it out to the side. He didn't say a word, just stood there.

A silent challenge had been given to me. I eyed Z for a minute before shrugging and loading another arrow into my bow. I made sure I was dead center on the apple and let the arrow fly. It went clean through the apple and never touched Z.

Z took the arrow out of the apple and took a bite of it. On his way back he collected her other arrows out of the figures. He handed them to her. Z turned to V. "I think tomorrow night we will have another Warrior on patrol with us."

"I think you are right." V said with a smile and turned to me. "Just so you know you were recorded so Tohr and the rest of the Brothers can see you in action, but since we are your trainers we get the call on if you are able to go on patrol and you are more than ready. Tohr will text you with all the instruction and rules for patrol. The most important thing is to be on time. Oh, by the way since you are staying in the manse you will need to be at first meal." V said with a smile. "Go hit the showers and change. Mary was looking for you, but I told her you had training but I'd tell you that she was looking for you."

"Thank you both" I say with a huge smile. I gathered my stars and my daggers and zipped up my bag and dematted to my room. I put everything away and then took a hot shower. I put on one of my new dresses and headed downstairs to find Mary.

I found the ladies in the parlor and all I could do was stare at the chaos in front of me. I smiled and asked. "Did you gals rob Jo Ann's?" All sorts of fabric covered almost every spot in the room.

Beth laughed. "It seems that way doesn't it? We shopped in various fabric places to gather materials for our quilt. I think we have enough."

"I think you have enough for two quilts. I went to the place where the sparkly fabrics were. "These are awesome. Maybe these types should be corner pieces?" I asked looking around at the other ladies.

"Hmm that might work" Mary said looking at the fabrics I was referring to. "I just love these teddy bear ones" She said holding them up.

"You seem in high spirits, I take it training went well" Beth said looking at me.

A huge smile appeared on my countenance at Beth's question. "I passed with flying colors and get to have my first official Brotherhood patrol tomorrow night. I'm super excited!"

"Congratulations, we never had any doubt that you would pass any test V or Z would give you. You will fit in perfectly with the Brothers and with us." She said with a big smile.

"Z told me the last test he put you through, without saying it, he was impressed."

I grinned. "He held the apple in his hand, didn't trust me enough for it to be on his head." I said with a light laugh. "It meant a lot cos he had faith in my abilities that I wouldn't put the arrow through his hand. Not many people would have done that with someone they didn't know."

"You saved his life, that alone makes him trust you. Tomorrow night will be the big test though. Has Tohr given you the rules and regulations yet?" Bella asked as she picked up a blue silk piece of fabric.

"No, V said he will do that tomorrow night just before patrol so they will be fresh in my mind."

Bella nodded. "That makes sense. Give Tohr some time to get used to you, once he knows that you are a great asset to the Brotherhood he'll come around."

"Not everyone will like me, it is just facts. I have big shoulders, I can handle it" I said smiling. "So, how are we doing this quilting? Are we all picking out our favorite fabrics and then just starting?"

Beth nodded. "We're picking our favorites and putting the others away and then spreading the quilt out and getting out our needles. Someone is going to turn on Christmas music on their phones and we're going to just talk and sew, talk and sew" She said with a smile.

"Sounds like a plan to me." I then went around the room picking up fabrics that caught my eye. Then I helped pick up the extra fabric and put them into a bag. We worked together to spread out the quilt and then we all found a spot to start. Mary started the Christmas music and the quilting bee started. Everyone chatted about what gifts to get the menfolk. A couple hours later V showed up and wanted to talk to me. I put my things away before going with him. I said my goodbyes and left the parlor. "What's up?" I said to V once we were in the hallway.

"I have a job for you, on the nights that you aren't patrolling or busy with the ladies" He said smiling. "I have an office so to speak at the Pit that I need to show you"

"The Pit?" I asked questioningly as I walked with him.

"The Pit is my place, my home sweet home. Ultimate bachelor pad" He said with a grin.

"Bachelor pads terrify me" I said with a smirk.

He chuckled. "Mine isn't that bad unless we've been watching a game. Once we were at the Pit he let me in. "Welcome to my place"

I walked in and looked around. "Not bad." I sniffed the air and inhaled V's scent which wasn't the smart thing to do. I could feel my heart start to beat faster. I shook my head to regain my senses. "So where is your office?"

V watched her and he could feel her reaction and he smiled, he had already felt the attraction, the chemistry the two of them had. He had felt it the first time he met her. It was the first time since Jane that he had felt something for another female. He came out of his thinking when she asked where his office was. "Back here" He walked her to the office where there was various computers.

"Holy disorganization batman" I said looking around at all the clutter. "How can you find anything in here?"

"Cop asks me that every time he comes in here. Have a seat in front of the computer"

I sat down at the set of computers on the desk. "So what do you need me to do?"

"It's called gridding. We are trying to find nests of lessers. I've been marking out grids that could be possible hiding places for them. It is tedious work so I haven't gotten very far, so I thought maybe you could help me out. I know on the days that you aren't on patrol you are going to be fidgety and the like, so I thought I'd give you something to do that will be helping us."

"I'll do anything to help out." He leaned over me and got the computer screen to where it needed to be. I inhaled his scent as he leaned over me, it was intoxicating. I couldn't help but sniff him. "Sorry" I said blushing crimson.

As she inhaled my scent I felt a stirring, but I ignored it, now wasn't the time. "This is the grid. The dark areas are woods the lighter areas is residential/commercial. The open areas are what you will be gridding. There is a color scheme to go by." He handed me a piece of paper. This is what you need to go by to get an accurate grid. When you have a grid done, print it and then go to the next one. Like I said it is tedious work, but if you play music it won't be so bad." He said with a smile.

Having him leaning over me wasn't helping my concentration and I could feel he was having some trouble himself. This was dangerous I knew. I wasn't going to make any moves, not my style but damn. I went back over everything he had told me so I was sure that I got everything. "Yes, music definitely will be needed" I said with a laugh.

"The gridding works. We snuffed out a patch of lessers with one, so it is important work. I trust you with it."

"Thank you, that means a lot to me. Be careful out there tonight." I said looking up into his eyes.

"Always female." He said smiling down at her. "If you get hungry call Fritz, the cupboards are bare. If you want to make coffee feel free. The filters, creamer, sugar is right above the pot. If you have any questions call Tohr, he knows the system."

I wrinkled my nose a bit at the mention of Tohr. "Alright, got it."

"Tohr will come around he always does."

"Beth told me that earlier." I started to do a grid while he was still there so I could make sure that I did it right. "Am I doing it right?"

"Perfectly. I have to go to meet the rest of tonight's patrol, I'll be back before dawn."

"See you then." I watched him leave before getting back to work on the next grid. By the time I did my 8th grid it was almost two am and I was exhausted. I wanted to stay until he got home so I could show him what I had done. I looked around and found his bed. The couch was full of things so I went to his bed and curled up on it. I fell asleep inhaling his scent once again.

The night had been active and he needed a hot shower and then his bed. He opened the door and looked around. He smiled when he found her fast asleep in his bed. He quietly put away his weapons, grabbed some sweats and headed to the bathroom to take a hot shower. He let the heat of the hot water cascade over his sore muscles trying not to think of Whisper lying on his bed. Just that passing thought made his cock come to life. "Shit" He muttered to himself. He made his thoughts go to everything, anything that would make his erection go away. By the time he stepped out of the shower he had succeeded. He toweled off and slipped into his sweat pants. He walked out of the bathroom and back into the living room and her scent filled his nostrils. He watched her sleep for a few minutes, hearing her soft sigh every so often. Even though his mind told him to stop, he couldn't. Instead of sleeping on the uncomfortable couch he slipped into his own bed trying not to disturb her. He laid back wishing he had poured himself some Goose before settling in. Just as he was about to get up she turned over closing the distance between them.

I rolled over in my sleep and his strong scent filled the air. My eyes slowly opened and there he was laying on the bed close to me. "Oh!" I managed to say. "I"m so sorry, I was just so tired that I just crashed."

"No worries Whisper" He said softly. Unconsciously his hand went to her face and slowly stroked it.

I closed my eyes to his touch. I opened them and moved my hand to his cheek, my fingers tracing the markings on his face.

V could feel the low growl deep inside of him. His need for her becoming stronger. He moved so his body was somewhat over her before claiming her lips with his.

I felt his lips lower to mine and I parted them giving him access. I couldn't help but moan when our tongues touched. My body was craving him and I arched my back, my body touching his.

His growl came out upon hearing her soft moans. His erection strained against his sweats. When her body arched into his there was no stopping or turning back. Within moments they were both naked, skin on skin.

My body was a raging inferno as his fingers undressed me and I watched as he took off his sweats and tossed them aside. My eyes widened as I took in his enormous erection. I had never had any so big. He returned to the bed, his lips once more capturing mine as his hands explored my body. My moans became louder as my fingers laced through his hair as we kissed.

He broke the kiss, his fangs fell as he raked them along her neck, her moans louder and more frequent filled his ears. His fingers grazed her hardened nipple. Her gasp filled the room as her body arched up to him again.

"V" I moaned and then gasped as his fingers found my hard nipple. His fangs on my neck was driving me closer to the edge.

He could smell her arousal and he knew she was close to orgasm. His fangs still teasing her neck as his fingers slowly moved lower. He let it slide along her sex, , which as he thought was dripping wet. Her cry was music to his ears. As his fingers moved within her his fangs penetrated her skin and her blood filled his mouth.

I writhed under his touch as his fingers found my hot, wet waiting sex. I cried out as I felt his fingers ease into me. I clutched his massive muscles as I felt his fangs penetrate my skin, my body shuddered with a powerful orgasm as I screamed out his name once again.

He smiled as he felt and heard her have a powerful orgasm. He stopped feeding and licked the wound. He wanted to taste her, so he trailed his tongue down her neck to her chest. He licked and then sucked on each nipple. Her body responding to his every move. She gasped as he trailed down her stomach. Her legs opening to him.

My body hadn't had time to come down from my first orgasm before I felt his tongue trailing along my body. My nipples became even harder as he licked and sucked them. No man had ever made me feel like this. His tongue trailed over my stomach and I opened my legs letting him know I knew where he wanted to be, where I wanted him to be.

She was so ready for him and he didn't know how much longer he could hold out before his cock was deep inside of her. He trailed his tongue along her thighs teasing her. Her fingers in his hair moving against it, trying to bring his face to her slick opening. He watched her as he let his tongue slide up her slit.

As soon as he tongue touched my slit my body shook with another orgasm and I moved against him needing, wanting more.

He licked up her cum as she orgasmed again for him. His tongue found her clit and he licked and sucked on it until she came again. As he slid three fingers inside of her as he worked her clit over he wondered how many times he could make her cum. His cock twitched at the thought.

I could barely think anymore, my senses jumping as his tongue worked over my clit. I cried out when he thrust three fingers deep inside of me. "V!" I moaned. "I need you now" I said looking down at him, my eyes glazed over with lust.

He smiled against her clit as she pleaded with me to take her. He moved his body over her and kissed her deeply letting her taste her own juices. "What do you want Whisper?" He said looking down at her.

"I want you deep inside of me V" I said in a lust filled voice.

"So you want me to fuck you? Take you, right here and right now?"

"Yes, fuck me V, fuck me now"

The begging and need in her voice almost took me over the edge. I caught her lips with mine as I moved my cock to her opening. Her moan muffled by my mouth as I thrusted deep inside her groaning at the very tight fit. "So tight" He said against her lips. He let his cock get used to her walls before he started to get a rhythm.

I felt his cock near my opening and I arched bringing my body closer to him. I moaned loudly against his lips as he thrust deep inside of me. My legs wrapped around him as he started to thrust in rhythm. "Feels so good V" I managed to say.

He smiled down at her. This was just the beginning she was in for a night she wouldn't soon forget. He stayed in the missionary position for a few minutes, but he wanted to be deeper inside of her, so he moved them to where she was on all fours. The moan that escaped her meant that she enjoyed the position. He teased her with his cock and she thrusted back against him. His hand massaged her ass. He wanted to see what she would do if he spanked her. He raised his hand and then brought it down lightly on her right ass cheek.

I moaned when he brought me to all fours. It was my favorite position. I felt his cock against me and moved back against him, needing him deep inside of me. I gasped and cried out when I felt his hand sting against my ass cheek. Without thinking I wiggled my ass wanting more.

He had to admit he was pleasantly surprised when she wiggled her ass teasingly after the first swift swat. He thrusted deep inside of her as he spanked the other ass cheek.

As each thrust happened I thrusted back, driving him as deep as he could get inside of me. "Yes V!" I cried out as he spanked me again.

He spanked her a few times more before grabbing her hair and pulling her back to him to kiss her deeply. More moans escaped her which led him to believe she liked hair pulling too. He reached down between her legs and started to caress her clit as he pounded into her. He rubbed faster as he could feel her ready to cum again and he could feel that he was close too. "Cum with me Whisper" He said into her ear.

All that he was doing to me, the spanking, the hair pulling had me so turned on my sex was throbbing. Hearing him tell me to cum with him drove me over the edge. My body started to shudder and shake, my screams echoing through the room. I came hard, gushing as I felt him cum deep inside of me.

His orgasm raged as she enveloped my cock tightly with her walls. He felt her gush as he came deep inside of her "Fuck!" He growled as he thrusted deep and hard inside her. Once he was spent he rolled over on his back bringing her with him. He kissed her softly "You were amazing Whisper" He said kissing her forehead.

As he brought us both back onto the bed I snuggled into his arms. "You were the amazing one V" I said putting my head on his chest smiling as he kissed my forehead.

He wrapped his arms around her. "Stay the day with me" He said to her more as a statement than a question.

"I would love to spend the day in your arms." I said looking up at him with a smile.

He watched her till she fell asleep. He didn't know what would come between the two of them, but all that mattered at this moment was that she was in his arms. He looked at her sleeping one more time before he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

The next morning he awoke and slowly opened his eyes. He smiled as he found her snuggling into him like she had when he fell asleep. He was happy that last night hadn't been a dream. He carefully untangled himself from her and took a shower. He put on a sweater and some pants for first meal. He started a pot of coffee. There was still some time before he had to wake her up. Part of him wanted to ravish her like he had the night before, but tonight was her first patrol and she needed all her energy. After patrol was another story.

The smell of coffee wafted through my nose. I murmured in my sleep before opening my eyes. My eyes roamed the room till I found him and smiled. I stretched and yawned. I wrapped the sheet around me and walked over to him. "Good evening. Do I smell coffee?"

He grinned at her as she stood in front of him. "Yes, just finished brewing. You have time for a cup before you need to go and get ready for first meal."

pair of sandals. I made sure I had everything for patrol laid out on my bed so once first meal was over I would have everything set to put on for the night. I put my hair up in a ponytail and went downstairs.

NI went to the kitchen and found a mug and poured myself a cup, adding sugar and creamer before coming back to the couch. I took a sip. "Mmmm coffee good"

He laughed a light laugh. "The first cup is always the best." He lifted her chin so she was looking up at him before locking lips with her. "Now that's a proper good evening, true"

"Mmm yes much better" I said nipping at his bottom lip.

He growled low before sitting back on the couch. "Even though I want to take you right now I can't. You have your first patrol tonight and you need all your energy. There will be plenty of time for fun when the night is over."

I made a fake pout before smiling. "I know, just being near you is driving me crazy"

He nodded. "Yes, I'm feeling it too, but we need to keep our hormones in check, for now."

"I promise I'll behave. I probably should go to my room and shower and get ready for first meal." I leaned in and kissed him softly. I gathered my clothes and slipped into them quickly. "I'll see you there." I then dematted and re materialized in my bedroom. I took a hot shower and put on blue maxi dress and not long after she left Butch showed up. He had a smirk on his face, one that V knew all too well. The I knew it look. "Go ahead get it off your chest, I know you're dying to say it."

Butch and Marissa lived at the Pit too so any sounds coming from V's side was heard by them and vice versa. "How was the new trainee or should I say new Warrior?" He said with a grin.

"Since you heard everything why don't you tell me Cop." V said with a smirk of his own.

"Well from the sound of it, she's a keeper. Marissa and I were impressed" He said chuckling. He looked around. "Where is she?"

"Getting ready for first meal."

Butch poured himself a cup of coffee then sat down on the couch next to V. "You do know what this means right?"

V knew where this conversation was going and he nodded. "We have to be on different patrols. Z will have to be with her."

"Tohr is going to have a shit fit you know that right?"

"He can get over it, my personal life isn't his business."

"You know that and I know that, but you know how he is."

"I bet you ten to one either Whisper or I tell Beth she's going to be happy to hear it and then Tohr won't have a leg to stand on, true?"

"Ah yes, have to keep the females happy. An unhappy female means no one is happy."

"No truer words have been spoken"

"It's good to see you happy" Butch said looking his best friend in the eyes.

"She'll never replace Jane, but there is something about her that awakens that passion, lust and more."

"Hold on tight to her V"

"I plan on it. We need to head to first meal."

"Yeah, I gotta make sure Marissa is ready, she takes longer than I do to get ready and that's saying something. See you at the table."

Once Butch left V dematted to the manse. The first thing he saw was Whisper in a blue dress that accentuated all the right curves. She smiled brightly when she saw him materialize. By the look on the females faces when they saw him, she must have told them. He didn't mind, it wasn't like a secret could be kept from anyone in the manse. He smiled back at her and walked over to the group of ladies. "Good evening ladies" He said with all his charm. The ladies said good evening back. He was relieved that Whisper didn't just walk over to him and kiss him or something like that. It meant that she had self control. He would have to make the first move at least for now. "Beth may I have a word with you?"

"Of course you can V, anytime." They walked away from the group. "What can I do for you V?" Beth asked him.

"Would it be possible to rearrange the dinner table a bit?" He asked with a grin on his face.

Beth smiled brightly. "Of course I will see to it that Fritz seats Whisper next to you. It is good to see you happy V" She said kissing his cheek.

"Thank you my Queen" As he kissed her cheek back.

V and Beth made their way back to the ladies and Beth excused herself and made the arrangements for Whisper and V to sit together. The other ladies went to find their males leaving Whisper and V alone. He smiled down at her as his fingers gently stroked her cheek. "You look beautiful Whisper"

I closed my eyes to his touch feeling my heart fluttering. I smiled up at him. "Thank you V" I said as I touched his cheek. "I can't wait to get into my patrol gear. I have everything all set out on my bed."

He chuckled. "Somehow I knew that you would do that. First we need to fill our stomachs for energy. Shall we?" He said giving her his arm.

I happily took his arm as we walked to the dining area. He pulled the chair out for me and then sat down next to me. I put two and two together and figured out what he had talked to Beth about. My smile beamed brighter. Tohr was eyeing us all through dinner but I ignored him. I wasn't going to let him ruin anything for me. Once first meal was done, one by one the Brothers got up to go get ready for patrol. Z stopped V and I right after we left the dining room. "You're with me tonight" He said looking at me and then at V before moving towards the staircase. I watched him leave and then looked up at V. "What was that all about"

"It means because we are an item so to speak that we can't patrol together. Our minds have to be on patrol and not worrying about each other."

I nodded. "I can understand that."

"I'm glad you understand" He said softly as he kissed her lips. "Now go get ready, remember to be down here on time"

I kissed him back softly loving the feel of his lips on mine. "Trust me I'll be on time, probably be here before everyone else" I say with a grin. "See you in a bit" I told him and then headed upstairs.

He watched her go and was about to demat to the Pit when Tohr came over to him. He groaned inwardly. "Don't even start Tohr."

"I wasn't going to V, you know the rules."

"Yes I do and Z already told her that she was patrolling with his group and she has no problem with it. My private life is my business and mine alone, feel me?"

"As long as it doesn't effect patrol you have a deal, it impedes anything and puts Brother's lives in jeopardy all deals are off."

V just shook his head and dematted to the Pit to get suited up.

I threw off my dress and made my way to the bed. I put on my leathers and then sat on my bed to put on my boots. Then I put my vests on and added my weapons. I put on my leather duster and lastly put my bow and arrows on my back. I made sure everything was on straight before heading downstairs. I was right I ended up being the first one to be ready. V came next. I smiled at him. "Told you I would be first"

V grinned when he saw her waiting. "Yes, you were right." He said kissing her. "I want you to be careful out there and do everything that Z tells you, true?"

I kissed him back and hugged him tightly. "I will be careful and you be careful too. I promise to do everything that Z tells me to do. And mmmm you look sexy in your leathers." I tell him with a wink.

V chuckled. "Thank you and might I say that you look sexy in your leathers and I'm going to enjoy getting you out of them after patrol." He said winking back.

"Okay, knock it off you two love birds before I get a cavity from all the sweetness." Butch said grinning.

Before they could say anything Z came down the stairs. "Lets round up and roll out. Newbie, Rhage, John, Butch you're with me. The rest of you are with V. We'll take the north and the west, you can take the south and east." He turned to me. "You have the rooftops but if you see us needing help on the ground you come down."

"Got it." I gave V one last look before I left with my group. Once we got to the spot we were starting I dematted to the rooftops. It took about thirty minutes before we came across some lessers. My arrows flew as the Brothers on the ground did their work too. I felt and smelled the lessers coming up behind me and my daggers threw backwards. As the lessers behind me fell John materialized and took care of the hearts. He nodded at me before he dematerialized back to the ground. I moved forward to the next rooftop to be closer. I threw some stars to help even up the onslaught on the ground. I heard a whistle and looked down and Z beckoned me. I jumped down to the ground and started to take on the lessers face to face. Within minutes the lessers were sent back to the Omega. We found a few more pocket of lessers on the north side before moving to the west. By the time the night was over we had taken care of about thirty lessers, a good nights haul. We made it back to the manse in one piece. I looked around and didn't see V and the others. Z walked up to me. "Good job out there tonight, keep up the good work" Then he left and went to give a report to Tohr. I paced back and forth for thirty minutes before V and the rest came through the door. I gave a sigh of relief and went over to him. He was covered with the black ickyness that the lessers bleed. "You are a hot mess" I said to him with a grin.

"Yes, I think you need to get me out of these clothes" V said with a wink.

"It would be my pleasure" I said in a low lusty voice.

"Then what are we waiting for?"

"Race you there" I said with a wink and dematted.

V chuckled as she dematted and looked over at Butch. "You and Marissa better put in earplugs tonight" Then he dematted to the Pit. When he materialized in the Pit he didn't see her, but then he heard the shower running. He grinned and took off his clothes and put them in the basket by the door and then moved to the bathroom. She was waiting for him naked. "We both need a shower so I thought we'd conserve water." Then I got into the shower to wait for him.

V didn't need an invitation and moved into the shower with her. I grabbed his body wash and started to wash his body slowly. First I started with his arms and back, my body close to his. Then my hands moved across his chest. I kissed him deeply as my hand roamed over his stomach. I could feel his erection against me and I moaned softly in his mouth. I then moved to my knees and washed his legs before moving to his cock. I re soaped my hands and moved my hands up and down his erection. I then cupped his ball and cleaned it.

V moaned as he felt her hands all over his body. "Fuck Whisper" He groaned as her hands stroked his hard cock. The next thing he knew her mouth took over for her hands. His hand went to her hair pulling on it while she sucked the head of his cock. After a few minutes he stopped her. "My turn" He said in a lust filled voice. He helped her back to her feet and moved her back to the wall. "I'm sorry I don't have a female soap in my shower you'll just have to smell like me" He said with a grin as he lathered up his hands and started to wash her body.

I didn't want to stop what I was doing but I obeyed his command. I moaned softly as I felt his hand all over my body. "V" I managed to murmur in a husky voice. My legs opened for him as he reached my opening. He cleaned me before tasting me. I gasped and my fingers laced through his wet hair.

"Bedroom." He said looking up at me. "Don't worry about drying off, my bed, now."

I moved out of the shower and padded to his bed and laid back against the pillows.

V turned off the shower and moved to the bed and hovered over her before claiming her lips with his.

After a few minutes of kissing I pushed him away and moved him to lay against the pillows. "Last night you took care of me, tonight it is my turn to take care of you." I said with a sly grin. I moved my body on top of his. I kissed him deeply, my tongue dancing with his. I moved my lips to his neck letting my fangs drop and rake against his neck. I could feel his cock twitching and throbbing against me. I moved my lips to his throat and then to his chest where I teased each of his nipples with my tongue, lips and teeth. I moved my body down and trailed kisses down his stomach. I then moved between his legs. My mouth moved over his cock before taking him into my mouth. I sucked softly at first before sucking harder and taking him deep into my throat. I worked him over feeling his hands pulling on my hair. I licked and sucked on his ball before working my way back up to capture his lips with mine. As we kissed I positioned my body over his cock and slowly sat down on him. I gasped and moaned as I adjusted to his length. My nails raked lightly down his chest as I started to rock on him.

V was filled with lust as she trailed her tongue and lips across his body, his cock throbbing almost painfully. As her mouth took his length into his mouth his head fell back on the pillow. When she took his hard cock deep inside her euphoria overtook him. "Whisper" He managed to moan. As she started to ride him his hands went to her nipples playing with them.

I started riding him harder and faster feeling his power inside me. "V!" I screamed his name. I could feel that he was getting close as was I. I moved my body up to his neck as I let my fangs fall again. I broke his skin and tasted his rich blood. I cried out against his neck as we came together.

V rolled them over so he was back on top. He looked her deep in the eyes and said one word. "Mine"

I looked deep into his eyes and said "Yours" Then I brought him down to me our lips almost touching and said "Mine"

V said "Yours" before kissing her deeply. His bonding scent filled the air mixing with her bonding scent.

I smelled his bonding scent and I could smell mine too. We were each others now. My heart swelled as I nuzzled his neck.

V never thought he'd ever call another female his again. It never occurred to him that he would ever fall in love again, but there he was bonded with another female. A strong warrior, a loving female. He sent a silent thank you to his mother, the Scribe Virgin. "Time for sleep Leland." He said softly.

"Yes, I'm tired" I say with a yawn. "You have made me a very happy female."

"I'm glad because you have made me a very happy male." He held her tightly as they both soon fell asleep.

The next morning I was awakened by Manny wanting me to come in for a check up. I told him to give me thirty minutes. I hung up and made V some coffee and left him a note explaining where I was and that I would see him at first meal before gathering my clothes and dematting to my room. I took a hot shower and put on a sweater and a pair of jeans and made my way down to the clinic. Manny checked me over and told me I was good to go. I thanked him and made my way back to the foyer of the manse. I saw Mary and pulled her aside. I told her all about V and I and about the bonding scent. She smiled and hugged me.

"Good for you. You have a great man and you both deserve the happiness." She said before she took me to where the other women were and I filled them in. They all felt the same way Mary did. They took me into the parlor and did their best to educate me on how to deal with a Brother as a lover. I absorbed all their information. I wanted to be sure to make V happy and not upset.

Rhage poked his head in the door. "Is this a hen party or are boys allowed" He said with a grin.

"Hen party" Mary said with a grin. "We're gossiping"

"Umm time for me to go then." He said with a chuckle. "Don't tell me, let me guess Whisper and V? It is all the gossip for the males too it seems."

"News travels fast around here it seems" I said with a grin.

"Cop can't keep a secret to save his life. Can't blame him, him and Marissa hear everything that goes on at the Pit."

I blushed. "V needs to get some sound proofing done."

"He won't do that. Being overheard during sex is like bragging rights." Rhage said with a shrug.

I looked at the other women in the room. "Is he telling the truth?"

All the ladies nodded. "Sounds silly I know." Bella said. "The boys gossip more than we do, so like Rhage said the louder the better." She said shaking her head.

"Well if that is the case V has a lot to brag about" I said with a blush and a sly smile.

Rhage chuckled. "Yeah, Cop said something to that effect."

"Ugh I'm going to kick his ass" I said shaking my head.

"Who's ass is going to get a kicking" Butch said as he walked in the door."

I threw a pillow at him. "You, Mr Gossip."

Butch looked at Rhage. "What color was the bus you threw me under?"

Rhage shrugged. "Blue."

Butch flipped him off. "Sorry Whisper, just so happens us males are just as bad and sometimes worse gossipers. It is what it is."

It was then when V made his appearance. I smiled happily and he came over to me and kissed the top of my head. "So what's going on?"

"Gossiping about you" Butch said with a smirk.

"Why does that not surprise me. You couldn't keep a secret if your life depended on it Cop."

Butch shrugged. "Like the two of you would be able to hide it for long even is Marissa and I couldn't hear what was going on."

"He's got a point there." Rhage said with a nod.

"It's nice to see my best friend happy" Butch said slapping him on the back.

"You have a good female, take good care of her" Rhage said also slapping him on the back.

"I'm the lucky one." I said softly looking deep into his eyes.

"We're both lucky" V said extending his hand to her.

I took his hand and he pulled me to my feet and right into his arms. I inhaled his scent and sighed happily. His lips met mine for a soft kiss.

Everyone silently left the parlor leaving me and V alone. "Thank you for making coffee before you left this morning. I'm assuming your check up went well?"

"Yes, I'm perfectly fine. He just wanted to make sure I wasn't overdoing things."

"Everyone is making sure that you don't, especially me and Z. From what I heard he told Tohr you had a stellar performance last night and that you should be on the main rotation. Tohr agreed. So that means you're officially a Warrior. Well, almost. Wrath has to tell you and all the Brothers you are a Warrior before it is official. You should get your own Brotherhood daggers as well"

"Brotherhood daggers" I said with excitement in my voice. "I was thinking I needed new ones, now I won't have to worry about buying any."

V smiled at her and brought her close to him. "I'm going to take you someplace special after patrol tonight."

I raised an eyebrow. "Where?"

"It's a secret and I happen to be one of the few Brothers that can actually keep a secret" He said with a smirk.

"Tease." I said giving him my pouty look.

"The pouty look doesn't work on me remember?" V said lifting her chin so he could look into her eyes and then leaned down for another kiss.

"First meal is ready lovebirds" Butch said with a smirk before disappearing again.

"I really am going to kick his ass" I say shaking my head.

"There's a line so you'll have to wait your turn" V said with a grin as we walked to first meal together.

Everyone chatted about many things until first meal was over and then the Brothers, Payne and I all went to get suited up for patrol. I laid out my weapons and then my clothing. I dressed, vested and weaponed up. I put my boots and jacket on, then my bow and arrow. I made sure everything was in place before going back to the foyer.

Our group was going to consist of Z, Qhuinn, John, Blay and myself. We were going south and west this evening. Z told me where to start and I dematted to the spot. I carefully scouted the area waiting for the SUV to show up. Ten minutes later they pulled in and everyone got out. Someone whistled and I whistled back. They started walking as I started jumping. It took forty-five minutes before we came across a small pack of lessers. I took out one and the Brothers took out the rest. Z motioned for me to go to ground and I jumped down. He took out his cell phone and called V asking him how they were fairing. Z talked a few minutes more and then hung up. "They aren't getting much either. I never feel good when it is slow." Z said looking around. "Lets go to the west and see if we can find more over there." He looked at me "Meet you there" I nodded and dematted and re materialized on a building below a place where we usually find some lessers. I scanned the terrain but didn't see anything. I sniffed the air and didn't smell anything. Z was right it was always disconcerting if there were little or no lessers about. I waited until the others showed up and moved with them.

After about twenty minutes the smell of baby powder filled the air. Bingo! The group again was small. I jumped to the ground and went face to face with one of the lessers. I stuck my dagger into his chest and thrusted upward. I then took my gloved hand and tore out his heart. "Give my regards to the Omega prick."

I looked around and there weren't any lessers left. None of us had even had a workout yet.

"One more stop and if we don't find anything we'll call it an early night. Z said looking around. Our next stop yielded nothing so we headed back to the manse. V and his group were already back and talking to Tohr. Z made our report to Tohr as well. "We've seen this many times over. When we take out large groups of lessers they dial it back and regroup and come at us with a stronger and larger force. We've been making progress finding their hiding places thanks to Whisper doing the gridding. I think that is part of why they aren't coming out. We'll just have to wait and see. Tomorrow night might be lessers around every corner. Just in case I'm right, all those that have tomorrow off you will be on call if needed. Enjoy the rest of your night I have to let the King know what happened, or rather what didn't happen tonight.

"He seems more worried than usual" John signed.

Qhuinn nodded. "Tonight had a different feel to it, anyone else get that feeling?"

"It was like we were getting just the right number of them wherever we went." V said with a furrowed brow.

"And they were exactly where we were." Z added.

"We are predictable to a certain extent. We go to the same places." Butch chimed in.

"Just seemed off" Qhuinn said.

"We have been taking care of large quantities at the nests we've been finding." John signed.

"Point taken" V said. "Just think we should show more caution than normal for a few nights."

"Since we're done early I'm going to do some more grid work" I said.

"I'll be there in a while" V said to me giving me a kiss on the forehead.

I hugged him tightly, said goodnight to the others and dematted to the Pit. I made a pot of coffee, waited for it to finish and grabbed a mug full and then took it to the office and sat down in front of the computer. I started some 80's music and got to work.

"You think we got her worried too?" Butch asked.

"She's been hunting lessers for awhile now, she can tell herself when things aren't the way they usually are, true?"

"Not that I want to be ambushed by ten lessers at once, and less should be good, it just has a bad feel. The cop in me smells something rotten."

"I'm going to go help Whisper do some gridding, two is better than one at the moment. Goodnight." V dematted to the Pit. He smelled the coffee as soon as he materialized. He grabbed a cup and joined her in the office. He kissed the top of her head before going to the other computer. "I'm going to help out" He said as the computer booted up.

I gave a worried brow as he sat down at the other computer. I gave him half of what I was working on. "The Brothers are really worried about this?"

"Like Cop said something smells rotten. The Omega is always trying to come up with things to make the lessers badder than they already are. When he's doing that usually there is a decrease in lesser sightings. It's our warning sign so to speak. Just seems different this time."

"I don't know about your patrol but the lessers tonight seemed to be of the younger variety."

"Yes, we've been exterminating a lot of the older ones when we take out the nests you've been finding."

"Maybe that's why there is a decline in lessers."

"We've done it before and there's never been this little activity. It almost seems like the lessers we ran across tonight were bait. Lambs led to the slaughter."

"Isn't it always like that anyway. They aren't a match for us."

"That's why they are usually in a greater number when we come across them. They think there is power in numbers, sometimes there is, but in the end we come out victorious, which you know enrages the Omega."

"At least he hasn't figured out how to make super lessers."

V then told her about Lash.

I shuddered. "You don't think he's trying that again?"

"I can't say if he is or he isn't. We haven't lost any of our trainees so he'd have to use civilian vampires."

"There has been a lot of missing civilians as of late" I reminded him.

"I wish I had an answer. I guess we'll just have to be more diligent on patrol and expect anything."

"I'll devote most of tomorrow night to gridding.

"Thank you leelan" He said to her with a smile before turning his attention to the computer. After awhile of thinking he texted Z. "Check the trainees just to be sure they are where they are supposed to be."

Z looked at the text when it came through. He dematted to the campus the trainees stayed at and did a head count. Two were missing. Upon asking others where they were he was told probably at ZeroSum. Z's jaw tightened, it was past curfew. He called Rhev to see if they were really there. Rhev told him one was, but that he hadn't seen the other one. Z hung up and then dialed V's number. "We have one broken curfew and one among the missing."

"Fuck" V said with anger in his voice. "Who's missing?"

"Jacob"

"Shit! Didn't I say there was something about him?"

"We have to tell Tohr"

"I'll meet you in the foyer and we can tell him together." V hung up and turned to me. "I have to go. We have a missing problem child trainee. I'll be back as soon as I can." Then he was gone.

I shuddered again thinking of the story he told me about Lash and hoping that the past wasn't about to repeat itself.

Tohr hurried to the foyer to meet up with V and Z. He knew something big had happened just by the tone of Z's voice. He led them to his office so as not to have anyone eavesdrop on their conversation. "Tell me what is going on."

"Whisper and I were talking about everyone being worried about patrol tonight and what the Omega could have up his sleeve and I told her about Lash, which made me wonder. So I had Z go check on the trainees. We have one missing...Jacob."

Tohr listened to V. "Missing? As in not at the campus?"

"As in not on our grounds. We have a curfew breaker having fun at ZeroSum, but Jacob is nowhere to be found."

"We need to find him" Tohr looked at V. "Trace his phone, see if that turns him up. I have to go fill Wrath in. I'm also going to tell Phury that no Chosen is to go out unsupervised."

"I'll let him know" Z said. "You just talk to Wrath."

"I'll try to pinpoint his phone" V said before dematting back to the Pit.

I saw the look on his face and knew something was wrong. "What's going on V?"

" I have to try to locate Jacob's cell phone. Hopefully we'll locate him and it's not going to be an issue other than a curfew violation."

I could tell he wasn't leaning toward that being the case. I just nodded and got back to gridding letting him do what he needed to do to find the missing trainee.

Z dialed Phury's number. "We have an issue. Can't say how bad of an issue at the moment but Tohr wanted you to know what is going on. Wayward trainee who is a problem child. After the bizarre feels from tonight's patrol memories of Lash come to the forefront so if any Chosen are called out make sure they are escorted just to be cautious."

"Shit! I'll make sure they are protected if they need to go anywhere. I hope you find him, keep me informed."

"I will." Z hung up and hoped to hell that V finds a ping on the cell phone.

It took only 10 minutes for V to locate the cell phone. He dialed Z "I got a locale on his cell phone. Gather the troops. We're going to go in force just in case."

Z hung up and sent out a group text. Didn't take long for everyone to be at the foyer. Z filled them in quickly and then turned to V "I'm taking it that his cell phone isn't located in a residential area?"

"I had Whisper grid it, it's a wooded area. Lets go."

Everyone went outside and loaded into the SUVs for the trip. Nobody talked all lost in their own thoughts. V stopped a block from where the ping was located and everyone got out. "My group will take the front, Z you take yours to the back." Z nodded and the groups separated. V made his way silently through the trees until they came to a clearing where a cabin sat. He sniffed the air and didn't pick up the scent of baby powder, he wasn't picking up any scent. He stopped and dialed Z "Don't go in. I don't like the feel of it. We need to come back with supplies to take the cabin out. I have a feeling if we go in someone is going to get hurt."

"Yeah, it doesn't feel right. Let's go back"

V got back in the SUV and started it up and dialed Tohr. "We need to blow the cabin that is here up. Something suspicious is in there and I wasn't about to go in or send anyone else into the unknown. Right now we don't need anyone hurt."

"I'll get to work on it." Tohr said hanging up.

When V returned to the Pit he found her asleep in bed. There wasn't anything else he could do tonight, the sun was about to come up and he would need sleep to have all the energy he could get for the next night's patrol. He stripped down, putting on sweats and slipped under the covers with her. He spooned with her, needing to feel her body next to his, to know she was safe.

V was up early, even before the sun went down talking with Tohr and Z. There was going to be a meeting with the King right after first meal. It was going to be intense. He was off his game. He looked at Whisper sleeping in his bed. He knew the reason why. He had fallen for her quickly, maybe too quickly. He was bonded to her and her to him. That wasn't something that just went away. He didn't want it to go away but he had to keep his head about him. He didn't want to push her away, but he had to change direction at least for now. He didn't know how she was going to react, but he was going to find out soon.

I was restless in my sleep. I let my hand wander to his side of the bed only to find that it was empty. I opened my eyes and found him on the couch texting. I could tell by the look at him, the intensity that something happened. I got up and slipped on my clothes from the night before and joined him on the couch. "What's going on?" I said softly.

"Good morning Whisper." V said before he explained everything to her. We have a meeting with the King after first meal.

I listened getting more and more alarmed as he talked. "Do you want me to make some coffee?"

V looked at his watch. "No thank you, we have enough time to take a shower and get dressed before first meal."

"Alright. I'll go shower and change, see you at first meal." I kissed him softly and then hugged him tightly before dematting to my suite at the manse. I took a hot shower and put on my leathers all but my weapon vest and duster before heading down to first meal. I really didn't think a dress would be appropriate for the after meal meeting with the King. I walked over to the ladies that had gathered together.

"Good evening" I said with as big of a smile I could fake.

"Hello Whisper" Beth said with a smile of her own.

The other ladies said their hello's too. "Tension is as thick as peanut butter and pea soup."

Everyone nodded. "The unknown always causes more tension." Beth said quietly.

"Hopefully you will find some answers to the questions tonight" Bella said looking over at Z who was talking with Tohr.

"I hope so too. I don't like more questions than answers. Makes me more paranoid than I already am."

"Paranoia keeps you alive" Came Z's voice as he walked up to Bella. Bella hugged him tightly.

"True enough." I said with a nod of my head.

It was at that time that V came into the room. He stood next to Z instead of coming over to me. I frowned a bit, but didn't say or do anything, Tension was high with everyone.

"How is everyone this evening?" He asked with a smile.

"We are alright, just a little on edge" Mary said with a smile.

It was then that Fritz announced that first meal was ready and we all converged in the dining room. The ladies did their best to keep conversation light but it was a lesson in futility. Once first meal was over all us Warriors stood up and made our way to the King's office. My eyes roamed the surroundings before V moved me to the couch and we sat down. Once everyone was in the room Tohr started the meeting.

"We have a situation, more like several situations. As we know from the past when there is hardly any lessers around the Omega is planning something. It has come to our attention that there are many civilian vampires missing. This, also has happened before, but we feel that the disappearances are different this time. Furthermore and more troubling is that one of our trainees is missing. It is a trainee that we've had many behavioral issues with. I know I'm not the only one that thinks of Lash in this circumstance." He turned to V. "Have you filled Whisper in on Lash?"

"I told her the whole story."

"Good, I want everyone on the same page of music. Jacob has the same mindset that Lash did, so be on alert for him. We need to find out where these missing civilians are. I've talked to Havers and he said he hasn't had an influx in patients. All we can come up with is lessers have them. We all know what lessers do to civilians but with the amount that is missing it is very troublesome. We think there is something more sinister going on. We just don't know what. I also have all the supplies you will need to dispose of that cabin in the woods. When you're out there tonight I need everyone to be more diligent than you have been." He then turned to me. "We need you on the rooftops, but watch your back."

"I will" I said my brow furrowing a bit.

It was then that the King spoke. "There is another elephant in the room. It is true that the Bastards have been having their own issues with the lessers, but if the lessers start coming out of the woodwork and they feel we're vulnerable they will try to make a move, so keep an eye out for activity by them. Shakespeare said it best "When troubles come, they come not single spies, but in battalions" A special thank you to V and Whisper for their gridding which has proven very useful."

"You're welcome my King" I said softly.

"All in a days work" V said.

"All hands on deck tonight" Tohr said looking around the room. "We need a group to go blow up the cabin and then the usual two groups casing Caldwell. Be safe out there." With that everyone got up and moved out of the King's office. Down in the foyer V and Z divided up the groups. V's group was going to the cabin, Rhage's group was going to patrol their side of Caldwell and Z's group the other side. I moved to V and gave him a kiss and hugged him tightly. "I'll see you later, be careful"

V nodded and went to the group he was taking to the cabin.

I felt a bit of coldness coming from him, but again I put it off to the tension tonight was garnering. I joined up with my group just as Z was giving directions.

"North and east" Z said to me and gave me the place he needed me to be at when they arrived in the SUV. "Got it." I then dematted to the rooftop of a nearby building. I got in position and waited. The night was frigid, my breath freezing every time I breathed. I waited ten minutes before I saw the other Brothers arrive. Z whistled and I whistled back. It took another ten minutes before we ran across a group of ten lessers. I let several arrows go, hitting their mark. It wasn't long before I felt someone behind me. I swiftly took out my daggers and aimed them backward. I heard a groan and I turned around and gasped. Before me bleeding like a stuck pig was a civilian vampire. I backed away as he fell dead at my feet. I shook my head and turned around to check on the action on the ground. I landed a few more arrows before there were no more lessers. I whistled and then motioned for them to come to me.

Z was the first one to get to me and I stepped aside. "He came up in back of me and I got him with my daggers."

"Fuck" Z said as he looked at the dead civilian. The dagger on the ground next to him told of what his intent was. "This isn't good, not at all." Z then took his phone and made a group text message letting everyone know what happened.

V's group had just parked a safe distance away from the cabin when the text came in. "Shit!" He then filled his group in on what happened. "Let's blow this fucker up and get back to downtown Caldie. Everyone piled out of the SUV and gathered the gear. Their minds going all over the place as they placed the explosives around the cabin. Once that was accomplished V pressed the button and a boom blast tore through the cabin. "Our job is done, let's go." Soon they were driving to meet with Z.

"Why would a civilian attack a brother?" Qhuinn asked.

"Too much torture and they broke." I don't know V said taking a pull on his cigarette. A few minutes later he pulled up in back of Z's SUV. He dematted up to the rooftop. He saw the look on Whisper's face and then Z's. He turned to the dead civilian. "We should get him to Haver's to check for torture marks and the like. I don't want to believe he did it without some reason." He then turned to me. "You okay Whisper?"

I wasn't but I nodded yes. "I'm okay. Just not what I expected."

"Not something anyone of us expect" Z said.

Rhage's group came next. "What shit is this?" Rhage said as he looked at the scene. "Our own kind turning on us? What the serious fuck."

Butch whistled. "I have to go with Rhage on this one. Like lessers aren't enough, we have to look out from our own kind."

"V, you need to drop him off at Havers and let Haver's do an autopsy and see what is going on with him." Z then went through his pockets. "We need an ID if possible too."

"I'm on it. Qhuinn, Blay you can help me."

"It's a wrap for tonight, we need some answers."

I dematted back to my room and changed clothes. I put on a sweater and a pair of jeans. I remembered V saying something about drinks at ZeroSum after all that had happened tonight . So I dematted to the back door of ZS and then went inside. The waitress took me to the VIP section where the Brother's always sat and I ordered my drink. I had only taken a few sips of my drink when Xhex came over to me. "Rhev wants to speak to you, well a Brother and well you are one and you're here." I swallowed hard. I had heard stories about Rhev and I was certain they were all true. "Of course." I said with a nervous smile. Xhex wove me through the crowd and then up to Rhev's office.

Rhev had watched the new Warrior walk in and get seated in the VIP section. He had heard about her prowess as a Warrior from Xhex. He knew her story and about her and V. He knew everything, it was his business to know everything. It was time to see just how good this new Warrior was. A smirk played across his lips as Xhex brought her into his office. "Hello Whisper Constantine, welcome to my office, please have a seat."

I kept my face neutral even though it took me off guard that he knew my full name. "Thank you Sir." I said making sure I didn't forget my manners. I took a seat across from him. The room was a bit crowded. Not only was Xhex there, but so was Trez and Iam.

"Thank you for taking my offer of a meeting."

Like I had a choice. I said to myself. "You're welcome, but I should be thanking you for a chance to chat with you." I said sweetly.

Rhev laughed The female in front of him had manners and class and knew what to say and when to say it. Good qualities. "The reason why I asked for this meeting is that I'm in distress"

My brow furrowed. "Distressed? Has something happened?" I was at full attention.

"Yes, something that I cannot tolerate. As I know you are well aware of, civilian vampires have been disappearing. Normally that in and of itself wouldn't bother me, but when they disappear from around my business I care a lot. If ZeroSum gets a reputation for disappearing vampires my clientele will go down and that means I'll lose business and I cannot have that. Furthermore, Trez and Iam have had to dispatch several lessers who decided they would try to get people out back. Again I cannot have that."

I listened to what he had to say. I could understand him being distressed. "I understand your concerns."

Rhev stood up and walked around the room and then came to a stand still right in back of my chair. I didn't like anyone in back of me especially someone I didn't know. I kept myself from squirming in my chair, just barely. I could feel the hairs all over me stand on end. I stayed as calm as I could in this circumstance.

"What I need from the Brothers is to make my establishment safe again. I really don't care how it is done, just that you and the others make it happen."

"I will relay all that you have told me to Tohr and he will tell the King"

"Yes, I know how the hierarchy works my dear."

"Of course. Is there anything else?"

"That's it for now" He then retook his seat behind his desk. "Have a good evening."

"Thank you Sir."

"You can call me Rhev, you are a Brother after all." He said with a smile.

"Thank you Rhev." I said smiling back. Xhex escorted me back to the VIP section.

"You did well." Xhex said with a grin. "Respect was earned." She said before leaving me alone at the table. Fifteen minutes later V and some of the others arrived. I told them about my meeting with Rhev.

"Fuck me running" V said shaking his head. "This is bad shit." He then retrieved his cell phone and sent a group text letting everyone know what Rhev said.

I was on my second drink when this female showed up at our table. I raised an eyebrow at the clothes she was wearing. I had heard that ZeroSum had a reputation for hookers and drugs. I could guess what part she was.

Trez was watching the scene and he motioned to Xhex to watch too. "You did tell her that V is off the market didn't you?"

Xhex nodded. "Of course I did, but when did that stop her. I'm going to watch for a few to see what happens. Whisper has to show her dominance and ownership."

I watched her put her hand on V's shoulder and start to rub his muscles. The bonding scent came pouring out of me. It took a second for me to get up and get in her face. "I'd appreciate it if you backed off my male." I said in my death tone.

The female gave a smirk. "Him and I go way back, don't we baby?" She said still sliding her hand up and down V's arm.

"I don't care if you go way back. If you don't remove your hand from my man's arm I will rip it off." I said right in her face.

The working girl laughed and backed off. "Alright, alright. Easy I was just joking."

"I'm not."

V had distanced himself from her the whole evening, but he couldn't after what just happened he grinned and grabbed her around the waist bringing her to his lap and wrapped an arm around her. "Mine" He said in her ear.

"Yours" Then I leaned into him and nipped at his ear. "Mine"

"Yours" He said back to me. "

Everyone's phone went off. It was from Tohr asking everyone to return to the manse, like now.

Within minutes the Brothers were assembled once again in the King's office. Tohr looked at me. "Tonight has been a busy night for you. Start from the beginning.

All eyes were on me and once again I had to stop myself from squirming. "I was on the rooftop shooting off my arrows to help those on the ground. I felt a presence behind me so I unsheathed my daggers and thrust backward. I then turned around and found a civilian on the ground bleeding out. He didn't say anything to me before he expired." I said biting my lip."

Tohr nodded and then turned to V. "Has Haver's called you yet?"

V shook his head no. "He said it probably wouldn't be till tomorrow night before he had any concrete information."

Tohr nodded and then turned back to me. "Now about your conversation with Rhev"

I noticed the King look in my direction seemingly interested in how I did with Rhev. "I went inside and was escorted to the VIP section, I ordered my drink and then Xhex came up to me saying Rhev wanted to speak to me. I followed her to his office, exchanged pleasantries and then he told me what has been going on. It seems some of the missing civilians have been taken while they were either coming or going from ZeroSum. As he said if it becomes known civilians are going to be leery of going there afraid of getting nabbed. Which means he will be losing business. Secondly, Trez and Iam have dispatched a few lessers from outside of ZeroSum, again not good for business. He wants the Brotherhood to put a stop to it, like now."

Tohr nodded. "I will call him and set up a meeting with the King and get things aired out. Congratulations for surviving a meeting all alone with Rhev. I still don't like to be in a room alone with the bastard." Tohr said with a bit of a grin.

Wrath gave a sigh. "Whisper, I know it must have been hard on you to know you killed one of our own. I'm telling you not to worry about that. He was going to try to take you down and you defended yourself. My gut feeling is that we are going to come across this again. We are up to over 30 civilians missing. At this point we have to come to the conclusion they are in the hands of the lessers and the Omega. Before it gets too late I need someone to go back to the cabin and have a look over to see if you can tell what they were using it for. The more we know the better protected we are."

Rhage and Qhuinn volunteered to go and check the cabin. The meeting dispersed everyone wanting to be with their respected partners.

V looked at me. "Why don't you pack some stuff so you can have things at the Pit." He said with a grin.

I smiled brightly. "I love that idea" I said kissing him deeply.

"I'll meet you at the Pit." He said before leaving. He took a hot shower and put on a sweat suit and poured himself some Goose and brought out his box of red smoke. Tonight was heavy and he needed something to relax him.

I took my shower and then packed a suitcase with my daily stuff and a toiletry bag. I would return to my room when it was patrol time to get suited up. I then dematted to the Pit. A funny smell was in the air when I materialized. V was on the couch with a drink in one hand and a cigarette type thing in the other. I set my things down and then joined him on the couch. "What is that you're smoking?"

V smiled seeing the suitcase. He chuckled when she twitched her nose at the smell of the red smoke. "It's called red smoke. Think of it as marijuana on steroids."

"Damn, it's strong. I think I'm getting a contact high."

"I'm proud of you leelan on everything you went through tonight."

"Thank you V." I said softly and tiredly. "Rhev is a scary fucker, all the hairs all over my body were standing on end when he was standing in back of me"

V chuckled. "Rhev has that effect on everyone. He enjoys the fear that he portrays. We have the "I'll scratch your back, you scratch mine" type of deal with him."

"I don't like the idea of killing our own." I said looking up at him.

V inhaled another hit of the red smoke "No one does, but if they are out to take us out, we don't have a choice. It's either them or us."

"Hopefully Havers comes up with something from the autopsy." I snuggled in close to him inhaling his scent. "You didn't mind what I did earlier with that hussy?"

V laughed. "I loved it leelan. I want you to tell people that I'm yours and that you are mine. She's always been trouble, but I'm sure Rhev will take care of her. She knew that I am now spoken for but she did it anyway. Rhev don't play those games."

"I wanted to tear her hair out by the roots"

"I know, but no fear. I'm yours."

"And I'm yours" I say with a wink and a yawn. "Sorry."

"Go and get some sleep leelan. I have some things I need to do before I can come to bed." V said before kissing her softly.

"Goodnight my love" I said with a smile, kissing him back. I open my suitcase and pull out my pj's and trot to the bathroom to change before crawling under the covers, falling asleep quickly. It didn't take long for the nightmares to appear. The dead eyes of the civilian returning to me. His hand reaching up to me but before it could reach me it became a lesser hand. I startled awake and sat up. I looked wildly around me. "V" I called out.

V had been gridding when he heard me call out. The fear in my voice made him rush to my side. He took me into his strong arms. "It's okay leelan, I'm here" He said stroking my hair soothingly. "Did you have a nightmare?"

All I could do is nod and cling to him. He hugged me tight for several minutes before I could tell him about my nightmare.

V listened to her dream, hoping that it wasn't some kind of premonition. What she dreamed could be plausible. "I know what happened tonight was very troubling, but you are safe and here with me."

"I know V, but it was so realistic" I say with a shudder.

"Our fears tend to be that way, but it doesn't mean it will happen"

"What if he was just a pawn in the Omega's twisted world."

"Whisper, he had a dagger, he would have hurt you or killed you if you hadn't done what you did. You did nothing wrong."

"I know, but knowing that doesn't really help at the moment. What happens if next time I know the person?"

"You will have to do the same thing you did tonight leelan. Until we figure out what is going on and stop it that's all you can do. "

I snuggled in tight to him needing to feel safe. I fell back to sleep in his arms hoping the nightmares didn't come back.

V held her close to him, stroking her hair trying to calm her. He was worried about her. Maybe she needed to be pulled from rotation till this civilian crisis was over. Hesitation in battle could get her killed or someone else. He knew it would be an unpopular decision but he had to protect her and the others. It was a damned if you do and damned if you don't type of dilemma. He would talk to her about it when she woke up and then decide what to do. He had to talk to Butch, Cop would know what to do. He untangled himself from her and went to his office and dialed Butch's number

Butch grabbed his phone quickly as not to wake Marissa up. "What's wrong?" He said into the phone. He knew V didn't call at this hour unless something was wrong"

V had to grin at Butch's question. The Cop knew him so well. I have a big problem and I need a sounding board."

"Make coffee and I'll be right over after I get dressed"

"Thanks Cop." He hung up and went to the kitchen and made some coffee. He mulled things over in his head waiting for Butch to show up.

Butch quietly entered figuring Whisper was still asleep. He poured himself some coffee and then followed V to his office. "So what's the deal?" He asked as he took a sip of his coffee.

"Tonight really freaked Whisper out. I'm worried what's going to happen when she comes across another civilian she has to take out. I'm afraid she's going to hesitate and get herself hurt or killed or someone else."

"Damn" Butch said after V finished telling him what is going on. "That is quite the dilemma. Does she know any of the civilians that are missing?"

"I'm not sure, I didn't ask her, but if she runs into someone she knows she's going to hesitate. These civilians, like she said, are just the Omega's pawns, it's not their fault, but no matter if it is or not, if they come after us we have to take them out."

"So what are you thinking the solution is?"

"Take her out of rotation until this civilian mess is sorted out. I know she isn't going to like it, but I don't want her or anyone else hurt"

"What has to be done has to be done. Can't take anymore of a risk than we normally do. She's gonna have a shit fit though."

V nodded and ran his fingers through his hair. "Yeah I know, but it's the only solution I can think of. She can do the gridding for us full time."

"She's got a warrior heart, and it will be hard for her not to be out there with us on patrol"

"I know and she still will be a warrior just on hiatus til this all blows over."

"How long will that be?"

"Your guess is as good as mine Cop."

"Might want to talk to the Queen so she will know and be able to get the females together to help Whisper. Cos we both know she's going to be far from happy."

"Good idea. I want to talk to her first before I talk to anyone else. It's only fair."

"Thinking you're going to be sleeping alone for several days after your talk"

"Maybe, but I'm hoping she will understand."

"I hope for your sake she does. I'm glad I'm not in your shoes my friend"

"Thanks Cop."

"Anytime. I'm always here to help"

V sighed "I need to get this over with. Thanks for listening."

"Let me know how it goes" Butch said getting up and leaving.

V sat back down on the bed and let her sleep thirty minutes more before gently waking her up. "Whisper" He said before shaking her softly.

I came out of sleep slowly. "Time to get up already?" I asked sleepily as my eyes focused on him. Seeing the look in his eyes I frowned and sat up. "What's the matter?"

"We need to talk leelan"

Ut oh, this wasn't going to be good, it never was if we need to talk was in a sentence. "Of course."

"I'm worried about your safety and the safety of others with you on patrol. I can't guarantee you won't run across a civilian you might know. I can't have you hesitating."

I didn't say anything for several minutes. My mind kept repeating what he said. My first reaction was to be pissed, but the more I thought about it, the more I understood his concerns. I couldn't honestly say I wouldn't hesitate if someone I knew was about to attack me. "I understand where you are coming from. Maybe it is best that I not be on patrol for now. I don't want to put anyone in danger"

V couldn't believe what he was hearing. He smiled at her and pulled her into his arms. "Thank you for understanding leelan. I'm proud of you."

I wrapped my arms around him, nuzzling his neck. "I'm upset because I can't patrol, but I'll get over it. It leaves me plenty of time to do gridding." I said with a small smile.

"We can talk to Tohr together if you'd like."

I wrinkled my nose, but nodded. "Yes, it would be better to hear it from me than you."

"Go ahead and take a shower and get dressed for first meal and I'll let him know we want to talk to him. Then we can tell Z."

I nodded and kissed him softly before gathering some clothes and heading to the bathroom.

V watched her go into the bathroom before he called Tohr and told him they needed to talk to him. He also texted Z and told him the same. When she came out twenty minutes later he took his shower and got dressed. "Ready?"

"No, but let's do this." I said taking his hand in mine.

"That's my girl" V said squeezing her hand gently. They dematted to the manse and then walked to Tohr's office.

Tohr looked up when they walked in. He wondered what it could be about. "So what's going on?"

V nodded to me. "I need to be taken off of rotation. I can't guarantee I won't hesitate if I have a run in with a civilian especially if it is someone I know." I said looking him in the eyes.

Tohr was taken aback, it wasn't something he was expecting. He sat back in his chair and looked at her. "It took a lot of courage for you to tell me this. I know it must have been a very hard decision for you to make. Even if you aren't on patrol you can help us greatly continuing with the gridding that you have been doing. Thank you Whisper. You understood the consequences and made the right decision."

"Thank you Tohr and you're welcome. Yes, I can now work on gridding full time for now."

"We're going to tell Z what is going on now" V said looking at Tohr.

"Yes, he needs to know he'll be down a member of his group. I will see both of you at first meal."

V and I left Tohr's office and went and found Z. I explained things to him like I had with Tohr.

"You made the right decision" Z said. "I will welcome you back to my group once you are ready again." Then he walked off.

"You gained Tohr's respect and more respect from Z. That is quite an achievement and I'm sure Tohr will talk to the King and you'll have his as well."

"I'm just doing what is right"

"Yes you are. Even though it is going to be hard on you."

"I'll be fine as long as I'm helping out the Brotherhood in some way."

"You will be. The more nests we get rid of the more we can work on the lesser numbers. That's very important work."

"I know." I said softly.

"I'll be right back Whisper. I have to do something."

"Alright" I said giving him a kiss.

V went in search of the Queen. Once he had found Beth he explained the whole thing to her. "If you ladies can just keep an eye on her, I'd appreciate it."

"Of course we will. I know how hard it must be for her to have made that decision. You have a good and strong woman V, cherish her." Beth said with a smile.

"I know and I do cherish her."

"Good, now let me go tell the other ladies what is going on. I'll see you at the table."

V watched her leave before going back to Whisper. He found her being entertained by Rhage and the angel.

"We're trying to convince her to come and watch Oprah with us" Rhage said with a grin.

"She's not having any part of it." Lassiter said shaking his head.

"Nope, no Oprah, Jerry or Maury for me, sorry boys" I said with a grin.

"We're deeply wounded" Lassiter said

"You'll get over it I'm sure." I said laughing. I'm a sports kind of girl and I like the dramas, not tabloid fodder crap."

"Oh! Those are fighting words" Rhage said giving me a look.

I shrugged. "You have fun watching what you like, and I'll have fun watching what I like. Fair enough?"

"Fair enough" Both Rhage and Lassiter said at the same time.

V laughed. "Time for us to take our seats leelan" He said escorting them both into the dining room.

"Good because I'm starving" I said with a smile as I let him lead me to the dining room.

After first meal V and I went back to the Pit so he could get ready for patrol. I was feeling restless, but I figured it was just because I wouldn't be patrolling tonight. When it was time for him to meet everyone in the foyer I kissed him and hugged him tight, not wanting to let go. "Be extra careful tonight V, please" I said touching his cheek lovingly.

V could feel her restlessness and worry. His brow furrowed. When she hugged him it was extra tight and she hung on. I hugged her back and kissed her softly. "Always. I'll see you later leelan" He kissed her again and then left.

Once he was gone I went into the office to do some gridding. My leg was moving up and down, which signified that I was anxious. I couldn't concentrate on the gridding. I dematted to the manse, I went to the parlor and found Mary and Beth. "Hi" I said softly before moving into the room. "Am the only one that has a bad feeling?

The women shook their heads. "We're feeling it too."

My first thought was to dematt and join Z's group, but I knew the trouble that I would get into if I did that. My next thought was to call V, but that would be a distraction and I didn't want to do that either. There wasn't anything that I could do. I started pacing. I heard a commotion in the hall and went out to see what was going on. My breath caught in my throat when I saw Manny with a stretcher waiting by the door. I went up to him. "What's going on?"

"A Brother is down" He said in a low voice as he looked me in the eyes.

I didn't need to ask which Brother, I knew with all my being that it was V. "How bad?" I whispered.

"Bad, he's going to need some blood"

"He can have mine." I said just as the doors flung open and V's group carried him inside. I gasped, there was so much blood. Butch's face told the tale at how bad it was. I followed the stretcher as it made its way to the med clinic. Manny tore open V's leathers to find the wound. I gasped again when I saw the wound. "You need to feed him before I can operate, he's lost too much blood he wouldn't make it through surgery.

I couldn't lose him. I wasn't going to lose him. I let my fangs drop and I bit into my wrist to get my blood flowing and brought it up to V's lips. "V, feed from me" I said in a whisper. The aroma of my blood filled the room. I pressed my wrist tight against his lips. "V, feed from me dammit" I said trying to get him to drink. Even though he was unconscious his internal reactions kicked in and he started to feed. I exhaled when I felt him latch on. "Drink all that you need my love" I said quietly. He drank hungrily, After a few minutes I started to feel weak, but I let him keep drinking.

Manny watched Whisper closely. V needed a lot of blood, but if he kept drinking he'd drain her. He noticed her getting paler. "That's enough Whisper. You can't let him drink anymore or you'll be on the floor."

Butch stepped forward and helped me get loose from V's grip and help steady me. "I have to operate you all have to leave."

I kissed V's cheek and then left the room with Butch. I then turned to him "What happened?"

"Ambushed. Lessers and civilians jumped us. There was about four lessers and six civilians. We were outnumbered, they were coming from every direction. We couldn't keep up. V dispensed a lesser but a civilian popped up and drove a dagger into him. Qhuinn and I got him in the SUV and came back here leaving the rest to finish up."

"Was anyone else hurt?"

"A few cuts here and there" He said as he showed me a cut on his arm. "V got the worst cos he was in the thick of things."

"He's the leader of the group, he's going to always be." I said quietly as I looked at the doors to the clinic wishing they'd open and Manny comes out and gives us an update. I got up and started pacing as more Brothers started to show up to find out how V was doing.

Thirty minutes later Manny came out. "I had to stop the internal bleeding and repair part of his intestine. His vampire healing is helping. He will make a full recovery, with the help of your blood" He said looking at me. He'll be out of commission for at least two weeks. Two of you at a time." Butch and I went inside. I moved the chair close to his bed and took his hand in mine. I then leaned up and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "I'm here V" I said quietly.

"I'm here too V" Butch said standing by the bed. "The others are outside waiting to see you."

"Everyone is worried." I squeezed his hand again and his eyes fluttered open. "Hey there." I said with a smile

V heard her voice and then the Cop's. It took him a few minutes before his eyes opened. I looked towards her, felt her hand in mine. I managed a small squeeze to her hand. My brain was fuzzy but I remembered what had happened. Vaguely remembering her feeding me. "Leelan" I managed to whisper.

"Yes, I'm right here"

"Thank you for saving my life." Then he looked over at Butch. "Thank you for saving my life."

"No need to thank me V. I couldn't lose you." I said softly.

"Who would watch the Sox with me if anything happened to you?"

V managed a smile. "True" He said softly.

"There's a lot of Brothers outside waiting to see you. I'll come back later. I know you're in good hands" He said looking at me.

For the next hour Brothers streamed in and out checking in on how V was doing. Finally him and I were alone. "You need to get some rest." I said quietly.

V nodded, "Come lay with me leelan" He said patting the spot next to him.

I carefully climbed into the bed with him and laid my head on his shoulder. "Better?" I said with a smile.

"More than better, it's perfect" He kissed the top of her head and drifted back to sleep.

I watched him sleep for a little while before falling asleep myself.

Manny came in awhile later to check on V and found them sleeping together. He couldn't help but smile. He quietly checked V's stats and found them where they should be. He turned off the lights and left.

I woke up about thirty minutes before first meal. V was still sleeping. I softly got up out of the bed and made my way to the foyer of the manse. I was waiting for Tohr. Ten minutes later I saw him. I walked up to him. "May I have a word with you, please.

Tohr raised a brow and nodded. Tohr chose the library instead of his office. "What can I do for you Whisper?"

"Put me back on rotation. A civilian is the one that stabbed V, I won't think twice killing a civilian now."

Tohr had a feeling that she was going to ask him that. He knew that he would be asking the same thing if he was in her shoes. "One hesitation and you are off patrol indefinitely, understand?"

"I understand and thank you." I then returned to V. Soon Fritz brought down first meal for both of us. After we had finished eating I took his hand in mine. "I'm back on patrol" I said simply.

"I had a feeling you were going to do that leelan. Just be careful out there."

"I will. I told Tohr there was no way now that I would hesitate to kill a civilian. I have even more revenge inside me. I'll kill any of them in my path." I said with a lot of venom and my eyes almost going black.

"Manny said it will be a few more days before I'll be ready for patrol again. I'm going back to the Pit soon, so I'll do the gridding while I'm off patrol so we can keep it going."

"Sounds like a plan" I say with a smile. I leaned over and kissed him softly. "I need to go get ready for patrol. I'll see you at the Pit"

"I'll see you later leelan"

I got up and dematted to my room and took off my clothes and started to put on my leathers when a knock came at my door. I hurried and put my shirt on and went to the door and opened it. Z was standing there. I had a feeling that I'd hear from him once Tohr told him I was on patrol again. "Hey Z"

"You ready for tonight?"

110% I'm going to kill them all, doesn't matter which they are. A civilian tried to take V out, so they are fair game. I'm not going to hesitate in the least. They will die along with the lessers." My eyes darkening again.

Z listened to her and he could tell that she meant every word. "Good, you won't be with me tonight. Until V comes back Butch is going to need another hand, so you'll be riding with him and his crew."

"Alright, I'll be downstairs in a few minutes, just need to weapon up."

"Be careful tonight."

"You too."

Z nodded and left going to his chambers to get ready himself.

Fifteen minutes later I was down in the foyer waiting for Butch and the rest of his crew. My nerves were jumping full of adrenaline. I was ready to go, I was ready to kill.

"I hear you're with us till V returns" Came a voice in back of me.

"Mhm you're stuck with me Cop" I said with a grin.

"On that note, let's get out of here and kill something, hopefully many somethings. You going to dematt to a rooftop?"

"It is my m,o. Which direction are we going in?"

"South east."

"I'll meet you there." I then dematted to a rooftop and waited for them to show up. When I saw them I whistled and got one back. It took ten minutes before we came upon a pack of about ten. I let my arrows fly. I got the first two dead center in the head, then I got two more in the chest. I heard a whistle and then jumped down to the ground. I was ready to go head to head. I let my stars fly getting two in the throat. I was grabbed from the back. It took me a second to throw them over me and then land on the ground in front of me. It was a civilian, I was on him in a heartbeat and my dagger went in his chest, I pulled it back out and did it again, I did it over and over until someone grabbed me and pulled me off of them."

"He's dead Jim" Came Butch's voice in my ear.

I relaxed and let my breathing go back to normal. I was a bloody mess from head to toe.

"I need you to go to your room, shower and put on another pair of leathers and then come back."

I nodded and dematted back home and did what Butch told me to do and then I rejoined them. "Where to now?" I asked.

"South west"

I nodded and then left and found my perch. It took thirty minutes this time to find a pack. This time I kept my wits and didn't over kill. We found a smaller pack and dispensed them before Butch called it a night. I went back to my room and took another shower and put on a tank top and a pair of sweats before dematting to the Pit.

V felt her presence before she came into his office. "How was patrol?"

I told him everything that had happened. "I lost it for a moment, but the rest of the evening I was fine. I got it out of my system with that one civilian."

V moved his hand to her cheek and caressed it lovingly. "Thank you leelan"

I closed my eyes to his touch loving the feel of him touching me. "No need to thank me V, you'd do it for me."

"Yes I would. He said moving his hands to her waist and bringing her closer to him for a gentle hug

I hugged him back gingerly, inhaling his scent and nuzzling his neck. "How are you feeling?"

"Sore, but other than that I'm good."

"Good. It's been a long night."

"Is that a hint it's bedtime?" He said with a grin.

"Mhm that was a bedtime hint." I said with a wink. "A man that can take hints is a rarity" I say with a smirk.

"I usually can pick up on them. Especially if it is a direct one."

"I'll try to remember to make all my hints direct ones." I put my hand out to him "Come on old man time for bed" I said with a light laugh.

"Old man eh? Just wait till I"m all healed and you can see what this old man can really do." V said with a smirk before smacking her on the ass and taking her hand as she led them to the bed.

I made sure to sashay my hips teasingly as I made my way to his bed.

Before she made it to the bed he grabbed her from behind and whispered into her ear. "Just so you know leelan you will be paying a price for your teasing" Then he let her go.

A shiver ran through me as I heard his words. Just thinking about things he would do to pay me back turned me on. I bit my lip to keep from moaning. I turned around to face him. "I look forward to it. I gave him a grin before gathering up my night clothes and heading to the bathroom to change.

V wanted nothing more to take her but he knew he couldn't as he groaned laying back on his pillow. When he was healed a trip to his penthouse would definitely be in order. He could just picture her strapped to his table. He shook his head needing to get those thoughts out of his mind. He could feel his cock twitching. Thankfully by the time she reappeared he had gained control of his hormones.

I carefully laid down on the bed next to him. "Are you having any pain?"

V nodded. "A little, but it's manageable."

"I have your pain medication if you need it."

"Thank you leelan for taking such good care of me" V said with a smile.

"TLC is what I'm good at." I said leaning in and kissing him softly"

V kissed her back softly. "Lay your head on my shoulder."

I cuddled up to him, putting my head on his shoulder and I sighed happily. "You make me so happy V."

"I'm glad Whisper because you make me happy too. After Jane left I never thought I would have feelings for another female, but the moment I saw you I felt something for you."

"It was the same for me. I never believed in love at first sight until I met you."

"Your mine Whisper, all mine"

"I'm all yours V. As you are all mine."

"Yes, I'm all yours Whisper."

I looked up at him and he looked down on me. V, I love you" I waited to see what he would say or do.

V knew the words were going to come soon and he was ready. He smiled down at her. "I love you too Whisper"

I let out a sigh of relief. "Now you have made me even happier" I say with a big smile.

"Good, I want you to always be happy"

"I want to always make you happy too V"

V smiled down at her and kissed her softly. "Time for sleep" He paused briefly before finishing "Nalla"

If my heart hadn't been beating fast before, it was now. He called me Nalla. "Goodnight Nallum" I closed my eyes and fell asleep with a smile on my face.