Filed to story: The LORDS Series Free PDF by Shantel Tessier
Her body stiffens. “No.” She shakes her head.
“Blake-“
“The answer is no, Ryat! You know how I feel about that.” She removes her suit jacket and throws it down onto the bed.
“We all do but he wants to join them as bad as you wanted to go to Stanford.” My wife never wanted to attend Barrington, but again, she wasn’t given that option. For the last two months her and Ryann have been visiting colleges to see which one is her favorite choice after her high school graduation next year. So, far looks like Stanford is winning.
“That’s not fair.” She places her hands on her hips and glares at me.
“I know.”
“No, I mean not fair to me. One is an education, the other could get him killed.” She snaps.
“We always told the kids that we would listen to what they want.” I remind her.
“Except this.” She pulls away from me and turns her back to me.
“You’re being unreasonable.”
Stopping, she spins around, her mouth falling open. “And you seem to forget everything you went through because of them.”
Walking over to her, I grip her hips keeping her in place. “He doesn’t need our permission.”
Her bottom lip starts to tremble, “I know.” She whispers. “I just didn’t want her to be right.”
“Who?” I frown.
“Doesn’t matter.” She avoids answering.
A knock comes on our door before our daughter steps in. “Hey, my car is on E …”
“Again!” Royal yells from down the hall.
“So, I’m going to ride with the boys to school.” She informs us.
“Okay,” Blake nods. “Are you sure you got enough sleep on the plane?”
“Yeah.” She smiles at us. “Love you guys. See you after school.”
“Love you,” we say in unison.
Turning her back toward me I hear her sniff. I sigh, “Blake …”
“We’re out.” Reign pops his head in.
“Wait!” She hollers, reaching up and wiping her face before spinning around to face him. “Your dad said you wanted to talk about the Lords.”
He glares at me and then looks back at her. Answering, he squares his shoulders. “Yeah, I do.”
She places one hand on her hip the other in her hair, and she nods more to herself than him. “Okay. We’ll talk when you get home.”
“Really?” he asks, his face lighting up.
“Really.” She tells him.
“Thanks, mom. Love you guys.” He takes off and we both stand silently, listening to doors shut, the kids argue. Then we hear Royal’s car start before they drive away. Leaving us in silence once again.
I walk over to her, and she looks up at me with tear-filled eyes. “I don’t want him to hate me.” She chokes out.
Pulling her into me, I hug her tightly kissing my hair. “He could never hate you, Blake.”
She pulls away. “I hated my dad and Valerie for so long because I didn’t understand what was really going on. I thought being truthful with them was the right thing.”
“It was.”
“How?” She points at the door. “He thinks it’s some game.”
“No. He doesn’t.” Reign understands more about the Lords than I did at his age. I jumped headfirst not knowing what to expect. I’ve tried giving him as much information as he could possibly need, knowing that this day would come. “All we have to do is listen. We’ve still got a few months before initiation even starts.”
Nodding, she runs her hand through her hair. “I guess.” She says quietly. “I just feel like my hands are tied.”
“They’re about to be.” My eyes drop to the way her silk button-up blouse pulls against her chest.
“Ryat-” She shoves my shoulder and I grab her wrists, pulling her into me. Her body crashes against mine, cutting her off.
Letting go on one, I slide it into her long, dark hair and pull on the soft strands, forcing her to lift her chin, so she has to look up at me. “We have the house to ourselves, and I have a few hours before I have to leave.” My wife has been gone for two days and I plan on making up for that lost time.
She swallows, her pretty blue eyes searching mine. “What should we do?”
I smile, lowering my lips to her neck. “I know several things that I can do.” The first thing is to rip these fucking clothes off of her.
After she killed Valerie and Matt was taken care of, everything settled down. Our life turned somewhat normal-as much as it can being a Lord and a Lady. I offered to give her a big wedding-a proper one-with friends and family. I wanted my wife to have the chance for the world to see me profess my undying love to her. After all, being a Lord has taught me if there’s not an audience to witness, it didn’t exist.
She declined. My wife understands how much I love her and didn’t need an audience. Instead, she took pictures. All the time. Of me and her. Of our twin boys and our daughter. I wanted us to have a big family but complications during her pregnancy with Ryann resulted in an emergency c-section and a hysterectomy. And although I imaged us having more, I couldn’t be happier with the family that she gave me.
I bought this cabin out in the middle of nowhere to be alone. To get away from everything. My wife made it a home. The once empty house is now filled with photos over the years we have spent together on vacations, date nights, our kids succeeding in school and sports. It tells our life story.
Of course, it hasn’t always been pretty. I didn’t expect it to be. Blake can be just as stubborn as me. We fought over the Lord’s, my career, the kids. She once asked me if I believed in life after death. If there was anything better than this. Almost twenty years later and my answer hasn’t changed.
I was forced to pick her as my chosen, but she continues to choose me every day. And that is what I call heaven. Because life without her would be hell.
THE END
Book 2: The Sinner
PROLOGUE
L.O.R.D.
A LORD TAKES his oath seriously. Only blood will solidify their commitment to serve those who demand their complete devotion.
He is a Leader, believes in Order, knows when to Rule, and is a Deity.
A Lord must be initiated in order to become a member but can be removed at any time for any reason. If he makes it past the three trials of initiation, he will forever know power and wealth. But not all Lords are built the same. Some are stronger, smarter, hungrier than others.
They are challenged just to see how far their loyalty will go.