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My Commander(44)

By:Alanea Alder


"I noticed, but I don't think the simpering twits that were there yesterday did. Really child? Touched by the Divine?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Hey! It worked, didn't it?" Meryn protested.

"I have a feeling things are about to get more interesting in Lycaonia." Lady Fairfax sipped her tea. Sydney watched his grandmother carefully before dropping his gossip bomb.

"Did you know that she called Elder Evreux a douche bag?" He said casually. Lady Fairfax sprayed her tea across the table and turned to stare at Meryn.

"It was an accident!"

"How do you call someone a douche bag by accident?" Sydney asked.

"He wasn't supposed to hear me." Meryn mumbled.

Lady Fairfax began to wheeze, concerned Meryn hopped down and started patting her on the back.

"Are you okay?"

"Oh, I can't wait to tease him about that. Pompous ass. Oh Meryn you're good for my heart." Lady Fairfax laughed and pulled Meryn down to kiss her cheek. Meryn blushed furiously.

"Meryn can you call Aiden? While we're out I need to know if he wants me to pick up his dress whites out of storage at the tailors." Adelaide was grinning from ear to ear. Grateful for a chance to escape being the center of attention she went back and picked up her backpack.

"You'll have to go outside, for some reason reception inside the café has been spotty lately." Sydney advised. She went to walk out and realized she didn't have his number. She turned back.

"Do you have his number?" She asked Adelaide. Adelaide wrote down the number on a napkin and handed it to her.

"Take your time, dear. I'm enjoying my latte." Adelaide winked.

"Thanks!" Meryn practically ran for the door. She stepped outside and took a deep breath. Fresh air. She got comfortable at one of the small bistro tables, pulled out her laptop and flipped it open. She fished around at the bottom of her bag for her phone. Once she found it, she dialed Aiden's number.

"Hello?" Aiden's deep voice sent shivers through her. He sounded out of breath.

"Why are you breathing hard?" She asked.

"We're doing drills. Are you okay?" As his breathing slowed, she imagined him sweaty and all of his muscles flexing. Damn hormones!

"Yup. I'm still out with your mother. She wanted me to ask you if you need us to pick up your dress whites."

"Thank the Gods for my mother! I completely forgot I had stored them at Seamless. The tailors in the city are witches and when they store your clothing they cast a spell to keep it clean, pressed and ready to go. If I had waited until the last minute there would have been a waiting period to get it out since they have to cast a reversal spell." Aiden's breathing sounded normal and his tone upbeat. She wished he were in front of her, she bet he was smiling.

"Okay, I'll let her know ..." Out of nowhere she could have sworn she felt someone walk past her. She actually felt body heat. She looked around and the sidewalk where she sat, it was empty.

"Meryn?" Aiden called her name. She shook her head.

"Sorry, got distracted there for a second. Will you be at the house for dinner?" She was starting to love eating. Before Aiden, eating meant choking down a hot pocket while on her laptop. Now it meant talking and laughing with friends and family.

"Yes, we'll be there. Marius let it slip that he was making his world famous meat loaf tonight. We'll have to fight the guys for a good slice."

"I bet Marius will save me some he ..." Meryn's throat constricted, someone had just breathed on the back of her neck. Goosebumps exploded across her skin and covered her body. A sinister chuckle had her gasping and spinning in her chair. No one was there.

"Meryn what's wrong?" Aiden's frantic question barely registered.

"I think someone is here, but I don't see anything." She whispered.

"Where is Colton? Where is my mother?" He asked. In the background, he was calling out orders for the men to get into the vehicles.

"I haven't seen Colton and your mother is in the café." Meryn's eyes darted around.

"Get inside now!" Aiden yelled. Meryn stood only to have a heavy hand push her back down.

"Aiden something pushed me! It won't let me go inside!" Her heart beat out of control.

"Scream. Scream as loud as you can. Ben's unit is patrolling the city today, someone will hear you." Aiden yelled. She opened her mouth to scream when something covered it. It wasn't until she felt the moist heat that she realized that someone was kissing her. A foreign tongue forced its way down her throat. She thrashed, a strong hand gripped her breast. Flinging herself backward she broke away from her attacker. When her mouth was free she inhaled and screamed as loudly as she could. Seconds later a figure appeared at her side. It was Colton.