Page 13 of Xander
Chapter Five
Xander
Xander managed to unlock the door before they burst through, their lips devouring each other, as he struggled with shutting and locking the door after they passed through.As elegant as ever, Xander tripped and managed to land on his back with Frost sprawled on top of him, his arms wrapped tightly around her to keep her safe.He glanced at her shocked face and couldn’t hold back the bark of laughter that escaped his throat.
She blinked before she glanced down at his lips and pressed her body closer to his.“At least we’re already on a flat surface.”Her smile was dazzling.
The fingers of his right hand brushed through her long, dark hair, while the other pressed against her lower back, bringing her even closer to his body.He was about to capture her lips in a scorching kiss that would definitely lead to more, but they were interrupted by a loud cough coming from the living room.
Frost raised her gaze and glanced into the living room.She squeaked indelicately as she scrambled off his lap, but he wanted to keep her close and whoever was in the house could fuck off.He growled when she managed to stand; when he reached for her, she sidestepped him, still staring toward the living room.He watched her eyes widen and a flush stain her cheeks, so he tipped his head back while still laying on the floor and he spotted everyone.And he meant everyone.Fuck.
He reluctantly got to his feet before he reached for Frost’s hand and interlaced their fingers together, giving her a little squeeze of reassurance.
Liv, of course, not caring about the awkwardness in the room, darted forward and enveloped Frost in a hug.Xander smiled when he saw that Frost hadn’t hesitated to wrap her arms around the smaller woman in return.
“How did your first shift go?”Liv asked.
“I haven’t…shifted.It’s been three days since I woke up and nothing.I remember the transition, well-developed bits and pieces, but I woke up feeling strong and healthy, but no shift.”
“Then…well, where have you guys been?”
“Oh, yeah.We just arrived back from Denver.We went to confront my boss, who about peed his pants when Xander walked into his office.”She laughed and the others smiled.
“I should probably start from the beginning.My boss, Bob, had hired me out to the mercenaries as a tracker to find the immortals, although I didn’t know at the time he meant everyone here.We thought he would give us the name of the person who hired him.At first, he wasn’t cooperative, even though I thought my threat to break all of his bones one by one was pretty scary.He didn’t unfortunately.Am I not that scary?”Frost asked.
“No,” Kane stated.
“Not at all,” Seth piped up.
“About as much as Liv.”Kai received a glare from his wife and he wiped the smile off his face.
“Anyway…we found out that a group called Nightfall hired the mercenaries.Marcus, a human mercenary, acted as the go-between, and contracted the mercenaries to kill, well, you guys.At least I got to stab Marcus.”Frost beamed at that.
“Why did you stab him?”It was Ax this time.
“He was eye-fucking Xander.Rude, right?”
The chorus of laughter brought Frost’s gaze from Liv’s and she took in the rest of the assassins in the room.When she spotted Gunnar she nodded, and Kane she smiled, but when she spotted Seth, her smile grew wider.
“Hey, kid.I told you I’d be okay.”
Seth stepped forward, hand-in-hand with his beautiful dark auburn-haired wife, and side-hugged Frost.She hugged him back.
“This is my mate and wife, Aubrey.”
Of course, Frost hugged her.“It’s nice to meet you.You have a very sweet man.”
Aubrey smiled and returned the hug and Frost relaxed.Xander took her hand in his and introduced her to Hunter, Thomas, Isaac, and then Ghost.Frost’s eyes widened as she glanced at Ghost’s hair, very similar to his.As she was introduced, she either hugged them or shook their hand, but she turned around and ran into Axel.She paused; her gaze slowly traveled higher until she reached Ax’s smiling face.
“Hey, honey.I’m Axel.”
Xander rolled his eyes.The man didn’t know when to quit.
“Sure you are.Not a chance, honey, not a chance.”Frost patted his chest and stepped around him, moving to Xander’s side.
At that moment, Jade came out of the kitchen, a little hesitant.Frost pulled away from Xander and walked toward her, carefully, as if she were afraid Jade would strike out at her.Xander stood still, knowing Frost wanted to apologize, but he could only hope that Jade was as forgiving as he thought she would be.
Without a word, Frost pulled Jade in for a long hug.Xander relaxed when Jade returned the hug.They stood there for long minutes before Frost pulled back.
