Unbound Desires Volume One

By Felicia Tatum

Hunt unbound beings? Check.

Fall madly in lust with the sexy vampire/fae creature? Check.

Defeat those in leadership abusing their power? ...Almost Check.

An unknown threat looms over Kyle and Elsie as they search for unbound beings and fight their consuming desires.

Risking everything, the two mixed creatures discover enemies are friends, friends are enemies, and trust is harder than ever before.

Will they be able to stop the murders of their kind or will they be next?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Felicia Tatum
• Release date: Jan 18, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310538179

Book preview

1

W ait, what? Seattle? Elsie hissed into the phone, giving me a frustrated gaze as she rolled her eyes. Yes, yes, we’ll be there tomorrow. She slammed the old flip phone shut, earning a crack across the back as she once again forgets her strength.

More unbound? I sighed, more of a statement than a question. I ran a hand through my messy blonde hair, sighing as I realized we were once again traveling.

She raised her brow, her eyes conveying what words couldn’t. Of course there were more unbound who needed us, why was I asking such a stupid question? In Seattle.

I nodded. I heard. What kind? I, Kyle Whitehead, never in a million years imagined I would be hunting unbound beings someday. Growing up, I knew my powers had been bound, and my destiny was to be a normal human. When my sister became unbound, everything changed.

Sorcerer/fae mix. Earth fae at that, totally screwing with everyone at Bumbershoot, she growled, low and menacing. On the outside she was gorgeous, soft and sweet. Elsie was tall and curvy with long blond curls hanging down her back, and large brown doe eyes that captured anyone who looked at her. She was anything but sweet, however. She was deadly, lethal, and could be terrifying when prompted.

Elsie was part vampire, part fae. She wasn’t an uncontrollable unbound, though. She and I had managed to gain control of our vampire halves while locked in a magically sealed basement a few months ago. My sister, Olivia, somehow set off all unbound beings, making everyone who was magically bound when they were a year old come unbound, and into the powers they didn’t know they had. Most of the unbound were in the dark, their parents not telling them their true nature in hopes they never found out the truth; that the council in charge of magical beings made any children born by parents of different abilities come in so they could bind their powers.

Fear ran the council for centuries, an evil woman named Harlow using her authority to create chaos and ridiculous rules. The children born to any magically mixed couples brought in for the binding. I’d found out when my parents, a vampire and a sorcerer, took my sister in when I was only ten years old. I wasn’t stupid, I’d known Mom and Dad were different, and trekking off to some secluded cave proved me right.

I’d left Tennessee when I was eighteen, my little sister only eight, and came back for holidays. My anger toward them ruled me for many years, until finally my sister went through the magical change and was practically a full sorcerer. I’d returned when I was being followed, discovering my magical sister and missing parents. We’d all worked together, us and her boyfriend’s family, and found out more truths than any of us cared to. A few months later, I’d went through it too, only I became more vampire than sorcerer.

That was when I met the beautiful Elsie. Her mother caught wind of my sister being the first unbound and came to Anna, Olivia’s fiance’s grandmother, for help. Elsie had been completely out of control, just like me. We’d eventually bonded over our tribulations, though she seemed to hate me at first. The more she’d snapped at me, the more I was attracted to her. We finally gained control of our vicious halves and went to help defeat those against us, including the people in charge of helping us.

The council was replaced. Anna was now in charge and things were much better. The unbound were still coming into their powers, months later, and Elsie and I had volunteered our time and efforts to capture and help them deal. If they couldn’t merge their two halves, we were forced to turn them in for seclusion until the council decided what to do with them. Some were evil, some simply out of control, but if we were unable to reach out to them and assist, well, Elsie and I weren’t in the authority to make the decision on what to do next.

Refocusing, I asked for clarification, Bumbershoot? The music festival?

She nodded. Yeah, it’s only this weekend, so we need to hurry. We can get in at eleven in the morning. She stood, her speed much faster than a human, and her affinity with air causing her hair to ruffle and swish as she left the room.

Beauty wasn’t something Elsie held, it was a deep part of her that oozed out of every pore, every movement, every word she uttered. The attraction between us had been immediate, my vampire drawn to hers while my other half longed for her. Once we’d managed to merge our dividing halves, the electricity grew and soon our lust grew to something more. We weren’t together, but we spent our days in each other’s company. While we’d been somewhat intimate in the past, it wasn’t a regular occurrence. An electric touch here and there, a forbidden kiss amongst the hunt, but never anything more.

Her moods changed with the seasons, and this season wasn’t friendly to Kyle. Unfortunate, too, cause I wanted nothing more than to have her tight body writhing beneath mine while I fed off her, burying myself deep inside. Her pulse beating as her blood flowed into my mouth.

I couldn’t tell you what we were, but I was happy she was the one I hunted rogue unbound with. Even if I did think it may kill me at some point.

Plane tickets?

Check, she said, tossing an envelope on the table.

Clothes?

She hefted the bag, making it look like it weighed no more than a tissue, and tossed it on top of the tickets. Check. Yours and mine are in there.

You packed my clothes? I asked.

Yeah, I knew you’d take forever. I also have our info for where to get our weapons, cells, chargers, and the tickets to the festival. I think we’re ready to go, she stated, taking charge once again.

Talk about sexy. Then I guess we’re ready, I grinned. Taking our items, I snatched the keys from counter before she could and raced out the door.

We’d found out three hours ago about our new assignment, and were already on our way out. The head of the new unbound department, an extension of the council, was on top of his game, always getting exactly what we needed often before we needed it. As the months passed by, more and more unbound became problems. The assignments were more frequent and the beings harder to merge.

Elsie followed me out, locking up the office we’d been given access to. It housed us, as well as our belongings and necessities to do our jobs. She huffed as she gracefully slid into the car, slamming the door, causing the whole car to shake. .

Chuckling, I glanced at her. You really should learn to control your strength a little better.

Narrowing her eyes, she rolled them at me. Don’t, Kyle. I’m trying, ok? But having this air thing doesn’t help, it makes me faster.

Shrugging, I changed the gears and headed to the airport. We had about a two hour drive ahead of us, as we somehow got stationed in the small town I grew up in, and there was nothing there. Leaving Elsie alone when she got like this was the best thing to do. She wasn’t adjusting well, because her fae powers seemed to strengthen every day. She controlled the air without even trying, and I could tell it freaked her out, but I didn’t know how to help. The only sorcery type ability I possessed was seeing auras, which was helpful when we hunted unbound. All held a white aura, my sister being the first to develop one, and it was easy to spot one in the crowd.

No one was sure why I hadn’t developed more powers, or why Olivia hadn’t, but we’d been the first to come unbound. Speculation was nature used us as guinea pigs and eventually we’d be the most powerful of unbound.

Terrifying, yet exciting.

Elsie continued to huff beside me, bouncing her leg up and down as she gazed aimlessly out the window. Her hair was tossed over her shoulder, lying right between her generous cleavage. Fingers thrummed on her knee while she chewed on her lip.

I leaned back in the seat, I broke my thoughts and relaxed as I drove on. Elsie would get over whatever was bugging her soon, and our trip would be more fun. Assuming I didn’t explode from needing the seductive vampire mixture before we arrived in Seattle.

2

Elsie lazily glanced at me from the seat beside me, her eyes locking on my neck. Kyle, she whispered, leaning and pressing her lips close to my ears. I need to feed. Her lips trailed my skin, hovering over the delicious artery pulsing in my neck.

Emitting a low growl, I pushed her away gently to not gain any attention from the other passengers. You didn’t before? I hissed. Using all my strength, I held her there. A vampire needing to feed wasn’t something to play around with.

A streak of red appeared in her eye and she shook her head. Bloodlust wasn’t something we could control, and Elsie turned into an even more seductive vamp whenever she was hungry. Using her compulsion powers on anyone she found enticing, she often fed on multiple people within one hunting trip. I couldn’t judge, though, because I often did the same.

We’d only boarded a few hours ago, and with it being a direct flight, I knew I would soon have an out of control, starved vampire attacking necks.

Glancing around, I searched for someone with an aura, but no one on our flight was from our community. Labor Day weekend was a busy travel time, but since it was late Saturday evening, it seemed like most people were already at their destinations. Standing, I leaned back down hissed in her ear. Follow me to the bathroom. Control yourself.

Her eyes grew wider, the crimson bleeding more into her irises, and she stood. She inhaled, closing her eyes as she swayed and gripped her middle. She could smell the passengers, their fresh, sweet blood calling to her in her hungered state. Her blond hair swished as her head snapped to look at me, her fangs pressing into her bottom lip as her eyes begged me for help.

Go, I growled, grasping her by the elbow. It took all my strength to guide her to the little restroom in the back, her nostrils flaring with each step. The passengers noticed our odd behavior, but I walked as quickly as I could to blend in and got her locked in the room in a matter of seconds.

With a throaty growl, she latched herself to me, hands roaming all over. Trailing up my shirt, then back down before she hooked her finger on the loop of my jeans.

Elsie? I said huskily. Elsie, you’re hungry.

For you, she cooed. I want to taste every inch of you. She slid her hand down the front of my pants, cupping my growing erection in her palm.

My words caught in my throat and I was frozen. Longing for her touch for months, this moment was as mind blowing as I’d imagined.

She stroked me, her long fingers moving down and tugging my balls before pumping me hard and fast. With her other hand, she pushed my pants to the floor to give her better access. Leaning against the door, I thrust my hips with her movements, the pent up frustration, held in since the day I