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All That I Am	By : kitten7315 Category: Anita Blake > Het Views: 5396 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 6

“I was finishing up a job and wanted to relieve some stress,” Bernardo stated. I grinned at the thought, knowing what kind of stress Bernardo needed to relieve.

He paused, gathering his thoughts. I watched him, noticing that he seemed to be gaining strength with the pard being near. “Are you sure you are up to this?” I asked him, not wanting to tire him out too quickly. I felt torn. I really needed to know what he knew, but not at the expense of hurting him.

“I’ll be ok” Bernardo said. “I met this woman at a bar, hoping she would come back to my hotel with me. We were talking at our table and this other woman showed up and they started talking about ‘The Executioner’. So I pretty much listened, trying to find out what they were up to."

"Obviously you killed her lover and took over the leopards. She was trying to find a way to kill you, or otherwise pay you back. She said, at first, that she was trying to get you to kill her, and when you wouldn’t, she said she would find another way. I don’t know the specifics of the rest. I kept asking questions and the other woman started to get really uncomfortable, so I dropped it."

"But after a while… I was a bit drunk, and they both were coming on to me, and so I took them back to my place. When we got there I was about to open the door when they both attacked me. It took me by surprise. I should have known better than to turn my back on them but….”

“What did the first one look like?” I asked, already knowing the answer. I closed my eyes, feeling my temper rise. My hand was itching to un-holster my Browning. I was not looking forward to having to deal with Elizabeth again. 'Looks like I am really going to have to kill her this time. I should have done it long ago.'

I felt the whole room tense as if they too knew the answer to the question I asked. Damien got up and moved over to the bed and sat down behind me and gathered me in his arms trying to calm me. My eyes met Jean-Claude’s. I was feeling his anger through the marks.

“Her hair was in curls to her waist, almost black. She was tall, had a pouting face that begged to be kissed. She called herself Beth,” continued Bernardo.

“Who knew how deadly she was? You would think I would have looked at women differently after meeting you Anita.” Bernardo laughed dryly. “But the other woman, she’s around 5’5”. Hair the color of blood with eyes the color of silver. She called herself Caitlin.”

I was surprised for a second at the second description. I was concentrating solely on the fact that Elizabeth had betrayed us once again that I had forgotten there was a second woman. This is really getting interesting, welcome to my life.

“Does this Caitlin person sound remotely familiar to anyone?” I asked looking around at everyone.

“Gregory, Nathaniel, Cherry, Zane? Did Gabriel know someone that fits her description?” I asked. With worried expressions on their faces they shook their heads no.

“Damn! So we have a new player in this game.” I said with frustration. “I think I am going to call some of the other shifters from the coalition to see if they have any idea what’s up and to keep a look out. Meanwhile, we need to start forming a plan, but first things first,” turning to Bernardo “What do you plan to do? I feel responsible; I should have taken care of Elizabeth long before now. The full moon is only 3 nights away. You should definitely know for sure by then, but you are already exhibiting the symptoms of a shifter. I am sorry Bernardo. You are more than welcome to join the pard here. I could do with some alphas and I trust you to have my back.”

Bernardo looked at me with an expression of determination. “I have thought about it while I was waiting on you to come for me. I think I am ready for a change. I would like to join your pard.”

I was beginning to believe it was more than that. Remembering some of our conversations in Santa Fe, I really believe Bernardo just wants a family and a place to call home. I do attract some of the neediest people, but at least I know I don’t have to protect Bernardo and I know I can trust him to protect my original pard. I know Merle will protect Micah and their people, but I don’t know if they would do the same if it came down to saving one of theirs or one mine. I can’t always be around to protect them, but I could count on Bernardo to be there for them, especially if he thought of them as family.

Nathaniel, Gregory, and Vivian crawled onto the bed and slowly crawled up to Bernardo. “We would love for you to join us,” Nathaniel said to him as he began rubbing himself on Bernardo.

“Uh..Anita?” Bernardo said nervously. Laughing I quickly explained to him how they react to someone that is more dominate than them. Bernardo relaxed just a little but not all the way. Guess I am not the only one that is tense in the touchy feely situations.

Zane approached the bed a little more slowly. I know he always did his best to protect the pard and he was not just going to trust anyone as quickly as the rest. “It would be good to have an alpha to help Anita” Zane said carefully.

Now with that taken care of, now to get down to the planning…
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