Her Guardians - A Paranormal Reverse Harem Romance(23)

I wondered if my mom had figured out what exactly he’d wanted when she’d had her private talk with him. The whole thing was unsettling, but he was my uncle. It wasn’t like he’d really hurt me, would he? Sure, he was bizarre, but I couldn’t imagine he’d do anything to me, especially when he knew my mom would retaliate .

“This is all so frustrating because no one things I can take care of myself,” I said flopping down on the other side of the sofa .

Roman scrunched up his face. “I don’t think anyone thinks that. Your mom has guardians. Every witch does. It’s not a matter of whether or not you can take care of yourself. It’s a matter of being as strong as you possibly can, just in case something should go wrong .”

“Have you guarded someone before me?” I asked studying his face .

Roman’s hair was wild. He had dark eyes and tattooed arms. There wasn’t anyone that doubted that he could take care of himself. Maybe I needed some tattoos. Although I doubted that would change my mom’s mind about my strength .

“You’re my first.” His eyes stayed focused on mine. I could feel the warmth fill my cheeks. They were probably an embarrassing shade of pink. “It’s like I won the lottery .”

“It’s like my mom put a spell on all of you. Wonder if she did it to Gage too .”

“What do you mean?” Roman asked, his nose scrunching up .

I looked away. “Never mind .”

“No, what do you mean .”

“OK, so, you all are like super good looking, and well, I have this strong connection I can feel with each one of you. Sorry, that’s so embarrassing to say because I’m sure you don’t feel it. It’s just all so crazy — ”

“No, I feel it too, but I can assure you that no spell was cast upon me. It’s just how it is for us guardians and our masters .”

My eyes widened. “Please don’t call me that .”

“Sorry. OK. It’s kind of like we’re meant for you, and you’re meant for us. There is no denying it .”

“So even if I wanted you to go away, you couldn’t ?”

“Do you want me to — ”

“No,” I said waving my hands. “I just wondered .”

Roman shrugged. “Well, if you wanted me to go away then I guess I wouldn’t really be yours .”

“OK,” I said snapping my mouth shut. I didn’t want to know more. The more I heard, the less it felt like I had any choices about anything .

Roman turned back toward the TV. I couldn’t concentrate on any of the program, so I got up and returned to tidying up. After ten minutes or so I stopped and stared at the back of Roman’s head .

If he was my guardian, and so were Gage, Erik and Darrin then… what did that mean exactly? They didn’t care who I pulled from? Were we like a team ?

In the car, Darrin hadn’t seemed to care one bit about watching Erik and me in the rearview mirror. If anything, he seemed to have liked it .

Did Gage and Roman feel the same way too? Anytime I needed to pull they’d be there ?

It was overwhelming. “I think I will go to bed after all .”

“OK. Just call if you need me,” Roman said with a smile that was ungodly sexy .

I went into my bathroom and undressed. I needed a shower. Something to help clear my mind .

After I toweled off, I changed into my sleeping attire. The old t-shirt and soft cotton pants were comforting. It finally felt as though I could relax .

Of course, as I laid there staring up at the ceiling, all I could think about was Roman out on the couch. Then I thought about Gage waiting outside the door. Erik… Darrin. All of them .

What if they were all with me? Would they really just… oh dear Gods and Goddesses, I couldn’t even believe what was going on in my mind .

I chuckled to myself. That wouldn’t ever happen. It wasn’t like the other witches were doing that with their guardians… were they ?

I wished I would have paid more attention to my mom. Although, I couldn’t remember her ever discussing guardians with me. She’d wanted to keep me home as long as possible, and I guess when I left, she’d assigned me secret guardians .

Maybe she had known how I would react. She’d wanted me to feel independent, and if she would have told me about the guardians lurking about, I would have freaked .

Not that I’d ever tell my mom I was glad they’d been around. I didn’t even want to think about what would have happened if Erik hadn’t been here when Marcus’s man had tried to take me .

It was less than ten minutes after I laid down that my phone rang. I groaned as I reached over and picked up my cell phone .

Unknown.

Odd.

“Hello?”

Nothing but a strange, high-pitched static like noise. And then I felt something through the phone. I wanted to let go, but I couldn’t drop the phone. It felt as though it was glued to my hand .

It felt as though something was draining my energy through the phone. My breathing slowed, and my body flopped back onto the bed .

I tried to move my body but I couldn’t. It was as though I had become adhered to the bed. What was happening ?

“Help!” I shouted as darkness surrounded me .





Chapter 14