Chapter 25: Pride

Akeesha’s mouth was hanging open. There were far too many layers of protection for just a normal master. The level she was feeling had an extreme amount of emotion poured into it. Again, for the third time, she reached out, feeling an almost solid wall stopping her short. Was it really true that her sister was tied up in all of this? Sitting down, she had to think about this as there was an awful amount of things going on that she had to wrap her head around. Smiling to herself, Master Jake didn’t realize it yet, but he had just gained another’s protection. If indeed he was treating her sister as she felt he was, then he was the first male worthy of her help.

Looking at her sister prone on the floor at Master Jake’s feet, she again shook her head to clear it. What in the name of the great Jinn had Sheeka been up to that she was in this position in the first place? Looking over at Jake, she could also feel the extreme amount of sexual energy that was practically oozing from him. Looking at his first three Jinns, she nodded. Yes, she could see now why. Akeesha also knew that she had to stay as far from Master Jake as she could. As grateful as she was for her sister, she really had no desire to have sex with a man.

Even the dreamy, jaw-dropping, drooling ... shaking her head, she had to get out of there for a bit. Appearing outside the house, she breathed a sigh of relief, as that had been close, and the sexual pull that Jake had was almost overpowering. Sighing, it wasn’t that she didn’t like men. It was just that, except for a very, very few Jinns and Jake, she hadn’t met any others that she could ever see even getting near, let alone close to. Looking around, Akeesha saw a dark-haired woman watching the house intensely. Hmmmm, Asheeka thought, just who was this woman?

Inside, Sheeka still in tears, finally looked up at Jake, “but why Master? After all I have done to you and your Jinns how can you forgive me? I have done so many terrible things I can never be forgiven for. Why?”

Taking a breath a moment, Jake could only stare at the dirty blonde woman, true she had done horrible things. It was true that she had killed a few, but in almost everything she’d done, she had been ordered to, almost always never to her liking. Jake saw that the woman was confused and extremely grateful but very confused as to why Jake had done what he had.

“I have taken all this time to go over everything that you have done, Sheeka,” Jake told her after a few moments. “Yes, I realize that a lot of it was horrible, and more than a few were destroyed. I also took into account WHY you did all that you did. I finally came to the conclusion that though you didn’t want to, you had to on the promise of the freeing of your sister. I believe that we all deserve a second chance if we prove that we deserve it. You, my dear, more than proved it.” All three of his Jinns were standing behind him with huge smiles on their faces, each staring at Sheeka with a look of love.

Looking at all three of them Sheeka stated as fresh tears started to fall, “All three of you, I tried to destroy all three of you, do you also forgive me?”

Gen stepped forward, “Sheeka, you saved our Master at risk to your own existence. That is a sacrifice that all three of us would do without hesitation. You had no reason other than it was the right thing to do. How can we NOT accept and forgive you? I think I speak for all of us when I say that you will be welcome with us at any time.” All three of the Jinns bowed slightly. “We also accept you as our newest sister!”

Sheeka’s mouth dropped agape as she stared at all three of them then turned toward Jake who was also nodding. “I am after all, your Master, though I have three right now I don’t feel another would strain me too much. After all you haven’t yet now have you?”

Sheeka could only nod as she continued to stare at all four of them. They not only forgave her and restored most of her power but also accepted her into their extended family. It was then that Sheeka noticed the amount of energy that was pouring off Master Jake, raw sexual power that was overpowering. Sighing, she thought that if she wasn’t still as hurt as she was, she might be under Jake at this moment, feeling him fill her to the utmost. I need to heal as soon as

Possible. Sheeka felt that she had to have Jake as soon as possible!

Outside Akeesha stayed as hidden as she could watching the strange jet colored haired woman that was keeping a very watchful eye on the house. Reaching out Akeesha felt towards the woman to make sure they weren’t under attack, finding nothing Akeesha relaxed.

Alba breathed a sigh of relief. The strange Jinn hadn’t felt her power. It was a good thing she’d listened to Nuha and had reduced her power before she even got close to the place where the strange human and Jinns lived. Alba looked closer. The Jinn looked so familiar, but she couldn’t place her. Alba thought that she was that traitor, Sheeka, but there were too many differences. Then there was the fact that the Jinn was hiding her power quite a bit. Alba thought it was another to deal with, obviously. She needed to let her sisters know as soon as she could.

An hour later, Akeesha appeared in Jake’s house’s living room. Concentrating, she found it helped to waylay the extreme sexual energy that Master Jake was projecting. Startled a bit, Jake rose to speak to the woman, “We thought that you had left,” Jake told her when she bowed to him.

“No Master Jake I can not, as long as my sister serves you I will remain to protect her and her master.” Akeesha told him matter of factly, “I will always protect her, she is all the family I have left.”

Jake nodded his understanding, “You will always be welcome here, Akeesha, and I will do all I can to protect her.”

“I realize that now, Master Jake, as I also realize that you are the Ever Last Master. The legend states that no master has ever nor will ever have the protection around him that you do.” Bowing low, Akeesha stated, “It is said that all the protection is forged from the love that you feel for your Jinns and they do for you. Love,” here Akeesha smiled, “is the most powerful force of magic that has ever existed.”

Jake could only nod, still a little in shock at the whole turn of events. Akeesha was soon settled in Sheeka’s room, adding her power to the growing protection around Jake.

Alba had rushed back to her sisters as fast as she could, and Nuha needed to know this new turn of events as soon as possible. “So you say that there was a powerful Jinn outside the stone tent of the Ever Last Master? Interestingly, killing this human will indeed be a challenge. Yes, I know Alba, you’ll get your chance soon to kill him, don’t worry.” Nuha sat back, thinking harder about another way to get close to the man. This information might prove useful to a Jinn protecting him but not bonded to him. Interesting, to say the least.

The next few days, everything seemed to be normal (well, as normal as having three sex-starved women lusting after him could be). Jake had even managed to cross several of the women off the list, going to two one day and three each of the next two days. Still, to his surprise, he wasn’t tired, sore, or unable to perform, and that was a blessing in itself. On the fourth day, though, he once again received another strange call.