JACKL Inc. Ch. 01 - New Beginnings

Author's Note

Welcome to a new series - this series combines characters from The Designer and Once Bitten. Please read the other series to better understand the characters. My author profile provides a quick synopsis of each series brief character sketches.

I'm calling the first chapter New Beginnings. It takes place across two time periods, the Present (at the time of the writing) and in the Past (the fall of 2016) as Jeremiah's family arrives in San Diego. I tell my stories through the eyes of the characters, so I will clearly mark each section in bold with the character name, time period, and location.

Special thanks to Pope1944 for assistance with editing grammar, any remaining mistakes, gaffes, awkwardness is all my fault. Including poor markup!

I appreciate any comments, feedback, favorites, and votes. I hope you enjoy my tales.

-Hank

New Beginnings

A dream of sweet illusion

A glimpse of hope and unity

And visions of one sweet union

- Queen - One Vision

Molly - Present - San Diego

I drummed my fingers on the counter of the video store and sighed.

"Why did this store even exist?" I asked myself for the hundredth time this morning.

In 2020, hardly anyone bought, sold or traded videos. VHS tapes died ages ago, DVDs and Blu-Rays were extinct about the same time they were created. With internet streaming 4K quality video to people's homes, most people with a solid internet connection no longer had to leave the house to consume all variety of videos, even pornography.

I suppose there were a number of people that didn't have a stellar internet connection. However, they also didn't own DVD or Blu-ray players apparently. I know this, because this store was always empty. The video rental vending box at the gas station across the street got more traffic than this place.

However, if you wanted overpriced pop-corn, movie theatre type candies, or special movie paraphernalia, this was the place. Again, not a big market.

I was glad to have a job, and the whole pandemic thing did bring us a few more customers, or so my manager said. He said it was kind of surreal, the variety of masks they wore, and how haphazard that was. One week masks everywhere, then no masks to be seen -- always seemed hit or miss. I had to accept his word, as this was my first day. He left me alone to do a run to the bank, at least that's what he said.

We did have cleanliness standards to maintain to stay open for business. So I wore the appropriately branded mask, and wiped down every surface of the store regularly. The plexi-glass shield at the register twice an hour. I ensured the sanitary gel bottle auto-released the appropriate dose so people could rub their hands with antibacterial goo. If there was a job description for what I did, it would be more janitorial than sales. Still it would pay the bills. Barely.

The door chimed and freed me from my reverie of boredom. I smiled at the tall man. The tall dark man, with flesh that seemed carved from ebony. He did wear a mask, a black mask. I kinda wanted to rip it off him, just to see his lips.

I'll admit to being a lower middle class, privileged white girl with a bit of an obsession over big, muscular ebony men. This customer pressed all my buttons.

I blinked as I realized I was staring, as he strode to the register. He pulled his mask down. It didn't help me stop staring, it did make me drool a little bit.

"Do you have any new movies?" he asked, "The kind they wouldn't even show in the movie theaters, if the movie theaters were open."

I blinked a bit confused, his whole presence made me a bit woozy and dull headed. Then I realized what he meant.

"Oh you mean porn!" I smiled.

He nodded.

I took him back to the room behind the curtain. I didn't even ask him if he ever heard of internet porn. Mostly because my own mind was flipping through my collection of jilling favorites just thinking about him in the starring roles.

"We get new titles about one a month," I said with a cheery smile, "You're in luck we just got a new batch yesterday."

He smiled and looked at me. Like all of me. Not at any of the movies. Just me, Staring at me. I felt myself blush, but also slipped into a coquettish pose for him.

I was above average height, slim but not skinny, my breasts filled my c-cup bra to almost overflowing. My blonde hair and blue eyes never failed to grab attention. I was proud of my tan, lying in the sun was a favorite pastime. Unfortunately the required uniform pants did little to show off my ass, but I tried to work it to give him a good impression.

"I think I'm lucky for a number of reasons," he smiled, after his eyes devoured me. He looked over his shoulder towards the store proper, "Are you the only one here?"

I bit my lip and nodded, then moistened my lips with the tip of my tongue. He stepped towards me, and reached for my hips. I felt him tug me against him. His erection was evident pressing insistently against my abdomen. I looked up at him.

"I'm Molly." I said, just before his lips pressed against mine.

I couldn't help myself, I wrapped my arms around his neck. I lifted a foot around the back of his knee. I pressed myself into his embrace. I knew it was going to be all on tape. I knew what I was doing would get me fired. I didn't care.

I wanted him to take me, fuck me, use me. I inhaled his scent, it made me think of nature, a forest, or a canyon. Every part of him, scent, taste and feel were direct lines to my nipples and clit. I was on fire, and I didn't care anymore about my job, just getting more of this man.

His tongue slipped between my lips, and I sucked on it. His lips were soft, yet firm. His arms held me easily, my fingers traced down his biceps feeling his powerful muscles. I pulled away emitting a soft moan of arousal.

He smiled at me, then lowered his mouth between my neck and shoulder. He started kissing me there, as his hand lowered to cup my ass through the unsexy pants I had to wear.

Couldn't he just rip them off me?

I was about to ask him to do just that, when I felt him bite me. I felt like I'd been injected, it burned deeply, racing through my veins and nerves.

"The fuc.." I started then my whole body bucked, as I crested into an orgasm. He held onto me, his sharp fangs in my flesh, his venom flowing into my veins. I blinked rapidly, my thoughts flooding with images of me flying over fields, and ponds. Rushing through nature. Then blackness.

Then my eyes fluttered open. It felt like I was conscious, but couldn't move. I felt paralyzed as I looked at my captor. He growled a series of syllables that I didn't recognize. I felt a golden ring of protection surround me, then we were transported into a forest clearing and the ring dispersed. He easily lifted me up in his arms and carried me down a path.

"Sorry for the abruptness," he said, "You were trapped, and we wanted to free you. You'll understand in a day or two."

"What's your name?" I mumbled, not even sure if I said it aloud.

"I'm Jake," he said, "I'm an ogre."

Did he really say ogre, like Shrek ogre?

My thoughts were disconnected, like in a dream. Like when you take too much sudafed and feel like you're wide awake screaming when you're supposed to be asleep. I wrapped my arms around his neck, just to hold onto something and not feel like such a rag doll.

He stopped outside a wall, and suddenly the door slid open. A lovely black woman stood in the entry, then waved us in.

"Any troubles?" she asked.

"Naw De," Jake rumbled, "Clean extraction, just tell Tiff to clean the tapes. No one else was in the store."

His form had shifted from human to something else. Not human, but human-like, powerfully built and strong. Not ugly or green or fat. His flesh was rock like, a darker color, like coal or granite. Whatever he drugged me with was fucking intense.

"Put her in three," De said, "Sammi will be by later tonight. Glad we found her so soon."

He took me into what appeared to be a hotel room, and laid me onto the bed. As I reclined the bed seemed to grow larger, or I was getting smaller. It was all too much, I closed my eyes.

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Alyssa - Past - Embassy Penthouse

I woke up, my arms and limbs tangled with my bed mates. My eyes focused on the face in front of me and I smiled. Megan was still asleep. My arm was around her neck and hers was lying relaxed under my arm. I was somewhat twisted to the side facing her. Our breasts pillowed against each other. My waist was lying flat exposing my sex with my legs spread. My left leg was lying on top of a firm thigh. I slowly turned my head and saw Jeremiah resting beside me. He was facing me with his arm over my waist.

I lifted my head slightly, and saw a pair of blonde heads, Kelly and Shannon. They laid tangled together on the other side of Jeremiah, apparently still sleeping. Jeremiah's eyes blinked open and he smiled at me. He rolled into me and kissed under my ear. His arm reaching past me to cup Megan's breast. She stirred, her eyes fluttered and she smiled, then leaned to kiss me. She pressed her chest into Jeremiah's hand.

This was always a favorite part of the day, to realign with partners I fell asleep with. Megan's blue eyes held mine. I purred as I felt Jeremiah's cock press into my thigh as he turned and pressed into me.

I untangled my legs from over his thigh, twisting to face Megan, and pressed my bottom back into Jeremiah's groin. He lifted my knee and slid his cock between my tender labia. He teased me until I moaned into Megan's mouth. She smiled then kissed down to my full breasts, suckling a nipple as I writhed between my two lovers.

Jeremiah's phone chirpled, and I cursed aloud.

"Fuck. Leave it, please." I growled, "Don't stop, I want to feel you inside of me lover."

Jeremiah growled in my ear, "Such a needy slut," as his cock pressed into my folds.

"I'm always a slut for your cock," I purred.

My fingers combed through Megan's honey-colored tresses holding her to my breast. My hips pressed back into Jeremiah's thrusts, which drove my hips forward. I felt Jeremiah's hand grip my other breast. Megan's hand dropped between us and circled my clit.

"Yesssss," I groaned, "Please lovers, don't stop."

I felt a pulse, and sensed the bed moving. Kelly had risen up on the far side of Jeremiah, looking down at Shannon. Their legs were still tangled, but aligned. Kelly looked over at me and blew me a kiss as she rolled her hips. I could tell she was mashing her sex into Shannon's. Shannon's moans confirmed my thoughts.

I lowered my hand down along Megan's side, curling along her waist and squeezing her ass. I spanked it firmly, and she purred.

"Slide up here," I said, "I'm hungry,"

We shifted.

Megan crabbed up the bed, as I rolled onto my belly. Jeremiah moved as I did, and knelt between my spread thighs. I spread Megan's thighs apart, my lips dancing along her inner thighs. She combed my hair from my face, and I felt her tense just before my lips enveloped her vulva.

"Mmmmmm, yesssss," she encouraged me, "Right there, lick my clit, Aly."

I enjoyed her taste, the way her fingers in my hair directed me. I pressed my hips back into Jeremiah's thrust and groaned. He was increasing the pace. Kelly's aura made me clench, it wouldn't be long.

Jeremiah's phone chirped again, which made me grumble.

Then Jeremiah spanked my ass as he thrust and I was immediately back into the pleasurable sensations. I pressed two fingers into Megan's twat as I licked her clit. She ground her hips into me, moaning. I felt her fingers tighten in my hair, as I lapped.

I purred, "Cum for me, Megan."

She did, and then I did, and then Jeremiah did. I trembled at the series of orgasmic bliss that transmitted through our thought mesh. Kelly also crested sending a different element of power through our synapses. We writhed, both Megan I rode a series of orgasms, then slowly slumped into the mattress.

Jeremiah pressed into my back, and kissed the back of my neck.

"Good morning love," he said then slipped off the bed.

I whimpered at the sudden empty feeling, but then chastised myself, I was blessed to have his cock in me. So many others wouldn't wake up to that pleasure.

Megan slid back down and hugged me, and we kissed. I watched Jeremiah look at his phone, and then back towards the bed.

"Time to get going lovers," he said, "Sammi wants us to look at some apartments."

"She's a little taskmaster, isn't she," I grumbled to myself, but then smiled.

It was good to get going, to have a purpose for the day. Our sudden arrival in a new town would disrupt our schedule. We needed to find a new cadence. I began to appreciate Sammi's perseverance, even as I forced myself to get out of the bed.

The bed was soon empty. We took turns showering, toweling, and dressing. Today was a casual day, yoga pants, a tee-shirt, and a sweatshirt. I wasn't familiar with San Diego weather, but the morning was a bit overcast. There was a breeze coming from the balcony and I decided that layers were a good thing.

We coordinated with Carmen to rouse the rest of the family. Then we all met downstairs for the complimentary buffet breakfast. Jeremiah, as usual, had a stack of bacon slices, to go with his eggs and toast.

I saw Naomi in the line at the waffle bar, and went to hug her good morning.

"Do you like these better than Eggos?" I teased.

Her smile was always a delight, "Mom, I love these waffles so much. When we are in our own home, we need one of these machines!"

We pushed a few tables together, then started eating. Sammi arrived and slid between me and Jeremiah. She was all smiles, giving me a hug. I had a lot of questions for her, but she needed to discuss some things with Jeremiah and Kelly first. Our need to get out of this hotel and into something a bit more private quickly was our first priority.

After the three of them made plans, I got a few minutes of Sammi's time.

"Jeremiah says that you are Fae too," I said, keeping my voice low.

"Yes," Sammi said with sparkling eyes, "I'm a naiad, or a water nymph, this bay is my home."

"That's wonderful," I said genuinely. "We," and I pointed to those in the family that were Fae, "Leah, Kelly, Lexi, Brooke and myself, we only found out who we were a few weeks ago."

"So some of you were reborn?" Sammi asked curiously.

"Leah, Lexi and Brooke for sure," I said, "They had no powers until recently. Kelly and I probably had a rebirth years ago, but miscategorized it as halfling fallen angel influence."

"That's not rare to get it confused," Sammi smiled, nodding, "There is a lot of confusing lore around Fae and angels."

"Who can I talk to?" I asked, "I am intensely curious on how Fae and humans interact. In our experience as a family, we feel like we have a deeper relationship because of how magic is influencing our lives. I am a scientist by education and career. I'm finding, however, I can't explain empirically the things I can do naturally."

Sammi thought for a moment, then took my hand and looked in my eyes. Her brilliant blue eyes were captivating. I felt safe in the conversation, she maintained such a calm demeanor.

"I think you should talk to Kevin." she said, "Let me give you his number."

"Kevin?" I said, "Really? That seems like the least magical name ever."

She smiled enigmatically, "Names can be good masks," she assured me, "Let me call Kevin and he will contact you. Don't call him out of the blue, he won't like that."

I tapped his number into my phone, so I would recognize his call. Sammi chatted idly to a voice on the other end of her connection. She would look over and smile at me, give me a nod. I tried not to listen or eavesdrop.

Jeremiah got up and sat beside me, and I enjoyed his soft lips for a moment.

"Kelly and Carmen are going to make a decision on the apartment building," he said, then turned to Sammi, as she disconnected her call. "Kelly has power of attorney, she can close on the property if it meets her needs."

"You are a fast mover, Jeremiah," Sammi smiled, "Just this side of impulsive."

Jeremiah smiled at Sammi then turned to share a look with me, "I do tend to leap a bit before looking, but we make it work. We just have a lot of things to do. Since we don't have any transportation, I thought we could go car shopping."

"Rentals or to purchase?" Sammi asked, then continued, "You can take the light rail a few stops to the north, all the airport rental lots are right up the way. Then you can find a car you like, before you decide to buy. I think they even have some vans, which might be good for the size of your family,"

"That's a great idea, Sammi," I smiled and looked at Jeremiah, "We don't need to bring everyone along. Maybe just us, and Zac and Megan?"

"Sounds like a plan," Jeremiah said, "Kelly, Carmen and Maria want to give the apartments a once over. Lexi and Leah can take the rest of the girls to shop in the village, and we can all meet back there for lunch."

With the plans made we split up, and headed in different directions. Almost like any other day.

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Celia - Present - Estate

"What had I gotten myself into?" I thought to myself.

I made the impulsive decision to go with Rick and his business partner Sammi to a friend's house overnight. I had no idea that literally moments later I would be teleported to some posh mansion on the side of a cliff overlooking the ocean.

I squeezed Rick's hand trying to pull some comfort into my body. At least I was dressed. Rick was supposed to be at my apartment by 10, so I was waiting for him in his gifted lingerie set. By 10:15, with no sign of Rick, I changed into yoga pants and a large sleep shirt.

The man drove me crazy. I felt off balance, until he was with me. Then, even if I was irritated or upset, I felt calm and at ease. Something in his eyes or his calm demeanor soothed my feelings. Even when we first met and he was suddenly fucking me over the counter of my deli, he was in calm control.

He did feel a bit on edge when we appeared in a large foyer, large windows overlooking the ocean, a circle of comfortable curved sofas made a ring around a fire pit. I'm not sure he was expecting this, it was obvious that Sammi was comfortable here. Rick put his other hand over mine, then put his arm around me.

A gorgeous brunette appeared from one of the connecting halls, and a handsome older man followed her in, along with the most beautiful blonde women I'd ever seen. I was suddenly self-conscious.

"I'm so glad you decided to join us, Rick!" The brunette said.

She approached him, then hugged his side, and kissed his cheek. Rick shook hands with the gentleman, and smiled at the blonde. I could feel that he was almost as skittish as I was.

"You must be, Celia," she said to me, "I'm Alyssa, and this is Jeremiah my business partner, and Kelly his wife."

I smiled and shook hands with both. I was a bit surprised to be pulled into a hug by each, and treated to a kiss on the cheek. Kelly was warm and inviting, her blue eyes sparkled. Jeremiah had calm eyes that seemed to look into my soul. Alyssa was very kind with curious eyes. They managed to make me feel less anxious.

"Please sit for a moment," Alyssa said, indicating the sofas of the foyer.

Rick settled into the middle of one sofa, and I curled next to him. I pulled my knees up and leaned into his side. Sammi hugged each of the others, then settled against Rick's other side. I wondered to myself if I should feel jealous or protective, but I surprised myself with how comfortable I felt about Sammi and Rick.

"We just need to wait for Carmen," Kelly explained, "Last minute visitors always put her in a tizzy, she is checking your rooms with Maria. Sammi, do you want your normal room?"