The Zodiacs

Chapter 2 - Jared - The Scorpio

Kathryn stared up at the sky as she stood in her garden the next morning. She'd already smelled the rain in the air heading in her direction with a purpose. Rolling dark clouds came in quickly covering the once blue sky. This was no ordinary storm coming in.

He was coming for a visit.

"I suggest you go in unless you want to get wet," a dark masculine voice said behind her, scaring her. Damn, the man could sneak up on her so suddenly. She never knew what to expect from the Scorpio. He was the most powerful of the water signs and leader to the male Cancer and Pisces.

"A little water never hurt anyone," Kathryn said coaxing a deep chuckle from him.

She was the only one that could make him laugh. The man was so intense all the time it was quite stressing on one's nerves. She slowly turned around to stare into the hypnotic, piercing eyes of the Scorpio.

Jared Lexford stared down at her, those dark midnight blue eyes of his seeming to pierce into the very depth of her souls. He tilted his head as if he was reading all her secrets and gave her that mysterious irritating smile of his. She could never figure out exactly what the man was thinking because he was always so guarded with his facial expressions, but those eyes ... damn those beautiful eyes.

Kathryn took a step back from him. Being so close to him made her forget who she was. He had a way of making her do that, making her think he was the one in control and not the other way around.

It was easy to lose herself in a man like Jared Lexford. He was the most beautiful African-American man she'd ever seen, sexy thick lips, high cheek bones, a proud nose, and once again those eyes, dark midnight eyes that enticed her just as every syllable in his voice was made for enticement, his words alone dripped sex. His skin was darker than her own golden caramel color. His skin was the color of mocha brown, which contrasted beautifully against those midnight blue eyes. He was tall and muscular and powerful, but unlike his leader, Kenrick, who couldn't help but radiate power for all to feel because he was a male Capricorn and it was his nature, Jared's intense power flowed smoothly beneath a deceptively calm personality.

Kathryn took another step away from him and forced her eyes from his to look at her garden. "Thanks for watering my plants."

A slow smile crept against his lips. "It was looking a little dry, rain is rare in the summer in California. I don't know how you keep it going."

"Did you forget I'm an earth sign, the ground is my power."

"And I rule the waters," he took a step to her. "All plants need earth and water to grow, we'd make a good team you and I together."

"Sunlight, they need sunlight too. I guess that's where Mr. Leo comes in," Kathryn teased.

"In my younger years I may have had a threesome, but I only want one person in my life now, Kathryn."

What the hell kind of reply was that? Kathryn thought. She shook her head and didn't even try to figure out the inner working of the mind of a Scorpio.

"Are you going to continue to stand out here in the rain or shall I pick you up and carry you inside?" Jared asked.

"You could make it stop raining," she told him.

"I could," was all he said.

She let out a scoff and ran inside her house without glancing behind her. She was kind of hoping he'd leave, she didn't feel like battling against the Scorpio for her own mind, heart, and soul today, three things he was after.

A thick towel slowly wrapped around her as soon as she stopped and then strong arms wrapped around her from behind to warm her. She stared at their reflection in the mirror in the hallway; they made a beautiful couple together. They suited each other very well.