“You’ll need to call her mother, she is the only one who can provide fresh blood for her”
I heard someone say. My mind thought yes, bring me my mother. She can provide for me. She always provides for me. Then I remembered that she had just fed me.
“No” I managed to croak out loud.
“Don’t, she just fed me. It could kill her”
I wasn’t sure if anyone could hear me. I tried to speak louder but my stupid throat and vocal cords refused to obey me. I couldn’t seem to make another sound. Suddenly I felt myself being lifted into a lap. Then, I felt a wrist being shoved into my mouth.
“Drink from me” I heard a voice demand.
Oh and what a voice. It was deep and raspy and had all the right tones to it. I could fall in love with that voice I thought. No one should have such a manly husky wonderful voice. I sniffed again and knew the wrist in my mouth belonged to the wolf that smelled so good. Great I thought, it’s a he and he has a great smell and an unbelievably wonderful voice, and I am going to puncture his wrist with my fangs and drink his blood.
Oh well, if he didn’t like me before, this is sure to make him hate me and with that thought I bared my fangs and drove them into his wrist. His blood slid so smoothly down my throat. I could feel it pulsing through my veins and instantly healing my wounds. First I felt my head begin to heal.
I heard a moan come from the wolf that I was feeding from. Oh I am so sorry I thought. This must be awful. Mother said it hurts and burns a bit but nothing she couldn’t handle. I found myself wondering if she had lied. His moans were getting louder. She must have lied it must hurt so much more than she said. It wasn’t painful for me though, in fact I was amazingly wonderful. I’ve read a lot of romance novels and I tend to think that feeding fresh blood is a lot like having an orgasm. It is so good.
I started to feel the pressure lifting off my eyes. I felt my leg twinge and knew it too was on the mend. He moaned again, and this time I wasn’t sure why he allowed me to continue to feed. It must be causing him such pain. I had to see what the male looked like. I had to see why someone other than my mother was allowing me to feed from them. I slowly opened my eyes. I lifted my lids slowly and found myself staring into the most amazing blue eyes I had ever seen.
Oh My God. The memory slammed back into me. These were not just any eyes. This is the same wolf that was in the stairwell with me. He had called me his mate. I am drinking the blood of my werewolf mate.
I immediately retracted my fangs and pulled back from his wrist. I wanted to dart my tongue out and lick his wrist to heal it but I was a little scared at what his reaction might be. I felt myself tense. What should I do? What should I say? Oh my god!
He must have noticed that I was going into a panic. He looked like he was trying to force himself to relax and take on a non aggressive stance. The wolf in me immediately identified that he was not threat to us.
“Easy mate, you're safe with me” he said
The vampire in me was not comfortable. It was quivering with the desire to run. I heard his heart pounding it sounded like it was getting harder and faster. Something was not right. I heard blood drip and looked down to see his wrist was continuing to spill blood from it. I made an involuntary gasp and quickly went to grab his wrist. He froze and I was unable to move his arm. I flinched back afraid now that my wolf was wrong. Maybe he is a threat. I nervously said
“I just want to close the wound” He seemed sad that I had become afraid and slowly moved his wrist back towards me.
“Don’t be afraid of me. You are my mate. I could never hurt you. Have you had enough blood? Do you need more?”
I watched drops of blood spatter on the white paper on the cot. My tongue flicked out and I licked my lips. His blood was so sweet. I don’t know if I could ever say I’d had enough. Instead of plunging my fangs back into his wrist, I flicked my tongue out and over the puncture wounds sealing them instantly closed.
“Thank you” I stuttered.
“I’m fine and have had enough”
Then it hit me. He said mate again. Could he possibly mean to claim me? How could he want me if he already knows what I am? He will never claim us. My wolf whined. He knows we are tainted. He is being kind but he will reject us.
My wolf was suddenly disgusted and ashamed of us. Feeling her pain, I tried to move away from him. I tested my leg and could tell that it had healed enough to hold my weight. I swung them off the cot with the intention of running as fast as my legs could carry me. He must have sensed the change in us, because the moment my legs touched the floor he had both of his arms securely wrapped around my midsection.
“Hold on there a second Kalli, just where do you think you are running off to? I just told you we are mates; don’t you think we should talk about this before you decide to go running off?”
Chapter 4
(Lucas POV)
“She needs what?” I said again.
“Fresh blood Alpha, straight from a vein. You’ll need to call her mother, she is the only one who can provide fresh blood for her”
I heard my mate barely whisper
“No, Don’t, she just fed me. It could kill her”
I knew what I had to do. I needed to feed my mate. She was after all my mate. She should not have to feed from anyone but me. As a matter of fact after today she would feed only from me. I mentally questioned the doctor on where it was best to feed her from. Once he answered, I waved the doctor out of the room and told him to guard the door to make sure no one came in. I then moved toward the cot and very gently lifted my injured mate onto my lap. I pushed a soft red curl out of her face, and placed my wrist into her mouth.
“Drink from me” I said.
After a few moments I felt a quick pinch as her fangs slid into my skin. Then, I felt my wrist and arm begin to radiate a warmth. I had expected her feeding to be painful. In fact the doctor had warned me that it would burn from the inside out. Oh, I burned but not in pain. It was amazing. It was sexual and sensual all at the same time. My blood heated and desire coursed through my veins.
I felt a moan escape me. I could feel my pants tightening. How could a vampire drinking my blood feel so good. This is the opposite of what I’d heard. Then again, this wasn’t just any vampire this was the one and only hybrid and she is my mate.
The more she fed, the more I got turned on. I didn’t want to. I tried to tell my body to stop but It just wouldn’t obey. My wolf was going crazy. It was reveling in the touch of our mate. I would happily allow her to drink us dry and leave us for death. It just felt so good. I think I might have moaned a few more times. I didn’t care. The doctor was probably thinking that we had moved from feeding to mating. So what! Its none of his business anyway.
I could feel her starting to come around. I watched her face to see if she would open those beautiful eyes. He eyes opened and I found myself staring into them. I watched them dilate and knew she was getting ready to freak. I forced myself to relax I even tried to make myself appear submissive.
“Easy mate, you're safe with me” I said in my best no Alpha voice
She paused as if she was trying to make sense of the situation. I saw her eyes dart to my still bleeding wrist then immediately dart back to my eyes. She made a small whimper, and then grabbed at my wrist. It surprised me, the touch was so soft and it sent lightly pleasurable shocks down it. I watched her flinch away from me like she was suddenly afraid. I could smell fear come off her. How could she think we would be a threat?
“I just want to close the wound” she said in a voice filled with fear and doubt.
My wolf whimpered. Our mate is afraid of us he said. We need to make her understand we will never her hurt. She is ours to love and protect. We would never hurt her. I slowly moved my wrist back towards her. If she wanted to close the wounds she could. If she wanted to feed more she could. Hell if she wanted to drain me dry and leave me for dead she could. I needed to make her see I would never hurt her.
“Don’t be a
fraid of me. You are my mate. I could never hurt you. Have you had enough blood? Do you need more?” I blurted out in a rush
I watched her eyes dart between me, my wrist and the white paper on the cot. She paused and erotically licked her lips with her little pink tongue. God, what I wouldn’t due to have that tongue lick parts of me, I thought. She looked down again at my still bleeding wrist; then bent her head down and slid her tongue across my wrist. I involuntarily moaned again. Oh god, what my mate can do to me. I thought
“Thank you, I’m fine and have had enough”
Her voice was as beautiful as the rest of her. It was sultry and hot, the perfect bedroom voice. She had the kind of voice that women who worked on sex phone lines could only wish they had. I watched my mates face change from being content to being repulsed. What could I have done to repulse her? She couldn’t possibly know what I had been thinking. Oh god maybe she does, she is sitting on my lap she can probably feel the evidence of my thoughts. I felt her shift on my lap and I knew that she was going to run away from us. No my wolf screamed. We mustn’t let her get away. She is our mate. We need her. Without our mate we will never be complete. We must be complete. Please we must make her accept us.
Just as she was about to hop off my lap, I wrapped my arms securely around her midsection. I put on the best fake smile I could and prayed to god she decided to give me a chance. My wolf and I both knew we needed Kalli to be complete and whatever it took we needed her to accept us.
“Hold on there a second Kalli, just where do you think you are running off to? I just told you we are mates; don’t you think we should talk about this before you decide to go running off?”
I watched her face go through a bunch of different emotions. Most of them confused the crap out of me. There was shock, pain, fear, and disgust. My mate turned towards me and started to speak.
“Look uh..” she paused and I think she realized she didn’t know my name.
“Lucas” I supplied for her.
“Look, um Lucas, I know what I am and I know how this is not going to work for us, so um.”
My ears started to ring. My wolf was howling in my head. She was going to reject us. We knew it. We had to stop the words from coming out of her mouth. Once said, they were hard to take back. I reach out and placed my hand on her mouth forcing her to stop speaking. She looked so upset. I could tell her eyes were wet.
“Kalli, don’t say it. Don’t say it out loud. Give us time. Let us get to know each other before a decision like that is made. This involves both of us. We deserve a chance. Fate mated us, who are we to tell the fates they are wrong?”
My voice didn’t sound like mine. It was so soft and I knew I sounded weak begging her to give us a chance. I didn’t care that I sounded weak. I sure as hell didn’t care that I was the future alpha. I knew without my mate by my side I would never be a good alpha. I needed her to be complete. Without her we were nothing. I watched a tear slide down her face. I couldn’t stop myself from reach out to wipe it off her face.
“Please Kalli, don’t cry. Give me a chance I promise I can make you happy. Just give me a little time to show you before you decide if you are going to reject me.”
Her body quivered and she started to sob. I reached out and pulled her into my chest. I wanted to hold her tight. I wanted to force her to stay with me if need be. I had to have her. I pressed her into me and breathed in her scent deeply. I ran my hand through her soft hair and down her back. I felt her shudder. Oh god. I must repulse her. I moved to put some space between us and looked into her eyes. I was shocked by what I saw there.
“You don’t want to reject me?” She said in a voice that sounded so full of pain.
Her words shocked me to my core. Kalli thought that I was going to reject her? Never both my wolf and I said in unison.
“Oh god no Kalli, I want to accept you as my mate"
Chapter 5
(Kalli POV)
I couldn’t believe what I just heard. He wants me? He actually said he wants me. I could feel my spirit flying. It was the most amazing thing in the world. I had never been happier in my life. I have a mate and he wants me. I can have all the normal things a she-wolf should have in her life. Pups, a family, love a happy home. Someone who wants to be near me and touch me. Someone to say goodnight to and someone to wake up with in the morning. All the things that mama told me about but I never thought that I would really have.
I looked into his face and saw joy, happiness and acceptance. I wanted to reach out and touch his face. I lifted my hand to do just that when my vampire side started to nag at me. No Kalli it whispered. You are setting yourself up for more pain. He must not really understand. He’s new here. He must not really understand your position in this pack.
My wolf started to whimper again. No she said. We want our mate and they want us. Please don’t let them change their mind. I could feel my panic start to rise again. He will reject me once he understands. He will not accept all of me. He will have to reject us or the pack will reject him. Wolves are pack animals he can’t survive without the pack. I was fighting with myself. Lucas must have noticed my panic since he reached out and pulled me back into his arms.
“Calm yourself Kalli. What is getting you all worked up again?” he said
I looked up at him and as a small sob escaped me. How was I supposed to explain my position in the pack to him? Heck, I was an anomaly and no one wanted me. He wouldn’t want my either once he understood.
“Oh God Lucas, I am so sorry. You don’t understand who... I mean what I am. You will have to reject me once you understand.”
I felt my throat closing up my wolf and I are so afraid and so sad. I pushed hard at his chest and reached for the door. I needed to get out of here now. I needed to get away from him before I fall even harder for him.
I can’t believe I was already falling for him. It was amazing. Love at first site. I was going to have to admit to my mom that she was right. She didn’t exaggerate. I always thought that she was just talking it up to make me feel better. But it was true! I felt totally loved and totally wanted in an instant. How wonderful it would be if I could have that for the rest of my life. But I was a freak and he would reject me as soon as he understood. I pushed at his chest again and I tried to get away from him.
“Please Lucas, let me go. Talk to some other pack members, I know you are new here. Once you understand I know you will want to reject me”.
Another small sob escaped my chest. I didn’t mean to start crying but it felt like I was losing a part of myself. I don’t really understand how he could me some much to me so fast.
“Kalli, stop! I know who and what you are and I don’t care. Calm down and lets go somewhere private where we can talk.” He reached out for me again and pulled me closer to him.
“Please Kalli, let’s just talk.” He didn’t wait for me to respond.
Holding me next to him he moved us both towards the door. He pulled it open and brushed past an older wolf standing just outside of it. I recognized the older wolf. He’s the pack doctor. I have seen him from time to time. He’s not the doctor who created me. He’s his replacement.
The pack had chased the old doctor out of town after what he did to my mom and I. They felt like he was some kind of Frankenstein playing with Gods creatures. This new doctor however wasn’t much better. Mom and I knew better. He was always trying to get us to do new tests. We stayed away from him as often as possible. We went to him as a last resort only.
The doctor looked up and noticed Lucas and I coming out of the office and quickly moved aside. He spotted Lucas holding me close to him and immediately snarled in disapproval. He opened his mouth to say something but Lucas spoke first.
“You can go back to your office Doc. My mate is healed and I have no further need for you.”
He then turned us both away from the Doctor and quickly took us out of the school. I was shocked that the doctor let Lucas dismiss him in that way. The pack doctor always acted like he was at th
e top of the food chain just under the alpha. I wonder what position Lucas has in our pack. Generally as a newcomer they tend to hold a low rank until they have proven themselves. I hope he didn’t just make an enemy by not treating the doctor with the respect required for his rank.
The moment we stepped outside I could feel a warm September breeze blow through my hair, It was a warm sunny day for September. I starting thinking about how it was called an Indian summer. By now the temperature should have started dropping below seventy degrees but it had stayed warm. Most days we were still seeing highs in the nineties.
Lucas walked us over to a really nice, brand new ford Mustang convertible. He opened the passenger side and nudged me inside. He jumped in the driver side and pushed a button and the top started to go down. Oh no I thought. I would be fried in ten minutes or less if we started driving with the top down. The sun was too bright today. I was going to have to tell him.
“Umm” I said in a quiet voice
“Lucas, I can’t stay in the car with the top down. I’ll blister and get real sick in probably less than ten minutes.”
I watched his body jerk in reaction. His cheeks turned bright red and he immediately tried to stop the top from opening all the way.
“Oh Kalli, I am so sorry. I should have known better. It’s just well... your warm and I could hear your heart beating. I just well oh god.”
The more he spoke the more embarrassed and afraid I became. He said he knew. He’d feed me his blood no less than ten minutes ago. How could he not know that I wouldn’t be able to handle sunlight? No vampire could tolerate it for long. I could feel my insides start to shake with the fear of his rejection. He stopped talking as he watched my face change to panic again.
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