Blood and Prophecy ║ 18+ (Ménage)

Encounter (Part 2)

Luca's POV
I walked up to the bedroom to meet my beautiful beloved. Valeria didn't move at all for the last 43 years. It made my heart ache. I missed her smile, her voice, her laugh, her touch. The only time I could communicate with her was when I went in to deep sleep and reached his mental barrier. She was fighting herself with pain and grief.

Her beauty had never faded. A small smile showed across my face when my eyes found her body on the bed. After changing my clothes, I laid beside her and wrap my arm across her stomach, grabbing her waist gently. I sighed with contentment.

Closing my eyes, I reached her mind. In her mind, she was standing on the balcony in one of our homes in France. I followed her gaze and my heart broke once again, knowing exactly what was going to happen. Over 40 years, I watched the scenes that kept in her mind.

Valeria watched the death of the people that she cared most. My heart hurt for her. But part of me also hated that I wasn't capable of stopping the event from happening. All I could do now was being there for her, waiting for her to return to me. Even with the void in my heart, I couldn't bring myself to be mad at her.

"Hello, love" I greeted her softly, attempting to stop what she was doing. Valeria turned when she heard my voice. She ran to me and gave me a tight hug. Even it was only in a projection of her mind, I was happy to accept her love.

"Hello, Luca. How are you today?" She asked me with a quiet voice. Valeria knew I was sad that she didn't awake yet. Her body couldn't heal properly because of her grief. I missed her so much. But, I knew that I had to be strong for her. She needed time to heal her grief and I would be damned if I didn't wait for her. My love for her wasn't going to fade with time. I knew this, Valeria knew this. I would always be here, waiting for her. My encounter with another beloved gave me so much hope.

"Today was a wonderful day. I was dying to come home. I believe you would like to know what happened today," I said and kissed the top of her head. In her mind, she pulled away slightly from the embrace that she gave me and tilted her head.

And she asked me, "What happened?" I truly hoped that she would finally wake up when she knew what happened.

"I'll show you" I smiled at her and began to send her a mental picture of what happened this morning. She would know everything from my encounter with our beloved ─ Damian.

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This morning....

My mind filled with confusion. I had no idea why I suddenly have an urged to go in this particular cafe, "Capital One Café"  was written in front of it. It looked like a cozy cafe, not particularly crowded, but I could tell it was a well known cafe in this area. I hadn't been in this area since I and Valeria moved to California. However, my business meeting this morning was held at some building near in this area.

I couldn't help but worry, thinking about the cause of the urge that I felt. It didn't scream danger, but I knew something was up. Only, when I opened the door, everything became clear. I knew from the scent that I was going to find another beloved. If I was a human, I could assure you that my heart would be pounding hard right now.

The scent was so different from Valeria. While Valeria's scent was warm and sweet ─ like vanilla, this one was more exotic. It was masculine and smoky. There was a note of fire that I could smell. However, the masculine note that lingered on the scent made me realized that it was coming from a male.

Fuck. I can't wait to see his face, I smiled at myself.

Carefully, I followed the scent. The more I continued to take his scent, the more I recognized he wasn't one hundred percent a human. It was confirmed as soon as I saw him. I discovered a very beautiful young man. He was so perfect, even with his blonde hair was somewhat disheveled. His body was radiating power. I was wondering if he aware of the fact that he wasn't fully human. If he was, it would simply make things easier for us.