Kept Secret

Chapter 14

Lia~

8 days

It's been a total of 8 days since I've seen Lucas. He wasn't at school all week last week so I phoned his house and the voice message said they went away to visit his father in Russia, witch and warlock territory last time I heard. I inwardly roll my eyes. Witches, I can't stand them, always so pretentious and the warlocks are even worse, always so cocky, almost as bad as the vampires... well not all of them. Memories flash by one by one, memories of my time training with the vampire clan of the west. Almost all the vamps my age hated training with me because of my strength and some even resented me because of how close I had been with the vampire queen. When news of her mysterious death spread I immediately knew it had something to do with her beloved, the king. The sick bastard that he is. None of the vampires would train me because of that resentment, none except for Jackson. 

He was the strongest male in the coven, a few years older than me and also the most handsome, yet another reason for the females to resent me. He sparred with me, trained me, and taught me everything I know about being a vampire, or at least part vampire. I find myself sketching him, his glowing red eyes, midnight blue-ish black hair, and ruggedly handsome smile that brought out the dimple in his left cheek. Jackson was my first love, my first kiss, my first real taste of freedom after learning what I was... but we both somehow knew we couldn't be mates although it didn't stop us from hoping, heck I didn't even think I had a mate out there but we all know how that turned out.

Last I heard the covens were all located up north, although it could've changed with everything that happened between the witches and the vampires. The Vampire King is ruthless, unforgiving and apparently he wants a new string of clans further up North. Unfortunately for him though, he has to get through the queen of witches, Lumeria, first.

I've been sitting in class, staring at the clock on the wall, waiting for the bell to ring. Every single day is tedious without him and Raeya is even more affected than me because she can feel the bond weakening. I feel horrible for lying to him and I've become weak, I'm still stronger than most but with the possibility of being rejected my wolf has been depressed and it's affecting me.

Suddenly Raeya perks up and I have to fight her off so she doesn't take control. I can feel her excitement and happiness "he's back" I stop for a second, "Who?" but she doesn't answer me. Instead, she wags her tail and starts running wild in my head. I get up and gather my things, stuff them in my bag and walk out the door. The hallways are pretty busy. Everyone is rushing to either get somewhere or to get away from somewhere else. I walk through the crowd and the werewolves all subtly bow their heads in respect, some even addressing me by my title. I don't see them though, I don't see anything. I don't see the rows of countless red lockers or the uncombed mops of hair. I block out everyone and everything and I can tell the wolves can sense my distress. I decided to walk today instead of taking my car so I left it at home and walked to school to clear my head. I turn down the alley and start walking in the direction of my house, still in a daze.

In fact, I'm so distracted that I don't notice the person sneaking behind me until it's too late.

I notice the shadow a moment before it snakes its arm around me. I turn around in its arms, ready to rip its head off when my top rides up and his hand touches my bare skin. I freeze. My eyes adjust to the darkness but the sparks were enough to tell me even before I looked into those gorgeous green eyes, "Lucas? "

He smiles at me, "In the flesh, baby" I throw my arms around him and he squeezes me close. Raeya howls in pleasure and I can feel myself and the bond growing stronger.

"I missed you so much" a sudden thought hits me and I pull back, out of his arms, "Are you here to reject me?" my voice is timid and weak, nothing like the confident girl I portray. The truth is I'd rather show my weakness than lose my mate. I wrap my arms around my waist and turn away from him. I don't want him to see my face if he does reject me.