Then he pulled away. i let the silence stretch for several moments before i finally voiced the question i've been dying to ask ; " why did you stop Mark?"
he propped himself on one elbow in order to face me.
" because," he said, letting his finger trickle through one, long strand of my hair before tucking it behind my ear.
" I suddenly realized that you have a very, important last test to undergo tomorrow and the last thing you need right now is to suffer from a very, pleasurable but also quite exhausting activity."
blushingfrom the tips of my roots, i playfully whooped him in the arm.
i turned slightly away from him in order to mumble a short, " if you can't even finish what you've started, then don't bother doing it at all."
instantly, he had me pressed to his chest. my face only inches away from his.
" why not?" i looked into his teasing smile and laughed.
then regretted it as the weigh of his words sank in.
" No, it's fine i'm willing to wait. it's just another night what i need to focus more into is passing the test then i'll be officially your Mistress."
" Angie, you are my mate. we are forever bound. nothing and no one can change that. you being officially recognized by the council is just for formality."
" but if the council and the Elders doesn't recognize me as your Mistress--" he cut me off, his finger on my lips.
" I will still continue my duties as a Master vampire so you don't need to pressure yourself too much in that aacount."
Once again, my pleasant trip to memory lane was interrupted by an odd, screeching noise coming from above. the noise was soon accompanied by something sharp, poking the thin fabric of my sleeve.
i looked up to see a pair of glowing red eyes peering right down at me.
i didn't have anything, and based from what my limited super sight can gather, did the cave.
it left me with only one thing to do: grab the thing straight by its disgusting, slimy feet and hurl it at the rock wall nearest me.
however, that didn't seem to deter the creature from coming after me.
moments after i decide to run, i could hear the flapping of its great wings overhead. my heart pounded even more louder by the minute at the thought that it was gaining spped and coming very, very close tpwards me.
i ducked just in time before the creature's beak could catch my head, then i ran again.
was i just going to keep running forever?
No, it had to stop. i have to escape from whatever montrous creature was emitting that, awful sound. the thought of being stuck here for the rest of my life, with that horrible, winged creature and having nothing to see but darkness all around me---did not bear thinking about.
what was more suprising though, was the fact that i feared the prospect of not seeing Mark again.
how can i ever think of succumbing myself to this hell-hole when it meant giving up everything i had with him? Mark, my Master, my mate. bound or not he was the only man i love and would ever love.
my feelings for him were so profound, they encompassed time or space.
unlike everything, it had no beginning and no end. and even as i realized this simple fact, i felt it burst even wider within me. filling me with inexplicable strength and power.
i opened my eyes and stood up. i wasn't afraid of the dark anymore. at least not the way i feared losing Mark. when the very thought of not seeing him again clutched cold at my entire being.
filling my soul with such dread it nearly kills me inside.
i saw the creature come closer and steeled myself for the danger when the most amazing thing happened; a sphere of light burst forth as the creature opened its beak, piercing through the darkness, chasing all the shadows away.
its intensity almost more than i could bear that i would have closed my eyes again if two, pair of strong hands did not suddenly closed over each of my arm.
