The Unwanted Mate: The Bond

Chapter 31:

Hannah POV:
I hear her screams coming from all directions. I run as fast as I can but the sound just keeps moving around. Loud ear deafening screams are all I can hear yet I can't seem to locate the person screaming. It's her. I have no doubt.

"Mom!" I yell "mom where are you!"

"Hannah! Hannah help!" My mom's voice vibrate through the forest this time sounding like it's further away from me now but at least it sounds like it's coming from only one direction now.

The darkness consumes me and I can't see anything, but still I keep running. I run towards the sound of my mother desperately crying out my name. A pair of golden eyes appear in the darkness in front of me. I quickly turn around and run as fast as my tired legs can carry me, but even though I'm giving it all I have I don't seem to come very far.

"Hannah!" I hear my mother again, this time from behind me. I turn and see a hooded figure standing over my mother with a dagger at her throat. My mother is dressed in a long white amplifier dress but it's covered in dirt.

"No please!" I yell but it's too late. My mother falls to the ground and the red liquid cover the ground. The blood is dripping from the dagger and melts into the giant blood pool surrounding my mother.

"Mom! Mom please!" I scream as the feeling of my heart being ripped from my chest makes me bend over in agony.

A small boy suddenly appears and bends over my mothers body. He looks up at me his big brown eyes filled with tears as he says "don't fight it Hannah. It's your destiny" He turn around and disappears into the darkness and so does the golden eyes.

"Hannah!" A voice growl from above me. "Hannah!" I open my eyes and find Marc sitting on the edge of the bed bend over me. His eyes are wild and his voice husky "Hannah it's okay. You're okay"

Tears are streaming down my cheeks, my body is shaking uncontrollably and I can't get my voice to work. I swing my arms around his neck and pull myself into his embrace hiding my face in the crook of his neck. He wraps his strong arms around me without hesitation and a strong feeling of safety washes over me so I let out all the tears that seem to be waiting right behind the surface. I inhale his scent and let it soothe me. He strokes my hair and whisper "it's okay baby. I got you"

We stay like that for what seems like hours, but at a point I'm having trouble keeping my eyes open, yet I don't want to let go. Right here in his embrace is the only place I want to be. Here in his arms I feel safe. Protected. A feeling I've never felt before. At least not as strongly as I do now.

Marc POV:
I hold her tightly as I feel her breathing becomes steady and her heart rate slowly settles to a steady pace. Her body relaxes against mine and slowly I feel her drifting back to sleep. I put my arm under her legs and lift her up, then I sit back down with my back against the headrest and pull the duvet over her legs. Her head is still resting on my shoulder and I slowly adjust her body so she won't hurt her neck by sleeping like this.

I rest my cheek on the top of her head and just listen to the sound of her heart. I hold her tightly as if I let go she will just drift away and none of this will be real, yet I don't hold too tight afraid that she might burst as a bubble and disappear.

I woke up to the sound of her scream and I'm not sure my body will relax any time soon. Even though she's safely asleep in my arms my body is in high alert. Her heartbreaking screams will live in my head forever. I swear my heart stoped for a moment and I ran to her as fast as I possibly could. I'm pretty sure I broke the handle on my bedroom door when I ripped it open. I tried to wake her up but it was almost impossible. Her body was shaking like she was having a seizure and her eyes where rolled back. When she woke up it was like her lungs where starving for air as she inhaled loudly. She clung to me like she held on for dear life. I don't know what happened. If almost looked like she was possessed. I have never seen anything like it. I look down at this tiny human in my arms and the possessiveness and protectiveness I feel right now is overwhelming. Her being in my arms is exactly what I need to calm down. And for now, I'm not letting her out of my sight. If I have to sit here for the rest of the night, then that is what I'll do. In fact right here is the only place I want to be right now.

The hours goes by and I drift in and out of sleep. I wake up as Hannah run her hand up my chest. The simple touch of her fingertips sends sparks through me even though her fingers and my chest is separated by the fabric of my shirt. Her eyes are still closed and her breathing slow and steady. She cuddles into me and I take the opportunity to bury my nose in her shiny tousled hair and inhale her sweet scent before she moves her hand from my chest and to her face. The absence of her hand on my chest makes me want to pull her hand back and place it firmly on my chest. She rubs her eyes and blink slowly as she takes in her surroundings. She lifts her head and as her eyes meet mine her cheeks turn pink. She sits up and cover her face with her hands.

"I'm so sorry! I feel asleep on you! I'm so embarrassed" her voice is husky and low yet I have no trouble hearing her.

I can't stop smiling at her ridiculous assumption that it's something to apologize or even be embarrassed about.

"Don't apologize. Even if you hadn't fallen asleep I wouldn't have let you go anyway. Besides I've never actually tried sleeping in the guest bedroom" I say trying to make her smile.

She removes her hands but she doesn't look me in the eyes. Her cheeks are more pink than I have ever seen before and it's so fucking beautiful. And so incredibly sexy.

"I'm sorry if I overstepped by staying in here all night. I was afraid you might have another nightmare so I didn't want to leave you" I say and slowly she meets my eyes. I won't tell her that me being in here was the only place I wanted to be. That I don't think I'll ever be able to sleep without the feeling of her body pressed against mine.

"Thank you. For staying" she whisper the last part like it's a secret only meant for me and her. Her eyes are shiny and puffy and still hold a sadness in them.

"Anytime" I say back in a low voice and she gives me a shy smile. A warmth spreads through my chest as I watch her smile.