END ROADS

CHAPTER 71: WALKING BACK TO WHERE I BELONG

As I took his hand and leaned against his thick shoulders, I knew there was no going back. I had thrown my freedom out of the window, I had thrown the human Becky out of the window, I had rejected the city and everything else that had to do with the hope that was always burning at the pit of my stomach that I will be normal again. He squeezed my hand and smiled at me; his eyes sparkled brilliantly like they should always be. He should be happy … my man, my vampire prince, my demon, my Grey, my mate should be happy. We entered the coven once again, this time … I was not unconscious or waiting for death or hoping for it. No, I entered as Grey’s mate as his companion. Jason sent me a wide smile and a thumbs up which I acknowledged with a slight bow … he was Asian after all.
We entered the silent coven; the think blanket of tension and disappointment was still thick in air. We made our way through the hallways, past a thousand rooms lining up along the halls into the council room where everyone had gathered. I kept my eyes low; I didn’t want to know how they were feeling after seeing me back, no it didn’t matter. Grey wanted me here, and so I will stay till he doesn’t need me anymore. Grey dragged me all the way to the front, he held my hand firmly as if he would never let go.
“Sorry to summon you so suddenly, but I had to make this calling at this very moment. I Adrian Grey, the ruler and master of the Vines coven announces to all the night creatures within and out there to be mated to Becky Gala Hue my destined mate. So, therefore this is a warning to whoever dares turn against her. You betray her, you betray me, you betray the coven, which is treason and the penalty for treason … is death!”
“Yes master” Everyone responded.
“Welcome one of us in my name to the Vines coven. I hope we will continue to live in peace as before” Grey smiled at me and walked off the stage. Ethan rushed out of the crowd and swung himself on Grey. I stepped back watching the two men wrestle with one another, it yielded nothing, they both were very strong. Abigail and Arianna dragged me off covering my face with kisses and hugging me, Elia was not left behind, not to mention Xavier who could not hold back his tears. I never knew he was such a crybaby. The room was full of joy and happiness again, the thick blanket was blown off. I loved the warmth, I received love and gladness from everyone, I talked to a lot of people, even some I had never seen or met. It was joyous, and the intensity of it was overwhelming.
“You stupid little brat!”
“What?” Dom punched my shoulders rather harshly, I glared at him.
“What is it big guy?” He draped his thick hand around my neck and started messing with my hair.
“Hey big guy, stop it… stop it… I said stop” He finally let go, he was breathing furiously and so was I, the others watched in horror unaware of what was going on.
“How dare you!” he accused
“I was scared, I had no choice”
“Romeo was sad!”
“And so was Juliet, my darling” We took a step closer and held hands like some kind of traditional English dance.
“Never let your Romeo go!”
“I promise big guy …
“That was off” we burst into laughter “You ruined the lyrics”
“What else would I have called you in the Romeo and Juliet story? Honestly?”
“The wise man”
“You are the last person I would call wise” I giggled and he frowned “But at least you’re hot”
He grinned proudly “Come here darling” he said opening his arms wide, I stepped closer but I was pulled away into someone else’s hands.
“Hey, you got your best friend there, this one is mine” Dom warned.
“I met her first” Ethan shot back.
“So what? She is my friend and master as well” Dom whined. The others watched the drama unfolding before them in amazement.
“Why are you fighting over her, you grown men? Go find your mates” Elia said glaring at Dom. We couldn’t help but laugh.
“So I won, I haven’t found my mate, so she is mine”
“Who said you won?” Grey stepped in pulling me out of Ethan’s hand protectively, the boys went in ‘uuuh’ mode and the girls blushed the hell out of themselves.
“Fine there goes the Alpha” Dom raised his hands in surrender walking to stand beside Elia who was now grumpy.
“We missed you” Abi said
“I thought you were really going leave us alone. Especially your best friend over here”
“Don’t do that again miss, I freaked out” Xavier said wiping his eyes.
“Freaked out? Leave that to us, you were crying and still are” Clark shot at him resulting to a shoe flying across the room hitting him on the face.
“Hey, not those she’s, Xavier”
“You teased me”
“But you hit my face …There again, cat and mouse game, they chased each other out of the room yelling and shouting like teenagers, yeah Xavier was!“They will never grow up!”
“At least one of them is mature” Dom glanced at Ethan “When he wants credit of being called mature”
Ethan glared at him making a gesture of chopping his head off.
“Come on don’t kill each other over nothing significant, we are a family all of us. Adrian, Arianna, Adelyn, Abigail, Allan, Ethan, Elia, Clark, Xavier, Dom, Jayden, Harrison, Harvey, Megan, Regina, Sandy … name them all. We are family. Especially now that David is planning on disrupting our peace, we got to stick together. And also, we should keep in mind, no matter what happens just remember you got family. We stick together in thick and thin, am sure in the end we will emerge victorious”
“You have spoken like a thousand men!” We all turned to see the two chipmunks holding each other’s collars at the entrance. When did they get back.
“Oh Xavier!” Dom shook his head in disbelief, yeah … Xavier was unbelievable.
“You forgot one person … Becky!” I smiled at Clark “Yeah, all of us”
“I know vampires are not cozy but I think we need a big group hug”
Clark and Xavier jumped in happily as we gathered together in a big circle. The big guys stayed on the outer circle, too shy to show their emotions to everyone.
“We should do this often, I love it” Xavier sighed in satisfaction.
“Don’t worry, just find yourself a mate and you can do it often” Ethan yawned dramatically after saying that.
“As if you have one!”
“Let’s stick together like this, it is a little comforting you know” Elia said.
“I think the hormones are catching up with you”
“Poor little mother” Abi added after Ari spoke.
“Let me take my beloved to bed, now. See you around guys, and you Becky don’t make Romeo sad”
“I won’t big guy” he smiled as he walked Elia away.
“Come with me” Grey dragged me out of the council room, we teleported into his room. He sat me down on the bed and smiled.
“What is it?”
“I got a message from Teresa; she is Antonio’s step sister. The message was sent to the Flakes coven yesterday. Antonio is coming back in six days’ time. So, we are going to find out about your birthmark soon"
“If it not important? I die?”
“Stop thinking about death, whether it is important or not you are going to be alive for a very long time”
I sighed, and relaxed my shoulders.
“Am sorry Grey. I didn’t mean to do that, scaring you … wanting to leave, and putting you in such a tight spot. Sorry”
“Stop being sorry, I understand, I should have told you earlier or asked for your permission before claiming you”
“No. you did nothing wrong, it is natural … some things cannot be controlled even if we turn the world upside down. Besides, your birthday is on the thirtieth day of the twelfth month, what if it were too late for you to do the necessary?”
“You flatter me” he grinned sheepishly. “How do you consider so much on my side?”
“Because I love it when your eyes sparkle like that, when you lost it … the world was so black. I felt like I was doing a very big mistake, an abomination"
“It wouldn’t be”
“Your death is my end Grey. So, we have to remain alive for each other’s sake and that is what we are going to do”“If I may ask, just out of curiosity. Why did you want to leave…
“Cowardice… I was being a coward; I was scared if I stay I will continue being chased by death in one way or another. I was afraid of responsibilities and a lot of stuff. I didn’t think of others, I was being self-centered and silly for a moment”
“I do be scared too, I can imagine how sudden it must have been. The whole thing, it is quite a lot, not to mention ending up to be a true mate of the guy who led you into all this misery”
“It’s in the past now, we got to move on. So how did the meeting go?”
“Well, David is not making a move, they are laying low for now. But h is a coward, he has the habit of attacking from behind instead of coming face to face. His attacks are often sudden, and he claws the feeble ones so as to cause agony for the strong … the agony works to his advantage, they loose focus and he can stump on them easily” he paused sitting beside me “so we got to be wide awake. He is a sly beast”
“Well, the kid back at Flames coven said he was once a vampire. I didn’t believe that, I could have been one too … right?”
“There is a possibility, but we can’t be sure of it”
“Were you scared?” he narrowed his eyes at me “That I do leave you alone?” He leaned closer, our faces inches apart. He pulled a smirk on his supple lips, his eyes held mine, then he looked down at my lips.
“Scared?...His fangs extended and those dazzling dark eyes shifted into a bright shade of red.
“You should be punished, little one … the demon in me was rather in rage but I was devastated beyond the highest limit of devastation. I was frustrated” he brushed his thumb over my lips, I gulped
“I was bitter …” he leaned in and kissed the corner of my mouth letting his fangs brush over my lips ticklishly “I was annoyed, and every second I counted made me feel like I was being swallowed into darkness and you didn’t care about turning your back away from me. You just walked off”
He planted a lingering kiss on my lips, sliding his hand over my shoulder and holding the back of my head. I inhaled sharply watching him, reading his eyes that were thick with desire. Emotions danced in him freely, tangled with one another sadness, fear, relief, joy and helplessness.
“I really couldn’t leave you..“Don’t think of it, coz I won’t let you” he smirked deviously “I warned you sweetheart … once you walk in… you’ll never leave!”The sound of the cuffs locking made me raise my eyes to my hands, they were cuffed above my head. I panicked a little and he smiled like the devil he is.
“We are just started my love … don’t panic yet…
“It wouldn’t be hard for me to turn them into ashes you know” I teased brushing my knee against his groins, he groaned silently and gulped. I smiled at his reaction.
“You became naughtier my girl …” he kissed my neck letting his hands slide beneath my shirt, I subconsciously ached towards him but he didn’t let me touch him
“Don’t be in haste my love … it is a punishment” He held my neck, tilted his head and kissed me, I leaned in… desperate to get to touch him and capture his sweet lips entirely. He broke off, grinning at my desperate attempt to touch him. He lifted my shirt, touched me in the most intimate manner but didn’t let me savor the moment, he let his hands roam for a second, leave me yearning and just run off. He let me yearn for his touch but didn’t let himself satisfy the wants no matter how bad I begged. He let me try to reach him, he made me go mad with the need and the desire of wanting him. His kisses made my eyes roll back, he made my breath hitch, my chest heaved from the yearning desire of him. I tried to reach him but he didn’t let me. He enjoyed the show of my despair. When it finally built up, my heart swelled, the heat reached its peak and I couldn’t take it anymore. I split the cuffs, grabbed his neck and kissed him hard with all the despair, greed and swelling heat. He grinned when I broke off “You are fierce” I smirked
“You don’t over punish your victims, little devil!” He let me pin him down and get rid of the thin fabric of his shirt. “You are beautiful” he grinned sexily brushing his tongue over his fangs I kissed his neck, his hard little nipples his thick chest stomach down to his navel. I looked up at his face, his eyes closed, fangs digging into his lower lip. My hands went south, holding the belt buckle and snapping it open. My hands came into contact with his hard rod. I gasped from its thickness and pulled back. He held me in place grinning down at me
“Don’t punish the punisher”
“But it is fun you know …
He smiled foxily and kissed my lips.
“Take the lead, show me what you got” And I did, I took the lead … I walked him to the world of pleasure. Down to the abyss of desires and smearing warmth of lust and want. He followed, with that sexy smile and warm tongue that rolled in my mouth like the devil hunting for a prey to tempt. He didn’t struggle for what he desired he let me hold him, he let me worship his beauty. I lost myself in the warmth of it, we got lost in the sweetness of it. Our bodies glided against each other, just like a pair made in heaven. Just like something that was made in a pair and one cannot exist without the other. We got lost in the heat and none of us bothered to find the way out of it. We held hands and swam in the darkness of it, in the sleekness of it. We didn’t bother to breath, to seek the light or to move to the point of sanity. We worshipped its darkness, its insanity, its condemnation, its breathlessness and we were just fine. And the fact that we had each other was good enough to keep us moving and not think about anything other than making the other feel the satisfaction of the moment, feel the delectation of it. Finally, we dragged each other out, soaked in it and feeling the gladness of having the chance to hold one another. I collapsed on his chest and he held me as if there was no tomorrow or I would disappear.
He was my man so I held him back and assured him that I would be here. As his mate, as his girl as whatever he wanted me to be. Even after my death, my ghost will be there to keep him company. I would not let go, even if it meant dying a thousand times.
“I love you Grey”
“You always have. And I love you always, my destined mate … Becky” I Nuzzled in his arms, I would take the time I had to be with him, to be with whom nature chose for me. Tomorrow is a mystery, I knew but I had to appreciate the gift of today. I was alive, I was beside the Greek god I fell in love with without realizing it. He is a half vampire, half demon and he was my responsibility even if he chose not to be. He fell asleep, I watched him sleep but I couldn’t sleep. Something clawed at the pit of my belly, something big was coming. I could not rest and I had no idea whom to tell, would anyone believe me?I got out of bed, wrapped a bath robe around me and got out of the room. I puddled all the way to the Jayden’s room. The lights were still on, I knocked on the door and it was opened almost immediately.
“Come in”
“Did I disturb your sleep?”
“No, I could not sleep” he responded showing me a seat.
“Well, neither” I sighed “In case anything happens tomorrow, take all the weak, expectant women, kids and the vegetarians to the last floor after the basement” I took off the ring on my finger and gave it to him.
“This is the key to the door like rock at the end of the room. Seal it and keep the ring safe, we wouldn’t be able to retrieve them if you lose it”
“What did you see? How scary is it?”
“It’s terrible. Inform the other covens to do the same, take those categories to safe places, if the vulnerable are safe… then the others can focus on fighting for our clans”
“That is a good thought, I will do so right away”
“Elia should leave too, you know…
“Yes, I will make sure” he sat back on his seat “Did you tell Grey about this?”
“Not yet, but I will. I thought of telling you first, since you are his assistant"
"Not assistant, advisor"
"Yeah, advisor" I echoed his words.
We exchanged a few words before I finally went back to sleep. Tomorrow is untold!