The Alpha's Vampire

Late Night Rendezvous

~Kayla's~

After our conversation, Michelle and I decided to stay and cuddle. I loved the feeling of her arms around me. I felt like I was on cloud nine, not to mention the euphoric little sparks wherever we had skin-on-skin contact.

"...Michelle" I called out as I had a random idea

"Yeah?" She answered from above me, her chin resting on my head. She preferred this position since I was taller than her whenever we stood

"Take your clothes off," I said looking up at her

"I- pardon?" She asked looking down at me in confusion and amusement

"Take your clothes off, I can only feel the sparks of our Mate Bond where there's skin-on-skin contact" I explained "So if we took our clothes off and cuddled..."

"Kayla, honey, how about we leave the naked cuddles for after we complete the mating process" she said blushing and looking anywhere but my eyes.

Michelle's cheeks turned a deep shade of pink as she awkwardly shifted her weight, clearly flustered by my suggestion. I couldn't help but chuckle at her reaction.

"Okay, okay, fair enough," I relented with a playful grin. "We'll save the naked cuddles for later."

Michelle let out a relieved sigh and snuggled closer to me, her fingers tracing soothing patterns on my back. I closed my eyes, reveling in the warmth of her touch and the solid comfort of her presence. "Hey, can I ask you something?" She asked

"Mhm" I answered looking up at her

"Do you- wait no, nevermind that's weird" She paused for a moment before shaking her head "no that's weird"

"Okay now I really want to know," I said raising an eyebrow at her "You have to ask me now "

"It's just- okay, separate question, have you ever been with a guy-" she didn't get to finish her sentence properly before I replied.

"Ew no of course not," I said scowling making her chuckle "Have you?"

"No, but that's more because I simply wanted to save myself for my mate," She says with a smile "Though I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't bother waiting, you had been waiting for me for, how long? 1,682? 1,681 years?"

"1,683 years actually," I said burying my face in her neck

"See," she said, though her voice sounded a little sad

"I'm sorry," I muttered before sighing, letting her go and getting up, sitting at the edge of the bed "I'm an awful mate"

"No you aren't," she said as I heard her shuffling behind me "You are a wonderful mate, Kayla," Michelle said softly as she came up behind me and wrapped her arms around my waist.

"But I-"

"No buts," she said cutting me off "Now come lie down and cuddle"

I turned around and laid down with her, curling into her arms "Oh yeah, what was the other question you wanted to ask me?"

She blushes "Oh uhm, I'll ask at a later date," she said looking away

"Okay then," I said raising an eyebrow at her with a smirk "Oh! I meant to ask but kept forgetting, before I fell asleep near your pack I had a bottle and a crystal with me, but when I woke up in the cell, I didn't have them, I assumed you took them as a precaution, but I never got them back"

"Oh, those, Yeah I took them off your person, I had no idea what they were" she shrugged "but they're in the nightstand"

Curious, I sat up and reached over to the nightstand. Opening the drawer, I found the familiar bottle and crystal lying inside. I picked them up, feeling a surge of relief at having them back in my possession. The crystal glinted in the dim light of the room, its surface smooth and cool to the touch. It held a significance beyond its physical properties, a connection to my past that I couldn't quite grasp.