Marked Love

What Really Happened

Chapter Nine

The phone rings a few times. But no answer. I call four more times, still. As I redial the number I count how many rings the phone takes. The same every time.

I give up on trying to get a hold of anyone.

I take a deep breath and lay my head down on the soft pillow. I cuddle with the blankets surrounding me and smell Caleb. Hmm. He smells so good. I don't know how long I have been upstairs but as soon as my nose hits the smell of the sheets Caleb shows up.

I sit up straight and look at him. He looks a mess. His shirt untucked, unbuttoned, his hair a mess, his beard growing out, his eyes red making his blue eyes pop. I look at him as he comes to me rather fast. He smashes our lips together hard. What is he doing?

Out of anger, is the way he wants to do this?

He trails his fingers down my body and the feel of his scruff makes me feel uncomfortable. He has never done this to me before. He groans as he rips his pants off as well as mine. He rips my shirt down the middle with his fingers leaving my bra popping out. HIs shirt, already unbuttoned, comes off as I tug on his as he thrusts into me.

I hear a dark growl coming from his chest and know this isn't going to end well. He keeps going harder and harder. I begin to whine at the pain he is giving me and a tear escapes my eyes. Caleb catches it with his thumb and imediately stops.

He shakes his head and pulls out of me kissing every inch of me and kissing the more sensitive spots as well. I smile at him as he does this. He lays on my tiny stomach and rubs my hips for me and I love the way he is.

"What is wrong with us?" I ask him wanting to finally talk. He shakes his head and I bring him up to me. I kiss him lightly on the lips tasting my skin on his lips. "I'm sorry." He says in between kisses. I shush him.

"Tell me what is going on." I tell him wanting to know the answers. Caleb takes a deep breath as he is going to say something but nothing comes out. "I don't' want you to get hurt but I do'nt want any part of this. So to make sure you are safe I will have to keep you strong." Caleb says and then gasps for hair.

"I don't follow." I tell him honestly wondering how my face expression looks like. What does he mean by keeping me strong? "Are you going to help me?" I ask him wondering if he will help me keep Jake alive. Get him better. Like help him get back on animals instead of humans. Caleb shakes his head already knowing what I"m thinking.

"To keep you strong I will have to make love to you every night and also let you bite me every once in a while." He says with a smirk and I look at him with curious eyes. "Okay..." I whisper not really following. "Skylar, you are apart of me as well as I. Our blood runs through each others veins. To keep you strong you have to have my blood and your blood mixed together. Its a wolf thing. I've done it before and it really works. I do't want you any where near this psycho when I know he is stronger then you without human." He finishes and i try to take all of this in.

"Okay.." I repeat finding it weird to feed off of your mate. "Thats what i wanted to talk to you about." He finally says and I sort of get where he is coming from.

"I love you and I will do anything to keep you safe. Even if it means de-" But I cut him off. "Don't even say that." I tell him and dig into his lap so I feel safe around his arms. "I love you." I tell him and kiss his cheek loving the way he keeps me warm even though my skin is like a sauna.

We sit here for a few minutes kissing each other and then the phone rings. I jolt out of his hold and answer the phone.

"Hello? Hello?" I say twice with excitement. I am finally going to get some answers. "Yes is Caleb there?" Its Tate's voice I know it. "Umm, no Tate?" I ask looking at Caleb and his face is concerned. I wave him off. "Yes, who am I speaking with?" He asks and I smile. "This is Skylar." I tell him and wait for his response.

There is muffling around in the back ground but I ignore it. "I actually have some new for you, Tate." I mutter after he doesn't say anything. "Skylar..." He says my name and I come clean. I tell him everything starting with all the killings and then my mate and I coming to my pack house to finally get rid of the monster but then finding out it was Jake, but I don't tell him that I always knew it was him.

"Yes, well ever since you mated with Caleb Jake has went a look crazy. He moved around trying to find "peace" is what he said but I always knew he was looking for you." Tate pauses and then takes a deep breath. "So you have him now?" He asks and I clear my throat. "Yes." I tell him clearly wondering if he will be against us tying him up in chains.

"Good. Keep him there until I get there. I will leave first thing tomorrow morning." Tate goes on but I stop him. "I actually have a plan. Tate, my pack, to keep the town safe, were going to destroy him today but they have given me a time limit to try and.. fix him I guess we could say." I wait for an answer but don't receive one.

"Tate, I really think if I know what really happened then I can try and convince Jake that I am his friend and he can get better." Still no answer on teh other line.

I look at Caleb and shake my head confused. "Skylar, there are some things we do need to discuss. I know our time is short but this means a lot. I will see you tomorrow morning around six." Tate's voice is serious and I nod wanting to find out what happened.

"Okay see you then." And the line goes dead.

I turn to Caleb and shake my head. "This is serious." I tell him wondering what could have gone so wrong when we left. Caleb made sure everyone was safe, no other packs, no other wolf hunters, nothing. It was safe land. I just don't get it.

"Just be patient and he will explain everything tomorrow morning." Caleb takes the phoen from my hands and sets it by the bed stand and drags me into his lap leaving his kisses every where.