Thrown to the Wolves

Chapter 15

WARNING: MATURE CHAPTER!!

Quentin's POV

I made my way up the stairs as slowly as possible, trying to make the seconds turn to minutes. Before long, I was standing in front of Markus's office in nothing but his shirt. My hands trembled and were coated with sweat as I raised one, rapping it against the door. There was a shuffle inside before Markus's voice called out. "Come in!"

I pushed the door open, my face burning with embarrassment. Markus was looking down through a stack when I walked in, his eyes scanning over the documents. "Quentin, what did you want to- woah."

As I walked closer Markus had begun to speak and only looked up when I had stepped around his desk to stand next to his chair. He turned his chair as his mouth fell open, his eyes going down and then snapping back to my face before traveling down once more. "What-... What are you wearing?" He swallowed hard, his eyes darkening as he seemed to be having an internal conflict with his desires. 

I swallowed as well, stepping forward to continue with what Sean and Felan had told me to do. I put my arms around him, not wanting to sit in his lap in case the shirt road up. I leaned forward and was about to kiss him before he pushed me away, standing up with a frown. "Quentin... What are you doing? You should go to bed. The moon's about to come up."

I froze for a moment as he walked away before reaching forward to grab his arm. "Wait! I... I want to."

"Want to what?" He turned around with a confused expression before realizing what I meant. "A-Are you sure?... No... We shouldn't."

"Why not?"

"You don't understand. This sort of thing is-"

"For life. Markus, I'm a Vampire. I know what that means. But, I want to spend eternity with you. I.... I love you, okay? You're stupid and an airhead and can't read a room to save your life, but you're also kind and funny and care more about me than anyone else I'e ever met. I... I want to become your mate. And I want you to be... My blood partner."

"Blood partner?" Markus moved closer, pulling me into his chest as he wrapped his arms around my waist. "What's that?"

Flustered, I tried to explain. "It's... like mating, but for Vampires. Well, they think of it as more of a contract... It's really rare, as most Vampires don't usually go for the same victim twice, but it basically ties you to me as my one and only food source for eternity."

Markus pulled back, an amazed look on his face. "Really? I get to be with you forever? And you'll be mine?!"

I smiled, leaning into his chest. "Yes."

With that, Markus grabbed my shoulders and pressed a kiss against my lips, our breaths mingling as he slid his tongue across my lips. I almost let him in but pushed him away at the last second. We were both panting as he gave me a curious look and then a pout. I pushed against his chest. "We... We're in your office, Stupid. Take.... Take me to our room." I peered up at him, watching his eyes light up with desire as he scooped me up off the ground and carried me out of the office. We walked down the hall, my head resting on Markus's chest so I could hear his pounding heart. It was amazing, beating at almost the exact same pace as mine. By the time we arrived the our room, I wasn't sure which heartbeat was mine and which was Markus's. At this point, though, I didn't really care. 

Markus placed me onto the bed before removing his shirt and climbing on top of me. I placed my hands against his chest, feeling the warm skin as I admired his physique. Markus smiled at me, pulling my hands away to pin them under his own. "As much as I love that, I want to touch you," Markus whispered against my ear. "You can have your own fun later."