Mated & Blooded

Chapter 8

(Kalli's POV)

I think I might be in shock. I can't believe Lucas just stopped. One moment things are as hot and heavy as I think they can be, then bam the phone rings and he jumps up and runs out of the room.

I never knew being with your mate could be that amazing. I never knew being touched could feel so good. I never thought I would be touched so much. Everything about touching was wonderful. My wolf and I want to spend the rest of our lives just like that in Lucas's arms. Each stroke of his tongue, every movement of his hands brought us closer to feeling complete. We would not be able to deny him. We wanted to be mated to him. Even if he rejected us tomorrow morning. Being with him was perfect right now.

My wolf felt hurt, hell I felt hurt. We both couldn't stop from wondering if it wasn't as perfect for him as it had been for us. How else had he managed to pull away and leave us alone on the couch? I felt tears in my eyes and I tried desperately to blink them back. I am so confused. Does he want us? Doesn't he want us? How can this possibly work out? Even if he does bond with us, the pack will reject him like they rejected me. Will he come to hate me for losing his position of alpha and being forced out of the pack? Why did my mate have to be an alpha? Why not someone who could have been happy with just our family?

I looked down and realized my shirt and bra were in tatters. I tried to pull them back together as best as I could, not that it helped. I noticed a black hoodie on the end of the couch and pulled it on over my head. I took a sniff and knew that it belonged to Lucas. I could smell the spring woody scent that clung to my mate.

I heard Lucas returning to the room and wiped my face so that he wouldn't see any trace of tears. He sat down next to me and pulled me back into his arms. He rested his chin lightly on the top of my head. He just sat there and silently held me that way for several moments before he started to talk.

"Hey Kalli, it's been a long night. How about I show you the room upstairs and you get some rest."

Wow that was totally not what I had been expecting, but I nodded. He grabbed my hand and walked me upstairs to a bedroom that was semi-finished. It had a bed and a single dresser, otherwise the room was barren.

"The bathroom up here isn't finished yet, so you'll need to come downstairs if you have to go." He reached into the dresser and pulled out a white t-shirt.

"I'm sorry for ruining your shirt, you can use my t-shirt. It will be more comfortable sleeping with the tee than in my old hoodie."

Then he sat on the bed and patted next to himself indicating he wanted me to sit down. I took a deep breath, walked over and sat down next to him.

"That was my dad on the phone. I need a little time to work through some of the things he said. I am going to let you sleep up here tonight and I'll stay on the couch downstairs." He paused looking into my face then reach up and put his hands on both sides of my head.

My heart felt like it was going to burst from my chest. This is it. He is going to change his mind. His dad had to have told him to reject me. No way is the Alpha going to allow Lucas to bond with me. I was struggling to breathe. I could hear a buzzing sound in my head. I knew it had to come to this; I just got caught up in the moment. Stupid me, how could I let myself get caught up in the dream. His rejection was going to tear my heart out.

"Kalli, please don't doubt that I want you. I will always want you and no matters what I am going to mate and bond with you. No one and nothing will take you away from me. You have to understand that I mean it, and nothing is going to change that. Please believe me."

Oh god, I wanted to. I wanted to believe him. I just can't. Instead of answering, I stretched my neck out and lightly touched my lips to his. I felt him shudder in what I could only hope was pleasure. I pulled back quickly and said

"I'll stay here tonight. We can talk more in the morning if you want to. I believe you want me Lucas, and I know I want you, I just don't know"

I paused not knowing what else to say. Lucas sighed and stood up

"Good night Kalli. I'm right downstairs if you need me."

I felt myself starting to cry the moment the door closed behind him. I didn't want Lucas to hear me, so I moved more fully onto the bed and let my tears and pain fall into the pillow.

I awoke to some kind of soft scratching noise. I strained my ears trying to figure out what it was that I was hearing. I sat up in the bed and looked around the room. I couldn't see anything. It was really dark in the room. I moved over to the window and looked out. I could see a figure in the distance. My heart did that little flip it always does when I see my mate, and decided that Lucas must have taken a walk. I wondered how long I had been asleep. I picked up my cell and looked at the time. It was just after four in the morning.

He must have realized I was watching him because he stopped moving and turned towards the window. I opened the window and called out to him. He blew me a kiss, then turned and started to walk deeper into the woods. I guess he needs more time. I wonder if Lucas is going to get any sleep at all tonight.

I decided that I would go downstairs and use the bathroom since he was outside. I realized I was still wearing my torn clothing under the hoodie and decided to change. I quickly removed the hoodie, my torn shirt and bra and put on the tee. I shivered a little and decided to pull back on the hoodie as well. The moment I finished, I quietly moved through the room and down the stairs.

The second my foot hit the bottom step, I knew something was off. I took a deep breath and caught the scent of my mate. It was too strong to have been lingering around. I paused for a moment and looked around. That's when I realized that Lucas was lying on the couch. I could hear his rhythmic breathing. It was apparent to me that he had been sleeping for some time and was in a deep peaceful sleep.

Crap, I thought. If he is in here sleeping, who the hell was outside? I found myself moving towards the front door. I opened it as quietly as possible and stepped out. I sniffed deeply to see if I could smell anything. I was blessed with enhanced senses from both my wolf and vampire blood. I had a great sense of smell and hearing from my wolf. Not quite as good as my mother's but still it was pretty darn good. I also had excellent night vision from my vampire. Better than any of the wolves in my pack.

I didn't sense any other wolves in the area. I silently closed the door behind me and stepped out a little further. I started walking towards where I had seen the figure from my window. I walked as silently as I could. I know that I am silent enough that a wolf can't hear me if I don't want them too.

I moved closer and finally started to pick up a scent. Definitely not wolf or human. I sniffed again trying to make sense of the smell. That's when it hit me. Vampire. An adult blooded vampire. Had to be since the smell of decay was missing. Vampires always smelled like decay until they met their beloved and blooded with them. Then, their hearts started to beat again and their bodies stopped ageing and decaying.

Vampires were made not born. Humans turned vampire. I'm not sure my if mother got it one hundred percent right, but she told me that a blooded pair was necessary to make a new vampire. She said, instead of having their own children, they would snatch human teens and turn them. The teen would continue to age but very very slowly until they found their beloved and the process started again. Wolves age slow, vampires age slower. I once met an unblooded vampire that was over five hundred years old and she didn't look a day past thirty.

Oh hell, I thought what the hell was a blooded vampire doing out here, and where the hell was his beloved? This was a bad idea. No way could I take on a blooded pair of vampires. I needed to get back in the house where it was safer.

I took a step backwards and stepped on twig. Damn it. I froze on the spot. The snap of the twig seemed to reverberate through the woods. The pair would have heard it loud and clear. I slowly moved my head side to side to see if I could spot either of them. His smell was getting stronger and closer to me. Wow he smelled really good.

I found my eyes closing as I let the scent of him wrap around me. It smelled like the beginning of a rain storm on a warm summer night. Clean and refreshing, I felt my eyes gently closing; I could feel my body swaying gently back and forth as I continued to breathe in his wonderful scent. I knew he was moving closer to me, but I didn't care. I was no longer afraid. I just stood there and waited.