The Omega has a Powerful Mate

Chapter 16: People Irk Me

Eric's pov

The minute I could form a coherent thought, I knew I felt off.

I couldn't determine exactly what I was feeling at the moment but as I opened my eyes, I instantly had to shut them.

'Ugh, what was that?' I thought groggily.

I slowly peeled my eyes open, adjusting to the newfound brightness of my mate's room. It was like the sun was blinding me even though the only light coming in was indirect.

'Does everything seem more vivid or what?'

As I tilted my face over to where she was, I found her eyes already on me, and her body flush against mine.

"Goodmorning handsome. How are you feeling?" her soft voice traveled up and resonated through my body. As soon as I took her in my arms, everything from last night came crashing down on me.

"What happened? You marked me and I just blacked out, are you okay? Did you sleep okay?" I asked her quickly, my gaze locked on the new mark on her neck. It must have healed while I was asleep and turned into this beautiful creation.

The mark was fairly small but I would definitely be able to make out the crown now forever on her body. My initials "E. M." were underneath the base of the crown and it looked perfect on her.

Upon examining her mark, my hand subconsciously reached up to run over where I experienced her biting me. When I felt nothing but flat skin I looked at her with confusion.

"Your mark is beautiful baby. You have a crown with L. Q. right under it and I can only assume mine is matching with your initials. I couldn't sleep not knowing what had happened to you, so I just stayed curled up to you and watched over you while you slept. The mark healed over pretty fast, the moment I saw it I felt so much closer to you. I'm also very happy that you slept peacefully last night. I'm okay, I just need to shower before we head off. Are you okay though? I didn't expect you to pass out like that..." she said, growing quieter towards the end.

By the way her hands fisted the material on the front of my shirt, I knew she was concerned for me.

With a swiftness I didn't know I possessed, I sat up on the bed with Lorie seated on my thighs.

Now that she mentioned it, I didn't have any nightmares last night. I can't remember the last time I truly had a restful night's sleep. Even the night before, I managed to wake myself up before I could endure whatever my horrible mother would do to me in my dreams. I didn't want to upset Lorie so I barely tell her anything about my dreams.

Looking at her now, I knew that she was healing me. I don't know if it was because she was watching over me all night or what, but I can only hope that life can continue this way.

"Thank you for looking out for me beautiful. Do you know why I feel this way? I..." I began, extending my arms out in front of me and around Lorie's small frame. I clenched and unclenched my fists for a moment before locking eyes with Lorie's bright ones.

"Stronger?" she asked, a small smile breaking out on her face at the question. All I could do was nod as I looked down on myself.

'Do you know where this is coming from?' I called out to Bane, hoping he would have a helpful response.

'Probably Lorie,' he said, mystery clinging to his words making it seem like he knew more than he was letting on.

"I know werewolves age differently but where I come from, we live until we're ultimately killed off. When I marked you, you became immortal. I know I should have explained to you who I am, and where I'm from, but I was so excited when you asked me to mark you," she started before looking over towards the side of the room, "And since it's already 6:45, we need to get ready. I'm gonna go shower really quickly and then you can go in when I'm done. I love you. I'll be back."