The Long Journey [Editing in Progress]

CH A P T E R #2 9: K I L L I A N

"Did he just say MATE?" the stranger said.

I looked over to the man who was scaring Lucca. I had nothing but horrible murderous thoughts as he walked closer to us. Lucca stood in front of me but no matter how strong he is, I was quicker so I grabbed his wrist pulled it back, and forced him to stand behind me. 

"WHO ARE YOU?!"  I growled out. 

"Who am I? Better yet, Who are you?" the man sniveled at me. 

Lucca tried to pull me back but seeing as how I only viewed this stranger as a threat to my mate there was very little that would be able to stop me from killing him. "Killian please go, don't worry about me. He won't hurt me, I promise. Okay, please don't fight him" the desperation in Lucca's voice was concerning. 

"Lucca, how could you ask that of me!? I will never abandon you! Whoever this man is, I don't care!" Asking me to leave was stupid of him to ask especially when I can smell the fear off of him, does he really think I can leave him now. 

"What's your name pup?" the man asked condescendingly.

"Let's start with you, who are you? why are you scaring my mate?!" I demand while he hisses at me when I say the word 'mate'. He obviously doesn't like it when I call Lucca 'my mate', does he want him for himself. The thought fuels my anger even more and the intensity of my growls grows even harsher. 

"Lucca come to me, now" the stranger wasn't talking to me, this was directed to Lucca and once I looked over at Lucca and I could see the conflict in his eyes. I couldn't help but tell Lucca through our link "are you really going to leave me?" my wolf whimpered through our connection to demonstrate how much the idea of him leaving us saddens us. 

"Tell me who you are? What do you want with Lucca?"

"Lucca needs to come back with me, pup. This doesn't concern someone of your kind. It really would be in your interest not to intervene with us. That is unless you want to get hurt" He smirked.

"STOP! Both of you!" Lucca yelled. 

"Valentine, just stop okay. I need some time to talk to Killian and I need you to promise that you won't get close to our home. I won't run away, not anymore just stay here until I come back." 

"Fine. As your long-time friend, I will honor your wishes. I promise to stay here until you come back, but you have one hour to say your goodbyes. If you don't, I will come get you. There is urgent business that requires you to be attended for" he took one more look at me and glared before he walked back further into the forest. 

Lucca pulled my arm and tried to move me back towards the house, I let him as I realized I didn't want Valentine to hear the conversation we were about to have. 

We didn't talk on the way back, it was completely silent and only the noise of our footsteps could be heard. Once we were getting closer to our home, he tried to start up our conversation, but I honestly did not want to listen to what he had to say, as all I could recall was that he agreed to leave me. He was fully aware that he was making the decision to leave me for who knows what reason. I could not fathom the thought of living without Lucca anymore and started to see only red, with only thoughts of locking up Lucca and killing Valentine. I guess Lucca knew what I was thinking because soon enough he said "You can't stop me by locking me up, Killian" I growled my frustrations. 

"Why are you leaving me?! I don't understand why you are even considering going with that asshole!"

"That asshole is named Valentine, and believe it or not he is my childhood friend. Although we haven't talked in decades before you were even born might I add. You don't know him as I do. If he is here then that means something urgent has happened."

"What do you mean something has happened, can't you just resolve it from here?"

"I have some ideas of what would force him to come for me in person instead of sending a message through his bird, but first I need to pack" he walked up the stairs with me on his tail. 

"You are not going anywhere Lucca, do you not get the idea that I will not allow you to leave without an explanation. I mean how can you just decide to leave our home without any semblance of talking to me. Would you have left if I didn't find you in that clearing?" 

"Killian, of course, I wouldn't but Valentine coming here is alarming enough to know something dangerous is bound to happen –" 

"And you expect me to be okay with the thought of you leaving towards danger, huh?", we reached his room where he sat down on the bed. 

"You know I can take care of myself and it's not like we haven't been separated before" Lucca sighed.

"Yeah, well enough to know that we will not be able to completely function without the other, if I'm correct we were both miserable when we were apart."

"Look Killian I understand your frustration, really I do and I don't like the idea of leaving you by yourself here but the situation could endanger you and that is not something I want to risk" 

"You're such a hypocrite Lucca! Do you not hear yourself, how could it be dangerous for me but not for you. Do you not believe me capable of taking care of myself or even you?"

"That is not what I am saying –"

"Then what are you saying because it seems like you are trying to run away. Have you forgotten that we are mates now, newly mated. If you have to leave, then I will accompany you, no discussion. Wherever you go, I go." I put my hands on both sides of his face as I leaned our foreheads together. Looking at his eyes, I could see how much he disliked the idea of me going with him. Well tough shit, I will not lose Lucca again, never again. 

As he was about to protest my decision, I covered his lips with my own and proceeded to push myself more into his mouth. Remembering how amazing he tasted earlier that night. Lucca's moans leaked now and then but I needed to feel him more, I craved his touch by the second. I pushed him down further into the bed so that he can lie down. "Mate, you are mine and I am yours, forever" 

"Okay okay I get it but Killian there are certain things you don't know about me, about my past. I know some things will be revealed to you but there is a reason why I left and I'll tell you when the time is right. Just know that I was lucky enough to have met a small bratty pup to occupy my time." he smiled as I could see in our connection of the memory of when we had first met.

"Fine, I accept that. Lucca, there is nothing about you that will make me love you any less. It is impossible to lessen my eternal love for you" Lucca rolled his eyes at my cheesiness. 

"I do have to ask why was Vincent so irritated that I was mated to you? Do I need to be concerned about him trying to take you away from me" I knew that would never happen but the thought of him getting near my Lucca was infuriating so much so that I couldn't help but switch to my wolf eyes.

"No, and you know his name is Valentine. We are just friends but –"

"But what?" 

"We kind of..."

"Kind of, what Lucca?" 

"We sorta dated for like a decade" he finally spit out.

"YOU WHAT?!?!?!"