Duty, Love and Sacrifice

Chapter Five

SARA

She could feel sparks envelop her skin as Jason kissed her passionately, tongues fighting for dominance and lips exploring one another. This was Sara's first kiss. As a Procter, she dedicated her life to watching Casper 24/7; when he disappeared, her soul was into finding him and ignored whatever sexual advances came her way. Because most Procters break the mate bond to focus on their obligations, they were termed as sexual predators. Procters were the only species of wolves that had sex freely with other supernaturals. She always heard when they spoke about their sexual conquest with either a vampire, witch or a fae. The whole thing did nothing for Sara, which is why she didn't regret keeping her mate bond.

Jason is her mate, her mind was still processing the whole situation. She knew there was a chance she would meet him but hoped it wouldn't be so soon. Already, she felt her wolf establishing a bond with his and she needed to face reality. They might be mates but there was a lot to think about. For one, did she really want to be a Luna? From experience, luna's were women with soft characters and kind hearts; their softness balanced Alpha's need for dominance and their quickness to temper. Even in the kiss, she could feel Jason holding back from exerting his full Alpha authority on her as if he knew she would fight back. And that was the problem; if both were stubborn and strong-headed, how would anything work between them?

Almost getting lost in the kiss, Sara felt Jason pull away and stare at her for what seemed to be a long minute, her eyes closed as both of them breathing heavily as the electricity they felt wanted them close again.
"Come to my room, tonight". Before Sara could open her eyes to protest, he had disappeared. Not wanting to overthink anything, she turned and headed towards the big room she shared with Miriam. As she opened the door, she could spot the sexy witch resting on a chair by the balcony, already helping herself to a glass of red wine. Smiling softly, Sara joined her and they both sat, neither saying anything yet.

"So you won't ask?" Sara broke the silence but Miriam was still silent. "Miriam..." still no response.

"I should have asked you before deciding"

"You think?"

"I'm sorry okay? But if anyone can help us at the moment, it's your kind"

"I know that. You should have just talked to me first"

"You can't avoid your mother forever"

"I could but now you've made it impossible for me"

"Hey, she probably misses you". Sara could taste the lie on her tongue as Miriam doubles over in laughter. They both knew that the head witch was not at all thinking of Miriam. Ever since she left the Witchdom to learn magic outside their realm, it has been bad blood between the two ladies. "I know I'm lying but can we for one second pretend that shitty people like us have a fairytale"

"You mean like the one with Alpha Jason. Your mate is the second Prince to King Alexandria and lived to see the ecliptic war. Your mate is what, like 80?"

"You know we don't count age here"

"I know. I guess mingling with humans has made me seen age differences a lot. If anything, he doesn't look older than 23"

"Is this you giving your blessing?"

"Sweetheart, only you can give your blessing but I know you are holding out". Sara sighed heavily, knowing she wasn't wrong.

"I just... I don't know. He's probably expecting someone submissive and soft and loves children..."

"But you do love children"

"It's not the point Miriam. We've seen those Luna's when there's an activity in the Palace. Quiet, reserved...beautiful. And I'm none of that. Plus, I have my Procter oath so do I have to give it up to go be a luna?" Sara turned to Miriam, hoping that her witchy wisdom would somehow come in handy.

" I can't say things will be smooth-sailing and you both would need time to decide what you're giving up. All I know is he's intrigued about you. The fact that he isn't making demands means that he understands more than you think. Hell, most Alpha would have let their wolf take over and mate you on the spot. They can't control it sometimes. But the moon goddess paired you with someone that has had years of experience to calm his wolf. That says a lot, don't you think? "

"Yeah, I guess so". Sara takes a swig of the red wine and they continue to talk, planning how they will make their next journey. Later that night, Sara couldn't sleep. She knew that her wolf was restless, but also she was restless too. Screw it! If she was leaving at dawn, she might as well enjoy these moments. Stepping out of bed and making sure that Miriam was well covered, she snuck out of the room and followed the scent that has come to intoxicate her all the way to the other side of the packhouse. Hopefully, he was already asleep and she could just crawl into bed. But luck wasn't on her side as soon as she opened the door. She noticed a bedside light was on and her mate was on his laptop, probably doing some business on it. He was shirtless, letting Sara stare at his refined abs and smooth skin; he wore glasses that just made him drool-worthy as his hair was packed in a small bun. He doesn't look up but Sara knew that he knew she was there. Not one to back down, she stepped in, wondering how she must look with her cute pyjamas of penguin.

"You look cute," he said startling her.

"Thanks", She retorted with sarcasm and walked over to the bed, letting herself slide in. Jason turned to give her a look but she ignores it as she laid down, watching him. Sighing, Jason shut off his laptop and the light, tucking himself in and pulling her closer, her back to his front as they relaxed into each other.

"Your heat will start in a month"

"I'll be back by then". She knew Jason was hoping he would mark her before she left. But she still needed to make plans in her head and they had a lot to discuss. "Maybe when I come back, we can hang out". She felt him chuckle behind her.

"Hang out?"

"Yeah. I'm sure you'll be busy but..."

"Okay, we'll hang out," he says in a mocking tone.

"What were you doing?"

"Dispensing some of my men to help sort some rouge attack at the West Region. It would seem they are getting bold and crossing into fairy territory. I'm also writing a letter to some Alpha's that I trust, letting them know of the stray situation". Sara's heart swelled, grateful that her mate didn't keep anything from her. It made her feel guilty the more. But she promised herself to tell him everything once she got back. If they were going to do this, he had to know everything.

"My brother mentioned that you can't remember who kidnapped you or where?" Sara stiffened and could only nod. "I know someone, an outworlder I could ask questions". Outworlders were witches that left their coven to seek other ways of magic; magic that was mostly forbidden or forgotten magic.

"Isn't that dangerous?"

"This person owes me a favour. I could ask and when you come, he can look at you."

"That's fine. Thank you. I'm sure Miriam will be excited. She always found Outworlders fascinating". Jason pulled her closer, sniffing her hair and planted a kiss on her collarbone, getting Sara to moan at his touch.

"Promise me you'll be back". Sensing the seriousness of his tone, Sara turned to face him. She knew that this was difficult for him, especially since his scent wasn't on her. But it was also difficult for her because he would still be walking around unmated. She almost wanted to agree to them marking but knew that wouldn't be the answer.

"I will come back," she said carefully.

"Good cause I will burn the ground if I have to drag you back," he said, letting his dominance show for the first time. He leaned in and kissed her heavily and she welcomed it. For the first time, someone other than Casper plagued her senses.