His Beloved(A vampire's mate)

chapter 11

    Veronica opened her eyes slowly and saw herself on her bed.
"How did I get here?." She said as she tried to remember, but just made her head ache more. Then it finally clicked.
"Derek--!"

She said as she got up from the bed, ignoring the headache, opened the door and went out of her room, with one destination...

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   She reached Derek's room door and knocked every so gently, waiting patiently for a response.

"Come in."

    Veronica opened the door slightly and peeped through the door frame. She sighted Justin and an old woman, who was the seer, and then Derek on the bed with his eyes shut.

"Enter and close the door behind you."

"You are up, how are you feeling?." Justin asked.

"Okay, just a slight headache. Who is she?" Veronica said pointing to the old woman in a Magyar.

"Hmm, she is our seer. Something like a fortune teller and also a medical practitioner who treats supernatural." Justin said.
"To you like a shaman," Justin added.

"Okay....nice to meet you," Veronica said in her nicest tone with her hand stretched out for a shake.

"Nice to meet you too." She said as she took Veronica's hand in a brief shake.

"I am very ---" Veronica said but got cut off before she could finish up.

"Veronica. I know." She said with a smile. Exposing some missing teeth.

"Oh, not surprised, you are a seer," Veronica said with a smile.

"Okay, now we know each other. Let's get to the problem." Justin said.

"That's true, what is wrong with Derek? I can't remember perfectly. All I know is that someone shot something like black shards into Derek." Veronica said.

"Yes, that's true. It was the Balian's leader, Sebastian. I knew it was all a trick but the king didn't listen. He has dark magic, plus he is a very strong vampire. He shot black shards into Derek. I don't know the name but it will transform him into a zombie, controlled by him... Derek is in much trouble. I was able to subdue its speed but within three days he will be a total monster." She said.

"Oh, no. What are we to do." Veronica said in a concerned tone.

"You are his mate. He needs your blood as fast as possible. He has to release his full vampire strength and he will be able to fight it. Because right now he is weak, his immunity is very low. He hasn't had the blood of a human for years. So if you care about him, you have to help him." She said.

" Justin let's go. Give her some space to decide." She said as she left the room with Justin.

     Veronica moved to Derek's bedside and sat down at the edge next to him. She touched his forehead with her palm and wondered why he was so cold. Derek opened his eyes slowly at the contact of her skin on his.

"Why is your hand on my forehead?." Derek said in a weak tone.

"I was checking your temperature, you seem to be much colder than before," Veronica answered.

"I was always cold. You never just noticed." Derek said.

"I heard your situation. I am so sorry, it was all my fault. I should have stuck to you all through the party." Veronica said trying very hard to stop the tears which were already forming.

"Yeah it is your fault but there is no need to feel bad. If I was concentrating I could have dodged it. And besides that, I chose to save you. All you have to think about is the solution." Derek said.