Jacke's POV
We would be lying through our fucking teeth if we said that what Alex had told us wasn't at least mildly concerning. I mean, it was one thing for an Archdemon to talk about fighting death, because we had danced that dance and came out on top simply because of Jake's will to live; Alex on the other hand, Alex wasn't like us, she was a werewolf and had an afterlife that was blissful waiting for her when her time came.
"Yo-you do realize what you just said, right?! This kind of thing is no joke to talk about, especially at a time and place like this."
"Bold of you to assume I would lie to your face, Pup, if death comes knocking on my door expecting to take me away from you...he'll find nothing but a cornered animal waiting for a good fight. If there's one thing I've learned in my time on this rock we call home, nature always wins, and my Goddess knows my will to be with you. This road we walk isn't an easy one, but it is ours, and our path will show no fear for neither of us have any to give," Alex said, with a sly grin that was a sign as clear as day that she wasn't lying, she was a crazy woman but we wouldn't have her any other way.
"You're a Lil crazy, ain't ya?"
"Crazy for you, but I swear on the graves of my ancestors, and those I fought to earn my title. Jacke, I will never lose you again, you were gifted to me on a silver platter and I would be a fool not to accept you. The good and the bad, through thick and through thin, now and forever. Can I make it more official? My little Luna," Alexis was shining through, her eyes glowing a vibrant Amber Gold color, she wasn't asking for permission at this point, she was asking if I was ready.
"I'll be here no matter what, when I close my eyes, sink your teeth and claim me as yours, I'm as ready as I'll ever be."
Alexis' POV
Jacke closed his eyes, and I could sense his anxiety, he knew he wouldn't ever be truly ready for this; No one ever was, but it was time, and I wouldn't betray his trust in me. Not now. Not ever.
"This may hurt a bit, but I've heard the feeling that follows can only be described as ecstasy," I said before moving the hoodie he wore a little bit to expose his neck, he was tense but there was one area in particular that looked perfect for this, and without a moment's hesitation I bit down and sunk my canines into his neck, piercing his skin with little effort, and while a little blood did spill it didn't pass by my ears that he whimpered at the feeling. I licked the wound clean, as you do, and after the wound closed I felt an overwhelming feeling of pride and joy.
"Open your eyes love," I said in a low tone, and when he looked at me his eyes were glowing red, yet there was no rage behind them. He was finally mine, and now it was my job to keep him safe, and by my side forever and always.
Jake's POV
After she bit me, Jack and I split so that Alex could talk to me 1 on 1, Jack decided to just walk around the lake and think while Alex and I talked; Me laying my head in her lap, her fingers running through my hair, and for the first time in centuries, I felt home in a way that I had never experienced before.
"Is this what love is, Alex?" I asked, and apparently, that caught her off guard because she coughed a couple of times and started laughing.
"Yes Pup, this is what love is like, have you really been starved of it so long that you forgot what it is?" She asked, and I hid my face in my hat so as to not show the blush that was creeping up on my face, but she wasn't having any of my shit, "Hat off, love, I wanna see the cutie blushing for me."
Why did she have to tease me like this?? What did I do to deserve this kind of torture?!
"Fine, Mommy," I said, taking my hat off and looking up to see that she was smirking at me, it was painfully obvious she was enjoying this, I just didn't understand why, "Why do you take pride and pleasure in making me so shy, Alpha?"
"Love, pride has nothing to do with it, I just enjoy watching you react to my words. Watching you squirm and blush in my lap, yet having no desire to get up, you really are a criminal so long as you're mine, aren't you?"
She was right, in no uncertainty, she was the answer to the age-old question I had in the back of my mind.
What kind of person would love a monster such as me? A boy who had his innocence ripped away from him before he could even understand what was happening only to be butchered in the streets. A demon who saved said boy, and struck the man down in cold blood, sending him to the depths of the abyss to burn in a pit of thermite for all of eternity, only to offer me a deal I couldn't refuse.
The only "person" who could love me, wasn't even a person at all, she was a beast of a woman, and even if we weren't in Britain, may God save whatever man tried to bring her down because they would find none within me. I was, am, and always will be a monster; But at least I now know I don't have to walk this Earth without hope.
"Thank you, Alex, for everything. I love you, Alpha."
"I love you too, Nerd," She said with a wink, the night was just getting started, but I didn't care. I was in paradise and had no intentions of leaving her anytime at all.