~Nathan~
I stood in a clearing in the forest along with a dozen of my employees who were spread out several feet with tracking devices imbued with magic to detect supernatural beings that we have logged into our DNA catalog.
"Evening sir."
I heard a few feet back along with the crunch of the grass being pushed down by footsteps. I glanced to my side as she stepped next to me, tablet in her hands and tapping away.
" Evening Mina, I assume you're here with bad news, you don't usually come out on a pursuit." she shrugged "I wouldn't call it bad news exactly....just news that gives us more questions than answers...and since when do you come out on an recapture?"
she quirked an eyebrow at me as I watched her from my peripheral. She tapped some more on the screen "Here..." she handed me the tablet showing me a scan of the clearing "look for yourself...." I took the tablet from her hand, looking at the half of the clearing with her magic signature and the other half blank.
" This is concerning....and why is the magic so concentrated?" I tapped off the images and scrolled through the data "it's like she was soaking up magic energy as she ran....." my brows scrunched together as I tapped back to the images then Mina's manicured hand pointed at the screen "What is more concerning is that her signature stops in this clearing and abruptly stops, like she just disappeared into thin air. All the supers we know of can be tracked..."
I look over at Mina as I watch the realization dawn on her and she turns to look up at me with her brown doe eyes, strawberry blond hair in a neat bun with two strands that hung on either side of her face. She spoke after we stared at each other for a moment.
"Nobody else can know about this..."
I nodded "Exactly....how long can we keep that glamor going on that guard before something bad happens?" I handed the tablet back to her and returned my view to the clearing and people collecting data.
" Three weeks to a month, depends on the constitution of the person and their emotional state. Any longer than that and she will lose her sense of reality.
" I sighed " I hate to do this to our own..." I rubbed a hand down my face exhaling slowly, this is becoming more complicated by the hour, and I didn't like it.
" If I discover a super that hasn't been recorded, even if it is a mixed breed, I will own the rights to her blood and anyone who wants her will have to go through me."
" So, what is our next move Sir?" I pulled out my phone and started scrolling through my contacts " Blood pact..." I glanced over to see her reaction and her eyes went big " Seriously? that is ...extreme to say the least. " I turned to face her " I promise you It's not, and you should prepare, you're taking the pact too" she sighed defeated "of course Sir..."
she averted her eyes to the floor. I began to walk towards my car, and I hit a contact on my phone and put it to my ear.
" Jasper get me a blood orange please" silence hung there for a moment before he answered, " Are you sure Sir?" I got to my car and my driver opened the door for me and I got in all black sedan. "Yes, I'm sure, prepare yourself too ..."
I didn't wait for a reply and hung up, slipping my phone into my pocket, I rubbed my temples with my fingers " take me home, I need to rest" the driver nodded through the rear-view mirror and rolled up the divider.
~Alaric~
"So....what was that you did? it's like you were there but not..." I said with a mouthful chewing on what food Azaria fed me. I watched her face and waited while she finished chewing, she tensed while asking the question. She chewed slowly for a moment before speaking " You can't tell anyone and I mean it" she looked at me her eyes bore into mine and I could feel how deadly serious she was "I won't" I said as we stared in silence, the food now nearly gone.
"Not even them..."
she nodded towards the door where we could hear a faint noise of my parents talking in the living room. I nodded slowly.
" Your secret is mine and mine are yours."
She stared at me for a moment and nodded like she had internally may a choice.
"My parents are two rare creatures fated by the universe as mates...."
she paused and smiled a moment, her honey-colored eyes beamed at me, and the edges of my mouth curled up as she looked at me like that.
"My father is a Genie, and this" she touched the necklace on her " is part of my soul that is formless in here."
My brows lifted. "That sounds dangerous...and complicated" I said as I lifted a forkful of eggs to her lips and she opened her mouth to take the bite, a smirk forming on my lips and my thoughts turning to naughtier things I could do with that pretty mouth. Her eyes narrowed as she chewed "really? I can feel that you know.... I guess the rumors about the werewolf urges are true" I laughed a little
" I can show you exactly which rumors are true and false..."
I smirked and put my hand on the inside of her thigh and gave it a light squeeze, the sofa across from the bed not giving us much space, while I stared into her eyed, her mouth parted and she sighed, my wolf stirred urging me forward.
"Mmmm"
My hum of approval quickened her heartbeat and I turned, closing the space between us putting my face in the crook of her neck and inhaling "you smell sooooo good I could just have you for breakfast instead...." my hand squeezed on her thigh again and I licked her neck then kissed her shoulder.
"Ooooh"
paired with a moan when I licked her made my sweatpants have a tent now. I stopped and pulled back looking at her face, cheeks flushed with red, desire in her eyes, all for me. I kept my hand on her thigh but took the other and cupped it around her neck, bringing her closer to me. I pressed a kiss to her forehead and then to her lips. It was meant to be a quick peck but that changed when she parted her lips and searched my mouth with her tongue. She placed her hand on my cheek as she kissed me and my hand on her thigh instinctively moved up and then she froze and so did I.
" Its ok, we can move forward when you're ready ok?"
she frowned a bit.
" I'm sorry..."
she said barely as a whisper and my brows wrinkled and came together as I shook my head.
" Don't, you are my mate, and as licentious as us werewolves are we take care of our mates, even if that means restraint. " She smiled softly, and I picked up the last of the food to feed her "Besides, we have a lot to discuss...." I smiled and placed a kiss on her cheek, but I kept my hand on her thigh, it calmed my wolf that wanted to claim her, and this wasn't the time.
She was not in the best condition and even though we wanted to claim and mark our mate, she didn't need a horn dog trying to pressure her right now. She needed food to be nourished and to feel safe and I can do that for her, it is my honor to be her safe haven and home. Me gripping her thigh did indeed sooth my wolf but it served a dual purpose.