Clara
This is what I thought of vampires before I entered this house: cold, loners, ruthless, and many other terrible things but whoa! These guys are sweeter than my own family back in the pack. There is this hunk who is drunk but he is so funny. When I entered this house, I didn't know what to expect.
In the pack house back home, there are always many people walking around in and out. There are restricted areas though. This family seems very close, closer than our pack.
I can't believe I am still awake at this hour. I wonder what time it is. I look around the walls hoping for a wall clock to be hanging there, but I don't find any. I need to find the guy, I don't even know his name yet!
I have been offered some liquor but I turned down the offer. I want to be sober on my first stay here. I have to be careful especially since I am only wearing this coat with nothing inside.
I get up from the couch that I have been sitting on and walk around the house to look for my mate. I wonder where he could be. How confusing it would be to look for someone in a house you have never been in before! I want to ask for directions, perhaps someone knows where he is, but hell! How will I ask without knowing his name?
The house is very big. I could tell from the outside that it is a very spacious house though it is dark. Everything inside looks very well-reserved and neat. Unlike the pack house where everything is everywhere and about. I don't think werewolves are as organized as vampires. Werewolves like cozy places where there is a lot of company and life while vampires are very formal and neat individuals who prefer organized places. I think it was is just a slip that I found some of them drunk, but they still have the seriousness engraved in their behavior.
I walk through a long corridor full of closed doors. There must be specific bedrooms for each one of them. They seem to be very awake like their day has just started I bet they sleep all day and party all night. The thought of spending the whole night awake with my mate makes me grin like a fool.
I have to find him soon before I get myself into trouble. Maybe these rooms are all no-go areas. There could be creepy things hidden in there, or...
The sweet mouthwatering scent snaps me out of my delusional thoughts. Mmm... my wolf purrs. He is here somewhere. I walk through the rest of the long corridor toward the end. There are so many portraits on the walls. Probably one of these vampires is an artist.
I continue up the stairs after the corridor. This is not a good idea. I could end up getting lost in this house. God knows how big it is and how long it would take them to find me. Who am kidding? These are vampires I am talking about. They will find me without even trying.
At the end of the stairs, I find an open door. The air coming through it is chilly. The door must be leading outside. I walk through it and end up on some kind of balcony. His scent gets stronger. He is here.
And indeed he is. My face cracks into a smile which immediately disappears when I realize that he is not alone. There is a tall blonde standing in front of him She has her hands around his neck. She is trying to pull him closer like she wants him to kiss her.
I shouldn't be seeing this, I should run out of here, away from this house, and go far away where nobody will be able to find me. Perhaps I will be lucky to find myself back home. My wolf just coils and hides away from me. She can't bear to see this either.
"Damien, please," the blonde begs and tilts her head to get her face close to his. No. I need to get away from here, but my legs won't move. It is like they are rooted to the floor. Damien doesn't move. So this is how I get to know his name, huh?
The blonde starts caressing his stubble, and I can't bear to watch anymore. Just as I am about to turn on my heels and walk away, Damien finally speaks.
"No, Amber. I can't. I belong to someone else now. That is how it has always been. I am not the man for you," he tells her and removes her hands from him. Relief washes over me at the fact that at least he doesn't want her.
Amber starts to sob. This is so emotional. What does she want from my mate? I know many people who were in relationships before finding their mates. They always get their hearts broken when their partners don't turn out to be their mates.
Is that the case between Damien and Amber? Are they lovers? Am I interrupting their relationship? I know Damien couldn't have waited for me. He must have lived decades before I was born, maybe even centuries.
Amber wipes her face with the back of her hand and her eyes land on me. Damien also turns to look at me and a chill runs down my spine. The blonde steps away from him and walks past me without saying a word. Damien keeps staring at me for a moment as if trying to debate whether he should say something or just keep quiet.
I also don't say a thing. I just stand transfixed on the floor trying to understand what just happened in front of me. Even my wolf who has been very excited since tonight is quiet.
"Clara," he finally breaks the awkward silence and takes slow calculated steps toward me. It is suddenly cold out here in this coat.
He stands in front of me and first studies my face. Good thing I managed to keep it together and never broke down during the scene.
"Clara, I..." he says and runs his hands through his neatly combed hair leaving it disorganized and sexy. God! I shouldn't be thinking of that. I should be mad or something.
"I can explain," he tells me. I look into his eyes and wonder what he wants to tell me.
"You don't have to explain anything," I tell him and his eyes widen.
" I mean, I understand if there is something that has been going on between the two of you. I am sorry for interrupting," I say.
"Interrupting! What? No!" he cuts me off. "Nothing is going on between me and Amber. We are family to me, just like everyone else in this house. She just always wanted me to be her partner but I am not for her. I am yours," he says and my heart melts at his words. He doesn't want her. He wants me.
"What you just saw means nothing. I told her that I don't want to be with her because I have you now," he tells me, and I suddenly feel stupid for doubting him.
I wrap my arms around his waist and he pulls me into a tight embrace. I raise my hand around his neck and pull his face closer. I want his lips. I want his assurance. He comes to me willingly and claims my mouth in a hot kiss.
Damien Good thing Amber hadn't gone too far in her act and Clara doesn't look as angry as I expected she would be. I hope Amber is now able to understand what I have been able to explain to her all this time. I don't want her to be an obstacle between Clara and me. "You must be tired. Let's go inside and I will get you somewhere to sleep," I tell her but she doesn't reply. She must be exhausted. I carry her off the ground into my arms. She just leans in closer to my chest and closes her eyes. I don't think twice before I enter the house and take her directly to my bedroom. I know there are many spare bedrooms in the house, but I prefer that she is here. I hope she doesn't mind resting in my room. I place her gently on the bed and she immediately opens her eyes. She gives me a crooked smile which makes her so adorable and kissable. Gosh, Give the girl a break! You'll scare her away, my subconscious warns me. "This is your bedroom, right?" she asks me with a hint of amusement clea
Clara I wake up with a lazy yawn and close my eyes again for a moment. Wait a minute... I try to remember where I am and what exactly I am doing here. A lot of things happened last night. Oh, I found my mate. A smile spreads across my face knowing that I finally found him and I slept in his bed, though nothing serious happened between us. I feel very satisfied within me. I spread my arms across the bed looking for him. I open my eyes and realize that he is not in bed. He must have gotten up already. Did he even sleep? He must have fled after I fell asleep. Through the big glass window, bright light gushes into the room. I can tell that it is very late for someone to get out of bed at this time. I sit up and start wondering where I should begin. This is the first time I have slept away from home without someone I know having escorted me. I am a grown woman now. I should be able to take care of myself. Where should I begin? I don't even have my clothes! I left my clothes back hom
Damien I have had Victoria help me prepare some breakfast for Clara because I sincerely have no idea where to begin from. I lay it out on the small table in the kitchen and wait for her to come down the stairs. She should be done washing up by now. Could she have gotten lost on her way downstairs? I know there are many rooms and corridors on the way from my room but she should be able to find her way downstairs. I wonder if I should go and get her. "Do you think she will be able to find her way down here?" Victoria asks me while clearing the kitchen counter. "I hope so," I reply and she rolls her eyes. "Maybe you should go and check on her," she suggests. "I was thinking the same thing, but let her be. There is no better way of getting used to a place other than getting lost," I say. "You are such a cold-ass lover. I pity her," she says with a smirk. "She hasn't complained yet. I think I am doing a good job so far," I tell her and she laughs. "You should know that she has be
Clara After the weird-looking vampires leave, I am left confused, more than I have ever been. What did my father ever do to Damien and his family to end up being their greatest enemy? Why does my father hate vampires so much? What on earth happened between these two kinds of beings? Damien turns and walks back towards the house without saying anything. Is he mad at me or mad at the vampires that just left? Does he dislike me since he has found out that I am his enemy's daughter? I look down at the ground and wonder what I should do now. It must be a really big problem in this place. The slim vampire with a hawkish nose was right. If he finds out that I am living with his enemy then nothing will be able to calm his rage, especially if he finds out that he is my mate. Damien just left. Everything was going great. I just got him, and now I can feel like he is so far away. I feel so small. I just feel like laying down on the ground and curling up into a ball so that I can be as small
Damien After spending some good time thinking about lots of things, I decided to go back to the house. Fabian has been the biggest enemy in my entire life but I have managed to move in. I have been living peacefully for all these years. He wouldn't dare show up here and cause a scene. I find Victoria and Raul in the living room. I can't spot Clara. "Where is Clara?" I ask them. "She has gone upstairs, I think," Victoria replies. "Okay," I say and climb up the stairs. I need to see her right now and talk to her. I hope those rascals didn't scare her away. I need to see her and assure them that everything is going to be fine. I need to hold her and tell her that nothing is going to come between us as long as we are determined to stand strong for each other. I open the door of the bedroom and enter. The room feels so empty. There is something on the bed. I dash to the bed and find the dress she was putting on folded neatly. I have a bad feeling about this. "Clara!" I call out whi
Clara After running out of tears, I finally decide to get out of my room. I have a slight headache because of all that crying. I head downstairs to the kitchen to get some water. The kitchen is very big. Most of the time the housekeepers keep food in there Incase someone wants to have food at any time. The last food I ate was the late breakfast that I had at Damien's house. There he goes again. I thought I had got him out of my head for a moment, but I think I have been lying to myself the whole time. The mate bond is still new. It hasn't grown that strong. The mate bond starts to get stronger when you are with your mate most of the time and his or her feelings reflect yours. Now that we are away from each other, I don't know if it is going to get weaker a disappear at some point or if it is going to get stronger until we can't stay away from each. I get some leftover food and heat it in the microwave. I put some on a plate and sit on a stool. Just as I start to dig in someone com
DamienThe Ventrue headquarters are located in the outcasts of the town. When we reach there, they let us in directly to the leaders. The leaders of the Ventrue clan are Three in number, usually two men and a woman.Mithras, one of the leaders is sitting in the chair in the far end of the room. The room is pretty dark. Lucky for me, I have Auspex abilities, I can see everything in the room.Amber, Raul and Orpheus stand behind me looking around to study the environment. Celeste, the female leader walks into the room and stands infront of me. She doesn't look pleased to see me. I am not here to please anyone anyway."Damien," she slithers and then walks about looking deeply thoughtful."What on earth were you thinking?" she asks me and shoots me an angry glare."What are you talking about?" I inquire from her and her eyes narrow at me."Don't you dare act dumb here, Damien. You can't just do anything you like ignoring the r
ClaraI stretch and turn lazily, but the where I am sleeping feels very soft, just like my mate's bed. Wait! When did I get into my mate's bed? Where am I?I open my eyes and look around me like a mad woman. This is definitely not Damien's room. The room feels very strange. Damien's sweet scent is not in here either. The bedrooms back in the pack house don't look like this.I immediately sit up and try to remember what happened to me last night. I got out of the pack house in the middle of the night and walked around the neighborhood. I wanted to go for a run in the woods but I didn't go. Something must have happened.I can remember that sharp and strong waves of pain hitting through my body. I touch my tummy remembering how much it hurt.Ahah! There was someone. A man who has a strong manly scent. Liam! He said his name is Liam! Shit! I passed out in front of the stranger! Did he bring me to his place?The door clicks open and a