Breaking Me

Chapter 7- Willow POV

                      The room felt still and silent as we waited for an answer “YES! Oh, Marco yes!!” Jess screams as she jumps into his arms. I am so happy for her tears start filling my eyes, a sea of clapping filled the club, Jess looked slightly embarrassed but I know she’s loving the attention, “Willow, Willow!” she screamed while pointing to the ring, a beautiful pearl sat between a circle of diamonds it was stunning “it’s beautiful, I’m so happy for you” I mouthed to her. “To the wonderful couple and my Beta for finding his chosen mate” Alex spoke loudly while holding his champagne glass up high “cheers” saluting his glass to them “cheers” the hole club shouted back to them.

                      “DANCE, DANCE, DANCE” the room cheered for them, clearing the dance floor so they could have a magical dance together, the DJ played A thousand years it was so romantic, a bit mushy for me but I knew my Jess would love it, I blow a kiss over in her direction, my best friend, my sister is getting married. “So, looks like we have a wedding to plan” Alex nudging me “I have a wedding to plan, what do you know about weddings?” I smile and nudge him back “well I am an Alpha and we have certain traditions you know” Alex looking proud as he spoke, “okay you have a point, but Jess has to have what she wants too and what’s she comfortable with” he nods in agreement “that has reminded me, I have always wanted to know what a chosen mate is, I just didn’t know how to ask Marco” Alex looks surprised, and took a minute to think, almost like he was talking to someone in his head.

                   “Are you talking to someone in your pack?” I ask to try and bring him back to the conversation “I’m sorry I was talking to Axel; he made a comment” Alex gestures me to sit down at the table with our drinks. “whose Axel, is he a pack member?” I questioned him. “Well kind of, he’s my wolf” I was confused “your wolf please explain?” I asked “well put simply, we are two sides of the same coin, one man and one wolf but together a force to be recon with, this is how we were born, a consciousness inside us, he’s my wolf that grows with me and will be with me till we die, my best friend my brother” he explained “was that all?” I laughed.  

                    We laughed together “well that’s how It is, no easier way of saying it” he smiled “so do you or Axel wanted to tell me what a chosen mate is?” I questioned him, flicking my hair back, wow am I flirting? “I will tell you, there isn’t enough room for Axel, though he would love to meet you one day” he winks at me “well to put it simply, its likes its name, we choose our mate not our destined one, but only if our destined mate has rejected us or died” he lowers his head and I could see the pain in his eyes “so Marco already had a mate?” I didn’t want to pry but I wanted to know more “yes, he mated with my sister, but we lost her in an attack” a slight tear glint filed his eyes, “I’m so sorry” I grabbed his hand and felt his pain. 

                    “It’s ok, it was a long time ago, I miss her dearly but I know she would have wanted Marco to be happy and I think she would have loved Jess too” he brings a smile to his face trying to be strong “to your sister” I raised my glass “to Emily!” he raised his glass to mine, we clinked our glasses together and took a good gulp. “I wanted to ask we are having a ball soon, though I'm guessing the wedding will be sooner, but still I would love you to be my guest” he looked deep into my eyes “I would love to!” I shouted the music was blaring so loudly. I thought he would be happy but Alex's face had turned to worry and concern “I have to go Willow, I’m so sorry” before I could reply he was gone.

                      I was starting to feel dizzy; the fizz was definitely going to my head and now I just want to dance the night away and enjoy the company I had, Jess was still ogling her ring and showing it to anyone that would look. Jeremy on the other hand had hardly spoken to me and had been attached to Malissa all night, maybe he does like her, though I didn’t like the looks he was giving Alex for talking to me, if he was trying to act tough it wasn’t working, he looked like a lost puppy clinging to his girlfriend. Alex had to step away and deal with a few ‘rogues’ I think they're called and had left me on my own, right girl time to get on this dance floor.

                     The lights and music entranced me, I feel myself letting go, the music being the only thing I could see and feel, I hadn’t drunk that much but I felt like I had been going all day, something didn’t feel right. “hello beautiful” a tall stranger spoke to me over the music, I couldn’t see him that well as my eyes were starting to fail me. “I need to be sick, could you help me please” I didn’t know which way was up and I hoped he would lead me to the toilet. I feel myself getting dragged down a corridor in to the cold outside, the smell of smoke and fresh air hit me, had it been that stuffy inside. “Thank you, I don’t think I’m going to be sick anymore, the fresh air helped” I said gratefully to the tall stranger “no problem beautiful, I should thank you really” I look up “Huh?” I said confused by his comment.

                       Greeted by red eyes staring at me through my blurred vision, my reaction is to electrocute him but he’s too quick like a cheater hunting his pray. His bony hand and sharp nails are round my neck holding me against the wall, “STOP!” I screamed but its muffled by his other hand, I have no strength against him, I use what little I had left to use my main power but it doesn’t work “I know you are trying to use your power's Willow” I scream under his hand at his remark, how does he know my name! “shhh, shhh that’s why he sent me Willow, I’m already dead, so there is no life to take and the pill you were slipped earlier took care of the rest” an evil smile filled his cheeks, showing sharp canines filed to a point.

                             He was right nothing was working; my body was at his will and I had no strength left to fight. Then it hit me the smell of death, he did well to hid it but all vampires reek of death and that is their tell or so what Marco told me. Think Willow what weaknesses do they have, I feel its getting harder to get air into my body as his grip tightened around my neck, I was at the mercy of this Vampire. “once I’m done with you, I will take you to my master, but no one said I couldn’t have a bite to eat first!” bearing his fangs he moves my neck to the side, screams filled my lungs but no sound was made. I cannot resign to my fate!   

                        I feel the point of his teeth touch my neck not quite piecing the skin, when something hot hit us both, releasing me from his grip, air rushed to my lungs. I felt myself slump down against the wall, my legs had given up on me, through my blurred vision and pounding headache I hear fighting “how dare you interrupted my meal!!” a cat like hiss left his lips at whoever just saved me. I was still trying to take as much air in as I could, fearing it would stop again after the fight.

                      Things were breaking around me and I felt heat in the wind, I’m surprised it hasn’t drawn a crowed, I just hoped someone would take me off this cold concrete. I felt myself going it to recovery mode and slowing losing consciousness. Slumping lower to the floor, my head now resting on the cold ground. A wave of hot air passed through my body, with the last strength I had, I turned to see a man with amber eyes walking towards me, with a fire raging in the background behind him, I reached out as my eyes closed and it all faded to black.