
23 year old Elara went out with some friends she met at her freshman orientation for college. Seeing as she just moved to a new town for a new start, there's no harm and making friends and getting to know people. She bumped into a tall, dark, and mysterious guy at the club, "Excuse me! Im sorry I was looking for my friends, " she said. Before she turned away, he grabbed her and pulled her close to him, her face and hands on his chest. She could feel the hard muscles underneath. The sent of his cologne invaded her senses, cedarwood, and a bit of spice. Just as she went to say something, a girl barreled through and threw up. Oh, she thought he saved me the embarrassment. She felt him let go she looked up to thank him, but he was gone. She could still feel his arm around her and the feeling of his chest under her palms. She shook her head, trying to get a grip of herself. Then she continued to search for her friends, but what she didn't expect to see was her past. She saw him at a distance, the one who made her weak in the knees but not from love, opened up the world of reality, the one who showed her not all men are who they say they are, she trusted him with all her being, she gave herself to him. Gabriel. Her whole body tesned, her palms started sweating, and goosebumps erupted around her whole body, not pleasantly either. 'What the hell! How did he get here? Did he see me? F**k!, no no no!' She spun around to find the exit, praying he didn't see her. As she burst through the doors she felt the cool air, she took a gready breath and started walking away from the club, she'd just have to figure out where the apartment was she was a few block away from it,as she turned the corner of a building she spotted, A few men, they looked over at her from their drinks, nodding 'Huh?, why arent they back in the club, their dressed for the occasion' she thought. She went to walk and passed them. "Elara!" a bomming voice shouted." She stiffened but kept walking, almost to the other corner, hoping if she didn't turn around, he'd think it wasn't her and leave. But as fate would have it, just his footsteps got closer just before he was about to grab her he was stopped by someone shouting at him, "Hey Stephen! let's leave, I told you she's not here! We should check the other clubs before it gets late!". So it was Stephen who saw her, Gabriel's right-hand man and brother, the one who f**ked up her life...royally. "Yeah, alright," he said hesitantly. His footsteps faded, and she was able to relax her body a bit. Before she could take a breath, a man came out of the alley way and grabbed her, put his hand around her mouth before she could scream. "Keep quiet, and I won't kill you! Just give me what I want and you can go, scream and I'll slit your throat!" He growled. She squeezed her eyes shut and went limp, making a whimper, hoping he would get it. 'This is it, Oh Goddess! I escaped one man and got forced to another, which is worse?!' She caught a wiff of something familiar, ceadrwood?. Before she could make anything of it, the man let her go, and she heard shuffling and grunts. She didn't dare open her eyes! she slumped to the ground, hugging herself, hoping to be invisible. She felt strong hands grab her, she whimpered, then felt arms wrap around her back and under her knees, carrying her bridal style she still kept her eyes shut, when she went to take a breath she cedarwood, invaded her senses once again. She opened her eyes and saw chocolate brown ones staring at her. A sharp jaw, with some black subtle hairs on it, his hair was wavy and brushed to the right side. He had it faded on the side. His burgandy shirt had three buttons open on the top, revealing his firm, toned chest. On his neck, she saw a scar that looked like a moon? perhaps a bite mark? She instantly felt bitterness and jealousy? 'WTF is wrong with me i dont know this man'. But why was he here?, Why did he save her from the man? She looked up to his face and saw him smirk. "Like what you see?" his voice sounded like silk and spread warmth through her body, and a pool starting between her legs. She hadn't noticed them approaching a vehicle. The door opened, and he climbed in with her on his lap. She flushed beet red! trying to squirm out of his arms to sit on her own, he tightened them around her, "I'll have you squirming underneath me soon enough, my beautiful mate. " 'MATE! WHAT?!' But in the back of her mind, she felt like she knew what that word ment, she felt like something was tugging at her at wake up....

