Blood thirst
1621 Words
Ethan's POV
Claire surprisingly lands a kiss on his cheek and I exhale relieved.
Even Arthur looks at her surprised because that's not what he was expecting and my beautiful mate outsmarted him.
She walks out on us not even sparing anyone a glance and Lydia runs after her.
I catch Arthur staring at her as she walks out and I growl at him to divert his eyes.
He looks me in the eyes before touching his stupid bloody nose which I hope I have broken.
"You stay away from her!" I warn him before leaving to look for Claire.
I search everywhere I can possibly search but I don't find her anywhere.
I remember Lydia run out after her so I decide to mind link her.
"Lydia, is she with you?" I ask then wait for a reply.
"Have you calmed down?" She asks making me annoyed.
"Lydia, I just want to know if she's alright?" I speak more calmly.
"Good, because I wasn't going to tell you where she is. Anyway she's fine, but she wants to be alone so I suggest you give her time." I nod at her request.
"Thanks." I say before cutting off the mind link.
I decide to head back to the room and wait for her to calm down then return.
And if I ever see Arthur around her again I promise I'll rip his f*****g throat out.
*
Morning arrives and I wake up realizing Claire never came last night.
I sigh frustrated before heading to the bathroom for a bath.
I need to go find her.
Thankfully I have no royal business to attend to for the next four days so I'll be able to make time for her.
I walk out of the bathroom to get dressed and my thirst for blood suddenly surfaces.
I should have drank some last night when I arrived but I got carried away with everything.
I dress in casual clothes before checking my bedroom stock of blood only to find the fridge empty.
I run my hand through my messy hair before deciding I can go a little bit longer without it.
On my way downstairs I mind link the chamberlain to have my bedroom stock refilled.
I head to the dining hall and I find everyone seated except Lydia, Stephanie and Claire, and well Arthur too but no one cares about him.
I place a kiss on my mother's cheek before turning to Logan.
"Where's Lydia?"
He instantly shakes his head.
"I haven't seen her all morning." He adds.
"She's probably still in her room." Michael adds and I nod before exiting the dining hall.
They must probably be wondering why I'm so tensed this morning.
I arrive at Lydia's door and knock but no one answers.
I knock again and wait patiently but no reply again.
I decide to just walk in and coincidentally that's the same time Lydia walks out of the bathroom with a towel around her.
"Where is she?" I ask but she clearly ignores my question and holds her towel tight around her.
"Don't you know what knocking means!" She yells at me quite annoyed and I decide to search the room.
"Ethan...." She calls out to me as I move around.
"Ethan!" She yells grabbing my attention.
"First off she isn't here, secondly why would you just barge into my room?" She tries not to sound angry but I can tell she is.
"Good, now you know how annoying you are sometimes." Her eyes widen and I try not to chuckle.
"Where is my mate?" I ask again and she rolls her eyes before walking to the door and opening it.
"She's in the gym, the private one. I just returned from training with her." I nod before walking out of her room.
I move to the private gym used by only the royals and high ranking officials which is also within the castle.
I find my mate working on a punching bag and I stand at the door to admire her beautiful body.
A sleeveless tank top and some long tight skinny.
I really hope she didn't walk around the castle looking like that.
"You're doing it all wrong." I announce my presence before walking closer to her.
She doesn't turn to look at me but stays still with her fists raised.
I move behind her and adjust her fists well before resting my hands on her waist.
I also hit her legs apart gently with mine.
I take in a deep breath of her scent and listen to her racing heart before backing up.
"That's much better." I smile to myself before she lowers her fists then takes a seat on the bench.
"I'm sorry." We say concurrently and she chuckles.
"What are you sorry for? You didn't do anything." I move closer to her and she looks up into my eyes.
"I gave Arthur the opportunity to get to you. I didn't mean to and I'm very sorry." I chuckle before kneeling down in front of her.
"Little wolf, that's not your fault. Arthur tricked you. That's how he is, and now you know." I say and she nods.
"And it's my fault you were in that position. If I arrived early then none of that would have happened." I slowly cup her face and she smiles at me.
"So why did you come late?" She asks and I instantly grin before standing.
"Because of the surprise I wanted to give you." At that she also stands.
"I'm having it sent to the room right now." I say before going into a mind link.
Claire looks at me smiling whilst shaking her head.
"Do you want to see it?" I ask and she slightly nods.
"But it better be worth it. I had to spend 54 whole mins with your annoying cousin." I chuckle at her statement.
She grabs her jacket from the bench and puts it on.
I chuckle again at how oversized it is but at the same time I'm happy she chose it.
We head upstairs to our room and she heads straight for the bathroom when we arrive.
I walk over to the little dining area and I find the gift there as expected.
I hear the sound of running water coming from the bathroom and I assume she is washing down.
Suddenly an important text pops up on my phone and I get consumed in it for a while until she walks out of the bathroom.
I put the phone aside and smile at her whilst admiring her in the towel.
She shakes her head at me before walking into her closet to put on a dress.
My blood thirst resurfaces again and I get up to go to my closet but that's when Claire comes out already dressed with wet hair.
She smiles at me looking ready and I smile at her choice of clothes which is a simple top and some sweatpants.
I decide not to keep her waiting and walk her over to the dining table.
She narrows her eyes at the white box nicely decorated with a pink ribbon then turns to me.
I smile and gesture for her to go ahead.
She pulls the ribbon which comes off and opens the box only to scream with excitement.
Red velvet donuts, her favorite.
"She turns around and gives me a hug to my surprise.
"Okay, you're forgiven." She says with a huge smile plastered on her face.
"Wait, I wasn't a while ago?" She ignores my question and picks out a donut.
I watch her bite into the pastry with delight before a moan escapes her mouth.
I tilt my head at her with amusement and she giggles.
So my competition has been reduced to food.
I chuckle to myself.
"You have to try this." She says before pulling me closer to her.
I stand behind her with both hands on her waist before she picks out a donut for me.
She turns around and I open my mouth for her to feed me and she laughs.
She puts the donut in my mouth and I take the whole thing.
She chuckles and I smile at her whilst chewing and nodding.
She turns around to the box and picks out another donut for herself then turns around to feed me the other.
I stare at her beautiful face and unconsciously my mind is diverted to the pulse at her neck.
I swallow as I listen to her heart beat and the rush of blood in the veins at her neck.
Before I can move away she surprisingly kisses me on the lips and my desires get the better of me.
I sit her on the table and clear the box of donut as she places her arms around my neck and spreads her legs.
Our kiss gets deeper with time and so does my blood thirst but I don't want to pull away.
She leans back onto the table with her hands supporting her and I lean in cupping her face and devouring her lips.
Her heart beat and pulse suddenly gets louder.
My fangs start to grow and I move my hands to her waist to pull her closer to me.
I know I should stop and pull away but I can't.
I mistakenly bite on her lower lip harder than I meant to and I hear....
"Ouch!"
I move back a bit and I see blood on her lower lip.
S**t! I bit her too hard.
"It's okay." She chuckles and licks the blood but I know nothing is okay.
She looks up into my eyes then pauses.
"Your eyes are glowing red."
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