Descendant Of The Red Moon

Chapter 14

Lisa p.o.v.

“Hey Lisa, wait up” Oh for f***s sake…

“No Benjamin, I haven’t f*****g heard anything else from Victoria”, I tell him and continue my way through the hallways. A whole day of school without your friends is already bad enough for me, I don’t need someone to constantly ask me s**t I don’t even have an answer for myself.

“Calm down, I was just gonna ask how you were doing”, he says and starts walking next to me. Sure he was…

“I’m just pissed and it’s annoying that I can’t blame anyone for it”

“Because Tori and Maryn left?” he asks me as we near the exits.

“No, because my donkey died”, I turned to him, the sarcasm clear in my tone. Can’t he just f**k off.

“Oh, I’m so sorry”, he jokes and pats my shoulder. Not a great time to piss me off dude…

“But hey, you still got me right?”

“Yey”, I force a smile and step out of the doors, the sun immediately warming me up. Just two more months and I can get out of this hellhole.

“See you later”, Benjamin speaks and gives me a wave before walking to his car. Finally…

I mean it’s not that I don’t like Benjamin, he just has this really cheery personality and I just kind of want to suffer in silence the coming two months. Is that so much to ask for?

“Lisa? Lisa Jenssen?” I turn around and see an older man, probably in his 60s, walking towards me. Most of his hair had turned grey and he had quite a lot of wrinkles in his face but what baffled me, was his physique as I would even say he looked pretty muscular. Ieuw

“Can I help you?” I looked at him strangely as he stopped a few steps away from me.

“Yes, I’m a family friend of a friend of yours and I wondered if you could pass something on from me?” the old man asked, a friendly smile on his face. I looked around and still saw plenty of students around us. I mean, sure he just looks like a friendly old man but this is definitely weird.

“Which friend?” I asked him when I looked back at him.

“Victoria, I wondered if you could give this to Victoria. I was away a few weeks ago so I couldn’t give this to her on her birthday”, he explained and held out an envelope to me. Makes sense since they moved away…

“Sure”, I took the envelope from him and gave him a polite smile.

“Thank you my dear”, he said and nodded once before turning around to leave again.

“Uhm, sir? What’s you name?”, I asked and he shortly turned around.

“William”

Victoria p.o.v.

“No”

I just stood there looking at him as the angry expression came back to his face. I don’t think he would really drag me back there if he knew I wanted to stay here.

“No, you’re not staying here. I don’t care if I have to drag you all the way back” Well scratch that…

“Alexander, I want you to be happy but I just can’t go back”, I tried but I felt him grow even angrier.

“Happy? And tell me, how am I supposed to be happy when my mate isn’t with me?” he yelled.

“What about me then? How am I supposed to be happy then?”, I screamed back at him.

“I thought you were happy. If there is something or someone that bothers you then I’ll fix it. I’d do anything”, he tried but it doesn’t change anything.

“I know about Veronica, Alexander”, I finally dropped and he immediately tensed up.

“What do you mean?” he carefully asked.

“I know that you two are together” I told him before looking down while the waterworks were eagerly working.

“What, no Victoria. W-“

“I just wished you would have told me”, I interrupted him.

“Listen, we-“

“It’s okay, I understand but I ju-“

“No, you don’t understand”, this time he interrupted me and placed his hands on my shoulders.

“We were together Victoria, past tense”, he quickly threw out and my eyes instantly snapped up.

“What?”

“We broke up two years ago because it turned out she was Louis’ mate”, he told me and I felt like a huge weight had been lifted of my shoulders.

“But why were you constantly with her then?”

“Because we are pretty close. She’s just been dealing with some stuff with her family”, he said and softly placed his hands on my cheeks.

“I’m such an i***t”, I said and took his hands off my face before turning away from him.

“Don’t do that. I just should have told you”, he came after me but I just kept stepping away.

“It’s not just that”, I spoke when he stopped.

“What’s wrong love?” he asked in the softest voice possible but I still couldn’t bring myself to look up.

“Amélie told me why you’re being distant and stuff. Everything that’s happening is just my fault”, I said and before I knew it he was right in front of me. I finally looked up and his eyes looked into mine with so many emotions.

“What did Amélie say?” he asked and he sat down on the couch making me sit on his lap, my legs wrapped around his waist. I leaned my head on his shoulder and closed my eyes before answering.

“She told me you’re antsy and distant because we didn’t mate yet”

“Hey, look at me”, he pulled me back and rested his hands on my cheeks again.

“I could wait an eternity for you Victoria”, he whispered and placed a kiss on my forehead before pulling me closer again.

“Are you okay now?” he asked, his warm breath tickling my neck. I nodded and snuggled myself deeper into his embrace. How did I ever deserve this man?

“Alexander?”

“Mhm”, he mumbled and I pulled slightly back to look at him, completely captivated by his green orbs. No one has ever been able to make me feel the things he makes me feel.

“I have to tell you something”, I whispered and we both stayed quiet, just looking at each other.

“What is it?” he asked after a bit while drawing small circles on my back. Now or never…

“I think I’m in-“

“Sorry, I don’t want to bother you two but Lisa keeps calling me Victoria”, my mother walked in, interrupting my little confession. I immediately felt my bravery leave my body and realised I’m still sitting on his lap. Well that’s awkward.

“Thanks mom”, I stood up and took the phone from her.

“I’ll be in the kitchen with the rest”, Alexander pressed another kiss on forehead and followed my mom back to the kitchen.

When I looked at my phone, I got another incoming call and instantly answered.

“Hello?”

“Oh my god, I’ve been trying to reach you for over an hour now”, Lisa screamed through the phone.

“Is everything okay?”, I asked worried.

“Yeah, I’m fine but a friend of your parents came to school earlier and asked me to give you a letter for your birthday”, she explained.

“What friend?”, I asked.

“He said his name was William”, she answered. William? Maybe a colleague of dad?

“What’s in the letter?”

“I haven’t read it but since I can’t get it to you, I’ll just send a picture”, Lisa said and I felt my phone vibrate, with probably the picture.

“Okay, thanks. I’ll call you later”

“Later”, she responded and we ended the call. Now let’s see that letter.

I calmly walked back into the kitchen to see everyone around the table again.

“Everything allright?” Alexander asked and I nodded, giving him a big smile before sitting down next to him. I searched for Lisa’s chat and opened the picture of the letter.

My dear Victoria

First off all I want to wish you a late happy birthday, we’re all so proud of you!

You are so special, my dear and I think it’s awful that they concealed this all from you for so long. You’ve been kept in the dark all your life and I wouldn’t be surprised if that was still the case but I would love to tell you everything. I know you probably do not trust us but if you ever want real answers, you’re always welcome my child. I can explain how you’ve always been sensitive about the weather, how you would always heal quickly and I’m pretty sure you are incredibly strong when you’re in a scary or stressful situation.

Don’t let them lock you away and hide your true potential, Victoria. You’re meant for much greater things.

I can’t wait to meet you but I know you’ll come to us soon.

Much love, William.

Holy s**t…

“Euhm, dad?”, I hesitantly asked.

“Yes honey”, my dad turned to me, the rest looking at me as well.

“Who’s William?” I asked and I instantly felt the tension go up in the room.

“Why?”, Alexander asked instead, a stern expression on his face. I don’t want to tell them, this is probably my only shot at some real answer but they’ll never let me go with hunters. I nervously looked down again, throwing a quick glance at the message again. How does this person know about all off that anyway?

When I looked back up, I saw them all waiting for an answer before Alexander roughly pulled my phone from my hands

“No, give it back”, I tried to take my phone back but it was too late, he was already reading it. For a while we all stayed quiet, all focused on Alexander reading from my phone.

“Asshole”, he suddenly said and abruptly stood up, his back to us.

“Your dad wrote her a letter”, Alexander told my dad after he turned around and I saw my dad nod in understanding. So it was from my grandfather…

“What did he say?” my dad said, standing up as well.

“He told her to go to him for answer”

“f**k”, my dad muttered.

“Yes, exactly f**k. That little s**t h-“

“No, that’s enough cursing in my house for one day”, my mother told them and they reluctantly sat down again.

“Now, I’m going to cook dinner. After that you all can stay here and you can go back tomorrow”, she sternly said and the whole room just nodded at her command, even the big bad alpha beside me. Thanks mom. Don’t really want to spend the little time I have today with my family arguing…

So after dinner my mother walked the four of us upstairs. The dinner itself went allright even tough I still felt my dad and Alexander were tense about the letter. Still, I was able to laugh together with my family after all this time and after knowing everything, I know I have to cherish these moments.

“Here’s your room, honey”, my mother opened a room and I was completely speechless.

“You brought all my stuff?” I asked my mother and stepped into the room followed by Alexander, recognizing all of my things.

“Of course. In my home, there will always be a place for you sweetie”, my mother told me and I quickly went to her, flinging my arms around her. I’m so grateful to have her as my mother…

“Thank you mom”

“You’re welcome sweetie. See you tomorrow, okay?”, I nodded at her when she pulled back before she left the room, closing the door behind her. I turned back to my room and saw Alexander standing by the window, his broad back to me.  He’s probably thinking about the letter again, I can basically feel the storm inside his head up until where I’m standing. It’s fine, he’ll talk when he wants to talk.

I make my way over to the bed and sit on the edge of it. I look around the room and can’t help but sigh. It’s incredible how much can change in a month…

“You’re not going to the hunters, right?” Alexander asked in a serious tone after turning around. As if you’d let me.

“I won’t”, I smiled at him and I felt him relax. I didn’t lie. I wouldn’t go, at least not now…

“You’d make a scene anyway”, I joked and a beautiful smile came to his lips.

“Damn right, I would”, he came to the bed, standing in front of me.

“You’re an i***t”, I told him and closed my eyes when he loosely put his arms around my waist, standing in between my legs. I focused on his heartbeat, feeling absolutely loved and protected.

“Say you’ll stay with me forever”, I opened my eyes, a stupid smile coming to my face.

“Forever is quite long though. What if you get too annoying?” I teased him.

“Then I would just have to handcuff you to me and annoy you even more”, he smiled brightly and I felt as if time stopped. What I wouldn’t do to share my forever with you…

“I love you”, I told him, watching how that realisation hit. He just stared at me with a shocked expression as if he didn’t believe what I just said. No words came from him as he continued to look at me like I grew a second head.

“I love you”, I said again and not even a second later he pushed me to the bed, his lips pressed against mine. My legs instantly wrapped around him as my arms flung around his neck.

His hands slowly started trailing up until they securely rested on my cheeks. The moment his tongue met mine, I thought I went completely high. His kisses turned more and more heated with every second that passed by, completely making me forget my parents were still in the same house.

He suddenly pulled back and stared deeply into my eyes, the tips of our noses still touching. His eyes had turned a lot darker and I couldn’t stop staring at them.

“I want to mark you, love”, he finally asked, searching my face for any reaction. So this is it…

“I need you to say it”, he whispered when I had just nodded.

“I want you to mark me”, I said almost automatically and he leaned down to kiss me again. He slowly started trailing kisses from my cheek, to my jaw back to my neck, making the sparks go crazy. He started sucking on the skin of my neck before I felt the sharp pain of him piercing the flesh of my neck. I clung onto him as if my life depended on it until the pain was replaced by a storm of other feelings, my body going completely rigid. It was confusing and overwhelming yet it felt absolutely magical. If this is what true love feels like, than I’d let him bite me over and over again for the rest of my life.

His butterfly kisses pulled me out of my little trance making me realise I had completely lost my breath while his arms snaked tightly around me, as if I would break when he’d let go.

My breathing eventually evened out before he pulled back, his eyes immediately searching mine.

“Say it again”

“I love you Alexander”