Forbidden Blood

Chapter 10: The Wolf's Desperate Claim

The transformation had taken hold completely now, a slow and inexorable process that reshaped not only my body but my very soul, turning the once ordinary girl from California into something eternal and dangerous, with senses that picked up the faintest heartbeat from across the room and a thirst that gnawed at me constantly, making the world feel both more vivid and more threatening, as if every living thing was a potential source of sustenance or a reminder of what I had lost.

Lucian was my guide in this new existence, appearing every night to teach me control, his cold hands steady on my shoulders as he explained the rules of his world — no sunlight without protection, blood as nourishment, the eternal bond that tied us together — his voice a soothing velvet that calmed the beast inside me even as it stirred the desire that had always simmered between us, a desire that now burned hotter with my new strength.

But Kai refused to let go, showing up at my window or in the forest, his warm presence a stark contrast to Lucian's cold, his golden eyes pleading as he begged me to let the pack help reverse the change, promising a life of passion and humanity that felt like a distant memory now, and when he kissed me, it was with a desperation that made my undead heart ache, his hot hands pulling me close, reminding me of the girl I used to be.

One stormy night, as thunder rolled through the clouds like the growl of an angry beast and lightning illuminated the room in brief, harsh flashes, Kai climbed through my window again, rain dripping from his hair, his shirt clinging to his muscled body, and without a word, he pulled me into his arms, his kiss fierce and demanding, his hands sliding under my nightshirt, tracing the curves that felt more sensitive now, every touch sending sparks of heat through my cold skin that made me gasp against his mouth.

We fell to the bed in a tangle of limbs and urgency, his mouth on my neck, biting hard enough to draw blood, his warmth seeping into me as he thrust against me, clothes coming off in frantic haste, and when he entered me, it was wild and passionate, his body hot against my cold, every movement reminding me of the life I had left behind, pleasure building in waves that crashed over me until I was moaning his name, fangs extending as I bit his shoulder, tasting his blood — rich, wild, different from Lucian's.

He groaned, thrusting deeper, his hands gripping my hips as we moved together in a rhythm that felt like defiance against the change, and when we came, it was explosive, his heat filling me as I drank from him, the pleasure heightened by my new nature, leaving us both shaking in the aftermath, his arms around me as he whispered promises of running away, of finding a way to make me human again.

But Lucian sensed it.

He appeared in the room, eyes red with rage.

"The wolf again."

Kai growled, shifting partially — claws extending.

They lunged.

Fight brutal.

Furniture shattering.

Blood.

I stopped them.

Power flaring.

They froze.

Knelt.

I looked at both.

The vampire who made me eternal.

The wolf who kept me human.

The thirst for both.

The love for both.

The child — no, not yet.

The war between kinds.

Because of my choice.

Or lack of it.

The storm raged.

And my divided heart bled.

The transformation complete.

The vampire queen torn.

Between cold eternity.

And hot passion.

The choice coming.

The betrayal inevitable.