The Vampire Queen

Chapter Eight

“Where did you go” Owen asks as I get closer to him

“Just for a walk” I reply as I stop beside him

“Your lucky it was me here and not Elora” he chuckles as he puts his arm around my shoulders and start to walk back.

We walk the rest of the way to the house in silence.

“ u better take a shower before the others get back, you reek of him” he says with a knowing smile as he walks past me into the kitchen.

“Whatever” I mutter back as I head up the stares to my room where I shower and change into an oversized shirt and curl in my bed.

I know my sleep is going to be haunted with green eyes tonight.

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The days go by quickly with me training with Everett and doing my assignments for college. The nights are spent watching movies with Amora or in the kitchen with Elora until it’s dark out and then Ill race out the door to the trees and tonight is no different.

“Where you off to?” Calls Everett as I pass him coming up the steps from the gym.

“None your business” I laugh as I head out the door and race into the trees. My heart racing at the idea of seeing him again. What is wrong with me?! I’ve only seen him a couple times and already I’m obsessed with seeing him. just the idea of seeing him makes my palms sweaty.

I eventually reach the tree where I meet him every time and decide to climb it and wait for him. As I reach the top I choose a thick branch and stare as the view in front of me. The way the moon glistens on the waves just past the cliff. The sound of the leaves rustling in the wind and the smell of nature almost immediately makes me relax and I just sit there for god knows how long allowing natures to consume my senses.

I hear a soft whine come from the ground and I drop down a couple branches and look down and my gaze is met with a wolf staring back at me. The hairs on the back of my neck stand and I start to tense, ready to fight until I look into those eyes. Those green piercing eyes that seem to glow in the moonlight. they eyes Ive been staring into for the past week.

Greyson...

I drop the rest of the way and take a slow step towards him, trying to be careful not to startle his wolf and he closes the rest of the gap and nuzzles his head into my neck and huffs against my skin tickling the loose strands of hair that have fallen out of my braid. My hand reaches into the fur around his neck notice its as soft as a feather against my hand. I take in his wolfs appearance, his fur the colour of the honey with patches or black hear and there. He is tall for most wolves, standing on all fours hes taller then me but I guess thats the alpha genes.

Too soon he pulls away and goes behind a large oak tree and after a few sounds of heavy panting and bones breaking he comes round in a pair of sweatpants and gives me a shy smile.

“sorry this was the quickest way to get here” he says shyly as he closes the gap between us

“its fine” I reply with a smile.

"i didnt scare yoyu did i?" he asks while gently grabbing onto my waist

"not Im fine, yours is not the first wolf Ive seen" I say as i rest my head on his chest, enjoying his warmth.

We stand there staring at each other just enjoying the feeling that comes with touching each other and I breathe in his scent.

“I missed you ” He breathes and my breath catches in my throat. I still cant believe how far we've come in a couple days. I've loved spending the nights walking through the forest holding hands and our conversations about our lives and family. Its become one of my favourite parts of the day.

"ive missed you too" I reply beofore slowly pullying away.

he stares into my eyes as if searching for something. Is he going to kiss me? I glance at his lips nervously before looking back at his eyes, searching his gaze for a clue as to what hes wants. We haven't kissed since the night we decided to give this a chance. The closest we get is him kissing me on the forehead and its starting to get frustrating. he glances at my lips and I lick them in anticipation. This is it, he's finally going to kiss me.

Slowly he lowers his head towards mine and my heart beat speeds up with anticipation.

His lips brush mine lightly almost hesitantly and sparks erupt throughout my body and my breath hitches in my throat at the sensation. His lips suddenly crash against mine and he kisses me softly and we only pull away when we are out of air and he rests his forehead against mine as we catch our breath.

"I've wanted to do that for days." He whispers to me as he runs his hands up and down my arms.

"Then why didn't you? I whisper back, scared to ruin this moment.

"I didn't think you would want to yet, I didnt want to pressure you into anything" He says as he pulls back and the loss of contact makes me feel cold. He entwins our fingers together and pulls me into a walk.

"So how was your day?" he asks as he stares ahead of us.

"It was the same as everyday, yours? how was your training?" I mutter back to him while staring up at the sky.

"it was hard but good" he replies while concentating on the path ahead.

We walk for a while in comfortable silence until we reach the cliff edge and we sit dangling our legs of the edge with me head on his shoulder and his arm around my waist hugging me to him. The silence is comfortable as we stare across the waves and enjoy the embrace.

"can I ask you something?"

"sure"

“ how can you be alive and one of them? I mean I can feel your pulse and you look alive but your..." He trails off and looks a little uncomfortable asking me.

"I was born this way, no one knows why and I live with them as they fount me when I was a few days old and have raised me since, they are all I have.”

"Where are your parents?” He asks looking troubled.

“I have no clue, the others say they tried to find out but theres was no scent when they fount me so had nothing to really go on" 

awkwards silence falls between us and i immediately regret telling him, he probably thinks my parents left me because im a freak and I dotn blame him, I do too.

“I didn’t mean to upset you” He says as he looks at me with sympathy. I smile softly back at him and lay my head on his shoulder.

Silence fill the space between us as neither of us know what to say next. I stare at him and take in his features. His eyes the colour of fresh green moss. Cupid bow lips looks soft to touch and his dirt brown hair that’s falls to his forehead looks soft to touch. Before I know it he is standing so close to me that I can feel his body heat. We stand there staring at each other for what feels eternity lost in each others gaze and I feel my heart beat quicken and I can tell his is too as his breathing becomes shaky.

"Are you going to come back to college?" he says breaking the silence and catching me off guard.

"huh?...I'm still in college, I just go to night classes instead." I reply as I glance at him, what made him ask that? does he want me to go back to classes with him.

"why?" he asks while continuing to stare out into the distance but he tenses as is preparing for my answer. I don't know how to reply to that. how do I tell him it was because of him, because of what he said. because the wolves think they know what I am and we try to avoid as much contact as possible with them.

"It was because of me wasn't it?" he whispers as if he doesn't really want to know the answer.

"Its just the others didn't think it was safe for me after the way you, you know... treated me" I shrug back, feeling awkward telling him he's the reason I didn't come back to classes he was in.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't of said those things to you, you have to know I could never hurt you." he utters as he looks at me with hurt in his eyes as if it physically hurt to know he is the reason I don't go there anymore and it hurts to think he is feeling like this.

"its okay, I get it now, its in the past and its forgotten. I'll talk to the others and see if I can come back." I say to try and cheer him up.

"okay" Is all he replies and we fall back into silence and watch as the sun starts to rise at the edge of the sea.

"I better head back" he whispers as he goes to stand and pull me up with him. he pulls me closer to his body and hold me there while staring down at me.

"yeah me too" I whisper back as our faces slowly inch closer and his lips lightly caress mine and linger there for a while till he pulls away and takes a step away.

"bye.." I whisper as he starts walking backward and when he reaches the tree line he turns and sprints off through the trees.