Reading Between the Lies

Chapter 8

Mia’s POV

I slap my hand over my mouth. What the hell was that? My head is pounding my , heart is racing. So does this mean it’s true? Do I finally have my wolf?

“ Yes, my love” Alaric answers as if he knows what I’m thinking “ your wolf and your vampirism came back to you.”

I look up at him and smile. I can’t hold the tears that start flowing. He quickly leans over to me and brushes the tears away with his thumb. The sparks and tingles that I feel with each stroke are absolutely euphoric. His touch was nothing like this before.

“There’s something else he can do that would feel euphoric as well…” my eyes shoot open wider than I though possible. No.. it can’t be.

“Well why can’t it be. Our mate just said you got me back.”

“I have my wolf now?”

She chuckles in response.

“My name is Xiah, I have always been with you. I have just been separated from you, but I never left you, not really.”

I start to tear up again and look back to Alaric who is giving me a funny look.

“I have my wolf back!”

“I’m so happy for you” he replies wiping my tears away “I would have taken you either way.”

Suddenly there was a knock at the door. I quickly yell for them to come in, and see that it’s my family along with three other men that I don’t recognize. My mother is the first to run up to me and pull me into a hug. More like smother me into a hug.

All of a sudden there is a growl that comes from me. Not really me but Xiah. Everyone looks at me with shock and confusion. What the hell was that.

“Sorry, I just got my wolf back. I think she is a little overwhelmed and tired from everything that has happened today.”

“Xiah, what’s going on?” I ask not sure myself.

“I need to keep you safe.”

“I am safe. This is my family.” I say to her, but she still seems tense.

“I don’t like them.”

What the hell.. before I can reply another man starts talking.

“ My queen, I am so thrilled to see that you are all right.” One of the strange men had said, and then bowed. The two behind him followed suit about as well.

“Umm…thank you?” I reply a little confused I look over to Alaric.

“ Mia, this is my second in command, Hollis. The two men behind him are Jace and Pierce. They are my warriors.”

I just nod my head. Not really sure what to say. I start to feel anxious and overwhelmed all over again. Queen. That’s what he called me! His queen. I never thought about that part of being mates to Alaric. I can feel my heart start to beat rapidly.

“Love, sh sh sh calm down. I can feel your stress as if it were my own.” Alaric said while rubbing my back. Sh*t I forgot that little detail about being mates. Wait…he shouldn’t be able to feel my emotions yet. We haven’t completed the bond. I look to his face and he looks nervous.

“What happened. What’s going on.” I ask needing an answer. No more being left in the dark. The man I know now as Hollis begins to chuckle and gives Alaric a pat on the back and whispers “good luck” in Alarics ear before shooting everyone out of the room. Now it’s just the two of us. Well this doesn’t seem suspicious at all.

Alaric clears his throat. “Mia.. as you know when Isaac placed the necklace on you, it brought your wolf and vampirism back to you. It was suppose to be done by a witch. There was a ritual and a spell that needed to be done, since there wasn’t it all came to you all at once.” He hesitates to finish the rest.

“Okay and…what?”

“Mia you could have died. I had no choice. I wanted it to happen another way. I wanted it to be special.”

“Alaric” I snapped “I’m tired of everyone talking in circles. What happened!”

He looks at me with guilt all over his face

“I bonded with you…”

“Wait, bond… what is bond? What does it mean to bond?” I don’t like how nervous he is.

“So.. the mating process for every supernatural being pretty much the same, however, they all have their differences. As a werewolf, when you solidify the mate bond, you would mark your mate.” He pauses. I roll my hand around in circles, waiting for him to continue.

“ for magical beings it’s a little more… well more. We don’t mark our mates physically. We do something that is called soul bonding. It’s when you call to your mates soul and they intertwine together, becoming one. It was the only way to save your life. Your wolf and your vampirism were coming back to you all at once, and it was killing you. By bonding with you, I was able to transfer some of my power to you to ease the transition. Believe me I wanted to wait until you are ready, but I’m selfish. I didn’t want to lose you not when I just found you.”

I feel like I sound like a broken record at the moment. But what. The. Hell.. I don’t even know what I’m supposed to do with this information how to..how ..how am I supposed to even process it. I haven’t even given a single break. It’s just one thing after another after another after another. But I can’t help it looked down and see how broke and he looks. And I can feel the guilt that he feels. It’s so heavy I feel like I could drown in it.

“ he did it to save us. Our mate loves us.” Xiah says in my head.

“I know but…

“But what? Would you have done any different if the roles were reversed.”

She’s right. I would have. I know we just met but…im already all in.

I reach my hand down to meet his. When he looks up I can see tears well up In his eyes.

“Hey..” I say cupping his face. “I’m the only one allowed to cry right now. We can’t both be dehydrated.” I give him a little smile which he returns with a soft chuckle.

“Look, I know it has been one hell of a time. But I don’t blame you. I understand why you did it. If the roles were reversed I would have done the same. I know we just met but.. this feeling between you and I…it feels right.”

The way he is looking at me right now is telling me that he is feeling the same way.I feel his hands slide up my arms sending tingles on their way up. One hand lands on my neck the other cupping my cheek. The look that was once soft is now demanding as his gaze went from my eyes to my lips. Before anything can happen my mom and dad walk in and we abort and go back to our original positions.

I tense a little. Well I don’t but Xiah does. What is going on with that. Alaric can sense that and he is the first to break the silence.

“Alpha Byron, by chance is there a cabin we could borrow for the night. I think it would be best to isolate herself while she is coming into her new self.” Alaric asks my father.

“Yes there’s a small cottage on the edge of the property on the north side. I get you the key.” My father leaves and Alaric moves over to the Dr. Hanes.

“Could she be discharged by chance?”

“I don’t see why not. We just need to finish our routine physical and she can be on her way.”

Perfect. I can’t wait to get out of here. I want to feel normality again. It’s been a crazy couple of days.

…………………..……………………………

About a couple hours later I was discharged. Alaric got the key from my dad and I started to walk out the door.

“Where are you going?” Alaric asked with a smile.

“Going to the cabin. It’s this way I know where it is.” Alaric just shakes his head at me.

“Come here.” He says softly and oh so sexy. I walk over to him and he snakes an arm around my waist and the other hand tilts my face up to meet his eyes. He slowly bends his head down and whispers into my ear “close your eyes.”

I do as I’m told. I then feel his soft lips gently kiss mine. Oh my goddess the sparks. I melt into it and his hand moves from my chin to the back of my head and deepens the kiss. I feel a soft breeze and he pulls away. I look around and my eyes almost pop out of my head. We are standing in front of the cabin.

“What…how…huh?” I can’t even form an actual sentence which earns a laugh from Alaric.

He walks over to the door to unlock it. He opens the door and move his arm to gesture for me to walk ahead of him. I just shake my head and give him a smile then I walk inside.

“ I’m able to form portals, which is how we ended up from the middle of the pack house to standing right in front of the cabin.” He says while walking up behind me. I can feel his presence. He takes a finger and moves stray hairs away from my neck. He then trails soft kisses starting from my ear to the base of my neck. I shiver when he lands on the spot a wolf would traditionally leave their mark.

Suddenly my throat goes dry. I feel like I’m suffocating. My throat is burning. I feel as if there are hot coals logged in my throat. I start scratching at it. Alaric looks at me with a look mixed between concern and curiosity. Then his eyes widen as realization sets in.

“Oh sh*t you need to feed.” He says, earning a scoff from me.

“I what? What do you mean feed.” And then it hits me. I’m a vampire. How the hell am I suppose to feed. I can’t just walk up to some random stranger and feed on them. What if I kill them?! And it’s not like I can phone a friend. I bet everyone who knows is scared of me by now.

In the middle of my freak out, I smell something. It smells so amazing everything else freezes. I turn around to see Alaric standing with a knife. He holds his wrist out to me. He had cut a small portion of his wrist, small drops of blood start falling to the ground. I inch closer to him but refrain myself. I don’t know if I can control it. This is so new to me.

“Drink” he says in a husky voice. I stare at him in disbelief. “Are you crazy?! No! I won’t!” I replied frantically shaking my head. He can’t be serious. I don’t know the first thing about feeding, but sure let’s taunt the newly awakened vampire with blood dripping from my body. Because that’s what sane people do.

“Mia…trust me. I trust you. You won’t hurt me. Plus I’m stronger than you and can stop you from feeding if necessary.” He said while waking closer to be. I in turn took a few steps back. “You can do this.” His expression is softened.

I want to stay away, but the smell is mouthwatering. I look into his eyes and look for any sign of doubt, which I do not find. I walk over and take his arm. I take one more glance and look into his eyes for any sign that he had a change in heart. He gives me a nod.

I bite. And oh my goddess, he tastes divine. He places his free hand on the base of neck. I feel all sorts of emotions run through me. They all mix into one feeling. Desire. I can’t help a moan escape my lips. His free hand moves from my neck and moves down my body. Feeling every curve. He hand reaches my thigh, he then moves his hand in between my legs and his hand lands on my wet mound.

In a blink of an eye he removes his wrist from my mouth and snakes that hand up around my neck and pushes me up against the nearest wall,

He deepens the kiss each time. He pushes his tongue and I open to give him access. He removes his hand from my neck, still keeping a firm hold on my hair, he picks me up by by legs and I wrap them around his waist. We walk through the living room and kitchen and make our way to the bedroom.

He lays me down on the bed and just stares me with so much heat in his eyes. He has the most hypnotizing hazel eyes, but right now they seem to be glowing brighter. He slowly unbuttons his shirt without breaking eye contact and slides it off. The he moves onto his belt and pants. As soon as the pants come down you can see his member straining to break free.

He lifts me up and pulls off my dress I was wearing the night before. Due to the low back I had to go commando, which by the look on his face he is glad I did. Suddenly I’m very aware I’m naked. I’ve never done anything with anyone before. If you don’t count what happened with Carson, which in think we should all just forget about that.

I don’t want to leave him hanging, no pun intended. He is my mind blowingly hot mate after all. I raise my hands to the rim of his boxers. I go to pull them down and he stops me.

“You don’t have to do this” he says softly.

“I know, but I want to” is all I can say, then I pull down his boxers. I probably should have taken the out he gave me. I am in shock by how big it is. It’s not going to fit, anywhere. I get up from the bed and turn him. I push him so that he is now laying on the bed. I crawl up, straddle his legs, bend over and take him into my mouth. I lick from the base up and spend extra time at the tip. I then take him in and start to inch down little by little.

I can tell he is enjoying himself due to his moaning and the prec*m.

“Oh f*ck Mia, holy f*ck.” He says in a breathy voice.

“Do you like it” I ask in my most seductive voice.

“Come here.” Wait what?

Before I can ask what he meant he turned me around so that my mouth is still on him, but I am now sitting on his face.

“Oh my goddess Alaric!” He entered his tongue inside me. I have never felt so much pleasure. I try to keep up and return the favor on my end but I just give up and let him have me. Noticing that I have stopped he slides out from under me. He then grabs both of my legs and flips me over so I am now on my back. He inserts a finger while he sucks on my cl*t. He inserts another finger. I start to get a strange feeling in my stomach.

“Alaric… something is happening”

“Let it happen, just relax.” As soon as he said that I felt a wave of pleasure run through me.

“Now that… that is euphoric” Xiah purred.