The Vampires Promised Bride

Chapter 7 Arms of her Mate

Lucy didn’t know what type of people the vampires in front of her were. But she didn’t want them to risk getting caught on her behalf. The footsteps were getting closer and whoever was chasing them would soon be upon them.

“I’ll hold them off. You two keep running.” Lucy yelled to the two vampires running just in front of her.

“No, just keep running. We will meet up with our comrades soon. They will be waiting for us. They can help.” Tonya glanced back at Lucy.

“At this rate, they will catch us before we meet up with anyone. Don’t worry. I won’t go down without a fight.” Lucy suddenly stopped running, dust lifted in the air as she turned to face her pursuers. She might have a hurt foot but that would only prevent her from running. Now fighting? That is something else entirely. She glanced back to see Zach and Tonya also stopped running. “Hurry you two don’t stop too.”

Zach and Tonya both jogged back to Lucy’s side.

“We can’t let you risk your neck for us. I mean what will everyone say if they find out a puppy fought on our behalf?” Zach said as he took his battle stance. He gave Lucy a crooked grin and winked at her.

Lucy shook her head. “You two should have kept running.”

“Don’t worry. We are close to our friends. They are on their way.” Tonya said as the footsteps racing towards them slowed.

Lucy watched as several dark figures stepped closer. There were a couple of dark elves and a couple of demons. She stretched her hands above her head. Tonya and Zach looked at her curiously.

“Always best to limber up.” Lucy smiled. “Looks like we have some sore losers still around after the war. Ah well, guess there is only one way to remedy that.”

“I like this wolf.” Tonya said with a smile.

Lucy looked at the dark elves and demons. She was sure they had more tricks up their sleeves like the liquid silver and vervain. However, she had a trick up her sleeve as well. She wasn’t a normal werewolf. She was a lycan and a princess at that. Her wolf was bigger and stronger. A low growl ripped from her throat as her body began to change. Her large paws curled into the ground as she straightened her wolf up to its full stature. Her light fawn color shone in the night. She bared her fangs and growled threateningly towards her opponents.

“Have you ever seen a werewolf that large before?” Tonya whispered to Zach who shook his head no in awe.

Lucy took a step forward and waited as she watched the elves and demons in front of her. She was looking over their bodies carefully. She was trying to see if they had anything on them that could be a weapon against her. She had always wondered how it felt to face off against a real threat. She wondered how she would react and if she would rise to the occasion. Now that the moment was here it was as if instinct just took over. She played through her memories of all her sparring sessions and all her lessons. They were all for this moment.

The two demons had an intense focus on Lucy while the elves shifted their attention to the two vampires. Lucy watched as the two dark-skinned creatures moved in her direction. The two demons were large and bulky. They had black claws and yellow fangs with obsidian orbs as eyes. Demons were strong but these were just regular demons. Creatures her mother easily took out in seconds. Her father fought toe to toe against the son of an original demon and won. So, they should not be a problem for her. At least not their own strengths. It was the hidden tactics she was worried about.

At the same time, they all attacked. The elves raced towards the vampires and the demons lunged after Lucy. Lucy swung her body and collided with the side of one of the demons as she sank her fangs in the other. She latched on around his throat and clamped down forcefully. His blood dripped down from her jaw and pooled onto the ground. It was the first time she had someone else’s blood in her mouth. But she didn’t have time to sort her feelings out on it. A sharp pain hit her from her side, and she yelped, dropping the lifeless demon from her mouth.

She moved back to see she had been stabbed by another one of those objects with silver and vervain. She growled and lunged into the other demon. She dug her claws in his side, gashing him open as she grabbed his neck in her mouth. She shook the body until a loud snap was heard and his body went limp. Then she heard another sound of a twig breaking. She lifted her head to see more bodies coming into view.

Her eyes widened as she took a step back. She looked over at Zach and Tonya who had killed the dark elves that were after them. They were sacrificing them on purpose to see what they were up against. They didn’t have the element of surprise on them since they watched them fight already. Lucy scoffed internally. There was more to her than what they had seen. You don’t get mixed with so many magical creatures and not end up with special abilities and skills.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw an ogre leap towards Tonya. She planted her feet and pushed off, intercepting the ogre’s attack. Her shoulder was slashed open, and she yelped from the pain before she dove into him. She was honestly shocked to see an ogre. Most of those creatures disappeared after the demon war. She honestly had never seen one in person before but had studied about all of the creatures before. They even had samples of their scents so that the wolves would be able to recognize them.

Lucy was slammed backwards by the ogre’s monstrous strength. She quickly hopped back to her feet and bared her teeth at him. Her fawn coat was now covered in blood. Her own blood oozed down her fur and dripped on the ground below. Her wounds were not healing because of the vervain and this was starting to become a problem. She didn’t want to have to do this but she was running out of time. She was going to lose consciousness soon at this point. She backed up and took a protective stance in front of Tonya and Zach.

She inhaled deeply through her nose and shifted her claws in the ground below her. She stared off at the various adversaries in front of her. She only had enough strength to do this once but once should be all she needed. She dug her back feet into the ground deeper to support her as she took one more deep breath in through her nose. She then pushed out a blast of energy, like a sonic boom, that beat into the creature around them. The powerful wave shattered the bodies of the enemies in front of them.

She felt her strength fading as she shifted back into her human form. She was soaked in her own blood as were her clothes (because of some troll nail clippings she was able to shift back into her clothes). Her hands trembled on the ground as her vision began to darken.

“We’ve got to get her out of here before more show up.” Zach reached down and lifted Lucy’s body up in his arms.

“She isn’t healing. Is it because of the liquid silver? We need to get her back and treated.” Tonya said as they raced away.

Lucy closed her eyelids as exhaustion began to take over. A strange, sweet smell hit her nose and started getting stronger. The scent was getting closer and closer. She felt them come to an abrupt stop.

“Ryan! We’ve got to get her back immediately. Her wounds aren’t healing. She saved our lives. She is unlike any werewolf we have ever seen.” Zach said as a man walked closer.

“Give her to me. I’ll carry her.” A baritone voice said.

Lucy felt herself being shifted into another chest. Sparks of electricity shot through her body. The strong scent hit her nose as the body that carried her blanketed her in it. She felt a deep pull in her chest, and she whimpered slightly. She squirmed a bit in his touch, shifting more into his warmth. She was being pulled into him by an invisible thread. She knew what this was immediately… this was the pull and the scent of her mate.

“You’re going to be okay.” His soft baritone voice cooed to her.

Tonya and Zach looked at Ryan strangely. He was acting overly concerned about this stranger.

“We think she isn’t healing because of the liquid silver.” Zach said pointing to her wounds.

Ryan scoffed. “Can’t you smell her blood? Look at those wounds. This isn’t from the silver. She is reacting to the vervain. Get a good whiff of that blood.”

Zach’s eyes widened as he took in her scent. “How does she have pure blood in her?”

“Looks like this wolf is really special. Makes sense from what we have seen from her.” Tonya said, looking around the area. “We need to get out of here.”

Ryan cradled Lucy gently in his arms. Her eyes were closed but he smiled as she nuzzled into him. He leaned his head down and lightly kissed her temple. “I’m going to protect you from now on.” He whispered and then quickly sprinted off with her.

The voices were muffled as her consciousness drifted in and out. Did she feel him kiss her? She wasn’t sure. But she felt his arms as he gently cradled her deeper into his chest. His scent was like a relaxing drug, and she felt her breathing level out in his arms. She felt like her body was flying as he raced away with her. The jolts of electricity continued to spark through her body from their contact. Her mind cursed at the fact she found her mate. It was what she wanted more than anything, but she couldn’t have. She hated that she would have to deny herself of her fated mate. But for now, she would enjoy his touch and she would relish in this feeling. She finally faded into unconsciousness in the arms of the stranger, the arms of her mate.

-Family Tree-

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Some previous family history:

-You do not have to read my previous books even though some names are mentioned. If you are curious about the family tree here it is. Reading the other books adds more depth but it is not necessary.

-Family Tree for those who need a refresher or are curious-

Diamond Pack

Previous

Alpha & Luna: Tyler and Lilly (Tristan is her Guardian)

They adopted twin werebears Cody and Jason. And they had biological twins Wyatt and Rhea.

-Wyatt (Guardian: Jason)

-Rhea (Guardian: Cody)

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Beta Kade & Rosa

-Sam

-Susan

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Gamma Caleb & Avery (Tyler’s cousin)

-Adam

-Winston

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Cedric & Merida

-Renee

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Diamond Pack

Current

Alpha King & Luna Queen: Wyatt & Freya:

-Aiden

-Lucy

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Beta: Sam & Renee:

-(Not mentioned yet)

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Gamma: Winston x (Not mentioned)

-(Not mention)

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Delta: Adam & Susan

- Gia

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Jason (Wyatt’s adopted brother and Guardian) x Jin (Wyatt’s demon summon & guardian)

-Destiny (x Harley)

-Justice

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Cody (Rhea’s Guardian and adopted brother) x Kelsie (Rhea’s guardian)

-Raine

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Dragon Kingdoms:

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Deity: Leviathan x Rhea (Fairy queen):

-Alexis (Guardian Micah)

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West: Titus & Lila:

-Not mentioned

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East: Grayson & Ruby

-not mentioned

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South- Weston x Jade

-Not mentioned

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North Dex x Ciana:

-not mentioned