Alpha's Little Vampire Mate
11. Butt naked in another's bed.

Chloe's POV: Warmth...

That was what I felt as I began regaining consciousness. My back rested against something soft and fluffy, I could almost say I was in a bed.

A soft purr escaped my lips as I unknowingly caressed the soft sheets in between my fingers. My mind was blank and I tried to recall what had happened. I was horned up as hell and had thoughts of jumping my mate, I ran out of the house because I didn't want to run to the aforementioned, then the pleasures turned into excruciating pains and I passed out.

And then what?

As if in response to my question, I heard a door open and someone got in the room. My whole body stiffened when I got a whiff of his scent. I gulped hard, pressing my eyes tighter as I refused to open them to meet reality. I had to be dreaming.

Why was I in a room alone with him?

Why was there no more pain?

What exactly had happened?

Had I slept with h...?

I gasped, when I felt the cool breeze sneak in through the door and caress my naked skin.

I. Am. Officially. Dead!

A sigh escaped his lips, "I know you're awake Chloe, you can stop pretending to be asleep."

I snapped one eye open, before slowly opening the other. I took in his tired form and it looked like he hadn't gotten any sleep all night. "What are you doing here?" I enquired.

He raised an eyebrow at me, then scoffed. "This is my room, I can come in whenever I please."

"Then, the question should be; what am I doing here?"

"So much appreciation for not leaving you alone and dead out in the woods," he rolled his eyes, walking towards me. My hands quickly shot out from under the blankets as I hugged it tighter to my body. He raised his hands up in a form of surrender, "it's okay sweetheart, I have no intentions of touching you."

I eyed him suspiciously. He took a couple of steps back, his eyes never leaving mine. "If you have no intentions of touching me, why am I naked?"

I was a bit embarrassed and also nervous. I really hoped we hadn't done the forbidden, or we were both done for. I needed him to tell me, that I hadn't made him do something stupid.

"We needed to take care of your condition," he replied unashamedly.

My mouth dropped open as I stared at him in shock. I felt sick in the stomach, "d... did... did we... you know?" I stuttered, looking at him with hopeful eyes. I needed some sort of assurance and I needed him to give me that immediately!

He stared at me with a blank expression before replying; "no." I released the breath I hadn't realized I was holding, until the fact that I was butt naked under his blankets crossed my mind. And just as if he'd read my thoughts, he raised a finger, silencing me before I could even ask.

"I didn't have sex with you. You kept throwing yourself at me, but as the gentle wolf I am; I refused to be taken advantage of!"

A giggle escaped my lips and he smiled back. "You're only naked because you needed to receive treatment." He should have picked on the look of disbelief on my face because he quickly added, "my maid actually took care of you! She has this lotion that can suspend the heat until your mate comes."

I nodded in appreciation. I still felt uncomfortable that I was naked underneath these sheets and I had some man standing so close to me. I was going to tell him to go out, when a n angry roar met my ears. Marcus...

My wolf's ears perked up and she began bouncing excitedly as he approached. Titus took that as his cue to leave, he said a quick goodbye as he shifted into his red wolf and jumped out of the window.

Just then, the doors were slammed open with a force that left a loud bang. Marcus stormed in, his chest heaving with every breath he took. I shivered when I saw his eyes had turned completely black and his pupils were dilated. He looked around furiously and I think we both knew who he was looking for.

His eyes finally landed on me and he began growling. I sank deeper into the bed, cautiously shifting backwards as he walked towards me slowly. My eyes shifted to the fist that was tightly clenched at his side and for a minute there, I wondered if he was going to hit me.

He'd better not, because I won't sit back and watch!

My wolf sneered at my thoughts in displeasure but I ignored her. She could go ahead and take his side, but I was not about to allow some love sick wolf coax me into getting abused. I growl back, when he wouldn't stop either.

He finally came to stop in front of me. His eyes started adjusting back to their normal bluish gray and they softened instantly. The next emotions that surfaced in them, got my cheeks heating up.

His eyes raked my body lustfully and they came to settle on my chest. I followed his eyes to see my hard nipples were peeking out of the blanket and the feeling of the heat in between my legs returned. "Why are you naked in my Gamma's bed?"

My eyes shot up to his and I noticed they'd started turning black again. He had a murderous glare on his face and the muscles in his cheeks kept twitching. "Um...," "Answer me!"

Oh my!

I fought the urge to place my hand on my chest. What a scary mate I found for myself! I took a deep breath, readying myself for another round of tantrums. "Relax, he only wanted to help!" "Help?!" He scoffed, shaking his head. "Help with what exactly?!"

I had an urge to roll my eyes at him but the way I was seeing it, it would do me good if I do not anger him any further. He looked ready to kill and I was too young to die! "Why did you let another man put his hands on you?!"

"I was experiencing heat," I snapped, beginning to get irritated with his jealousy. "I passed out from the intensity of the pain then Titus saved me and brought me over here to be treated."

Marcus stared at me for a while, a flicker of hurt appeared in his eyes but then vanished like it hadn't been there in the first place. I don't know why, but I suddenly felt the urge to take him in my arms and tell him everything was fine now he was here.

He didn't utter a word. He just stood there, staring at me for a few minutes then turned around and walked out the door. I didn't get a minute to understand what had just occured, when the pains resurfaced and my body temperature rose.

I clutched my lower abdomen, groaning in pain as the feeling intensified. I think whatever medicine Titus had used on me, he wore out the moment Marcus was close enough to me.

I looked around to see if I'd find anything. My eyes landed on a tin brown bottle which I grabbed and hurriedly pulled off the lid. I took a mouthful of the syrup and just immediately, the pains started to ease gradually.

I leaned back into the bed, the pains quickly leaving my body. I knew I had to get ready and leave before my 'possessive mate' returned. His presence only made the feelings resurface...

I pulled the blankets away, staring at my body. My nipples pierced the air like two little knives and it's crazy how my body reacted when he was around. Getting to my feet, I searched around for a dress but only found a yellow t-shirt and my jeans. I pulled the shirt over my head and put on the trousers.

Just as I was starting to get comfortable again I sensed him approaching and the burning sensation returned. I had to fight a moan as I picked up the blankets to conceal my betraying nipples from him. The door slammed open again and he walked in: "get dressed, we're going home right now!"

He pulled the blankets off me, his eyes appreciating my body once more before picking me up in his arms. I left out a yelp in surprise but he didn't seem to care. I wrapped an arm around his neck to give me support as he took me out of the bedroom.

Soon we were outside. He took me over to what I guessed was his car. He dropped me gently on one of the seats like I was some fragile doll. Then he gave instructions for the omega to take me to his house.

I was just going to ask if he wouldn't be coming, when he turned away from me and walked in the opposite direction. It did hurt a little that he wouldn't even look at me, I wonder what was going through that head of his....

My wolf had suddenly gone quiet, which was too suspicious. It's like she knew something that I didn't. I could feel my demon brooding in a corner of my mind. She wasn't pleased about the whole mate thing and was definitely feeling left out. I had to find a balance, I couldn't get my demon depressed at a time when I needed her to keep me in control. My head felt like it was going to blow off any minute with all the thoughts running through my mind.

The car made a screeching sound then came to a halt. I looked out the window to see we had reached the royal house. Before the omega could open the door for me, I let myself out and started moving towards the house. Just as I got to the entrance, the doors parted open and I stepped in.

There were servants lined up on either side of me and they greeted in a chorus: "welcome home Luna Chloe, we're happy to finally meet you." I nodded speechlessly, the feeling of dread coursing through me.

It was beginning to look like reality. At some point, I made myself believe that it was all a prank and will pass with time. I could never be Luna, I felt like screaming back at them.

My demon who would've been up and encouraging me to run away as far away as I could, had shifted to the back of my mind. She believed I didn't care about her enough to put her in harm's way, but that wasn't true. How exactly does someone run away from a mate such as mine?

I followed the maid who led me over to his bedroom, ignoring her as my thoughts took over. I had to figure out a balance, I had to do what was best for the three of us...