Dr. Luna
The Vampires Promised Bride Chapter 31

"And this is my rooooom." Lucy's voice trailed off as she looked in her room. There was a set of bunk beds and a sleeper couch moved into her room. On top of that, she saw Jasper's luggage in there. She turned from her room to see Aiden trying to slink away. "WHAT IS THIS?!"

"Oh yeah... about that. Well, you see... we are going to be bunking with you. It is a safety measure for all of us. I knew Jasper was planning on staying with us anyways. So Justice and I thought it would be fun for us all to stay together." Aiden chuckled, giving her a "By invading my privacy? Look at it. And now it's going to smell... Nope no no no." Lucy shook her head angrily.

cheesy grin.

"Lucy, I'm not about to leave you alone for a second. And this way it isn't weird having a guy sleeping in your room." Jasper said quietly.

"No, I'm going to have three." Lucy folded her arms over her chest and glared up at Derek.

He raised his hands up innocently. "I honestly didn't know a thing about this. However... I can't say I disagree either. I think this is a good idea." He watched her gaze darken. "In a numbers is safety sort of way."

Lucy gave him a poisonous smile. "I see. So it's okay for me to change my clothes in front of Jasper then?"

"If he looks at what is mine, I'll burn his eyes out." Derek growled.

"Hey!" Jasper said, shielding his eyes from Derek.

"Oh, Lucy, don't be dramatic. You have a bathroom attached to your room. You can change in there." Aiden said, shaking his head. She was trying to play mind games with her mate's head. But that wouldn't work on him. He was her brother and knew her too well. "Do you guys think I am going to sneak out in the middle of the night or something?" Lucy arched her eyebrow and frowned.

"Lucy... I just want to be close to you. I'll feel better. And honestly, it makes the whole scenario better if Justice and Aiden are in the room too..." Jasper carefully spoke hoping not to anger her further. "You almost made my heart stop once Lucy... please? It'll be like old times? A camp-out only inside."

Lucy lowered her shoulders in defeat. "Fine. But it is my room. Which means we watch only Lucy approved movies." Her poisonous sweet smile reached Aiden.

"Oh no..." Aiden groaned. "Maybe we can have a competition for a special slasher day?"

"Oh Aiden, we won't be here that long. We will be leaving for the welcoming ceremony in a couple weeks. And then after that we will be leaving again... wait you don't plan on bunking up with me everywhere we go, do you?" Lucy watched as Aiden grinned and rubbed the back of his neck.

"No way. I'll bunk up with Alexis and Raine. That is where we will be heading next right? The west dragon kingdom?"

Aiden sighed. "Yes, that is the plan. I think it will be fun to hang out with our cousins there. Plus, Micah can help Justice in the guardian role there. He knows how hard it is with controlling the guardian power."

Lucy turned and looked back at her room. Her lips were curled down and she sighed sadly. She felt warm hands land on her shoulders slowly pulling her into a rock solid chest. Soothing tingles spread over her body as his arms moved from her shoulders to around her front. He held her gently.

"It is all temporary Lucy. All of this. Just a small hiccup to get past." Derek's tone was low and soothing. "I'm sorry about all of this. If I could just stay by your side now..." From the corner of his eye, he could see Aiden holding his hand up giving him the thumbs up motion. He then smirked and slowly backed away with Jasper. At least he wasn't completely oblivious to give the two of them some time alone.

Derek leaned in close to Lucy's ear. His breath beat against her skin and he smiled as he felt her shudder from in. "What do you prefer, Lucy?" His lips hit the tip of her ear. He dragged his bottom lip over her earlobe. "Top... or... bottom?"

He smiled and dropped his arms from her. He ran into her room and hopped onto the top of the bunk bed. He grinned mischievously at her and watched a smile spread over her lips. She walked into her room and she plopped on her own bed. "Neither." She said looking at her fingernails acting uninterested. "I find both boring. I like to experiment and see what works the best for me." Her eyes flashed up at him. She watched him swallow a lump down. "I've tried waterbeds, memory foam, gel... but it's my adjustable bed that I love the most. I can always change the position to suit my mood." She let her fingers trail over her bed as a faint smile played on her lips. She listened to the deep throaty chuckle from Derek. She watched as he hopped off the bed and walked over to her slowly. His eyes were fixed on her like a predator.

"You win. I can't win games like this against you." He walked up in front of her and leaned into her. Sending her backwards on the bed with his body coming on top of hers. His lips crashed into hers as he greedily attacked her. His hand wandered over her side while his other hand reached up to hold her head captive. He moaned as she pulled on his bottom lip with her teeth. "I really can't win against you." He panted into her lips. "I love you Lucy." He said between kisses. His fingers trailed over her neck. Derek suddenly threw himself backwards off of Lucy. He backed up a few steps and gripped his fingers tightly. The want and desire of not only his but Lucy's was taking over him. He could feel her desire flashing in. It was almost too much to control. In fact, he was worried he wouldn't be able to control it. He didn't want to control it. But if he was going to mark her he wanted to do it right. A time when she hadn't just recovered. And a time when he would stay with her afterwards. Now, unfortunately, wasn't the time. He panted heavily as he watched Lucy sit up. "Soon Lucy. I'll be back to finish this very soon." He took in a deep breath. "Baby, I don't know how this is going to work after we mark each other. This is already intense. Feeling your feelings even in fragments drives me insane."

"The funny thing about soundproof rooms... They don't work if the door is open." Jasper said with a small smirk.

Lucy looked at her open door mortified. She closed her eyes and bit her bottom lip. She could feel the heat rush over her face. Derek glared at him angrily.

Jasper raised his hands. "Easy there. I'm doing you the favor. I mean..." He made a motion to the downstairs insinuating there were other people around.

"Well they know what mates are and what naturally happens. I won't be ashamed of wanting my mate." Derek said confidently.

"Of course not. Though I am sure Aiden doesn't want to hear you defile his sister either." Jasper smirked and winked back at Derek.

"Hey Jasper." Derek said with a serious tone. He looked up at his brown eyes. He glanced over at Lucy who was now looking up at him curiously. "Thank you for looking after her for me. I know you want to be able to fight too... but-"

Jasper waved him off. "Are you crazy? This is where I want to be. Who wants to get splattered in the blood of unknown creatures? Besides, if Lucy is being kept out of the battle, I guess it is only fair that I should be as well." He winked over at Lucy. It was nice having a sense of camaraderie. They both wanted to fight. It was actually killing him that he couldn't be next to his prince's side when he needed him most. But he understood. When it came to protecting Lucy there was no one else better to be by her side. Only Derek himself would be better. And because he was the leader as Ryan, that couldn't happen. Not this time... not in the middle of this mission. Trust was vital and the elite soldiers were a close-knit group.

Lucy turned and looked over at Jasper. A small smile rested on her face. She didn't think about that. She was only thinking about her babysitters. She didn't stop to think about how Jasper would actually want to be fighting too. And honestly, she didn't see why not. She was going to be safe. She would be tucked safely in the dragon kingdom. There was no reason Jasper needed to stay with her there.

"When I get to the dragon kingdom can't Jasper join you then?" Lucy asked looking back at Derek. "It isn't like anything will happen to me there."

Derek shook his head but Jasper spoke before he could.

"Lucy, as the future vampire princess and queen it is customary to have a guard. You are a vital part to the vampires now. It's quite rare to have a royal pairing. And instead of keeping a stranger around you who you don't know..." Jasper shrugged with a grin. "Besides, it'll be fun spending time in the dragon kingdom. And there will be other fights I can join in on." "Shouldn't you also have a protector then?" Lucy tilted her head over at Derek.

"That is a different situation. It is his job to prove himself worthy of the position he will be taking. Double standards I know but when you think about how far vampires date back these old fashion traditions make sense." Jasper said with a small shrug. "I don't think that seems very smart to do." Lucy furrowed her brows. "That isn't how it is going to be later. No son of mine is going to get put on some dangerous trial just to prove him an adequate leader."

Derek grinned. "You going to give me a son?"

"I don't know. Not sure if you know how to make babies or not. I was talking about my son. Not sure who the father will be yet." Lucy smiled, biting her bottom lip.

"Okay I am shutting the door before another x-rated sound show starts." Jasper quickly shut the door.

Derek chuckled and shook his head. "You planning to shake tradition?" Derek asked as he lifted Lucy up to stand into his chest.

"Well isn't taking me as a mate already breaking tradition?" Lucy asked, raising her eyebrow challengingly.

"Mmm... it is." Derek leaned his head down and kissed the tip of her nose. He then moved lower and pressed into her lips slowly. His lips moved against hers as he savored the taste of her. Slowly, he dipped his tongue into her mouth. Massaging her tongue with his own. Lucy began to suck onto his tongue, keeping it a prisoner in her mouth.

"Mmmm." Derek growled into her lips. He bit onto her bottom lip and pulled it into his mouth gently nipping and sucking at it. He pulled away and looked down at her. His fingers traced over her face. "It's an amazing feeling... isn't it? The mate bond... soulmate bond... our bond. It just feels so perfect."

Lucy smiled up at him. "It does. I never thought I would ever get to have this..."

"I need to do something real quick..." Derek said looking down at Lucy's face. He smiled and pulled her out of her room. "Jasper..."

"You raaaannnggg?" Jasper said from the floor below.

Derek led Lucy down the stairs to where Aiden and Jasper were sitting. "Can you watch her for just a few moments." His eyes glazed over as he had a private conversation with Jasper.

"Alright. But when you get back we are going to hook up the game system. Let's race." Jasper said with a challenging smirk to Lucy.

Derek chuckled. He looked down at Lucy's disappointed face. He inwardly smiled at this. He loved that she didn't want him to leave her side. "Baby, I won't be but a few moments. I promise." He kissed her lightly on the lips.

"I'll walk with you." Aiden suddenly said. "You are new here. I don't want pack members to get jumpy."

Derek nodded to him and the two men headed out the door. Lucy walked over to the couch and sat down.

"Awe, don't go pouting Luce Luce." Jasper chuckled and tossed a small bag of chips to her.

"Where is he going?" Lucy pouted not caring about hiding it.

"He is checking on our soldiers, Lucy. You know... responsibilities and all." Jasper chuckled. "He will be back soon, princess."

"Come on." Lucy said, tossing a controller over to Jasper. "We might as well get a few warm up sessions in." She grinned and waved the controller in the air.

Jasper laughed. "I won't go easy on you. Your status means nothing to a vicious competitor like myself. Bhahaha." Jasper said with his fake villain laugh.

Lucy giggled. "Good. So, when I beat you, you will really understand the difference in our skills."

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