Rejected, Then Reborn
Chapter 68

With Ace in full support of Lacy’s rather blatant seduction, it seemed like a two against one situation… one that Reed totally seemed destined to fail.

But one thing that the Alpha King had, was will, and a very strong one at that. In fact, Reed was so strong willed and determined to see this through that he was almost evasive of his own s****l wants and needs, even though they practically yelled out their frustration towards him.

But oh, how his c**k desperately ached to be inside her.

His jeans were soaked, his rock-hard member excessively lubricated to ensure that taking his mate was a breeze. Reed didn’t understand it, but the only thing that made sense was that Lacy had to be some kind of pleasure vampire, because his desire for her had reached very critical levels. But one thing held him back, well two actually:

His love for her,

And the fact that it was very obvious that she was not fully herself, and giving in to his desire would almost be tantamount to taking advantage of her.

But this was certainly not his Lacy.

It was so obvious that this was the dark hold controlling her… for her eyes had returned back to their glowy red, and because of Ace, he knew that his own eyes matched hers too… two beasts of darkness, wanting to merge together as one. Surely, that was going to have nothing but devastating consequences.

Reed suddenly saw where the Mother of Thorns had been coming from all along with all of her warnings.

And that was apparently enough to mold his will into steel, for he calmly held on to her as she nipped at his neck, flooding his body with sensual pleasure that did its absolute best to weaken his resolve.

But the ruthless Alpha King stood his ground, noting how it seemed to frustrate the dark hold even further.

“Why won’t you love me, dammit?!” Her voice was all contorted as she murmured the words, and when she pulled away to stare her mate in the face, Reed realised that she had fangs now.

Oh.

Wow.

It all made sense.

Well, Synn had said that the Dark Witch was technically Queen of all five realms, no?

If that were so, being able to turn into a creature from any of the realms was highly plausible, right?

Because that would explain why his mate was currently a full-on vampire darkly glaring at him with her red glowy eyes like he was her favorite meal and she had been forbidden from eating him.

It surely made a lot of sense now,

Synn’s bloody sacrifice, Lacy’s near-death state… her reawakening.

Her vampire side had definitely been activated!

“You are useless!” The beast that was his mate declared in her growly voice, climbing off of him and falling to the ground on all fours as she struggled to the bed.

“Lacy? What are you doing?” Reed stood up, following her closely, his voice surprisingly calm and patient as he tried to make sure that she didn’t hurt herself in any way, but the vampire turned, letting out a shriek so loud and menacing as she glared at him, “Stay away from me, you useless twit—” She hiccupped, and then her features returned back to her normal state, leaving her a little disoriented.

Before Reed could say a word, she burst into tears.

“Reed? Where am I? Help me, please…”

Her confusion and distress tugged at the Alpha King’s heartstrings, so much so that even when he knew that he ought to keep his distance and at least strengthen his resolve some more, he just couldn’t help it, he inched closer to her and wrapped his arms around her. “Shh, you’re going to be alright, my love.”

“I—I don’t want to be evil, Reed… save me, help me, please,”

The tears wouldn’t stop flowing down her face, Reed reached out to clean them, his own heart heavy with sadness as he could sense everything his significant other was feeling due to the bond.

If he could take on her pain, he’d willingly do so in a heartbeat. But this was something she had to go through on her own, it really made him feel like the useless twit she had called him.

The least he could do was just be there for her as much as he could.

He cupped her beautiful face, pressing his lips against hers, chastely, softly. “Look at me, Lace,” He commanded seriously, “We’re going to get through this, you hear me? We’ll do it together, I’m here for you.” She flung herself at him, his words assuaging her pain somewhat, and then she pulled away to press her lips against his again, “I love you, Reed,”

“And I love you, Lacy… always.”

He kissed her one more time, intending for it to be as chaste as the first one, but his mate wouldn’t let go, “Psych!”

He heard the word loud and clear in his head, accompanied with a wicked cackle even as Lacy held onto his bottom l*p in a vice-like grip, her teeth digging into the soft tissue. Reed didn’t care, he forcefully tore his lips away, noting how she simultaneously m****d in pleasure once his b***d touched her lips.

Her glowy eyes returned as she scooted backwards, still laughing, and her skin was just as pale as it had been during her sleep… a tell-tale sign that the darkness had gotten a hold of her again.

“f**k I was so close… I was so sure that that would work, but you have crazy will, I’ll give you that, Winchester.”

“Let my mate go.” Reed growled angrily, wanting nothing more than to have a serious one on one with the darkness that had made its home in his mate.

“I wish I could, but I am your mate, honey, and she is me.” Vampire Lacy climbed the bed, lying on her back and spreading her legs wide as she leisurely gave her mate an exclusive peek of her dark lace panties, her fingers rubbing her s*x through the fabric. “Like what you see?” She smirked mischievously, “Lace on Lace, remember?”

Reed sighed deeply and shut his eyes, for though he may be a strong willed Lyken, even he wasn’t so sure he could resist such blatant temptation from his mate, but the vampire would have none of it. “LOOK AT ME!”

It was as though the command had some magic behind it, for even though the Alpha King tried desperately to fight it, he could feel a weird force pry at his eyes, trying to force them open.

Eventually, he gave in, opening them just like she wanted.

“Good.” Lacy murmured her satisfaction. “Since you won’t give me the pleasure I’m so strongly craving, I’m going to do it myself, and you, my love… are going to watch. Let’s see how you can resist me once I’m done with you.” She cackled in delight.

“Lacy, no… you know we can’t do this. Your powers are still highly unstable,”

But Lacy’s glowy eyes only flickered with anger and frustration. “I can control my powers, Reed… let me show you,” She hissed, her voice barely above a whisper.

She didn’t wait for a response from her mate… chances were, she wasn’t even expecting one anyway, for she stuck out an index finger, popping it right into her mouth in slow motion, going up, and down, and up, and down, and then she let go of it with a pop, chuckling in amusement, “I can hear your loud breaths all the way from here, my love… just join me on over here, you know you want to.” Her hands trailed all over her body, her chest, her stomach, her long creamy neck, her thighs, and then with a very self-aware smirk and a sultry look, she suddenly tore at her nightie, revealing her creamy, ample breasts to him.

f**k!

Reed licked at his lips, hyperventilating at this point and wanting nothing more than to get in that damned bed with her to take over,

But he couldn’t.

No scratch that, at this point, he f*****g could… he just knew that he shouldn’t.

He watched on, mesmerized, his heart heavy with desire and love as her delicate fingers slowly crept into her panties, touching herself in a slow, tantalizing motion. That should have been his hand over there, his rough, callused hand showing her what real pleasure was, and his eyes said it all, both his and his wolf’s, voicing out their frustration at being denied this wonderful dish that sat before them.

Lacy on the other hand seemed to be having the time of her life.

Granted, it was her mate she wanted giving her the pleasure,

But there was just something equally empowering about watching him struggle to stabilize his self-control when they both knew that he wanted nothing more than to sink his hard member into her. It made her feel truly evil, and she had never felt more alive.

Her body writhed as her own touch and her mate’s smoldering, distressed gaze fueled her pleasure on, pushing her closer and closer to the edge.

She shrugged off the panties, completely revealing herself to him as she pressed down on her nub and rubbed in circles, going at a quicker speed than before, one delicate hand clutching her right tit, teasing the n****e to a standing attention.

Her m***s became louder as she neared her climax, her hand going so fast that Reed in his mesmerized, daze-stricken state could barely keep up.

Lacy sat up in the bed and turned onto her belly, revealing her generous a*s to him, and then without warning, she stuck three fingers inside her womanhood, a shriek escaping her lips as she came with a violence, the sound echoing through the large room, shaking the entire space as dark energy emanated from her body, the force of her climax so great that it spontaneously triggered Reed’s own o****m, causing him to come in his jeans, a tired, confused g***n escaping him at the miraculous feat that had just occurred.

He had come without any assistance!

Incredible!

It had seriously taken a lot out of him to fight his basic urges, but even in his tired state, the Alpha King stood up and trudged over to the washroom for a wash cloth and some water, and then he came back to clean up his mate who had fallen asleep from what Reed was guessing was due to the force of her o****m and pure exhaustion.

He smiled down at her as he clinically wiped her clean, his heart filled with love and an overwhelming need to protect the woman who lay asleep in his arms, the woman who was suffering so much simply because he had brought her into his chaotic world.

He noticed that the blondness in her hair had increased a bit more today, and briefly wondered what it meant, but he didn’t pay much attention to it. Ace had long retired after their own surprising o****m, leaving him in a clear, lucid state of mind to contemplate everything that had just happened.

A proud smile lit up on his face when he was done. Hey, things may not have gone exactly the way he had wanted it to, but he had done it anyway,

He had been able to keep his word to the Mother of Thorns.