Sexting With A Vampire
Chapter 124

Nora

With an enormous grey wolf snarling into my face, I have a good enough reason to admit I'm afraid. I'm shaking right now, caught in those blazing eyes glaring at me. Lily looks ferocious.

And she is currently making it harder for me to breathe with her weight pressing into my ribcage.

"Lily... Please..." I can barely get out the words. Her sharp claws are digging into my skin, and hot tears are crawling out from the corner of my eyes. "Please... Get off... Me..." Everyone in the audience is too damn shocked to do anything about the enormous werewolf snarling at me.

I'm waiting for Evan to save me, or maybe William, but surprisingly Leo is the one coming back from his stupor first.

"Lily, that's enough." Leo snarls.

The weight pressing onto my stomach suddenly disappears, and my jaw slacks to the ground when Lily gets lifted off me.

What in the world is happening? Lily is suspended in the air, and when I blink ahead, I notice that Leo's eyes are glowing. Psychokinesis?

Lily gets put back on the grass. Leo's eyes stop glowing, but the second Lily tries to throw herself at me, his eyes turn bright green, and Lily is frozen once more. "RELEASE ME!" Lily yells. "STOP HOLDING ME BACK!"

I'm still lying on the ground on my back like a cockroach. Lily can't move, but her eyes are filled with hatred.

"Are you alright?"

I notice that Leo is ignoring Lily and is currently standing above me with curious eyes. The mate-bond is pulsating between us, whispering at me to touch him.

I grimace. "I've had better days..."

Smiling faintly, Leo walks forward and offers me his outstretched hand. He appears amused. "Well, isn't this an interesting turn of events?"

"Yeah, I'm apparently your mate."

"And how does that make you feel?"

"Confused."

Snickering, Leo helps me stand. I look up at him, noticing he isn't making a move to create any distance between us. His chest is inches from mine, and I'm overcome with the wish to hug him. What the heck is wrong with me?

I hate this man!

Yet I swoon a little when Leo peers down at me and whispers. "Are you angry that you're fated to the enemy?"

His voice makes me shudder.

I part my lips, but I don't get to answer him because the audience has awakened. People are talking, and my mom lifts her b**t from her seat. Her eyes are blown wide, and she moves like a storm heading straight up to the altar. Ugh, somehow, I have a bad feeling about this.

"What is going on?" My mom glances between Leo and me with a puzzled expression. I can tell she is beyond perplexed.

My eyes lower the closer she gets.

I'm afraid to tell my mom that Leo is my mate, unsure if that even matters. There isn't a werewolf within me, and I'm not sure what the moon goddess is smoking right now, but there has been a big mistake in picking Leo's mate. Leo is an alpha. And his mate is supposed to be the third guardian of time, and I'm pretty confident that person can't be me.

Unless humans can have magical abilities?

'Or maybe your wolf is sleeping?' William's voice chimes inside my head. The darn mind-reading bastard. He smiles at me, and Rebecca waves her hand from her seat.

I glare his way, knowing he is still reading my mind, so I ask, 'Why are you inside my head?'

'Sorry, I won't stay inside your head. I just stopped by to tell you that you have our full support. Rebecca is telling you to marry that hot angel alpha and have his babies! Trolls!

"Nora..." My mom blinks up at Leo and tilts her head before her kind, confused eyes meet mine. "Is Leo your mate?"

My answer should be yes, yet my response is to take a step back, only to wind up colliding with Leo's broad chest. He blinks down at me, but his expression is surprisingly soft. I doubt he cares much about me, but he is enough of a gentleman to wrap an arm around my shoulder. He presses me into him, and time seems to stop as I touch him. Holy cow, I did not expect to have butterflies!

Leo sounds calmer. "Yes, Nora is my mate."

"Oh... I see..."

My mom sounds shocked, and I don't know what to do.

Leo's hand is busy stroking my upper back, the place my dress isn't protecting. It feels weird leaning against him, the boy I've known all my life but never quite gotten along with. We are supposed to be enemies, yet I find his presence soothing.

Leo speaks again. "And we all know that the vision required me to marry the third guardian of time to stand a chance against the demons. This means that I have to marry Nora instead of Lily."

Part of me wishes to argue and have Leo ask me to marry him instead of saying we have to do it.

But right as I'm about to say anything, he loosens his grip from around me and gets down on the floor. It's funny, but the height difference is closer between us now, and Leo faintly smirks.

I know he has noticed that too.

Regardless, his eyes find mine. One could argue his eyes are emerald green, but there is more to them. There are layers of colors inside them, flecks of gold, creating the most intense, beautiful pair of eyes that has looked at me. "Nora Howler, do you want to marry me?"

My parents aren't exactly poor, but Leo comes from money, and I realize that now.

The diamond ring presented to me is enormous. I'm shocked by the size and beauty of the stone.

I'm so baffled that my response comes out in a broken, embarrassingly shaky voice. "Y-yes..."

If my response is underwhelming, it doesn't show on Leo's face as he places the ring on my finger. He smiles while the priest stares at us and wonders what the hell is going on. "You're going to be mine now, Nora Howler." Leo touches the soft curve of my cheek with his thumb while gazing into my eyes. His voice rings in my ears again. "My wife and luna." In the background, I can see a beautiful blonde woman heading up to the altar with storm steps.

Yikes. Blondie looks pissed off.

If I'm not mistaken, it's Leo's mother, Gloria Saint, former luna of his pack, but Leo isn't paying her any attention.

His eyes are one mine even as she gasps. "Leonardo Lucien Saint, what is the meaning behind this?!"

Again, Leo ignores her and bends down. It's funny how he has to lower his entire body to get his lips closer to my face. I know what he is trying to do, though.

Leo wants to kiss me, and I intend to let him. I might not like the guy, but this is our wedding day, and I'm curious-I stand on my tiptoes to meet his soft lips.

Little shivers dance along my skin. Leo touches me with his calloused hands, pulling me into his giant body. And when he kisses me, it isn't rough or impatient. It's deep and consuming. We have been enemies for so long that it's shocking that I find myself liking this, needing his lips.

Nothing compares to kissing Leo Saint. What have I been doing all my life? Certainly not kissing. This is kissing, tongues, lips, and feelings I can't understand washing up to the surface. My palm gets lost against the hard plates of his massive chest. I'm so drawn and attuned to him that every thud of his strong heart reverberates through my body.

I'm shivering with heat, and my body is tingling.

Too soon, Leo leans back, and the sun illuminates his face. Green eyes meet mine, and a true, slow smile curls over Leo's lips. Something inside of me shifts and slides, blossoms to life. I want to kiss Leo again. Climb his lap and make out like we are teenagers, but that would be inappropriate.

I settle for looking up at him, and Leo's eyes sparkle. His lips part, but he doesn't get the chance to speak before Gloria's voice cuts in.

"You can't seriously be marrying that human girl?! You're an alpha, and she is a wolfless eyesore! She is filth! Nora isn't worthy of being with you, Leo! The two of you are too different!"

To my surprise, Leo locks his eyes on his mother with icicles seeming to course through his veins. He looks so cold.

"It doesn't matter that Nora is a human."

His mother hisses. "It does! You can't marry her! I won't allow it!"

"Mother... Have you forgotten I must marry my true mate to save the world? It doesn't matter where they come from or what they are. This is bigger than true love. We are talking about saving people's lives. So against my will, I will marry my worst enemy, Nora Howler, and she will take my name. That is final."

Ah.

Disappointment fills my chest.

I thought we shared something special for a moment, but who was I kidding? There is nothing between us, and the only reason Leo is marrying me is to save the world.

There is no beginning of love, only duty.

And since I know better than to let my feelings get in the way of saving the world, I can only buckle up.

I will marry Leo Saint to save everyone.