Sexting With A Vampire
Chapter 139

Nora

I wake up with a ringing in my head and my mouth cottony and dry. Every limb hurts, and I desperately blink life into my eyes to see better inside the bedroom. According to Blake, this kind of reaction is typical.

He has been visiting me these past few days. Blake said using magic for the first time and awakening so late in my life is a significant change for my body, and that's why I'm exhausted.

Blake also said, "You and I are stronger together, Nora. I'm looking forward to bonding with you again to defeat more demons. I can use my water magic on my own, but combined? There is no telling what we could accomplish. But don't think about that now. Rest." He is a sweet fairy, but if there is someone who is ever more precious, it's Leo for feeding and taking care of me these past few days. My mate hasn't left my side once.

I look up toward the bedroom door when I hear it click. The air smells like Leo, but sadly he doesn't enter. He is speaking to a nurse from the Snowmoon pack, and thanks to my better hearing, I can eavesdrop on their conversation.

"Is it true that you only married Nora because she is your mate? Rumor has it there are no feelings involved," the nurse's voice goes seductive, and I can imagine her touching Leo's chest. Call it intuition. "If that is the case, you should go out with me. I can show you a good time."

Is she serious?!

My heart is pounding in my ears.

I know Leo, and I aren't in love or anything. We haven't even agreed to date, but I don't want the other pack members to get the wrong idea and think it is okay to ask their alpha out!

"I'm sorry, but please take your hand off my chest. I appreciate what you've done for Nora, and that's the only reason I'm this calm. I'm a mated werewolf, and your alpha-disrespecting my mate could get you in trouble."

"Umm, umm..." the nurse swallows audibly. I can hear her trembling, afraid of the tone Leo used. "Of course... I'm so... So sorry that I touched you! Please don't kill me!"

"I won't... This time," Leo sighs, hanging on the door handle. I can sense his irritation. "But you should tell the other women in our pack that I won't touch a woman that isn't my mate. It doesn't matter what brought Nora and me together or if she likes me or not. I would never betray her by being with another woman."

"O-of course, alpha!"

"Great, you're dismissed."

With that, the nurse leaves in a hurry. I can hear quiet sobs before the door opens, revealing Leo.

"You're awake," his smile is tired. There are rings under his eyes, probably from guarding me close to every night. He steps closer, eyes raking me up and down. "How are you feeling?"

My smile comes in slow. "Exhausted."

"I get that."

Leo walks forward with a food tray and carefully sets it down on my lap before stretching to his full height. I watch him pull a chair from the wall and sit on it in front of me.

He makes me nervous. I like him; that is clear, but I'm embarrassed to admit that to Leo. The more feelings I develop for my mate, the harder it gets to say them out loud.

Leo gives me butterflies, and as I dig into the yogurt he gave me, I feel him looking at me. Maybe trying to figure me out. Part of me wants to hug him and thank him for watching over me, but the other half is too shy to say anything to him. His beauty is also very distracting. It makes it even harder to say the needed words that linger on the tip of my tongue.

My eyes travel to Leo. His green eyes make his tan stand out even more, and his hair has turned blonder in the sun. The highlights have taken over, making him look like an exotic surfer.

A very attractive one.

Broad shouldered.

Sexy.

Large.

"What are you thinking about?" Leo asks.

You. I've been staring at Leo like a creep and feel my embarrassment overwhelm me. "N-nothing, I'm just spacing out!" I blush when his lips curl higher on his handsome face. "Is that so?"

My cheeks burn brighter at his smirk. "Y-yeah, I'm just... Dizzy." And totally noticing the outline of your pecs.

"I see," a crease of worry forms between Leo's eyebrows. He takes a deep breath and leans forward in his chair, arms folded in his lap. "Your parents left more flowers for you." I blink in surprise. "My parents did?"

"Yup," Leo nods at the corner of the room. There are plenty of colorful bouquets there, and also cards. Even a plushie.

My heart squeezes. "While I appreciate the gifts, I have no clue what to tell my parents now that I've awakened as a silver wolf..."

Leo turns to me again. "Why would you have to tell them anything? They know, but I don't think it needs to be a conversation if you aren't comfortable with it, Nora."

I sigh and rake my fingers through my red hair. "That's the thing... My mother is also a silver wolf; if I awaken strange powers like her, she would be the best person to speak with..." "Like a sensei?"

I breathe a laugh at Leo's silly choice of words. "Yes, my mother would turn into my sensei, I guess?"

He smiles. "Glad to see you're smiling. I hate when you're too much in your head not to show a sign of happiness. It makes me worry."

Oh lord.

This big, sweet man will be the end of my ovaries.

I melt in my seat. "You're sweet..."

Leo keeps the smile. "I can be, but... I also have something that I need to discuss with you that isn't sunshine and rainbows."

"And what is that?"

Leo hesitates when I search his face but eventually slumps his shoulders with a heavy sigh.

"A future self version of you visits me from time to time. You're aware of that, right? I already told you once."

"Yes, I remember that," I blink repeatedly. "Why does a future self of me keep on visiting you?"

"That's the thing I have to tell you," Leo tilts his head, eyeing me with a concerned expression. "In the future, I sacrifice myself to defeat the demons, and your other self is trying to find a way to prevent that. She wishes to change the outcome." I stare at him with my jack-slacking. "You sacrifice yourself?"

"Apparently," Leo's smile is slow. "I don't really mind. I seem to have done it for a good cause. My life saved plenty, and I'm unsure why that outcome is so bad-"

"Stop!" I interrupt him, making him blink at me in surprise. I'm shaking in the bed and finding it harder to breathe.

"Nora?" Leo asks. "Hey, I didn't mean to upset-"

"You're not allowed to die!" I exclaim, teary-eyed and hurting because my story with Leo hasn't even started, and now he is telling me he will die soon. I won't allow it!

Leo appears torn. "Nora, please... It's not like I want to die, but I would rather sacrifice myself than have everyone else die."

"I don't like that outcome..."

"I know," Leo grimaces. "A lot of confusing things are happening..."

"Yeah, what about that arm?" I ask. "Have you figured out if it belonged to my sister or not?" I blink repeatedly. "Have my other self said anything about that?"

"Your other self hasn't visited me lately, so I haven't been able to ask her about this event, but... That arm? It did belong to Lily. We suspect the one who broke the barrier killed her as a threat."

"That makes no sense..." I whisper. "I thought the enemy was my sister, and now it turns out the real enemy killed her?"

"It is confusing," Leo rakes his fingers through his hair and throws his attention at the window. He appears thoughtful. "We know our job is to defeat the remaining five demon princes, but they aren't in our world yet, as far as I know. They need someone powerful to open the portal, and that someone is our enemy."

"That makes sense, but who is powerful enough to open a portal to the other world, and who would do that?"

"I don't know," Leo holds my gaze. "I asked Leo about it, and he said that the portal he came with was opened by a werewolf. He didn't get close enough to look at them, but... He said our enemy is a female." "That could be anyone!"

"True," Leo grimaces. "But Blake said the person also smelled like they belonged to the Snowmoon pack. The enemy is one of us, Nora-that's why they could enter our territory so easily."