Sexting With A Vampire
Chapter 153

Nora

"No, I'm fine... No, I wasn't injured... I know. It happened out of nowhere... It was Leo's powers, mom-rot mine. I haven't learned how to teleport all of a sudden... Yes, I'm staying the night at his place. You don't have to worry... Love you too. Bye." Leo is watching me like a shadow. He is standing on the other side of the kitchen when I end the phone call with my mom.

Moody guy. His arms are parked under his chest. The blonde streaks in his sandy-colored hair are mo noticeable from having been out in the sun all summer. Skin is tanned. He is as handsome as ever, but his nostrils flare when I look at him. "You explained everything?"

My lips form a tight-lipped smile. "As best as I could. I'm not sure why I was teleported here by your powers though."

"Me neither."

"Are you still pissed that I kissed you?"

Leo's eyes narrow, and I wince, wishing I had kept my mouth shut. The mate who was previously sweet to me in the other timeline now looks as friendly as a stray wolf.

"No," Leo finally says and pulls a chair from the table. He takes a seat without his eyes leaving mine. Intense I shudder before he has even opened his mouth. "So, how have you been?"

I grimace at the tension in the room. Finding something to say is like pulling hairs.

Leo and I have been texting in this timeline, but we stopped when he became too popular, I guess?

He stopped replying, and I don't know why. Our chats consisted of us messing with each other and throwing insults.

Still, I considered us friends rather than enemies, but maybe I was wrong to assume that. Leo is glaring at me...

"I've been fine..." I mumble.

"Good."

"Excellent."

We both sit in our chairs, and the air is edgy. Slowly, I lift my gaze to look at Leo. He is, without a doub the sexiest man I've ever seen-Blake is a close second.

Or maybe they share the first place?

s**t, stop thinking about Blake!

"I'm sorry that I haven't written to you in forever," Leo suddenly says without meeting my eyes. He is staring off into space. "Your mother called off the wedding and said the prophecy had changed. And mine? She got butthurt and arranged another marriage." I stare at him, unable to grasp air. "You... You're getting... Married?"

His calm, curious eyes travel to mine. "Do you know who Whitney James and Ryker James are?"

"The vampires?" I'm sure my dad has mentioned those two in the past once or twice.

"My mother wants me to marry their daughter, Alison."

What the heck? Gloria is making Leo marry some random vampire?! I can't let that happen!

"But Alison isn't even your mate, right?"

"Nope," Leo's eyes are roaming over my face. "My mate is either you or your sister, right? That's what the prophecy first said before your family decided to move away from Lunaris..."

I stare at him. "You know that, and yet your mother arranged for this type of marriage?"

He shrugs, grinning. "My mother never believed in the prophecy. She is just mad that your mother canceled the arranged marriage... I, on the other hand, do believe in the prophecy." "You do?"

"Yup," he keeps the grin. "Which is why I won't go through with my mother's wedding plans before you and your sister are off age. I want to see if I'm mated to one of you." Heat spreads over my face. I'm blushing like mad. "Oh, and who do you think it might be?"

"Let's see... I know nothing about Lily anymore. I haven't heard from her in years, but you have been blowing up my phone. We are sort of frenemies, and my powers did teleport you here, so I can only assume that the moon goddess would-"

"Alpha, I'm terribly sorry to disturb you, but there have been reports of a demon hanging around a playground. We went to check it, and there was a demon there, maybe more than one, but the squad I sent there... Well... Things didn't turn out great." Leo part his lips. "Wait. Did I hear that correctly? You sent men to attack a demon that I know nothing about?"

Erika squirms in her place. "Yeah... I'm unsure if you want us to attack the demon or demons again. Perhaps you should come with us? We would have a better chance if you fought by our side."

I lift my chin, and I'm met by Erika's beautiful face.

Blonde and tall with a pair of piercing green eyes. The werewolf woman is gorgeous, but Erika carries a cold air around her. It gives the sense that she doesn't care about people and only her job as the beta. At least, I think that she is the beta. I'm only assuming since she is here, addressing Leo as her alpha.

"Is it a powerful demon?" Leo asks with his eyes narrowed.

Erika takes a deep breath, hesitating. "Powerful enough to take out the first team I sent to defeat it, alpha. Three men are already dead. We can't reach them, and their bodies look lifeless from afar."

I'm having trouble averting my eyes from Erika. She is breathtakingly gorgeous, which is making me kind of bitter.

So this is the woman meant for Blake?

Truthfully, I'm jealous of Erika and terrified she will soon steal Blake away from me. I know she is probably his mate, but damn-I don't want to lose my best friend.

Wait.

Did she just say three men are dead?!

Anger flashes over Leo's face. "Are you kidding me, Erika? You sent men to attack the demon without my permission. Why! You should know better than to act without your alpha's orders!"

There are tears in Erika's eyes. "I was only trying to help!"

"Well, you didn't help-people are dead because of you!"

"But-"

"Don't speak back to your alpha! This is serious, Erika. I will be the one speaking to the families later and apologizing for making a wrong move on their behalf. And then I have to rake my brain and think really hard if you're fit for the role of beta!" Erika winces, but Leo doesn't give her time to offer her an excuse. He flies up from the chair and meets my eyes, sniffing the air before focusing on me again.

His face is severe. "You have awakened as a werewolf, haven't you, Nora? Mind joining me for a demon slaughter?"

I blink in surprise. "You're asking me for help?"

"Is that weird?" Leo seems confused. His anger is gone. He clearly doesn't take his frustration out on those who are innocent. I admire that character trait.

"It's a little bit weird..." But mostly because I can't recall being asked to ever hunt down a demon.

Leo frowns, seeming disappointed. "Do you still see me as your enemy despite everything?"

"No, it's not that... We are cool... I'm just shocked you would ask me of all people... Bewildered, really."

I'm still not used to seeing myself as anything other than a weakling without any powers. It shocks me that I get asked to come for hunts and stuff now. Being a werewolf is... New.

"Why wouldn't I ask you for help when you're right here?"

I shrug. "Sorry, I'm just... I don't know... I'm not used to being a werewolf, and it's quite new."

Leo hands me a soft smile. "Well, I would like you to come and help us out, Nora. My pack needs all the help we can get. If this demon has killed people, it has probably grown stronger by devouring their blood and bodies. It will be a pain in the a*s to defeat it." A smile tugs on my lips. It feels great being needed. "Count me in. Let's kick some demon a*s!"

We head into the hallway with Erika following us. I glance at her and find her chewing on her bottom lip.

She looks guilt-ridden, and I feel sorry for her. Erika probably didn't mean to lose any werewolves to the demon, but she did wrong by not asking her alpha what to do. Sending men into battle without orders is honestly plain stupid.

Leo opens the door, but we all pause when Erika's phone starts ringing in her pocket. With lifted eyebrows, she picks it up, and we all stand frozen as she signals us to wait.

"What do you mean it's been taken care of?" Erika asks and listens to the other person speak. It must be a pack member since the mind-link doesn't work at very far distances. "What? Can you repeat that? A man walked in, turned every demon into ice, and then shattered them into pieces. What do you mean he has wings and s**t? Is he an angel? No? Is he some sort of demon then?"

A man turned the demons to ice?

A gasp escapes me. "Blake!"