Sexting With A Vampire
Chapter 73

Evan

Emotions swamp me the second Stella steps out of the SUV. I've gathered all the vampires on a football field. They are here to listen to me telling them Raphael, Stella, and I will form a pack together. I should be calm.

Collected.

But all I can focus on is the beating of my heart. It's like nothing I've felt before. The mate-bond is both leaching me of strength and giving me a rush of pure desire and devotion. Stella.

Beautiful Stella steps out of the SUV, and my whole body goes warm and hot like the goddamn sun.

F**k.

My chest constricts. My fingers tighten at my side. I want to touch Stella's smooth skin and slide my hand underneath her clothes. I knew she said we were mates, but... I didn't dare to hope. I lock my eyes on her, smiling until I notice she is holding a baby lamb in her arms. Um, say what now?

I stare at Stella and gasp when she comes forward to dump the baby animal in my arms. What the hell? "Hello, Evan," Stella beams up at me. "This is Lambi, and you're his new dad. Well, one of his new dads." "His new dad?" I tighten my grip around the soft animal and blink at its huge black eyes and cute face. "Yes, isn't Lambi the cutest?" Stella asks. "I'm sure you will get along."

Get along? Damn.

I'm so conflicted with myself. Here I am-a predator and one hell of a big blood-loving vampire, and Stella gifts me with this innocent food-looking creature? Do I eat it?

BAAAA

The sound Lambi makes got me pausing. Three seconds pass, and then I forget all about food. Instead, I smile.

"You're so cute! So fuzzy and soft and-"

Stella is snorting, and I glare down at her.

"What?" I snap.

"Nothing... I just... I love that you're secretly such a soft cinnamon roll on the inside. Squishy and mushy. You love that little lamb, don't you?"

I will not smile at her words. Not a chance. "If I didn't hold the lamb in my arms, you would be taught a lesson."

"Pfft!" Stella balls her hand into a fist and nudges me. "You're all bark and talk, but you wouldn't do anything... Besides, you're cute with the lamb. So very gentle. It shows that you will be a good dad."

I smile at that. My biggest dream is to form a family, and even though I'm in a polygamous relationship, I want children.

My eyes find Stella's beautiful grey. "Thank you... That's very sweet of you to say. I do want to become a dad in the future... I'm not sure if I can, but I want it badly..."

Stella blushes but then clears her throat. "Anyway, are we supposed to hold a speech or something?"

I turn around, blinking at the vampires waiting for us to say something. Ryker and Joshua are standing at the front, dazzled by me being all sweet and chummy with Stella.

I don't care, though. I'm allowed to have emotions, and I make no f*****g excuse for it either.

But their expressions make me slightly annoyed since I'm now feeling like a circus animal or a rare exotic bird.

Whitney and Julia are staring at me too, but I know Whitney secretly wants to make friends with Stella.

Whitney only hung out with Ashley out of fear, but she might have more in common with Stella-they are both top students. I wonder if I should point that out so Stella can make a new friend?

Then again, I would have to get rid of Julia. She is a total b***h and even more of a psychopath than Ashley. I know from reading her mind that she hates Stella. Perhaps I should kill Julia one night and bury the evidence?

to hide my evil thoughts, I smile at Stella. "I gathered all the vampires here, so we can inform them that we are creating a new pack."

Raphael stretches in the background. "Damn, you work hard. I should do the same with the werewolves later, but... To be honest, I think I could take out alpha Logan and steal his pack members. I feel... Powerful." I rake him up and down.

Raphael does seem more vital, and magic is coming off him in waves. I'm not sure what happened, but I like that he looks more capable now. It means we are two people who can protect Stella. "Did something happen?" I ask.

Raphael grins. "My magic awakened.

"Oh, I see. Does that mean you could take out Elias too?"

"Not if Arachne is with him, which she probably is. The spider wanted his pack, right? So she probably defeated Elias already."

"Yeah..." I grimace. "True."

"Guys," Stella looks between us. "I'm about to talk, but... What should the name of our pack be?"

Raphael shrugs. "Something bat and wolf-related."

"The Bloodmoon Shadows Pack?" Stella offers.

I laugh. "That sounds like a rock band."

"The Hell Tails Pack?"

"I like that..." Raphael mumbles. "But we would kinda sound like a cheerleading squad..."

I sigh. "What about The Nocturnal Pack?"

Stella claps her hands. "Awesome!"

Before I know it, Stella clears her throat to speak to the vampires.

I lean back and chime in here and there as she explains our situation. Stella doesn't mention time-traveling, but she does talk about the threat, which is Arachne and The Bloodmoon Pack.

Surprisingly, the vampires aren't angry about teaming up with Raphael and Stella. They aren't against working together with werewolves either because most of them have suffered nightmares about a giant spider destroying Lunaris. I find that curious...

The moon goddess has been working hard to bring the werewolves and the vampires together. I see no other explanation for the vampires suffering nightmares.

I listen to Stella speak but step away when it's Raphael's turn. I lean against the SUV with Lambi still in my arms, freezing when there is a tremor underneath me.

The ground is shaking, and Lambi tilts his head more and more until the bones crack in his body.

BAAA

He holds his head at an unnatural angle, and then SNAP!

His head cracks, and spiders spill out from his neck. They are purple and disgusting with hairy legs and big teeth.

I drop the dead lamb on the asphalt and notice my fellow vampires screaming. What the hell is going on?! The sky is already dark, and spiders are welling out from the crack in the ground.

"What the hell?!" Raphael is staring up at the ominous clouds above us and growls. "Why is Arachne attacking us now?! It's still months before doom's day!"

Stella swallows audibly while staring at the darkening skies. A barrier to prevent us from leaving Lunaris is rising.

"I think there has been a change in Arachne's game plan," Stella speaks in a frightened tone. "She must have realized letting me mark both of you would mean trouble for her."