Sexting With A Vampire
Chapter 98

Rebecca

"We are here."

I crack one eye open to find William holding me princess-style while smirking. It sends my heart into overdrive. My head is leaning against his pec, and his body wash scent is wafting into my nostrils.

I feel safe.

Too safe.

I can't be this close to him!

"Put me down!" I hiss.

He laughs at me, tightening his grip on me. "Are you sure about that?"

"Just put me down on the ground!" I'm impatient now.

"What if I don't want to?"

"You have to!" I try to escape, but I'm like a petulant child trying to fight their parent. William doesn't even seem bothered by my kicks. Freaking giant. "Release me, you savage! Brute!"

He snorts. "Any other insults you would like to throw at me while you're at it?"

"Barbarian! Caveman! Behemoth!"

"Alright, alright... Give me a second."

"NOW!"

"You're going to feel dizzy," William looks me over, smiling when he catches me blushing at the proximity. "I could carry you inside if you want? I love holding you. You're so snug in my arms. Tiny." My face burns. "Put. Me. Down."

Rolling his eyes, William slips me down from his chest. My knees almost buckle under their own weight, but my tall friend grabs my hand. He pulls me up to my feet, all smug.

"See?" His teeth sparkle. "What did I just tell you?"

I glare up at him. "Shut up..."

He chuckles. "Always so fierce."

Ignoring William, I look around us, freezing when I realize we are at his parent's house. It is a little spooky looking up at the white mansion and seeing that the color is now flakey. It was new in the past.

"I thought bringing you here would be nice," William shrugs. "Nora and Lily were babies when you met them, but they are now both fourteen years old."

I gasp. "F-fourteen?!"

"Yup." William walks ahead of me, grinning over his shoulder. "How old are you right now?"

"Twenty."

"I'm twenty-two," he winks at me. "I hope you're into older men."

"You're older than me..." The words trail off.

"It's no big deal."

William knocks on the door, and I take in the garden. The porch is super friendly, and there is one area behind glassed doors. There are three cherry trees, and the grass is perfectly cut. "William!"

I blink ahead and see one twin hug William. He picks her up for a bear hug and spin her around in a circle. I smile at the scene.

William is dark-haired, with a flawless complexion behind his tattoos. He is the total opposite of me. My hair is white; his hair is black. I'm dark-skinned while he is rather pale, but his sister is even whiter. A ginger.

It makes it easy to tell they don't have the same father. The twins are Raphael's and share their mother's red hair.

This sister, however, has a big scar on her face. How did she get it?

"You're too big to be swung around like this," William places down his sister and turns to me. "This is... Rebecca," he then looks back at his little sister. "Where are the others?"

"Stella, Raphael and Lily are hunting..." Nora says and inhales deeply as if it pains her to say it. "Evan is inside and carving his pumpkin," she looks between us. "Do you want to join us? We have plenty of pumpkins to carve." "Isn't it a bit early for that?" William asks. "Halloween is miles away."

"I know, but I was feeling bored and a little left out." Nora bites her lower lip. She seems to fight tears. "Dad... Evan was kind enough to stick around..."

Kind enough to stick around?

Huh?

I look at Nora, and William notices my confusion. His voice rings inside my head a second later.

'Nora and Lily might be twins, but Nora has never been able to call out to her inner wolf. She stays behind during hunts and is closer to Evan than Raphael. Evan doesn't feel the urge to hunt like werewolves, and since Nora can't shape-shift, he always stays home with her.

Oh.

That sounds so lonely...

I can't imagine growing up in the alpha's family and not being able to shape-shift.

"Carving pumpkins sounds fun!" I beam at Nora, hoping to cheer her up. "I'm going to carve one into resembling William's face!"

William frowns. "Please make me look presentable..."

I laugh at William and Nora smiles radiantly.

"I'm going to carve one of William too!"

William sighs deeply, rubbing his eyelids with his fingers. "You have started a freaking cult, Rebecca... I don't like this."

I poke him in the ribs with my elbow. "You brought this upon yourself."

Minutes later, I'm carving a pumpkin around the kitchen table.

Since my memory is back, I recognized Evan, and he immediately remembered me, though he said nothing. He exchanged a look with William, and that was it. Now we are all carving pumpkins.

It spooks me that Evan hasn't aged one bit, though. He still looks to be in his later twenties. Perfect. Tall. Handsome and graceful, with an aristocratic feeling to him.

He resembles William, but Evan's hair is shorter, and his skin is paler. I think the reason William is tan is that he is a hybrid. It allows the sun to give him that golden glow.

"You're holding the knife wrong," William suddenly from behind me. "Here, angle your arm like this."

The butterflies in my stomach awaken when William touches me, and more of them roll in when I realize his dad is watching us.

I blush, but I can't help but enjoy William helping me.

"Like this?" I ask.

"Exactly like that," William's warm breath is on my skin, and his husky voice in my ear. "It will make your movement lighter and give you enough force to carve without putting too much strength behind every movement."

The butterflies are dancing. Twirling in little loops. William is watching me now. Those eyes are wrinkled at the corners. He is amused and too absorbed by me to return to his handy work.

Damn William Howler and his insane level of attractiveness, captivation, and charm! I'm glad that I'm sitting down. My legs feel weak, especially when he smiles.

"Are you guys dating?" Nora asks.

William snorts at her. "That's none of your business, Duckling."

"Don't call me Duckling!" Nora's face turns red. "Only Leo calls me that, and I hate that nickname! Just like I hate him!"

"What is wrong with calling you Duckling?"

Nora inhales deeply. "Stop saying it!"

"Hey, calm down!" Evan lifts himself from his seat and sighs heavily when he notices Nora is crying. "It's alright, sweetie," Evan glares at William from over the table. "Why did you have to call her that?!"

William blinks. "I thought she liked it! Mom used to call her that when I lived at home! How was I supposed to know it was forbidden now all of a sudden?"

Evan sighs. "s**t, you're right... Nora? William didn't mean it, okay? You know your brother loves you."

Nora dries her tears and leans away from her dad. "I'm sorry... You're right... I just get emotional because Leo bullies me all the time... I actually think I will head up into my room..."

Nora leaves, and I blankly stare after her.

I shoot a look to ask William who the heck this Leo person is, but Evan beats him to it. He catches me looking and clears his throat to gain my attention.

"Stella had a vision when the twins were younger." Evan rakes his fingers through his hair. "My wife saw that one twin was fated to marry Leo and become his luna. Since Lily is the only one with a wolf, she is obviously the one destined to marry Leo, and we have arranged their marriage." Evan continues with a thoughtful expression.

"We found Leo's family years ago and have arranged playtimes for the children throughout their childhood. Lily loves the idea of one day getting to marry Leo, but I think the kid is a little s**t. He bullies Nora whenever he can and calls her 'The Ugly Duckling' because of her scar."

"Oh," William sighs and guilt pierces through his features. "I should apologize... I had no idea Leo was still bullying her. Now he is using the nickname she loved as a bad thing now? f**k. I thought the little fucker had matured, but it seems not..." "Sadly not."

"I feel terrible."

"I'm sure Nora understands. She hurts easily but will calm down later. Her self-esteem is rock bottom, but you've always been a good big brother to her."

I look between them. "Is there anything that would cheer up Nora?"

William blinks, and then he smiles. "There is one thing-running a forest marathon!"

"Uh, a forest marathon?"

"Yeah, Nora can't transform, but I always used to let her ride on my back to let her feel the winds in her hair." William studies me with curious eyes and a radiant smile. "Can you shape-shift?"

I grimace. "I can, but... I'm hideous. Lycans aren't exactly beautiful, and it would be..." I pull at my sleeve and stare down at the table. "It would be embarrassing if you saw me..."

"Nonsense!" William laughs at me. "I've never seen a lycan in the flesh before. So, I'm rather curious, and I bet you're cute as a lycan too."

Evan looks between us, pointing. "Are you guys mates?"

My face turns tomato red. I'm not sure what to say, but luckily, William answers the question for me.

"No, but we are dating," William hesitates before adding. "I've found my mate, and so has Rebecca. But... Let's just say we are testing the waters-Rebecca and I are dating."

Evan is silent. I'm almost scared to look at him and find him frowning at our decision to date or something. His judgment terrifies me, but to my surprise, he smiles at us.

"I see." He stretches his arms, yawning. "You kids have fun in the forest. I think I'm going to take a nap."

William snorts and shakes his head. "You keep calling me a kid when I will soon be older than you."

"Even if you physically age and grow older, I will always be the older and wiser one," Evan messes up his hair and laughs when William glowers at him.

"Would you stop messing up my hair?! I'm not five!"

Evan dries a fake tear from his eye. "Don't remind me. You were so cute back then. Innocent too."

"Quit lying! I was a rascal!"

Evan snorts. "True." He rakes his son up and down, blinking in surprise at something. "When did you grow taller than me?"

"Oh, shit..." William has to angle his head a little to meet Evan's eyes. "You're right... I am taller than you."

"Freaky," Evan comments. "Not even Raphael is taller than me."

"It must be the hybrid genes."

"Possibly." Evan sends me another smile. "It was nice seeing you again, Rebecca. Take care of this i***t for me, alright?"

"I'm not an i***t!"

"Sometimes you are, but your mom, Raphael, and I love you either way."

Evan quickly messes up William's dark hair one last time before he disappears through the floor. It gives William no chance to get his revenge, even if he tries to reach for his dad. "Bastard! He always uses those damn portals!"

I smile at william's frustration, shaking my head. "Boys will always be boys... Uh... Should we ask Nora if she wishes to join us for a forest run?"

"Sure..." William squints at my pumpkin. "Why do I have fangs sticking out of my mouth?"

"I don't know... It just sort of happened."

"And why did you give me Voldemort's nose... Or lack thereof?!"

I wriggle my eyebrows teasingly at him. "Hmm, I think the pumpkin looks just like you. Actually, it might be an improvement of your appearance."

William burst out laughing. "You little s**t! You're so dead!"

Laughing, I run up the stairs. William is after me, and I set a course for the room that says "Nora" on it.

"Nora!" I shout. "Help me! Your brother is trying to kill me!"

"She won't save you, short stuff!" William growls behind me. "Nora and I are playing for the same team!"