Soren POV - Three weeks later
Time is slow to pass, the longer the days go by the more anxious I get, as much as I've been distracted by creating the items for my mate, it simply hasn't been enough to calm my mind.
Every day I find myself closer to one of Selene's Tears, wanting to feel closer to Ayla in some way, and I'm sad that I'm so close, yet so far from her...
Because these flowers are so rare and so powerful, we did some tests, and when Skyler tried to cut one of them, it was thrown away in a magical attack. That made me calmer because I know that these little flowers have protection.
Although I attend the meetings with the Heads of Houses, my head isn't there and so it's Victor who's taking care of most things, whether it's decisions about new alli
Soren POVI know I should be worried about what's happening at the Castle, but nothing is as important as my mate's health. I feel Ishtar's presence getting closer, and Ayla shrinks deeper and deeper."Stay back!" I ordered between my teeth.Ishtar immediately stepped back and sighed."Whatever happened, it can't be reversed. If Ayla is having a reaction with someone different around her, then she will with anyone but you two." Ishtar sighed. "The only thing to do is wait for her to get better.""What if we fed her?" Victor asked."If she's returning to more human reactions, I suggest keeping her the way she is. Making her ingest blood means making her vampiric side
Victor POVI blink a few times, feeling something move and I quickly realize that it's Ayla untangling herself from our arms. I don't help or hinder because I want to know what's going on.I notice that Soren is asleep. He used a lot of power to get to Ayla on the stairs. After what Ayla said yesterday, surely the two of them were trying to find each other.Very carefully, I raise my head and see that Ayla is walking around the room, looking lost, not knowing where she is. I get up quietly and go to the door leading to my room, stepping back as my mate walks past.My room still has a lot of leaves and dust, but it's recovering. Ayla goes over to the table we used to sit at in the beginning."You can sit do
Victor POVI go back into the bedroom and see that Soren and Ayla are lying down, he's stroking her hair, I take off the clothes I'm wearing and lie down.I'm not going to tell him what's going on, Soren won't know how to deal with it, not in the state he's in."She ate it all." Soren said. "She even asked me for blood, but I refused and Ayla became agitated, which made her lose her strength and fall asleep."Soren informed me and I just nodded that I had understood, but I wrapped my arms around my mate's belly, feeling better with this closeness. I hadn't noticed how tired I was."Victor... I'm sorry." Soren asked in a string of voices."I need to sleep, I'm very ti
Victor POVAyla's agony begins to resonate inside my chest, and I'm sure Soren is feeling it too, but I know it's not Ghost's fault, not in the way Soren thinks it is. I take several deep breaths as the minutes pass and the pain begins to dissipate, and finally, Ayla's eyes come back into focus.I see my mate hug Soren as if her life depended on it."Are you all right?" She starts to ask while checking to see if Soren is hurt. "Did something happen? Say everything's fine!"I see Soren swallow dry, and his guilt spreads."I'm fine, Ayla... Everything's fine! Nothing happened!" Soren answered each question calmly.Ayla finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Soren POVAs soon as Victor closed the door, Ayla turned to me, glued her lips to mine and the world just seemed to fall into place, nothing else mattered. God! How I've missed this, having her in my arms.I let out a hoarse moan, bringing my left hand to the nape of her neck, burying my fingers there, while I put my other hand inside her blouse. Her skin is smooth and very soft.Ayla opens her lips and our tongues begin to intertwine. She tastes wonderful, and she reciprocates by moving her waist against my leg, teasing me even more as the scent of her arousal begins to permeate the air.I closed my fingers around the back of her neck, grabbing her hair and squeezing with a certain amount of force, and I heard her moan of pleasure, longer, hoarser and muff
Victor POVI go to the closet, get a shirt for Ayla, and as soon as I return, I hear the sound of knocking on the door."Come in," I said.It didn't take long for Ishtar to enter pushing a trolley with several trays. I know this isn't her job, but I'm very happy to have her as an ally and friend. I see her looking at Ayla intensely, my mate is pale, and her heart is barely beating, her skin is very cold, but it's not the same as Heat, it's just a side effect of the vampiric aura."Hey, I've brought some food that should help balance out her energy," Ishtar said.I got up and grabbed the trolley, bringing it to the table and pulling the lids off the trays. I saw that there was a lot of rare meat, and the smell at
Ayla POVI listened to the whole report and was overwhelmed by so much that happened, but I'm glad that Ghost finally managed to redeem himself. I don't miss Klaus, I'm glad he was punished and that's it.My conversation with Skyler was quick, and I know she's sad because her new position prevents her from getting close to Sebastian and, as far as I understand it, they'll never be able to be together. That saddens me because I know they love each other.Right now I'm in the great hall, looking at the thrones, there are three of them, all the same size, with the same appearance. Soren explained that when I choose my seat, each throne will change to reflect our tastes and personalities.I sighed, because it's something I have to figure out, my mind always see
Ayla POVOnce again Ghost surprises me and shows how much better he is than Klaus, he's respectful of what Soren and Victor represent and doesn't try to fight them, even after they've revealed so much to me, but he also keeps an emotional distance from them, completely professional.Doing a ceremony like this would mean taking me further away from him, yet he didn't hold back and made this suggestion."Later, we'll call a meeting with all the Heads of Houses and discuss this suggestion," Victor said, approaching me.Ghost bowed once more, gave me one last look, and walked out of the hall."Are you all right?" Soren asked, standing in front of me."Better than before,