Neaera-I hadn’t intended to bite him, yet the urge to do so was too strong to hold back. As my fangs sunk into his skin, pleasure shot through me like nothing I had experienced before. When his blood filled my mouth, I knew that no other blood would satisfy me in the way his did.The more it took, the more I wanted and for an instant, I didn’t think I would have the willpower to stop. It was as if something inside of me took over, only wanting to take as much as I desired, regardless of the consequences. For the first time, I was willing to feed into the monster that was inside of me.“Nea…” Stryker’s voice broke through my trance, and I had to force myself to stop.Withdrawing my fangs, shoved him off me. He rolled to the side until he was lying next to me. I felt ashamed of my actions. Sitting up on the bed, I rotated my body until I was sitting on the side with my feet flat on the floor.I didn’t know what had come over me just now, but I knew I didn’t want him to look at me. Feel
Neaera-Even though I felt much better now that I had talked to him, I knew that I wasn’t entirely fixed. For now, I was ready to put my uncertainty to rest. I would continue to be aware of the possibility that I could lose control, but I was going to start believing in myself a little more.The urge to kiss him had me leaning forward. A smile spread across his lips, and his hand moved to rest behind my head. Just before our lips met, a commotion downstairs stopped us. Stryker let out a curse before moving me off him.Since he hadn’t removed his clothes, it didn’t take long for him to fix his appearance enough to leave the room to check out what was going on. Finding my pants, I quickly pulled them on, while forgoing my underwear.As soon as I was dressed, I slipped into the bathroom in the hallway to grab a hair tie. Pulling my hair into a messy bun, I headed down the stairs only to stop when I saw Chloe was there. She was crying on the floor at Stryker’s feet, with her arms wrapped
Stryker-Walking to the school with Nea was better than I could have imagined. Other than walking side by side, nothing happened but it was still more than enough for me. Both my mark and scent were evident on her, proving that she was mine.I could tell she was a little annoyed by the way I kept smiling, yet I didn’t care. I was still over the moon with the way she stepped in to make it clear to Chloe that I was hers. I had expected that it would take more time and effort for her to admit that. Only when we arrived at the school, for the pack meeting, did I become more serious. Mathew was already inside the gym, waiting for our arrival. Pack members were seated on the bleachers, talking amongst themselves.Taking Nea's hand in mine, I was relieved when she didn’t try to pull her hand back. During the time she has been away from me, I was happy to see that she had more of a backbone. Everything I thought I knew about her; she was proving to me time and time again that I had a lot to
Neaera-I didn’t know why Zach was so upset about me being mated, although I couldn’t blame him. As far as he knows, I didn’t want anything to do with anyone in this pack. Since arriving, we haven’t talked much about what has been going on.Everything happened so fast that I haven’t had a chance to explain things to him. Then there was the fact that I am the Beta of his pack but was now mated to an Alpha of another pack. That was the only thing I could think of, of why he is upset.“I can explain.” I said to Zach once we were inside.“Do you know how hard I have worked to make it so other werewolves will accept your kind? This could jeopardize everything.” Zach turned on me, his eyes changing colors from a light shade of blue, to a darker shade of blue.It was exceedingly rare for me to see him on the verge of losing control of his wolf. From what I could tell, he was remarkably close to having his wolf take over. Even black fur was starting to appear on his arms and his face.Steppin
Neaera-Telling Zach everything, well, almost everything, I could see that it was a lot for him to process. I was sure it was a lot for anyone to process. I knew it was for me. Even now, I was still trying to wrap my head around things.I couldn’t tell him all the details that I still didn’t know that Stryker was privy to, nor could I explain my own thoughts on the matter. The only thing I could do was tell him all the details, or rather the events that led up to this moment.I included filling him in on what happened before I ran away. He knew most of my history already, but around the time I first ran away, I had only been focused on finding out I was adopted, not the conversation that happened prior. When I told him how my empathic ability could be controlled when I was touching Stryker, Zach seemed interested but didn’t interrupt.Since I figured he would ask eventually, I included telling him that I wasn’t sure what I was planning to do about the pack situation now that I was mat
Neaera-I thought that if I waited until after the training sessions, it would be better for everyone. I was quickly proven wrong. During the first round, it was clear that I was going to need to step up my game.To do that, I would need to reveal what I was to everyone. Their tactics were good, but not good enough. Unless I attacked them as a vampire would, they wouldn’t be able to fully fight against one.When the first round ended, I felt frustrated. At this rate, we were never going to get through training. There were too many of them and not enough of me. Turning to face Zach, I saw he was just as frustrated. The members of the first group hadn’t seemed to learn anything, other than gain a little knowledge, it hadn’t sunk in.“We aren’t going to prepare them if we don’t give them all the information that they need.” I sighed. I knew what needed to be done, but I was dreading the outcome.“What did you have in mind?” Zach asked, but from his expression, I was sure he knew where I
Neaera-“Vampires!” Someone yelled from the gathered crowd and then I heard a few growls coming from them.“No!” I quickly stepped between the other hybrids and the pack members to make sure no one attacked. “They are hybrids, like me. None of them are here to harm anyone, I asked them to come so we can all work together.”“Why do they have red eyes like vampires?” Another member asked, but I couldn’t see who it was.“Honestly, I don’t really know. I admit that I am a little different, but not in any way that would be dangerous. We still haven’t found out why I am different.” I explained.I had been tempted to tell them all the different things that make me unique but figured it was for the best to at least keep that information limited. As I thought about it, I realized that if I told them, it would only make me sound dangerous. The last thing they needed to know was I was getting my blood from Stryker or Zach, whereas the others drank solely from a blood bag.So far, they seemed to
Neaera-The training was a success with everyone working together. We still had a long way to go to get everyone ready, but I was happy with the outcome. My biggest worry of revealing my secrets hadn’t become an issue, which was another bonus to everything.By the next day, everyone was still working hard. Zach and the others had even been given a place to stay within the pack territory. Surprisingly, the hybrids had even made a few friends. I was starting to think that with just a little explanation, the rest of the community could accept what we are.There were still plenty of pack members that had an issue with everything, but Stryker has been working diligently to settle the matter. He hasn’t returned home, so we couldn’t talk more about our situation. I did a little thinking and decided that right now things were good enough between us, so I didn’t see a reason to stir anything up.Now, it has been three days since I revealed my secret and since I saw Stryker. We have seen each o