A familiar soul

LUCIEN’S POV

My body is shaking, rage and murder oozing out of my body.

“Let’s destroy them all.” Both Lupus and Draven’s voice merge and fills my head, their fury added to mine.

I make for the main entrance and call for my car, I’m about to enter but a hand stops me. I Grab at it throwing the person that owns across the courtyard.

Aiden straightens up and runs towards me in a blur but I knock him down again effortlessly. Vampire strength dulls compared to that of an hybrid’s.

“Don’t try to stop me Aiden.” I warn sternly.

But he does not listen nonetheless, wedging himself between me and the entrance of the car.

“My lord, if you go back there and destroy her pack. She may never forgive you and you’ll just increase the level of fear she has for you.” He grunts.

“And we just compensated the families of the two guards you killed from her pack not long ago.”

That made me stop, I take a step back and rake a hand through my hair.

“Did you see what they did to her!? She’s lying there with three broken ribs, three!” I kicked at a small stone fountain and the structure breaks immediately.

Water sprays everywhere, drenching both Aiden and I.

“ I understand your anger my lord but you must be calm and help her heal.” He places a hand on my shoulder, “remember her parents and people she knows live there also.”

I sigh, he’s right.

“He better stays clear of me till his life ends.” Aiden chuckles and dust off dust from his suit.

“But, could you tell me why she has a striking resemblance to your mate from two hundred years ago?” He asks and I ponder on it.

She looked exactly like Celeste, but she was a vampire.

“ I have no answer, but the pull is the same.” I turn to face Aiden who is now trying to get dirt out of his now shaggy blonde hair.

“Maybe fate really isn’t done with me.” I look around the courtyard, marveling at the intricate architecture.

“Do you think she might be the same person as Celeste was?”

I turn to look at Aiden who just smiles.

I sigh and walk back into the citadel, and make my way to her room. I need to see her.

I approach the corridor leading to her door and I see the doctor shutting it quietly before straightening up and turning for the exit which I’m blocking.

His eyes go wide and he immediately bows.

“My lord, I have treated her wounds and put her to sleep.” He clears his throat before continuing, “it’s better you let her rest and when she’s up please ensure she takes plenty of vegetable and chicken soup.”

I tap on his shoulder and his head moves to look at my hand.

“Straighten up Doc, you’ll still need that back.” He immediately does so and appears to be a bit more comfortable than earlier. I do feel bad for snapping at him but I don’t apologize.

“How long do you think it’ll take for her to heal.?” I ask, my nose catches a whiff of her scent with a mix of spirit.

“It’ll take a while, but she’ll be able to take a bath by tonight.” His face gleams a bit” I used the waterproof bandages for her open wounds so it doesn’t get infected.”

There’s a silence in the room and I notice he’s starting to look paler. I frown.

“When last did you feed?” He began to stutter.

I immediately Grab at his coat and drag him away from the front of my mate’s door. Why does everybody keeps trying to offend me today.

I move to the other end of the hall where I know she won’t be able to hear me and I throw him hard against the wall.

“You are being called to attend to a patient and you thought it was not necessary to feed!?”

I’m pacing the room now, trying hard to calm myself.

“I… I thought I wouldn’t take long here and I didn’t know it was a wolf I was attending to.” He quivers.

I rake a hand through my hair, deciding not to make a big deal of it. At least he didn’t drink from her.

“Get up.” He does, and bends his head in shame.

“Go and have your meal, and don’t you ever attend to anyone without having to have fed yet.” I say anyone because in my citadel there are other beings apart from vampires that needs medical attention in rare cases.

He hurriedly scurries away and I decide to check out the offerings that were sent to the citadel from other packs I couldn’t visit due to a slight beautiful delay.

I walk to my office, a large room that could easily fit in two rooms from an five star hotel in the vicinity.

I settle down and begin to go through the work I’m forcefully delving myself into, pending the time she wakes up.

I was reading through a water problem happening in the elven realm when my door burst open.

“Who is she!?”

My consort, Selene not so gingerly slams her on my table, eyes crimson with rage but I don’t flinch.

“Why does it matter to you Selene?” I go back to reading through the document.

“Because…” she goes quiet, thinking of a viable answer.

I place the document down to face her. “Go to your quaters, I do not need your service, nor do I owe you any explanation.” But she doesn’t move.

“My lord, I am your noble consort. I have a right to know why you brought a dog into the citadel.”

I get off from my seat with vampire speed and grab at her neck. Her eyes are buldging but she doesn’t make a sound. The sapphire necklace that is around her neck loosens and hit the rug with a thud.

I bend to whisper to her ear.

“If you ever say such things again, I will forget who you are and send you back to your family.” I let go of her neck, red angry mark forms but soon clears off immediately as she heals.

I move back to my seat but she doesn’t move, I ignore her and go back to my work.

“Is she that important to you that you would actually lay your hands on me.” I don’t reply.

It was useless to reply to Selene, she was offered to me by her father who is a council member. That was after I first lost my mate. He said he didn’t want me to be alone but I know his aim was to make her queen so he would join the royal court.

But I’m not one to just pick any woman that falls at my feet.

I did. take her as my consort and we had various meetings in the other room, but it was purely primal due to my wolf. There were no emotions tied.

My chair is suddenly yanked back and a naked Celeste settles herself in front of me in nothing but heels, legs spread apart, wetness already glistening between her slits.

“Why don’t you let me please you today my lord.”

She lets out a seductive smile, her fangs extending.