AtlasI have been drunk for two days. Being no help to my entire pack, I was the Alpha for crying out loud, and I couldn't manage to care enough to lead. I was sleeping on the couch when suddenly I woke just now from Liam and Letha, who stuck me under the cold spray of the shower. I feel like my soul left my body when the water started pelting my body. I sat up like I was ODing, and someone stuck adrenalin in my heart.I shoot them a glare, "what the fuck?" I yell at them both, reaching for the faucet handle and struggling to get the damn thing turned off.Letha turns and looks at Liam, "I got it from here if you want to go. I will call you after." She says as she throws a towel at my head.She puts a set of clothes on the vanity and a cup of coffee on the tub's edge. "Finish that, get dressed, and we will have a sit-down talk.""I am a grown-ass man, Letha! Let me alone. I can handle it myself!" I shout at her, not wanting to admit that she is right. I was an alpha that needed to be
CalypsoIt's my third day of vampire 101, as I started calling it. My father trained me in compulsion for the first two days, and I wasn't a fan at all. I vowed I would only use it in a life-or-death situation. I hated taking someone's free will away from them. It felt wrong. So today was my first day of training with Reid.I don't know why I was a little nervous and gitty. I was feeling weird about it. After he looked at me with heat in his eyes, other than Altas, nobody had ever looked at me like I was worth something. Although, I liked the feeling. Yes, Atlas was my mate, but it couldn't hurt to flirt a little and win some self-confidence. If anyone needed a confidence boost right now, it was me.I get outside the door to the cabin, and Reid is standing outside the door. He is standing basking in the sun wearing jogging sweatpants and shirtless. Nobody should be this attractive; I think I had to hold my drool just now from the visual. He smirks at me like he knows he is hot shit, a
CalypsoI had been here for a week, and my father decided to have dinner with my father, the whole dynamic between us felt odd. I was optimistic, but at the same time, I couldn't put my finger on what felt off about the entire situation. Speaking to Reid on the whole matter, he would always quickly change the subject. I couldn't help but be slightly annoyed by the entire thing. The feeling I felt made me almost twitchy, and not having anyone to confide in made it worse.I quickly considered Reid, a friend. It might be foolish to do so. We spent most of our days in the late evening together. I knew he was on the council; I figured he would have more important things to do than to be training and babysitting me. At the same time, I felt this weird pull towards him, I wondered if he felt that same way about me, but I was too scared to bring it up.Many people weren't that nice to me in my lifetime, and I didn't want to scare one of the only ones I had off. Plus, the whole thing with Atla
CalypsoI don't think I will let my father make drinks for me ever again. I don't hate what I feel, but I wouldn't say I like it either. I am buzzed drunk, I think, all the while wishing I had eaten dinner instead of drinking. I sit up suddenly, remembering Reid was supposed to bring dinner over. "Did you bring dinner?" I yell, again forgetting that yelling doesn't need to be done. But I wasn't sure if they were outside or someplace else. Of course, I might have fallen asleep for a few minutes and didn't remember."And your back," Reid said, smiling at me from the end of the couch. "First time drinking vampire wine?" He questioned, tilting his head as he l approached me with heat in his eyes and a mixture of concern. He helped me into a sitting position pulling me up and kneeling before me. He stroked my face before saying, "Come on, little one, let's get you fed." Instead of helping me up to my feet, he scooped me up as if I weighed nothing and carried me into the kitchen. I began
CalypsoHow is this happening? Somehow, I can now feel Reid's panic and could feel it seeping into my soul. Yet, despite my fear, I still felt compelled to comfort him. Confusion was apparent as he tried his best to regain his composure. The man pacing before me always had it together: years of living and training to expect the unexpected. "Reid, what is going on?" I exhale, not wanting to make him panic more and trying to redirect the focus."I do not know, honestly. I attempted to talk about virginity in the vampire world... however, you took matters into your own hands. It's supposed to create a need for closeness between two people for a while. I don't plan on being far from you, but I wanted you to know.""Yeah, I don't think that's what this is." I straddle his lap, seeing the bite I took out of him earlier was still there. I run my fingers down his neck before touching my finger to the wound. It was less fresh looking and looked more like a scar. "I didn't think you could scar?
AtlasCalypso has been gone for more than a week now. Still, I wasn't doing very well. I wasn't drunk anymore, so I called that a win. Discussions with Letha really helped me get my priorities straight. The appointment with the packs' midwife got pushed back because twins were born that day. Today was the day the appointment got moved to.I waited impatiently as Elsa fiddled with the ends of her blonde hair in the small clinic. The chairs were squeezing my sides too tightly, and it was uncomfortable. I have thought about jumping up and smashing the clock on the wall from the ticking. I was on edge today, and everything set me off. It didn't help that the woman next to me wasn't the woman I wanted to be here with.My wolf hated her completely, and I wasn't sure what to make of this. He had hated no one before, not like this rage he was causing me to feel. I felt myself grip the armrest super tight and could feel the wood give under my fingertips. Elsa takes her hand and tries to comfor
Calypso I am standing outside of what was my home for a short while, not being able to walk inside, recalling how nice it was to have that feeling of belonging, even for a short while. Letha told me to go into the basement and be here when she could. Since the basement was windowless, she wanted to keep my being here between us until we got to speak. Appreciate the cloak-and-dagger approach to sneaking me back into my house. Well, I suppose it wasn’t mine, more like the packs. I took a deep breath before I tried the front door to see if it was unlocked. To my surprise, it opens right up. Instead of going straight to the basement, I sit in the entryway, my body losing the drive to move. Unable to feel anything other than incredibly stupid right now as I sit there, letting it all run through my mind. I lean my head against the wall. I run through everything, wondering if I missed signs of their deception. Desperation had put blinders on me. Even if there were signs, I would have misse
Altas I got to Calypso's house in record time; I was thankful my wolf listened as I kept insisting to at least carry my pants. It takes work to make suggestions when he is in the driver's seat. But he realized it was to help our mate, which is the only reason he agreed. Otherwise, he would have let me run naked and could have cared less. I change back into my human self on Calypso's porch. While putting on the slightly damp pants, I devised a plan. My anxiety about seeing her is mounting now that I am standing here, about to go inside. I remember what Letha said about maintaining my calm and taking some breaths before opening the door. The first thing I hear when I enter is Letha banging her hand against a door. "Calypso! This was not part of the plan at all! Get out of there; he will understand." I hurried through the living room and went to where the voices came from. Approaching the door to her bedroom that Letha was glaring at as if it crossed her. I hear a muffled Calypso fr