Chapter Three

Ryan's point of view

Today was one of those days one needed to take a break from the bar. Almost all the supernaturals in the city wanted a drink and a few humans who were being stupidly loud about a birthday they were supposed to attend once they leave the bar. If they were able to leave the bar, that is.

One of the strippers jumped down the pole, did a summersault and landed on her feet quite gracefully, her waist already twisting and turning to the beat of the music before she even settled down. A vampire with a huge appetite for blood that one, even now her fangs were starting to come out, eager to have a taste. One of those foolish human cheered and clapped much louder than the others and she blew him a kiss.

Guess the vampire has seen her dinner for the night. How wonderful for her and disastrous for him.

"Wonderful dancer, isn't she?" Someone said. I turned to the right, the metallic scent of blood that stained his chin assaulting my nose. Another vampire, just my luck.

He took a sip from his drink with raised eyebrows, he was waiting for an answer.

I turned back to the stripper. The way she moved was intoxicating, any man who didn't have a strong sense of control would want to have her. And she knew exactly how to tease them which ensured that they would come back.

"A beautiful seductress" I finally said before turning my attention back to cleaning the glasses. I didn't want the conversation he was planning on having with me.

"Beautiful seductress and quite intelligent too. Vampires are intelligent creatures unlike you Lycans and werewolves"

My jaw tightened "And what happened to werewolves and Lycans?" I asked, my tone low.

He laughed "Well I'm about to meet one of your species who thinks she can trust anyone on the internet" He gulped the last part of the drink and slid the glass my way "That's why vampires should be on top of the food chain"

And you just revealed your plan to me. A reason why vampires shouldn't be on the food chain at all. Vain and proud.

I shouldn't have done what I decided to do at that moment, I should have gone home. I should have watched the seductress. I should have done any fucking thing and not leave but instead I told my fellow bartender to cover for me. I followed the guy from the shadows, I watched him attack the girl from behind like a fucking coward.

Vampires.

Instinct took over and I rushed forward to join in the fight but before I reached there, she already punched him in the jaw with all her strength and man did that guy fly. He fell on the floor with a thud and pretended he was unconscious, a smile on his face. He knew exactly what was going to happen, the girl was already making her way towards him planning on finishing her job.

I rushed forward and pushed her out of the way. I wasn't something he was expecting, I changed into my wolf midway and landed on him.

"You" He growled showing his fangs, blood dripping down his nose.

I closed my eyes as I did something I promised myself I would never do again. And all because of some random girl who didn't know what she was supposed to do or where she was supposed to be.

"Not some random girl" My wolf said. Her scent came rushing towards me like a hurricane. Sweet smell of sweat, lavender and peppermint. Something I recognized because I've smelled it before.

"Mate" My wolf growled. He wanted to mark her now after all we weren't able to do it before.

I dropped the vampire and turned towards her, my face covered "You shouldn't be making deals with random weirdos on the internet especially the ones who have something against your pack"

She crossed her arms and looked sideways "Lesson learnt believe me but I did not know he was a vampire"

My wolf did a double take and so did I. How did she not know? That means she doesn't......n...n...no, that doesn't makes sense.

"Aren't you a werewolf, can't you smell the undead blood in that one"

No comment. Not a single answer.

I walked closer on instinct "Can't you smell me, don't you know who and what I am"

You're something that saved me from that vampire guy and now want me to be able to identify him" She scoffed. Her face scrunched up like she wanted to say more but decided against it.

I did it before I would chicken out. I dropped the coat and hat I wore from my head and showed her what I was. I watched her eyes widen in surprise. My wolf took over for a short time.

He knelt down beside her and held her chin "Well little Luna" He growled "Little mate"

And she responded with a large glop of her saliva on my face. She spat at me and moved backwards, trying to get as far away from me as possible.

"Where are you going to? I just saved you"

"Fucking liar, you're a fucking liar " She shouted at me "I lost my mate years back to your kind, your kind killed him without an ounce of remorse"

I wished I could say I did not know what she was talking about. Pretend like this was relatively new to me and totally none of my business but I couldn't, I couldn't even walk away, not from my mate and not this time.

So I did another foolish thing.

"I don't know what you're talking about, I'm a rouge lycan" I raised my hands up to show how harmless I was. I wasn't going to do anything to her.

She rolled her eyes at me but said nothing for a moment. And when she started to talk, it wasn't what I expected to hear.

"I assume you know the Gilbert park" She raised an eyebrow at him, baiting me. She was watching to see if I would have a reaction, the slightest reaction to that name "Well they attacked my pack and took some things from me and I need to find them"

"And what are those?" I asked, my poker face set and my hands by my side.

She put her backpack on and sighed softly "Something very special, do you know them or not?"

Mate or not, I could have walked away. My wolf would have understood, after all we can't mark someone that was determined she wasn't our mate. I should have just rejected her and moved on. Continue with my plans. But my wolf had other ideas.

"I'm not loosing my mate a second time" He growled in my mind. He stayed silent for a while then spoke again "At least we should get to know her, she'll forgive us for what we did. I'm sure she will"

I dragged my hands down my face in exasperation and sighed "I know them and I know where you can find them but you have to tell me why you want them"

"I don't have to tell you anything Lycan, I don't have to tell anyone of your kind anything" She spat at me angrily. Her hands balled to her side.

She was a stubborn one. I would give her that.

She held my gaze "I'll pay you and you'll tell me where the Gilbert pack is and how to get there, you'll stop this rubbish thing about me being your mate and you'll go far away from me"

Without another word, I turned around and started leaving. I wasn't planning on being part of this and I wasn't rejecting her as my mate. Heck, she didn't even know she was my mate. I wanted none of this, no matter how much she was paying.

She was by my side before I knew it, her small steps taking my large ones. Without making a single sound. How the heck?

"I assume you're taking me to your house and from there, you draw a map for me"

How does one even assume something like that. I thought to myself.

"No I'm not, I'm not playing this games with you"

"You said you're my mate" She said after a while. She stopped walking "Even if your kind is disgusting, are you guys the type to leave a mate stranded without even the relief of rejection?"