Damien
I enter the house but my head has remained in Clara’s bedroom. I wish I could have stayed, but I couldn’t. I had to leave. Well, at least I managed to get some rest after all this time of sleepless nights. I haven’t slept that good in days.
The house is very quiet. Everyone must be asleep right now. I walk into the living room and sit down on the couch. I here footsteps coming my way and I immediately know that it is Raul.
“Hey hotshot,” he says, punching my arm.
“Where were you all night?” he asks me while taking a sit beside me.
“I was out,” I reply nonchalantly.
“Out where? With who?” he asks with a silly grin on his face.
“Why do want to know?” I ask trying to wave him off the topic but he doesn’t flinch.
“You know, I am just looking out for you. Just in case you got yourself into trouble,” he says.
“I didn’t get into any trouble,” I tell him and he narrows his eyes at me.
“I know exactly where you were so don’t even think about lying to me,” he says and I roll my eyes at him.
“Why are you so interested, anyway?” I ask him.
“Well, I am pretty bored over here and your relationship is very interesting, so why not tell me everything?” he says. I mentally roll my eyes and take in a heavy breath.
“Okay, I am going to tell you everything that happened,” I say resignedly.
“Yes!” he shrieks and gives me a victory smile.
“I was at Clara’s place,” I tell him.
“And then what happened? Did things go well?” he asks me, looking really interested.
“At first yes. She was really excited to see me. We even made out,” I tell him.
“Ahah, that’s great. And then what happened?” he asks, urging me to continue.
“We argued and things really got out of hand,” I tell him and he widens his eyes in shock.
“Wait. What? What did you guys argue about?” he inquires from me.
“Well, Clara has been experiencing these heat waves. They were really painful and the fast time they came, she passed out in front of this stranger guy who immediately took her to his house. I mean she told me that she hadn’t even gone that far from her pack settlement. He could have just taken her home,” I say while clenching my fists. Even the thought of someone’s hands on her makes me fume.
“I have heard that female Werewolves when in heat have this irresistible scent that no male werewolf, whether mated or unmated can resist. I know that it was so hard for him to resist her. I don’t blame this guy. He must have a whole lot of self-control within him,” Raul says.
“I know. I noticed that her scent had become stronger last night. But later, we made out and things went well. I marked her,” I tell him and aside shit-eating grin covers his face.
“Whoa! You marked her! You finally did it, bro,” he exclaims in excitement.
“You know, she is now part of the family. She should move in and start living here. There is no reason for her to stay in Fabian’s home now that she is yours,” he says.
“Man, I wish it is that easy. I really want her to come and start living here with me soon. I don’t like her being so far from me,” I say.
“I can understand your pain, bro. Once you find your life partner, you can never want her to be away from you even for a single minute. That’s why I can never let Katherine out of my sight,” he tells me.
“I really want her to be here, but I want her to come willingly with her father’s consent. I don’t want us to see each other behind her father’s back. I don’t want her to be here while worrying that her father could come here anytime and cause trouble. I want her to feel comfortable living here,” I say.
“Do you think that Fabian will ever let you have his daughter?” Raul asks.
“He might not be willing to but there is nothing he can do about it. He can’t keep us apart forever unless he kills me, which I won’t let him do and I have no intentions of Rejecting her.”
“You should what your heart wants. Just know that I always have your back no matter what you decide to do, except Rejecting her. I am not with you on that,” he says.
“I have no intentions of doing that either. I just wish the council would understand,” I say.
“I respect Mithras and Celeste’s decision. I know their intentions are for the good of our Clan but Rejecting Clara is not something I am willing to do. I want to be with her here,” I add.
“How are you going to do that?” he inquires from me.
“I don’t know but I that is what I want. I want her to be happy here. I don’t want her to live in fear,” I reply.
Victoria walks into the room and. stands in front of us, looking suspiciously at us. She puts her hands on her hips and narrows her eyes at us.
“What are you guys up to?” she inquires.
“Nothing,” I reply, not wanting to involve myself again in any conversation.
“So where were you last night?”” she asks me.
“Am I so popular that when I go missing from home for a night everyone starts to worry?” I ask.
“Damien was at Clara’s place all night,” Raul replies her.
“He was? So how did it go?” she inquires, looking very interested.
“It was super. He marked her,” Raul replies her.
“He did?” she exclaims with excitement.
“Yes, he did,” Raul responds. I roll my eyes at them. These guys are really impossible.
“That is such good news. So is she coming to live with us?” she asks.
“No, not yet but I want her to start living with us soon,” I reply.
“Oh, okay. I am really looking forward to that time when she starts living with us, you know. She is such a sweetheart,” Victoria says dreamily. I know she is a sweetheart, but you have to be patient with me.
There is a knock on the front door. Who could that be? We all exchange curious looks but they all shrug. Members of this house hardly knock, unless the door is locked, which is not the case now.
“I wonder who the that could be,” Victoria says.
“Everyone is in the house. The last time I made roll call this morning, everyone was inside except Damien who is now here,” Raul says. He can’t be serious about the roll call, can he?
“I will go check out who it is,” Victoria says and walks to the door.
Could it be someone from the Ventrue council headquarters? I wonder if they have been spying on me so as to know if I rejected Clara but that would be ridiculous. I don’t think they have that time to waste following me around, do they?
Victoria shrieks from the door. Who on earth is there making Victoria giggle like a teenager? It can’t be Luther because he is already inside. Maybe this is his scheme to surprise her.
“Clara, dear. Come on in,” Victoria says while opening the door wide for her to enter.
Clara is here? What could she be doing here? It is not that I don’t want to see her. God! It is taking every ounce of me not to dash to that door and swing her around, but I just left her house and everything was fine. Did she miss me that much?
Clara walks into the house and looks around. When her eyes meet mine, a smile spreads across her face. I can’t help but smile back at her. I stride forward to her and stop right infront of her.
One look into her eyes and memories of last night come flooding unfiltered into my head. Oh yeah, last night was perfect. I want to have to have another night like that with her soon. The way her cheeks heat up when she looks into my eyes tell me that she is thinking the same.
“You came over to see me?” I ask her and she nods.
“Okay, then we will give the two of you some space,” Victoria says while walking to Raul.
“Clara, dear. We are so happy you are here. Don’t hesitate to ask us for anything. We will be seeing you around,” she says and then literally drugs Raul out of the room. I know Raul wanted to stay and tease Clara with his interrogative conversations.
When they are gone, I turn my attention back to my girl and find he still smiling at Victoria and Raul.
“Pardon my family. That is the way they are,” I tell her and she frowns.
“You don’t have to apologize. I like them the way they are. I wish I had a family like yours,” she says.
“They are also your family, you know. You just have to move in and start living with us,”I tell her and she looks down on the floor.
I drag my hands to her face and caress her cheeks. Her big brown eyes gaze into mine as if she can see everything behind them.
“So you missed me so much you hard to come and see me,” I say and she smirks.
“No, I work up excited only to find that you had already fled away. I have come here to punish you for leaving without telling me,” she says.
“Is that so? Am intruged. What do you have in mind for my punishment?” I ask her.
“It is a secret. Only I have to know what I am going to do to you,” she replies.
“Oh. I am so looking forward to it. I know it is going to be fun,” I tell her and she swats my arm.
“Punishments aren’t supposed to be fun,” she says.
“I know that, but with you punishing me, I know it is going to be a whole lot of fun, “I tell her and she chuckles.