Clara
Damien talking about his punishment almost got me changing my plans. I have an utterly different reason why I came here. I am so nervous to tell him. I finally decided to tell Damien about dad inviting him to the party. After thinking about it the whole day, I decided that it would be better to tell him about it instead of taking it in my own hands.
“Would you like to have a sit?” he offers.
“Sure,” I reply and he leads me to the couches.
I sit down and Damien sits beside me. Should I tell him now? But I just got here. What if it ruins his mood. Maybe I should wait for some time.
“I can sense your nervousness, Clara. Tell me what is going on in your mind,” Damien says, snapping me out of my reverie. Should I tell him? I came here to tell him, then why not tell him once and for all?
Damien tilts his head to one side and looks at me in the eyes.
“Spill the beans,” he whispers.
“Okay,” I say and take in a deep breath before I start to deliver the news.
“Is it that serious?” he asks me and I smile nervously.
“My elder brother Jason is getting engaged with his mate Riley tomorrow. My father planned that the party should be held in our house,” I say and he nods to urge me to go further.
“So today, he told me to personally invite you to the party,” I add and his ocean blue eyes grow unbelievably big in shock. I know, I was also shocked when he said it.
“What? Does he know who I am?” he asks me.
“No. Not exactly. I mean he knows that I found my mate, but he doesn’t know that you are the one,”I reply and he stands up from the couch. He runs his hands through his hair and turns to look at me.
“Why would he invite me to that party when he doesn’t know me?” he asks me.
“Because he wants to know you. He said that he wants to get to know all about who you are so that he can get along with you. He wants you to get to know the family and the pack,” I reply him.
“I think I already know all that I need to know about him,” he says.
“But he doesn’t know who you are. I know that he is very curious to know what my mate really looks like,” I try to explain to him.
“I think he is expecting to meet some powerful Alpha or an heir of some big pack. Do you know how angry he will be when he finds out that I am a vampire, more so his enemy?” he says.
“I know that. I had decided to just wait until tomorrow and make up an excuse as to why you couldn’t come but I thought it would be better to come over here and inform you about it. I thought you could have a better solution for this,” I tell him and he shuts his eyes as if to meditate for a second.
“I can’t go there, Clara. You also know that it is better that I don’t show up at all. I don’t have any grudge against your brother so I have no intentions of ruining your brother’s ceremony,” he says after some time of thinking.
“I can understand you, Damien,” I say while getting up from the couch and walking to him.
“I know my father will be really disappointed when you don’t show up but it will be for the good of everyone,” I tell him. He looks me in the eyes and then holds both of my hands in his.
“I know your father is one who doesn’t easily give up. He won’t let it go that easily. He might let it slip at the party but he won’t just sit back and let us see each other behind his back,” he says. He is right. I know it is the bitter truth but it is true.
“You can’t hide me from him forever, Clara. I know that he will eventually find out the truth one day, but I don’t want it to be tomorrow. I just got you and I am not ready to lose you,” he says and holds my face in his hands, caressing my cheeks. I hold his hand and look into his eyes.
“I am so sorry that things have to be like this Clara. I know you never dreamed of being mated to your family’s enemy and having this kind of secret relationship,” he tells me.
“You don’t have to apologize, Damien. I am not complaining,” I tell him and wrap my hands around his neck. I want to kiss him. I want to kiss all his sadness away. I stare at his sexy inviting lips and caress his neck, on the spot where I marked him last night. Vampires heal really fast, even faster than werewolves. I know my mark won’t be there for long. At least the one he gave me is still there and fresh. He looks at me and then smiles,
“What is going on in that head of yours now?” he asks me.
“Nothing. I just want to kiss you,” I reply boldly and immediately bite my lip in embarrassment. I blame it on the bond! I don’t think my heat has completely disappeared. He grins at my response and pulls me closer to him by the waist.
“You don’t have to ask twice,” he says and leans closer so that his lips meet mine. Yes! This is what I want. The feel of his lips against mine and the perfect way he claims my mouth is what I have been craving since I woke up. His tongue invades my mouth meeting mine in a perfect dance only they know well. Mmm.. I want him so bad. I want him right now. I want to feel his skin against mine… God! What is wrong with me?
Damien pulls back from the kiss and looks me in the eyes. I am panting for breath. The kiss just worsened the situation. I want more.
“Damien,” I murmur against his lips. I want you. I want to tell him but I can’t. I don’t know why I am suddenly feeling ashamed to tell him my needs. Maybe the confidence that my heat was giving me has suddenly vanished. Maybe I am feeling shy about asking for sex in broad daylight.
I just stand there caressing his neck. There are so many vampires in this house. How quiet can I be during sex? With their extremely heightened senses, they will be able to hear everything that we are doing and they will eventually know what is going on.
“Clara,” Damien calls me out of my day dream.
“Yes,” I respond and he chuckles.
“You look so distracted. Is it because of the party tomorrow?” he asks me. No it’s you.
“Yes, I think so,” I reply instead. My wolf screams in my head. Why can’t I just tell him what I want?
“Don’t worry. It is going to be great. As long as I don’t show up, everything is going to be perfect,” he says.
“It won’t be perfect without you there with me,” I tell him and he smiles.
“Well, it will be a disaster with me there,” he says.
We here footsteps from the long corridor beside the kitchen. I still have a lot of places to discover in this house. I wonder how many rooms this house has.
It’s the blonde guy with a serious look. He is the definite opposite of the funny Raul. I have never talked to him before but I think he doesn’t joke around. He must be a very concerned guy.
His face cracks into a smile when he notices me. Maybe he quite friendly.
“Hey, Damien. You brought us a visitor?” the serious gentleman says while walking to us.
“She just came right now and I have been here like for hours,” Damien replies.
“I think I have missed out on some interesting things while I was dead asleep,” he says.
“You didn’t miss out on anything important,” Damien tells him. He stands infront of us and looks at me. He is handsome. Every male Vampire in this house is handsome, but Damien has a special touch that makes him unique in a hot and sexy.
“Clara, it is nice to see you again. By the way, I didn’t get a chance to introduce myself to you last time. Am Luther. Welcome to the family,” he says while offering me his hand to shake. I shake it hastily and smile at him.
“Thank you, Luther,” I tell him.
“So, what is going on?” he asks while putting his hands in his pockets.
“Fabian, I mean Clara’s father invited me to his elder son’s engagement party tomorrow,” Damien tells him.
“He did?” the shock is visible on Luther’s face.
“He wants me to meet Clara’s family and get to know him,” Damien says.
“Are you going to attend it?” he asks.
“No, ofcourse not. I don’t want to ruin the ceremony by doing something abominable on the innocent future Alpha’s party,” Damien says.
“I see. I am sure Fabian isn’t going to let you slip out of his hands once you ignore his invitation,” he says.
“I know but that will be for later. Maybe I will be more prepared to face him by then,” Damien says and wraps his hand around my waist, pulling me closer to him.
I really hope so, I say in my head.