“Hey, hurry up!” I scream at mum on sighting Jude catwalking from a near distance.
“Sophia, this is…” She stammers. “Dylan!”
“What?” I stoop low and place my chest on his heart. Blood trickles down my earlobe to my jaw as I do that.
“No, no!” I struggle to say as mum looks back every now and then, just to confirm if Jude is still coming for her. No, for both of us.
“Mum, what do we do?” Mum’s forehead is furrowed as she looks back and becomes statued.
“What you can do is join my pack. Let me be your mate.” Jude says one by one as he approaches with slippery thuds.
“What?” Mum says, as she rises up and takes few steps backwards but I try to hear Dad’s heartbeat. No, it’s not working! Let me try to believe it’s not Dad. Maybe Jude did this to scare us back to him. Nearly lifting up my head off of his chest, I see the slant mark. Signed by Karl. Sure, it is Dad. I lift my head, shut my eyes, and when I open it, Jude has undressed half of his clothes, and he’s on top of mum.
“What the hell!” I fiddle my fists, as I land them on Jude. He doesn’t budge, he smirks instead.
“Don’t you dare do that to mum! Don’t you dare!” I gnash my teeth as I bark at him.
Mum shuts her eyes, and moans slightly as Jude splits her clothes into two.
“No, don’t.” I kneel beside Jude, sobbing.
“Don’t do what?” Jude smirks, and now I can see his young face. He can’t be more than twenty. Then, why is he after mum?
He packs mum’s legs in one direction, and drags down her underwears. I increase my eyeballs and my pupils dilate, not moving, not wavering. Mouth agape, I see Jude unbuckling his belt, and taking off his boxers. No! The machine sticks out immediately, and mum’s legs twitch, fighting as much as she can. She opens her eyes and when she sees me, she motions to me to flee. I reply with my eyes that I never will. Jude separates mum’s legs into two directions, so he can access his taste well. As he tries to start, an heartbeat stops him. Who’s heartbeat? I look up to Dylan, and when I can’t see him standing or moving again, I crawl up to him. I place my left hear on his heart yet he doesn’t move. Fuck! Before I forget about mum, let me crawl back to my former scene. Jude drives a hit inside and mum moans as she tries to free herself. I crawl up to mum’s top and I stick out his machine which is stuck into mum’s.
“Jude, what is this?” I face him, and slap him hard on his chin as he lands on the ground, letting his machine swirl freely in air.
He groans a bit, and rolls on the ground. He lifts himself up again, and now I can see that he’s on different clothes.
“Mum, let’s go.” I dress her up, and ask for her hand.
“No, I can’t.” She groans, water dripping from her eyes, followed by forming of pools.
“Why can’t you?” I bark at her.
“She possibly can’t. I tried to mark her but I don’t think it will work.” Jude replies, sitting on the soily ground.
“Jude, hear me out.” I raise my hand at him. “This is my mother. How dare you do this to me!”
“To you, to her, or to you both?” He smirks, feeling no remorse.
“You killed Dylan, and still you can go ahead to rape mummy!” My hair stands in one end, as those on my skin rises, heating severely.
“Hey Sophia! It’s actually not my fault.” He explains, pouting his lips and smirking.
“Then whose fault is it?” I retort, looking at mum who is only rolling her head rightwards and leftwards. Sidewards.
“Isabella is my rightful mate. Actually, she was meant to be mated to our former Alpha who also escaped and lied that he’s going to track her down.”
“I know someone is behind this.” Mum heaves sighs of sadness.
“Sophia” she opens her eyes a bit. I creep near her, and she lifts her head while I move near with my ear. She whispers into my ears “Ben. The one you called your mate the other day is the enemy. He’s behind it. You must not get mated to a vampire. Though Jude is doing this to me, I hope he won’t ‘remark’ me as his mate. He can possibly do that, maybe through the help of elves and witches.” She stops saying, I nudge her and she sighs and continues.
“Sophia, make sure you do not get mated to any Vampire. They are very dangerous and heartless.” She mutters, and when I lift my head up, I see Jude still with smirks plastered on his lips. He scoffs as he stares sidewards.
“Okay, mom. I now get it.” I whisper into her ears, after bowing to her level.
“Sophia, as I was saying…” Jude nuzzles the air near him as I cut in.
“I’m not interested in any of your talk.”
He stops at once and his smirks turn into grin then gnashing of his teeth. He forms a fist and lands it on his second palm, as he curses under his breath.
“I’m Alpha Jude of the SplitMoon pack.”
“Who needs your introduction?” By now, I’m done dressing mum up but she gets wet soon at that spot. Jude smirks as he sights that arena. He strokes his machine and smirks again, winking at me.
“Our former Alpha was the mate to Isabella but since he’s gone and didn’t return, I was enthroned. And I gave them my word that I’ll find the mate, and make her my Luna. SplitMoon pack doesn’t take up just any Luna. If they must choose through the inspiration the moon goddess gives, then they must find the lost mate first. And then pick up another Luna if the mate seems uninterested in being a Luna!” He adds stress to the word “LUNA!”
I pretend not to hear him, as I block my ears with my pinky left and right finger. But his last statement will make me stop pretending, and talk.
“Okay. This Luna, mom, isn’t interested in joining your pack as a Luna whether great or not.” I say, still blocking my ears. I hate hearing his voice.
“Choose another Luna.” I say, releasing my fingers, and ears. The statement sounds and resounds. Jude’s eyes immediately turn dark green enough to illuminate the spot we are as though it’s dawn. He’s being mindlinked. I try to connect but I don’t get any signal. I don’t have their signal afterall.
My instinct nudges me, and I take no time to think it over. I obey it instantly. I clasp my hands into mum’s, as I slowly lifts her off of the ground.
“Mum, let’s escape.” I tell her, dragging her upwards. She struggles to rise up and once I notice the dark green eyes giving illumination fading away, I lift her up forcefully and she staggers around, maintaining balance the next few seconds. And as we take three steps forwards, give or take, four, flashes of lights intrude into this arena. I take more steps but the light takes control of mum first. Then me next.
Vampires are affected by light. But I think that should be the sunlight and when they are in their form. Well, mum’s a Vampire but I don’t understand why it’s affecting me.
Am I now a Vampire?
“Soon to be.” A thick voice says out of the thick darkness as the illumination barges in with its full effect. The man who spoke walks up to me in his fullest alacrity, and others follow.
“Soon to be.” Mum shakes her head as she winces in pain. Then I see Jude standing uprightly, as seven strong men bow before him.
They are his seven strong Betas.