Chapter 7 VII

Elly

Lucky I get home before my brother. I go straight into my room and look in the mirror. My lips are red and swollen from all the kissing. I trace my mouth with the tip of my fingers. I never kissed anyone before Kain, but God, I liked it so much. I close my eyes, and I imagine how good it felt to be kissed. And the way Kain kissed me. He ruined me. Even if I am to kiss another male, I know it will never be the same.

And he told me he loves me. I drop on my bed and bury my face in my pillow. I think I am falling in love too.

I sigh. I don't know how this will work out. If the Alpha finds out about Kain, no doubt he will kill Kain.

I can hardly wait to see Kain again. He told me he will have a surprise for me. I wonder what surprise is he talking about.

An hour later, Dan comes home. To my surprise, Andrea is with him.

"Dan! Andrea!" I say and hug both of them. "How was shopping?"

Dan drops on the couch, throws his head back, and groans. "I don't know how females can walk so much without getting tired. This is harder than training with the Alpha."

Andrea and I giggle.

"I got you something," Andrea tells me.

"Oh, you shouldn't!" I tell her.

But Andrea ignores me and gives me a bag. "It is a belated birthday gift. Let's go to your room. I want to see if it fits you," she tells me.

I take Andrea to my room and, from the bag, I take out a lovely white dress with printed flowers. It is short and with spaghetti straps.

"Wow!" I say.

"Hurry and get changes. I want to see if I got the right size," Andra tells me.

I go to the bathroom and change into the dress.

"Look at you, girl! You look amazing! I bet your boyfriend will love seeing you in this dress," Andrea tells me.

"My what?" I ask, not quite believing that I heard Andrea right.

"Come one. I know you have a boyfriend. I have seen your face in the last few days. You glow with happiness. Who Is he?"

I can't tell Andrea about Kain being a vampire. And she said I have a boyfriend. Is Kain my boyfriend?

"You don't know him. You see, he is...." I start to fret.

"He is a rogue, isn't he?" Andrea asks me.

Rogue is better than vampire, I guess. At least a rogue is still a werewolf.

"Yes," I lie.

"Your secret is safe with me. And if you ever need my help, let me know."

"Thanks, Andrea!"

"This is what friends are for," she tells me.

I smile. I never truly had a female friend. It feels so refreshing to have one and to share secrets with her.

"And if you ever want to spend the night with your male, let me know. We will tell Dan we are having a sleepover," Andrea tells me and winks at me.

I feel my face like it is on fire.

"Well, I will be going now. I will go and say goodbye to your brother. See you later," Andrea tells me and leaves.

While I lay in my bed, all I can think about is what Andrea told me. To spend the night with Kain. I don't think I can. I am not bold enough.

I toss in bed a long time before falling asleep, and my dreams are full of Kain and his lips on me.

In the morning, I go to the Pack House. I am supposed to help with cleaning the kitchen. In the hallway I bump into Victor and the female I saw him before.

"Good morning, Elly! This is my mate, Daisy," he tells me.

"Good morning. Nice to meet you, Daisy," I say. "Victor, can I have a word with you in private?" I ask him.

"Sure," Victor tells me. "Be right back," he tells Daisy.

Victor leads me to his office. Once inside, I turn to look at him.

"I, Eliana Wolf, reject...." I start to say.

"No, Elly, wait," Victor says, but I ignore him.

"Reject you, Victor Hunter, as my mate," I finish saying.

I feel another sharp pain in my heart, but it doesn't hurt like the first time. Victor turns white, and he shakes like he is in pain.

"Goodbye, Victor," I say and get out of the office.

When I am done with the kitchen, I go to meet with Kain.

Victor

I never thought that the rejection would hurt so bad. It's like a hundred knives stabbed my heart at the same time. And the worst part is that Elly didn't seem affected by the pain.

I remain in the office for a while, thinking of Elly. Something about her changed. And lately, I can't stop thinking of her. Even when I am with Daisy, my thoughts keep going back to Elly.

What if I made a mistake by rejecting Elly? What if I want her?

I go to Daisy. "Come, love," she tells me in a sweet voice. "We still have to talk about when you will mark me."

Suddenly, I realize I don't want to mark Daisy. I want to mark Elly, but our mating bond is gone forever. What have I done?

Kain

I wake up early and go to the city to deliver some photos I have been working on and buy groceries. Before returning to the cabin, I met with a blood supplier. I buy blood about once a week from a private blood donor network. Adult vampires drink blood once every 7-10 days. Children need to drink once every two days.

When I get to the cabin, I prepare a picnic basket. Once I have everything prepared, I take the basket and a blanket and go to our usual spot.

Elly appears soon after. I stand, and I go to her.

"I missed you," I tell her and kiss her.

God! She tastes even better than I remember. I wish this kiss would never end. I want to stay with her like this forever. To my disappointment, the kiss ends soon.

"I prepared a picnic for us," I tell her.

Her face glows with happiness.

"You are so sweet," she tells me and gives me a light kiss before heading to the blanket.

She sits on the blanket and pats a spot next to her, "Let's eat."