Chapter 4 Mate

Lucien Valois POV

"Alpha I have picked a trace of witches scent on the northern border.What are your orders",Sabine my loyal and trusted Beta,knelt before me,her eyes cast downwards in respect.Her long blonde hair was pulled into a tight ponytail,revealing her sharp lines on her face and the piercing green eyes of hers.

"Gather the man we will go on a hunt for those witches",I said coldly.

My history with witches started long before I was sired into a vampire.I lived as a human by that time when they took my children for rituals.That is the very time I met Lord Arctus when I was on my quest for revenge who sired me when I almost died from the witches torture.

"They have gathered alpha",Sabine called.

"Meet me their ",I said as I transformed into mist and slithered in the air towards the border.

When I arrived I saw three figures flying in the moonlight.I transformed back into my form and stayed in the shadow.Just as they were passing by me ,I conjured a gust of wind and blasted them with it.I found my nose picking up two distinct scents of witches ,the other person seemed to have no scent of all.

"L.U.C.I.E.N",the two witches said with fear.

I looked at them and then my gaze was directed towards the woman with black shiny hair.

She had total confusion written on her face.She looked in my direction and thus when I decided to step out of the dark and let the moon rays fall on me.

As i stepped into the moonlight,the shadows danced across my face and my heart skipped a beat.Our eyes met ,and i felt a jolt of electricity course through my veins,like a spark of lightningon a summer night.The air was charged with tension,and i could smell the sweet smell of my mate's perfume scent which smelt like a bouquet of roses on a summer warm breeze.i felt a primal instinctual pull towards her,like metal attracted to a magnet.

I felt my heart which has long stopped beating for a century pound inside my chest and my senses became highly alert.A gentle soft breeze wafted in the air swaying the tree leaves and it carried her sweet scent towards my nostrils.She smelled like vanilla with a hint of lavender and when it hit me I felt my fangs itch.

For a moment I forgot about the witches and it seemed like the world was only the two of us.I guess she also felt the pull as she kept her gaze straight in my eyes.My heartbeat started to follow hers and I suddenly murmered the words ,"MATE".

I saw the confusion in the two witches now towing on the ground and I could smell their fear.

That moment I was hit with a surge of possessiveness,raw desire to mark her mine,the need to protect her and never let her go.But what I saw dissipated my soul ,the woman was truly oblivious to what was taking place and then I realised I needed to take things slow .The first priority was to gain her trust before advancing with my selfish desires.

Just then I felt a gust of wind and I knew Sabine had arrived with the reinforcement.

I saw one of the guards,charging towards the woman,his eyes blazing with a feral intensity.My heart racing ,I sprinted towards him, my fangs bared in a snarl.I tackle him to the ground,my body pinning him beneath me.The woman's eyes widened in shock,and I could sense her fear,like a palpable thing in the air.

"Stand down",I growled.

"Alpha are you okay?",Sabine asked with concern.If it was before I would have calm down by hearing her voice but now it irritated me.She was close to me but I have always hold myself pure for my ture mate.She had tried seducing me several times but I wanted to experience what it felt like to have a fated mate.

"You get up,you're coming with me",I said pointing towards the witches who were kowtowing on the ground.Ever since the Great Betrayal witches have been hunted and killed in this supernatural community.No one loved their company.

"They are my guests .I don't want to see any of them having a missing strand of hair or else ..",I left the sentence unfinished to show how protective I was of these people.

Even though the whole community will want them dead ,since they have a relationship with my mate I have to protect them as well.

"Sabine make sure they are treated well ",I finally said and turned into mist again and made my journey to my old friend Tharros.

At the dragon layer ontop of Mountain Fire

"What made you think you have a friend in one of these mountains ",Tharros said as I shifted back into my human form.

"Long time no see old fool",I said as I went to sit next to him.

After the wars,the dragons retreated to these mountains,seeking refuge from the conflict.They lost many of their kins from the wars with Maledicta,and their realm,hidden just above the clouds provided them with a safe haven.

"Lucien you don't fool me .When was your last visit here about 200 years have passed if am not mistaken.So what brings you here",he said.

" Tharro ,l've found her",I said my voice barely holding the excitement.Tharros dropped his reading glasses and looked at me his eyes sparkling with interest.

"Who are you talking about",Tharros asked,"Who got you worked up like this",he added.

"My mate ,old pal.She is magnificent,am glad I waited for her you know",I added.

"Then it's high time I go back to you and see her",he said whilst caressing his beard.

"I haven't spilled everything she was in the company of two witches and I noticed a golden ring on the back of their neck.I want to know what it means",I said.

"Witches",he exclaimed.

'Mmh",I hummed to confirm him.

"Wait a moment did you just say they had golden rings on their necks?",he asked with urgency in his statement.

"I think that is what I saw",I replied.

"Can you identify it if I show you",he asked and I nodded my head to show him I would.

He drew out a book from his desk and opened several pages and suddenly landed on the page which had the exact golden rings as the witches I saw.

"Did it look like this",he asked.

"Yes ",I said pointing at the picture in his book.

"I'll be damned they are the guardians of the Destiny child.That ring is a seal that protect them from being influenced by dark magic.They are the protectors and guardians of the Destiny child .I hope you treated them well",Tharro said with a worried face.

"Yes,Does that mean........... .