Julian POV
It’s been a week since Chrystal and I have been in the hospital and let me tell you I am frustrated and temperamental because Chrystal has been doing her best to avoid me. Every time I walk up to her she walks away, if she is in the yard playing with the girls she gets up and leaves. I am on the verge of breaking something when I caught sight of Tracy watching me.
The pull between us died completely and now she is truly just a friend. I don’t see her as anything else and Zane for that matter almost jumped out of his skin when I said the pull is gone. At first he blamed me for not telling him, but instead kissing his mate behind his back and then he blamed me for making Tracy feel bad because she didn’t know.
Let’s just say my patience is running very low.
“hey are you okay?” I heard Tracy ask and didn’t even realise she came closer.
“uhmm hum.” I said and nodded my head not trusting my voice to come out without betraying me.
“Julian what is going on?” Tracy asked me and I froze. What am I supposed to tell her now? I’m a 1600 year old Vampire who thought you were my second chance just to have a fox come and mess it all up. Do I want her as my mate? Well after the last few days no I don’t. Do I want to reject her? well I cannot do that unless I’m ready for the consequences which I am not. I closed my eyes and rubbed my hands over my face and exhaled loudly.
“I don’t know T. everything is just so confusing and I’m starting to feel like me coming here was a mistake. So I will be going home until Zanian knows what he wants to do.” Please visit J o b n I b . c o m and search the book title to read the entire book for free. I said and I could see her face changing from happy to sad. “I just got you back and now you want to leave again?” she said and now I feel worse than ever. I can’t even explain to her how I’m feeling or what is going on.
“I will be back as soon as I know what’s going on. In the meantime I have some things to sort out.” I said and opened my arms for a hug. She didn’t hesitate to fall into them and hug me back. “just stay a couple more days please.” She pleaded in a soft voice. I patted her back and pulled away from her giving her a soft smile.
I turned around to leave and saw Chrystal standing by the door looking at me with I don’t know what, anger sadness or disappointment, but I honestly don’t care. I don’t belong here and her avoiding me just proved it.
“why are you leaving?” she asked following me up the stairs.
I felt like laughing out loud, but that would be wrong. So I just said, “because I have things to sort out and then you won’t have to work so hard on avoiding me.” I turned and looked at her and I saw the guilt on her face. “you think I wanted this? Do you honestly think that I wanted to be caught up in a love triangle feeling like a third wheel? I don’t know what your fox did or how she managed to manipulate me, but she did and now we are stuck in a situation neither of us wanted.” I said not caring anymore because no one is caring about how I feel.
Chrystal looked at me and just said, “I’m sorry that you are caught up in all this Julian and I wish there was another way, but like it or not we are stuck together so we have to figure out a way to make this work. If you want to run then fine so be it no one is stopping you.”
I hissed at her and stood over her, “you think I run away from my problems? Well I don’t I know when I’m not wanted and right now I know I’m not wanted.”
“that is how you feel Julian not how we make you feel.”
“says you who avoids me like I’m the plague. You barely spoke to me this whole week, so who is running from who?”
Chrystal growled at me and I just couldn’t hold back anymore. I crushed my lips against her backing her up until her back was pressed against the door. I raised her hands up holding them in place with my one hand while my other hand roam her body, feeling every inch of her exposed skin starting at her collarbone.
As I explore her body she moans into my mouth and leans into me. She stopped fighting me and I knew I had her just where I want her. I broke the kiss so she can suck in a breath and kissed down her neck finding her sweet spot sucking on it.
I let go of her hands and claimed her mouth once more. I can smell her arousal and it making mine all that more painful.
I pressed my body against hers and heard her gasp.
There was a knock on the door and by the smell I knew it’s Zanian. Chrystal broke out of her trance and straightened her clothes her hazy eyes fell on me darkened with lust and want. I looked at her neck and smirked.
“what are you smirking about?” she asked and ran her hand over her clothes once more.
“Julian, Chrystal open the door.” I heard Zanian ask and unlocked the door opening it.
When Zanian stepped in he looked at Chrystal then at me and all he did was sight.
“from now on no more sneaking around.” Zanian said rubbed his temples.
“what do you mean?” Chrystal asked half confused. Why is she confused I should be the one confused here.
Zanian POV
“So you want to tell me that the king and Queen is now looking for us?”
“yes, and they are sending highly trained wolves.”
“why are you telling me this Spike? I thought you didn’t want to get involved.”
“this is what I’ve been made for Zanian. To help and protect the good ones.”
I have been talking to Spike for a while now and he still hasn’t answered my question.
“what does Julian have to do with all of this?”
“his father had a history with Eliza and her family even before she became Queen, seeing him will throw her off balance. Like I said, he is supposed to be dead.”
I looked at spike and raised a brow, “please elaborate.”
“it’s not my story to tell Zanian so if you want to know then ask him. and you cannot keep mates apart no matter how they came to be.”
Spike said and left through his door.
I sat and stared out the window for a while thinking about everything and eventually gave up. I got up from my chair and walked out of my office in search for Julian and Chrystal. I cannot be mad because they are mates and it doesn’t matter what I do to keep them apart they will find a way to be together, like now. I caught Crystal and Julian scent coming from his room and I could smell Chrystal’s arousal. I shook my head and just knocked on the door waiting.
When the door didn’t open I said, “Julian, Chrystal open the door.” The door unlocked and Julian opened it smirking. I looked at them and all I could do was sight.
“from now on no more sneaking around.” I said and received two confused looks.
I walked into the room and closed the door behind me and said, “we can’t keep avoiding this like it isn’t happening. and we can’t ignore it because it won’t go away.”
“so what do you suppose we do?” Julian asked looking between me and Chrystal.
“you move in.” I said looking at Julian.
He looked at me shock for a minute and then said, “I can’t just move in I have a coven I need to look after.” Julian said and looked at Chrystal.
“you’re right. you wanted to go home anyway, so why don’t you just go?” Chrystal said and walked out of the room. It feels good not to be at the receiving end when she does that.
I looked at Julian and couldn’t help but smile at his expression.
“what did I do wrong?” he asked me and I just shrugged my shoulders.
“you go home and do what you need to do, because you and me, we need to talk.” I said and walked over to the door.
“I just need a couple of days. I have to inform my coven on what is happening and then I have to assemble and army ready to come when I call.” Julian said and picked up his bag.
“do what you need to do and don’t worry about Chrystal she does this when something isn’t going her way.”
“yah and lately nothing has been going any of our ways.”
“Julian, just do me a favour and don’t tell anyone that you are mated to a fox.” I asked. It came out more like a plea than a favour, but he must know why.
He nodded his head at me and we left his room.
“Chrystal, what is the problem?” I asked looking at Chrystal standing in front of the bedroom window looking out.
“the problem is Zanian the bond is growing day by day and I can’t keep Roxy locked up forever.”
“I know, that is why I’ve come to a decision. And you don’t have to keep Roxy locked up Julian is her mate you know.”
She spun around and looked at me dumbstrucked. “Zanian what is going on? A week ago you told me to stay away from him and now you are practically handing me to him on a silver platter?”
I sat down on the bed and told her about the conversation I had with Spike and what he said. After I was done explaining she looked at me and all she said was, “do I have any say in this?”
“not if you want a crazy fox, then no. we can’t mess with fate.” I said.
“fate is cruel.” Is all Chrystal said before she fell down onto the bed covering her eyes with her hands.
Chrystal POV
I don’t know what to do anymore. It feels like I’m pregnant all over again. My emotions are all over the place, I am hot and my skin feels itchy and I have no idea what to think or say.
The make out session I had with Julian only made it worse.
‘what the hell is happening to me?’ I thought as I looked at Zanian.
“do I feel hot to you?” I asked him moving closer so he can put his hand on my forehead.
He looked at me and said, “you are burning up. Are you sure you’re okay?”
I looked at him and said, “I don’t know what is happening.” I said and got up from the bed.
“I’m ganna take a cold shower.”
The cold water on my skin almost made me whimper. I could feel my body cooling, but the itch didn’t go away. It’s not an itch that you can scratch more like a thousand ants dancing under your skin. I turned the shower off and got out.
As I walked into the room a pain hit my abdomen and I groaned. Zanian came running to me helping me to the bed, but when he touched me fireworks went off and I moaned at the sensation.
*we are going into heat* Raven said and I snapped my eyes open.
I looked up into Zanian’s eyes and saw that they are now dark and Blaze is on the surface.
I whimpered under his stare and saw him inhaling deeply.
“you are in heat.” I heard Zanian say and he crushed his lips to mine. I whimpered and moaned as his lips leave a trail down my body but somehow I don’t feel satisfied.
I looked at him and said…
“I want Julian.”