Chapter 29

Jasmine



The hush that had fallen was soon broken by Micheal but with silence as his hand moved to point at the glowing moon that now had a red spot visible on it, the mark standing out in the glow of the moon itself but looking terrifying and so red that it looked almost....black.

"It's the blood moon," The utterance from Archer washed away the question I was about to ask before it even left my mouth.

"And why did it affect Micheal this way and why were you stopping me from going toward him ?" My eyes did not move from starting at the moon which now became a strange attraction for me as if it was a mystery of the night that showed up in the sky but did not reveal itself completely.

My feet automatically led me closer to the window, I settled my hand on the edge, and a gust of wind brushed past me as my eyes fixated their gaze on the moon.

"It's the blood moon, Jasmine. The strongest yet hardest week for the predators comes once in a year and none can tell how stronger it might turn out to be unless they are losing control because of it," Lucien paused for a second but then taking a deep breath he spoke again.

"It is meant for the bond of the blood and soul to be established for eternities, completing the mate bond that is destined to be fulfilled. "

And this time his words managed to make me tear my fixated gaze away from the sight of the moon and set on the three of them.

Fulfilling the mate bond.....

The marking of vampires, the mating....

Everything that had happened prior, the panicked state of Micheal, the redness in eyes that appeared right after they looked at one particular spot on my neck, the way he tried tearing his gaze away from me but couldn't....

So I was equally the reason as this blood moon of why Micheal was having a hard time controlling himself.

He was trying not to force his mark on me and accidentally injecting me with his lethal venom that could kill me within seconds, he was suppressing the urge and dealing with the pain because of me.

"I-I....he had to go through the pain because I am a human...and you all can't mark me," My voice was barely a whisper.

"Sweetheart, it was not because of you. Don't blame yourself," Lucien walked closer to me and turned me by my shoulders to face him.

Of course, it was because of me Lucien," I spoke louder, "Just because I am a human, you all can't mark me for my life's sake and endure the pain. I am the one to be blamed."

All sorts of thoughts attacked my mind. The emotions began flowing uncontrollably.

The guilt and helplessness, the truth that they had to go through the pain only because of me. Because they were given a human as a mate or else they could have just easily completed the bond and avoided all these sufferings.

"No, you are not the one to be blamed," Archer cut off, "You have no control over it, and neither you have any fault. It's only a matter of a week until the span ends and then everything will be normal just like before."

"And it'll not cause you any pain? It'll not provoke your feral and in the attempt of trying not to mark me what's the guarantee that your ferals won't seriously injure you to make y'all lose control and force y'all into marking me?"

They fell silent for a moment and seemed to be at a loss for words. The tension remained thick in the air as my questions remained unanswered leaving the silence to be an answer itself.

"We'll deal with that," Micheal decided to speak, "There has to be a way and we'll find it but till then we'll have to deal with it."

"What if there's no way?" I sighed, the defeated sound of the inner battle I was facing.

"We are destined together, Jasmine. Our fates were written together, our souls are meant to be interwined. And even if we can't see or find a way at this moment it is sure that at somewhere or the corner of any pages there is a way that'll help us to seal the bond forever." Lucien grabbed my face pressing his forehead against mine as he let out the next words that covered every inch of my skin with the surreal warmth I did not even know existed.

"And even if there's no way, Nothing in the world can stop us from having you completely. Claiming you in every fucking way possible. You are ours, for today, tomorrow, and eternity."

There was a promise behind his words, a vow that held much more determination and power than anything else on the planet possibly could.

A untamably strong wave of emotions washed over me leaving everything in my mind at sixes and sevens.

I closed my eyes slowly pulling away from Lucien.

"But I don't want you all to get hurt...." The mere whisper was all I could let out.

"This momentary pain and suffering can not even go close to what would go through if we lose you and anything happens to you we'd literally die," Michael said and pulled me in his arms, his hold strong as though I'd disappear in thin air if he let go of me.

"We can bear it, it's about a week and we'll be able to get through it. You don't need to worry about the unnecessary at all, everything is still the way it was before." Archer murmured leaning in to kiss my forehead.

The contact calmed down my racing heartbeats.

"How worse can these attacks get?" I finally asked out the question that had been pestering me from the start.

I felt three of them tense at my question proving the dismay further that I might not be happy hearing their answer and...the truth.

"To be honest, we can not define that. Each of us might experience frequent episodes of such an attack and it can be either more intense than what Micheal has experienced or if fortunate then it might come not as harsh as we are assuming." Archer was the one to answer my question and of course, if anything it did was increase my worry even more.

The possibility of them experiencing even worst attacks was most and I knew it even though they hadn't told me.

"Don't worry about it, little one," Micheal cooed kissing the side of my face, "We'll figure something out to get through this."

I tried not to push this conversation more because I knew they were determined about their determination and nothing I said was going to change their mind.

I nodded and looked at Micheal, my gaze softening, "Are you okay now?"

"Yeah, I am completely fine," He smiled at me and pecked my lips, "If anything that is not okay is...this shirt."

His chuckle made me notice the turned fabric of his once useful shirt, there were two big holes in the back of t where his wings fought to get out, and some more damage in the front where a few of the buttons were missing.

"Go and change," the small laugh tore from my throat and this made the smiles reappear on their faces.

"Or maybe, we can do something else before that?" A suggestive smirk took upon Micheal's lips and he leaned closer instantly making my breathing turn heavier.

The familiar smirks showed up on the other two vampires' faces too and I was well aware of their upcoming intention.

"We have to welcome the guests!" I exclaimed, blushing.

"We have got plenty of time in our hands, so.....it'll be fine if we steal an hour, wouldn't it?" Lucien's fingers crept their way and pushed my hair to the side, the contact of his skin setting a tranquilizing fire on my body.

It was unbelievable how they could get horny with a snap of fingers!

"I don't want to look like a mess in front of the guests," I stuttered, the nervousness getting the best of me as always.

"Trust me, you will never look like a mess, and even if you do so you'll still look beautiful." Archer moved closer and gently pressed his lips against the skin of my bare neck from where Lucien a moment ago pushed my hair to the other side.

A gasp slipped past my lips, as much as a part of me wanted to listen to these vampires and agree with their pleasing offer I knew, they would not finish this encounter within an hour and we'd most probably get late to welcome their father and other guests who are sure to arrive with him.

I felt Micheal's finger move to the zip of my dress but before he could succeed in unzipping my dress I pulled away sliding off from their hold.

They looked between the space where I was previously standing and them at them, the flabbergasted look plastered on their faces.

"Little one, come here," Lucien motioned to me but I shook my head, a laugh threatening to get out due to their behavior.

They of course seemed impatient to get their hands on me.

"No, I am not risking anything," I spoke taking a few steps back, sneakily inching towards the door.

"There's no risk, come here," Archer attempted to grab my hand but I pulled away, It took everything to not burst out laughing.

They were acting like children impatient for sweets.

"Of course, there is risk involved. I know you all are not going to stop in an hour and in reality we have less than an hour left in our hands, there's no doubt that I'll look a whole mess after sex."

"We'll try to make it shorter, sweetheart. Now, come here," Micheal as always using his influence of gentle words but little did he know, this time it was going to work on me.

Before they could get a hint of what I was about to do, I turned the doorknob and open the door as fast I could.

"See you guys, in the hall," The giggle left my mouth as I ran out of the room.

"Jasmine, wait..." I heard Archer's voice and their loud huff too that a hunter might want after losing its prey but till then I was out of their reach with my squirrel-like run.

Amidst all this excitement and happiness a longing had stirred awake, I might not have such a long lifespan as vampires but I did not doubt that I wanted to spend my whole life with them.

Well....I hope everything would stay the same and the happiness won't get overshadowed by any unfortunate unknown upcoming events.