Chapter 233
Davyna's POV
I wake up to Sage on the phone.
"Mom, It's been completely fine here. I'm having the best time with Davyna." I can't hear the other side of them conversation, but Sage's mom can be just as stubborn as she is. I really
hope we can convince her that it's okay for Sage to live here. I really need my friend, even more so now since this whole Caleb kiss business.
Being deaf and kidnapped at the can't believe yesterday even happened. I was so angry at him and then he kissed me and it just melted away everything. I forgot where I was, what I was even thinking. All I felt was him, on me smothering me with a
kiss so intense that I wasn't sure I could stop. Would it be like that with Vincent? I can only imagine, because l can only assume it won't happen now that he witnessed Caleb and I.
I feel so guilty. I didn't even give Vincent any type of chance.
Sage hang up the phone. sighs loudly and flops down on her back on
the bed beside me.
"Sorry if l woke you. Mom's worried as usual "
"It's alright, I get it. Have you told them you want to stay yet?" She shakes her head, messing up her blond hair on the blankets.
"I don't want to say anything until l speak to your dad so he can back me up when they call him freaking."
"Good cal. Do you want me to get ahold of my dad? He's pretty busy but I'm sure l can get you an appointment to see him sometime today."
"l called Kraven already and he's actually got me in to see him later today. Are you gonna be okay while I go?" She rolls onto her stomach and looks at me with a serious expression. "IIl be fine. I actually was going to go back to the archives and take a look into some more stuff so I can seem like l know something. Il also head back to work tonight."
"Oh right. Do you thinkl could come along?"
'l don't think Marcella would mind, but just text her and ask her to be sure" She nods.
"I will."
I sit up and swing my legs over and off the bed. My feet touch the cold floor and I stretch.
"I'm just gonna get ready quickly and head down to the archives, and then workout after. If you need me just give me a call okav"
"You got it!" Sage replies as she heads out of the room. I quickly change into some grey sweatpants, a sports bra and throw on a zippered sweater. I upbraid my hair, run my fingers through it and put it in a high ponytail. I put my phone in my pocket, quickly apply some moisturizer to my face and hands and then head out of my room. I grab a water bottle from the fridge and wave bye to Sage sitting on the couch, as I grab my keycard and walk out the door.
Once l get to the archives room, I sit down in the same area all of us did yesterday. I asked for someone to pull some books for me since I have no ideas where to look. Plus with my hand still recovering, I wouldn't be able to carry try them anyways.
"There's no way I'll get through all of this." I mumble to myself.
"Davyna?" I look up and see Vincent, book in hand. Of course.
"Hi,Vincent." He's dressed pretty casually today, black jeans, white t-shirt.
Come to think of it, It's the first time I've seen him so casual. Usually he's in a dress shirt of some sort. His golden blond hair is loosely tied back, with small pieces framing his face.
"Doing some research of your own?" He asks with a slight smile.
"I am, what are you doing?"
He glances down at the book in his hand,
"Oh just going over some information I read about yesterday when we were here. Care if I join you?"
"No, by all means." I reply and he sits down beside me. He glances and sees the large pile of books on the table. "What are you reading into, if I may ask?"
"Oh uh... this 'mate' thing. When Caleb mentioned it yesterday I
remembered that Marcella had told me about her mate Ruka and l just
wanted to learn more about it so I could understand what she was
talking about!"
"Well l could tell you if you wanted, instead of you trying to navigate through these books. Sometimes they can be a bit difficult to comprehend."
"Honestly, if you don't mind, that would be perfect. As much as I love books, I don't think i could retain most of this." He chuckles,
"I hear you there. I can only manage so much as well."
He puts his own book down on the table and turns to face me, crossing one leg over the knee of the other.
"What did you want to know?"
"Well l guess the obvious question is what is a mate? Marcella said it's something that only supernatural like yourself experience?"
"Yes. That's correct. A mate is the term used for a supernatural lifelong love. Our species are similar in that way. It's a person who you're bonded to, and feel immediate attraction to once aware of each other."
He pauses for a slight moment, and then continues.
"Most supernatural meet their mates by the age of 18-20 vwhich is the time when we stop aging. But due to the sheer amount of us these days sometimes it doesn't happen until later. That's why we throw parties and gatherings. It increases the chance of someone finding their mate and being able to continue with their lives."
"t's that instantaneous?" He nods.
"Almost immediately. Mates can pick each other out through the mate bond; the connection between them.
Wolves have it easy with their sense of smell. They can identify a mate by scent alone. Vampires have a bit of a harder time with that. We have to be in close enough proximity or touch them to know for sure."
"You and Caleb haven't found yours yet?"
"No, we haven't, but I'm sure we will soon."
"Does it upset you that you haven't?" He shakes his head.
"Myself personally, I don't mind waiting, Caleb on the other hand..."
"He's not as reserved as you are." He laughs.
"You've got that right."
"Do you have any idea what this mate bond feels like?" He looks at me, our eyes locking like before at my suite. My heart speeds up
"It can vary. Some have said they don't feel anything about it physically, but mentally they just know. Some have reported physical attributes, like warm/cold sensations, tingling, sparks feeling almost like electricity. It can differ quite a bit, and we still don't know the full spectrum of the mate bond."
I freeze. He just explained what I've been feeling with him and Caleb! Can it be? There's no way. I'm human. It's probably just me reacting to their obvious charms and physical appearance. I try just convince myself its a coincidence I try to continue the conversation and keep it normal as possible
"That's some pretty interesting information. Humans behave nothing
like that. It's usually relationship after relationship until you find someone that you do want to spend a lifetime with."
"l couldn't imagine doing that. It's nice to know that there is someone meant to be with me. It's comforting." I check my phone, and then place it on the table.
"I'm going to head out now. Vincent. I want to get a small workout in before work tonight."
"Oh sure, I'm happy I could answer your questions." He smiles at me, and I find myself staring at him a little too long. I get up, walk past him and wave as I leave. Not even two minutes later as I'm walking down the main hallway leading from the archives, I hear Vincent call my name
"Davyna! You forgot your phone!" I turn and look back and see him
waving it. Crap. I walk back towards him to go grab it, but as I get close, I trip over my own feet and fall face first. I close my eyes and wait for impact, but there isn't one. I open my eyes and l'm met with Vincent's chest. His hands are holding just below my shoulders. him obviously holding me up, stopping what would have been my embarrassing fall into the floor. I look up and Vincent's hair is flowing freely now, having fallen out of his hairband. He pulls me up and I settle on my feet again. I can't help but stare at him and I feel the warm tingles where his hands are I can't help myself, I'm lost in the feeling and I reach up with my right
hand and brush his hair away from his face. He reaches up with his left and holds his hand over mine on his face. "Stay like this, just for a minute" He says softly, closing his eyes. I vwatch him contently, feeling happy that I'm comforting him somehow.
He opens his eyes again, drops my hand and cups my face. He then
leans in and our lips meet, and again a similar intense warm feeling washes over me. His kiss is softer, more tender. I wrap my arms around his neck and he moves one of his hands to cradle the back of my neck and his other arm goes around my waist. He pulls me closer, deepening the kiss and then suddenly he breaks it. I look up at him, out of breath and his eyes are fiery red. He turns his face away from me.
"Vincent Don't" I say as I pull him back to face me once again. "I'm not scared of you" He shakes his head.
"You should be. I'm sorry if I overstepped." He backs
away from me, picks up my phone that he must have dropped, and
hands it back to me.
"Ill see you later." He then walks off without another word. I'm left standing in the hallway, looking after him as he gets out of sight. l jam my phone into my pocket, feeling anger bubbling under the surface.
Great, I've kissed both of them in a 2 day period and they've both
walked off on me. "What in the actual fuck?" I say to myself as I make my way to the gym
I work out harder then I have in a long time, anger fueling me. I move from set to set, running over everything that has happened in the past couple days. It doesn't help my anger, but I realize l have to confront them. It's not fair to be lead on like this. This whole situation has me completely and utterly confused and I need to know what the fuck is going on. After making my decision, I finish my workout, and head back to my suite. As soon as I walk in, I call Marcella
"Get Vincent and Caleb to Bloodhaven before the club opens. Don't
question why, just do it. Now." I say and hang up.
Vincent's POV
I get back to my suite, grab a bottle of blood and chug it. Reflecting on what I get back to my suite, grab a bottle of blood and chug it. Reflecting on what just happened, I now know why Caleb bailed on her before. I lost control of myself. I'll have to apologize the next time I see Davyna. This mate bond is killing me. I'm usually calm and collected, and she's bringing out the primal beast in me.
I go and sit on my couch, trying to organize my thoughts when my
phone rings. So much for that.
"Hello?'
"What the hell did you or Caleb do now?" It's Marcella.
"what do you mean?" I ask, confused.
"Davyna just called me and literally threatened me to get you and Caleb to Bloodhaven now. Do you know what happened?"
"I do actually." I trail of. "What?2 What happened? Vincent, you tell me now!
"I kissed her today and let's just say, I may have had to walk away to compose myself"
"YOU IDIOT! DID YOU NOT LEARN ANYTHING FROM YESTERDAY!" She
yells into the phone and I have to pull it away from my ear, butI still cringe slightly.
"I know, l know."
"If you know, then get get Caleb and meet me, Sage and Ruka outside. You can't keep it a secret any longer. You're leading her on and making her incredibly unstable."
I sigh.
"You're right. I'l see you in 5 minutes."
"Good" Click. I grab my essentials and head out. Caleb is already
outside my door.
"You fucked up too, huh"
"Yes, yes I did." He scoffs,
"Let's go see what she has to say then."
I can only imagine how this is going to go.
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