Chapter 255

Davyna's POV

"You'll be a little sore in the morning, but let's run a bath and get cleaned up." I nod as he picks me up bridal style, towel and all and carries me into the bathroom. When he puts me down to run the bath, I get a wet cloth and wipe myself down, noticing the smallest amount of blood, a clear sign that I am no longer a virgin. I go and rinse the cloth under the tap in the sink, and when I look up, I'm startled by Vincent standing behind me, eyes almost glowing red. He's breathing heavily as he stares at me,me yes focused solely on my neck.

"I need to mark you, Davyna." He says huskily as he approaches me and I turn to face him. "Are you in pain, Vincent? You look like you're mizzled looking up to me, not even hurting

"It's...uncomfortable, but I need to do it. My nature is making it hard to resist now that we've mated. I thought I could hold off, but it's proving difficult." He tells me, and I can hear the strain in his voice.

"Then don't resist it." I state confidently. "Mark me."

Hearing my permission, he hesitantly walks up to me, clearly in great discomfort.

"Vincent, please. I can't bear to see you like this." I close the space between us and cup his face in my hands.

"You won't hurt me. I trust you."

He closes his eyes, taking a few slow breaths. Seeming a bit calmer, he instructs me.

"Back in the bedroom. I won't do it here."

"Okay." I say quietly as I head back into the bedroom with Vincent

behind me, and I climb back onto the bed. He stands at the end and

beckons me forward with his finger, his red eyes mesmerizing me. He

looks so menacing, but ironically instead of making me fear him and his primal nature, it makes me want him again. I rise to my knees at the end of the bed, the perfect height for Vincent to lean down and lick my neck, near my collarbone. I shiver as he looks down at me and I look up at him, feeling anxious of what is coming next.

He pulls my chin up slightly with his hand and angles my head to the left, exposing the right side of my neck to him. Without warning, he strikes quickly and I gasp at the searing pain that hits me at first as he embeds his fangs into me. Vincent wraps his arms around me, stabilizing me. The pain is intense, but after a few seconds, it mellows into a light throb. It's at this point l can actually hear him drinking my blood. Small, light gulps echo in my ears and my head. I grit my teeth as I feel him bite into me further, deeper, sending another wave of pain radiating out. I start to breathe heavily as a new feeling washes over me, the familiar warm tingles making themselves known again. I close my

eyes, the pain dissipating and the warmth engulfing me like a cocoon.

This must be the mate bond, now accepted. The warmth expands all

over me, down to my toes and out to my fingertips. l open my eyes to see Vincent staring at me, having already withdrawn his fangs from my neck. His eyes are finally back to his normal hazel colour. He smiles at me.

"You didn't fight me...you accepted it."

"Why wouldn't 12" l ask.

"No reason."

He cups my face in his hands and kisses me so softly. I feel my legs start to wobble, clearly overexerted from our mating and now the marking.

"Sit down, love. You've been through a lot in a short amount of time." I listen to him and lay back on the bed. I hear Vincent's footsteps go back into the bathroom and I hear the bath water running. I close my eyes for what feels like a splashing water over the side and onto the floor.

"What is it?"

"Your mark healed already"

"Is it not supposed to?" I question.

"Normally it takes a few days for it to completely heal." I bring my hand up and touch it. feeling Vincent's two puncture marks. but it isn't sensitive or anything like one would suspect after being bitten.

"Another thing that goes with me being a hybrid I guess?" He nods.

"Most likely." I lean back on the other side of the bathtub, now facing him

"Do you feel any different?" Vincent questions as he starts to wash me gently, starting with my legs. I sigh in content, and reply,

"Aside from the stronger bond, I don't feel different at all."

Vincent sighs.

"I thought marking you might awaken you from your dormant state." I look at him, feeling sad that his theory didn't work out.

"I'm sorry that you might have to deal with me being dormant for a

while." He pulls me back into him, massaging my shoulders.

"So be it. I'm just happy to have you, and I really need to say that our mating was pure bliss for me. Thank you for allowing me to be your first" He kisses my hair as we relax in the bath, just taking in each other's company.

It's a few hours later, and Vincent and I are snuggling in bed. He's fast asleep, and I'm about to retire myself when I feel a stabbing pain in my chest. What in the actual hell?

I clutch my chest and try to get out of the bed quietly as I can to not disturb my sleeping mate. My long, black cotton nightgown trails a bit behind me as I head out of the bedroom, feeling unusually drawn to go outside

I quietly head downstairs and get to the back door and see that it's starting to storm, but I continue out the door regardless, wind blowing all around me. I keep walking until l'm just through the flowerbeds and near the gazebo.

Another stabbing pain. I feel my heart thumping loudly in my ears, and 5 another pain comes, my knees give out and I collapse on the garden path, breathing heavily as if l'm going to puke. More pains come.

manage to not cry out as they keep hitting me with more and more

intensity. They keep coming and coming in waves until it's as if

something snaps inside me. It feels exactly how it did the night my

mother died.

Suddenly, I'm fine. The pain is gone, and it's as if nothing happened. I stand again, feeling strong, empowered, and different but I can't place it. I look out into the night, the wind picking up and blowing my hair wildly all around me.

I then hear Vincent behind me. "Davyna?"

Vincent's POV

I'm startled awake suddenly as I sense something is of. I sit up in the bed, about to wake Davyna up, but then I realize she isn't in the bed with me. Is she in trouble? I leap out of bed, throwing pajama pants and a t-shirt on quickly. I make my way out of the bedroom and I check every single room in the house for Davyna. Library and every other bedroom upstairs, and kitchen and other living areas downstairs.

"Where are you, love?" I say yo myself as I start to panic since I keep coming up empty. When I'm about to give up and start yelling for her, hear the wind pick up outside and walk past the back door and get a glimpse of someone out back by the gazebo. I see long black whipping wildly around the figure, and immediately recognize it's Davyna. I open the back door and walk out towards upstairs, and kitchen and other living areas downstairs.

"Where are you, love?" I say yo myself as I start to panic since I keep coming up empty. When I'm about to give up and start yelling for her, I hear the wind pick up outside and walk past the back door and get a glimpse of someone out back by the gazebo. I see long black hair whipping wildly around the figure, and immediately recognize it's Davyna. I open the back door and walk out towards her. When I'm a mere few feet from her, I say her name.

"Davyna?" She doesn't respond.

"What are you doing out here, love? It's going to storm out here soon." Still nothing I sense something is off about her, but I keep my distance, unaware of the exact situation that

may be happening at this moment. The wind continues to howl and

blow her hair all over the place, but she doesn't seem to be fazed.

I try her name again, deeper and clearer.

"Davyna."

I see her body stiffen and then she finally turns to look at me, and I can't believe what I see. I'm taken aback by the glowing red eyes that now look upon me. She looks almost ethereal as her hair continues to blow around her, her eyes darting from my face to my neck almost instinctively.

It hits me. This is the full vampiric side of her, and she's looking at me like she's about to pounce any second. She must have awakened after I fell asleep tonight, which means my theory was actually correct.

Marking her did break out the dormant vampire inside of her. I approach her cautiously, not wanting to spook her in her newly awakened state.

She doesn't break eye contact with me as I come up right beside her. So far. so good.

"Are you alright, Davyna?" She nods at me, seeming to finally realize who lam.

"I'm fine, but.." Her voice changed slightly. It's more alluring.

She's definitely a vampire at this moment.

"But what, love?" I ask, fully knowing exactly how she's feeling through the bond, but also as a fellow vampire. I hear her breathing up in intensity, the tell-tale sign of

thirst

"You're thirsty, aren't you?" She nods again, relieved thatI understand. I come in closer to her now, and cup her face with one of my hands as she closes her eyes, taking in the comfort of my touch. Her skin is chilled, similar to mine and very different from the normal heat she produces,never thought I would ever see her like this - like me - but here she is and l'm going to help her through this transition.

"Take it from me, love. Its okay." I see her eyes snap open and widen in the realization of what I'm asking. "I couldn't." She manages to say, her voice hoarse. Concluding that she won't do it willingly, I decide to give her a little push. This could turn out fine or be a complete disaster, but she needs blood right now before goes crazed. I hear her hiss slightly as I nick my neck as I've done all the times previous with her. I get a glimpse of her beautiful fangs as she eyes the blood hungrily and I pull her face to look at me, straight in the eyes. I nod at her.

"Take it, Davyna." I state plainly, as I let my own vampire side come forward.

She hesitates, but then she leans into my neck. She laps up the blood, clearly not able to hold back any longer. Then as if she's actually been a vampire her whole life, she embeds her fangs into me, hard. I hiss at the pain but also the pleasure of feeling her fangs pierce my skin, allowing a freer blood flow for her. She feeds off me, making small swallowing sounds as she takes what she needs from me.

Just when I think she's done, she bites into me deeper, and l inhale sharply at the feeling of her marking me. She's making me hers, staking her claim to her vampire mate. I can't help but get aroused at the feeling of her taking control, taking what she wants and finally letting go. She breaks away from me, withdrawing her fangs and her breathing levelling out after a few short minutes. Her eyes dim, some of her original grey colour poking through.

"Did I hurt you?" She asks me in a worried tone.

"No love, not at all. Do you know what you just did?" She shakes her head.

"You marked me, Davyna." Her eyes widen.

"I did?!" I nod.

"You definitely did." I pull aside the neckline of my t-shirt to show her. She immediately reaches out to touch it, absentmindedly wiping some of the remaining blood away.

"I can't believe it.." We're interrupted bya bright flash of lightening.

"Let's get inside before we get soaked." She nods in.

"Something on your mind?" I ask as I change my shirt, making a mental note to toss the blood stained one in the morning.

"Will it be different with Caleb" Of course she's worried. This came on suddenly, with no time for her to adjust.

"l can only assume it will be different in the sense that when you

awaken your wolf, you'll shift." Her grey eyes dart up to me, clear anxiety in them.

"That's terrifying." She states plainly. I walk over to her and hold her gently, allowing her to rest her head on my chest. "Yes, but now that we know how to awaken you, we can let Caleb know so he's aware. He won't let you shift alone. He will help you." She nods, followed by a large yawn

"You need to rest, love. Come here" I pick her up gently and lay her down on her side of the bed and I walk around and climb in beside her. I pull her as close as I can get her to me, and I kiss her hair.

"Sleep now. We can figure more of this out tomorrow." She responds with another yawn, and within minutes she's out cold.

I rub her arm as she sleeps softly, my mind wandering at how different things will be for us now. eyes widen.

"I did?!" I nod.

"You definitely did." I pull aside therds her. When l'm a mere few feet from her, I say her name.