Dominic Blackwood

To think I have spent five years watching over her watching over my fated mate, always watching from a distance never fully being able to touch or speak to her but always carefully observing and waiting. But when I cannot be there I invade her dreams, I know she feels something towards me slowly she is starting to feel the bond, the pull that will tie us together for eternity. She is beautiful and it's becoming harder and harder to resist and stay away.

My best friend Adrian has been keeping a very close eye on my little mate. He reports back to me daily and tells me everything, it’s very important at the moment. I have been getting wind of something that’s about to go down and it happens to involve Bree, It makes things hard when I cannot watch her 24/7. I have a company to run and being the owner of one of the largest blood distribution companies in all of Ayriardiff means I have responsibilities. But the city of Houndgrave is where my building is located and where I make the most money. Luckily for me, it happens to be right next to the human world, they have no idea it exists and it's clocked and hidden.

I have a meeting to attend later, but attending this meeting means I have to slip on the mask that has my enemies trembling at the sight of me, no one and I mean no one fucks with Dominic Blackwood. I didn’t earn my reputation by having the queen of vampires as my mother or the most powerful demon of lust as my father. Oh no I didn't earn it by sitting idle No I get my hands dirty when need be and I don’t mind the blood of my enemies or the screams they permit. It calms the raging beast inside, my demon half gets off on it while my animalistic side loves to savour the taste of it. The screams and blood of my enemies make me hard just thinking about it.

I look down at my watch and check the time. I have enough time to pay my little mate a visit. I also need to check in with Adrian as well. Something is up with him and I need to find out, I open up a portal from my office building and step through entering the human world. Lucifer help me, this place reeks of humans. The strong smell of perfumes and body odour has my nose wrinkling with disgust, humans are utterly pathetic at times. I step out of the shadows and make sure no one sees me and I make my way towards the diner steps. As I hit the third step the most beautiful scent hits me and it has the raging beast inside me calming instantly.

I take a massive inhale through my nose and savour the sweet smell of berries and roses tinged with a hint of smoke. I throw my hood up as the human world is rather cold and I want to have the element of surprise when my little mate sees me for the first time.

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As I step up and push the door open I’m instantly blasted with the warmth from inside, I walk in and pull the door shut behind me. I smell her before I see her, her smell is addictive and it takes every bit of willpower I have not to claim her right here right now. My beast is trying to push forward and take control but I shove him to the back of my mind, I’m the one that needs to be able to observe and see how she is around me. Lucifer help me she would be running for the hills if my beast came forward.

I hear her footsteps approach and I again take another deep inhale. I need to keep it memorised for when we are apart, but when she speaks to ask me where I want to sit, I can't get my voice to work. It's hypnotic and sends a bolt of electricity straight to my cock. But I need to have the upper hand here so I pull my hood back but the moment I do I know I’m truly fucked.

Standing in front of her is so different from watching her from afar, up close I can see just how dark her hair really is and when it shines in the light there is a tinge of blue to it, and when she is forcing a smile her lip slightly twitches but she is beautiful. But when we really lock eyes it’s as if time stops, her bright sapphire blue eyes stare into my golden brown almost red ones. I have to contain the glow to them but I know it has flashed slightly with the strange look she gave me. I finally manage to get my voice to work and inform her I would like a booth seat, She snaps out of her gawking at me and I flash a slight smirk her way. She instantly turns and I follow her towards where I am going to be seated, She seats me in the middle of the diner where she has easy access to everyone entering.

She asks me about the breakfast specials, she has no clue that I do not require food. I can eat it if I choose to but I prefer not to because the food has lost its appeal and the taste no longer satisfies me. I make an order for coffee, but as she turns to leave I make contact with her hand and watch as she instantly jerks it back. Good, that’s a good sign she feels the sparks and electricity of the bond, I ask for Adrian and she nods and I watch her all but run into the kitchens away from me. I wait patiently for Adrian to come and join me, We have much to discuss him and me and it cannot wait. I hear them both talking in the kitchen with my enhanced hearing and Adrian seems a little pissed off that I am here.

Hmm interesting, With heavy footsteps I hear him trudging up behind me and watch him slide into the booth seat across from me. His facial expressions give him away too easily, Before you say anything I tell him, I have news and I do not like what I am hearing. He instantly straightens and pushes his shoulder back to show me that I have his full attention. Someone informed me that hunters have been spotted around Houndgrave. Also, I have footage of them using a portal to enter the human world, specifically in this area. I watch him clench and unclench his fists, Judging by the state of how angry he looks he had no idea this was even happening.

He goes to say something but closes his mouth, I wonder what is going to be said but then I realise why he shut his mouth. Again I smelled her before I saw her and I almost forgot I asked for coffee. I watch her as if everything is in slow motion: her forced tight smile, the look that passes between her and Adrian, the way she places the cup a certain way, how her hand ever so slightly shakes. She is nervous I think to myself, Hmm interesting. Then she speaks and her angelic voice sends a shiver down my spine, I can only manage a simple nod to her question and I have to avoid eye contact so I look away practically dismissing her.

But the look she gives Adrian doesn’t go amiss and he simply forces a smile to also make her leave. It pains me to be an asshole to her but my beast is trying to force himself to the forefront of my mind and take control, and my eyes I know damn well my eyes will give me away. As I watch her walk away from my peripheral vision again it's like slow motion. The way her hips move and the bounce of her ass, down to how I see her clench her fits and of course the sweet scent of her, I have to suppress a purr. I’m fucking horny and the one woman who is destined for me doesn’t even know it, doesn’t know I’m hers and will only ever be hers. The things I want to do to her the way I want to ravish her body, and take my time slowly savoring the taste of her.

I have to shake those thoughts away and adjust myself under the table. “We need to speed things up, I know it’s way ahead of schedule and the timeline we had in place but with these hunters sniffing around, we can’t take the chances of things happening”. I know simply by the look in Adrian’s eyes and the way they flash purple he isn’t happy. But I couldn’t give two fucks, what I say goes and when it comes to my mate no one gets in my way. Not even her half-brother.

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I lay out the plans and the rules of what is to happen to which Adrian just gives a grunt here and there. I let out a dramatic sigh and just give him a pointed stare, which seems to pull his head out of his ass and actually focus and think about what is going to happen, what needs to happen.

Nothing can fuck this up, this isn’t something I am taking lightly I am literally putting my own mate in danger. She needs to unlock her powers and according to the pharmacist I have been getting her medication supplied from this has to come from her, I know she feels different. I have seen it and I know when I have invaded her dreams she wonders what’s wrong with her. It’s sad that it has to come to this but it’s the only way, so I tell Adrian with as much venom and anger in my voice "Don’t fuck this up, I know how much you have come to care for your sister but this is more important than the both of us”.

Adrian, listen you have done a great job watching over her, I tell him. But now we need to let things unfold and I know how hard it will be to watch from the sidelines but it’s now or never. He Huffs out a sigh and stands to leave, I’ll see you later is all he says before he walks back into the kitchens. I sit here a little while longer contemplating everything that was discussed and making sure I didn’t miss anything, I do have a lot of doubts about what needs to happen and the timing needs to be perfect otherwise Bree actually could get really hurt or even worse.

I shake those thoughts away before I make myself angry, This plan will work and Adrian and I will be there waiting in the shadows should anything arise that forces us to step in. I rack through my brain about all the information I have come to learn and try my hardest to pinpoint the brains behind it, but it’s nearly impossible this person is using so many people as pawns in this that nothing is ever randomly set up, no this is planned and strategically as well.

                                                                   ***FLASH BACK FIVE YEARS AGO***

To wake up and see that my mate Mark has appeared is the most exciting thing I have felt. I have been waiting for this day to come for years. Everyone is always so eager to see if they have a fated mate out there. Not everyone is so lucky, but I am blessed by Lucifer himself. I make my way downstairs ready to tell my parents. The look on my mother’s face is one of annoyance and disgust.

At first, I didn’t understand why she was looking at me like that, but I know it may have something to do with the fact my mother and father were chosen. She decided to reject her bond as she didn’t think her fated mate was worthy enough for her. Power, that’s all they think about. She has women lined up for me trying to strengthen the family bloodline. But I have told her time and time again that I will only be with my true mate. So the words out of her mouth are exactly what I expected. As soon as you find out who she is, Dominic, if she isn’t worthy you have to reject her. I won’t tolerate weakness. understand? Lucifer give me strength.

I’m 18 years old and she is scolding me like I’m a child. I smirk at her and tell her in a mocking tone, Mother I love you dearly but fuck off. The anger that contorts her face has me opening a portal and telling her I have a mate to find. I travel all around the city in search of her and as my excitement starts to dwindle so does my energy to keep looking. I’m dreading going home. Knowing the smug satisfied look that’s going to be on Mother’s face is already starting to piss me off. Instead, I make my way towards my best friend Adrian’s house. He has been my best friend since we could crawl.

The cocky bastard is two years older than me and always partying, girls coming and going. I mean the women love him, with his shoulder-length black hair, abs, and half his body covered in tattoos what’s not to like? But it’s those glowing soft purple eyes that score him pussy every day. I portal to the front of his house and let myself in. I shake my head. Of course, he doesn’t have wards around his house. I follow the music I hear pumping and find him lounging around the pool.

I sit down in the chair next to him and let out a long sigh. Don’t worry man he says you will find her. I just give a slight shake of my head. I doubt it, The bond felt warm this morning and now it’s cold like she isn’t even here anymore I tell him. He hands me a blood bag laced with god knows what and I down it. Forgetting about the bond even if it’s only momentarily, but this is how I end up as the weeks start to pass by. It isn’t till one day I come past Adrian’s house to drop a few burner phones to him that I happen to overhear him on the phone. I know I should have knocked but I always let myself in.

As I make my way further into his house the arguing gets louder and the same goes for the person on the other end. Adrian spots me and I can tell shit is about to go down, and I am all for it. I stand around and try to put together the bits of information I have gathered but honestly, nothing comes to mind. I watch Adrian throw his phone into the wall and smash it into tiny little shards of glass and plastic. So I tell him, who are we off to kill? He just gives me a pointed look and opens a portal, the only reply I get is “Let’s go”. The place we end up at is in the human world, to say I’m shocked is an understatement.

I take in my surroundings, we are on the outskirts of a long street hidden down the end slightly. But the house in front of me is beautiful, a lovely 2 story white-coloured house with a massive garden to the side and a trail leading further into the woods which surround the property. I look towards Adrian who has a scowl etched into his face, and then it finally clicks.

This is Adrian’s family's house, the family who rejected him and left him to fend for himself. I start stalking towards the house with the rage and anger festering just beneath the surface, I'm going to kill these people. How could they do this to their own child? Adrian grabs my arm and pulls me back to face him, A growl rips through me and I can tell by the look on Adrian’s face that I look feral, he has interrupted a beast ready to hunt. Dominic says I need you to calm down and breathe.

I slowly start to mimic his movements and soon enough I’m back in control, I suck in a shuddering deep breath and further relax. I follow Adrian as he makes his way towards the front door but I make sure to keep a little distance between us as I am still not sure if my beast will surface or not, and I don’t want to be responsible for killing people today I’m really not in the mood. I watch Adrian knock and stand back kind of like he is bracing himself for what’s about to occur, The door opens and I’m instantly hit with the most amazingly mouth-watering scent I have ever smelt before.

I grab onto Adrian to steady myself because my beast is taking control and I cannot seem to fight for control, Adrian can see the pain-stricken look on my face and he knows what’s about to happen. He has seen this crazed look before and knows there is no controlling me at this point. He gives me a slight nod and that’s all I need before I take off at lightning speed through the house, I push past Adrian’s father and race deeper into the house. I inhale deeply and follow the scent towards the back of the house and up the stairs, I move so fast the rest of the house is a blur.

I come to an abrupt stop at a door and don’t even bother knocking, I all but kick the door in and the scent is so strong and fresh but disappointment fills me when I realise the room is empty. I walk further in and take in my surroundings properly, I decent sized queen bed that’s made with like 100 pillows arranged neatly with a light blue matching bed set, and I bookshelf stacked full of books and a desk near the window overlooking the forest but what has my attention the most is the photos lining the walls there must be a dozen or more all with the most beautiful young woman I have ever seen. She can’t be older than 16 or so but she is amazing with her smile, and the brightness in her eyes which are an odd shade of turquoise they could almost pass as glowing. It isn’t long before I hear thumping footsteps behind me, I turn slightly and see Adrian and his father both looking at me and watching me carefully.

I have come back to my senses since my mate isn’t here, so I ask them “Where is she”? The father steps forward and demands to know what I want with her, the venom dripping from my voice has him taking a step back when I answer him “My mate belongs with me, so again where is she ''? Adrian is the first to respond and says I don’t understand why you couldn’t feel her sooner when we arrived, and that would be my sister you're referring to Dom and her name is Bree.

The uproar from my mate's father was ridiculous. He thought he would or could keep her from me, I actually laughed in his face and asked him Do you know who I am? Wait don’t even answer that Let me just fill you in, I’m Dominic Blackwood and I always get what I want. I am willing to wait till she is of age but I suggest you don’t keep her away as you won’t like the consequences.

With that, I turn on my heel and leave the room. I didn’t bother waiting for Adrian to leave with me. I instantly opened up a portal and left. A few weeks had passed by and I eventually returned back to the human world to go and see my mate or even just see and watch from a distance, but what greeted me when I stepped out of the portal was devastating. The house was completely destroyed, the garden charred and burnt but what really had me trembling was the amount of blood that could be seen splattered around the place.

I moved in a blur and smelled the area trying to scent if any of this blood was my mate but instantly felt relief, none of it was hers. I pulled my phone out and pressed the speed dial for Adrian, Get to your parent's house now is all I said before ending the call. He arrived and the rest of that day was a blur combing through the debris looking for any sign of life but finding none, and then we both made a plan, we needed to find my mate because whatever happened here she clearly wasn’t a part of it. 

8 weeks, it took us 8 weeks to track down and find her. 8 weeks felt like a lifetime, I used every resource i could and pulled every string I could manage in the human world. I placed surveillance cameras around the whole city in hopes we would catch a glimpse of her and thank Lucifer we did, she was looking so thin and worn down when she strolled into the diner. She was looking for work and I made sure she got it, I also managed to compel the owner to hire Adrian too because once he found out that his half-sister was in trouble with no money he was beside himself. And then knowing she has no idea of who he is or even who I am.

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I realise I have been sitting here for some time and I quickly check my watch, fuck I need to leave my meeting is about to start soon. I stand to leave and drop a few hundred dollar bills on the table, my girl needs the money and for now, I’m more than happy to hand it out. But the moment she finds out who we are to each other she won't want anything, I make my way towards the doors and I see Bree heading my way, she must be off to clean the table I didn’t dirty. I purposely brush up against her arm and I instantly notice the flinch from her, It’s laughable really the confused look on her face. Before she can fully make it past me I tell her “Thanks for the coffee Bree, I’ll be seeing you soon” and I walk away before she can answer, I cannot wait to have her all to myself I think.