Sam was sitting on the fountain, tired of her mom bossing her around like she had to set the right example for the pack as the next heir. She found a rock and threw it hard without paying attention to where she threw it.
Thomas was walking away from the coven he grew up in; he did not want anything to do with this life anymore and lived on his own. Kim was the only vampire he wanted and now she is dead and he was being forced to marry the daughter of the coven leader his family was at war with to create a peace treaty.
He still remembered that day when the coven came back from the recent battle and she was not there and he waited for days, refusing to eat. Then by sunset on the fifth day since the battle, he was told that she died bravely in battle defending the coven.
Thomas started crying at the memory as fresh grief racked him when he was hit with a rock. He looked around and saw that he came farther than he intended, into the werewolf territory like his feet were leading him. He cried out in pain and looked in the direction the rock came from.
That is when he first saw her, someone so beautiful, he could not believe he was falling in love again. Before he realized it, his feet were moving on their own towards this stranger.
Sam looked up when she heard someone cry out in pain after she threw the rock, she saw a vampire limping towards her. She could tell by his scent even though he was technically undead.
When Thomas got where he knew she could hear him he told her, “You should really watch where you're throwing things because you could really hurt someone who's not like us with that kind of strength. I will not hurt you. I`ve seen too many deaths already because of war. I have no interest in killing others. I'm Thomas from the McCain coven."
"Samantha, but you can call me Sam. I hate my name."
He nodded his head. Trying to play it cool and not scare her off, he asked "Do you think you can be friends with a vampire?"
"Can you be friends with a werewolf?"
“Yes, I can be friends with you and hang out more.”
“I would love to hang out more too, how about you meet me over by the abandoned fountain tomorrow at sunset?” Samantha smiled at Thomas.
“I’ll meet you there!” Thomas answered.
Sam walked away back to her family`s house and went to her room. Why is my heart pounding so fast like it is trying to break free of my chest? And why do I feel butterflies when I talk to him? Thomas is a McCain, an enemy we`ve been at odds with. Not to mention a mortal enemy!
Sam was lost in her thoughts and did not realize her parents had come into her room. “Shouldn`t you knock first before just coming in here like that?” Sam looked annoyed mostly at herself to be caught daydreaming by her parents and about a vampire no less. She felt her cheeks burning at the thought of Thomas and the thrill to see him again. She dismissed the thought because nothing could come of their relationship of more than just being friends.
“We knocked before we entered but you weren't responding so we came in to see you daydreaming. Who were you daydreaming about that you didn't hear us knocking and causing us to worry?” Jane walked over and sat down by Sam, brushing her hair out of her face with her hand. “Your brother John saw you leaving earlier and found you talking with someone outside by the McCain coven border who was it?” Her father Nathan closed the door to the room and had a stern expression on his face.
“It was Thomas McCain. I was just apologizing for hitting him on the head with a rock I threw blindly. I was thinking about the upcoming ceremony to find me a potential partner since I`m the next leader of the pack.” Sam lied effortlessly to hide the fact she was daydreaming about Thomas and the fact she made friends with a vampire. She pushed her mom's hand away from her face and fixed her hair back the way she liked it.
“What about the upcoming ceremony had you been so distracted that you didn't hear your mother and I knocking on your door and had you flustered?” He knew she had no interest in pack affairs so why the sudden interest he wondered. The only reasonable explanation was that she was lying to cover something up. Could it be that she was falling in love with a vampire or she just wanted to tell us what we wanted to hear? He hoped it was the latter and that she was not falling in love with their mortal enemy. I need to assign someone to keep an eye on her when she goes out from now on
“The event’s coming up and I'm wondering if my childhood friend Lucas would be there. I always enjoyed our playdates and the postcards he would send me from his travels. I really liked him and was sad when he stopped visiting and sending the postcards. Also, what events would there be this year? I am curious and I only know from what you told me about the events they held with dad. I was agitated because you caught me being distracted when you've taught me to never let my guard down.”
I really did like Lucas is that why he stopped talking to me, she wondered.
After Sam`s parents left her so she could get ready for the ceremony tonight to find her mate and her first shift since she turned 18 today. She really hoped it was Lucas because she`s liked him since they were kids, but that was up to the moon Goddess if she got him as her mate. She went to pick out her dress to wear for tonight. It was a baby blue dress that went down to her knees and hugged her tightly with a V-neck collar embroidered with lace. She hated wearing dresses but she had to for the ceremony and was grateful she could take off before she shifted. After she got her dress out and the shoes, she had to wear she went into her bathroom to get showered.
Nathan`s Pov
Helen and I left so she could get ready for her party tonight and ceremony to find her mate and take over as Alpha so we could retire. I do not trust what my daughter said about being excited for the ceremony and she is hiding something from us. I want someone to keep a close eye on her and where she goes when she leaves this house.” I mind linked my beta Raphael “I don`t trust Samantha`s words she's never had any interest in pack event type ceremonies because she has to wear dresses,” He said talking to Helen on the way to their bedroom.
Well it is possible she is excited to shift for the first time and meet not only her mate, but her wolf as well. She is excited to see if Lucas is her mate. I saw how fond she was of him during their playdates and when she received postcards from their trips. I remember how sad she was that the postcards stopped coming and they didn't play together anymore.”
“Still all the same I would like for someone to keep an eye on her. I still feel like she was lying thinking about the upcoming ceremony and was thinking about that vampire she met. I already asked Raphael to look into it and to keep an eye on her when she leaves.” Nathan sat down on their bed and sighed wondering where they went wrong. He hoped for Samantha's sake that Lucas was her mate too because that would keep her out of trouble.
“I sent out an invitation to Lucas`s family for them to come and catch up and that they could bring Lucas with them. I want her to be happy too and pray to the moon goddess that she gets Lucas as her mate.” Helen walked over to their closet and picked her clothes out that she would wear to the ceremony. Looking at the dress “with the lace embroidery at the bottom and at the V- neck line of the dress. Helen was surprised it still fit her after all these years. The last time she wore it was when her parents picked it for her to wear to her ceremony when she met Nathan.
I think it would be fun to Catch up with Lucas`s parents since we haven't seen them in years.” Nathan looked at Helen in her dress and nostalgia washed over him remembering the first night he met her.
“You still look as beautiful as ever in that dress Helen.” Nathan got up and got dressed himself and went downstairs to see how the preparations were going for Sam`s b-day ceremony as well as the other wolves that turned 18 today. Some of them were her friends for school. ‘I hope if she doesn't find her mate or gets rejected that they`ll be there for her.’ After Sam got dressed and went downstairs, she saw Rebecca, a friend of hers who was going to be her beta. She walked into the kitchen where the omegas were preparing the pack house for the party tonight and walked over to her best friend. “Are you excited to find your mate and meet your wolf tonight? I really hope Lucas comes tonight.” Sam paced around the kitchen too excited to stay still wondering if Lucas had found his mate already because he is a year older. “The only reason you
Lucas walked closer to Sam and brushed a stray hair out of her face and put it behind her ear and hugged her breathing in her sweet flower fragrance. I still love the way she smells and she has gotten so beautiful. He realized taking a better look at Sam. He felt all the feelings he thought he had buried away during his groom training push to the surface.“That's why you stopped sending me postcards and letters from the places you traveled?” She asked curiously, wondering if there was more to it than he was telling her. Blushing slightly at his touch and his closeness to her as she could smell his scent. She was wondering why her parents had been so secretive with the pack business lately and not including her in the pack talks with the red valley pack.“Yeah, sadly they didn't want me to come because of how close we were and how p
“It's ok we had to for the ceremony to officially become bonded and the future leaders of the pack. I know that's why you had Ethan have full control because you couldn`t.” She looked at him sympathetically and held his other hand. When everyone finished eating, we went for a run as a pack. Harry and I were at the head of the pack with my parents shortly behind us. Harry`s POV I felt so guilty for doing that to Sam. I knew it was part of the ceremony and we had to, but I still couldn't help but feel guilty. After Sam came over and we went for a run it felt good to have the wind blowing through my fur and seeing the pine trees passing in a blur. When we came back something had felt off like there were vampires or hunters. Ethan had felt it too and started growling inside and I had mind linked Sam and told her to tell her parents and that I would be back. If only I had known that wo
I continued picking up speed as trees blurred past and jumping over fallen trees with ease. I followed the scent trail Daniel`s party left to find where they were. When we got there I thought I had prepared myself for what would be there, but nothing would`ve prepared me for this. It was Harry`s head still growling at whoever was attacking him and there was blood everywhere but no body or sign of struggle on the ground where the head lay. I howled into the night sky at the loss of my mate and slumped down on the ground unwilling to get up to leave. When Daniel tried to pick up his head I growled baring my teeth at him. I could feel Sam's heartbreak as our bond was broken and incomplete without our mate. Sam's Pov When I had control back I was still laying on the forest floor, curled around what was left of my mate pr
“Well, ok, but you shouldn’t have risked coming here to tell me. Then what would my purpose in life be without you by my side.” “I’m sorry Thomas I know it was stupid.” “It’s ok Sam. I know you meant no harm. Meet me by the fountain at the moon’s highest peak and we’ll head out. Now hurry and leave before my father spots you.” Sam hurried to get out of the vampire territory before Thomas’s father saw her. She knew if his father caught her there would be no questioning why she was on Mccain coven property. When she got home, she started packing everything she was going to need before sitting down to dinner with her family for the last time. After dinner she helped cleaned up and got ready to leave.
“I want to, I do, you`re just turning me on more,” Thomas said as a moan escaped. Sam`s face went red a little at feeling him get harder and slightly moaned. “Then give into it,” Sam replied as she intentionally rubbed against him. Thomas moaned more. “You're making it impossible not to give in,” Thomas replied as he took Sam`s shirt off. Sam kissed Thomas after she removed his shirt off as well. After a little while Sam laid next to Thomas breathing hard. “You should give into your desire more,” Sam chuffed as she realized she had never felt this good as she laid beside Thomas, cuddling him. No wonder they called it climax, because it's the height before two people release. She was brought back to
Thomas dropped the stick he was holding. “W – what? I'm going to be a father?” he asked, stunned. He didn’t know vampires could have children, but obviously the males could. “Yes, you're going to be a father,” Sam grinned as she sat down, still surprised that she was going to be a mother. Thomas was brought back to the present by Henry coming back with food. He looked up at the sky as the sun began to set, “It really is pretty when it sets,” Thomas commented as the sun disappeared beyond the horizon. Thomas tore off a piece of the deer and handed it to Sam before tearing a piece off for Henry and finally a piece for himself. After they finished eating, Thomas and Henry put the deer in the makeshift cooler; they had to store
Thomas walked along the grassy path wet from the recent rainfall. As they neared the camp, Thomas spotted a patrol and they hid in the bushes, careful not to be seen. They knew it was risky and that they would be in trouble if they got caught. They looked around for something to disguise their scent, hoping to find a pile of mud or dung to disguise their scent. “Look over there by the border,” Henry said. Thomas looked at the bushes by the border and there was something they could use to disguise their scent. Thomas started walking in that direction, but Henry stopped him. “Wait there's a patrol coming to check by that border, and we need to stay hidden.” “