Chapter 29

Mica

“Let’s go now, it’s not safe here,” Aziz said, and then I was back to reality. I didn’t manage to run away and I was in his arms. Why did I suddenly feel so vulnerable? Every time he was close to me, it always happened. I am a human and I already feel like this. How much more to a wolf like him? It must have been hard for him all this time. I had no choice but to go with him since I wouldn’t be able to fight him if I pressed on the matter. I am human and weak. What could I possibly do?

I started to get into deep thought again but I felt myself being lifted and realized that Aziz had already carried me. “Put me down!” I exclaimed.

“We need to hurry. I already told you, it’s not safe here,” he replied, so I got scared. What was going on? “There’s a vampire sighting and you being alone here is not good for you. You don’t know how dangerous everyone is now.”

“I know that more than anyone else,” I told him. He was really fast and remembered that he had vampire blood. “Why don’t you just tell your kind to stop whatever they were doing?” I asked.

“What kind?”

“The vampires.”

“I can’t even tell my pack to do as I said and from time to time there are pack members who intentionally do things that I forbid them to do. How much more to a vampire?” he said and my forehead creased in confusion.

“They wouldn’t listen to me, but they would listen to their king. But as I said, it may not all be true, since everyone is different from others. Some didn’t want to take orders. I am half a vampire. I may have their speed, but I wouldn’t be able to fight them if they had you. I already lost the moment they took you away from me. And the fight that I was preparing for will only go to waste.” he said. It was long and the only thing I got was the fact that his strength depends on me. On my condition.

He put me down and noticed that we were already in the packed house. I saw Hera rushing towards us with another woman who looked exactly like her. How come there are two of them? Wait, there’s something wrong. The one who was now in front of me is the Hera that I know, while the one who was taking her time is another Hera. “She’s my sister. I can't believe that we look alike.”

“Take her with you,” Aziz told her before he looked at me. “Can you behave yourself for a moment?” he asked, so I creased my forehead at him, and he chuckled. “We can continue fighting and arguing after we settle everything with our uninvited guest,” he added then, turned his back on me.

“Let’s go,” Hera said and I was about to go to her when the other woman started walking her way to where Aziz was going.

“Why is she going there?” I asked,

“She’s going to fight too,” Hera answered, and my eyes widened. How can she fight a vampire? “Don’t worry about her, Aziz said that she can fight. She’s a warrior in the Blue Moon Pack.”

“With that bitch’s pack?” I asked, annoyed.

“Yes, with that bitch’s pack,” she replied and laughed. How can she laugh at a time like this? “Let’s go and get ourselves safe so they will be able to fight without worry.” We entered the pack house and I was shocked to see a basement-like room after we got through a tunnel. I found out that it was a bunker where everyone stays if there was an attack.

‘Don’t worry about Aziz, he’ll come back.’ Hera said, so I looked at her and found her smiling. She was talking to me in my head and I could say that it was cool.

‘Really?’ she asked, without opening her mouth, and there went her smile again, which made me smile too. I couldn’t hide it anymore. She’s really fun to be with and I even feel annoyed whenever she decides to get something from me and insists on it. ‘Thank you, I sincerely thank you for letting me in.’ she said. I sighed and continued walking until we reached a door with Carter guarding it. He smiled at me before he let me and Hera in.

The omegas in the pack were in there as we got in and the two who were with me in the kitchen who talked about a certain wolf that had been rejected were looking at me, smiling as they bowed down their heads. I didn’t say anything and just sat in the corner and Hera sat beside me. We just waited there, maybe for everything to pass. I looked around and I could see that they were all worried. I am too, but I didn’t let it show on my face. I would never let them see it.

Since I was not sure when things would be over, I leaned back and closed my eyes. I didn’t want to wait to think about Aziz because, for some reason, I wanted to go out and look for him. I had to sleep because I couldn’t divert my attention to anything.

“Everything’s going to be OK, Mica,” Hera said, but I stood still and didn’t bother to look at her either. I want to put myself at peace, but if she’s going to talk to me, it’s never gonna happen, since I will be thinking about how Aziz was doing now. I hate this bond, it makes me feel like I am not myself. I should feel worried about any of them. I should hate them and should feel happy if something happened to them, especially to Aziz. But my heart didn’t want that. I didn’t think that I would be able to put myself to rest until I was sure that he was fine, so I got up.

With dread and anxiety racing through me, I paced back and forth in the bunker. I was attached to Aziz because of the mate bond, which increased my worries for his safety. While battling the vampire menace, I couldn't get rid of the persistent worry that something terrible might be happening to him outside.

As Hera made an effort to reassure me when she noticed my worry. “Aziz is a powerful, seasoned Alpha who knows how to handle himself. Don't worry, Mica. He'll come back to us, safe and sound," she said,

I looked at her and nodded, clinging tenaciously to her words of consolation, and hoped that because of our bond, Aziz would be safe and return unscathed. I tried to ignore my fear, but it persisted in my subconscious. All I could do at this point was wait anxiously in the hopes that Aziz would win the fight, putting an end to my tense wait.

“Why are you here? Why can’t Alpha just give you to those bloodsuckers and we will be fine.” One of the omegas who was always angry at me for what reason, I don’t know, said.

“I would shut my mouth if I were you,” Hera said, glaring at her and the other omega who was at her side.

“I am just telling the truth, why do we need to put the pack at risk because of her? And you have no right to say anything here either. You are just another omega, but I wonder why you had to sleep in the pack house where the Alpha’s family had to be. I know that Alpha has no family, and if he invited you as his guest it’s fine. But don’t interfere with us.” said the omega, who thinks highly of herself.

“Make sure to tell those, to Aziz,” Hera replied, smirking, and their eyes grew bigger.

“How dare you disrespect our alpha!” the omega shouted, and I couldn’t take it anymore. There was something in me that felt disrespected because of all the things that she spewed.

“Silence!” I said and they all looked at me while Hera grinned.

‘Gotta go, girl!’ she cheered in my head, so I looked at her with a creased forehead.

“How did you do that? How can you command us when you are a human!” the omega exclaimed.

“It’s because I am superior to you. So you shut the fu** up if you don’t want me to throw you out of this bunker and send you to war!” I replied and Hera laughed. “Stop laughing, I want to be in peace and quiet,” I told her and she stopped. I went back to my old position on my seat and closed my eyes. There should be no one who will dare to talk to me this time, right?

I haven't opened my eyes since. Not until I heard the door open. I waited for someone to get in, feeling hopeful that it was the man who, no matter how much I push away, keeps on occupying a certain part of my being. “Mica,” he said as he entered and our eyes met. I got up and my feet had their minds and ran to him. His arms were wide open and I don’t know how, but I found myself responding to his kisses. Shit! What happened?