“Let’s stop here for a second,” Alicia announced. They couldn’t stay here long, but Alicia realised, as Nicole put her head in shaking hands, she needed a moment.
“This is ridiculous…” Nicole sighed to herself.
“It’s not. It’s ok. It’s understandable.”
“No, it isn’t,” Nicole replied, eyes closed, face lowered.
“What do you mean?” Alicia asked, lowering herself to Nicole. “Sweety look at me, talk to me.”
“It’s fine.” Nicole tried to move her face and hold Alicia’s hand at bay, but Alicia caught it. Her cheeks were flushed. Her lower lip was slightly bruised with teeth marks. Her own teeth.
“Oh…” Alicia said, the situation clicking, brushing Nicole’s cheek. “Honey…you’re horny, aren’t you?”
Nicole looked up, shocked. But Alicia knew it was surprising that she knew the truth. “It’s ok.”
“How is it ok? I don’t understand! I gave birth yesterday!” Nicole scrunched her eyes and pressed the bottom of her palm against her forehead. “I just…I keep seeing Nick in my head. I’ve tried so hard not to think about him but he just keeps pounding into me-”
Nicole opened her eyes, looking slightly horrified. “I…I didn’t mean-”
Alicia gave a small smile, closed her eyes and shook her head. She knew what Nicole meant. “Go on.”
“I…I see him…the things he did to me…” Nicole let out a slow sigh. “This is just…driving me insane. This is so stupid.”
“No, it’s natural. For us.”
“What?”
“It’s…” Alicia struggled for a moment to find the words. “An Alpha thing. About three hours after giving birth to Nick, I had a shower and dragged Wilson in with me. It happens all the time. All that pain is released. You’ve given the Alpha an heir. You’ve continued the pack. The bloodline. The hormones are raging, you’re more fertile after giving birth. It’s just overwhelming. Don’t think of it like you want sex. You want your Alpha.”
“But he’s not my Alpha. He’s dead and it’s sex I want! I don’t care what this is. It’s not fair. Why do I have to think about him when it’s the last thing I want to do. I miss him so much. I have to move on. But I can’t if I keep seeing him…his eyes. His hands. His lips. His dick…oh shut up! Shut up!”
Nicole cringed and lightly slapped her forehead with a fist.
Alicia reached and grabbed her hand. “This will pass,” she offered gently. “I honestly didn’t think it would happen to you because of that reason. Your Alpha isn’t here. He’s gone. You shouldn’t be feeling it this strong. But it will pass. I promise. We can run you a hot shower. There’s smelling salts too.”
Nicole sniffed and wiped her eyes. “Help me. Please.”
Alicia brought her in for a hug and rubbed her back. Truthfully, she was as shocked as Nicole was. This shouldn’t have ever happened to her. Dead Alphas never left a presence like this over their mates.
Chapter Ten
The Uninvited
Nick hopped over the balcony and onto the landing. Finally at Alex’s. He tried to use the intercom, but no one answered. After scaling the wall to the top floor, his suspicions that no one were home were confirmed. He slid the balcony door open and walked inside. He remembered Alex never locked it. Why would she? Top floor and all. The place was dark and cold, but it felt so good to be back.
He showered and walked to his room, a towel around his waist. He had to do a double take. Where’s my clothes? They were nowhere. Not in his closet, not in drawers. Nick had been hoping to use some time to get his bearings back. Talk to Alex about what exactly had been going on and how long was he out for starters. Then he could figure out how to contact Nicole. It was so strange, he thought he heard her voice calling for him as he woke up. Had she gone to England with Dr Sarsky? Was she still here? He couldn’t find his phone, either. The one thing that held her number was nowhere to be seen.
What would he say? How would she react? Did she still feel about him the way he did for her? He didn’t know. But to just hear her voice again…
His thought process was interrupted. He was no longer alone. But, he smelled nothing. He hadn’t heard the door open. He walked straight out of the corridor and into the living room. He set his shoulders. There, on the balcony facing him, was the vampire he had met not an hour ago.
“I’m not going to invite you in.”
“I can wait forever…”
“Get out.”
“Or what?”
Nick looked down at his clawed fingers and then back at her. “I’ll make you.”
She licked her lips and smiled in response. “I’ve never fed off a wolf before.” She lowered her chin and flared her fangs, silently daring him to come for her. Nick still dripped from the shower but picked the towel from his waist and dropped it to the floor, advancing forward. With every step he felt his body heat rise. The points of his fangs expanding past his lips, a growl he didn’t even control cooing out of his throat. A tightness in his eyes indicated they had turned to silver. The prospect of battle fuelling the Alpha inside.
The vampire gazed at him, running her eyes over his naked, wet body and even in her own obvious anticipation of a fight, she lingered between his legs.
“Oh, I’m going to enjoy draining you…”
Nick jabbed into her throat with his hand, lifting her into the air. She thrashed away and flailed at him with her legs. Smacking his jaw, wrapping her legs around his head. She was
