Sexting With A Vampire
Chapter 75

Stella

Logan rises as a demonic monster and leaps forward to shape-shift into the ugliest werewolf I've ever Froth drops out of his too-big mouth, and his muscles are different sizes, creating bumps on his body. Gross.

"Elias," Arachne bats her long eyelashes. "How about you awaken as a monster and join your brother? Elias growls, and I watch him go down on all fours. It appears he is trying to fight the transformation, It's hard to watch.

eggs inside of your stomach will hatch at any second now."

re is nothing he can do. His stomach explodes, and tiny spiders run out onto the road.

Elias screams in agony as he turns into another disgusting monster-a demonic wolf without a stomach. There is no fur on his body, just bloody pink skin stretching to cover him. "Disgusting..." I repress the urge to barf. "I think Elias looks even worse than Logan does..." "Indeed," Evan grimaces. "They both look taken out of some horror movie from the eighties... f*****g "Stella, Evan," Raphael throws a glance over his shoulder. "I can handle these two on my own. You take "On your own?!" I exclaim.

Arachne laughs too. "You think you're that powerful, Raphael? Wow, aren't you arrogant! You're not ev Raphael smirks. "I'm far from ordinary."

"Prove it," Arachne challenges. "Show me."

wolves..."

of Arachne."

al alpha, only a normal werewolf. How do you plan on taking out not one but two alphas?!"

ngertips. It hits Elias and Logan, who snarls at him, enraged by the damage.

My eyes widen when Raphael snaps his fingers, making rain fall from the sky before lightning zaps fro Elias lunges for Raphael, who dodges his attacks while making vines grip around the alpha's paws to root him to the spot. The problem is that Logan is free and jumps for Raphael's throat. He manages to escape the attack on Adrenaline pumps through my blood, and fear shoots up my spine. I'm so afraid Raphael will get hurt!

I peer up at Evan. "Shouldn't we help him?"

he skin of his teeth.

"No."

I stare at Evan. "No?"

"He is your mate, Stella," Evan smiles at me. "Have some faith in Raphael. He wouldn't tell us he could handle those two alphas if he lacked faith in himself. You have to believe in him."

"I know that. I'm just worried..." I look at Raphael throwing spells and magic at the other wolves and take a deep breath. He seems to be doing just fine, and I ease up. "Alright, I will choose to trust Raphael-let's focus on Arachne. Together." We change our focus to Arachne, who is shape-shifting already. Leonora's skin breaks, and thousands of spiders come out from the cracks.

They gather and morph together to create a more enormous spider that continues to grow bigger by the second.

It is fascinating to watch but also scary since Arachne is dwarfing the building with her disgusting purple body and what seems like a million blinking black, eerie eyes.

YOU CAN'T DEFEAT ME, AND THERE IS NOWHERE TO HIDE!!!

Her demonic voice makes me wince, and I scream when she strikes forward with her foot. It's sharper than a sword at the end, and she is aiming for me-I'm not fast enough to avoid it.

I won't be able to escape the hit and brace myself for impact, but the pain never comes.

Evan takes the hit for me.

My eyes widen, and time seems to pass in slow motion. Evan saved my life, and now he is paying for it.

Fear grips me when he is thrown to the side by Arachne's foot. Blood gushes out from a wound, and even though Evan manages to escape being entirely slashed apart, his chest is heavily injured. He is limping.

My heart pounds from him, but I don't know what to say or do. I don't have any magic to use!

"f*****g shit..." Evan coughs and presses his hand to his chest with his eyes glowing in red. He is pissed off.

THE NEXT ATTACK WILL KILL YOU!

I scream when Arachne strikes again, but this time, Evan is ready and rushes forward at lightning speed. He grabs me and takes us to a rooftop to avoid Arachne. YOU CAN'T ESCAPE FROM ME!!

Arachne runs for us in a blind rampage, ready to tear down the entire building. Evan rolls his eyes and grabs me again to make another jump to save our lives.

"I hate this f*****g spider..." Evan curses under his tongue. "I didn't expect her to attack today!"

I sob when I see his injuries. "Evan, you're... You're totally open in your chest. I can see through your f*****g wound."

"I will heal-I'm practically no longer a normal vampire. Don't worry about me..."

"No, but this is too much! There is a HOLE in your body!" I stand straighter when he places me on the ground and replace his eyes. My lips part. "Perhaps if I beg, the moon goddess will let me time-travel one more time."

"No, we don't have to give up here!" Evan's face holds so much hope and affection when he talks. Despite his injuries, he is still standing. There is no surrender in those eyes.

"But I haven't marked you!"

Evan sighs. "Listen, you and I don't need a mark or any f*****g mate-bond to defeat Arachne."

I stare at him. "W-we don't?"

"No," he breathes. "The strongest love in this world isn't the one fate has chosen for you or the moon goddess. True love is the one we choose for ourselves, and I loved you before there was a bond-that's how I know we can do this. Together." My lips curl. "I'm unsure how love can win this battle, but... You're right; we can do anything together."

Evan holds his hand for me to take, and I reach for him. Our touch ignites lightning. Goosebumps prickle over my skin, and Evan lifts me up to kiss my lips. I'm unsure what he is doing, but I decide to follow him.

I kiss him back and mold like clay to his soft lips. My arms around his neck, and I hold him tighter.

Arachne is laughing in the background. "How is kissing going to save this city and the world? You're both screwed!"

Evan ignores her and leans back. His eyes are warm and affectionate as he gazes at me. "I love you. I choose you. I don't want any wealth or power, only you."

My chest thumps happily. "I love you too, and if we are given a second chance, even without the mate-bond, I will replace you."

His dimples show. "You're the light to my darkness."

I touch his cheek. "Funny, because you're the light to my darkness."

We lean in to kiss each other again, but we are interrupted-my skin is glowing in white, and Evan's in purple. It stops my heart, primarily when Arachne attacks us but is stopped by the light.

A barrier surrounds us, and Arachne can't break through. She is screaming and pressing with her feet, but the glowing shield is too strong for her to shatter.

"What is that?" I gasp.

Evan tightens his hold of me. "The power of light and darkness, it seems."

"What do we do now?" I ask.

"Fight back."

We both turn around to see Raphael joining us. His skin is bruised and bleeding. His skin has countless cuts, and his arm is hanging limp, but his glowing green eyes are determined. "You made it," Evan sounds impressed. "You took out two alphas."

"You bet I did," Raphael grins and peers up at Arachne. "And now it's time for the finale-with this shield protecting us, I will destroy the spider."

"Oh, we will do it together," Evan winks at Raphael and snaps with his finger to make bats made of shadows appear. "On one, two, three-"

Raphael screams and unleashes lightning from his hands while the bats fly at Arachne. She stands powerless against them. They attack her repeatedly, but it doesn't seem enough to take her out. "Stella!" Raphael shouts at me with his hair fanning his head due to all the magic he is shooting. "Direct the light at her!"

What?!

"How?!" I exclaim. "I'm not sure what created the shield in the first place!"

"Love did," Evan said. "It sounds silly, but... Perhaps you should channel what you feel for us both!"

"I will... I will try!"

I close my eyes in what feels like the middle of the storm. Raphael and Evan are still casting magic at Arachne. I can hear them screaming. I want to help them-I really do!

I love them.

I want to be with Raphael and Evan. Smiling, laughing, and raising children together. Late night dinners in front of the TV and fighting over who did the dishes last time.

I need a future with them.

And I want to help them in this battle.

But I can't...

I never had any offensive magic.

Or did I?

I'm unsure of that, yet I pray to the moon goddess.

If any power is left within me, I want it directed at Arachne! She needs to be defeated! Please, please, help me!

'Arachne isn't the last demon to attack your realm-are you sure you want to use your entire arsenal to defeat her?'

I scream the answer inside my head. 'Yes!'

'What about the other demons?'

'What other demons?' I ask.

'There are more enemies than Arachne out there... But how about you and I make a deal with each other.

'Anything to defeat Arachne as long as it's not something that I will end up regretting... It can't be too horrible of a deal.

'If you use your entire arsenal to defeat Arachne, your children will have to defeat the other demons and you will have to accept this as their fate!

I gasp. 'But that's...

'An unfair and a rotten deal? True... But if you don't make this deal, then you will probably die. I can prevent that from happening by releasing the hold of your light, Stella. The love you have for your mates, both of them, has awakened the light, but... It can only be used once.

'And I will use it.'

'Then all you have to do is believe in yourself!

'Is that it?'

The moon goddess doesn't whisper inside my head again. There is no more time for discussion. I scream and reach out my hand, making the light hiding inside me strike Arachne.

The spider screams, and she is rapidly disappearing. Burnt by the fire, zapped by the lightning, and eaten by the shadows. And now she is blinded by the light-she stands no chance!

All three of us scream, and the magic grows stronger. We aim it at Arachne, and the spider screams in terror. She turns to nothing before our eyes, but it's not going fast enough; I add more power to my attack.

Arachne screams in response, and her eyes meet mine. It makes shudders creep up my spine.

YOU THINK YOU HAVE DEFEATED ME, DON'T YOU? BUT THERE WILL BE OTHER DEMONS-BE SO SURE OF THAT! YOU CAN NEVER GET RID OF US, SILVER WOLF!

"SHUT THE f**k UP!" Raphael growls and adds ice shards to finish off the gigantic spider.

Arachne screeches one last time, and then it's over. Her body disappears, and the skies clear above us.

Purple turn to blue.

The winds stop blowing like crazy, and I smile at Raphael before turning around to face Evan-who slips down on the ground.

He shudders, and blood trickles out from his wounds. I hurry over to him with panic in my heart.

"Evan!" I exclaim. "Oh-my-god, his wounds! Evan, hold on! All you need is blood, right?"