Sold To The Alpha
Blood L**t Chapter 18

Halle started awake at the sound of a soft tapping against her door, cursing herself for falling asleep, she checked the time and realised it was nearly eleven PM. Slipping off the bed, she tiptoed over to the door and opened it to come face to face with Vallance, a backpack on his shoulder, who was looking down the hall nervously and barged past her quickly as soon as she opened the door to him. Shutting it behind him, Halle looked over his panicked face, 'are you sure you still want to go through with this Val?' she asked kindly, 'we can still back out, we haven't done anything wrong'

Fidgeting slightly, Vallance shook his head, 'no, I'm ready to go, are you?' he asked.

Nodding, she grabbed her back pack and threw a jumper into it before slinging it over her shoulder. Quietly, she opened the door again and the pair slipped out into the corridor, creeping their way downstairs and into the kitchen which was in darkness, the servers long since having retired for the evening. Rummaging in the pantry, the duo pulled out some bottles of water and snacks that they hurriedly pushed into their bags before creeping back out and making their way across the hallway and to the side door that led into the garden.

Pulling back the bolt, Vallance, eased the door inwards and edged his way outside, checking around, his eyes piercing through the darkness before he allowed Halle to step out beside him. Keeping to the shadows, the pair scurried around the side of the building, pushing through the over grown bushes that dominated the small stone path until the reached the large black gates that were tightly closed.

Walking up to the metal, Vallance took a deep breath before saying, 'I swear my oath to these grounds that I will return to their protection.

The gates slowly creaked open until they were wide enough for Vallance to step through, squaring his shoulders, the Vampire placed his foot over the boundary and onto the ground on the far side before lifting the other and placing it beside the first. Turning back he beckoned to Halle who nervously stepped forward, 'I swear my oath to these grounds that I will return to their protection' she repeated before tentatively stepping next to Vallance, letting out a relieved breath as the gates slowly closed behind them of their own accord.

'So far so good' Vallance said jovially in a low voice as he linked arms with Halle and they started their journey into the woods and back to Halle's pack.

As they walked, Halle suddenly tapped Vallance's arm, 'you remembered to leave a note didn't you?' she asked fretfully.

Patting her hand comfortingly Vallance nodded, 'I left it on my pillow so he will replace it when he comes in to wake me in the morning' he replied.

Walking in silence, Halle held on to Val's hand tightly as the shadows played tricks on her, catching the corner of her eye and making her feel like they were being watched. Posted by Narugi.com; visit us for more free novels.

'Don't worry' Vallance whispered as he squeezed her hand, 'I'll keep us safe!

Nodding, Halle concentrated on their destination, picking her way through the hidden twigs and roots that seemed hell bent on tripping her up.

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'Water?' Daniel asked, proffering the bottle to Vaya who took it gladly, the team were curled up in sleeping positions around a small fire that they had set up in a small clearing in the middle of the forest after another day of dead ends and broken morale. Jason was sat across from them, shifting around as he tried to get comfortable.

'You OK Jas?' Daniel asked concerned

'Yeah, yeah, fine mate' Jason replied absent-mindedly before sitting up, moving his back pack slightly and laying down again, letting out a confused sigh.

After a further ten minutes of the young warrior fidgeting, Daniel had enough, 'dude, what is up with you?' he growled.

'I don't know' Jason replied perplexed, 'my wolf is prowling around my head and won't let me settle.'

Standing up, Jason shook out his arms before starting to walk around the group of sleepy warriors.

'Son you need to relax' Justin said concerned, 'you need some sleep.

Jason ignored him, halting behind Daniel and Vaya his eyes widening, 'do you smell that?' he breathed.

Looking up at the transfixed werewolf, breathing in, Daniel shook his head, 'I can only smell us mate.

'It's amazing' Jason bre athed, almost salivating, 'it's like orange hot chocolate, that's my favourite' he added to himself. Suddenly he took off into the trees leaving the shocked group behind him.

'Jason come back!' Justin yelled, jumping up and chasing after his son, Leo following, shouting at four of the warriors to stay with their packs as Daniel and Vaya joined behind him chasing after the two Alphas.

Racing through the trees, Jason followed the intoxicating smell, his wolf urging him forward as he ran as fast as his legs would go, in a constant internal fight with his wolf who was trying to push forward to shift and increase their speed.

After twenty minutes of endless branches and trees, he burst through the greenery upon two people making their way through the forest. Skidding to a stop he growled menacingly causing the young girl to look up at him. Her eyes widened at the sight of him, 'Jason?' she asked disbelievingly, 'JASON!' she screamed happily as the warrior's mouth dropped open at the sight of his sister.

'Halle?' he called back taking an uncertain step toward her before focusing on his sister's companion and his face contorting into rage, 'Vampire!' he growled furiously advancing on the man who looked at him in fear as Halle screamed desperately. 'No Jason, it's OK, he's OK'

As their eyes connected, Jason's breath hitched, his angry face turned to one of confusion and then desire. Closing the gap between them Jason growled, 'mate' before crushing his lips to Vallance's who's eyes widened in shock before they closed of their own accord and he allowed himself to melt into the Werewolf's embrace.

Breaking apart, Vallance breathed softly at Jason, 'Match' just as the rest of the party arrived, staring at the two men still entangled in each others embrace. Justin's eyes moved to his daughter who squealed and threw herself into her father's arms, holding on to him for dear life as he hugged her too him, peppering her hair with kisses.

Pulling away he checked over Halle's face in concern, 'are you OK sweetie? Are you hurt? What are you doing here? Why are you with a Vampire?' he asked quickly before looking over at Vallance who was being held possessively by Jason, 'and why is your brother hugging him' he added.

Halle smiled, 'Vallance is my fiancée' she started before being interrupted by an angry growl from her brother, 'which it seems is now an issue as it looks like Vallance is Jason's mate' she added with a grin.

'OK that explains your brother refusing to let go of him' Justin replied rubbing his head, 'but why are you in the forest and not at the castle? Are you eloping?' he demanded suddenly.

Laughing Halle shook her head, 'no dad! Vallance was bringing me to visit you all as I missed you!

Looking at the silent Vampire, Justin raised an eyebrow at him, 'you were bringing my daughter to visit us? Why did you not fly?'

Looking at his feet, Vallance muttered, 'I didn't exactly get my father's permission for us to leave' he admitted before raising his eyes again, 'but Halle is my friend, she's possibly the best friend I have ever had and she missed you, I wanted to make her happy' he said turning a little pink before looking at Jason, 'I didn't expect to meet my match though, that was just a fortunate bonus' he said as he ran his fingers down Jason's cheek who smiled back at him, grabbing the Vampire's hand and holding it tightly in his own. 'OK, well lets get back to the fire and we can try and figure this out' Justin said tiredly as Leo led the way back to their warriors. Sitting around the fire, Jason cuddled up next to Vallance who kept his arm around the warrior's waist.

'Fist things first' said Justin once they were all seated, 'Halle what the hell were you thinking handing yourself over to Viktor?' he growled angrily as the girl shrunk away from his anger, instinctively moving closer to her brother for protection, 'and what were you then thinking by leaving the safety of the castle in the middle of the night to walk home with just Vallance to protect you!'

'I was trying to protect the pack daddy!' Halle whispered back, tears forming in her eyes as waves of anger rolled off her father, 'but then I missed you so much and Vallance said we could come visit..' she added.

Turning on the Vampire, Justin raised his eyebrow, 'YOU told my sixteen year old daughter to leave safety and go out in the world, in the dark without protection?' he demanded as Vallance flinched under the Werewolf's intense stare.

'I would have protected her if anything tried to hurt her' he muttered, 'no Vampire would have dared mess with us, and I can take on witches and were bears and werewolves' he said before sighing, 'I'm sorry Alpha, it was stupid, I just wanted to make Halle smile' he said dejectedly.

Huffing Justin nodded, 'at least you have the humility to admit what you did was idiotic and dangerous' he growled before his voice softened, 'you seem like a nice lad Vallance, welcome to our family! Raising his gaze to the older wolf, Vallance's mouth fell open in shock, 'your family?' he asked uncertainly.

'You are my son's mate, putting aside the whole issue that you are engaged to his sister, you are now family! Justin replied before holding out his hand to shake the Vampire's who took it bemusedly.

Leo suddenly sat up his face concerned, 'Alpha' he whispered, 'Vampires!'

Moments later a dozen bats landed in the clearing around them, shifting into their human forms, one of which was the furious face of Viktor who looked around the group before fixing his eyes on his son who tried to avoid his steely gaze.

'Would someone like to tell me what is going on right now?' Viktor asked, his voice like ice as he continued to penetrate his son's body with his glare.