Sold To The Alpha
A Love spoken Chapter 25

'Hi Rowan' Gabriella said softly, leaning closer to him as the warrior's eyes widened in shock, lifting her face, she slowly placed her lips to his, feeling the softness of his kiss as she laced her hand behind his neck and pulled him closer to her.

Leaning against the door, unable to move, Rowan's wolf purred in his mind, as Gabriella's lips explored his own, her tongue running along the opening of his mouth until he allowed her access. Screaming in his own mind, he willed his hands to move, to encircle her body and pull her closer but they remained firmly at his sides, all he could do was try to pour his feelings into her through their shared kiss.

Pulling away slightly, she looked into his eyes, her own darkening slightly as she seemed to melt into his gaze, 'you hurt me Rowan' she said softly, her hands resting lightly on his chest as she leaned against him. 'I also hurt you' she added regretfully, her eyes looking downward momentarily before connecting with his once again.

Taking a deep breath, she straightened up, 'I don't know what is going on with you, but I'm willing to hang around for a while and try to replace out' she whispered, 'don't make me regret it. Placing one last kiss on his lips, she gently pulled him away from the door before opening it and slipping outside, returning to her own room.

Shutting the door behind her, Rowan touched his lips with his fingers, trying to slow his racing heart, the memory of her taste etched into his mind.

Another knock sounded from his door, more authoritative this time, turning back he opened the door once again to replace Vaughn looking at him expectantly.

Stepping back, he allowed the Vampire to enter, the young Prince immediately taking a seat on the bed and looking up at him with a small knowing smirk playing around his lips.

'Soooooo' he started, 'I saw Gabby leaving just now..' He trailed off, waiting as Rowan flushed slightly.

'Yeah, she came to see me' the warrior replied evasively.

'and' Vaughn prompted.

'She kissed me' Rowan admitted, his face lighting up at the memory.

'Did you manage to say anything to her?' the Prince asked as he beamed back happily.

Rowan shook his head dejectedly, 'no, I still can't talk to her or touch her' he replied frustratedly, 'why can't I?' he asked desperately.

Vaughn shrugged sadly, 'I don't know man, but this is a step forward, lets hope that the more time you spend with her the more likely you are to get over whatever is going on with you' he replied.

Rowan dropped his gaze, 'how am I supposed to get to know her when we are meant to take Olivia to the High Priestess?' he muttered bitterly, 'and is Gabriella ever going to forgive either of us when she replaces out what we have to do?' he added, causing the Vampire's breath to hitch in his own throat.

'What are we going to do?' Vaughn muttered, running his fingers through his hair, 'should we talk to Alpha Isabella? Maybe she would have an idea?' he added hopefully.

Rowan sat down next to the young man, studying his fingers that were clasped together in his lap for a moment, 'Maybe we should' he agreed, 'another person's thoughts on this might help us see another way out of this mess!

Standing up again, Vaughn nodded, 'I say we spend today working out what we are going to say and then go to see her in the morning' he said resolutely.

The rest of the day was spent working out how to approach their predicament with the Alpha, they both knew that she would be furious when she found out their true reason for being at her Pack but neither man could think of an alternative way to deal with their problem.

Finally, once they had eaten dinner, the pair bade each other good night and headed back to their rooms.

Jumping in the shower, Vaughn's mind wandered to Olivia, her soft skin against his mouth as he had kissed her hand, the sound of her voice as she answered his questions.

He wanted to touch her, feel her, hold her tightly to him but he could see in her eyes that she was distrustful of him, feel the wall that she had around her, she was not going to blindly accept him, mate bond or not.

As he turned off the jet of hot water, he stepped out and grabbed a towel, drying himself quickly before making his way back into his bedroom and pulling out some underwear and shorts to wear to bed.

Laying down on the soft, clean mattress, he pulled the blankets over him, tucking the edge under his chin so that he was cocooned inside. Closing his eyes, he allowed his mind to wander to the brown haired beauty that had already captured his heart, his mind taking hope that the Alpha would be able to help him keep both his father and his mate.

As sleep over took him, the Vampire's breathing deepened, a void of dreams washing over him as his body relaxed. As the night wore on, the Prince began to toss and turn, low moans issuing from his lips as his brow creased in his unconscious state. 'Vaughn' came a voice to his subconscious, soft yet authoritative.

'Who is there?' he called back, fighting through the darkness of his dream to chase down the melodic sound that had uttered his name.

'Come to me Vaughn' she whispered back, her voice fading as he started to run, trying to catch up to the sound.

'Wait!' he shouted, 'I'm coming, wait for me' he begged.

'I'm here Vaughn, replace me' the voice replied.

Worry overtaking him, he ran through the dark for what felt like hours until he saw a speck of light, making his way toward it he burst through a doorway and found himself in a wooded area. Looking around wildly, he spied a small child nearby, her legs pumping back and forth as she swung on a swing that was attached to a tall branch above her head.

'Hello?' he called nervously, stopping just out of reach of the child as she turned toward him and smiled.

'Hello Vaughn' she said happily, tossing her brown hair back from her face as she smiled up at him.

'Do I know you?' he asked, watching as she dragged her feet through the long grass, bringing her swing to a stop.

'Yes and no' the little girl replied sweetly, her brown eyes studying his face until he felt the need to look away from her.

'Did you call for me?' he asked quietly.

'Yes Vaughn, I called you, and you came' she answered, her face lighting up with pleasure.

'Why did you want me?' he asked, 'what is your name?'

The young girl giggled, 'my name is not important Vaughn, but what I have to tell you is. You have a path to walk Vampire Prince, and you must walk it alone. Do not tell the Alpha, or others what you and your guard are here to do, bringing others into this journey could have dire consequences on the plans laid out by the Goddess. You need to trust in yourself Prince Vaughn, trust your choices and trust your friends, everything happens for a reason' she said with a smile.

Dropping to his knees by the child, Vaughn's face crumpled, 'but I don't know what to do! I have to choose between my entire species and my one person who was made specially for me, I need help' he begged.

The young girl stood up and walked toward him, placing her hand comfortingly on his head, smoothing his hair like a mother would a child, 'you will know what to do when the time is right Prince Vaughn, believe in your destiny' she whispered before everything around him started to fade.

Reaching out he tried to grab hold of the young girl's hand but it was like sand running through his fingers.

Calling desperately, he stared around as blackness consumed him once more, yelling for her to come back to him.

'Vaughn' came a voice softly, distant. 'Vaughn!' it continued insistently.

'Where are you? Help me?' he cried back desperately.

'Vaughn wake up' the voice persisted, his body shaking as he stared around him into the inky blackness, 'Vaughn!' Slowly, Vaughn opened his eyes to see Rowan leaning over him shaking him violently, 'Vaughn!' he shouted loudly. 'What happened?' the Prince asked groggily.

'You were yelling, I couldn't wake you up' Rowan replied worriedly, 'what the hell happened man, I have been shaking and calling you for over five minutes, it was like you were trapped!'

Vaughn let out a shaky breath as he tried to calm his racing heart, looking up at his guard he whispered, 'we can't tell Alpha Isabella or anyone about Olivia.

Rowan recoiled in shock, 'what? We literally just decided that we would tell her everything' he growled angrily.

Vaughn dropped his gaze, 'I know, but my dream, it warned me that if we pull anyone else into this that the consequences could be huge, we can't risk anyone else Rowan, we have to do this ourselves' he said brokenly.

Rowan dropped onto the bed beside the Prince, sighing heavily, 'what did you see exactly?' he asked quietly.

Going over every thing he could remember, Vaughn told the warrior about the little girl, the warning she had given him and the need to trust himself and his friends. 'I assume she meant you when she said friend' he added with a humourless chuckle. Rowan looked surprised, 'we are friends now?' he asked warily.

'Vaughn shrugged, 'you and I are the only people who know what is going on, so we are the only ones to have each others backs, I think that makes us friends' he replied with a small shrug.

Rowan looked at him oddly for a second before nodding slowly, 'I can live with that' he said with a lopsided grin, 'and as your new friend, I will now be sleeping in here with you, if you get sucked into any more weird premonition type dreams I want to be on hand to help!'

Standing up he quickly left the room before returning with his blankets and pillows, shutting the bedroom door, he arranged himself on the floor at the end of Vaughn's bed, nodding when he was comfortable as the Prince reached over and turned off the bedroom light before curling back up under his own blankets to try and return to sleep that would hopefully not have the strange unnamed girl in it again.