Sold To The Alpha
A Love spoken Chapter 38

Waking up, Olivia tried to wriggle out of the sleeping hybrid's grasp, giggling as he scrunched his face up in displeasure and tightened his grip on her, muttering drowsily to himself. 'Vaughn, I need the bathroom' she whispered, pulling at his heavy arm.

'No, too comfy, stay' Vaughn grumbled, not opening his eyes

'We have to go check on Gabby' the she wolf replied, taking to poking him in the chest over her shoulder, the Vampire swatting at her, still refusing to open his eyes.

Taking the opportunity, Olivia slipped off the bed, grabbing her clothes off of the floor, laughing as an annoyed groan came from behind her, 'so mean' Vaughn grumbled. Rubbing his eyes as he sat up, his gaze drawn to her bare backside as the she wolf disappeared through the door into the bathroom.

Standing up, Vaughn pulled on his clothes, looking at his watch to see that they had been asleep for a few hours. Taking a seat on the edge of the bed, he waited until Olivia stepped out again, now fully dressed, taking a seat in front of the mirror, she quickly pulled her hair up into a pony tail calling over her shoulder to Vaughn to order some room service to Gabby and Rowan's room for the four of them.

Ten minutes later, they were walking out of their own room and walking to few steps to their friend's room, knocking gently on the wood in case Gabriella was sleeping.

The door opened a crack, a suspicious eye staring at them before it opened wide to reveal Rowan who stepped back to let them in. Looking over at the bed, they saw that Gabriella was fast asleep, a blanket wrapped around her body.

Taking a seat inside, they talked quietly until a soft tap on the door indicated that their food had arrived. Vaughn strode over and opened it, making room for the staff member to bring in a wheeled trolley piled with food and drinks. Thanking him, the Vampire gave him a hefty tip before seeing him out and shutting the door again, locking it carefully.

Standing up, Olivia went over to the teenager, shaking her gently until she awoke, her eyes blurry for a moment before the she wolf's face swam into view.

'Hey Liv, how long have I been out?' she asked groggily, wincing slightly as she pulled herself into a sitting position.

'A few hours Gab' the she wolf replied gently, sitting down next to her and lifting the blanket to check her ankle that had taken on a more black colour with a tinge of yellow that showed it was already beginning to heal.

'Ca I smell food?' Gabriella asked, sniffing hopefully, causing Vaughn to laugh as he grabbed a plate and started to load a bit of everything he had ordered onto it, handing it too the teenager with a fork as she dug in like she hadn't seen food in a month. The rest of them also grabbed plates and piled them with everything they wanted before all sitting on the bed with Gabriella, talking and laughing as they battled their way through the goodies.

Finally, the four leaned back on the bed groaning over their full stomachs, 'I need a drink' Gabriella moaned, holding out her hand in front of her and clutching at air, 'Vaughny! Get me a drink, I'm injured' she added, pouting at the Vampire who rolled his eves and heaved himself off the mattress to grab one of the cans of soda that were still on the trolley, bringing it back and handing it to her as he plonked himself back down at the foot of the bed. Taking a huge swig, the princess smiled contentedly for a moment before looking around at the group.

'So I assume we are staying here tonight, but we can set off first thing tomorrow after some breakfast' she began as Olivia immediately started to shake her head.

'No Gabby, you will not be going further than the bathroom until that ankle is a decent colour' she replied sternly.

'Liv! It's fine! I can hobble, there is no need to be sitting around any longer than we have too, and I'm sure there are lots of comfortable beds I can lay on at the castle' she added smugly.

Vaughn suddenly interjected, 'I think Olivia is right Gabs, there is no point putting pressure on your injury when we are not even on a time scale to get to the castle, plus you have no idea how bad my dads can be about injuries! I swear you will be in a leg brace for the next two weeks in they so much as smell a bruise on you!

The smile slid from Gabriella's face, turning into a scowl as she grumbled, 'suck up' at him, shifting herself around to face away from them, trying to cover the grimace of pain from the movement.

'Yeah, it's because he's sucking up, nothing to do with your ridiculous attempts to try not to show how much pain you are in' Olivia scoffed back, the princess sticking her tongue out at her in response.

'Are you listening to this baby?' she whined at Rowan, 'they are being nasty to your mate, sort them out' she huffed as the other couple smirked at her.

'This is not up for discussion Gabby, sorry. Olivia will check your ankle in the morning and we will decide what to do then, but if she isn't happy with it you will sit and you will stay' Vaughn growled warningly.

'I am not a dog Vaughny' Gabriella shot back scowling.

'Well.. technically' he started before shutting his mouth quickly as the princess' eyes narrowed dangerously.

'Do you really want to go there Vampire?' she asked softly.

'No, no I don't think I do' Vaughn replied quickly, scooting closer to Olivia for protection as the two she wolves laughed at him.

'Good decision' Gabriella replied with a grin.

After a few more hours of talking, Olivia stood up to help Gabriella into the bathroom so the princess could take a shower, telling the boys that she would remain in the bathroom in case the princess needed help as there was no chair for her to sit on whilst washing.

Once the door shut and the lock clicked, the two men waited until they could hear the shower running before starting to talk in a low tone.

'Rowan. I have messed up big time' Vaughn muttered, dragging his hands through his hair in agitation.

'What's up?' Rowan asked immediately, keeping his own voice down.

'I mated with Olivia' the hybrid groaned, placing his head in his hands, 'I didn't mean too but she was there and in a towel and dripping wet.. I tried having a cold shower but it didn't help! Then she was staring at me like I was her next meal.. oh Goddess, I'm an ¡***t' he mumbled.

'Vaughn! What the hell man, we are about to hand her over to the Coven! What were you thinking!' Rowan whispered back furiously.

'I wasn't! Obviously!' Vaughn growled back angrily, 'do you know how hard it is not to claim your mate?!'

Rowan stared at him for a moment, his eyes widening in shock before anger and pain filled his eyes, 'yeah, I think I have some idea what that is like Vaughn' he replied tersely as the Vampire's face dropped in horror. 'Rowan, I'm sorry, I didn't mean that. 'He started quickly.

'It's OK Vaughn, I know' the warrior replied, keeping his eyes away from the hybrid's ashamed gaze.

'No, it isn't OK' Vaughn replied furiously, 'nothing about any of this is OK and I don't have the right to throw my temper at you unthinkingly. You are suffering more than me by a long way mate and I'm over here just f*****g stuff up even worse and then taking it out on you!

Rowan brought his eyes back to the mortified Vampire, a smile spreading across his face that seemed to lighten the Prince's self loathing, 'Vaughn, you are still young, you are going to mess up, especially with your friends. Yes it hurts like hell to not be able to claim my mate and it was a bit of a barb through my heart when you said that but I've been around a long time, I'm not going to stop being your friend because you hurt my feelings by accident' he said softly. 'I am just worried for you, now that you and Olivia have mated, your bond is so much stronger, it's going to be ten times harder for you to hand her over and ten times harder for her when she realises what we have done. In a sadistic way, me not being able to claim Gabriella is a good thing as when she replaces out what we have to do, I don't know what she is going to do' he added sadly.

Vaughn swallowed heavily, he had been so wrapped up in his own decision, he hadn't given a moments thought to the fact that Gabriella was Olivia's friend and when she replaces out that they are handing her to the Coven, she's going to feel just as betrayed as Olivia will.

'We will replace a way out of this Rowan' Vaughn promised, 'if it comes to it, I will tell Gabriella that you didn't know anything about what I was planning' he added.

Rowan gave the Prince a small smile, 'it won't work Vaughn, Gabriella knows I came to get you from the castle, so I would know we were going the wrong way to get back too it' he replied, 'plus, I wouldn't let you do it, I have done a lot of things wrong in my life, it's what has led me too this point. Every decision I made put me on the path to the Council and their plans for me, I decided a long time ago that I was going to take the consequences for all my decisions and that includes Olivia.

Vaughn nodded sadly, 'this really sucks' he muttered, 'we must have upset the Moon Goddess beyond the realms of reason for her to make us do this!

The warrior chuckled hollowly, 'I don't know about you Vaughn, but I'm pretty sure I deserve everything that has and will happen to me' he replied as his voice broke slightly and a lone tear ran down his cheek.