Sold To The Alpha
A Love spoken Chapter 62

Olivia had watched the fight from where she stood in the centre of the room, once Rowan had smashed the vial that was needed to subdue her, her wolf had whispered to let him go so she had held back and allowed the werewolf to attack her enemies instead. The hybrid was behind her, he had been whispering words but she hadn't been concentrating on what he was saying, keeping it as a buzzing noise in her mind as she kept her attention on the scene in front of her.

As Gabriella had crawled toward the fallen warrior, Vaughn had called her once again, turning back to him, she finally realised that he was not alone, two Vampires were stood nearby guarding the door, each keeping a watchful eye on what was going on but not interfering.

Focusing on the prince, Olivia tipped her head slightly to the side, contemplating him as she played with the fire that still surrounded her.

'Olivia?' Vaughn called quietly, 'can you hear me?'

Olivia nodded, a smile gracing her lips as she waited silently for him to continue.

'I'm sorry Olivia, I never wanted to hurt you' he sighed sadly, 'I really didn't have a choice!

'Everyone has a choice in the actions' the she wolf replied, her voice smooth and musical.

Vaughn nodded, 'that is true, but if I had chosen a different way, an entire species would have been killed' he muttered as he cast his eyes down.

'Explain' Olivia demanded, her brow furrowing at his words.

Taking a breath, Vaughn raised his eyes to meet hers, the longing in his gaze evident as he took in her strength and beauty, 'my grandfather made a deal with the high priestess, a blood oath' he started, 'a promise thought blood of a favour in return for saving my father's life.

The favour called in was handed to me, to bring you to her at the coven, I didn't know who you were or that you were my mate, only that I had to bring the wolf that was marked with the crescent moon to her door.

When I found out who you were I wanted so badly to protect you but if I broke the oath, not only would my father die, our entire species would be wiped out including any hybrids that were conceived from a Vampire, cross species mating' he said. 'How?' Olivia asked, moving slightly closer, her eyes never leaving his.

'The priestess gave my grandfather a potion, it blocks his venom from being attacked by an antidote that he was injected with, the venom that runs through the veins of every Vampire one the planet, that comes from the very first Vampire in existence. To kill off the Venom in a Vampire who is directly related to the first will kill off the Venom in all other creatures who who have been created through birth or turning' the prince replied softly.

'Including you' the she wolf stated.

'Yes, including me' Vaughn agreed, 'if it had just been my life, I would have happily given it to protect you Olivia, as much as it hurts to say it, if it had just been my father's life, he too would have told me to sacrifice himself for you, but it was tens of thousands of lives!

Rowan and I, we came up with a plan, we would hand you over, just as the oath said we should, but we would then come back and take you back again. No-where in the agreement did the Priestess say I had to leave you there. But by the time we fought our way back, you had rescued yourself' he added with a small smile.

Olivia nodded as she looked back over at Gabriella, her flames around her body dimming slightly, 'I thought I killed her' she said hesitantly.

'No Olivia, you didn't kill her, Gabriella is fine and Rowan is free because of what you did' Vaughn replied forcefully. 'because of me? How?' the she wolf asked in confusion.

'A selfless act, Gabriella threw herself in the way to save him, her selfless act freed him from his tie to the council and the spell to stop him claiming his mate, what happened in that forest was meant to happen, you didn't do anything wrong' the hybrid explained taking another step toward her and holding out his hand.

Pulling her hand away, Olivia shook her head, 'no, don't touch me, I'll hurt you... I don't want to hurt you' she whispered.

Vaughn smiled as he continued to reach for her, walking closer, 'you wont hurt me Olivia, trust me' he said as he slowly wrapped his hand around hers, the flames dancing around their entwined fingers.

Looking down at their joined palms, she gasped, 'how are you not burning, I burn everything' she muttered worriedly.

Vaughn shook his head, 'not me baby, you can't burn me. Do you remember the stories everyone used to tell about me setting fire to things all the time?' he asked as the she wolf nodded distractedly, 'I wasn't trying to burn things, I was trying to control the fire, I found that I could manipulate it, make it burn brighter and stronger or dampen it down again. Your fire will never hurt me because I'm the other half of you and it recognises me, I'm the calm to your storm Olivia, and I will always be here holding your hand when your powers become too much for you.. if you'll let me' he said shyly.

'I.... 'Olivia started, her voice choking up as she tried to force out her words, 'I take back my rejection' she whispered as he puled her to him and crashed his lips to hers, savouring her taste whilst her flames wrapped around them both before slowly dying away leaving only the two of them stood together wrapped in each others arms.

'Rowan? Please wake up' Gabriella begged softly, holding on to the silver werewolf tightly as tears began to soak his fur.

Looking up she saw Vaughn and Olivia running toward her, leaving the two Vampires by the door, dropping down beside her, Olivia pulled the teenager into her arms muttering, 'I'm sorry Gabby, I'm so sorry, forgive me' over and over again. Vaughn stroked the wolf's head, as he placed his ear against his silver chest and listened to the soft sound of his heartbeat.

'He's alive Gabs, I can hear his heart' he said sitting up again, reaching out for Rowan's shoulders, Vaughn started to shake him violently, 'wake up Rowan, right now!'

a low groan came from the warrior's lips as he shifted back into his human form and groggily opened his eyes, 'leave me alone Vaughn, I'm sleeping' he grumbled in annoyance as Gabriella sobbed louder and threw herself on top of him. Breathing in her scent, the warrior's eyes snapped open, taking in the three worried faces above him.

'What happened?' he asked, trying to sit up as Gabriella clung to him.

'Oh we just killed the council and saved Olivia while you took a nap' Vaughn replied with a careless wave of his hand.

His eyes widening, Rowan glanced around the room, taking in the dead bodies before landing back on Gabriella who was still clinging to him in desperation. As his eyes ran down her body, he growled angrily and shifted to try and cover her body with his own so no- one could see her. 'Seriously? You almost die and you are worried about me being naked?' she sobbed giving him a slap on the shoulder.

'Vaughn is here! And Vampires! No-one sees your body but me' Rowan grumbled as Vaughn stripped off his shirt with a chuckle and handed it to Gabriella who hastily pulled it over her head before pulling Rowan back into her embrace.

'You a*s hole! What do you think you were doing? You could have been killed' the princess shouted, suddenly angry as she started to hit the warrior everywhere she could reach.

Grabbing her hands, Rowan pulled her toward him, 'I love you Gabriella' he whispered, 'and I'm not going anywhere, I told you that!

Slumping against him, the teenager breathed in his scent,' you are still an a*s hole' she muttered.

'Yeah, but I'm your a*s hole and you are stuck with me' the warrior replied with a chuckle as he kissed the top of her head.

'I don't know about the rest of you, but I really want to head home' Vaughn cut in as he placed his arm around Olivia's shoulders and pulled her into his chest.

'Yeah I could be talked into returning to the castle' Rowan agreed as he stood up delicately, striding over to one of the bodies and pulling his long coat off of him before wrapping it around himself and returning to Gabriella's side. Leading the way back to the two Vampires, Vaughn nodded at them, 'we are ready to leave' he said as they both nodded in return.

'Follow us your Highnesses, warrior, Princess' the leader said with a bow at each before he pulled open the door and strode out.

Making their way back along the corridor, they climbed the stairs, and marched along the almost deserted corridors, the few people they met backed up out of the way at the sight of the two stern looking men that led the way and the warrior and princess who were both covered in blood.

Striding out of the open front door, they swept down to the guards who looked at them warily, raising their guns.

'Do you really want to go there son?' the leader asked as he nodded his head behind the guard who lanced over his shoulder at the dozen Vampires who had stepped out of the shadows and were advancing toward him and his friend. Dropping his weapon, the guard stood back, 'no sir' he replied quickly shaking his head.

'Good choice' the leader answered as he walked past, 'oh and you might want to let the people who work here know that the Council are dead' he added over his shoulder.

Walking back to the waiting Vampires, they continued to make their way back to the outskirts of the city, the awaiting Vamps surrounding the group in a protective stance, each one bowing to Olivia who gave them an awkward wave. 'Why do they keep bowing?' she mumbled to Vaughn who was still holding on to her possessively.

'Because you are my mate' he replied with a smile, 'so that makes you their future queen, there is nothing that they will not do to keep you safe my love!

Sneaking a peek at the surrounding men, Olivia felt her worry lessen as she saw their determined looks, as they scanned their surroundings, finally she felt safe.

Arriving back at the Castle just after dawn, Gabriella helped the injured warrior out of the bag, Vaughn doing the same for Olivia, having opted to travel with his mate rather than fly with his men.

Taking Olivia's hand, he led the shy she wolf to the gates, stopping just shy of the boundary as he turned to her, 'you have a choice my love, you can step over and become part of our castle like me and my parents or I can invite you in as a guest which means you can leave whenever you wish' he said softly.

Smiling brightly, Olivia placed a soft kiss on his lips before squaring her shoulders and stepping through the gate, gasping as the feeling of belonging enveloped her. 'I'm home' she muttered to herself happily as Vaughn joined her inside, pulling her into his arms. Turning back, he uttered the words to allow Gabriella and Rowan to enter without being tied before heaving Rowan's arm over his shoulder and leading the way inside calling for his fathers.

Jason and Vallance hurried down the stairs at the sound of their son's voice, skidding to a stop as they took in Gabriella and Rowan's blood soaked state.

'We are fine Jason' Gabriella said immediately to his raised eyebrows, 'it's not our blood' she added with a smirk.

Jason rolled his eyes, 'your mother is not going to let you keep visiting if you keep turning up here covered in blood' he moaned as he snapped his fingers, turning to the young Vampiress who appeared beside him and asked her to get the pair new clothes to wear. 'What about you Rowan, are you OK?' Vallance asked worriedly.

Rowan grinned, 'nothing a good shower and a long sleep wont fix your highness' he replied as Gabriella took over from Vaughn and started to lead him toward the stairs and their rooms.

Turning back to their son, the two men looked to his side at the young woman that was looking up at them through her lashes nervously.

'Is this her?' Jason asked as he walked up to Olivia and took her hands in his, pulling her into his arms.

'Dads, this is Olivia, my mate' Vaughn said with a smile.

'Well Olivia, it's been many years since I've seen you, I am so glad you are safe' Jason replied, hugging her tightly, the she wolf slipping her arms around his waist as she sank into the fatherly embrace.

Releasing her, Vallance then hugged her too, 'welcome to our family Olivia, you certainly have the look of someone who can keep our son in check' he said gruffly as Olivia giggled.

'I think it's going to be more Vaughn keeping me in check' she replied shyly, 'but I'll do my best.

'I know you will my sweet girl, now how about we show you to your room so you can have a shower and then maybe you might want to ring your parents and let them know that you are safe? Leo has been on the phone pretty much constantly these last few weeks, he was not keen to allow us to retrieve you ourselves after her found out what happened' Vallance added with a smile.

Grinning up at the Vampire King, Olivia nodded, 'thank you your Highness, I would greatly appreciate being able to contact my parents' she replied.

Waving his hand, Vallance shook his head, 'don't call me your highness, we are family, call me Vallance, or Val or even Dad V if you want' he said dismissively.

'OK then dad V' the she wolf replied, blushing slightly.

'Come on, lets go to our room so you can wash up' Vaughn interrupted, grabbing his mate's hand and pulling her toward the stairs.

Watching the pair leave, Vallance sighed, 'I can't believe our baby has a mate! I'm not sure I'm ready for this' he moaned.

Jason chuckled as he slipped his arm around the Vampire's waist, 'Just think though, now he has a mate, that means soon we'll have a whole new set of little feet running around these halls' he whispered causing his mate to grin at the thought.