Sold To The Alpha
Hated Ties That Bind Chapter 38

Terri woke up the next morning to a soft knock on her door, sitting up, the young woman pulled the covers up to her chin before calling out, 'come in.' The door opened carefully to reveal Abel who held a tray laden with bacon, eggs, pancakes and a glass of orange juice.

Stepping into the room, he carefully pushed the door closed with his foot before walking over to the bed and placing the tray onto his match's lap. 'Breakfast in bed little one' he said lovingly as he took the seat from beside the desk and sat down.

Terri smiled widely, 'I could have got up and come to eat in the kitchen' she replied, 'but thank you, this is really sweet!

Abel beamed, 'nothing is too much trouble for you my love, I will bring you breakfast in bed every morning if you so desire.'

Blushing, Terri looked down at the plate, noting the bacon and eggs, 'I thought you were a vegan?' she said as she raised a questioning gaze to the vampire.

'I am, but that doesn't mean you have to be' he replied with a wave of his hand. 'None of the vampire's here taste human blood, but a lot do still like the taste of animal flesh, personally I do not so I keep to synthesized blood, fruits and vegetables. Picking up the fork, Terri cut into the bacon, placing a piece in her mouth as she let out a small groan of appreciation, 'this is really good' she mumbled as she swallowed.

Abel's smile widened, 'I made it myself' he replied happily.

'You cook?' the young woman asked in surprise.

'I can do many things, little one' the vampire retorted with a chuckle, 'I have had many years to learn, I'll have you know that not only can I cook, I can also operate a washing machine, repair my own clothes and I can knit.

Terri giggled as she shook her head, 'you knit?' she repeated, 'sorry, but you do not look like the kind of man who sits in a chair and knits of an evening!

Abel smirked, 'I can and I do knit my love, Cian and your mother both own jumpers that were made by these hands.

'Well I am fully expecting a vampire made jumper now' the human woman replied.

'I will make you an entire wardrobe of jumpers, you will have one in every colour of the rainbow, and they will be so warm because they will be infused with my love for you' the vampire whispered, a tinge of shyness in his voice. Feeling flustered, Terri placed another mouthful of food into her mouth to save herself from replying, moaning again as the flavours burst in her mouth.

'My little one, as much as I love those sounds coming from your lips, I am starting to feel jealous of the dead flesh' Abel muttered as his eyes darkened.

Choking at his words, Terri grabbed the glass of juice, swallowing the lump that was lodged in her throat as she looked up into the vampire's eyes.

Laughing, Abel patted her hand, 'my apologies my love, I should not tease you while you are eating, now hurry up and finish your food so you can get dressed, we have things to do today!

'I don't have any clothes with me' she replied hesitantly, 'I didn't have time to pack anything!

'Do not worry my love, your wardrobe has items for you to wear' the vampire replied softly.

Excitedly, Terri moved the tray from her lap and went to pull back the covers, ready to rush to the cupboard, 'where are we going?' she asked impatiently.

Placing his hands on either side of her, stopping her from getting up, Abel shook his head, 'nope, food first little one, every single bite and then you can get ready!

Pouting, Terri picked the tray up again and resumed eating the breakfast as her match smiled warmly down at her.

Swallowing the last bite, she met his gaze, 'all done, see? Finished, now where are we going?' she prodded desperately. Standing up, Abel pressed his fingers to his lips, 'it's a secret little one, so get up and dressed and I will meet you outside.

Picking up the tray, he walked out of the room, shutting the door behind him, Terri threw of the covers and hurried over to the wardrobe, pulling open the doors to see that a selection of jeans, t'shirts and jumpers were now neatly hanging from the rails. Opening the drawers, she discovered underwear and socks in her size.

Running her fingers across the fabric, she finally selected a pair of black jeans, a pink t'shirt and a plain white hoodie. Grabbing clean underwear, she carried everything back to her bed and placed them on to the blankets before heading into the adjoining bathroom. On the other side was another door, walking over, she tapped lightly, waiting a few seconds before tentatively turning the handle. Opening the door, she found herself looking at another bedroom, the jacket that Abel had been wearing the previous night was slung over the back of the armchair in the corner of the room.

Shutting the door quickly, Terri locked it from her side before stripping and stepping into the shower to wash. Once finished, she grabbed a towel and wrapped it around herself, starting toward her bedroom, she faltered for a moment before turning back and unlocking Abel's bedroom door so he could access the bathroom from his side.

Making her way into her own room, she shut the door and locked it before towelling herself dry and pulling on her new clothes.

Searching through the desk, Terri discovered a small brush and hairdryer that she used to dry and style her hair, she then pulled on her shoes and made her way to her bedroom door, pulling it open and walking out to replace Abel leaning on the wall waiting for her. Smiling brightly, the vampire held out his hand to her, 'shall we?' he asked in his deep husky voice.

Shivering slightly, Terri nodded quickly as she placed her small hand in his much larger one and let him lead her.

After spending the morning with her brother and sister in law, Alessia, Fabian and Rowan bade the couple goodbye, Alessia gripping her brother tightly one last time before they left, and headed back out into the heat of the day.

'Thank you, Fabian, Alessia said softly, as she smiled up at the vampire, 'for bringing me to my brother, I'm so relieved that he's alive and happy!

Fabian smiled down at the she wolf, 'a pleasure little wolfie' he replied warmly.

Entering the house again, they found their way barred by a frantic looking Nathaniel, 'where have you been? I've been searching the house for you' he growled at Alessia who's brows furrowed in confusion.

'we were out with Fabian' she started

Cutting her off, Nathaniel scoffed, 'of course you were, pretty boy here invites you out and you run off without thinking about telling any of us, do you know how worried I was?' he shouted.

'Nate, I was with her, why didn't you just mind link me?' Rowan asked quietly as he stepped between the boiling Alpha and the she wolf.

Nathaniel's eyes clouded, 'I tried, it didn't work, none of us can mind link here' he muttered, 'I was worried about you' he added defensively.

'Well I'm fine, Rowan is fine, and my brother is fine by the way' Alessia snapped, 'yes, Fabian took me to see my brother, he is mated to Fabian's sister, they have a baby, I'm an auntie. I stayed to reconnect with my brother and get to know my sister in law and niece, is that OK with you Alpha?' Glaring at Nathaniel over Rowan's shoulder, Alessia growled challengingly, surprising the group. 'This may come as a shock to you, being used to people bowing down to you constantly, but I do not need your permission to leave this house Nate, you are NOT my Alpha, so you do not tell me what to do.

Turning back to Fabian, her features softened, 'thank you Fabian, again, for taking me to Alex' she said as she placed her hand on the vampire's chest.

Taking her hand in his, Fabian raised it to his lips and kissed it, 'always a pleasure to keep your company little wolfie' he replied. Releasing her, he smirked at Nathaniel as he walked away down one of the corridors.

Once the vampire was out of sight, Alessia span back round to face the Alpha, flicking her gaze to Rowan, she growled, 'leave.'

Rowan blinked at her tone, 'are you sure Lessi? I can stay..' he started worriedly.

'Now Rowan' Alessia ordered, folding her arms across her chest and tapping her foot impatiently until the warrior reluctantly backed away and walked off down the hall, back toward their rooms.

Turning to Nathaniel, the she wolf glowered with barely suppressed rage, 'Lessi' the Alpha started slowly, as he struggled to keep his voice calm.

'Don't you Lessi me' the she wolf growled back, 'you don't get to pretend to be my friend Nathaniel, not when you keep trying to interfere in my life. I now have two brothers to watch over me, I do not need a third! Get it through your stupid skull, I don't need you to worry about me, I don't need you to look all over this building for me, I don't need you!'

Shoving the Alpha with her hands, Alessia stormed away toward her room, balling her fists by her sides to stop herself from punching a wall as she passed them.

Thrusting open her bedroom door, Alessia kicked it shut behind her before throwing herself onto her bed. 'Stupid damn Alpha, trying to control my life, he needs to back the hell off' she raged, punching the blankets repeatedly.

'I was just looking out for you' came Nathaniel's angry voice from behind her. Rolling over, Alessia saw the future Alpha stood in her doorway, his own shoulders shaking as he tried to keep a lid on his emotions.

Cursing herself for not locking the door, Alessia scrambled off the bed and stalked toward him, placing her hands on his chest and shoving him with all her strength.

Nathaniel didn't move against her force, instead grabbing her wrists and walking her backwards as he kicked the door shut behind him.

Wrenching her hands from his grip, Alessia stamped her foot in fury, 'get out Nate!' she yelled.

'No!' Nathaniel growled back, 'you did something stupid and you are not going to kick me out until you realise it.

'Fabian wouldn't hurt me and I had Rowan with me' the she wolf argued, 'and I am not your responsibility anyway!

'Yes you are' Nathaniel roared back, his own anger taking over, 'you are with my group, your safety is my responsibility!' Flexing his fingers that had become fists, the Alpha took a deep breath, 'you don't know that vampire, you have no idea if he would hurt you. None of us knew where you were or that Rowan was with you. Do you have any idea how scared I was? You could have been hurt and I wouldn't even have known!'

Alessia's eyes widened as she opened and shut her mouth a few times, no words emerging. 'Why do you even care?' she finally forced out.

'because I'm..... 'Nathaniel shouted, before stopping and swallowing, 'your friend' he finally finished.

'You are so damn infuriating, do you know that? Always treating me like some kind of helpless human. I hate you Nate, I hate that you think I can't take care of myself, I hate that you always turn up at the worst moment and repeatedly ruin things between me and others, I HATE YOU' she screamed as her temper unleashed itself in an unstoppable wave. The pair stared at each other for a few moments, their chests rising and falling as their gazes locked.

Suddenly, Nathaniel took a step forward, grabbing Alessia around the waist and pulling her into his chest, his lips crashing into hers in a overpowering kiss.

Freezing in place, the she wolf stood unmoving in shock before her lips slowly began to move in sync against the warrior's, her hands sliding up his chest and around his neck, replaceing his hair as she fisted it desperately, her fingers raking through the silky softness as she let out a small moan.