Alpha's Blind Luna



We didn't speak, didn't move for a long time. Just held each other, holding tight knowing this moment would be fleeting. But this was the first time in two years someone hugged me and I'd be damned if I was going to waste it.

"Hector?"

He hummed into my shoulder and it sent a wave a goosebumps over my skin.

"Thank you."

Lifting his head up, Hector looked at me in the eyes. "How can you say that? This is as good as forcibly marking you, Auri. I made the choice that you had no input. I just...I couldn't listen...couldn't watch as they did that to you. I'm sorry, I was weak. I..."

My finger came up to his lips, hushing him. "Stop, Hector. You saved me from another five rounds after that." His eyes widened but I continued. “If anything, you might have saved me for all of those in the future too. It's okay. You aren't forcing me, Hector. It's not the same."

He shook his head and my finger fell from his lips. "You're wrong. It's the same. The lesser of two evils doesn't make it good. It's still fucking evil. I still..."

Softly putting both my hands on the side of his face, I pulled him forward and kissed him. My lips softly pressing against his surprised ones. He didn't move, didn't reply but I didn't need him to. It wasn't for him to show me he loved me, I knew that already. What he didn't know was that I loved him. All this time, I had been connected to Logan and I was not going to break apart the mate bond but it was gone now. Would I have chosen to mate right now? No. I would have liked time. Apparently though, I'd had two years of it. I was glad it was Hector. I thanked the Goddess it was him. I felt for once maybe things did work out in the oddest of ways.

"I love you." My whispered words widened his already surprised look.

"Auri, it's not..."

I sighed. "I have for a long time Hector. With Logan, I couldn't. Eventually, I wanted...I knew...hoped...one day it would be you." Chuckling, I leaned back a little. "Not like this. Maybe something a little more romantic but I thought...maybe..."

"Auri, stop. Nothing can make this better." His fists were balled up and his eyes cast down again.

Stubborn old fool. Years he pined and now that he had me, he was pushing me away. I didn't reply though. I knew probably the only one who could pull him out of this would be Rydere but with all the silver, it wouldn't happen. For now, all we could do was wait. Scooting over to the wall, I laid my back against it and patted the spot next to me. He still didn't look up but he did slide his way over, our sides melding together.

"Vale is going to be mad."

I hummed. "Why?"

"He's been growing out his hair because he wanted to see if he could get it longer than yours."

Smiling, I laughed. "Well, he's won." Lifting my hand up, I brushed the top of my head. It had grown out from the last time they shaved it off but it was only about an inch long.

Hector absently chuckled. "I never thought I would see the day your hair was this short but it looks good."

"Easy to manage at least. Maybe I'll keep it short for a while."

His hand came up and his fingertips brushed through my hair. "It's so soft."

My head fell against him and our fingers intertwined, our hands holding tight together. We were quiet for a spell before I took a deep breath. "How bad is it out there?"

“Fucking chaos. Goddess, Auri, it's like a god damn world war out there. Nowhere is safe. No one is safe. At one point, Vale fucked up and added fuel the fire. Poor boy didn't mean to but then Zeke just swooped in and took care of it. He's made a name for himself, Ezekiel the Peacekeeper. I don't know how he does it but damn if he isn't the only thing standing between the few lives we've lost already and hundreds of thousands of lives we could have lost."

I smiled. Zeke was always the right choice. I knew my instincts weren't wrong about him. About handing him the most dangerous documents as well as every safety I had ever built. Pride filled me but also dread that it wasn't over yet. That they had to go through two years already without me. Looking up at Hector, our eyes met and his hand came up, brushing my cheek. He looked so torn. I closed my eyes and leaned into his touch. "I missed you, Auri."

My heart leapt into my throat and I squeezed his hand. “I wanted to see you again but not like this. Never like this."

"I know. But I couldn't care less how it happened. Torture me a thousand days. Ten thousand even, if it meant I could see you and hold you like this."

I smiled and looked up at him. His eyes weren't looking at me though, but at the wall ahead. Sitting up, I noticed his forehead was starting to perspire. Lifting my hand up, I wiped the drops that were forming away.

"It's kicking in it looks like."

I watched his Adam's Apple rise and fall. "I'm sorry, Auri."

Shaking my head, I moved and straddled his legs. His hands grabbed my waist tightly, locking me from moving but my focus was on his face.

"It's not you who should be apologizing. I'm used, damaged goods. What you just witnessed, that has happened twice a week for the entire time I've been here. Not to mention the side action some try to sneak in. That and the experiments and procedures they do. I'm not even whole. I'm sorry you're going to be stuck with something like that, someone like me."

He growled. "Don't you dare say that, Auri Meadows. Don't you fucking dare."

"Then stop fucking apologizing. Stop looking at me like I'm the last person you want to mark. The last person you want to mate with. You look at me in disgust and horror like I'm..." My voice rose but it was cut off by Hector kissing me.

It was passionate and forceful. My surprise left my mouth open for his tongue to slip in and explore. This was our first real kiss. I slipped my hands around his neck and I kissed back, with as much love as I could muster. We broke after a minute, his forehead touching mine.

"I love you, Auri. I always have and I always will. I never wanted our relationship to be forced. I always wanted you to be able to choose."

"I choose you. If it wasn't for Logan all these years, it would have been you. Now it is."

He chuckled and shook his head. "Not like this...never like this..."novelbin

I grumbled, "Stubborn old ass."

This made him laugh and his hand cupped my cheek. "I feel myself slipping."

"It's okay, let it go. I'll take care of you. I promise. Hell, you're lucky this skips the painful part. But you'll probably go through a second later." "Me? Why me? It's the she-wolf..."

Shaking my head, I chuckled. "It's not. Cause if that was the case, Ezekiel never would have gone through heat. It's based off of power. How powerful your mate is. And I'm...well... Frankenstein's monster...after all." I gave him a small smile but I could tell he wasn't buying it.

Before he could retort or ask or do anything, his eyes flickered and I saw the darkness take over. His nails dug into my side where he held me at my hips. Hector's whole body started to shake as I watched him trying to fight the serum; fighting the heat as he stared me down. I was sitting on his bare thighs but his dick was erect between us, standing to attention.

Taking a deep breath, I moved further down his legs so that my head could fall into his lap. Then, without a second thought, I licked his shaft from base to tip. The shaking stopped and he froze, his eyes looking down at me. I swirled my tongue around his tip before I completely took his head in my mouth. A growl rumbled from him but it only spurred me on. I was going to get him through this heat.

His dick hit the back of my throat several times but I was enjoying the sounds he was making far too much to stop. When he came, his seed coating my throat, I smiled. Swallowing, I licked his still fully erect cock clean. Hector's hands reached under my arms and pulled me up when his lips crashed against mine. While the other kiss was passionate, this one was needy and wild. He nipped my lips and even my tongue. As he did, his hands settled back down on my hips. He held me tight, lifting me and setting me down so that his wet dick slipped between my folds. I moaned against him as he snuggled his way into my vagina. Goddess, he stretched me out. He was thick and long and I felt so full I wondered if I pressed down on my stomach if I could feel him inside of me.

I started to move my hips and his growls turned to moans. Moving up and down, I found a grueling rhythm that put my strength to the test. It also put his ability to hold out to the test. Pleasure had always been a tough one for me. Slowly, I had gained some sensitivity back that was enough to make sex enjoyable again but nowhere near as explosive. Rarely did I ever actually come and if I did, it was from more than one spot of stimulation. They had been experimenting with different parts, trying to fix me in some ways. They filled in just about everything I had lost when Morgan saved my life. They tried to work out regaining my ability to feel but it was no use. After a while, they gave up that battle. Along with trying to put vampire lungs in me, seeing if they could make it so I wouldn't have to breathe. They considered it a failure after three times. Putting my own lungs back after every time. However, the feeling of pleasure that was radiating through my body, was a level I hadn't felt. Not even on Nova, did it feel this good.

My strangled moans started to follow his as I rode him for dear life. At first, I had my hands on his thighs but I had to move them to his shoulders, holding on. He growled again and I leaned forward, my head resting on his shoulder. Goddess, his body was huge. He made me feel so damn small. I cried out when he bucked his hips, his dick slamming into the very end of me. Doing it again, I screamed his name. Goddess, I was so close. As he slammed into me third time, I felt his teeth sink into my shoulder. Shuddering, I moved my head and did the same to him. The pleasure exploded and I squeezed his cock for dear life as he came in me.

Slowly, we both pulled our teeth out of each other. Hector's back fell against the stone but his hands still held my waist tight.

His eyes were shut and I wondered if the combination of the marking and the release kicked the serum out of his system. Leaning forward, I rested my head on his chest, curling up against him. He was still inside me but I just enjoyed the connection. Slowly, his hands came up and wrapped around my shoulders.

My eyes closed as I felt the bond reweave itself. Except this time, the bond snapped into place, I was hit with the full force of Hector's emotions. Regret, sadness, fear, loathing, were the strongest and I had to take a deep breath. The silver was supposed to stop the connection so while I knew the bond was there, it shouldn't be fully connected. I let my emotions, my love for him, my acceptance, even a little happiness blanket all of his negative ones. I was able to take hold of his love for me that swam under the surface and intertwined that with my own.

Hector's body went from rigid to soft and his tight hold turned into a loving embrace.

"I love you, Hector. It might not be as much as you deserve or as much as you have for me but I love you as much as I possibly can. I hope...I hope that's okay."

"It's more than okay. It's more than I could ever dream of. Goddess, I love you. More than anything in this word. I love you, Auri." Smiling, I snuggled into him more. It was small but I could feel the slight sparks dancing between us now. Was our bond so strong it beat out the silver? Or was it just my power that now ignored any and all weaknesses? Sleep started to take me but I needed to test the theory. There might be a chance I could get out of here with Hector or at least set him free. That would be enough. The weakness fell onto me and I slipped into a dreamless sleep.