Chapter XXVI

The Greek leaves the room and the Celt couldn't sleep, even so he decides to stay in bed, his body still demands it, he gets tangled up in the soft sheets, he doesn't care about the material, he loves the way the fabric rubs against his body, he frowns when he detects a peculiar aroma, he turns around, facing the door, a light brown woman with hair as black as the night, dark brown eyes, short (well, anyone is short to him), plump, around thirties, arrives with a heavy tray of food, with a calm but nervous step she arrives before him, William sits in his place, observes the girl millimeter by millimeter, approaches her, sniffs her neck.

—How did Elian let you live?

—Because I'm an old friend of Secundina. Let me introduce myself. My name is Virginia.

"The girl who committed suicide, right?" He takes a nice chunk of roast beef from the tray. "William."

— Herself —they shake hands.

-What I don't understand.

—I met her a while back when we were in college, she was a basketball player…

—Don't tell me you too —he laughs, she glares at him.

—Don't laugh at me, proud 1.56 meters. I belonged to the medical corps of the UNAM national team. I studied medicine as an assistant, she studied nursing and was on the UACH national team. We met at a University Games and became good friends, but because I was a magnifying glass, I was afraid to get closer to her. If I had known they were going to exile me for not wanting to marry the man my father chose for me, I would have stayed in the north with her.

—Aren't your parents werewolves?

—Yes, they are, but in the south of the country, it's handled differently; parents decide for you. When I was exiled, I went traveling the world. There I met that crazy Zacchaeus. As a young girl, his story moved me. I believed in his story that the Messiah had given him the task of wiping out the messengers of evil. But when I saw what he did and how he subdued those kids, I couldn't allow that, so I decided to help as best I could.

"Where's your wolfskin?" He sees it and laughs heartily. "What? What are you laughing at?"

—I don't need it, I'm a Nahualt —she says, unable to stop laughing, unintentionally letting out her Beta scent, which enters not only the Celt's nostrils but his entire being, she stops laughing when he growls, she lets out her Alpha scent, his scent permeates her, the two remain silent.

"It wasn't my intention, especially under these circumstances," the Celt says, still staring at her.

—Well, um, I, um… even though I was born a magnifying glass, I'm only thirty-four years old, so I don't know what to do or say. —She plays with her nervous hands. He places his left hand on hers. The size difference is noticeable. Her nerves disappear as if by magic.

Elian's passion

—We have marked each other for life, you will be my partner and I will be yours. If we do not accept the union, we will both be consumed by rage, we will act more on instinct than reason, we will be equal to or worse than those beasts– With his right hand he takes her chin and seeks her gaze—. . . So Virginia, do you want to hunt by my side, run by my side, be my main support? I will be your faithful companion, I will hunt for you, I will protect yours and that of our lineage with my life.

"Call me Akasha," she says, still nervous. "Aren't I too ugly for you?"

you?

—What? Ha… hahaha! I don't know, I really don't care about that – he laughs out loud, she imitates him, he takes her in his arms makes her sit on top of him, he holds her by the back – Tell me, woman of bronze, what will your answer be?

— They say every beauty has her beast, I guess that’s what we’ll be from today on, I agree to be your partner. – He pulls her so they are dangerously close, so much so that they could both taste each other’s breath, a little teasing on his part before closing his lips on hers, the kiss began slowly and calmly, getting to know each other, he was the one who intensified the union, he brings his hands to her waist with an agile movement, she was left with her back to the soft mattress with him on top, he is the one who takes her right leg to place it on his hip, his hand runs down the length of Virginia’s leg, it was the lack of oxygen that forces him to end the kiss— Wow! – Their eyes were a light yellow.

—I'll accompany Elian. When I get back, we'll get married.

—You mean when we get back.

"You're not going," he said with a different tone of voice, authoritarian, the Beta is surprised by how quickly she obeys submissively, she lowers her head and she just nodded. "You must bite my shoulder until it bleeds and leaves a scar so everyone will know I have an owner."

Elián, Omar, Jonathan and company are surprised to hear the howls coming from William's room, Ciro shakes his head, Val crosses his arms, Alejo starts pouring whiskey for everyone.

—For the light in the darkness! —says Alejo.

—Cheers! —says Val, everyone raises their glasses.

—I assumed Will was married, Jonathan says.

—Although it's one of the oldest, it's never been marked until now, says Elian.

"What do you mean?" Val asks curiously.

—He remained a hermit for all these millennia. He believed he was cursed and didn't want to bring more "cursed" people into the world. Little by little, he helped more hermits, and suddenly he formed a pack, and the hermits were no longer hermits.

—Will you let him accompany us? —Jonathan asks seriously.