The Vampire's Heir

Chapter 2

Clayton's POV:

I can't seem to let go of what I felt both times I touched her skin. Something I never thought would ever happen to me happened. For a vampire, it didn't happen as easily as it does in the werewolf species. It wasn't just what I felt that had me confused, there was more and I had to get back to where I was staying as fast as I could so I could research.

I sped to my room and locked the door and opened my laptop. I started looking around, trying to find if this could possibly happen. I almost needed to make sure that it wasn't what I thought it was. The problem is, it is so hard to know what is truth and what is made up online. It's not like it was hundreds of years ago when people and supernaturals actually knew what everything was. Now, it has all gotten lost in the line of fiction. The truth has been twisted for so long that I have no idea what I'm searching for or if what I am reading is even true.

I finally slammed my laptop shut and shoved it off to the side. What the hell is going on? I sat there with my hands in my hair trying to think. There has to be someone I can go to and ask about this because it is just not possible. I'm a vampire and she's human, this just doesn't happen to two different species so it has to be something else!

I slid off of the bed and head out of the room and out onto the streets. First I need to feed and get my strength up. I have a long journey ahead of me and I have to get there and back before sunrise. The sun isn't deadly to us vampires, it's just extremely painful. Our chemical makeup, the part that makes us vampires or also known as the devil in the night, causes our skin to be extremely sensitive. The sun's rays will cause 3rd degree burns in just a few seconds. Because of our healing capabilities, it heals before it can kill us but that doesn't stop the scorching burning pain that comes with it.

As long as we are not in direct sunlight we are okay. Just can't have the sun's rays touch our skin. If we are out in the daylight, we have to have black as night sunglasses on. Our eyesight is designed to see at night and because of that, the sun is almost blinding.

I make my way into the park and head towards the bridge. There should be a homeless person down here for me. There are usually a few and if they are asleep I should be able to feed without the other waking up. If they do, I will just kill them.

I walk slowly towards the bridge and see that there is only one sleeping under a bunch of newspapers. I use my speed that is too fast for the human eye to register what it is seeing. I kneel down beside him and my fangs extend to their full length.

I grab him quickly and before he can let out a scream I bite down on his neck hard while pushing on his trachea to keep him from making a noise. I drain him of all of his blood and heal the wound from my fangs and drop him to the ground. I lick around my face to clean off the blood that spilled out in the process.

Now it's time to make a visit. Something I wouldn't normally do but this is something I have got to figure out and if it is what I think it is, is it even possible?

I do my lightning speed and cross the state till I get to Indiana. I stop at the edge of their territory and look into the woods. I can already smell them. The scent of wet dog. A scent you can't ever forget. We don't have a problem with werewolves just like they don't us because they know we won't feed on them. Their blood tastes dirty and leaves a bad aftertaste. Doesn't matter if they are in human form or not, it's never any good.

That doesn't mean they aren't territorial. I take a few steps into their territory and it doesn't take long before I start to get surrounded by wolves.

"Say your cause? Why are you here?" I hear the sounds of their Alpha as he walked in human form through the pack towards me.

"I mean no harm. I'm only interested in some answers." I tell him once he stops about 15 feet from me.

Sometimes wolves are so dumb. Like I couldn't run at him and snap his neck before anyone realized that I wasn't standing there anymore. They would never be able to catch me but I'm not here to cause a fight or a war.

"What could you possibly want to know from us? Your kind live forever! Don't you already know everything?" He snapped at me sarcastically.

"Shut it mutt!" I shouted at him and that just caused all the pack to let out a growl in anger.

"Besides, we don't know everything, just almost everything," I told him and crossed my arms over my chest and gave him a smirk.

"Does the Vampire King know you are in our territory? Did he send you?" He shot back at me and I shook my head.

"No, he did not send me. This is a personal favor." I said to him.

"A personal favor! No such thing for a vampire!" He snapped at me again and I furrowed my brows at him in anger.

"Fine, then just show me that you are more than just dirty mutts and answer my questions!" I yelled at him and the pack growled at me.

"Speak." He finally said after a moment of silence.

"Can't we go somewhere where there aren't so many dogs? The smell is making me ill." I complain to him.

"You came to us remember! Whatever you have to ask can be asked here." He said almost in a growl at my comment.

If I want to know then I just need to ask. They may tell me the truth and they may not. That's the risk I take for going to another supernatural. I just take a deep breath before I finally ask what I came here to ask.

"I want to know about vampire mates." I finally started off and there was a moment of silence till everyone burst out in laughter.

I gritted my teeth as I stood there, waiting for their fun to end.

"You're how old and we have to explain the birds and the bees to you?" The Alpha said as he laughed even harder.

All he did was piss me off and I charged at him and before he could catch his breath from his laughter, I had him off the ground by his neck. The pack all growled and came closer to me and he lifted his hand to tell them to back off.

"I'm not here for your entertainment. I am here for answers!" I hissed at him as my fangs started to extend and my eyes turned red.

"Okay, Okay. I will try to help." He croaked out and I slowly set him back down on the ground.

I let go of his neck and he coughed as he rubbed the area where I was squeezing him. He's already got bruising but they are healers as well so they won't last long before they are gone.

"Tell me, why are you asking about vampire mates? It's not like it's that uncommon that you wouldn't know something about it." He finally said after several minutes of him getting control of his breathing.

"I have to keep an eye on this woman for my own reasons that aren't relevant to me being here. I touched her skin and I felt this electrifying feeling in my fingertips. Her scent was driving my senses crazy and it was causing me to feel some kind of pull towards her. After I got her home I leaned in to give her a kiss on the cheek just to be polite and tell her goodnight and that same electrifying spark radiated through my lips. It got my heart beating like crazy and I don't even have a heartbeat but it felt like I had one! Now I've heard about the feelings you get, what your body does when you come in contact with your destined mate." I finally confessed to him.

"Then why are you here asking us about it if you already know all about it?" He asked me.

"Because this woman isn't a vampire. She's a human." I told him and his eyes widened.

"That can't be possible! Are you sure she isn't a vampire?" He asked me and I looked at him like....really?

"Like I wouldn't know if she was a vampire or not," I said sarcastically and practically rolled my eyes.

"I'm just making sure." He told me and put his hands up as if he was surrendering even though I didn't threaten him.

"I mean, for a vampire to have a mate that was human. That's dangerous as hell!" He almost shouted.

"Tell me about it! I struggled as it was to not drink her dry the whole time I was with her!" I told him and he nodded in agreement.

A vampire thirst is very strong and the scent of blood is very compelling. Especially hers. It smelled so sweet with a hint of tang. It's also hard for a vampire not to drink them to their death. Only experienced vampires can do it and even then death isn't uncommon.

"I mean seriously! How would you even make love to her and mark her? The act alone could kill her!" He said with a raised tone.

"Like I don't already know this! Just tell me, is this possible for a vampire to have a human mate? I mean aren't you dogs supposed to be experts in this?" I asked, causing them to growl at me as my anger started to rise again.

Another wonderful side effect of being a vampire, a short temper.

"I guess it's possible but it makes me wonder if there's more to this? You aren't telling me everything about her." He then asked and looked at me as if I was hiding something from him which I was.

I wasn't going to say anything to him about her being able to carry a vampire baby. No way in Hell was I going to say that out loud for any possible ears to hear.

"I have no idea. I just came to see if it was possible. I've never heard of it and it's not like vampires find their mates as easy as your kind. We have to come in physical contact with them to know. We can't just sniff them out like you even though our sense of smell is stronger." I said to him in hopes that would stop him from asking me more about her.

"I suppose it's possible. It just doesn't make any sense why a vampire would have a human mate. It's almost not physically possible. I'm glad our Moon Goddess has never made that mistake." He said with a snicker and his pack started to laugh.

Their mates aren't humans either. The wolf in them would have a hard time controlling themselves. When they sniff out their mate they want to mate with them right away and get them marked. Some kind of bonding thing they do. The problem is, the wolf in them can be dangerous to a human just like it is for a vampire. The wolf side could be too rough and kill the human while with us, it would be our thirst that would kill the human.

"Can she feel it too? Like your mates can?" I asked him, almost scared that she will find out.

This is something I can never let her know. If Azariah found out, he would probably laugh at me and then rip my head off and burn my body in fear of me taking what he thinks is his, an heir.

"In wolves, they can but I would think a human wouldn't be able to since they are so basic and their senses aren't the same. If anything, she would just think she feels a strong attraction to you and thinks you were the one for her. A soulmate kind of deal like what witches feel. Humans don't feel it the same and don't view it the same way either. Some believe in destiny and others don't. Some believe in true love and others don't. If she believes in it then she may think she feels something but won't think of it as anything other than fate or true love."

"So really, I just need to try to stay away from her so she doesn't get that feeling?" I asked him and he almost laughed at me.

"Seriously mutt! I thought we were past this!" I yelled at him.

"I'm sorry, it's just that for you, who is what, 100 or more years old and you have no clue about this mating thing at all! It's quite funny to be that old and know nothing!" He said as he continued to laugh and the pack laughed at me too.

I just stood there and glared at him until he was done.

"You've made the connection even if she doesn't know it. Your body knows she's out there and knows who she is. You won't be able to stay away and you will feel possessive of her and jealous of any man she was to come in contact with." He said still trying to hold back his laugh from his previous outburst.

"Well thank you. That's what I needed to know." I told him and he just nodded to me.

I was sick of this conversation already and I didn't want to hear anymore. He doesn't know me that well, I can control it. This is why Azariah wanted me to work for him. My control is excellent compare to other vampires and he knew I would be good at this job. He knew that I could do what was needed and not fall victim to my thirst.

I took off out of their territory and headed back to Chicago. Something about this just doesn't seem possible.

I get back to her apartment and I sit across the street like I have every other night for the past five years. Sure I have that room I go to but only during the day when I can't watch her. With our keen sense of hearing, I will know if something is wrong and I'm hidden so no one driving or walking by will know that I am here.

I just can't get her out of my head now. All I want to do is touch her, to smell her and taste her. I almost feel this possessiveness about her that he warned me about. I feel anger inside of me when I think about what is going to happen in a few months. I hate the idea of letting Azariah thrust into her but I have to let him. He's the King and I can't really go against his orders.

I highly doubt if he knew that she was my mate that it would change his decision. The thought of being able to have a baby of your own is too tempting to give it up. Any vampire would want that and that is why I have been keeping an eye on her since that day I found her.

I have had to interfere with everything in her life. All the boys that wanted to date her, all the men as she became an adult that asked her out. I've had to either change their mind or kill them. I know she thinks there is something wrong with her because I have heard her talking to herself. She feels that no man wants her and I'm glad. She needs to think that. Now I'm starting to wonder if I want her alone like that because I want her.

That I secretly all this time want her to bear my child. It's possible and it would be safer. There's a reason why Azariah's mother isn't alive. Not because she died of old age either. She died during birth. Royal blood is different, it's stronger, deadlier.

I hear the early alarms from people's bedrooms nearby, signaling to me that it is time for me to get back to my room before the sun comes up. I look towards where her room would be at and I stare, hoping to get a glimpse of her quickly before I leave like I have every other morning. Sure enough, there she is, walking out of her bedroom and towards the kitchen. Just looking at her now makes me want to run up there and put my arms around her.

I just shake my head and look down as I walk away from her apartment. This is impossible. This isn't supposed to happen and it is just better that she never knows. I will earn her trust like I was meant to do and I will take her back to the Vampire King's mansion as instructed. I will completely ignore the sparks that I feel when my skin comes in contact with hers. It means nothing and it needs to stay that way.