Hanzo's POV“What the hell did he mean by a lot?” She cries out when Jackson hits a bump in the road. “It’s a vampire thing, the more you feed on fresh blood the stronger you are and the faster you heal. If you feed enough, you’d be stronger than I am,” I admit staring at the blood on my hand trying to control my own urges. “I can’t and I won’t do that, I’m not like him, I’m not just a vampire. I can’t face them, the men in that pack attacked and killed my mother and tried to take me,” Tori explains, wiping her face and pulls Jackson’s jacket tighter around her body.“I don’t let anything bad happen, this was a freak accident, and your leg will heal. We’ll get you home in bed and you can rest. Hana and I will keep you safe,” I reassure brushing her hair out of her face and pull her tighter in my arms. I feel she’s still nervous in my arms as she relaxes in my grip.“It’s not going to be enough,” she cries as the truck stops in front of the house. “It will, with Jackson, we’ll be enou
Tori's POV“Jackson got angry what’s wrong?” Hana questions coming up as I continue to feed on Hanzo. I notice something taste off with his blood, he tastes different than the other times I’ve fed on him. “She wouldn’t feed without him gone, I also showed her what I am,” Hanzo explains then gently brushes my hair to the side. I tremble at his touch and blush, embarrassed Hana is seeing me like this. “Hanzo you should have warned me she was still feeding, you know she’s shy,” Hana sighs as she watches me in concern. “I know, but she needs to know to trust you incase this goes wrong,” Hanzo admits as he clenches his jaw and fist. I stare up at my mate wondering how I can trust him now that I know he’s been hiding things from me.“That’s enough,” Hanzo brushes my hair back after about feeding for what felt like forever. I struggle to pull away feeling his blood continue to call to me. “It’s ok, you didn’t hurt me,” he reassures reaching up and wipes the blood from my chin.“I still can’
Tori's POV“Do you want to head up to bed?” Hanzo asks as he gets up from the couch. “No, I think I’m going to stay down here,” I answer from my position curled up on the couch. “Tori,” he sighs standing behind me and watches me in concern. “I’m not tired right now, I’m just going to watch TV until I fall asleep,” I answer as Reika whimpers and paces in my head wanting me to go after our mate.“You know we’re going to have to talk about things eventually,” Hanzo looks down at me in concern. “No, you don’t get to tell me when we will talk about your lying and hiding things from me!” I growl defensively, I was hoping to ignore everything for the night so I could leave in the night and leave it without a huge fight.“I’m not telling you when to talk about it. I just want to work this out, I love you you’re everything I ever wanted, and I know I screwed it up. The last thing I wanted was to hurt you and lie to you,” he explains with an exhausted expression.“I don’t feel sorry for you, I
Hanzo's POVI wake up and roll to Tori’s side of the bed and take in her scent from the pillow. It’s hard not having her in bed with me, I only hope she got some sleep out on the couch.‘Mate shouldn’t have been on the couch in the first place, we should have been open with her from the start,’ Valko growls at me, I get up and slowly start making my way down stairs. ‘I should have, but nothing I do changes it now, I can only tell her the truth from now on,’ I agree with my wolf knowing that she would be in our bed if it weren’t for me being so afraid to tell her what I was.“Tori, do you want breakfast?” I question walking through to the kitchen to start cooking. “Tori?” I look at the back of the couch when I get no answer. I roll my eyes thinking she’s mad at me still, I approach the couch to make sure she’s away.“Tori?!” I call out when I see she is not on the couch and her scent is pretty faded. “Why are you yelling?” Hana comes out of her room rubbing her eyes. “Tori’s not on the
Tori's POVWaking up I stretch out on the bed feeling for someone who isn’t there. I miss him, I’m angry with him, but I miss him so much more than I ever expected to. He wasn’t kidding when he said mates are connected on a much deeper level.‘We’re ok on our own, staying away keeps him safer,’ Reika reassures me as she pulls on my sadness. ‘I wish we didn’t have to be alone to survive. Everyone who loves us gets hurt,’ I confess getting up I walk to the bathroom to shower.Looking in the mirror I whimper seeing my eyes are red as my fangs ache from hunger. ‘We need to hunt and feed,’ Reika advises and I nod. ‘We do, let’s go hunt,’ I agree then begin to strip my clothes to shift in hopes of catching big enough prey to feed off of.‘We’ll figure it out, we always do,’ Reika reassures as I trot down the stairs and make my way outside. ‘I know, but my urge to feed has gotten worse,’ I admit then begin to sniff the air and ground for any signs of wild game in the area.‘I think it’s beca
Tori's POV “You did a really good job hiding by the way, I only got lucky finding you,” Hana mentions as I take the clean clothes upstairs to change. “My mother taught me how to hide my scent and trail,” I admit before closing the door and start changing.‘Are we going back?’ Reika asks in a hopeful tone. ‘Yes, we’re going back,’ I answer after stripping off the dirty clothes. It feels good to pull on fresh clothes that I haven’t been wearing for days. I grab my dirty clothes from upstairs then make my way back down where Hana is patiently waiting.“My jeep is about a mile away near the river, do you want to drive the long way round or go straight to Hanzo’s?” Hana gets up and goes to the kitchen to retrieve the blood bags. “I think I’m ready to go home,” I admit realizing that no matter how mad I am at him, Hanzo is my home.“Ok home it is, I know Hanzo will be excited to see you,” Hana stands by me with her bag open. I look at her confused, she nods to the dirty clothes in my hand
Tori's POV“Mom!” I cry out sitting straight up in bed from a dead sleep. I find myself reaching out and drenched in sweat as I feel freezing cold. “Tori,” Hanzo rolls over and sits up. I pull the blanket close feeling afraid and angry. “No,” I cry seeing my mother’s body hit the ground like she is right in front of me.“Hey, Tori I’m right here,” Hanzo sits behind me and presses his chest to my back as my breathing is ragged and uneven. “I’m sorry,” I cry, covering my face I curl up into Hanzo’s arms letting him comfort me, I can still see my mother’s face. “You’re ok, you’re safe,” Hanzo reassures recognizing I wasn’t all the way awake. “I couldn’t save here, I was too afraid I only killed the man in blind rage,” I sigh breathing deeply and crying into Hanzo’s arms, looking up I see his eyes are full of tears.‘We’re ok, Tori it’s over, you did what you had to,’ Reika tries comforting me through our bond as I feel Hanzo’s worry. ‘It wasn’t enough though,’ I cry into my connection w
Hanzo's POVThank God my mate came home, I spent the entire night awake watching over her finding it hard to believe she’s here. Valko has been hyper vigilant staying forward watching over her all night and day since she’s been back.“What exactly is the council?” Tori asks as she sits on the counter and watches me cook. “Our governing body, they make and enforce our laws, enforce borders, and handle conflict between humans and supernaturals,” I explain the council the best I can.“Are there just werewolves on the council or are there vampires too?” She questions as Jackson comes in to grab plates to help set the table. “Both are on the council, it helps them govern issues with hybrids, which aren’t supposed to happen,” Jackson answers for me and I nod.“Sounds like a delightful bunch… what do they usually do about hybrids?” Tori asks causing me to exchanged looks with Jackson. “They take them, interview them, then most of the time they kill them,” I answer before she thinks I’m tryin