Chapter 43

The Curse of a Vampire

Delicate skin, most transparent and grey

Ambiguous identity, mysterious prey

Obtuse though she may be - appeals to the kin

Undoable - sure, but rich with serenity

She is not truly human, as stated before

Though close she may be, deep in her core

Runs the blood of a predator and it sets her domain

As a gorgeous young creature, with no love or empathy

It doesn't matter who it is, she will attract those she likes,

When one's heart does feel bare, that's her time to strike

Though asw gentle she looks - her weapon's a kiss

Where she'll bite and she'll fight without even care

Her words are like poision, dangerous but sweet

They don't see her coming, they just fall to their feet

And so does she bite their necks and leaves small marks of crimson,

Lose too much, then they fall, best case yet, they're just dreaming

That is her curse, to drain blood to survive

She will call all the men, and their trust is her strive

Once done, she will leave, and to make matters worse,

If she still remains thirsty, she will try it again!

Pity you may, but her fate had been sealed

If she were ever once caught, she would be revealed

As a vampire whose only escape is decay,

The hunt is her life, since to stop - she cannot.

"You better have a good explanation on this, Gregory!" Drake said with his angry glare towards the man. "Drake, calm down." Katherine said. "How can I calm when this jerk made you part of a bet?" Drake said. "Let him explain, okay?" Katherine said pulling her mate to sit on the couch inside the living room. "Yeah, just listen first and he might tell something that will be a great help." Athan said.

"They've told me that those two are cunning ones just like Luther so fighting them is somewhat like fighting against Luther too. You don't know their abilities. You don't know how they fight and from what I saw a while ago, they're not hesitating to hurt you." Gregory said. "And why does "a night with her" have to do with your idea?" Drake asked still annoyed. "Well, that will make them do and give what they've got because spending a night with her would be...nice." Gregory said looking at Katherine. "Besides, don't you trust Katherine?" Gregory continues. "I trust her but I don't trust those mutts." Drake said. "Kath, are you agreeing with him?" Amber asked. "Gregory had a point..." Katherine said. "If your not okay with it..." Drake said. "I'll do it. Having different sparring partners might help too. I'm quite bored training with you guys." Katherine said making the rest looked at her with squinted eyes. Drake sighed. He didn't want her to face those two assholes but if it will help his mate then, he'll support her. "Don't worry, I won't spend a night with them. My nights are only reserved for you." Katherine said whispering to Drake's ears. Drake can't hide his triumphant smile so the rest chuckled.

The next morning...

"Drake!? What are you doing? Stop!" Katherine is trying to let go herself on Drake embrace. She was flabbergasted when she felt that Drake laid beside her early in the morning. He started caressing her skin, sniffing her scent, and kissing her wildly. "Drake!? What is happening to you? Will you stop?" Katherine still trying to push Drake. "Just one bite and this will be over." Drake said making Katherine's eyes went wide. "You're gonna mark me!?" Katherine can't believe what she have heard from her mate and when Drake nodded, she dashed quickly to get away from him but to her dismay, he was really serious on what he said. He pinned her on the wall and started nibbling her neck. "Drake, don't do it! I'm not ready yet!" Katherine said but Drake pretended not to hear her. "Just let me mark you so those two will not have the guts to do dirty things on you." Drake said and Katherine can feel his fangs already on her neck. "NO, DRAKE!!! If you mark me now, I can't beat them because you knew what will happen to me." Katherine said and she felt relieve when Drake started to loosen his grip on her.

Marking your mate is a way of telling every man that the girl is already taken and no one, nobody is allowed to touch her anymore because you will be punish if you do so. But, marking is also causing the mated ones to feel weak, most especially the women, even if she's the most powerful one.

"Hey, don't you trust me?" Katherine asked cupping Drake's face who was seated on the edge of her bed. "I trust you but those two..." Drake said but was interrupted by Katherine's kisses. "Eventhough, they'll win against me, I will never spend a night with them. Over my hot sexy body." Katherine said making Drake smiled. Before they went out, they had a quicky smooching.

"Always be alert...be attentive...don't let your guard down..." Drake said. "I'm gonna be fine." Katherine said holding Drake's hands tightly. "They will try everything to lure you...they will..." Drake said. "Hey! I got this, okay?" Katherine said making Drake sighed and nodded. Katherine walked towards the center of the arena where Morgan and Taylor where already standing and waiting for her. Drake sat beside his friends on the side of the arena. Serafino with Vladamir and the rest of the clan's leaders with their assistants were also seated on the sides. "Relax, Drake." Athan said. "Yeah, she will give them what we received from her." Amber said winking. "Is the infirmary all set?" Alaric asked smiling. "Quite..." Dawn said and all their eyes were set on one direction.