I giggled at Aiden. He was being so silly.

He was going to blast up the kitchen with the way he was going at it. He actually was a good cook and knew his way around the kitchen, but he just wasn't focusing on his tasks today. He had burnt what was meant to be my food and then he gave up for a while and tried to make food for himself but was still unsuccessful in his attempts.

How he hadn't burnt himself - and the kitchen - to crisp yet, I didn't know. It was a surprise. I tried to help him too but he refused my help in any way. He wanted to do something for me, and as sweet as it was, he didn't have to be so stubborn.

If he had accepted a little help, the food would have already been in my tummy.

Too bad, he was very adamant.

Do you know why he was losing his mind?

I was wearing his shirt today - only his shirt - and apparently, it looked so sexy on me that he was losing his mind. He was already hard, I could see that, smell and feel that, and he couldn't focus on what he was doing with his hands. He kept peeking at me from the corner of his eyes and burnt the food in the process.

"Oh leave it, come on!" I whined. "We'll get something from the food court to eat. Come with me."

He pouted, and he was so adorable that my chest ached with the love I felt for him. My stomach fluttered with all kinds of emotions that I was feeling.

"But I wanted to cook for you!"

He wanted to cook for me today, and he was being incredibly sweet about it. Ever since I woke up in the morning, he was right there to cater to my needs and I inwardly turned into a mush.

Apparently, he was also going to take me out on a date at night, too and I couldn't wait for it.

I had never been to a single date in the past many years of my life so I was slightly nervous about it. And I didn't know where this date was going to be or what it was going to be about. I didn't have clothes; even though he had given me a lots of cash, in the Vamp Kingdom currency, for shopping.

The cash was still left untouched in my closet. The only thing that belonged to me here was the nightie I had been wearing when I first came here. After that, I had been wearing borrowed clothes from some other female and they were loose on me. Only today I had wore Aiden's shirt and I realized that it was the right decision on my part to never wear that before.

"Alright," he said, pulling me by my arm and jerking me towards him, "We'll be going to the mall, get some food into you, and then we'd buy the damned clothes I had asked you to buy long ago."

I pouted at him and he pulled me closer, connecting our lower halves together. I felt his erection against my belly and I gasped. His eyes were dark with lust, and I knew mine mirrored his, desperately wanting him to at least grind against me.

He didn't do anything else, for sometime, yet I was already wet for him and ready to feel some friction. Cynthia moaned inside me, feeling the hot and heavy sparks that traveled through our bodies.

I was panting, hard, and my heart was beating furiously.

"You look so beautiful," he murmured, his eyes running all over my face and landing on my lips, "You're so fucking sexy..." he trailed off, tracing my lips before slanting his lips on mine.

It was so explosive - I let out a needy whimper. His tongue explored my mouth, and it was so hot, I thought I'd pass out. I moaned when his hands grabbed my ass and kneaded the flesh. I wanted his hands everywhere - every-fucking-where.

He grabbed my thighs and picked me up to set me down on the couch that was somewhere far behind me. He lied me down and then climbed over me, not breaking the kiss between us. He spread my legs so that he could settle in between them, and then he ground his bulge against me.

I let out another loud moan.

We kept grinding against each other while his tongue fucked my mouth. His hands left my thighs and came up to my breasts kneading them and tweaking my hard peaks.

"Aiden..." I whimpered.

"Yes, baby," he whispered harshly against my mouth. I grabbed the hem of his shirt and pulled his off him, groaning when we had to break the kiss.

And then he ripped off the shirt I had on me.

Skin against skin; all his hard muscles were perfectly aligned against my soft body, my breasts crushing against his chest. I was lying on the couch, only in my panties, and I was thankful that Aiden had been given a private kitchen now.

"Aiden...please..." I whimpered again.

My moans were turning into screams and I was in heaven. His lips left mine for sometime and gave attention to my breasts that were aching for him. We were still humping against each other, and I had almost tried to free that bulge from his pants.

That resulted in him having to trap my wrists at my sides so that I couldn't touch him, and it was torture. He was bent in an awkward position so he could keep grinding against me and give my breasts what they wanted at the same time.

My orgasm was approaching fast, and my legs were quaking around him. I was moaning like a porn star and Aiden shifted both of my wrists in his one large hand and slipped his other hand down my panties.

And then he touched some nerve - I shattered around him into thousands of pieces. He shuddered against me too, a low groan rumbling out of his throat.

"I'll need to clean myself up now." Aiden murmured, cuddling me close for a while. My skin was sensitive against his and I was having all kinds of dirty thoughts, again.

He pulled himself after for a while and we both realized we were a sweaty, sticky mess and would need a shower again. I ogled him as he stood up and winked at me, his handsome features morphed into a grin that had me dissolving into the couch.

Whatever we did just now, it was hot... and it was special. Aiden loved me and dry-fucked me at the same time, and I just loved it.

I hoped there were more humping sessions to come - I actually wanted to bond with him with the blood rituals and see where our bond could take us. I wanted to feel that intensity between us, enhancing the love we had for each other.

He made me feel safe, he gave me comfort and I knew he was the only shoulder I had when I needed someone. I had shared everything with him - everything I went through since I met Adrian.

He always pointed out one thing: the mate bond had overwhelmed me. In fact, it's effect had been so strong that it overpowered my mind's strength and had started taking decisions for me. He consoled me right after and told me that it was normal, it was alright and it was expected of me.

He said, "After living in the human world for most of your life, your mind was not prepared for such an onslaught, Cynthia, and you were in a vulnerable condition where you knew absolutely nothing about what was happening to you. Even if you had figured out how your mind was working them - and now - it was still new to you and things like mate bonds needed a strong mind control that born werewolves took hundreds of years to master. I'd bet even that asshole, your other mate, could control himself around such a sexy woman, and that's why I understand and accept why you both lost control and gave in during the heat."

He continued, "And this was why I was actually worried that you would lose your control in yesterday's meeting and would go back to him. I was extremely surprised that the bond hadn't swayed you and you were so firm with your decision of staying with me, in this Kingdom. This - resisting the temptation - alone is a proof of a strong mind - especially because you are marked - and you should give yourself some credit for being so strong. I'm sure that with time, the both of you could resist yourselves and let each other be."

I didn't know what I did to deserve such a wonderful guy who was so supporting and understanding. He always gave me my space when I needed it - he never overwhelmed me. He laid out the situations in front of me whenever I was stuck, and explained to me why I did what I did.

It almost made me feel better about me.

I had started hating the way I had become so complicated - not being able to stick to one guy, acting irrationally, getting swaying.

But I was actually holding up myself quite well. I was pushing myself too hard to adjust to the ways of the Kingdoms and to resist the bond that was creating a havoc in my life.

It was like he was my therapist and he was analyzing everything I had gone through or was going through. It was like having a best friend who was the God of giving advice.

And now was your lover, too.

I didn't tell him about the events that were a part of the meeting, and for some reason I was not ashamed of hiding it from him. There were still a lot of things I had kept hidden from him and I wanted to keep it that way until I felt that those secrets were alright to come out.

Coming back to now, I stood up after him, and he picked up his shirt from the floor and pulled it on me. He kissed me again, softly, and then took my hand and led me to the bedroom.

We then showered, individually, me before him. He was still rigid on me not seducing him - it didn't matter he slipped up - and him doing this the right way.

I dressed up in one of the borrowed dresses and got ready. Once he came out of the shower and was ready to go, we headed to the mall.

There we found our way to the food court, where we ordered something for ourselves. We took a booth somewhere away from the other occupants of the food court.

"I'm so sorry, we had to come here." He said, sheepishly.

"It's alright," I smiled and shoved a spoonful of rice in my mouth, "Now I'll finally shop for my clothes - these ones are loose on me."

"Oh I forgot to tell you." he smacked his head, "A few cartons had come for you from the Were Kingdom when you were showering. I think they sent your clothes over." I breathed in a sigh of relief - I was going to need a nap after eating so much, and I didn't have the energy to shop anymore.

"Now I won't have to shop anymore." I grinned at him and he laughed.

"Don't like shopping?" He asked, taking in another bite of whatever he was eating.

"It's not like that," I was chewing my food so I paused till I swallowed, "I just want to take a nap now. I'm ready to snuggle inside the covers."

"So am I." he said.

Did I ever mention one thing about the Vampire Kingdom? The clouds always shadow over the kingdom - I haven't seen the sun much here. Clouds always made me sleepy, and once I had finished my food, I was more than ready to go back to bed.

"Come on, you look like you'll drop down," He picked me up in his arms and in a few moments we were back in bed.

I smiled at him sleepily and held out his arms, wanting to snuggle with his warm body. He lied down next to me and I laid my head in his chest. His brought his arms around me and a sigh escaped my lips.

I don't think I even wanted to leave his arms at that time. The safety, the comfort, and the heavenly feeling of being loved and cherished - I had wanted all of this ever since grandma died. And I found it now.

I didn't want to leave it in any way.

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It started again.

Again, I was dreaming, and I hated it.

I had been having these dreams everyday; Aiden didn't know about them. Something told him that I shouldn't be telling him about it, and I trusted my instincts this way.

"Moon."

The voice.

It felt like I was in that new Disney move - Frozen II - and someone was calling me to find out about my true self. And just like Elsa in the beginning, I resisted following their voice in any way.

I was not ready to find out what that voice led to - I knew it was going to be something big. It reminded me of what that woman had said to me - I was afraid that whatever this voice led me to would break the 'illusions' I had and would also shatter my peace.

I wanted Aiden to be away from me when I went exploring for these things.

I loved him, he was supporting, but these things were done better on my own.

"Celeste..." The whisper came again, and my body shivered. Who could that really be? "Cynthia..."

The voice knew both of my names.

"What do you want?" I whispered the same question that I had been asking every time since I saw my very first one.

"Come to me..." The whisper-voice said again and I shook my head.

"You have to tell me who you are." I said, "I can't trust you without knowing who you are."

There was no whisper responding for a while to me.

And then what came was a voice not a whisper.

"Please come to me, Moon."

My heart broke.

I didn't know who she was, but the familiarity in the her voice...it made me ache with longing. It felt like I wanted to go to her, desperately. I wanted to be in her arms and cry my heart out.

My heart had skipped a beat at her voice, and now I had tears dripping down my cheeks. I didn't know why I was crying, or why I longed to be close to the person to whom the voice belonged. It was very much female; soft, sweet and full of sadness. It was like a cocoon of warmth was wrapped around me, but at the same time, I couldn't be anywhere near her.

I was sobbing now, and my feet had started heading towards the voice. "Who are you?!" I sobbed, "Where are you?!"

Before I could take two steps further -

"Cynthia? Cynthia! Wake up! Wake up!"

My eyes opened to find a frantic Aiden looking at me, worry written all over his face. My cheeks were warm and wet, and my vision was slightly blurry.

Shit! I was really crying.

"What's wrong, Cynthia? Was that a nightmare?" He asked, wiping the tears on my cheek.

"Yes," I ended up sobbing and he pulled me into his chest, "It was bad, Aiden."

He lied down back into the bed with me tucked by his side, and he kept comforting me as I cried with my face buried in him. He ran his fingers through my hair till my sobs quietened down to soft hiccups and I fell asleep again.

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The clock showed 6:30 PM when I woke up next. My eyes were slightly swollen from crying and I had already had a hard time opening them. The comfort of being in Aiden's arms and this bed was too much for me to want to leave it, but Aiden had planned a date at 8:00 and I didn't want to miss it because of a dream I couldn't decipher myself.

If I couldn't tell him about my dream, at least I could go to the date he had planned and had been promising me about from the past two days. I wouldn't mind remaining here, lying on his chest while he till ran his fingers through my hair, but I knew he was already disappointed that he couldn't cook today morning and I didn't want to disappoint him any more.

"You're awake?" Aiden's deep voice rumbled in his chest, and I shivered at the effect it had on me.

"Yes." I whispered.

I wanted him.

I wiggled out of his arms and straddled him. "Thank you so much, Aiden, I feel better now. i love you so much."

And I genuinely felt those butterflies in my stomach when I said that to him. He gave me a gorgeous smile and it took all of me to not kiss him in that moment.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked me and I mulled it over in my head if I should tell him.

I owed him the truth right? I should have told him when I had this dream for the very first time.

No.

Cynthia and Celeste answered me in the same moment and I decided to lie. They talked quite less these days, and it could be because I had been learning more and more things about us and their instincts had been ingrained in me. But I missed having another voice guide me.

If they chose to speak about this matter, then perhaps the dreams and that voice was more important than I pegged it to be.

"It was about my Grandma." I told him, hiding my face in his chest, "I was missing her lately so now I am having nightmares about the day she died."

I'm so sorry, Grandma.

With one hand, he rubbed my back and with the other hand, he brought my face down to lock lips with me. I knew I would never tire of the way he kissed me, pouring his heart and soul into it. Fire course through my veins, straight to my core and I knew this kiss was going to turn into a full blown make-out session soon. I could feel his erection between my legs and I immediately ground myself against him.

He groaned, and the voice sent more shivers down my spine.

I suddenly stopped us.

"We have to go to the date." I told him, panting.

"Fuck the date." He groaned and pulled me back against him.

"No, no, no, no...you have planned it with so much effort; I'm not going to miss it. Come on!" I pushed myself away from him again and then skipped to where my cartons were laid down for me.

I ripped open the boxes, and immediately turned around to find Aiden standing right behind me.

"You've got a lot of clothes." He murmured, and I grinned back at him.

"What should I wear?" I asked him, "I mean, what kind of clothes are required?"

"Sexy but comfy." He winked at me.

I rolled my eyes at him, "I should just wear one of your shirts then."

I just watched Frozen II, and I loved it. I had expected it to be some kind of a disappointment, but the movie always gives me the chills and goosebumps.

I just llloooovvvveeeee the music.

I'm loving how you guys are pissed at my characters.

Love you guys,

M