Chapter 5

I was in a cheerful mood all day long as I thought about Mason. I am looking forward to our meeting today to get to know him more. After all, he is my mate we have the right to know about each other's life.

As soon as the clock struck 11.30 pm I was out of the window already on the way to our spot. I longed to meet him. I could tell he would have felt the same. On the way, I met Blair who was equally eager. We rushed there to find Mason and Ethan were waiting for us. It didn't take them a lot of time to know we arrived. I went and landed in Mason's arms as if I haven't met him for days. He let out a chuckle kissing the top of my head. I was pleased by his action and gave him a peck on the forehead. It's only two days ago that we met, yet it feels like we were a lovestruck couple.

It was sad that we were mates, yet unable to mark each other. I was not 18 so that is reasonable but, my friend is 19 even then she couldn't do it. She couldn't let anyone know that her mate is a vampire. If they mark each other the king will know who she has been marked by. It would be risky, so we had to be content with seeing each other daily.

Blair asked them both to sit and wait for us, as we go around and check if there is anyone on patrol of this border. Thankfully the guard was done with his duty and going back. We let out a sigh of relief as we were on our way back to our mates. It was still risky to talk in open, so we took Ethan and Mason inside the house we used for keeping weapons and secret training. The house looked like it was abandoned with cracked walls and trees growing from it.

We got inside the dark house and opened the door of the room in front of us. The room had a little light in the corner, we walked straight to it and pushed on the block similar to the wall color below the bulb. It opened the floor directing to the stairs. I got on the stairs before reaching for the switch to turn on the lights. Mason and Ethan following my lead and Blair close behind them. At the end of the stairs, they could see a room full of weapons and training stuff.

I lead them to the corner of the room, where sat a small table and four chairs asking them to take a seat. Blair spoke as we sat down.

"As you both know about us, it's fair that you tell us about yourself."

"Yeah, I would love to know more about Mason. I guess by you knowing about us means Blair and granny have told you about our life here. I concluded."

"Yes, we were told about you the day before. Mason smirked looking at me. I will start with myself. My name is Mason Midford. I am the prince of the " Vampire Kingdom". My parents are currently ruling our kingdom. Ethan here is my best friend since I was a child. We have grown up together. His father is a right-hand man of my father's, our families have been very close for generations. My parents had a close friendship with "Werewolf Kingdom" as my aunt was the King's mate. Not only that, but both kings were close to each other as a family. My parents are still searching for any lead they could get, to find the king and queen of your kingdom."

My mind was getting blurry and the voice inside me grew loud. It felt as if my body was undergoing some changes. My gums were burning as I tightly shut my eyes to calm myself. The air around us suddenly becomes more powerful. All of my friends became silent by the drastic change around the room. I hastily opened my eyes, afraid of what was going with me, and saw Mason kneeling in front of me. He was holding my hand tightly, as his ocean blue eyes pooled into mine.

I made myself look into his worried eyes. He was asking me to take deep breaths and did as he said. I was starting to feel better with each passing minute. As the minutes ticked by, the burning in my body reduced and I felt like I was myself again. As that happened my friends and Mason eased a bit. Mason enveloped me in a tight embrace my head buried against his chest. He kissed my forehead making me completely calm now.

"Was there something wrong with me? I asked unsure about what was going on with me."

"You panicked hearing about the king and queen. Blair spoke nervously as Ethan held her hand to keep her calm."

Was I having panic attacks every time someone mentioned the ruling king or about the missing King and Queen? What was my relationship with them to react as I am reacting? My head was filled with more questions than answers.

When Mason thought I was fine he let go of me and sat across my seat in front of the table. Ethan and Blair took their seats and I nod them to continue.

"I am Ethan. Best friend to Mason and his right hand. My family has served him for a long time. I consider Mason and his parents as a family. I am supposed to look after Mason all the time and train with him. Our family is like a personal assistant to them. Now I have found that I have a rare mate who is a werewolf. I am so happy about it that I can jump with joy. It's just the second time this has ever happened. It seems special."

Our faces lit up with another satisfied smile at his words. Blair was teary-eyed as she was too pleased. We were done speaking and, wanted to let our mates know about our mission the next night. I gave my friend a nod of my approval to tell them about it. Blair told them that we have a mission tomorrow night, and might be late to meet them.

"What's your mission? Ethan asked her.

"We have to sneak inside the castle dungeon to provide blood to the half-blood vampires. Speaking about blood have you got the bottles? she asked me."

"Yeah, I got the bottles today at noon itself, so you don't have to worry. I will come to the southern border of the castle nearest to the dungeons. l told her.

"That's fine by me. Be there at sharp 11 pm, she added."

"You both better be careful. Ethan and Mason warned us their voices laced with worry."

We both stood on our toes to give them a peck on the cheek. They embraced us tightly before letting go and following us out of the house. We parted ways with our mates and were already missing their warmth.