Sinful Mates 1-3 novel Chapter 62

　　Theo suddenly pulled me down on the soft grey armchair that was behind me.

　　The man Alaric looked over his shoulder at the painting I was so engrossed in before he growled snapping my attention back to him. “Sorry,” I said. He cocked his head to the side his beady red eyes boring into me as his lips pulled back slightly revealing his fangs.

　　“Alaric,” Theo growled when he realised the man was scary me.

　　“Apologies miss, I find it hard being around your kind when you smell as delightful as you do.” I nodded not liking the way he was staring at my neck.

　　“Well let’s get down to business, the courts have ordered some tests to check for anything in her bloodline, Tarina will escort her down soon to have her blood taken. I am still waiting to hear back on when it will be decided what will happen with your mate but seeing as you have marked her already and your family’s reputation, we have decided we won’t condemn her death and you won’t be punished for taking her as your mate, but we can’t allow her to remain human. I honestly don’t know what you see in this human, but luckily for you your father as said he will leave the council if anything happens to her that would jeopardise his sons. You’re lucky your father has stepped in on your behalf and that Maxwell has a soft spot for your father, because if it were my choice, she would already be dead,” he said looking over at me with disgust on his face.

　　I suddenly felt exceedingly small, I could tell humans were nothing but blood bags to this man. The way he kept glancing at me made my skin crawl.

　　“Don’t talk of my mate like that Alaric, you may be in a position power now, just remember who got you where you are today, disrespect my mate again and we will have problems” Tobias growled. Alaric smiled challengingly at him but didn’t glance in my direction again. The door opened the woman from the foyer came in, making me glance in the direction of the door.

　　“Go with Tarina she will take you next door to have some blood taken,” Theo said not taking his eyes off Alaric. I could tell he wanted nothing but to kill the man, feel his hatred strongly through the bond. I walked over to the woman, she smiled down at me before I followed her into the room next door, which was like a small infirmary, with different creatures on the wall and their anatomy. I sat on the stool next to the steel table.

　　“I really don’t understand his hate for humans, we were all human at one stage, after many centuries as a vampire I think her often forgets that” she said softly. I relaxed a little realising she didn’t share the same view he did. She put a strap on my arm before pulling a needle out of the draw under table and a vial. She attached the vial to the needle and held my arm.

　　“You won’t pass out on me, will you?” I shook my head. She was vastly different to the man next door; she was actually nice, and she kind of remined me of Sally. I flinched when she jammed the needle in my vein. I could tell she was holding her breath, as she held my arm steady, letting the small vial fill with my blood. She then withdrew the needle and placed a cotton bud on it.

　　“I was nurse before I was changed back in the 1800’s” she said. That would explain why she looked like she knew what she was doing. She held the vial up to the light, obviously able to see something in the red liquid that runs through my body.

　　“Most peculiar indeed” She whispered so low I don’t think I was meant to hear. She then placed the vial in a small box before placing it in the fridge under the desk.

　　“Come on, I should take you back” I suddenly didn’t want to go back in there.

　　“Is there a bathroom around here” I asked wanting to stall for time, I didn’t want to go back in that room where I know that man is waiting and looking for any reason to kill me. Tarina nodded her hypnotic blood red eyes searching my face.

　　“Yes, down the hall, the last door next to the waiting area on your left” I followed her instructions and walked to the bathroom, just as I opened the door, I noticed Caroline and Josiah were no longer in the waiting room. I wondered where they went. I stepped into the bathroom, it had a few stalls and three sinks and a huge mirror. The white tiles gleaming under the bright florescent lights.

　　I quickly washed my hands and wet the back of my neck. I already wanted to leave. Looking in the mirror, I will myself to go back in the room and face the man. When I turned around though I wasn’t alone. I never heard the woman that stood in front of me come in.

　　She was gorgeous with her blonde hair and green eyes, she had soft facial features, and a I could tell she had a lovely figure under her tight floor length gown.

　　Her eyes narrowed when I looked at her face, her lips pressing into a tight line.

　　“You must be Tobias and Theo’s new plaything” she said looking at me not even hiding her disgust.

　　“I just had to see which pathetic thing they decided to take as a mate, although you are prettier than I thought you would be. So, where are they?”