BLOOD LEGACIES
Chapter 126: Mark

Chapter 126: Mark

I had to take a bath and change before Dace agreed to stay with me, not that I minded I really wanted him close by so I would do anything. Whenever I’m around him, although like a wake to all my hidden desires it wasn’t just about that, whenever I was with him it always seemed like I wasn’t dreaming anymore, reality finally coming to dawn and he was that anchor, pulling me back to be awake no matter what.

It was a feeling that set my body alive more than I have ever been, by having the feel of your skin searing to snap you back to validity.

I gradually flicked my eyes open and saw his sleeping form. This was the first time I saw him sleeping. He looked so delicate and handsome. My vision was all but blurry but it came clear like a switch, this would take some getting used to, but I used this current opportunity to take in Dace’s highlights, I was still drowsy but I couldn’t stop skimming, the light coming from the window bounced on him making him look more flawless, every about him was ideal.

My orbs followed from his messy bed hair that looked so good on him and then to his thick eyebrows, I narrowed my eyes as I kept observing, to his lengthy eyelashes, his pointed nose, and then his lips, I drift off when I got to his sharp jawline, the sleep was really overwhelming.

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"Emma"

"Emma"

I groaned, snuggling more against the pillow.

"Wake up baby"

I flicked my eyes open. "Dace?"

"Yes it’s me, my mom will be here soon for your bandage"

I shut my eyes back groaning, murmuring under my breath, judging from the light flashing in. I knew it was already morning but sleeping felt like heaven right now.

"How is she?"

"Sleepy"

"She looks better now, finished her drip?"

"Yes"

"Good, she will recover better now"

Who was talking? That melodious voice... Was that Dace’s mom?

"Emma"

I opened my eyes, trying to form the image, it was all coming back, was I really gonna see without my glasses? My head hurts with this flipping image.

"Here"

I felt my glasses and I wore them sitting up, I looked up at Dace’s mom who smiled at me, she was just as beautiful.

"How are you feeling Emma?"

"B-Better"

"That’s nice to hear"

Dace rose to his feet and she took a seat beside me.

"You must have been so tired" she began setting down a box on the table, opening it and I saw some bandages and stuff. "After yesterday"

"W-What?"

She smiled and I blushed, does she know?

"Hope Dace didn’t stress you too much"

Maybe she doesn’t.

"He took care of me," I said as my cheeks heated further. I drift my eyes hoping to find Dace but he wasn’t here, where did he go? And when did he leave?

"He doesn’t like being here whenever I change the bandages" she clarified.

I gulped feeling the bandage around my neck.

"Why?" I asked in a faint tone.

She reached for it and I was forced to bring my hand down, flipping them together.

"Dace cares about you a lot" She began slowly unwrapping it. "And when he cares about someone he protects"

Our gazes locked, for a minute there it seemed like she was trying to read me and I tautened slightly, she grinned.

"I’m sure you’re aware of how werelions are possessive to things they take interest in. It’s like how we first came to Juneau, the moment I set my eyes on this place seeing its tropical nature and a smile broke free from my lips and my eyes sparkled and I said ’I love it,’ My husband stopped at nothing to make sure we settled here, he loved it too as well as our cubs"

"Emilia told me, you guys can be wild, protective, and possessive"

"That’s true, we are twice what humans are in everything, in a very elevated way, desire, feelings, emotions, strength, wisdom"

I hissed when she took off the bandage and the air hit me.

"Here" she gave me a small mirror and I gulped feeling hesitant to grab it. Was I really ready to see what that vampire did to me? Just thinking about it made my mind drift to the pain.

"You have to be prepared for anything, Emma"

I moved my gaze to her before it fell back to the mirror, I shakily took it, taking a deep breath before facing the mirror to me and a chilliness ran through me. I saw a twin plump red mark, it was like an animal took a bite off me. Seeing my red flesh and the bit of blood made me shake, it looked so awful.

"It was worst when Dace first brought you in, thanks to the treatment we might be able to reduce it"

"R-Reduce it?"

"A vampire mark doesn’t go away Emma, I can only reduce the pain for you"

"H-How do I make the mark go away?"

"Dace didn’t tell you that part?"

I shook my head. "He only told me about the vampire coming back for me"

"You will have to kill him"

"What?"

"Only the death of the Vampire that gave you this can free you of this"

I gulped.

"Don’t be frightened Emma, you have been through a lot, Dace will protect you" she hugged me which I didn’t expect, I had no idea I was shaking until now. My body soothed when I felt her warm embrace, solace flushed through me from her embrace, and the heat too, seems like all werelions were, hot-blooded?

She rubbed her hand against my back and it reminded me of my mom.

"Thank you," I said when she broke the hug. "For everything"

She smiled.

"But your h-husband, Dace dad, he doesn’t really approve of me"

"Elias? Don’t worry about him"

"W-What made him change his mind?"

I hissed when she wiped my neck with a towel, although she did it so gently, my spine still coursed in chills.

"Dace was stubborn,"