Chapter 5 All About The Timing

Bri

I had an awesome shower in the fanciest shower I'd ever seen. I had to figure out what nobs did what, for which shower head. It was kind of crazy, but the end result was phenomenal.

So, now I'm in my pajama shorts and tank top. I am headed back into the living room. The guys are camped out on the white leather sectional watching something on TV.

“Hey honey, did you enjoy your shower?” Allen called over his shoulder.

“Yeah once I figured out all the nobs and shit it was great.” Both guys laughed.

“Yeah there's a lot. Room service just left a minute ago. So there's a tray with dinner, drinks, and snacks. We already have ours, so yours is under the silver dome.” Allen pointed to the tray on the table.

I nodded and walked over. I lifted the silver cover and was met with the heavenly aroma of a cheeseburger and fries. I smiled that Allen knew what I liked to eat.

I grabbed the plate, a bottle of water and headed to the living room. I sat my ass down on the couch close to the guys. I took the first bite and groaned out loud.

“Oh my god, this is good, thanks for ordering for me guys, so what are we watching?” I looked at the guys and they were both staring at me.

“Ah, there were some sports highlights, and now some true crime documentary came on. We were just eating and talking, not too worried about what was on. Anything you want to watch?” Allen pointed to the TV.

“Nah, this is good with me. They can be fascinating sometimes. So, anything going on I need to know about?” I watched both their faces.

“Not presently. We're in the zone so we can relax a bit. Tomorrow we'll dig a little deeper into tonight, so we'll have a better picture of how vigilant we need to be with you.” Armond was definitely more the type I saw fitting in here at a fancy hotel, but I could roll with it, as long as it wasn't for long.

I just nodded and kept eating my dinner. I noticed I was getting quite thirsty, and I had already finished one bottle of water and was about to get a second.

“Need more water? I was going to fetch one, I can get you one also if you'd like.”

“That would be great Armond, thanks.” I smiled and was happy he had mentioned it.

He brought me an opened bottle of water and I was very appreciative as I started to down it. I had finished half my dinner and a couple of waters when I got sleepy. I curled up on the end of the sectional and closed my eyes.

Allen

We watched her fall asleep. It was probably a very fucked up thing to drug her for this, but with the timing being so critical, we didn't really have time to finesse this.

Armond and I had been best friends since childhood. To us it never mattered that I was pack and he was sect. As we grew up we realized that we were more than just friends, werewolf, and vampire, we were both destined leaders.

We were made aware of the prophecy when we hit 16. It was said that a leader of the wolf, and a leader of the night's children would form a bond, that they would both bear the mark of the Goddess. There would be a woman of an old blood line, that would bring our people together, and give birth to the first hybrid race. She would be the mate of both and also bear the mark.

When Bri walked into my bar looking for a job, the second I smelled her I knew she was my mate.

Knowing that Armond and myself were believed to be those of the prophecy, we needed to find out if she was Armond's as well. I had taken a sample of her blood to him, and she was indeed his mate.

Both Armond and I had a flower mark on our shoulders. They honestly looked like tattoos, but had just appeared on our 16th birthdays, which were only hours apart.

One night shortly after she started working for me Bri had on a tank top and I saw her mark on her shoulder. She said she didn't remember how she'd gotten it, but thought she got tattooed when she'd gotten drunk with some friends from the group home she grew up in, on her 16th birthday.

The hunters had learned about some of the prophecy, and had been upping their attempts to take us out. Tonight had been damn clumsy. We had already been working on a plan to bring Bri into this, but I didn't expect to do it like this.

Tonight was a full blood moon. For Armond to take his mate we'd had to wait for this specifically. So, we had to do the mate thing tonight, or it would be 7 months till the next full blood moon. With what happened earlier, we were out of time. The hunters would come for her, and without the protection of our mate bonds, and thus pack and sect, she would be in danger. So, tonight, on the full blood moon, we would claim our mate, and fulfill the prophecy.

Then we'd deal with a very pissed off Bri tomorrow. So, that should be interesting, because she was a spitfire on a normal day, when she was pissed it was more like a nuclear detonation.

At least I could finally claim my mate. Working with her for over a year had definitely tested my control. The only thing that had kept me sane was being with her every day, and knowing where she was and what she was doing at all times. My pack would be glad to no longer be needed for Bri watching duty. She might not know it, but she'd never been alone from the second I met her.

“Are you ready for this my friend?” Armond was watching me.

I chuckled, “I've been ready for over a year.”

“Now, we find out how much shit we'll be in tomorrow for this.” I knew he was right.