Bullied Mate Of The Lycan Kings
Bonus Chapter 8

Bia's pov; "Blood express delivery! Open up!" I rolled my eyes hard and slid off of Angelo's enticing arms as I heard Zac holler from outside.

I purposely wasted a few precious minutes, just to keep him waiting but when I finally opened the door, I couldn't stop myself from staring hungrily at the plastic bag filled with loaded blood bags as he jiggled it in front of me.

"Good vampire. Nice vampire. Follow the bag," he cooed, dangling it in front of me like a swinging pendulum. For the gazillionth time since I met him, I felt tempted to rip his throat out. Lily wouldn't mind. She has three other men to fill up the space his death will leave behind, and I'm very sure shell appreciate the gesture if it came from me.

I eyed Zac angrily, calculating a hit-and-run before I chicken out and think better of my murder attempt.

Even though Zac and I started on the wrong foot; he was sucking the life out of my best friend when I first met him and as if that was not already bad enough, he drank from me and left me unconscious on the dirty bathroom floor of a funky club-yeah, not the best way to make a good first impression- he quickly became my favourite among Lily's harem of rich handsome men.

The others tolerate me. It's like they only keep me around because it makes Lily happy and they'll do anything for her ... Even let an enemy species reside in their sacred city.

Zac, on the other hand, makes me feel like he actually genuinely likes me and cares for me as a friend. Not forgetting the fact that he's part vampire, was forcefully turned and understood how I felt early on in my transformation from first experience. He was patient and went out of his way to make me comfortable here in Shadow Cove, not because I was a responsibility, but because he wanted to.

At first, I had thought that he was just doing it to impress Lily and one-up the others, but it's been eight years now and he still makes visit like this. Either he's a very good pretender or hes genuine.

Now, he was grinning, his fangs glinting in the early evening twilight, dark shades on. He was wearing a three piece suit with the buttons of his white shirt unopened, exposing his chest like the w***e that he was.

Not a bad outfit to die in, halfbreed.

As I sprang my claws out to knock that ridiculous smirk off his face, I heard Angelo's cool voice say behind me. "Stop toying with my wife and give her the damn bag."

Like always, as soon as I heard his voice, my insides turned to jelly and I felt the inexplicable urge to jump his bones.

Lily said that I was just hypersensitive from switching from human to vampire all of a sudden to explain my unquenchable l**t for my boyfriend

"You're just hypersensitive to everything for now." She had explained when I was freaking out about my insatiable lust. And whatever you felt for him when you were human didn't die because you became a vampire. It magnified a hundred times."

I have been hypersensitive for the past eight years.

It didn't help that sex with him was so satisfying but always left me craving more of him. Heck, just feeling his skin and hearing his voice turned me on. Earlier on, he used to let me feed from him and if that wasn't the best experience I've ever had. Only thing that came close was s ex and even that didn't make me feel as sated as when I drank from him.

However I've long since stopped feeding from him after I lost control once and nearly drained him of all his blood.

Zac says I'm good at controlling myself now. I tell him not to tempt fate like that.

"Hey, that's no way to talk to your employer," Zac nagged, wagging his finger at Angelo before dumping the bag in my arms.

I barred my teeth at him, letting out a livid hiss but my irritation subsided as soon as I opened the bag and stared at my fix.

As always, when I'm reminded of the freak I've become, my heart sinks a little.

I need blood to survive like a sort of parasite.

After it became clear that there was no way to reverse what had been done to me, I tried to accept who I now was and failed tremendously for a while. I stopped enjoying foods I used to like when I was human, a slow, agonizing process.

I'm frozen eternally at eighteen, so at some point, Angelo is going to look like a pedophile next to me. I can't go out in the sun or I'll vaporize like an evil spirit coming in contact with holy water... And worse of all, I can't have what I've always wanted all my life; a baby of my own.

My heart squeezed at that last part, unimaginable pain washing over me. Hypersensitivity at it's peak, I guess.

"What about the Valentinos?" I heard Zac ask and I turned around to see that he had taken Angelo to the side to discuss business.

"We thwarted another potential purchase."

My ears perked up and as I fished out a smoothie cup to pour all the blood in and pretend like I'm just sipping on a really good smoothie, I sat at the kitchen counter and tuned into their conversation.

"Another batch of demon rose hit the city. We've able to capture back major trade routes over the years but the black market is starting to stock up on them again. It must have something to do with the Valentinos buying all these properties and moving back into town."

"Those damn vampires, trying to buy their way into my city,

"Zac hissed, his voice murderously low-in-a way that sent chills down my spine. Zac was usually so chill and laid back that when he got serious or angry, it was uncomfortable to be in the same space as him. And worst of all, he loathes vampires. They all do. Me included.

Gosh I hate this.

Whenever I remember Callista, that crazed bitch that took my humanity without so much of an 'if you please?', I get angry moustache sweat all over again.

If Zac hadn't killed her, I would have found her and killed her myself... Or died trying. Whatever works.

"Right now, It's difficult to know what their end goal is.

They're buying a couple of buildings but I can't pick up a specific pattern. I can't even say for sure if they're responsible for demon rose hitting the streets again." "Best to get rid of them before we replace out, Zac said gruffly, his mind made up.

"f**k. I can't stand those bloody

leeches."

My throat burned even though I knew he wasn't referring to me. Heck, Zac was just like me to some extent; turned against his will and gruesomely tortured prior to that.

They wrapped up their conversation and walked back into the kitchen where I sat cute and innocent like I hadn't been eavesdropping on them, happily slurping my smoothie (blood.)

My phone vibrated on the counter beside me, announcing that I had a call and seeing Lily's name flashing on the screen, I picked it up, happily.

"Sup, sweetheart?" I hollered, popping my gum and rapping my fingernails on the counter.

"Hey, B." Lily sounded excited, "Can you come to the hospital real quick? There's something I want you to see."

"Weird request but anything for you, sweetie." Our call ended with blowing each other kisses over the line and Zac and Angelo looking at me weird

"If I didn't already know Lily was straight, I'd worry about your relationship with my wife." Zac said, frowning a little.

"Aw. Is the wittle half-bweed jealous?" I cooed, picking up my bag, running a lipgloss over my lip and fluffing my hair out, using the refrigerator as a mirror.

"You wish," he deadpanned

I laughed but my laughter hung in my throat when Angelo came and picked me up like I was a sack of nothing and placed me on the counter, kissing me roughly on the lips.

I was aware of everything. His scent like sage and geranium. His strong, muscular body. Tough, hard abs.

God, I could just gobble him up.

"Don't forget, Bia. He's not the only one who's jealous.

My lungs collapsed into my chest cavity and I couldn't stop myself from pulling him back to me and kissing the hell out of him.

"As much as I hate to break up you two little lovebirds, I'm excited to see my wife, so if you can break it up? Please.

Thank you

I chucked my shoe at him.

I chucked my shoe at him.

***

Anytime I leave my home, I'm reminded of just how many people are uncomfortable with my existence.

I noticed a tic in Angelo s jaw, his arm, possessively around my waist was tight enough to betray the rage in him when the nurses gave me a wide berth as they walked past.

I didn't know it then when I was dating him, heck I had no idea that my best friend was a freaking werewolf, but Angelo and his team belonged to descendants of an immortal race of hunters blessed with superhuman strength, vitality and the best part; immortality, to rival the creatures they were up against. Back then, I used to think he just belonged in a street gang or something.

I'd have cackled hysterically at his face if he had told me about this back then.

Angelo had sacrificed a lot to get me to remain here and even after I tried to convince him that my best friend will raze the earth to make sure I have a safe place to stay here, he had still done his part to earn his place.

I sighed and gently patted his arm.

I was cool with the treatment I received. Well, maybe not cool cool, but I was not going to lose sleep over such low level racism or whatever it's called. At least this is a a step better than the vicious snarls and terrified screams I used to get from just walking down the road.

I have no idea what Lily and the guys did, but one moment, the treatment towards me was so brutal and in your face,the next, it was like everyone was going out of their way to blatantly ignore my existence. And I was sure Lily and her mates had a hand in the extreme change in how I was treated. They're cherished by everyone and pretty much run everything around here, I'm sure if they ordered the general public to fall on their swords, they would

Lily was standing in the room with Ren, one of her less scarier husbands and the prettiest, in my opinion. He offered me a polite smile, acknowledging my presence before Zac swooped in and picked Lily up by the waist, kissing her so deeply and intimately, I had to look away to give them some privacy...

And that's when I saw it. The little baby sleeping in the cot.

I held my breath and slowly walked towards the cot.

The tiny thing was lying on his back, he looked only a few days old with his adorable fists clenched tightly, his little feet kicking the air.

When I stood directly over him, his eyelids slid open and startling blue eyes gazed up at me, unblinking. He smiled a gummy smile, kicking his little feet as if excited to see me.

He was toothless, except for two two fangs cutting through his gums where his canines should me.

A baby. A vampire baby.

A tear slid down my cheeks

"Our spies found him in the dumpster back in the city. He looked to have been abandoned. He was emaciated and left for dead, insects already feeding on his body. They brought him back to hear our verdict."l

I looked at Angelo who hadn't left my side, a hopeful, asking gaze and he nodded, immediately catching my train of thought,

Ren cleared his throat. "The council will probably want him dead-"

"No!" I screamed, whirling around to look at him. "He's just a baby!"

His gaze softened but before he could say anything more on the matter, the door flew open and Aiden walked in, boiling with wrath.

I couldn't help scooching closer into Angelo for protection.

Aiden has always scared me, something about his eyes reminded me of a mad man barely disguising his insanity with twenty thousand dollar suits and expensive cologne.

But a mad man dressed in cashmere is still a mad man. He didn't care about laws, ethics, principles, none of that...

The only thing he cared about was Lily. I've seen him kill a councilman for throwing a jab at her and calling her an omega. Aiden only asked him what he meant by that after he had rended his heart from his chest.

Lily was the only thing holding his madness by the leash. If she ever lets go... I don't think the world would be ready for the monster it would unleash.

Right now, his dead grey eyes zeroed in on the baby, now making gurgling noises in his cot and sucking his thumb.

Even now, his short, stilted noise and yawns made my heart ache for him. I wanted to hold him in my hands but the last thing I wanted was the mad man's attention on me

"That's the vampire." It wasn't a question. One second, he was standing at the door, his eyes cold and deadly like a man possessed, the next, he was at the cot, his claws fared to dig into the little bundle of joy and I screamed, moving without thinking just as Lily screamed, “Aiden, No!" And Angelo shouted for me.

Pandemonium scattered throughout the room. I felt Aiden's claws graze my back, Ren threw his hands up, probably to stop Aiden from tearing me to pieces by accident and Angelo threw himself on Aiden, the both of them toppling to the ground as I scooped the now squalling baby into my arms.

"Shh, don't cry, I cooed softly as he hiccuped and cried. I gave him my finger that he clenched on to, his grip hard.

Cold. And sowly, his cries stopped, dulling to stilted yawns, teary blue eyes looking up at me.

"Get off of me, hunter," Aiden growled, shoving Angelo away as he rose to his feet, "I could have killed you," he snapped at me, dusting off his suit, "I will have a word with border security for allowing this creature past our borders. Now, hand it over."

I clutched the baby tighter to my chest. A move that didn't bode well with Aiden.

His grey eyes froze over. "Bianca

"Aiden-" Ren warned when he took another step towards me.

"Aiden, please," Lily's voice was all it took to get Aiden'attention. He immediately whirled around to face her as if he just realized that she was here.

"Bia can't have kids of her own. The baby was obviously left to die out there. Would it really be so bad if Bia wants to take care of him as her own?"

"We don't know who left it there." He hissed tightly. "This baby might as well be a spy."

"We don't know that!" I argued hotly, "and he can't be a spy.

Not if I raise him."

"We simply can't have vampires in Shadow Cove, Bianca.

It' a safehaven for werewolves, not for the likes of creatures like that. We saw the role they played in the last war.

They're too strong to be allowed to exist within our borders.

"I don't know man..." Zac sighed, "He's just a baby. It's like accusing you and Cade of siding with the rebellion, just because your families fronted it. I'm sure Bia and Angelo will raise this kid not to hurt us. They've already proved themselves to the cove all this time, what's wrong with adding one more to their family?"

Aiden took a step closer to Zac, his muscles tensed, his eyes deadly, "what's wrong is that unlike us, that's a creature with a thirst for blood in his dna. Children vampires are harder to control than adult ones and it's only a matter of time before we have multiple homicides on our hands. Let's not forget blood bonds they seem to share.

Left unchecked, that's not something we want to have on our hands."

"You heard her. We'll all do our parts to make sure that doesn't happen."

"That's not how it works, Zac!" Aiden hissed. "How could you so easily forget? How can you take it's side when you nearly murdered our mate thanks to one?"

Zac finched and the atmosphere in the room turned colder as they glared at each other icily.

I understood where Aiden was coming from. For the good of the Cove, a baby vampire living amongst us was a bad idea... but still...

"Aiden," Lily snapped in a sharp voice and Aiden immediately flinched, turning around to face her.

"We all

know what we went through during the rebellion and reminding Zac of that is not helpful in the least. They may be rare but there are instances, of vampires beating their bloodlust and abstaining from taking life. We can move Bia and Angelo and a few other guards to a reserved location where the risk of replaceing another life is slim and she can raise him to beat his bloodlust. We already have two vampires that were successful in that venture. This could work if we all help." The room fell quiet as he listened to Lily's reason and I had to admit, I couldn't have put my thoughts in better words.

"There are other werewolf orphans she could choose from."

He argued.

"None that would want a vampire for a mother. We've tried.

They won't stop crying and her skin is too hard and too cold to hold one without mistakingly crushing it."

"The council will probably not agree to this."

"I'm sure we could convince the council on the matter.

I saw it. The moment all the fight left his body. He sighed and looked at me, his gaze hardening again when he looked at the baby in my hands.

He blew out a breath and looked up at the ceiling, obviously weighing his options.

"Fine. Of course. I'll think

about it."

"And convince the council?" Lily prodded.

"Absolutely."

"And..."

"I'm sorry for trying to kill the baby."

I wasn't even paying any more attention to him, my gaze focused back on the baby as Angelo gently rubbed my back.

"What should we name him?" He asked, kissing my temple.

The thought made me giggle as I ignored the urge to look at Aiden. "Hunter. Let's name him Hunter."

"Ha ha. Very funny," Aiden deadpanned, only making Angelo and I burst into laughter.

"I never considered having kids. Not even when you were still human." A wry smile touched his lips as he shook his head, laughing softly. "Hunter it is."

Glee spread through my entire body and when I gazed at my best friend, she was smiling back warmly at me."

Thank you," I mouthed

"The nurses will have to check him for any lung infection and abnormalities they might have missed during the initial inspection." Ren told us and I nodded, even though I didn't want to put him down yet. "You're okay with this? You're really okay with this?" I asked Angelo later when I was given the feeding bottle to feed him.

"I am, Angelo replied, even though there was a slight frown pinching his brows.

"I'm just a little worried!"

1 swallowed, knowing where he was going. Aiden's reaction was just the tip of the iceberg compared to how the other conservatives would react. And there were only so many people Lily and her mates.could threaten into silence before the people start revolting. My heart pounded.

"Nothing's going to happen. I'll protect him. I'll protect the both of you. I won't let any of the hatred of those bigots affect our child. I promise, Bia."

My eyes turned teary. "Oh god, Angelo, I swear, i don't deserve you."

He grinned and nuzzled my hair, "How many times do I have to tell you, Stella? I'll do anything for you."

My heart soared.

i knew it wasn't going to be easy but I wanted to try. To give it all I've got and give this baby a chance at a happy life. To protect and nurture and love him with all my