Ocean's Away Chapter 3

Late that night, Nelli woke up and panicked as she struggled against someone's hold.

Everything was dark and she felt like she couldn't breathe wherever she was.

Suddenly a strange cooing sounded in the darkness and she felt herself relax against whatever creature that was holding her hostage.

Then the darkness faded when found herself bathed in moonlight and what looked like wings spread out behind her as she heard a quiet chuckle next to her ear.

"It's alright, my love. You're safe. I'm here now." She heard the voice say and her eyes widened in shock when she looked behind her and found that Draco was laying against the pillows giving her a reassuring smile.

He was shirtless and she could see a smattering of blonde chest hair that was speckled all around his pale, sculpted chest.

But what surprised her the most was that his eyes had turned black and a pair of beautiful black wings were coming out of his back.

She gasped as he laughed and looked down at her in amusement.

"Are they real?" She murmured as her mate nodded and fluttered them lightly.

"Yes, love. They're real. You were sleeping so snuggly in them too. Did I wake you?" He asked as she shook her head and reached her hand out to run her fingers over his wing's soft feathers.

He purred under her careful ministrations before he gently took her hand away.

"As much as I'd love for you to continue, I feel myself losing control and I don't want to mark and claim you before you know your options." He said as Nelli looked up at him in confusion.

"What do you mean, options?" She asked as his eyes momentarily flashed to their regular icy blue.

"Well, as you can tell I'm not exactly human. And I know that you're not either." He said as she reeled back in surprise.

"How did you know that?" She whispered making a small smile appear on his thin lips.

"Because I'm your mate and also a full blooded veela. You also smelled different than a human when we were down at the beach." He said gently as she looked away at the mention of what happened earlier that night.

Draco's eyes softened as he gently took hold of her chin and lifted her head so she could look him in the eyes.

When he saw that tears had begun to fall from her eyes, he cooed softly to her and carefully took her into his arms before wrapping his wings around them both.

"I'm alive, love. And although I am very thankful that you saved me, I should probably let you know that I wouldn't have stayed dead for long. My body regenerates itself when I've been injured. I'm immortal and soon you will be too when we mate for the first time." He reassured her as her brows furrowed in confusion.

"How did you become immortal?" She asked as she laid her head on his chest wanting to hear his heartbeat for herself.

Her mate simply smiled and shook his head before his fingers made their way into her hair and he pulled her close before pecking her on the lips.

"One day I'll tell you that story. But not tonight." He said as he pulled back to look into her eyes.

She nodded and reached up to place her hand on his cheek.

She couldn't believe that this was real. That he was real.

And she already knew that she loved him more than anything.

His smile faltered as he looked away making her heart drop down into her stomach.

"You should also be aware that you have a choice with all of…this.

You have the right to reject me if you wish to do so."

Her eyes widened and she pulled back as his voice cracked with sadness.

"If you reject me though I will never be able to feel any emotion ever again.

I'm immortal so I wouldn't die like normal veelas, but breaking our bond would make me wish I did.

When a veela's mate rejects them, they slowly wither away until they're only a shell of who they once were.

I would physically be alive, but I would be dead on the inside."

He whispered as tears stung at her eyes at how broken he looked in that moment.

Nelli wiped at her eyes before shaking her head.

Draco's breath caught in his throat thinking that she was rejecting him, but he was surprised when she wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed a hard, bruising kiss to his lips making him let out a groan of pleasure.

She kissed him again and again as she ran her fingers through his blonde locks.

When she finally came up for air, they were both panting heavily with smiles planted firmly on their lips.

"I love you Draco. And I would NEVER reject you. You're my life and the other half of my soul. We will never be apart again." She said as he looked at her with a look of awe and wonder.

He was rendered speechless and could only nod in understanding as he became completely stunned at how this perfect, beautiful creature was his mate and that he would get to stay by her side until the end of time.

"I love you too…" He whispered before he pulled her close and relished in the feeling of his mate's lips on his own for the rest of the night.