Paul's pov:

Something was wrong. I felt Dwayne change, then I felt a jolt of terror. Katherine. I had never ran so fast in my life. I burst through the door and look at the scene before me. David was half on and half off of the bed, clearly disorientated, Marko was on Dwayne's back, his arms locked around his neck in a chokehold as he tries his best to stop him from moving towards a terrified Katherine who was backed up against the wall, tears streaming down her cheeks. "DWAYNE! FUCKING STOP! YOU'RE SCARING KATHERINE!" Marko was shouting over Dwayne's growls of frustration as he tries desperately to knock Marko off of him.

Before I know what I'm doing I've tackled Dwayne to the ground, knocking Marko to the ground in the process. "DAVID! GET THE FUCK UP AND HELP YOU ASSHOLE!" I shout before I hear him groan and roll off of the bed. He grabs Dwayne's arms, pulling them behind his back tightly before I roll off of him and walk over to Katherine. "Take him out, take him to feed, go!"

I gently cup Kitty's cheeks and tilt her head to the side, checking for any bites or injuries. "Are you okay? Are you hurt?" I ask softly and she nods her head. "I-I'm Fine...just scared..." She whispers softly and I feel my heart almost break for her. "Hey Kitty...it's fine, it's just you and me now okay?" I giver her a sympathetic smile before gently taking her hand and leading her to the bed. I sit down and pull her in to my arms, my arms wrapping around her waist. "Hey...That wasn't Dwayne's fault you know..." I say softly and she looks up at me and frowns. "But he..." I sigh softly before cutting her off. "I know Kitty. He just...we can't control it..." I close my eyes as I try to find the words to explain what happened.

"When you find your mate, your instincts want to take over and you want to mark them..." I say softly and she looks up at me. "Mark?"

"Yeah uhhhh...Mark mean...when we mark you, we make you ours in every single way, our mental connection reaches its full potential, it's like how we can sense your emotions or see some of your thoughts..." I explain and she hums softly in understanding. "So, how do I get marked?" She asks softly and I sigh softly. "We...we have to bite you. And wait, wait!" I say as her eyes widen and I can tell she's scared. "You don't have to, but at some point, one of us...one of us is going to snap, like Dwayne did. And...and I don't want you to get hurt." I whisper softly and I feel tears start to prickle at my eyes. "Hey...you're not gonna hurt me...I'll do it...but I'm scared..." She says softly as she looks up at me.

"You don't need to be." I say with a slight smile before she frowns slightly. "But it'll hurt." She says and I shake my head. "Yeah...it'll hurt, I won't lie to you Kitty, it will hurt a lot but if it's done right, it can be made to feel so damn good..." I whisper softly and hug her even tighter as she tenses when I say it will hurt. "You don't need to worry...we can make it feel amazing at the same time...block out pain with the most intense pleasure you have ever felt." I smile a little as she blushes and squirms ever so slightly.

"O-okay..." She says softly and I chuckle softly. "Hmmm...I knew that would convince you." I say with a grin before I hear a voice come from the cave. "Hello? Ummm Chinese delivery."

Katherine's pov:

I smile softly as Paul comes back in carrying two bags filled to the brim with Chinese food. "Come and get it Kitty." He says with that Cheshire Cat grin that was so familiar. "Hmmm...prawn crackers...I haven't had these since I was like ten." I say with a soft laugh as he opens up the plastic bag before moving to sit behind me again. "You know, you've put on quite a bit of weight since you've been here..." Paul's voice comes from behind me and I gasp before hitting his shoulder. "No no! Not in that way! I mean, you don't look like a skeleton anymore! You look really healthy, you look beautiful...not that you didn't look beautiful before! I'm just trying to...argh forget about it." He grumbles and I laugh softly as I look at his exasperated expression. "It's fine." I say with a soft smile before he brings a prawn cracker up to my lips. "Hmm..." I hum softly as I bite down.

We stay like this for a while before I hear voices in the cave. "I need to go Kitty...someone needs to see you." And without anything else being said, Paul gets up,not before kissing my cheek and walks out of my room only to have someone timidly knock on the door. "Come in." I say softly and he slowly trudges in, his head hung low in shame.

"My love..."

(Hey guys! What'd you think of Katherine and Paul's little heart to heart? Let me know!)