A/N: Its pretty short- but at least i updated right? This chapter was really hard to write- it seems every chapter is for me. :( Hope you enjoy and if you do could you please write a review?

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Chloe's eyes rolled back as a flash of pain jolted through her body. The flash of pain was quick but left an agonising aftermath of pain. She swallowed a scream. Chloe's eyes began to water as another jolt of pain fired up her insides. Those jolts of pain last only mere seconds but extremely painful. She hurt everywhere and even after the quick flashes of pain subsided her body still hurt- just less than when the flashes came. Her breathing was laboured as she flung her head back against her pillow. She had first thought sitting up who lessen the pain but now it seemed nothing would. The flashes of pain started from the bite mark Alek had given her and than in less than a nanosecond travelled throughout her body before stopping and starting again minutes later. Her eyes felt heavy and all she wanted was to sleep away the pain but it was far to agonising for her body to scrummage to sleep. Alek sat at the side of her queen sized bed- he had pulled a dining room chair into her room right after placing her on the bed. The pain had started right after the bite-she had imagined the bite to be blissful and enjoyable. It would make sense seeing how the bite only really occured if two people loved each other. But it wasn't it was it was like stepping in a extremely hot bath, only to jump out seconds later and still feel the heated pain. It was 10 times more worse, though.

Chloe had dropped to the floor right after Alek had bitten her-breaking skin and beginning the torturous pain she was now experiencing. He had quickly picked her up from the alleyways ground as Chloe began to convulse in pain. He ran past the confused and shocked Giana.

She had tried to ask him why this was happening. She was scared something went wrong and that she was going to die. But her throat felt like it was on fire and no words escaped her.

"I'm sorry," Alek had told her when he placed her on her own bed. Her eyes widened in fear when she had heard his apology. She had at the time opened her mouth to ask him what was going on but a jolt of the intense pain fired in her and a scream escaped her dry lips.

"Everything will be okay," He had said before rushing out of the room.

Around three two minute apart flashes of unexplainable plain Alek returned a wet towel in one hand and the other dragging one of the dining room chairs into her room.

Now they were here: Chloe succmanging to the pain. Her hair splayed all over the pillow as she slowly breathed in and out trying to control her seemingly uncontrollable breathing.

And then the pain stopped.

Her whole body tingled as the absence of the aftermath of the jolt of pain. Chloe's mouth turned upright in a blissful smile. She tilted her head to the side staring at Alek with tired eyes.

"I'm alive."

"I would've never bitten you Chloe if i knew this was going to happen." He admitted his eyes sorrowful- he had watched her the whole time. He had sang her praises of how strong she was and comforted her with sweet words.

Her eyes slowly shut closed. Sleep was taking her-willingly though.

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Chloe woke a couple hours later. Her body was sore but she still lifted herself up onto her elbows. She searched her room to spot Alek who still sat in the uncomfortable looking dining room chair.

"What happened?" She whispered her voice was rough and sore from the screams that escaped her hours ago.

"How are you feeling?" Alek asked her sitting up straighter.

"Fine, what happened?" She said annoyed.

"I had heard after you've been bitten by your lover you would go through some pain- but not to this extent. I dont know why it hurt you so much. Maybe its because your the uniter or maybe its because you didn't know or give me your consent. The pain you felt was your body changing its scent-letting people know that i claimed you. To other Mai's whom may be interested in you will find your scent repulsive because it's mixed with mine." He spitted out. He clutched his hands in his lap, and she could finally see how tensed he was.

Good, she thought.

"How come you never told me this."

"I know," he said sadly, "but i didn't think it was going to happen."

Chloe opened her to retort that it didn't matter-that she had a right to know whether or not he planned to "claim" her or not.

"I know, i know you asked me before about "claiming". All it does is change your scent and that mark," he slowly lifted his finger pointer from his lap and pointed at the curve between her slender neck and shoulder. "The mark will stay permanent."

Chloe's eyes widen in disbelief. She quickly scrambled off her bed and rushed towards her washroom. She threw open the door and ran straight towards the mirror over her porcelain sink. With shaking hands she pulled her shirt-one Alek must've changed her into- to the side.

The mark was there in all its dark and bruised glory. Chloe almost fainted. The mark was basically Alek's perfect teeth marks. Her mom was going to kill her. This was permanent. Chloe's head spun.

"The bruising will go away." Alek replied from the washroom door.

"This is permanent? Alek i can't- i couldn't even pull it off as a tattoo." She cried.

"Usually people claim their lovers in more intimate places, that hardly anyone sees. But…"he trailed off. His back was straight as a ruler,still very tense.

"We arent like that." She continued for him. He gave her a meek nod. She looked in the mirror, her eyes beginning to water. The mark was a harsh contrast to her pale skin. She wondered if this is how people felt when they got an udderly ridiculous tattoo after a drunk night.

"You said one sided claimings can be erased...does that mean this mark will go." She asked turning towards him.

"I dont know but erasing a one sided claim can take years and thats just the bond- i dont know about the mark" He told her truthfully. Chloe ran her hands through her hair. How could this possibly happen to her. How could she let this happen. How could Alek do this to her. He had never told her that the mark would be permanent- that she would suffer. There was one con from this bite- people believing they're actually together for now. But that would end. The minute they believe that Chloe is safe from the outside prides they would break up this arrangement. She didn't want the mark as a memoir of the faking and acting they did. Her mind went back to the day she found about claiming. He had told her that she would be greatly affected by him "claiming" her. He had said she would be jealous and possessive over him. She was already jealous of girls whom catch his attention, she didn't need this stupiding "claim" over her to make it worse.

"You had no right to do this to me." Chloe spat at him, her anger getting the best of her.

Chloe looked at him as he stood utterly still, his shoulders were squared from before. It had looked as if he hadn't moved from the position he was most recently in. Chloe shook her head smiling a twisted one. The whole time he was stiff and still was because he was waiting for Chloe to catch on. For her to realize that he had done a major wrong. Good, she thought, at least he knows he was in the wrong.

"I did," he said a smirk appearing on his lips, "we are married"

Chloe saw red. He wasn't going to admit it.

"No we are not, not really." She told him slowly trying to control her anger.

"As long as that ring is on your finger- one i paid for than you are"

Chloe felt her insides turn. This argument made no sense whatsoever. Why couldn't he just admit he was in the wrong that what he did was stupid and irresponsible. If he admitted it, she believed she would be less mad at him.

"No im not," she growled.

"To the world, to everyone else you are-" he began.

Oh,now she understood.

"So you only claimed me because you're afraid of what the Mai will think?"

What the girl had said to him must of hit him hard. He didnt want to seem the player type. He didnt want to seem the bad guy anymore so he bit her-claimed her to show that he wasn't a player anymore. Oh but he was, he was still a player because he played them all.

"God Chloe i couldn't think less of what those disgusting girls said about me."

"Than why bit me-in front of them- without my consent?" She told him smiling cruelly.

"Don't you think its might have something to do with me caring for you, and not wanting you to be hurt, or taken away." He said harshly. The cruel smile dropped from her lips, her eyes instantly started to water. She was so wrong, Alek wasn't benefiting at all from this. Sure the Mai would stop talking about him behind his back about him being a player but they would find new things to pick on him about. He would deal with it because he always did but now, now he had to watch over a possessive Chloe who would only partially be effected from the "claiming".

Chloe took a step towards Alek.

"Alek-"

"No." he said shaking his head at her. He looked completely broken and tired. Tired of her distrusting self. Chloe bit her lip.

"Alek please," she whispered as he started walking backwards out the door- a look of disappointment and distraught plan on his face. She reached out for him.

"Don't," he said shaking his head, and turning around towards the bedroom door. She watched as he walked out of her room, and waited as she heard the shuffling of him putting on his shoes and the sound of the front door slamming shut before dropping down onto her bed.