I KNOW, ANOTHER CHAPTER 8? SORRY TO DISAPPOINT BUT I WAS WONDERING WHY I ONLY GOT 4 REVIEWS(USUALLY I GET MORE) SO I REREAD THIS CHAPTER AND FOUND IT UTTERLY GARBAGE I AM SO SURPRISED EVEN FOUR PEOPLE REVIEWED. FOR THOSE WHO READ IT ALREADY ITS THE SAME PLOT AS THE CHAPTER THAT I HAD ORIGINALLY WROTE BUT BETTER EVERYTHING-DIALOGUE AND SUCH.

Chapter 8

Alek tip toed silently into the pent house apartment shutting the door as quietly as possible behind him. He didn't want to wake up a possibly sleeping Chloe. But if she was awake and waiting for his return Alek would have to muster up all his will power to stay calm, and apologize. He should be the one to apologize, his conscious had been bugging him for the last few hours. But another part of him wanted to fight the urge to give into Chloe, he wasn't fully in the wrong- or so he believed. He hadn't bitten her for the pleasure of it, the feel of her skin on his lips did make his head spin but other than that he didn't gain any thing from biting her. He bit her because it was necessary for the little scheme in tricking the Mai's in believing they were in love. It was a perfect opportunity his hazed mind believed at the time. Giana witnesses it, runs off, and tells her pride. It was in the moment thing. It sorta reminded Alek of a one night stand he had a couple years back. When the word "player" and "sex god" was attached the end of his name. Just like a one night stand, he figured. It was in the moment thing, felt good, and seemed to fix all his problems. But now in the morning light he realizes how stupid it actually was, but at the same time couldn't deny the pro's that came out of it.

His goal as her protector is to never harm Chloe, physically and mentally. He ruined her trust last night. He physically put her in inhumane pain. But he didn't know. Alek truly believed that she would have only went through minim to no pain. All the books he had read about had said that biting your partner would be in pain for a short time. Sometimes they don't even feel pain as their body changes their scent, and permanently makes you some one else's.

Alek made his way though the kitchen and towards the hallway that held both his bed room, and Chloe's. Alek could see the pale light from underneath her door, and instantly knew she was awake. He pondered if he should just run into his bed room and lock the door. He could last in there for maybe a couple days. His room was bare, he knew for they had to put up the pretence of sleeping in the same bed. But he was quite sure he had a pair of boxers on the floor, and a water bottle on his night stand. Night terrors, he shuddered.

Or he could man up.

Alek sulked as he made his way towards the front of Chloe's door. He heard her whistle a cute uneven tune. He bit back his hesitance, and turned the knob on her door.

"Alek?!" Chloe screeched her eyes wide with shock. Alek bit back a smirk as he watched her clutch her towel more securely around her tiny frame. Alek couldn't believe how perfect his timing was. Chloe's long pale waves were now straighter than usual and her hair a darker shade as well due to her most likely recent shower. He loved how Chloe looked after her showers. All her makeup, although he noticed was shockingly less than most girls applied, was now washed off. It allowed him to see her true beauty, and boy was she a beauty. Her skin was perfectly clear, she had not had a break out since she was sixteen. He had noticed. He hair was longer now that the water held down her slight curls. Her body-

"Alek?" Chloe asked again with less panic in her voice. Alek's smirk flattered when he noticed that she had noticed his long stare. It seems he has been doing that a lot lately. He was always getting distracted by her beauty. And as her protector, and her faux husband he was around her quite a lot, and to protect her like he was supposed to he shouldn't get distracted. He needed to always be prepared, always ready to be in action. Failing wasn't an option.

"We need to talk," Alek said sternly. He really didn't want to have another fight with her. He couldn't take it…but he also didn't just want her to believe she could stomp all over him and not apologize for her rude accusations. He did in the end bite her to protect her. The whole set up was perfect. A Mai witnessing Alek's bite on Chloe-especially when they believed that Alek wasn't capable of loving her.

"Yeah we do, but let me get dressed first." Chloe told him, turning away from him and moving towards her closet.

"Now, now Chloe. I actually seem to like you in just that towel. You out of it would be a dreadful thought, in less of course you were naked." Alek told her smirking. He openly looked her up and down. To his delight Chloe's cheeks turned a beautiful scarlet.

"Plus, I have to show you something. And we don't have time to waste the Mai-" Alek drawled but was soon cut of by Chloe.

"Fine," she huffed.

Alek tried desperately to hide his shock. Chloe was agreeing to prance around in nothing but a towel in front of the very sexually deprived former sex god. Well a former sexually active male. Sex god was pushing it, especially since he hadn't had a lot to choose from. And to be honest they had a couple days before the Mai would call for a meeting. Plenty of time.

Another thing he liked so much about Chloe was that she was feisty, and head strong at the best moments.

"No, its okay you can get changed." Alek said to her, his voice full with amusement. He loved teasing Chloe.

"No, I said its fine. What do you have to show me." Chloe said walking past him and straight towards his empty bedroom in just a towel. He never in his life time thought that Chloe King, the Uniter would be walking into his bed room with nothing but a towel. He had fantasised about it of course. What male who was living with the gorgeous Chloe, wouldn't?

"It's just a small passage on how to deal with-" Alek stopped mid-sentence. He abruptly stopped in his tracks. Chloe noticing his pause, spun around to ask him what the matter was. Hushing her as quick as possible Alek wrapped one of his muscular arms around Chloe's slim waist and manoeuvred his hand across her pink lips.

"Shh, I hear something." She shivered against his body as he spoke directly into her ear. His breath fanning across the column of her neck as he slowly pulled his head away.

"Who is it?" She whispered once Alek removed his hand around from her mouth. He didn't however remove the arm around her waist, a fact Chloe desperately tried to ignore. Chloe didn't fail at much but at this she did. She couldn't help but notice how strong Alek's arm was, and how warm and comfortable to be in his embrace. It scared Chloe because it wasn't as if they hadn't been in the position before, but it seemed like that feeling would never leave.

"I don't know. But they're right outside." Alek told her. He strained his Mai hearing onto the front door of there penthouse apartment to hear the sound of the door knob being twisted and a gush of air being let out as the door opened. Fuck, he thought, I forgot to lock the door.

"They obviously aren't welcomed," Alek told her silently as he began to take of his shirt. Chloe gave him a questioning look, as he threw the shirt at her, "or I would've been notified before they took step into the elevator."

"What are-" Chloe began as Alek removed himself from her and than not so gently pushed her into his open- bare closet door.

"Put on the shirt, just in case I need you to run. But for now stay in the closet." He told her sternly moving away from her and out the bedroom door. Chloe held her breath as slowly left the room. She began to be instantly afraid for him. She closed the closet door quickly still very modest in this time although no one would see her, and dropped her towel before throwing on Alek's tee shirt. It was big on her due to Alek's broad shoulders but a lot of skin was still shown. If she had to run she's pretty sure she'd be flashing all those who were behind her. She wouldn't be able to even help Alek in a fight, without trying to be modest. Chloe peeked through the shudders of the closet door, trying to see if anyone was coming. She felt utterly useless. She wanted to fight. But she couldn't in what she was wearing or for the matter the lack of clothes. And quiet frankly she was scared. Scared that someone could so easily just enter there home, the door was supposed to be locked. The front desk man was supposed to notify them. No one should be able to enter their humble pent house. Chloe strained her hearing to try and hear what was going on but all she could hear was the pounding of her heart. Chloe breathed out slowly. This wasn't the time to be a baby. She opened the closet door quickly, and scanned Alek's room. Quickly she spotted a pair of underwear on the floor. So Alek did really sleep naked, she thought as she slipped into his boxers.

Although just clad in Alek's shirt, and boxers, Chloe quickly stalked out of his bedroom and into the hallway. It would have to do.

"Where's the uniter, Alek." A man with a very deep voice asked. Chloe's claw's retracted as she came into view of the man and it seemed to be woman Alek was talking too. Instantly Chloe's face reddened. She wanted to turn around and walk back to her room but she had been noticed by all three people.

Alek smirked at her once he noticed she was wearing all of his clothes.

"Ah, sorry for the surprise visit I didn't know you were in the middle of something." The women said with a faux glee in her voice. Chloe instantly remembered where she heard the deep voice from, and now the ladies stern looks- they were Mai leaders for a pride.

"We weren't notified anyone was even here for us," Alek said pulling Chloe behind him as the man continued to stare at Chloe's form. Chloe's chest was pressed to Alek's back, and he was radiating so much warmth that she couldn't stop herself from leaning her head against his muscular back. She slowly wrapped her arm around his waist and snuggled into him. Her body reacted before her brain. Her body wanted to be fit against Alek's bare skin, but her brain was screaming to move away. Not because she didn't want this. To be quite honest she knew she had strong feelings for him, but she had never made them none. At first Alek stood taller, and rigid but after awhile he relaxed. Chloe figured he thought it was her just acting as the dotting wife. But in reality he relaxed because his body loved Chloe's body pressed against his, and he was fairly happy hiding Chloe's beautiful frame from the greedy and disgusting eyes of this other Mai.

"We didn't think it would be a problem," The women spoke up. Her hair was jet black, and cut short underneath her ear. She wore a business suit and black heels. She looked as if she was all work type of women. That meant no sweet talking her, Alek thought grimly.

"Well obviously it was," Alek told her raising one eyebrow. Chloe buried her head into his back, and just by that movement alone Alek knew she was embarrassed. He smiled inwardly at the thought.

"Next time we will knock," The man told Alek, rubbing the hair on his chin.

"You never told us why you're here," Chloe said after a moment of silence. She slowly untangled her self from Alek, and moved beside him. Her embarrassment at being found in Alek's clothes-strange though that she would be embarrassment especially if nothing really did happen- was washed away and now the stern Chloe came to play. Alek shot a dirty look as the deep voice male stared down at Chloe with lustful eyes.

"We heard that you've claimed Chloe," Stern Lady said. Alek reached for Chloe, and pulled her into the side of his bare chest. Pulling her underneath his arm. She was the perfect height.

"He has claimed me that's correct." Chloe said raising her shoulders high before pulling down the side of her shirt and exposing her creamy shoulder and the bruised bite. Alek sucked in a quick breath, he hadn't known it would look like that. You could clearly see his teeth marks, as if someone had tattooed it onto her perfect skin. The bruising he had read would disappear within time but still the dark purple and blue was disturbing on her pale complexion.

"And you have not claimed him back?" The man asked her, his bushy eyebrow was raised in question.

"No I-" Chloe stuttered not knowing what lie Alek would want her to tell.

"She's not ready. You guys cant be completely thick not to understand that she wasn't born into this life like many of us. Give her time." Alek told the two annoying Mai's. Alek couldn't understand why the Mai wanted Chloe so badly- she was an amazing person but they didn't know that. Her job as being the Uniter was over. She united the human and the Mai almost a year ago, the Order which members were decreasing each day because not many had an actual reason to fight against the Mai anymore. Her job was complete. There wasn't a logical reason for them to all want her in their pride, why they would be this noisy. Quite frankly it was fucking stupid. If she didn't want to be in a pride why the hell would they fight for her and be so persistent. The only thing keeping her in this pride was Alek, and their marriage.

"The other prides do not know or understand that." The Stern Lady told Alek.

"Than call as many freaking prides as you want, throw a big fucking party for all I care. Me and Chloe will tell everyone there, and explain to those who are still stupid enough to think they can take her from me and this pride," Alek growled.

A/N: IN THIS STORY JASMINE VALENTINA AMY AND PAUL ARE ALIVE. I will slowly add them into this story. Valentina still runs the pride. The only reason why the marriage keeps Chloe here is because Alek is considered Valentina's son- almost like second in command. They other prides cannot take Chloe away from Alek, and or take Alek away from the pride. Hope that clears something's up?

A/N: Do the cussing in this story bother you?

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