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Jerry and Winter were sitting on their bed while the other vampires that had come to the house were cleaning up the bodies and the blood. The wound on Winter's wrist had closed, leaving behind an angry scar that would be gone by morning but that didn't stop Jerry from nestling and licking against it. She was staring straight ahead, just processing everything that had happen.
" You were beautiful." He whispered against her skin.
" All the pain I was in when I had cancer was nothing to the pain I felt when Giselle drank from you. The moment we got down here I knew it had been her. I could smell you in her." Winter said.
" I felt that pain too, twice." Jerry said, making her look at him.
" I had to drink from Raphel." She said. Jerry smiled and nodded.
" I know, Love. It was the only way. I'm not upset." He said as a knock came to their door. " Come in." Jerry called out. Winter looked to the door as Raphel walked in.
" Their bodies will be put in a open field a few miles from here. The sun will then destroy them. We have almost all the blood cleaned up." He reported.
" What's going to happen now? I killed her and it's against our laws to kill another vampire." Winter said. " Am I in trouble?"
" Well, " Raphel said as he started towards them, making Jerry growl. Raphel dropped to his knees in front of Winter and put his hands on her knees. Jerry bared his fangs and hissed, yanking Winter's arm against him.
" Jay." Winter said but Raphel only smiled.
" It's okay, my darling. He can't help it." He said.
" I understand why she drank from you, and I know you aren't trying to steal her away, but that doesn't stop me from wanting to rip you apart." Jerry's hiss was laced with an apology.
" You and I will be keeping our distance for a few weeks. The mated vampire in you is reacting and I can understand it. I don't blame you. In a few weeks that reaction will die down." Raphel reassured his night son. " As for the laws, since I am in control of the area I could ban you. I could force you to move and never return. I could have you killed for the offense, had you not been doing it to save your mate. They attacked your mate and she drank from him. They attacked my son. It was well without our rights to kill them so fear not." The entire time Raphel had been talking Jerry couldn't stop his growl. " We are almost done cleaning up then we will take our leave. You did very well for your first fight." He raised a hand up and stroked her cheek, making Jerry hiss again.
" I'm sorry." Jerry's voice was low and dangerous. Raphel smiled at him.
" It's not your fault. You aren't completely in control right now. I would like to hug you but you would just attack me. I am going to leave you two alone but know that I love you both." He patted her leg then walked out, closing the door behind him. Winter looked at Jerry and smiled.
" You kind of sound like a pissed off cat." She said. Jerry pulled his fangs back.
" That's not really making me feel like a big, bad vampire." He said, making her laugh.
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For the next few weeks Jerry and Winter stayed in their house. They renewed their mating commitment over and over again. A fact Raphel informed them was because of her drinking from Raphel. He had warned them that Jerry would feel compelled to drown her in his scent. He would be compelled to feed her souly from his vein while he only fed from her. He would feel the need to try and drink Raphel from her body as well as flood her system with his own blood. Winter did not have that feeling because she had been able to kill the one who drank from her mate.
Because of the actions Nickolas and Giselle had done against Jerry and Winter, by vampire law, they were entitled to every thing the other two had. Winter and Jerry didn't want to have anything of these so they donated most the things to shelters. The items that were old and worth money were sold off. The money from those sales was then donated to cancer research. Nickolas and Giselle didn't trust banks so they had large stacks of cash hidden around their house. When that money was found, it was also donated to the shelters and cancer research.
" Raphel has invited us over tonight." Winter said as Jerry rubbed her shoulders while she typed.
" Oh yeah? Did he call or send the message?" Jerry asked.
" He called. You know he doesn't send messages to me. And that is the first time you have heard about him, and spoke about him, without growling or displaying the fangs." She said, making him laugh.
" Then I say we go." He said.
" Why is it he can feel my emotions and send me messages? He didn't drink from me. I drank from him." She asked.
" We think it is because he is my maker. We think you and him are connected through me but taking his blood into you has strength the bond between you." He said. Winter sighed and started to turn in the chair, making him step back.
" I'm sorry I didn't listen to you about Giselle." She said. Jerry smiled and dropped to his knees. He gently touched her legs.
" It's alright, My Mate. I think this just may have strengthen us even more. Not to mention seeing you fight was a crazy turn on. Knowing you killed her over me rocks my world." Winter laughed, making him grin. " Besides, the world is better off with those two."
" I love you, you know. Turn me was the best thing you could have done for me." She said. Jerry put his hand to the back of her neck and drew her into him so their foreheads were together.
" You were the best thing that could have happen to me. I love you." He said.
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