Author's Note: Sorry for the long wait for this chapter but I'm trying to get a job and writing articles for my portfolio and blog. I hope you enjoy this chapter as well and your comments are always welcomed. Maybe I'll update the next chapter in the next couple of days :)
Kudos to the person who gets from where I got the first sentence from :)
"So... Do we just sit here and wait?" Clarke asks her while drinking a cup of coffee.
"Until the person who we're looking for decides to come." Lexa replies calmly.
"Is this really what you do for a living?" the blonde asks surprised.
"Yeah. It's called a stakeout." Lexa answers her with a soft smile.
"Raven said that the woman has been having brunch at this time every day since she got here." the vampire huffs annoyed. "And when we need her to follow her routine she decides not to."
After that wonderful shower they had, Clarke and Lexa quickly got dressed and took a look at the papers Raven gave them. The mundane had been so surprised and thankful that she took Clarke's phone and immediately called the hacker who said it was nothing and that she had fun. But in reality, the vampire had done her job too well and had found out things that not even the databases of the Detroit PD had.
Lexa looks at her.
"Are you getting annoyed?" she mocks her. "For being a Queen you're not very patient."
"My subjects know better than to keep me waiting." she winks at Lexa who gulps. "Getting all hot and bothered?" she's the one teasing now. "Because there're so many things we could be doing right now instead of being here."
Things that included laying naked in bed and giving each other wonderful orgasms.
"You don't need to remind me." Lexa tells her immediately because it's the truth. Her libido had been insane lately. "But the sooner I catch her, the faster we'll go back to Detroit."
Clarke had explained to Lexa what she discussed with Raven and Octavia and the mundane seemed to agree with the verdict of the conversation. Detroit was a big city and the blonde vampire had never had anything that could tie her to the place that would make Azgeda suspect of her desire to set her base there. It was the perfect spot that would also allow her to be close to her mate.
"I just want to be alone with you." the blonde pouts.
"You're very charming when you want to be." the mundane caresses her cheek lovingly. "I'm crazy about you."
"So am I." Clarke smiles dashingly at her but then sits straighter. "I think she's coming."
Looking around, the vampire can hear a very distinctive accent coming through. Remembering Raven's notes, it said that the woman came from Europe and that she settled in the US a couple of years ago. Although her English was very good, it was impossible for the woman to get completely rid of her Scandinavian descent.
"She's on your left, walking towards a table near the exit." Clarke tells her and Lexa immediately turns around to discreetly look.
"She's smart; although she doesn't think she's being followed she's planning ahead. She'll run if she sees us."
"No she won't. She wants to pretend that she's from the high class. And running is frown upon. They'll think she's a thief or a pretender." Clarke merely shrugs.
"So what do we do then? Just go to her table and sit down?" Lexa says sarcastically.
"That's what I planned on doing." the blonde stands up and walks to the woman's table.
"Noo Clarke." Lexa huffs while looking at her mate.
Immediately she can see the way the woman stares appreciatively at her mate, the way her eyes linger on her breasts and legs. It makes something snap inside of Lexa, a jealousy that she had never experienced before, come out aggressively. Clarke was hers. Her mate, her soulmate, her vampire. And right now that said vampire was being watched like a steak of meat.
Standing up, Lexa angrily walks towards the two women and takes a seat right next to her mate, possessively placing a hand on her shoulders and kissing her cheek lovingly. She can sense Clarke's happiness at the gesture but she's still claiming her territory by sitting as close as possible without being disrespectful. For being a human she was acting very animalistic.
"Darling." Clarke tells her happily. "I was just talking to Miss Carter about the spectacular show the hotel produces for the fans of the movie."
"Indeed." Alie Carter says while staring at the hold the brunette has on the blonde. "And I was just planning on saying that it would be such a delight to have your company for the event. As you can see I came alone to this unexpected and yet pleasant short vacation."
"Her company?" Lexa murmurs angrily.
"I can now see that such a thing is perhaps not welcomed?" she says to Clarke who nods seriously. "My bad then dear." she smiles fakely. "I just assumed..."
"You assumed wrong Miss Carter." the brunette interrupts her sternly. "The reason MY girlfriend came to your table today was solely based on business."
"Business?" Alie asks intrigued. "I own no businesses so I have no idea what I could offer you." she says to Clarke directly.
Lexa growls softly and it makes Clarke stare at her with lust.
"The business would be between you and me."
Alie looks at the brunette and smiles.
"Brunettes are not my type. Sorry."
Lexa smiles darkly.
"Really, because if I'm not mistaken you were married to a brunette for quite some time." she says and the older woman's smile disappears.
"I'm afraid I have to go." Alie starts to excuse herself but Clarke immediately places her hand on the chair, making it stay still.
"Sit down." she threatens and the older mundane gulps and nods.
"You stole some money that didn't belong to you." Lexa says nonchalantly. "Your stepchildren want it back."
"I married that man for the money. I think I deserve it." Alie exclaims angrily.
"Did you tell his children that? Or did you skip town the moment that man's respirator machine went off?" the brunette says hauntingly.
Before Raven's paperwork came, Lexa had been on the woman's side, believing that she deserved some of the money since she was married to the man. She had been willing to give the woman a chance and just ask her for a part of the inheritance. But when she read the medical reports and the strange conditions in which the man got sick and died, it made Lexa suspicious. The woman had not been as innocent as she claimed to be and the children had been right in suspecting that she married their father just for his money. That along with the fact that she could be guilty of murder.
"I think you're confusing me with someone else." the older woman stutters.
"Alie Carter, 38 years old, recently divorced. Went to UNC for her bachelor's degree in journalism. Failed to get any jobs once she graduated and suddenly reappared in the media when she married Alex Carter, petroleum tycoon and widowed of Celeste Carter, mother of three." she read the report Raven gave her. "Am I mistaken?"
The woman closes her eyes in surrender.
"How much will it take for you to forget you saw me? I will give you more than what those children offered you."
"Keep your dirty money." Lexa spat at her. "I will take you back to Detroit where you will be charged with theft and possibly murder."
"You can't do this." Alie says scared. "I won't follow you."
"You will." Clarke speaks for the first time. "Because believe me, there are worse things than ending in jail." she threatens the woman while exposing her fangs and making her shriek with fear.
"Ok." she promises while looking defeated. "Can I at least get my things?"
"Why?" Lexa asks while standing up. "You won't need them where you're going." she promises while smiling softly at Clarke. "Did you call ahead so someone would keep an eye on her?"
"Already done." Clarke says while pointing at a man to come closer. "Miller will keep a close eye on her." she promises while winking at the woman who nearly faints at the sight.
"She won't have a chance of escaping." he promises Lexa who smiles thankfully at him. "Octavia and the rest are waiting for you at the conference room."
"Then we shan't make them wait longer." the blonde vampire exclaims dramatically and Lexa chuckles while taking her hand. "Are you ok?"
"Yes. I mean, I knew she did it the moment I read Raven's notes but I still wanted to see for myself why she would do such a thing. It didn't take long for me to realize that this woman would do anything for money." Lexa says calmly. "But there was one thing I didn't like."
"Only one?" Clarke jokes.
"I didn't like the way she was looking at you." Lexa says strongly.
"I only have eyes for you Lexa." the blonde promises her.
"I know." the mundane replies right away. "But I still didn't like it because of one simple thing." she gets close to her mate's neck. "And that's because you're mine Clarke." she growls while nibbling quickly, making sure it's not seen as nothing more but a tender caress. "Remember that."
"I'm yours." Clarke says completely dazed while feeling the bruise already marking her skin. It would take awhile for it to come off. And it was totally hot.
CLCLCLCL
Raven was calmly looking at the clock. She had a quiet night after her conversation with Anya, and although things could be better between them, at least she was given a chance to make amends. She had fucked things up and now it was her turn to fix up the mess she made. And if there was one thing everyone knew about Raven Reyes it was that she liked to fix things.
"Hey." she hears Octavia tell her. "How are you holding up?" her friend asks concerned.
"Better." she says honestly. "Hopefully capable of fixing the mistake I made."
"That's good." Octavia tells her honestly. "I'm happy for you Raven."
"Happy?"
"That you found your soulmate."
"But..."
"It's quite clear that your connection and problems are from something more than a mere fuck." Octavia chuckles softly.
"I assume Clarke knows as well." Raven closes her eyes.
"She's rather close to Anya. They've been friends for quite a while."
"Of course." the hacker murmurs. "I just want to make things right O."
"Be honest and you will. She's your soulmate for a reason."
"She's too good and perfect O. I mean, even after what I did she's giving me another chance, one that I surely don't deserve."
"I don't think many people would say that Anya's perfect." Octavia jokes. "Many of the Trikru coven people say that she's very scary and intimidating. I've heard the stories of her reign of darkness." she continues joking and finally Raven laughs.
"Yeah, yeah, I get what you mean. She does seem kinda scary at first, but then you talk to her and you realize that she's a faithful, loyal and good friend. Not many people, especially in our world, are like that anymore."
"That's why Clarke likes and trusts her." Octavia agrees with Raven because she also felt the same things while meeting the older Trikru vampire. "Besides, we need all the help we can get."
"Bellamy won't do anything while Clarke is by Lexa's side." Raven tries to calm her friend down. "He's stupid but not that stupid. And Azgeda can't do much during the daylight because the remaining covens are packing and leaving as well."
"Yeah I know." the younger vampire says solemnly. "But we can't let Bellamy escape. If he does leave then he'll sell more secrets to Azgeda."
"Remember that no one knows that the poison failed. Lexa being outside right now can mean that she hasn't drank the water bottle yet. He's just waiting till the end of the day and that is when we must put our plan in motion. We must capture Bellamy alone so he doesn't seek asylum in a coven."
"Waiting makes me anxious." Octavia murmurs.
"Tell me about it." Raven closes her eyes. "They're here." she says to the younger vampire who immediately opens the door and lets Clarke and Lexa get in. "So did you get her?" she asks the mundane who nods excitedly.
"All thanks to your tips and info." Lexa tells her honestly and surprises them all when she hugs the hacker. "Thanks for keeping my winning strike intact."
"Sure thing." Raven exclaims while returning the hug. "Anything for the boss' mate."
"Miller stayed behind to keep an eye on her." Clarke tells Octavia who nods immediately. "Any news?"
"Nothing. No Azgeda on sight but the other covens are leaving the hotel as we speak. No sight of Bellamy either."
"We suspect that he's waiting to hear something from the mole about Lexa falling ill. We want to wait until all the covens leave before putting the plan in motion." Raven explains.
"So that no one can offer him asylum." Clarke realizes with a soft smile. "Good thinking."
"I have my moments." the hacker jokes. "Apart from that, everything was clear with both Miller and Harper. Whoever the mole is, it's not one in a high position of power."
"He could be a common guard." Octavia says while giving a list to Clarke who immediately reads it. "This is a list of all the guards that had to work the days of your stay here. I matched it with the times in which Bellamy was suspected to be around and only 3 vampires are recurrent."
"Monroe, Lucas and Evans." Clarke reads the names out loud. "Evans would never do anything against me. His mate was a mundane and I allowed him to turn her. His loyalty is strong."
"What about Monroe?" Lexa asks.
"She's quiet and doesn't ask much questions. Gets the job done and no superior has any complains about her." Octavia reads the report. "Could be a good mole. Not suspicious."
"And Lucas?"
"Comes from another coven."
"This is not our mole." Clarke says immediately. "It would be too easy and a common mistake to suspect him. I'm sure Bellamy thought so as well. The mole is Monroe."
"How can you be so sure? I mean, she does know what it entails for a vampire to betray their coven and Queen." Raven asks.
"She's the mole." they hear a voice say from outside and they all turn to see Anya entering the room. "Because Bellamy offered her something your Queen would never give her."
"Anya?!" they all hear Lexa say.
"Lexa?!" the Trikru vampire immediately exclaims while running towards the mundane and hugging her. "What are you doing here?!"
"What are you doing here?!" Lexa asks her back while staring at her mate who is just as surprised as she is. "You know Clarke?"
"If I know Clarke?" Anya starts to ask but then remembers yesterday night. "You're her mate?!"
Hearing the tone, Clarke immediately places herself in front of Lexa and exposes her fangs.
"Wait Clarke, she's just confused." the mundane explains to her mate softly while caressing her cheek and making the most powerful vampire of all purr like a kitten.
"That's incredible." Anya murmurs while staring at the way her best friend was caressing and calming the Queen of all vampires. It was a sight to see. One that Lexa should have never seen but nevertheless seemed to be predestined to.
"She's my mate Anya." Lexa replies calmly while standing in front of her friend. "And I love her."
"I understand." Anya quickly looks at Raven and the gaze is not lost on Lexa who immediately realizes she's the one Clarke was telling her about.
"You're the Trikru vampire. The one with the soulmate trouble."
"The soulmate trouble?" the older vampire asks amused. "Was that the best way you could describe me?" she says to Clarke who gets the joke and relaxes her position.
"It was the fastest one." she merely shrugs.
"So wait..." Octavia interrupts them. "You know her." the Skaikru vampire points at Anya. "While you know her." she then points at Lexa.
"Anya is like the sister I never had. She's always been there for me." Lexa says softly and it makes the Trikru vampire smile warmly.
"That probably explains her weird abilities." Raven murmurs and all stare at her.
"What do you mean with weird abilities?" Anya asks them confused. "Lexa is a mundane."
"But she's not a normal mundane." the hacker challenges her mate. "And you know that."
"What are you all talking about?" Lexa asks them all but mostly focusing on Anya who looks down. "There's something you're not telling me Anya."
"It's not my secret to share." she sounds ashamed. "I promised not to."
"Bullshit Anya." the mundane replies angrily and it takes Clarke's touch to calm her down. "At least explain to me why you never told me that you were a vampire. Or can't you do that as well?"
Anya looks up at that remark.
"I never told you because your uncle and aunt told me not to. You weren't supposed to know about us." she points at all the vampires.
"Why?! You're not evil or terrible. You're people just like me with some special abilities that make you a little more lethal than the rest of us." Lexa shrugs and all the vampires in the room can't help but laugh out loud.
"That's why I love you darling." Clarke kisses her softly on the lips and all the anger Lexa had disappears. She hates that the blonde can do that. "I assume Gustus and Indra ordered you to not tell Lexa anything."
"My aunt Indra and my uncle Gustus?!" the mundane exclaims surprised. "They know about this place too?"
"They're the Primus of the Trikru coven." Octavia explains surprised. "What a coincidence."
"Not really." Raven smirks. "It all makes sense actually."
"Raven, now is not the time for your weird theories." Clarke tells her to shut up politely. She focuses on her mate. "And yes, I would have told you their names earlier but the subject never arose. I didn't know that they were your family."
"Better finding now than when I decided to take you home to meet them." Lexa merely shrugs.
"So you're not shocked about the fact that your aunt and uncle are the Primus of a coven of hunters but of what would have happened when they met your mate who is a vampire?" Raven asks while laughing loudly.
"And you planned on them meeting Clarke?" Octavia asks while staring at her friend who merely shrugs. "So whipped." she whispers but they all hear her.
"I agree with Raven." Anya merely shrugs. "Your priorities seem to be misplaced."
"I guess I always suspected that they were no ordinary individuals. I mean, you know them Anya and they're quite unique and special." Lexa smiles softly. "Besides, having your uncle and aunt be the leaders of a coven of mixed vampires and hunters is not as strange as having a vampire as a soulmate."
"I guess not." Anya says. "But believe me when I tell you that I wanted to share with you my true identity." she looks down. "But those were my orders from my coven leaders."
"And you can't break your Primus orders." Lexa understands.
"You seem to know a lot about us."
"Clarke is very honest."
"And Lexa is very open." Clarke says at the same time.
"I forgive you." Lexa tells Anya and she notices right away that her words mean a lot to her best friend. "And it's really nice to see you, despite the reasons for you being here."
"So she's up to date about the possible coup and Bellamy having a mole?"
"Yes, I mean she must be because she's the one that was almost poisoned." Octavia says casually and that makes Anya's eyes open in shock.
"Shit you're right!" the Trikru vampire says and immediately takes her cellphone out.
"What are you doing?" Clarke asks her friend carefully.
"You know I have to call Indra and Gustus. A member of Trikru is involved now."
"Lexa does not have a brand." the Queen retorts immediately. She was not sure if she wanted to have Indra and Gustus, who were first Lexa's family before anything, in the same space as her and her mate.
"She comes from the coven's lands." Anya says softly. "Listen, I know you don't like involving more people because things can slip out." she really understands her friend. "But imagine what would happen if they find out about Lexa's involvement from someone else."
"She's right." Raven tells her friend carefully. "Imagine if Bellamy were to find out Lexa's connection to Anya and decides to get his mole to talk to a member of Anya's coven. We need to be careful with the way we handle information and it's the right thing to tell Indra and Gustus about your relationship with Lexa."
"We were going to do that." Clarke replies surely. "But I just wanted Lexa to be ready before having to confront her uncle and aunt about her family and their role in our world. She deserves that."
"I agree with you." Octavia tells them. "But right now, with the way things are, you don't have the luxury to do that. As your head of security I recommend you to talk to Indra and Gustus right away."
"And I appreciate your advice but I will not betray Lexa's trust. No matter what happens to me."
"Clarke..." it's Lexa now the one speaking and it immediately gets the blonde's attention. "I thank you for what you want to do." she smiles warmly. "But I will not cower in fear of my uncle and aunt's remarks while your life is at stake."
"And that's why I like her." Raven says to no one but they all agree.
"If they're from your world then they must understand that nothing can separate us. We are soulmates now. They will accept this union and this can be seen as an opportunity to further your Sire's goal."
"His goal?" Clarke asks confused.
"Complete integration." Lexa says surely. "I have been thinking about everything you've told me, and from what I have gathered, it seemed to me that the Coalition was a step towards integration."
"A step?" Octavia asks surprised. This did sound like something Marcus would do.
"Well, you get the covens to have peace between each other, and with free passage and trade different vampires and mundanes start to mix together. What happens to the future generations of vampires that come from mixed territories? They can't get too many brands from all the covens their heritage tells them they belong to." Lexa explains to all the vampires who stare dumbly at her.
"She's right." Anya says surely while smiling brightly at her friend. "Our coven was the first one that did this and it proved quite successful. With time, the borders between the 13 covens have been disappearing."
"And it all started thanks to the Coalition. A way to show the covens that collaboration and fraternity between us all is possible." Clarke smiles softly. "Marcus was too smart and a visionary for his time." she remembers sadly.
"So because of your union with Clarke that means that from now on Trikru and Skaikru are one coven as well. Instead of an alliance we now have an union." Anya proclaims surely. "This must be approved by the Primus of each of the covens involved."
"And that means a talk with the in-laws." Octavia mocks her friend who growls her warning.
"If Azgeda were to find about this..." Raven is the one that reminds them of the possile threat to their plan.
"This would be a perfect bargaining chip for Bellamy." Anya agrees with her possible mate. "Now more than ever we can't let him escape Mackinac Island."
"So what's the plan then?" Lexa is the one that asks them. "I mean, I must be involved since I believe I will be used as bait?"
"Don't say it like that. Makes me become nervous." Clarke tells her softly and the mundane immediately hugs her vampire tight.
"I trust you and your capabilities of keeping me safe." the brunette replies surely.
"You don't have anything to worry about because you'll be with her all the time. Remember the plan is to pretend that she drank the bottle. You can be with her when that happens." Raven explains her plan. "After that you call for help and we'll all arrive. Octavia will let it slip that Lexa was poisoned and Anya will be positioned nearby following anyone from Skaikru that leaves the building."
"Once that's done, she'll text us with the direction the vampire is taking and we'll surround him and Bellamy."
"So the mole will lead us straight to Bellamy." Lexa surmises. "It's a good plan." she tells her mate who nods in agreement.
"So we'll do that after lunch. It will make sense for me to go deliver Lexa to her room so she can gather her stuff for the journey back home." Clarke tells the people in the room their plan.
"That means we'll get to have another date?" the mundane asks excitedly and all the vampires in the room chuckle at her enthusiasm.
"Are you even real?" Octavia can't help to say outloud. "My brother's sole mission is to kill you and you're excited about having a picnic with Clarke." she jokes.
"That's fearless Lexa to you." Anya retorts. "The little Heda."
"Little Heda?" Raven asks intrigued when she notices Lexa blush. "What does that mean?"
"Little Commander." Clarke is the one that answers them all and gets a surprised and delighted look from her mate. "I learned Trigedasleng after we finalized the alliance with Trikru. Anya was very patient." she winks at her friend who fake-salutes her.
"That's very sexy." Lexa whispers to her but knows that they all hear her when she notices the vampires avoiding them.
"What's sexy?" Clarke gulps and can hear Raven murmur 'totally whipped' to Octavia.
"That you know how to speak Trigedasleng." the mundane continues saying while moving her hand down Clarke's neck. "Very sexy."
"Really?" the blonde vampire stutters and can't stop herself from acting this way in front of her subjects. She would be pissed about it but since they're all family she really doesn't care that much.
"Really..." Lexa smiles brightly at her. "So how about you take me out on a date and maybe I'll reward you before I do my stellar Oscar worthy performance?" she jokes and the vampires laugh.
"Guess that's my cue to go." Clarke tells them quickly while moving Lexa towards the exit. "I promise that after we deal with the mole and Bellamy we'll talk about the next step with Trikru." she promises Anya who nods in agreement.
"I also want to talk some things with you. There's so much for me to learn about our coven and I trust you to help me." Lexa says and Anya nods immediately in agreement. "Thank you for being your usual protective self." she hugs her friend tightly who immediately returns the gesture with a bright smile. "And for keeping Clarke safe."
"I will always keep my Queen and Heda safe." she vows while watching the soulmate couple leave.
"The Queen and Commander." Raven whispers with awe. "It totally fits them."
"Yeah, based on the way Lexa is and with Clarke as the Queen I agree with you." Octavia says.
"About that." Anya interrupts Octavia. "What did you mean when you said that it made sense that Lexa belonged to the Trikru coven?"
"She's special." the hacker merely explains. "I can't know more without a blood sample from her to analyze, but based on what I have seen and the quickness of the bond between Clarke and her, I suspect that Lexa is not completely human."
Notes:
I got asked a while ago to do a list with the songs I use for each chapter (since each chapter is named after a song). Here's the list :)
High and Dry by Creed (but hear Luis Sequeira's acoustic version cause it's amazing).
Into You by Ariana Grande
Forever Young by Rod Stewart (the version with her daughter Ruby)
Hurt by Christina Aguilera
Go Back To Your Friends (instrumental from The Reader)
Clarity by Zedd and Foxes (Zedd Union Mix)
My Side of the Story by Hodges
Euphoria by Loreen
Say It by Flume ft
In Your Eyes by Niam Kavanagh
Here For You by Kygo ft Ella Henderson
Don't Let Go by En Vogue
I'm a Bitch by Alanis Morissette