Page 74 of Wicked Allure
“I’ll go and register,” Dru murmured.
Once a human was entered into the draft, if there was no match, they weren’t removed. They’d remain active in the registry forever until death. Even if it was a year or three years from the time a human had been selected, once their vampire was entered, the system would make the match and the notification was sent out.
“What?” Tomesha gasped.
“I said I’ll go and submit for the registry.” Dru glanced down at Tomesha. This was one risk she was willing to take. She didn’t need science to tell her what apparently her body already knew.
Tomesha was her mate.
It just took Dru’s mind a little while longer to recognize it. She reached down and laid a palm against Tomesha’s cheek.
“You would do that? I thought you just wanted me for feeding and—” Tomesha’s voice faltered. She glanced at her brother and grandmother, a nervous laugh escaping her.
Dru sensed a spike in her human’s heart rate.
Tomesha leaned in closer and whispered, “—and, you know…”
“You’re not leaving with her. I don’t care what?—”
“Tarek. I have to.” Tomesha looked at him over her shoulder. “I’m under contract.”
Tarek swiveled on his heel and walked a few steps while a multitude of curses fell from his lips. Tomesha cringed and turned back to Dru.
“You’re serious. You want to see if you match with me?”
“I already know it’s you.”
As certain as Dru was that the life of a healer wasn’t for her, she knew there was only one person for her, and that was Tomesha.
Dru escorted Tomesha to her quarters. Having her near was calming down all of the manic feelings and thoughts racing through her head. She opened the door and allowed Tomesha to enter first. She closed the door behind her and flipped the lock.
“So I take it I’m staying here for a while.” Tomesha spun around and paused.
Dru carried her bag over to the dresser and set it down. “Until I can make arrangements for you to go back to Crystal Cove with me.”
“Wait, what? You want me to move with you to Maine?” Tomesha said.
Dru strode across the room and paused in front of Tomesha. She tugged Tomesha to her until there was no space between them.
“What don’t you understand, miere? You belong to me. Where I am, you are,” Dru replied.
“But you haven’t even registered for the draft. How do you know I’m the one for you?”
“Because I do. Vampires have a sense about it. There’s nothing that a blood test can tell me that I don’t know already know. I feel it here.” Dru slammed her palm over her heart. It was frustrating to think that her mate couldn’t feel the pull. She didn’t feel the bond that had been created between them.
The draft was created so that vampires could have a way to find their mates who they may not have otherwise found. It was a miracle discovery and it had helped so many vampires since its implementation.
“From the beginning of time, vampires have always been able to know from the moment they connected with their mates, who was meant for them.”
“Then how come you haven’t said anything before today? Why wait until now when you thought I’d been matched with someone else?” Tomesha’s voice dropped low.
Dru stared at her. She didn’t have any other answer but the truth.
“I just didn’t realize what was in front of me. The signs were all there, but I just—” Dru looked away. She should be ashamed of herself. She couldn’t bring herself to admit that she’d ignored what fate had been trying to tell her. “It doesn’t matter now. All that matters is that we do belong together. I’m going to enter the draft just so I can prove it.”
“I believe you,” Tomesha said after a long pause. She studied Dru then sighed. “But I can’t just leave my family behind. We’re all each other has.”
“Then they’ll come with us. We’ll make arrangements for them,” Dru said without hesitation. If her mate wanted her family with her, then so be it. She had plenty of funds to help set Tomesha’s family up into a nice home in Crystal Cove.
