Hunter's POV

I sat behind my desk,drowned in my thoughts. I had totally messed up with Tammy. I regretted every word that flew out of my mouth yesterday. She just wanted to check if I was feeling fine and I yelled at her,called her a servant,bruised her arms. I am a monster,an animal for treating her like that. The thing is I had expected a different reaction from her actually. I thought she'd jump in and complain or question me about what had happened. I thought she'd come and call me names and many other things like telling me to stay away from her but I was wrong,terribly wrong.

"Hunter,i need a favor," Estacita's voice mingled with my immersed thoughts. I nodded absent mindedly without looking at her "Hunter!!" She snapped ,shutting my laptop suddenly. I raised my gaze and glared at her but she smiled sweetly holding a tablet between her fingers.

"What?" I sighed, leaning back into my seat and crossing my arms

"I want you to get me these outfits for my breeding ceremony," she placed her tablet on top of my laptop and I had to come closer to take a visual on what she wanted. I swiped to the left several times then back to the right,cringing at every picture I saw. Really tight red dresses that dangerously revealed one's thighs, black lace thigh high stockings and black heels. Did she want a strip party or what?

"You can't wear all of these,Cita." I returned her tablet to her and she smiled taking it back slowly

"They aren't for me,silly...they are for the girls," I nearly keeled over when I heard this. The imagination of Tammy in this outfit ravaged my mind and I couldn't take it. No one could see her dressed like that...no one.

"No!" I snapped at the thought making Estacita flinch slightly "I mean no,Cita." I said more calmly

"What? What do you mean no!?" She pouted sadly

"Cita,these outfits are too revealing and I wouldn't want any scandals in my house because somebody couldn't help himself," I explained leaning back

"But its just a night,Hunter!" She pouted,a tinge of plea in her voice

"I know. It's your night and I don't want anything to ruin it besides you're not a red breed anyway," I informed her. She frowned for a moment with thought then arched her eyebrow at me.

"Red breed?"

"You see,when you host your breeding gala,the theme color of the night is your breed color," I threw more light on the subject

"Oh!!! Well in that case it's white and a small black spot," she emphasized the spot with a pinch of her fingers.

"Spot? What spot,cita?"

"Black spot,on my upper left limb," she made gestures with her hand to show me. This was strange,there was no such thing as a tiny spot on a pure breed.

"I...I never noticed it," I said more lowly but she heard me. "Anyway,never mind that. I'll choose the outfits,okay?"  Estacita sighs, holding her tablet to her chest and gingerly agrees with me. She swiveled on her heel and waved at me before she exited.

Teriss' phone rung for a minute before she picked it up
"What?"

"Am coming over," I said before I hung up,darting from the comfort of my seat and left the house.

I raced my car through the numb streets as fast as I could to get to Teriss' house for answers. Something was not right about this peculiar spot on Estacita. It had never existed and could never be. It was either black,red or a white breed not a flaked or stripped one.

"Estacita has a black spot on her left limb," I watched Teriss pour hot tea into her own cup after I had declined her offer. "What does it mean?"

"You're sure you still don't want anything to drink?" She asks again. I stare blankly at her. She shrugs and takes two sips from her cup then carefully sets it down. Teriss opens a small book with the moon on its cover slowly, silently flipping through the pages until she paused.

"Tell me..."

"Someone doesn't want Estacita to find a mate...and you know what that means," she looked back at me.

"What?!!" I snapped in disbelief. Teriss rose up slowly and walked over to the flowing fountain that was nestled in the middle of the room and I followed her. The water begun to glow while she closed her eyes to concentrate more. A noisy zephyr swashed against us,waving her hair back an forth.

"She was spotted during her first shift," she said,her once smooth voice now altered to her spiritual voice which vibrated against the walls of the confined room.

"How come,Granny and I were there?"

"Black magic!" She whispered "A witch of your father's time." She announced, my nerves tensed underneath my skin. No,this couldn't be happening again. Teriss opened her eyes slowly with a thick heave before her breath regulated.  She turned to me slowly and told me something that I was dreading to hear

"I believe that the people behind this are the same people who killed your parents,"

I sat back in my seat with a thud as Teriss followed suit but she sat down more gently. What did these people want from us. I thought that after my parents were anonymously murdered,we would never be traced down again but here I was getting struck by such obscure news. If Cita didn't mate after her breeding ceremony,she would die...like not be able to shift back into her wolf form every full moon. That is for the ordinary werewolves. But.....

"Teriss..don't you think  Cita already has a mate and she has maybe has met him?" I asked,a memory flashing into my mind.

"What? No, I would have known and the spotting only works if you've not yet met your mate," she explained taking another sip of tea. Then if that was the case...how was she in love with Jameson?

"But.. she's in love with James." I revealed and Teriss muffled her laughter

"James? Your Butler?" Her lips curved,forming a smirk across her face

"Yes,i found them together,you know." I confirmed

"No no no,it can't be! Jameson couldn't possibly be her mate. The moon would have shown me," she placed her cup down and Walked back to the fountain. I watched her immerse her hands into the water and closed her eyes,chanting words to her self. The water flashed a bright light into the room and she flinched suddenly with a scream.

"What happened?" I pulled her away from the water. Her face had gone pallid and cold. "Hey,hey...tell me?" I made her face me

"It's....its..." She tremors,running her tongue over her dry lips "it's dark...I tried to reach out to her fate but it's dark like...like something is preventing me from seeing it... I.. I'm sorry,"she faltered

"Hey,shh! It's okay,its okay," I brought her to my chest in comfort until she relaxed gradually.

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Tammy's POV

Was I still mad at him? Yes.
Did I miss him? Alot!
Did I want to talk to him? No.
Oh Tammy,what was wrong with me? Too many conflicting loyalties and I couldn't seem to make up my mind. Hunter had left the house in a rush and he seemed pretty worried. I was getting tired of listening to Estacita's blabbering over her breeding ceremony in a few days to come. See,this is why I didn't want to be in on this secret. She kept telling me of how many of her distant family members were going to be around to bless her and what not...as if I cared. Note the sarcasm there.

Urgh! I don't mean to be rude but my mind was not really working straight today and listening to all this from Estacita made my tempos ache alot.

"I'm so excited,Tammy! I wonder how it's gonna be. Will I be nervous? Who's gonna bless me? OmG! I'm going to consummate with my mate on that night..... Infront of all the elders!!!"

Did Hunter have a breeding ceremony? Did he get to consummate with his 'mate'? I don't know why this particular thought bothered me but it did. I continued to stare at Estacita as she dreamed on and on about this very special night for her.

"Oh Tammy,aren't you excited?" She suddenly held my hands in hers with a big smile

"I can't say, ma'am," I held my hands behind me and she gave a gap between us.

"Oh,okay." She tried to force a smile but it faded as fast as it came.

"I'll take my leave now," I said politely before leaving her room. I hated that I had shut her out with all her excitement but...I was too troubled to be laughing and joking around. As I descended from the third floor to the second,i met him. The one I was trying to avoid although he didn't come out much. This made the job even more easier for me but now he was here walking towards me and there was nothing I could do. Turning back was not an option. I was on his floor and the only nostrum for this was to face him.

"Tammy," he held me back before I could go further past him. I stood there,stuck and without any clear thought.

"I don't want to speak with you." I aired out. I tried moving away but he impeded me again and before I knew it,he had pulled me into his room. This room! His room! Where many things had happened between us.

"Look,Tammy I'm sorry for the way I treated you yesterday and I regret everything I said to you...I really do," honesty lingered within the sparks of his eyes and I was melting! So much for my weakness!!

"Why would it matter,sir? I'm just a servant,aren't I?" I used his own words against him and watched him grimace from the bitter reminder. His lips opened for a moment and then closed. "I just don't get it,you know. Why you were so mad and said those things....and here you are apologising!!" My lower lip quivered as my tears itched to be let loose. I was so hurt by his actions and I had promised myself that I wouldn't talk to him again,ever! But here I'm... bargaining with him.

"Tammy,I'm really sorry. I was afraid of what you'd say to me. I expected you to be mad and call me names but you didn't....by the time I realized that,i had already messed up, please forgive me." He stepped closer to me. There was no way....no way I was going to say no to his apology.

"It's okay," I smiled and hugged him. Hunter wrapped his arms around me,pulling me even more closer to him.

"Thank-you," he smiled into my hair. I pulled away slowly and held his gaze. I drowned in his eyes, wholly unaware of my situation or surrounding. I watched as he leaned closer to me and my lips automatically parted, letting out a shaky breath. Our lips touched softly and I sunk into his arms. It was even better than the first. Our lips synced back and forth while I ignorantly followed his rhythm soon the kiss became more heated and whetted. Hunter whirled me around until we came to his desk where he placed me on top of it, quickly finding himself between my thighs. I straddled him as he balanced me at the edge of the table where I now sat with my arms around his neck. Hunter deepened the kiss pulling me even more closer.

Remember that sting filled itch I felt that time he was in my room? Yes,i was feeling it now...it was even more intense and slightly painful. I moaned into the hollowness of his room as he nibbled on the sweet spot around my neck area. His phone buzzed but he thrust it on the table, ignoring it's persistent vibrations. It suddenly stopped and buzzed again minutes later. I flashed a glance at it and shock rippled through me that very instant.

"Hunter!!" I pushed him away quickly and flashed the phone at his face.

Unknown: you fit perfectly between her thighs,Mr Stark.

Hunter grabbed the phone from me,silently cursing under his breath. He walked away with a frustrated look on his face as I hopped off the table and followed him

"Who is it?" I asked

"I...I don't know,Tammy but someone is watching us." He looked outside his large window,roughly raking a hand through his messy hair.

"What do you mean?" I joined him at the window but he pulled me behind him. Hunter looked down at me with a tinge of worry in his eyes. Something was bothering him.

"I can't explain it to you now but I'll tell you," he held my arms "I need you to stay here while I go check around,okay?"

"What if Mrs Manchester needs me?"

"I'm going to talk to her. You'll be sleeping in my room from now on," and with that,he was gone.

Back up a little there....I was going to be doing what!!!! I ran after him. He was just crazy now. I couldn't possibly sleep in his room. What would the others think of me?

"Hunter,wait!" I pulled him back before he climbed down the stairs. "I can't sleep with you...in your room!!" I whisper yelled at him

"Don't worry, Tammy. It'll be safe."

"But my room is also safe," I explained

"So you want me to come and sleep in your room then?" He asked

"What? No!!"

"Then you'll be in my room,that's settled." He said descending to the first floor. I was so dead.

Hunter's POV

You can't blame me for what I just did but believe me...the person who had sent that text was up to no good. The difficulty was finding out where he or she was hiding.

"Hunter,have you seen Estacita anywhere?" Mustafa walked into the house

"Check in her room maybe...oh did you happen to see anybody else out side?" I asked

"Um...Carter?" He corked an eyebrow

"Hmm,okay." It couldn't be Carter. He wouldn't dare. I stood at the front porch for a few minutes searching for any new strange scents around but there was none. Maybe whoever  it was had already left. I checked around the house like three times and found nothing helpful. I was worried,if the person who sent that text was conniving with the people who killed my parents and spotted Estacita then they were up to no good. I knew they would try and hurt Tammy and I couldn't let that happen,not under my watch.

"Hunter,dear? Is anything the matter?" I heard my grandmother ask,waving her hand Infront of my lost gaze. I made eye contact with her and raised my eyebrows. I had I tell her....no,not everything.

"Tammy's moving into my room," I announced and she didn't look surprised at all

"Don't you think she's a little to young to be exposed to her mature mate?" She corked an eyebrow

"How did you....

"Oh bother,dear am over two hundred years. I can smell it when mates have fallen in love." She smiled at me

"So,you don't mind?"

"Oh I don't...but I guess I have to find an excuse for the sassy young ones," she referred to Anika, Ingrid and Vitani especially Vitani... "But don't worry, I'll make sure they don't pry,"

"Thanks alot,granny."

"Aren't you going to tell me your reasons for this?"

"Nope...don't think so." I said walking back into the house thinking to my self. Tammy and I,in the same room...would I be able to resist the temptation? Yes...I had to,i had to although it would be difficult but....oh screw it,she is my mate after all.

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