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The next day
Athena was supposedly getting back today and I was excited. She hasn't responded to my messages from yesterday and I was worried but I still held Solana to her word.
I heard cars skating to a stop and I looked through the window from her room. One of her guards opened the door and then the same guard and another one took someone out of the car.
The person seemed sick.
I realized that it was Athena after they closed the door.
"Get a fucking doctor down here!" One of the guards yelled.
The guards held her as she limped inside. I rushed downstairs. I know they didn't come upstairs because I could hear the chaos downstairs.
I went to the living room where the noise was the loudest and stood beside Solana. She glanced at me as they laid Athena's unconscious body on the couch.
"She's weak." Solana muttered as the doctor placed a stethoscope on her chest and checked her vitals. "Her heart is hardly beating."
I stared at her wide eyed as she muttered those words to me.
Her heart is hardly beating?
What is that supposed to mean?
Is she going to die?
"Get me three packets of O+ blood." The doctor said to one of the guards.
"What is the human doing here?" One of them said when they saw me. Solana growled at him lowly, a clear threat in her voice.
The guard came back with the packets of blood and he took one and ripped it open and placed it Athena's mouth. The blood messed up the couch but no one seemed to mind as they waited for a response from their queen.
From where I stood, I could see her finger twitching.
Her hand raised and she held the packet of blood in her hand as she squeezed everything in her mouth. I let out a breath of relief I didn't know I was holding in. The doctor handed her the other packet of blood and turned to the guards who brought her in.
"What happened when her behaviour started changing?"
"She was eating. She was fed blood on the faes territory and she had a heater with blood in the car. We made sure that she always had blood in stock." One of them said.
The doctor hummed in thought.
"Human, you're her personal server. When was the last time she fed?" I froze as all the attention turned to me. I swallowed.
"Um, I think," I tried to remember the last time I saw her drinking blood. I can't recall. I lifted my shoulders slowly and avoided eye contact with her.
"She deserves to be punished." One of the seven guards snapped. "She isn't doing her duty. One of them is to make sure that the queen is always fed."
Solana was behind him in an instant, her hand pushing his neck to the side, exposing his pulse point.
"That human," Solana pointed to me. "is your future queen and I don't think my sister would appreciate the disrespect towards her." She snapped the guy's neck and he fell to the ground.
"Everybody, calm down." The doctor said.
"I think your highness is just starving.
Condensing the amount of blood I'm being informed she consumed today, her body is startled by the amount of blood being received so it's opening a big appetite for blood.
She'll experience blood lusting in a few hours if she isn't fed, specifically by her.
" The doctor pointed to me and looked at me through his glasses. "You're her mate, no?"
I nodded.
"Then only your blood can clench the thirst that she'll go through."
I'll allow her to feed from me, anytime.
"Thank you, doc." Solana said and the doctor nodded.
Everyone left the room, using their speed and I walked to Athena who was still laying on the couch, staring at the ceiling.
"Baby?" I called out to her and she looked at me.
Blood stained her shirt and some dropped down her lips. Her fangs were extended and I kneeled beside the couch and placed my hand on the cheek.
"Did you hear what the doctor said?" I asked softly and Athena nodded.
"I'm not drinking from you. I'll feed on my donors." She said as her fangs retracted back into her gum.
"I think you didn't hear the part where she said that Lauren's blood is the only blood that can quench your thirst, so you may find temporary solutions but it'll always be there." Solana said and leaned on the wall.
Athena sat up and she rolled her shoulders back as she let out a sigh.
"I don't care what the doctor said. We'll just avoid Lauren getting any cuts or bruises when she's around me and double the blood I consume." Athena said and stood up. She cracked her neck and looked at me from my kneeling position.
I knew exactly what she was thinking when she smirked at me.
"Guys, I'm still here."
"You're pussy-blocking me." Athena said and looked at her sister.
Solana looked at her smugly and gave her a middle finger. She told us that she'll be in her room if anything and I nodded at her, telling her goodbye.
I got up and Athena placed her hands on my waist.
I pushed her face away from mine and walked out of her arms.
"You have blood on your lips, Athena."
"What? I'm no longer baby?"
"No. I'm upset with you." I told her and folded my arms.
"Why?"
Is she being serious right now?
"Why?" I scoffed. "You weren't drinking any blood and you knew this would happen."
"Mama—"
"No, no! You don't call me that because you know all traces of anger would vanish and I'd be all putty for you. I'm not happy with your choices." I pointed at her.
Athena tried to pull me into her but I slapped her hand away.
"Don't touch me."
Sadness crossed her features and I shook my head.
I walked closer to her and shoved my wrist at her lips.
"Bite it and drink."
"What? No!" She hissed. "I'm not drinking from you."
"And why not, Athena?" I snapped angrily. "You don't have a fucking choice." She was being stubborn. It's like the part about me being the cure to her blood lust flew over her head.
"Don't curse after me." Her eyes slowly started to change to a darker red than their original eye color and I scoffed.
I glared at her and she glared at me.
"Bite."
"No."
"I'm not asking you."
"Neither am I."
"Fucking bite my wrist, Athena!" I thrust my hand onto her lips. Athena stepped back and I squinted my eyes at her.
"I'm not drinking from you. I'll contain the bloodlust."
"All you're doing is hurting yourself."
"How?"
"By starving yourself of what your body needs."
"It needs blood and I'm going to give it blood."
I still didn't move my wrist.
"Move your hand. You're tempting me."
Her eyes were now fully dark red and I could only that it meant hunger, hunger for blood.
I stepped closer to her as I held the eye contact with her. Athena stepped and I stopped in my steps.
"Pretty girl, please listen to me." She pleaded. "You don't want me to do this."
"Maybe I don't want it, maybe I do. I want to help you, Athena."
Athena shook her head.
"See these?" She extended her fangs and showed them to me. They were really long and they looked sharp. "They hurt."
My eyes stayed on her fangs and I looked back at her eyes. Without thinking about it any longer, I moved my wrist against her fangs, drawing blood on my wrist. Athena flinched and stepped back from me.
If she closes her mouth then she'll taste my blood.
Maybe that'll make her lose control and bite me.
Maybe then, she'll listen.
Athena turned her head from me and she squeezed her eyes shut.
"Leave."
"Drink, Athena."
"No."
She growled softly and her breathing started to become harsh as if she was trying to keep herself under control. I walked closer to her and Athena used her speed to put a good distance between us.
I dropped my wrist and shook my head.
When she's ready, she'll come to her senses.
I didn't say anything to her as I went to Solana's room, wiping my wrist in my shorts. I knocked on the room door and Solana yelled at me to come in.
Her eyebrows raised when I entered and I closed the door.
"I have a plan that may includes you dying."
Her eyebrows went up even more.
"And what's the plan?"
I smirked and sat on her bed.
I told her the plan and by time I was finished telling her, she was now sitting with a straight posture.
"Are you crazy? Athena will have my neck."
"She won't." I shook my head.
Solana sighed. "When do we do this?"
"Tonight."
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