Moonlight walk

Seren sighed, she had to get away from the tour group, even if it was just for a second. It was hard to enjoy the scenery with all their talking. The moon shined brightly since there were no clouds and the sky was bright with stars. The air was fresh and it made her smile as it danced on her skin like it was greeting her. She felt almost at peace here, there was something wild about the mountains the both frightened her and excited her. She walked alone down a moonlight path that was surrounded by flowers by the mountain side. Finally, it was quiet, except for the sounds of the natural night.

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Alexander was ready to greet the dawn. He would look for a replacement to take over as headmaster after this year. He had promised the prince he would run the school, but they never set how long. Five years was his limit. With all the women in the school, that would be pushing it.

In his owl form, Alexander alighted on a branch and found a woman alone. He needed to feed and he hated taking from women, but he had little choice. He landed behind her, took on his true form, and put her in a compulsion. He sank his teeth into her neck.

As soon as her blood hit his tongue, emotions slowly filtered in. He couldn't believe it. He had finally found her and her blood was like a drug. Elation swept through him. He said in her mind, Te avio päläfertiilam. Éntölam kuulua, avio päläfertiilam. Ted kuuluak, kacad, kojed. Élidamet andam. Pesämet andam. Uskolfertiilamet andam. Sívamet andam. Sielamet andam. Ainamet... Ainamet... He couldn't finish. Something was wrong. There were no strings tying them together, soul to soul. She couldn't be his lifemate. But why were his emotions returning then?

Her heart began to stutter. He had to force himself to close the wound on her neck. He slit his wrist and forced her to drink his blood. They would be tied, but he had to have her close. Once the emotions would leave, he would be even more lonely than before. She would be his responsibility.

He moved away from her and awoke her from the compulsion before saying, "What is your name, little one?"
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Serene swayed slightly and jumped at the male voice, she turned around and met his gaze and lost her breath, he was gorgeous, even his voice, she blinked a couple of times, her eyes seemed to be oddly sensitive "um...serenity...my name is Serenity..Im sorry are you ok?" She said stepping closer to him, slowly she reached her hand up and touched his lip, her hands were warm and soft "your bleeding.." She said looking at her fingers that were covered in blood, she quickly took out a silk white handkerchief "here" she said holding it out to him "What happened? do you need a doctor?" She asked with a soft tone, he could tell she was honestly worried, she didnt even know him but yet she took such care on how she spoke and touched him