(Four Days Later)
(Logan POV)
Logan found himself in bed alone. Erika had left with the girls to go shopping. Tomorrow was the night of the red moon. He would finally be able to claim Erika and turn her. After that, she would remain at his side forever. Logan would never have expected a few months ago that he would want to have someone by his side forever. He didn’t even expect to find his mate in this lifetime which was why he never bothered to even look.
Logan sighed turning over in his bed. Erika had come to mean everything to him in such a short time. He knew he couldn’t live without her now. He couldn’t picture himself in his old life anymore. He didn’t want to picture his life before Erika. All those nights of partying and taking random women with him to his bed seemed like he was looking at someone else. It scared him how much of a hold she had over him.
All he wanted was a peaceful life with her. He had loads of money. He could give her everything she wanted whether it was something simple or something extravagant. He could even give her jewelry, one new piece a day for decades. There had been some point in his life when he had been looking for his mate. Over the years he had bought her trinkets and gifts to give her when he found her. But then years passed, then decades without a single sign.
He stopped eventually and only focused on work. But then she had come to him out of nowhere, and he was more than happy to have her now at his side. Logan loved everything about Erika. Her voice, eyes, and the way his compliments and teasing made her blush. She was the living embodiment of everything he could ever want and more, and she was all his. Erika fits in well with his family. His mother adored her, and his father seemed to approve, although he never found a good chance to talk with her. Alex and his bride Aanaalso seemed to approve of their new sister-in-law. His friends more than approved, they were happy that Logan had finally found his bride. He knew that humans usually held a ceremony to commemorate the union. If Erika wanted a wedding, she would get one. Anything she wanted was hers. Logan looked at the clock. He was supposed to meet with Jay and the others for drinks later. Knowing Jay he would order a bunch of drinks and be the first one to get drunk. Stupid dobe.
(Erika POV)
Erika’s eye twitched as she stood behind the doors of the store Vanessa had dragged her to. They were outside a lingerie store.
“Come on Erika! Quit being shy and let’s go!”
“I don’t know about this Vanessa.” Erika felt herself be dragged in by an excited Vanessa followed by Jessica and Synthai who looked like were ready to faint. Vanessa and the girls had shown up while Erika was in the library again. They asked if she wanted to go shopping. Erika didn’t think that was a good idea, especially now that Logan had become more protective over the last four days. She figured it had something to do with the red moon. Logan had shown up and handed her a credit card.
“It has no limit, just buy whatever you want to love.” He smirked at her surprised face and kissed her before leaving. Vanessa had forced her to change and get in the car with them. They bought tons of outfits and accessories. Erika had even managed to buy herself a cell phone with Vanessa’s persuasion. Now she would be able to contact her friends whenever.
But now, Vanessa insisted they all get sexy underwear for tomorrow night. Erika didn’t feel so comfortable with this, but it didn’t look like Vanessa was giving her much of a choice. She didn’t need underwear, she had a large closet/mall that had tons of that already. Erika grumbled and went to sit down to play with her new phone while the others browsed through the lingerie. Vanessa had come up once or twice asking for her opinion on underwear.
She was distracted by her phone, changing the wallpaper, when a piece of clothing caught her eye. It was a very simple pinkish-white nightgown. It was sheer and see-through with dark pink underwear to use underneath. The nightgown had a beautiful pink rose pattern to it. The underwear below was nice and simple, nothing fancy. It wasn’t slutty or that provocative. It looked like something special and romantic.
She felt Logan’s credit card. He did say she could buy whatever she wanted. She had already bought the phone, one more thing wouldn’t hurt. She passed through the scents and perfumes. She already had tons of those as well. Vanessa and the others were already paying by the time she gathered her things.
“Ooooh, what are you buying Erika?” Jessica looked at her item. “This is beautiful and it suits you. Logan’s gonna enjoy seeing you in that!” Erika blushed and smiled her thanks. She walked to the counter to pay a nice-looking woman. The lady winked at her choice of underwear. Erika blushed as she handed her Logan’s credit card.
“Stupid Vanessa, I’m never doing this again!”
(Day of the Red Moon)
Tonight was the night. Logan was going to claim her and turn her. Tonight would also be the time when she would remember everything according to Sarah. Erika was with Logan in the living area. He was watching a program on his family’s really large television. She was laying across his lap, lost in her thoughts. After coming back from shopping yesterday, Erika made sure to hide the lingerie bag. She wanted to surprise him.
Her thoughts went back to the night she had her talk with the woman Sarah. What was going to happen after she remembered everything? Would it hurt? Would she even want to remember? There had to have been a reason to seal away her memories, right? Logan noticed his mate’s concentrated look.
“Something wrong?” Erika looked up to meet his eyes and smiled.
“I’m alright, what makes you ask?” Logan bumped his forehead with hers.
“I know when something’s troubling you, Erika, tell me.” Erika hesitated. Should she tell him everything? Should she talk about what she learned from that book, or about Sarah?
“I guess I’m just a bit nervous. I mean, tonight will be my first time with anyone.” Logan pulled her in for a tight hug.
“I’ll be gentle with you love. The last thing I want to do is hurt you.” He had to be careful. He didn’t want to take her roughly and spill her virgin blood like a heartless animal. He wanted her first time to be special. He knew how hard that was going to be since his demon would want to mark her as soon as possible. But Logan would try to hold his beast back for as long as he could for her. Erika sighed into his hug. She knew he was going to do everything he could to make tonight special. She reached to give him a quick peck on the lips.
“I know that as long as I’m with you Logan, I’ll be okay.” He stared at her in awe. She put her faith and trust in him and smiled at him full of love.
“Hn.“The door opened and Logan’s family walked in.
“Ah, Erika. Mind if I pull you from my son’s side for a bit? I just wanted to have a little girl talk.” Logan’s mother looked at a blushing Erika.
“Mother, tonight’s the red moon, I need to stay by her side or-”
“It’ll only be for a few minutes, Logan. Come, Erika.” Logan hesitated to let her go but decided it was best not to go against his mother tonight. Erika followed her soon to be the mother in law to the private lounge next door. “I’m sorry for pulling you away so suddenly my dear, but I figured I’d give you some advice for tonight.” Erika nodded and listened. “Tonight my son will mark you as his. He’ll probably change, but don’t be frightened.” Erika looked down.
“He’s going to look the way he did that night, isn’t he?” Logan’s mother took Erika’s hands in hers.
“Erika, my son loves you more than you will ever know. I’ve seen him grow up. He’s become a fine man. He used to be a cheerful and happy boy. When he heard about how males have a fated bride, he got all excited and went looking for her. After years of searching, Logan gave up and buried himself in work and the family business.” Erika saw Logan’s mother’s eyes water. “For a while, he became this young man who didn’t know how to smile, who didn’t know happiness.” Erika saw the tears fall. “But then Erika, he found you. After that, it’s as if he remembered how to feel again.”
Erika felt like she wanted to cry as well.
“It’s as if you had brought him back from the dead.” Logan’s mother sniffled and wiped away the tears. “You have to understand, that as vampires we have so much time on our hands. To live all that time alone is painful, and it makes us hollow sometimes. We may be dead Erika, and our hearts may not beat, but we aren’t void of feelings. We feel love and pain. As a mother to two wonderful men, I am delighted that they can find such happiness that only someone like you and Kimiko can give them.” She pulled Erika in for a long hug. “So please Erika, accept Logan for all that he is. Don’t run away from him. He needs you more than you can imagine.“Erika hugged Logan’s mother back and let her tears fall.
“I-I promise Melissa’s mother-son I’ll never Logan. He’s become to mean so much to me already. I can’t picture a future where he’s not there. I don’t care that he’s a vampire. He’s the man I’ve come to feel so much for. I love Logan.” Logan’s mother laughed and smiled at Erika.
“I’m so glad Logan found you. I couldn’t have asked for a better daughter Erika.” Erika felt her heart clench at the word daughter. The clocks in the mansion began to chime. It was 7:00 pm and night was falling. Servants rushed to leave the estate to give the family privacy for the entire week. “The bells have rung Erika. The tradition always is that the female goes back to the room and waits for her mate. Logan will join you in a while. My husband and Alex have taken him somewhere for a thing the men do on the first night. This will give you a chance to get ready.“Erika nodded. The door opened and walked in.
“Excuse me Ellwood-san, the servants have already left, and your husband and sons have left to join the other males.”
“Alright. Go to your room Erika and get ready.” She hugged both her and Aana. “See you, girls, in a week!” Erika waved goodbye.
“I don’t believe we’ve been formally introduced. My name is Aana, I’m Alex mate.” The woman bowed.
“Erika Knight, it’s nice to meet you.”
“We’d better get to our rooms. They’ll want us to be there when they arrive.” Erika Said her goodbyes and went back to her and Logan’s bedroom. Turning on the lights, she looked at her face in the mirror.“She Said it would be a while, right?” Erika took out the lingerie bag and some bath products. She walked to the bathroom to soak in a warm bath. She added some bath salts and let her body absorb the scents and lotions she had added.
“It’s almost time...” Erika let herself out and dried off. She slipped on the nightgown and underwear and took a good look in the mirror. She grabbed a bottle of cream and rubbed it all over her arms and legs. Soft smooth skin. She let her back-length hair fall loose. She was ready. She walked back to the bedroom and found a beautiful red kimono robe with a note attached.
“I hope my son doesn’t tear this off brutally. I picked this out for you to wear over your nightie. I hope you like it! Have fun tonight kiddo!”
-Logan’s mother