"Not yet but you won’t just belong to me, will you sweetheart?" He whispers back.  I have no idea what he is talking about but he just smiles down at me.

"They are gone, they will be back. I don’t think they got Winter’s scent if they did, we would know. If your dad wants to meet her, you can’t fight him on this alone." Drake says as he comes in the room, stopping close to Alex but speaking to directly to Wyatt.

"Thanks, Drake," Wyatt says finally looking away. I move back next to Alex, who is looking at me with wide eyes.

"So your boyfriend is a vampire." I try to joke and she laughs.

"Actually, her mate is." Drake corrects, coming over to kiss her forehead.

"You’re mated? Like married?" I ask, a little shocked.

"Yes, I want to tell you but how could I explain it." She says, looking guilty.

"I understand." I grab her hand, holding it tight. I do understand there would have been no way to explain this all to me unless I had seen it. I’m sad that I didn’t get to celebrate with her but I can’t change the past.

"How does that work? I mean you’re not a vampire, are you?" I ask Alex. I mean I would have to be a fool not to notice some of her changes. She has always been beautiful but now Alex looks unreal. Everything about her looks shinier and her eyes are brighter. All the supernatural’s I’ve met look different, better looking than normal humans. Even the two guys that tried to just attack me still had those unique qualities. I end up thinking about Dab and Atti. They never looked human but I ignored it, they must be vampires too. It makes sense if they are friends of Wyatt.

"Alex shares my abilities and lifespan but is still human in some ways. She has to drink blood from me to survive but only needs a little." Drake tells me as Alex leans onto his side.

“But you all eat human food. I’ve seen you eat normal food,” I inquire to Wyatt, who smiles.

“We can eat both, but we would die without a few bags of blood a week.” He tells me.

"So you'll live a long time," I say looking back at Alex, feeling a little sad that she will outlive me.

"You might too." She whispers to me as she pulls me into a tight hug. I shake my head next to hers.

"Too tight." I choke out as she squeezes me.

“That’s what he said,” Wyatt says, I’m so shocked at his joke that I can’t laugh but everyone else does.

"Shoot sorry." Alex lets go, blushing slightly.