“Hold on a sec,” he says to someone else and puts the phone down on me. I’m the prince of the fucking vampires and he puts the phone down on me like he couldn’t give two shits.

“I’ve cleared the apartment; now tell me what’s going on?” Drake says, coming into the living room.

“Its Winter, the girl we have all been waiting for, has been your mate’s best friend all this time.” I tell him harshly and he tries to hide his shock.

“I can’t believe it.” He eventually mutters. Drake paces by the door and I just watch as he processes this. Drake has been my protector since I was born; I think he is around hundred years old and never took a mate. When he told me he was mating with a human girl he had met, I was a little taken back. Drake basically brought me up and yet is never nice to anyone other than me.

“Baby, are you in here?” Alex’s voice comes from the other side of the door. Drake opens the door and takes her hand gently.

“We will discuss this another time,” he tells me and I nod at him.

“Wait. How did your date go?” Alex asks pushing around drake. Alex has known about us for over a year. She met him in a local pub and she let drake feed on her. From the first time he saw her, he told me he didn’t want to leave her and had to know her. I have no idea why she thought setting her best friend up on a date with a vampire was a good idea but she did.

“I may have messed it up a little.” I say to her.

“If you upset her, I swear I'll find a way to stake your ass.” She says with a glare, trying to move towards me but Drake lifts her over his shoulder.

“Winter may have left the date after an argument.” I say.

“Drake put me down and help me find a stake!” she tells him, loudly.

“Stakes don’t work Alex and I didn’t upset her too much.” I tell her, as Drake whispers something to her, I could listen in but I don’t.

“Fine, we can talk about this in the morning and I know stakes don’t work. But I bet it would hurt.” She grins at me and I hear Drake’s chuckle as he walks her out.

A few minutes later, as I walk aimlessly around my apartment, Atti appears in the room. Witches can travel wherever they have been before, using their power. Atti is their soon-to-be leader, their prince and is the most powerful witch around.

“You are sure? Like completely, not fucking around with me right now?” He asks, in my mind. Another annoying habit of his, forgetting to actually talk out loud when he knows it gives me a headache.