Chapter Seven
The next day, Valery awoke with a start. She had little to no memory of the night before. She remembered Beau telling her what had happened, but she couldn’t remember the details.
Her body was weak. Valery looked around the room and realized she was still in Beau’s bed. He was there beside her.
“Beau,” Valery croaked, her throat felt like she had nails stabbing it.
“Yes my love, I’m here,” he answered her, concernedly.
“You’re here, what happened?” she asked, again, looking at him.
“I told you last night. I almost killed you. I’m so sorry,” Beau apologized again and again.
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Valery continued to rest over the next few weeks. She had been moved back into her own bedroom. Beau had appeared very little over the last few days. He was struggling with the fact he had almost killed her.
Roses arrived every morning with her breakfast. Beau made sure the servants brought her whatever she wanted. He seemed to be trying to make up for his mistake.
Gwen stopped by every so often to check on her. She said Beau had left for a few days to forgive himself. She was angry with her brother for being so stupid.
“He takes too many risks,” said Gwen scornfully one afternoon. She had come to help Valery get dressed for the first time in almost a month.
“He didn’t mean to,” replied Valery, softly. She was still too weak to speak loudly, “I am not angry with him. It wasn’t his fault. It’s just who he is.”
“Well, he is a jackass. He should have known he wasn’t ready to mate with you, yet,” scolded Gwen, as she pulled the neck of a T-shirt open so Valery could put her head through.
“He is not a jackass,” argued Valery, but Gwen’s other comment had struck her. She was officially Beau’s mate. They had mated, she was his. A shiver ran through her spine. Valery wasn’t sure if this was exactly what she wanted anymore. She had been so sure when it had happened, but now she was frightened. Was she actually in love with Beau? Could he ever trust himself to have sex with her again? Could she trust him? There were so many unanswered questions and the only one who could help her figure them out was not there at the moment. Coward.
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More days passed by and Beau still hadn’t come home. Valery was healthy again, but she was still unsure about her future with Beau. He needed to come home. She tried to call his cell phone multiple times, but he didn’t answer or call back.
Finally, the day came that Valery couldn’t take it anymore. If he wasn’t going to talk to her, then she was going to leave. She was his mate, yes, he had mated with her and claimed her, yes, but she wasn’t going to sit there waiting for him any longer.
She was just about to leave her room, bags in hand when Beau appeared in the doorway. Silence fell in the room as they looked each other over.
Beau stared at her, apparently surprised at how well she had recovered. He felt his heart race at the sight of her. He loved her so much, but how could she ever love a monster like him? How could she ever forgive him?
Valery looked back at him. She felt every ounce of her body scream that she loved him. She instantly forgave him and knew she wanted to be with him forever.
“I love you,” Valery said, walking towards him, “I know you didn’t mean to hurt me and I hope it will never happen again.”
“You love me?” asked Beau, surprised.
“Yes, I do,” she answered nodding her head, “I want to be your mate for the rest of my life.”
“Well… I am so sorr-” he started, but she silenced him by kissing him gently on the lips.
“If you tell me you’re sorry one more time, I’m going to slap you,” Valery told Beau, looking deep into his eyes. She kissed him again and he held her tightly, kissing her back.
Beau couldn’t help but notice something different about her body. Her heart rate sounded strange to him. It was as though she suddenly had two beating hearts. That couldn’t be right.
Then, something dawned on him. Was it possible? How could that have happened? He slowly knelt down and placed his ear to Valery’s belly. Sure enough, he heard it—the tiny pitter patter of a little heartbeat. There was a baby in there!
Beau’s heart fluttered. He realized that Valery didn’t know she was pregnant, yet. He was going to tell her they were having a baby together.
“What are you doing?” asked Valery, looking down at him, perplexed.
“Well… I hate to tell you this darling, but someone is in there,” answered Beau, rising to his feet and looking deep into her beautiful eyes with a smile.
“Are you telling me…” began Valery surprised.
“Yep, you’re having my baby!” replied Beau, excitedly. He kissed her gently and she giggled and kissed him back.
Suddenly, everything seemed so perfect. They had fallen in love in the most unlikely of ways. He had almost killed her twice. Now after all of it, Valery was pregnant with his child.
They stood in silence for a few moments. Neither knowing what exactly to say to the other, yet both feeling completely at peace with the situation.
“I have a question for you,” he asked, looking down at her and slowly backing away.
“What is that?” she asked him, curiously.
“Well, I have never met any human female like you. You came into my life and knocked me completely on my ass. You have allowed me to break the ridiculous tradition of choosing a mate at a giant vampire ceremony. Valery… I love you, and I want you to be with me forever,” Beau rambled on until, finally, he dropped to his knee and pulled out a brilliant blue sapphire ring. “Will you marry me, Valery?”
“Yes, I will!” shouted Valery, happily, as she lunged into his arms.
In spite of everything that had happened, they wanted each other. They loved each other and they were now, a family.
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THE END