My Atypical Wolf (BL)

Chapter 175: The Process

Karolyn was beyond furious when she found out her mate’s life was in Danger. She was so frantic about finding a safe place that she didn’t almost realize where she was headed for. Warren who was with her the whole time didn’t bother to disturb her or ask her to calm down. He knew why she was so anxious, so he simply let her get away with her eccentricities.

When they finally arrived at their destination Warren looked around himself, surprised by his surroundings,”What place is this?”

“It’s an old warehouse. One of my Dad’s old clients used to use this place as a warehouse. My Dad talked to him if I can use this or not, So, here I am” Karolyn explained.

“When did you call your dad?”Warren asked, surprised.

“I didn’t. My place is close remember?” Karolyn reminded Warren. Warren failed to understand how that was relevant so Karolyn explained further. “I linked him. This is this telepathic thing wolves of the same family or pack can do” She explained.

“Link?” Warren asked

“Yeah” Karolyn nodded. They walked into a room which was neither too big to echo their voice nor too small to accommodate two people.

.....

“What’s that like?” He asked. “Like you can read each other’s mind and stuff?” Warren asked her enthusiastically while setting down his bag on the table.

“Not exactly” She sighed. “It’s more like talking, but instead of talking out loud, you know using our voice and mouth we use our thoughts to form words. The weaker the link is, the more privacy is maintained.”

“As in?” Warren tilted his head.

“Like, My Dad doesn’t know that I have a mate. Even if I was worried about you I didn’t want to share that part so he didn’t find out.” Karolyn explained and smiled.

Unfortunately though Warren’s enthusiasm turned into a frown. “Why didn’t you tell your Dad? Are you ashamed to have me as your mate?” Warren asked.

“What? No!” Karolyn shrieked. “I just... I don’t want to tell him in a link or something. I wanna talk face to face”. Karolyn shrugged.

“Because you are worried he won’t approve of me?” Warren raised his right brow.

“Noooo...”Karolyn almost sang. “Well, yeah”.

“Why though? Isn’t having a fated mate universally accepted?” Warren asked. “Not to mention, I think I am a great guy”.

Karolyn chuckled at his self boast. “You are terrific. And yes, my parents told me that they would be okay with whomever I chose as a mate. Now that I have got a fated one, that would be even more applicable. It’s just that...” Karolyn hesitated. “I am not sure when they said they would be fine with anybody that included a Vampire as well. Especially when they were aware of my aversion to them”.

“Why are you... so repulsed by them? Just by instinct?” Warren asked.

“A little bit. But not entirely” Karolyn shrugged. “When I was in high school this guy asked me out. I said no because I wasn’t that much into him. However he was persistent, and over time I thought maybe I should give him a try.” She shrugged.

She was so into the story that she almost missed Warren’s face twitch. “Anyways, he played basketball and after the big tournament I was going to ask him out, but... he died on the day of the tournament. He never showed up, and his body was found in the river rescued by some fisherman off the shore after two weeks”.

“Two weeks”? Warren cringed. “It didn’t float?”

“No” Karolyn shook her head. “His body was completely drained out of blood before he was thrown into the river. At least that’s what the autopsy said.”

“So it was a vampire?”

“I mean, I never saw one. But, that’s what it seemed like. There were sightings of similar killings following that which solidified my suspicion” Karolyn admitted.

“That sounds harsh,” Warren whispered. “I am sorry, that happened.”

“Yeah, but I shouldn’t project my hatred for that killer to all Vampires.” Karolyn shrugged.

“Yeah” Warren admitted and remained quiet for a while. “You know, I have to admit though. This link thing is cool. Wish I could experience it”.

“You might be able to,”Karolyn smiled.

“Shut up”! Warren beamed with enthusiasm. “Vampires can do that?” He almost shouted.

“No, no no”! Karolyn raised her hand immediately denying his guess. “It’s just that, mates can do it. Ashton and Caleb can literally even see what the other is seeing”. She shrugged. Her frown that had somewhat vanished earlier returned as soon as she mentioned Caleb. During their conversation she almost forgot that earlier that day she fought with him.

“Cool, can you teach me how to do it”? Warren asked.

“Not yet. We are not exactly at that phase either”. Karolyn mumbled, getting a bit uncomfortable.

“That phase? What is that? Sex?” Warren asked.

“Not really no,” Karolyn shrieked. “It’s marking” She sighed.

“What’s that”? Warren asked. Karolyn took a deep breath and explained to him about the whole process. When she was done Warren mumbled, “Wow, that sounds intimate”.

“It is” Karolyn admitted.

“Look, I am sorry if I am making you uncomfortable. I just... I mean no matter how much of a TV show slash movie fan I am, I still don’t know a lot of things, and I won’t if you tell me” Warren whispered.

“I agree” Karolyn chuckled. “But, I didn’t imagine that this is how we would be having this conversation. Running around from a, god knows how many years old, vampire.” She sighed.

“Well, a lot of things for us are happening in unexpected ways. I don’t see why this has to be any different” Warren shrugged.

“I guess that’s true” She smiled. Warren looked at her with a content smile before closing in on her. Her lack of retraction encouraged Warren to continue further and thus he landed a sweet but long kiss on her lips.

Karolyn couldn’t help but be flustered at the fact that this was officially their first kiss. Maybe being stuck in an old warehouse while running away from a murderous Vampire wasn’t so bad.

As soon as he pulled away they both pulled away and pursed their lips in embarrassment. For the entire day Karolyn failed to let down her smile as she was visibly excited.

Next day when she woke up she saw Warren was chatting on someone on the phone, or at least it seemed like it. “Who is it?” she asked him.

Without paying it much of a thought she replied, “It’s Caleb”.

“What”!? She jolted up and sat, “You didn’t tell him where we are right?” She asked him anxiously.

“Are you crazy? Phones are a known method of tracking people, why would I do that?” Warren shrugged.

“And, he can’t track this phone?” Karolyn asked, unsure of Warren’s behaviour.

“It’s hard to do so unless you are on call. Also, this is not my phone. I swiped it off of some stranger” Warren admitted feeling a tinge of guilt. “You are still mad at him?” he asked.

“Why shouldn’t I be?” She huffed. “He jeopardised so much by underestimating Axel. If it weren’t for his over confidence we wouldn’t have to hide like this! This is so freaking uncomfortable” She looked at the couch which she used to sleep the night before.

“Look, he meant well. He was just trying to help. Don’t be so hard on him”. Warren tried to convince Karolyn who simply glared at her own mate.

“Why should I not? He literally put a lot at stakes”? She huffed.

“Because he is your friend. Imagine if you were in his place and you screwed up, wouldn’t you feel guilty?” Warren asked. “He feels really terrible for how things went down, don’t make it harder for him.” Warren mumbled.

“I guess, you are right” She whispered. “Once we figure out a permanent plan for this, maybe I will talk to him,” Karolyn shrugged.

“Well, I didn’t exactly think of anything”, Warren shrugged. “What about you”?

“So far, I have got running away to Antarctica” Karolyn groaned.

“Okay...” Warren looked at her suspiciously. “We’ll call that plan B. Let’s find a better alternative way”.

“Kill Axel?” Karolyn shrugged.

“Okay now who’s the one underestimating Axel” Warren gave him an unamused look.

“Okay, I’m out of plans.” Karolyn huffed getting frustrated by the minute. “Why don’t you give it a try”? She pouted.

“Okay...” Warren focused really hard to figure out something however after a while he sighed and mumbled, “I got nothing”. Karolyn simply rolled her eyes at him.

Before their conversation could escalate further, suddenly they heard noises of metal clunking which appeared to be coming from the front door. They knew both hiding and running away was useless as their scents would reveal their location splendidly.

Both Karolyn and Warren looked at each other before sharing a subtle nod with each other. They stared at the door on the room ready to fight for their life as the sounds of angry footsteps kept getting closer and closer every minute.