Mates?

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"Tyran stop shaking me!" I begged.

"Well get up! You're eighteen today!" He said excitedly.

I opened my eyes to find him leaning over me, his light blue hair messy from just waking up and his light grey eyes lit up with happiness. He was grinning from ear to ear, showing off his dimples.

"We both know that you're about to die from the suspense to see if we're mates." I said.

"Maybe." Tyran said, still smiling. "Now get up before I get a bucket of cold water." He threatened, his expression deadly serious.

"Okay! I'm up!" I said, jumping up off my bed.

"Are you up to it?" He asked. "I mean... the mating thing?" He stood a couple of inches away from me.

"Of course Ty. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you."

"Okay, so, just stand there and be still."

He stood there for a second, just looking at my body, deciding something while clicking his tongue against the roof of his mouth. When he stopped clicking he made eye contact with me and brought his hands up to my sides. He slipped his hands under my crop top that I slept in. He placed his hands on my stomach and pulled away. His face fell immediately.

"Tyran?"

"We aren't mates. Once a female turns eighteen, if a male touches her bare skin, electricity radiates from the touch. It only happens once, but, when it happens, you'll both know... But... Nothing happened."

I understood what he was saying. I just felt bad because he seemed utterly devastated.

"Ty, it's okay. I'm sure you're mate will be incredible. Way better than me. In fact, I promise she will be." I said confidently.

"It's not me  in worried about Winter. It's you. If your mate's a vamp I don't know what I'll do."

"There are only five vampires in all existence. I will not be one of their mates... But, hypothetically, if I was, you would sit back and let them take me. I won't let you get hurt." I stated.

"I won't let them take you away from me." He said with his voice full of anger.

"Yes, you will, we all know vampires are ruthless creatures. They won't hesitate to hurt you Tyran." I said, attempting to persuade him.

"But they'll take you away. They'll do unspeakable things to you. I can't bare the thought of not waking up in the same room as you or not being able to kiss you or not ever seeing you again Winter."

"The same thing happens to all female mates with vampires as the male mate: they are brought into the vampire's pack and the vampire forces them to have their kids-"

He cut me off.

"Exactly. They'll force you to have sex with them. You're just a toy in their eyes." Now anger was not present in his eyes. It was full-blown rage.

"But sometimes it's not forced. It's actually love." I whispered, barely loud enough for him to hear.

"Winter I know you and there is no way that you could ever  love a vampire." He said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Oh just because I like a guy like you doesn't mean I can't like other types of guys?" I was now the one who was mad.

"That's not what I meant at all."

"Well... You see Tyran... Since you're not my mate one day you will find your mate and all the feelings you have for me now will be gone and placed in the past. Same for me." Anger was still very present in my voice.