A Mate for York(42)

They said a quick good bye and she pulled away slowly.

Crack.

A loud anguished growl had her pushing on the breaks. She looked in the rearview mirror. Gideon looked shocked, his head was turned slightly to the direction where the sound had come from. To where York was being beaten. A tear fell but she wiped it away, pushing down on her accelerator. The engine roared and clanked back to life as she continued to move.

Crack.

A tormented wail tore through her, making her whimper. The tears fell freely and she struggled to see the road ahead but she kept her foot pressed down. Kept on moving away.





Chapter 11




One week later…

York pulled up to the club. Although humans were not permitted in Aorta, a long, thick queue of them wrapped half way around the block. Most of those trying to get in were females. When Brant’s club had first opened a year or two ago, humans had tried to get in all the time but after a few months of failing, the attempts mostly dried up. It was only when word got out that one of the kings was in attendance that things became a little chaotic. Thankfully that wasn’t very often any more. Not since they had mated Tanya and not at all since the royal heir had been born. York had to smile just thinking of the little tyke. Those chubby little hands and cheeks were the cutest things ever. His favorite was when little Sam was tired. Those big, gummy yawns made him feel all warm inside.

A group of females surged forward as they caught sight of his SUV, pulling him out of his thoughts. Word was out about the breeding program and the opportunities it afforded human females when it came to mating with vampire males and boom…things were back to being an utter mess outside Aorta.

He was glad that he didn’t have to control the chaos. Gideon would have his hands full. The male could be seen talking and listening on an earpiece. There was a whole bevy of guards outside the club and he knew there would be many more inside.

This was the first time the ten elite were meeting with the chosen human females. York glanced at his watch, already knowing what he would see. He was late by about a half an hour. Tough fucking luck. At least he was here. His mind wandered to little Sam and his own drive to have a family. It was something he felt on an instinctual level. The need to procreate.

Yet, after dreaming of this moment for months, he felt completely deflated. There were human females inside. Ones he was actually permitted to touch, yet the thought left him cold.

You haven’t even seen them yet.

Maybe one of them would spark the same interest he had for Cassidy. Don’t dwell on recent events. Move forward.

Taking in a deep breath, he pulled his SUV into one of the reserved parking spots. Three guards approached the vehicle, holding a group of human females at bay. The humans were of various ages from barely legal to ‘hello granny.’ Didn’t they have anything better to do?

“About damned time.” Gideon growled as he exited the vehicle.

For a second, York thought to apologize but in the end he let it slide. “Have all the best females been taken?” He’d hoped to sound light hearted but failed dismally.

Gideon smiled. “Glad to see that you are doing better. How’s the back?”

York shrugged. “No big deal. It healed quickly enough.” He hadn’t seen the male since that day in the boardroom.

Gideon chuckled. “By the way you howled like a baby, I would’ve thought you’d be down a lot longer.”

Clenching his teeth, he didn’t answer for a few beats. The males had given him huge slack for not remaining silent during his beating. Hearing Cassidy start her car, hearing her leave. It had cut him deeper than any silver spike ever could. He didn’t understand it. Lust could turn even the hardest male into a blithering idiot but that wasn’t it. Maybe it was because it killed him that she thought the worst of him. That she felt he was ruining her life. Cassidy thought that he had used her to get back into the program. He wished he could go and see her to explain…just one damn time but she was right, so far his meddling had caused shit for her. For them both. He really was a sadist because he’d lifted her file, had looked up her address even though he never planned on ever actually using the information. Regardless of how much he wanted to.

Gideon must have seen something written on his face because he tapped him on the shoulder. “I’m only joking around. I know your whining had nothing to do with receiving those lashes.”

York scowled at the male. He didn’t particularly feel like discussing it with him. They both moved to the front entrance of the club. The guards did a good job of keeping the females away.

“I was with the human when she left. It wasn’t lost on me how you didn’t make another sound after she was gone.” Gideon shook his head. “The humans inside are stunning, or so I have heard. You need to give it a chance. Maybe you will meet the right one.”