Sinful Mates 1-3 novel Chapter 69

　　Theo’s POV

　　The moment she stepped into our building looking for a job, I smelt her innocence. Not in the sense of her virginity, no that was gone long before we got to her. She was experienced in that area and very open-minded. But a purity it was near impossible to explain. It wasn’t just the way she looked; it was more a sense. Everything about her pure, her thoughts were pure and no malice, despite her pain, her intentions, the way she carried herself. She had this aura around her following her, leaving pieces of herself everywhere she went. Her heart truly had no limits for ever giving, not asking for an anything in return. Imogen was the sort of person who would give until she had nothing left, give herself over completely if she thought it was in another’s best interest, she trusted blindly, yet when betrayed fought wildly almost irrationally in her anger, only to continue to forgive and let others take from her even when it was killing her slowly piece by piece. But I doubt the girl has ever held a grudge in her life longer than five seconds it wasn’t in her nature, she could forgive and forget like it was a flick of a switch, always choosing to give another chance, no matter how much we wronged her. I did fear that would be what got her killed, though.

　　I know we have taken from her, taken her choice, taken that innocence from her. But what we found after taking everything from her. Was everything she was capable of, the girl had flare and fire deep within her she kept hidden away, never trusting of her own emotions never letting them show even when we knew she was breaking, she had the ultimate control within herself and what she felt, yet in her thoughts she felt out of control. Sure, we had seen her anger, but with it came her forgiveness. It was like she wasn’t satisfied unless she had nothing left. Like she was more comfortable, having nothing, like she thought she was undeserving.

　　When I left that morning, leaving Imogen, something pulled at me. This overwhelming sense of longing, even though she was right in front of me. Walking out of the house, I felt like I’m losing everything I loved about her, yet I knew by the look in her eye that she had found an additional reason for life. Her eyes held hope even in impending doom. She no longer feared her death, and I wondered why she suddenly had the light back in her eyes. I almost wondered who else she had to fight for. Same as last night when she woke, I had this immense feeling she was saying goodbye, the way she touched me, the way she said my name was almost like she was afraid it would be the last time she would speak it.

　　Getting in the car and driving to work with Tobias, I knew he felt the shift to, something had changed. I just couldn’t put my finger on it, something deep was nagging trying to pull me back to her. The pull she had over us was always there, yet right now we truly had to fight against her pull, just to stop ourselves from turning back and going home again. Neither of us saying a word, both trapped in our own heads. When we pulled up to work, we both stood silently waiting for the elevator, both watching the numbers go down.

　　“You feel it, right?” Tobias asked, glancing in my direction before looking at the stainless-steel doors. I nodded my head.

　　“Something has changed, I can feel it in every part of me. What if we broke her?” he asked. Worry laced his words. I had never seen Tobias like this, he was always so concealed in the way he felt. Even after centuries being by each other’s side he always kept those walls up, never letting slip how he truly felt, kept himself guarded not giving anyone the chance to hurt him, not even me. Yet Imogen had softened him. It used to bother me, jealousy could be a cruel thing sometimes, we had known her for a year yet her impact on him, had him opening up letting both Imogen and myself in. I hadn’t had that effect on him, and we had been together for centuries. Yet she broke down that wall the moment he marked her. Tobias had always been the dominant one, the one that needed control and I let him have it, but with her came a sort of possessiveness that both of us weren’t prepared for. I loved Tobias yet if I had to choose. I would choose her and knew Tobias would choose the same. Both sharing the same desires for her that we had for each other, yet she was different neither of us could live without her. She was light in our darkness. I worried the darkest parts of us were tainting her and would be her undoing. We had already condemned her, took her idea of life away from her selfishly, all because we couldn’t live without her.

　　“We haven’t broken her. I don’t know I could even taste it in her blood something was different like something was coming alive in her, then there was also something else.”

　　“Something else?” Tobias asked, pressing the button to our floor.

　　“She tasted like a werewolf. I could literally taste you in her blood.” Tobias glanced at me and I could feel his head racing trying to think of why. When I suddenly felt a light click on inside him.

　　“No, can’t be. I saw that she is on the pill. I noticed them in her bag,” I answered his thoughts.

　　“I haven’t seen her take them though, have you?” I tried to think, yet I came to the same conclusion: the only pills I had seen her take were pain meds.

　　“She can’t be, can she?” I asked.

　　“Ring the council and get her blood test results. Surely, they looked for everything,” Tobias said. The door binged opened, and my eyes instantly darted to her desk even though I knew I wouldn’t find her there. Walking to my office, I pulled my phone from my pocket, deciding to call Tarina. If anyone had seen her blood test result, it was her, and I knew she would answer with honesty.

　　The phone rang for a few minutes and I tapped my foot impatiently. Sighing when I heard her chirpy voice.

　　“Little unexpected Theo, what are you calling me for? I know it wouldn’t be for a friendly chat” She asked, not even hiding her shock. Besides going to the council, I never spoke to her. Yet I knew I could trust her.

　　“You know me to well, I am actually calling about Imogen’s blood results.”

　　“Oh, your mother picked those up yesterday for you, I can check her file though.”