Adrian (The Dark Shadows Book 4) by Ariel Marie Read Free Book Online Page B

she thought herself to be unworthy of him because she was not born a vampire. He knew he was going to have to do everything in his power to change her way of thinking.
    Vampire society could go fuck themselves. He had found the mate that was destined for him, and he would fight anyone who would dare try to take her from him.
    “I’m sure. My family is not like that,” he said with a small smile. “Plus, my sister’s mate is a turned vampire.”
    “Really?” Her eyes widened in disbelief.
    “Yes,” he nodded, glancing over at her for a second, before turning his eyes back to the road. “Nadira turned him during a life or death situation.”
    That seemed to settle her down just a little, as she sat back in her seat in the SUV. He left out the part where he and his brothers had tried to keep their sister from him, not believing that she had truly found her destined mate in a human.
    He wasn’t worried about his family. Now that they all had started finding their mates, he knew that they would accept Angel with open arms. It was the vampire council that he was worried about.
    When Angel was in the shower, this time alone, he called his brother Nicu to tell him that he was bringing home his mate.
    “What,” Nicu barked, answering his phone.
    “It’s me,” Adrian said as he buttoned up his jeans.
    “Why didn’t you come home?” his brother growled. “It was not your night off. Phaelyn had to patrol with Gadiel last night because you didn’t fucking—”
    “I’ve found my mate,” he said, cutting off his brother. Nicu was silent. He looked down at his phone and saw that the line had not been disconnected. “Hello?”
    “I’m here,” Nicu responded quietly, his anger seeming to disperse. “It’s the tiny vampire, isn’t it?”
    “Yes, it is,” Adrian confirmed, smiling into the phone.
    “Have you two completed the bond?”
    “Yes, we did,” Adrian smiled, thinking of the whole day spent in bed with his small mate. “I’m bringing her home.”
    “Congratulations, brother,” Nicu said sincerely. “See you when you get here.”
    He looked back at his beautiful mate as she stared out at the scenery, and he couldn’t wait to get to know her better. He could tell that underneath her shyness and uncertainty, lived a feisty vampire that was begging to be let out. He was just the person to help her get over her shyness, and let out that fiery attitude that he had seen flare up a few times in her eyes.
    He glanced in the rearview mirror, and noticed a dark sedan following them at a distance. He didn’t want to alarm Angel, so he slowly increased his speed and began skillfully dodging cars in traffic. They were still about twenty minutes away from the Olaru family mansion.
    Now that he was newly mated, he would be damned if he let anything happen to Angel. They were meant to spend an eternity together, and he’d make sure that they did.
    The traffic began to disperse, and the car sped up, apparently sensing that Adrian had spotted them. He hit the phone button on the steering wheel, directing his phone to call his brother Nicu.
    “Yeah,” Nicu answered. He was a man of few words, except for when he was cursing someone out.
    “We’ve got a problem,” Adrian answered, his hands tightening on the steering wheel.
    “What’s wrong?” Angel asked, turning around in her seat to look behind them.
    “What’s going on?” Nicu ordered, his voice instantly changing to that of the leader of the Shadows.
    “We got a tail,” Adrian announced. He glanced back and watched as the headlights drew closer.
    “I’ve got your location on the GPS. Khalid and Viktor are a few blocks away from you. I’m texting Viktor your location now, and will send them to you.” The line went dead, but Adrian was confident his brother would take care of them.
    “Why are they chasing us?” Angel shouted over the roar of the engine, as he punched his foot on the gas.
    Any other day, he would confront the enemy without