The Accidental Mate by Radiant Light (the ebook reader .txt) 📖

but they were terrified that they would find their own mates, "Gabriel, is she ok?" Brad asked walking into the bedroom and looking down at Blair.

"She said she was." He said and continued to stare at her. Watching as her chest rose and fell with her breathing, "If something happens to her I don't know what I'll do." He said as he sank to the floor and put his head in his hands.

Micheal looked down at Gabriel, "We'll keep her safe. Nothing is going to happen to her. We promise." He said giving Brad and Nick a wide eyed look, "Come on Gabriel, you need to get out for a bit." He said his eyes flashing red.

"No, he should stay here." Nick said as he pushed Micheal out of the room and slammed the door closed, "Gabriel we have to talk. Micheal went out a couple of nights ago, when he came back he was muttering something about a ghost and killing Blair."

Gabriel looked up at that, "What?" He exclaimed, getting to his feet, shocked. He'd grown up with him. He knew that killing a wolves mate essentially killed the wolf that lived, "Keep him away from here and tell Meredith."

"She already knows," A voice from behind Nick and Brad said softly.

Gabriel looked over and saw his mother, Nike, standing by the door, "What happened to Micheal?"

"He's mated, to a pretty little ghost," Nike said with a grin, "He was muttering about her because he now knows why you found Blair in the alley. His mate attacked her." She said as she walked further into the room.

Gabriel frowned, "Oh. Well then..." He trailed away as a thought hit him, "How can he be mated to a ghost?"

"This ghost is not a ghost anymore." A soft voice from behind Nike said before a pretty heart shaped face peeked around Nike. She grinned over at them before coming closer towards the bed. She was short, only about 5'2". Her red hair came just below her shoulders, "Hi my name's Elena and there's no need to tell me who you are because I already now." She said with a wave and a smile.

"Hi..." Gabriel said with a frown, "How are you not a ghost anymore?" He asked her as he looked her over. She was so much different than what he would have expected Micheals' mate to be.

"I'm sorry I attacked Blair, but I was told to, and well I've been following you guys for awhile now, and I'm rambling." She said looking away her olive skin tone turning a bit pink.

"No, no you're not." Nick said with a smile, "You're just explaining yourself. Now you said someone told you to."

Elena looked sheepish, "Well, someone named Meredith told me too." She said just as said person walked in and nonchalantly gave Elena a kiss on the cheek.

"Welcome to the family," She whispered to her and as she pulled away she heard Gabriel's growl, "Don't growl at me you overgrown mutt. Aren't you happy you found your mate?" She asked him.

Gabriel sighed, "Yeah," He said looking over at Blair as she groaned and sat up on the bed.

"What the hell? Who are you?" She asked Elena who had rushed over to the bed and sat down next to her.

"I'm so so so sorry." Elena said as Micheal walked into the room with a sheepish look in his face, "I didn't mean to hurt you." She exclaimed giving Blair an unexpected hug.

Blair awkwardly patted the young woman, who had apparently attacked her, on the back, "It's okay." She said with a frown as she looked over at Gabriel.

"Elena, when did you and Micheal mate?" Nick asked her as she hopped off the bed and ran over to Micheal launching herself into his arms and wrapping her own around his neck and pulling him close.

"Hmmm," She hummed as she tapped a fingernail to her lips, "Must've been about a week ago. Right?" She asked Micheal with a smile.

Micheal smiled and nodded, "Yeah, just about." He said and gave her a peck on the lips before putting her down, she was at least a foot smaller than Micheal. Such a contradiction between the biker looking man and a little angel. Well ghost.

Blairs eyes widened as she noted the soft glow of the afterlife still clinging to Elena's skin, "Wait, you attacked me in the alley?"

"Yeah," She whispered softly looking down at the floor, "I'm really really sorry."

Blair sighed, she couldn't stay mad, especially when she looked into her remorse filled eyes, "It's alright." She replied with a shrug as she thought it over. If she hadn't attacked her she would've never met Gabriel, "How are you not a ghost anymore?"

"Well, I'd rather not say." She said as a soft blush came to her face when looked over at Micheal.

Blair frowned and then it dawned on her. She had taken a bit of Micheal to become 'human', "Alright, if you don't want to say anything we aren't going to force you." Blair said with a grin as she stood and walked over to Gabriel who automatically wrapped her in his arms before pulling her away abruptly, "What's wrong?" She asked him as she looked up into his face.

"Did you hear that?" He asked her with a frown as he tilted his head to the side as he caught the faintest sound of a heartbeat.

"Hear what?" She asked him with a frown as she looked around the room at everyone gathered there.

"Did you guys hear it?" He asked everyone else who nodded without hesitation. Slowly Gabriel looked over at Blair. Could she really not hear it or was she just acting? He didn't know, but that sound. The heart that beat so softly was coming from her and he knew it wasn't her heart because he could hear it clearly over the softer one. This heartbeat however seemed to seek out his ears and made him smile uncontrollably. Placing a hand to Blairs lower stomach, he felt more than heard the heartbeat. Pulling her close he nuzzled her neck and whispered, "Another heart that beats."

Blair pulled back enough that she could look into his eyes. So bright with happiness before she looked over her should and stared at her grandmother, "Am I..." She trailed off as Meredith nodded, "How long?" If she really was carrying a little alien inside of her she wanted to know how long it had been there. She had done so many thing that could've hurt the baby.

"Not long, a couple of days at the most." Meredith said with a smile on her face.

In the last couple of days she had been unconscious for countless hours, she had fought a demon and made love with Gabriel countless times, "Oh god," She sighed out, "I'm going to miss out on the Hunt. The funnest day of the Fairy Year. She whined making Meredith and Nike laugh.

"Congratulations." Nike said walking over and pulling her into a hug.

"You're going to be a grandma." Blair said to Nike on a watery laugh as tears gathered in her eyes.

Nike laughed and looked over at Meredith, "You'll be a Great-Grandmother." She said and laughed even harder when Meredith's eyes widened.

"You're right," Meredith said with a half smile, "Micheal, Brad, Nick, Elena how about you come with me. I'm sure Nike didn't just pop in here for no reason other than to explain Micheal's behavior." She said and led everyone from the room except for Nike who stood next to Blair with a grateful look on her face.
Chapter 10

Nike smiled at Blair and Gabriel, "I came to ask Gabriel if he would like to live in the Heavens, but that is now irrelevant. He would never leave you Blair. No matter how much I didn't want this destiny for him there's nothing I can do." She said walking over to the large windows and looked up at the passing clouds.

"Nike, you should've never came and tried to make me that offer." Gabriel said with a growl, "I would have never taken your offer. I love Blair and my destiny is with her. No god or goddess will ever make me change my mind. I belong here."

Blair smiled hesitantly, "The offer is appreciated but he declines." She said a bit nicer than Gabriel would have wanted. Personally he felt she should've cursed and railed at Nike for even trying to make such a suggestion. Blair walked over to Gabriel, she had read his thoughts clearly as if they were her own, she placed a hand on his shoulder and when he looked down at her she smiled, "I would have but I'm trying to be nicer than what I used to be." She said and he nodded. It was harder to control his anger now that the spirit of the Slayer lived in him.

Nike nodded and faded away. Gabriel looked down at Blair and smiled, she had a soft glow about her. It could be the fact that she was pregnant but this glow was different. It was like she had gold, red, and blue glitter thrown at her. He slid a finger down her cheek and there on his finger was the glitter. Blair looked down at his fingertip and her eyes widened. Was that fairy dust?

Gabriel stared at his fingertip and as if compelled he went to lick the glitter off when Blair grabbed hold of his hand, "No. No please don't do that." She whispered desperately trying to stop him.

"Why not?" He growled at her as she held onto his hand in a vise grip.

"Because if it's what I think it is it might cloud your judgement." She said softly and that was an understatement. If he ingested the dust many things could happen, he could loose control or they could have amazing sex or he could hurt her or the baby. If he did that he would feel guilty and that was the last thing she wanted him to feel.

Gabriel stared at his fingertips before looking into Blairs' eyes. They were wide and brimming with tear. Wiping his hand on his pants he looked over at her with a smile, "Happy?"

She nodded silently, "I don't ever want you to lick the dust on my skin." She looked away before glancing back, "I'm going to shower and stuff." She said softly before walking into the large bathroom.

Gabriel stared at the closed door as he heard the shower turn on. Shrugging he walked out of the room and into the large bathroom that everyone on that floor shared. It was nothing like the one in the suite with its large stalls of showers against one wall, toilet stalls against another