Luna

Chapter 42

(A.N.) Scream! I woke up to a nearly 3k total increase in reads today. Thank you so much for reading, voting, and adding my work to your libraries! I hope you enjoy the chapter, and, Heeey... ❤️🖤
___________________________________

Complete (adj.)

1. Having all the necessary or appropriate parts
• entire; full
• having run its full course; finished
2. (often used for emphasis) to the greatest extent or degree; total

(v.)
1. Finish making or doing.
2. Make (something) whole or perfect

I'm awakened by the sound of snickering and loud whispers at the foot of my bed. Then in my state of haze, I hear the sound of larger footsteps and Isla whispering to the girls, coaxing them out of the room.

The silence that ensues thereafter is almost deafening; so much so, I pull myself out of my foggy state and stretch slowly to loosen my joints and muscles, but I freeze mid-stretch when I identify an unusual yet comforting sensation that awakens my body with delightful jolts of indescribable electric currents. A warmth that covers my back seeps into my soul and wraps itself around my heart, releasing an overwhelming abundance of love and protection that makes me believe in the goodness that encompasses the hollows of this cruel world. I feel a heavy... log, I guess, is the best way to describe it – draped over my waist before tightening around me as my body twists into a stretch. A shriek escapes from my lips as the log that I now realize is an arm pulls me back as a gruff voice mumbles incoherently behind me, and warm tingly lips connect with my bare neck. Matt.

My heart flutters at the sound of his voice, and my body quivers with delightful shivers when his lips make contact with my skin, sending a hot current through my body. He's morphing into an addictive drug I never want to be parted from – though short is the time period since the commencement of our relationship, this man has already become my world.

He entered my life at a perfect time for me and became an uplifting and dependable friend that I adored, and now he has become a partner to me and the father of my girls. He is a man that I can truly say I can trust and love for the first time in years, and my heart rejoices with gratitude for this blessing bestowed upon us by the goddess.

A smile graces my lips as my ears pick up on the steady beating drum of his heart while he sleeps peacefully behind me. A rhythmic sound capable of soothing away all my worries and gracing me with unimaginable happiness within this world that once saw me as an unwelcome guest who had overstayed her welcome on every land I stepped foot on. But in the arms of this man, I feel complete in every way defined in all the dictionaries within this universe. I feel a warmth in my heart that can never be replaced by any other, a bond in my life stronger than even the bond that holds me steadfast to my beliefs and my wolf who is every bit me, like an apple is an apple, whether whole or left to a mere pip, the product that comes when you water it is still the same.

I am whole, and my face lights up as I imagine waking in his comforting embrace every day of our forever. And for the first time in my life, I'm beginning to feel like who I was always supposed to be. Me.

Slowly, I turn to face him, ensuring I don't disturb his sleep and allow my eyes to sweep over his beautiful relaxed face, taking in every detail; the way his brow twitches slightly before his lips tug into a quick smile in his sleep, the way his nostrils flare as he inhales my scent now and again, and the way he snuggles a little closer when I move my head slightly to take in more of his features.

My eyes drift slowly from the face of the man who I know I am beginning to love to his chest, and my hand reaches up to touch the skin that is calling my name. Gently and leisurely, I trail my fingers down from the nape of his neck to his pectorals before snuggling closer into his neck and inhaling his spicy coriander, lily, and sandalwood scent with a delicious whiff of citrus. This is it, I tell myself. This is home.