Chapter 6
Confessions
We had been inseparable for the past five days, Will and I. Not that I had much choice in the matter, every time we parted for long, the pain seemed to be much more severe. That wasn’t the only ailment I was suffering anymore, now intense body heat and emotional mood swings had joined the party. I felt feverishly hot to the point that I had been walking around the mansion in a bathing suit; it seemed a bit more modest than a bra and panties. As werewolves, we already had higher body heat than humans but I was on fire. It was hard to hide my profuse sweating from Will since we shared air space day and night.
Tonight was my birthday surprise and I was still completely in the dark about the festivities. All I knew was that we were leaving the manor tonight, but the location was unknown to me. I decided that clothes would be a good idea and changed before Will led me to the door. He paused before opening it and pulled out a black handkerchief from his pocket.
“So, before we leave, I want you to put this on.” He handed it to me but I was hesitant to take it.
“Don’t you trust me?” He asked.
I thought about the question but didn’t need much time. I had grew to trust him through our time together, spending more than forty-eight hours side by side to your soul mate will do that. I almost believed that he truly did want me for more than the physical mating that was inevitable after my claiming.
I took the handkerchief, rolled it, and wrapped it over my eyes. Will walked behind me to tie the ends.
“You won’t regret it.” He whispered in my ear and took my hand.
I heard the door open and felt the chill of the winter air sweep across my nose and cheeks. It was far from cold to me, in fact it was a relief to my heated state. For the first time in days, I quit sweating and sighed deeply.
“Come on.” I heard him say. I was being led in darkness but after a few minutes of walking, I realized that we weren’t going far. We didn’t take a car; we just walked and walked until suddenly he stopped. He slipped the blindfold off my face to reveal my big surprise.
We stood atop the biggest hill around; it was covered in shimmering white snow. The moon greeted me with brightness that seemed to light the night sky. I marveled at how close it appeared to be. This moon didn’t seem like the same one I had seen at home. This moon was glorious and round compared to the distant dim one I was used to. The stars complimented the moon as nobles complimented royalty.
“It’s beautiful…”I remarked.
“That’s not the surprise, silly. That is!” He laughed and pointed to the small cabin that sat at the bottom of the hill. It was quaint but I appreciated the thought. I didn’t need the mansion, I needed the man. I smiled the biggest smile I could muster and hugged him tightly.
“Let’s go, I want to see inside!” I exclaimed.
He was happy to see me all giddy by his doing. We started walking down the hill but what fun would a large hill be without a little excitement? I tripped over one of my snow boots and before I tumbled over, I grabbed onto the scarf that was wrapped around Will’s neck. He was brought down with me and we proceeded to roll down the hill, tracking snow all the way down. By the time we stopped tumbling we were delirious with laughter. I rolled off of him and lay next to him as we continued our silly charade by making snow angels.
“I forgot what it felt like to just lay in the snow.” Will said before he started to get up.
“I know, this is probably one of the last times we will be able to be silly.” I took his hand as he helped me up.
He knew exactly what I meant. If this mating worked out right, we would be married within a month and expected to take over his father’s pack soon after. Then I would be the woman of my own house and expected to provide heirs to his long line of Alphas. We would never be able to be kids after this, I guess that’s why we are granted a month of courtship. This is our last hooray before truly becoming adults and taking up the roles of our parents.
He unlocked the cabin and opened the door for me to enter. It was lighted beautifully by a bunch of pillar candles and the lone fireplace. It had just the one room besides the bathroom. It was cozy and well prepared for us. I turned back to look at Will with my jaw dropped. I sat on the bed that was placed in the middle of the room. There was a large white fur blanket strewn across it. I sat down and ran my hands on it, feeling its softness between my fingers.
“Our parents came earlier to get it ready while I kept you occupied. But there is one gift that is especially from me.” He handed me a rectangular black velvet box.
I exposed the box’s content and ran my fingers across it. It was a bracelet but not just some simple gumball machine jewelry. There was a pattern of pearls and diamonds strewn across it.
“It’s so pretty…but I can’t take this.” I told Will and handed the box back to him.
He took the bracelet out of the box and arranged it around my wrist. He kissed my hand after he attached the ends.
“You have to take it, it was my mothers. I know she would have wanted me to give it to someone that I loved.”
I was about to refuse the present but became distracted by his comment.
“You love me?”
He came close and declared it once and for all.
“Yes, I do. Don’t base the validity of my feelings on the length of time I’ve known you, base it on what your heart and wolf tell you. Mine has made it clear that you are mine.”
My temperature began to spike once again as my primal need to be claimed took over. I scooted closer to where he sat and held his available hands.
“I don’t need my wolf to tell me, I know. I have known that I loved you since that first morning together…It scared me, especially because I thought that finding my destined mate was impossible.”
We spoke words to each other but our eyes exchanged their own story. Our words were of love but our eyes spoke of pure lust. He touched my cheek and his hand snaked to the back of my neck to nudge me forward into his kiss.
He wasn’t my first kiss, but he was the best. The most gentle and the only one that had the power to make my body overcome in arousal. The sexual tension needed to be dealt with once and for all.
As he began to unbutton my shirt, I realized that I was finally ready to go all the way. He was my destiny and this is how it was supposed to be.
“Have you done this before?” I blurted out.
He paused with the unbuttoning to meet my gaze.
“Do you really want to know?” He asked.
I nodded because I thought that I needed to know.
“It’s been a long time since I have...You know. It was only one girl. She is out of my life.”
He sensed my apprehension and proceeded to reassure me.
“I will never be with anyone else besides you for the rest of our lives; I could never want anyone else.”
I didn’t need to hear anymore I resumed our lip locking as he continued to strip me of what little clothes I was wearing. Once my shirt was off, my pants came next, then his clothes. Suddenly we were laying on the furry bed, naked and in each other’s arms.
“Are you ready?” He asked at the moment of no return.
“Yes…I don’t want to wait anymore.” I replied without question nor hesitation.
And with that said, he took my body and claimed my soul…
I might include a juicy part next chapter...
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