Meet me in the Emerald Forest

Chapter 18 Clementine

Lukas couldn't stop laughing at my comment about the silver bullets as we made our way through his home.

"So, you live here?" I asked, looking around the home.

Lukas smiled and looked sideways at me. We were walking so close that his shoulder was brushing against my arm causing a thrill of tingles to travel up and down my skin.

"Yes, this is the Alpha family's house. You were staying in my room, actually." He smirked.

"You are in need of an interior decorator." I mumbled and he laughed,

"It's all yours whenever you're ready." He shrugged casually and I felt my feet stumbled over nothing.

"What?" We stopped in what appeared to be a living room and Lukas' hands were on my arms, shifting himself to stand in front of me.

"Our future, Clem. I hope you'll choose to spend it here, with me." His smile was so genuine, his eyes sparkling with honesty, and I felt my own heart begin to flutter.

"I...I don't...." I stammered.

"I can hear and smell how I make you feel." He whispered, leaning down so close to my ear that his lips lightly brushed against it. I felt myself involuntarily shiver.

"Lukas." I whispered.

I meant for it to sound like a warning but instead, it came out as a moan and elicited a low growl from Lukas' chest. I felt him lean down even further so his face was shoved into my neck, he inhaled deeply.

"I can't help myself, sweet mate, the way you say my name and your scent is ravishing." His voice was low and husky. When he pulled back, his eyes were pitch black.

"Lukas...." I said again but he growled again and shook his head,

"My name is Bastian, little mate." Lukas', or rather, Bastian's, hand gripped my face and his thumb drew slow circles on my cheek.

"B...Bastian." I stuttered.

"I've been waiting to speak to you in person for so long. Goddess, you are so perfect, your skin is like velvet." He purred.

"I don't understand....." My head felt dizzy and my hands were dangling numbly at my side.

"You will, mate, once you open yourself up to Lukas and I; only then will you feel the full effects of our bond." Bastian promised, leaning close to me and breathing in deeply.

"Why do you both keep sniffing me?" I laughed nervously.

"Your scent calms us and, since we can't have you in the way we want to, yet, it's helping with our desires." Bastian explained.

"I'm trying to make this all sound normal in my head but it's not going well...." I mumbled to myself. Bastian chuckled low in his chest and I felt something twist and turn inside my stomach.

"It's not normal for you, little mate, and that's okay, it doesn't have to be. We'll make our own new normal, I promise." Bastian's fingers trailed through my long ponytail before he growled again.

"I'm sorry about that, Clem." Lukas' voice returned to normal as he sighed and pulled back from my neck.

"Lukas?" I cocked my head to the side and studied his now green eyes.

"It's me, love." He smiled at me and took my hand, "Bastian got a little impatient and pushed through to speak with you."

"Will he do that a lot?" I asked nervously.

"No, he just took me by surprise since I'm not used to being here so strongly and, with it being the first time he's had the chance to speak with you in person, he was temporarily stronger than me."