The Forsaken Luna

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT

Mackenzie

There is a hint of something sweet in the air. I can't decipher what exactly it is, but I know my wolf reacts to it.

She is stronger now. She has a better hold on me and I feel how a warm feeling washes over my body because of her. She smells the sweet smell as well and she craves it. She wants it, badly.

I force myself to open my eyes. The blinding morning light makes my eyes hurt, but I try to blink a couple of times to get used to the bright morning sun. The first thing I see when I open my eyes is a naked chest that I'm lying on. I lift my head up to get a better view of the person beside me, but I already knew it was Elliot. He lays with his head tilted slightly to the side. His lips are parted and he breathes slowly, still sleeping.

Then it dawns on me. The sweet smell I sensed. It's him. It is his scent. His sweet caramel scent. It is so strong and I'm all too aware of it. My wolf is craving him. It is a completely new feeling and I have to hold back. It's strange to know I have to force my wolf's senses away so much. It's bugging me.

I glance around, noticing we are in Griselda's house. The same room I woke up in. How did we get inside? I can't remember.

I close my eyes, trying to block Elliot's sweet smell from messing with my mind and wolf. I try to remember everything that happened last night.

I recall the pain. It felt like I was being torn apart into many little pieces. It hurt so much I couldn't hold back my screams. I remember pleading to Freya, asking her for Elliot. She held my hand through the whole process, telling me I will be just fine and that I'm strong.

Then the moonlight shone down on us. It was a serene feeling, like somebody shut down my senses for pain. Like it all just washed away with the moonlight. I shifted in that moment. I didn't feel any pain when I shifted and then it all came back, all at once. It felt awful and I felt like I was going to die.

The whole pack sat in silence as I fought off the pain. They were waiting for me, waiting to see if I will be strong enough to fight it off or if I'll let the pain win.

And then I sensed him next to me. His caramel scent was infiltrating my senses, my mind. He was there, by my side and it felt like I could fight off anything in the moment.

I glance down to my mate, watching the peaceful expression on his face, as he sleeps on. Maybe I could go talk to Griselda and she can explain everything that happened. I can hardly remember anything after the shift.

I move, the blanket that me and my mate are covered by sliding down slightly and that's when I realize I'm naked. Completely bare of all clothes. Beside my mate.

My face heats up and my eyes shoot up to Elliot's face to check if he is still sleeping. He is. His head is still tilted to the side. His lips are still slightly parted. He is sleeping, I tell myself as I take the blanket and cover my chest with it again. The blanket uncovers a part of Elliot's body as I move it closer to myself and I notice his bare skin. His side and hip are completely naked of all clothes, just like my body is.

My wolf growls loudly in my head and I feel my stomach twist with a warm feeling. Oh god. He is lying right next to me, completely naked.

I don't know what to do. My wolf is trying to push me closer to him and I feel the warmth building up my stomach. I try to push the inappropriate thoughts away, but it's hard to. This is going to drive me insane. I don't know how Elliot can do it. He has been with me for three months now and he has been holding his wolf back so much. He only went into a rut one time.

I close my eyes and breathe deeply, but I only make things worse, filling my nostrils with Elliot's caramel scent.

My wolf overcomes my human side for a split second and I can't stop myself. With the blanket still covering my body I move from the position I was lying in. I don't realize my movements until it's too late.