Long Run

~ 5 ~ Simon's Pov

*Real picture of Hearst Castle in San Simeon CA. Taken by me.*

I jolt out of my sleep again, drenched in sweat. I keep dreaming of her for the last month. First, it was just her face, her smile, her beautiful eyes. Now they are full of need and lust.

I push away the comforter from my hot burning body. The cool air gives my body the relief it craves. I take a couple of breaths in to calm my rapidly beating heart. I look down at my boxer and I am hard.

I roll my eyes. This is wrong. She is uncle John's little girl, well she is not that little anymore. Since I remember I always had the need to protect her. I am Alpha I have to need to protect everyone in this pack but it's different when it comes to Ivy.

Six years ago when she run away and I could not find her or her scent my wolf almost went insane. Then he did not talk to me for a whole month for yelling at her.

I close my eyes and take a couple of deep breaths. I am in need of a woman's touch. I look over at sleeping Daphne, her beautiful blonde hair is in her face. She loves to sleep on her side facing me. I look at her slim arms, her perfect full breast that is almost free from the tank top she sleeps in. I just have to reach and touch them but I have no desire to do so.

I have not touched her like that in a month. Not since the dreams started. It's like a switch was turned off in me. I no longer have a sexual appetite for her.

All I want is Ivy.

Daphne asked me what was wrong but I blamed it on stress. I myself don't know what is happening. I wouldn't know what to tell her.

My wolf Benji is quiet. He always gives me advice and has great intuition, but the only thing he said was. "Time will tell." That doesn't help me at all. It's been a month and today it got worst.

I desire her. I want her. My whole body is in need for her...

I get up from the bed, I need a shower.

I get to work early, I answered all my emails, and I replied to all the Google, Trip Adviser, and Yelp reviews.

"Hey, man..." My beta Cole comes into my office, walks over to me and looks at my desktop computer. He is shocked that I am in a full work mood at 8 am.

"Did you finish all of those this morning?" he asks me.

"Yes..." I reply.

"Is everything alright?" Cole looks at me funny.

"Yes, why?"

"Well, you have been acting strange lately. Staying at work very late. Daydreaming... Now coming to work super early. Doing jobs you used to hate doing. Jobs you made me do." Cole pauses for a second then continue. "Is everything okay with you and Daphne?"

I don't want to lie to him, he is my best friend.

"To be honest. I don't know. Something is happening that is beyond my control." I tell him.

Cole stares at me funny again. "Bro, what are you talking about? Where is Benji, what does he say?"

"I don't know if he knows. He is quiet." When I say that I feel Benji stir in my mind annoyed. I shake my head upset at myself, I never want to disrespect my wolf, he is a vital part of my being.

I get up from my desk and tell Cole I need an iced coffee. I go down to the resort's restaurant and ask the barman to make me cold-brew coffee.
I thank him for the coffee and step outside into the patio. It's a beautiful morning. I take a sip of my coffee and enjoy the view. This place never gets old. It's so beautiful in the mountains.

I gentle breeze blows in my face and the most beautiful smell hits my nose. It's a unique smell of lemon, rose, mint, and coconut. My wolf jumps with joy, excited wagging his tail, running back and forth in my mind making me dizzy. He is acting like a Labrador who has not seen his owner in weeks. I never felt this joy from him before not even when we became Alpha.

"It's my mate, finally... I finally will be able to hold my mate in my arms. Finally." Benji stops for a second from his jumping and tells me.

The smell is welcoming, calming, and soothing to my soul. My heart becomes overwhelmed with love. It's an amazing feeling to truly love someone.

I close my eyes and take another breath but there is nothing... The smell is gone, the warm feeling fades away, the love is gone. All of a sudden all I feel is emptiness, darkness, my wolf howls in pain.

Did I just imagine this? My wolf felt it too. Did my Wolf just imagine this causing me to feel something that is not real.

"I am not going crazy! This was real, I know what I felt." My wolf tells me angrily and moves to the back of my mind.

I feel lonely... I want the amazing feeling back. I go down the porch into the field. I find a tree and sit under it. I want that amazing feeling back.

Nine hours later...

My phone vibrates. I am brought back to my senses. I take my phone out and see I have 42 missed calls and 8 text messages. I did not hear my phone ring. I check the time and it's almost 6 pm. I went to get coffee at 9 am. I spend nine hours under this tree not moving a muscle, my brain is coming out of a fog. I am trying to remember what happened to me.

And then I remember, I try to call for my wolf but he is silent. I can not overthink this. I am the alpha of this pack, I cannot fall apart. I take my phone and read the last message.

Daphne:
~ Hi babe, I was helping your mom today at the bakery. She needed help with bringing the cake to Beta Johns's house. Today is Ivy's birthday. I am there now can you pick me up?

My wolf picks up his head and stands up. Now you want to talk to me. You let me be in a mini coma for nine hours and didn't do anything about it.

I reply Daphne:
~ on my way.

I get up and my whole body aches. I have been in the same position for nine hour. I am surprised I have not developed pressure ulcer.

When I arrive at Beta John's house I hear the party is in the backyard. I walk around to the back. I see the bonfire, the food, the teenagers from the pack, and Ivy.

I cannot take my eyes off her. She is in my mom's arms crying. I have an overwhelming urge to comfort her, I need her in my arms, I hate to see her this way and my wolf is ready to tear apart anyone that hurt her.

"Mom, what's going on? Why is Ivy upset?" I ask my mom.

Ivy turns her head and makes eye contact with me. All of a sudden I feel Daphne's hand on my arm.

"Babe, what's going on?" Daphne tucks on my hand.

I don't break eye contact with Ivy. Something is going on with her wolf. Her wolf is very angry. Ivy steps away from my mom and she involuntary shifts. It's rear for our wolfs to do that.

Her wolf starts walking towards me. I hear Benji say in a soft tone. "That's my girl." He is proud of her. I can feel it. I feel his love for her. I take a sniff and there is nothing. No mate scent. There is nothing I can not smell her. I need to touch her.

When Devon is close enough I reach out my hand and pet the side of her face. There is nothing. Benji growls in frustration.

"Simon! What are you doing?" I hear Daphne's voice.

This makes Devon even more angrier she turns her head and bites my hand. At first, I am shocked. There is not one in this pack that would dare to do this, but my wolf is calm and actually enjoying this. My blood started to pour out of the wound, Devon doesn't let go of my hand, the blood fills her mouth and she takes a huge drink of my blood.

I hear gasps from everyone around us and so does Devon. She lets go of my hand and starts running.

I look at my hand, at the wound. I run my tongue alone it and I can taste her, it reminds me of coconut. She tastes so good.