Not What You Expect

Chapter Thirteen

Raine's POV

Waking up in Val's arms I wrap my arms around her waist and let out a shaky breath. 'I'm so happy she didn't want to leave me, I was afraid she wanted to abandon me, and the words I heard had been muffled and I assumed the worst, I always did.'

Laying here wrapped in Val's arms I could see the cuts on my arms from last night. There healed but still visible, reminder of my mistake a stupidity. I will now always know not to assume to soon, feeling Val's arms wrap around me I smile.

"Morning Raine." Her saying my name made me shiver, something about my name rolling off her tongue early in the morning made me want to hear it over and over like a lullaby sung to a baby. It was calming and reassuring that I was actually in her arms, and not falling off that horrifying cliff I jumped, which I could have wrongly estimated and probably had ended up in the bottom broken and severely injured 'maybe death, but with my luck I'd probably never die' and over something so stupid.

"Morning val, you going to take a shower?" I look up to her my face where I find myself every morning, in between her chest. I breath in her scent and snuggle even closer to her, I won't ever let her go. She means too much to me now, she's the only other person I let sleep in my bed other than Tobi, and now I don't think I have that nagging desire to lay in bed with him.

I only want to be with val and I don't want nobody else sleeping in a bed with her. Finding a new feeling of need and not wanting to share val with anyone else, not even her mate confused, but consumed me in that moment. I don't want her to find him, because then he's gonna be possessive and not let me cuddle with her anymore.

I feel val tugging away but my grip on her stern "Raine?" Her eyebrow rose and she smirked "I know you like holding onto me, but if you don't let go your gonna be going in the shower with me." Biting my lips I start to think its not a bad idea, but when I realize his wrong that is to want that I let go and feel my body flush and heat up and I knew I was blushing.

Squeaking out "sorry." Only made me blush further. Once she walks into the bathroom graving a change of clothes I groan inwardly.

Getting up I ruffle through my newly washed clothes and see a pair of my black and grey splashed sweats and a grey tank top. Grabbing those and my grey set of undergarments I quickly get dressed before val comes out with a towel around her I glance at her and watch not so subtle either.

Admiring how her body's curves were visible I look over her. When she turns around and I see one Angel wing on her back I look at how well it is even without another one to even it out, it tells its own story.

After she slips on her undies and bra her towel drops and I take in a inward breath. Her muscle are defined enough to be seen, but not to were it makes her look like some bulky disturbing female that looks more man than woman.

I see a tattoo on her hip that you would see part of it if she wore pants or her sweats, and the other half goes down to about mid thigh. I bite my lip and before I could look to the one on her foot I noticed that she was staring at me with amusement written on her face "like what you see?" I look away blushing "sorry," coming up to why i couldn't take my eyes off her Body i say "I was looking at your tattoos." Mentally banging my head against a wall I look her way again and look her in the eyes "what its the truth" I defended myself but ever so failing.

She shrugged letting it go and I mentally thanked her for that. " so what are we doing today? Another day of mate hunting or something else?" She shrugs her shoulders seemed to slump over at the mention of mate hunting. I would to if its been years and now almost a month with no luck at finding my mate. Even though the idea of finding my mate frightened me, I'm sure a mate would care for me as much as tobi had or as much as karla when she took me in.

Looking at val though I frown because they'll never be able to comfort me like val, she understands what I've gone through and knows what I need. It would take forever for my mate to understand me when I'm a broken mess and need time alone, that doesn't mean hold me. Val let's me go to see my special place and doesn't bug me about the situation at hand. She let's me try and figure what I need out on my own something nobody not even my mate would be able to do.

Everyone thinks when someone's crying or is upset they automatically think you want them to wrap their your arms around you, but that's not the case with val. She let's me vent when I need to, and cry alone when I want. She waits for me to come to her.

Just like right now she's waiting for me at the door of my room. "Lets go out to the park?" She says looking at my hands I nod and get up, after slipping on my shoes and approaching val I look to her hand and reach for it, hoping she'll take my hand in hers I bite my lip and hope for the best.