Makayla's P.O.V
Later that night we pick the kids up from Lucy and bring them back to our new house. Lily fell in love with her room at first sight and hasn't left it. Dj is in a pack and play that Damian put together when we got back. Damian is sitting at the island in the kitchen while I cook dinner.
"It smells really good babe" He says
"This is the first real meal my mom taught me how to cook. I was always obsessed with chinese food" I laugh he chuckles
"Italian is my favorite but chinese is a close second" He says and I smile already planning dinner for tomorrow night "What exactly is it?" He asks
"Chicken stir-fry. I mix the peppers and onions with the chicken and put the rice and broccoli on the side" I say and sense him behind me. He wraps his arms around my waist and rests his head on my shoulder just as Damian starts crying
"I'll get him" Damian sighs and lets go of me and walks into the living room. I hear him start talking in a baby voice and smile to myself as I listen to what he's saying "Hey buddy... It's okay. Guess what?.. Your mommy is beautiful. She's my sun, my world revolves around her. I hope she knows that. I'm scared she might really leave if I give up the throne buddy" He gets even quieter and I miss the next part of his conversation "Daddy loves you"
I grin to myself and start thinking about my parents. Did they make it somewhere safe? Do they regret leaving their daughters behind? Do they miss us? Do they even think about us? I wonder if I could get Damian to help me track them down so that I at least know they're okay. I don't think I'd let them know Lily and I are okay because I think they should live with that lingering over their heads
A squeal pulls me out of my deep thoughts and I spin around to find Lily running around the island while Damian chases her with a beast mask on, the beast from the beauty and the beast. I smile and turn back to the stove to turn everything off and start making plates. Dj is in a brown and green bouncy seat beside me and Lily is sitting across from me. Damian is at the head of the table and I start to take everything in about him
The way his jaw looks more defined as he chews. After chewing every few times his tongue peaks out to traces his lips making sure he isn't leaving anything behind. He sits perfectly straight not resting his arms on the table, my family didn't have many table manners so we slump and rest our arms on the table. His left hand twitches ever so slightly randomly
"Stop staring, it's not polite" He chuckles and lifts his fork to his mouth again
"Why does your hand twitch?" I ask
"I messed up a nerve fighting while in wolf form. The muscle around the nerve has little random spasms... You noticed?" I nod and start eating my dinner
"Does our poor table manners bother you?" I ask randomly again and he shakes his head while smiling slightly "What do you look like in wolf form?" I look up at him as it dawns on me that I've never seen him in wolf form
"So full of questions, are we?" He asks and I nod blushing "It would be better to show you rather than tell you" He says and my eyes widen at the thought. Am I ready to see his wolf? Would I freak out? I don't want to feel scared of him
"I-I don't know about that Damian... What if I'm not ready to see it?" I ask and he sits his fork down and puts his elbow on the table before leaning his head to rest against his hand. He stares at me under a very intense gaze
"Would it scare you Makayla?" He asks quietly and I shake my head before thinking it through "If not then I don't see why you wouldn't be ready" He says simply and slightly smiles "After the kids are in bed I'll take you out back and show you the other side of me"
I rest my hands in my lap completely forgetting about the food sitting in front of me. My fingers fiddle with each other as I try not to crack my knuckles out of nervousness. He keeps glancing at me and I think back to everything we've been through... From his uncle buying me to the rape to the birth of Dj to now, we have definitely been through so much and I shouldn't fear any part of the man I agreed to marry
Later that night after Lily is tucked into her princess bed, while wearing a tiara that was on her dresser, and Dj is fast asleep in his crib with a baby monitor not far from him Damian takes me out back. He gently leads me out the back door by my hand with the other monitor in my other hand
"I don't want to force you to see it if you don't want too... I need to know if you want to see or not" He says and I think back to earlier, I want to know every part of him before I marry him. What would I look like if I didn't know every part of him
"I want to see Damian. I need to see every part of you seeing as I agreed to marry you" I laugh and he smiles and quickly kisses me before standing back from me and looking down. I can't see much because it's pretty dark out here but I see patches of hair sprouting on his skin and his stance changing and within a few seconds there is no longer a human figure standing in front of me but a very large black wolf with one white paw. He starts to walk towards me and I slowly begin to back away as scenes from the day I was taken come back to mind
He stops and cocks his head to the side. I take a few breaths trying to calm myself down and repeatedly telling myself it's just Damian. I take a step forward and he stays where he is, letting me come to him. When I am less than a foot from him, he bows his head and I notice a small white spot behind one of his ears. I slowly bring my hand up and put it on top of his head, he rubs his head against my legs and I smile. It's still the same Damian. When he lifts his head up I see his dark blue eyes staring back at me and then he slowly turns back into his human form kneeling in front of me stark naked
"I love you" He whispers wrapping his arms around my waist and resting his head against my lower stomach
"I love you Damian" I whisper back with my hand still in his hair
