Tough Love, Honey -On Hold-

Chapter 7

I didn’t go home that week at all. I stayed with Stryker and nothing really happed we just acted like a normal couple. He would take me on dates and I would tell him I loved him and to anyone that didn’t know that we had only been together a week we looked normal. But to those who knew that I was Stryker’s mate. They thought our relationship was going really slowly. I know that Stryker should have marked me on the first or second day that he knew me but I told him I wanted to wait and I did. I wanted to make sure that I wasn’t going to all of a sudden disappear on him and break his heart. He respected me wanting to wait but he didn’t know why. I was fairly sure I wouldn’t leave him and I was almost ready.

I woke up Saturday morning and I was cold I rolled over searching for Stryker but he wasn’t there. He had left me. He didn’t want me anymore. He found someone more beautiful to have. All of the worst-case scenarios came into my head. I decided if he had left me that it was his loss and I wouldn’t cry about it. I walked down the stairs to make some breakfast for myself. When I reached the bottom of the stairs I heard the faint sound of guitar strumming. I walked towards the sound. I looked out one of the glass doors and I saw Stryker sitting on the back porch playing his guitar. I could hear him signing as well

“And I’ll wait for you in the dark

Arms out stretched comforting lover

My bones may be falling apart

But I’ll wait for you come this summer” I opened the glass door and walked over to Stryker.

“Was that for me?” he nodded

“Who else would it be for?”

“Good point. You have a beautiful voice you know?”

“So I have heard. Can you sing?”

“Only a little.”

“Can I hear?”

“Maybe later.”

“Well I am sure you have a beautiful voice just like you.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“I mean that it’s probably a beautiful voice for a beautiful girl.” I looked down at my lap. I could feel myself blushing. I have no idea how he does it. I have never blushed in front of anyone before him and now I seem to be blushing in front of Stryker all the time. He put his hand on my chin sending tingles through my body and lifted my head up so I was looking at him.

“Skylar you are beautiful and I love you. I need to know if you love me to. I cannot handle my wolf anymore he wants me to mark you and claim you as mine but I will not force you into anything you don’t want. If you don’t want to be with me it’s okay. It would break my heart but you would be happy and that is what important.” He let my chin go and this time it was his turn to look at his lap.

I didn’t realize that his wolf would drive him that crazy. I thought that being marked only affected me but it doesn’t, it affects Stryker just as much. This time I was the one who spoke. I grabbed Stryker’s chin and made him look at me in the eyes.

“Stryker, I love you with my whole being. I can’t imagine being without you. But I was just making sure I was ready so that I didn’t hurt you as a mate. Stryker you need to know how much I love you. I have never loved anyone this much in my whole existence and I never will.”

I leaned in and kissed him. He reacted almost instantly. He put his guitar to he side and pulled me into him. He stood up pulling me with him and I wrapped my legs around his waist. He carried me over to the wall and pushed me up against the wall and continued kissing me.