The magic and the moon...

Chapter 3

Jason's P.O.V.
As we sat watching the film, I couldn't help but keep glancing over at Sylvie. She was so sweet and lovely that I was afraid to tell her about myself.
In my pack, I'd always been known as a bit of a ladies man. I'd been with more than a few of the girls, which is what scared me. Sylvie was so innocent, I was afraid that if she found out just how many people I'd been with, then she might be scared off. At the time, I thought it made me happy as I wasn't tied down to one girl. But now, after meeting Sylvie, I regret not waiting. I wish that Sylvie could have been my first, but at least I get to be her first and only one.
I was determined to treat her right. Something about her made me want to change completely. She made me want to help people and make things right so that she could be truly happy.
I knew I'd have to tell her about my past at some point, but I was going to wait until the right time.
The credits had just began to roll when Sylvie turned towards me. "Jason?"
"Yes Sylvie?"
"I was just thinking, do you think we would have met if my family hadn't been attacked?"
I didn't know how to respond. She didn't give me enough time to think before speaking again. "Maybe we'd have met sooner if my family hadn't gone into hiding"
"Don't say that, from what you said before it was for everyone's safety that your parents hid themselves. So who knows what could have happened to you if they didn't." I hoped my fear for her showed on my face.
"I know that, but what I meant was that I wish we could have met sooner, under different circumstances."
"I understand what you mean Sylvie but in a strange way, I'm glad we met now."
She opened her mouth to speak but I quickly cut her off to explain myself more.
"Because of our age difference, if we'd have met sooner, then it could have been different as you might not have been ready. I want to do things properly but I wouldn't have wanted to hold back my feelings. You have my word that I will try my hardest to find and help your family. There's a few things I regret but meeting you now, isn't one of them."
I brought my hand up to her cheek again and she leaned into it. For a moment she looked so peaceful that I couldn't help but lean over again. I wanted this kiss to be sweet so I kept my wolf at bay as much as possible. It was working up until I went to pull away and she quickly pulled me back in.
I kissed her again but this time my instincts were in control and as I deepened the kiss, I brought my hands to rest on her hips. As we kissed I could hear her soft whines of pleasure, which only spurred me on. I ended up pulling her on top of me so that she was straddling me. My instincts were telling me to pull her closer and I was struggling not to give in.
My instincts were so much stronger with her, I now knew why people had always told me that once I meet my mate, I'd be completely drawn to them, drawn to mate with them and drawn to mark them.
I was.
Being close to Sylvie had a way of making my control disappear. The only thing holding me back right now was my promise to treat her properly.
I managed to let out a small growl. It wasn't enough to scare her, I only wanted to get her attention. She pulled away just enough so that our lips were no longer touching but she made no attempt to move any further.
"For someone who hasn't been with anyone before, you definitely know how to get to me" I could hear that my wolf was more in control than me as there was a slight growl to my voice.
"I'm... I'm sorry, ... my instincts... they're too strong when I'm near you." She was almost panting, clearly tired either from what we'd just been doing or from trying to take back control.
"I understand, mine are too. But remember I can't be the only one holding back. If you continue doing things like pulling me closer when I kiss you, then you're going to make things very difficult for us both."
"I'm sorry Jason, I'll try harder. I guess I'm not used to having to control my instincts as much."
Of course, I should have realised. Sylvie wouldn't have been around any men other than her father. Of course she wasn't used to controlling her instincts. Until now, she'd never had to.
"I apologise Sylvie, it was stupid of me not to realise that you wouldn't be used to it. I'll try harder too."
She smiled over at me, and I smiled back.
It was at that moment that I heard a knock at the door.
Sylvie suddenly looked terrified.
"Don't worry, no one here will harm you" I said, attempting to reassure her as I headed over to see who it was.
I looked out, surprised to find quite a few of my friends had turned up. I opened the door to see what they wanted.
"Hey guys, what are you all doing here?" There were about five or six of them, all visibly dressed to go out.
"Cindy decided to throw a party so we thought we'd come see if you wanted to join" my closest friend Bradley laughed, soon followed by cheers from the other guys.
"Actually guys, I kinda have company."
"Company? Who else would you hang out with besides us?" One of the guys from the back yelled.
"Female company" I laughed, stepping to the side slightly to reveal Sylvie, still sat on the sofa.
"Ooooh" the same guy cooed.
"Hey" they all practically yelled together.
Clearly embarrassed by the sudden attention, Sylvie went a dark pink colour and waved back.
"I don't know if she'd fancy a party tonight" I sighed, trying to convince them even though I didn't want to go myself. Cindy was one of the girls I'd fooled around with. She wasn't very pleasant even when I was attracted to her. So I didn't want to subject Sylvie to that just yet.
Bradley nodded knowingly and smirked up at me. "Oh right, yeah I get you. We'll leave you two to your business. Enjoy your evening," he winked jokingly at me as he herded the other guys away.
Clearly they thought Sylvie was just another girl. I couldn't wait to show everyone that she was mine.
I locked the door again and headed back over to her. "Sorry about that, there should be no more disturbances tonight though."
"You didn't have to say no on my behalf, you could have gone if you wanted to." She looked down, refusing to meet my gaze.
"I didn't feel like going. Would you have wanted to go? Honestly?"
She paused for a moment before speaking again.
"Not really, for today I'm happy just getting to know you. Tomorrow or another day then I'd be happy to. I really want to see what your life is like."
The last sentence sparked my fear again. Could I really show her the kind of person I was?
"You will, if that's truly what you want." I answered honestly. If she wanted to know, then I may as well be the one to tell her. After all, she'd find out one way or another if it didn't come from me. Just not today.
"So what do you fancy eating?" I asked, suddenly realising the time. "Pizza?"
"Sure" she smiled. I walked into the kitchen, put a margarita pizza into the oven for us and went back to join her.
We started another movie whilst the food was cooking. To my surprise, she snuggled up to me as we watched, so when the timer on the oven went off, I was very reluctant to move.
"Shouldn't you go and get that?" She giggled as she realised I hadn't even tried to get up.
I groaned sarcastically as I finally got up. "If I have to" this just made her giggle more. So far she seemed to have the same sense of humour as me, but I hadn't had enough chance to test that completely yet.
Once I'd plated up our food, I handed her one and we continued watching the film as we ate.
A while after we'd finished our food, Sylvie laid down on the sofa with her head on my lap. When the credits began to roll I looked down to see that she'd fallen asleep. I felt my heart melt as she looked so peaceful. After turning off the tv, I carefully stood and instead of waking her, I just lifted her up bridal style.
I carried her upstairs, somehow managing to turn the lights off behind me as I went. Just like when I first found her in the woods, she clung to me slightly even though she wasn't awake.
She was my mate but I didn't expect to be falling for her as much as I was. Soon there would be no going back. Sylvie would soon have my heart completely and it was the first time that I didn't want to run away from it all.
I reached the top of the stairs when a thought popped into my head. "Sylvie? Sylvie can you hear me?" I asked softly.
"Yes?" She sounded very tired. I almost regretted asking but I had to make sure.
"Are you still ok with us sleeping in the same bed?"
My question seemed to wake her up a little more as she looked up at me.
"Of course, Jason I trust you. You've given me no reason not to" she smiled sweetly, still sleepy and I couldn't help what I did next. I leaned down carefully and kissed her forehead. 
Once inside my room, I carefully laid her down in my bed. I turned the light off and got in beside her.
She turned towards me and snuggled into my chest. 
I couldn't help but smile as a warm fuzzy feeling spread through me.
Sylvie was having more of an effect on me than anyone or anything else ever had. I drifted off to sleep with one last thought on my mind.
I finally had someone in my life to protect, someone I could rely on and I wasn't going to give her up without a fight.