I Claim Your LOVE

The First Kiss

"Where are you going? The feast is about to begin."

Aurora parted her lips to speak but nothing concrete came out of her mouth. What could she possibly tell the boy? That she isn't excited about the feast anymore after realizing what was on stake! That her greatest fears were about to come to life! Or what a horrible mistake she did when she thought of uniting two souls without assessing the repercussions.

She should have listened to elder Odulf. Let nature take its course and be patient; meddling in its line of work will only cause chaos and anarchy, he said. She clearly undermined the terms of engagement of this union. But she thought that it would be a noble deed to coalesce two spirits as one. How wrong was she!

"Are you even listening to what I'm saying?" Callan was now being impatient to the non responsive behavior of Aurora.

"Y..yes ca-lly.. Oh.. uhh Callan." She was petrified and shaking, unable to form any words.

"Are you all right? You are stammering. I'm concerned about you. Is it because of the rains? Should I take you home? I'm sure the healers will know what is wrong with you."

"No... No Cally. Would you do me a favor though?" Aurora's heartbeat was on the rise while she was shaking with fear. Her eyes clearly showed desperation.

"Yes of course. Do you want me to accompany you to the healers' cottage?" Callan was perturbed with his friend's behavior.

"That won't be necessary Cally. I want you to go home as soon as possible. I know you want to wait for your parents and have a family time with them but you have to listen to me. Go home." Aurora uttered these words firmly and slowly to which Callan only nodded with a confused look. Something was wrong. But he did believe in Aurora as she had always put his safety before her own. He thought about grilling her later though.

"And one more thing; Stay away from the Alpha's son." Aurora was now serious in her demeanor like she meant every word she said and it had to be followed.

Callan nodded vigorously when he looked at Aurora. She looked dominating and a bit scary at the moment.

Aurora then made her way out of the Alpha village. She knew that there would be a peculiar situation soon where everyone in the house would be clueless. They won't be able to stop the onslaught that would occur as Callan has not yet reached his full potential while Einar's beasts have already made their presence felt. The moon had started showing its effect. She knew that she could not take control of the situation. Not alone.

She had to bring reinforcements.

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Einar was now completely serene, but everything that was rushing through his mind was leading him to only one person: Callan. He was dubious about his feelings for the boy and thought it to be as mere attraction but he could not refute the possibility of Callan being something more than that. Sure he found other girls attractive but no one could compare to the beauty, the charm and the god like looks of the boy. Everyone was attracted to him, the boy could take your breath away.

So was Callan only an infatuation? Or did he mean something more to Einar.

"Gather around everyone. The moon is at its peak now and its light has bathed our land. It is time. We shall now proceed for the run." The voice of his father caught Einar's attention. His eyes frantically searched the boy. For some odd reasons his wolf desired to run with him.

Ragnar wanted the night to be over as soon as possible. His son was showing great restrain so far but he may not be able to control it for long. Einar's eyes flickered every now and then which showed that his beasts have surfaced; thankfully he was able to hold them back. But he knew that the moon will dominate sooner or later. It will bring out his beasts in its full glory and controlling them would be an out of the world task. To save his pack from any unforeseen tragedy he had to finish the celebrations at the earliest.