Chapter 15: Chapter 14 Sloan
As I lay in her bed smothered by the sweet smell of honeysuckle, I feel at peace. I left the Alpha meeting without another word, to which I'm sure they are all displeased about. Dad said so himself through the mindlink. But he understood. My mate had finally needed me. And if I had rejected her in that moment I may have lost her forever. I could feel aggression through the Alphas' link and I knew trouble was brewing but in this very moment, I couldn't be bothered. The gentle purring of her wolf had me happier than I had ever been before. Willow's soft curls laid against my chest like a blanket of summer breeze. Her small hands and gentle arms wrapped around my waist in a death grip, still afraid I might up and leave at any moment. Or perhaps that I am a figment of her imagination. I lean down and tenderly kiss her forehead to reassure her that I am here to stay and I feel her grip soften just a fraction.
"Willow, the other packs are not happy that I am above them. The Alpha meeting did not go poorly, but it did not go well either. I need you to understand that being my mate will put you in danger. If you accept me, I have no argument. I want nothing more in this world. I am simply handed a gift, or a curse really, that I did not ask for"
She peers up at me through her curtain of hair, piercing me with her bright emerald eyes, "I know Sloan. I have proved myself the greatest warrior in your pack already. I will be in danger as your Luna or not. I need you to understand and accept that."
Laughing softly at her truthfulness I tuck a stray hair away from her face and kiss her sweet lips. I swear she tasted of honeysuckle just as she smelled. This must be heaven. I lay back and pull her closer and soon we are both asleep.
I startle awake hours later. The room is dark and her scent is faint as the bed beside me is cold. The house is silent other than running water coming from her bathroom. Grinning I get up and walk in to see her humming softly as her hips sway gently to the music she is creating. I clear my throat to announce my presence, hoping I didn't startle her into another fall. I was sorely mistaken I think as she nearly falls in a panic to cover her body.
"Sloan! Get out! I may be your mate in the moon goddess eyes but I have not marked you nor am I ready to have your searching eyes across my body. Did your father teach you nothing about a woman's privacy?" She screeches and uses her arms to cover her breasts and locks her legs as though it may cover her sweet body from me. Of course, I listen to her but that doesn't mean a laugh doesn't ripple from my chest as I leave her to shower alone. Adjusting myself at the thought of showering alongside her I call out "Oaklen needs to run. May I return for the evening? Or wait until more appropriate hours to call on you again?"
"Gods Sloan, stop talking like we are in the 18th century. Just come back in the morning and we can talk over some breakfast instead of my nude body. Thanks"
Laughing again, I leave her house and hit the woods already shifted. Oaklen howling out loud after hours of his joyous ruckus in my head. Today may have started so poorly, but it ended well. My mate. I just have to win her over to mark her now.
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