Clentine;
I was taken aback for a mont, even confused about why he would ask such a thing. But then I managed to put a smile on my lips just to show I was uncomfortable but not offended, because I really wasn’t.
"What’s so exciting about that?" I asked him, and after I had overco my awkwardness and shock,
"There is—I don’t know," he uttered, "I just know that I want to." This ti, he wasn’t even smiling to make it seem like he was joking around. I could tell he was pretty serious.
"Haiden, I don’t want to start sothing that would get us in trouble, because I’m not ready for anything else."
As soon as I said that, he began to nod, giving the impression he already knew what I was talking about.
"I know. I’m not asking for a relationship. It’s just that—forget it," he said, and the way he did, I was shocked. And then he just started to climb down.
"What, you don’t want to stick around?" I asked, and he began to shake his head.
"No, I’ll be going back to my pack in the early morning, because that’s where the academy car will pick up from." This ti, he sounded very low in energy, no joking around, no fun talk. However, the minute I was about to climb down, I noticed him standing under the tree with his arms spread.
"Co on, jump," he said, and I laughed.
"No, I’m not. You wouldn’t catch , and I’d end up with broken ribs and bones," I complained. My legs pulled up and my body tilted to the side to look down, while my knees were now touching my chest.
"Oh, co on, you can always transition. Don’t act like your wolf isn’t strong enough," he grunted, and for a mont, I gave it a thought.
"Co on, don’t be a coward." As he said that, I realized he wanted to give a reason to think I did it out of peer pressure, not because I wanted to.
"Fine," and I took the bait. I adjusted my body and warned him with my finger not to drop . He gave a reassuring look, and then I jumped. The mont I did, he held . However, while doing so, he stepped back to regain his posture because I really had jumped at him hard. Then, instead of standing straight, he tripped on a branch behind him. And that’s how he landed on his back, and I landed on top of him.
Everything went silent between us for a mont. I didn’t move, as he was holding by the back with one arm. With his free hand, he brushed my hair from my face, then placed his palm on the back of my head, gently guiding my face toward his.
I would have protested but our bodies were pressed so tightly together that the mate bond ignited a heat between us. I leaned in under the pressure of his hand until our lips t.
My eyes closed at the softness of his lips, my breath catching at the taste of him. He imdiately began sucking on my bottom lip while his hand moved slowly up and down my back, then slid to my ass.
The mont he grabbed my ass, I snapped out of the trance and broke the kiss. I shot up like I’d been struck, instantly trying to get away from him.
"I don’t understand, who are you angry at, yourself or ?" he complained as he briskly walked after .
"No one," I grunted, not even able to wipe my lips clean. I didn’t want to give the impression that I hated it. And that was exactly what was angering that I liked him so much, I didn’t even want him to stop.
"Clentine, don’t make everything such a taboo. It was just a kiss," he said and I stopped dead in my tracks and turned around to face him.
"And I’m not soone you can use for fun or enjoynt," I grunted.
I watched him stand there with his hands on his waist, his head tilted, almost like he was judging .
"And when did I say that? You’re the one who doesn’t even want to explore anything."
Before I could even ask him to explain, he started doing it himself.
"I’m not saying I’m madly in love with you. It’s just that I feel connected to you," he uttered.
"Yeah, and that’s the main point," I replied. "The obvious."
"But it also doesn’t an I am not falling—," Then it seed like he wanted to say sothing else but held it in and began to pace, this ti even faster than .
"No, tell , what were you trying to say?" I said, briskly walking after him.
"Forget it. You won’t understand. You’re soone who’s not very good with your emotions, so you wouldn’t understand mine either." That felt like a lot of accusations being thrown around.
Once we were in the attic, he went into the bathroom so the maid could bring in the food. I had heard the maid tell it seed like I’d grown my appetite because I’d been eating so much. Little did she know, I had a big, bad monster with who could literally eat a whole burger in two bites. I wasn’t judging, because I was a foodie myself, but that was just my response to the maid, and I couldn’t say it out loud. So, once Haiden ca out, he grabbed his food and sat on the mattress, giving his back like a child who was upset.
I didn’t say anything, but after he was done, he started talking to while heading toward the bathroom, just as the maids were coming in to take the empty dishes. But there was sothing he said before going into the bathroom that stuck with .
"And after this, I’ll be sleeping in the sa bed as you, to cuddle with you, to help you sleep better."
It felt more like an order than a request or an offer, and I was stunned.
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