Evelyn POV
I had washed the blood off hours ago but I felt like I needed another shower before bed. Maybe it was psychological
Both children had been asleep for the past hour. Rex made a point of saying Elspeth could be in his room tonight, I’m not sure if that was for her benefit or his. No doubt they’ll be bickering like typical siblings tomorrow.
I had spoken with Candice, she was mortified of our rogue attack and offered to send warriors and hospital staff to assist us. However, I assured her we were over the worse and it would be a wasted journey.
I was finally just resting…last night had been a whirlwind. I wanted my bed but I didn’t want to be in it alone.
I could hear the four of them laughing as they walked in the courtyard to the alpha house. They had been out securing the borders, something I insisted on doing myself but they said after last night I needed a break…they weren’t wrong and I was grateful.
But I couldn’t fully relax, not until Reuben was back. His return has awoken a stronger feeling from my wolf, his parting words was to prepare to be marked. Things to her were always black and white. To her he had returned to mark us, that was his primary objective for returning. She was ready…but I’m not sure if I was.
We had two alliances, two competing alliances. I gave my word to the alphas of each pack, that I would protect them when the time came. But I had been planning revenge on a lie…should I shut down the Silver Moon alliance?
Was it right to keep it going? The point of creating it was to weaken the Red Stone alliance and give the member packs a choice. For me now to accept Reuben as my mate, would that not be hypocritical?
I had spaced out into my own thoughts that I hadn’t noticed the four of them enter. It was only Reuben that noticed me sitting in the dark sitting room in front of a turned off television. He must have caught my scent and followed it into here.
“The kids okay?” He comes up from behind the sofa, his hands starting to massage my shoulders. Elspeth quite quickly moved on to playing and Rex seemed to be doing okay. He and Reuben did have a conversation outside which I think seems to have helped. I don’t know exactly how the conversation went but both Rex and Reuben seemed to be on fine form.
“Yes fine…hmm that feels good.” I lean into his relaxing touch.
“You’ve got a lot of tension in your shoulders…have you been in the office since I left to check the borders?”
“No, I wanted to spend more time with the kids tonight. I was going to have a shower though, I know the blood is gone but…” I look to my arm that had healed, I was lucky not to have any marks to remind me of that disgusting flappy skin. It was my first battle injury, and I had a feeling it wouldn’t be my last.
“Come with me, I want to show you something.” He places his hand out for me to take.
“Should I be worried?” I chuckle as I stand up, taking his hand as tingles erupt in-between our palms as I entwine my fingers around his.
“Never when I’m around.” He pulls me closer to him and places a single kiss on my temple. He walks me to my office where on the round meeting table is a map and a folder.
“What’s this?” My interest is piqued as I open the folded map which has ringed areas in-between our two packs.
“Possible land we could own together. I meant what I said, I want to be with you Evelyn, I want to make this work. This is the children’s home I can’t expect them to be uprooted, but I could come here or you can meet me in – between. Whichever way I’ll make it work.”
I was astonished, in front of me was a future… a future I never thought would be possible. A future I didn’t even know I wanted. A future he wants with us.
“You did this?” I didn’t really know what to say. This was a big gesture. I turn around to face him before placing my hands up to cup his face.
“I don’t know what to say….”
“You don’t have to say anything, you just need to pick…” He pushes his face forward as it remained cupped in my hands and places a kiss on my lips. I move my hands around the back of his neck to deepen the kiss.
Before I know it, he is pressing me against the table, pressing his body against mine. We both fight for dominance as our lips open and our tongues explore each others. A moan escapes me from the warm sparks flying all over my upper body, never wanting this kiss to end.
He must feel the same, as his hands very slowly trace down my slender firm body stopping at my upper thighs. I almost miss his subtle lift as I am placed on top of the table, his scent mixed with his own smell of arousal making my head dizzy.
Breathe.
My wolf reminds me to breathe and I have to pull away, my lips swollen and my chest hurting from the deep inhalation of oxygen.
Where was that kiss going? It was so passionate, filled with so much desire that I think I would have welcomed him to take me against this table.
“I could quite easily lose my control with you Evelyn. I think we should let our wolves spend some time together… let them build a bond. I never did that before, I never let my wolf meet yours when you were my Luna. The borders are being watched by three different packs tonight, there’s no safer place. Shall we shift together?”
“I don’t want to be away from the children for long…” yes I would like that but I didn’t want to be too far from the house.
“We won’t, I’ll mind-link Nate to stay up until we return. My wolf is desperate to hunt for you.” His smile is almost apologetic as his forehead presses against mine.
“He wants to find you a meal, a peace offering.”
I was more comfortable shifting this time in front of Reuben. We both watched each other remove our clothing, I couldn’t take my eyes off his abs and lower core.
He also seemed to enjoy watching me remove my bra and thong last. I was completely naked when he came to my aid last night but I was covered in layers of dry blood that it felt and looked like a bodysuit. There was no mistaking his desire now. His eyes flickered between bright blue and stormy ocean blue as he took me in. He was so confident that I found myself in awe at being with him like this. He was like a Greek god.
“You’re breathtaking Evelyn. I can’t believe I was such a fuckwit!” I can’t help but chuckle full heartedly at his admission.
“Was?” I push at his shoulders playfully before breaking out into a fast run and shifting mid run. His chuckle becomes a whisper as I extend the distance between us, not giving his wolf an inch of room to chase mine down.
I run for what feels like ages until my wolf becomes bored of the cat and mouse game, of being the mouse that got away. She very much wants to be caught.
She slows down as she reaches a small meadow that is always used to hunt rabbits or game. She can hear him tracking her scent in the distance, the excitement of him catching up with her making her act like a puppy, jumping around in the long grass. Just before he enters the meadow clearing she drops to the ground taking a predatory position, ready to hunt the hunter.
I could feel her heart, our heart I suppose, beating against the dry grassy muddy ground, her excitement was going to give the game away.
We see him, through the long grass, enter the meadow before he drops himself, knowing I was hiding, readying to pounce. A game he also wanted to play.
We play for hours in the meadow, letting our wolves playfully attack the other, chase mice and let each other rub their own scent on the other… mixing the scents to warn off other wolves. Well really, the male likes to warn off other males, making it known the female has a mate even if not marked yet. Any male daring enough to come close to his mate, would be warned off, if not killed.
Once our wolves have exhausted themselves with their play time, they lay down in the meadow and look up at the moon. Both watching the moon in her brightest of cycles. As my wolf rests her head back down, Reuben’s wolf rests his head on top of hers, his paws resting on top her hers too.
We remain like this until my wolf finally feels her tiredness, last night starting to show its signs by the loud yawn that escapes her. With a gentle nudge of his snout, we are both back up onto four legs slowly running back to the alpha house.
I shift as soon as I see my clothes where I left them, laid on the patio ground. I bend down to pick them up when I feel him behind me, his groin in my ass as I’m bent over.
“Will you stay in my room tonight?” He asks with a velvety smooth tone, as his hands trace up my spine before falling back down to my naked behind, feeling my small curves.
“No!” I like to be able to hear the children call for me in the night if they get scared. I feel defeat in his heart beat, in his breathing. I don’t need to turn around to know his shoulders have sagged.
“I need to be in my room, but you can join me in there.” I turn as I stretch my back up, a smirk on my face.
go to walk back in the house, but he stops me by gripping my elbow and pulling me back to him. He takes a side step in front of me, completely blocking my body with his muscular one. What on earth was he doing? Just as I start to step out from behind him, I realise why I’m experiencing this act of possessiveness.
A low threatening growl leaves Reuben’s chest as Nate enters the frame of the back door. And to think I would have walked passed him naked.
“Night Alphas.” He can’t but help grin before he walks away back into the centre of the alpha house.
