I slip from my deep slumber as the sound of birds chirping and leaves dancing to the cold breeze flows through the open balcony. My eyes flutter open and I gaze around the blurry room. Confusion startles me as my mind begins to work.
This is not Gianna’s room, this is Deimos’s and mine. How am I here? I frown closing my eyes shut trying to remember what happened last night. Biting my lower lip I remember vaguely, him carrying me through the chilly path, his last words whispered to me.
I flinch as a warm body shifts closer behind me showing his existence for me to acknowledge. I prepare myself to turn but stop as the words he spewed in anger yesterday makes its self known in the depths of my mind.
My heart is struck with those words as they come into the light once again. I need to apologize as well but my pride stands higher than ever.
“Will, you not look at me Lumina?” His hoarse voice questions. I do not wish to answer him so I keep quiet listening to the sounds peering through from outside. He shifts closer leaving an inch of space so our flesh does not touch. But I feel the heat of his being saturating my skin.
“You do not wish to speak to me as well?” He questions again silently urging me to speak. I shift farther away to the edge of the bed trying to run from the heat. A soft sigh leaves his lips and there is a movement towards me.
His palm lifts my shirt upward plunging inside as he places it on the flesh of my stomach. “My female.” He whispers his words drowning with possessiveness into my ear. Grasping his wrist digging my nails into his flesh I fight him.
Legs kick his waist, hands push his chest away from my space, teeth nip into flesh. A wolf’s aggression filled with anger and hurt. He follows my fight and drags me to his chest hands wrapped around my waist and encages me below him.
My fangs out, I snarl my anger to him showing my dislike of the situation. Growls boom from within my chest. Claws try to get a strike at him to bring blood and he dodges easily. Grabbing my wrists holding them above my head he merely peers down at me.
He is not filled with fury but happiness for his eyes are smiling at me. I struggle to remove myself from his hold but he tightens it keeping me in place. “Have I made you this upset? Have my words made you feel so?” Another question blooms from his lips.
My chest heaving I look away from him gritting my teeth. A soft chuckle from him has me looking at him with a wave of newfound anger. Does he find this funny? “My female is quite cute.” He says with a soft smile playing upon his lips.
My eyes widen and I snarl my frustration to him. His smiling eyes turn serious as his calm eyes regard me. The play is dead as he makes me look at him. “Why did you sleep alone yesterday, Lumina?” He asks.
I debate whether to answer him but do so to provoke him. “To stay away from you.” I reply. His nods in understanding. “But you still had the audacity to bring me here.” I continue.
“That’s because I can not do it. Perhaps you can, but I am unable to.” He says.
“Do what?” I demand.
“To sleep without you. I need you by my side at all times.” He speaks his truth.
Silence consumes us and I stare at him as he gazes down at me. The only difference is my eyes are filled with anger and his are with gentleness.
“Let me go.” I spit the words clenching my jaw.
“I will after you listen to me.” He replies to my order.
“Deimos let me go now or I-” I begin struggling again within his hold as his words cut me through.
“I am sorry.” He whispers. I look up finally meeting his eyes. “My fury consumed me and I couldn’t see clearly. You did something unnecessary against the moon’s wishes pushing my entire existence and everything I have built into a pit of shame.”
“I told you why I-” I start trying to pour water upon the fire.
“However! However, I understand. I thought about it the time I spent away from you as well as last night and I understand you, Lumina.” He whispers the words I wished to hear from his mouth. The words that could wipe away the boiling guilt within me.
Tears drop down my cheeks as soft whines leave my lips. He lets go of his hold and wipes them away gently. “I shall take the blame for this. I will carry the weight.” He continues and I cry softly.
“I guess in many ways, I fail you as a male.” He says and I shake my head unaccepting of his words.
“B-But you said that you don’t want a mate who lies.” I whisper the exact words he said to me.
“And you said you don’t want a mate who does not understand you.” He replies with what I spewed to him in anger. “Forgive the words I uttered to you for they hold neither truth nor meaning.”
“I… I am s-” An apology sparks into my lips. Both for my actions that hurt him and my words yesterday.
“I know. You don’t have to tell me. I can see it in your eyes and I can feel it in your heart.” He stops me with a soft smile playing upon his lips.
Grabbing a tissue he wipes my cheeks gently simply a male caring for his female. “I do not like it.” He utters.
“Like what?” I question sniffing as he wipes my nose.
“When you cry. But it seems I am the best at making you do so.” He whispers clenching his jaw throwing the tissue in the bin.
“That is because only you make me feel from within. Only you have the power.” I state the truth kneeling upon the mattress. Nobody has the power to make me sob but him. Only him.
“And so do you. But promise me Lumina that you would speak your thoughts to me for I will stand by you.” He voices his wish as I nod quickly promising I would never do things behind his back.
Opening his arms wide he waits and I pounce into his warmth as he catches me quickly wrapping his arms around, face nudged into my neck, he inhales my scent. We don’t prolong our fights, maturity has dug deep within us. A few words of truth is all that needs to be exchanged for us to become one again.
Teeth nip at my mark, “Cute.” He whispers, his chuckle vibrating through his chest.
I lean backwards making sure he meets my eyes to see how serious I am. “I am not cute. I am an Alpha.” I say head held high my wolf standing tall, prideful showing off for her male.
“Oh, are you now?” He teases his lips peeled up into a smile showing teeth as he crawls slowly towards me like a predator.