“I think I know!” Nick exclaimed with the hope expressed in his eyes, almost beaming as he looked at me. I frowned at his reaction, why is he the only one who’s happy with all of this?
“Let’s try searching at your spot! I saw her skinny dipping at your spot on the day of the ball! That’s the only place she had gone aside from where we searched.”
I was about to run to where the lake is when I halt and looked at Nick. My eyes narrowed at him and my body started shaking.
Did I just hear him right?
“Did you just said you saw her naked?”
The image of Ashira’s naked body exposed on my jerk Beta’s eyes turned my eyes to deep red.
Nick paled and took a step back as I snarled at him. My hand turned to a first as I feel irritation for him.
“Oops,” Seth mumbled and took more step back as well.
Another growl was pointed to Nick from my wolf. “I’ll get back to you later.” I said through gritted teeth.
I ran fast to where my spot is. My thoughts are blurry of Nick’s unnecessary information and hoping my mate was at my spot.
It’s Christmas and the breeze of wind is cold. My eyes are still red that made my inhuman speed is faster as my Alpha blood flooded on my nerves.
When I’m a few distances away, I caught her scent in the air. She’s here.
I run even faster and when I reached the clearing, Ashira was turning her head to me. Shock is illustrated on her face.
I slowed down my pace until my steps are slow and careful, closing the distance between us. The whole of me is relieved that I found her. I thought I lost her because of my outrage and I’m glad she remained on my land.
Her eyes softened as she looked at me, mirroring mine. We’re a meter away and I wanted her wrapped around my arms. Right now.
I was about to lock her in my chest and inhale her delightful scent but her expression changed with resentment, narrowing her eyes on me.
“Why are you here?” she spat and turned her head away, breaking our eye contact.
She’s still mad.
Make peace with my mate! I don’t want her this way!
My wolf is walking in circles inside my head, uncomfortable with our mate’s behavior. I tried blocking him to keep my head focused since his whines are not helping at all. I also feel the same as him so shoving it on my face is not useful at the moment.
“I was looking for you.” My voice was low and pleading. I want her close. The distance we had last night is enough to drive me insane. Right now, I want her skin to touch mine.
She scuffed and folded her arms in front of her chest. I assumed that she’s used to the cold. She’s only wearing a thin loose shirt and short tight shorts which I noticed was her favorite type of clothing.
She didn’t say a word and her silence is killing me.
Apologize! My stubborn wolf peaked on my mind even though I blocked him. I growled at him and he hides again.
I sighed.
“I’m sorry.” Finally, the words I’ve been thinking last night if I should say to her came out. I can feel my wolf cheered and wiggle his tail as he waits for our mate’s response.
Ashira looked at me and her eyes are scanning my expression. Her narrowed eyes are now changed into somewhat in between.
“I shouldn’t have acted that way. It’s a…” I gulped a huge lump on my throat. I never apologized for my entire life. “I am sorry.”
A low hmp was her response as she turned her eyes away from mine again. “You used your Alpha over me.” she complained. I sighed. This is the time where I regret losing patience every time.
I reached my hand to her, slowly crawled my palm on her back to the side of her.
“I lost my control. I hope you’ll forgive me.” I tugged her closer to my body and she let me do it. Now the side of her arm is pressed on my chest and my hand was gripping on her waist. I felt her stiffened from my touch. She’s good at blocking her emotions now and I hoped she didn’t. I want to know what she feels.
She scuffed once again despite her reaction that which is affected by me.
Damn, my mate is difficult to please.
“We’re just talking and you snapped like that.” her voice is almost a whisper. I knew I overreacted but I can’t reign control most of the time. “Will it turn like that every time we’ll disagree with something?”
“No. No. I’ll try to have control around you. But I hope you won’t question my decisions next time.” I inhaled her scent when the tip of my nose touched her hair.
“I was not. I said ‘I just thought’, I’m not changing what you decide.”
“I know that now. Can you forgive me?”
I try turning her body faced to mine and she obliged. I looked her in the eyes and it no longer shows anger or resistance.
She nodded and wrapped her arms around my waist, burying her face on my neck. Inhaling my scent for it to fill her lungs.
Damn this feels so good.
“Merry Christmas, mate.” I said.
She looked up at me and gave me the most mesmerizing smile that I longed to see every day.
“Mery Christmas.”
When my eyes landed on her lips, I didn’t think twice as I locked my lips on hers.
A soft moan escaped her throat as I groan from the pleasure a simple kiss can send us both.
I controlled myself to kiss her deeper or else I might do her right where we are in this broad daylight.
Her eyes looked at me with desire as she bit her lips, making me groan again. I wanted more but she’ll be busy this day.
“You got a long day ahead.” I said to her with a smile plastered on my face. This is the first time I made a promise to myself and that is never to hurt her again.
“Yeah. About that, I don’t know what I needed to do for it.” I can feel her panicked and I smiled from the thought that she’s no longer blocking me in her mind.
“Aurea will brief you for it. But for now, I heard you needed to try on a dress.” I said and tighten my hands on her waist.
“Oh.” I chuckled at her reaction. I inhaled her scent again, not getting tired of her exhilarating smell.
“Don’t run away from me again.” I whispered on her ears before planting a light kiss on her temple. I immediately felt her body shake with my gesture.
“I did not. I just needed fresh air. Oh, I borrowed your spot.”
“Hmm… This is our spot now. You’re welcome to come here anytime.” I leaned down for another soft kiss on her luscious lips. Wild thoughts about having her here at the lake run on my head. Giving me a boner that I’m trying to suppress. Having her this close always makes me go insane.
She hummed and didn’t utter another word after the kiss.