“Are you 100 about this Sab? It’s ok to change your mind. You can just have a romantic dinner.” Josey says to me and I grab her hands.
“I’m 100. I want to do this. I’ve wanted to do this for some time now but Max wouldn’t let me.” I said to her and she raised her eyebrow at me. There was another knock.
“‘I want all the details tomorrow morning! Don’t make me barge into this room to drag you out.” She whispers yells at me. I nod at her smiling.
I stand in the middle of Max’s room as Josey walks over to the door. She winks at me and then opens the door to let Max in. He walks in frowning as he looks around his room taking in the girly state it was in and his eyes finally land on me. Josey closes the door and it’s just us.
“You know I’m a man Kimberly and what’s been done to my room is something my guy friends can never know about” he says to me as he makes his way over to me. He kisses my cheek and steps back to look at me up and down again.
“You look gorgeous Kim. I don’t care what you do to my room love. As long as you’re looking like this, I’ll allow anything.” He says to me. I was a ball of nerves. I was tongue tied. I was just losing it and was saved by a knock on the door. Max mumbled a come in looking annoyed until Damon walked in pushing a trolley of food.
Damon walked in taking a look around and then his eyes landed on Max. He smirked but immediately lost that look as his eyes glazed over. Max was probably reprimanding him through the link. Boys.
Damon shook his head and smiled again.
“Dinner is served. Enjoy love birds” he said chuckling on his way out. Max let out a loud sigh then he turned to me.
“And the lifetime of torment begins, starting with Damon. I can’t wait until he meets his mate.” He then looks behind me then pushes the trolley out to the table on the balcony. I follow him still tongue tied as he gestures for me to sit and he’s the perfect gentlemen. He walks over to his side and sits down.
He looked so good in black. I was ready to cancel the dinner and have my way but I’m the virgin here.
“You don’t look so bad yourself Maximus.” I say to him and a grin form on his face.
“Ahh, she speaks. I was beginning to think you lost your voice.” He says to me taking a sip of his water.
“No. I’m just at awe of that handsome face and fit body. No matter what you wear, you just exude this intense sexiness. I’m surprised you haven’t sniffed out my arousal.” I say to him shocking myself with this newfound bravery. Max chokes on his water as his cheeks flush crimson. He blushed!
“I’m sorry Maximus, was I too forward?” I say teasing him. He shakes his head as he coughs.
“Not at all. Keep going. You seem to be having fun there.” He says to me. He thinks I’ll shy away. Game on.
“You know you look good. It’s in your walk and demeanor but I’ll come out and say it. I was fighting with myself back there actually. Couldn’t decide whether to jump your bones before or after dinner.” I say and he smiles.
“I’m surprised you haven’t noticed the immediate bulge in my pants the moment my eyes landed on you. It grew harder with you checking out my fit body.” He teases. Now it was my turn to blush.
“I have plans for tonight and I want to see them through. We wouldn’t be sitting out here if I had noticed” I say as I think of the number of times, I’ve seen his thing in sweat pants. I want to taunt him further so I think about our encounter in his office which sends whiffs of arousal in the air. Max loses his smirk as his eyes get darker.
“I see your wolf is present. I want you both here with me tonight.” I say in the sexiest voice. It was going to be a long night.
We had finished our dinner in silence as we both tried to steal glances at one another. My heart was beating so fast, I was surprised he hadn’t mentioned it, werewolf hearing and all.
I was down one bottle of champagne and he was playing it safe by drinking water. If anyone had to guess who the virgin was here… he let out a loud sigh and shook his head.
Max stood up and took his jacket off, placing it on his chair. He walks into his room and then I heard music. Why didn’t I think of that!?
He walks out and looks at me. His eyes piercing through my soul and my heart beats even faster. He walked up to me with his hand out. I looked at his hand and then back at him with confusion. Well, I know that he was asking me to dance but I was hoping he’d take the lead with this and lead me to his bed. I didn’t trust myself with my knees all weak.
“Kimberly, dance with me…” he says to me and I place my hand in his giant one as I stand up. A slow song playing the background…
We danced in silence for a minute until he stopped dancing and he pulled away from me.
“This isn’t right.” he says and walks away from me and back in his room. I hear Joe- No one else comes close play through his speakers but not too loudly. I smile because this was the song my dad used to play for my mother. I always used to tell him how my dad would play this song and tell us how this was the song that played on the stereo in the diner when my mom and dad met. This was the song that they both loved and I ended up loving it.
He walks out and grabs my hand gently and leads me to his balcony railing, looking into my eyes. He clears his throat…
“Sabrina Kimberly Trent, I know what you’re doing. This has been eating at me all morning but I can’t imagine how you must be feeling. You know how I feel about you or you at least have an idea. The deal was to wait until you were 18 and I was going to try win your heart but I guess I need to put my feelings on the table as I can’t allow myself to do this without putting it all out there. We both deserve honesty and I will give it to you.” He says to me.
“I think about you when I wake up and before sleep takes over at night. I want to think about you. I have myself imagining moments with you that we haven’t experienced yet and they give me such hope. The moon didn’t choose you for me but I choose you for myself. I want to love you every day.” He says to me and I have to keep blinking so I don’t cry ruining all that make up.
“I find myself sleeping in your room so I can feel closer to you. You are very special to me Kimberly, so so special.
I’m a very traditional man, being a Lycan and all. We are raised to expect certain things from women but you have me questioning my upbringing and passed down beliefs. I hate how time is forcing you to go down this road. I wanted to court you, the human way. Win your heart and mind. The plan was to take you out on a date but here you are, making me question my manhood and if I deserve a woman like you at all.” he says to me and I squeeze his hand. A tear slips from my eye as I look into his, seeing the sincerity in his eyes.
“I hate how we are forced into this. I hate that you have to do all of this, rushing as we are all afraid of the unknown. I can’t imagine a life where another man touches you right now but I also hate how we are put in this predicament because of someone’s greed. You are still so young but life has thrown the worst at you, yet here you are. Goddess knows I want you in every way, I dream of the ways I’ll take your body and make it mine. I want the world to know that you’re mine. If I had my way, you’d reek of me head to toe.” He says and I giggle.
Male wolves.
“I want to make love to you and show you how much you drive me crazy. I want to love you so hard; you’ll never question the love I have for you. I can’t wait for you to show off the mark I will place on your neck for the world see and I want all of that so bad. You don’t know what your touch does to me Kimberly… but I need you to know that you don’t have to do this right now. I’ll always wait for you baby.” He says to me, kissing my forehead. I pull away from his embrace and look into his eyes.
“Maximus. You’re right, life has played some really cruel games but thanks to you and my family, I always come out on top. Finding out that there’s a man out there that wants my virtue for his sick and twisted game put the pedal in my ‘wait until you’re really sure’ virtue game but it also put a lot in perspective. I know I want to be with you, today or in 20years. I know that Percy was my mate but he’s not anymore. I choose you Max, to be my love, my chosen mate. I didn’t rush into going all the way because I didn’t really think about it and I didn’t feel like I needed to but you’re right, finding out that someone could use my body to bring evil children into the world has rushed my decision making but for some time now, you have been the one for me.” I say to him.
“I want you in every way. I crave your touch in the most intimate ways even though that’s foreign to me. Your touch alone does so much to me and if tomorrow I was to be captured, I’ll know that I spent my night in your arms. I know you’ll search every inch of this earth until you find me or die trying and that alone has made it easy to give you my heart and my body. I want to be yours. I want to walk around with your mark on my neck. I want to have your scent on me for all the she wolves to sniff out. I want to share a connection with you that only the mating bond can provide. I want to carry your pups and have our family of wolves run in the woods. I want you to take me tonight and tomorrow night. I want you to walk around with my mark on your neck and if I’m ever captured, I want them to see your mark on my neck and know I’m yours. I am yours Maximus. Truly yours. Now, make it so. Take me now” I say to him.