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Love Rose
I stood outside the pack medical room, gazing in through the glass window, my heart tightening at the sight in front of me.
Wires and monitors all connected to her little body and constant beeping alerting us of her fight to survive. Emma looked like a fragile little doll, her face white as a sheet, her eyes closed and the only movement noticeable being her chest making little rising and falling movements. Her mother, Cathy,? was beside her, hands outstretched and clutching desperately at her daughters little fingers. She must have been up all night and had finally managed to fall asleep, yet her clutch on her daughter's hand didn't loosen, her face still constricted in worry even in sleep.
I felt an arm come around my waist, pulling me into a hard, bony chest. Zac had finally gathered enough energy to manage getting out of bed and slowly I could see him return to health, however he still had a long way to go.?
I turn my head to look up at him, but he was looking straight ahead through the glass at Emma.
"I could have done more." I whisper, mostly to myself but I knew he had heard me, when he leant over slightly and kissed me on my head. He didn't say anything but instead just held me closer and tighter.
"I've put up a new barrier spell," I finally say as Zac begins to lead me away from the medical room, "and hopefully it'll be enough to keep Demelza and the hunters out."
"Or at least alert us if they do appear again." Zac adds and I nod my head in return.
I intertwine my fingers with his and Zac looks down at our hands in surprise, but then turns his attention to my face and simply smiles, pulling me in closer beside him.
"I could get used to all this extra love," he says with a smirk, "maybe I should fall into a coma more often." I knew he was joking from the teasing glint in his eyes, but the thought of being alone again frightened me to the core.
"Don't you dare." I growl pointing a finger at him and he burst out laughing, the skin around his eyes crinkling and for a few seconds we walk side by side in comfortable silence but then I stop him and turn him to face me.
"Seriously," I start, having to tiptoe slightly to place the palm of my hand on his cheek, "don't even joke about it." I finish and I know he can sense the sincerity in my voice and I see his eyes soften under my touch.
He places his hand over mine on his cheek and leans down so he was inches away from my face.
"Never again," his eyes showed nothing but pure determination, "I will never leave you again."
And I believe him.
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That day passed uneventfully and so did the day after and the day after that and before I knew it, a whole month had passed and there had been no more visions, hunters, rogues and most importantly, no sight of Demelza. It was almost as if she had completely vanished into thin air and that should have scared me, it should have been a glowing red flag warning me for the future, but it wasn't.?
I was too busy living my life, carrying out my Luna duties, learning more magic, developing my werewolf side and above all, falling more and more madly in love with Zac every single second. If someone had told me that day when I had first met Zac, especially when I had been locked up in the cage in the basement, that I would one day, firstly, still be alive and secondly, so in love with Zachary Stone, Alpha of the Red Moon Pack, I- well to be honest I don't know what I would have done. Most likely begged that individual to check themselves into a mental health hospital, believing that surely they were crazy.
It's funny how times have changed.
Over the past month, Zac returned back to his normal physical state and thanks to tonnes of food and fast werewolf healing, he was back to looking like the same scary Alpha I had met originally. Emma had also healed and was now awake and running around with her brother, being the double trouble I knew them to be.
There was joy and happiness and everything was going in the right direction. The pack was safe, protected and everyone was happy
I was happy.
"Are your parents still coming next week?" I heard Zac asking as I readied myself in the bathroom.
"Yeah they should be here on Monday." I reply, then splashed my face with water. Zac and I were in such a happy place at the moment, that despite his last interaction with my father, he had agreed, somewhat reluctantly, to invite my parents to stay for a few days, in hope to fix burnt bridges and somehow my mother had persuaded my father to actually agree.?
I couldn't wait to see them again but right now my mind was a little bit preoccupied with other things.
Things involving myself, Zac and a bed.
I had finally decided that now was the time to finish the mating process. In fact I had decided a long time ago, but with Zac being a coma and then needing time to heal, I had to put off my certain urges, until a time when everything was ready.
And that time had come. Today.
I glanced to the locked bathroom door and then back at my reflection in the mirror. My hair was wavy and cascading down my back, my face make-up free yet there was a certain rosy glow to my cheeks, partly because I was so nervous but mostly because I was excited. I had waited for so long for this and now I didn't have to wait any longer. I placed my hands over my chest, trying to somehow calm my rapidly beating heart.
My eyes trailed down the length of my reflection, taking in my outfit. I mean it wasn't even a proper outfit. I was wearing a matching pair of red lacy underwear and on top a see through lace chemise, which stuck to my body like a second skin. I felt my hands turn clammy and for a second I nearly chickened out, reaching for the edge of the chemise to pull it off, but then stopped myself.
It's now or never.
My eyes flicker back to the door and I knew Zac would be waiting on the other side. He had no idea about what I was planning on doing tonight, he probably thought it was just going to be like every other night where we went to sleep simply just hugging each other. Zac had never pushed me to finish the mating ritual, in fact he was so caring and sweet, that if it hadn't been for the way his eyes flashed black when I accidentally brushed against him in the night, or when we got too carried away while kissing, I would have thought he had no desire to have sex with me.
My mouth suddenly went dry as I unlocked the bathroom door and grabbed the handle tightly. I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath and then pushed the door open and took a step out into the bedroom.
Oh god. Oh god.
I was practically hyperventilating now as I looked up to find Zac. I didn't have to look too far as I found him sat up in bed, flicking through the pages of some document. His eyes were so focused on whatever he was reading that he hadn't even seen me yet.
Oh my god this is so fucking embarrasing, I think as my fingers curl beside me. Look up! Look up! I practically shout in my head, my cheeks turning red as I stood by the bathroom door, feeling suddenly way too self conscious.
I want to clear my throat or do something to make him notice me, but it's as if everything in my body had shut down, leaving me frozen to the spot.
It's not too late to go and get changed-
He looked up.
Ok it was too late now.
There was complete silence and I felt an overwhelming desire for a huge sinkhole to suddenly appear right beneath me and swallow me whole.
Zac remained silent as his eyes roam slowly over my body, first fixed solely on my face and then slowly trailing down to my chest and then further down and he was taking his goddamn time as well, leisurely taking me in as if I was some kind of priceless painting to be admired.
I gulp when his suddenly pitch black eyes rise up to meet mine again. The room suddenly feels stuffy and filled with electricity as he slowly pulls away the bed cover and crawls out, his long legs making it easy for him to reach me with only a few steps. There was something about the way he moved towards me that made me feel like he was some kind of feral
predator that was about to devour me any second now and for some strange reason it only made me buzz with anticipation instead of fear.
"What. Are. You. Doing?" He gritted out through clenched teeth and I could practically smell his desire and I was sure he could mine.
I bite my bottom lip, my hands smoothing over the soft chemise. "Trying to seduce you." I breath out when Zac reaches me, standing so close I could feel the heat radiate off his body.
"Really?" his voice is teasing, despite the tight look on his face "Well you've succeeded." His hands reach over and tuck a wavy strand of my black hair behind my ear, then trailed his finger across my cheek and wrapped around my chin, holding it tightly.
He pulls me close enough for his lips to brush mine as he speaks.?
"Tell me to stop now Eve, otherwise I can't guarantee I can later on." I close my eyes, my heart beating fast.?
Opening them again, I look up into the endless dark pits of his eyes and I say, "Who said I want you to stop?" and with that I close the small distance between us and my soft lips smashed against his.
I could almost feel his self restraint snap at my action and before I could react, his thick arms came up around my bottom and lifted me up so that I could wrap my legs around his waist. Walking us back to the bed, we don't separate, our mouths moving against each other, my hands around his neck, one of his hands holding me up while the other tangles tightly within my hair.
We pull away to breath, panting, red faced with lust filled eyes and Zac gently places me onto the soft mattress, watching me with his intense dark eyes as I lay in front of him, my skin barely covered by my scantily underwear.? All I could feel was hot and when Zac ripped of his top and exposed his hard muscled chest, I felt like I was burning alive.
"Mine." He practically growls, looking every bit the dangerous beast he was.
"Zac.." I say his name like a prayer and he answers by covering me with his body. His face goes straight to my neck, lips rough against my skin and just as his tongue skims over my mark I throw my hands around his broad shoulders, my nails digging into his tanned skin, a scream leaving my lips as my body bursts with electric shocks.
I feel my body shake as my hands roam over him skin exploring the hard planes of his muscled body.
He pulls away from my neck and gazes straight into my eyes with so much love and adoration that it makes me speechless.
"I'll have to mark you again at the same time I enter you in order for you to get the ability to mind-link with the other members of the pack."? He says and for a second I tense and Zac notices straightaway.
"It will hurt." He confirms, "But I promise I will make you feel better." His words are sincere and I knew he was telling the truth.
Still feeling speechless I just nod in reply, my eyes trailing to his red and swollen lips. They just looked too inviting to ignore so without a second to hesitate I quickly reach up capture them with my own lips.
And that's how the night went, a lot of lips against lips, sweaty bodies, a little bit of pain and a whole lot of pleasure.
Well clears throat and fans herself What do you think?
And yes I didn't go into too much detail because my sister reads this book and shes only twelve so....
But I still hope you all get the jist of it, but now Zac and Eve are fully mated!