01| Just A Kiss

NICHOLAS

“Is this what you wanted?” My neck turns to my left as I ask Scott who is sitting next to me and sipping on his crimson wine. My eyes lazily gaze up at him and I feel bored even though I am surrounded by a crowd of young people with so much energy in their bodies. The music is blasted around us on which they are swaying their bodies. 

Everything around me screams enjoyment but I am not into it. 

Scott looks at me as his hand pulls the wine glass down. He puts it down on the table standing in front of us. A lazy smirk grazes over his red wet lips as he answers me, “Yes but no, buddy!” He giggles and his head falls forward before he pulls himself back and giggles again. 

What’s happening to him? He seems possessed!

“I wanted you to enjoy here, Nik. You’ve got the fucking job, and what excuse do you need to be happy?” He raises his brows, throwing his head back so it is resting on the headrest of the settee comfortably. 

“I know.” I sigh, running my eyes around and feeling nothing after seeing what I see around me. 

I am like this because of following the habits of my father. I do not like to dance and sing in the noise among many people. If I am happy, then I like to spend my happiness with a few people whom I know and whom I enjoy being near. Not with strangers. 

There is no one here except Scott whom I know closely. My best friend is the son of a loyal gamma just like me in our pack. The only difference is that I am the son of the beta of our pack who did not approve of being attached to his old life. 

We both had the same dreams which our families did not approve of. We both are aware of the fact that after our father retires, we have to handle the work of the upcoming beta and gamma of the pack. And we respect the position. 

But doing the same thing in the same way in life feels very boring and at the same time, I want to teach. 

I like to educate, and accordingly, I also want to do some job, living among humans so that I can change the environment around me and stay away from boredom. It is not only about boredom but for now, I want to live away from my pack because of my father.

We did not share an understanding bond and I hate when someone else tries to control me and makes decisions for me. 

My father thinks I am prideful but I think it is what I inherited from him — when I answered him that way, he yelled at me unstoppably before stopping talking with me and even preventing my mother from doing that. 

So what was the use of my being there? 

I got a chance to get out of there, and, to my parents’ dissatisfaction, I started looking for a job among human beings, which I got in a few days due to my qualifications and behavior. 

And I am also happy when I get a job but my way of celebrating happiness is different. 

“Don’t worry, drink more and lose yourself!” He laughs before grabbing his glass and pushing all the liquid down his throat. 

Hm. I did what he said and I am a bit tipsy but I do not swing around like my friend. He is something else. 

“Oh hi!” A high-pitched voice interrupts my ears, gaining my attention. I look up at the person, finding it a girl. She smiles down at me, her palm holding my shoulder softly. 

I give her a small smile, not being a rude jerk, and greet her back, “Hi.” 

Her smile widens as she bites her bottom lip. Her small action does not go unnoticed by me as I catch her doing so. She smirks and then slides down next to me, murmuring, “I’m Mia, what about you, handsome dude?” 

Scott chuckles from behind me and I know the reason. I ignored him, telling the girl my name, “Nicholas.” 

My deep voice seems to affect her as she clenches her thighs together. Her hold becomes tight on my shoulder before it tries to touch my neck, crawling up. 

I arch my brow at her bold behavior. I know this is normal here but her audacity makes me taste it more dangerously. 

She quickly retrieves her hand back and mutters, “I’m sorry.” My gesture seemed to pull her out of intoxication as she averted her gaze from my eyes. Her lips escape a small sigh before she says, “But I like you.” 

“Mmm…” Scott interrupts like a cat being stroked by his master. 

Mia giggles as she takes a glimpse of my friend sitting next to me. Her eyes travel back to me and she becomes nervous again. She bites her bottom lip before asking, “Ever since you entered this club. Not only me, my friend too... you can understand, but… if you don’t mind, would you like to spend this night with me?” I listened to her patiently though I know she was wanting me to interrupt her and answer according to her liking. 

My wolf chuckles. 

“I’m sorry…” the smile on her lips fades away but she nods nonetheless, accepting my decision. 

“It’s okay.” She puts on a small smile. I am glad I did not have to speak too much. “I understand…” she shrugs softly, trying to lighten up the mood. I nod, not wanting to smile fakely because it is not my cup of tea. 

I then see her leaving. I do not follow her through my eyes as my friend interrupts a bit too quickly. 

“What was that, boy? She has a nice body! How can you reject her like that huh?” He glares at me and I give him a blank gaze which makes him shut his mouth the next moment. 

“I’m not interested,” I say straight, not hiding anything. “And that’s why I don’t like such places,” I continue with my words as I get up from the couch. He watches me standing at my full height before he nods slightly. 

It does not take long for Scott to understand my words. He is different from my parents because he understands me and does not get strict parents like me. As a child, I also used to pray for being his brother and the wish was stupid. Childish.

Leaving him alone, I walk to the restroom of the club. As soon as I approach that place, the sound of the song starts slowing down and I feel relaxed. Only the sound of my heels hitting the floor resonates, which does not bother me. 

I hold the doorknob and twist it open, not finding it empty — to my great disliking. 

Though I have not looked at the person, my disappointment makes me groan inwardly but this does not happen because the scent emanating from the person makes me feel sparks from my insides. 

My wolf urges me to look at the person finding it, a girl sitting on the marble top of the restroom. 

I freeze the moment I lay my eyes on her. Everything around me seems to freeze, even the hot air. The muffled sound of music coming from outside stops all of a sudden and I feel a soft stroke inwardly. The feeling is beautiful because I know she is the one. 

Her beautiful scent is enough to inform me and my yearning wolf. We both yearned for our mate but had no idea that I would find her like this — Sitting on the marble top with her legs crossed. I see her thick bare thigh as it sets on the other. Her tanned skin is flawless and the white silky dress suits her in a more delightful way. Her dangled legs make me wet my bottom lip and she changes her position. 

Probably because of my gaze. 

‘But nothing is wrong, dude!’ My wolf scolds me which irritates me. But my angel decides to lighten my mood when she speaks in her soft voice. 

“Um… I think I’m disturbing you. I should get going!” She smiles brightly at me. I notice her apple cheeks lifting when she smiles like that, and my heart decides to skip a beat at that view. Only if she knew what her smile did to me! 

“No, stay,” my hoarse voice makes me widen my eyes. I cannot believe her mere voice made me so nuts that I forgot my way of speaking normally, so I quickly covered it up with another sentence, “you’re not disturbing me, so, stay.” It is less desperate. 

“If you insist!” She giggles. 

Naughty, isn’t she? My wolf compliments. He is amused by her, so I am. 

“Well, I’m here because I don’t like being among soooo many people!” She tells me willingly and I notice she is drunk. I sigh inwardly but I like her behaving like this. I cannot imagine her behavior when she is sober. Her drunk state is cute, along with her angelic attire. 

“Me either.” I carefully step ahead, not wanting to make her uncomfortable. She does not seem to recognize the bond between us, on the other hand, I feel a strong pull toward her. So strong that I just want to pull her in my arms and hug her tightly. My desperation is killing me. 

“Oh? We’re the same then, isn’t it? Hi-fi!” She shows me her small palm which is a bright pink as it was being pushed flat against the marble under her ass. 

I do as she says, clapping our hands together and feeling her cold palm sending thousands of sparks into me through that short connection. 

She giggles. “It’s my cousin’s birthday and she insisted... What’s your reason?” She asks curiously, wiggling her brows. 

I stand next to her, letting the right side of my hips against the marble top. I perch my elbow on it before I nod at her. “My friend brought me here to celebrate the happiness of getting a job.”

“Really?” She squeals, widening her eyes. “Congratulations, then!” She leans closer while telling me. The small action of hers makes me wet my bottom lip as I smile at her and thank her softly. Her proximity makes me go numb before I find life again in a second. 

She seems to notice my small movement as her eyes trail it. She quickly averts her gaze to my eyes as though I have caught her. 

“It’s Julie, by the way,” she introduces herself, giving me that soft smile. Julie… she has a charming name, just like her. 

I smile back. “Nicholas,” as I answer her, her gaze falls to my mouth as she stares at it before nodding her head. 

“Nicholas,” she says in her sweet melodious voice and I feel so much more just by hearing my name on her tongue. 

“Yes,” baby, I want to say but no. My wolf cannot feel her wolf which tells that she is not a werewolf. Our mate is a human so claiming rights all of a sudden would only scare her. Another reason, she is drunk. 

“Nicholas, can I kiss you?” She leans even closer, resting her palms on the slab and looking at me with those big dark blue ocean eyes. They request me and so does her sweet voice and the beautiful look on her face. Her face resembles hope but I cannot do it. 

“No, I can’t,” I say, shaking my head lightly. I cannot take advantage of her drunk state, plus, she seems like a teenager. 

‘Idiot!’ My wolf growls. 

“Please?” She requests, crawling closer like a kitten. Her antics are so delicate yet seductive that it creates a tent in my pants. I am glad she does not want to notice what she is doing to me. 

‘Do it, Nik!’ My wolf is desperate so I want to ignore him. 

“Just a kiss!” Now she is so close that her scent dominates me to the core. It is sweet like vanilla and pleasant like lavender. 

‘Yes, it’s just a kiss!’ 

“No one will know! I won’t tell anyone.” How innocent! She gently holds my shoulders, pulling me closer. Her audacity! I am surprised by it as well as aroused by it. She is making me crazy! 

My wolf decides to stop as I lose control of myself. I let her pull me closer by my collar as she clutches them between her thin and small fingers. Drowned in the depth of her ocean eyes, I feel the accidental touch of her fingers. The electrifying blue color sends sweet shivers up my spine and I realize I lost it the moment she whispers against my lips, “Don’t worry, I won’t bite. Your lips are so attractive,” and presses her wet and soft lips against mine. 

Immense satisfaction rushes through my groins and my wolf has no bound. We feel more than content, feeling her body emanating sweet warmth. Her lips are soft like thick dripping honey and a sweet fragrance exudes from them which is different from her body scent. 

I freeze while she sucks my bottom lip gently. Her clutch on my collar becomes sharp and she tugs me closer, tilting her head for better access. 

I let her do it. 

My eyes stay open as I watch her kissing me softly. Her eyes are closed and she is enjoying the moment. A small breath leaves my lips as I part them and let her tongue enter my mouth while fluttering my eyes closed. It shoves inside desperately and it makes me smile against her lips. 

I let my arms hold her waist before I start caressing it gently. Her body pushes itself more toward me. My tongue finds its companion which is warm and delightful. We mold together our fleshes as our lips fuse, saliva mixing into each other along with the wine we had some minutes ago. 

My palm rubs up to her back as it meets her hot skin. She moans into my mouth and the sound encourages me to suck her tongue once again just to hear her making that tempting sound before swallowing it greedily. 

I tug on her fleshy bottom lip while opening my eyes slowly. She peels off her ocean eyes as well and there we make it happen by looking into each other’s eyes. 

I pull her bottom lip between my lips to suck it gently while we do not stop staring at each other, lost in the depths of each other’s eyes. Truth be told, I have fallen in love with her eyes like a deep blue sea. 

When I release her bottom lip, she runs her tongue over it before looking down shyly. 

Now?

But whatever, the red shadows on her cheeks are a great cause of attraction. 

“That was… amazing,” she says softly, tugging a black strand of her hair behind her ear. 

“It was,” I answered. Indeed it was.

She smiles, nodding her head before raising it. She gives me a small look and suddenly a voice from outside interrupts us. 

“Julie!” A girl yells from outside which makes her flinch slightly as I watch her. She immediately gets off the slab and grabs her heels. 

“I should get going, yeah?” She tells me, bending down to put on her heels. “I’m inside, Blue! Just coming!” She yells, tying the straps around her ankles. 

“Are you sure you can walk on them?” I ask her, doubting if she really could. Not long ago, she expressed his desire to kiss me in a state of intoxication. I would be surprised if she can walk in these high heels. 

“Yesss!” She gives me a proud look before getting up. I watch her making her way to me, swirling around beautifully, and then standing straight in front of me. 

“Look! How was that? Wanna compliment me?” She wiggles her brows, showing me her pearly white teeth. I smile at her cuteness. 

“Wonderful,” I tell her honestly, and in return, she grabs my shoulders before leaning closer and placing a quick peck on my nose and leaving me baffled behind as I keep watching her rushing to the door and then catching the girl outside. 

“You took so long, girl!” 

“I didn’t like it there!” 

“Gosh, you’re wasted!” 

She giggles in reply. 

I keep standing there, dreamingly looking at the closed door, while the fingertips of my forefinger and middle finger linger on my nose where she just pecked.