6 Frustrated Morning

Ashlyn was in the middle of her dream. She found herself that she was in a very peaceful place where the full moon shines beautifully. It really calms her down but as she watched the moonlight glows, she suddenly flinches and loses her balance when she heard a snapping twig. 

“Such a clumsy lady.” a very charming voice that never failed to send shivers down her spine while thin yet masculine and cold arms supported her. It was preventing her to fall from where she slipped.

“I’M NOT CLUMSY! YOU SCARED ME! There’s a difference.” Ashlyn snapped angrily but she softened. She realized that there was nothing to be irritated about.

“Then I should let you fall.” the person who was possessing the charming voice dared her and attempt on letting her go.

“DON’T YOU DARE!” Ashlyn snapped again since she was losing her balance more.

“Why is the ground suddenly slippery?” Ashlyn groaned as she wondered about her thoughts about what was making her slip.

“Now you want my help.” a teasing yet charming voice chuckled near Ashlyn’s ears which made her heart rate increase drastically.

“ARHG! I HAD ENOUGH!” Ashlyn managed to twist her body and grabbed the collar of the person behind her and used her strength to lift herself. She did a handstand over the person’s shoulders and landed behind whoever was it.

“Impressive.” melodic laughter invaded Ashlyn’s hearing making her stare at the person that she was dreaming about.

“I am not here to impress you.” Ashlyn sighed irritatedly.

“But you did, my beloved mate.” the person that she was dreaming of showed itself and Vladimir was smiling lovingly at her. Ashlyn blushed since Vladimir was totally beautiful and she was always mesmerized.

“Shut up! And Why you’re in my dream? Gosh, so irritating even here.” Ashlyn tried to hide her blushing cheeks but she was totally failing.

Ashlyn began to feel cold when the cold wind suddenly brushed her skin. She found it odd because the wolf should not feel that but she did. Vladimir removed his coat and put them around her shoulder. Ashlyn wanted to decline but Vladimir already put them on her and then subconsciously, she started sniffing them.

“Now, you like my scent?” he asked teasingly which made Ashlyn blush like a red tomato.

“Shut up but it's calming down.” Ashlyn tried to ignore the fact that she was blushing.

“Then keep it.” Vladimir smiled genuinely at her. Ashlyn carefully studied her mate’s beautiful features.

“Why? I mean, I know we’re mates but why you’re being kind even though I am being rude to you already? Well, it's a dream but why? You’re confusing me.” Ashlyn groaned but she was being honest about what she was feeling.

Vladimir's sweet giggle made Ashlyn’s heart to skipped a beat since it really sounded like a soothing melody in her hearing. Ashlyn glanced curiously at Vladimir’s beautiful face and his laughter died down as their orbs meet. Deep moonlight ocean eyes that Ashlyn felt like her soul was being pierced or couldn’t hide from.

“How deep your moonlight-ocean eyes lies…” Ashlyn wondered to herself but Vladimir heard them clearly.

“So deep that you’ll get frightened once you reach the bottom.” Vladimir smiled sadly which broke something in Ashlyn but she could not point out what could it be.

Even if it was just a dream, they both felt the silence begin to fill them until Vladimir took a seat on the moist grassy ground. Ashlyn finally realized what made her slip earlier but she sat beside her mate. There was serene silence between them until Ashlyn suddenly felt a peck over her cheek. She wanted to punch Vladimir but she did not and she was surprised by it.

“We’re mates and I am starting to like you but I don’t want to force things or do more than this. I don’t want you to feel uneasy or feel forced. Just let it come naturally what love can do for us.”  Vladimir confessed with sincerity that made Ashlyn listen attentively.

“Do you think we’re capable of loving not with the influence of being mates?” Ashlyn sighed with a hopeful tone. She really did not want to be in any form of a romantic relationship if will be based on the mate bond that they were having.

“I am hoping because you’re my first and hoping to be my last.” Vladimir smiled which Ashlyn returned because she was hoping that she would love not by force, being dictated, or something that will make her feel hollow.

Ashlyn kept quiet but she was just savoring the serenity between them until she felt something wrapped around her waist. Vladimir hugged her from the side and Ashlyn’s head automatically leaned over his flat chest and there was a strong beating heart. She found herself smiling as the rhythm of her mate’s heartbeat put her at ease. She felt secure and a safe haven - so comfortable to the point she forgot how irritated she was. But when Vladimir pulled away, Ashlyn felt a dear kiss placed upon her forehead.

“Wake up, my beloved Ashlyn Kim.” Vladimir smiled lovingly. Ashlyn did not want to wake up from her dreamland. It was totally serene but the intense shaking over her body made her dream fade.

Ashlyn grumpily groaned from being wakened up by a strong shake.

“Honey, breakfast is served.” the voice of her mother echoed through her hearing that irk her lovely dream.

“I know, Mom…what time is it?” she asked in her usual grumpy morning at the same time she did not understand what her mother just told her. Ashlyn thought differently.

“Five minutes to seven.” her mother chuckled as she opened the curtains from the window.

“WHAT?! DAMMIT! FIVE MINUTES TO PREPARE!!!!” Ashlyn quickly get up from her bed and dashed to the bathroom but she almost lost her balanced. Luna Serenity wondered what was making her daughter excited in the morning.

“ARGH! WHAT THE FUCK!” She groaned as she get up from slipping.

“Language honey.” her mother shook her head over the childish side of her daughter.

“Sorry, who put a rug in here?” Ashlyn asked irritatedly.

“It’s always been there. You’re just clumsy.” Luna Serenity chuckled as she headed to the door.

“I’M - what…?” Ashlyn jolted from hearing the same word that came from her dream.

“Hurry up, breakfast is already waiting.” Her mother reminded her daughter of the reason for waking her up.

“I’ll be there.” Ashlyn snapped from her thoughts and quickly get inside the bathroom to do her morning routine.

As Ashlyn's morning kept moving like a ticking time bomb, she headed downstairs but somewhere in the staircase she suddenly halted. She began to feel her heartbeat increase again and she knew the reason. She slowly went down when she started to hear laughter from the kitchen. Ashlyn took a peek since nobody could make the morning of her parents with waves of laughter and there her mate was, entertaining them. She carefully listened to them as she cloaked her presence so they won’t notice that she was already there.

“What is it, Vlad?” Luna Serenity asked Vladimir.

“Oh, nothing…she’s already awake.” Vladimir smiled at them.

“I woke her a few minutes ago.” she cleared the part.

“I see…” he smiled and went back on plating while singing for them.

Ashlyn groaned as she rolled her eyes when she heard the charming voice of her mate singing the song Love Me Like You by the Little Mix. She smiled subconsciously as she listened to the singing voice of her mate. But Vladimir was being cut off when her mother, the luna of their pack, Serenity directly asked him something.

“Can you tell me something, Vlad. I hope you’ll be honest with me?” Ashlyn leaned closer to the wall as she started eavesdropping instead of waltzing there to have breakfast.

“Go ahead, Luna Serenity.” Vladimir answered as he was almost done preparing the table with their breakfast.

“Do you fancy my daughter? I know she’s rude, intense, violent, stubborn, and short-tempered wolf…but do you like her?” Luna Serenity went straight to the point as she asked Vladimir. Ashlyn almost slipped from the third to the last step down the staircase if she did not manage to grab the staircase railings.

“I don’t want to offend you but what makes you ask that, Luna Serenity?” Vladimir stopped moving around and took the conversation seriously.

“Well, there was something in your eyes that longs for my daughter whenever you see each other. I am not sure if I am just seeing things or you really felt something with my daughter like a mate bond perhaps.” Luna Serenity calmly explained while Alpha Jace listened to their conversation.

“If you want an honest answer…I think you have to ask your daughter about that matter but if it comes on liking your daughter as being her and with no mate bond influence then, yes, I fancy her.” Vladimir nodded and give them his honest reply. Ashlyn blushed as she leaned over the railings for support from not slipping again.

“Oh, why?” Alpha Jace asked before taking a sip from his coffee.

“She interests me.” Vladimir smirked when he started recalling the first time they meet, when Ashlyn punched his face, and when they crossed fists which everything happened out of the blue.

“I don't want my daughter to be just an entertainment…” Alpha Jace warned Vladimir who just smiled while shaking his head.

“It's not like that Alpha Jace…I like her as a person and a night creature. I want to get to know her if she gives me a chance.” he cleared what he really meant and Ashlyn was trying to control herself not to make any noise in her spot - she really wanted to punch Vladimir. She was blushing like a tomato on the staircase.

“And if not?” Alpha Jace wondered which Ashlyn decided not to hide anymore.

“Then I will end things and travel again after two months of staying here.” but she was caught in her tracks when she heard Vladimir’s response.

“THAT’S IT! I’M LEAVING!” anger and irritation suddenly get the best of her when she shouted. She could feel her blood boiling in some irritation she did not understand.

“Where she was going early in the morning?” Alpha Jace wondered but his wife just shrugged her shoulders.

“What about breakfast?” Luna Serenity asked her daughter who was looking for her keys.

“I’LL TAKE SOME ON MY WAY!” Ashlyn shouted back as she head out of the house after she grab her keys.

“Wait!” Vladimir went after her to the parking area.

“WHAT?!” Ashlyn shouted back which made him flinch a little. Ashlyn clicked her tongue at what she did.

“Here, take it. Be careful on your way.” Vladimir handed her a paper bag with the breakfast that he prepared for her and then left.

“So fucked up…I hurt her again…” Ashlyn was frustrated as she get inside her car and slammed her hands on the stirring wheel. 

She never cared at all but when it comes to her mate, a simple glimpse of sadness in their eyes really made her feel an ass.