CHAPTER 5

Cassie’s POV

After a few months everyone has seen to be moved on. The safety of our territory became more stable because of the adjustment that happens to mitigate the possible thing happening again. One is to strengthen our pack warriors' ability to fight. I am proud to say that my dad became the new instructor. He is already retired but he needs to teach the young pack warrior. We cannot have scarcity in terms of defense mechanisms.

Another one is to have powerful backers from another pack territory. The more we have connections to each other, the more stability we can have.

My mate became busy. I know the pressure on his side. He was soon to be the alpha of the pack, he would be the leader that the member will hold on to. There was a commitment already for him to be placed.

We were in the middle of the forest, there was a place there where flowers grow in spring. The cold days disappeared, and the flowers bloomed beautifully.

I remembered when we were younger, we usually hung out here. There was also a nearby pond and river where we could catch some fresh fish that we would grill using the dried wood we collected on the ground.

I sat on the ground, my back was resting on the body of an old tree. Kaiden was currently using my thighs as a pillow for his head. He has restless nights and days not sleeping, I mean sleep-deprived. He was snoring so loud that even a lion would be frightened. I know how tired he was.

He helped the pack warrior in maintaining peace and order. He managed to create plans and projects for the coming seasonal changes.

"Did I sleep for too long?" he asked weakly.

There were dark circles around his eyes. I was worried about his health. Luckily, we were not an ordinary creature. We were wolves and our bodies were better and stronger compared to humans. However, we remained vulnerable to some sickness.

"You sleep fine, have enough rest you know. It is not bad to have a little time to relax and regain energy. You will make mistakes and be clumsy if you are sleep-deprived like this. It is better to have enough rest for another battle," I said to him. Kaiden smiled and like the speed of light, he stole a kiss from me.

"Hey!" I said a little bit blushing. It has been a month ever since we became an official couple or mate, but I still couldn’t get over the fact that he was my mate. Mine and mine alone.

I remembered our high school days. Those days have been hard and happy for me. However, not all of my memories were happy. I was sad and lonely during those times when he was happily dating the beautiful girls on campus. There were times when I hated him for dating girls I am insecure with. It felt terrifying to

He dated those girls that I have always been insecure with. It feels terrifying to imagine him getting married to someone else.

"Hey, what is with the frown on your face," he asked me with his worried expression.

I shook my head, giving him a reassuring smile. After all, everything happened already in the past. It is something that should still matter up to this day.

"It is nothing," I assured Kaiden.

"You are my mate, you know. I can feel what you feel. You can feel so heavy right now. It is hard that somehow it is uneasy inside. I am someone who mated for you, who will be with you. Tell me, tell me everything and I am willing to listen. It is also my heart to help you in every way that I can," I told him.

I averted my stairs and looked in the opposite direction. I can feel the heating of my face because I am embarrassed right now.

"Well, I remember how I wished this could happen in our high school days. I hope we can bring back the time. I am so sorry for thinking so selfishly also, but those days, I remembered how terrified and horrified I was. Because you date beautiful and sexy girls.

He sighed and was seated now. Kaiden gave me a warm embrace that warms my heart in an instant.

"I feel sorry about it also. The truth is, I was also attracted to you before, but I tried to stop it from growing. I am afraid of losing you as my friend because maybe you do not feel the same way. I tried to stop feeling so in love with you by dating random girls, and I regretted it. I regret playing fire on the past, that may stain how you look at me right now."

I shook my head and sighed. I gave him my smile and did everything to assure him. I knew Kaiden was a strong guy, but he was not a stone. He has this feeling and he could be vulnerable.

And I decided that instead of being his weakness, I would become his strength. Someone who he could lean on anytime.

"If you are tired, I can be your shoulder, I can be your comfort zone, I can be your friend, your everything and even your weapon, Kaiden," I whispered into his ears.

After resting, we also tried the same thing we did before. We went fishing and it looks like we are lucky right now to have lots of fish to harvest. We shared it with the other werewolf that was hunting and fishing here also.

We picked some berries, and we decided to spend the rest of the night here.

I gathered some wood from the forest and he is now doing our tenth. As the skies get darker, the stars and moon shine also.

As a part of being that feels connected with the night and moon. It feels so good to see the night.

We put a blanket on the ground and we are ready to spend the rest of the night.

"You know I love you, and always, and forever be," he said to me.

I smiled. "Promise to me that you will never leave me."

"I promise."