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[Apple]My hands are shaking. It is not like me to be bold, and just the excitement of saying out loud what I am thinking and feeling is too much to feel all at once. I'm stuck between flight and freeze, wanting to flee my this prison of my desires.I want him to touch me. To taste me. I want to feel his mouth and hands on every inch of me. But as he stalks forward, his eyes glowing faintly, I wonder what I've done letting this wolf into my world. The passion I feel for him overtakes every thought and feeling that I have, and I lose the ability for logic and focus. As his woodsmoke and green tea scent grows stronger with each step, I feel it seep deep within me, becoming a part of who I am. I can't imagine a world without him anymore. And that scares me more than anything. In so short a time, I've become inexplicably attached to him. Even his touch drives me insane with how it tingles through me, electrifying my desires. I find myself holding my breath, waiting for him to brush a str
[Sylvester]A virgin. She can't possibly mean to give me such an amazing gift. "Our mate waited for us," Rufus is preening with pride inside my mind, more pleased than ever that we found her first to claim her. "She knew she was meant for us." "She's just a frightened child," I argue with my wolf internally as I pull away from her, kissing her forehead and telling her to rest. "We need to leave before we do something we regret." "But she wants to mate with us," he whines, howling.Her warm apple and honey scent blended with my own is driving my desire skywards. Knowing she's untouched makes me want her even more than before, and I already found her irresistible.If I claim her, I will be her first. I will be her only. She will never want anyone else but me. I will love her so well it will be forever. No. I can't do that. I can't love her and leave her craving me for the rest of her life. Moonstruck. That's what they call it when a human or a witch mates with a wolf and becomes so
[Apple]Something in his eyes changed, cooling his hunger. "Did I do something wrong," feeling naked and vulnerable, I fold my legs into my chest, trying to cover myself as best I can with the sheets of the bed. "Oh Apple, you deserve so much better than me to be your first." He kisses my brow like I'm a child and slides out of bed. "You sleep here, I..." he looks outside. "I need to go for a run." Without a backward glance, he strides across the room, and walks out, leaving me alone confused and feeling rejected. "He doesn't want a virgin," I sigh. "I guess I'll always be one then."Everything feels heavier without him here. I need him to hold me and tell me it is okay, but he can't even be in the same room as me. Why does my lack of experience drive men away? I thought Zion and I were waiting for the perfect time, only to find out that he was having plenty of good times with Tansy while I waited like a fool. Is Sly off to find Alexis or some other willing wolf to satisfy his
[Apple]"Congratulations...?"Why did her eyes shine for a moment? What is going on here?Nervously, I step back. "Apple," Hazel looks around. "We'll talk after." She gives Hawthorne a look and he nods, his expression still hard but his eyes strangely soft, like his face can't decide what it wants to feel. "It's a good thing, trust me," Hazel winks, and then leads the way into class.Looking back, I suddenly find comfort in Rudy being only a few steps away. Whatever Hazel has to say is going to change everything. I can feel it.The problem is, there have been so many changes in my life recently that I can't handle another. I'm already overwhelmed. "Let's just get through today and worry about everything else later," I try to pep myself up as I enter the classroom.Today is a lab day, and I'm excited to see how my seedlings are doing. We planted peas in various soils to see how they'd grow, or not, depending on the environment. The professor is already speaking by the time I take m
[Sylvester]I know the Board of Directors is trying to tell me something important, but I can't focus. My thoughts keep shifting back to last night, the way she felt, the way she tasted, and the way she called out my name as I brought her release with my fingers and my tongue.My sweet, perfect, Apple. I need to see her."So as we were saying, we need to meet your Luna immediately. Tomorrow." Beta-emeritus Clancy Greystone announces briskly. "And if she doesn't meet our standard, you have no choice. It's Alexis. Do you understand what we are saying?"I want to answer back with something flippant, but I hold my tongue. I need to see Apple. I need her. "Of course, Beta Clancy," I remember my manners, giving a deep bow. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have important work to attend to running our pack. I'm sure you understand."I'm given the details of the time and place to bring Apple, but I don't even bother listening. I've already come up with a better plan. They won't accept Apple, Clan
[Apple]This has to be a trick or a hallucination because none of this makes sense. Hazel’s words cannot be true. I can’t be a witch. “But I grew up in Pleasant Valley, California.” I groan as I turn my head from side to side and my hair emits amber sparks, my skin glowing and my eyes shining beacon bright. “A HUMAN ONLY community. They have hex-blockades and supe detectors installed in the roads leading into town," my voice is growing louder and as I blush in frustration, my skin's hue slowly blooms to match the flowers in my hair. "How can I be a witch if I grew up in a place like that?" "Witches are good at hiding." Hazel shrugs. "I'm sure your mother had her reasons for hiding you so far from your own kind. But now you've found us again," she makes it all sound like a celebration, like something to be happy about, but all I feel is despair. Just a few moments ago I knew who I was. Now, I have no idea who or what I am. Hazel’s twinkling eyes glimmer as she moves my hair aside t
[Apple]"Sly," the sound of the door closing behind me tells me we are alone. I hold my breath. He steps forward, closing the distance between us, and pulls me into his arms holding me tightly as he breathes in my scent."I needed to see you," he says against my hair. "You left me alone," a sob breaks free, muffled by his chest as I bury my face in his embrace, craving his touch and scent as much as any wolf. "You don't need me. You don't even want me."He holds me even tighter as I cry, clutching his jacket. "I know this relationship is just pretend, that you never promised me anything, but I can't help how my heart feels," I try to explain, my words moving quickly. "I can't give my body without my heart, Sly. When I offered myself and approached you, it was with everything, and I know you can't love me back, but I thought it wouldn't matter.""But I was wrong," I confess. "I want you to want me too. To have you reject me broke me.""I didn't reject you," he moans and I look up to s
[Apple]Haven. A safe place. Home. A place where you belong. Both of these words are loaded with so much meaning. The only safe haven I have had in my life was with my mother, and right now, as my eyes full adjust to the wonder before me, I wish more than anything to have her with me right now.I have so many questions. Questions that only she can answer. Questions like--” Why didn’t you tell me that we are witches?” and “Did your heart yearn for my father the way my heart yearns for Sly?” As my eyes come into focus, I find myself in a large, cavernous room. It is almost more like a cave than a structure, and I have a feeling that some type of magic was involved in its creation. The entrance sits above it all, looking down into a valley of sparkling lights that glow with the rainbow variety of life. The space is large, easily as big as a convention center, broken into parts for various elements of life--shopping, eating, playing, and living their regular lives. It's several city