My father's death was difficult for me to understand. It was the same as with my sisters. My consolation in this was my brother, because he felt the same way as I did. I wasn't the only one who had an inner emotional chaos.In the meantime, a few days had passed and things were slowly calming down again, but only slowly.My mum was the worst of all of us. She loses two daughters and her mate. But she said it was a relief with my father. That she was relieved of a great burden. And that basically said everything about the relationship between my father and her. And that was what gave me food for thought. Mates spoke of unconditional love as they completed their bond. But considering my parents. You could never call it unconditional love.My mum, who knew me very well, had practically heard that thought and assured me that it had been that way between her and dad from the start. And she saw in Xavier's eyes how much he loved me. Like is probably the wrong word, we went more in the dire
With Melody at my side, I went down the stairs to the first floor. She wanted to accompany me to the dining room. I was nervous and a lot. In the meantime it was probably clear that Xavier and I did not reject each other. Still, I almost died of nervousness.Melody said softly, "The man is hopelessly addicted to you. So get him." I looked over at her and she gave me a smile. She took my hand and squeezed it lightly. I took a deep breath and answered quietly, "But he's still him. He's just him. You know what I mean." She nodded understandingly and replied: "Yes, your mate. Your mate, whom you adore and he adores you as well. Away with the nervousness and on with the joy." I sighed and we arrived at the bottom of the stairs. We weren't far from the dining room. "But also the cruellest alpha and what other titles the man has." "No, Layla, just no. You're not panicking or getting scared right now. Think less and live in the moment." I took another deep breath and tried to calm down. We
The kiss went on for a while, but eventually we managed to pull ourselves apart. It's a small miracle that we made it at all, given the rush of sparks.It had taken us far too long to find each other. Even when we had promised each other, something had come up again. At times it was maddening.We continued on our way, holding hands. The garden was perfect for a stroll. Xavier couldn't have had a better idea.My nervousness was gone and I could enjoy it.Xavier broke our silence by saying, "We could start a get-to-know-you session." I thought about it for a moment, but the idea was a good one. Today he had a run with good ideas. I nodded and replied, "I'd love to."I looked up at him and Xavier asked me the first question: "How was your first transformation?" I sighed at the thought.The first transformation was always very painful, which was no wonder. After all, it was the first time your bones broke until you were in your wolf form. The whole thing was made more painful as it took a
Xavier held the garden gate open for me and I thanked him for it. I was very surprised by this spontaneous idea of his. After all, he was always trying to practically lock me up, which was understandable with the feral werewolves. But being locked up wasn't exactly exciting. Although, if you think about the last few weeks, there wasn't much boredom.As Xavier closed the gate behind him, I asked, "What about the feral werewolves? I'm surprised you suggested a run." I turned to him and Xavier smiled at me. "Don't worry. The situation has calmed down and we have placed guards in the forest to be on the safe side. Help is never far away."If he was sure, then I would be too. I trusted him and couldn't wait for us to start walking.I nodded and chose a tree to use as a privacy screen. The nice thing about forests, there were enough trees. Once I had chosen one, I went towards it.Lilia said, "Prude, Layla. Just plain prude." "Yeah, shut up." She could say whatever she wanted, but I would
As we broke the kiss, I rested my forehead against his. I had successfully calmed down Xavier and it was nice that I of all people had that effect on him. Otherwise, no one could calm him down that quickly, or calm him down at all. You felt like something special.A few questions were still unanswered and right now it would be a good time to talk about them.Depending on the pack, it was different what kind of tasks a Luna had. It depended on the size of a pack. Or how many enemies and allies a pack had. Or how protective the Alpha was. There were several factors.I stayed on his lap but straightened up. In this position I could look at him better and we made eye contact.His eyes were no longer black with anger and his posture was more relaxed than before. Yes, he had found his way back to earth."Have you already thought about what kind of tasks I will have as Luna? It's different in every pack. Yours is even bigger than all the others, so it's definitely going to be different."How
The next morning I woke up in Xavier's arms, just the way it should be. It was the same position when we fell asleep. Neither of us had moved a millimeter. Our cuddling was also much too wonderful, nobody could break away from each other.I wasn't sure if Xavier was awake, so I had better keep quiet. I wouldn't want to wake him up. He worked so much that sleep couldn't hurt him.But I heard a yawn, which made me smile. So Xavier was awake after all. I said softly, "Good morning." "Good morning." His voice was rough and slightly sleepy, which was rarely male. He squeezed his arms lightly once and I asked, "How did you sleep?" "Very good with you in my arms." My heart leaped and I couldn't help but smile. "And how did you sleep?" "Also very good." Xavier kissed the top of my head which turned my smile into a grin. No one else could give me the feeling he gave me.Xavier said: "I wish I could wake up with you in my arms every single day for the rest of my life." Why did he have to be so
At first I froze at Lilia's words. No, not now. Not right now. Xavier and I wanted to complete the alliance and I wanted to do that without the heat. The heat was not what I had imagined at all.This warmth was uncomfortable, so I pulled back the covers. Nobody could stand that.Moment.xavier I strained my ears, but all I could hear was my heartbeat. So he wasn't here. To be on the safe side, I felt the other side of the bed. To my relief, Xavier really wasn't here. He would smell it immediately and I wanted to avoid that. It would drive him insane and I would struggle with myself soon enough.Step one was getting out of bed. I walked over to the window and threw it open. The fresh air should do me good. It wasn't particularly cold outside, but at least a little cooler than in the room.I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. This mild cooling would not help me for long. Something else was needed. I would definitely leave the window open so that the smell of my heat would disappear.
I bathed in cold water for the rest of the night. This kept me a little cooler, but the heat was rising. It was bearable at the moment.I had tied my hair up in a mess, that didn't make it any better. Beads of sweat ran down my face from time to time. Something else was pleasant.I bathed in ice-cold water, but my skin didn't turn blue at all. I didn't have to say more about my current condition. That should explain everything.In the morning there was finally a knock on the bathroom door and I heard Melody's voice: "Layla, please open the door!" With her very much. In addition, she must have had the bucket of ice with her, it couldn't hurt. I got out of the tub and missed the cold water. I would quickly unlock the door and go right back inside.I walked over to the door still in my underwear. I was able to show up in front of Melody in the elevator. But I couldn't bear any more clothing in the rising heat. Melody was a woman too, they should bear the sight.I turned the twist lock a