(Celeste's pov)
"Lily won't you dance with me?" His hand extended to me. Ever since I exited the carriage and saw him I had a strange feeling come over me. I couldn't make heads or tails of what this feeling was and every time I tried to ask Lily I had no response she was still sleeping a slight panic Rose me I had no idea what to do Raven looking forward and whispered in my ear for only me to hear it's rude to decline the prince his dance finally snapping out of my own head I meet the princes eyes, "of course, your grace, it would be my honor" and I place my hand in his. Sparks ran up my hand as he walks us to the ballroom to complete our first dance.
We glided upon the dance floor I've never felt so alive. As we spun and twirl the noise around us faded away, I felt like it was just us we were the only two people here. In our own little world, in our own little bubble. I couldn't place this feeling... I felt so so safe with him like I could trust him. The wolf flashes through my mind, the one I dreamed of, and the promise it made to me. Could he be this wolf? Is this why I feel so attached? So drawn to him? It seemed like forever before we finally stopped. Our hands fully extended he bows before me, I curse you back as we end our dance. He then stands up still holding on to my hand 'Lily, may I have a moment of your time?" I do a quick glance around the ballroom and I don't see Raven. I know I should find her and we should leave, but I didn't want to. I wanted to stay with him forever, never leaving his side, I felt like this is where I belonged. I nodded my head a big smile grew up on his face and he raced out of the ballroom dragging me behind.
We walk into a large garden filled with roses of all colors. I'm taking in by all of the roses and I look around with awe. Finally my eyes wander back to the prince. I can't quite place the look he has on his face, he's looking at me with such an intense stare. I dropped my eyes and look to the floor. I speak quietly, "it's a beautiful garden, your grace." He steps closer to me "please call me Dean and yes it is a nice place. it's quiet, I like to come here to think." I raise my eyes back to his face looking into his eyes they're familiar, they call me. I want to reach out and touch him but I don't. I keep a distance, not understanding what is going on, this longing feeling I feel. I can try to contact Lily she doesn't answer. I just I don't why am I so drawn to him? Why do I want to constantly touch him, to feel his touch?
(Dean's pov)
During our whole dance I held Lily close I could feel the Sparks shoot through me everywhere I touched her. It says if she was my mate the one I'm destined to be with but her smell is not right and her eyes. I couldn't wrap around why her eyes seem to haunt me. I asked her to spend a moment with me. I wanted her away from the crowd, the noise, to really find the answers I'm looking for... Is she the one? Is this my mate? Rune is pacing in my mind, he wants the answers as well. He wants the mask off, he growls as he looks at the mask. I raise my hand to remove the mask but I stopped myself. Instead I tuck a strand of her hair behind her ear "Lily, why do you wear a mask?" I watch her as she takes a step back from the contact knowing she felt the Sparks as well her eyes shift everywhere not looking at me. "I cannot tell you, I'm sorry, it's for my own and your protection" she says in such a small voice. It's almost as if she's scared of me but I know she's not. I know she feels the pole as I do but something just doesn't seem right.
We continue to walk through the garden enjoying each other's company. I watch her as she fiddles with beads on her dress. I want to ask her more questions about the mask, about her scent. She seems sad, lost. I feel Rune trying to reach out to her wolf he comes back with a deep growl. 'Something wrong,' he growls. 'We need to touch her, her wolf needs us!' Despite every protest of my brain, I had no control of my arms. They shoot out and I wrap them around her and I pull her close to my chest I hold her tight almost crushing her. I put my nose in the crook of her neck and I breathe in deep. I feel my wolf push, he pushes and pushes. Then I smell it.... strawberries and cream just like in the forest. I feel the scent wrap around me entangling me burying inside of me. A fire bursts out everywhere I'm touching her. Everything in the clicks into place, I pull back and I look her in the eyes, "it's you..."
(Celeste's pov)
When I felt his arms wrap around my waist and pull me close to him. I was scared for a second unsure of what to do. He put his nose to my neck, I could feel him breathing deep. I started to panic what am I to do what if he knows I'm not just a wolf. Then I felt to push Lily began to stir the next thing I knew she was up howling running around pacing. 'Lily what's wrong?' 'the potion made me sleepy but our mate has eliminated its effects' she responded with a soft tone. 'our mate!?'
"It's you..."I meet his eyes they're full of love and happiness. I feel panic set in, I can't have a mate. This is so bad, what if what if my father finds out? The memories of being trapped start flood in. Haunting me of my father's constant abuse telling me how if I ever found my mate, he would kill him before me. that's why he always look at me locked away. I struggle to back up, trying to get out of his grasps. He holds on tighter, "why? why are your eyes different? please let me remove the mask, let me look at your face," he says it in such a gentle tone. I have no control, I'm frozen. I watch his hands slide up and reach for the mask. He unties it and it falls to the floor, shock rips through his face. "It really is you! my mate! I found you, I will never let you go. you are my one, my only," then his lips come crashing down on mine. He owns me, I moan and I push into him loving every second. Feeling as if I'm home, by the time I pull apart we're both breathing hard. He kisses down my jaw to my neck, "you are mine" he growls then he marks my neck. I gasp at the pain and the pleasure that burst through me. When he's done, I begin to panic again, this time Raven appears. She looks between us confused then she sees the mark on my neck. "Oh no," she says. I start to feel weak, then my vision goes dark and I feel myself falling. I hear Dean call my name but he seems so far away. I fall into darkness...