My head span and my legs seemed to lose their strength as I found myself falling to the ground. Mid way in my fall it seemed as if time had slowed down. I caught a glimpse of the man I had saw earlier today. At first he looked translucent. I could see through him. Slowly his body became more solid and life like. He moved so swiftly and quickly yet everyone else was moving so slow that it seemed impossible. Question after question filled my mind and could feel the wolf inside me stir. Both of us weary of what was happening. Why it was happening. Despite the fact that time had expanded for a few seconds, I still couldn't find my voice.
At the door the man I once loved and dreaded to see again stood. What could he possibly want?
"Sssh, princess don't think too much" whispered the mysterious man from the house "I promise I will answer all of your questions soon" With everything else moving in slow motion, he was able to catch me before I hit the ground. His very blue eyes staring back at me. I was in shock and amazement still unable to say anything.
He's here!
A small smile tugged at my lips at the thought of being right.
His rough yet delicate fingertips brushed my cheek ever so lightly that
I'm sure if it wasn't for the small trace of tingles he left, then I would have thought he hadn't touched me at all.
Tucking away loose hair behind my ear while looking at me straight into my eyes, it almost seemed like he was searching for something.
Something
He obviously didn't find it because his face fell as if from disappointment.
He laid my head down softly before turning to the man at the door. The lights flickered and the wind picked up its speed. The windows creaked from the force. The rocking chair on the porch rocked back and forth as if there were someone sitting in it.
Just like he had come, the man began to fade again. The wind calmed down and the lights stopped flickering. Soon enough he had completely disappeared and time seemed to go back to normal.
"Sam? What are you doing on the floor like that?" asked my mother who looked slightly confused.
Looking back to the door I realized that the man was no longer there. Frightened, I leaped to my feet and ran to the door. Scanning the porch, I saw no one.
"Mum? Where did he go?"
"Where did who go Sam?" asked my brother who i had forgotten had been behind me.
"What do you mean?" Now it was my turn to be puzzled "The man who had just been banging on the door not long ago"
Both my brother and mother looked at me as if I had gone crazy. "Sam, there was no one at the door" said mum as she made her way into the kitchen
This makes no sense. Why are they acting so clueless to what just happened less than a minute ago?
"Look guys, I know we had agreed to not talk about him after what he did to me. But you can't both just act as if you didn't see him by the door"
Suddenly the alpha came rushing through the still open door along with the beta and a few guards trailing behind him.
"Hello Alpha" said my mum with a slight bow "Is something wrong?"
"Yes, we followed the trail of the intr-"
Shaking his head, he looked confused as he scanned his surroundings.
"Why am I here?" he asked puzzled.
What on earth is going on with everyone?
"Alpha, I think you were about the tell us about the intruder" I explained
"Intruder? What intruder?" he asked
By now both my mum and brother along with the alpha, beta and the guards were giving me a strange look.
"You had mind linked the whole pack about there was an intruder at the west border" I told them
The alpha chuckled as he took my seriousness for a joke.
"Oh Sam, I've always loved your jokes but this one is a bit unusual" he said as everyone nodded in agreement
Before I could protest, my mum was already leading them into the sitting room.
"Well since your all here, how would you like to try one of my pies that I'm baking for night?" my mum chirped
A wide grin spread out on the men's faces on the mention of food.
"That would be very nice, thank you"
***
I kicked the small pebbles along the water as I made my way around the small lake for what felt like the hundredth time. I had come out here when I realized that no one wanted to listen to me. What had happened to them? It's like they all lost their memory of what had happened in those few minutes. People were involved this time. My mum was there.
My brother was there. So I didn't hallucinate it this time. The alpha had even mind linked the whole pack. Had all of their memories been wiped?
"I thought I had told you not to think too much" said a voice to my right. Spinning into that direction getting ready to scream, I lost my voice as my eyes landed on those blue eyes that I hadn't realized I missed until now. His wet hair was everywhere as beads of water rolled down his chest. How did I not hear him get into the lake?
More water rolled down him as he walked towards me and out of the lake. My cheeks turned red and I quickly turned away as I realized that he was in fact naked. I quickly tried calming my beating heart and hormones at the sudden horniness that had started to build up in me but it was too late. I could smell my arousal in the air and by the snicker I heard, he had smelt it too.
I could feel the heat coming from his body as he walked up to me from the behind. His hot breath fanned my neck and it was almost as if he was purring as he said my name.
"Samantha"
The way he said my name sent a tingle down my spine and all the way down to my core. My scent of arousal only grew stronger as his hands made trails and small circles on my lower back.
I heard him take in deep breaths as he took in my scent. Almost instantly the smell of his own arousal hit me and I could feel something poking my butt. I knew it wasn't his hands because he had them snaked around my waist while playing with the skin on the waist line my underwear leaving tingles everywhere he touched.
My cheeks only grew redder as I realized that I had not put my clothes back on after taking a little swim when I had got here.
Soft and tender kisses trailed my neck as I felt myself relax and lean into him. My eyes automatically fluttering closed as I let out a small hum of approval. His junk was now in between my thighs as I slowly moved back and forth but not fast enough to give him satisfaction.
He growled lowly as my slow movements and gripped my waist tightly to stop my movements. Lost and dazed from my arousal I did not realize his teeth elongate until they grazed over the spot right in between my neck and collarbone. My eyes snapped open and I spun around while taking huge steps back from the mysterious man.
I growled lowly in warning as I realized that he was about to mark me. How dare he.
Looking into his eyes I noticed they were no longer blue but had turned pitch black.
His wolf had taken over.
His eyes began to flicker back and forth from blue to black and then blue again. He was fighting for control back from his wolf. While he was distracted I picked up my clothes and put them back on.
A powerful growl came from his chest before his eyes finally settled on the color blue. Still naked and hard, I decided to turn away to give him some privacy as I threw him some shorts and a shirt that I had found among my clothes which I assumed he put there before going into the lake. After a few minutes I turned back around to find him clothed and his head lowered in shame.
I was furious. I wanted to slap him. Hit him. Claw at him. I wanted to scream. But as he lifted up his head and I saw those blue eyes filled with so much regret and what seemed to be fear, I found my anger slowly vanishing.
"Princess, I'm so sorry. I lost control of my wolf the minute I smelt your arousal and-" I held my hand up before he started rambling.
I sighed before walking over to the built in bench beside the lake. I sat down and patted the spot beside me offering him a seat. Relief washed over his face before he made his way over to the bench and sat down but still left space in between us.
I liked that.
"What you did was out of line" I said frowning at his pouted lips
"You're not even my mate"
He opened his mouth as if to protest but closed it again and then just simply nodded.
"I'm sorry" he said in a low but sincere voice
"You promised me answers, I want them now"
His face suddenly turned serious as if he suddenly remembered what he had come here for.
"I only came to reassure you since it seems as if you think you've gone mad"
"How would you know what I was thinking?" I asked puzzled by his bold yet true statement
"I'm afraid I can't tell you right now princess" he said as his eyes shot to my lips for a brief moment before they came back up to my eyes.
"Why not? Why doesn't anyone remember about-" I nervously swallowed some saliva as it seemed to suddenly turn dry "-about him" The mysterious man studied my face with a stare so intense that it made my fidget slightly in my seat.
"Who is he to you Sam" he asked as his stare became even more intense if that were even possible.
"Nobody" I quickly replied "just someone I knew sometime back" He looked at me for a while longer before letting out a sigh.
"If you say so"
Relieved that he had not pressured me for answers, I let out a breath that I didn't know I had been holding.
"Where did he go anyway? He disappeared the same moment as you" I questioned him
"He seemed unwelcome so I took him back to his home" he stated "I could smell the worry and fear off of you"
"Thank you" I said with a grateful smile "But how could you sense what I was feeling?"
The man smirked before standing up and pulling his shirt off
"Wha-what are you doing?" I stuttered as my eyes landed on those perfect abs
"Tell me what you feel princess"
"Nothing" I said as my cheeks turned red yet again
He then pulled me up towards him and sparks erupted on my skin at the places where pour bodies come into contact
"Tell me what you feel princess" he repeated as his hands rubbed up and down my arms.
My heart fluttered as he left a soft kiss on my earlobe.
"Princess, ill only stop when you answer my questions"
My eyes fluttered closed as he began to nibble on my ear in a way that had my toes curling into the sand beneath my feet.
"Sparks..." I whispered as his lips found my neck.
"You'll have to be louder princess" he said with a chuckle that had me growling at him in irritation.
He started to suck harder and harder on my neck. That's definitely going to leave a few hickeys. One of his hands found its way to my breast and he began to play with my nipple.
Unable to keep it in any longer, I let out a moan. Do I really want him to stop?
I mentally shook my head before scowling at myself for being in a man's arms that isn't my mate. Not to mention letting him touch me in an intimate way.
"Sparks and tingles" I said firmly before pushing myself out of his arms. His eyes looked dazed for a moment before a smirk broke out on his face.
"But what has sparks got to do with what I asked you?" I asked with a frown as he ran his hand through his still wet hair that just made him look even sexier.
"Your whipped" snickered snow
I ignored my wolf and shook my head at her bad timing. Where was she when he had shown up?
"You'll figure it out soon enough princess"
There it is again! That cocky smirk. It pisses me off.
"You like it at the same time though" said snow before disappearing again to the back of my mind
"You know, you really need to learn how to mask your face expressions when talking to your wolf" he said while making his way back to the bench and sitting down "Even an enemy would be able to know your talking to your wolf or mind linking someone"
What is he on about now?
"What do you mean?" I say, also sitting back down but this time farther then the first time.
"Your nose scrunches up and your eyebrows knit together when you are talking to your wolf, it's an advantage to your enemy to strike" he explained
I glared at the man as he raised his eyebrows at me with a pointed look
"I still don't know your name" I pointed out
"Well that's because I'm a stranger" he uttered "I'm sure your parents taught you better Sam"
My eyes temporarily tear up at the mentioning of the word parents. Realizing what he just said he instantly looks regretful.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have-"
I cut him off before he gave me that pity look everyone always gives me at the mention of my father. It happened. It's done. I just wish everyone would let it go.
Realizing the that the sun was beginning to set, I got up and started to make my way back to my house. After a few steps I turned around and looked back at the bench only to find no one there.
He had disappeared again.