I felt my whole body surge with desire, his lips on mine caused me to feel aroused in a way I didn't think was possible, my insides quivered at his touch, his words replaying over in my head on repeat Could this actually be real?
He took my hands as he released me from the kiss and he said: If we are to go any further there are things about me that you would need to know, secrets that may be a burden to you at first but you cannot be with me if you don't know them. But Lilly, you have to be sure. If you have doubts, any doubts, I will bring you home right now and I will never darken your doorstep ever again, I will get you your job back at GTI and you will never see or hear from me ever again. I'm so sorry to do this to you but Lilly I have to know your answer now.
I looked at him with all seriousness on my face and burst into laughter: Wait, so let me see if I got this right, either you tell me your deepest darkest secrets TODAY, or you never speak to me again? Leo we just met. I laughed at how absurd he was being "I think we have time to get to know each other" I looked at him confused but smiling at his joke but his face went expressionless
"I'm sorry Lilly but we don't have time. The best thing I can do for you is give you the choice of carrying my secrets or walking away to never look back. If I could give you time I would, but if I dont have an answer from you now I will have to make the choice for you and it will be the one that keeps you safe" His brows furrowed as if he was in pain saying those words.
"Safe? What the fuck are you talking about, are you in the mob or something" I pulled my hands from him slightly terrified at what his answer would be but he shook his head no as he grabbed my hands once more. "Okay so what choice would keep me safe Leo?" I looked at him now realizing the gravity of his words, this wasn't a joke or a laughing matter.
"If I told you my secrets and you didn't accept them it could put you in danger, there are, for a lack of better words, darker forces that would step in and there would only be so much I could do to protect you, even giving my own life" I winced at his last sentence. "But if I don't tell you I would need to take you home right now and give you up, I would never be able to see you again Lilly." A tear fell from his cheek as he waited for my response.
I stepped away from him and tried running pro's and con's in my head but the more I tried to think the more clouded my head became. I kept trying to figure out what his deep dark secret was before he told me so I could know whether it was something I could handle or not. At least an hour went by when he stood and broke the silence: Lilly? I shook my head and raised my hands to tell him I needed more time. He sat back down, his eyes lowered to the ground and his shoulders sagged. Another hour went by of me trying to figure it out and all I could think was that he had to have been in the mafia. A week ago I would have immediately said to kick rocks but Leo did know how I felt and losing him just wasn't optional.
He once again broke the silence: Lilly? I turned to see his eyes filled with tears and his face flushed, he shook his head as he repeated my name as he stood, clearing his throat: I need to take you home now. His jaw was clinched and his nose flared, he reached his hand out taking mine in his and started to pull me towards the house.
"NO!" I jerked my hands from his "You cant just do that to someone Leo, you cant just come into their lives, make them fall in love with you and then, Oh hey either I put you in danger or your dead to me, what the fuck Leo!" I screamed at him, tears falling from my eyes uncontrollably when I realized what came out of my mouth I love him? I love him, Oh my god I love him. Leo looked at me his eyes now sparkling through tears and a slight smile on his mouth while he waited for me to process what I felt.
"I… I… I love you, you were right, you do know how I feel" I walked towards him and put my hands on both sides of his face and looked deep into his eyes, my body started to shake from fear but now my fear of losing him outweighed all else: Okay, tell me.
He shook his head, took my hand and started leading me into the woods, we walked in silence for what felt like an hour until we hit a clearing near a creek. There was bright green moss on the rocks surrounding it with a plethora of the daintiest little pale pink flowers growing up through the moss and I wished I could have come here under different circumstances to actually enjoy it. We finally stopped by the creek when he turned to me: I'm sorry we needed to walk so far. I assumed it was so no one overheard what he was about to say but I was so so very wrong
He started to remove his clothes as he spoke: I understand this will look scary but you need to understand that I would never hurt you Lilly.
I wanted to tell him to stop, I wanted to ask what he was doing and why he was undressing in the middle of the woods but my whole body was frozen watching his muscles flex and twitch as he moved to pull his shirt off and then his pants. I inhaled sharply as the sun came through the trees kissing his skin.
"Lilly? I love you too, remember that please" His bones began to crack and pop and I let out a scream covering my mouth with my hands trying to keep myself from vomiting and within seconds he was transformed into a massive wolf. My body went cold and my vision blurred as everything went black.