"I know, I know it sounds insane and you probably think its because Ive never had a boyfriend and am just losing my mind in hormones but I…" She interrupted me by putting her hand over my mouth then cupping both sides of my face with her hands before speaking: Lilly, I've known you for a very long time and there have been many boys and men who were hot and wanted to date you and I have never known you to lose your mind. You have always been the most level headed person I have ever known. If you say you love him than he has to be one special guy. I have never doubted your decisions and I wont be starting now.
By the time she ended her speech I was in tears and she hugged me. We laid back on the couches hanging out and visiting, I told her everything I could without revealing too much, I told her I was fired but didn't tell her exactly how, I showed her my bruising and told her how I got it. We sat laughing at everything that had happened of just a short week and she told me how her relationship with Mike had been going: He is just amazing and sweet and hes always where he says he is, Ive not caught him in a lie once and he is gentle and kind, I find myself feeling like Im never good enough.
"Sam you are though, I know what you have been through and I know how that has shaped you as a woman. When you go through enough bad shit, you start to look for bad shit, then you start to feel guilty because you looked for said bad shit making you feel like you deserve it and its a cycle that's a bitch to break from. Sam be proud of the fact that you broke it and never go back." Now it was her time to cry and I walked over and sat next to her to hug her. The front door opened and the boys walked in with booze and mixers, Mike lifted them up and smiled.
We hung out for a while, drinking and telling Leo stories about each other, each one of us trying to one up each other while Leo graciously listened to each one with a smile on his face. I yawned and started to stretch when I shrunk into myself in pain letting out a whimper that caught Leo's attention. He ran to me and looked me over. I caught Sam and Mike looking at each other with a big grin across both of their faces, Sam raising her thumb up in approval over his shoulder as he looked into my eyes and said: Do you need anything? Do you need to lay down?
I just looked to Sam and Mike and said: Yeah I think Im going to hit the hay guys, I'm in a lot of pain and I am just exhausted. I gave them a theatrical yawn and they took my meaning and said goodnight as they made their way to the door: Call me soon Lilly, lets not wait till your pregnant and married to give me the news okay? Sam yelled causing my face to redden.
Sam and Mike finally left and as I locked the door I walked over to Leo. He reached down and lifted me by my ass, wrapping my legs around his waist making me squeal and laugh in shyness but when I looked into his eyes they were filled with longing and my arms that were resting on his chest instinctively moved upwards to his neck, as I pulled him into a kiss I could feel my panties getting wet with arousal. He stopped two steps from the top of the stairs and his eyes flashed black and then back, I knew his wolf was at the surface but this time I wasn't afraid which I could tell turned him on even more, I leaned in and kissed him again this time with more passion then the last and he continued his steps till her reached my bed and he laid on top of me, I could feel him throbbing up against me and I moaned biting my bottom lip. He lifted my shirt and started kissing me from below my belly button going up making me arch my back in pleasure until he suddenly stopped moving. I opened my eyes to look at him and saw sadness across his eyes: Leo, what, whats wrong?
His eyes became misty and his face solemn as he continued to stare at my bruises before finally speaking: You're hurt because of me, had I just come to you, you wouldn't be hurt like this. I leaned forward placing a kiss on his forehead before saying: I'm not saying that how you handled things was correct but there was really no way of you or I knowing I would pass out like a cupcake. He looked shocked for a second before smiling and saying: Cupcake huh?
He sat up and looked at me sternly before saying: Lilly I dont want to ever be the one to cause you pain, I have to tell you something and it might sound kind of scary for a human. I struggled but was able to pull myself up to my pillows before nodding that I was ready for what he had to say next: Okay, in the pack there are also what we call Elders, they were put in a position of power so that no one Alpha could become tyrannical and also to protect our most protected secret, the secret of our existence. Human mate are very rare but they do happen and when they do and the human is told about our existence, if that human rejects their Werewolf mate which is even more rare… well… the counse will send someone to take care of it.
"Take care of it? What does that mean?" I looked at him confused to his meaning.
"If a human rejects their mate the counsel kills them to protect our secret" His face frowned anticipating my freak out but I sat for a moment thinking things through before replying: The is why you asked me whether I wanted the burden of your secret, that if I didnt you would take me home? Because you didnt want me to reject you and be killed? He looked at me shaking my head and a single tear forming in the corner of his eye.
"I'm not going to lie thats upsetting but I had already accepted you so what more could there be?" I waited for his response watching his face contort with embarrassment before he replied: Well, technically we wouldn't be mated until we… we…
"Until we what?" I didn't understand why he wouldn't just finish his sentence until he said abruptly: Until we have sex and mark eachother.
"Excuse me what? Mark me?" I was in shock "Like a tattoo or something?" I looked at him with wide eyes expecting a full explanation and he stayed silent for a moment before continuing: We would… make love and then I would bite you gently marking you as my mate and you would mark me. That means we would become part of each other and… and you would become, one of us.
I inhaled sharply at the additional information. Each time he told me something new it felt like a rush through my body my chest would feel hot momentarily while my extremities felt cold and tingly like the blood rushed from them to my heart. I would feel a little queasy and light headed. I would just stay quiet thinking through what he said.
"Okay so if I reject you" He winced at my words, as if this new information wouldn't make me have any doubts at all. "Then not only would I be tearing a part of my soul away but I would also be putting a target on my back and possibly my family's back as well. The only option for that not to happen is we become officially mates which means having sex and us biting each other and me becoming part of your pack. Did I leave anything out?" I looked at him with my brows raised and pinched together.