me from speaking. I broke the
kiss and cried out in ecstasy as he slowly pushed me over the edge.
He felt so good I dug my nails into his back and he howled. I
caught my breath when his ear piecing howl broke the silence. I
felt him let go. He supported himself with the tree and I clung to
him.
He rested against me for a few minutes
then he shifted. “I should go,” he whispered.
The same disappointment I had felt the
last time we were together came creeping up on me. “Ok,” I said
softly. I had nothing to offer him and he made it clear. I was too
young. I was good for sex whenever he felt like having me. He set
me on my feet and I wouldn’t meet his gaze as I buttoned my
dress.
He caught me under my chin and I looked
at him. He pressed his mouth to mine in a quick chaste kiss, then
he walked off leaving me alone.
I sighed and leaned against the tree. I
didn’t know what I was going to do. He was impossible and I knew I
was falling for him even harder than before. I cussed and walked
back to Maggie’s house. I stood looking at the house and decided I
really didn’t want to go back in there. I decided to go home and go
to bed. It was getting close to dawn anyway.
The next night I got up early. I had
slept a lot better than I thought I would. I put on another dress.
I knew it was stupid, but Dominic liked the dress so I wore another
one. This one was blue like my eyes.
I walked downstairs. My father was
still in bed. He had a new girlfriend that he was always with. I
barely saw him anymore. I went out the back door and made my way to
Maggie’s.
I went in her back door and she was in
the kitchen. She smiled up at me from where she was sitting. “You
disappeared last night.”
I nodded as I walked over to start tea.
“Ya I was tired so I went home a little early,” I said
quietly.
She smiled like she knew better. “Are
you sure it had nothing to do with Dominic. I couldn’t help but
notice he disappeared with you.”
I sighed. “Maybe, I don’t really want
to talk about it.” I knew Maggie wouldn’t press me she never did.
It was one of the reasons I liked going to Maggie’s
house.
“ Dominic isn’t ready to
settle down. Audrey is finding that out. She keeps trying to push
him to mate with her next year, and I just don’t see him doing it.
He has other things to worry about.” She smiled as she spoke like
she was happy about those other things. I was wondering if she was
starting to think he and I were a couple. I didn’t want her to
think that even though that was what it looked like.
“ Maggie, I hope you aren’t
saying that because of Dominic and me. He and I aren’t a
couple.” I didn’t know why it bothered me so much to say it,
but it did.
She made a dismissing noise. “I am
saying it because I know my Dominic better than he knows himself
and despite the fact that he thinks he has everything figured out;
he is wrong. He will get thrown a curve ball.”
I smiled and shook my head. “I am going
to make sure all the rooms are in order.”
She nodded. “The pack meeting is
tonight. We have to go because there is a ranking fight tonight.
Lots of injuries I am sure. Pack some supplies and we will leave
after dark,” she said and smiled.
“ Oh, ok,” I said then I
walked out of the kitchen and toward the back rooms. I had never
been to a pack meeting and I had yet to deal with anything other
than women having babies so this was going to be
interesting.
I finished packing supplied like Maggie
requested. Maggie was getting ready to leave. I was waiting in the
front hall. There was a knock on the door and I answered it. I was
a little startled to see it was Danny. I hadn’t seen him in days
and he looked different.
“ Hey Danny,” I said
excitedly and hugged him.
“ Hey babe. I haven’t seen
you in a while. I was coming to check on you,” he said
smiling.
I looked him over and realized what was
different. He was wearing silver ring. “Is it real?” I