Us
“Where does that leave me, Adea?” I asked.
“I trust you. I care for you as you care for me. You’re more than just a friend to me. You’re Shane. Since we met, we’ve always been together. You’ve always been there. I hate to admit it but I hate that I walked in on you with that girl tonight,” Adea said.
“You were jealous?” I asked. My wolfish ears perked up at that.
“Yes, dammit. I was jealous. I don’t want you with someone else. Not now. Not while you’re with me.”
“Am I with you?” I asked.
“You’re mine,” she said.
The words were like a blow. That’s all I’ve ever wanted to hear from her lips. All I’ve ever wanted was to be hers. I knew that I was but hearing it, hearing it was everything I’ve ever wanted. Yes.
“Say it again,” I demanded.
“You’re mine,” she repeated. “And I’m yours. So, please—”
She couldn’t finish her sentence because I pulled her into me. She crashed against my chest and I laughed. She fought against me but I only held tighter.
“I’m yours.”
“Yes, you big bad wolf. Now let me go!”
I laughed.
“Yes, Princess.”
I let her go and she hit me. Her fists bounced off of my chest as she sat up on top of me. Her legs still straddled me.
“Oh, are we going for a second round?” I asked.
Her cheeks flushed and she shook her head. Throwing her leg off of me, she sat next to me.
“You’ve confirmed it,” I said.
“What?” She asked.
“You’ve just confirmed that you’re mine. You, Adea, belong to me. From now on, you’re mine. From now on, you are mine. No one gets to touch you. No one gets to have you. You belong to me and me alone.”
“Yes,” she breathed.
I didn’t need to look at her to know that she was crying. Tears sparkled and dropped from her cheeks.
“Yes,” she said again. “I belong to you and no one else.” Her voice was pained as she spoke. I held her hand and squeezed it tightly as I looked up at the sky. The stars twinkled as they always had and the moon stared down at us as if she were laughing at a joke only she knew. I wanted to curse the moon but I knew I was being crazy.
“There’s only you and I in this world,” I said.
Her shoulders shook as she stared up at the night sky.
“Only us,” she murmured. I squeezed her hand in response.
I didn’t want to think about what that villain was up to. I smiled at the thought of him shaking with anger. I’m sure he had already sent people out to look for her, but I doubted they would find us here. The fields were for the working class. That night, she fell asleep in my arms beneath the stars. After thanking the moon, I carried her to her room. Everyone was still out partying and we didn’t have to worry about anyone other than the maids.
Even they were at the party or enjoying a night off without the alpha breathing down their throats. Slowly, I opened her bedroom, slipped inside, and closed it behind us. The door clicked and I bolted it. I’ve spent countless nights in her room since the first time I was in here. I slipped into her room in the middle of the night.
At first, she bolted the door closed, so I had to climb the walls from outside. The first time she saw me sitting on her window, she freaked. She gave me this lecture about falling to my death and using my head but after the shock she threw her arms around me. She had been excited, her eyes wide with joy, her smile infectious. We spent that first night staring at the window and telling each other about how we grew up. She had gone to bed snuggled in my arm and I had touched her hair and cheek for as long as I could. I slipped out the next day before dawn.
No one saw me and I felt invincible knowing that I’d gotten away with it. Quickly, it became our thing. She expected me to slip in through the window and I couldn’t spend the night in my bed anymore. Mavy had worried about me getting a disease or getting beaten up by someone’s husband when they found out I was with their wife. She didn’t know about Adea, she didn’t know where I was going and I was fine with that.
Adea was my secret. The only person who knew about her was Mitch. I trusted Mitch. Many nights passed like that, we’d talk, touch each other, and cuddle before bed. I craved her warmth, it had never been sexual between us. We were too young and even though I looked at her, stared at her, I never did anything more. She was more to me, she’d always deserve the best.
Tonight, as I walked toward her bed with her in my arms, I couldn’t help but smile. I’d been in here more times than I could count but never had it been as her choice, her chosen, her person. It felt like I was laughing in her mate’s face while I held her in my arms. I stopped in front of the bed and looked out the window. I would continue to use the window because it was the safest way for me to get in here without getting caught. It felt amazing knowing I’d walked with her in my arms into this room, into her room.
My chest was full and my heart was happy. I put my knee on her bed and gently put her down. I swallowed as I looked down at her. She was everything. Her soul, her beauty, her body were mine now and I was never going to let go. I reached for her, there was a strand of hair on her face, and I hesitated but only for a second. Then I pushed through the mental restraint I had on myself. I pushed forward and touched her temple. I pushed the strand of hair out of the way. Goddess. She was perfect, beautiful, and mine.
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