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Adea
We sit side by side on the couch, Shane’s arm is wrapped around my waist, his grip is firm. He holds me as if it’s the last time. The room smells of sex. Of us. I smell of Shane. Inhaling deeply, Shane’s scent fills my senses, and the last thing I want to do is leave him. The smile that spreads across my lips is genuine. I smell of my mate. The muffled music is a reminder of the reality that waits me. I’m betrothed to an alphahole and said alphahole was introduced as my mate.
My near future is bleak. I don’t know how much time has passed but I know I’ve been gone for too long. I need to get back before they come for me, if they haven’t already. When I go out there Ethan will smell him on me. As strong and controlled as he is he’ll lose it. He’ll know what we’ve done and nothing I say will convince him otherwise. Not that I’ll even try to. I don’t care about what Ethan thinks. I’m not his and I never will be.
What we just did was amazing. I don’t have the words to explain how I’m feeling. I just know that I’m in awe and the fact that I am has me speechless. I’m shocked that I liked it as much as I did, but also not shocked because it’s Shane. Is there anything he could do to me that I wouldn’t like? I clench my thighs together and Shane chuckles. He knows my body better than I do. I feel content and safe with him.
I’m not ready.
I don’t want to go.
I don’t want to leave him here and go back to the party… to Ethan.
I don’t want to spend the night with him and I don’t want him to take me back to his pack territory.
The longer I think about it the more I don’t want to leave Shane’s side. I lean my head on his shoulder and close my eyes tight. That’s when it comes to me. My eyes fly open and I sit up straight. I turn to look at Shane and find him staring down at me curiously. No one is watching us right now, no one is around, no one knows where he is. Jumping to my feet I turn to him and maneuver my way between his thighs. I grab his arms and wrap them around my waist. When he’s holding me tight I let go of his arms and slide my hands down his chest.
“Shane,” I say seriously.
“Adea,” Shane says, matching my serious tone. “Adea…” Shane urges when I don’t say anything. I look up into his obsidian eyes and feel a warmth only Shane gives me. There’s no way he’d say no.
Why are you hesitating?
I’m… I don’t know why I’m hesitating, Korra. I’m unsure. I’m scared.
I don’t know how he’ll feel about it but he’s our person. A future together is promised.
Where would we go?
If I remember correctly… you agreed that it didn’t matter where we went or what we had.
Yes, I did.
So ask him, Adea.
“Run away with me.”
Shane blinked and when my words registered his grip around my waist tightened. This was a good sign. I kept telling myself that but he wasn’t saying anything. I’m probably overthinking it but the longer he doesn’t say anything the more anxious I become. His eyes search my face before they close tightly. When he opens them again I’m confused by the pain there.
“Run away with me, Shane,” I said. I ignored the way he looked at me. He didn’t need to answer me but I knew. My mind was reeling and I couldn’t accept it. My heart screamed that it was a lie. It swore it wasn’t what it looked like. I went with my heart and chose to pretend I didn’t see the clear rejection in his eyes. I couldn’t help it, I couldn’t stop. I needed him to agree with me. I pushed against his chest once, twice, three times. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed.
“We can’t,” Shane choked.
I cocked my head to the right and my brows furrowed with confusion. I stared into his eyes to try and understand why he was denying me, but he kept his answers and stared right back. It didn’t make sense to me, none of it did really. I know it wouldn’t be easy when we left here but wasn’t that always what we talked about? We wouldn’t, couldn’t have a future here in Clear Mountain pack. There is no future here for the two of us. How were we going to work out if we didn’t leave? Had I overthought everything? I stop that line of thought. I don’t question Shane’s love for me. I know for a fact that he loves me, that’s why this is so bizarre.
I know that as long as we are together we would be okay. Our path would be bumpy and filled with obstacles, but none of those mattered. As long as we were together everything would work out. Sure I would have to get used to some major changes but I didn’t need the fanciest material or a large packhouse. I would be happy as long as I had him. All I needed was my mate, my best friend. If I had him we could figure the rest out together.
“We can. We can leave right now. No one knows you’re here yet. No one has come for me. The guests are enjoying the party and dancing. Can’t you hear them laughing?” I asked. “Please, Shane. No one has noticed that I’m missing or how long I’ve been gone. We could leave right now and no one would know… not right away anyways. Ethan is probably still distracted with Ava and that should be for awhile. What is stopping us?” I plead.
“I am, Princess,” Shane said through gritted teeth. “I am.”
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