Chapter 25
“How do you know when the tea is ready?” He asked and I giggled again, his eyes softened as he looked at me, and a smile brightened his face. “Goddess, I love your laugh.” He said, probably without thinking because he immediately looked away from me, a slight pink tinge to his cheeks.
“So...” I murmured, I was looking for the words, but I couldn’t find any. He looked so cute, all I wanted to do was climb over the table and throw myself at him. I cleared my throat searching my mind for anything to say.
“Yeah, sorry, I shouldn’t have said that. I don’t know what I’m doing around you, you make me nervous.” He admitted and I struggled to suppress a smile. I liked that I made him nervous, he made me nervous, and horny, and heartbroken and a million other things all at once. “Okay, I promised I would explain so I’m gonna do my best.” He paused, staring at his cup. “I’m an Alpha, it’s the term for leader basically, but our society, our social structure, whatever you wanna call it, demands a male and female leader. So, when I accepted the role of Alpha, I needed to find my mate, my Luna, the one woman in the world who was made by the goddess to complete me. It's a story as old as any other, older than some. When we were first created by the Goddess, she made us two halves of a whole. I’m not explaining this very well, am I?” He sighed. I thought about it for a minute.
“So, it’s like Greek mythology?” I asked. “Zeus was jealous that humans were made with two faces, four arms and four legs, so he split them in two. It’s where the idea of soul mates comes from, finding your other half?” I explained.
“Yes and no. Through science, we’ve learned that our mates are the one person in the world with the greatest varying DNA to ours. The theory is that it leads to the strongest offspring but our stories, our religion if you will. Tells us that the Goddess made each of us specifically for our mates. They are our opposites and the other half of ourselves, the one that makes you complete.”
“What if you never find that person?” I asked still confused.
“Occasionally, some people take chosen mates, but it's rare. Most choose to wait for their mate, or Goddess blessed.”
“And I’m your mate?” I asked.
“Yes, I knew it the moment I saw you, in the meadow and today. It’s undeniable, inescapable and forever. Once a couple is mated, they can’t be with another, it would cause pain, physical pain to both parties...” He trailed off, like he was afraid of my reaction, or saying more.
“Okay,” I wasn’t sure what to say, what he was saying didn’t make sense to me. “I still don’t understand, I’m sorry, but how is any of this possible? People cheat on each other all the time and it only hurts emotionally, unless they have an open relationship, but even then. Is this what your religion teaches so people don’t cheat or divorce, because what you're saying doesn’t make sense.” I was just getting more confused the more he said.
“Yeah, I’m going to need you to come with me so I can show you the rest. But I’m happy to answer any questions first, and I’ll grab you something to wear so you don’t get cold.” The anxiety, which had been very close to overpowering me, came bubbling up again.
“Look, if you wanna take me to some religious place or something, that’s not happening!” I said as I stood up, starting to freak out. He stood too, his hands reached out for me.
“No, no, it’s not like that at all. I wanna take you to the meadow, our meadow. I can show you who I really am there. It’s gonna be a shock, and it’s going to be scary, but I would never hurt you. You will always be safe with me. And if you choose to be my Luna, you would be my equal in everything. I could never make you do something you didn’t want to do. I’m asking a lot, I know, but I need you to trust me.” He looked so honest and desperate and earnest. I wanted to believe him, I wanted to kiss him and hold him and not have to worry anymore. But I couldn’t, I didn’t know if I was ready to settle down and be in charge of people? I didn’t want that.
“I’m bisexual.” I blurted. I slapped my hand over my mouth, before laughing at his shocked face. After a few minutes of him staring while I giggled like an idiot. I managed to mumble out, “I’m sorry, I have no idea why I said that. I mean I am but-" I stopped talking, it wasn’t funny anymore. I bit my lip nervously.
“What is it? What’s wrong?” He asked, he leaned forward to reach for me but pulled back and sat down instead, like he already knew.
“I’m kinda seeing someone... a woman.” I paused nervous to tell him the next part. “I’ve been dating Elaina; we have a date on Friday. I didn’t think you were real, and I don’t know if I’m ready to settle down and I don’t know if I’ll ever be ready to lead people. I don’t know anything about your people, how could I lead them?” My words were coming out like a steady stream of consciousness I couldn’t stop or control. I stood still for a few moments before I slowly lowered myself back down, I was preparing myself for his anger when he laughed instead.
“I’m sorry, I don’t mean to laugh. Please just come with me and I will explain everything, including Elaina, and you don’t have to make any decisions today. Please come with me? I swear I won’t do anything until you say it’s okay.” He offered me his hand, and despite my reservations, despite my fear, I took it. He opened a closet and handed me a thick woollen blanket. “I’d give you a coat, but all of mine would drown you and this would probably offer more warmth anyway.” He explained, wrapping it around my shoulders. I pulled it tighter, our fingers touched, his scent overwhelmed me so close. He didn’t move for a second as he looked into my eyes, his hands were on my shoulders, he looked away and cleared his throat, as he took a step back. He held his hand out towards the door, allowing me to walk through first. I took a step forward but noticed he hadn’t, he turned his back to me and adjusted his pants, making me smile again.
I stepped outside into the chilly air, even with the woollen blanket I shivered slightly. He closed the door behind us and offered me his hand, we walked along the path and around the same bushes I had seen in my dream. Even without most of the flowers, the meadow was breathtakingly beautiful. I gasped, I wasn’t prepared for it to be real, he had stopped beside me and placed a hand on the small of my back. When I turned to him, he was looking at me, like I was as beautiful as our meadow. I blushed, feeling bashful at his unashamed gazes, I wanted to look away but every time I looked at his gorgeous face I got lost in his eyes. He finally lowered his gaze seeming a little bashful himself. It made me want to kiss him desperately. I moved away a little while I tried not to throw myself at him when he cleared his throat.
“So, you asked earlier about why it’s different for us, why cheating hurts us and stuff?” He asked, I nodded, I didn’t understand how he thought he could explain that better in the meadow than in the house. “Okay, well, it’s because... I’m not human. Neither are my people, neither is Elaina. We’re Lycans.” He paused to gauge my reaction, I’m sure I just looked confused, because how could they not be human?
“Wait, you’re a werewolf?” I asked incredulously, before bursting out laughing. I was definitely insane, or he was.
“Yes but no, werewolf is a human term, we don’t use it, and you can’t be bitten and turned, you have to be born a Lycan, it's DNA. Not some virus or something.” I stopped laughing, it didn’t seem funny anymore.
“Okay, I’m going to go now. Good luck with the whole Lycan thing-" I started backing away.
“I can prove it.” He said, dead serious.
“It’s not a full moon,” I mumbled; not sure how else he could prove what was impossible.
“That’s another human myth, we can shift at any time. Our wolves are always with us, they’re just the more animalistic parts of us.” Again, he was deadly serious, and I was getting scared. What would I do when he starts running around acting like a wolf, or lost it when he couldn’t turn into a wolf? I wondered, concerned.
“Okay, I really think I should go now-" He started undressing and I started panicking, I had no idea what to do. He got down to his underwear, he looked mouth-wateringly good, how could he be so insane? Maybe that’s my type, I mean I must be insane too, I thought to myself. He handed me his clothes and his shoes. And walked further into the field. I looked behind me quickly, trying to assess if I could outrun him back to the house and call someone for help. Deciding I might not want to risk it before I was ready, I steeled myself to throw his clothes down and run when I heard the most awful snapping noise. I turned towards him horrified. His bones were snapping, and fur was sprouting all over him. In just a few seconds instead of Daniel standing in front of me, there was a giant, beautiful dark grey, almost black wolf with a pale grey face. He was magnificent, and it seemed obvious that I was lost in a delusion. I couldn’t move even when the enormous beast began moving towards me. His head came up to my chest, and he was at least eight feet long. He nuzzled me with his head, and I found myself raising my hand to stroke his fur. It was so soft. “I’m completely crazy.” Slipped out of my mouth as he rubbed his body along mine, circling me. He stopped, moved back in front of me, and looked up into my eyes. I stroked his face gently. He really was beautiful. The snapping noises started again, and quickly he was kneeling in front of me completely naked.
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