Chapter 58
I woke up to the gentle sounds of Daniel’s snores, his body splayed out on the bed, one arm over his face, the other wrapped tightly around me. I slowly extricated myself from his grasp, I slipped from the bed and made my way to the bathroom down the hall. I locked the door quietly, determined not to wake him, I quickly used the toilet and washed my hands. Suddenly, I heard his panicked voice screaming for me from the bedroom.
“Charlie! Charlie, where are you?” I unlocked the bathroom and rushed out to him; he was standing in the hallway in his underwear.
“I’m here, I’m right here,” I called to him, he grabbed me tightly, and he clung to me like he was lost. “Calm down, I’m here, I’m not going anywhere. I’m right here.” I soothed him, as he brushed the hair from my face, he stared at me like he needed to reassure himself I was really there.
“I woke up and you were gone!” He whimpered, as I stroked his cheek gently. “You were gone. I thought you were gone!” He cried as he sank to his knees, his arms around my waist.
“I’m not leaving you, I’m right here. I’m not going anywhere!” I whispered as I stroked his hair, my heart breaking for him as I stood in the hallway.
“I thought you’d left me! Please don’t leave me?” He begged as he clutched onto me. I tilted his head up so I could look at his face, he had tears in his eyes.
“I’m here, and I’m not leaving,” I said forcefully. “I love you, and I’m right here,” I stated, holding his face. It took a few minutes, but he finally calmed down and got to his feet. “What happened? I only went to the bathroom, why did you think I would leave? And without saying goodbye, or talking to you? I thought you knew me better than that!” I was hurt and confused that he would think I could do that to him.
“I know, it’s not rational. I woke up and you weren’t there, and I panicked.” He gasped, shaking his head. “I thought after everything my mother said and you not being sure about us, that you decided it was easier to leave. I know it doesn’t make sense, I just freaked out!” He whispered, holding my face in his hands. I sighed; I hadn’t realised how much my panicking had worried him. I felt guilty for putting him through so much.
“I’m sorry I made you feel like I wasn’t sure about us, I love you, I’m sure about that. I just don’t know if I’m up to leading, or if I can trust myself not to mess this up. I’m not sure about me! I’m terrified of doing the wrong thing, for you, for me, for us. I’m scared that you will eventually resent me and leave me!” I exclaimed, feeling embarrassed and unsure of what to do.
“Never.” He breathed, and I knew he meant it. “I will never leave you. I can’t, you saw how crazy I just went, and you weren’t even gone. I’m in this Charlie, I love you, you own a piece of me, and I couldn’t leave you even if I wanted to. Just to be clear, I never will, I’m yours, mind, body and soul, yours always and forever.” I smiled at him.
“Always and forever? I like that, always and forever.” I kissed him softly, holding him close, as his arms drew me in tighter.
“Okay, now that we have that settled, shall I go make us a coffee?” He murmured into my hair, as I allowed his scent to envelope me, his steady heartbeat thrummed with mine. I couldn’t resist the chuckle that escaped my lips.
“Yes, please, coffee would be good.” I smiled, looking up at him.
“Okay, I’ll be back in a minute. Do not leave that bed!” He said in a mockingly stern voice. I giggled at him and headed into the bedroom. I climbed into the bed, pulled the covers back over me, and got comfortable. It was only a few minutes later when Daniel returned with two cups of coffee, I beamed at him from the bed, hoping we didn’t have to discuss what happened earlier anymore. Daniel handed me my cup and placed his own on the bedside table. I could see him psyching himself up, so I launched a pre-emptive attack.
“When am I meeting the elders exactly? And who are they? Because I’m still not sure. What do I wear? And what do I have to do?” He took a deep breath, clearly unprepared for my outburst.
“Well, there will be an informal meeting tomorrow, I need to finalise the details with Ms Michaels but in the evening I would imagine. They are the older members of the pack, mostly former warriors, some other formally higher ranked wolves like my father and mother, my uncle and the former head healer of our pack, people like that. And you just have to talk to them, show them who you are, it really isn’t a big deal. They just want to get to know you before you become their Luna, okay?” He said with a smile, clearly worried about me being anxious.
“I just don’t want to mess this up, so give me as much info as you can. And don’t sugarcoat it like you did with your parents, okay?” I replied, the pit in my stomach getting deeper, making me feel queasy. I sipped my coffee absentmindedly, hoping it would calm my nerves.
“It’s really not a big deal, it’s just a little meeting, we will go, I will introduce you, we will mingle, you’ll blow them away with your charm and we will come home. Then when we get back from seeing Hyacinth, I will hold a pack meeting. Anyone with any reservations about you will have to opportunity to tell me about them. I will tell them why they are wrong, and the pack will get over it. We will carry on with our relationship, and when you’re ready, we will get engaged, and complete the mate bond. We will have a Luna ceremony or a wedding ceremony it's up to you which one comes first I don’t mind, and we'll run the pack, and live our lives. Anything else you wanna know?” He smiled at me.
“How are you so confident it will all work out? Don’t you have any concerns or worries about them not ‘getting over it’? Because I do! I’m scared, and I need to know you know that this might not work out that way.” I asked, I felt utterly alone and like I was drowning in my fears.
“Okay, alright, calm down. I know they might not want you to be Luna, but I do, and I’m choosing to believe that this will work out. I’m choosing to believe that nothing they can come up with will be enough to stop you from being my Luna because there is nothing they can say. You’re already such a good Luna, you have made the omegas adore you. Maria and Ben think you’re amazing, so why wouldn’t everyone else think you’re going to make a great Luna too?” He asked, his face calm and confident.
“Being able to empathise with people and make friends with your brother and sister-in-law isn’t being a good ruler, it’s being a human,” I replied drily.
“It’s a big part of being a good Luna, you instinctively protected the females from me, and you were able to understand what they were feeling! Something my mother could never do, I might add. Plus, you didn’t just make friends with Maria, she thinks of you as family, a sister? And after only meeting her twice? And I don’t know what you said to my mother, but you made more progress with her and Maria’s relationship in our day than anyone else has in years! You’re better at this than you would like to believe!” He smiled at me, proudly.
“I just don’t think it’s that simple,” I responded, I leaned into his body, and took comfort in his warmth.
“Well, we will see soon enough.” He stated, as he wrapped his arm around me and pulled us closer.
“We should get up, and get ready before everyone comes over,” I whispered while making no effort to actually move.
“We still have time; we can stay here for a little longer.” He said as he stroked my arm softly.
“Okay, just a few more minutes,” I murmured as I leaned back into his body, his arms wrapped around me instinctively, his lips pressed against my temple.
“Or we could just stay here all day, forget everything else?” He asked with a smile.
“Maria and Ben will be here soon; we should get ready,” I whispered back.
“Boo. That’s no fun.” He grumbled, neither of us moved, we just enjoyed a few moments of peace with each other.
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