37.

-HIM-

I hear her speak as I drive her home. I couldn’t help but glance at her multiple times just to make sure that she’s actually here with me and that I am not dreaming. Though it seems more or less like a dream.

I was finding it hard to believe that she was talking to me after all this time. I thought that everything was over and I was starting to lose hope. Turns out there were some mere misunderstandings keeping her away from me.

Now that there wasn’t anything between us, I think I could charm her and she’d hopefully fall for me too. My wolf is already planning for mating even though he’s aware that we’d need to take it slow with her.

Giving her time and space seems to have worked for her. I can now slowly start to build a bond with her. I was surprised to find my scent on her earlier even though we hadn’t touched each other for months. It gives me hope that we can develop something deep and meaningful- both mentally and physically.

“When will I see you next?” I ask her as we get closer to her house. Her head snaps to me before she blushes and looks away. I am tempted to hold her and kiss her all night until my taste buds have memorized her taste.

“I don’t know,” She mutters looking away.

“Are you free this week?” I ask her, “We can go out,” I offer. She nibbles on her lower lip before she peers at me through her eyelashes.

“Will you forgive me if I go out with you?” She asks innocently. Her doe-like eyes framed with thick eyelashes melts my heart every time I look into them.

“I may think of it then,” I nod at her. She looks away instantly. I am aware that the possessiveness might overwhelm her but I couldn’t help it with her, especially when we have met and talked after months.

“Ok,” She mutters as I pull up at the corner of the road where her house is. She told me not to drop her in front because it may get her into trouble.

“Thanks for dropping me home,” She says as she takes off the seat belt. Before she could get out of the car, I call for her, “Cybele,”

“Yes?” She turns around to face me. I take a deep breath before I reach for her hand. It’s the second time tonight when I am tugging her back to my lap. I instantly hear her heart thrash in her chest.

She doesn’t stop me when I did it. Instead, she gently places her hands on my chest as she peers at me innocently.

“Cybele,” I groan at the thought of her leaving. I wish I could take her home. I want to take her home and I want it to happen soon. I don’t want to waste any more time because we have wasted enough time already.

“What are we?” I ask her seriously. She shifts uneasily on my lap before answering, “Er… friends?”

A frown instantly climbs on my face. I don’t like that word.

“Friends?” I grumble.

“Yes?”

“But I want us to be more than friends,” I grumble and instantly her heartbeats speed up even more. Her breaths grow shallow. The air is charged with so much tension. I could take her now if I lose control.

“Cybele,” I breathe, “I like you,” I finally tell her if our make-out session previously in the evening wasn’t enough to tell her how much I want her. I brush my lips against hers and instantly the sparks come to life.

“I… I think we should take it slowly,” She finally speaks. Her voice is a whisper. I could still hear her heart beating wildly in her chest. She is clutching my jacket, seemingly at the edge.

“How much slowly?” I demand, tightening my hold on her waist and trying to pull her impossibly closer. She gasps, “Jake,” My name rolls out of her tongue in a half moan. It makes my wolf stir and makes me want her more.

“I’ve missed you all these months,” I tell her, “When will I see you again, Cybele?” I demand.

“This weekend?” She offers. It’s only the second day of the week and realizing that I’d have to wait more days to see her makes me groan.

“Couldn’t it be tomorrow?” I ask her desperately, brushing my lips against her and enjoying the sparks.

“I have classes tomorrow,” she breathes.

“I’ll come to see you then,” I mutter before claiming her lips. She moans into my mouth. It is instantly swallowed by me hungrily. I suck on her lower lip demandingly before letting my wolf take over. He wants to feel her too.

“Oh, Jake,” She gasps as soon as I pull back. While she catches up on her breath, my wolf finds her neck again before closing our mouth around it. I remember doing this the first time we kissed.

It’s an urge to make my scent on her stronger so other wolves would know that she’s mine. No one would dare stake a claim on her. As my canines scrape against her skin to decorate her neck with my hickeys. Meanwhile, she moans my name out loud.

I’d keep giving her the hickeys until and unless she is marked. It would at least give me some peace of mind. When I am finally done with her, we are out of our breaths.

Her hand instantly finds my hickey on her neck before she frowns, “Why do you keep giving me these?”

“I couldn’t help it with you, Cybele,” I growl before my lips crash on her again. After another intense make-out session, she climbs off my lap.

“I should be going now,” She sighs before taking a last look at the rear-view mirror. Her lips are swollen and she clearly looks flushed.

“You look great,” I smirk, feeling proud of the strong, deep hickeys on her neck. They are unmistakable and would tell anyone easily that she is taken.

“I may get into trouble for these,” She frowns before she bids me goodnight and gets out of the car.

“I’ll text you soon,” I tell her and she nods before walking away. I watch her as she walks to her house before I driving away. A huge smile decorates my face as I drive home. I know I wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight because of her.

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