74.

-HER-

After breakfast, he has to leave for some work. Nefret is always there to keep me busy but I’d often find myself pondering over all the scenarios that could take place tomorrow.

My anxiety is at its peak when the night falls. The whole house is perfectly decorated and everyone seems to be buzzing with joy and excitement for tomorrow. Jake is back by the evening and he looks for me right away.

“Why are you so anxious?” He mutters in my ear while I am sitting on his lap. Everyone’s in the living room, talking and playing cards. I am not much interested in playing so I am just looking over Jake’s cards.

“No, I am not,” I lie but suddenly, the realization dawns upon me that he could feel my emotions through the bond as well. He gently bites my earlobe in response.

“Why are you lying?” He grumbles. We decide to go back to his bedroom to talk.

“You know I’ll be going back tomorrow?” I tell him as soon as we are back in his room. He freezes at my words before looking at me in disbelief. The possessiveness flowing through the bond intensifies. I shiver when his gaze grows intense all the while.

“We have just mated,” He grumbles, wrapping his arm around my waist and pulling me unbelievingly closer to his body while we are laying in his bed.

“I know, Jake but I must go this time,” I tell him but if anything, the frown on his face deepens and his hold tightens.

“No, you’re not going back so soon,” He growls angrily. His wolf looks seems to be near the surface again, ready to take over him and mark me again if necessary. It’s turning uglier than I thought. I don’t know if I’d be able to convince him.

“Jake, please… I must go back to my family,” I tell him gently while stroking my thumb on his cheek gently and peering in his eyes fervently.

“But I am your mate,” The audible hurt in his voice makes my soul hurt but I must go. It’s necessary, “If you go now then I couldn’t be seeing you before New year! Hell no!” With his words, the situation turns tenser because his words are true, partly.

“You can come to see me, Jake. But I have to go this time,” I tell him gently while continuing to brush my fingertips on his jaw. He’s starting to grow slight stubble.

“Cybele… please, I want you here,” He groans before his face disappears in the crook of my neck. I wrap my arms around his neck as I lay in his arms. Although, after some moments, I feel him sneak one his hands under my blouse and beneath my bra to reach the mark.

As soon as his fingertips brush over the mark, a strong wave of sparks travels throughout my body, forcing a moan across my lips and getting my core pulsing with need again.

“Oh, Jake,” I couldn’t help but moan when he gropes me. The cup of my bra has ridden up under my blouse for him to have full access to my breast.

“I want you, Cybele,” He growls. Strong desire joins the stream of possessiveness that flows into me through him. As my core pulses with need, I find it hard to resist him.

We end up having a quickie before going downstairs for dinner. Over the dinner, everyone else also gets to know that I’d be going back tomorrow. The festive joy instantly dies and soon the wicked plans of getting me to stay back are being hatched over the table as if I am not at all there.

Although, I end up convincing them that it’s necessary for me to go. Although they make me promise first that I’d stay longer on my next visit.

After dinner, the exhaustion starts to register to my senses. It doesn’t take me long to fall asleep when I am back in his bedroom. Fortunately, he falls asleep too. Although, I am being wakened up early in the morning due to some commotion. It seems to be very early in the morning.

“Want to go to that cabin?” He offers when I steer awake. I yawn and stretch before answering, “Nah thanks,” He groans at this before kissing me despite my morning breath.

“I will miss you when you’ll be gone,” He speaks against my lips. I could feel the despair in him through the bond. It makes it even hard for me to stick to my decision but I must go this time. We end up lovemaking until the sunrise.

After taking a shower together and getting dressed, we finally go downstairs for breakfast. Even though the house is very well decorated and ready for the festival, the deep frown decorating everyone’s faces contradicts the situation.

Even though Jake doesn’t speak about it, I know that he isn’t very pleased and so is his family. I feel deeply guilty for spoiling their moods but they bid me goodbye nonetheless. I know Jake isn’t happy as he drives out of the pack borders.

“We’ll find out some way, Jake,” I assure him when the frown on his face continues to grow deeper. Although, he doesn’t speak much while driving. His eyes are fixed on the road while his body seems tense.

Before we could reach my house, he stops once before kissing me to his heart’s desire. My house looks gloomy for some reason as soon as he pulls over in the driveway of my house. We get out of the car and he walks me to our front door.

Although upon seeing him, my mother insists him to stay. He does stay back to talk to my father and brother. By afternoon, he decides to leave but before that, he gets me alone in my room to have a final talk with me.

“I hate this,” He grumbles.

“It’s definitely not pleasant but you can visit me whenever you want,” I speak, nodding at the woods visible through my bedroom window. From what I have learned, the woods behind my house aren’t part of his pack but his wolves are often here for a run.

His eyes darken at my words before he joins me beside the window.

“I’ll come tonight then,” He suggests smugly while desire flows through the bond. I want to facepalm because I didn’t mean that. He’s just twisting the reasons to suit his wants. With a chuckle, he sweeps me into his arms to kiss me for the last time before leaving.

My grandparents arrive a couple of hours after Jake left. The evening and night are spent with them. I return to my room quite late. Before going to sleep, when I check my phone, it’s flooding with his messages and missed calls.

I talk to him over the phone before falling asleep. The upcoming days pass in a blur. Although as promised, he visits me one night. I had to go downstairs after everyone has gone to bed to sneak him in through the back door.

“I missed you,” He grumbles as soon as we are back in my room. His arms are around and he’s showering me with kisses. Even though my bed is very small for us two, we end up laying in it.

He kisses me heatedly while his hand finds the mark under my pyjama shirt.

“We cannot do it in my house, Jake,” I warn him and he lets out a small groan but he continues to do things that arouse me instantly.

“Please… Jake,” I couldn’t help but moan as he gropes me with one hand and the other disappears into my pants.

“We’ll be quiet,” He promises. I bite into my pillow to keep quiet as he pounds into me. It doesn’t take long for things to escalate before his wolf finally takes over. He is wild and demanding as usual. It still feels like we are mating for the first time.

It’s sometime early in the morning when he’s finally done with me. I am completely exhausted by now and at the brink of falling asleep. Meanwhile, he is placing small kisses all over my back.

“You must go now,” I tell him after some time. My words make him frown.

“Just a little longer,” He grumbles.

“That would be too late,” I tell him while turning around. He groans.

“Can you jump from the window?” I ask him curiously. I’ve read enough stories where the lovers sneak in through the windows. I wonder if it’s possible in my case.

“No, why would I need to do that?” He asks in confusion.

“Never mind,” I giggle lightly before sneaking him downstairs and letting him out through the back door. After he’s gone, I sneak back to my room and fall asleep due to the exhaustion.