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“There are some things I’m not sure I’ll ever get used to…like having everyone watch me when I leave the house.”
Levi looked over at me with the slightest look of concern but more so understanding. “Since you are my mate now, they mean to appease both of us.”
Hearing him mention how we were mates brought me all kinds of confusing feelings that I couldn’t begin to try to decipher. While part of me still wanted to resist him and the idea of being his Luna, it was getting harder for me to keep that stance. He didn’t seem as intimidating or cruel as I once thought.
With a sigh, I didn’t see a point in hiding my thoughts or feelings. “The old pack only either ignored me or picked on me, so I’m not used to positively accepting any kind of attention.”
Levi hesitated with his response, and he faced the lake instead, watching as the water moved in front of us. He let go of a deep breath. “Things are going to be different for you now. It’ll be an adjustment overall, and I hope you can keep up with it.”
“I guess being smiled at and waved to beats getting ridiculed, so I’ll take it,” I admitted, hoping to steer away from the heavier topics.
“The others do mean well,” Levi said, meeting my eyes again. Something softened in his features as he looked at me, and it made my stomach squirm. He was too attractive for his own good. “The last few years have been experimental in a way. This new pack has worked through many tough challenges already, and with you here now, I’m hoping to give them more normalcy. I want them to feel like we are a stable pack, even if our numbers are smaller. I know that we have our past, and this has been one big surprise for both of us, but I can’t achieve that without you.”
Hearing those words come from his mouth, almost like a plea, squeezed my heart. Never in my life did I ever think I’d receive those puppy-dog eyes from him. And never did I think they would wear me down.
“I said I wanted to get to know you better, and I meant that. None of this has gone the way I thought it up in my mind, but I don’t see why we can’t make it happen anyway. Will you work with me on this?” He asked, voice dripping with sincerity.
As much as that small part of me still wanted to refuse him, there was something in me that couldn’t stand to turn him down. He was appealing to me, and if he was able to put his pride aside to do it, then I didn’t want to be one to discourage that.
It helped that every second I was near him only made me wish it would continue. That we wouldn’t have any more space between us.
Unable to tell him no, I let go of a breath and nodded. “Fine. I’ll try, but this is a big adjustment for me.”
“I know that, and I’ll do whatever I can to make it easier on you.”
Something about that declaration felt so personal and almost tender in a way. He cared enough to want the transition to be smooth for me, and while I didn’t expect it from him, it was certainly a nice gesture.
“Thank you,” I managed to say despite how dry my mouth felt from that attraction simmering within me.
Whether it was the circumstances, the connecting of our inner wolves, his willingness to see where our bond might take us, or the unfettered desire growing within me, there was no missing the stir of feelings in my chest.
As we sat there, I could tell by the thoughtful expression on his face that he was feeling it too. The fated connection between two wolves had always been powerful, but it was difficult to wrangle with as someone feeling it for the first time.
“I don’t want you to feel like an outsider here,” Levi said, voice softer than before. He leaned forward ever so slightly, bringing our faces closer. “Not in my pack. In our pack. The Goddess chose to bless us, and I’m not willing to take that as anything but a good sign.”
My pulse quickened at his words. I was awestruck by the idea of anyone committing themselves to me and our connection to accepting me and, in a way, admitting his own attraction to me.
But as our eyes remained locked, and that tension pulled between us, I couldn’t bring myself to look away.
As far as my wolf knew, we were looking at the one man that mattered—the center of our universe and the mere reason for breathing. Even if we had a long way to go, that tether would always be there.
I couldn’t help but agree.
There was no use trying to resist fate, especially not when I was rejecting it less and less.
My breathing stopped altogether as Levi leaned closer and cut through the distance between us. The moment our lips brushed together, I knew there was no going back.
Chapter 11 - Jane
Kissing Levi felt almost like fresh rain on a summer day or the first breath of spring air. It brought a wave of emotions I didn’t know were my own as if I had borrowed them from someone else. It was as if my inner wolf had bridged a gap between my physical body and my divine connection with him.
Warmth and appeasement flooded my system and set off every sensitive part of my body as if magnetizing me to him. Tingles moved across my skin as he placed a gentle hand against my cheek and deepened the kiss, pulling even more eagerness from me.
My mind spun as I reciprocated, and I found myself unwilling to stop so soon. The feeling of his lips on mine was so addicting that I wanted more and more.
Leaning into him to show just how much I needed to stay like that for as long as time would allow, I was met with mutual desperation as the kiss heated, and he didn’t pull away.
His response instilled more confidence in me, and that courage allowed me to reach for him, letting my hands run up his shoulders.
