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“You don’t even know everything about it,” I grumbled.
Alex grinned. “Yes.”
“But what if you regret it? What if you decide you don’t want to be with me or that I’m too much or that the world of monsters isn’t for you?”
“What if you decide you don’t want me?” Alex asked in return.
I scoffed, scowling. “As if that could ever be the case, boy.”
“Well, Daddy,” Alex said, sliding his free hand over mine. “I want this. I want whatever that means and entails. I want a future together, even if it means we might have stumbling blocks and things to figure out. I want this more than anything I’ve ever wanted before.”
I stared at him for a few moments, realizing that all of the doubts I had were my own. Not his. I couldn’t project my insecurities on him like this, it wasn’t fair.
Alex raised a brow. “If you want it, of course. I know that we have a definite dynamic to our relationship, but I appreciate you asking me instead of telling me.”
I softened, finally relaxing. “I can’t tell you to love me or be my mate. It’s meant to be a choice.”
“If I say yes again, will you believe me?”
“Yes,” I whispered.
“Then yes,” Alex said again. “Yes. Yes. And yes.”
Finally, a bubble of joy burst in my chest. I grinned, leaning forward to kiss him.
Just as our lips touched, I felt a ripple of darkness through the air.
And then a scream.
I pulled back, looking around. We were at the center of the lake, and I could see the few people who had been exploring and running.
Another pulse of darkness. Another scream.
“Fuck,” I growled.
“What is happening?” Alex asked, the hint of fear activating every protective part of me.
“I don’t know but climb into my boat now. I’m getting us back to shore,” I said.
I didn’t give him a moment to think. The kayak would handle our weight and I lifted him out of his own, sitting him in front of me.
“What about my own—”
“We’ll come back for it. There’s something wrong,” I said.
I was already paddling now, all the while knowing the sinking feeling in my gut spoke of danger.
I needed to get Alex back to the lodge where I could actually protect him.
We glided across the lake, the screams giving me more and more ferocity in my strokes. Alex was nervous and tense, his head turning as he took in our surroundings.
“There’s something out there, but I can’t see what. And I can’t see what’s happening to those that are screaming,” he said.
“The moment we get to the shore, I want you to run straight for the truck. We’re going to try and get out of here,” I said, focusing on it.
The truck was still parked on the rocky bank, a massive one that I’d been able to drive with a little more ease.
We’d find out just how fast it could go today.
