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Afew days had passed since Aeon had lost it. Zev and Lucien had been trying to find him to see if he was ok, but he was nowhere to be found. My chest hurt from the constant worrying. It also hurt because while I didn’t exactly see what he saw, I felt his emotions throughout the entire episode. A fear so strong and stifling still lingered with me.
My body shuddered as I tried to forget the strong emotions, to forget his fear that felt so strongly of loss. Did he see me die? Is that why he was so angry? How reliable were his visions? I had all these questions, and all I wanted was answers.
Ever since that night, the guys had been looking for Aeon, but they couldn’t find him. Zev said he had felt Aeon’s magic, so he thought that he was using it to get away from them.
The horror on his face still haunted me. I changed for the third time, itching to go down and look for Aeon myself. Lucien and Zev kept telling me not to go looking for him; they were afraid he would hurt me.
I opened the balcony to look outside, hoping to catch a glimpse of Aeon, but I knew that it wasn’t going to happen. Leaning over, I saw a black wolf by the flower garden. I didn’t think about it, I quickly scaled down the side of the house to get to the wolf. If I could just touch him, then maybe I could talk some sense into him.
I was an idiot to think I could do this again. I slipped and fell, the hair on my neck standing up. My whole body knew I had attracted the attention of the wolf. I looked up to see him looking directly at me. He stalked towards me slowly, as I crawled backwards.
When I looked at his paws, I noticed it was Aeon. My body was in fight or flight mode, but my brain wanted me to stay still. He slowly came up to me with his teeth barred, but once he came close enough his expression changed. His tongue fell out of his mouth, tilting his head to one side.
Like this, he looked like a huge dog, giving me a false sense of security that I was safe. He took another step towards me but leaned his body down close to the ground, showing me he wasn’t going to hurt me.
“Aeon?”
His ear twitched, scooting a little closer to me. I held out my hand to him as an invitation, he didn’t hesitate to push his head against it. The few times I had run into them, I had never realized how soft they were.
I ran both my hands on the side of his head, doing it again before he stepped forward, almost pushing me back. He rubbed his head against my cheek in an almost loving way.
“Oh, Aeon. Why are you making this so hard?” My throat constricted with emotion.
He grumbled, but tried to climb into my lap.
“Whoa! You’re not the size of a teacup poodle,” I said, getting pushed back again.
He licked my face, eliciting a squeal from me.
“Dude, gross.” I laughed when he licked me again.
The lightness of the situation eased my emotions just a bit.
He pushed me until I fell on my back, laying across my chest like my boobs were his pillows. We laid like that for a moment, while I stroked his fur, relaxing and enjoying the silence. The worry eased in my chest with each minute that passed. The ground was way too cold, making my back ache.
“Ok, Ok, let me up.” I patted his head so he could stand back. “This floor is cold and it makes my back hurt.”
He gave me just enough room so I could stand. When he stood up too, he was so tall. I wasn’t a tall woman, but his face came up to my shoulders.
“I wish…” I caught myself before I said something stupid. I told myself that I would only worry about Lucien and I had failed horribly the last few days. “I guess, I’ll see you later, I’m glad you are ok.”
I petted him one last time before I walked away from him.
“Don’t go.”
I looked over my shoulder to see Aeon naked and looking like a tree I wanted to climb on. My heart instantly beat faster, an ache in between my legs grew. When I pulled my eyes from his chiseled body, I realized his eyes were really yellow, but still different shades.
“Aeon?” This reminded me of the time Lucien’s wolf came out for a chat.
“Mate,” he growled, stepping closer to me.
The possessiveness in his eyes made my heart flutter. He grabbed the back of my neck, leaning forward until our foreheads were resting against each other. The contact was almost as good as when I hugged Lucien.
Mate.
“You’re mine,” he said, kissing my nose ever so slightly. “If he wasn’t so stubborn, I would have made you mine the night that you and Lucien bonded.”
I pulled away to look in his eyes again.
