Chapter 43
She stays in the water and calls out, the knife in hand. Ready.
With a menacing growl, she calls out. “I know you’re the rouge wolf from the forest. I will kill you if you come closer“.
Shit. She has never met Jace and doesn’t know it’s me. Liam always says my wolf is threatening, and he is jet–black and huge with yellow eyes. Jace starts to panic.
“What do I do. Do I run“.
“I don’t know. She might get mad a chase us. Try to show her we’re not a threat“.
Jace starts to lower his head and whimpers. This intrigues her and she slowly comes out of the water but doesn’t lower the knife. She slowly approaches and we try to remain as still as possible.
“Let me shift back so she knows it’s me”.
“Hell no. I want to meet her. Mate’s smart. She’ll work this out“.
Jace slowly sniffs the air and rolls over to his back showing his belly. She resheaths the knife at this.
“OK. So not a threat. So who might you be then“.
She crouches down so she is at eye level with Jace. He slowly walks towards he while still whimpering. He approaches very gently and licks her face before he starts nuzzling her neck. She starts to smile.
“You must be Conrad’s wolf“. Jace starts jumping at this and then jumps on her knocking her over.
She giggles as she pats Jace while trying to get him off her. “Well I’m happy to meet you too. Did you smell and track me“.
He nods his head. He is very proud of himself for this. She starts patting him and scratching behind his ears which he is loving. He is letting out happy growls while trying to keep nuzzling her.
“I’m assuming you’re not letting Conrad out because you want your time to get to know me and my wolf“. She gets another nod.
She looks at him saddened. “I’m sorry but my wolf won’t come out around other wolves. She’s very shy. You OK if it is just me tonight“.
Jace is still happy with this. He knows everything she has been through and her wolf would have seen it as well from her memories. We have to take our time with her wolf like we did with Lewana.
With a cheeky grin, she looks him in the eyes. “Do you want to go hunting then“.
He’s jumping at this idea. She stays in human form and runs around with Jace for an hour or two. They hunt rabbits together, Jace with his teeth and her with knives. They chase each other and hunt each other in a hide–and–seek sort of way and generally just have fun. It great seeing all this but I can’t help but be jealous. Moonlight is meant to be mine but now I will have to share her.
We can all sense the night is coming to an end as the moon starts to lower behind the forest line. It’s been an amazing night but the sun will start rising in a few hours. She looks like she is getting cold as well.
“We should head back”, she says with a somber expression.
Jace starts whimpering again.
I have an idea. “Take her to the ridge. We can start a fire and warm her up there“.
The ridge overlooking the lake is our special place. We can see over our whole territory and see out to faraway lands. It’s the most freeing place and we have built a mini den up there with supplies for when we need to clear our head away from the noise of the pack.
Jace starts signaling his head for her to follow. So she does. He starts picking up sticks along the way and starts handing some to her. She’s smart. She will
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We get to our ridge and start placing all the sticks in a pile and Jace goes and gets the bag we keep hidden nearby. He places it at her feet and nudges her to open it and she finds the matches. She starts to giggle again and starts the fire.
“Don’t tell me you’re going to start following me around like Conrad does. I suppose you can be my protective shadow with that fur“.
Jace is elated at his new nickname. He runs over to her and starts nuzzling at her to lie down. He is large enough to cuddle her from behind and keep her warm and she snuggles in.
Jace starts talking to me. “Conrad, I think I love her. Love her human side. Is that possible“.
“I don’t know buddy. But she’s too amazing not to love“.
We all fall asleep. I have shifted overnight back into human form and wake up to a glorious site. The sunrise over the lake made it shimmer, nature all around us coming into the sunlight, and my precious moonlight asleep in my arms.
I hold her tighter for a little while and watch her sleep. I just lie next to her feeling her warmth and scent her. That amazing smell of the forest after the rain has come. Calming. I know I’m going to be extra clingy now that Jace is attached too. He is going to do everything to play with her wolf next moon though.
She starts to stir and slowly rolls over to open her eyes. She stares deep into mine and slowly strokes my face. I think she feels the mate bond has gotten stronger now she has met Jace.
I start teasing her a little. “So did you have fun without me last night“.
“I might have. Sorry I threatened your wolf. I just remembered him for the forest and panicked“.
“It’s alright. His name is Jace by the way. When he saw you in the forest at the rouge attack he got very protective and stood over you until the threat was gone. Think it’s safe to say he likes you too“.
I brush a strand of hair from her face. Goddess, she is beautiful in the morning light. She smiles at me a pulls me in for a kiss. It turns passionate very quickly. It takes me a minute to realize I’m completely naked and getting hard–on.
I push her back slightly, “I think we should stop and head back“.
She just looks at me with those bright sapphire eyes. “OK“.
