The dark moon

Chapter 17••Dating

Alisa POV

I walked back home with the biggest smile on my face and a bounce in my step. I ran straight up the stairs to my room and started getting ready. I decided to go for some jeans and a deep blue cold shoulder, o-neck blouse.

The sleeve was split all the way to my elbow and tied just above the joint. Running down the split were white fake pearl buttons and the bottom of the blouse was floaty with a white flower pattern that laced around the back. I couldn’t help watching the clock. The closer it got to 8, the more nervous I began to get.

Cam picked me up at 8 on the dot. He looked so sexy in a pair of jeans and a blue shirt with his signature look of rolled-up sleeves and the top few buttons undone. It was like we had coordinated on our clothing.

“So, where are we going?”

He held my hand as we strolled toward the forest.

“I thought a picnic by the lake,”

“That sounds wonderful”

My stomach fluttered with butterflies as we walked deeper into the forest. The crickets made a beautiful background noise and the moon and stars created a beautiful ambient light. We walked in comfortable silence until we reached the lake.

He took out a blanket from the basket he was carrying and placed it on the floor. He smoothed it out and sat down, pulling me down beside him.

“Do you know this is the same spot that I first saw you and knew you belonged to me?” He asked.

“No, really?”

“Yes, you were sitting right here with your hand in the water and it was the most beautiful sight I’ve ever seen in my life.”

I blushed at his words, then I remembered the feeling of being watched that day when Alex was showing me around.

“You were here that day? I thought I was being watched, but I couldn’t see anyone… Why didn’t you come over to me?”

“You will laugh at me when I tell you.”

I shook my head at him and smiled, hoping he would continue.

“I couldn’t move. It was like my legs didn’t know how to work and my brain was too mesmerized by what it was seeing to function. I was totally and utterly in love with you.”

My heart started to speed up and I could feel my cheeks heating up from his words. He said he was in love with me. I was speechless. Actually speechless. No words are willing to come out of my mouth. The only sound I can make is a small whimper. Cam chuckles at me and it’s this that helps my brain start to function again.

“Jerk!”

I gently slap him on his arm.

“I know what you mean. My brain doesn’t want to cooperate with my body or mouth when you're around”

He reached over and brushed a strand of my hair behind my ear, his fingers brushing against my face. He was looking deep into my eyes as he did and I was completely spellbound by him.

“You have the most beautiful eyes,” he whispered softly to me.

Again, words fail me. Instead, I reach out to him and run my fingers along his rugged jaw. His stubble tickles my fingertips, but it feels so nice. I lean closer to him, looking at his delicious lips. His tongue seductively runs along his bottom lip. Oh, how I wish that tongue was licking me. As I get closer to him and our lips are about to touch, I do what any girl would do.

“So, what are we eating?”

He shakes his head, chuckling to himself, and starts to get stuff out of the basket. He had brought some pesto pasta and chicken salad which was delicious, chocolate truffles which made my mouth water and want more, and some simple strawberries. The strawberries were by far the best thing on the menu. Cam picked one up and bit into the tip of the strawberry so the juices seeped out. He ran it along my lips and then followed the trail he had made with his tongue. He slipped the strawberry into my mouth, so I bit down and swallowed the delicious fruit. He then kissed me with such ferociousness I’m sure my lips would be bruised, but I didn’t care. He tasted of sweet strawberry and my favorite flavor, him. He pulled away from me, leaving me panting and wanting more.

We spent the rest of the night talking and when he walked me home, he was the perfect gentleman and kissed me one last time before I went inside to sleep and dream of this man I was blessed with by the goddess.

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It’s only three days until my birthday now, Cam has been such a sweet and attentive man, after our picnic date he took me to a fancy restaurant in town, then the night after that we went to watch a movie, then the next day we went paint balling and it was the most fun I had had in a while. Cam refused point-blank to shoot me, but I was only too happy to do it to him. He really let loose that day and was carefree. It was so nice to see.

He’s been tense lately, something to do with pack business. He didn’t want to tell me what it was, and I respected that.

The last three nights I’ve not seen him and it felt like the coldness was taking over me from not being near his warmth. It’s crazy how we have only just connected, we still haven’t mated or marked each other, but he’s like my drug. If I don’t get a fix of him I feel like I’m crawling out of my skin.

I finally started college at the beginning of this week and it was a lot to process at first, the campus is large, much larger than any of the universities I went to look at back in the UK, I actually managed to get lost a couple of times but I saw a few faces I recognized from the pack and they were only too happy to help, I think Cam may have asked them to watch over me.

I've been getting the feeling of being watched every now and then when I’m at college or walking around outside at home, so I think he may have asked some of the warriors to keep an eye on me at all times. I’ve made a couple of new friends as well they’re humans but super nice and we really get along, I’m hoping that we will be able to catch up outside of college to hang out soon one of the girls works part-time as a waitress to pay for her food and clothes and the other is always super busy with family matters, she’s a local so her family are all close by.

Jordyn has been over a couple of times to hang out and it was great. She’s so fun to be around and so full of life. She is one of my closest friends here. I don’t know how I would cope without a good girlfriend to gossip with.

My family gets here tomorrow and I’m beyond ecstatic. I can’t wait to see them. Apparently, I have a surprise coming with them between you and me though it’s Sam, she is terrible at keeping secrets although she didn’t actually tell me she was the surprise she let something slip about packing her suitcase during a call, I played dumb like I didn’t hear her and I will act surprised when she turns up, I don’t want to ruin all the effort my mum and dad put into it.

I can’t believe I’m almost 18 and about to get my wolf. I keep getting agonizing headaches, Aunt June said it’s my wolf forming her bond, 3 more nights and I'll be complete.

Cam still hasn’t shown me his wolf he said he wants us to experience seeing each other’s wolves for the first time together. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen his wolf hanging around at night just before I go to bed. Every night without fail, when I look out the window, there’s a brown wolf looking up at me through the window. If it’s not Cam, then I’ve got a serious stalker problem.

Right now I’m relaxing in a hot bubble bath washing the stresses of today away. I had English literature today, and the teacher is such a hard ass. The assignments he gives us seem unrealistic to complete, but I won’t let a little hard work or stress stop me from achieving what I want. I hope to become a teacher and I love to read so I’ve taken English lit as my major and hopefully one day I will achieve my goal. Maybe I could teach here. I know Cam has a school on the territory and it would be perfect.

I’ve got some music playing in the background from my phone when it starts buzzing. I wipe my hand dry on the towel nearby and grab my phone. It's a FaceTime call from Cam.

Am I brave enough to answer it in the bath?

Damn right I am.

I’ve become much bolder with him, plus he’s gonna see me naked when I shift into my wolf for the first time. I quickly readjust the bubbles to cover myself up so I can leave something to the imagination. I swipe right to answer the call.

“Hey beautiful, I just needed to see your face…… what are you doing?”

“I’m just relaxing in the bath.”

I point the camera down so he can see the bath. I can hear a low growl coming through the phone.

“What’s up Cam?”

“Do you understand what you're doing to me?”

“No, tell me. What am I doing to you?” I’m trying to be seductive, but I’m not sure I’m pulling it off.

“You're killing me, Alisa.”

He was breathing heavily now, his eyes flashing between black and blue.

“I need to see you.”

“I need to see you as well.”

“I'll be over in 30 minutes,”

“Wait what?”

I sit up in the bath, almost dropping my phone into the suds.

“30 minutes!”