My Mate, My Hero

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Ravenna

This day was just batshit crazy and I hadn't even noticed how tired I was. I closed my eyes and just took a few deep breaths before slipping into a dreamless sleep. All the while, the scent of firs was in my nose, weirdly calming me down even more.

When I woke up the next morning, I felt so recharged like never before in my life. I nearly jumped out of bed, when my gaze fell on Conner, who slept in a really awkward position on the armchair. My back hurt just looking at him. I got out of bed and walked quietly over to him, not necessarily hoping not to wake him, but also not trying to do so. His breathing was calm and steady, his features so relaxed, he looked so young. With this thought, I realised, I actually didn't know how old he was. I had never asked. While I was staring at him, he suddenly woke up and a pair of black eyes stared at me with a shine in them I had never seen...

He suddenly grabbed me and pulled me into his lap. “Oh Bow, you just smell irresistible”, he purred into my ear, and added a few kisses on my neck. While I first tensed up when he lifted me into his lap, I slowly started to relax. The kisses on the neck did something to me, sent a sensation down my spine into my pelvis and ended between my legs. His lips lifted from my neck and found my mouth, his fingers started to move in little circles on my hip bones and I couldn't help it, but a little moan escaped my lips. This resulted in his kisses getting more intense, his tongue was more longing. I felt his cook twitching underneath my legs, which made the tingling sensation start again and I felt a heat start in my p***y. He suddenly stopped and pulled me off his lap. I was stunned and looked at his beautiful face. I was surprised, did Conner always have different coloured eyes? One was black, while the other one was cobalt blue.

He turned his head and when he looked back at me, his eyes were both cobald blue again. I must still be dreaming... “Bow, I'm so sorry, I don't know what came over me”, he apologised and looked really ashamed. I raised my hand and put it on his cheek. Conner froze for a split second, then he leaned into my touch: “Don't worry, it was partly my fault for sneaking up on you.” After saying this, I was wondering, was there really a reason for me to apologise? I pulled back my hand and gave him a smile. “If you want to stretch, you can take the bed.”, I told him and then walked into the bathroom. I had a shower, brushed my teeth and blow dried my hair, all while thinking about what I had seen. I couldn't just ask him... I mean, he wouldn't even know. We can't see our own eyes. But what could I do? I flushed and that's when I decided to just give it a shot and google it.

Conner went into the bathroom after me and while he was having a shower also, I took out my phone and went to a search engine and looked for two coloured eyes. After I adjusted my search a couple of times, because the first hit was obviously for Heterochromia, I actually was onto something. It was a scetchy website, but it somehow rang a bell. Eyes changing colours, staying different and then changing back... According to this website, that was an indication of a shape shifter. I frowned. That wasn't really helpful, but I still continued to read the article and somehow saved the information in my head. Why did this sound as if it was written for Conner? Tall, out of this world, good looking, strong... Obviously, that can't be true... I turned the phone away, when I heard the shower being switched off and waited for Conner to come out of the bathroom.

Conner

Oh man, Myca was really quick at overpowering me and taking control when he smelled our mate so close to us. He was so horny and having Ravenna here in such close proximity, didn't help at all. There was so much pressure, I never felt like this before. So obviously, I had to release some of this pressure when I stepped under the shower. Oh, how I wished I had Ravenna here and not only the company of myself and my thoughts. But when I stepped out of the bathroom, something was off. Ravenna stared at me with big doe eyes and quickly looked away.

“Are you OK?”, I asked and went to my suitcase to take out some clothes for today. A very quiet and not so sure “yes”, came from her end. I looked up and eyed her for a second. Something was definitely off. Ravenna stared at her hands again and felt uncomfortable. I felt it. I grabbed my stuff and went quickly back into the bathroom to get dressed. When I stepped back into the bedroom, I told her that she should start packing up her stuff. We had to leave after breakfast. But Ravenna already had her things packed up and just sat on the bed, waiting for me. She was stunningly beautiful, wearing a pair of jeans and a loose-fitting shirt.

She got up and took the straps of her bag, her new handbag in the other hand. I went over to her and took the bag out of her hands and that's when our eyes met. There was something unexplainable in them. It was somehow curiosity, affection and fear. But why fear? She broke eye contact and left me the bag. We went quietly downstairs when I broke the silence: “I will take the bags to the car, you can go and pick a table for breakfast”. Ravenna nodded and disappeared into the breakfast room. I sighed and after dropping the bags in the car, I made my way over to search for her. She sat in the corner, chatting away with Dolores. When I made my way over, Ravenna gave me a weak smile and Dolores patted my shoulder while walking past me, heading back into the kitchen.

“What did you two talk about?”, I asked, trying not to sound too worried. “I just thanked her again for the food last night”, she said and started picking away at her toast. “Aren't you hungry?”, I asked, digging into my full Irish breakfast. “Not really”. OK, something was definitely off and I knew I wouldn't get it out of her. Not here at least. We finished our breakfast in silence, then I told her to go outside and wait in the car, handing her my keys. As I watched her disappearing out of my view, I went to the reception and Dolores appeared.

I handed her my credit card. “Did last night not go as planned, Alpha?”, she said with a teasing tone to it. I was feeling the anger flaming up, ready to rip her apart, but then swallowed this feeling and just said: “Last night was a success, mostly because of the delicious food. But this morning was off and I don't know why, because I was sleeping.” Dolores raised an eyebrow and handed me back the card. “I wish you all the best for your travels, Alpha, and hope to see you here again”, she said and gave me a smile before turning back to the kitchen. I took a deep breath before heading outside, preparing for an awkward and silent car ride with the woman I was supposed to love more than life itself...

Ravenna

My mind was going wild. As a person who believed in fairytales, magic and, obviously, magical creatures, I tend to believe that there was a possibility, that there was something out there like shape shifters. But then again, it's not something to just ask a person. I mean, I couldn't just turn around and ask “Hey Conner, how are you this morning? Oh by the way, are you a shape shifter?” That just sounded like I should be on a one-way ticket to the looney bin...

The car-ride was silent. Conner gave me a few looks, probably hoping I didn't see him or maybe he wanted me to notice and was secretly hoping I would start a conversation. Yes, I know, he hasn't done anything wrong and I should continue like normal, especially after this very hot moment we were sharing this morning before the shower. But I just couldn't. I have never been the type of overly hiding how I feel about a person. I thought it wrong to do so.

After about 20 minutes, he broke the silence. “Listen Bow, I don't know what is wrong or what I have done, but this trip will be very long and boring if you don't talk with me.”. I looked at my hands again, then decided to lie. I couldn't tell him why I was quiet, but I had to tell him something. “I'm sorry Conner, I'm just... scared.” He gave me a very quick look: “Scared of what?” I noticed that his voice was wary. “Scared of how this is going.” I said very weak. It wasn't even that much of a lie. I was scared. What was our future anyway? Was I some toy for him and when he was done with me and went back to the States, he would just throw me aside? Conner didn't answer, but he pulled the car over.

“Bow, I can't promise you anything you don't want yourself. I can only promise you that I will never hurt you. Never.” I had the feeling he picked his words very carefully. Like as if he wanted to say something else, but couldn't. A bit like me saying I was scared of what this situation was, while in reality my fear was somehow irrational and about something which sounded so ridiculous, even to myself. But on the other hand, his answer did tickle me to challenge him a bit more. I didn't necessarily believe in 'happily ever after' or that Conner would drop anything for me, that I was the love of his life. But I wanted to hear it from him: “How can you be sure about that? Not hurting me, I mean”.

He looked hurt when I asked him the question. Like as if I insulted him. “I don't know, Bow, I just am.” He looked as if he was thinking very hard about what to say next, then I saw something flickering in his eyes and he turned his face again: “Look Ravenna, I can tell you whatever I think you want to hear. But I don't want to do that. I want to tell you how I feel. I want to be with you, every waking moment. I want to fall asleep beside you, hold you, love you. I want to be the person you tell your secrets, who you trust the most.” there was a brief moment of silence, before he added: “I want you to be mine”. This last part woke something in me. His voice was different and his eyes flashed from blue to black again. Just for a split second, but I saw it. I gave him a weak smile, grabbed his hand and squeezed it.

As I did this, he pulled me towards him and kissed me. It was a sweet kiss which grew more daring. His tongue asked for permission and I granted it, parting my lips slightly. His kiss was growing more and more heated, my breathing matching his. I don't know how long this kiss lasted, but then we suddenly broke apart. I felt how I blushed and he smiled at me. He gave me another quick kiss and then put the car back into gear and we were back on the road.

Conner

We arrived at the first suppliers place. It was the first of many werewolf places and I was anxious about how they would react when I walked in with a human. I pulled into the parking lot and took my phone. “I just have to read the info that Shane sent me about this guy. He has dealt with him before and there might be some insights he can share.”, I said, and gave Ravenna a quick smile. She gave me a weak one and played then on her own phone.

I told Preston, that you're coming in human company and to be careful about what to say, as humans aren't aware of our existence. - Shane

I was relieved and took Ravenna's hand: “ OK Bow, we can go in now, everything should be alright.”, She gave me a quick squeeze and then got out of the car. Something was off with her... Just when I thought I had a breakthrough, she seemed to pull back again. But I have no time to look into this now. I had to concentrate on Preston and the deal with Shanes company.

The meeting was boring. Preston was an older alpha, with no sons to take his place. His only daughter was mated to a warrior and there was no interest in taking the Alpha and Luna role in the pack. So Preston needed to pick a successor for himself and his brother's oldest son showed great promise, but he was not interested in giving up his place any time soon, always saying that the “boy” wasn't ready yet. During the meeting, Preston eyed Ravenna a couple of times, before picking his words. I knew the old man was trying, so I let the looks pass. But his Beta was a different story. The way he looked was longing and lustful. I had to stop Myca from showing him who the boss was. Ravenna took notes and didn't seem to notice what was going on. Preston explained in every boring detail how his people would be of assistance to Shane.

After the longest hour in my life, we were able to leave the office. Just when we turned around to go back to the car, Preston called after us: “Conner, we have a... celebration... yes, a celebration on Friday. If you're still in town, you are more than welcome to join us.” I knew the “celebration” was a full moon run. It was always hosted by a different pack to get the most out of it and, hopefully, find new mates. I gave a quick look at Ravenna and replied: “We have to see if there is time, but thank you for the invite”. Preston smirked with a look at Ravenna and turned back to his packhouse.

When we sat in the car and I pulled back on the road, I heard Ravenna's voice for the first time in a while: “We should be on our way back on Friday and should pass here. So if you want to go to the party, there's no reason why not.” I gave her a quick look: “We'll see.” I didn't want her to feel bad or worse, that she was her reason. I declined. But I could hardly take a human who doesn't know about the existence of werewolfs to what a mating party is. Lots of horny wolves, trying to find their mate and if that didn't work, just find someone who was in the same situation and f**k whatever was willing. No... That was the worst idea.

I could see that Ravenna was scattered. But why? She seemed to be... disappointed? Did she want to go to a party? I wasn't sure in how to react. This whole situation was so messed up. When I was growing up and dreaming about having a mate, I never in my wildest dreams would have imagined that it would be so difficult and complicated. When the thought of “Why me?” came into my head, Myca jumped into action: Don't think that! Our mate is perfect! But we need to change something. Maybe we should tell her? I agreed with Myca, but I needed to be smart about it. I needed to test the water before jumping in. It could only go two ways; either she believed me or she wouldn't. Exactly! So we just hope she believes us and understands and wants to be with us forever. Let's do it now! Myca was excited. He jumped up and down. But no, I can't do it now, we will do it tonight, I promised Myca.

Ravenna

The meeting with this old guy, Preston Silver, was weird. He was eyeing her the moment they walked in. After he was done, his “personal assistant”, as he called the guy, was downright staring at her. Conner was trying to block her with his body, but in a very subtle way. The conversation was also somewhat weird. Like, as if Preston was trying to avoid certain words and finding a different way of describing things, he used to say his whole life. Before we left, he invited us to a party and Conner wasn't even trying to find an excuse. Something weird was going on, something very weird...

Conner pulled into the parking lot for the hotel. It was a very fancy and expensive looking hotel. Before I could even move, Conner was out of the car and opened the door for me. We walked together into the lobby and the women behind the counter perked up as soon as they saw Conner. But he did look amazing. I couldn't deny that. He was wearing a grey suit and a sky blue tie, which he had already lost after our meeting with Preston. I stood back while Conner was looking after the details of the hotel. To be honest, I wasn't even paying attention, but was looking around the lobby. It was beautiful.

Suddenly, I felt Conners' hand on my elbow: “There was a mistake. They never received the message that we needed two rooms. But they are completely booked out, so the best they could do was an upgrade.” He looked worried, his brows getting very close together. Was he scared that I would run away? I wouldn't get far, I thought to myself, and was chuckling in my head. But I just gave him a smile and said: “Thats absolutely fine.”

Conner was leading the way and we stepped into the elevator. I faced him for the first time today, alone. He looked at me and his hand was lifted to my cheek. When I felt the warmth of his skin against mine, I got soft. My body was betraying me and I leaned into his hand. Apparently, this was the queue for him. His hand moved at the back of my head and he closed the space between us with a quick step and then his lips found mine. It was a sweet kiss and I hate to admit it, but I was longing for it. I was longing for this intimacy a lot more than I thought.

The kiss was interrupted when the doors to the elevator opened. We reached the top floor. Conner carried our bags and stopped when we reached door 826. “Welcome to the president's suite.”, he said, and smiled down at me, while opening the door. I was speechless. It was like a dream. The whole design was between white, grey and black, except for the red pillows on the bed. While Conner dropped the bags, I went on exploring and found the bathroom. It was beautiful black marble and in the middle of the room was like a podium and on that podium was a huge square bathtub.