There was no sunset, but there was a forest, the first rays of the morning, and us. At that point, nothing else mattered. Our world has stopped. He stood still for a moment. From now on I was marked with the name of Dominik, I belonged to him and he belonged to me. When wolves instill one another, an unbreakable bond is created. And when they have s*x for the first time, there is also a telepathic bond. I've been waiting for this. From now on, not only our human forms were connected, the wolves that were in us marked each other, they will miss each other and in case of danger they will destroy everything in their path to protect their partner.
I felt safer with Dominik than ever before. I was still puzzled by his aura, where the purple color was coming from. However, I had on my mind a prophecy known to me only from legends.
Prophecy. The thought of this conversation made my stomach twist inside out. I knew that now we were going to talk to the pack and his parents of my chosen one. I looked at him as he came out of the lake and covered this divine body wearing a T-shirt.
"But wolves don't freeze," I said sarcastically.
-" They may not freeze, but I feel devoured when you stare like that. You will have time for a closer acquaintance with my body", he replied harshly, grinning his snow-white teeth in a cheeky smile.
- Now come on. My parents and pack surely are waiting for the effect of our disappearance. You are their queen from now on, and you deserve a little honor.
He shook my hand and helped me stand up. I didn't need any support to do this, but the gesture was extremely gallant and testified to good and old-fashioned upbringing. I smiled and we walked towards the mansion together. We were in no rush. We enjoyed a beautiful, warm morning and the magic of the forest.
I stopped, which automatically made me pull on Dom's hand. He looked at me questioningly as if trying to read my face what had happened. I stood for a moment listening to what the forest was whispering.
- "Do your parents know I'm a hybrid? What if they don't accept me? We have a bond, it cannot be undone" - I panicked and the words fell out of my mouth like if I was possessed.
He took my face in his huge hands, I felt so tiny next to him.
-" We will tell them about it soon, I am sure that they will be proud that this honor has fallen to our pack. There is nothing more beautiful than fighting for our own race, and if we die defending you, we will die with honor and pride."
I closed my eyes, I didn't want people, wolves and witches to die because of me. I didn't want to be born like this.
- "I should not endanger you "- I felt that it could end badly.
- "It's too late now, we have instilled ourselves and even if we have to fight the whole world, we will fight it together, shoulder to shoulder."
He hugged me in his arms and lead me towards the house with him. When we got close to the terrace, I saw a huge table in the garden, several meters long, or maybe several tables. Covered with white tablecloths, which were gently moving by the wind. There were several dozen people in the garden, everyone put something on the table, laughter and conversations were heard. The little wolf kids ran and chattered happily.
-" They are waiting for us with breakfast "- said Dominik when I was speechless with surprise. Hope I didn't have an open mouth.
“The whole pack?” I asked, shocked.
- "Yes, we spend every weekend together, and since our house is the largest, breakfasts in the summer look exactly like this. This is the time when we can be together and we can be ourselves. We can change the form, train fighting, teach our kids our ways. Here at the weekends, we can be what we really are.
It was great. Being far from home, I often ran away to the forest, longing for freedom, to run in wolf form. My heart was pounding with excitement and fright. Dominik's father greeted us with a warm smile and indicated the place where we should sit. Before everyone took their seats, Dominik exchanged a few sentences with his dad. I didn't hear what they were talking about, but I could see Dom showing him the birthmark, where my name was now. So he already knew about imprinting, but did he know that I was the bringer of war? I took a deep breath because I felt that it would not all be beautiful and colorful. Perhaps there will never be a happy ending like that of the romance novels I loved so much. I was disturbed by the sound of a knife hitting the glass. It was Dominik's father, Dorian, who asked for everyone's attention. I felt myself trembling, my inner wolf begging to run away. At that moment, my alpha's hand found mine. Our fingers intertwined and I felt my hand tighten more and more. Dominik squeezed me gently. When I looked at him, his eyes smiled soothingly and nodded his head gently to show that everything would be fine. We didn't have a telepathic link yet, but I knew what he was trying to convey to me.