Surprise by moonrise

Chapter 8 - Finally

“Wake up birthday girl!!” Jasper shouts as he jumps on my bed.

I open my eyes and look at the body that just flung itself on my bed. He has the biggest smile on his face, which is just a few inches away from mine. His energy rubs off on me and a smile appears on my face as well.

“Good morning, Mr. Crazy,” I answer him with my groggy morning voice. I stretch out my body and look at him again.

“Who let you in?” I ask.

“Too many questions and too little action,” he says. “Get up and go get ready. There is no time to waste.”

With a moan I roll over to the side of the bed and get up.  

I can´t believe it´s my 18th birthday already. The past few weeks have gone by extremely fast. In between the training with the warriors and my apprenticeship to become Luna. Don´t get me wrong. I´ve loved my life in the last few weeks, and it has kept me busy enough to avoid any further discussions with my mother.

Jasper has gotten up as well and is jumping on my bed. As I look at him, I feel bad for not making time to spend with him like we used to.

“How are you feeling? Do you feel like a birthday-girl already? How is it being 18?” He starts asking.

“How would it be possible not to feel like it´s my birthday if I have my bestie waking me up as gracious as you just did?” I laugh and wink at him.

“I knew you´d love it,” he responds.

“And as for your question about my age. I just feel a day older than yesterday.”

He looks down at me and raises his eyebrow.

“Okay, fine. It feels amazing!” I admit.

I walk over to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face. I hear Jasper doing something in my room.

Curious to see what he is up to; I walk back to my room and see him laying out my outfit. He turns around, still with that big smile on his face.

“You need to look your best today. You deserve that and more,” he says as he winks at me.  

I look at the clothing he has laid out for me. It´s a beige jump suite with is a sweetheart neckline that continues in a low cut back. Right in front of the suit are my favorite black heels. It looks good on the bed and I rush to put it on.

I look in the mirror as I let down my hair from the topknot it was in. I can´t believe my eyes. The straight legs from the jump suit pared with the heels make it seem like my legs go on for ages, and the neckline shows of my toned arms and shoulders. I guess the training is not only good for defending myself but is also building me a nice toned body I´ve never had before.

I turn back to Jasper and give him a hug.

“Thank you so much, Jasper. I love it!” I almost scream in his ear. He chuckles.

“Did you doubt me again?” he asks playfully.

“Never!”

He holds out his arm, which I take, and we walk towards the dining room for breakfast.

“Happy birthday!” My whole family is at the dining table and scream when we walk into the room. They receive me with hugs and kisses, and we sit down again at the table.

My mother passes me a little box with a lint wrapped around it. “Happy birthday, baby,” she says in a very soft voice.

I lift the box into my hand and open it. Inside there is a silver necklace with a wolf hanger attached to it. The wolf is made out of silver geometrical shapes, and in the middle, there is a small red gemstone. It is so beautiful.

“Thank you so much,” I say to my parents. I give her the endings of the necklace and turn around so she can put it on for me. It falls perfectly below my collarbones and complements my outfit nicely.

“My present will be given later on the day,” Emmet states. I look at him and he winks.

I smile at him and nod. Melissa smiles at me as well.

“So, birthday-girl. What would you like for breakfast today?” my dad asks. “The kitchen is at your full disposal today and I´ll be your personal chef.”

I decide to put on a little show and move my hand up to my chin and put on the best `thinking` face and hold it there for a few seconds.

“Pancakes!” My dad and I say it at the same time as we move closer towards each other. We start laughing and he gives me a kiss on top of my head. He knows me so well.

We finish our breakfast and I head to the office. Even though it´s my birthday, that doesn´t mean I have the day off. My uncle did offer it to me, but what kind of Luna would I be if I forgot about my pack just because it´s my birthday?

As I walk into the office my eye falls on a beautiful bouquet of roses on my desk. They are an unusual color; yellow with a red tip. I´ve never seen that kind of roses before.

I walk towards them and notice there is a tiny card tucked into the flower in the middle. I carefully get it out of the rose and read it.

For the birthday-girl. May all your dreams come true.

Lewis

That is such a nice gesture from him. He wasn´t supposed to change my flowers for another week, as the orchid he gave me still has flowers on it.

I walk around the table and sit down to start my work. My Uncle isn´t in the office yet, so I use this quiet time to get some emails done.

I´ve responded to about three emails when I hear footsteps pass by the office. Just a few seconds later I notice this smell coming out of nowhere. It´s a very strong smell of pinewood, roses and vanilla. I start to get nervous and notice my wolf starting to wake up inside my head.

“We need to find that smell,” my wolf says. I´m so surprised to hear my wolf speak that I jump up.

“Wait. Are you my wolf?”

“Yes darling, I´m Alaia. Now go and find that smell!”

I laugh. She is a feisty one. I´m glad my wolf isn´t a wallflower. That would be way to boring. We should be getting along perfectly.

“Calm down, Alaia. What is it about this smell?”

“Are you crazy? Why would you ask me that? It´s our mate!”

Wait. Our mate? I knew I might find him today, but within the first two hours of my day? Seriously?

“How can you be sure?”

“I just know, sweety. Do you trust me?” she asks.

“Of course I trust you. You are my wolf after all,” I answer.

“Then go out th…”

Our conversation is cut short as Lewis walks into the office, looking at the ground. He immediately closes and locks the door and switches on the blinds on the windows. The windows go white and close us off from the outside world. He keeps standing there with his back towards me and his head lowered.

I notice my wolf starting to get restless and notice something is going on. As I inhale, I notice that the scent is a lot stronger now.

“I wanted to give you a quiet morning, but I just can´t hold on any longer,” he says. His voice is low and seems forced, like something is wrong with him.  

I´m confused. What is he talking about? Hold on to what?

“What do you mean, Lewis?” I ask him.

He turns around and faces me. As soon as our eyes meet, nothing else seems to exist. My lips move without my permission.

“Mate,” we say at the same time. My wolf is going crazy in my head and starts to howl.

My body has it´s own will and I start walking towards Lewis.

Lewis rushes over to me as well and pushes me against him with one of his arms. His free hand cups my face softly. I feel sparks where our skin touches. We keep staring into each other´s eyes. How could I not have noticed that he was my mate?

“Finally,” he whispers, and he kisses me softly.

The kiss is perfect, and our lips and bodies collide perfectly. Our lips move in sinc and start to pick up the pace. He passes his tongue by my lower lip and I open up willingly. Out tongues wrestle against each other in perfect harmony and my fingers get tangled up in his black curls, pulling his face even closer to mine if that is even possible.

When we break to get some air a soft whine comes from my chest. Lewis heard it and smiles at me.

“Don´t worry, mi amor. We have the rest of our lives together,” he says. I giggle and loosen up my hold on his head.