The One The Whole Town Abandoned

Chapter 25 New Dance Partner

Dominic's POV

I hear the sound of giggles filling the room with a hushed tone behind them. I can tell they're trying to be quiet, but it's not working too well. I don't open my eyes yet, I just keep listening to my girls being silly, doing whatever they are doing. I can smell that they took a bath or shower from the overwhelming smell of shampoo and body wash that's already filled the room.

I hear a song playing but I have never heard it before and it's in Spanish. I think maybe Latin... I don't know... I hear the fun upbeat salsa-like music playing softly as both Ashleigh and Aurora sing to it. I open my eyes curiously in shock, I didn't know they spoke another language and I can't understand them, but it's fun and sexy to hear Ash talking in another language. It makes her seem almost exotic.

I sit up slightly, trying to not interrupt so I can watch them acting normally with each other.

My mouth drops to the floor if that was physically possible as I watch my mate in her sexy purple lace thong and bra dancing a salsa-looking style with Aurora. They look like they have done that plenty of times but she is fixing her dance steps, teaching Aurora as they go.

"Now remember, move your hip and then your foot, like this lovebug," Ashleigh says as shows her the dance moves as she sings to the song with her melodic voice in Spanish. I think it is. Ashleigh helps Aurora get dressed as they dance in unison around the room. Ash grabs Aurora's little hand, spinning her around back and forth as I just watch her hips move back and forth and all around.

Goddess that looks enticing, who knew she could move like that.. yum.

Miles says to me, as we are both just completely enthralled in our mate's hidden talents. I decide to get up and try to join them. I don't know what I'm doing, but I can follow instructions for this kind of thing and I have been watching and listening to her instructing Aurora. So I sneakily stalk behind her until her hand goes up and I grab it, spinning her to me. She gasps in shock, not knowing I was awake, as her face forms into a smirk, seeing me trying to dance with her.

She sings in Spanish softly to me as I follow her lead and dance steps, trying to keep up no matter how much she distracts me.. Her plump pink lips move singing the foreign words with so much ease, making it seem so natural to her. The way she rolls her tongue to get the word out is such a turn-on... She smirks as she spins me out, turning around and dancing with Aurora spinning her as well. I come back and I take Aurora's hand this time, spinning her and trying to dance with her and she is at more of my speed since I'm new to this as well.

I can hear Ashleigh giggling as she steps behind Aurora. I, of course, am staring at Ash and her mostly naked body as she says softly, "Follow my dance steps my love.. like this and Aurora will take your lead." She says as she shows me how my feet should be moving. I try to do what she is doing and she is very good, but I'm getting better for sure. Aurora is laughing as I spin her out and she yells to us, "I have to go potty, I'll be back."

She runs off as I grab hold of Ashleigh's hand, pulling her into my rock-hard, muscle-filled frame. She puts my hand on the small of her back as she puts one hand on my shoulder and the other petite hand into mine. "The key to any Spanish dancing is to make sure it's intense, this is a passion-filled dance for almost.. peacocking.. this dance was meant to attract another... it's seductive.." She says softly to me as I'm just in awe watching her body move with such grace and intricacy it's almost hypnotizing to watch.

I joined, trying to take her lead as she stares at my body and feet. "Good, you're a natural." She says encouragingly to me, making me smile as I respond. "I never knew you could dance or speak... Spanish?" I say almost as a question.

"Yes, when I was young my mother told me about her heritage and how she is half Hispanic, so I wanted to learn more about my heritage and picked up a few things from my research... This is just one of my favorite songs, so I know the words better than other songs, but I'm getting better. I just love to dance and so does Aurora, so we have learned all sorts of different types of dances together." She says still leading me, as I spin her taking in her stunning features.

I then noticed that most of her scars are healed... I feel like that's fast for a human.. right? "Your back is almost completely healed.. did you know that? Is that normal for humans? I thought it would take longer for you to heal." I ask curiously because I thought for sure her back would be healing for days, not almost healed in one night... That's almost werewolf status.

"Really? That explains why I'm feeling fantastic today. I'm a little sore but nothing to be concerned with... Maybe you marking me helped my body heal faster or something.. is that possible? because before you marked me I was in so much pain and after I was still in pain, but definitely not in as much pain at all. The pain noticeably went down.. So that means you have a body-healing p***s or your mark is helping me somehow." She says with so much humor in her voice, making me chuckle as I spin her again then bring her back into my embrace.

"Well werewolves have fast healing, like Pauly from yesterday is already healed up and so is everyone else who got hurt yesterday... So maybe my mark has helped you or affected your already part werewolf genes maybe.. who knows... I'm just glad you're almost healed so you can forget about all that." I answered her as another similar Spanish song comes on, so we kept dancing together around the room, talking as if this is just normal for us... I love it, I do feel so comfortable around her with anything we do together.

She shakes her head at me curiously as she speaks up, "I don't want to forget about it... I know it sounds crazy but that's the type of situation that shaped me into the person I am now... If I would forget about my hard times, then how am I supposed to change to help embrace the good times? The bad times are what made me into the person you know me as today, so I will never want to forget them... Sometimes you need those reminders to bring you back down to the ground, staying humble.. if that makes any sense."

I never thought about it like that and man, she is wise beyond her years for sure. But that makes complete sense, because if you forget about your mistake then you might make it again, but if you make sure to remember it from the last time, then you can approach things differently, maybe succeeding that time around.

"You're really smart. I never thought about it like that... I just wanted you to forget the trauma so badly. I never thought remembering it would ever help you, but that makes sense." I say back and I spin her again. She is smiling up at me as she says, "Your picking this up real quick...it's nice to have another dance partner." I smirk at her and wink.

I do feel like I'm getting better at this whole dancing thing. It's just the same dance steps over and over with a little flare in between... I can figure it out... I glance back down at her again, pulling her closer to me again.

"You look breathtakingly beautiful, as is the tradition at this point, but how are you doing?" I ask softly into her ear.

The song changes to a slower dancing song so I pull her closer into my comfortable embrace as she smiles at me and states as a matter of fact, "I told you, baby. My body is feeling great."

We slowly danced around the room with her pressed into my body, as I shake my head, looking down at her, "That's not what I asked my love.. how are YOU doing? You went through a lot of emotions and situations yesterday." I ask this with so much empathy in my words.

She seductively smirks at me as she says, "Come on you don't want to talk about that negative stuff.. we have been having a fun morning, and let's just keep the fun going." her hand goes to my cheek, pulling it down as she crashes her lips to mine possessively and I love it. I purr into her lips, loving this touch... I use my hand that's on the small of her back to push her farther into my body. Her other hand drifts to my exposed stomach and grabs hold of my waistband, earning a purr from me again.

Dom snap out of it! Dad warned you about this. She is trying to not deal with her feelings so she can make herself feel better with the Mate bond. I know you don't want to right now, but you have to get her to talk about her feelings.

He is right, as much as I don't want to admit it... So I break the kiss and look down at her again saying, " My love, I know it's hard to talk about, but you need to, it will help you move past this and I am willing to help with that.. now once again... how are you doing?"

I see Aurora come out of the bathroom and smiles at us, going to her bag and grabbing a toy out.. almost ignoring us dancing around the room, talking together. Such a great little kid.

She looks nervous as she looks away and says softly, "I don't know how to feel honestly.. the people who I hated as my parents I find out aren't really my parents, which is almost relieving... but I can't even meet my real mother, but at least I can try to build some type of relationship with my dad... I have always wanted siblings, but mine hate me and think I sentenced their mother to die and in a way I did... So I feel so bad... I don't want anyone to die because of something that happened to me, but here we are.. and I do think my mother deserves revenge of sorts for the torture she went through, so what better way... And an eye for an eye I guess, Karma is a b*tch... But going back to that nightmare, yesterday was the scariest moment of my life and I hated every second of it. I'm just happy Aurora didn't have to go through that... I would walk to hell and back to save her.. and I know it might sound horrible, but I don't feel even remotely bad that he died at all and it makes me feel like an awful person.. but I feel like he got the easy way out instead of getting everything he deserved for what he did to me over the years. But as long as he is gone, I could care less how he went out. And about us... I couldn't feel better about my decision, I was just scared to love anyone because I'm afraid of being left behind like everyone else in my life has done... But I feel in my heart you're not going to do that to me and for once, I'm willing to take the leap of faith for an amazing reason... you." She ends the explanation by staring into my eyes.

I swallowed the lump in my throat as I responded, "Well, I'm happy you have a chance with one of your parents and it looks like he wants to get to know you too, so that's good. He has even defended you against your siblings as well.. and don't feel bad about the Luna's death sentence. It's not your fault, but I do think it's a fair sentence for sure, like you said an eye for an eye.. but not everyone is going to like all the decisions you make as a leader and that's ok. But the most important thing is to not make yourself feel bad about the decisions you do make. I'm glad you embraced the scary situation you were put through already, making yourself stronger. I wish I was strong mentally like you... You're amazing but not invincible... you can always talk to me no matter what and I want you to know that... Also, you shouldn't feel bad at all about him dying. I might sound worse because I wish I could have tortured him.. but I would rather him just be gone as well.. but he deserved everything he got and way more and I don't think one person feels bad about his death... Plus I'm happy you're giving me this chance. I promise I would never leave you or want anyone else ever. You're all I could ever want and so much more than I thought I wanted or needed and it's amazing." This statement makes her smile as I lean down and kiss her again.

Her hand goes back to my cheek, making the kiss deeper. My hand caresses her back and her hip, igniting those fun sparks we love. That is until we hear, "Mommy I'm hungry, can we get some breakfast when your done loving on Daddy?" Ashleigh breaks our kiss, throwing her head back, busting up laughing the most amazing sounding genuine laugh I have ever heard come out of her mouth.

"Yes lovebug, we can go get some breakfast." She says turning as if she is going to leave, walking around in just her bra and underwear. I grab her arm, stopping her saying, "As much as I love your birthday suit, I would kill every single man that lay their eyes on your irresistible body, so it's probably best if you put something on to wear out there, my love." She smirks at me as she grabs pants and a shirt as I do the same.

Ashleigh's POV

I can feel his eyes on my exposed body and I have to say I love it. I pull my pants up a little slowly bent over, to look sexier... I have seen that in movies and hopefully it works the same for me... I know he is at least still looking and his gaze makes me feel so sexy. I button my pants now that they are up, looking up at him as I wink, making him purr into his chest. I love that purr. It's somehow so sexy. Is that weird? I don't know if it is, but I love it so much.

I put on a black shirt that's tight around the bust but drapes around the rest of me hiding any imperfections I don't want to be seen. I slip on my vans and take Aurora's hand in mine as Dominic leads us out of the room and down the stairs to the dining room again. There are a couple of people in there, including Stefanie and Nate. I look at Stef waving as she winks and shows me her shoulder. She is marked as well. My eyes go wide as she comments, "I told you I wasn't going to wait long, and the answer to my question from before... it is...so much." She winks again, making me laugh.. no one knows what we are talking about because that's our inside joke. Come to find out...

literally, a werewolf's d**k is bigger than humans somehow.. those werewolf genes I guess.

I sit down, still laughing with Stef as I hear someone else come in. But I don't look up at whoever it is because Dominic has a piece of fruit that he is holding in front of my face. I take it willingly in my mouth as he purrs and I giggle. He kisses my cheek as I hear a groan. I look up to see Paytan glaring daggers at just me.

"Good morning Paytan," I say trying to be nice as she continues to glare at me. "Oh is it? I didn't know, the event of my mother's execution would make it a good morning... But I bet this is just what you wanted, so I guess it is a good morning for you." This makes me instantly feel bad as I look away and I hear growling from beside me. I look at Dominic and Nate. They look livid like they want to murder her.

I put my hand on his leg, caressing back and forth gently, Stefanie sees me and takes my lead doing the same to Nate. I start to coo in Dominic's ear, "Baby it's ok, she has every right to be upset. She is about to lose her mother... I would be upset too if I was in her place... I'm ok I swear." I can see him calming to the sound of my voice as the growling gets softer and softer until it's done. I go to take my hand off his leg and I feel Dominic grabbing my hand as he puts it up to his lips, kissing my hand softly.

She groans standing up as she glares down at me saying, "You both make me sick get a f*#king room already."

I respond instantly, "Oh we already did." I exposed my shoulder showing her my mark from Dominic, as Stefanie busts up laughing saying, "yea they did!"

She glares at me more than storms out of the room."Gosh, she is acting like a jealous ninny." I say rolling my eyes as Dominic responds, "It's probably because the first day I got here she threw herself at me and I turned her down saying I wasn't interested in dating her. When she looked offended, I said it was because she was the Alpha's daughter and I didn't want to offend him. But ironically enough, here I am mated to the Alpha's other daughter and her half-sister.. so I'm sure she is just mad at me."

I laugh at that comment as I retort, "No that glare was directed right at me. She has always hated me, not you baby... but that's probably part of the reason why... In school, she was the popular girl who every guy wanted and who got every guy she wanted... I was the rejected nerd who got knocked up after being a homewrecker supposedly.. so me getting the guy she wants right now is probably pissing her off so badly. That's kind of a nice feeling for me though, as bad as that may sound. She can have every guy she wants except for the one guy she wants because he is mine. Ha, suck it!" This makes him chuckle as he whispers in my ear, "I love it when you call me baby and refer to me as YOURS, it's sexy."

"Oh, yea? You think me claiming you as mine is sexy?" I ask curiously. "Yea of course because I'm the same as you and it makes me feel not so crazy because you feel the same as I do.." He explains as I smile back and state, "good to know." I continue eating the breakfast laid in front of us as I try to prepare myself for another long day... I can already feel it in my bones.