Gone, Found and Freed

Chapter 7 - Changes

    POV Alina

    The next morning I woke up and realized that we had adjusted in our sleep and that we were now curled up on the couch with him behind me and me in front. I slightly move to get a little more comfortable and Ace lets out a small moan and wraps his arm around me and pulls me a little closer to him. He takes a breath in through his nose smelling me and whispers “Mine” in his sleep. I couldn’t help but start to blush a little bit. He must have thought in his consciousness that I was going to get up. He then puts his other arm underneath my neck and wraps that one around me too. Now, I am completely stuck in between his strong arms. My stomach growls and the only thing that I can think of right now is that I surely do he wakes up soon because I would kill for a cup of coffee and a bagel right about now.

    About thirty minutes later I begin feeling him protruding on my lower back and jump. At that he woke up quickly and I sat up fairly quick. He yawned and then rubbed his eyes and looked at me and smiled saying, “Good morning love! Did you sleep well?”

    Great he’s a morning person, which is the exact opposite of me. I look down at him and blink a couple of times and say “Morning. Well, with the fact that we both ended up on this crappy couch somehow, not to good. I need coffee.” I then get up and walk into the kitchen to start making coffee.

    “Do you want some coffee?” I say loud enough for him to hear me.

    “Yes! Please.” He answered. I pulled two cups of coffee out of my cabinet and set them on the counter in front of the coffee maker and the feel his warm hands grabbing my waste and pulling me in to hold me. I pull away and turn around and look at him.

    “Coffee first. Then, whatever…” I said trying to not sound cranky.

      “Whatever, huh?” he said slightly moaning and then winked at me. He then tried to grab me again and I playfully pulled away giggling. We played like this for a few minutes with him chasing me and me trying to avoid his grasp until there was a knock on the door. A feeling of worry came over me thinking that I’ve been found and my entire body dropped. Ace grabbed me and pulled me in and kissed me on the forehead.

    “It’s okay. It’s just Jason, one of my Betas.” He said reassuring and then went to open the door. Jason walked in and had a bag with him. Ace took it from him and thanked him and then introduced us.

    “Jason, this is Alina. Alina, this is Jason.”

      “It’s nice to meet you Luna! We’ve been waiting so long for you to come!” he said very excitedly and wrapping me up in a hug. Ace growled loudly at him and Jason let go of me immediately. Ace then came back over to me and put his face right up to my neck. I think he was calming himself down before he ended up punching Jason in the face. He then whispered “Mine”, into my ear and I looked up at him and kissed him on the check. At that I felt his entire body relax and he went back to talking to Jason about pack stuff.

    The coffee was finished at this point and I went back into the kitchen to pour the cups. When I went into the fridge to get some creamer I stopped and just stared into the fridge hoping that it would whisper to me how Ace likes his coffee or not. I decided to just go with my gut and pour the creamer and add a small spoon of sugar the way that I have mine. I then pulled out my 1990’s toaster and plugged it in and threw the bagels in it to warm. They popped out and I put them on a small plate and set them on the counter.

    “Okay man, thanks for the update and for bringing me some stuff.” Ace said to Jason as he was getting ready to leave.

    “Uhh, Alph man, when are you planning on coming back? Everyone’s a little freaked out that you’re not there.” I could hear Jason whispering to him. Thank Goddess for wolf hearing.

    “I don’t know man. Just tell them that I’m at another pack negotiating a treaty or something.” Ace responded to him also whispering.

    “Alright man, I don’t know why we can’t just tell everyone.” He said slightly sighing.

    “She’s not ready yet. I need a little more time.” Ace explained. “Alright man, well, thanks again. If I need anything, I’ll let you know. See you soon.” Ace said speaking normally again.

     “Alright, well see you later Alpha.” Jason responded. I heard the front door open and then shut and then Ace’s footsteps walking back into the kitchen.

    “I didn’t know how you liked your coffee, so I just made it the way I take it. I hope that’s okay.” I said to him as he walked in.

    “That’s fine, I’m not too picky.” He said picking up the cup and taking a sip. I could tell that he had to force it down. “On second thought, what the hell is this? How do you drink that?” he said with a face of disgust and sticking out his tongue. I died laughing.

    “It’s organic creamer!” I said almost crying of lughter.

    “Well whatever it is, you need to get rid of it!” he said standing up and walking back into the living room with his bagel. He picked up the nag that Jason brought him and began pulling some of the stuff out.

    “I’m gunna go change so we can leave, okay?” he said walking past me to go into the bedroom.

    “Wait! Where are we going?” I said concerned.

    “Starbucks.” He hollered back at me. I started to die laughing all over again to the point that my stomach started hurting.

    POV Ace

    I’m in her bedroom getting dressed for the day. Thank Goddess Jason brought me something else to wear. I don’t think I would ever be able to live it down if I had to walk around in that giant Winnie the Pooh Bear shirt she gave me last night. I can still hear her laughing at my urgency to go to Starbucks. I mean, for f***s sake! What does a guy have to do to get a good cup of coffee around here? I finish getting dressed and walk back out there and she smiles at me. Goddess her smile is beautiful. I could get lost in it every single day for the rest of my life.

    “Are you gunna go get dressed?” I ask smiling back at her.

    POV Alina

    “Yeah.” I said taking a deep breath. I then get up and walk into my bedroom. I start thinking about what I want to wear for the day. For some reason I want to look cute for the day. I guess to try and impress him. I don’t know. I decided to go with this cute red, orange and yellow top that Daphne had gotten me a few years back and a pair of leggings. I hear the door creak a little and turn around quickly.

    “Ace, what are you doing?” I said a bit confused.

    “I – Uhh – I was admiring you.” He said stuttering a bit.

    “It’s not nice to peak Mr. Alpha man!” I said with a stern look on my face. At that he pushed to door all the way open and lifted me up a put me on the bed on my back and lowered himself down to me. He had one arm on each side of my head and lowered himself even more down to me.

    “You are mine Alina. Me sneaking a peak isn’t a bad thing.” He whispered in my ear. He then started blowing in my ear and tinkling my neck with his breath. I started laughing again and he began tickling me. I grabbed one of his hands to try and stop him and he flopped on the bed next to me on his side. He took my hand and linked it in his and looked me in the eyes. I saw lust and eagerness in them and couldn’t help myself feeling that I wanted him.

    “Ace.” I whispered and he kissed me. I kissed him back and then felt his tongue wanting access to my mouth and I granted it to him without even thinking twice about it. He rolled himself on top of me and I put my arms up and slightly pushed him away. He grabbed both in one hand and held them above my head. I knew that we needed to stop and that I wasn’t ready for this, but then apart of me didn’t want to stop at all. He moved down and kissed my neck and I let out a small moan. At that, he let out a growl and continued to kiss my neck all the way down to my breast. He pulled my shirt and bra down exposing them and begin kissing them. I moaned even more and at that, he stopped. He lifted my shirt back up and put everything back where it belonged and let my wrists go. He stood up and looked at me smiling.

    “Are you ready to go?” he asked smiling.

    “Uhh – yeah. I’m ready.” I said a bit confused. I mean, what am I supposed to say? No? So, I got up and put my shoes on and we jumped into my little jeep and took off. He of course was driving. I guess you can’t really trust a woman to drive in this day and age. Even if it is her car to begin with. Whatevs. We stopped at Starbucks and got out coffees and then went in to downtown to do some shopping. We stopped in a small appliance store and I swear this man bought a Keurig.

    “There. For night that I sleep over.” He said smiling from ear to ear. I rolled my eyes and giggled a little bit. Light weight.

    Next, we decided to stop at a small grocery store to get some drinks and snacks. Apparently, he wants to have a movie night. I don’t know how, I don’t have anything to play a movie on, but whatever.

    We went to a few more places here and there just to window shop and have a good time. We stopped and had lunch at the diner I used to work in, and he got to meet some of my old work friends. He seemed to like them all. That’s good at least. After lunch we started heading back to the cabin. On the way back he slowed down to show me the pack territory and where their pack house used to be. Don’t get me wrong, it was beautiful land. It’s such a shame that a tornado blew through here and tore it apart. I could tell that it was healing though and that makes me smile. We get back to the cabin and take all of our goodies out. I take the bags and Ace proudly takes his Keurig in. What is it with this man and coffee?

    I walk in and the first thing I notice is that where my crappy little couch sat is a brand-new beautiful leather sofa along with a large flat screen TV hanging on my wall.

    “Uhh, Ace?” I ask a little confused.

    “Yes love?” he answered.

    “Umm, I think someone broke into my cabin.” I said even more confused.

    “What do you mean love?” he said a little concerned. He walked into the living room and chuckled a bit. “No love, I had Jason stop by and set that up while we were out.”

    “Why?” I ask confused again.

    “For movie night. Remember?” he said like this was just such a normal thing to do or have happen.   

    “Uhh, okay. Thank you?” I said questioning.

    “You don’t need to thank me love. What’s mine is yours.” He said smiling and then he gave me a kiss on the forehead. I walked over and sat on the cough. Goddess it was comfortable. I laid down on it and snuggled up. I would give anything to take a nap right now.

    “If you’re tired, you can nap if you want to. I have some stuff to do anyways.” He said leaning over me.

    “Well, if you don’t mind, I am pretty tired.” I said slightly yawning.

    “Of course, love.” He kissed my on the forehead again and walked away. I fell asleep quickly. I don’t think I’ve ever slept this hard in my life. I felt like my dreams were playing tricks on me the entire time. I dreamt of nothing but Ace. How we did ended up going a lot further than what we actually did early. And by further, I mean all the way. I couldn’t help but imagine what his length looked like and even felt like. I got lost in my curiosity.

    POV Ace

    Alina is asleep and thank Goddess for that. I could tell she was a little uncomfortable with the new living room furniture that I had Jason drop off earlier. I think it would be better that she be asleep while we move the rest of the stuff I bought in for this little crap hole. Well, former crap hole. After I’m done redoing everything, it may actually end up being a pretty good place to live. Since our new pack house is still under construction and most of the pack are living in trailers, I figured it would be best for her to just stay put for now. When the pack house is finished, she can go in and decorate it and do whatever she wants with it. But for right now, this little cabin of hers needs to be fixed up. First thing to start with, the bathroom. I had Lucas swing by and help me fix the shower and get rid of that damn wrench once and for all. He did a beautiful job installing a new shower knob and even a new shower head that could adjust to go up and down. No more crouching for me! He also redid the sink and counters to make them match the now more modern shower. I replace the toilet myself to be a solid black. I had Tiffany, Jason’s mate, go pick up a bunch of different décor items for the place and she picked out a gorgeous bathroom set of blacks and light greys to go with everything we put in. The shower curtain was black and light grey striped with fake diamond stud on the hooks. I looked good and I have to give her credit, her decorating skills were on par.

    Next, we went into the bedroom. All her old chunky furniture took up a lot of the space that she barely had. So, I just ordered those to be thrown out along with her tine full sized bed. Jason finally arrived again with a whole new bedroom set of dark oak wood along with a king-sized bed. Tiffany also decorated the room too in dark marron and gold shades. It looked like royalty. She hung up curtains and made the bed up. It was awesome. By the time we got ready to move to the kitchen, I heard her yawn. Crap. She’s awake. I speed walk to the living room to where she is and sit down next to her. She looks up at me and then over to the chaos that’s going on in her home. She looked back at me with a very confused look on her face and I gulped.

    “Good morning love! How – uhh – did you sleep?” I said trying to sound as casual as possible. 

    “Ace, what the hell is going on in my house?” she said. I could tell she was pissed.

    “Well, love, I just thought that I’d kind of help upgrade the place a bit?” I said as a question rather than a statement. She sat up and shot dangers into what felt like my soul.

    “What do you mean, ‘upgrade’? she said with even more anger behind her voice. Yeah, she was definitely pissed.

    “I mean, get rid of some of the old stuff and bring in some new stuff.” I said trying to save myself from this tiny woman’s wrath. She didn’t say a thing. She just got up and walked towards where everyone was working. Thankfully, everyone had already moved to the kitchen and started there. I wasn’t sure how she would react to the bedroom and bathroom. As, she walked into the kitchen, Jason was removing things out of the cabinets getting ready to take them off the walls to put new ones up.

    “What are you doing with my coffee mugs?” She said raising her voice a little and then trying to reach over everyone trying to pick up one of the mugs that had a picture of her and another girl on it. This is not good. I, for the life of me didn’t think about the possibility that some of this stuff may have sentimental value to her. She managed to grab the mug and looked me dead in the eyes.

    “Can I talk to you outside please?” I gulp when she said this. Yup, she was about to lay into me.

    “Yes! Coming!” I followed her outside and walking out of the door she sees other wolves bringing things in and taking things out. She stops at a box and looks in it and grabs a CD case with a CD in it and keeps walking. We get to the edge of the trees and she stops.

    “Ace, what in Goddess name compelled you to think that just because I let you put a damn Keurig in my kitchen that you could do all of this?” she said gritting her words behind her teeth trying not to be to loud for the others to hear. One pack member stops and looks at us and she smiled at him and waved. I blink a few time trying to conjure up a good answer, but I am at a loss for words. A few seconds more of her staring at me waiting for an answer she says, “Well?”

    “My love, you had mentioned to me that you were in the process of fixing the cabin up, so I thought that I would try and help out.” I said, hoping that I sounded convincing.

    “Ace, these are my things. Some of these things hold dear places in my heart. This coffee mug for example, my best friend Daphne gave it to me for my birthday a couple of years ago because she knows I love coffee. And then this CD, me and her saved up money for months to get backstage passes to a Taylor Swift concert and got to meet her in person where she signed this CD for me. Why would you think it would be okay to throw my stuff away without asking me first?” The last sentence I saw a small tear form in her left eye and that’s when I knew I messed up.

    “I’m so sorry love. I didn’t realize any of this. I was trying to do something nice for you and I guess I got carried away. It was thoughtless of me.” I said looking down with my shoulders hunched forward.

    “Thank you for apologizing. It means a lot. Please let me go through my things before you throw them away. I would really appreciate that.” She said wiping the tear from her eye.

    “Of course, love! Absolutely! Anything for you!” I said slightly sighing in relief that she didn’t kill me behind this tree. We walk back into the house and she begins going through stuff in the kitchen and picking out a few things here and there that she wanted to keep. She put them in a box and grabbed a marker and wrote on it ‘Not Trash’. I couldn’t help but smile at how adorable she was. I’m actually glad that she was so accepting of all of this. I can not wait until she is officially my Luna.