The Guardian: Full Moon

Chapter 19

Raiden’s P.O.V

It’s been a week since the emotional whirlwind Leon and I experienced down at the beach, and the night before my 22nd birthday. We had ended up spending the entire day after our confessions in a passionate frenzy that still makes me hot and bothered to remember. Even our wolves seemed to be getting closer since that day. Koen had started acting as much like a love struck pup as I had been, and though it was still subtle, I swear we started to be able to smell each other. I remembered Leon sleepily telling me that I always seemed to smell like the forest, and I quietly noted that he always smelt like rain. It wasn’t beyond the possibility that somehow, we really could be mates. Though, we were still keeping it quiet for now.

I sighed contentedly as I felt Leon snuggle closer to me in his sleep. I had somehow managed to convince Alpha Sterling to allow Leon to come to the CrimsonSky territory a day early so we could spend some time together before my birthday party. I spent the day showing Leon around the territory, smiling and laughing the entire time with how excited he was. We ate dinner together at the Pack House before retiring to my room for the night, just enjoying each other’s company. I gave Leon one more kiss on his forehead before laying back to drift off to sleep, but just before I did I had a passing thought. “I wonder what it would feel like to have all three of us together like this?”

Leon’s P.O.V

I woke up wrapped in Raiden’s arms, and I couldn’t help the light blush that dusted my cheeks as I smiled like an i***t. I couldn’t believe that Raiden really didn’t care that we could be seen together like this. It excited me that Raiden was so secure in his position as the Alpha, that he dared anyone to try to tell him what he could or couldn’t do in his own territory. I kissed his chest before laying my head over his heart, closing my eyes and smiling to myself. I felt him shift slightly as he stretched next to me, groaning as he started to wake up. “Good morning.” He said groggily, running his fingers through my hair.

“Morning.” I replied smiling, not wanting to move just yet. “Did you sleep well?” Raiden asked, slowly running his fingers up and down my arm. “Mhm.” I replied, nodding and rubbing my cheek against his skin. “Hey.” He said, gently grabbing my chin and making me look at him. “C’mere.” He said with a sleepy smile. I smiled and slowly shifted my body so I could crawl over top of him, not yet closing the distance. “Closer.” He said, and I leaned down just a bit. “Closer.” He said again, chuckling. I leaned down a bit more, laughing lightly. “My Goddess, you’re torturing me.” He said with a playful groan. “You know you love it.” I said teasingly.

Raiden reached up and grabbed the back of my neck, pulling himself up so that our noses were touching. “I love you.” He whispered before kissing me. I finally gave in and lowered myself down so that he was lying back on the bed, and I was laying on top of him. “I love you too.” I whispered, breaking the kiss for just a moment before deepening it. I brought a hand to his neck, firmly holding him as I moved from his lips and kissed down his jawline to his neck. He brought his hands to my thighs, gripping them as I felt him surrender to my touch. I smiled to myself and playfully bit his neck, not enough to break skin, but enough to make him hiss slightly. I laughed lightly as he quietly growled at me.

“Careful Leon.” He said huskily, tightening his grip on my thighs. “Don’t start something you aren’t ready to finish.” I chuckled as I licked up his neck to his ear. “Make me.” I whispered mischievously, smirking to myself. “Oh you little-.” He ground out before tickling me and rolling us over. I laughed as we playfully wrestled together, not caring if we woke anyone up. “Ok, ok I yield.” I said still laughing. Raiden plopped down on his back next to me, throwing an arm over his eyes as we both caught our breath from laughing so much.

When we had both calmed down some, I lightly tapped on his arm to get his attention. “Happy birthday.” I said as he looked over at me. He turned over onto his side and leaned down to kiss me, lightly grabbing my hip as he did. “Thank you.” He whispered into my lips. We stayed together like that, kissing and cuddling until we could smell breakfast cooking in the Pack House kitchen and our stomachs growled. We broke out into another fit of laughter before Raiden composed himself enough to talk again. “Let’s go eat, Le.” He said getting up from the bed. I snorted a little and laughed. “What did you call me?” I asked.

Raiden leaned down and looked me in the eyes, smiling. “I called you Le.” He said smirking at me. “I decided that you needed a nickname.” He said, giving me a light peck on the cheek. “Do you mind?” He asked. “No.” I replied, giving him a mischievous smirk. “As long as I get to call you Rai.” I said, kissing him back. Raiden chuckled and kissed me one more time. “Deal.” He said. “Now let’s go eat.” “Yeah.” I replied getting up and getting dressed. I’m sure I was smiling like a fool, but I couldn’t help it. I couldn’t wait to see what the rest of the day had in store for us.

Enya’s P.O.V

“Arima! Please, for the love of the Goddess tell me you know what’s going on!” I shouted out loud. Over the past couple months, the number of times I woke up during the night hot, itchy, and just all over uncomfortable just seemed to increase in number; sometimes even occurring out of the blue during the day. They also seemed to be getting longer for some reason. “I’m sorry Enya.” Arima said whining. “I really wish I knew.” I sighed at her reply, feeling guilty for yelling at her. She had to have been as uncomfortable as me. “No, I’m sorry Arima. I know this is uncomfortable for you too.” “Thank you Enya.” She said, perking up at my words.

A brief smile came to my lips before another wave of that odd sensation wracked my body. The only thing that came to mind, was the possibility that this was a sign of my first shift. I’ve read that the first shift is different for each individual werewolf, but that still didn’t seem right. If it was my shift, why was my mind constantly flooded with thoughts of Leon and Raiden each time I felt the sensation? But, if by chance it was because of my shift, that meant that I would only have to put up with it for two more days. In two days it would be July 15th, my 18th birthday, and the day that I would finally shift.

Kai’s P.O.V

I put my book down with a sigh while massaging my temples. I had quickly learned that not only was the writing invisible to anyone but me, but also in a non-existent language. My ancestor that wrote this book, wrote it in a language that he made up. Most of the words I was able to mentally translate into the current language, as long as I focused on it. (A perk of the inheritance I guess.) But some words just didn’t have an equivalent in modern language, and it was giving me a bloody headache to try and figure out. I glanced outside, thinking of Enya, we’ll be turning 18 in two days. I absentmindedly started touching the protection charm she made for me, hoping she’d come home for our birthday.

Raiden’s P.O.V

The rest of my birthday was pretty uneventful. Alpha Sterling along with the rest of the Western Alphas came to show their respect. I found the party itself rather boring and uninteresting, not that I was really paying attention. The majority of my attention was held by Leon. Anytime we weren’t attached at the hip, we were always within each other’s line of site. Not sure if anyone caught on to the heated gazes between us, but I didn’t really care. No one would dare challenge me about it in my own territory. I just hoped that Leon would be fine once he returned home tomorrow afternoon.

The party ended sometime around 2 AM the morning of the 14th. As all of the visiting guests stumbled to their rooms, I caught Alpha Sterling staring at Leon and I as we quietly talked. “Your father is staring.” I whispered to Leon. “I noticed.” He replied, rolling his eyes, annoyed. Alpha Sterling slowly made his way over to us. “Alpha Arrats.” He said extending a hand out to me. “Alpha Sterling.” I said in acknowledgement, firmly grasping his hand and shaking it. “I didn’t get a chance to personally say happy birthday to you.” He said, respectfully. “Thank you.” I replied. “I hope my son hasn’t been any trouble to you.” He said, glancing at Leon. “Not at all.” I replied, hiding my irritation. “In fact I rather enjoy his company.” I said firmly.

“That’s good, I’m glad.” He said, still giving Leon a skeptical look. “Perhaps we should head to bed.” I said releasing Alpha Sterling’s hand and loosely wrapping an arm around Leon’s shoulders. “Yes, of course.” Alpha Sterling replied hesitantly, following after Leon and I. I led Alpha Sterling to the guest room I assigned to him and started to leave with Leon, only to be interrupted by him. “Is Leon’s room not in this area?” He asked suspiciously. “I didn’t see a room assigned to him.” “Leon is staying by me.” I replied pointedly. “As I said before, I enjoy his company.”

Alpha Sterling and I stared at each other for a tension filled moment before he looked away. “As you say Alpha Arrats.” He said turning to open his door. “Good night Leon.” “Good night father.” Leon said glancing back at his father, then wrapping his arm around my waist as we walked off to my room. The moment I closed the door behind us, Leon was pressing me against it, his mouth hungrily devouring mine in a heated kiss. “Aren’t we passionate this evening?” I teased, smirking at him. “Stop talking.” He growled into my lips as he kissed me again. “It’s hot when you stand up to my dad like that.” He whispered, making me blush slightly. Leon was cute when he was submissive and compliant for me, but this side of him definitely got me hot under the collar.

I let Leon pull me from the door and drag me to the bed, falling back onto the mattress so that I landed on top of him. Our hands roamed each other’s arms, backs, and chests as we stripped off our shirts. Then, just as Leon wrapped his legs around my waist, I gripped a fistful of his hair. I forced him to lean his head back into my grip as my mouth latched onto his neck, nipping and sucking at the sensitive skin. A string of gasps, whimpers, and moans soon flowed from Leon, and I couldn’t control the primal and possessive growl that rose up from my chest. I licked up his neck and groaned into his ear. “Mine.”

Leon’s P.O.V

“Mine.” Raiden groaned into my ear, and I about lost it. A pleasurable shudder racked my body, and I arched more into his touch as he kissed me again. Our bodies were flush against each other, and we were already working up a sweltering heat between us. Raiden wrapped one arm around my torso and gripped my leg with his other hand. I tightened my legs around his waist and wrapped my arms around his neck as he lifted me up, never pulling his lips from mine. He turned around and sat down, maneuvering us so he could lay back against his pillows with me still on his lap.

Raiden gripped both of my thighs as I held his head in my hands, sliding my tongue into his mouth to deepen the kiss more. As we pulled apart to catch our breath, I quietly whispered into his lips, “Mine.” That one word sparked a renewed vigor in Raiden and soon our combined moans and groans filled the remaining hours of night with a passionate frenzy. Only stopping when exhaustion made us collapse onto the bed in a breathless, sweaty heap. We shared one last gentle kiss before drifting off to sleep, cuddling together as the first rays of dawn filtered in through the curtains.