“So which will it be?” Bucky asks me with a tilt of his head. “It is completely up to you, and both come with advantages and disadvantages. I can help awaken either side, without the risk of your mind turning to mush, but I’ll need to know so that I can prepare. Or the witch-blood will need that. Werewolf one… is more about awakening the wolf within, so less of a hassle…” he trails on and on to where I have to shoot him a look that tells him to be quiet for five seconds so that I can think.
“Being stronger is better, but I won’t have to look ugly and fly broomsticks, would I?” I ask, cutting him off as he is still rambling on to me about this and that.
Bucky pauses and looks at me in thought. “Why? Do you have some kind of skin disease?” He questions. I shoot him a glaring look before he holds up his hands innocently to me. “You will not change in appearance if you become a witch and broomsticks are optional, though they don’t help you fly.”
Walking around for a bit feels disorienting, as it doesn’t feel like I’m going anywhere at all. I frown a little and continue to look around for something, or someone, that might explain where I am and what I’m doing here. However, I see and hear nothing at all. This place is completely desolated. It feels like everything around me has just effectively vanished into thin air.“H-hello?” I called out, hoping to have someone respond. When I get no reply, I sigh and continue to walk. I gaze my gaze here, there and everywhere, but no matter where I think I am going, it all looks exactly the same. I almost want to give up, but when I turn around to head back the way I came, I realise I do not know if I’m going back the same way as everything looks so similar.I bite my lower lip nervously. I bet I can walk up or down if I tried, b
Opening my eyes, I can hear the fighting going on outside of the cabin is still going on. I am also still standing in the same place as when the ritual started. Bucky looks tired, but he offers me a brief smile. With him succeeding in waking up my wolf and us joining as one, it is no surprise that he is pleased with himself. A sudden slam against the side of the building snaps my attention to the fight outside again.I do not know how shifting works, let alone how to fight, but I can feel something is different about me. I can’t quite place what that something is, though. Looking at my hands and then my reflection in the window, I see nothing physically different about my body. I glance back at Bucky and shrug helplessly.Just as I am about to say something to him, a familiar voice echoes in my mind, ‘our first shift might hurt a bit, but I will fig
“Why won’t she accept me!?” Jay whines, now that the two of us have returned to our human forms and gotten ourselves into decent clothes. He hasn’t stopped since everything calmed down and Bucky agreed to let us stay the night. He thankfully has a spare room in the cabin, so there is no need for us to fight a bed or anything. And luckily he has a double bed.After I made the bed up for us, I shoot Jay a soft look and shake my head in amusement. “Because you’re whining too much,” I tease him. He pouts at me and looks so sad that I almost want to give in and tell him the truth. However, Lumi rejects my thoughts, letting me know to play it out a little longer.‘Let him suffer until bedtime. We are still getting used to things. Mating now might be too much for you,’ Lumi tells me with a wag of her tail. She seem
When Bucky had said male werewolves go crazy during those moments around their mate, I hadn’t fully understood the level into which the mating process would drop. Last night had been… something else. It was late in the afternoon now, and Jay was finally asleep. Had I known, it would have been such a long and involved process, I would have tried to make him wait until we had gotten home. Though thinking about it, I doubt I could have held off that long, either.With a soft sigh, I turned over onto my side and laid there, watching his sleeping face for a while. I wanted to sleep too, but if I did, I was sure we would be up all night again. It wasn’t like me to sleep away the day like this. Though it would be understandable if I did. With a yawn, I decided leaving Jay’s side would not make me feel any more alert, so I opted to cuddle into him instead.
Finally, the two of us reached the familiar buildings of the place I now called home. So much had changed in such a small amount of time that I wasn’t even sure this was the right place. The truth was, nothing in appearances had changed. It was merely my perspective on the place that had. Then there were the new emotions, smells and not forgetting that sense of belonging and family.Jay had given me advice on how to connect through the mindlink and how to keep people out if I wished to block certain people and only communicate with him or Darnell. He suggested not keeping my mind open to everyone until I was more comfortable with it, but that the pack usually did if they were on alert, just so it was easier to get the word out if something or someone strange was spotted.As the two of us headed back to the packhouse, Darnell came to greet us with a smile
“So!” Blu had said hours before, and in a voice louder than she probably needed to speak, “when are we to expect the soft patter of little pups, Luna Gwen?”That question had my face burning for what seemed like forever, but finally, I had settled down enough to get over the horror of her asking such a thing in front of half the pack. I tried to not let it bother me, but I couldn’t help but flee in embarrassment after everyone stared at me expectantly.I sat in the bedroom, face planted firmly in my hands while trying to hide how awkward I now felt. I didn’t plan on fleeing the scene, but I just couldn’t handle the expectations of being a mother so soon. There was no way on Earth that I was ready for that! I had only just now accepted Jay as my mate and husband, and the feelings for him were growing still.
The area we were now in hadn’t been too far a trek away from the resort, but I understood now why Jay had suggested walking shoes. It was a secluded little area within our part of the forest, with tall cliffs to keep us protected and a medium waterfall that fell into a large pool and small stream that led elsewhere into the forest. It was a perfect spot for a date for anyone who wanted to be alone.I gazed down into the pool, wondering how deep the water went. It was almost crystal clear, but I couldn’t see the bottom at all, at least not from where I was standing. Closer to the stream, it was shallower, so I imagined we would stick closer to that area, but I couldn’t help but imagine what might be down into the depths.Behind me, Darnell and Jay were busy setting up a picnic blanket and a feast that Darnell had brought for us. He was such a s
The cool water against my skin was soothing beyond belief. I could see small fish swimming away from the shallows as I stepped in and sat down. Darnell went to scout the nearby area, allowing me and Jay to have time alone, but keeping close by so that he could make sure we remained alone and didn’t need to be prepared for a sneak attack. With this assurance, we could relax while not near the rest of the pack. Jay and I made use of the cool water’s edge.“This feels so good,” I mumble to myself, allowing myself to slip deeper into the cool waters. Jay slipped in beside me, murmuring his agreement. I glanced at him. His toned body glistened from the sun as the rays hit the water drops. I could feel my face growing warm, but I didn’t shy away from my husband this time.Leaning in with that stupid smirk on his face, Jay whispered, &ldq