Beautiful dream

~10~

“Hey,” Ace leaned down when he was standing before Minsi and kissed her forehead. “Hey,” She shyly smiled at him. Gosh, he is tall! Thought Minsi. She had to crane her neck every time she wanted to look at him. They stared at each other as if the rest of the world had disappeared. 

“And…that’s my cue. Bye, Mr. Lovesick. Luna, I’ll see you in a week with your clothes. I’ll send over your dress for tomorrow before sunrise. I can’t wait for the ceremony.” Thalia and Minsi shared a hug. “Okay. Thank you, Thalia.” Minsi replied with a pleased smile. Tomorrow, Ace would be holding the swearing ceremony, where Luna would be introduced before the pack, and then they would traditionally get married before everybody else. Thalia told her all of that and what she should expect.

The woman practically prepared herself psychologically for the ceremony, and she was so grateful. Even though she was Luna back in Maplewood, Duke never held the official ceremony to introduce her to the people or marry her.

Ace escorted her out. When he returned, he had a big smile on. “What?” Minsi couldn’t help but ask. “Nothing, come here.” He pulled me and wrapped his muscular arms around me. Burying his face in her hair, “I missed you.” He said, his eyes sparkling as he looked at her.

“It’s been only a few hours, Ace.” She said, hiding the fact that his words made butterflies dance in her stomach. “I missed you anyway.” He replied, still not letting her go. So she basked in his scent. They stayed like that for a while. 

“Minsi,”

“Hmm?”

“I’m famished,”

“Oh,”

“Unless you want me to eat you, tell me what you want to eat. I’m ordering.” He said blatantly

making her blush hard. 

Later on, they were on a table, sharing a meal again. He told her about his pack a little so she could prepare herself for tomorrow. Honestly, she was bloody nervous about it. She had jitters and everything when she thought about meeting with his people. She could only pray that they were as cool as he was.

She came downstairs after a shower and found him sprawled on a couch watching some car documentary. Without a word, Minsi walked over and sat on the other couch. “You good?” he

asked, smiling. Did he ever get tired of smiling? Thought Minsi and replied. “Yeah.”

He sat up and created a space on a couch, “Come here,” He ordered. And as if she was hypnotized, her feet took her to him. As soon as she sat beside him, he wrapped his hand around her, pressing her to himself. And then he covered both of them with a warm shawl. She could feel their connection as she rested her head on his chest. She bet he did too because his ears were red. This connection between them was too strong to ignore. It made her body come alive, and something was pooling under the pit of her stomach.

“This is a new car design that I’m making for the Lycan King’s wife.” He said, showing the papers he scattered on the table. “The Lycan king?” She has never seen the man before. Only heard about their lineage. But she knew he was like the King of all the wolf races. The strongest too. “Yeah. And within a month, we’re going to attend a unity ball together. Thank God I won't need an escort this time around.” He sighed. 

“Are you ready for tomorrow, sweetheart?” He asked, kissing her hair. Minsi nodded as she stared at the flat screen displaying car designs, even when she couldn’t understand shit. Because looking at the man brought dirty images to her mind. “Yes—I don’t know.” She replied in a low voice. “Don’t worry, they’re all going to love you. And even if they don’t, I give zero fucks about them. You are mine either way.” He announced, making her blush again.

Something strong settled in her broken heart. It’s only been two days, and this man has done so much for her that she couldn’t help but question the reality of her situation. She can’t stop thinking that she was in a beautiful dream that she didn’t want to wake up from. Ever.

“Okay.” She replied, resting her hand around his torso.