Chapter 7 - Sarah

“That’s why we always keep a change of clean clothes with us at all times.” Added Zach with a grin on his face.

“But it usually doesn’t happen that often.” He added with a wink.

“I’m sure you have a lot more questions that you want to ask.” Zach continued, “And I’m sure Sam would be more than happy to answer them for you. So, I’ll leave you two alone and see you tomorrow.”

He turned around without waiting for an answer, waving goodbye and leaving me alone with Sam.

As soon as Zach was gone, two strong arms encircled me. Sam was fully dressed now.

“I was so scared. I thought I lost you.”

He rested his head on my shoulder and gave me a kiss on the neck, letting his lips stay there a few seconds.

I could feel his heart beating strong in his chest. I felt truly loved in his arms. I had so many questions, I didn’t know where to start.

He broke the silence first.

“Were you scared of me?”

I thought back at my first reaction when I saw that big wolf coming out of nowhere.

“A little,” I admitted, “but you were there to save me, so not too much… Your wolf … would it ever hurt me?”

“Never! I would never hurt you even in my wolf form. You’re my mate Sarah, I will protect you with all of my strength, for as long as I breathe.”

That word again: mate. I wasn’t quite sure what it meant exactly. I knew for sure I was feeling something for Sam, and I knew strange things were happening like me being able to hear him talk through my mind for instance.

“Yeah, Zach said that too, that I’m your mate. I’m not sure I understand exactly what it means yet… But I know one thing for sure: I heard you speak to me in my mind. Zach said that it’s because we’re mates.”

Sam looked me in the eyes and spoke to me in my mind.

“Only mates can speak to each other through their minds. As the bond between mates gets stronger, it becomes easier. You can even feel what the other one is feeling.

When you were attacked, I was in a meeting, I felt your fear and I heard you call me.”

Being able to hear him in my head was weird but it was nice too. “How do I do it?” I asked out loud.

“Just think about me, concentrate on me, and just think about what you want to tell me, and I’ll hear you for sure.”

So, I thought about Sam, I looked at him, letting my senses take over me. Suddenly, my mind shifted. I felt like I was there, in his mind, with him, feeling what he was feeling.

I just said in my mind, “How about we go home? I just want to go rest with you.”

He smiled and answered in my mind. “That sounds like a good idea babe.”

I smiled too and answered out loud, “But I would like to go get some stuff at my place first.”

“Yeah, no problem baby,” he said out loud too. “You should probably get a lot of stuff, it would probably be safer if you stayed with me for a while.”

He was right, and I liked the idea of staying with him for a while anyway.

We walked to his car. Sam kept his arm around my waist all the time. We drove to my apartment. Sam came with me to check there was no threat. I gathered lots of clothes and a few personal things I would need for the next few days. It was kind of weird to leave my apartment like that. After moving there only a few days ago.

It was for the best, and I knew I would be fine at Sam’s apartment. I didn’t want to be alone after what happened. In the meantime, it also meant that I could sleep in his arms, which sounded awesome.

“Okay honey, I think I have everything I need.” I told him, “Let’s go to your place.”

He grabbed me by my waist, looked at me with his beautiful green eyes. “Yeah, let’s go home.”