Chapter 27: Chapter Twenty-Seven

**Alexandria**

His eyes then shift from his beautiful blue to black and I know his wolf is present and I’m about to see just how hot things can get.

“You’re treading on thin ice little one.”

His voice is so deep and so full of lust, the truck is beginning to fill with our lust for each other and I think I might need to go back inside to change before we leave the driveway. I manage to clear my throat and give him my best seductive smile.

“We can play with said fire later, I want to see my surprise.”

We manage to regain our composure and once he pulls away from the curb and begins the drive towards the woods. When the tree line comes into view he pulls off to the side and jumps out.

“Wait there my queen I will come to you.”

he hops down from his side of the truck and walks behind the truck; I hear him pull open the tailgate and close it again and then he walks into the woods but before he disappears completely he turns around to look at me through the window and does the whole I’m watching you motion with his fingers to his eyes and points at me like he wants me to stay put until he gets back. So, I stay put I figure this is all part of his surprise, as much as it kills me to stay here and wait for him to get back, I stay put.

In a matter of minutes, he comes strolling back through the tree line towards my side of the truck and opens my door for me. He slips his hands onto my waist to help me down from his massive truck, and when he wraps his arms around me I lose my breath and when I look into his eyes I see lust and devotion behind his gorgeous blue orbs, he looks into my eyes as he lets me slowly slide down the length of his rock hard chest and stomach, when I feel my feet hit the floor I also notice something else that is hard as well.

He clears his throat.

“Come on, I have something I want to show you.”

He tries to be discreet when he adjusts himself, but I caught it nonetheless and let a small giggle escape my lips and he turns to give me a cheeky smile, but its full of love and devotion none the less even as he pulls me behind him towards this surprise, he has planned for me.

The next thing I know he has me pinned against a tree just past the opening of the forest and looks into my eyes and comes close, bringing his lips just a whispers length away from my ear and I can feel his breath against my ear.

“You think that's funny, do you?”

And the lust and huskiness in his voice sends a shiver down my spine and makes a certain part of my body quiver and clench, next thing I know I feel him take a deep breath.

“You better learn to control yourself little mate or I won't be able to hold myself or my wolf back from what we want to do with you. I'm trying to be a gentleman here, but your arousal is making it very difficult.”

I feel my breath catch at his words and I want to say something to him but I'm afraid of what my voice will sound like when it comes out, but I clear my throat and give it my best to sound strong and confident.

“Who says I want you to be a gentleman?”

He lets out a growl and thrusts his hips into me just ever so slightly to show me what I have done to him, and I must say, I am feeling more and more confident in myself when I can see what I do to him.

“Are you being a little tease, my love?”

“I'm not being a tease, I'm just stating what I want when we get to know each other better, giving you clues as to what I want. We are mates after all.”

His eyes change from his beautiful blue to black orbs and back again like he is trying to keep his wolf at bay, and there is a rumble that comes from deep in his chest and out through his throat. And that’s when my arousal hits a whole new high. And I can tell he is having a hard time controlling himself and his wolf, but he manages to regain his control.

“Come, little mate, let's get going before I do something we both know you are not fully ready for.”

He steps away and I instantly feel cold, and that’s when disappointment envelops my body, he grabs my hand and pulls me along behind him until we come to a small clearing but it's not just any clearing there is a small stream a little further ahead that opens to a very small lake and it is filled with the clearest blue water and there seems to be fish and beautiful flowers all around and it is the most beautiful landscape I have ever seen.

“How did you find this place?”

I ask when I manage to catch my breath after seeing everything around us.

“I talked to Alpha Robert and asked if there was a special place I could bring you for our last full day here, and he told me about this place.”

When I turn to look around us more, I see there is a blanket laid out in the grass with a basket in one corner and a bottle of sparkling cider and all different kinds of fruit with a few different kinds of cheese and crackers and a few sandwiches. This is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me, and I don't know what to say.

“This is….” He has rendered me speechless.

“Anything for my beautiful little mate. I told you, I'm going to show you how a mate is supposed to be loved and cherished, and this is just the first step into my love for you.”

I am so beyond lost for words, all I can do is turn to look up into his eyes and smile as my eyes become wet with tears, but I refuse to let them fall, I don't want him to think the tears are bad because they are far from it.

He gently grabs my hand and guides me to the blanket to enjoy our lunch and spend the afternoon together.

“This is amazing Jaxson, thank you so much.”

“Anything for you, my love.”

After we spent the afternoon together by the small lake, swimming and spending time together we made our way back to my house to have dinner with my parents and watch a movie before he had to go back to the pack house.

Tomorrow we are going to head back to my school to withdraw me from school so I can finish my senior year at the high school with his pack. John and Annie are going to do the same thing. Jaxson and I talked about it, and we are all going to handle everything tomorrow and then this weekend we will head back to his pack to get settled and get re-enrolled with the high school there.

I am excited to start over in a new place and to be able to get away from this pack. The pack that seems to think I am worthless and the pack that makes me feel like I am nothing.

My parents still don't know about all the troubles I went through at school, and I asked Jaxson to not tell them yet as well. I made sure he understood that I will tell them, I just want to get settled in his pack lands first and when I asked him to keep my secret, he has been nothing but supportive. And ever since the day after the ball when everyone found out I was Jaxson’s mate, the problems have seemed to stop, but I think that is only because everyone is afraid of Jaxson. I still notice all the dirty looks I get from Jackie the looks of regret and longing from James, like he is really regretting the rejection.

Now that I have Jaxson, and that I am truly happy, and I know that I was never really meant to be mated to James. The Moon Goddess made it this way for a reason.

After the wonderful day I had with Jaxson, I lay here in bed, alone, thinking about Jaxson and everything we experienced today and all the feelings we shared, things could have gotten hot and heavy, but I know that if he wasn’t the gentleman, he is things would have gone a lot farther and when I lay here thinking about everything he said, one thing rings true in my mind that he was right. I am not ready to mate with him just yet.

I also begin to wonder what it will be like to be Luna of his pack and be able to run around the pack lands with him and Annie and John. I hear a click on my window, as a small pebble hit it, I think nothing of it until it happens again, I get up and walk to my window thinking it might be Jaxson. When I slide my window open to peer out and down at the ground, I don't see anyone. I go to pull myself back inside but before I can get inside, I feel a cloth with a horrible smell cover my mouth and nose and then I am plunged into darkness.