''I'm so sorry, Jonas. You should have moved me'' I said, mortification still showing on my face.
"My love, do not apologise for falling asleep on my chest, there is nowhere I would rather be at this moment in time. Holding you while you sleep has been a dream I didn’t know I had. When you fell asleep, I debated about moving you so you would be more comfortable, but I couldn’t do it. It was almost a tangible desire to just hold you and protect you, seeing you cry earlier just tore me up, I needed to be with you. So, please, don’t ever apologise to me for falling asleep in my arms because that is where you belong".
The look of love and sincerity shining from his face at this moment was all I needed to see. I leaned forward and brushed my lips against his. I heard him groan softly, and it gave me a jolt of confidence, so I deepened the kiss. I could feel his hand cup at the back of my head as he held me to him. I continued the kiss, grabbed his shirt and pulled him onto the bed, pushing him onto his back. I jumped up and threw one leg over his, so I was now strangling him. I could hear him groan again, and it made me wild with desire. He sat up but kept me in my position. I could now feel his erection pressing against me, and this only made me throb. I started grinding on him, and nearly cried out as sparks and shocks raced through my body from the contact. I wanted him so much, and I could tell he wanted me, but to my dismay, I could feel him pulling away. I let him separate us, I looked up into his eyes, wondering if I had done something wrong. He placed his brow on mine, and panting slightly he said, "my love, if I didn’t pull away, then I would have taken you right here, and I don’t think that would have been pleasant for the rest of the people aboard with us right now".
My eyes widened as I took in his words, and I could feel myself blushing. Not only that, I barely held Sapphire back. I could hear her howling now, in my head, at the loss of contact with her mate. Jonas must have understood what I was going through, as he said the same thing about his wolf.
I got off his lap and stood up, looking embarrassed now for what I had nearly done. Looked down at Jonas, still laying on the bed looking like the cat who had gotten the cream. "Should I say something to the men, have I embarrassed them? Surely they would have heard the noises we were making?" Jonas got quickly off the bed and gave me a quick hug. "No need", he said with a grin on his face, "The bedroom is soundproofed".
blushing to the roots of my hair, I took off for the en-suite, hearing him softly chuckling behind me. I looked at myself in the mirror and was shocked at the girl, no, the woman staring back at me. My eyes, which were normally a muddy blue, were shining back a clear sapphire. I gasped and linked with my wolf.
"Finally", she said with a dry chuckle.
"I wanted to give you guys some alone time, so I backed off, but when I felt it getting hot in there, I admit I wanted to push forward and try to connect with Jax".
I could feel myself frowning, but before I could ask my question, Sapphire answered for me. "Jax is Jonas's wolf", I gasped, "I'm such an idiot, it never occurred to me to ask what his wolf was called". I was once again mortified that I hadn't asked. "He must think me ignorant Sapphire, what should I do?" "Talking about names", "Sapphire, why are you called that?" I asked.
"Who do you get your name off?" I mean, I won’t name you. You’re a separate being, but we are part of each other". I could hear Sapphire sigh softly, and she answered,
"I will give you all the answers you seek Genevieve, but not now. It is not the right time".
I was about to protest but realised that if she didn’t want to tell me, it was her right not to. "Ok," I said, "but you promise you’ll tell me right?"
"Genevieve, when the time is right, you won't need to ask, you will simply know".
There was a tap tap on the door, and I heard Jonas telling me we were about to land. I needed to be buckled in, so I returned to my seat, with Jonas sitting to my right again and Gregory sitting on the sofa. I could hear the landing gear being lowered. I gripped Jonas’s hand and felt the comforting pressure of his squeeze back. I didn’t know what was going to happen. But I was sure I would have Jonas by my side all the way, as I knew in my heart that my destiny and Jonas’s destiny were but one.
The rushing around that was the next few minutes had me breathless with excitement. We exited the plane and were swept along by Gregory to the large black SUV waiting by the side of the runway. I gave Jonas a questioning look, and he shrugged and said "My mother must have sent it", he gave a soft smile and said
"She’s trying to make a good impression on you, my little wolf".
His mother, I could feel pale slightly, I had forgotten I would be meeting his mother and father. I suddenly felt very nervous and could feel my heart rate pick up.
Jonas looked at me and asked, "What have you in such a panic, my love?" He said softly, he was gently rubbing his cheek against mine, taking in my scent.
I could feel my skin start to tingle where our skin had met, and it made me tremble. I looked up into his shining eyes, eyes that shone with love for me.
"I forgot I was to meet your parents, what if they don’t like me. What if they think I’m not good enough for you, I would hate to disappoint and embarrass you".
Jonas chuckled and pulled me against him as we walked to the car. "Never, never going to happen, my little wolf. My parents will adore you".
Gregory had the door of the SUV open, we climbed in, I was getting settled when Jonas climbed into the SUV. He frowned at me saying ''this isn't right'' And pulled me towards him. He put one arm around me, holding me tight to him, while the other arm was now leaning on the side of the door while he spoke to someone on his phone.
I didn't mind this at all. The journey from the airport to the lands owned by Jonas’s pack was simply put, breathtaking. The wooded areas stood tall and proud, their canopies starting to change colour now we were at the end of summer. The farther we got into the territory, the more beautiful it became. We passed meadows, streams, and more wooded areas until the car turned a corner. Just past this was a drive lined with conifers, elegantly shaped, underneath these were hundreds of small bedding flowers. They lined the driveway that led to the largest house I had ever seen. Suddenly feeling rather nervous, I hid her face in Jonas’s jacket.
"Hey, little wolf. What's wrong?" I shook my head slightly and puffed out the breath I had been holding. I looked up into his face and said the thing that had been on my mind since we left the airfield.
"What if your parents don’t think I’m good enough for you? What if your Mum hates me on sight? I don’t think I could cope knowing another mother figure dislikes me. I couldn’t put you in the middle of something awkward like that……".
"Whoa, whoa, whoa now little wolf". Jonas said ''You don’t need to worry about any of that, my love. These are my people, they are my family, and I know they will love you. Don’t worry about my Mom, I know she will love you, how can she not? Look at you?'' He gave me an encouraging smile, but that was all he said. Feeling a little better, however, as soon as I felt the car slowing, my stomach did a rollercoaster size flip and I suddenly felt very nauseous. Too soon, I was getting ready to get out of the car, which had just come to a smooth stop outside the huge house. I tried to swallow my nerves. I had to be respectful, I had to show that I understood I was coming onto their territory and that I understood that this was Jonas's parents' house. I wasn't a visitor by any means. I was here to stay. I just hoped and prayed they would accept me.