Chapter 79: DALIA

DALIA

The full moon is finally here. A tent was made for us in the middle of the pack field where the moon shines onto. Here Ezekiel will mark me. Here our destiny will be sealed and I will be ready for this fight.

I promise myself to cherish every moment with Ezekiel before I die. I have been doing that since the day I found out about my death. I’m always close to him, either cuddling or making love. Luckily he doesn’t notice that something is wrong, he just sees it as me being clingy and he loves it.

As days go by ever since we accepted the mate bond, it becomes stronger and so is the love we have for each other. I no longer question my feelings for him. I love him and I'm very sure about it. And he loves me too.

I don’t want to die and leave this new life that feels so good. I feel complete, happy and fulfilled with Ezekiel. I want to be with him forever. I am his and he is mine. We are each other's redemption.

I don’t want to leave him, but this is my destiny. No matter how much I love him and want to stay by his side forever, I won’t be selfish like my mother. If I don’t fulfill my destiny, the whole lycan and werewolf world will be destroyed. Taking this bold decision of not being selfish and rather fulfilling my destiny, is very painful but I will bear the pain to save my people.

I just hope that once I’m gone, Ezekiel will be able to forget about me and live his life. Though a selfish part of me doesn’t want him to. I don’t want him to forget me. I don’t want him to be with another woman, even when I’m gone. It’s so painful even thinking of it.

The ritual is for Ezekiel to mark me under the moonlight. We are the only one in the field and all arrangements have been made. The pre- ritual was successful.

Ezekiel pulls me close to him, one of his hands on my waist while the other careless my cheek. I’m trying so hard not to break down in tears. It hurts, it hurts so much that I’m going to leave him.

I will miss him, his touch, his whispered love and his possessiveness. I just hope he forgives me for leaving him. He loves me and I know my death will hurt him. I hope he heals and understands the reason I made this decision.

“I can’t believe this is happening.” He mumbles as he brushes his lips on mine. He looks into my eyes and all I can see is love and yearning. I don't know how we got here, but we eventually did. We are so much in love with each other. “I’m sorry for all the times I hurt you.”

He has already apologized more than a million times. He hated the way he treated me, but I keep assuring him that I have forgiven him. If we need to build a good relationship, we need to forget the past.

Looking back, I don’t even know how we got here. I had already believed he won’t accept the mate bond or even fall in love with me because of how much he hated me. But he told me that he never hated me. He was blinded with his rage and ignored the fact that he has always been in love with me since the first day he saw me. He thought it was the mate bond, but that feeling was beyond the mate bond.

I’m happy that we realized our love for each other and we accepted it. I will cherish every moment I spend with him and he will be the only man I will ever love.

“I love you, my big bad Alpha.” I whisper and quickly hug him because I want to hide my tears. I just can’t help it. It hurts so much. I love him so much. I don’t want to die. I don’t want to leave him.

“I love you more, my spitfire.” He hugs me tightly. “Are you crying?”

He slowly raised my head to look into my red eyes. I wipe my tears and put on a smile. I don’t want him to realize that something is wrong. He will be persistent to find out the truth if he knows that I’m hiding something from him. I already told elder Owen to hide the truth from everyone and I’m glad he did. He still believes there will be a way for me to do this without dying, but we know that there won't be any other way. This is the only way.

“Why are you crying, baby?” He asks in a very tender voice. It’s surreal to see this side of him. And I can’t hide the fact that I’m happy because I’m the only one that brings out this side of him.

“I’m just happy. I really can’t believe this is happening. I’m overwhelmed by emotions.”

“Me too.” He wipes the remaining tears on my cheeks. “I’m glad you didn’t leave when I asked you to. You are the best thing that has happened to me.”

“You are the best thing that has happened to me too. Let's forget the past and be happy.”

“Yeah.” He slowly claims my lips. I close my eyes and savour the sweet taste. He kisses me slowly, exploring every corner of my mouth. He gently trails the kiss down to the sensitive part of my neck where his mark should sit. I shudder when he licks it and I feel my core clench.

“You are perfect, my little monster. You are the best gift ever.” He sucks that part and I release a needy moan as I cling onto him. “I will mark you and make you mine forever.”

I gasp as his fangs dip into my flesh. I feel a sharp pain and something tingling shoots through my whole body. I moan loudly as he takes back his fangs and licks the bitten part with his tongue.

I can feel a strong power surge through me and the strong pull of the mate bond. It’s as if I’m reborn with him being the center of my life.

My body is shuddering as I hold onto him tightly. I can feel the spark between us and he’s also shaking. We hold each other tight, our hearts beating in sync. I slowly open my eyes as I look at the full moon which is now red. I smile knowing that everything went well.

I can already feel the strong sense of power flowing through me and how strong the bond between me and Ezekiel is.

“My mark on you is so beautiful,” Ezekiel says after a few minutes of us relishing the moment.

“What does it look like?”

“It’s a beautiful she wolf with a crescent crown on its head.” He looks into my eyes and I can see his strong emotions and the love he has for me. “You are a queen, baby.”

“Your queen.” I whisper. He smiles and claims my lips in a deep mind blowing kiss.

He carries me into the tent, not breaking the kiss. He kisses my lips so passionately, slow and sweet making my head feel dizzy. I've kissed him a lot of times and each time feels like the first time. I love the way he kisses me. He doesn't only kiss me, he worships me. The way his tongue moves in my mouth, sucking and biting makes me feel delirious.

He slowly pushes me onto my back on the mattress as the kiss becomes more sensual, his hands roaming my waist. He finds the zipper and tug it down. My heart beat faster as he roamed his hand through my body and his tongue sucking mine, pleasure consuming me.

I moan softly as I feel the spark from his touches all over my body. I start undoing his shirt button, wanting to feel him too. I'm so hot and fucking turned on. He's the only one that can make me feel this way. Only him.

I bite my lower lips as he cups my face and neck, kissing me down my neck and licking his mark that's slowly healing. I shiver in pleasure. I think that part is the most sensitive part of my body now. He went lower, sliding my dress off. I help him to get out of it and also help him to get his shirt off his body, tossing it aside.

I run my fingers through his muscular body, heat and desire course through me as our body sticks together. I feel so light headed and my core is clenching in need. We have made love a lot of times but it feels so different now. His touch burns and gives me pleasure at the same time. It's as if I don't want him to stop touching me, to stop kissing me. Maybe it's the mark. I don't care, but I'm burning for him.