Filed To Story: The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert
“Savvy, what’s wrong?” He asked, watching emotions change on her beautiful face. He was disappointed she didn’t say yes on the spot. It was a beautiful moment for them, and he felt it was perfect for the marking. He could barely hold himself from digging his canines into her neck. It was so close, and the bluebell scent was stronger there, intoxicating, to say the least.
But the woman he was so madly in love with wasn’t saying a word; it felt the same as piercing his heart with a silver knife.
“W-wasn’t there a tradition that you have to have a marking ceremony for your Luna?” she asked. His own excitement dropped as he watched her hopeful gaze.
“She is scared,” Asgard said in his mind, stepping away from trying to get the control and surprising Kai with such behavior. Just a second ago he was fighting to mark her faster, not wishing to wait for even a second longer. And now, he took a step back for the first time in their life.
This was new. “You are giving up just like that?” Kai was truly perplexed with his wolf now.
“Give up?” Asgard scoffed, “She is ours. We chose her, and there will be no other. Ever. Even if the Moon Goddess sends us a thousand perfect true mates, we will reject each one of them for this woman. Fenrir didn’t have a mate, but he devoted his existence to the woman he chose. And so will we.”
“I am glad we are on the same page here,” kai admitted. “But what do we do now it she is not as sure as we are?”
“She is sure, or she wouldn’t be here,” Asgard a*s*sured him. “The thing is that this f*uc*ktard of a mate of hers ruined her trust in love and f*uc*ked with her head. He was supposed to be the one person who loved and protected her, but he hurt her instead.
She gave herself to him, and he spat into her soul. For that, he will d*ie, of course, but that’s not what’s important now. What’s important is that if we want our mark on Savannah’s neck, we need to make her feel safe and loved with us. This is the only way.”
Kai knew that his wolf was right. He couldn’t push Savvy into something she wasn’t ready for. She deserved better and so did he. When the time would come, it would be perfect. Today was already good enough. Complaining when he lay n@ked on top of the woman of his dreams wasn’t in his plans. He knew that he would do anything to make her happy. This was just a little step back.
Even if his mark wasn’t there yet, the North Star was. Everyone would know who she belonged to.
“Yes, there is a ceremony,” he said after a long pause and saw the relief on her face. “But I hope that we can do this in private instead.”
The Western Princess was clearly lost for words, and he smiled, brushing his palm over her cheek to give her peace.
“That’s okay,” he leaned down and k!ssed her l!ps gently. “I know how to wait. I waited for you all my life, and I will give you as much time as you need. There is no rush with this.”
“Kai, it’s not…” She wanted to explain herself as guilt washed over her, but he stopped her.
“Savvy, I know,” he pecked her nose. “It will happen sooner or later, and that’s good enough for me.”
“It’s just … I didn’t think this would happen to me after everything,” she admitted and averted his gaze. Confessing such things wasn’t an easy matter. “You are my first after everything and….”
“And I intend to be your last, Savvy.” Kai cupped her cheek and made her look at him again. “I will do everything for this, so you don’t have to worry about anything. I will wait for you, fight for you, and find a way to make you happy.”
“I am happy,” Savannah stretched her hand and ran her fingers through his hair. “Kai, don’t think that I am not. I’ve made my decision, and I know what I feel. I just want to take one step at a time, if that’s okay.”
“Then this is what we are doing,” he brushed his l!ps over her cheek, scooped her into his arms, and stood up. “And the next step is taking a bath together!”
Savannah woke up the next day wrapped in white satin sheets. To her surprise, she was alone in bed, and that brought some unpleasant memories back to her. Kai’s delicious scent was now embedded into her skin, and she wouldn’t have it any other way, but he wasn’t there.
It was already the middle of the day as they spent the whole night making love, missing the morning completely after they fell asleep.
Savvy shivered as she dropped the sheets and stood up from the bed to find some clothes. It was hard for her to breathe, but she tried to push the dark thoughts away.
Familiar. This was too familiar …
This reminded her so much of the one and only night with her mate. She woke up just like that, alone… because he had to talk to his accomplice and a*s*sure him that he was still betraying and using her.
The Princess swallowed a lump in her throat. This couldn’t be happening again. Kai wasn’t like that. He wasn’t.
She opened the wardrobe in front of the enormous wooden bed they slept in and found a good choice of sweaters, shirts and other garments. Not thinking twice, she took the first chunky white cotton jumper she saw and pulled it on, not bothering with anything else.
She walked into a hall that led to other bedrooms and quickly realized they were empty. Savvy looked over the living room as she went downstairs, sadly noting that no one was there as well. The curtains were closed, and the space seemed so dark.
Her heart was racing in her chest, and she felt fear gathering in the pit of her stomach. She had to hold onto the railing to keep from falling down onto her trembling feet as she slowly descended the stairs.
And this was when she smelled… food. Bacon, eggs, avocados… everything she liked was there.
She tried to speed up a bit because she couldn’t take it anymore. She needed to see this.
Savannah pushed the kitchen doors open and stormed in, the bright light from all the windows and glassceiling blinding her temporarily.
“Morning!” Kai was wearing just a pair of grey sweatpants and an apron as he flipped a pancake in a pan with a happy grin. However, his smile dropped when he saw her panting. Savvy’s brows were still knitted as she processed what she was seeing.
Breakfast… He was cooking them breakfast.
He wasn’t running away. He wasn’t plotting her brother’s murder. He didn’t discuss using her …
He was still here, and he cared. History did not repeat itself.
I…” Savannah mumbled, feeling silly. What was it with her? Since when did she become so insecure?
“Come here!” He switched off the gas stove and dropped everything, locking the girl in his arms. Realizing only now what she was thinking about when she woke up alone. “Sorry, Savvy,” he k*issed the top of her head. “I just wanted to surprise you. I thought you would be starving when you woke up and hoped to come back to you first.”
“Don’t apologize for being a good guy,” she chuckled, wiping away a tear that threatened to escape her eye. “This is… How on Earth do you know how to cook?”
“Didn’t I tell you?” the Northern Lycan King winked at her. “I am not only a gardener. I am a chef too.”
“Well, that’s more like it!” Savannah smiled, returning to her usual self, and tried to get out of his hands to steal something from the table. “Definitely more useful than those ugly roses!”
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