Nova

The moon was the only light now.. Sun had gone and the stars were left twinkling above. Like diamonds.

A full moon...

Its hard for a wolf to control themselves on a full moon.

It was like I've crashed and hit a wall.

My teeth were out, elongated and ready to sink into Zaryn's skin as I watched him with my wolf's eyes. His teeth were out. Sitting beside me, he watched my every move, calculating.

As I sniffed the air, smelling Grace's scent, my wolf surged. She let out a growl, jumping on top of Zaryn as he lay still, calm. My teeth scraped against the soft flesh at his neck, pressing into his skin as my wolf let out soft low growls, warning Zaryn not to move.

It was as if I was watching from a looking glass, my mate and my wolf having an intense moment. Zaryn's teeth were still out but his wolf was still inside. He hasn't lost control like I.. I was the one being affected by the moon and my wolf's desire to take what's ours.

I need a miracle right now.

Zaryn took a deep breath, his alpha instincts taking a back seat as his mate desired to claim what was hers.. It's as if he wants it.

I needed him.

My wolf pressed her teeth into him a little more and he let out a soft moan, ready for what I was about to do. For what my wolf was about to do.

The wind picked up and I smelled something... Something in the trees that smelled familiar but at the same time it was hidden... A masked scent. My wolf became nervous and pulled back inside, throwing me out to the surface and my eyes changed back to their bright green human eyes...

I gasped with the surge of my wolf being drawn back in and lifted my head in a panic, hoping I didn't do much damage and actually knick the skin.

That wouldn't be a full bond but it would be a slight one.. A string of a bond compared to a thick band of one..

Zaryn moved his head down to look up at me, heart thrumming in his chest. Our eyes met, mine with panic and his own blue ones filled with slight disappointment.

"Nova.." He whispered. I moved away quickly, noting his skin was as if nothing had touched it. Righting myself up, I kept my focus straight forward, looking out onto the pack lands and the water of the lake.

"You were going to let me.." My voice came out hoarse. Zaryn took a breath before sitting up beside me, not looking at me.

"I wanted you to at the moment. It excited me. And my wolf..."

"You should have stopped me. You're an alpha blood you could have." I whispered.

"I'm sorry." He sighed deeply. "What made you stop? To gain control?"

I froze, remembering the scent I caught in the woods.. "There was a scent. Coming from the woods.. It was masked but the underlying tone was familiar.." I whispered, looking behind us for any sign someone was around. Zaryn stilled, sniffing the air. "Whatever it was its gone now."

I shook my head, getting up from my spot. Without a word, Zaryn grabbed my hand, pulling me back down to the ground as his pleading blue eyes found mine.

"Please don't leave." He begged.

I let out an exasperated huff. "I can't be here. Her scent on you is driving my wolf crazy. I'll do something we both will regret if I stay."

He took my hand in his, sparks invading my blood stream as they made their way to my heart, allowing my skin to feel that insane heat. I gasped for breath with the intense feeling.

"Nova let me explain. Grace's scent.. It was on me because when she found me earlier, she clung to me, saying she was worried about me because I disappeared last night. She said she wanted to talk to me, she was crying over the fact your brother is her mate.. She said she doesn't want a mate now, in her condition. I didn't touch her only to pry her off of me." He explained. I felt relief but I also felt enraged over the fact that Grace felt nothing over her bond with Nic.. That she loathed it.

Curious ..

I sighed, rubbing my eyes. "This is too much Zaryn."

His hand grabbed mine once more and I felt that surge again... It was starting to become familiar. He tugged on me until I was in his arms and fell back into the clovers with his arm behind my back. I struggled to move but his strong arms held me tight.

"Nova. Don't fight me. I'm telling you the truth. The only scent I want on me is yours."

I had a hard time believing that when he was the one to make sure we were showered and scent free before returning to the pack this morning. Of course I would have suggested it but I didn't need to because he was already thinking of it.

"Zaryn let me go." I gritted out. He had no right to me. No claim.

He inhaled slowly before moving, leaning over me and capturing me underneath him, arms caging me in on either side. Blue eyes stared into mine as I inhaled slowly, taking his scent into my lungs. Grace could still be scented on him but barely. It was as if her scent was dissipating the more he was touching my skin.

His eyes searched mine, pulling my soul out to meet his.. Eyes traced down my face landing on my lips and my heart sped up, beating like a hummingbirds wings in my chest.

"Zaryn...." It was whispered into the cool night air.

He paid no mind as he lowered himself, lips capturing mine.. Tasting them as he pulled my bottom lip in between his, sucking on it. As much as I didn't want to kiss him, my soul did. My wolf did. Butterflies crept down low in my belly and I opened my mouth for him in a breathless moan, allowing his tongue to seek entrance, tasting my mouth. I moaned out once more, my hand fisting in his hair as he devoured me, tongue gracing every crevice inside my mouth. He tasted like vanilla sugar, sweet.

He pressed his body against mine, wedging himself between my legs. The heat from his touch sent shivers through my core, muscles clenching inside me as my desire spread through me, wetting my panties. I pressed my lower half into him further, eliciting a groan from him.

The sound of twigs snapping through the trees had my mind becoming alert as well as Zaryn. He broke our kiss, popping up as his eyes scanned the wooded thicket. This pause was enough for me to regain control of my thoughts, pushing him off of me and sitting upright.

"Someone is here Zaryn. Were running out of time." I whispered to him. The only sound besides our breathing was the waterfall which fell many feet below us in a continuous splash at the lakes surface.

"Shhh" he shushed me, creeping away from me as he sniffed the air, trying to catch a scent. Before my eyes he transformed into his wolf, swinging his head my way, nose pressing into my arm in a silent gesture for me to stay where I'm at. I nodded in reply and he raced off into the woods without making a sound, strong large paws sinking into clovers as he ran. For such a big wolf he was stealthy... Able to stay quiet despite his massiveness. Like a ninja wearing a wolf's fur.

I sat there not moving, waiting. Looking out onto the water down below me, the moon shone on the lakes surface... Its image vibrating from the disrupting down poor of the waterfall.

The air was warm but the cool breeze made it feel perfect against my skin which was now hot from Zaryn's touch. The touch that I had told myself I would not feel again yet here I am with him , letting him taste my lips again. My head fell in shame. I can't do this anymore. I can't allow my wolf to take what she wants through my body.

Moments later Zaryn came running back into the small clearing, haulting as soon as he reached the creek that I was sitting at. I turned, facing his sleek gray and white wolf with bright blue eyes. He gave me a wolf's smile, tongue hanging out. He was too adorable not to smile at.