Chapter 109: Chapter 109
"She’s with the kids now" Lily said as she sat beside Ethan on the couch "I know you’re dying to talk to her but if you think you’ll lose control of your wolf don’t"
"I’ll be fine" I said "I have to see her" I stood up and walked up the stairs and opened stopped with my door on the handle when I heard childish laughs and recognized the children voices.
"And what did you do next?" I heard Nate’s amused voice say. At that moment I was thankful for my hearing, she wouldn’t be this relaxed around me, not yet anyways.
"We ran from the house to the lake and then Dave and Jim made us swim across and I won the race" Charles said with an excited voice "Dave says I’m gonna be stronger than him when I grow up"
"Of course you will" Nate said "You’re already stronger than me now"
I lost focus of the conversation and just listened to Nate’s voice, remembering that night that seemed so long ago, but so near as well.
"Stop the car" Anne said and I immediately hit the brakes "No, drive drive it’s okay" I sighed and started to drive "No wait stop"
I chuckle, amused. This had been going for a while now to say she was having an inner battle with herself would be an understatement.
"Okay" I said stopping the car and turning to her , taking a second to admire her beauty. I couldn’t believe I had found my mate and she was perfect, absolutely perfect "Take a breath and calm down" She did what I said "Now what do you want?"
"My parents are going to kill me. I-I’ve never done anything like this They would want me to go back, they’re going to be so mad ..I"
"Forget your parents" I said "What do you want?"
"And I don’t even know you for all I know you could be a creep, a serial killer and I just jumped in the car with you"
I let her words slide, she had the right to not trust a stranger. I grabbed her face gently and turned her to me, knowing my touch would calm her down. I looked into her beautiful eyes "What. Do. You. Want?"
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, she counted to ten with her eyes closed and then opened them "I want to have fun" she said "Drive"
"Gladly" I said as I started the car again and drove off. She wanted fun? I’d definitely show her fun. I’m going to give my mate the best night of her life and maybe at the end of the night I’d ask her on a proper date, I was going to make her love me.
I was snapped back to reality when the door was opened "Adrian" Lucy’s familiar voice said as she jumped and hugged me, I chuckled and lifted her from the ground.
"Hey there kiddo" I said ruffling her hair "What are you guys doing?" I walked into the room and looked at them. Nate was on one of the beds with Claire in her lap and Charles in front of her.
"We were telling Nate about the race Dave and Jim made us do." Lucy said and then frowned "Charles is showing off because he won"
I sent Charles a look and he grinned shyly "What? Dave and Jim said big brothers are supposed to tease little sisters"
I glanced at Nate and found her simply just staring at me "Let me tell you something kid" I said "Before you do anything Dave and Jim tell you to do, ask me or one of the others first okay?"
Charles frowned "Okay" he said. I set Lucy back at her feet and felt the urge to talk to Nate
"Hey guys how about you all draw your favorite place?" I said and the children all grinned "Go on" The kids all ran to the adjoining play room we made sure they had and when Nate stood up to go with them I stood in front of her.
"We need to talk" I said seriously and she avoided my eyes as she answered
"I don’t even know you We have nothing to talk about" She said and tried to walk past me but I grabbed her arms and heard her gasp and the electric shot I thought I’d never feel again ran through her body. I closed my eyes and forced my wolf to back down, seeing his mate again was too much for him, hell it was too much for me.
"I know it’s you" I said opening my eyes "I’d never forget" I let my fingers gently brush her cheek "I’d never forget you no matter how you changed I’d always be able to spot you in a crowd"
She leaned into my touch unconsciously and I felt my wolf howl in delight. The bond was already strengthening just by being near her.
"Tell me you remember this" I said "Tell me you know who I am, you know it was me that night three years ago" She moved away
"Adrian don’t..."
"Don’t what? Don’t feel like I’ve been punched in the gut, the same feeling I had three years ago when I woke up and you were gone, no number, no address. Nothing."
She looked flustered and I took a step closer to her "Don’t bother trying to lie Nate--Anne, whatever your name is" I said and saw her flinch "Just tell me, say it. Say it was you"
"Adrian I-" She trailed off not knowing what to say