Chapter 17
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Chapter 17
Adrian’s Pov
Wanting to take it slow I started off with a simple question, knowing that it was more likely that she would open up and answer more of my questions if I started off with some less personal ones before building my way up. My body was practically humming with the thought of learning more about her, wanting to know everything that was possible for me to know about my timid mate who I unfortunately knew so little about.
“How did you sleep?” I asked, that was a simply question right? Either way it managed to catch her attention, her head slowly tilting towards me causing her matted curls to tumble down her back in an amusing manner. I didn’t comment, knowing that it would make her incredibly self-conscious and that was the last thing I wanted. I didn’t want her to think that I thought she was anything other than beautiful to me, even if I knew not to comment on my internal thoughts just yet since it would most likely made her extremely uncomfortable.
“Fine, thank you” she told me softly, studying me curiously as she managed to polish off half of the sandwich I had made for her. I tried not to smile, fair to say I failed miserably.
“I’m sorry for frightening you this morning” I said sincerely, how I had grabbed her was just unacceptable. It had been my own fault of course; I should have been more aware of my surroundings and because I hadn’t of been I had only severed to scare my mate from touching me ever again. Thankfully I had quickly nipped that shit in the bud; of course she could touch me, the more the better if I was being honest with myself.
“It’s fine” was her reply, obviously not knowing how to answer me. I got the feeling that she didn’t talk to a lot of people, while her voice was soft it had a scratchy quality to it which I guessed meant she hadn’t used it a lot lately.
“It’s not, I was out of order and I apologise” I stated sincerely, hating myself for scaring her. Her next question caught me off guard though; while I was pleased she was slowly growing more confident around me it came with a price.
“Why are you doing this?” she asked curiously with her usual soft tone, her fingers still picking at the sandwich making me relieved that she was still eating. She did look slightly healthier, I could only hope that with her being a werewolf it would speed the process a long slightly
“Doing what?” I couldn’t help but stall, my mind whirling with how to answer this in a way that would please her but not freak her out. Surely me telling her that she was my mate would cause her to reject me, and while the thought pained me I could see where she would be coming from. She hadn’t known me long, a few days if you include when she was out of it so her accepting something so out of the blue could push her away. I would never lie to her, but I knew this time I had to try and prevent her from finding out until she was ready to hear it.
“Being nice to me, people aren’t nice to me Adrian” she answered softly, the way she said my name making me shiver and my wolf purr in delight. It sounded so soft, like a caress and I soon found myself wanting more of It.; so much more. Well…that was until what she had implied finally seemed to sink in.
“What?” I asked chillingly, trying not to put her off telling me by being too harsh with my tone. That didn’t mean my tone came out soft though, it was impossible, what with my wolf snarling at her comment about people not being nice to her. She was the mate of an alpha, she deserved respect from everyone and the thought that she hadn’t got it made my muscles ripple with the effort it was taking me not to phase on the spot. She was too close; I didn’t want to risk hurting her by being careless with my actions.
“You are the first person Adrian…that has ever treated me like this” she said softly, her brows pulling together into a frown as she spoke. I didn’t know what to say, too consumed with rage to think straight so I kept quiet until I managed to calm the hell down. I didn’t want to snap at her, I couldn’t afford for her to fear me anymore than she already did.
“Like what?” I couldn’t help but ask, wanting to savour the opportunity that she was sharing something about her past. I doubt she realised how honest she was being with me, but the realisation that she wasn’t lying to me filled me with such satisfaction that I couldn’t help but calm down slightly at the thought of it.
At this I watched as she seemed to think it over, her form relaxing and I couldn’t help but bite my inner cheeks to try and stop the cheesy grin that wanted to form on my face. It helped, but I was sure I looked slightly insane.
“Like an equal” she finally admitted after what seemed like hours had past, when in reality it was most likely less than a minute. I couldn’t help the growl that rumbled in my throat, it causing my chest to vibrate as my hands gripped the edge of the table with the effort not to break something.
It didn’t take long until my knuckles started to turn white with the strain of my grip, my form shaking in my anger as I tried to fight the urge to phase out of rage. It wasn’t until I felt the softest touch on top of my hand though that I felt my wolf settle down almost instantly, my head snapping in my mates direction only to see her nervously circling her thumb on top of my hand sending pleasurable tingles through me. I couldn’t help but sigh out in pleasure at the relaxing gesture.
“Thank you” I grinned widely at her, catching her blush before she turned her head as if she was trying to hide her reaction from me. She looked to put it bluntly, adorable. Whether she tried to hide her reaction from me or not didn’t matter, considering she was flushing about five shades of red.
It wasn’t until she seemed to realise that she was still stroking my hand that she snapped her hand back before I could stop her, instantly missing the warmth and comfort her caress brought me as she did so.
“Sorry” she mumbled, her blush increasing making her look utterly edible. She wasn’t making it easy on the whole not pouncing on her thing, but I knew that she wasn’t doing it on purpose. Just that thought made me grin, knowing how innocent she was.
“Don’t be” I assured her with a wide grin, never in my life have I felt so free and relaxed. I knew that if the pack saw me now they would probably faint out of shock; yea I wasn’t considered the friendliest person in the world, not by far.
At this I watched as she pulled her bottom lip between her teeth, her eyes dancing as she played with her hands on her lap. It was then I realised that she was still wearing just my shirt and a pair of my boxers, her form shaking slightly and I was again reminded that she had yet to gain enough energy for her body heat to return back to normal. Crap, how stupid of me!
“Do you want to have a shower sweetheart, you look cold?” I asked her, not wanting to offend her. She seemed taken aback by my question but hesitantly nodded, making a move to clear the plates before I grabbed them. “I’ll do it” I grinned, for once not minding cleaning the dishes.
With her slight nod I quickly placed them onto the counter, deciding to deal with them later as I held out my hand for my mate to take. I couldn’t wait to feel her skin touching mine, call me pathetic but I simply didn’t care.
With a small smile on her lips she hesitantly did so, my larger hand almost engulfing hers as I felt her shudder slightly at my heat compared to hers. Really she should have been running the same temperature, but Lisa had promised me that as soon as she got a lot healthier she would slowly get back to what was considered healthy for a females werewolf her age. Well, that was what I was hoping for anyway.
“Come on” I smiled as I gently guided her up the stairs, not bothering to hide my grin as I felt her stand impossibly close to me as to absorb my heat as it radiated off my form. She was standing as close to me as she possibly could without touching me, and it was fair to say that I loved every second of it.
It didn’t take us long until we reached my bedroom, my hand still gripping hers gently but firmly as I tugged her along as I took her into my bathroom. It wasn’t like I minded her using the hall one, but to put it honestly I just wanted her scent in my own. Not to mention it would be hers soon as well, as soon as she understood that I would never be letting her go that was.
“The towels are there sweetheart, use what you like. Do you want me to see about getting you some clothes that might fit; some of the females might have something?” I asked her, not telling her that everything would probably hang off her skeleton like form. I also didn’t tell her that I liked her in my clothes, surrounded in my scent as my shirt and boxers seemed to dwarf that fragile little body of hers.
“Can I…can I keep these?” she asked nervously, not looking at me as she gestured to my clothes as they covered her pretty little form. I doubted she realised just how much her question pleased me, my grin widening as I nodded. I couldn’t deny her anything, I didn’t want to.
“You want me to get you some fresh ones?” I asked her happily, knowing that she might feel better with some clean clothes. At her subtle nod I gave her hand a squeeze before reluctantly letting go of it before heading into my bedroom, opening my set of draws before I grabbed a pair of boxers for her and a shirt. She would have to turn the waistband around a few times so they didn’t slip off but other than that she would be fine wearing them.
Walking back into the bathroom I caught her staring at herself in the mirror, not making a sound as I simply watched her. She didn’t seem to notice me, rather blankly staring at nothing in general and the empty look in her eyes had my heart clenching painfully.
“Sweetheart?” I asked softly, not wanting to startle her. It was a wasteful effort though, considering the fact that she jumped anyway as she spun around to face me. Smiling apologetically I shot her a sheepish smile, pleased when she seemed to instantly relax when she saw it was me at the door and nobody else.
“Thank you” she muttered sweetly as I held out my clothes for her, watching as she gently took them from me before holding them against her chest. Smiling at her I reached around to turn the shower on, giving her one last look before heading for the door.
“Call me if you need anything” I made sure to tell her, getting a nod in return before I reluctantly shut the door behind me. I didn’t like letting her out of my sight, but I wasn’t going to appear controlling and make her uncomfortable by staying. Though I couldn’t help but think of a time where she would be completely comfortable with me, hopefully then she would be up for the idea of saving water and showering together. I couldn’t help but grin at the thought; something to look forward to.
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