Chapter 11

[Amelia POV]

What did I just say?! I told him I want him to stay with me, alone with me, in my apartment, OVERNIGHT!!! What was I thinking?

‘I want to be close to our mate. I don’t want him to go.’ Anaya whimpered.

‘You told him to stay?’ I asked confused.

‘I’m sorry I took over for a moment, but I want us to be with him a little longer. It’s so hard when we have to say goodbye.’ Anaya admits.

She sounds so sad and remembering the years I had cut her out of my mind made me think how lonely she must have felt and now I am keeping her from her mate, our mate. As much as everything about this situation freaked me out and didn’t seem real or normal, I didn’t want to hurt her anymore. So I agreed and turned my attention to Owen who looked frozen from shock. I really need to stop causing him to make that face, it looks like he is about to have a stroke or something. I felt Anaya’s worry fill me and I reached out my hand to him so I could lead him inside.

He looked down at my hand and back up at me looking really confused. I needed to say something, to explain.

“Anaya wants you here with us, and I want her to know I won’t push you away. She has hurt long enough; I can’t take her mate away from her.” I say simply.

He blinks a few times with an expression of happiness, relief but also a little hurt. Hurt? Did I say something wrong? Damn I keep saying the wrong things why am I like this? He still would not follow me and now I think it was because of the sadness I was noticing.

“What’s wrong?” I ask him turning to stand in front of him.

“You are accepting me only for your wolf’s sake.” He says sadly.

Oh my goddess, my poor mate. I didn’t mean it like that and now he looks like a lost puppy. I am really bad with words! I didn’t mean I didn’t want him, I just wanted to explain away my sudden boldness. I couldn’t see him like this anymore. I walked toward him and took his face into both of my hands.

“That came out wrong Owen, I’m sorry. I want you, I just don’t usually say these kinds of things or do these kinds of things. I guess Anaya was fed up of me trying to push you away and took over for a second. She asked you to stay and I guess I panicked. This is a lot for me to get used to, so I’m sorry. I really want you to stay too, I just wasn’t planning on saying it out loud.” I admit.

Seriously what is with me?! I have never been this bold before.

Owen looked deep into my eyes I am guessing to make sure I was serious before he lifted his hands to my sides and nodded in agreement. I blush at how comfortable he is touching me and now I seem to be just as comfortable too. I keep thinking this is all too fast, but Anaya just growls at me. I drop my hands from his face which causes a cute whimper to escape his mouth. Aw! He is adorable! He tightens his hold on my sides not wanting to let me go, and I laugh a little. He is so clingy but it’s kind of flattering.

“I am not pulling away Owen, I was just going to open the door so we can go inside.” I tell him softly. He nods but barley loosens his hold, just enough for me turn to the door and unlock it. He had tightened his grip on my again once I had turned and I am guessing he doesn’t plan to let me go. I began walking inside and as I suspected Owen kept a grip on me and walked in still holding onto me. I couldn’t help the small laugh I let out as we waddled like that to the door that leads up to my apartment. When we reached the door, my heart started racing. I had never been alone with a guy before, the times I had gone on dates it was always in groups or Liam was there.

I tried to not let Owen see how nervous I was. I didn’t want him to get the wrong idea like I am inexperienced or something, but I am. I fumble with the keys to the apartment door for a few seconds because the pounding of my heart is too loud in my ears now that I can’t focus. To make things worse Owen moves closer to me and I can feel his breath against my ear.

“Don’t be scared Amelia, I will be a perfect gentleman.” He says in my ear.

That did not help me calm down at all! I finally get the door unlocked and we walk inside. Owen finally lets me go and I walk over to the near by light switch and turn all the lights on. Owen stand not far from the door and looks around examining my apartment. I walk over to the little kitchenet and open the mini fridge and take out a couple bottles of water before walking over to him and offering him one.

[OWEN POV]

I could sense how nervous Amelia was about having me in her apartment, and I am sure the fact that I won’t let her go doesn’t help with her state. I just can’t let her go as much as I am trying it seems I am battling Samuel now and he wants his mate. I guess both of our wolves are tired of us taking things slow. Even though it hasn’t been that long it seems our wolves think time is irrelevant and it’s time to kick things into a higher gear.

‘I need our mate. I can’t sleep without her.’ Samuel says.

He was right. Since I found Amelia I hadn’t been able to sleep well. I would only dream about her and it made it hard to sleep because I would wake up and would be alone. I wanted to wake up next to her every morning and when she wasn’t there I felt in agony. So when she said she wanted me to stay I thought I was dreaming again and I froze waiting for the dream to fade away and I would wake up alone again. Then she touched my face and I felt the tingling on my skin under her fingertips and I knew this was real. She started talking and I felt like I was melting into her touch that I barely heard a word she said. She has such a crazy effect on me, and I can’t seem to even pretend that I am unaffected. My father would scold me for acting so weak because of a woman but I can’t help it. I was gone for her and I love it!

When we walk into the apartment I stop and look around. It’s so small and is pretty much empty. Why doesn’t she have more things? I felt sad by the sight that my sweet mate had almost nothing. I felt my heart ache at this, she deserves everything and more! She walks over to me and hands me a bottle of water which I accept with a smile. She returns my smile before turning and sitting on the edge of her bed. I follow her and sit beside her, but not too close because I don’t want her to think I will make a move on her right now. Although Samuel desperately wanted to, I did my best to reign him in.

“Amelia, where is all your stuff?” I ask her.

She looks at me a little confused before scanning the room real quick and then realization set in.

“Oh, I only really brought clothes with me. I lived with my parents before coming her, and we didn’t have much money.” She explains.

My heart is breaking that she has lived with so little and I should have been there to take care of her sooner. I knew from that moment that I am going to begin the construction of a house for her as soon as I can. I don’t want her to live in a pack house, she deserves a house all her own! She deserves the world and for as long as I am breathing I will make sure she gets it. She turns to and looked a little worried.

“What’s wrong?” She asks me.

I hadn’t noticed how serious my face looked as I was thinking about how I would make sure to spoil her every day.

“I was just thinking about something.” I admit.

I don’t want to tell her about my plans for a house, it will be a surprise for her.

“What are you thinking about?” She asks me taking a sip of water.

Goddess even the way she drinks water is adorable.

“Well, my wolf doesn’t seem to want us to be apart anymore. He gets restless when we are away from you.” I admit hoping I don’t scare her away.

“Oh, I’m sorry.” She says sadly.

“Why are you apologizing?” I ask surprised.

“I must have been hurting you both so much by being so stubborn and not opening up to from the beginning.” She says with her head drooping.

“No, Amelia it’s ok! You did nothing wrong. It’s just you didn’t know how quickly the mate bond can work. But I really do hate being away from you.” I saw gulping nervously.

I don’t want to freak her out by how clingy I am already, but she just turns to me and smiles sweetly. I could die right now and feel happy because of that smile.

“That’s really sweet Owen, and I seem to miss you too now when we are apart. Honestly I missed you the whole day until you came to pick me up earlier.” She said avoiding my gaze.

‘She missed us! She was thinking about us all day!’ Samuel can sure act like a child when he is happy, but I don’t blame him.

Hearing that Amelia was missing me fills me with so much happiness. I really want her to stay with me but I am afraid she will think it is too soon. I am debating whether to ask her to move in with me or not.

“I know this might sound crazy because it’s kind of sudden…” She starts to say before trailing off.

“What?” I ask her.

“Well, you can stay here with me whenever you want.” She continues.

Samuel is jumping up and down because he wants me to accept, but I want her to stay with me near the pack. But I remember she doesn’t know any of them yet, and I think I want to just enjoy her to myself a little longer. None of the pack knows about their new Luna yet, so I have her all to myself for now. Besides it would only be until Friday, and then I can finally bring her home.

“I would like that.” I say happily.

She smiles and lunges toward me wrapping me in a hug. I am taken by surprise but wrap my arms around her instantly. We slightly pull back, but our faces are still really close, and I don’t hesitate. I lean in and kiss her and everything inside me feels like fireworks. Kissing her instantly makes me feel overwhelmed and I never want to stop. I try not to kiss her too hard, but I can’t help deepening the kiss and moving my hands down to her hips lifting her into my lap. I thought she would pull away because of the position we are in now but she doesn’t, she wraps her arms around my neck and kisses me back. I feel Samuel coming out the longer we kiss and I try my best to keep him restrained, because he wouldn’t be able to slow down, and may go further than my mate was ready for. He wanted to mark her so badly, and before I could stop him he released a low growl through me.

Amelia shivered from the sound and pulled away looking at me, but she didn’t seem afraid.

“What was that?” She asked.

“Samuel, my wolf, is trying to come out.” I admit.

“He is?” She asks, and to my surprise she is smiling. “Can I meet him?”

‘Yes please let me talk to my mate!’ Samuel begs.

‘Ok, but don’t take things too far. She isn’t ready.’ I warn him.

‘ok ok! Now let me out!’ He says getting annoyed.

I look at Amelia who has an excited look on her face.

“Ok, I will let him out but I can’t say for sure how well behaved he will be. So if he becomes too much just say so and I will take control again.” I explain to her.

She nods her head and waits. I close my eyes and feel Samuel take over and I feel like I am looking out a window watching him look at our mate. He lets out an excited growl and buries his face in the crook of her neck which makes her giggle cutely.

“Mate!” He says happily smelling in her sent.

“Nice to meet you, Samuel right?” She asks sweetly.

Samuel gets excited when she says his name and squeezes her tighter to him which makes her giggle again. I feel myself getting a little jealous that he is so touchy with her right away and she seems totally fine.

“You are so cute mate!” Samuel says almost purring. What is he some kind of cat?

Am I really getting jealous of my wolf right now? Yes, yes I am.

“’You are really cute too Samuel! I am happy to get to talk to you!” She says sweetly running her fingers through my hair which seems to effect Samuel a lot. I can sense he wants to kiss her and I remind him to take things slow.

He growls at me in annoyance.

“What’s wrong?” She asks him.

“I want to kiss you, but Owen keeps warning me not to.” Samuel grumbles.

She smiles at him and laughs a little.

“Owen, don’t be jealous ok? But you have to share me.” She says teasingly.

I am taken aback by how open she is to all of this with how little she has learned so far. She doesn’t seem at all weirded out that Samuel is speaking to her in this way. She actually seems to be enjoying it!

“Can I kiss you?” Samuel asks almost pleading with her.

She smiles and turns her head to the side. “Of course!” She says sweetly.

Samuel wastes no time before colliding their lips together. Ok yeah now I am defiantly jealous. I start cursing under my breath and trying to take control again, but Samuel pushes back.

‘NOT YET!’ He growls at me.

I let out an annoyed sigh and try to ignore the jealousy I am feeling. Who knew the person I would be competing with would be my own wolf! And she called him cute! She was giggling through the kiss as Samuel wrapped his arms around her tightly.

‘Uh! Stop holding her you horny wolf and let me out!’ I yell at him.

He blocks me. WHAT?!

[AMELIA POV]

Meeting Samuel is not as scary as I had thought it would be. He is more like a cute puppy just wanting to be loved and I find it so adorable. I also kind of like how forward he is, he isn’t afraid to touch me. Owen seems to hesitate a lot which I understand but I like that Samuel takes control. He really is cute and when he asks if he can kiss me, I could not say no. He was so excited, and the kiss felt desperate but that only made me laugh. I think I defiantly love Owen’s wolf! He finally pulls away and pouts.

“What’s wrong?” I ask him.

“I need to go now.” He says sadly.

“Oh, that’s ok we can talk again soon! And maybe you can show me your wolf form soon too!” I tell him which makes him smile happily and hold me tight again.

He pulls away and gives me a quick peck before looking me in the eyes.

“I love you.” He says sweetly.

Oh my goddess! My heart melted! He is seriously the sweetest wolf ever, and I love that!

“I love you too.” I tell him before he kisses me again.

He pulls away. “Bye.” He says softly before closing his eyes.

When his eyes open again, the black that had filled them is gone and I know I am looking at Owen again. He is pouting and he crosses his arms in from of his chest. I became aware that I was still in his lap when him crossing his arms creates less space between us.

“What?” I ask him raising an eyebrow at him and climbing down to sit next to him.

“You like him better than me.” He huffs looking away.

Ok this side of Owen is really cute. How can this tall GQ model Alpha wolf be so adorable?

“Owen, that’s no true! He is a part of you, I love both of you.” I say and my eyes widen instantly.

I just told him I love him! I mean I told Samuel, but this felt different, more official. Goddess shut me up before I make a bigger fool of myself.

‘Sorry! But I thought you could use a little push.’ Anaya says softly.

Damn wolf keeps influencing me! We need to have a serious talk about that later.

I look back at Owen and he is just looking at me smiling.

“What?” I ask him feeling embarrassed.

“You said you love me.” He says happily.

I drop my head into my hands and sigh wanting to hide and never come out.

He pulls my hands away to look at me.

“Amelia, I love you. More than you will ever know.” He says leaning in and kissing me again.

What kind of tv drama is this?! We just met and now we are basically planning to live together, and we already told each other that we love each other! This was crazy, but I have never felt so happy. It doesn’t feel wrong or rushed, it feels perfect almost too good to be true. Owen pulls away from the kiss and starts to kiss down my chin and to my neck near the area he said I would wear his mark. The feeling sent shivers down my spine as a felt his lips softly brush against my skin. I had never felt anything like it, and I turned my head to the opposite side giving him more access. What am I doing?

“I want to mark you.” He says almost whispering and continuing to kiss my neck.

This would be one of those moments that I freak out and over think, but my mind is a blur and I can’t think straight.

“Ok.” I whisper softly.

Did I just agree to let him mark me?!