Chapter 38: Chapter 38

Ava's POV

It has been a few days since my pack came to the blood moons house and fortunately for us all, there was less friction between both packs.

I watched Anna practice the cloaking spell and the formation of barriers. "Are you going to perfect these spells any day soon?" I asked her and she stopped and smiled.

"If you'll let me, my queen," she said.

"Forgive my manners, carry on, love," I said to her. She smiled and continued practicing.

I felt hands wrap around my waist and I turned in surprise. Why I was surprised I had no idea but I should have known it was him.

"I didn't see you in bed this morning love." He said to me.

I turned back to Anna. "I was restless," I said to him. Truth is, I felt so comfortable in his arms that I didn't feel like leaving.

He kissed my neck. "She's still practicing?" he asked and I nodded.

He held my hand. "Why don't we take a walk?" he suggested and I reluctantly agreed.

We walked towards the lake. "I can remember the first time we met," he began and I nodded.

"Under the rain ready to tear each other apart," I said and he chuckled.

"No, I was ready to tear you apart," he said and I frowned at him and turned to walk away. He pulled me back. "C'mon love, don't walk out on me," he said gathering me in his arms.

"You always see me as a weakling," I said to him pouting. "I do not see you as such," he said to me but I still pouted. "You look so beautiful when you do that," he said seductively and I looked up at him. His hazelnut eyes were twin pool with a look of admiration in them.

He leaned closer to me and held my chin lifting it closer to his. "Stop, Skye," I whispered but he didn't relent. He placed his lips on mine and I struggled to withdraw but he held me tight.

I shut my mouth but he forced it open and when his tongue met mine, slowly and unwillingly, I opened up to taste the sweetness only his lips could give.

I heard movements and broke the kiss and Skye cursed under his breath. I turned to see Camila who had made the noise.

"I'm sorry I startled you," she said.

"It's fine," I said to her quite embarrassed.

"You sent for me," she said and I nodded. "I was informed you were out of the pack house," I said.

"Beta Robin asked me to accompany him to the work site," she explained.

"I walked towards her. "That's alright. You and I have to shop for some necessary things for the pack and store them in the pack house." I said and she agreed.

"Just the both of you?" Skye asked in skepticism.

"Yes, why?" I asked him.

"You cannot go alone. Not after the experience of last time." He said sounding overprotective.

"I don't need you to tell me what to do," I said to him in refusal.

He walked up to me. "You would do as I have said," he said to me.

"I'm not going alone. I'm going with Cami." I said to him.

"Who's going to protect each other? You or her?" he asked and looked at Camila. "No offense," he said.

She smiled. "I understand."

"What do you want me to do then?" I asked him.

"I'll accompany you," he said. I stared at him. "Don't you have some alpha things to do than follow me everywhere?" I asked him.

He smirked. "I'm also loyal to you, love," he said.

I couldn't persuade him so I agreed for him to tag along.

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Skye drove us into town and we got to the store. Camila and I picked everything we thought the pack will need for this week. The following week, we would also come to shop for some more items.

"Your pack sure eats a lot," Skye said noticing the bags upon bags in the trolley.

I frowned at him. "Because you don't do the shopping for your pack's needs you have no idea what gluttons they are," I said getting pissed as I dumped the bags in the booth.

Camila went in the car to sit in and wait for us.

He chuckled and pulled me closer. "You're always angry over anything I say."

"What you always say riles me up."

"But when my hands touch you, you don't," he said leaning closer. "You become ecstatic," he said and I pulled away knowing that what he was saying was the truth.

"You talk such nonsense," I said getting into the car. He chuckled while having a ridiculous smirk on his face.

We drove down to the pack house and alighted. The snow that fell the previous night made the ground steep. We walked into the house and began offloading the items we bought from the store.

The fridge was all stocked up and so was the kitchen and other necessary stuffs were in the house.

"When is Anna going to come to create the barrier?" Skye asked as we stepped out of the house.

"Hopefully tomorrow," I said and he nodded. "Three days in the blood moon's house and no report of any issues. I believe deep down these packs want to end the enmity," he said.

I disagreed. "They are pretending to be at peace and we know that. They can't wait to leave, I know that." I said getting into the car.

He got into the driver's seat. "You never agree with me, do you?" he asked as he turned on the ignition.

"I believe I am free to say the truth and besides, I don't think a blood moon and a crescent will be on the same page just so soon," I said.

He stared at me for a long time and said nothing as he maneuvered out of the house premises as he drove away.

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Skye's POV

The dining hall was filled with men and women of both packs having dinner. The dining hall didn't contain a few members of the pack and some had to seat in the living room.

Platters of ribs, chicken, peas, smoked salmon, meat sauce and rice, pudding, and deviled beans were arranged on the table over glasses of wine and bottles of water.

I sought for Ava at the table but she wasn't there. I went to the kitchen and saw her feeding a child with her hand. She took one glance at me and continued.

"Why are you not at the dining hall?" I asked her.

"I saw the child here eating alone and I decided to join her," she said to me smiling as she fed the child.

I bent on one knee. "What's your name child?" I asked her. "Luna," she said with her mouth full.

I ruffled the little girl's hair. "Where's her mother?" I asked Ava.

Ava hesitated at first. "She lost her mother some days back. Her brother should be around somewhere in the house." she finally said.

I watched her feed the child with so much compassion in her heart. It made me imagine how she would care for our own child.

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I was laying on the bed when Ava walked into the room. "Where's the child?" I asked her.

"She's with her brother now," she said going to the wardrobe to take her nightdress. "I've decided to take care of her and uncle and her brother have agreed," she said walking towards the bathroom.

"How old is he?" I asked.

"Thirteen. He's going to start training with the warriors," she said.

"And she?" I asked.

"Five," she said and I heard the water running.

Thirty minutes later, she was out of the bathroom and in her nightdress. Her hair rolled into a bun. Her scent filtered into my nostrils and shook my senses. I wanted her. I was laying on her own side of the bed when she came.

"Rollover," she ordered me.

"I have a better idea," I said and held her wrist pulling her into my arms. She fell on me and let out a gasp. "You.." she began but I pulled her up and she was laying on top of me.

"Me what?" I asked smirking.

"You imbecile." she retorted.

I raised a brow. "What punishment do you think is best to make you serve for your foul words?" I asked her.

"Punishment?" she asked in a tone of bafflement. I turned over having her beneath me and she wriggled to get free.

I held her wrists keeping her in place. I smirked as I leaned closer to her face. "You'll see what punishment I have for you," I said huskily and she stared at me, her chest heaving.

She bit the bottom of her lips and without her knowing, she had turned me in by that act of hers. I crashed my lips on hers and she shut her mouth tight refusing to yield to my pressuring lips. Her struggles also had a way of making me erect.

I forced her lips opened and delved into the sweetness of her mouth. She struggled beneath me. I reached for her chest and cupped her breast and a light moan escaped the back of her throat. She was surrendering.

I slipped my hand into her nightdress to feel the supple softness of her breast as I kept kissing her. I took off my clothes and returned to her body.

Slowly she hung onto me as I trailed kisses down her neck and she moaned softly. I slipped the night dress off her body and traced with my fingers down to the sweet heaven in between her legs. She shivered and arched her back as a slipped a finger into her.

She clung to me. Her hands entwined around my neck and her fingers buried in my hair. I pushed in another finger testing her limit and her moans got louder. I stoked in and out of her, my lips taking onto a thrusting globe. I lifted my head and looked into her passion filled eyes.

I could tell she didn't want me to stop.

The pleasure she was deriving was building and soon she'd reach her peak. I withdrew my fingers and I watched her groan in dissatisfaction. " Beg me," I whispered in her ear. Her breathing labored as I rubbed my fingers on her clitoris in circles. "Beg me," I said to her again.

"Please Skye," she pleaded.

"Please what?" I asked her as I slid two fingers into her again. She gasped. "Please don't.. stop," she said and I smiled as I placed my lips on hers and thrust into her.

She moaned clinging to me as I moved in and out of her in hard thrusts. Her body matched the rhythm mine was playing. Our bodies fused as one as our legs entwined around each other. With each hard thrust, she reached her peak and climaxed and I did the same too, falling alongside with her.

I pulled her into my arms and kissed her forehead. With each lovemaking we've had, she kept intoxicating me and making me want more of her. With her, my sexual needs were insatiable. We lay in each other's arms silently in the dark night as our racing heartbeats steadied. My thoughts raced as I recalled what Natasha asked me. 'Do you love her?' I shut my eyes tight.

I didn't know what it meant to be really in love but I knew I wanted to be around her and protect her. I knew I didn't want to lose her in any way and I knew I cared about her and would not like to share her with anyone.

Was that love? I asked myself.