Chapter 20: Chapter 20

I wake up feeling quite light and relieved, today is going to be a good day, I hope. My eyes feel heavy as I open them, I look around the room and memories of last night flood my mind but only three words register in my head.

“Don’t go, there’re monsters under the bed."

I remember everything that happened but I know that I will probably regret the last words I said yesterday. I could have been smooth and just told him to stay with me but I had to mention monster under the bed, that is sounds more of a little kid’s excuse. Oh Jesus!

I straighten up in bed and face palm myself as the memories of last night swirl in my mind. My eyes snap to the spot next to me on the bed but there is no one and only and empty space. No one. The only thing there is a dent from his body that had been there probably for a few minutes until he was sure that I had slept. I feel a pang at my heart. I do not know why, actually I blame the fucking mate bond. Maybe.

I really did expect him to stay with me for the whole night even if it was not for me then he could have done it for the monsters under the bed. But again. I wonder if he even thought of my request. God it was so pathetic of me to ask him that and make a childish excuse even if I was being governed by sleepy thoughts.

I step out of bed and go into the bathroom. After taking a shower, I slip into white short shorts and a black tank top, remembering Isaac's comment on my love for black. It's not my fault it is just a fitting color. I glance at myself in the mirror for one last time and smile at the little bit of makeup that I have actually tried to apply today

I make my way downstairs and the smell of food fills up my nostrils as I follow the tasty aroma of food into the kitchen. I rub my hands together as I step down the last stair and let the sweet smell of food lead me into the kitchen. My eyes almost budge out at the scene playing out in front of me. Isaac is standing behind the counter, preparing food while humming to a song that I cannot recognize. I look at him, dressed in only in a pair of sweat pants and a shirt, lining out his muscles. I never thought I would admit the fact that men look sexy in the kitchen until this.

Honestly right now I am about to scream, "What is a fucking hot Greek god doing in the kitchen" but I have self-control.

"You know I know you're here, right?" He glances at me then back to the food.

I smile and nod even if he cannot see me. I walk over to the counter and pull back on of the stools and sit down with my elbows propped on the flat surface.

"What's for breakfast?" I ask ignoring his question because he would tease me about my stupid thoughts.

"No good morning." He asks, feigning hurt as he places his hand on his chest.

I roll my eyes at his childish gesture. "Morning!" I exclaim sarcastically. "What's for breakfast?"

"Morning to you too." He says with a smile.

"Are you going to tell me what's for breakfast?" I huff.

He really does not know that I grow very grumpy if I am not fed. You do not want to be in the same room with a hungry Aleisa.

"No need to get grumpy." He is still smiling. "Eggnog French toast." He finally gives me the answer and I sigh when he places the food on a plate and gives it to me.

"That wasn't so hard, was it?" I mutter as I grab some pancakes from the pan.

I quietly eat my food. I feel a pair of eyes watching me and I stare back at them. Those blue green eyes that drown me. I love it when his eyes are staring at me intently but I also feel so small under his gaze that I want to run away and disappear.

"What?!" I ask in between chews.

"Did I ever mention how amusing you look when you're eating?" He asks, stifling a chuckle.

"Yes, both you and my brother don’t forget to mention it every time I'm eating." I huff and scrunch up my face at the thought of having to eat with Dylan laughing at me and mocking me about how I eat my food.

"He did mention it but I thought he was exaggerating but now I see that he wasn't." He says, still hiding a laugh.

The talk about Dylan brings me back to the memory when I sent him a text and since then he has not replied. Part of me is worried but a large part of me knows that he is either just ignoring me or too busy with all the business he has to take care of while our parents are not around. And again, a large part of me believes that it is the former because he is always on his phone even if he is busy, he still does find time to open his phone.

"How did you and my brother even become best friends?" I ask, remembering when Dylan did not back me up.

When we go back home, I am going to sit Dylan down and have a long chat with him about supporting his little sister. What is the point of a brother if he does not support me and threaten the boys who are constantly after his sweet little sister?

I mainly know that he did it because he thought this was a good idea and would help put me out of my misery. He was fulfilling his duties as the big brother he is. Oh no! I think I know Dylan well enough to know that he definitely did it partly just to get rid of me.

"It's a secret." He shrugs and I do not push him to tell me, I have already pushed the guy to tell me a lot.

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I sit comfortably on the floor watching an old episode of friends while taking a sip of my soda. I have been sitting here for more than an hour, occasionally getting up only to grab snacks and beverages. I am really bored and this is the only thing keeping me sane, I have really been going through boredom problems. Boredom has been hitting on me too often lately and I feel like I am going to go mad.

I have not seen Isaac, ever since breakfast. He received a call and went upstairs, saying that it was an important call that he could not miss. My best guess is that it has to do with something concerning his pack and the fact that he has not been there for more than three days. His call was taking longer than I thought and I have found myself missing him. Awkward! It feels weird honestly, we have only spent a few days here and I have already found myself dreading the fact of leaving and going back home.

Will I have to go back to my home, the crescent pack or will I have to go with him since we have sort of sorted our differences and misunderstandings? I am not even sure as to what verdict we reached yesterday. Do I have to start acting as his mate now? What about the fact that I am supposed to be his pack’s Luna?

Goddess, I do not even know where his pack is or the name for that matter! I cannot picture myself anywhere else except for in the Crescent pack with my parents, Allan and Dylan but now all I can think of is being in another pack. I do not know what to think of this, my whole life has literally been spent in the Crescent pack with my family and pack mates and now I have to think about being surrounded by different people and surroundings.

I sense Isaac's scent and presence as he enters the room. I turn my head to face him and then turn to face the screen. I almost want to look back but I know that if I do I might not be able to control myself. My thoughts are already dirty and I feel like my actions might turn out to be dirtier than my thoughts.

"Hey, I am going out for a run." His voice cuts through my dirty thoughts.

"Can I join you?" I turn to look at him with excited eyes. “I haven’t gone for a run in so long.”

I remember the last time I went for a run was the first time when I went through heat. Come to think of it, I have not really been going on runs as frequent as I used to back in Australia. I find that my life has been filled with so much drama ever since we moved here and I am usually wallowing in pain or breaking my brain with thoughts, I have not even been able to spend time on myself.

"Sure, just don’t leave my side or get lost." He instructs as I stand up from the floor and follow after him.

I follow after him as we walk out of the house through the back door. I sigh when I breathe in the fresh and warm air that hits at my face and bare legs and hands. The weather is warm today and perfect for a run but somehow, I always prefer going for a run in the cold and dark night.

Isaac turns to me with a smirk and I shake my head.

"Nope, don’t say it.” I whine. “Go behind the freaking trees.” I give him a stern look.

"I didn’t say anything." He chuckles and raises his hands in surrender.

"Yah well your smirk said it." I mutter.

I watch Isaac as he shuffles on his feet and walks towards one of the trees. I walk behind one of the trees too and strip down and place the clothes next to the tree. I hear the snapping of bones and take that as an invitation to start shifting too. I feel my bones snap and the excruciating pain of my bones realigning course through my body before the pain disappears and I am standing in wolf form, on all fours.

I walk back to the opening and find Isaac’s white wolf staring back at me. The blue green color swirling through his eyes shows me that Isaac is still in full control of his wolf. I walk over to him and nudge his side, telling him that we can go ahead with the run.

Immediately, we are both bolting through the forest and jumping over shrubs and fallen trees. The adrenalin pumps through me and a sense of relief and freedom to soar through my body. I had almost forgotten how much running in my wolf form makes me feel so relieved. I glance over at Isaac’s pure wolf running beside me and trying to not outrun me.

I feel so insignificant in front of his wolf, his pure and white coated wolf outweighs my ordinary ash brown fur. Not to mention, the amount of power that emanates off of him in his wolf form is far greater than when he is in his human form. I do have alpha blood pumping through my veins but I am nowhere near powerful as compared to an alpha because I am still the second born to an Alpha.

Isaac runs in front of me and runs faster and I run faster to keep up with him. After dashing through the forest and dodging more obstacles like trees and shrubs, we finally come across a small clearing. I look over at Isaac who is already near the small pond that is in the center of the clearing. I walk over to him and look down into the water.

I might actually be getting some relaxation after so long.