Chapter 52: Chapter 52

I looked up and saw Jake spreading the white blanket on the floor next to the bed. He straightened up as soon as he was done. He saw me looking at him and walked towards me. His gaze stayed on me on his short walk to me. As he reached me, he raised one hand and brushed my hair from my face to behind my ears.

"Good night, baby doll." He leaned in and brushed his lips against my forehead.

I felt heart beat faster as he pulled away, his lips lifted up into a smile as he looked into my eyes and I looked back into his. I breathed out, "Good night, Jake."

He stepped back from me and walked back to the blanket on the floor. I turned to the lamp on the bed's side table of the bed and switched it on. Then walked to the light switch beside the door and switched it off as I saw Jake lie down. I made my way back to the bed and sat down on it before I switched off the lamp.

Lying down on the bed, I turned to the side that was facing Jake on the floor and realized that I could see in the dark. I saw that he was facing me and had his eyes on me as he laid down on one hand. I wanted to go to him and stay in his arms, but I knew that I had to restrain myself even though my wolf was pushing me to go to him.

Trying to control the urge, I bit my lip and saw Jake's gaze go to my lips. He quickly shifted his gaze back to my face as his hands balled into fists. It seemed that he was trying to control himself and his wolf too. But why didn't we feel this urge to go to each other so strongly until now?

Was it because we were now alone and in the dark? I had no idea and didn't know how I could communicate with my wolf to ask that. So I chose to close my eyes and sleep even though I was still painfully aware of Jake being very close to me.

Even with my eyes closed, I could only imagine him. His gorgeous face with his eyebrow and lip piercing. His strong arms with his tattoos that only made him look s*xier. His broad shoulders and broad chest. Even though he was eighteen years old, his body and face looked mature like a twenty something year old.

Jake was so hot and such a good guy even though he was known as the bad boy. How ironic, but I guess Jane was right. We weren't really bad, we thought of the people around us before ourselves. We were seen as bad because we did the right thing, not caring who might judge us or oppose us.

Meaning even if we have to break a law or two to do the right thing. Adding to the fact that we like black and our hardcore taste in music. But what really gave us our status of being the bad boy and bad girl was that we were in a gang. That was similar to being in the Mafia. No one messed with you and everyone had to bend to your will or else they wouldn't like what would happen to them.

As i thought of that, my mind kept going back to Jake. I tried to think of something else and get him out of my mind, but I couldn't especially since we went to the River of True mates. I think, no, I was sure that was what was affecting us and making us feel the mate bond even more.

That seemed to be affecting Shane and Jane as well because they were stealing at each other throughout the ride, especially Shane. The River of True Mates had a type of magic that was affecting us all. I could also feel my wolf more than before. Her emotions and mine seemed to be merging together and we both wanted Jake. We needed him. I could feel the mate bond pull me towards him as I tried to sleep.

Opening my eyes, I saw that Jake was now facing away from me. Why did he turn away? I watched his back as I stood up from the bed. I couldn't resist the mate bond to go to him and be close with him. Walking towards him, I saw that that his breathing was steady. I had to be in his arms, my wolf and I couldn't stand being so far apart from him.

As I reached him, he turned around to face me after hearing my movements. Our gazes locked and he stretched one hand out to grab my hand and pull me down. I landed on his chest and let out a gasp as my face came to a few inches from his. His lips lifted up into a smile as he moved closer to me. He changed our position so that we were laying side by side and facing each other.

He wrapped an arm around my waist as I moved closer to him. His smile turned into a smirk as he said, "I see that you couldn't stay away from me."

I let out a chuckle and replied, "Of course not, you're too irresistible, Jake Simpsons. I couldn't stop my wolf or myself from coming to you."

He grinned, "That's great because I don't think that I could control myself any longer either. And I already promised that I wouldn't do anything that you didn't want me to."

"And coming to me would have broken your promise." I said as I lifted my hand and traced his lips with my index finger. I reached his lip ring and started gently tracing it.

He suddenly grabbed my index finger making my gaze go to him. His hazel eyes were turning dark with heat and desire. "Don't, baby doll unless you want us to do a whole lot more than making out."

I felt my lips stretch into a grin as I moved my eyes to his lips before lifting them back to his eyes. "Maybe I want us to do more. I want you to mark me."

Jake's gaze moved to the side of my neck as soon as I said the words. His fangs started extending as he seemed to be thinking about it.