Chapter 14: Chapter 14
"Wow. What do you intend to use it for?" The alpha was looking at his daughter over a plate of beef, and betraying his surprised exclamation was his amused face. Kaitlyn blushed red. "Just for tonight." She said, tapping her foot on the floor. The alpha laughed and shook his head. "Anything for my pretty pub." She had requested for the pack's decorating team, the one in charge of the pack's yearly full moon ball. She wanted her proposal grand, but as she climbed the staircase to her room, she knew that grand proposal would ruin the proposal itself. Instead of going to the pack house to arrange with the team, she skipped off, into the woods.
Aiden desperately wished the earth would open up and take him. She, the girl who made his heart go haywire was standing in front of him, her teal eyes big, but the rest of her face mirroring his fear, or whatever the vortex he felt was. Something had shifted in the air between them, and it made them want to run in the opposite direction, at the same time stay, watching each other's eyes, holding each other, belonging to each other, till the moon goddess decided her creatures wouldn't exist anymore. He swallowed, and unconsciously touched his forehead, only to come up with his hand wet. He laughed nervously, and his hand behind him. "Aiden." His breath hitched as his name left her lips. He loved the way she said it, but then was there something about her that he didn’t love? Her head was slightly up, since he was taller. She gave a smile. "Have I ever told you I love your eyes? The color is different." She said, and under her breath, added, "it makes me want to drown." But he heard it, and he shrugged. "Its not worth drowning in." "You're worth drowning for, Aiden." She said, before she could catch herself. He blinked and cleared his throat. "Well...I..." "I'd prefer it if you don't say anything. I feel like I know what you're going to say, and I’m not sure I want to hear it, Auden." She placed a cautious but firm hand on his cheek, her fingers occasionally moving to close the distance between them and moving apart again. He struggle to stay, the feeling of her hand on his sending violent jolts of electricity, origination from his heart's core. Sometimes he wondered how one person could have so much effect on another. "Hear me out, Aiden." She said again and he nodded, intertwining his fingers together, as a way to keep himself composed. " what I told that girl that day, about you belonging to me, I didn't..." He closed his eyes. "I know you didn't mean it. Its fine. Can I just talk to you some other time?" He said in one breath, his eyes still closed. If he saw her, he would hold her close and beg her to love him back. He didn't let her protest, even though she tried to, and he left, feeling like a jar whose bottom had just been ripped off.
It was the last teens park visiting for Aiden and Kaitlyn, before they went into the removal stage, one that would ultimately determine the kind of wolves they would turn out to be. It was mostly a formality, or more of a way to let other wolves know who they were. They all knew the parents they originated from, and if anything, it was the only factor that would determine their transition. Aiden knew he was a pitch black omega, and always found himself wondering if Kaitlyn was not one of them. He never saw her around, but then he didn't know every omega. He felt it was wrong of him to wish that life of an omega upon the woman he loved, but the heart of a lover is selfish, and when he couldn’t control himself, he wished she was a pitch black omega like him. He wished nothing would come between them, especially not their status as wolves. He didn’t know how the day would be like. It would probably be the last day he saw her if they continued with this strange, awkward unfamiliarity between them. He didn’t want to ever have a last with her, but he also didn't want to keep breaking his own heart wishing for an alignment between wolves of different classes.
"Hey." Kaitlyn wasn't sure whether approaching him was the best, but it was the last day. She had to deal with it before they left. She had to make sure she wouldn't lose him. He raised his head slightly, as if he didn't want to make eye contact with her, then looked back down at the nail he'd been trimming. He only did it when he felt frustrated and helpless and on occasions where he knew he wouldn’t be able to do anything about it. "Hello." He replied quietly. "Aiden, I need to talk to you." He sighed. Even her voice melted his resolve. "What do you want to talk about?" "Us." She replied. She didn’t think before saying it, she just blurted it out, and she thanked the moon goddess she did. His eyes lit up for a millisecond, before he cleared his throat, adequately hiding away every sign of excitement that had been there before. "What about us?" She sighed. This wasn’t the place for that. She was holding something behind her, and waited for him to walk in front of her, so he wouldn’t see, before she followed. The clouds were gathering, and it formed the perfect shade. She hadn't prepared for this the way she wanted to, she knew she probably should wait for him to want her first, but she didn’t just want him, she needed him. Without thinking or hesitation, she pulled out the stuffed bear she had been holding, the word "Aiden" clearly knitted into the front, her eyes wide and glassy. He looked down at it, his brows furrowing. 'What..?" "I am in love with you, Aiden."