Moon Bound

Marisol

By the end of the meeting, everyone had been on edge. I can tell that everyone was nervous about whether or not the information that we gathered would be sufficient enough for the moon goddess to lend us some guidance.

After the meeting was over, Judah informed me that he had a few of his pack members bring more of his things to the house that he had built for us, and my things would be arriving shortly.

"Originally I had plans for us to stay in my wing in the pack house for tonight, but since my things got moved we might as well start staying in our home." He explained, his grip on my hand tightening a little as he led me out of the pack house. "I hope that you like the house Marisol, but if you don't I will build you a new one. You just tell me what you want, and I will have it built for you."

I place my free hand over my mouth as I let out a little giggle. He and I have already have had this conversation. I know without seeing the house that it is perfect, because he made it for me. This conversation also lets me know how insufferable I probably sound when I am listing off all of my insecurities to Benjamin and Izumi. It is definitely something that I need to work on.

He leads me to a beautiful one story house that looks mostly like a cabin. It almost resembles the one that Benjamin, Izumi and I live in.

I would expect that as king he would be a little more flashy but I am glad that he isn't.

He leads me inside and immediately starts to list details of the house, but the only information that I retain is that it is a four bedroom cabin that he worked hard on to make it spacious.

I’m just in awe of how beautiful this house is. The outside didn’t look like much but the inside?

It had a white and silver color scheme with a pop of baby blue every now and then. Others might find this scheme boring, but I found it especially calming. The color scheme isn't the only thing that has captured my attention. There are two giant windows on each side of a patio door and they give a perfect view of the forest that surrounds his pack. I don't even know the names of all of the plants that surround us, but I am glad that it is there. I am sure that they attract animals and I can't wait to sit and watch them.

I feel Judah’s stare as I walk around and observe our home. It is probably because he realized that I hadn’t been intently listening to him. Instead I have been just absorbing my new home.

I glide throughout the living room, just trying to slowly take everything in. He had placed paintings on the wall, and they all feature nature. Most of the paintings featured wolves, but this one beautiful painting's main focus was a waterfall.

The portrait perfectly captured the white water falling into a small pool of water. The longer I stare at it, the more it feels like I can smell the crisp water. It had beautiful wild flowers growing next to it, and a deer drinking form it.

The next painting that grabs my attention one that features a giant oak tree. I can tell that the painting is set in the fall because the leaves are yellow and orange, and many of them are on the ground surrounding the tree. Some of the leaves hung onto the branches, and a few others were in the middle of falling from the tree.

These paintings are eerily realistic, and beautiful.

I would have never taken Judah to be someone who would collect so much art.

I finally turned to him after analyzing the living room and the super spacious kitchen. “I love it. It’s perfect.” It really is. From what I have seen so far, the layout is exactly what I would want in a home.

The home was spacious enough for Benjamin, Izumi and all of the children that they may have in the future. I can see Izumi and I baking with the kids in the kitchen, probably making a mess. The living room has enough room for all of us to sit and watch a movie. Our backyard is spacious enough for them to run and play and not worry about the potential dangers that lurk out in the forest. Everything is perfect.

His smile is so wide I can’t help but laugh as I smile back at him.

“You need to eat and sleep soon, you have had a long day. I had some pack members deliver us some food that was made for the pack today, I hope you enjoy steak.”

I quickly agree with him, and begin to follow him back into the kitchen.

Like he said, today has been a long day. I went to visit my family, thinking that a little break from everything would be nice only to have them give me their opinion of me full force. I was not ready for that at all. After that I had officially met my mate, realized that he does want me no matter what and then moved in with him immediately. Lastly I met some of the leaders within his pack for the first time under unfortunate circumstances, and it lead to devastating revelations. I didn't want the leaders to view me as weak, so I had to stomach learning everything that has happened without breaking down.

Even though it is six in the evening, it feels so much later than that.

“I’m grateful for whatever I don’t even remember if I ate breakfast today.” I respond with a breathy laugh.

Judah turns to me slowly, his eyes are narrowed and he begins to stalk towards me. Before I could react to his anger his fingers were digging into my chin in a firm grip and he tilted my face up, forcing us to make eye contact. "The days of you skipping meals is over. I take full responsibility for you not eating lunch and I am sorry that I caused that, but that will not happen any longer. You need to take care of your body."

My cheeks flush as I attempt to nod. It is difficult to with the grip that he has on my chin, but I know he understands. He rewards me by brushing his thumb gently against my cheek, before walking back to the food.

He motions to the table near the kitchen. “Go sit. I will be in there soon with our food.”

Without saying anything I start to walk towards the table. When I walk by him I noticed that he was gripping the knife in his hand too tight while cutting up our steaks. I decide that it is best not to comment on it, and just listen to his demands.

He soon came over to the table and in his hands were two plates that had steak that was cut into little cube sized pieces and a few vegetables that I never cared to learn the names of.

He places my plate in front of me, before placing his beside that before wrapping his arm around my waist lifting me until he sat down and pulled me into his lap.

“Oh there are plenty of chairs I can go sit-“

“No.” He cuts off my sentence with a simple word that is enough to cause my body to shiver.

Well I guess this is how we’re going to have dinner.

I reached for my fork on the table but Judah was too quick for me and grabbed it first. He stabbed into one of the pieces of steak with the fork before holding it up to my lips.

“Oh it’s fine I can feed myself, you need to eat as well.” I suggest.

His free hand reached up and began to massage my scalp with his fingers. “Let me do this for you Marisol, I want to take care of you.”

I couldn’t help but shudder at the sensations that came from his touch, the heat traveling from my scalp, throughout my body from his massage.

“Okay.” Is all I say before opening my lips for him to feed me.

He let out a low chuckle before pushing the steak past my lips.

After about ten pieces of steak I'm ready to throw the towel in, I have never been a big eater. “I’m full.”

His eyes narrowed as he still stabbed another piece of steak on my plate and held it close to my lips. “You need to finish your meal, Marisol.”

He stops massaging my scalp and wraps his arm around my waist. Effectively locking me to his lap as the two of us ended up in a staring contest, a battle of wills. One that I know that I will pathetically lose.

After a minute of us staring at one another I conceded. Of course I was the one to lose, I have heard stories about him being as stubborn as the day is long. His worry over my food intake is giving me a tiny glimpse as to why he is the Alpha King.

“Fine.” I say softly.

He smiles at me and continues to massage my scalp until I finish all the food on my plate. Including the vegetables that I'm not very fond of.

I thought I was full before? Now I feel so sluggish I’m not sure how I’m going to walk to our bedroom without falling over.

He kissed me on my cheek. “Go take a shower while I eat, Marisol. Then after I shower we will head to bed.”

I nodded as I slowly stood up from his lap. He pointed to the left telling me that the only room on that side of our home was our bedroom.

When I made it there I didn’t even take the time to admire the room, I just walked straight to the bathroom. I couldn’t wait to feel the hot water on my body.

As I step out of the shower I am greeted by Judah laying in the bed in pants that match the fluffy black pajama set that I have on. I try to keep my eyes off of his naked torso, but he doesn’t even try to hide that he’s staring at my exposed legs.

“I decided to shower in the guest bathroom while you were showering in there, I didn’t want to spend too much time away from you.” He explains.

I bit my lip as I slowly made my way to the bed. “That is very sweet of you.” Is all I can think to say as I lift up the covers and slide into the bed next to him.

He follows me under the covers. He gives me a mischievous grin before reaching under me, grasping my hip and pulling me towards him. He doesn't stop until the two of us are shoulder to shoulder.

This just feels, awkward.

The warming sensation of our shoulders touching one another feels nice, but I just couldn’t help but want to laugh at how ridiculous the two do us are being.

“Judah? even though we can’t have sex doesn’t mean that we can’t cuddle.” I suggest.

For the first time today he blushed. “I didn’t want to make you uncomfortable Marisol.”

If it wasn’t for him having me sit on his lap twice without warning me, I might have believed him.

I turn my body to face him and he does the same. Before there is a chance for either of us to overthink what we are doing I lean in and give him a light kiss on the lips. I pulled back, content with the kiss that the two of us shared and was ready to go to sleep, but it seemed that Judah had different plans. The way that he reacted made it seem that he was just waiting for my permission.

He reached over me, pulling my body on top of his by my waist. "You can kiss your mate goodnight better than that." He stated before sitting up and claiming my lips with his.

His kiss was firm, but gentle. His lips felt warm and soft against mine, as he pressed our bodies against one another. He squeezed my hip, causing my lips to part to let out a small squeak. His tongue slipped slowly inside my mouth. My hands find his shoulders as his tongue begins to softly caress mine.

I feel myself begin to melt into him, letting out a small moan in his mouth. I feel him smirk before he pulls away.

“I have been wanting to do that all day.” I feel his chest rising and falling against mine as he catches his breath.

I wanted to say something along the lines of wanting to do that as well, but I couldn't get enough air in my body as I stared into his deep blue eyes.

He wrapped both arms around me as he quickly maneuvered my body. His front was pressed up against my back and he began to lay soft kissed on the back of my neck. "It is time to sleep now, Marisol. There are still a few more things that we need to speak about tomorrow." He whispers softly.

A few more things to talk about? I pray to the moon goddess that whatever he wants to speak on it is nothing but good news. I don't think that I can handle any more rounds of bad news. I was barely able to keep my composure in front of the leaders of his pack. If I have to worry about anything else I don't see how I can avoid having a breakdown.