To those of you who have stick around with the story even with the typos and grammar mistakes, a big, huge THANK YOU!
I warned on the first chapters this was a slow burner. I feel obliged as a writer to make my characters as real as I can, this includes making them feel real. We know is a fiction story, we know they are not real outside the virtual paper, but the reason why we like them is because we feel a connection to them in some way. That is the reason I take my time to develop the story, like them both taking time to finally "getting into it". If I were Meadow I would have been excited, scared and much more all combined. If I were Caleb I would be all those too. Her for trying to understand what he is and why she feels the way she feels with him, for wanting to go the next step but being afraid of it. Him for not wanting to lose her, for now wanting to harm her, for loving her in a way it scares him.
Anyway, enough talk, enjoy the following chapters, I hope I do not disappoint you!
*****
Chapter 16
"And then there was Light"
*
Meadow
*
I slowly rub my eyes after feeling a slight heat against them. I didn't know what it was, I just knew it was waking me up. When I finally open my eyes half way I can see the thick curtains left a small line uncovered where each side met in the center, and through that small space, the sunlight peeked in and was stealing my sleep. I was still trapped in between worlds; half asleep and half awake, when I felt something around me move. My eyes shot wide open, and I found myself trapped in Caleb's arms. I blushed deeply feeling his left arm tighten around my stomach; I smile as I remember last night.
After he held me tightly in his arms and I finally stopped feeling like I didn't deserve him, we kissed with passion and laid on the couch of my dreams, the same one I am waking up now. I was ready for more, but he stopped me; he said I needed to rest and recharge energies since I had a long and emotional day. We laid together cuddling and we talked for a while, I learned more on how werewolfs age, how they organize in a pack, what makes a wolf follow an Alpha, etc. I don't remember when exactly but I ended up falling asleep in his arms.
I feel him move slightly, still asleep, and I shift to fit his pose; we are spooning now and I suddenly am aware there is something different. As his arm keeps firmly around me, my lower body feels a pressure against my inner thighs. Is he awake? Does he notices it? I tilt my head slightly and feel him breath in and out slowly as if nothing happened. I take my chance and slowly adjust myself facing up and he grinds against my leg now as he tightens his grip around my high waist; I feel his breath in my neck and I shiver, feeling myself heat up to his closeness. He rubs his nose on the base of my neck and I feel goosebumps arise. I try to force my heart to pace slower but I fail miserably. His closeness was clouding my judgement as I realize there is a new heat growing between my thighs at the simple thought of him getting even closer.
I close my eyes and try to think of something else when I feel his hand relax; probably as a result of falling deeper asleep. It shocks me how much disappointment I felt from such an involuntary act; I wanted him to hold me tight, I wanted him to never let me go. By now my breath was heavier, my body mixed in sensations, and all this while he was still asleep and just next to me. Suddenly I felt him grumble lowly as he nuzzled my neck and I released a soft moan of pleasure to the vibrations of his voice on my skin; he responded by holding me tight again and I understood he was reacting to me, to my own body reactions. I smiled and felt myself blush even more. What should I do? should I wake him up or let him sleep more? God knows how much he has been through lately. Goddess, I correct myself, as I learned last night they worship a higher power and identify it as female. How ironic that a society ruled my mostly Alpha males have no problem worshiping a female deity.
He nuzzles my neck again and I am caught almost panting; I feel flattered at his body's reactions to me, or does he wake up like this always? Enough of doubts, I tell myself, and I slip away from him slowly, taking some distance to try to clear my thoughts. I sit at the single couch across him and I sigh, feeling how my body craves for his closeness again. I take a deep breath close my eyes one more time and I fall asleep, dreaming on deep dark eyes that stare into my soul.
I awaken to a whimper and shudders. I look ahead and I see Caleb sweating and fighting something, all while sinking his fingers on the couch. I run at him and kneel at his side, trying to wake him up, shaking him softly. His hand releases the couch but clasps on my wrist and I gasp at the sharp pain. I shook him gently while whispering his name. "Caleb? wake up... is just a nightmare..."
I try to move away but he tightens his grip on me harder. "Caleb!" I cry and his eyes open wide. I instantly reach his face with my free hand and caress his sweat away trying to sooth him. "It was only a nightmare... relax... I am here..."
"Meadow..." he whispers my name and pulls me to him as he breaths heavy and fast. "I thought I had lost you..." He whispers again while he breaths in my neck and I caress his back trying to help him calm down. "I am not lost, and I am right here with you." I whisper while kissing the top of his head and he takes a deep breath then pulls back, sad desperate eyes meeting mine and making my heart stop. "Where did you go...?" He asked and I sighed. "I was here all the time, just sitting at that couch." I turned to point it but he pulled me closer and I climbed the couch to lay next to him. "Don't leave me... please..." he pleaded and I took his face in my hand and looked at him with nothing but honesty "I won't... I will be with you, always, until you ask me to leave."
He growled lowly and pressed his forehead on mine. "That will never happen... I want you with me until the end of times..." I felt him finally releasing his grip on my wrist and he crushed me against his chest as he tried to control his breathing. "Shhh... Take your time, I am here for you." I said softly as I slid my hand on his back and moved it in random circles, soothing him. His body was radiating heat and although I felt almost suffocated, it was a heat I liked and made me feel at home. He put a hand on the base of my neck, to both hold himself and keep me where he needed me. Another one moved slowly from the base of my back up and down, and each time it lowered I felt my breath catch, I craved for him to go lower. We held each other tight and firmly, as he slowly caught his breath.
Every time his hand lowered I gasped, and when he noticed this he kept it there for brief seconds then moved back up. I closed my eyes as I pressed my face in his neck. He caught this slight reaction and lowered his hand slowly again; this time he kept it there where my bottom began, his breath now relaxed while mine started to race. I felt my nipples harden against his chest, and it felt so good. My lower body grinded against his naturally and he reacted the same way; he kissed the base of my neck, sucking the small tender spot as his teeth grasped the skin. My body lit and I felt my heat burn from within me; his touch so tender and soft now hard and needy. His hand advanced lower, and I moaned in his ear, he reacted with a tender bite on my shoulder and I arched gasping, my fingers now digging on his back. "Caleb..." I whispered and he growled as his hand finally reached my ass and squeezed it tight, causing more friction between him and me. That delicious sensation of his hardness against me produced electric shocks and we kissed, desperate for one another.
He lowered his hand and sank between my thighs to rub a single finger over my wet underwear; my body reacted naturally again while I lifted one leg slightly to let it rest on top of his leg. His tongue claimed mine just when I felt his finger move aside the wet fabric and press slowly, causing me to hold my breath and bite his lips. His finger rubbed my walls and my hips moved against him as he pushed deeper again and again, each time grinding his palm against my sensitive clit. I felt lost in a sea of a lust I never knew I had. I bit his earlobe and he growled louder, sinking a second finger without warning, and I shuddered to the explosion inside me. I came hard in his palm, soaking him as he kept rubbing and pushing in and out prolonging the pleasure. Then he moved slower, giving me time to come back to earth from the clouds he took me. He slowly removed his fingers from my damped core and took it to his lips to taste me. He groaned and I felt him twitch below. "You taste like the sweetest wine..."
