Malia
"What!!" I practically screamed at him and Ty burst outughing. "Stop messing with me," I smacked his arm lightly and rolled my eyes.
Ty shook his head, "I''m not, you''re just too cute. I knew you''d react like that," hisughing slowed a little but he continued to smile the biggest grin at me. Wait, is he actually serious? Ty turned to me and took a step closer, his chest pressing against mine, his hand cupping my cheek. "We''re mates, you''re meant to be with me," he whispered, then his lips were on mine and my whole body felt like it was on fire.
"Mates?" I asked when he pulled back. I''d heard him and Emily use that word a couple of times now. What did they mean?
"Two people that are destined to be together, they''re a perfect match. Like what humans call soul mates, but for wolves it''s stronger, more intense," Ty answered my question. His eyes shed down to my lips again as he ran his hand through my hair.
"And you think we''re mates?" I asked. The thought made my head spin. The most gorgeous, perfect boy, who happened to be a wolf, was standing in front of me telling me we were destined to be together. There was no way that could be true.
"I know we are. When you meet your mate, your wolf goes a little crazy, their scent pulls you in. You''re pulled together, that''s why I ran into you in the airport and, ever since, I can''t stay away from you. You''re perfect for me Lia," Ty pressed light, feathery kisses all over my face as I stood frozen in ce, unsure what to say.
"You-you can feel your wolf?" I mumbled, feeling stupid. I really didn''t understand any of this.
"Oh baby, there''s so much I want to exin to you," he whispered. His lips came down to my neck and I felt my head spin, losing myself in him.
"Ty," I moaned, sprawling my fingers across his chest and gently pushing him back. To my surprise, he actually did pull back, resting his forehead against mine and holding my hips in his hands. "Can we talk?" I asked, biting my lip, and Ty surprised me once again when he smiled and nodded. I really wanted to try and understand more about this world he lived in, especially after tonight. Whether Ty was a wolf or not, I was really enjoying my time with him. I don''t know if I could just let all this go though.
Ty and I walked down to the beach and he pulled me to his side as we sat down in the sand. I leaned into him, that overwhelming calmness rushing over me once more. "What''s an alpha?" I asked, remembering another odd word Ty had said on the ferris wheel earlier. Ty looked down at me, his eyes darkening. "You said you were an alpha," I continued, my voice getting quieter.
"I am, sort of. An alpha is in charge of a pack, it''s their duty to make decisions, tomunicate with other packs, to provide protection and rules, they take care of their pack no matter what." Ty''s eyes suddenly looked sad as he continued, "It usually runs in a family line, the alpha gene is passed down, but there''s ways that can be broken. So my dad was an alpha before me, and he was passing it to my brother Jordan. Shortly before my dad was going to pass the official title of Jordan, there was an attack and Jordan went missing. The whole pack went crazy looking for him, and when we didn''t find anything there was no choice but to find a new alpha, and next in line was me. I trained my whole life to be an alpha like he did, just in case something like this happened, but I never actually thought it would."
"I''m sorry about Jordan," I whispered, intecing my fingers with his and squeezing his hand. Ty nodded his head and pulled me in closer so I rested against his chest. "So you have to take care of all these people? That''s a lot of pressure." "It is. My dad doesn''t think I''m ready, but he''s too old to be an alpha now. It''ll be my first full moon with alpha status next week, and then he''ll officially pass the title to me. Jordan was so good at handling everything. My dad thinks that I, on the other hand, am not at all suited for this." I looked up at Ty, wishing I could make his sadness go away. My heart was aching in my chest for him.
"Of course you are," I whispered. "At Emily''s party you were so fast to protect Jesse and help everyone. You knew it would ruin our rtionship, but you put your pack first because you needed to. I think that makes you a good alpha," I leaned up to press my lips to his cheek, but Ty turned quickly to meet my lips instead. I leaned into him, breathing him in.
When we pulled back, Ty smiled at me, the sadness from earlier now fading. "Thank you so much for saying that". I leaned into him again and wrapped my arms around his torso. Ty sighed into me.
"Tell me more," I whispered to him, my eyes focused on the waves crashing onto the shore in front of us.
"What do you want to know?"
"Everything," I felt Ty chuckle against me. "Maybe start from the beginning. How did you and your family be werewolves? How many werewolves are there in this town? Is everyone a wolf?" Questions began flooding out of my mouth and I even surprised myself with how eager I was to know everything. Ty smiled again, clearly amused by me.
"Well, there are about 400 wolves in my pack boundary, so no, not the whole town. A lot of the people you''ve met though are wolves, and a lot of the humans in town know about the wolves and we live pretty peacefully. Yes, I was born a wolf. Most wolves are born what they are but they also could have been changed by an alpha."
"You''re born a werewolf?"
"Yeah, your parents pass the gene down to you," I suddenly felt all the air escape my lungs and could only think of one thing. If my dad was a werewolf, what did that mean for me? I looked to Ty, my eyes wide and, as he carefully looked over my face, he knew exactly what I was thinking.
"I-" I began, but I couldn''t find my words.
"I don''t know Lia, I''ve been trying to figure it out. Your dad is a wolf, but your mom, I''m assuming, is human. So I don''t know if you would''ve gotten the gene," Ty scrambled to exin, but I was already pulling myself from his arms. I stood and tried to back away from him in the sand but his arms were around me in a second.
"Let me go, I c-can''t be," I stuttered out. This wasn''t real, I had to be dreaming. I couldn''t be like him, I couldn''t do that. I couldn''t turn into a wolf and kill other wolves and live this impossible life he was living. I struggled against him but Ty held me tight and my body fought against my mind as I began to give in to his electric touch. "Ty," I sobbed as I finally copsed into him.
"I know it''s a lot, Lia, but please don''t freak out. We can''t know the answers yet," Ty soothed me. I looked up to admire his cheek bones, the way his dark hair fell in his face, that same sparkle in his eyes, and I caved. I wrapped my arms around him, my heartbeat matching with his.
"Can you take me home?" I mumbled into his chest, having had just about enough of all the drama tonight. Ty lifted me into his arms with ease and carried me for a little while, then I felt him setting me down inside his car. He kissed my forehead gently then strolled over to the driver''s side.
"Why didn''t my dad tell me?" I asked as I stared out the window. He had kept this from me my entire life, and now to think that I could be like him, like them. He should have told me. I could have been more prepared, but how could I even prepare for this?
"He was going to this summer, but then I came into the picture and I think he thought it would be better toe from me. Or maybe he was waiting for the right time, only to realize like I did that there was never going to be a right time," Ty paused for a moment. My dad was probably right though, serious conversations between us were few and far between. And as upset as I was finding this out, I couldn''t hate Ty. I don''t think I ever could. "Then I waited too long, and totally messed it up," Ty continued, and I felt a pain in my chest.
I sighed and leaned against the window. I was tired of talking about this. I needed to sleep.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.