Chapter 36
*Annette *
I saw myself in his eyes the day we met. I glittered and shined for him. He held me so softly as I slept soundly in his arms and his hands cared for me as he laid me down on my old bed.
He watched me more than I realized. So many images of me in the garden, helping pups learn, fighting, jogging. Where was he when he watched me like this.
His strong urge to be with me but his fear of me all clashed inside of him. He would find himself walking toward me
and then turn when he realized.
I watched that hole from what had happened earlier in life grow and shrink as our time together went on. The way he saw me was so much different than I thought.
I had imagined the annoyance and fear being the main image he viewed but in every instance I saw he wanted me.
His fear was like a wall of glass he’d see and come for me but he couldn’t go further than a certain point.
When I came back to reality I felt his care for me and an uneasiness.
I was falling.
“I’m falling.”
I grabbed onto him as he grabbed me. I tried to speak but my mouth couldn’t form an actual word.
A garbled sound came out and suddenly hands were everywhere.
“Grayson you okay?” Someone spoke I think it was Matt or Aarron.
“Give Luna to me,” Elizabeth or Amaria said. I don’t know.
“No I’m fine I’m fine,” his arms encircled me again.
I blinked for a second trying to pull myself of pig this powerful fog.
*We’re still in the forest. I’m in his arms.
I tried to explain to myself what was going on to get myself right. I looked around and I saw his face angry and focused on me.
“Grayson,” I told myself, anchoring me to him.
**Annette
I heard him say but his mouth didn’t move.
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Is she okay?
“Grayson I’m fine,” I brought a hand to his face.
“Goddess,” he grabbed me and took us to our feet. I stumbled for a second but then I found my footing.
Annette?
“Yes,”
“You can hear my thoughts?” He determined.
“I wonder if he can hear mine?
“I can,” he gave a nod of his head.
He then realized his hands were one me and he removed them but a smirk came on his face when he sensed my
his actions.
“I’m still not used to it,” he chuckled.
Get used to it.
Get used
“I’ve said I’ll try,” his smile broadened and my heart summersalted.
“This is not normal,” I laughed and his deep rumble of laughter came forward.
He must have realized what his laugh does to me as a blush a literal blush came on his face.
“Let’s go see our people,” He spoke in his rough glass voice to me.
“Yes,” I bit l*p after I spoke the smile we shared creeping over my face.
“This is what I have been missing.”
His hand wrapped around mine in a gargantuan manner and my heart felt lighter than it had in weeks.
I feel for you
“Then feel me
Ire at
no one else could hear. I felt him in weakest moments and his strength
needed it most.
I felt his arms around me when he was five yards away. We walked back no longer needing to speak. We were ahead of the curve ahead of words and written saying knowing how
on touch, our hands the physical point for our connections. It was no longer mental, emotional, or spiritual, we were forever bound in this mortal
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danced and some of our people ate and some of
Annette,” a man nodded to me. It was not a full bow of his head and my training and smell told
my Wife Annette Adams,” Grayson stood beside me and pulled me up lightly by
“Wife
Mine
“Always so possessive.”
Mrs Adams,”
the Waxing Pride pack, one
meet you as well,” I
to make you his, I can smell you from across the pavilion,” He poked at
agreed,” he said through a
a protective mate,” I smirked at
many years Gray,” The two men shook hands and
“What was that.
Don’t worry
when I can hear your thoughts you keep
I only want to
I met the Beta of the Crescent Mountain pack and made sure to give him the gifts for
had cup after cup of mead. It was good vanilla cream that I
reason.
“Slow down
day,” He grunted and then his large hand went to the back of my n*eck rubbing his thumb on my
like the silk you
you wear Annette
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bright crimson and shot up earning
going to walk around,” I coughed
He’s unbelievable
Come back
“No!”
our binding I want to be by you
behaved like this so I know that this is the alcohol I’ll do more than ask you to stop if
again.
my shoulder and gave him a glare. He
I walked into the
bond was powerful they weren’t
astonishment.
hear each other instantly,” Amaria came from behind me.
well. “what
didn’t hear your father until we’d had Theo,” my mother explained. “Still now I find it hard to show
looking at,”
was never able to hear Deacon,” Amaria rolled
father?” I had never
he could hear my thoughts and did everything to push it from
else.
you know
To no avail
to your
wish that this evening be a pleasant one let’s not
hand in his.
me onto the makeshift dance floor and held me in his arms to
for any of it
times must I say that I want tonight to be a joyous one. I know you enjoy challenging
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his eyes clear of drink and full of
him and placed my
covering me in a blanket of warmth. I knew this spell wouldn’t
you how to dance?” I asked as we walked away from
gave me his
distance. I looked across
Apparently Grayson.
He
get me no where.
River Phase
going on.
out on my guests and spotted a woman in silver with bright hair and grey eyes. She was elegant and she smelled like her husband.
up a
River Phase pack right?” I introduced myself to her. “I’m
head
she grabbed her wine
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