head, holding me to him tightly and I found myself doing the same to him. Our kiss felt like it lasted a lifetime and ye t felt too short when it ended.
He pulled back keeping his gaze on mine. It was full of desire and love for me and I wanted to weep at the sight. Would we ever be together again? I asked myself.
"I love you ," he said fiercely.
"I love you, " I replied with all of my heart.
"I have to go now. I hope you come with me tonight."
T hen he was gone and I was waking up to my empty bed and empty heart.
I laid there staring at the ceiling wondering what I was going to do. Having Drake back had felt like a dream come true , but the thought of him being a vampire and what that entailed made me shudder. Everything had become so complicated.
I knew I had a choice to make. I had three options actually. One, I could go with Drake and see what happened. That was the scary choice and I decided to think of another. Two, I could refuse Drake, stay here and try a relationship with Sean. That didn't feel right anymore though. Not just because Sean lied to me , but now I could feel Drake. He was alive and as soon as he was close, my wolf had recognized him. She would never be happy with someone else.
Three, I could refuse Drake, stay here and be alone. I sighed. None of those sounded appealing. My wolf was becoming restless with all the decisions so I decided to go for a run to think things over.
When I reached the woods, I stripped my pajamas off and put them in one of the baskets that were in place for when we went running. I stretch to loosen my tired muscles then started to change. My wolf flowed through me smoothly. I could feel her pleasure at being able to get out.
After another quick stretch in wolf form , I took off. I ran mindlessly at first, weaving through the trees, feeling the wind blow through my blonde fur. It was late afternoon and the sun only peeked through the braches in some spots making the woods dark. The weather was warm though and my wolf senses let me see perfectly in the dark shadows.
I came to a creek and jumped over it , easily landing softly on the other side. I kept going east, wanting to make it to the beach. It was a few miles from where I had started, but it was worth the effort. It was not long before I got there. I slowed down and transformed back into human form before stepping out of the woods.
The beach was deserted except for the sea gulls circling over the water waiting for a meal. I walked toward the water and stared out toward s the horizon. The sun was setting behind me making the clouds above the water look purple and pink. Like cotton candy, I thought.
Drake and I used go to the fair every year in Columbia. We always got the cotton candy, feeding each other and kissing the sticky off each other's lips. I smiled at the memory of holding hands as we looked at everything. My favorite part was playing the games. Drake said they were a rip off , but he always indulged me by playing a few. He won at least one teddy bear for me every year.
As I lis tened to the waves crashing, I wondered if we would ever have times like that again. We were so young, but so happy back then. I had thought I would never have that again, but now that I knew Drake was alive, the possibility was there. Drake being a vampire scared me and things would change considerably, but did I really want to spend the rest of my life without any new memories with him? I asked myself.
I thought of Sean . Just the day before, I was deciding if we should move on together because my mate was never coming back. I had to decide if I was going to move on with my mate or with Sean. I had two second chances to decide on.
My feelings for Sean had not changed really. I was still drawn to him, but now the pull was so much less. My soul was being pulled back in the direction it belonged in.
I knew immediately what I had to do. I change d quickly back into my wolf form and sprinted towards home. I had to find
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