message, I decided to swallow my pride and go to the ceremony. It was time to grow up, and let go of the youthful – and delusional – crush that I had on Heath. I typed a reply into my phone.
Of course I'll be there. I can't wait either.
I lay back in my motel bed, burning with conflicting emotions. I was aching to see him, but at the same time, I was crawling with the thought of seeing him with somebody else.
But I had made up my mind now. I was going to the ceremony, and that was that. I closed my eyes and tried to relax. My breath slowed.
Suddenly he was in the motel room with me.
He came through the doorway, padding on bare feet. It was much darker now than it had been moments ago; he was in shadow, but even so, I could see that he was naked. I could smell the musty scent of lust on his skin. He became more clear to me in the darkness as he neared. I sat up in bed.
“Heath?” I said. “What are you doing here?”
He didn't reply. He came closer, his golden eyes gleaming in the darkness. They were as mesmerizing as always. I felt his hand rise and touch my lips; beneath his caress, they tingled and seemed to swell. A hot flush spread through my cheeks. My heart began to pound as I looked into his eyes. His hand dropped from my lips, and he came even closer, through the darkness.
And then his lips were on mine, hot and soft. I breathed in his earthy scent as his hands held my face. I closed my eyes as his tongue caressed mine. He drew away, and lay me back, settling over me on the bed – but it was a bed no longer.
We were in the forest now, amidst the towering, mist-wreathed pines. Beneath the gleaming stars. The moon was full overhead, drenching us in silver light. I was naked, lying back on soft grass, and Heath was over me, between my parted, quaking thighs. His eyes burned with hunger, and I longed to have him inside me. I could feel my wetness, feel the lust rising inside me as he flexed his abdomen, hot against my own. The head of his cock brushed my wet sex, and a tiny gasp escaped my mouth, as electricity coursed through me. I ached for him.
“I've waited so long for this,” I breathed.
“I'll see you soon,” he whispered. His reply puzzled me, and I opened my mouth to question it, but as I did, he thrust himself inside me, his hard cock parting my folds and sliding to my core. Pleasure burst inside me, and coursed in waves throughout my body. I arched my back and moaned into the air, closing my eyes; I was dissolving into the night, and the night was dissolving into me ...
A beeping sound awoke me.
I was disoriented for a moment, before my eyes adjusted and I realized where I was. The motel room. My heart was still thudding in my chest, though Heath was gone. Darkness was gathering outside the window.
Another dream.
I turned over and grabbed my mobile phone from the bedside table. Another text message from Heath. I opened it, and gasped as I read the words.
I'll see you soon, it read.
The same words that Heath had just said to me in my dream. They echoed through my mind, and the hair on my neck prickled. A wave of goosebumps spread over my body as I lay in bed, gathering my wits. In my dazed state, I thought I could still smell Heath's earthy, masculine scent.
It must have been a coincidence, I decided. The words he had said in my dream coinciding with the text message. I shook my head to clear my thoughts, and climbed from bed.
I'd have to hurry. The ceremony was to begin at dark.
I caught a taxi to the edge of the national forest.
“Strange time to be coming out here,” remarked the taxi driver as he dropped me off. “Heard there's wolves out here. Be careful.”
“I'm meeting some friends,” I told him. “I'll be fine.”
I could already smell the bonfire as I wandered into the forest. Heightened senses are a pretty great perk of being a werewolf. I followed my nose, walking along the path at first, but soon straying amongst the pine trees.
The familiarity was soothing,
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