Stay with me

He couldn't understand what she was pointing out. She told him about it before they left the school but she didn't explain it to him.

"Okay, let's talk about it. Come, let's sit." He said, guiding her to the couch.

But instead of making her sit on the couch, he suddenly pulled her into his lap.

"Let's talk like this." He said in a hoarse voice.

She knew he was lusting over her but she didn't reject him. She nodded and put her arms around his neck while looking directly into his eyes.

"Will you listen to me? I want you to listen to everything, okay?" She asked, making sure he would attentively listen.

He saw that she was serious about what she would tell him so he decided to seriously listen to every word she would say.

"Five years ago, my family got into an accident. My parents and my older sister died on the spot. I died at the hospital. That was what the medical report said. But after an hour, I casually opened my eyes like nothing happened." She started.

"That time, I felt like I was reborn and all of my memories were erased. I couldn't remember a single thing about me, even my name. My aunt, Maxine's mom, came and explained everything to me. I should be feeling sad, knowing that my family died but I felt nothing. A lot of people said that I was a miracle child, but most of them looked at me like I was cursed." She paused and took a deep breath.

He could feel the sadness and bitterness from her voice. He wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him.

"After high school, my aunt forced me to go to college. I don't really want to go to school anymore. Ever since the accident, I felt like something was missing. I didn't feel complete. I tried to live normally and just like other girls, I had boyfriends, three times. They were either friends or classmates. I agreed to date them because I really thought that I was in love."

His face suddenly changed when he heard her say that she had relationships before. He felt something pierced his heart but he didn't want her to get distracted.

"So what happened? With those men."

She chuckled. She knew he was jealous. Her feelings towards him may not be that deep for now but for a werewolf, once they feel something to someone, whether it was love or lust, they get overly protective.

"I woke up one morning and I couldn't feel anything towards them anymore. One of them asked permission to kiss me, I agreed at first but when I saw him getting closer, I pushed him. He dumped me after that."

He was relieved to hear that she wasn't bitter or sad when the guy dumped her. He was thankful that she wasn't kiss by those guys or he might need to look for them to see how they look like.

"The day I met you, I felt a connection between us. When you kissed me, I felt the connection was deeper than I imagined. But I couldn't just agree with you when you asked me to be your woman. I went home, thinking about you. The next morning, I felt nothing. All those feelings vanished. I didn't forget you, only the feelings towards you were gone."

"So that's the reason you keep babbling about forgetting me tomorrow?" He asked with a frown on his face.

She nodded. It might sound funny and that she was just overthinking about it, but she wanted to know the answer to her confusion.

"You said your feelings vanished the next day we met, but why did you suddenly approach me earlier?"

"I don't know. It came back all of a sudden. Do you think I'm weird?" She asked.

He embraced her tighter and started kissing her on the shoulders. Then he looked at her face to answer her question.

"Not really. Although, I'm not sure if what happened to you was something normal to your kind or something else. I mean something dark. If you want, I know someone that can help you."

"Really? Who is it?" She asked, excitedly.

"A witch. But you have to wait for her return. She was summoned the other day and would be back after a month." He simply answered.

She pouted. She didn't expect that she would find someone that could help her but it was disappointing to know that she needed to wait for a month.

"Hey, I promise I will introduce you to her. I don't want you to forget about me so I really wanted to help you." He said in a gentle voice.

She felt Zion's sincerity through his words and it was rude of her to act like that even after he offered to help her.

"I'm sorry. I don't want to wake up tomorrow and not remember this feeling." She apologized while holding on to her chest.

He leaned forward but didn't kiss her and was waiting for her permission. She gave him a quick kiss instead, with a flushed and a slightly smiling face, she stared into his eyes while biting her lips.

He pressed his lip gently to hers, kissing her passionately. It was just a quick kiss but she felt like her body was burning up.

"Ari, can you stay here with me?" He suddenly asked.

She was surprised. Everything was too fast for her. She understood that werewolves were territorial and what he felt for her was somehow the same as a mating pull. But what if they were both wrong?

"Zion, you told me that the Moon Goddess didn't give you a mate. That you were meant to be alone for a thousand years. Can you tell me why?" She asked, curiously.

He took a deep breath, thinking if he would tell her about his story.

'Tell her.' It was his wolf.

'Are you sure? Do you think I need to tell her?' He asked, still hesitating.

'Yes. Tell her.' His wolf insisted.

He looked at her again. It's not that he didn't trust her, but he felt like it was too early to tell her.

"If you're not ready to tell me, don't force yourself. I will wait for you until you're ready." She said in a soothing voice.

He raised his hand to touch her face. He brushed his fingers to her lips then down to her neck. He looked away when he saw her shoulder.

"What is it?" She frowned.

"Nothing. I was just thinking of what you said earlier about wanting to get to know each other. How about I start by telling you about our kind? So I will ask you again, can you stay here with me?"