Jade carries the pile of books in her hands, as she walks towards the
house from the pack library. Opening the front door, she realizes that
everything was dark inside the house, her brows scrunched in
confusion, she thought Adryan might have returned by now after
training the new pack members, but she thought wrong as she took in
her surroundings. The house was empty it seemed, as Adonis was with
Violet, who was happy to entertain the toddler as Jade was busy
handling things.
Holding the books with one hand, while the other searches for the light
switch. She turns on the living room lights, keeping the books she
brought along with her on the table, she moves inside the house. She
uses her werewolf senses to guide her. Just as she was about to pass
the balcony, suddenly lights lit up outside the balcony door, catching
her attention.
Wanting to check it out, she moves towards the door, sliding it open
she's awestruck and shocked by the view in front of her. The lights that
had initially caught her attention were actually fairy lights, that covered
most of the balcony, even the tree branches that extended towards the
balcony. The sight in front of her was beautiful and magical, to say the
least, at the centre of it all was a small table for two people, covered
with a tablecloth and on top of it laid a bottle of wine and food along
with cutlery. The thing or rather the person that caused her heart to
beat too fast was standing in front of her, she was surprised at his
sudden appearance, but the smile on his face made her heart race even
more.
Dressed in a brown coloured button-down shirt, with sleeves rolled
around his elbows, and black casual pants, with his hair, was messy as if
he had been running his finger through them. He looked otherworldly
as the lights from the fairy lights illuminated his face.
"What-?" when she manages to find words to question him, as she
looked around her surrounding once more,
"Come" her eyes moved to his at that, as he stood in front of her with
his hands extended for her to take. Gingerly, she places her hands in
his, which he wraps his own hands around as he leads her towards the
table set up in the middle of the balcony. As they reach the table, he
pulls out the chair for her like a gentleman, making sure that she was
seated properly, he moves to sit opposite to her.
Her eyes take in her surrounding once again, to the food in front of her.
Her mind trying to comprehend what was happening.
Is this a date?â she questioned herself with her brows furrowed.
"It is a date,â Adryan says as if reading her mind. Her eyes meet his
ocean blue eyes, his eyes taking in her face. He's been watching her as
she looked around, and he knew immediately what she was thinking.
"Why?" she asks, then realizes her mistake. She didn't want him to think
that she didnât want to be there of her own will. "I didn't mean it like
that." she immediately corrects herself.
"I know" he smiles at her. She couldn't take her eyes off him. She felt
underdressed in her summer dress and wild hair but Adryanâs gaze on
her made her feel beautiful.
"Did you cook this all yourself?" Jade asks as she now took in the plate
of food placed before herself. The pasta looked well cooked, with
cheese melted on top of it and the aroma of it just made her mouth
water with hunger. There was even freshly baked bread kept on the
side. As she was studying the food before her, Adryan scooped up
pasta from his plate onto a fork, extending it towards her mouth, so
that she could taste it. Looking up, she's startled to see the fork full of
pasta in front of her. Opening her mouth, he feeds her, and all the while
her were on him. She felt warmth spread throughout her at his actions.
Her eyes widened as the flavours hit her taste buds, she had to stop
herself from moaning in delight.
"To answer your question, I cooked it myself mostly, I had a bit of help,â
he says. Happy at her reaction to the food he had cooked. This was the
first time he had made an effort to cook for someone else, he had
Violet's help as she instructed him on what to do. He was nervous to
see her reaction but he was relieved to see her positive reaction to his
cooking.
"It's delicious. You need to cook me food more oftenâ she says
complimenting him causing him to appear a tiny bit bashful.
Scooping up some on her fork, Jade extends it towards his mouth,
surprising him for a moment. She raises one of her eyebrows as if
asking him "what he was waiting forâ. A small smile played on her lips.
They continue eating, occasionally feeding each other, talking, and
laughing at stories they shared and found hilarious. For dessert, Adryan
had made chocolate cake, keeping it simple. Impressing Jade even
further with his cooking skills. Apparently, Adryan was really good at
baking cakes.
Now both of them sat sipping on the wine, it was silent for a few
moments, as only the chirping of the crickets could be heard. The night
air was chilly as the wind blew.
Standing up abruptly, Adryan moves to her side of the table, extending
his hand he asks "Would you like to dance?".
"Yes," she replies as she places her hands in his. Playing a soft song on
his phone, Adryan leads her to the space on the balcony"
Placing a hand on her waist, he brings her closer to him, with no space
between them, causing her breath to hitch at his actions, trailing her
hand up his shoulders, she wraps it around his neck while the other one
wraps around his arms that it extended on the side. Dancing, twirling
and spinning her around as they both laugh and giggle as they
accidentally step on each other's toes.
Placing her head on his shoulders, she closes her eyes feeling calm as
they both sway side to side. Jade couldn't believe how everything had
turned out the way it did. Three years ago, if someone had told her that
she would be here, with her mate in his arms, relishing the moment, she
would've laughed in their face. It felt like a dream, she felt like she
would wake up and realize that she was just dreaming, but she wasn't,
she really was here with him, as they had an amazing time together in
each other's presence.
"What are you thinking?" he asks her softly, breaking the silence that
engulfed their surrounding
Moving back, she faces him, so that he could see that she means each
and every word she had said. "I've been thinking how this is everything
that I have dreamed once to have".
His eyes look into hers as if searching her emerald green ones if she
was telling the truth. He thought his heart had stopped beating for a
few seconds when his mind had comprehended her words.
Tipping her head up by placing a finger on her chin, bringing her even
close to him, erasing even the minuscule distance between them, he
hesitates for a second, he slowly places his soft lips on hers, causing her
to close her eyes as sparks fly like no other. They had gotten used to
the sparks and the warmth they felt when their skin made contact, but
the ones they felt when their lips met each other blew their mind.
Moving their lips against each other passionately, her hands trailing up
his neck to his messy hair, clutching them in her hands as his hands
tightened their hold around her waist. He coaxed her mouth open with
his tongue, the kiss turning heated as if every emotion they both had
kept locked was let loose at that moment.
Panting for air, they separate for a minute, chest heaving and brushing
against each other as they took a lungful of air, their breaths mingling
together, their nose touching.
âI love you" the three magical words were whispered softly, his words
make her pause, so much so that she thought that she had stopped
breathing. Silence follows as she processes his words, her hold on his
shirt tightening, and her throat felt heavy all of a sudden as she tried to
find words to reply to him, understanding her dilemma, he adds "You
don't have to say anything back, Jade".
He moves to pull back from the embrace only for her to stop him,
Adryan knew that he had dropped the bomb on her unexpectedly. He
didn't feel sad about the fact that she hadn't replied to his confession.
Jade doesn't allow him to move away, instead standing on her toes to
meet his height, she slams her lips against his, shocking him with her
bold actions but a smile curves up his lips as they move against hers
once again. Even though she couldn't verbally tell him about her
feeling, she wanted her actions to speak for themselves, and for Adryan
they were more than enough.