*NEW* Chapter XX - I Kissed A Monster! I Liked It.

As soon as I close my eyes I'm standing in the middle of an empty field, the ice cold breeze biting my skin with no mercy and soon enough I feel a droplet hit my cheek. I look up to the see the anger-grey clouds imprisoning the blue of the sky behind it's foam. A thunder breaks through the skies and my heart skips a beat as the thunder turns into a growl. I Look to one side and see men standing like an army, shirtless and very much toned; but what frightened me was the fury in their eyes that are glowing colours and showed off their fangs and claws sharp and thirsty for the blood of the enemy; they were looking at me and they were certainly coming at me, I didn't understand why all of them coming directly at me.

I start stepping back in fear. I was so scared I couldn't make sense of my thoughts. I turn and start running, still looking behind at them men shivering in their skin and quickly becoming beats, wolves.

Suddenly I hit on something, strong firm like a rock, I fall back and look at wanted stopped me from fleeing from the monsters that were coming at me. Its paws were firm on the ground, I start travelling my eyes up it's far and the beast that that was huge, breathing fire owned a pair of blue glowing eyes, filled with rage. It was scary to the sight. Behind him a pack of wolves looking like an army, all of them already tasting of the blood of their enemy even before tasting it.

I know I was supposed to be all the kinds of scared for them too, but instead I kept my eyes fixed on the wolf in front, who didn't even seem to acknowledge my presence there. He only wanted his enemies, but I wanted him to stop, I wanted him to calm down, to not get himself hurt.

I watched him take a breath before jumping over me. I turn around to see as me attacks together with all the other wolves. I don't know how I came to be in between two fronts on a battlefield, but everyone was so busy in their fight, not even he notices me here going crazy due to this blood bath I see here.

The rage that he carried in this battlefield was so much, he can't seem to control himself or the need for blood.

I stand there and watch as a wolf looks at me and is growling and smelling my fears, he starts rushing towards me. I remained paralysed, I couldn't move my legs or my body. He jumps at me and holds me down as I scream for help.

"Lydia!" I hear a voice call me with much desperation and I open my eyes to see Derek looking at me preoccupied. I noticed that I was still in my room, but my heart was still racing and my skin still cold. I just crush my head against his chest and start crying.

He holds me tight in his arms and against his chest caressing my back.

"It's ok!" He whispers but still I couldn't stop crying.

"Make this stop." I beg between sobs. I didn't even know what I'm doing in his arms, but it feels safe in here.

He sighs pressing his eyes closed. "That's why I didn't want to mark you; I should have resisted the impulse." He says with regret and I couldn't agree with him more.

"Why is this happening to me?" I cry, he breaks the hug and looks at me caressing my face with the back of his hand. I sigh of relief enjoying his stroke and close my eyes forgetting that maybe I may fall into another horror movie. Instead I feel a soft pair of lips touching mine. I tremble on the impact, but didn't move away knowing well that it's Derek kissing me; I just moved closer to him, his tongue brush against my lips as I shamelessly part my lips and bring my tongue to encounter his. Whatever spell he put on me, it was working, this felt like I was claiming a piece of me. This is what I have been longing for very long time, his passion explained in one single kiss

Did I mention before that even if he was the last man on the face of earth I wouldn't be with him; I take that back. Actually I don't know if other men exist now.

I wake up from that dream and open my eyes to meet his eyes, why did he break the kiss so soon. That nightmare lasted my whole life and this heavenly sweet dream just lasted a few seconds.

I found myself staring at him like a creep, but for my luck I was not the only one in the room, because he was looking straight at me.

Screw it!

I lay my head back on his chest because it feels so damn good.

"You can talk to me about the nightmare." He murmurs, his hand travelling up and down my back.

"I don't want to." I say whimsy. "I don't want to remember." He chuckles.

"Ok! As you wish, Luna." He says and I look up at him.

"I still don't know what it means."

"Basically it means that you lead the pack along with the Alpha, just like a king and a queen." I pull a thoughtful face at his explanation.

"And how do you know it's me?" I shrug.

"That's the tricky part-"

"-The moon goddess, blah blah blah." I roll my eyed. "What if I'm an atheist?" Derek laughs and I look mesmerised at how his facial lines changed, he was no longer looking so hard at me.

"You would have to be really stubborn, noticing that a bite turned into a mark." He reasons, but I don't lose a debate.

"I was unconscious for a very long time, that can be a tattoo." I laugh at how he narrows his eyes and shakes his head, but then he leans forward and places his lips on mine, again making fireworks explode inside my chest; he quickly departs leaving me wanting more.

"Tell me now." He defies me.

"Magic." I give him a quick kiss. "Why is there so much compulsion?" I complain.

"There's no compulsion. There's just perfect match. If there was compulsion I would be with my first mate right now."

"The one I look like." I speculate.

"You don't look alike. Arabella is evil." I arch my eyebrow; basically, we look alike we just differ on character. "She was one of my dad's allies. Her mother and her." He chuckles.

"And then, why did she reject you. You were against your dad?" I presume ad watch him get silence over sudden.

"Because during that war, I became injured beyond repair." She sounds very shallow. What a perfect match moon goddess.

"Wicked, shallow!" I summarise the woman's character.

"Don't you ever think you are like her."

"And, she's a werewolf?"

"She's a witch. A powerful one, both her parents are noble witch lineage. But her father abandoned his mother, I guess he couldn't endure his wife's evil. Because then he was fighting in the other army."

"She gives me chills. Does she have like a big nose and a huge-" I start laughing before even finishing the sentence.

"The devil is not red, doesn't have a tail and horns. He's the most beautiful of creatures."

"That's what I thought when I saw you for the first time." I joke.

"You think I'm the devil."

"Well! Our introduction wasn't the most amazing."

"I'm sorry, I never meant to be rude. I'm Derek the second, alpha of the crescendo Pack. Pleased to meet you, my Luna." He takes my hand on his and kisses it, never shifting his eyes from mine.

"I'm Lydia, life has been kicking my butt since forever and I'm pleased to meet you Alpha Derek." I smile.

"Would you like to come with me to a party tomorrow." I lock my teeth in a nervous smile. Yes, about that! Vanessa is screaming to the four winds that I'm the new Luna. I'm not even comfortable with that idea yet." She should just chill, I mean, they all should chill.

"No!" I exclaim, but wanted to affirm. "Derek, I need to get used to this idea, before you go telling everyone. I'm not accepting you. I mean, I want to. But I'm still scared. This world is new for me." I try to explain without making him hurt. But it seems like it didn't work. He moves away and stands up, leaving me apprehensive.

"You still think I'm a monster don't you?" He questions and I shake my head, trying to utter some words and make him understand what I actually mean. I need to get to know him and the pack, before I take such responsibilities.

"You can show me otherwise." I try, not denying that I fear him.

"Maybe I can't." He turns to me now with his semblance dark. "Because I wasn't against my father, I wasn't against Arabella, I wasn't against them. I was fighting for the cause everyone was fighting against." He says with steadiness on his tone, that brought me chills.

It can be that I kissed a monster and I liked it!

Finally a new chapter after so long! It wasn't a long chapter, But I hope you enjoyed it.

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