What Was Wolf Thinking? Scarlet and Wolf
Chapter 1: I Need To Protect Her
by Down Iris
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I do not have any rights to nor make any money from the characters in this story. I want to make clear that I am quoting a lot of this stuff from the books, not trying to claim it as my own.
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This is a series of oneshots from various parts of the books from Wolf's point of view. I'm calling Wolf "Wolf" from his own perspective even though he would think of himself as Ze'ev because I think it fits with the books better.
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Please read my other Scarlet and Wolf stories, A Piercing Gaze, To Protect Her, Coincidence, A Hasty Escape, and What He Knows That She Doesn't.
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Wolf gazed at Scarlet, stunning in the moonlight. Her fingers moved from his arm to his face.
I want her so badly. But if she knew the truth about me, she would hate me. I don't want to take advantage of her. His rational mind tried to tell him this even as he nuzzled his cheek against her fingers.
"It came from a fight. Just another pointless fight. All of them," he murmured, barely knowing what he was saying. He was too focused on her lips.
Then she surprised him by leaning forward and kissing him. Softly. Just once.
His rational mind overpowered, Wolf sighed. What the hell….
Then he was pulling her toward him. Scarlet gasped as Wolf buried one hand into her mess of curls and kissed her back.
All he could think of was the feeling of her mouth against his, and of her body in his arms. He never wanted it to end.
Finally, after what seemed like forever, but still not nearly long enough, Scarlet pulled back. "I'm getting sleepy," she said, somewhat apologetically.
"Okay," Wolf replied, disappointed, and reluctantly let her go. She went to fiddle with something in her bag, and Wolf scooted back so he could lie down in the space he had cleared among the crates. Scarlet came back over to him, and he was surprised when she crawled into his arms. She rested her head on his shoulder and draped her arm over his chest. Wolf put his arm around her waist.
He kissed the top of her head. "Good night," he whispered, barely biting back the "I love you" that wanted to follow. He had no right to say that to her. He had only known her for two days, and tomorrow she would hate him.
"Good night," Scarlet mumbled back into his shirt. He could tell from her breathing that she fell asleep soon after. Wolf, however, was wide-awake.
What am I supposed to do now? Wolf asked himself, almost panicking. This has been the best day of my life, but tomorrow will be the worst. I'll have to hand her over to my pack, and she'll hate me. He shuddered at the thought. I'll never see her again, and who knows what they'll do to her? The thought was more painful than he could bear. I have to do something to protect her. But what?
Wolf lay thinking, wishing there was a possibility to consider. Finally, it struck him. We could run away. He was almost giddy at the thought. We would be together and she'd never have to know what I truly am. But then reality came crashing down. But what about her grandmother? She'd probably still insist on going after her. And why would she run away with a man she's only known for a few days?
Wolf sighed. I can still ask her, at least.
He ruminated some more. If she does find out the truth, she'll hate me. There's nothing I can do about that. He sighed again. She saw me almost kill three men and my teeth, and she's forgiven me for the few lies I've already revealed and almost getting her killed. Amazingly, after all that, she still likes me. But she'll never forgive the lies I'm still hiding. If she knew I was a genetically engineered Lunar soldier sent to interrogate her, she'd hate me.
What am I supposed to do? What can I do?
All I know is that I need to protect her. Even if she ends up hating me, I need to protect her. Even if it costs me my life, I need to protect her.
With that thought he fell asleep.
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The next chapter is the scene where Wolf gives Scarlet the ID chip.