Chapter Five

I had never been kissed before this night. My body reacted in a way I was not able to comprehend. However, I came back to where we had camped to find that Llyde was not back yet, and that everyone else was sleeping silently.

As I started to get comfortable, the swirling thoughts surrounded me about Llyde. I had felt something for him, but seeing as I had not had feelings like this in my entire lifetime, it was very unusual for me. Had Llyde also felt those feelings that pierced into his heart?

I rested my eyes, listening to the sweet gentle sounds of the night. It calmed me. Smelling the fresh air and hearing the noises of the night, I felt myself drift off. It was going to be a long day tomorrow.

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I awoke to smell fresh meat. It wasn't a deer… A bear?

I was right, opening my eyes to stare at the enormous bear lying dead to my left. Damien was ripping open the deer, Marcelle was eating chunks of it, and Llyde was – Llyde was just sitting there…

He took a cold glance at me as he munched down on the bear slice he had ripped off. I shivered slightly, unable to say anything. Sitting up, I was tossed a piece of the bear.

"Morning, Samantha." Damien smiled at me.

I relaxed from my tensed state, staring at Damien again with a warming expression, "Yeah… Morning."

"Llyde usually doesn't go hunting alone, but he did and he brought back us this bear." Marcelle explained, "He hasn't talked to us all morning."

Both Marcelle and I glanced at Llyde. As Marcelle looked away, I did not; worried I had done something wrong to Llyde. However, it was ironic because he was the one reacting about the situation he created and not I. Instead, I was the one acting very bewildered to the entire subject.

"Llyde…" I almost lost track of my speech when he glared at me again, "Do you want to go for a morning run?"

He did talk then, "What's that?"

"A morning run… Uh… In my family, we used to go out in the morning to run around – to wake up and get energized… It's very affective actually." I tried to sound convincing, but worried about failing.

Llyde looked down, sighing, "Fine, but eat first."

I honestly had no hunger at the moment, but decided to feast upon the bear so that I would not complain later. I wanted to get close to Llyde… he had made me feel alive; he had made me want to live.

After we finished eating, Llyde transformed into a wolf. I watched almost in awe as he did it. After he was done, I transformed, teasing him gently by taking up a lot of room to do so. Then, we headed off into the woods.

Llyde was ahead of me by a couple feet, obviously determined with thoughts on his mind. I forced myself to catch up to match his speed, nudging my side to his a little, setting him off his trail.

"Have a little fun, Llyde." I spoke to him with a slight giggle.

Instead of speaking, he only dashed ahead of me again. I growled and tried my hardest to catch up to him again. He was too fast…

"Llyde, wait!" I was putting too much pressure on myself, "Please, tell me what's wrong!"

Abruptly, he stopped, turned to me within a flash with his face in mine. "You don't get it do you?" He yelled.

I stopped, gasping in breath. Slowly, I watched as he transformed into his normal self. He had this look on his face that I feared now more than ever. I transformed, and he continued his conversation.

"You have no idea what I desire, Sam." His face painted frustration, "The thought of it- I could harm you. I could hurt you…and I really don't want to."

"If you don't want to then don't… Just fill your desires and…" I was bewildered, unable to understand my position of the situation.

"Samantha…" He pressed his palm to my cheek, "Your not like the others… I feel something for you. I want you, more than I have ever wanted anyone before… I have these feelings pressed inside… the desire to make you my mate, but the fear of hurting you…"

Shocking myself, I felt my words escape my mouth, "I am no weak werewolf."

"You are fragile to me… I don't understand why that is either… but I can imagine myself destroying you with- with these claws… these teeth…" He backed away, turned from me.

My heart was pounding. I also knew the power that he had, the ability he contained to harm me, but it would not change anything. "Llyde, you have nothing to fear. You can have me, any part of me. Do not worry about harming me."

Llyde faced me, almost hesitating. I affirmatively let myself relax as he grasped me with his arms, pressed me against him, and drew me in for a warm kiss. My eyes closed automatically, but not because I thought it was the proper thing to do. Tingling warmth spread through my body. It was a pleasant sensation.

Our breathing was ragged. Llyde slid his hands around my back, pressing his supple fingers against me, dragging them manipulatively, slowly, down to my hips. I shuddered with pleasure, giving in.

Our lips met again, and I felt like I was on fire. He ran his tongue slowly along my lips, and I gasped in pleasure as he deepened the kiss. I smiled against Llyde's lips as he decided to bite my lip encouragingly.

I responded by returning this gesture, and was rewarded by feeling his knee slide between my legs gently, but forcibly. His head moved down to my neck, barely touching, sending a shiver all the way down my spine. His teeth teasingly tickled my neck. I drew in a breath sharply, only to smell a very distinctive scent.

"Llyde…" I murmured, able to smell it better now. "Llyde, we must stop…"

"Why?" He surprisingly did stop, releasing me slightly.

"Do…do you smell that?" I was a little dizzy from the sensations I had just been given, but my nose had locked track on a very familiar scent.

I had not recognized the name of this scent. It was very close though, and I had smelt it before. My body wanted to react to the scent. I needed to figure out what it was.

"Not really?" He was also very aloof.

"I smell it… It smells like another werewolf…" I examined the air thoroughly. "It smells like…" I gasped. "It can't be."

"What?"

I had known that scent as a child. As I gained my senses again, I had been able to recognize what it was… who it was.

Unfortunately, I had to prove it to myself. There was something out there, and I had to find out what it was. "Follow me." I demanded Llyde as I transformed back into a wolf and dashed into the forest.