Chapter 11: Not So Shocked.

"Tell me."

"No."

"Tell me."

"No."

"TELL ME!"

"No."

I signed, dropping back in my seat and glaring at the road outside the window. Again, Alex has been refusing to tell me where he was talking me or even giving me a hint about what he had to say. We have been driving for a good hour and slowly civilization had faded into the background. Thick greenery zoomed passed my window, every few minutes the trees would get just a little bit bigger.

"You aren't going to kill me right." I looked at him with mock suspicion and leaned a little away from him, pressing my shoulder against the passenger door. I saw the corner of his mouth turn up but everything else was complete seriousness.

"No… I think the clean up would take to long and we have to be back in an hour and a half."

"Glad the only thing that is saving my life is the clean up problem." Sarcasm laced my words.

He shrugged he broad shoulders but otherwise didn't respond. I stared at him from the corner of my eye, looking at him a little more closely; behind the smile was fear. It was a fear that made my heart jump for a second before settling back down in the pit of my stomach. Why would he be afraid? I was about to interrogate him before a sharp turn and the car jerking to a stop.

"Here we are." He quickly hopped out of the drivers seat but this time before he could get over I hopped out as well. I felt him slip an arm around my waist; suddenly his mouth was against my ear and I couldn't help the shivers that ran over my body.

"Promise me that you will hear me out." I turned to look at him with suspicious eyes. The fear that I had seen earlier was more present; but it wasn't normal fear. It was something that reminded me of someone who feared the loss of something so precious that it ripped the heart apart. I instinctively raised my hand and caressed his cheek. He leaned into my touch and watched as the fear leaked away from the corners of his eyes into content happiness.

He opened his eyes and gave me a small smile and I felt my heart jump. I took a sharp intake of breath, realizing how much he had managed to get under my skin.

"I promise."

He grabbed my hand and began walking further into the woods and I felt the waves of safety fall over my body, the same feelings that had fallen over my body when I had met my wolf so many weeks ago. I walked faster, trying to keep up with his long legs. He glanced back, giving me a bright smile that I returned without hesitation. Finally, after a good ten minutes of walking we stopped in an open area that was surrounded by trees. The only light was the full moon that seemed to be right above us.

I focused in on Alex's face, half illuminated in the moonlight and the other in the darkness from the shadow of the trees. I almost took a step back at the effect it created, twisting his features into one that looked part animal. He took a step toward me and I continued to watch him. He brought his hand up and caressed my bottom lip with his calloused thumb.

'"I am going to show you something that only a handful of the people have seen." His eyes were intent and powerful, the blue hypnotizing. However, I saw the fear from earlier returning to his face and nerves made my heart beat faster this time.

"Your penis?" I blurted out the words and the second they left my mouth my entire body turned red. He raised an eyebrow and smirked at me.

"I'm sorry… I am just getting really nervous." My breath was shaky.

"I know, you always run your hand through your hair when you are nervous." My hand stopped half way through it; I hadn't even realized I was doing it. I opened my mouth to say something, I didn't know what but I just wanted the tension surrounding us. However, before a single word could fall from my mouth, Alex pressed his full lips against mine; filled with passion and need. I didn't get a chance to return it before he stepped away, the intent in his eyes even more prominent.

"I have to tell you this… I love you Amelia, with everything in my being. You make me feel whole and wanted and loved and I only want your happiness." AS he spoke the determination grew until I felt as if I would burn under is gaze. I was at a loss for words so instead of saying anything I simply watched him, waiting for his next move.

"I want you to remember that after you see this… it will explain a lot of things like why I disappear, where Henry has gone, and why we have this connection. I will be right back, don't move." He turned and walked into the thick trees that were surrounding us and soon I was alone. I stared at the place he had disappeared and his words kept relying in my mind over and over again.

He loves me.

He loves me.

He loves me!

The more I thought it over the more my heart fluttered with every syllable. I wasn't sure if this meant that I love him too. I don't think I do. I mean, I like him so much and whenever I am with him I feel as if every cell in my body is alive and humming; it was a very weird feelings, almost like a thousand butterflies were walking on your bare skin. When he was away that feeling stopped and I felt… not truly here, as if a leg is missing and now I was forced to hobble around on one.

I was jerked out of my thoughts as a rustling noise sounded from where Alex had walked into the bush. "Alex?" My voice was hesitant and I cleared my throat. The noise grew louder and I took a step back when He didn't respond. All of a sudden fear gripped my throat as I looked around me. I was standing alone in the middle of the woods at least 30 minutes away from civilization. The only other person that knew where I was had walked into the bushes and not returned and now a rustling noise was coming towards me…. This was bullshit, why do scary moments in the forest always have to happen to me?

Just as my heart felt as if it was going to burst from my chest I was something that made it freeze in mid-beat. A huge wolf emerged from the bushes slowly, talking a hesitant step out and when its whole body was in view it sat down. I took a step forward watching my wolf with wide eyes. It had to be him because the vibrant blue eyes, the eyes that have haunted my dreams in different forms watched me, intelligent, powerful, and beautiful.

It sat up slowly, watching me and waiting to see what I was going to do. I stood still, allowing my wolf to make the first moves. He took a step forward and another, so slow that it was almost as if I was watching a scene in slow motion. I took a step forward as well, a baby step; after all he was still a wolf. He would take a step and then I would until finally we were right next to each other. I took sharp breaths as I examined my wolf closely.

What I thought had been the night was wrong, his fur was a mixture of black and brown that swirled together with darker patches in places and lighter in others. His body was covered in tight bands of muscles, coupled with his impressive height of a small horse made for an intimidating appearance. I reached my hand out and began to caress his fur; it was so soft. He watched me curiously and I gave him a slow smile.

"You're beautiful…" I looked into his blue eyes and was still in disbelief at the familiarity that those eyes had. I leaned forward, placing my forehead against his and felt the safety surround me and I felt calm and happy. Then it struck me like a boulder.

All the jokes that Amanda and my mom had made concerning him. The eyes and the feelings that they made me feel. The way that he was always telling me that I wasn't ready to know and that I would find out soon enough. I jerked back and stared at my wolf causing him to whine.

"Impossible." I whispered the words, more for my own benefit than anything else. My wolf whined again, his eyes, Alex's eyes, turning sad and staring at me. He walked forward, lowering his body to the ground and rolling over onto his back in a sign of submission as his whining continued. I felt my breathing hitch and I involuntarily reached down to comfort him. His skin was so hot and almost pulled back.

"Impossible." The word was more stable but this was just… crazy!

How the hell could he turn into a wolf, I mean by any laws of nature that was virtually out of the question. I took a deep breath, pushing the logic into the back of my mind. I opened them, looking down into the eyes of my wolf as he stared up at me from his position at my feet. I could think of only one way of proving my suspensions right or if I needed to enter myself into the closet insane asylum.

"You probably can't even understand what I am saying… but…. If you are whom I think you are and I am not going insane…. change back, right now, change right in front of me." As the words left my mouth I realized how stupid I sounded. Who was to even say, if I was right, that he would be even able to change in front of me, maybe he didn't have a choice on when to change back and it just sort of happened.

My wolf moved as fast as lighting, jumping back onto his feet and staring me straight in the eyes. I held his gaze as his body began to shake, well, it was more like staring to vibrate all over; the only thing that held steady were his eyes. Then all of a sudden, within a blink of eye, Alex was standing in front of me… in nothing. He gave me a cheeky smile as my eyes immediately drifted down and stared at the thing that looked like a baseball bat; that might be a little exaggerating but to say it was big would be an understatement as well.

Every part of my body blushed and I quickly looked up… well it was more like I slowly follow the outlines of his muscles back to his eyes. He gave me a knowing smirk and I cleared my throat.

"Well then not only are you but naked but you are almost a werewolf… some how I don't really know how to respond to this."

He shrugged his strong, broad, golden… focus.

"You're responding better than I thought you would. I thought that maybe you would go crazy and start to threaten to hit me or that you were going to cut off my penis in a fit of rage. By the way we are shape shifters not werewolves" He took a step forward as he spoke in a matter of fact voice.

"So sorry that I got werewolves and a shape shifter confused." I said in a sarcastic voice. "I think that right now I am in shock because I really have no idea what is going on inside my brain right now…"

"That isn't true."

I jerked back at the tone in his voice, like he was calling me out on a lie. His eyes were focused, the same way they had been before he disappeared into the woods.

"You are accepting this so easily because you love me, you love me so much that sometimes you can't even believe it. However, deep down you always had an idea." He took another step toward me and I didn't move back.

"Love you? How could I love someone that I just started talking to? I barely know you." I puffed out my chest in an attempt to come across as intimidating but I think I looked more like a poser.

He came closer and closer until I could feel his breath blowing gently onto on my face and my lower stomach clenched in desire. A naked, hot boy was standing in front of me looking all the more animalistic the more he stared into my eyes. I didn't move, my body tight as I was taking shallow breaths.

He voice was no more than a whisper, "Because just now you found out I was a shape shifter and all you did was look at me and not so much as an ounce of fear entered your eyes when I walked out." He voice dropped lower as he lifted a hand to take a strand of my hair and twirl it between his fingers.

My breathing hitched. He was right thought; it only made sense that he was my wolf. It was only with him that I felt this sense of safety even when I was doing everything I could to push him away. He drew me in with something as simple as smiling at me. Was I in love with him? Perhaps not, but what I felt for him was something that ran even deeper than love. It was something that wrapped around me and settled into my bones so that it was almost like he had become part of me without my consent.

I looked up at him from under my eyelashes. "You're right."

His eyes widened in shock and I smirked at his face.

"What? You are actually admitting that I am right inside of slapping me?"

I shrugged my shoulder, "Don't get too excited, " I glanced down and looked back into his eyes. "You are right to an extent. I don't know if I love you but I feel something, like an unbreakable pull towards you… if that even makes sense. Anyway, the whole point is, is that yes I knew that something was going on and the reason I am not freaking out is because I care to fucking much about you."

He smiled and for a second I almost forgot that he was naked… which was really saying something about his smile. He started to lean down, trying to kiss me but I jumped into action and moved out of his reach. His eyebrows came together in confusion and I laughed at his expression, suddenly have a surge of happiness.

"No kisses for you."

He pouted, "But why?" The whininess in his voice reminded me of a dog and I laughed again, still backing away from him in case he got any ideas about using that speed of his to snatch me up.

"Now that my mind is working better I have a lot of questions to ask and I am not going to let you kiss me until you answer them." I crossed my arms over my chest as he rolled his eyes.

"What makes you think that you have so much power over me?"

I bit my lip, flashing him my most flirty smile. "Because you want me."

His eyes turned dark and I glanced down to see that my small action had a very large effect on him.

"Fine… but first I want to take you to meet some of the most important people in my life."

"Who?"

He gave me a mischievous smile and I wondered why it had taken me so long to see him.

"My pack."

END OF CHAPTER

Ok, I am a horrible person and I know that you guys are getting mad at me. I swear that my updating and chapters will become longer and more frequent. I only have 2 more weeks of school and then I am out for summer vacation! But I still have a test, four projects, and a book to read so just bear with me.