Iris

And I'd give up forever to touch you

'Cause I know that you feel me somehow

You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be

And I don't want to go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment

And all I can breathe is your life

Iris- Goo Goo Dolls

We only walked a short distance but it felt like forever. People were almost falling over each other to see Leah. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. It was like she was a queen, a goddess. I looked down at her, and realized that was what she was, a goddess. I did not need all these other people telling me that, I had already known that. However, what they would have to learn is that; she was my goddess. How strange life is, only a month ago, I was pinning after Bella. I would always love Bella, but my heart had finally let her go. With my arm still tightly around Leah, I think I knew why.

Just in this moment I could finally appreciate the amazing woman that is Leah Clearwater. She is so strong, brave, and beautiful and all mine. I could not understand what was going on between us but I wasn't sure that words could even describe it. It was a bond; an unbreakable bond; more powerful than love, imprinting and just about everything else. For the first time in my life I did not care about what happened next; I just wanted to soak up as much time with Leah as I could. Would things be different here? I am sure they would but different is not always bad, and with Leah by my side, they would have to be good.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Leah said, looking up.

"Huh? Oh, yeah." I said, looking up as well.

We had made it to our final destination and it was great. It was a huge white house, mansion almost. From the look of it, it must have been very old, but still very well kept. Two circular pillars shaped the front sides of the house, and there was a balcony on both floors, the bottom one circling to the left side of the house. There were too many windows to count and the roof was black and very strange. The shape of it was indescribable but there were two windows in the attic that reminded me of the ones Rapunzel would have had to let down her hair. There were different bushes clustered around the whole house and it almost looked unreal.

I was actually kind of disappointed by the inside of the house; I expected much more. It looked pretty like a pretty normal house, with more space.

Caden must have noticed my confused expression because he said, "Apparently the last Goddess did not have expensive tastes. Leah, you may change the house anyway you would like."

"Change it? Why would I want to change anything about this house? It's perfect!"

Caden gave us a quick tour of the house; probably not wanting any of the other men to witness or hear I should say hear, another one of our new favourite hobbies. The kitchen was large, filled with all the basic utilities and a few others I had no idea what purpose they had. I knew I would probably have to learn sometime though. Leah and I shared the same experience with cooking; disasters. Although I was Alpha male, she was still Leah and I knew that it was probably just going to be easier for me to learn to cook than to try and convince her to. God I was whipped already. Stealing a sideway glance at Leah's ass I decided I didn't give a shit. There was a dining room with an antique table and chairs and I briefly wondered if it would my weight but figured it was designed for wolves so it must. A living room, complete with a brand new flat screen television and some comfy looking leather furniture was next. There was also another room, filled with bookcases and more antique yet comfy looking furniture in it; complete with a fireplace for kicks I guess. A study was also on the ground floor but I did not take must interest in that.

Caden told us to explore the upstairs for ourselves; telling us to pick whichever room was most comfortable for us to sleep in. I really had to bite my tongue not to say something that would have gotten me hit for that one. Apparently there was an attic filled with just useless things belonging to the last female and Alpha male. The basement was by far the coolest though. It had an actual bar in it with stools around it and everything. Leather furniture and an entertainment system completed the room. All in all it looked like the perfect place to just relax and have some fun. I wondered if the bar was stocked or not...

"Ok, well I am sure you will find everything you need here for you, if there is anything you desire, please just let me know."

"Um... ok, errr... thanks?" That's my brilliant girl.

"I'll just be leaving you two for the night, you still have my card, there is a phone in the living room, and we'll see you tomorrow around noon to explain some more things." Caden said, walking towards the door.

"Wait! Who owns this house? Do they even know that we are here?" Leah asked, ok, there is some common sense. I was just waiting for the bastard to leave; good call Leah.

Caden laughed and we both frowned. Leah hated being laughed at because she had taken some heat from the pack (mostly Paul) for being the only female wolf; and now for whatever bizarre reason, I did not like someone laughing at Leah. Call it what you will but the need to protect Leah was still there. It wasn't just the need to physically protect her from harm, but mentally as well. Leah would be made to feel any negative emotion if I could help it. Stupid because that is impossible but the urge was still there.

"Forgive me, Goddess, but this is your house." He quickly took back his words.

"What do you mean, my house? I don't own this house." Leah said, puzzled. You and me both, babe.

"Yes, you do. This is the house the last Goddess lived in and it will only be owned by a female wolf; so this is your house."

"Ok?" Back to your brilliance I see. Well, I couldn't criticize her too much; I didn't say a damn thing. That's ok; nobody was really talking to me. Growing up with two older sisters made me pretty much one of the smartest men on the planet. If no one's talking to; shut the fuck up. I learned that the hard way when my sisters were Pmsing. A shudder went down my spine, and Leah shot me a strange look; which I just waved off.

"No other wolf or human for that matter dared to take this house after the curse she put on us all. Sure it is still very well maintained and we updated it with the latest technology once we found our hope again, but no one else will ever live in this house."

"Hope?" Leah asked.

"You, my Goddess, you are our hope."

I growled at his choice of words and held on tightly to Leah from behind her. She was mine; my goddess; my world; my hope. He flashed me an apologizing smile while Leah just rolled her eyes at my behaviour. I happily waved good-bye to the men as I watched them walk out the door soon after.

"Is it weird that now that were alone with interruptions, nowhere to be until tomorrow, that I don't really want sex? I'm just hungry." Leah said, chuckling to herself.

I laughed out loud. "Nope, that's just us, Leah, that is just us."

And it; just us, because that is how we work. I would do whatever she wanted to do as long as we could stay together. That was when the realization dawned on me; I loved her. I loved Leah Clearwater. The same Leah who punched me in the face when I got too cocky; the same Leah Clearwater who made the most inappropriate, bitchy comments at the worst possible time; the same Leah Clearwater who was always in love with my former Alpha; and the same Leah Clearwater that had a hard of stone. Anyone got a sledgehammer?

A/n: Sorry that took so long, and sorry its short but I couldn't help but stop there. More will be explained in the next chapter, I think, or at least another lemon lol. Thanks to everyone who reviewed! They make me write; honestly they do. If I didn't have them, I probably would quit writing, so review! Ps, still don't own anything!