Big Bad Wolfie

"I let you win," I panted.

Obviously I didn't, and he knows it, but I can't just admit it!

"Sureeeee you did," Wolfie laughed.

I scoffed loudly, "Said the one who challenged an injured girl who doesn't know where she's going to a race!"

"Hey," he pointed at me, "All is fair in love and war."

Hm, yesterday I would have asked which one we were in.

I rolled my eyes dramatically but was secretly enjoying myself, "Mhm, whatever."

He chuckled, "Alright, let's sit, you look exhausted."

I sighed in relief and plopped onto the ground, actually relieved with the only slight amount of pain that stung my stomach.

"Man, you really are tired," he commented. "Must be that crappy vampire stamina."

My jaw dropped, and I lightheartedly narrowed my eyes at him. "You did not just say that."

He shrugged, "I think I did."

I let out a scoff mixed with a laugh, "Oh, I'll show you," I yelled while tackling him.

He busted out laughing and started trying to roll us, but I wasn't having it.

We play wrestled for a few seconds until we were both a little winded.

Wolfie was probably more winded from trying not to put any of his weight on my stomach.

We stayed still, breathing heavily.

I looked down at him from my place lying on his chest. He's so beautiful.

We just analyzed each other until we met eyes and screamed messages to each other without saying a word. I don't even know exactly what most of the messages were saying.

But I feel something in his gaze.

But I also feel like I'd be betraying my house if I let myself think that so soon.

So I will save the feeling for another time and just be happy with him.

By the time I was out of the trance we put each other in, he wasn't smiling anymore. He didn't look sad or mad, he just looked calm. Thoughtful.

"I used to come here with my brother," he suddenly admitted.

My mind blanked for a second at the information and all I could do was blink.

"Oh," I whispered dumbly.

After my brain caught up, I looked around. "It's beautiful."

He looked around with me as I rolled off of him to gaze up through the hole in the rocky ceiling at the sun set.

see the sunset, but the sky was turning a pretty pinkish color, so

"I know,

in responding, because I know this is a touchy subject. "Which one of you found this awesome little hideout?" I asked. I'm hoping he brought

well, technically I did." He chuckled deeply, making my insides churn. "It's a long

over at him. "We've got

He wiggled around to get all comfy and put

I chuckled at

"So we were walking through these very woods on a dark,

"Why were you doing

"It wasn't actually storming, it was mid June. I just thought it would make things more

a laugh while shaking my head at him. "Well, mission

our hand, we started sniffing around. My eyesight in the dark wasn't exactly up to par yet, because it was

I chuckled.

is coming from here,' I fell through that big @ss hole and shattered my ankle," he said pointing to the gaping hole above us

"d@mn, that's a

when he realized his ankle was facing the wrong direction and blowing up like a

I cringed.

"Not only from the pain but from the embarrassment. I had just ate sh*t in front of my bad @ss older brother. Not to mention I knew mom was gonna beat our @sses for sneaking out into the woods

that, but I failed miserably and he

still, to this

chuckled. "Big brother

in agreement. "Big

laughter did not make me feel any better, but then he said,

pure joy in his voice, but I blinked

went on about how I was awesome and cool and how no normal wolf would have EVER survived that fall," he rolled his

laughed and smiled at

This is so nice.

sky. "But I ate up every bit of it. He

My grin

on his back all the

an awesome story,

"Yeah," he said

"Then our mom beat our

at that. "She didn't think a broken ankle

Luna, who was kind and loving towards a total stranger, being anything

Of course, she didn't seem to have a problem telling her husband what was up

So I guess I

but then smiled beautifully after. "She did put

kinda quiet and the smile shrunk a

He continued. "Even though I'm the one that begged him for hours to go out to the

right. Excelled in his alpha training, his studies, his relationships, everything. I had a perfect older brother to look up

"And I still

"Stop calling my mate

The smallest smirk reappeared on his face, but he shook his head. "It's true, Maria. He died because I

The one with

I did everything he wouldn't have done. Fell into Abaddon's trap, took people

My heart softened at the pain in

put my hand over his and stopped him from digging his claws into

made

but now you're