Small talk of love

"I can smell her scent and the blood moon is rising" a man in white shirt and jeans said, looking at Stephen.

"Well, yeah, that would be cause I'm pretty sure it'll start to dawn on her" Stephen said, agreeing to what his beta said, "So how about you tell me how that Thales son beat you?"

He is not angry but rather, amused at Halster's face, looking like he wants to leave.

"Ha! He did not, certainly" Halster countered, "Well, I can give him that he is good in a fight but not really experienced" he continued, "I'm just a bit annoyed cause I was not able to get near that girl, it'll be nice to look at her close and smell whatever she has even in her human form."

"Impatience can lead you to losing, my friend" Stephen said and patted his beta's back. He started walking away. Halster walked after him.

"Mara was able to touch her, though, that much is okay for now" Stephen said, "You both can share that curiosity thing when I told all of you that I found her" he continued, "My luna, my beta and who else wanted some sight of that girl here?"

Halster didn't say anything to respond because it's true, the luna is the second one to approach the girl, apart from the alpha's first encounter with her, though the girl was not able to see him. Now, him, he dared to bait the Thales' alpha's son and tried to make a run at the girl but failed.

"Here's a good news" Stephen said and stopped on his track, "The girl will be at Herin College next week and well, with a few days of the blood moon, she'll be here."

"You mean we snatch her?" Halster asked.

"Ha, well, not really snatch" Stephen said and turned to look at Halster, "Invite would be a bit proper as a word."

***Thales Residence****

Esha's POV

I am back here again, Cain insisted that a doctor should see me after what happened. I had called my mom to tell her I'll be late to come home. It's already 7 in the evening. Cain drove back and got me in their house despite my arguments that I should go home.

- Flashback -

"Esha, how do you find my wolf form?" Cain asked, still hugging me from behind.

I wanted to say something but I can't, it is like, the words are stuck in my throat. His wolf form is way too cool and his golden eyes are gorgeous. He kind of flipped me and made me turn to look at him.

"Are you too shocked?"

I just nodded and he hugged me.

"It's gorgeous" I muttered.

"What?" Cain asked and gently pushed me away a little from him, still holding both my shoulders.

"It's gorgeous" I repeated.

"Hmmm, okay, that's, well, uhm, good" he said like he does not know anything else to say.

He slowly pulled me towards him. Then his lips are on my mine. I want to push him away but I couldn't, my fear a while back might have exhausted me. His lips are soft. His tongue played with mine. Like I know how he does things even if it's my first real kiss, unlike the peck he did last time.

I let the kiss linger and we both stopped after a while. We gazed at each other.

"Have not I tell you we should start with being friends first?" I said without thinking.

He gave a soft laugh.

"Well, are we not yet friends?" he asked.

"Uhm, well, yes" I said, "But friends don't just kiss in random."

"And not respond back to it without a fight" he said and with that I had to punch his right shoulder, "Geez, sorry" he said, and pulled me for a hug.

This guy can really have the potential to melt me. This mate thing still bothers me. That's good but it's like saying, we do not have any more choice if we fall in love first with another person before finding our mate. Destiny can really be messed up.

"Are we good now?" he asked, "We'll go at my house."

He guided me back to the car.

"I am fine now, I want to go home, as well" I said.

"No" he said, "I want you to be checked by a doctor" he continued, "What happened a while back might have some toll on you still."

"Cain, really, I'll be fine then" I said, "There is no need for worrying."

With that, he looked at me sharp.

"I will always worry, Esha" he said, "I want to keep you safe and I want it to stay that way, I can't bear it if you ever get hurt."

"Have we leveled up, Cain?" I asked, his tension is getting on my nerves but his words and his flowing feeling, that I weirdly feel, are giving me warmth inside, "Thank you, though."

He was not able to respond. I guess, he was taken by surprise a bit.

"You know I like you, Esha" he said, "Can we level it up to that then?"

"You only like me cause you said I'm your mate, Cain" I said, "Maybe, it's not real and you're just saying that because it's that thing making you feel."

"Esha, no" he insisted, "Well, that can be a factor but really, I like you."

I just looked at him, "I'll have to think about it" but should I? There are a lot to to think about.

He drove us to their house after he held my hands to try to reassure me that's it's fine by him.

- End of flashback -

"Can you stay here for the night?" Samantha asked when she came in the room where they put me in the first time I was here.

"My mom will be worried and I just said, I will get home late but not a sleepover" I said.

"Too bad, I want you to stay for the night, just to make sure that daring thing don't come back again on the road" she said, "Will you not, really?"

Samantha's insistence is like a reflection of Cain's, he wanted me to stay for the night as well. But I should go home. Well, her point is really a good one, can't argue with that.

"Uhm, sorry, Mrs. Thales" I responded.

"Oh gosh, Alesha, call me Samantha" she said.

"Okay, Mrs. --- Samantha" I corrected myself.

"There you go" she said, "The doctor said you're fine now and you do have a strong mental thing of grasping the situation, most humans, sorry, I mean, people who are not like us tend to crack, like they keep denying it and some brand us as demon-beasts."

"I read a lot and well, this things that I only found in books and movies are here" I said, "It's real and maybe, my time to crack would have been happened if it weren't for Cain, if he did not save me, I owe him that still" I continued.

"You don't owe him anything, he did that for you without any exchange" Samantha said, "I'll have to thank you for coming into his life and for not shunning him because of what we are, being rejected by one's mate would break us, our hearts I mean, it's a torture, like when a person gets left behind by someone else they truly love" she is sounding so passionate about it but some tinge of hurt that I can feel.

"Samantha, are you alright?" I asked, without thinking much.

"Oh, yes, dear, I am" she answered, "Why would you ask?"

"Just my feelings, sorry, I --- "

"No, no" she interrupted, "It's okay" she continued.

Cain came into the room.

"Here you are" Samantha said, "I was unable to convince her to stay so Koren, son, please get her home safe, I'll have two of our family accompany you, I mean, in a distance, of course" she continued.

"Okay, Mom" Cain answered.

We were out of the house in half an hour. The drive was a blur to me now and it keeps drifting to what happened until I keep telling myself, I'm fine now, as long as Cain is here.