Chapter 5

Lucian

"Where are we doing?" Celine asks me curiously as I have decided to take her on a date and she has no patience, "I hope you realize that I'm not so keen on the secrets and everything. If you're going to take me somewhere, you might as well let me know."

I just grin, hoping that maybe something more might come from it. I couldn't be sure what was going to happen but I'm trying my best. I really want to be by her side, and I don't care who stands in my way either. If they don't like it, then they can kiss my ass. I just want her to be happy, that is my biggest goal right now.

I think she is believing the same thing, a soft smile on her face when she looks at me. I don't know if she is feeling what I do but I hope so. I have never fallen this hard for a woman before, driving me crazy to know that someone has already had her but I'm not going to be so nice and just walk away. When I look at Celine, she is it for me and she is going to be my Luna. I don't give a damn what anyone says.

I think she is okay with that though, especially when she responds to my touch. I keep wondering what will come between us if this continues the way that it does, but it is just pretty obvious to me that we're trying to figure out our feelings sooner rather than later. But I'm not going to tell her where we are going for our date.

As I guide her through the forest, she keeps glancing over at me and I know this is making her feel a bit antsy but there's no way I'm going to hold back right now. I'm doing my best to make sure that she is absolutely okay with everything that I'm doing and that she is comfortable. Due to everything we have gone through, I don't know precisely how I feel but I do know what I want. I wonder if she feels the same way though.

"What are you thinking about?" Celine asks me curiously as we walk through the forest, her hand in mine.

"I'm just thinking about how much I am enjoying this." I admit to her, running my fingers through my hair, "I don't know why I have just been so accepting of everything, but it feels like you have just fit in so perfectly. I know that we never expected to meet the way that we did but I'm glad it happened because I never would have found you."

I'm not one for sweet and romantic but this woman brings that out in me. She smiles when she looks at me, managing to have a hold of my heart and I doubt she would even let go. It's precisely how I feel right now and there's no way that I'm going to let her go either. I don't care what happens between us so long as she is happy.

That is what matters.

We arrive in the clearing where there is a little gazebo that had been built years ago but we have maintained. Her eyes widen slightly as she sees it, looking at me with confusion but I just offer her a small smile. I don't know if this will be good enough, but I do hope it to be the case. Everything is screaming inside of me that I'm doing right by her even if I'm not a hundred percent certain. I mean honestly, what could be the worst thing that would happen?

"You did this for me?" She asks in awe, looking around, "When did you even have the time to do this?"

"I just wanted to make sure that you would have a beautiful date with me where you would be comfortable and not have pack members staring at you." I explain to her, leading her inside and letting her sit down, "I'm sorry it's nothing fancy but I didn't want things to get spoiled. That wouldn't be good at all."

She looks up at me with a big grin and I swear my heart flutters at the sight, knowing this woman has a chokehold on me, "Don't worry about it, I think this is really sweet and you have really outdone yourself, Lucian. I haven't had anyone go to this extent to even try to win me over. I don't think they care."

"I'm glad that they didn't because that means you wouldn't be here with me." I murmur, dishing out the sandwiches, potato salad, and much more, "It might be selfish of me to say but I'm glad that I did meet you and I'm not keen on sharing you with anyone. If they come anywhere near you, I swear I'd probably try to kill them if I'm being honest. They would be VERY lucky if they got away from me."

She licks her bottom lip and I smell her arousal, making me almost instantly hard, "I guess it's a good thing that you managed to find me, isn't it?"

I don't know how to think about that because now I just want to jump over and rip that dress off of her body. I hold myself back though, knowing it is not a good idea to do that at all because I might end up scaring her off. I know precisely how she feels in that sense, feeling a bit weird because it is pretty obvious to me where we stand. I don't know what'll come from it but I'm trying to figure it out.

I'm going to make her mine one way or another, I don't care what I have to do.