Forbidden Mate: Awakening

She sat beside me, “Why were you talking to yourself?”

“No, no, I wasn’t…just trying to remember something.” I said nervously.

“Trying to remember what?” She raised an eyebrow.

“Something.”

She laughed, “You’re funny sometimes.”

The moon hung overhead like a shimmering pearl in the dark sky, reflecting a soft glow on Sarah’s radiant face. She looked even prettier. This was going to be harder than I thought.

Trying to calm my nerves, I breathed out. Think, be calm, think.

We had been through so much together and faced dangers that had brought us closer than ever before. Our bond had grown stronger with each passing day. I couldn’t help but feel an overwhelming sense of admiration and affection for Sarah. I was bound to fall for her.

She turned to me, her eyes sparkling like stars, and a faint smile played on her lips. “Theo,” she whispered, “It’s so crazy.”

“What?”

Pink blots of blush appeared on her cheeks, “That we’re having war romance,”

I raised an eyebrow up, “War romance? What’s that?”

She smacked my shoulder softly, “Urgh, you’re such a grandpa, Theo. It’s romance during a war or during warring times.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Grandpa…” She said with a chuckle and placed her hands on my thighs then shifted closer.

Her radiating smile always made me smile.

“Theo…” she said in a soft and shy voice, “is there something you wanna tell me?”

Thank goodness she led me on unknowingly. “Y…yes.” I sighed out and wore all the courage I could then looked back at her and held her hands in mine, “Sarah, you are unlike anyone I’ve ever known. You know I’m a simple guy, and I don’t really know how to express…things… When I tell you that you’re beyond remarkable, I mean that I’ve genuinely not seen anyone as remarkable as you. You’ve sincerely become the light in my darkest moments. You’ve given me hope and strength when I needed it the most. When I first met you, I never expected that we would become so close. But now, I can’t imagine my life without you.”

As I watched her eyes water up, my heart swelled with emotion, and I shifted closer to her, gently cupping her cheek in my hand.

“You’ve brought so much joy and happiness into my life. Sarah, I don’t know what I would do without you”

It was just the both of us in our own little bubble of serenity.

She leaned into my touch, her eyes never leaving mine. “Theo, I feel the same way about you…”

“Sarah, I…. I…”

“I love you.” We said it together.

In that moment, the world seemed to stand still, and the universe became our own. The connection between us pulled me in closer, and I couldn’t resist the overwhelming urge to lean in and kiss her.

Our lips met in a gentle and tender embrace, and it felt as if time had stopped. It was a kiss filled with all the emotions we had been holding back, a kiss that spoke volumes about the depth of our feelings for each other. It was a kiss that bore all the words left unsaid.

When we finally pulled away, Sarah looked at me in awe and with affection. “Wow,” she whispered, her cheeks tinted with a soft blush.

I chuckled softly, happy and contented. “Yeah, wow,” I replied, my heart still fluttering from the intensity of the moment.

I brought her lips into mine again and held her waist closer. She was all I needed, my comfort and hope. It was so funny how unexpected love happens. My heart screamed for joy when she pulled back and slid up her shirt over her head. My eyes landed on her perky breasts and I swear some saliva ran down the corner of my mouth. She blushed and kissed me more.

Then, my senses kicked in.

I pulled her away, “Not here.”

“Why not?” She seemed confused.

“Cus it’s freezing… and it’s the garden.”

“The heat from your touch is all I need, Theo.” She fell on me again and kissed me deeply.

“Sarah…” I pulled her back, “what if someone sees us?”

“Then let them watch.” She smirked and wanted to kiss me again but I held her.

She frowned slightly and held my face in her hands, “Do you love me, Theo?”

“I just told you I did.”

“Do you want me?”

“More than anything in this world.”

“Then will you have me, now?”

My whole face grew red and I looked into her eyes. I pulled her closer to me, “Fuck, yeah.” She chuckled in my lips and we fell on the mossy ground.

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~DON’S POV~

Time passed slowly, and the small space I was trapped in felt suffocating. I was getting better according to my doctor so I wonder why I had been held in my room for two days straight.

Just because I said I heard Audrey’s cracking laughter when we were having lunch the other day.

Scoff.

Suddenly, the frightening images of Jaxon attacking Lily kept replaying in my mind, scaring me even though I knew they weren’t real. I had seen them last night just before I slept but this time it was obviously not because I wanted to sleep.

I tried to calm myself by talking out loud, trying to make sense of the irrational thoughts that tormented me. But the fear and panic were hard to shake off. “It’s not real, Don. You know it’s not real,” I repeated to myself, hoping that by speaking out the truth, I could somehow shake off the dark fantasies that threatened to consume me.

I tried hard to calm down, but it didn’t work. The visions got more lucid, making it hard to tell what was real and what was in my head. Every little sound or entry of light made me scared, and I jumped at the slightest movement.

Feeling more and more anxious, I knew I had to leave the room to escape the darkness. But the guards outside my cell wouldn’t let me. They didn’t show any kindness or understanding and kept me tied to the room, adding to my growing feeling of being trapped and helpless. “You’re not going anywhere, Don,” one of the guards sneered, tightening the restraints around my wrists.

“No! Let me go! I need to protect Lily!” I shouted desperately with a hoarse tone. But my pleas fell on deaf ears as the guards simply ignored my cries and treated me as nothing more than a prisoner, a threat to be contained.

I walked back and forth in the small room. The walls were closing on me, that’s what it felt like. The hallucinations were overwhelming and I only grew more confused and frightened. The walls seemed to be playing tricks on me, making me hear ominous sounds.

The concept of time was nothing to me at that moment, and I felt exhausted from shouting and begging for help. The darkness outside the window reminded me of the potential dangers the pack and Lily were facing, and I couldn’t do anything to protect them. My bad mental health was rendering me partially useless.

In the midst of my torment, a faint voice broke through the fog of my mind. “Don,” it whispered, barely audible above the chaos in my head. “Don, can you hear me?”

I turned towards the source of the voice and my heart was already leaping with hope. It was Lily, standing beside the door, with a concerned look on her face. But how did she enter without me knowing? Guess my destructive thoughts were louder than my senses.

“Lily!” I cried out, “You have to get me out of here! Please, you have to believe me!”

Lily nodded, “I know you’re scared, Don, but I promise I’ll get you out. We won’t let the darkness consume you. We’re going to find a way to stop it.”

“Lily…” I closed my eyes and sniffed. When I opened them again, I saw my doctor standing in the spot Lily was standing in.

I looked around, confused, “Lily? Lily? Where’s Lily? She was just there!”

“It’s time for you to rest, Don.” He said and walked towards me slowly.

“What? What are you going to do? Stay back!”

The guard came to me and held me down as the doctor injected me.

I shook until my limbs started to lose energy. My vision blurred.

“N…Lily…save…” I muttered unintelligible words before slumping down on the bare ground.