Another Choice

(Selina)

“Where were you?” I ask Noah while he zoned out for a few minutes.

“Sorry, I was speaking with my wolf.” He replies.

“How is it? To have someone else speaking in your head?” I ask.

“It depends. It’s nice to never be alone but when my wolf speaks at the same time that someone it can be annoying. The worst is when he comments on what the other person is saying.”

“What does he think about me? About the fact, I’m not his mate.”

“It’s right you’re not his mate, you are more. You’re our true soulmate, he is drowned by you as much as I’m. As for the other mate, we hope we will never meet her. We don’t want to break a heart.”

“What if you meet her? Many you can be happier with her far from the responsibilities to be the King. Will you choose her?” I ask as he said he said he doesn’t want to break a heart not her heart.

“No, I will not.” He says so sure of him.

“Why? How can you be so sure? You don’t even know her.”

“She is not you. You own my heart, Selina. There is no place for her.”

“Oh!” I say blushing.

“I like when I make you blush.” He says cockily.

I shake my head but I smiling.

“Are you hungry? I cook for us?” He asks.

“Sure! I’m starving.”

“Great, I coming back in a few seconds, I just going to pick the food.” He says before to disappear but to reappear a few seconds later with a blanket and a picnic basket.

I have to say he is a great cooker and he is easy going. I was not expecting to be able to speak so freely with him. The only one else who it’s so easy to speak is Tom. Well, not ar the beginning of your friendship where I was speaking while his main answers contained the word fuck.

Anyway, we spoke about what we like and hate our hobbies and passions. How honesty is important to me. We run together and for the first time, I saw his wolf. He is a beautiful black midnight wolf and his fur is so soft. We went swimming too after having a big water battle. Note to myself, witches don’t play fair in waters battle but I kind of started it so... He prefers to be called a witch rather than a wizard. I came from the fact he used to say he was a witch, like his mommy when he was young and it’s kind of stick around and he likes it. He is really close with his parents and siblings.

I wish I could be that close with my brothers and sisters but with my Queen’s training and didn’t spend much time with them. Be the future Queen has isolated me this is why I was looking forward for my mate and I was relieved to know that I have already found him. Tom is the first one who made me feel like a normal human being. Lana and Asher too but for a long time, they had no idea of who I really was. I have a really great family and I’m close to my parents but I grew up apart from my siblings but it mainly my doing. Since I can remember eyes are on me and isolating myself was my way to protect them from the others.

I shared all of this for the first time and it's with him. See, it's just crazy how I can speak easily with Noah. I felt sorry because I saw how guilty I felt of what he did to me. Understanding why he acted as he did, help me to forgive him.

"What are you thinking about it, Sunshine?" Noah asks me.

"Why are you calling me, Sunshine?" I ask him instead of answering.

"You're illuminated others' lives with your personality like the sun." He replies like it was the most obvious thing.

"So what were you thinking about?" He asks me again.

"About how I have a great time with you. How everything smees easy with you. And also about the fact we need the let the in past in the past if we want for us to work. You need to stop feeling guilty." I tell him.

"I will work on that but I will not forget how I screwed up. And I will spend the rest of life making up for my mistakes. I will prove to you that I'm trustworthy. "

"Always be honest with me, please." I reply.

"I will! Thank you for giving me another chance. I know I don't deserve it."

“I’m still scared to fall for you, scared I’m not enough for you.” I tell him honestly.

“You’re more than enough for me.”

“I don’t know if I’m enough to compensate for what it will cost you to be my mate.”

“Selina, this is my choice, not yours. I know what does that means to be your mate and yes I’m not excited about the King position but I know what I want and what I’m ready to sacrifice to have you. And my wolf agrees. I would have not purchased you if I wasn’t sure that you’re what I want. You and everything coming with you.”

My phone rings and I see that I have a message for Tom. He wants to know how things are going. I can’t help but smile while I’m answering that so far everything is perfect.

“Who’s that?” He asks me, curious.

“Tom. He wants to know if you’ve already screwed up.” I tease him.

He nods.

“You look okay about me and Tom. About what we were and what we are now while Emily is struggling. Why?” I ask him.

“It’s because I’m. I felt what you’re feeling for each other. How you both help yourself. How deep your connection with him is. You make him live again and he helped you to accept yourself. I think it’s something beautiful, an amazing gift that you have. It’s difficult to accept he took what was supposed to be mine, your first kiss, your first time, your first boyfriend. But it’s against me that I’m upset not either of you. It’s my fault that we didn’t share our firsts together.”

“Maybe I should have been more insisting with you.”

“No, I don’t want you to think like that. It’s only my fault, I’m the one who avoided you. Never forget that you never did something wrong.”

We keep speaking all this afternoon until it's time for me to come home. Where now at the castle, in the garden and none of us wants to end the wonderful day.

"Thank you for today! I had a really great time.” I finish to say.

“Yeah me too! Time passes too faster when I’m with you.”

“I know.”

“Can we spend the day together tomorrow?”

“I can’t. I have 4 meetings.”

“Oh!” He replies his voice dripping with disappointment.

“What about a date tomorrow night?” I add and I see his eyes lighing up with up.

“Really?”

I nod:” Pick me up at 8:00.”

“I will!” He says and I kissing him on his cheek.

He puts and says:” I can’t have a real kiss?”

“Tomorrow if you’re a good boy.” I tease him.

“Fine. Night Sunshine.”

“Night Noah.”

“I can’t wait to see you tomorrow night.” He says caressing my cheek before disappearing.

I didn’t want to kiss him for a few reasons. First, We were not alone. I’m quite sure I smell my dad and Tom. For sure, they were spying on us and I don’t want our first kiss to be a show for noisy Lycans. Secondly, as much as I wanted to kiss him, I’m not sure one kiss would have been enough. My Lycan and I want more after waiting so long for our mate.

“With the smile on your face I concluded thar everything went well. Though you didn’t kiss.” Tom says as soon as I’m inside.

“I need to speak to that boy if it’s coming serious.” Dad says.

“Let the boy be!” Mom says in their backs.

“So? How was it?” Harper asks looking excited.

I can see that Duncan, Adele, James, Anakin, Angelina and Emily are here too. Thank goddess I didn’t kiss him! I have a noisy family.

“It was great but as you were all spying on us, I will not give you any details!” She says smirking.

“Come on it’s not fair!” Adele complains.

“Did you bet on us?” I ask.

“Of course we did! It’s what family is for!” James says smirking.

“Well we didn’t kissed so the ones who bet on that lost.” I say starting to leave the room.

“Wait! When are you seeing him again?”Anakin screams.

“We have a date tomorrow night.”

Ducan, mom and Tom high five while dad, Anakin and Harper are putting. Crazy family! But I would exchange them for nothing!