Lola's POV
Argh! Why the fuck is everything so loud?
“Adrian, what the fuck are you doing? Try to tone it down a bit, I'm trying to sleep”, I mumbled from sleep but all I got was a groan and the sounds became louder than it originally was.
“Adriannnnnnn”, I whined and tried to grab him from his side of the bed but I touched the grass instead. Grass? My eyes shot open and I tried to sit up quickly but I got pushed down by a heavy tree on my midriff.
“Aw”, I groaned and tried to remove the tree from my body only to be met with skin. Adrian's hand was draped over my stomach while he slept with his body facing away from me.
I laid down back for a while and tried to remember the events that happened the day before but I could barely focus. I could hear the ants crawling on the forest floor, the sound of their tiny appendages scraping against the surface of the earth was so loud, I could barely hear my own thoughts.
It didn't help that I could hear everything going around in nature, down to the sound of the wind moving. My senses were so heightened and I could feel a headache building.
Events of the day before came rushing to me. The date, the hot sex afterwards, my question that led to an argument, my conversation with the moon goddess and finally, Jasmine and Daxon mating under the moonlight. I remembered that I passed out from pain and tried to reach out to Jasmine.
“Jasmine! Jas, can you hear me?” I called through our mindlink and was greeted by silence. I got scared and was starting to panic, what if she was gone. The pain was severe yesterday night and if I could feel that much pain through our mindlink, it must have been 10 times worse for her.
What have I done? Why did I bring up this stupid suggestion in the first place? What is my fucking problem? I kept thinking while trying to keep my tears at bay without waking Adrian. I didn't want to startle nor worry him.
“You're so dumb, Lola”, Jasmine said and I squealed with delight into our mindlink. “Jassssssss, you're still here”, I screamed and she tsked.
“Of course, I'm still here. Your head won't hurt from hearing so many things at once if I wasn't with you”, she said and I felt kind of stupid. She was right, our wolves are the reason we have heightened senses.
“You're such a meanie, Jasmine”, I pouted. “I was just scared because you seemed to be in pain before I passed out. Are you okay? What happened?” I asked .
“I think it was the mating process that caused it. It was immediately Daxon and I marked each other that the pain started. I don't think we're the only affected ones though “, she said, “Daxon seemed to be in pain also”.
“I think you're right. Adrian seemed to be in pain and he hasn't woken up yet, despite the fact that I have been tossing around for a while. That's so unlike him”, I replied to her and turned to where Adrian was laying down beside me just to find him staring at me.
I shrieked and placed my hand over my thumping chest. “Jeez, you scared me”, I said before slapping his arm that was around me. And he laughed before sitting up, groaning and holding his head in the process.
I sat up slowly after him. “Does your head hurt too?” I asked him and he nodded. “Why the fuck is that ant chewing so loudly?” He asked, his head still in his hands.
I giggled and covered my mouth with my hands, earning me a glare from him. “At least, I'm not the only one experiencing whatever this is”, I said and shrugged my shoulders when he kept looking at me.
My gaze shifted from his face and roamed all over his body, making me gasp in surprise. Adrian has always been handsome and fit, he was a werewolf after all but his body became more…….ethereal.
It was like there was a bubble around him projecting the aura of a god. I reached out and touched his shoulders, making tingles shoot from my fingertip to my toe. I shivered at the same time he did, meaning he must have felt it too.
“You feel it too?” I asked him and he nodded before cupping my face. “I've only seen the moon goddess once but I can swear that you're emanating the same aura that she did”, he said.
“You're giving off an ethereal aura too. What do you think happened to us?” I asked, panic starting to set in. The consequence of what we just did dawned on me and I started getting scared.
“There's no reason to be scared, baby”, Adrian said. “I am not sacred”, I said with a smile that I hoped was convincing but he just shook his head.
“We're fully mated now, Lola. I can feel your emotions more than I did when our human sides mated. You're stressed and scared and I can feel it. I might not know what is stressing you but I assure you that I'll be with you every step of the way. We can figure this out together”, he said with a kiss to my forehead.
Calmness and love flooded my body system, calming me down. I gave him a smile before pulling him for a passionate kiss. Things were starting to get heated before he gently lifted me off him.
I pouted and he laughed. “Serena is at the house. We should go and meet her, we might know the next step to take from there”, he said.
“Did you call for her?” I asked, trying to stop myself from getting anxious. “No, I didn't. She must have sensed something and decided to pay us a visit. Mom just mindlinked me that she was at the house “, Adrian said and my heart missed a beat.
The last time I saw her was after I escaped from Damon and learned about her psycho sister. Why do I have a feeling that meeting her again isn't a good idea?
Adrian stood up and held out his hand for me to hold. I took his hand and he led me towards the tent. He found some clothes for me and dressed up himself.
The air was thick with worry and anxiety and we barely spoke to each other. I guess Adrian thought exactly the same thing I did.
We left our spot after Adrian said he'd come back to clear everything and made our way to the house.
Here goes nothing.