“Yes?” His eyes flashed brighter, glowing amber.
“Okay. Yes.” I said it a little louder this time.
He swept me up, and my feet hovered above the ground as he spun me in circles. I couldn’t help but laugh as the world blurred around me.
When he set me down on my feet, I leaned into him. He cupped my face in his hands. “We’re going to have a long, happy life here. In the house we’re going to build. With the kids we’re going to have. I know it. I can feel it in my bones. We’re going to get through this, and then we’re going to have the most amazing life.”
I sighed as his conviction washed over me. I hoped he was right. I wanted it so badly I could taste it, but we had so much to get through before we got there. It seemed almost impossible.
But none of that changed how I felt about him. “I love you.”
Dastien pressed his forehead against mine. “Je t’aime, mon amour. Toujours.”
Half of me couldn’t believe I was agreeing to this. The other half was one hundred percent, totally all-in. “Okay. Let’s do this. What do we need to do?”
“Let’s go back to campus to avoid any cross-over with the vision. Then we’ll figure out what Lucas and Claudia did, and we’ll do it. Now.”
“Right. Because Luciana could attack tonight.”
“No.”
“No?” Did he know something I didn’t?
“No. If the past few weeks have taught me anything, it’s that life is precious, and I can’t stand wasting another minute. I want to be with you. I want to be your mate. Your husband. Your partner. I want it all. I don’t want to wait. I don’t want something else to come up. I want us to take the time we deserve and do this just for us and no other reason.”
I wasn’t sure how he managed to surprise me… But he had. He took my breath away. I couldn’t even think. Instead of trying to find words that would never say enough, I opened my side of the bond as wide as I could, letting him see exactly how I felt about him.
One of us moved, and suddenly I was kissing him. My fingers in his soft curls. My legs wrapped around his waist. I couldn’t get close enough. I growled as he tugged on my lip. Fire licked through my body and he pulled away, resting his forehead against mine. There were no more questions in my mind. As our breath mingled, I knew what I wanted.
“Not one second more.” He panted the words.
I grinned so big my cheeks hurt. “Not one second more.”
No matter what happened, we’d be together. We had some big obstacles in our way, but in that moment, I didn’t care. All I wanted was to be with Dastien.
Chapter Fifteen
We decided to meet in the clearing where the pack meetings were held. That way, there’d be no overlap with my vision. Just because this was happening, didn’t mean that anything else would.
Dastien talked to Lucas while I changed and caught my breath, but we decided it was going to be just us. I was too paranoid that someone would barge in again. The last Full Moon Ceremony hadn’t gone as planned. Not even close.
Instead of the white dress—which I was sure I didn’t own—I put on a pair of jeans and a blue Helio Sequence T-shirt. Dastien had been wearing a similar one the first time we saw each other. It seemed fitting for today. Although anything was better than the Weres’ white ceremonial robes.
According to Lucas, all we had to do was make a promise—an oath laced with magic—and bind it with our blood. The bond would click into place. Just like that.
It seemed so easy—so different from the ceremony of last time—but I didn’t need all that. I didn’t want any of it. If there was one thing I hated, it was being center of attention. Especially these days.
Dastien wanted time to set up something at the pack site, but I was ready and antsy as I paced my room.
Are you ready yet? I asked through the bond. Waiting around was driving me slowly insane.
Go ahead and come. I should be done by the time you get here.
What are you doing? He’d been at it for over an hour.
You’ll see. And no peeking through the bond!
I laughed quietly to myself as I headed out of the dorm. I wanted to be annoyed, but I totally wasn’t. It was really nice that he was going through all this trouble. Although as much as I appreciated the thought, he didn’t have to worry. No matter how it happened, it was going to be special.