The Summer Moon
Chapter 38 -

Malia

My hand grew sweaty as Tom held it and I suddenly felt the sickness I had been feeling earlier rush back. Ty's eyes were glued on mine, dark and angry. I felt frozen in place as he looked me over, then abruptly pulled my hand from Tom's. "Everything okay?" Tom asked me and I turned to him, trying not to look as panicked as I was feeling inside.

"Um yeah sorry, just an itch," I said lamely, pretending to scratch my other arm. As Tom looked back to the line ahead of us, I turned my attention back to Ty. His eyes were still on me but softer now. As I looked him over I couldn't help but admire him. He looked so good under the carnival lights, his hair perfectly messed up. A white t-shirt clung to his chest hinting at the muscles underneath, with a pair of dark jeans that I'm sure his ass looked scrumptious in if he'd only turn around.

I trailed back up to Ty's face and my cheeks burned red as I saw the smirk now plastered on his face. I groaned internally, way to go Malia, you're supposed to be on a date with Tom but here you are completely drooling over Ty. I couldn't help it though, everything about him drew me in.

I felt Tom's hand suddenly come to rest on my back as he guided me a few steps forward in line. My eyes widened as I watched Ty's eyes turn cold again, his smirk was quickly replaced as he pressed his lips to a thin line. His feet moved slightly. No, he can't come over here. I quickly ducked down and pretended to tie my shoe, freeing Tom's hand from my back. But I was too late, because only a few seconds later I saw a familiar pair of shoes suddenly come into my sight. "I suggest you keep your hands off my girl before you lose them," Ty practically growled, and I leapt up from the ground. Ty's cold eyes were glued on Tom, who just returned a shocked look. I felt my legs trembling. Ty wouldn't actually hurt Tom, would he? But the cold glare in his eyes told me otherwise, he was pissed. Silently, I cursed Emily. What the hell was her plan and why did I allow her to convince me to agree to this?

I didn't have time to think about it though, because honestly, Tom looked like he was about to pee himself. He stuttered out, "P-parden m-me?"

Ty stepped a foot forwards but I quickly pressed my hand against his chest, knowing all too well he could easily push me out of the way. I stepped forward on my own, positioning myself slightly between them, "Um he didn't mean that, he's just kidding around," I tried to force a laugh but Ty's eyes remained cold. "Tom this is Ty, he's-" I began but Ty cut me off.

"her boyfriend," he said. My jaw nearly dropped open but I quickly turned to Tom to correct him.

"No, um, he's, um," I stumbled. I didn't know what to say.

"Sounds like you're the one that needs to get out of here," Tom suddenly said, looking up to Ty and mustering some confidence. "Clearly the lady isn't interested in you and she came here with me after all," Tom crossed his arms over his chest. Now was not the time to be sticking up for yourself Tom! When I looked back to Ty, his eyes were pitch black and his lips coming back slightly to show his teeth. He's going to kill him.

I quickly jumped in the middle of the two, turning to face Ty and placing my hands on his arms. "Ty," I said, looking up into his eyes, but he stayed focused on Tom. "Ty, look at me," I demanded, raising my voice more this time. I relaxed slightly when he looked down at me, his hands replaceing my hips, holding me so gently like they always did. "Focus on me," I said, my voice getting quieter this time, and I watched as Ty's eyes softened slightly.

"Could you just give me a minute?" I asked, turning to face Tom, but I kept my hands on Ty. Tom looked at me, shocked, but took a few steps from us. I felt guilty, I was supposed to be on a date with him right now, but truly he should be grateful because Ty seemed to be all but 10 seconds away from breaking his bones.

"Are you okay?" I asked, looking back to Ty, noticing the light blue colour coming back to his eyes. Ty paused for a moment, looking me over, then began to back away.

"No," his voice was quiet as he shook his head. He turned from me and began to walk away. Where was he going? Isn't this what he wanted, to talk to me? I felt my blood begin to boil, Ty had come over here and ruined a perfectly good date just because he was jealous and now he didn't even have the nerve to admit it. Although it wasn't really a good date, all I had been able to think about all night was another guy. Ty didn't need to know that though. "Ty!" I called after him, my fists clenched at my sides. I didn't know what it was about him, but he drew out emotions in me that I'd never felt around anyone else. I was angry at him, not caring if I was being irrational. I followed him, weaving through the people around us. While Ty kept striding forwards, I picked up my pace to nearly running. "Ty!" I yelled out again, reaching forwards and grabbing his arm.

He stopped suddenly, turning to face me and I crashed into his chest. His arms wrapped around my waist, pulling me up slightly as I stood on my tip toes to meet his eyes. His face was so close to mine I could feel his breath brush my skin. "What?" He asked, his voice only drawing me in more. My eyes flickered to his lips, then back up to his eyes. My entire body pressed against his and I couldn't help but think about how good it would feel to kiss him right now. Instinctively, I wrapped my hands around his neck, moving up into his hair.

"Baby, if you don't stop looking at me like that I'm gonna have to take you home to bed," Ty purred, and my mouth went dry. I wanted him, like I'd never wanted anyone before. I wanted his arms around me, I wanted his lips on mine. I wanted to give myself over to him and never turn back. "Kiss me Lia," he whispered, his lips inching closer and with that, I snapped back to reality. I pushed against his chest and he loosened his grip slightly but continued to hold me. I raised my hand and swung it across his face.

"Why the hell did you do that!" I screamed at him. Ty moved his jaw, recovering from my slap and scowled, turning back to me. "Talk to me!" I shouted again, getting impatient.

"No thanks," he suddenly released my waist and turned to walk away again.

"Tyrese!" I yelled, running after him again.

"What?" He turned on his own will this time, once again catching me before I crashed into him, but this time he didn't hold onto me. His eyes were dark again but this time, I knew I was the target of it and I felt a chill run down my spine. "Y-you ruined my date," I stuttered, folding my arms over my chest. In all honesty, this wasn't about the date. I just wanted to be right, I wanted to win, even if I wasn't sure what exactly I was fighting for.

"Good," his eyes narrowed on me. He started to turn away again but I reached out to grab his arm.

"Talk to me!" I yelled again, getting frustrated. My blood only boiled more as he let out a laugh.

"Sucks, doesn't it? Wanting to talk when the other person won't?" I gasped. Was he trying to hurt me because I didn't want to talk to him before? He was being completely ridiculous!

"No, you don't get to be mad at me! Why are you being such an asshole today?" I clenched my hands into fists at my sides, narrowing my eyes at him.

"What? You're allowed to be pissy but I'm not?" Ty's gaze intensified on me and I suddenly felt afraid. He wouldn't hurt me, would he? I felt tears come to my eyes but I forced them down. I took a slight step back and Ty's eyes immediately softened on me. Caving, he reached forward to cup my cheek and wrapped his other hand around my waist before I could back any farther away.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean that," his voice was quiet now, softer, but I couldn't face him. "I just, ugh, I-" Ty seemed at a loss for words but I stayed focused on his chest intently. He groaned and pulled back but kept his hand on mine as he pulled us back through the crowds again. As we approached the line for the Ferris wheel once more, I met Tom's shocked gaze and gave him a guilty smile, as if to say sorry.

Just as we approached the line, it moved forwards. Tom and I would've been next, but instead Ty snuck in. "Thanks for holding our spot buddy, now if you'll excuse us, I want to kiss my girlfriend at the top of the Ferris wheel," Ty squeezed my hand gently as my jaw dropped open. I couldn't believe he just said that, and the look on poor Tom's face.

"Ty!" I yelled at him, but instead he pulled me towards the empty cart at the bottom of the wheel. He pulled the bar up and gestured for me to climb in, but I crossed my arms over my chest and glared at him. Ty let out a groan and ran his hand through his already messy hair.

"For goddess sake Malia, get in the cart," I thought about it for a moment longer, then finally stepped forward and sat down. Ty sighed and climbed in next to me. As we moved forward so the next cart could board, I pushed myself against the side of ours, trying to keep distance between Ty and I in this impossibly small space.

"I'm not your girlfriend," I said, staring straight ahead. I wasn't sure where I was going with this, or what I was hoping to accomplish, but it didn't seem to matter. All I knew was that I was angry, and right now, he was getting on my nerves. "Like hell you're not," Ty turned his body slightly towards mine, his eyes burning a hole in the side of my head. I looked towards him out of the corner of my eyes and was surprised to see his blue eyes. I turned my head to face him but his body seemed completely relaxed, while I had expected him to be furious with me.

"Don't you remember me throwing your sweater in your face?" I asked him. Surely he did, but we both knew he left the sweater there. He had no intention of taking it back.

"That's called being pissed, you actually have to say the words if you want to end this," I looked back out to the sky. It seemed like a pretty good break up to me, but apparently that wasn't enough for Ty. "Break up with me," his eyes were intense on mine as I turned back to him. My breath caught, as we moved to the next position on the wheel.

"Fine, I-I," I found myself stuttering, at a loss for words. Ty's eyes were soft on mine, widening slightly as I spoke. His lips parted and I felt sense escape me. Suddenly, his lips curled into a smile.

"Stop that!" I smacked his chest and glared at him. He was doing this on purpose, giving me that look to try and manipulate me.

"Stop what?" He asked me, mocking innocence.

"That thing you're doing with your eyes." Ty had the nerve to laugh at me.

"I'm not doing anything with my eyes," he leaned in closer to me, resting his hand on the bar in front of us. His other arm leaned against the wall behind us.

"Yes you are, you're distracting me," I looked out towards the sky again, trying to refocus. You can do this, Malia, just say it and it's over with.

"No I'm not," Ty shuffled slightly so his thigh now pressed against mine, his arm fell across my shoulders. "You won't break up with me Lia, you can't. Deep down you know you want me just as badly as I want you." I felt his hot breath wash over my face and as I turned to him my breath caught again, realizing how close he was. I looked up into his eyes, then flashed down to his lips. No, he was wrong. I wouldn't give in so easily. Oh but to touch those lips again. With all my strength, I pushed his body away from mine slightly, "Ty, we're supposed to be talking." He scowled at me and pulled back, then turned towards the skyline.

"You ruined my date," I repeated what I said earlier, which only made him roll his eyes. "You can't just threaten people like that, you owe him an apology." "Absolutely not," Ty growled.

"Ty! We were having a nice night until you came along. You need to apologize to him, and while we're at it, I think I deserve an apology as well," Ty turned his head, meeting my eyes. His hand came to rest on my thigh. "I'm so sorry Lia, I want you to be happy every night. I never want to ruin anything for you. But I want to be the one that makes you happy. I wanted to take you to the carnival tonight, I wanted to be the one holding your hand, the one making out with you on the Ferris wheel," his voice got lower as he inched closer. The lust taking over and I felt myself leaning in. His hand moved up to cup my cheek and I felt myself caving. I hadn't expected him to give in and apologize to me so quickly.

"Thank you," I whispered, unsure what else to say, "but you still owe one to Tom," I added, and with that he was pulling away again.

"No," Ty's voice was firm, but I knew how to convince him. It was my turn to close the distance between us this time, leaning in and running my hand down his chest. Reaching the bottom of his t-shirt, I slid my hand underneath and traced my fingertips over the smooth skin beneath.

"Please Ty," I bat my eyelashes at him. He looked back at me surprised, his eyes turning darker.

"Fine, but you owe me," he said finally, and I grinned. It was amazing how easy it was to change his mind. The ride suddenly jerked into motion and our carousal began rotating around the wheel smoothly now that everyone was on the ride. I looked forward to the sky in front of us. It was almost dark now, and if Ty and I weren't fighting, this would be a totally romantic spot. I looked up to admire the moon shining bright above us. "A kiss," Ty brought me back to the moment. I looked at him confused. "If you want me to apologize, you owe me a kiss."

"What?" I nearly shouted, completely taken back by his comment.

"That's the deal," he smirked at me and I felt frozen.

"I-I can't" I stuttered.

"Lia, I know you want this. I see the way you look at me, the way your body reacts to my touch. Stop fighting me," He moved closer to me once more, his thigh pressing against mine.

"Ty, I-," I whispered, trying to answer him, but my words escaped me once more. Tears threatened to fall from my eyes as I replayed that night in my mind. As I looked up to him, his face had twisted as if he were in pain. His hand came up to cup my cheek, brushing away a single tear as it fell.

"I was going to tell you, I swear it," he whispered back, knowing exactly what I was thinking about. "I had this big plan, I was going to take you to one of my favourite spots in town and tell you there. We could talk about it and you would've understood. But then I forgot about Emily's party, so then it had to wait, and then the rogues came," He trailed off. "I'll never hide anything from you ever again, I promise," and I wanted so badly to believe him.

"I deserved to know Ty, you should have told me sooner! You waited too long!" I yelled at him. It was all I could do to keep the tears back.

"Fuck! Please tell me, Lia, how exactly would you go about telling someone this? Like, hey, guess what, I'm a werewolf and an alpha and I have this pack to take care of and all these werewolf friends. Oh and by the way, your dad is a part of my pack. Oh and most importantly, you're my mate, which means, no matter how stubborn and irritating you are, I'm totally crazy about you and think you're the most perfect person in the whole world." Ty rambled on and I felt my heart pick up its pace in my chest. His eyes never left mine.

Before I knew what I was doing, I felt myself jumping forwards, sparks flying through my body as our lips touched. Ty eagerly kissed me back, nibbling on my bottom lip. I gasped and he took the opportunity to slip his tongue into my mouth. We tangled together as I knotted my hands in his hair. He gripped my thigh and pulled my legs onto his lap.

"I forgot to tell you how fucking gorgeous you look tonight," Ty whispered as he began kissing down my neck. His hand came higher, massaging my thigh and I moaned into him. Suddenly, the ride came to a stop and I panicked, looking around. "Relax baby, we're at the top."

I looked around at the stars in the sky around us, it was gorgeous up here. Ty pulled back and flashed me that gorgeous smile, his eyes sparkling under the moonlight. "Ty," I whispered, biting my lip. Then his lips were on mine again. I gripped his shirt, pulling him impossibly close. I couldn't get enough of him.

"Ty!" I gasped, breaking our kiss as his finger dipped beneath my panties.

"Shh, relax baby,” he whispered, his lips coming down to my neck again.

"Ty, someone will see," I whispered, panicked, looking around us. Ty chuckled and I immediately felt kind of ridiculous, remembering we were at the top of the ferris wheel.

"I'll help you keep quiet. Just open these legs a little. Let me work my magic, I can help you feel better," his voice was husky as he caressed my neck. And without any further convincing, I spread my legs a little, tangled my hand in his hair and pulled his lips back to me.

Ty growled in victory and kissed me passionately. He pulled my panties to the side and began rubbing small circles around my clit with his thumb. I arched my back towards him, begging for more and Ty eagerly obliged, diving his finger inside

me.

"Mm!" I moaned against him but Ty's lips silenced me quickly. He pulled back from me, his eyes watching me carefully as he increased the pace. I moved my lips to his neck, kissing and sucking on the skin.

"No one else can make you feel this good baby," Ty whispered as I sucked on one spot, my tongue caressing the skin. I pulled back and gasped, "Sorry! I gave you a hickey" as I saw the skin darken at that spot. Ty let out a chuckle. "Do it again Lia, I'm all yours."

Ty began moving his thumb even faster over my clit and my lips found his skin again. My nails dug into Ty's back, clutching his shirt as I came closer to my finish. "Cum for me baby," Ty whispered in my ear, and I found my release.

I bit my lip nervously as he adjusted my panties and pulled back from me. I looked around us, "how come we aren't moving?" I looked back at Ty.

"I have my ways," he winked and I raised my eyebrows surprised. "When I realized how hot and heavy you wanted to get I told the operator to keep us up here for a while," he added, and I gasped.

"You did not! You didn't even talk to him," I was certain Ty hadn't had his attention anywhere but on me, his phone never even left his pocket.

"It's a wolf thing," he shook his head and I narrowed my eyes at him.

"Tell me," I demanded.

"I can communicate with other wolves with my mind. It's called mind-linking," he explained.

"Uhh," was all I could say and he laughed. "I know, it's a lot," he sighed and leaned back, giving me some space.

"I guess we should go back down," he said, looking down to the line-up of people below.

"I think we should. I have a date to get back to and you have an apology to give," I winked back at him and Ty narrowed his eyes at me.

"Come on Lia, why even bother with this guy? You know you're mine, I know you feel it," Ty's hand ran up my thigh, threatening to venture under my skirt again. I closed my legs tightly, feeling the sparks shoot through my body. He was right though. I did feel it, but part of me was still afraid. Sensing my indecision, his gaze softened on mine. "You'll come around," he kissed my cheek, then suddenly the ride started moving again. As we came around to the bottom, I panicked again, remembering the two hickeys I'd left on Ty's neck. He stepped off the ride but I grabbed his hand urgently, making him stop.

"What? Ty spun to face me and I could clearly see the dark hickey at the base of his neck, and the next one peaking out just beside his shirt.

"Your hickeys" I hissed, stepping out next to him. A bright smile spread across his face. God, he looked gorgeous like tonight. I stepped closer to him but he just took my hand and began pulling me towards Tom.

"I'm going to enjoy this," he smirked, looking back at me. I bit my lip nervously as we approached Tom, who gave me a big smile when he saw us coming back. But the smile quickly fell from his face as he looked to Tyrese, who was still holding my hand.

"Tom," Ty nodded his head, "I want to sincerely apologize for making you feel threatened."Tom's face turned bright red as he nodded his head. Ty kept a straight face, but I could tell he was loving every minute of this.

Ty turned to face me next, giving Tom a clear view of his hickeys. A move I was certain he had done on purpose. "Enjoy the rest of your night Malia," he said, leaning in and kissing me on the cheek. Then he pulled away and headed back into the crowd of people while I stood there stunned.

"Oh and Tom, remember what I said about your hands," Ty called back, narrowing his eyes, and I actually think I saw Tom tremble. With one last wink in my direction, Ty disappeared into the crowd.