The Summer Moon
Chapter 48 -

Malia

"Fuck baby," Ty sighed as he rolled us over so I lay on his chest.. He ran his hand through his hair and I admired his naked body beneath mine.

"I'm still mad at you for interrupting my space," I smacked his chest lightly but I truly wasn't that mad, and he knew I was just playing.

"I don't care, be mad at me all the time if we're gonna have sex like that," Ty winked at me and I scowled at him. "I'm kidding, I know you're mad and I'm so sorry, I'm trying to give you your space as much as I can. But I really miss you. I hate that you're hurting and I hate that I have a part in that." Ty's eyes pleaded with mine and I clung to his body. He really was so sweet, I knew he was trying his best and this was hard for him too.

“I still need time,” I whispered, looking down to his chest. I leaned my head on his shoulder.

"I know," Ty kissed my forehead, but I knew my words hurt him. He was so sure about us. I wished I could feel the same way. I sat up and began slipping my bra and panties back on.

"Come on, we can't be late." I looked back at Ty and kissed him gently. "I need to fix your hair again, it's wild," I giggled and he rolled his eyes.

"This is your fault you know," he slid his boxers on then hopped out of the car and began putting on his suit. I slid my dress up over my body and turned to let him do my zipper again. "If you didn't look so irresistible tonight then maybe we wouldn't be running late," he whispered in my ear and began kissing down my neck. I gasped and spun to face him.

"No way, this is all you. I mean come on your eyes were doing that thing where they go all lusty and dark well before I started kissing you," I smacked him lightly on the chest again and he chucked. He wrapped his tie around his neck and I tied it for him then adjusted the collar on his shirt. Then I ran my hands through his hair to fix it. It was a little messier than earlier but I loved it. He looked so good.

Ty ran around the side of the car to beat me to opening my door, "you're ridiculous," I giggled but climbed in anyways. Ty did a mocking bow towards my and my giggle quickly turned to a full on laugh. He was so adorable. He climbed in the car beside me then leaned over to kiss my cheek. He started the car and pulled us back onto his road. I still reached over to hold his hand,

"Are you nervous Ty?" I asked him and he looked over at me with a smile.

"I was, but I feel a lot better now. Everything feels better when I know you're by my side," He gave me hand a squeeze and my heart melted. "There's still some stuff we have to talk about though," his smile dropped from his face. "They don't know you're human, and they can't. My scent is all over you, especially after what just happened in the backseat," he paused to wink at me and my cheeks burned. "So please just don't say anything that might make them suspicious. I need you to pretend for me tonight then everything can go back to normal tomorrow." My heart pounded in my chest at his words. I wasn't even sure if I knew what normal was for us anymore, but before I could put anymore thought into it, Ty was reassuring me. "I'll be by your side all night and if you ever need me to cut into anything maybe squeeze my hand or something. And if you ever start feeling uncomfortable then just let me know and we can leave, I promise." He lifted my hand and kissed it gently. I nodded and felt my nerves build up again but I took a deep breath. Knowing Ty would be by my side all night everything somehow just felt okay.

"So why do we have to go to this gala again?" I asked him.

"We need an alliance with this pack, but they've been a little weary with us ever since I started transitioning into the alpha role. Alliances with other packs provide protection against rogue attacks, we want to stop they attacks as soon as possible before anyone gets seriously hurt," Ty grimaced as he finished and I could tell he was really worried about these attacks.

"And you have to have a gala just to form an alliance? Seems a little excessive," I rolled my eyes, there was so much I didn't understand about his life.

"Well no, they're having a gala for the full moon tonight," I widened my eyes, I hadn't realized it was a full moon. Don't werewolves like become wolves on full moons? Was Ty going to shift into a wolf tonight? "And we were invited mostly because I think they want to meet you though. Who the alpha and luna are tells a lot about the pack," he explained.

I bit my lip, that was a lot of pressure. I knew hardly anything about the werewolf world, how could I possible be suited for this? I really didn't want to make a bad impression and mess this up for Ty. "Hey, don't be so nervous. Just be yourself, they're going to love you," Ty's voice soothed me and he squeeze my hand once more.

"Ty what did you mean earlier when you said you would never be without me tonight?" I thought back to our conversation at the bakery earlier.

"Our emotions are heightened on full moons, especially once we meet our mates. But being near them is calming, like how I calmed you down on the carnival rides," I thought back to the night of the carnival and he was absolutely right. I had always been terrified of those rides but with him I felt like I could ride them over and over again.

"But todays only day 3, what were you going to do if this gala hadn't happened?" I asked next. Ty was technically still supposed to be giving me space for

"Uhh," Ty gritted his teeth. "I won't lie to you, honestly I was planning on either having Liam and Jesse to chain me up, or seeming like a total stalker and sitting outside your house all night so I could listen to your breathing."

I couldn't help but laugh at that comment, "you're such a creep." And Ty winked at me, but I could tell he was being serious. It was kind of crazy how into me Ty was, but honestly he made me a little crazy too. "Are you going to turn into a wolf tonight?" I thought back to the first night when I saw Ty shift into a wolf. It had been completely terrifying, so much that I think I had blacked most of it out of my memory, but I could never forget those dark eyes. Ty looked over to me with a concerned look on his face and he quickly shook his head. "No of course not, I don't have to."

"But you want to?" I could tell her was holding back.

"Well," he started and I reminded him "you promised to tell me everything." Ty turned his eyes back to the road and sighed. "I want to, there's always an urge to change on the full moon, just to run, to follow our instincts. And tonight my wolf officially becomes an alpha so wolf will be changing, I'll become stronger and faster. But I won't shift, not while I'm with you," he reassured me, but part of me felt guilty. This was such a huge part of his life, I didn't want to make him feel like he couldn't share it with me or like he should be ashamed of it.

"How are you feeling right now?" I wondered, changing the topic.

"Totally in control," He looked over to me with a smile on his lips, obviously happy to be moving the conversation on. "Thank you for doing this Lia."

"You owe me, big time" I smiled back

"Milkshakes at Al's after we get through this night?" He winked at me and I bit my lip. "Sorry, I know you still want time. I just miss you a lot," Ty squeezed my hand, and I knew how he felt. I had to be honest with myself, I was missing him too. No one made me as happy as he did, but I still wasn't certain what I could handle with him.

"You know what, yeah let's go to Al's," I suddenly decided. "I do still want time, but maybe just for today we could just let everything go and be normal?" I asked him, repeating his words from earlier. If anything seemed normal between us anymore, this was it. Cuddling up in a booth at Al's and sharing milkshakes. Maybe spending a night out with Ty was exactly what I needed, and I'm sure at the end of tonight I would really need a milkshake. Ty grinned his winning smile at me and I couldn't help but smile back.

Suddenly Ty turned the car onto a long winding driveway and we parked among several other expensive cars. I pulled the mirror down to fix my lip stick one last time and looked at myself nervously in the mirror. You can do this Malia, for Ty. I reassured myself then took a deep breath. As I turned to reach the door handle, Ty was at my side in a flash, opening the door and extending his hand to help me out of the car. I blushed and took his hand, standing up.

"Relax, I've got you," Ty whispered in my ear as he pulled me into his side. I closed my hand around his bent elbow and let him lead me towards the door, taking one more deep breath. Here we go.