The Summer Moon
Chapter 76 -

Malia

I woke up to the smell of pancakes and my eyes flashed open to see Ty sitting down on the bed beside me, holding a plate in his hand. "Morning sleepyhead," he smirked at me then pressed his lips to my cheek gently. "Breakfast?" He offered the plate towards me and I eagerly took it as I felt my stomach growl.

"Morning," I mumbled back already shoving a strawberry into my mouth. Ty laughed and grabbed his own plate then leaned back against the pillows with me.

"What are your plans for the day?" He asked once we finished eating. He took our plates to set them on his desk then came back to the bed, lying down once more. His fingers lightly traced over my skin and I felt the tingles spread throughout. I closed my eyes enjoying them. Honestly I wasn't sure what I would do today, I hadn't really made any plans yet and really I just wanted to spend the day with Ty.

"Are you busy?" I asked turning back to him.

"I have to work today. I have a lot to do before I'm off for the next few days," he gave me a guilty smile and I ruffled my eyes at him. He was taking time off? "Why are you off?" I asked him.

He leaned into closer to me, brushing his lips against my neck. His breath brushed against my skin as he whispered, "because someone's turning 18 tonight." My heart skipped in my chest and I pulled his head back wanting to meet his eyes. I can't believe I almost forgot about my birthday.

"You think I'm going to become a wolf tonight?" I squeaked out, suddenly feeling nervous about the quickly approaching event. I was eager to become a wolf like Ty, to finally fully belong here, but I was also terrified of it actually happening. Ty laughed a little and shook his head.

"Baby you already are a wolf, but yes I think you're going to replace your wolf tonight," he smiled back at me then leaned in a little closer, his eyes locking on mine. "And you'll finally feel me as your mate."

"I already know you're my mate," I giggled but I reached out and pulled my lips to his anyways.

"Mm, not like this. You just wait," he winked at me. I couldn't imagine loving him anymore than I already did, Ty was like the imaginary boyfriend you make up when you're a kid. He's gorgeous, funny, strong, and a total sweetheart. There wasn't a single thing about him I didn't like.

"Could I um spend the night with you again tonight?" I asked, chewing my lip nervously. The thought of replaceing my wolf or whatever alone was absolutely terrifying. Ty had to be there with me, I needed him for this. Ty looked at me with a confused look on his face, an eyebrow raised.

"Okay first, stop being so nervous you absolutely are always welcome in my bed. Seriously sick, angry, sad, horny," he wiggled his eyebrows, "be here always." And it made me wonder if Ty was really serious about that. Deep down in my heart I knew I wanted to be here always, but in the short time we'd been together everything had just moved so fast, would moving in together already be too fast? Was that even what Ty was asking me right now?

"Second," he began again. "As of 6pm today, your ass is mine for the next 96 hours. Your dad knows, totally cool with it. Emily's befriending Alana and will keep her occupied. Jesse and Liam are going to take care of the pack. All you gotta do is say yes," My eyes widened as I held his face in my hands.

"Are you serious?" I murmured, a cheesy grin spreading across my face. 4 uninterrupted days with Ty sounded like total heaven. "What are we doing?" I asked him already eager to know what he was planning.

"Mm sex?" He suggested making me gasp.

"Ty!" I smacked his chest as I giggled, making him laugh along with me. Although I sure hoped there would be a lot of that too. "It's a surprise, but don't worry you're going to love it," he confessed and I was already sure I would.

Ty's phone rang interrupting our conversation and he groaned as he stood to answer it. I grabbed my own phone responding to my missed texts from last night and by the time Ty came back to the bed he had that seriously look on his face. "Sorry, I have to get ready for work. I really do have a lot to do today. Your dad actually said something about wanting to do a birthday lunch for you today, I'll try my best to stop by, but you can take my car and maybe do something with Alana this morning if you want?" He suggested and I looked over to him surprised, he was going to let me take the car again? He must really trust me, especially after seeing my terrible driving yesterday.

"You're seriously the sweetest," I sighed, kissing him one more time before he went towards the shower. I leaned back in bed again and asked Alana what she wanted to do this morning. Waiting for her reply my thoughts drifted back to the night before. The attack. I jumped from the bed just as the water of the shower turned off and bolted towards the bathroom.

"Ty!" I shouted, bursting into the room. Spinning quickly to see him standing in front of the shower, just tying his towel around his waist.

"Woah, what's wrong?" He caught me in his arms as I stumbled into him. His eyes desperately searched mine, concern flashing across his face.

"The a-attack last night, I s-saw something," I stuttered out. Ty's eyes widened on mine as he waited for what I had to say next. I thought back to that night, running through the forest on Ty's back. I thought of the first wolf I saw, how he dodged the other wolves, how he turned his head in the air as if he was looking for something. Someone. Then as we ran, I saw them turn to chase us. "Ty they were after you," I blurted out, unable to contain it any longer.

Ty shook his head at me. "Lia of course they were, they're rogues. It's what they do, they come into our territory to attack our pack members," he explained as if it were all so simple to understand. But I knew it was more than that, and he had to believe me. I saw the way the wolves were looking at him, I saw the way they ignored me, they ignored the other pack members - they were there for him.

"No I'm serious," I pushed the idea again, begging Ty to listen to me. Then I thought of his brother, and I thought about what Ty said of the alpha bloodline being passed on. "You told me when I came here that Jordan disappeared during an attack, and I'm telling you now that when I turned to run, there were wolves that ran right past me, the didn't care that I was there. They didn't care about the other wolves in the pack. You were the target."