The Summer Moon
Chapter 79 -

Malia

"Ooo someone wants some alone time," Alana giggled as I turned back to them and I watched as Emily and Alana exchanged a knowing look. Obviously they were both thinking the same thing, and from the way Ty was looking at me I'm pretty sure he was thinking about it too. His eyes were dark while they watched me, but that sense of urgency I couldn't shake. His arms wrapped around my back again and his lips pressed to my cheek. "Hell yes I do,” he whispered in my ear, low enough that only I could hear it. Then shifted his gaze back to the girls, "Sorry girls, you'll have to excuse Malia. I have plans for us, enjoy the rest of your night." I looked back towards Ty, we were leaving already? It had seemed like this party just started, I wasn't even tired yet. But as Ty wrapped his hand around mine and squeezed I trusted him, so I turned back to Emily and Alana.

"Thank you guys for helping me celebrate tonight, I love you both," I said to Alana and Emily, pulling them together into a hug. Then as I backed away Ty found my hand again and was already pulling me back through the room towards the door. I quickly reached up to wave to Liam and the rest of the boys before we were out the front door and walking around the side of the house.

I quickened my pace as Ty's steps got faster leading me towards the woods. Stepping through the twigs and ducking under some branches, Ty led me into the forest. "Ty what's going on? What's wrong!" I was shouting as he kept pushing us faster, I now practically running behind him. He stopped as we came to a clearing. His whole body moving impossibly fast as he pulled me into him arms and pressed me back up against a tree. He positioned himself between my legs and I felt the urge to pull him closer.

Ty lips lit a fire on my skin as they gently kissed down my neck and across my collar bone. Then coming back up to my ear he whispered, "we need to be alone for what happens next." His eyes were nearly black as they focused on me and I knew he was fighting for control, and just as suddenly I realized what was happening. I was going to replace my wolf. "It's 11:58," he whispered backing up from me slightly and I felt my whole body shiver as the panic washed over. "Ty," I whispered back to him, feeling my nerves rise in my chest. "Scared," I mumbled, bringing my eyes down to focus on his chest. I felt pathetic, I'd been waiting so long for this and now that the moment was here I was totally terrified. Meanwhile Ty was probably totally stoked for this, he wants me to be a wolf with him. I want to be a wolf with him, so why do I feel so terrified?

"Lia relax," Ty's voice soothed me. "You were born for this," his lips pressed against mine so gently and I held onto his shirt collar tightly, begging him to keep kissing me, to take away the nerves, but he pulled back all too soon. "My whole life's about to change," I looked up at him, chewing my lower lip. But Ty simply shook his head, flashing me a bright smile.

"It may seem like it, but you'll always have me, our friends, our pack, our family. You are meant for this, you belong in this life," he reassured me.

"What if you're wrong? What if I'm not a wolf? What if I let you down?" My insecurities began spilling out before I could stop them.

I shivered in Ty's arms under the cold air and he wrapped his sweater over my arms. He moved both of his hands to my cheeks, holding my face between his palms and pulling my gaze back to him. "Lia you could never let me down. Even if you weren't a wolf, I would love you to the ends of this Earth. But you are a wolf, and I know it. As your mate, and your alpha, I can sense your wolf even if you can't yet. And in less than a minute you'll know it too. You'll know that this is your home, that you have always belonged here, that I am your home," Ty's eyes begged mine to believe him.

The blue of his eyes sparkled that same way they did the first day we met, reminding me of the magic I had felt between us even then. He was right, he had to be right. So as Ty's hands released me and he took a slow step back, I took a deep breath and willed myself to be brave. I turned my head up to the sky above us, watching as the clouds passed by to clear the sky and reveal a sliver of a moon above us. A cold breeze rushed through the air and I shivered, but only for a moment because what came next was surreal.

A wave of warmth rushed over me and I closed my eyes enjoying it. Suddenly I felt stronger, more focused, my heart beat was slowing down. Then the howling began, only this time I knew I didn't have to be afraid because this howling was in my own mind, and was followed my the whisper of my own name. I was a wolf, I was born for this. I opened my eyes again and focused on the moon and how it was calling me forwards.

"Mate! Mate! Mate" The voice in my head was suddenly screaming over and over again. My eyes dropped to Ty instantly and it was as if the world had stopped moving, all I could focus on was him. The sparkle in his eyes, the way his hair moved slightly with the wind, the sly smile that was spreading across his face. Then that familiar pine scent I had come to associate with Ty wash over, so much stronger now that it made me want to run my tongue across his abs. Without another thought I was rushing into his arms, and we crashed against another tree. "Woah," Ty chuckled as his back pressed against the tree and I desperately clung to him, breathing in his scent. God, how had I never noticed how good he smells before. Then my lips were crashing onto his, my hands tangling in his hair as his tongue plunged into my mouth. I moaned into him, sucking and biting at his lower lip.

Ty's hands blazed down my back, feeling as if they were leaving a trail of fire in their path. The sparks between us felt as if they were getting increasingly more intense and my mind was racing. I needed him so bad, I couldn't focus on anything else. I clawed at his clothes, begging for more. I fiddled over the first button of his shirt but quickly got frustrated and tore it open, wrenching all the buttons from the fabric as I revealed his glorious chest. Running my nails down it Ty moaned beneath me, then flipped us over impossibly fast so that my back pressed against the tree. His hands closed around the fabric of my dress and I heard the clasp snap as suddenly the fabric was being torn from my skin.

I kissed along Ty's jaw, digging my nails into his back and begging for him to come impossibly closer. I felt myself losing focus again in the pleasure of his touch, his finger tips running over my ass, teasing me as they played with the edges of my panties. I needed to feel every inch of his skin against mine. Letting out a growl I gripped his shoulder, bringing his lips back to mine and Ty returned the passion as he lifted me into his arms. I wrapped my legs around him, reaching down to unbutton his jeans. As Ty moved his hands to help me I lost myself in kissing across his skin again, replaceing my lips grazing over his neck. My tongue ran over the bare skin and his scent took over me once more. I need him, I need more. My wolf was howling out, the strangest tingling feeling coming to my mouth as I felt the slow hum of his pulse beat beneath my lips. Then, before I could think about what I was doing, my teeth sunk into his neck.