***KATE’S POV***

Saturday night, I was laying face to face with Jennifer as I studied her silently, wondering if she could see me in this dark. I felt her bare skin against mine as I listened to her breathing, I knew she wasn’t asleep but she wasn’t talking, and I was wondering if she was holding something back. 

I spoke softly, “Are you ok?”

I felt and heard her heart hitch in beat, speeding up a little, letting me know she wasn’t ok. She sighed, “I’m scared Kate…”

I touched her facer softly, letting my glowing eyes illuminate the dark room. I saw her ice blue eyes in the dark, seeing the anxiousness and nerves getting to her, I spoke, “Everything will be ok.”

She shook her head, “Kate… I can’t lose you…”

I smiled shyly, “You won’t…” 

I let my hand run down the curve of her body, from her chest to her hip and I gripped her slightly. I pulled her warm skin into me, letting my hand continue to run down her leg and hitch it up over my hip. I felt her smile into me as I kissed her, trying to get as much of her as I could before Thursday.

Her hands pressed themselves against my stomach, I felt her warmth surround me as I leaned in and kissed her neck. Her silky skin pressed against the toughness of mine, she smelt so sweet, like her vanilla body soap… 

Even though we had just made love minutes ago I still wanted more, I just couldn’t get enough. 

I rolled her on her back, getting on top of her and leaning down into the crook of her neck. I smelt her, the intoxicating scent filling up my senses as I laid more kisses along her collarbone, up her neck and to her full lips. 

She sighed, “Your endurance is just inhuman.”

I laughed at the irony in her statement and sighed, “Well, you know me well.”

Her hands found my hips while my hands balanced me over her, letting the light from my eyes light up her face. She sighed, “Kate… loving you is so scary.”

I tilted my head playfully, not wanting to get to serious, “Why? You calling me scary?”

I let my famous smirk play on my lips as I bent down and kissed her chest, getting a rise out of her. She sighed, “No, just because you’re my student and you’re not human… I just… it’s hard to wrap my head around all of this.”

“You don’t have to understand it… just go with it.”

I felt her plump lips press against mine, it was so soft and loving I couldn’t contain the warm feeling spreading through my body. She tasted so sweet, like she always did, and I held her face softly in my hands. 

I would never get tired of this. 

I whispered into the dark, “How can you be so perfect?”

I felt the blood rush to her cheeks as her heart throbbed slightly in her chest, “Kate… I’m not perfect.”

“Yes, you really are.”

“No, I’m really not. I mean look at what I’m doing… I’m sleeping with a naked 18 year old student…”

I brought my face closer to hers, not wanting her to become sad at this situation. I mumbled slightly, “Or maybe you’re loving someone unconditionally who needs it… and saving their pathetic life.”

Her hand brushed my cheek, “You’re not pathetic.”

“I was before you and The Bite…”

She shook her head against her feather pillow, “No… you were just lonely.”

“You were to.”

I felt her heart throb, but this time not from excitement, from sadness. She sighed, “Do you believe it was meant to be this way? Between us?”

I smiled, leaning down and kissing her lips once more softly, “I believe everything happens for a reason, whether good or bad. I believe this happened for a good reason. You’ve helped me more than you’ll ever realize.”

I laid next to her again, her arms curling around my torso as she pressed her head on my chest. Her soft blanket of hair tickling my bare skin excited me, but I knew we should be getting some sleep. Tomorrow we would be training, and then school, and more training… 

Then Thursday would be here before I knew it. 

I hugged Jennifer closer to me, I was afraid, for her and my Pack. I wouldn’t be able to function if something would happen to the angel laying next to me. I couldn’t let anything happen to her…

She was everything to me. 

I knew all the potential dangers of falling in love with a human, I knew it held consequences and dangers. I understood it was wrong and yet I still allowed myself to fall for her, even though I knew it was against my will.

But I loved her, and I couldn’t make that suddenly go away now. 

I tried to picture what it would be like, years from now when Dustin would be a child and me and the Pack would start breaking apart. We couldn’t stay kids forever, we would soon get older, get jobs and break away, causing a new Pack to form. 

It always happened, no matter what. 

Then when Dustin would be old enough he would find a mate and continue the Early Pack, without me and Dean of course. Me and Dean would give up the Alpha positions, but we would always have the wolf blood in us till we died. 

Would I change Jennifer?

It was always possible The Bite could kill you instead of transform you… was it a risk worth taking?

If I did bite her she would most likely turn into a werewolf, she would be able to protect herself, she wouldn’t get sick and she wouldn’t be vulnerable. She would be like me, and we could finally live in peace…

But if it didn’t change her… I could lose her completely. 

It was a risk, and all of a sudden I wasn’t sure if I wanted to take it anymore. I knew it was the only way for us to be together though, it was the only way for her to be safe and stay with me. 

But could I risk her life?

I peered down at her, knowing she was sleeping already from her slow and steady breathing. She was everything to me, I wanted to live happy with her, happy and safe, and the only way was to bite her. She would have to change and be like me for us to live a semi happy life, because she could always be a target.

But after the Vega’s were gone… would it still be this way?

Would we be safe for awhile or would we have to continue to fight for our lives? We were one of the most powerful Packs in the area at the moment… 

Which could paint a big target on all of our backs. 

All of it was starting to hurt my head, it was a lot of stress to have, especially when you were only 18. 

I stroked Jennifer’s arm, knowing it wouldn’t be long till I was asleep along with her. I was so scared for us, for both of us, knowing anything could go wrong.

I felt my eye lids getting heavier and heavier, knowing I was about to pass out. I pulled Jennifer into me, trying to get as close as I could to her, knowing I wouldn’t be able to have this for awhile.

At least till after Thursday.

I would be busy training, watching over the Pack and trying to get them prepared to fight.

Even though I was barely prepared myself. 

Then suddenly I was out, falling into the endless abyss of darkness as I fell into a deep sleep.

~ ~ ~ ~

I awoke to Jennifer stirring in my arms, the sunlight was peering through the slight crease in her curtains, letting me know it was morning. Sunday was always a drag, especially this Sunday because I knew the week would pass quickly. The anxiousness would be building up quickly after today and I would have to make sure to stay level headed and calm for my Pack. 

Even though I was freaking out on the inside. 

I noticed we were still naked, remembering the sweet time we had last night before my thoughts started to devour me. 

Then she was awake, a yawn sending her back into reality and out of her deep sleep. She squirmed, turning on her stomach and peering up at me from under her long, dark hair. She smiled, “Morning beautiful.”

Her voice sent shivers down my spine, the way her lips moved when she talked always captivated me. I moved closer to her, whispering, “Morning.” I played it cooly as she hugged me around my torso and stroked one hand down my naked stomach, sending sexual knots of lust to my core. 

She yawned once more, “I slept amazing… I always do in your arms.”

I smiled from the sweet statement, knowing I didn’t sleep all that well last night because of my thoughts. I played it off, “I did to… it’s easy falling asleep next to you.”

She peered into my eyes, knowing that I was partially lying about sleeping well but ignoring it. She knew I had a lot on my plate and she didn’t want to continue worrying me about it, which I appreciated a lot. Her hand cupped my bare breast, “Last night… was amazing.”

Her moans from last night echoed in my ears, I could still feel her tight grip around me as she came undone… she was amazing. The way she made me feel last night… it was phenomenal, the way she had built me up and made me come crashing down after my climax.

I kissed her neck, “You’re amazing…”

She straddled me, letting her moistness from her sex land on my stomach. I smiled up at her, knowing morning sex could possibly get my mind off of everything else. Her hands pressed mine above my head as she leaned down, running her lips slightly along my jaw. The shivers went all through my body, the way she was making me hot nearly on command just turned me on more. 

I bit my lip unintentionally, knowing it drove her crazy when I did that. She smirked, realizing what was going to come of this early morning foreplay…

“I still don’t understand how you can go for so long.”

I winked up at her, knowing she was referring to my endurance and how last night I just simply didn’t want to stop. She had been exhausted though, she was human, and all humans became fatigue sooner than inhuman people. 

I tilted my head, flashing my fangs before getting out of bed.

“It’s a wolf thing.”