Her secret mate

The last night together

Oliver returned with our drinks a few minutes later and Darcy handed mine to me.

The strong but pleasant scent of mint and lime hit my taste buds before I even took one sip.

As the cold liquid was running down my back, a little shiver ran through my body and I felt Darcy's hand slowly massage my back. He pulled a bit closer as he continued to talk to the two other future alphas.

My mind was too busy savouring the moments to pay attention to what they were talking about. So I just enjoyed Darcy's warm palm on my lower back as I finished my drink.

To my surprise, he finished the conversation and we left the part sooner than we promised.

He handed both of our glasses to Oliver, saying that he had an early morning and, hand in hand, we left the party.

It was already dark when we stepped outside, it was a lot colder than when we arrived before. Darcy pulled off his jacket and dropped it over my shoulders.

This is not the first time he has done it, but never the less, it is always a surprise that makes my heart flutter.

The warmth from the jacket seeped deep into my body or maybe it was the sweetness of this simple act of kindness that warmed my body from inside out.

He intertwined our fingers and we walked all the way to my family's house in quiet.

We walked a lot slower than I think we ever did, savouring the last moments we had together. I know that it is a bit dramatic and in a week we will be together again... but we both know that it will never be the same.

The moment we leave school, both of our lives will change and the freedom and time we have together will be much more limited than what we had here. We will no longer be just Darcy and Valerie, we will be Alpha and Luna to the two biggest packs in the werewolf world. It means that it will take so much effort to find even the tiniest moments together.

I guess he noticed my sour mood because he threw his hand over my shoulder and pulled me into his chest, planting a soft kiss on my forehead.

"Why the sad look, I thought you would be happy to leave the party?"

I chuckled, leaning back a bit so I could look into his eyes.

"I am happy to leave the party, it was too crowded and smelled bad."

He laughed at my complaint and pulled me along to walk home because we stopped when he kissed my forehead.

"Well, it is a frat house, they all smell bad and it is a party, it is supposed to be crowded."

I rolled my eyes as I let my head lean onto his chest.

"I know, but I am still happy that it is the last frat party I will have to attend."

"Yeah, from now on it will be only stuffy parties with caviar and champagne."

"Don't tell me that you are going to miss the cheap alcohol and smelly houses."

"No, I won't miss the cheap booze and smelly houses, but I will miss the simplicity of all this. Out there, everyone will be judging us, every move we make will be in the spotlight, especially for the first few years. It will be war. Here, at least, the expectations are a lot lower. Out there, one mistake and there will be a high price to pay."

The bitterness in his voice made me miss the freedom we are saying goodbye to today.

I stopped pulling him to a halt with me.

Slowly, I lifted my hands as I let my palms hug his face.

"Sure, it will be hard, but you won't be fighting all this alone. I will be there with you at every step."

Rising to my tip toes I pressed a kiss on his lips, putting all my love for him in it.

After a moment of being stunned by my sudden show of affection, he returned the kiss. His lips moved against mine as he pulled me closer and closer until I was fully pressed against him, but it still did not feel close enough. I needed more... and I guess he did too, because he lifted me off the ground with his hands on my ass, letting me wrap my legs around his waist.

This was a side of Darcy I had not seen before.

He was always timid with his passion, always gentle and considerate of me... but now... now it feels different. He was still genteel, but his hands felt hungry as he gripped my ass, pulling me more into him. I pulled my legs tighter, pulling him even closer, locking him in place, but there were still too many barriers between us.

We needed skin-to-skin contact.

His fingers travelled lower and started to glaze the edge of my skirt, nearly touching my naked skin.

That little touch of his fingers that was barely there sent waves of heat to my lower body, forcing a loud moan out of my lips.

I guess that sound leaving my lips forced us both to snap out of it a bit and remember where we were. This was not a place where we could let our passion roar freely.

Darcy realized that too because his face suddenly went pink as he realized what he was doing.

"We should get home..."

His voice sounded shaky and full of lust, the same lust his eyes were filled with.

"Yeah... but I am not sure I can walk..."

A smile popped to his lips and without saying a word he wrapped his hands tighter around me as he started running in the direction of my family home.

At his alpha speed, it took us only a moment to reach the house.

The security people guarding the house saw us approaching and opened the doors for us, letting Darcy run without stopping right into the house and up the stairs, going straight for my bedroom.