After giving myself to Luke for the first time, I became addicted to him. So, we did it more than once, and his rest house became our love nest. I didn’t want to leave his rest house and I wanted to live there for a few more days but Luke said we had to go back to Pembroke.
Well, he was right. My parents were thrilled to see us together again, and then everything was back to normal. I resumed training, and at the same time, Aric Stormheart continued to bother me with his promises of forever, but I managed to deal with him in a manner that was not offensive.

But one day, while I was alone at home, I got bored and decided to go out. I didn’t inform Luke that I was heading out because it wouldn’t go so far. I remembered Vanessa telling me about a cave in the forest but I wasn’t able to check that area because it was restricted, and I wasn’t allowed to go there, but curiosity got the better of me.
As I entered the cave, my heart raced like wild horses galloping through a storm. The sound of raindrops tapping against the entrance echoed inside and fear had sunk its sharp claws into my chest.
Every rustle of leaves outside sent shivers down my spine and as darkness crept in, there seemed to be eerie shadows dancing across the rocky walls. As I moved around, there were several what ifs inside my head. What if they would find me? What if the night would turn colder? What if there’s more danger inside the cave?
When I found a spot to sit down, I stayed alert and vigilant while waiting for the rain to stop. My chest heaved high and low while anticipating the rogues to track me. I hid inside for a few hours but I couldn’t tell if the rogues were still looking for me, or if they had already left.
If only my father knew that I left home, he would be worried about me. However, I left without his permission. What has gotten into me? He already warned me not to venture outside the pack without my guards, but still, I didn’t heed his warning!
“Oh, gracious Moon Goddess, guardian of the night skies, please keep me safe from the rogues. Luna, please hear my howl and keep me away from danger. I know it’s my fault for leaving home without my father’s permission, but I promise, I won’t do it again. Please, Luna Artemis? I don’t want to die yet,” I prayed to the Luna Artemis, the Moon Goddess.

“I promise to be a good girl, Luna. Please, just save me this once, okay?” I bargained with the Moon Goddess because I wanted to go home so badly.
I may be a wolf but I am afraid of snakes and other creatures that crawled on the ground. I couldn’t imagine being close to those creatures! Then, the hair on my nape stood when I felt someone was watching me from a distance. Since I prayed for Luna Artemis’ help, I have closed my eyes and never opened them again because I was too scared to look inside the cave.
When I opened my eyes, I shivered upon seeing a silhouette of a man. It was dark and I couldn’t figure out who was standing there. I was about to scream when he moved swiftly and then his hands clamped over my mouth to shut me up. Therefore, I trembled in fear while waiting for him to devour me!
“Shhhh, it’s me,” he whispered.

“Luke!” I exclaimed in joy.
“Yes, it’s me, and you, milady, deserves some spanking-
I didn’t let him scold me first and suddenly hugged him. I was so happy to see him but as usual, he pushed me away. Luke had always been kind to everyone else but me. He was friendly to others but to me, he was strict and indifferent. He wouldn’t even let me hug him and told me it was inappropriate for a young woman like me to be hugging someone his age.
“Oh my God, thank you so much for coming to save me, Luke,” I said as I looked up at him. “Do you even have an idea how terrified I was earlier?” I asked him while trying to hide under his armpit.
“What about you, milady? Do you have an idea what I did just to save your pretty face?” he asked angrily, and I stepped back upon seeing the anger in his eyes.
When I heard those loud growls earlier, I assumed they all belonged to the rogues. I had no idea that they had been fighting with Luke. I didn’t mean to endanger his life. When I left the house, my intention was to clear my head because I was confused.
I was confused as to why my senses were acutely aware of Luke’s whenever we were in the same room. I was confused as to why his scent seemed to be imprinted inside my heart. I was confused as to why I felt the electric tension whenever I was close to him. I wanted answers because it seemed to me that Luke didn’t feel the same toward me. Was it even possible?
“Let’s go now,” he said.
“Are you mad at me, Luke?” I asked innocently but when he nodded so fast, I immediately changed my tactic. “Alright, I get it that you are furious at me right now, but I think it’s fate that brings us together today.”
“Fate?”
“Yes. What happens today is meant to happen under any circumstances. This is not a coincidence, Luke,” I reasoned out but to be honest, I was embarrassed and I felt guilty for causing him some trouble.
“If you don’t want to go home, then take off your clothes, Isabella,” he ordered.
I was stunned upon hearing it and stared at him in disbelief. “Why should I do that, Luke?”
“Are you stupid? How long have you been in those wet clothes? Do you know that you can get sick?”
Earlier, it was raining hard so I looked for a shelter but instead, I found a group of rogues. I was so terrified that I immediately ran away without looking back until I found a cave. Those rogues terrified the shit out of me so I had no time to think about my dress that was soaking wet.
“Luke, how can you ask me to take off my clothes? It’s inappropriate to do so!”
“My God, Isabella. There’s no place for modesty right now! Fine, if you want to get sick, then don’t listen to me!”
“Your clothes are also soaking wet, Luke. Are you telling me that you will also take them off?”
When he didn’t respond, I knew that my question was tactless. He just turned around and walked to the other side of the cave. “If you are done, you may come here. I made a pallet of leaves where we can rest,” he said.
I didn’t want to take off my clothes but when the wind blew, I shivered in the cold. So, I hurried up in taking off my wet dress, and retained my undergarments. Even though it was slightly dark inside the cave, his presence made me uncomfortable. What if I would be tempted to seduce him?
“Take everything off, Isabella,” he ordered.
“No way!” I refused. How could he ask to do such a thing when it’s just the two of us inside the cave?
“Don’t test my patience tonight, Isabella,” he warned me.
“But it’s embarrassing!”
“Embarrassing? Really, Isabella? After you kept on throwing yourself at me, now you felt embarrassed?”
“Hey! That’s below the belt, Luke!” I screamed at her.
“Okay,” Luke said as he closed the distance between us, and before I could react, he tore my undergarments using the blade in his hand.
“How dare you!” I shouted at him but he just turned his back once again.
When he walked toward the pallet, I followed him. However, before I sat down, I hoped that there were no insects hiding under the leaves. Otherwise, I would be so upset. I was just inches away from Luke so I was so conscious and uncomfortable.
“Are you also naked?” I mustered the courage to ask.
“Of course,” he replied. “Take a nap, Isabella. I will just wake you up later. You must be exhausted from all the events.”
He was right. I felt exhausted but how could I sleep when he was so close and naked? I wanted to argue with him but he ordered me to sleep one more time, so I did. I bet it was my exhaustion from all the running that caused me to sleep right away.
When I woke up, I was disoriented and looked around. When I saw Luke’s naked form, I gasped in horror. What happened? How did I end up lying on his shoulders? Then I realized that his hands were wrapped around me, and I smiled while imagining his reaction.
Without thinking twice, I shifted my position and wiggled closer to him. Then, I touched his face and traced it with my fingers. Since his arrival in Wild Heart, I didn’t try to hide how I felt toward him but he always told me it was pure infatuation. However, I knew my heart better than anyone else, and I didn’t want anyone else but him.
Slowly, I closed my eyes before kissing him. A soft and light kiss that barely touched his lips. I was so happy to accomplish something but when I opened my eyes, I was shocked to see him looking at me, and then he frowned at me as usual.
“I’m sorry,” I apologized for being caught.
“What was that?”
“Come on, Luke. It was just a kiss,” I said while being defensive.
“A kiss? Oh God, I think I should show you how to kiss so you can do it right next time,” he threatened.
I furrowed my brows while staring at him, and then I felt my blood rushed toward my cheeks. I raised my eyebrows while preparing myself to argue with him. How could he insult my way of kissing? However, before I could scold him, he suddenly conquered my mouth in a ravishing kiss. I was so stunned at the way he moved his lips against mine.
Then he gently bit my bottom lip and sucked it. The way he did it was erotic and I could feel some hot flushes between my thighs. Then, he let me go, but the way his eyes were staring at me had made my knees wobble.
“I love it when you look at me like that, Isabella. So trusting and hot,” he murmured as his hand touch one of my breasts. “Oh, just the right size for my hand,” he whispered before lowering his mouth to taste my soft mounds.
“Oh God,” I moaned as soon as I felt the sensation coming from his tongue as he sucked my perched breasts.
Then, my eyes widened when he slightly bit my nipples. I was scared and thrilled at the same time, and he stopped doing what he was doing to my body. I furrowed my brows in confusion while looking at him.
“Do you like it?”
“Yes, yes… I like it,” I replied. I was about to close my eyes when he slightly bite my neck. I was startled! For a moment, I thought he was marking me as his mate but before I could ask him about it, he opened his mouth to speak.
“Look at me, Isabella. I want to see you writhing in pleasure under me,” he whispered as he urged me to maintain eye contact while he ravished my body. “Just like the first time we did it in the resthouse. I want you to be so hot for me,” he whispered.
Then, I purred softly when one of his hands traveled over my nakedness and as soon as he reached the center of my womanhood, I gasped for breath. Slowly, he spread my legs and traced my clitoris with his finger.
“Luke….,” I winced in pain when he tried to penetrate me with his finger. “It hurts,” I complained at the discomfort but when he conquered my lips and ravished me once more, I forgot about the slight inconvenience.
“Touch me, Isabella. Touch me,” he ordered, and I complied but I immediately let it go when I felt as if I had been scorched by its heat. However, he urged me to do it again. As I caressed his arousal with my hand, he groaned.
I didn’t imagine that it was silky and hot against my palm, and the tingling sensation inside me intensified and I almost lost control of my body. I abandoned myself to him, and I no longer gave a damn to the sounds I made as my body moved along with him.
Because of his touch, I became wild and wanton under his body and I couldn’t stop myself from whimpering in pleasure every time Luke caressed my skin. Then, the tension escalated when he tried to claim me. Once again, he covered my mouth while he maneuvered himself between my legs. Then, I grimaced in pain as soon as I realized what happened.
“Fuck! It hurts like hell!” I cursed at him while looking at our joined bodies. I still couldn’t believe it that it already happened. I was in heat the last time so the discomfort was tolerable, and I didn’t mind it at all.
“Please don’t move for now. It will just hurt you. Try to relax, okay?”
“Relax? How can I do that when it is so painful?” I kept on complaining because even if we did it already, he was so huge for me! His manhood was a monster!
As I complained about the discomfort, I felt that his manhood continued to grow inside me. Would I be able to handle it? What if I would die? I would become the laughingstock in our pack even on my deathbed! Oh no, I couldn’t allow that to happen.
While lost in thoughts, I gasped as he resumed his movements. He was so gentle this time, and the discomfort I felt earlier gradually vanished. A sound escaped from my lips when he thrust into me. At that moment, I didn’t think about anything else and trusted him in our mating process.
As the moon’s silvery light bathed the cave in its glow, my instincts were stirred. My eyes locked with his, and his pupils dilated in recognition that I was his mate. As his fingers traced the contours of my skin, it ignited a warm feeling through every fiber of my being. Each brush of his fingertips sent shivers down my spine at that moment I was thrilled to become totally his.
“Mark me again, Luke. We are mates,” I urged him when I noticed his hesitation, and then he stopped moving above me.
Beneath the moon’s cold gaze, there was a heavy tension between us. Perhaps, did I say something wrong? Did I offend him in any sense? Then, there was a long silence before he stared into my eyes.
“Luke?”