Chapter 63
I cleared my throat . This got Intense way too quickly . ” My voice still came out in more of a whisper
Blake released me immediately and took a step back …
“ Shit baby , I’m sorry . ” He said and straightened his jacket . Those bloody endearments were making me even hotter .
“ It’s okay . Thank you , though . For understanding . I really appreciate it . ” I started picking up my bags again ..
“ That’s what you do in a relationship . Understand and support , ” Blake replied and turned to grab his bags ,
“ Hey Blake , I forgot to ask you while we were in Huntly . Do you guys have wolves in the woods ? I kept hearing the howling from the woods the whole times 1 was there . Plus , after we arrived , I saw a massive dog walking on the lawn . It was too big to be a dog , so I assumed it was a wolf after the howling I didn’t think wolves grew that big , though . Do they ? ”
Blake stood there staring at me . He had shock written all over – his face .
“ What ? ” I asked .
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“ Umm .. yeah , the wolves in our region are a different breed . They grow a lot bigger than normal wolves , but they are harmless . We’ve never had any issues with them . Why are you asking ? Did the wolf scare you ? ” His voice was a little shaky .
“ Kinda . It might sound crazy , but the wolf looked right at me . It was like it knew I was standing at the door watching it . It was freaky . ”
“ Oh , don’t be scared . He’s harmless . I’m sure you saw the one mum and dad feed so often . He would have just popped around for food . *
“ Ahh , right . Well , I wanted to explore the woods , but the thought of running into wolves diminished my desire ” I started walking toward my room . Why was he defending a wolf ?
“ Okay , well , next time , maybe we can go to the area they don’t usually visit . It’s nice out there , ” Blake called out as I walked down the hallway .
“ I’m going for a run , babe . Be back in an hour , ” he yelled before I walked into my room .
“ Okay , ” I yelled back .
I liked how active Blake was . He took care of himself . Even while we were at Huntly , he was up at 5 am every morning to go for a run . He would be gone for two hours . He said he loved running because it helped him burn anger and frustration and keep his inner animal calm . It was very quiet for those two hours , though . All the howling from the woods would stop . I don’t know if the events were related , but I got some sleep for those two hours , so I didn’t care .
I put my stuff away and stripped off to go shower . It felt nice to be back home . In my shower , my room . The Cooper Mansion was amazing , and I couldn’t flaw it , but it wasn’t home like this place was . On our drive back , Blake even asked if we could stay in Mariners Bay after the wedding .
We hadn’t had the chance to talk about anything else while we were in Huntly . Blake’s parents made it a mission to show me around the place and visit friends and family . Blake’s sister Emily was by my side the entire time . She said her family could be a little intimidated , so she was helping me adjust . Emily was 4 years younger than me and had a heart of gold . I could see the attachment between Blake and her .
However , there was one person I didn’t see . Blake’s brother . I remembered Blake telling me he was the guy that was knocking on Blake’s door after he had moved in but nowhere was he mentioned while we were in Huntly . I had to ask Blake about that .
I pushed that thought to the side and got into the shower . Maybe I could make us a nice dinner , and Blake and I could finally sit and talk about some stuff .
to wipe the sweat off his Blake was bloody hot . Those
As I stirred the pan of spaghetti , I heard the main door open , revealing a sweaty Blake . His bare chest glistened with sweat making him look like he had stepped out of one of those gym commercials . I watched Blake’s torso muscles flex as he used the t – shirt scrunched in his▸ forehead before hanging it around his neck . My eyes raked through his half – naked body as a warm sensation spread throu abs , that toned chest , and his handsome face . Ugh!