Chapter 661

Jabi
“Come on out,’’ Darrien calls out to me.
“What about Tala?” I ask as I look around the room. Beau is the only one in the room and he waves his hand in the air.
“Leave the kiddo to me, I will handle that,’’ he tells me as Darrien grabs my hand and pulls me out of Alanis’s room.
I take a deep breath as we walk out of the house. the Cranwell house always makes me nervous. I remember the first time I came here. The first time anyone was ever kind to me.
I didn’t even know what I felt then, I didn’t know anything but I remember it all. I remember Darrien and how he was all I could see in that room. We didn’t know where Beau was. I came to the house with Rex but somehow, my heart wouldn’t just stop.
“So, would you say no to an escape right now?’’ he wiggles his brows, and my heart thuds loudly.
It has been so long. So long and my body still acts the way it wants to with him. it has been so long and I still love this man like it is the first time.
I love him so much.
“What about Tala and your brother. Don’t you want to see him?’’ I ask.
He shrugs “We will be back. I want to do something with you. come on, say yes at the moment.’’
I think about it for like a second.
I think about my daughter and if leaving her alone is such a good thing right now. I am in such a good place with her. I don’t see her as a hindrance in my life. I see her as the beauty that she is.
There are times when I get frustrated.
Times when I feel like I am not doing enough, but things are great. I am happy in her company and I adore her so much.
“Okay, fine.’’ I let out a huffed breath and he pulls me into his arms.
He leads me out of the house and into his car. Once I have my seatbelt on, he starts the car and the drive.
It takes less than fifteen minutes and I don’t even ask any questions because I trust him one hundred percent. If there is anyone in this world that I will follow blindly, it is Dar because I know he isn’t going to hurt me. that is all I trust in this world.
He is all I trust.
I hear the waves; the ocean and it brings a smile to my face.
Fuck, it feels like déjà vu.
“The beach?’’ I ask even though it is clear as day.
“Yeah, I know we established that you don’t like the water and the ocean but once upon a time, this used to be your favorite place to be. I wanted to come here with you again.”
We have gone to the beach after THAT time but somehow, this time feels different maybe.
This feels like the first time all over again.
The feelings I felt. The nerves, the joy, just the fact that I am going on an escape with my favorite person on this earth.
It is an amazing feeling.
He parks his car in the parking lot and I know that we are going to have to walk down to the sand together.
“Would it be weird if I take off my shoes in the car? I don’t mind being barefoot for this.’’ I smile and this makes him smile.
Sometimes when Darrien looks at me. it feels like he is seeing all of me and that is how it feels right now. it feels like I have opened myself up to the point where there are no layers left. He has all of me and he makes it known to me.
He loves me with his eyes.
“Sure. We could both go barefoot,’’ he winks and I watch him as he takes off his shoes instantly.
The excitement kicks in and I do the same thing as him and we get out of the car “Thank God the beach is empty today,’’ he mutters as I grab his hand in mine and squeeze.
“It was the last time too,’’ I don’t have to go into details.
He already knows what I am talking about.
After a couple of minutes, we get to the shore and I look at the water, in complete awe of it. I might be afraid of the ocean but I am not scared at this moment. He is holding me and everything feels perfect.
“Do you ever think you would want a break,’’ I ask him.
He looks at me.
“As long as I have you in my life. I would want to live it. I wouldn’t want to miss any precious moment.”
Thinking about his brother, I know he had his reasons and Dar knows too but at the same time. I feel the same way my man does.
I don’t ever want to leave him.
“Even with the bad times?’’
He laughs “You gotta admit, we have had a lot of shitty times.’’
I can’t help but laugh too.
So much shit has gone down.
So many bad times.
“Even with those times, I don’t want to miss a moment with you. you make it all worth it. you make this god-forsaken life worth living and that is all I need.”
My heart pounds as the waves get louder and bigger.
The sky is bright, the sun is shining on us and it feels as bright as my life. His words mean everything to me because I feel the same way. here I am, six years later, walking hand in hand with the man of my dreams.
I am happy.
I feel more alive than I ever did.
My wolf is in a place of complete bliss.
Do I know what the future will hold?
No.
Do I know if we will always be happy?
Do I know how many bad days we will have?
I might not know all these things but I know that he will always be there. I know that I will always love him—even when I don’t think so.
I know that he will always be my lifeline.
“Do you want to hunt with me?’’ he asks and there is a gleam in his eyes.
“HELL YEAH.”
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