Our first night

All I can focus on is his eyes. His dark green eyes, that seem just as endless as the night sky. His dark green eyes that are so focused on me that it makes me shiver. His dark green eyes that are slowly turning red, as the wolf inside him fights to take control.

Axel towers over me, filling my vision entirely, but his lips are still inches away, refusing to pull me into the depths of a kiss.

"Rose..." he whispers, my name, a benediction, a plea, a prayer all in one.

"Anything..." I answer, my throat suddenly dry as the realization dawns on me. It is the truth. The terrible, unexpected truth. I can’t help, but fall in love with him. Like an addiction that I know will destroy me. "Anything in my power to give, I will offer to you..."

"Love me..." He asks, his voice shaking. "Just promise to love me. To never leave me."

"I promise..." My breath is sharp and fast. "But don't hurt me..."

His eyes widen as he grabs my shoulders and pulls me into a desperate hug.

"I won't! I swear! I can't