Page 152 of Beneath the Blue Moon
“I hope you guys saved room for dessert—red velvet cake.”
I help her clear the table and bring the cake out.I don’teven know when she frosted it.I must bereallydistracted.I’ve beengoing over and over in my mind how I’m going to tell her everything.There isno right way, no precedence.I guess I should just be straight with her, lay itall out.She seems to have calmed down, no longer jittery or talking fast.
“Hello… Earth to Ethan.”
“Hmm?”I snap out of my thoughts and turn to her.
“I called you like ten times.Where were you just now?”
I realize that we’re the only ones left at the table whenshe walks over and sits across my lap.
“Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.Just thinking.”
“Is it work?”
“It’s nothing.”
“Well, cake always makes everything better.”She picks up myfork, bringing a piece to my lips.“Do you like it?”
“I love it.It seems you are a woman of many talents, mylove.”
“I remember telling you that once.”
“You did.”
Hopping off my lap, she grabs my hand and attempts to pullme to my feet.
“Your friends are in the living room.Go on in and I’ll getyou a drink.”
“Wait.”She looks back at me expectantly, and I lead her tothe living room.“I need to talk to you.”
“Uh-oh, two talks in one night.Why do I feel like I’m notgoing to like this one?”
All the guys stand when we walk into the room, takingpositions behind me as she sits on the couch.She looks around nervously fromface to face before resting on mine as I kneel before her.
“What’s going on?”she asks.
“Casey… you know I love you.”
“Yeah….”
“And I would never hurt you.”
“Just spit it out, Ethan.”
I take a deep breath.“Remember when you asked me if I hadany secrets you should know about?”
“Yes.You said ‘not right now’.”
“Well, it’s time you knew.”
Fear flashes in her eyes and she sinks her teeth into hertrembling bottom lip.I take another deep breath, gathering the strength to goon.
“Ethan?”
“Casey… I’m a wolf.”
