Page 69 of Rising Luna
I was tired.
If this continued for much longer, Silas may get what he wanted and kill me.
He got back on top of me, and I could see a moment of hesitation as he held up his fist. Silas looked at me, and I could feel the warmth of my blood coating my face from the multiple wounds his fists left. I whimpered at him, showing my vulnerability in the worst way.
"Stop... Silas... please..." The words were difficult to get out, but I had to hope some part of my Silas was in there. "I choose you."
He got off me and roared. "You didn't choose me! You rejected me!"
I struggled to get to my feet, but I knew this fight wasn't over yet. If he needed to get this out of his system, like he knew I had to during our first sparring match, then I would let him. His reactions weren’t him, but the emotions he felt were.
My wolf had enough energy to heal the wounds as I struggled to stand. Silas and I stared at each other, and I could see the wheels in his mind turning.
"I choose you." I repeated.
He shook his head. "No, you didn't. You rejected me."
"Then I realized my mistake, Silas. I chose you. I choose this bond, and I choose to love you."
"How can you love me?"
I smiled, and it hurt to do so. My wolf healed the wounds on the outside to stop the bleeding, but she didn't have enough energy to sink into me to heal it all. It may have hurt like a bitch, but it was worth it to show Silas how I felt.
Even though the wall was still there, I still pushed how I felt through the bond so he could feel it, too, if he would drop it. He had to know how I felt if I wanted this to work.
"You're everything I needed. Someone to challenge me yet also let me win sometimes. You are protective of me but still give me the room to let me make my own dumbass decisions. You take care of me but also let me take care of myself. Throughout this semester, you were the perfect mate for me." I wanted to get closer to him, but I didn't trust he wouldn’t wolf out on me again. "I'm sorry it took too long for me to realize it."
He shook his head and began to pace. The flicker of the chance I needed was coming through, and I needed to know if my plan worked. If Silas was working his way out of Lupe's influence, then I could act out the past part of my plan.
"No. She said you wouldn't choose me."
"I don't give a fuck what she told you. I'm here, right now, telling you I have."
He looked at me and narrowed his eyes. The way our eyes connected, my heart skipped a beat, but my wolf rose to the surface again. He didn't break my stare, and I realized he waschallenging me. It was stupid of him to do this. We were mates. We were on equal playing grounds here.
But I wouldn't back down.
Silas needed to see that I would not give up on him or back down from him. I felt his power swell and hit me, but I didn't waver. My heart was ramming into my chest as I waited for him to make his next move. If this would turn into another fight, I don't think I could win. It didn't look like he was as tired as I was, which meant he would have me on the ground and begging for my life before I could blink.
"You're lying."
"Never."
The bond. I needed him to feel everything in the bond. So I shifted my attention to the wall between us and pushed on it with all the energy I could muster. I felt the wall budge, giving me some hope. He growled at me, breaking my attention.
"Stop that!"
"NO!" I screamed back. "I will NEVER stop fighting for you, Silas. Fight this bitch's power and fight for me like you did when you first got here!"
The wall broke as I shoved it with another small amount of energy I had left. Silas sucked in a breath as I replayed the moment he dropped to his feet and told me he accepted the bond between us. Then reminded him of how I said I accepted the bond between us tonight.
Silas clutched his chest and sucked in a breath again. He looked up at me, his green eyes giving me a look that I have been dying to see again.
Recognition.
He remembered who I was to him!
Mark him NOW!
