Soulmates to the wolf

chapter 20

Elizabet Grayson
The next morning I quickly showered and changed into denim shorts and a red sleeveless top, I paired it with a white off shoulder shrug and white sneakers. I wore a heart oendent necklace and tied my hair into a semibun. Walking down I saw Hunter already waiting with a picnic basket.
"Shall we go? " He asked I nodded. Once we were in the garden, he handed me the picnic basket
"The lake is a bit far from here, so if you don't  mind, would you like a wolf ride? " He asked. Wolf ride. I never rode a horse before leave alone a wolf.
"Uh sure... Just don't drop me" I said
He smiled, he disappeared behind the tree and came back as a black wolf with his clothes in his mouth.
"I am guessing you want me to hold your clothes as well? " I said and he nodded. I took the clothes and he crouched down. I struggled to find a comfy position and finally when I did I patted him
"Let's go wolfy". He beganto sprint across the grass and fear of falling caused me to  tighten mu grip around his back. Finally we made it to the lake. The view was breathtaking. I got off and handed him his clothes as he disappeared behind the bushes and changed. I laid out the blanket and spread out the food before sitting down. Soon Hunter joined us.
"This place is gorgeous" I said
"I know, it was my favorite place, my parents used to bring me here every week and we would spend the afternoon sitting on the grass, swimming, fishing and playing tag. We also let our wolves out and ran around freely" He said
"It must have been hard coping with their death... I mean you hardly got the time to grieve their death before you became alpha" I said
"It was. I am still not over there death. Every now and then when the door opens I think that they might just walk in through the doors and embrace me. When they died, I was hardly 7, I was crowned alpha and suddenly a ton of responsibilities was shouldered upon me.  I hardly had an hour to process what was happening I was told not to cry ,not to show my weakness and appear tough and fierce all the time. I was told to be intimating to all the other alpha's. They all used to look  down at me and say that it's just a seven year old, what harm could be done by him. But I was determined to show them that I was fit to be an alpha. I worked day and night, understanding the duties of alpha and then one day I finally succeeded.  Now all the other packs alphas are scared of me. " He said staring at the lake.
I gently squeezed his shoulders and I turned to me with a small smile, his dimples were missing.
"Your parents must be proud of you" I said
"You think so? " He asked and I nodded.
We sat there in silence and then
"Don't you have any siblings? " I asked and he nodded
"I had a brother"  He said
"Had? What happened? Where is he now? " I asked
"I killed him" He said looking away from me
"Killed him! But why" I asked
"Because he was the one who tortured you and assaulted you" He said angrily
"You mean... Daniel was your brother? " I asked... Shocked... And guilty... Because of me his only family member was dead.
"Yes" He said
"I am sorry" I said. I felt guilty.
"Hey! It's not your fault. It was his own. I had clearly told him that he was only meant to torture the hunter and not assault them. He agreed but then he went back to his old ways" He said
"Old ways? Has he done this before" I asked and he nodded
"Can we please leave this topic... I am not comfortable talking about it" He said looking away
"Of course" I said "hungry? " I asked
"Very" He replied. I took out two paper plates and placed the cheese sandwiches on both the plates and then placed some fruit in the plates as well.
I handed one to him
"Bon appetit" I said. And he smiled.
I can't believe what he was going though, his childhood was tough already and adding to his problems was the guilt of killing his own brother. He may not be admitting it but deep down I knew he was guilty. He may be in denial but we both knew Daniel died because of me. I was the reason he had to kill him. If only we could go back in time and change the course of actions.
I was now feeling even more guilty, the amount of wolves I had killed, they must have been having families waiting for them st home, children, parents , spouses or siblings and I ruthlessly killed the wolves, because of my ideology that all wolves were bad. Hunter was helping me see these creatures in a new light and I was grateful for that. If he never had crossed my oath then I would never had known that deep down I simehwta csred for wolves, maybe I can't change what I had done but I vowed to protect this pack from any harm. I was ready to become the Luna, in all aspects.... I was going to accept them, accept Hunter as my mate and accept the position of the Luna. I was not going to kill anymore innocent wolves as long as they weren't harming my family, my new family of wolves..
"You know... Meeting you was one reason that I realised that I could have a life. All this while I was a lifeless alpha, who inly did things because of duty. When I met you I realised that I could actually be vulnerable and show my weakness to you. You're the only one who has the ability to fix me. Elizabeth Grayson.... I love you" He said
"I don't expect you to say anything yet... But I just wanted you to know... How I felt" He said and I nodded
"Hunter... I accept you as my mate. " I said. He was stunned, silent for a while... Slowly a small smile spread on his lips
"You mean it.... I mean u actually accept me as your mate? " He asked and I nodded
"I Elizabeth clara Grayson, accept Hunter John Black as my mate whim I shall cherish and protect for the rest of my life" I said. He was teary eyed and so was I. We leaned in and hugged
"I was expecting a kiss after that" I said and he pushed me away to stare in my eyes, grinning he pressed his lips to mine. The pressure was soft but enough to make me moan
"I love you" He whispered, hairbreadth away from my lips
"I love you" I said and he smiled kissing me again.
Soon we got up and cleared the mess, he took my hand as we walked back to the cottege, smiling. I was so in love with the man and I was glad to be the soulmate to a wolf.