Love Grows In The Dark by Eli Lowe (ebook offline txt) 📗

“I wanted to tell you so many things. At least I have decided so. But now when you are at last here in my arms, I forgot everything that I had to say.

I lost all my words that I had planned in my heads for long.

For now, I just want to stay like this forever.

I want to believe that I found you at last.” His words were like a hammer which had already started its course to crumble down the strongest wall that I had created long ago. A wall to separate my world of darkness from the rest.

“Mate” Again he said, as if he was loving the word more with each passing seconds.

“If I ask something from you, would you give me?” At last. At last, I could gather enough courage to move my lips to convey the words which I was thinking in my mind.

I didn't know, whether my wish was right or not.

I didn't know if I was denying him of his rights or not.

But at least for once, I wanted to be selfish.

For once I wanted to be loved.

For once....I wanted to love.

Episode 12

Kaith's P.O.V I was approaching my mate in the dark and quiet alley just when I heard a painful earth-shattering scream, resonating through the chilled surrounding of tonight. The cry was something which could make anyone shiver in horror, and could also make their blood turn cold in an instant. It was like the person was going through a tremendous pain that no one can endure ever. As if all the bones of the person's body was twisting and turning on its own to create a whole new shape and that too when the person is conscious enough to feel the change along with the immense pain. The cry was like the exact same that we all go through once during our very first shift. From human to a wolf. A werewolf. And I knew that was the exact thing happening to that person. But I was even more startled when I realized that the scream was coming from nowhere but the person in front of me. From the one who was emitting the most intoxicating scent in the air dangerously that could compel me easily. Or am I already compelled? But the more important thing for me to worry right now was my mate. She was in pain. I mean is she shifting? Here? At this instant? Unable to get a single answer on my own, I ran to my mate. She needed me the most and I needed her. “Help! Help me please..” The familiar voice pleaded me in the dark as soon as I held her in my arms restricting her body to fall on the ground. The inexplicable amount of sparks ran all over my body with our first touch ensured that she was indeed the one and only. I felt her body was trembling due to the intense pain which was definitely beyond her endurance but still, she didn't complain even when she became fragile. And I kept holding her during the whole time, attempting to take away most of the pain from her as none but only I could lessen her pain a bit in this situation. I wondered if she knew that too? Is that why she kept calling me? Is that why I was feeling miserable the whole time? But there was no time to find out, as I had already started hearing the menacing sound of bones cracking along with her cries once in a while when she couldn't tolerate the pain any longer. I felt her fingers turning into claws around my arm while sinking the nails deep into my skin. I felt the change in the shape of her body as her back crooked making a big difference in her height. I also felt the manner of her breathing changed from heavy to loud. There were no more clothes left on her body as all of them were already ripped and fell tattered on the dirt. I could hear the heartbeats way louder than before. The next moment everything eased. There were no more cries, not a trembling body of my mate. Instead, I could feel the softest fur and the huge body of an animal. Instead of painful cries, a howl broke the silence of the night announcing that she is no more the fragile human. She had already turned into a huge wolf now. But even so, I couldn't move my hands away from her body. I was afraid.. afraid that if I cease to touch her, the pain might return again to make her suffer more. Even when I knew that it was not going to happen, but still my heart didn't listen. When I was so engulfed in my thoughts, I felt her wet tongue on my skin all of a sudden, which was licking the wound on my arm carefully that she had made earlier unconsciously. In an instant, something had changed within me. I became extremely happy as I couldn't help running my fingers through the soft fur of my mate, only to hug her tight. I know that it was quite impossible to see her in this dark but still I wanted to see her wolf. I wanted to see what colour she had got. I wanted to show her mine too. I wanted to run with her side by side. I wanted to... My thoughts got interrupted by another howl as she moved her body to push me back only to rub her face on me, giving me lots of goosebumps. And I knew why she was acting like such. Without making her wait any longer I stripped out all of my clothes in no time and shifted instantly to give her company. And as soon as