Chapter 76

Avery's POV.

"Avery....are you feeling better now?" Xander asked me and I nodded.

I couldn't talk, my mouth was filled with pancakes. It was so delicious that I wanted to savor the taste of it and not swallow it.

"You'll choke if you continue stuffing your small mouth with pancakes like that, take it slow honey." He added observing my mouth full.

"I'm phhine...''I said with my mouth full.

Xander looked at me with questioning eyes.

"I mean I'm fine." I said finally as I swallowed the chunk in my mouth.

"That's enough now, I'm afraid you'll blow up if you eat more." Leilani said with a surprised face looking at my empty plates again.

"One more and I'm done.....I promise." I said and Xander chuckled.

"What!" I asked with a pouty mouth.

"That's the third time you're saying that today." He reminded me and I stuck my tongue at him.

He's such a spoil spot.

"Just one more and I promise that I'll be done for now."

I just need one more slice, I'm so hungry and I fucking don't know why.

"I've fed you enough Luna, here..have this blackcurrant and you'll be fine." She said, handing me the fruit.

"Can I have hot chocolate, please?" I asked her and she smiled.

"Of course, I'll get it for you." She said with a bow and left us.

"For the record, that combination is gross! Are you pregnant!?" Xander asked with a chuckle.

"Yeah and you're the father." I replied sarcastically,eating my blackcurrant.

"I'll gladly take responsibility...I'm not a runner."

"You can't run even if you want to, we're stuck forever."

"I don't mind getting stuck with you for the rest of my life....I'm nothing without you Avery and I want you to know that, so before you put yourself in danger again,please think twice...you have a mate here." He said in a light tone that made me feel weird.

"I'm sorry for getting you worried baby...it won't happen again, I promise."

He smiled at me, revealing those cute perfect teeths.

"You're just perfect for me Xander, too perfect." I muttered, placing my head on his chest.

The thoughts of not going to be with him hit me hard again and I tried hard not to cry.

I don't have to always act pathetic in front of him, what is meant to happen would happen no matter how hard it hurts me and I cry above it.

I'll die once I'm through with my mission and there's nothing that would stop that, it's written in my faith and that's what destiny had in store for me, I can't fight it... It's just beyond me.

To stop myself from crying, I stuffed more fruits into my mouth and began to munch loudly.

How would he live once I'm gone?

A mate is like a missing part of a wolf and I'll die leaving him shattered.

I'll plead to the moon goddess to grant him a second mate once I'm gone, he's such a promising young man and he shouldn't die because of my end.

"Avery?" He called calmly.

"Mmmm?" I said with my mouth full.

"Did you mean what you told me in the bathroom?" He asked,almost inaudibly.

I began to munch slowly now trying to remember what I said in the bathroom that he's asking about but my memories failed me.

"What did I say?" I asked, raising my head from his broad chest and I regretted it. I love it when our bodies are in contact.

"You don't remember anything?" He asked with a surprised tone.

I looked at him bewildered, what is he talking about?

I tried to remember, I had passed out while having a conflict with myself...and I could remember him coming, then all the gibberish I was saying, asking him and..... OMG!

Holy shits!!!

I told him I love him!

A gasp escaped my mouth when I remembered what I told him.

I looked at him and a sly smile appeared on his face at the realization that I know what he's talking about.

My cheeks burned so red that I thought I'll turn into a tomato, a red ripe plumpy tomato.

"Sooo?" He asked, looking at me with that silly smirk of his.

I want to disappear at this moment in time, how did I say such..okay, this is an awkward situation.

‘You're such a silly child...you love him, why don't you just admit the darn thing already?’ Kira's voice rang in my head and I rolled my eyes in my mind.

She's back to tormenting my life again.

‘It's not so easy you silly wolf, we can't give him force hope...we have a very limited time here...I love him but I can't accept it...it's too dangerous!.’ I fired back at her and she only gave me a scoff.

‘I'm not talking about this again, you're just so annoying...live the moment sis.’ She said and withdrew to the back of my mind.

So much for a great conversation.

"Hello....., do you need your Wolf's approval before you can tell me?" Xander's voice penetrated my thoughts and I smiled.

"Left for her, she wants me to say I love you over and over and....ohhhh" I covered my mouth when I realized what I just blurted out.

Ok... I can die now.

Xander's face broadened into the biggest smile ever and I just stared at him blushing.

Why have I not yet turned into a tomato?

"Don't get the wrong idea."I told him with a laugh.

"The wrong idea feels so good baby, can you say it again?" He asked, acting all boyish.

"Ewww...stop acting like a teenager...you're a big man now."I said ruffling his hair.

"For you...I'm forever a boy....can you say it again please." He pleaded, his eyes having these beautiful sparkles I've never seen before.

"No...I'm not saying it again." I refused.

"Please baby...just one time plssss..."

"Nope!"

"Please love...I'll do anything you ask me for...just say it one more time."

I looked at him suspiciously and an evil smirk carved across my face.

He laughed when he saw me eyeing his two pancakes.

"You're such a devil...I'll trade one...just one." He said with a grin.

"Two or nothing." I said and he shook his head.

"I'm serious." I added.

"Fine...pregnant mate." He said, pushing his plate of pancakes over to me.

"You're a cheat!" He said with a chuckle when I began stuffing the pancakes in my mouth.

"A girl gotta use what she has to get what she wants." I said with a chuckle.

"Fine...can I hear it now." He asked.

"I love you Xander." I said shyly and it was his time to blush.

I never knew he could blush...love does make the impossible possible.

"One more time baby..." He said excitedly.

"You shouldn't get used to it...I'm not...."

"Leilani, can I have more pancakes please." He interrupted me when he saw Leilani coming towards us.

Leilani looked at us with a frown.

"No...you shouldn't allow her to blackmail you like that. She's just using your head." She said with a chuckle and handed me my hot chocolate and coffee to Xander.

"And no more pancakes for you missy." She sternly and I chuckle.

"Okay mom. No more pancakes only if you stop making them so yummy."

"You're a lost cause Luna." She said and sat next to me.

"So how's the hot chocolate?" She asked, looking at me.

"Better than the rest."

Leilani makes the best hot chocolate and anyone would affirm it, she's just the best when it comes to such stuff.

"And you Mr. More pancakes..how's the coffee?" She asked Xander who looked surprised.

"No comments." He said sipping his coffee and Leilani rolled her eyes.

So ungrateful!

"Are you two less busy, I need to show you something?" She asked

"Go on." I urged her.

"Excuse me...I'll be back in seconds." She excused herself and sped up once I nodded my head.