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For about four hours we sat in the bed talking. I told him about myself and answered some questions that he had, then he did the same. I learned that he actually was quite the hermit and preferred to be alone whenever he got the chance. He’s an avid reader; he’ll read anything no matter how long the book is. In high school he was on the football team, as well as track. He still goes for a run a few times out of the week but in this case he runs through the woods in his wolf form. I was the most surprised to learn what he does for a living. He has his own architecture company called Tri Build Architecture; it is one of the top five companies that is invested in most in the stock market. Tri Build shot up to the number two spot earlier this year, so he was financially secure. He was born in Aiea, Hawaii on October 27th, 1981 making him a Scorpio. There was a ten year age gap between us which wasn’t too bad; I didn’t mind it at all. The small details weren’t much but knowing a li
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I was awakened by the sound of running water from the sink. I sat up in the bed and looked over to see Lio standing at the kitchen sink with a cup of water in his hand. He looked over at me and smiled; that smile a man gives a woman when he’s happy she’s the first one he sees in the morning. “Good morning.” I said not sounding quite like myself. “Actually, it would be ‘Good Afternoon’ sleepy head. It's fifteen minutes past noon.” The embarrassment must have shown on my face because he laughed. “It’s alright Astraia. I didn’t wake you up because I knew how tired you were. You don’t have to work today do you?” I shook my head no. “Good, you need a break. Would your boss agree to giving you a few days off?” He asked before taking a few sips of water. I almost never took any days off; this would be the first time in a year actually. “I’m sure he won’t mind. Why?” I said as I rubbed the little bits of eye crust from the corners of my eyes. Lio set his now empty
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Three days passed at my house like a fading dream. We spent most of our time cooking for each other, going out to the movies, and laying around in my room watching TV. It might not sound very exciting but we both enjoyed ourselves, it’s something we had both needed badly. It’s now day four; Saturday night, and unfortunately all good things must come to an end. Lio used some of his vacation time to be with me and he only had two days left. He’d told me he needed to use the last two to finish up some floor plans needed for an upcoming project at work. He was doing well for himself, very well. I appreciated that ambition and drive in a man. I had just finished a nice hot shower and I was thankful my bathroom was in my bedroom. I didn’t have to take that freezing walk back, which was nice. When I opened the bathroom door, all of the trapped steam flowed out into the bedroom like a foggy phantom. The only light in the room was coming from my TV. Lio was laying in my bed in all of his n
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After we got fresh and clean again, we got into bed. I’d promised Lio that I would sleep naked with him so, here I was being spooned by a werewolf. My life was definitely not normal. Lio was kissing the back of my neck gently and it sent shivers through me each time his lips touched my skin. How was he doing this to me? “Astraia, I’ve never known anyone who reacts to me as strongly as you do.” He said nuzzling his nose in my hair. “It scares me.” I said almost whispering. I felt him sit up a little and I could see him looking down at me out of the corner of my eye. “Why does it scare you? Is it because of what I am?” He asked in a somewhat melancholy tone of voice. I shook my head no but there was a small part of me that felt that way. “Then why? Tell me.” He said rubbing my arm. “It’s because I feel vulnerable. I’m so drawn to you I don’t seem to have control over myself sometimes. This whole soulmate thing is in the back of my mind all of the time…” I said tur
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When I came home from work it was around six o’ clock P.M. The sun was still shining brightly, the gift of summer hours. As I pulled up in front of my house I saw Lio on the porch talking to a police officer. I was hoping he had control of the situation before I got to them because I didn’t have the energy for anything else right now. I turned the engine off and got out of the car. When I got up to the porch Lio gave me his best smile but it didn’t quite reach his eyes. The officer had a dark brown skin tone and was about an inch or two shorter than Lio; but his physique wasn’t as muscular as his. He looked to be in his fifties from the look of the deep set wrinkles in his forehead and around his eyes. The forest green uniform he wore brought the shine out of his aged, hazel eyes. He had a full head of hair without a gray hair in sight. If it wasn’t a wig he must have good genetics. I looked at the nameplate on his chest when I was close enough and it read, ‘Rollards’. Officer Ro
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Lio’s house was quiet as usual. Baltasar and Kyra were snuggled up on the couch watching TV when we came in. I was wondering what was up with those two because last I checked, Baltasar and Celeste had a thing going. I was going to do some snooping. Not now, but later. Oh yes, much later. Kyra and Baltasar looked over at us with surprised eyes. “Hey guys.” I said, smiling faintly. They both got up from the couch and I knew they were coming to greet Lio. I stepped aside and let them do just that. When the formal “hellos” were done, Lio held his hand out to me and I came back to him. He held me by the hip against him and I placed my hands against his chest. Kyra smirked and crossed her arms. “Well, aren’t you two cozy? Maybe you should’ve had some time alone a lot sooner.” I blushed, completely embarrassed. “Baltasar, I need everyone to meet out front in ten minutes.” Lio said before looking down at me. Baltasar grinned before he left to pass on the message to the
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Lio took me back home so that I could get what I needed for the beach. He was already wearing his swim trunks, no shirt, and black sandals. His swim trunks were red and black with a fox logo on the bottom of the left side. I put on one of my favorite bikinis which was turquoise & white. The top was made with a built in bra and tied around my neck, with strings crisscrossing down my back. The bottom looked like a frilly mini skirt; it was both elegant and cute. I got a jaw-dropping reaction from Lio so I knew he approved. Whether I was single or not I always kept a few little sexy things in my drawers just in case. The Briss county beach was a nice long drive from Delwyn, but it was definitely worth it on those unbearably hot days. Everyone followed Lio and I in their own cars. We claimed ten parking spaces when we arrived. We got out of our cars with our beach towels, coolers and whatever else we needed before heading down towards the shore. The sands were pretty white and the oc
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June came with a raging heat, sticky and humid. The weather forecast was looking consistently hot for the whole week, thank goodness for Frederick Jones; having been the genius who created the air conditioner. Officer Rollards had paid me another visit to tell me that one of my neighbors claimed to have seen a young man hop over the fence in my backyard before hearing a loud bang. The bang they heard must have been the sound of my back door being turned into splinters. Officer Rollards was looking for anyone else who had any information on what happened, but I hoped they would just give up. If the police found out what really happened, Lio and everyone else who wasn’t human would be in danger. Celeste and I sat on my front porch painting each others’ toenails. She had chosen a clear polish with a rainbow shine for herself and I had chosen a cherry red with glitter. It had been a long time since we had some girl time. “So where’s Lio?” She asked, focused on carefully painting m
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