Janet: Part 2

~Azaria~

Tears stung my eyes as he spoke. I heard him talking but I couldn't absorb what he was saying. My mind played over the interaction with that girl. The way she swayed her hips when she came in, eyes lit up, and sparkling. Then her change when she realized Al wasn't there.... she wanted to see him.... she spoke like she knew what he would want warning me...were they close? My thoughts were interrupted when Al's hand touched my arm

"Azaria...you're burning up! What did she say to you! I'll..." I cut him off as he said

"She was here for you..." I whispered but my words cut like a knife, and he winced, and his shoulders sagged, and I knew. He opened his mouth to speak, and I just raised my hand to stop him and asked,

"how long ago?"

His head hung low, and he spoke up, his voice was still steady

"It's been over three years" I nodded absorbing the information

"Do you...love her?"

I looked into his eyes hoping to measure him for truth, but his face was distracting me from being mad, come on heart! Be on one accord with me today please! He took my hands into his clearly ignoring the heat radiating off me.

"No one has ever been in my heart except for you. This...." he tapped his chest " I saved for my soul mate. I didn't save my body for you, and I'll regret that for the rest of my life, but I can't change it...but what I can do is vow to you that there will never be another in my heart as long as I live." He looked up at me with hope and pleading in his eyes

"I'm still mad..."

I lowered my knees but crossed my legs in front of me and crossed my arms over my chest. Taking my hands back from his, his touch was distracting me from being upset and I wasn't done being mad just yet

"What did she say my love?" My stomach fluttered at his words, but I kept my face composed and sighed pausing a moment before nodding to myself

" Actually, I have a plan..."

I smiled as his face scrunched up in confusion and he said

"well before that we need to get your temperature under control...you're running a fever Azaria..." I nodded and sighed

"It will subside in a few days it's part of my consequence...." He looked confused again so I kept going

" I possessed that girl back at the facility, possession magic always has consequences, forcing your will over another is against the natural order and the universe tries to balance that out so...." I gestured to myself "Fever in my case but the longer I use it the worse the consequence will be. It can even kill you but that would require ALOT of time in someone else's body and mind and takes a lot of strength and power to maintain that as well." He nodded as I spoke,

" I will stay here with you until you're better ...but I want to hold you, can I hold you please?" Was I still mad? Yes. Did I want to be? No. No matter how I felt I couldn't stay mad at him, it's not like she was an abandoned girlfriend, it was over 3 years ago, and she was still holding on. How could I stay angry at him for some clingy girl?

I nodded and scooted over so he could cuddle with me in the bed, his proximity calmed my mind and having his hard body pressed against mine just felt right and I didn't want to fight that. I never want to fight that. He snuggled his face into the crook off my neck and inhaled his voice a notch lower than before

" You smell like honey, sweet delicious and just for me, I often wonder if you taste of honey too" my eyes widened wondering why he had to be so vulgar....I guess no one was here so it wasn't really embarrassing but he talked like it was normal, it def was not normal for me. I felt his chest rumble from a laugh

"Even as your so shy.....you don't back down and I love that about you"

he kissed my cheek soft but firm it felt special, significant

" I see you Azaria, I feel you here" he tapped his chest again " Good, bad, beautiful and ugly I see you, the real you, and I just want you to know you can always be you with me"

I smiled at him and something in me knew that he would be there for me no matter what. I lifted my hand to his cheek, caressing the stubble that formed there. I liked his stubble. "I vow that with me you are always Alaric. Not future Alpha, not hard and strong always. With me you can be soft, and I will never take that for granted, think less of you, or use it against you. I promise you will always have a home here.

" And this time I tapped my chest where my heart was. His smile beamed back at me and seeing his wonderful smile made my heart flutter. We must have been staring at each other like lovestruck teens because we didn't notice the green whisp come from either of us until the two whisp of green magic swirled around each other in a dance in between us eventually coming together spinning faster and faster into a ball until it looked like a solid green bead and then it burst harmlessly and little green sparkles fell on us like snow then dissipated. He smiled looking at me

"what was that?" I giggled out as I examined our magic green sparkle snow

"That is a witches promise, but I have never seen one quite manifest like that and I didn't exactly mean to vow with my magic.....not that it's an issue but I suspect that has something to do with your power. Genie magic is about intentions, correct?" I nodded and smiled, and he said again

" you're still burning up, do you feel ok?" I shrugged

" I feel ok maybe a bit tired, but I don't think that's related to this moment...we ran for a long time to get here, I haven't exerted that much in years, it was fun, despite those circumstances." He smiled at me warmly looking as if he was recalling the night.

"You are fast, there are very few who can even keep up with me let alone maintain the same speed as me for that long..." he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me close so my back was to his chest, and he could talk into my ear from behind. I melted into his embrace. I felt so comfortable I could fall asleep in an instant but simultaneously the tingle of his touch lit my soul ablaze with desire and the idea of sleep seemed silly.

"You are stronger than I think you realize and, in more ways, than one.... why didn't you put Janet in her place?" I lowered my head and sighed heavily

"I let her words get into my head and I thought maybe she was right....maybe I'm not strong enough to be Luna or your mate" I felt him tense behind me as we talked cuddled in the hospital bed and tell him all the things Janet said to me

" It doesn't matter what she thinks or what strength she think you do or don't have. It's not her place to decide who should or shouldn't stay away from me. You are mine and I am yours, you and only you are good enough to be by my side as my Luna. Besides that you are new, and, in the hospital, she had no business talking to you or anyone else like that, and definitely isn't the behavior for a Luna or anyone else in a position of power. "

he took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. I could tell he was upset that one of his own people was this bold and mean to a stranger. I wiggled back a little bit trying to get closer to him, didn't seem like I was close enough and he groaned

"Woman you are going to be the death of me..." His breath fanning my ear as he spoke

" But I....Ooooooo" was all I could get out when he started kissing, licking, nibbling as my neck and where I will wear his mark and it sent chills through my body. I felt his hand starting to roam over the dip in my waist as I laid on my side, then back over the curve of my hips and ass and then back up to my breast, kneading them.

"I want to mark you so the world knows you are mine and won't dare look down on you." he kissed and nibbled at my neck and it was so sensitive

"uhhh...ahhh"

were the only noises that came out, I meant to make words but with Al's hands all over me and he latched onto my neck. I couldn't focus, or form sentences, actually I don't even think an actual word came out my mouth. A soft knock could be heard, and a low growl vibrated from Al's chest, and I managed to squeak out

"just a sec!"

Al got up and adjusted himself before going to open the door.