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start some training,”
Sighing heavily, Taylor took one last look at the field before following Leo. He led her deeper into the woods, where they came upon a large clearing. The grass was cut short and rectangular, like a football field, just without the white paint strips. Some other pack members seemed to be waiting there, along with Natasha, Josh-who, fortunately for Taylor, had his arm wrapped around Natasha’s shoulders-Matt, Ashley, Andrea, and Zane.
They walked towards the group, who immediately spotted the pair, and began stretching.
“Okay guys, since today’s Taylor’s first training, I thought we’d go a bit lighter on the workout,” Leo stated, facing the crowd full of relieved and joyful faces at the news of not working out as hard.
“Okay, so I want half of you to start working in wolf form with Zane and Matt, while the other half stay human and train with me, alright? Now let’s start!” he commanded using his alpha voice. With that, everyone dispersed to their assigned sections. Taylor couldn’t help but smile. She was swelling with pride of Leo being a good leader and a good trainer. But as Taylor walked towards the group, she couldn’t shake the feeling that someone-or something-was watching her.

Chapter 17

Training had gone well the previous day, and today was Taylor’s birthday. She resisted the urge to scream like a lucky lotto winner. But, considering the circumstances, she really was a lotto winner. She was officially 18! She was a legal adult, no more minor status. Taylor Daniels was a free woman! Taylor tried to hold back rolling her eyes at herself; she sounded like a complete idiot.
Walking downstairs, she looked around for Leo. He didn’t seem to be anywhere. Before she could turn back around, a warm, husky voice whispered in her ear sending shivers down her spine.
“Hey babe, happy birthday,” Leo murmured, nuzzling his head into the crook of her neck before kissing it lightly. She smiled and turned around, wrapping her arms around his neck. Leaning up to him, she pressed her lips onto his, barely containing herself from the sparks that ignited from them. Leo moved his hands to wrap them around her, resting them dangerously low on her back. He pushed her into the wall, and moved closer to her. He grinded his hips closer, allowing him access to her open mouth from the gasp she emitted.
‘Oh god, he better stop grinding against me or I won’t be able to contain myself,’ Taylor thought, blushing at how dirty her mind seemed to be thinking.
‘Damn baby if you don’t stop thinking those thoughts, I just might have to lock you up in our room and do some dirty things to you,’ Leo whispered huskily into her mind. Taylor mentally jumped from the shock. She still wasn’t used to the whole reading and projecting your thoughts.
Slapping Leo playfully, she glared at him before walking towards the kitchen, swaying her hips a little. Taylor heard a moan come from Leo, resulting in a satisfied grin on her face. Before she could blink, Leo swooped her in her arms, dragging her into their room.
They were laying on the bed, with Leo on top. Grumbling, she tried to stand up, only to fall back down again.
“Sorry babe, but you’re not going anywhere,” Her murmured into her neck, sucking and kissing it lightly. It took all of Taylor’s control to push him off and walk towards the bathroom. Locking the door behind her, she stripped off her PJs before jumping into the shower.
After taking the quick shower, she jumped out, grabbing her towel and putting on her bra and panties. That’s when she remembered that she hadn’t brought any clothes with her. ‘Shit, just my luck,’ she mumbled.
Opening the door quietly, she checked around for any signs of Leo. Satisfied, she walked out and went towards the closet. She grabbed some clothes before walking out.
“Dammit Tay you’re just making this hard on me,” a low growl sounded from Leo, where he was perched up on the bed. His eyes raked up her body, making Taylor blush like mad. In a flash, she was underneath him again, him looming over, kissing her hungrily. She responded immediately, snaking her arms around his neck and wrapping her legs around his toned torso.
His gentle, yet rough arms travelled up her body, reaching for the back of her bra. He seemed hesitant at first, stopping the kiss to ask for permission. Taylor just kissed him again, a sign of approval. He snapped her bra off and moaned at the sight of her.
“Beautiful, and all mine,” Taylor heard Leo mumble before she enjoyed the most amazing time of her life.

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Breathing hard, Taylor felt on top of the world. Not just because she had fully mated with the most amazing guy on the planet, but also because she was now fully his and he was fully hers.
“Mine,” Leo growled possessively, snuggling into her side. Taylor kissed his chest lightly, snuggling up to him as well.
“Leo?” she asked.
“Yeah baby?”
“I love you,” she whispered.
“I love you too sweetheart,” Leo whispered back.
Taylor just lay there, the words echoing in her mind. He loved her, her! Of all people! She smiled, as Leo wrapped his arm around her petite waist, and snuggled into the crook of her neck. She was finally at peace, finally in love.

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Shivering at the cold, Taylor slipped on a shirt off the ground, before running her hand through her messy mop of brown hair. After washing up, she walked outside, to see Leo sitting on the bed, dressed in boxers.
He wolf-whistled at her and his eyes lusted instantly.
Guiding her eyes down her body, she noticed that she’d thrown on Leo’s button up white dress shirt. ‘Hmm, when was he wearing this? Oh well,’ she thought silently.
Leo’s eyes raked up and down her body, making her blush at the gesture.
“Mine,” Leo growled out, licking his lips.
“Yes, I’m yours” Taylor mimed, before she tackled him into a kiss.

Chapter 18 (4 weeks later)

Time had really flown by quickly. Taylor was training at a quick pace, making it easier for her to become Luna, ever since she’d become a wolf. She was happy, the happiest she’d been in years. Leo was all hers, she was going to be the lead woman of the pack, and her family was back together. What could possibly ruin this?
She’d also started college, and she absolutely loved it. Even Leo came with her, earning herself some ugly sneers from her fellow female college students. ‘Oh come on, he’s just a guy,’ she rolled her eyes, unaffected by their glares.
‘I’m so hurt!’ Leo fake exclaimed. Taylor mentally smacked her forehead. Of course she forgot their mindlink, and he could read her mind anyway. Frustrated, she’d ignored his constant probing of her mind by figuring out how to put up mental walls, but she was still a bit rusty on it.
Taylor was sitting downstairs, watching TV, when Mrs. Knight called her.
“Taylor dear, would you like something to eat?” Mrs. Knight asked.
Looking at the tray of cookies in her hands, Taylor suddenly felt nauseous. Blinking rapidly, she tried to calm her breathing, but it didn’t work. Slapping a hand over her mouth, she raced over to the bathroom, puking up the remnants of her lunch that afternoon. A warm hand began rubbing up and down her back soothingly, while the other was holding up her hair.
“Hey baby, you alright? Come over here, I’ll clean you up,” Leo cooed, helping Taylor to stand up and wash her mouth.
“I’m, uh, fine. I just felt a little sick I guess,” Taylor shrugged. But, for some reason, she had to admit that there was some part of her that was claiming that sickness wasn’t the reason for her nauseous behavior. A small part of her brain, nagging in the back of her head, was pointing to something else.
Giving Leo a halfhearted smile, she raced upstairs and into their room. Grabbing a white packaged box, she went into the bathroom, hoping to God she was just sick.

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Staring at the white stick just brought even more fears into her mind. It’s pink positive sign shining brightly in her eyes. The glow brimming her with nerve-wrecking. Would Leo be okay with this? Of course it was her dream to have kids, but she was only 18. And the fact that she still had college to worry about. Honestly, if she was a bit older, and not in college, she would’ve been ecstatic at her present situation.
“Taylor? You in there?” Leo constant knocking had become more demanding. Knock, yeah right, more like pounding.
“Yeah,” her voice quavering. She opened the door hesitantly, seeing a now exasperated Leo standing there. However, seeing the expression on her face made Leo’s face drop the playful scowl it had presently had.
“Babe, what’s wrong?” Leo cupped his hands on her cheeks, trying to get Taylor to look him in the eyes. She didn’t. Just the thought of seeing his reaction made her fear the worst.
“I’m....um,” she couldn’t bring herself to say. Taylor Daniels-soon to be Taylor Knight-couldn’t be confident for once.
She just looked over to the sink counter, where all three pregnancy tests lay. Leo followed her gaze, before his eyes went wide.
He looked back over at Taylor, who had closed her eyes, willing herself not to cry in front of him. But she wasn’t prepared for the reaction she got.
Leo swooped her up into a hug, spinning her around in the air. She wrapped her arms around his neck, while giggling at his gesture.
“Taylor, I’m so happy. I’m going to be a dad, you’re going to be a mom,” he grinned so wide, it almost hurt Taylor just looking at it.
She smiled back at him, before wrapping her slender arms around his waist. Leo hugged her back just as fiercely.
Stepping away from her, Leo dropped to his knees, and kissed her stomach.
“Hey there little one,” he cooed, “your mommy and daddy are so happy about you. I can’t wait for you to meet your mommy, she’s beautiful, caring, and innocent, just like you.”
Taylor’s heart warmed at the scene in front of her, her eyes now pooling with tears of joy. She smiled back at Leo before kissing him.
“We should probably go tell your parents,” she whispered against his lips.
“Mmmh, in a minute,” he reciprocated against her lips, before delving into a mind blowing kiss. His hands roamed her sides, one sliding underneath her shirt, across her stomach, before resting there. She felt Leo smile against her lips. The sparks between them were highly active, tingling each other like raindrops pelting against smooth glass. His lips as soft as velvet cake, his touch as scorching as hot sand on a beach, his breath as cool as the North Pole made her body hum with desire. She could never love anybody as much as the man right in front of her. Pulling away for air, she looked at Leo’s glowing golden eyes ridden with lust, and smiled at him. Life was indeed a strange thing. When bad things happened, we cursed life to be unfair, to be cruel and judgmental, but when life worked to our advantage, we held it so fragile like a soft velvet feather, and claimed it to be perfect. But at this moment, Taylor realized, life was never perfect. Its purpose was to show you that there were things that were perfect in life, that were worth finding, and Taylor believed she had. Leo. Her rock, her heart, her one and only,