The Werewolf's Vampire Mate
Chapter 242: The truth

Chapter 242: The truth

Darrien.

I pull him back into my arms and he is trembling. Most times, after sex, he is a mess. I guess those are the things that I do to him. I like the way he reacts to me. it makes me feel like the man I want to be for him.

"Sleepy now?’’ I ask him. we are both covered in sweat. The weather outside is cool, I like the sound of the waves and I am pretty sure he does too. I brought Jabi to the Maldives because I knew he would like it. I do everything to make him happy and I have never seen him happier. We have been here for four days and we have a week left. I plan to show him a world that he never thought he would experience. I want him to know that as long as he is with me, he will have everything he needs.

He doesn’t have to worry about anything.

"Can we just keep talking?’’ he asks with a dreamy expression on his face. I plant a soft kiss on his forehead. Jabi hasn’t been sleeping well. That is the only thing about the trip that I am not really happy about. Maybe it is all the excitement. Do you know what they say about not being able to sleep on a bed that isn’t yours? I don’t know if that is the case because he never really had a place that he could call home until me. so, I assumed he would be able to sleep anywhere. But I have noticed and I know he has been trying to hide it from me but there is something bothering him that he doesn’t want me to know.

"Okay, what do you want to talk about?’’ I caress his hair softly. He closes his eyes and I watch the rise and fall of his chest.

I don’t mind staying here for the rest of my life with him. we could get a house on the island. A small cabin, just like the one he used to live in. Would be just the two of us. That would be a dream come through because all I want is to have a peaceful life with Jabi. I don’t want him to have to worry about anything.

"I don’t know, anything,’’ he opens his eyes and there is a smile on his face.

I tilt my head forward and my lips are on his. He breathes into my mouth, almost like an exhalation and I suck it in completely, loving the heat that comes from him. I love everything about him.

"What do you think about staying here for the rest of our life?’’ I ask him because the idea seems so appealing to me.

He opens his eyes wide from my words and I see it. the fear in them. I don’t know why that idea scares him but somehow, I feel it has to do with him not being able to sleep. Suddenly it seems clear to me. There is something bothering him and I think he is going to tell me.

"Like permanently?’’ he asks shakingly.

I thought he would be excited about it but now I am not so sure. I guess there is something wrong with that idea. "Yeah, I thought we could get a place on the island by the beach. A tiny house—or a big one, whichever you want and we would leave the American life behind?"

The suggestion is everything to me.

I thought it would be to him too, but from the look on his face, it seems like it might not be and now I need to know why.

"I don’t want to leave everyone behind,’’ he pulls apart from me and sits up on the bed, resting his head on the bed frame.

I sit up, so I can look at him. I am very good at reading his expressions. So, I want to see if he is sincere but it seems like he isn’t right now. this is not about the pack and the people we would be leaving behind.

This is about something else.

"We wouldn’t be leaving everyone behind. We will always visit and they can come here too. I don’t think it will be a problem to Beau and the rest.’’

He shakes his head "I like your apartment. I like the home we already have,’’ he dismisses my suggestion and I know I shouldn’t push him any further but I want him to talk to me about what he is feeling. I don’t want him having fears and keeping them from me.

"Something else is bothering you and you need to teel me Jabi,’’ I state because I am not about to beat around the bush with him. We are more than secrets and deceits. I am an open book with him and I need him to be with me.

"I am fine, honestly Dar, I just don’t want to live here.’’

I raise a brow in suspicion "Why? You love the ocean. I thought you would love this too.’’

He sighs and then runs his hands through his hair. He looks cute, even when he is scared and right now, he looks terrified to me. something about staying here is making him scared and I intend to find out.

"I don’t want to be far away from my family,’’ he says finally.

I know that is not the reason. "Seems like you are lying to me, why are you lying to me Jabi?’’ I ask him. "This time, I need the truth and not the one you think I want to hear,’’ I tell him firmly.

He knows when I am serious and right now, I am very serious because I need to know the truth. I watch him as he closes his eyes and takes a deep breath, the rise and fall of his naked chest distracting me. I try to stay on track as he opens his eyes.

"I am scared, okay,’’ with that, he stands up from the bed and walks away from me and to the bathroom. I jump off from the bed and grab him by his arm because I know he is going to hide but locking the doors. I can’t let him leave until he explains what he means by that.

"Hey, no running away right now,’’ I tell him, pulling him to me.

He tries to hide his face from me but I see the tears welling up in his eyes. "What are you afraid of? Moving so far away from home with me? does that scare you?’’ he opens his eyes immediately as the words escape my lips.

I don’t want to think in that direction because I know how much he loves and trusts me. I don’t want to think that this is about me but he isn’t giving me what I need right now.

"This isn’t about you Dar; you are the only part of this trip I have enjoyed." He confesses and I see the regret in his eyes as the words leave his lips.

"Shoot, that’s not what I meant, I love this trip. I love the water. I love everything,’’ he adds to make me feel better.

"What are you talking about Jabi?’’

He sighs "Nothing, forget what I said. Can we just go back to bed?’’

I shake my head "Tell me what you mean? You hate this place?’’

It seems to me now that this was a bad idea. I was so sure that he would love this place. his obsession with the ocean just made me want to do this for him. the hotel we are in is on top of the water. I wanted him to feel like he was in the ocean. I wanted to give him the feeling that I thought he would enjoy but I guess I went too far, seeing as he hates this place.

I fucked up.