Howler

Chapter XXXVII

So I just yelled at one the king and Queen of the Saffrons. I just possible ended nearly 270 years of alliance (yeah you heard me correctly) and I have just majorly pissed them off. About twenty minutes after they had left I was still stilling in stoney silence with Jem and Harry by my sides.

"Sooo..." Jem started that was awkward "yes, yes it was" I nodded and then I started laughing. I couldn't help it but I just started laughing uncontrollably. Jem and Harry were staring at me like I was some kind of lunatic but I still couldn't help but keep laughing until tears were streaming down my cheeks. "That's it ! she's cracked" Harry threw up his arms but he and Jem joined me in laughing.

Who needs the Saffrons when I had some of the greatest people surrounding me?

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November came and went and everything was a repetitive dream. Evie and Jem were being nauseatingly cute ever since he marked her (but to my knowledge they hadn't completed the bond). Harry hadn't let me bite him yet and I couldn't help but notice this when the calendar flipped to December.

"When did it get so bloody cold?" I groaned. I wrapped my royal blue coat around me and shivered. It was almost  the two month anniversary of me dating Harry and honestly I was nervous. We hadn't planned anything but he rang me the night before almost out of breath and told me to meet him at his house, maybe that's why he called me?

Arriving at his house, I knocked on the door but he didn't answer. Checking my phone I noticed I had a text message:

I'm round the back, keys under the flower pot.

Bending down I grabbed the key and unlocked the front door. Walking through the house I made my way into the back yard. "Harry?" I walked into the garden and it was just a simple garden with a few flowers. "Yeah?" I turned at his voice and saw him lying down on a hammock, why didn't I have a hammock?

"Join me" He scootched over and I walked over. "Harry what's wrong?" when I approached him he reached out and grabbed my hand and without breaking contact I lay beside him on the hammock. "Harry what's wrong?" I asked him even though my mind wandered to my own problems... the ones about the elders and me marking Harry by Christmas time.

"Well I've been thinking..." he traced lazy circles on my wrist "what about?" I looked up at him and his eyes looked classier than ever but he's staring at the ceiling and not looking at me. I hadn't told him yet about Evie and Jem, it had been a month but I didn't want to put pressure on him. So naturally my mind thought it was the perfect time to tell him that.

"Jem marked Evie" I blurted out and Harry snapped his attention to me. "What?"
"He bit her...they haven't completed the bond but it won't be long now." I internally slapped myself, why would I say something like that to him?

"Well speaking of that's what I wanted to talk to you about" I cocked my head and he turned his head towards me so we were facing each other "I want to talk to you about you marking me" I blinked "oh...alright"
"If you bite me, do I become a werewolf?" I laughed lightly "no, that only works if I bite you in werewolf form, it had to be on a full moon because your bound by the lunar cycle and not free will. So we don't bite humans to make them transition" Harry nodded and closed his eyes like he was mentally preparing on what he was about to say next.

"I want you to mark me"

I sat up suddenly and Harry followed suit. "What? Abigail are you okay?" I didn't know how to respond. Out of all the scenarios that had inhabited my head this certainly did not cross my mind. "Harry..."
"No listen to me, you've told me everything that I needed to know, you've never pressured and you never coaxed me into it earlier than I wanted. Well this is what I want I want this to happen" I felt a form of lightness, I was so overjoyed so I did what I thought was best.

I kissed him.

I tangled my hands through his hair and he pulled me up onto his lap so I was straddling him. His tongue ran over my bottom him and I gladly gave it entrance. Harry placed his hands on my hips and I moved closer to him and I began to kiss lightly from his cheek down to his neck and I kissed the crook where the mark would be. I moved his sweater slightly and looked up at him, he nodded slightly and I closed my eyes as I felt my canines extend.

"This may hurt for a moment" I didn't give Harry a chance to respond when I sunk my canines into the spot. I heard Harry hiss in pain but it wasn't long before I heard him groan. I licked the mark and used the sweater to cover it again as I met my gaze to his. "Are you okay?" I asked him.

Harry nodded his eyes till closed as his hand fluttered to his neck. "I don't feel different..." I shrugged I knew that the effects that the marks bite eventually made took some time. "You'll be fine and it doesn't like half bad...it's smaller than I thought" Harry chuckled at that "so it's like a permanent hickey?" I rolled my eyes "if you chose to see it that way, which I hope you don't"

"But can I make a suggestion?" Harry asked me a sudden smirk playing on his lips "shoot"
"I think I'll give you a mark of my own..."

Yep it's exactly what you think it means

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So recently I have been in a rut. I want to write a wattpad book that makes people desperate for more and one that makes you fall in love with theses characters. The first book I wrote: Spotlight I am no longer proud of. It's okay and maybe I'll go back and edit it but for now Howler is what I am most proud of and these characters are now my pride and joy.

I hope one day this book has a million book tearing through its virtual pages and one day that I will wake up with hundred and thousands of votes and comments.

Although that isn't what writing is about for me and it first began as an escape and for everyone who's been on this journey with me and hopefully stays with me: thank you all so much like I couldn't write a novel long enough to describe you all mean so much and everything you guys do wether it's add this book to a reading list, library, you vote or comment: you are all amazing and you make logging on everyday a pleasure, thank you all so much. 

L xx