We ended up just watching a few movies and eating dinner together in the cabin, and when it was time to go to bed Zagger was asleep on the couch, so I snuck into the bedroom with Mason where I slept soundly through the night. The next morning was a quick bustle as we got everything ready to go and packed in the truck. One last raptor run with Mason to clean up after Abbie and Cliff, and we were set to go!

Mason and I rode down to the lake and parked the bikes in the water so far that only the tires were submerged, and then we splashed and scrubbed them clean of all the mud that collected when Abbie and Cliff went out the previous night. I was completely drenched when we were finished. Mason decided that he liked seeing goose bumps on my arms and legs, and continued to splash water on me. He let me get him back though, and I pushed him off the dock to make sure that he was soaked like I was.

Our ride home off the mountain was quiet and peaceful as we watched the scenery around us. When we finally got home, life went on as normal. Graduation was a few weeks away, and preparations were being made for our last high school experience.

A week before graduation, Mason was hanging out at my house when all of a sudden he left without saying two words. By this time, I was used to him running off and taking care of business, but I didn’t see him at all for the next two days. I was over at Abbie’s house with my mom and Malloree, writing out graduation invitations, when he finally answered my millions of messages that Saturday afternoon.

It was only a text message that said he wanted to meet later at our special spot. I tried ignoring the thumping on my heart while I was with the girls, but I just knew something was up!

"I’m sure everything is fine. Stop freaking out and breathe." My mom told me when I told them what I was worried about.

"But I can’t stop worrying mom! I haven’t gone this long without talking to him since we first started dating!" She chuckled, took my pen and the invite I had in my hand for the last twenty minutes, and told me to go find Mason.

"No mom I can’t. I have to finish these. They need to go out today."

"Go find out what’s going on. I’ll finish up since I’ve been the one filling them out anyways."

I blushed. I’d been so worried that I hadn’t actually been doing my job.

"No, I’ll stay and finish. It’s okay."

She put my keys in my hand and walked me out to my car. "I know what it’s like to be worried about the ones you love. Go find out what’s going on, and then call me if you want to come back. I’ll see how much I have left to do by then."

I hugged her. "Thanks mom. I love you."

"Love you too sweety."

I got in my car and sped to the park in front of the middle school. Ever since he first showed me he was a wolf, that’s bee our hang out spot when we’ve wanted to be alone the last couple of months.

I had only a couple seconds to think before he was by my side and I was in his arms. He started kissing me, but I pushed him away.

"What in the world is going on? Where have you been the last two days?"

"I’ll tell you in a minute. I need to hold you. I want to kiss you." He grabbed me, but I put up a pretty good struggle.