ARTEMIS' POV:-

　　After dinner, which obviously looked more like a date, Elijah took me to the beach. He and I were sitting on the bonnet of his car. Both of my arms were wrapped around his arm. My head was placed on his shoulder. "The moon looks extremely beautiful tonight. I know it is not a full moon night. It's tomorrow. But why does it look bigger and more beautiful than the moon on the night of the full moon?" I whispered while staring at the moon. I had no idea why I said it out loud. I didn't know why I felt that way. I just felt this comfort, this unimaginable feeling of protection around me. And not just that, I felt my surroundings very beautiful that night.

　　He didn't once acknowledge that night as the first date for us. But it sort of felt like he brought me out on a date, not just a fancy dinner. My graduation was not due until the very next month. And of course, the results were also not out. I was excited about my results too. But that night was changing things around. "Maybe it's not the moon that is beautiful. Maybe it's something else that you feel." He whispered softly in my ear and kissed the top of my head. I couldn't help but smile. He was practically the only guy I had ever spent that much time with. But he was the only man in my life who made me feel safe.

　　I slid one of my hands down until my fingers intertwined with his. He looked into my eyes. I saw lots of emotions swimming in his beautiful blue eyes. His eyes were starting to change too. Or maybe it was me who started to look differently in his eyes. His ice cold eyes started to become comforting towards me. "Don't think too much about anything. I promise to be here with you until my last breath. I will protect you. I know, you no longer need me to protect you. But you are my responsibility." Elijah whispered in my ear while staring at the moon. My eyes turned towards him. He had this satisfied look on his face. As if he was at peace.

　　I couldn't say if it was because of me or if he actually had the same blooming feeling inside his chest as I had been feeling. I knew he was older than me. I knew we had a huge difference between our ages and our personalities. And yet it started to feel like I was incomplete without him. "Tracy! I believe we have to show him. There must be a reason why you haven't sensed any of the coyotes around. If we can trust anyone, it's him. You gotta believe me. He will never hurt us." I tried to convince Tracy again. For some reason, I just wanted him to know what I was. But I couldn't do it without Tracy's consent. Tracy and I were equally into this.

　　Tracy didn't tell me much. I just patched up a few things she blabbered about whenever I asked her to tell Elijah everything. I knew Tracy was an ancient creature, reborn to complete her destiny. And in her last life, she was hurt. I was not sure if she didn't know or she just couldn't remember everything. I just wanted to help her. "I felt that too all night. I am just worried about you. He is our mate. We are supposed to trust him. I am just worried if he would become greedy once he knew what we are." Tracy replied to me in a low tone while wiggling her tail up and down due to the nervousness.

　　She did that only whenever she was nervous about something. There was nothing in this world that terrified her but a greedy man. I figured that she was afraid of the greedy men. Well, so was I. My father didn't hurt me physically. But he had hurt me emotionally, mentally and spiritually. "I know, you were hurt. I was hurt too. A man hurt you. A man hurt me too. Yours hurt you physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Mine didn't harm me physically. But the story is almost the same. I didn't die back then. But I would have died because of his whore of a wife." I tried to reason with Tracy. It was practically the perfect timing. Because all the others were busy getting ready for the full moon night.

　　As for me and Elijah, Elijah was the aloha and he had a perfect control over his wolf. So had his uncle and Daniel. Tracy and I worked out pretty well too. The others were not that good. They were all just not in control on the nights of the full moon. "I am worried about you too. You and I have seen no coyotes around. I know you have been curious. And it is worrying you more as the time passes. Let's just have some faith in the moon Goddess and do what we are supposed to do. Let's not forget that bitch Luna saw us. What if she knew what we were?" I added further in a low tone to make her understand.

　　I was just trying to make her understand that it was impossible for us to handle it on our own. We needed someone who would know who we were and tell us everything about the kind I had inside me. Everyone was calling me a werewolf. But I was not a werewolf. Tracy called us a Werecoyote when she looked into that mirror. "I think you are right. We can never be sure if that pack is out there, looking for us. After all, I ate the hand of their Luna. Sooner or later, they are coming to get us. I just don't want you to get hurt in the crossfire." Tracy replied to me in a sad tone.

　　I had a good idea what she was going through. Maybe I was right, she didn't remember what actually happened to her. Maybe she just remembered a few things so she could protect me and herself from the same kind of harm. But she had to trust at least someone. "Thank you. I promise you. If I see any of the red flags rising, we will run away. I will not stop you. But for now, just have some faith in me." I thanked Tracy in a low tone. I knew she was nervous and wanted to hear that prep talk I just had with her.

　　It was time for me to tell Elijah. No! I wanted to show him instead of just telling him. "Eli! Can I show you something? Something I keep dear and don't want to show anyone else. No! I don't trust anyone else but you." I asked Elijah in a low tone. He turned his head towards me and raised his brow.

　　"Sure thing, baby girl. Listen to me. If you have something to ask me or show me or anything you want to share with me, just don't ask for my permission. You are allowed to do everything you want. And you know you can trust me." He replied to me in that same gentle tone that always made me smile.