~ Savannah’s POV ~
“Can I kiss you again?” Derek asks cautiously. His beautiful blonde hair and gorgeous blue eyes are shining under the warm sunlight.
“I have to go, Der. My dad’s waiting…” I say reluctantly. My hand is still playing with his hair.
“Do you really have to go?” he asks again, and I find myself staring at his beautiful, soft lips.
Hmmm. A kiss is always my kryptonite…
Like every other girl in the world, I, Savannah Wilcox, admit that I love kissing my boyfriend’s lips. I can get lost in his eyes. In his touch. In this feeling. I can pretty much do this all day.
Derek and I are sitting on a bench in the campus courtyard of the University of Vermont. We are both going there in the fall, which is why we joined the campus tour today. But, instead of actually joining the campus tour, Derek had another idea. We skipped the library and museum and went walking in the courtyard instead. Just the two of us.
But hey, I’m not complaining. It’s a bright warm day in late May. The sky is blue, the flowers are blooming, and the birds are chirping. If I don’t know any better, I’d say we’re in Hawaii. It’s such a lovely day today and I wish it can go on forever. And maybe it could’ve, except for my phone alarm that keeps ringing incessantly in my purse. I peer at it lazily and tap the snooze button. Again.
“Der, you know I have to go," I sighed.
“Just one more kiss,” Derek is more persistent than my alarm clock. He closes the distance again and murmurs to my lips.
“You said that three kisses ago,” I laugh and try to pull away.
“Mm-hmm,” Derek puts his hands around my waist and holds me tight, refusing to let me go. Then, he leans closer and kisses me again, savoring my plump pink lips, and running his hand on my long brown hair.
Hmmm. Why can’t I do this with him forever?
I summon all the strength I have and finally break the kiss. My bright hazel eyes gaze up at my boyfriend longingly as I say, “Derek, you know I wish I can stay, but I really have to go…”
Derek lets out a disappointed sigh.
“You promised an entire day with me. We’re supposed to go to Jackson’s party together,” Derek is pulling out all the stops, giving me his best smoldering look.
I can’t help but take note of my boyfriend’s gorgeous features. His dirty blonde curly hair is trimmed on the sides, his eyes are bright blue, his jawline can cut like a knife, and his perfect tan skin glimmers under the sun.
Dang! My man is so gorgeous!
I can’t help myself and I run my fingers across his chest, noting his rock-hard muscles and abs over his clothes. Derek is sporting a green UVM sweatshirt and basketball shorts. He is a top recruit for the UVM basketball team. He single-handedly led our high school team to the state finals last year.
Oh yeah, Derek and I go to high school together. We’re in our last semester, and pretty much just waiting for graduation at this point. Derek is the only son of Gamma Chief Michael Thompson. He works for my dad. Oh, before I forget to tell you, my dad is Alpha William Wilcox, the leader of our Blue Moon Pack.
The Blue Moon Pack is known to be one of the strongest packs on the East Coast. We have a long history of peace and prosperity under my ancestor’s leadership. And not only that, my dad is savvy. Most other wolf packs tend to go off the grid and distance themselves from the human world, but my dad thinks that there’s a way we can coexist. And more than just coexisting, we can thrive in their world too, using all the great talents the Moon Goddess gives us. Which is why I get to go to college and learn about things that I love, like art and writing. And Derek too, he’s allowed to study psychology, which can be useful if he plans on being a high-ranking wolf one day.