Those eyes. Eyes brown as dark chocolate. They were always watching.
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I could feel them in the dark of my bedroom at night. I felt them on the back of my neck in classes. They watched me as I jogged no matter the weather. I could always feel them. It was strange though. Although I felt as if someone was watching me, it didn’t feel as if whoever it was wanted to hurt me. The eyes I had seen in my dreams were soft, gentle. But still at times I wondered. I wondered who or what was watching me.
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And there were days that sometimes I desperately wanted to know who was behind those eyes.
Moon Stalked
Part I
Moon Stalked
Part II
I woke with a start. Heat.
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There had been a rush of air against my cheek. Instantly I scanned my bedroom. Nothing. I fell back against the pillow as I noticed my curtains blowing in a warm breeze. I always had had an overactive imagination. Or so I had been told. My alarm clock chimed and I groaned. Usually I looked forward to my morning runs, but I had slept restlessly and just wanted to stay in bed. but I got up, changed, threw on my headphones and hit the pavement till I found the trail in the woods about a mile from my house.
I loved the run. It was so freeing. I felt like I could run forever, but eventually my lungs called for a break. I stretched while catching my breath and suddenly I felt like I was being watched. I checked my surroundings but didn’t see anything. I shook my head. I really was losing it. I ran back to my house and found Micah waiting for me. I smiled. He always made me smile.
“Hey there,” he called to me as I approached.
“Hey yourself,” I said as he pulled me into a hug. “I’m a sweaty mess, you know.”
He squeezed me tighter and sniffed my hair. “I don’t care. I couldn’t wait another second to have
you in my arms, Emma.”
He leaned down and kissed me. I melted. He was perfect and he was mine. I still couldn’t believe
it.
“Can we hang out today?” I asked hopefully. Lately his family had been taking most of his time.
He sighed and my heart sank. “I have to be home soon.”
“Did I do something to piss of your family? They don’t seem to want us together anymore.”
He tilted my chin and looked me in the eyes. his doe eyes sending sizzling heat my way. “You
could never do anything wrong. It’s just were going through something.”
“What exactly are you going through?” I snapped a little harder than I should have. He moved
his eyes off my face.
“I can’t tell you.”
“Why the hell not?”
He hesitated. “It’s not my place.”
“I don’t keep secrets from you. It’s not fair.” I folded my arms across my chest. He reached for
my hand but I jerked away. I could see the hurt in his eyes but I didn’t care. I was hurt too.
“I’m sorry,” was all he said before kissing my cheek and disappearing into his truck…
Moon Stalked
Part III
…I took off, not caring that my legs were tired from just having completed a run.
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I ran until I was in a clearing of flowers and I feel to the ground in tears. Micah was the best thing in my life I was losing him. If it came down to me or his family, he would choose his family. Stupid of me for wishing otherwise.
The breaking of a fallen branch bolted me upright. I looked around, the sound had come from my right, but I didn’t see anything. But something was definitely in the tall flowers because they were moving in my direction and there wasn’t even a slight breeze out. I jumped to my feet and started to turn to run when a giant, black wolf jumped in front of me. It snarled and snapped its teeth at me.
I froze.
Were you supposed to run or stay still with wolves? I backed up a step and spun to my right as another wolf appeared. Then there was a noise to my left and I realized I was surrounded.
I tried back away but with every step I took they advanced three fold, snarling and snapping with hunger in their eyes. I tripped over my feet and feel hard on my butt and they ran toward me. I screamed and blocked my face with my arms.
I waited for the pain. But it didn’t come.
Instead there was a howl on the wind and I peeked through my arms to see a brown wolf attack those that were circling me…
Moon Stalked
Part IV
…The brown wolf went for the black one first, biting at its jugular.
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The wolf went down as the other two joined the attack. But the brown one seemed invincible. He growled and swiped at the other two who backed down and then turned and ran, the black one following suit. I was still on my butt in the field as the brown wolf approached me. At first my body froze and I felt panic rise in my body. then it got close to me and laid down, its eyes on mine. Chocolate brown. Those eyes. those were the eyes I had felt on me. the panic went away and a calmness came over me.
Cautiously , I reached my hand out and placed it on the wolf’s snout. It kept its eyes on me.
“You. You are what I’ve been seeing in my dreams.”
Suddenly, the wolf rose to its feet and back away from me. it looked as it was going to run from me, but instead it circled around itself and a blast of white light came from it. I covered my eyes from the shock of the light and when I looked back to the wolf had been, there stood Micah, completely naked.
“Micah?” I barely got his name out. this wasn’t possible. These kind of things weren’t real. They only existed in fairytales. But yet, there stood Micah where the wolf had once been. He walked over to me and sat next to me. He took my face in his hands and looked me in the eyes and I recognized those eyes. doe eyes that were as dark as chocolate.
“How is this possible?” I touched his face.
“It’s a long story,” he said, not taking his eyes off mine, “One that I hope you’ll let me explain in full detail.” He paused. “Are you scared of me?”
I leaned into him and kissed him hard. “No. I love you.” And I had never meant those words as much as I did that very moment.
“But tell me one thing? Have you been stalking me?” I smiled at him. he laughed and it was a beautiful sound.
“Well, I wouldn’t call it stalking.” He smiled wickedly at me and pulled me tight to him. “I love you, my moon kissed sweetheart.”
“Moon kissed?”
“It means you’re my one true soulmate that I will never leave.”
“I like the sound of that,” I said and snuggled against him, forgetting the attack and just feeling his warmth. He could explain later.
All that mattered was that he was here and he was mine.