Lou's POV:

The three torturous days of heat passed, not easily, but they still passed. I was this close to sleep with Ryan until I took control over myself and ended it.

Yes I'm still a virgin, and I'm proud!

That guy didn't even control himself! He was so tempted that he forgot it wasn't me, I wasn't doing it on my free will.

Through these three days we stayed close to each other and cuddled all the time since his touch was the cure to my unbearable pain. He didn't take advantage of it which I am grateful for, but I still could see the sadness in his eyes when he figured out I still haven't accepted him yet...

'That boy's gotta be patient to finally win your heart Lou.' You said it girl!

As I said, three days of hell passed and now I'm free, as in heat free and period free. Ryan is taking his vacation like he said he would, starting from today.

"So what do you guys want to do?" Maya asked excitedly. It was morning, an early one to be honest. I don't even know how I got up at seven. We were currently reunited in the house and wandering what we could do to have fun.

"Why don't we go to the beach? It's summer after all." Simon suggested as we all nodded.

"We could spend two days and one night at the resort. In fact, I'm going to try and book a whole floor for us." Ryan said and went to the phone to start booking.

"A whole floor?" I asked astonished, we only need four rooms!

"We're not the only ones coming Lou!" Maya said explaining to me that some pack members are coming with us.

We are going to the beach. Oh hell yeah!

'Oh hell no! You don't have a swimsuit.'  Oh my...I almost forgot. 'Almost? Bitch it totally slipped off your mind! You can't swim naked that's for sure!'

I thought about it for a while, maybe I could buy a swimsuit from over there?

'Maya! you dumbass! Maya can maybe have an extra swimsuit that you can borrow.' You're kind of moody today. Just relax! 'I'll only relax when we arrive at the beach!'

I went to Maya and asked her if she had any extra swimsuit that I could borrow.

"Yes I have a lot! I also have my old small ones from when I was sixteen, I guess they'll fit you perfectly. Thank the moon goddess I didn't throw them away." She prayed as she headed towards the front door with Simon and Theo to go back and pack their bags.

"Don't worry Lou! I'm gonna bring all of them, so you don't have to panic if one of them doesn't fit." She said with a smile.

"I'm going to mind link the pack so they know where we're heading." Ryan said before everyone left.

"Wait, all the pack? Like the two thousand werewolves!" I asked shocked.

"Fuck no! Only the ones that are free, and believe me, a little amount of them are free since the rest are guarding the territory and working out." He reassured me as I sighed.

I wasn't ready to meet the whole pack just yet. Not even when I still haven't completely accepted the fact that they're werewolves.

"Oh, okay." I mumbled quietly looking down to my socks.

"Come on, let's prepare our bags. We're spending the night there." Ryan said calmly and pushed his hand up so I can place mine in it.

I looked at his big hand and looked back at his eyes, they held hope in them. He had a small smile on his lips and a part of me melted...I couldn't reject something like that. He's been very supportive lately and helped me through heat instead of taking advantage of me. He respects my choices and decisions without even questioning them-

'Ugh! Don't tell me you've already fallen for him Lou? Because it steals all the fun and the torture you can give him. Don't give in so easily!' Yeah, you're right! I can't be that easy!

I looked back at him, his beautiful green eyes glistening in the light, and I shook my head and looked back down.

'That's better!'

"I understand." He whispered before leaving to pack his bags. I soon followed him, still replaying the situation in my head. A fact about me, I always replay every awkward situation in my head again.

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We arrived at the beach, to be more precise we were at the receptionist. Ryan was fighting with the guy for something about the rooms, one not being big enough for two people in it. I'm pretty sure it was Maya and Theo's room as Theo joined the fight, he actually wanted to stop it but was currently fighting with Ryan against the poor guy.

The guy looked at me and gave me a help-me-calm-your-man look, but I couldn't do anything since Ryan would leave me out of it, just like he did to Simon who, by the way, actually tried to end this.

Maya had a bored expression on her face, like this wasn't new to her at all. Her arms were crossed over her chest and she couldn't stop sighing and rolling her eyes whenever they landed on the two idiots and the receptionist. And right behind us were the thirty two pack members that joined us, they were all waiting, some as a family with their children, some came with only their loved ones and some came alone, in hopes to relax and find their mates.

And they all looked bored as hell.

We were literally standing there, for half an hour now, waiting for this fight to end.

Many minutes later, Ryan and Theo joined us and told us that our rooms were on the fourth floor and they all rushed to the receptionist to get their keys, leaving the five of us behind.

"So, what do you wanna do when we've put all our bags?" Simon asked reluctantly as soon as Maya started rambling about all the bikinis she have stocked for me.

"Wait, you're wearing some of her swimsuits?" Ryan asked shocked as he crunched his eyebrows together and placed his hands on his hips staring at me for an answer.

"Uhm...Yeah, I-I don't have a swimsuit, and Maya has a lot that can fit me." I stammered fidgeting with the hem of my shirt and playing with my fingers. I do that a lot when I'm nervous.

"Fuck no! I'll buy you a proper one from here." He said leaving no room for argument. As soon as he finished he took my hand and pushed me forward towards the shop that was inside the hotel.

"Theo, take care of our bags." He ordered to Theo who just nodded and said a 'sure'.

'I swear it's like Theo is Ryan's little bitch.' You're not wrong, though.

We entered the shop and went to the swimsuit section, Ryan and I separated as I went to see the bikinis on display.

There was a maroon bikini that caught most of my attention. I looked at it, no, admired it. It was ruffled on the edges of the bra and the pantie making it more covered if I spread my legs while swimming and sitting or made a move that would uncover my chest.

But believe me, my chest area is as flat as a pancake! There's literally nothing to see here, and if anyone saw anything, I'm sure they'd be grossed out or something. I have the body of a prepubescent twelve year old, but with huge thighs!

I took the bikini and headed to the fitting room after finding Ryan, who was looking at a one piece swimsuit and some shorts, and yelled "I'm going to try something on."

I changed into the bikini, it looked amazing on me since maroon goes with everything and it gives me more color seeing as I'm very pale.

I stepped out of the booth and faced a hard chest. I raised my head up and saw a furious Ryan shaking his head. I didn't need the answer to understand what he meant. Although he did like it, but not for the public eye...

"Don't you fucking think about it." He rumbled as he gave me a one piece swimwear and a pair of black shorts. If I wear those, I'm going to look like a grandma!

"Can I at least wear it without the shorts?" I asked praying that he would accept.

"No." He replied and sat on the chair next to my booth, waiting to see me in this crap.

After trying so many swimsuits, he finally settled and chose a blue one piece swimsuit that has shorts instead of panties at the bottom. Like, two in one. And it was disgusting! But I couldn't say anything since he wouldn't let me wear anything else...

We bought the swimsuit, unfortunately, and we went to the fourth floor to see where my bedroom was and eventually to change.

"What number is my room? And where is my key?" I asked Ryan as soon as we reached the fourth floor. He probably still has my key.

"Our room is number 410, and I have the key, Theo has one too since he placed our bags in it already." He answered me, his back facing me as I was following him.

"O-our room?" I chocked nervously but mostly because of shock. Our room? Again?

"Yes, our room, my love." He replied and stopped in front of a door which made me bump into his back, but he caught me before I realized I was about to fall.

He placed the key in the doorknob and opened the door. The room was big, it had a king sized bed and in front of it, just placed on the wall, was a TV. Under the TV was a little drawer, probably containing the remote, and next to it was a mini fridge . The bathroom was small but it could fit two people at the same time, so it was enough, and opposite of it was a wooden closet.

I entered the bathroom immediately and changed into my bathing suit, the horrible one. I stepped out of it as soon as I was done and faced a shirtless sexy Ryan, staring at me too. I glared at him, took my bag and headed to the beach since everyone is already there having fun.

I stood under the beach umbrella, while Ryan was talking to Theo a little away from me. I was watching Maya and Simon swimming with the rest of the pack as others were laying down on the sand. Simon approached me with a weird look on his face.

"Hey! Uhm...You're aware you glow under the sun right?" Simon asked. I was not surprised because I really do glow under the sun seeing how white I am. I definitely need a tan.

"Yes, very aware! I'm as white as a porcelain plate." I shared my thoughts out loud which made us laugh.

"But, you're really...beautiful." He whispered looking down at his feet. I looked down at my own feet too, hiding my blush. He thinks I'm beautiful.

But my insecurities hit me up fast...

"Hell no! Have you seen all these girls? Their tanned bodies and attractive curves? I'm not as beautiful as them!" I said looking at him with and embarrassed smile.

"What? Uhm, well..." He stuttered as he scratched the back of his head and furrowed his eyebrows together. I definitely caught him off guard.

"Well, every man has his own taste, right?" He managed to say after the awkward silence.

"Yeah, sure. Thank you." I mumbled slowly. I couldn't understand how he thinks I'm beautiful.

"Uhm...I-I'm not flirting with you, you know? I'm just stating the obvious...I'm sure the Alpha agrees with me. " He rasped quickly, thinking it would sound better but it didn't. His eyes widened as he realized what he just said and face palmed himself, leaving me confused but still, with a smile on my face.

"Uh...It sounded better in my head." He quickly corrected himself as he raised his hands in front of him in a surrendering way. This was the first time I saw Simon act nervous. He was really awkward...

"You know, you're really cute when you're nervous." I said to make the tension between us go away.

We both laughed at this very awkward conversation and shrugged it off like nothing happened.

"So...Have you found a special one yet?" I asked him, motioning towards all the pretty girls on the beach.

"Mmm, do you see me running behind one special girl at the moment?" He laughed which made me laugh too and nodding my head 'no'.

"Then, it doesn't seem like it." He said.

"Whatever happens, don't loose hope Simon, at least not yet." I comforted him as I placed my hand on his arm and rubbed it up and down.

"I'm trying, good thing I have you by my side, you're like my hope booster!" He cheered.

"Well, guess I'm doing my job right." I said as we both smiled.

Maya soon joined us with a puzzled look on her face. She's probably dying to know what we're laughing about.

"Wow girl! What do you do to glow under the sun?" She asked with admiration in her eyes as she scanned my body up and down with a huge smile on her face.

"Absolutely nothing!" I answered sarcastically as me and Simon started laughing again.

"But damn! What's with the awful swimsuit. You look like my great grandma. No offence." She commented to which I pouted.

"None taken. It's Ryan who chose it!" I replied while stomping my foot on the sand in a childish way and crossing my arms over my chest.

"That explains it." She said as she took my hand and started leading me towards the hotel. "I'm gonna lend you one of my many ones don't worry." She whispered in a secretive way so no one would find out.

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Anyway, I really hope you like this chapter and the story so far. I admit, this chapter was kind of boring, but it's because all the good stuff are in the next chapter! So cheer up and keep on reading the story! Give it a chance my lovely readers!

Very sorry for the long post but I'm just stressing out like, A LOT! My school is after two days! Can you believe it? Cause obviously I can't! And they started a new system to which we download the books on our laptops and Ipads now! I suck at this and judging from some books that just wouldn't accept to download on my laptop we can say that I'm in deep shit!

We can say that right now I have two laptops, one for school work and well, the one that I'm using right now for my personal stuff. (I have two different laptops because the one I use for my personal stuff is very old and well, it can't tolerate one more app on it! So it's useless.)

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