Blessed Luna Rising - Chapter 13: Chapter 13

Killian’s POV
As we drive through the mountains to the city, Tara looks like something straight out of the movie scene. Her curly red hair is blowing all around in the breeze and her smile could light up the night sky. Her green eyes no longer hold the fear and sadness they did 48 hours ago. There’s a certain glint of hope and happiness in there now. After about an hour we pull into the parking lot of the shopping mall. Once we are parked, Serenity and Deidre are making a game plan of what Tara needs and the order in which to get it. I shoot Nicole a text and ask him to send an SUV because the GTR will not have room for all these bags.
“What’s the limit, brother?” Deidre asks.
“Limit for what?” I reply clearly confused by her question.
“Spending limit. What is it?” she says a bit impatient.
“For Tara? There is no limit. She can buy the mall for all I care. You two? No more than $1000 each.” she smiles.
“I’m not here for me today, but thank you. I want to get her everything she’s never had.” Deidre says and links her arm with Tara. The three of them take off for the entrance with me in tow.
Their first stop was Victoria’s Secret. I hand Deidre my card and sit on a bench outside the store going through my emails. About 45 minutes later they come out and each of them is holding one bag. Tara has a pink tint to her cheeks letting me know she’s a bit embarrassed. Next stop is Sephora and I again choose to sit outside of the store because this is absolutely not a department I am well versed in. Another 45 minutes pass and they come out with each girl carrying 2 bags from Sephora and 1 from Victoria’s Secret. Next comes the clothes and this time I’m in the stores with them. We go to American Eagle, Aeropostale, Buckle, Charlotte Russe, H&M, Hollister, Macy’s, JcPenney’s, Gap, Rue21, and Forever21. Then to tie up the day we go to Finish Line, Foot Locker, Rack Room, and Encore to get her any and all shoes she could possibly want. By the time we are done with the final store, all of us have arms full of bags plus a cart with bags we couldn’t carry. We head out of the store and Nicole is waiting at the door with an SUV. We put everything in and I instruct him to have anything washed, dried, and put away in the Alpha suite for Tara. Serenity and Deidre opt to go back and help get everything put up so I finally have some alone time with my girl.
“Are you hungry, baby?” I ask and she nods with a smile.
“Let’s go in here and you can pick anything you want.” I say to her.
“You’ve spent so much on me today. Why don’t we just go back to the packhouse and eat?” she says with genuine concern in her voice. I shake my head no.
“There’s no amount of money I wouldn’t spend for you. Today you got to start over from the hell you lived in. My money is your money.” I say pulling her to me. She looks hesitant but nods her head slowly.
We go back inside holding hands and she decides on Auntie Anne’s pretzels and Chik-Fil-A. We sit in the food court eating and chatting about the things she got today and what her favorites were.
“Do you mind if I dote on my beautiful mate just a little bit more?” I ask and she looks at me with squinted eyes full of suspicion.
“I suppose that’s okay…” she says slowly. I smile and tell her to finish up her food and I will be right back. I have to refrain from using my wolf speed but I’m trying to move quickly.
First I go the Apple store and get her a brand new iPhone 12 Pro Max, Apple Watch, iPad, and MacBook. Then I run over to Pandora Jewelry to get her a freshwater pearl earring and necklace set as well as a diamond necklace and earring set. I also buy a promise ring and a Pandora bracelet with an assortment of charms. Once I’m done, I head back to the food court to find her standing next to the trash cans waiting for me. The moment she sees me, she smiles so big it takes my breath away.
“What did you do, Killian?” she says gesturing at the bags.
“I’m spoiling my baby. That’s all.” I say and hold out my arm for her. She giggles and shakes her head as she links her arm with mine.
We walk out to the car and I open the door to set the things in the backseat. Once everything is safely in the vehicle, I push the seat back and gesture for Tara to get in. I close the door behind her and walk around to get in the driver’s seat.
“Let’s go home.” she says as she grabs my hand and I smile.
“Home, huh?” I say with a wink and she rolls her eyes with a big smile on her face.
“Yes. HOME. My mate is there. My new sisters are there. Anddddd Ms. Shirley’s cooking is there. It’s home.” she say with a playful push and giggles. I nod with an impressed smirk before I respond.
“Yeah, let’s go home.”
Tara’ POV
This day is easily the best day I have ever had. I have never gotten to shop like that before and it was so exhilarating. Killian has been the sweetest. He had to have been bored waiting for us to finish but he never complained. I’m nervous to see what “spoiling my mate” means if I wasn’t spoiled all day long. He let me choose the car we took and I am in love with this car. It’s a beautiful pearl white on the outside and the inside is black leather with white trim. Then he bought me everything I could ever dream of. From makeup and skincare to clothes. He spent thousands of dollars on me just to make sure I was comfortable. How did I ever deserve a man like this? We pulled into Killian’s garage and as soon as he parked he walked around and opened my door. I got out and stood beside the car as he gathered all the things from the backseat.
“Still up for spending the evening in the room? Just me and you?” he asks hopefully.
“Yeah, that sounds nice.” I reply with a smile. We head inside the packhouse and walk what felt like a thousand stairs to our bedroom. I plop myself down on the couch and realize how much I ache.
“You alright, babe?” Killian asks as I cringe and groan on the couch.
“Yeah I’m just sore. I’ve never done what we did today.” I reply honestly.
“You wanna come see what the girls did for you when they got back here?” he asks and suddenly my body doesn’t hurt anymore. I nod excitedly and jump up off the couch.
He takes me to the closet and I see all of the clothes and shoes we bought today hanging up. I see a dresser and when I open it I see that all 4 drawers hold the socks, bras, and underwear I got today. The purses are hanging on hooks and the shoes are lining shelves easily accessible to someone my size. Killian grabs my hand and takes me to the bathroom and I see that one of the sinks is full of all the skincare and makeup products I got today. The shower has a new corner shelf and it has all of my body washes, shampoos, and conditioners. I am absolutely over the moon with everything. I notice a small basket on the back of the toilet with different colored balls and a candle beside them.
“Those are bath bombs. You put them in your bath water and they dissolve.” Killian explains as he sees my confusion.
“Would you like to use one while I get your other surprises ready for you?” he asks and I smile.
“Yeah, that sounds nice.” I say genuinely.
“How do you like your water? Warm or hellfire?” he asks and I can’t help but giggle.
“Somewhere between hot and hellfire.” I say and he laughs. He turns the water on and has me test the temperature, pick a bath bomb, and then he points to my new bathrobe and the towels before he kisses my forehead and exits the bathroom.
I drop the bath bomb into the water and watch it dissolve as I take off my clothes. I turn the water off and throw my hair up into a bun before I step into the water. As I sit down I realize the warmth feels amazing on my sore muscles. I close my eyes breathing in the lavender aroma and soaking in the warmth. Next thing I know there’s a knock and I nearly jump out of the water.
“Tara? Are you okay? You’ve been in there almost 2 hours.” Killian says with a hint of worry in his voice.
“Yeah, I’m okay. I fell asleep. I’m getting out now.” I respond apologetically. Once I dry myself off, I throw my robe on and head to the closet to grab some of my pajamas.
As I walk out of the closet I see Killian standing there waiting for me. He has a smile that takes my breath away plastered on his face.
“Close your eyes.” he says and he grabs my hands as he leads me into the bedroom. He stops me at the couch and sits me down before telling me to open my eyes.
When I open my eyes I see an array of devices on the table in front of me. I see a cell phone, a watch, a laptop, and a tablet with a little apple on them.
“What is all this?” I say to Killian gesturing to the table.
“This is your new cell phone. This is your new watch that links to your cell phone. This is your new iPad Pro and this is your new MacBook computer. It’s all the latest Apple products and I wanted you to start over with the best.” he says pointing to everything.
“Killian… I’ve never had any of this stuff before. I don’t know how to use it. I say apologetically.
“Lucky for you, we’ll be in this room all night just the two of us then. I do have more gifts for you though.” he says with a smile. He pulls two large jewelry boxes and a smaller ring box out of the small bag on the floor. I open the first one to see beautiful set of pearl earrings with the matching necklace. The second box holds a stunning diamond necklace with matching earrings. He puts the open boxes down on the table with my new gadgets before he speaks.
“Tara, I have been waiting to find you for years and I would be happier than you know if you would accept this promise ring as my promise to love you, cherish you, respect you, and to help you rebuild yourself.” he says kneeling in front of me.
“You… you love me?” I say with tears slowly streaming down my face.
“I do. So much.” he says and I throw myself at him. I wrap my arms around his neck as I sob and thank him for everything he’s doing for me. He squeezes me and whispers sweet nothings in my ear and when I calm down he sits me back on the couch.
“Does that mean you’ll accept my promise ring?” Killian says with an expectant smile.
“Yes. I will.” I say while I’m still crying and hand him my left hand so he can place the ring on my finger.
He made me a promise.. A big one. I do believe there is a chance I am slowly but surely falling in love with Alpha Killian Walker.