By dawn, Nalaila and Ismena have become very exhausted. "We will call it a night." Ismena looked around, "Or a morning."She was soaking wet as a result of playing in the lake and she was starting to feel cold too. But even at that, she was still grinning ear to ear, standing beside the wolf. It straightened and shook its big, white body to get rid of the excess water.Wolfaraine has a smile tugged on his lips when he saw the exhaustion dripping from both parties. He rose from the wood and made his way to them.He didn't get into their space, instead he stopped a few feet away. "I will walk you back home. You look exhausted. She does too.""Yeah, we are ready to go home now." She replied, beaming at him.Home. He feels...things when she uses that word.He removed his robe and walked quietly to her while gauging the reaction of the wolf beside her. Either it was already too exhausted or it simply did not care because the wolf paid them no heed.His eyes returned to Ismena, "Remove you
"It would have been. In our animal form, we are less cognitive and more primitive. Less civilized. We are mostly instincts before reason. The rational part of us is our mortal side inside the animal, trying to control it." Sadness welled in his own eyes, "Nalaila has not been in touch with her human side for more than eighteen years now, Ismena. She could have easily hurt you. Just the thought of it...""But she didn't." She moved close to him and settled a comforting hand on his arm, "She could have but she did not. That is what matters, Wolfe. I know I scared you and I am really sorry about that. I promise to be more careful from now on."He nodded then, her promise reassuring him. "Above all odds, you still prevailed. You made it happen. She didn't only go for a run, but she had fun too. She enjoyed herself. Nalaila has always been a playful child, even at eight, but those monsters forcefully took away everything from her, including her childhood."Swallowing tightly, his blue eyes
"The wolf is okay. I know how badly your kind love taking their women in this position and I know you want it badly too. I-I know you are worried about losing control and making a shift, but I don't want you to be. If it's the wolf, it's okay. I can take the wolf. I-I want to."By the moon, the woman is not helping at all. He squeezed his eyes shut and tried to think above the well of both the desire to fuck her and the desire not to shift."I think you can too, baby, but this is not the right time. It's very risky for my male form to retreat and give the power to my wolf form...knowing how badly the cougar wants that power. With my male form retreated, it will be hard to control the shift if the cougar fights to take over." "Oh," she straightened, turned around, and faced him again. "I understand now. I'm sorry..."But he shook his head, "Don't be. I'm the one who is sorry for having a...feral part. A damaged part that is much more animal than male. A part that hates your kind and w
In the next week that followed, things changed considerably well for some people, while for others, it was just as it always is.For Eline, she was the happiest at work. Not only because of her promoted status which gained her more respect than usual amongst the other sentinel but also because she get to work at the Tower, which is one of the most prestigious places a sentinel can ever work in. Also, she gets to see her human best friend more often.Most of her break time, she spent with Ismena—that is if Ismena herself is not busy. She works with the Alpha King in his study and it's a very big step in their relationship. It's still hard to believe that he has finally let her in like that.For an Alpha, their work to the clan to their businesses both in Naturiah or outside of it, is something they hold very dear. It takes a certain kind of trust for them to let a person in on it, talk more of letting the person work on it with them.It makes Eline happy that the Alpha King has not onl
"Yes, you can." To Alphose, he said, "You can leave without me, Alphose. Degar and I have something to discuss." Alphose nodded and inclined his own head as a greeting to both Alphas which they also mirrored before he turned and walked out. "To my study, please." He said to Degar. Turning, he headed back to his study while the leopard Alpha followed him. When they got to his study, he reached for his pocket to fish out the keys before he noticed that it was open. Followed by the familiar scent of Ismena. The frown on his face disappeared, replaced by a feather of a smile as he held the door handle and opened it. She was staring pointedly at a paper in front of her, but looked up when the door opened. The serious look on her face was gone, replaced by a radiant smile. "Alpha King," Her addressing him with his title occasionally shouldn't sound as sexy as it does, every damn time. "Ena. How is it going?" "Tough, but great." She beamed at him, raising the file she was studying wh
Ismena was at her happiest, and she could barely hide it. This week with Wolfaraine has turned out to be the best time of her life. He was freer with her more trusting. More open.Oh, he still has a deep frown on his face sometimes, but then again, she no longer sees it as his default setting because those dark lines dissolve whenever she comes into sight. He does not smile much, but he doesn't frown as much either. Big progress.Also, they were closer than they'd ever been. And she's not talking about the nights when they make love and they converse for most of the night if she's still awake after that, before he has to retreat to his bed chambers. No, it's not only in the bedroom, they are closer everywhere.As for Nalaila, it's still baby steps with her. She has only been able to spend more time with the Wolf three times after that night because the wolf sleeps a lot. Wolfaraine said it is not normal, but it is not bad either. She sleeps like that because she is always in wolf-form
Sandra's heart fluttered when the door opened and Alphose walked in.She rose from the couch, smiling. The male looks absolutely exquisite, it was all she could do to keep her hands to herself as he moved toward her. He was dressed in a dark-blue, evening robe that wrapped his entire body to his ankles. Even as an evening robe, it looked of high quality and very expensive too."Hi," A lame greeting because she was tongue-tied. He is the only man that can manage to turn her brain into mush and make her lack words."Kassandra," he leaned closer and kissed her forehead.Sandra wanted more. She always did. But, with that feeling came a tightening in her chest because she might never get more. She might not be his to take.It hurts.She cleared her throat, "I got the...uhm...the arrows, the bows, the quiver, and the slings. Eline lent hers to me, so...""That's very good. Where is Eline?" He asked, looking around."She is working night duties in the Tower gates. Did you go to the tower to
She kissed him with all the feelings inside her. Her lips moved on his hungrily, her body pressing closer to his. For a few moments, he gave no reaction, which made her kiss him more desperately.Then with a groan of surrender, he was kissing her back as desperately as she kissed him. His hand went to her waist while the other one held the back of her head closer to him. His mouth devoured hers, like a starving male who was offered food.She opened her mouth and he delved into him, deepening the kiss. His tongue played with her, dueled his with hers. She let out a low, throaty moan that went into his head like liquor.Time stopped existing and every other thing went away with it. It was just them, kissing each other so long and so deep, into a mindless state of passion."By the gods," He broke the kiss at last. Sandra was going to protest, thinking he was about to pull back again. Since she found out about the mating situation between them, he has gone out of his way to make sure he n