Draven.
The fragrance of cedar wood and a hint of mint filled the hallways and staircase as I carried redith up the stairs.
Deidra and the others did a good job with the incense burner.
This way, anyone who would co up later, would never have to perceive redith’s wild pheromones.
No man would be safe if redith remained at the ground floor, out of my watch. And that’s why I decided to take her up, to handle her myself.
I glanced down at redith. Her chest rose and fell gently, her breaths, coming in softly.
I wished she would remain this way until morning when I would have found a much better solution.
"Draven, you and I both know you are wasting your ti." Rhovan jested.
I didn’t want to get into an argunt with him. I refused to fall for his trick, so what did I do?
I sealed my lips, pretending my wolf was just an ugly voice in my head, and he hated it.
How did he think he could lure into sleeping with this woman?
Arriving outside my door, I steadied redith on my body with one arm while using the other to open the door.
I kicked the door shut with my foot and carried her towards the inner chambers, straight for my bed where I gently laid her down and tucked her in.
This was the first ti I was allowing a woman in my bed. It’s also my first ti putting one on it.
redith didn’t stir, so I tucked her in under the duvet and straightened my back, wondering how long she would be out for.
A knock on the door withdrew my attention from her.
Jeffrey was standing in front of my with a stainless stray of food in his hands. I couldn’t let him venture further beyond my door, so I took it from him.
"Let everyone know I won’t be joining them for dinner tonight."
"Yes, Alpha."
I took two steps backwards and said to him, "Shut the door." And he did.
Placing the tray on the table in the living area of my chambers, I opened the lids to reveal the sumptuous dinner for tonight.
It was grilled lamb chops, roasted potatoes, grilled vegetables and fresh salad.
I could bet the aroma of the food would have been heavenly if it was mixed in the air with redith’s Pheromones.
Though I knocked her out, it did nothing to stop that heavy scent oozing from her.
In the next few minutes, I served myself and sat down to finish my dinner under the heavy atmosphere while trying not to let my thoughts stray.
I was already uncomfortable as it was. And for a fact, I regretted having anything to do with redith in the first place.
I shouldn’t have married her.
I didn’t know she would be this problematic otherwise, I would have picked soone else for my mission or better still, remained single until I found my mate.
"How long will you keep denying that redith isn’t our mate?" Rhovan growled angrily.
I bit of a large chunk of the grilled lamb in my hand and chewed it without a care, just to prove sothing to him.
"Do you think the Moon Goddess would pair soone like that to us?"
I don’t an to insult redith, but she definitely isn’t my type, not does she hold a candle to what I am worth.
Mates have everything to do with compatibility, especially towards one’s vision. And what I see from redith, doesn’t count.
She is cursed, wolfless and have this wild pheromones that couldn’t be brought under control.
Then tell , how in the Moon Goddess’s could soone like her be the next Queen of our race?
No. She just isn’t fit to stand next to .
Her reputation was a large contrast to what I, Draven Oatrun, current Alpha of the Mystic Furs and future King of werewolves represented.
"At least, the Moon Goddess isn’t you. She creates and does things for a purpose that even you can not fathom." Rhovan tried to reason with .
I argued. "Are you saying she could make ridiculous pairings that would lead to disastrous disadvantageous circumstances?"
"You are completely wrong. The Moon Goddess has never made wrong pairings. But if you think so, it is for a aningful purpose."
I snorted. I didn’t want to listen to Rhovan’s ridiculous theory, and just for my peace of mind, I channelled all my attention on my food.
I ate till I had eaten enough and only then did I leave for the bathroom, but not without checking on redith.
She looked like she would wake up soon. She was already stirring a bit.
"See how you’re making our mate suffer." Rhovan’s voice sounded lower than before. He didn’t seem happy.
"Can you see your presence can no longer put the fire off like the Lunar Ball last ti?"
Rhovan reminded of what he had told three days ago about redith’s heat, and it was beginning to make sense now that it had been our presence that caused her pheromones to disappear but for so reason, it would never work again.
Because she is... my mate?
"Draven, we must mate with her at the least, even if you don’t want to mark her, because this isn’t going to stop," Rhovan pushed.
I shook my head slowly as redith squeezed her eyes tightly before letting out a soft long moan.
"She is not in her right senses."
Even if I wanted to touch redith, it would never be with her in this delirious condition.
She didn’t even know where she was, or whom she was with.
She just wanted a release.
The second I realized that I was slowly falling for Rhovan’s suggestion, I backed away from redith and left straight for the bathroom.
Peeling my clothes off my body, I got under the shower head and turned it on.
Imdiately, cold water sprayed on my head and ran down my body, cooling whatever was left from the aftermath of being affected by redith.
I was thinking of what to do with redith when she wakes up, even considering Rhovan’s suggestion when I heard footsteps right outside the door.
I quickly turned off the shower and sharply grabbed my bathrobe just before the door opened.
As soon as I secured the ropes of my robe, redith stepped into my line of sight. I could see her through the shower glass.
She stood in purple cotton gown with her gaze straight on . She sniffed the air once and stopped.
"Draven," she called my na, taking another step forward.
She looked like she had traced my scent into the bathroom because the door was sound-proofed enough to not let out the shower sounds out to the bedroom.
I didn’t need another push before stepping out from the shower glass and going out there to et .
"Why are you here?" I asked, running my fingers through my damp here to get rid of the excess water I hadn’t managed to dry off before she barged in.
I was furious. Livid furious.
What if she had seen my naked form?
Though she looked like she wasn’t in her right senses and wouldn’t have rembered it the next day, I didn’t care.
"I ca for you," she said, locking gaze with with her moistened eyes. "Please, help . I can’t bear this anymore."
She reached out to touch , but I quickly evaded her.
I made sure my robe had completely covered my body before taking her hand. I led her back to my bedroom without another word.
She let out a soft moan and a relieved sigh.
Her skin still burned with the sa intensity along with her pheromones which were starting to drive insane.
redith grabbed my other hand and put it on her chest and imdiately, another moan escaped her lips.
It wrecked a small havoc in .
But before she could guide my hand towards the other part of her body, I retracted it and led her towards the sitting area before forcing her to seat.
Almost imdiately, she made a move to get up, but I pressed my hands down on her shoulders, forcing her back.
She squird.
"Eat first, and then we can talk about helping you."
"You will help ?" She looked surprised.
I wasn’t making a promise, so if needn’t answer her.
"Eat." I printed at the food before her and even went the extra mile to remove the lids. "And don’t follow ."
I watched her nod while rubbing her thighs together. Her breaths were harsher now, so I did what I could do to save myself from the temptation and from her claws.
I escaped to my dressing room, giving myself so ti to think deeply, and consider my options.
What could I do to help redith and to make sure each of us got a win-win out of this situation.
Then, Rhovan decided to stir again. "I know how this night will end."
I didn’t ask him how. I didn’t want to hear his opinion.
"You will help our mate get relief, and the mber inside your tent will finally go on an adventure for the first ti ever."
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