The Howl of Claim | COMPLETED

XXXIV | F r e y a R u t h

Hiraeth ( H o m e s i c k n e s s F o r A H o m e T h a t D o e s N o t E x i s t )

I was dressed in a full sleeve shirt and a pair of washed jeans - since the season of winter was going, it was not that cold anymore - and a pair of boots to go with it.

I hope my fit was okay. Has my confidence dropped that much that I am questioning my decision?

My hair had grown enough to be slightly tangled, almost to my collarbones and whenever I thought about it, my heart hammered harder, almost leaping out.

I sighed, that day was not far away when Darius would mark me his.

Shuffling my feet in front of the big gates through which Marco just walked in. I stood back, not moving an inch. I could already smell the amount of power that was present in that room, so much so that it was almost suffocating.

Why the fuck am I nervous?

I took a deep breath.

I am a motherfucking Queen, bitch.

And I walk in with the heel of my boots clanking on the floor. The lycans that were once talking and laughing, hushed each other and watched me. The smell of Lycans covered the smell of the food.

My heels clanked and my steps grew quicker.

One thing else I noticed was that females were seated on one side and their males in front of them.

Why the fuck is everyone here?

Don't they have anything better to do than stare at me like creeps, I should have their eyes scooped ou-

I am not the leader anymore.

I raised my chin higher and looked for an empty seat, instead of actually searching for an empty seat, my eyes moved to that special pair of eyes who watched me with such intensity that it was hard for me to look away.

Was he waiting to see how I was going to act on the first day of me finally accepting my position in this lycans pack?

He tilted his head, motioning to the seat beside him.

Do I have to sit beside him?

I remember the time when I took my seat on the other head of the table, I could still do that, right?

. . . !

I looked to the other end to find it empty, of course, no one is allowed to sit there except Kings.

A smile took over my lips.

Perfect.

I was about to move there when a loud growl halted me in my steps. A shiver moved up my spine and to my brain where my wolf howled in pleasure.

Horny female. If there was no wolf, there would be no mate.

Moon goddess had this weird rule, for us to be granted special abilities - there was a drawback and it was mates.

I turned my head back to Darius who watched me intently.

My eyes narrowed.

"Have a seat, mate." There it was, his command voice. The way he said it, made my body move in its own accord.

If I would be someone else, maybe his voice wouldn't have worked but since I was his mate, I couldn't deject his order.

I was bounded because of the mate bond and the status.

I walked with clenched teeth towards Darius and sat on the seat on his left, without looking at him.

When I did raise my eyes, Marco's face came in front of me and I struggled to keep a snarl in, but then - I realized, I was sitting next to Klepto - I prefer Klepto over Alaska - and my mood immediately did 180 degrees.

"I am so happy to see you," I whisper, and Klepto chuckle.

"Trust me, me too. I was getting nauseous." I smile until a throat was cleared. I realized that no one had started eating.

Was there someone else coming?

I turn my head towards Darius once again who had a spoon raised. Towards me filled with his food.

My eyes widened.

At my pack, mates feeding each other was seen intimate - not that it was not common - it was just, that I never got to know how it felt like but now I did.

My cheeks heated up. Everyone noticed because of my pale skin and a few snickers were passed around.

I clenched my fists under the table and I looked at Darius in question.

What the fuck is he doing?

I hope my eyes gave this clear message to him and he squinted his eyes, clearly saying,

What does it look like?

For a moment no one moved and I knew, everyone was waiting for me to take the bite. Can't these Lycans look somewhere else?

Fuck, I didn't know that I was shy. I had never imagined myself to be shy.

Mates are more intimate here, more open about their feelings.

"Open your mouth, mate." That simple sentence seemed so sensual. Aaah!

I bit the inside of my cheek and finally moved forward and took the spoon in my mouth. My face reddened even more. The food filled my mouth but the taste was ignored due to the intense looks by everyone. How was the food supposed to go down my throat!?

I wanted to run away!

Also, the smell was annoying me. Too much dominating power was present in the room.

Too much!

I finally pulled back and chewed the food, everyone watched and I found it difficult to swallow.

"Feed me," Darius whisper to me but everyone heard it.

It's too intimate for me! Feeding him from my plate, from the spoon I was going to eat with!

My breath quickened but nevertheless, I filled the spoon with some beans and raised them up.

Even I could see my handshaking.

Darius grabbed my hand in his larger one and pulled it forward. I heard a few females giggle and I grew more ashamed.

Darius had captured my eyes with his and my spoon with his lips.

Fuck! He was killing me!

He slowly let the spoon go and everyone started eating as soon as Darius swallowed.

I was so surprised that I didn't eat for a while and only watched Darius - he watched me.

Every bite he took was so sensual that I couldn't take it anymore. His look made my panties wet and the smell was growing too suffocating to be bearable.

I could feel my arousal growing and if I am not wrong, Darius would be able to smell it any second.

"I am sorry, I have to go." I get up and exit the room, a chair scrape against the floor behind me and I guess the person to be Darius but it's wasn't him, it was Klepto.

"Are you okay?" She asked when we were alone.

"No."

"This place is really different from a normal werewolf pack. This pack has more intimacy, they don't lack in that department from any angle."

I nod.

"You are not eating?" I asked while looking at Klepto.

"It's suffocating in there, even if I wanted, I couldn't swallow." I nod and continue to walk towards the backyard with Klepto following me.

I am surprised that Darius didn't come after me.

Klepto laughed and talked, I was lost in my thought and we did not even realize how much the time had passed until two Lycans slipped in our conversation.

Someone cleared their throat.

"We need to talk, Love," Darius said as he pulled me away from Klepto and Avalon.

Okay.

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Hello Wolfies ♥️

I am so uncomfortable right now because I am in public rn and it's annoying - people in general are annoying sometimes.

Also, my movie is waiting for me.

Sigh, I hope I make it home soon. Baii

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