The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Rufus' POV:

The girl's presence immediately calmed my pouncing head. Even my soul felt warm just by having her close.

A faint voice inside my head told me that it was time to wake up.

And so, I opened my eyes, only to flinch and squint from the bright light that flooded the room. It took me a while to finally get adjusted and take in my surroundings.

The clock on the wall said that it was just a little after eight in the morning. I had no idea how it happened, but I was back in my former palace. Despite my slight confusion, I felt refreshed and at peace for the first time in as long as I could remember.

A soft, rustling sound broke through my thoughts, and I turned to see a petite woman sleeping soundly next to me. I must have disturbed her when I'd moved earlier. She had her back to me as she burrowed deeper into the blankets. It was an adorable sight, one that I wouldn't mind seeing every morning.

I basked in the knowledge that this she-wolf was my wife.

And then the confusion washed over me again. Did I ever have a wife?

Deep in my heart, I had this sincerity that I had a mate whom I loved deeply. We had been married for several years, and were utterly devoted to each other.

I leaned over and turned her toward me, desperate to see her face. But all her features blurred in my vision.

did I realize that

yet, everything felt so real. Even the idea that I was married didn't feel foreign to me at all. It terrified me a little. The remaining sense in

"Rufus."

her slender arms snaking around my neck as she nuzzled her head against my

a dream at all. It couldn't

decided not to think too much, at least not now. Instead, I took her face in my hands and kissed her. The touch of her tongue against mine immediately lit me on fire. It was a wonderful sensation, and all téo familiar, as though I had done it a thousand

pause in surprise for one brief moment, but she soon kissed me back with equal passion,

tell how long we kissed, but I knew that it wasn't nearly long enough. I ravaged her mouth until

she said

seemed to

in me, and before I

to crush her. And I did feel that

again. "Why

anything, Rufus? Are you still

around my waist. I acted on reflex, pulling

nothing between

fabric of our clothes. I swallowed a lump in my throat and tried to say something, but no words came