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

Even the idea that I was married didn't feel foreign to me at all. It terrified me a

"Rufus."

neck as she nuzzled her head against my chest. That sweet,

a dream

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

she soon kissed

that it wasn't nearly long enough. I

again," she said in a cute, begrudging voice. "Once you start,

words seemed

in me, and before I

a lot of force into my embrace, as if I wanted to crush her. And I did feel that impulse, to crush her against me and become one with her so that we would never

"Why aren't

anything, Rufus? Are you

leg and hooked it around my waist. I acted on

between our

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