The Werewolf King’s Mate
Chapter 41

Content Warning: The chapter contains scenes that may not be suitable for readers below 18. Cory's POV:

After History 101 with Ms. Cresilda, Lola and I had Werewolf Culture, Society, and Politics with Mr. Noah Smith at ten in the morning. Then, we had Werewolf Customs & Traditions at eleven with Mr. Eros Woodward. The afternoon classes were allotted for physical training and war strategies. According to Elias, a queen should learn about wars, formations, and strategies in case of a coup or an attack. This will protect all subjects under our rule. After our class ended, we headed to the kitchen feeling hungry. To our surprise, Chef Linguini had already laid some snacks on the kitchen table, almost as if he knew we were coming.

"This is why Lucas was sulking," I said as I munched on the grilled cheese sandwich.

"I also sent him snacks, Your Majesty."

"Ha ha ha! I bet he's happy being words right now!"

"I

I hope you didn't forget about Silas. He was also a little bit hurt about this morning."

"Yes, madam. I prepared snacks for each of them." Chef Linguini found it funny that those two grown men were being childish. Well, who wouldn't?

After our snack time, Lola and I returned to the library to finish our homework. We were distracted by all the books in this library. The kingdom has a wide selection of books from different genres, but we couldn't replace any reference to the first Wolf. We gave up when we exhausted all the history books and tried to do advanced readings for tomorrow's classes. Alfred's knock startled us, reminding us that Lucas had already arrived. We were so engrossed in our readings that we didn't notice the time slipping away. "Oh my, look at the time! It's already half past 7!"

"Yes, Your Majesty. You can leave your belongings here and head down to dinner. I will have the maids bring your materials to your room."

"You're the best, Alfred!"

"It's nothing, Your Majesty."

Lola and I quickly headed down to the dining hall. The maids are already serving the starters.

"Good evening, everyone! Sorry, we're late."

"Studying hard on your first day of classes? Impressive, Your Majesty." Tommy exclaimed.

"She should be your role model, dear brother!" Ellie teased her twin and the usual, and they continued to mock each other.

"Hey, babe. How were your classes?"

"All of it was good, right, Lola?"

"Yes! Thank you, Your Majesty, for allowing me to join Cory. I learned a lot today!"

"That's great to hear! How about your tutors?"

"They were good! And the way they speak, you know that they are experts! All we discussed today was very interesting. We learned a lot from Elias, too, about war strategies."

"That's wonderful! I am glad both of you are enjoying your classes. Let me or anyone know if you need any help."

"Actually, Ms. Cresilda gave us homework. However, we couldn't replace books related to that."

"What is it about?" Silas joined the conversation.

"It was about the first wolf. The moon goddess gave the wolf power to shift as a human, and we wanted to know what happened." Lola answered the question.

"Oh! The first werewolf myth! Glad you asked us!"

"Oh! The first werewolf myth! Glad you asked us!"

They told us the story of how the first werewolf came about. As Ms. Cresilda mentioned, the wolf rampages and goes on a killing spree. When the moon goddess gifted them the power to shift, the wolf retaliated. With his pride, he did not shift. Not even once. It all changed when the wolf met his mate. The wolf yearned to reunite with his mate, yet he understood that he couldn't do so in his current form. So, he asked the human to come out, but there was silence. The human did not speak to him. As the years passed, no sign or sound of any human presence remained. The wolf observes changes in his mate's appearance, including gray hair, wrinkles on her face, and white eyes. She's getting older. The wolf finally summoned the courage to approach her, and much to his amazement, she responded,

"You've been watching me my whole life. I can only see your shadow, but sometimes I catch a glimpse of your dark hair. Thank you!"

After a few days, his mate passed away. The pain the wolf felt was indescribable. He felt like half of him went with her. A wave of sorrow, guilt, and disappointment washed over him.

"Wow. That's what happened?" I didn't expect the story to be like this.

"That's what the elders passed on to us when they taught us to be kind and appreciative of our wolf and human form. It also taught us to cherish our mates before it's too late." Iris explained to us.

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After dinner, Lucas and I went upstairs. The story still got stuck in my mind. It saddened me that they never got to be with each other, and not once had the wolf spoken a word to her mate. "You're still thinking about the story, babe?"

"Huh? Ah, yeah. It just struck me."

Lucas stepped closer and gave me a backhug. The wolf and his mate never hugged or were in each other's arms like that.

"I get it, babe. When I heard that, too, I felt sorry for both of them. Before meeting you, I thought about what would be better - knowing my mate but never getting to touch or kiss her? Or not meeting her at all? But I am glad that the moon goddess was not cruel." "You're right. The moon goddess was kind to us and let us meet."

"I love you, Cory."

"I love you too."

Our lips met fervently under the shimmering glow of the moon's rays. The depth of his affection and desire was evident in how he kissed me. He's making me feel cherished. I returned his feelings with the same passion and intensity. When we pulled apart, our chests heaved heavily from being out of breath. Lucas trailed kisses from my forehead down to the curve of my neck. He lingered longer - sniffing and kissing my neck. "Mark me, Lucas."

He stopped for a moment, trying to grasp what I said. When I thought he didn't hear me, he captured my mouth with his and slipped his tongue inside my mouth. We kissed before, but it was different this time. His kiss was so intense that my knees trembled, and it ignited feelings within me that I had never experienced before. I wrapped my arms around his neck, and he lifted me. My legs instantly wrapped around his waist, and he walked us to bed.

Lucas dropped me gently. His now free hands are making a move to undress me. He lifted my top, and we broke our kiss so he could get it off of me, but he returned to ravishing my lips. I fisted his shirt and pulled him closer to me. He groaned in my mouth as he snapped the hooks of my bra. The chill air made me shiver, and my sensitive peaks hardened. He got on his knees and took off his shirt.

"Thank goddess, you're mine, Cory!"

"I'm all yours, Lucas!"

He showered me with more kisses. He gave my breasts the attention they needed. He cupped the other, while he suckled my peaked tips. No matter how often he does this, my body will react like it was the first time. I felt the rush of heat in between my thighs as he continued. Lucas deftly unbuttoned my jeans, his hand moving swiftly as I caught my breath. I lifted my hips as he pushed my jeans down. His bands traveled from my legs to my inner thighs until his fingers were inches from my wet c*re. "Hmm, Lucas!"

"Say what you want, babe" "Y-you. I want you, Lucas."

He thr*sted two fingers inside my heat while his thumb played with my cl*t. I know I was screaming sounds of pleasure as he continued to pull and push his fingers inside me. He stopped and ripped my panties. I waited in anticipation that his length would enter my c*re. Instead, he put my legs on his shoulders, and his face was close to my warmth. Oh, goddess! I could feel his breath at my entrance.

"L-Lucas! It's embarrassing."

"Don't be, babe. I will make you feel good."

Every word released warm breaths that made me gasp. When those words left his mouth, he connected his lips to my c*re, and his tongue entered my folds. My mind was flooded with pleasure; all I could think of was his mouth on my s*x. The pleasure from the tongue is different when he uses his fingers.

"I, uh, Lucas. I-I'm c*ming." "C*me for me, babe."

He continued to lick my folds as I moaned and released the tension in my body. When I felt it was over, Lucas looked up at me, and I saw his mouth covered in my ar*usal. F*ck this man! He looks ten times hotter now! Lucas stood up and removed his jeans and boxers. He crawled up until we were face-to-face, and I could smell my honey. It didn't take long for us to kiss again. I tasted myself as his tongue continued to explore my mouth.

"You taste f*cking good, babe."

"Hmm. Lucas..."

He slowly moved down to the spot between my jaw and shoulder.

"I'm going to mark you now, babe."

Suddenly, I felt his pangs sinking in my neck, followed by intense pain. My scream can be heard in all corners of the room. He licked the mark, and the pain didn't last long, as pleasure soon replaced it. I felt power and strength flowing through my veins. "We're becoming one, Cory. To complete the process, you have to mark me too."

I kissed him hard and moved my mouth down to the curve of his neck. I let my pangs out and mark him.