My heart felt like it would burst from anything this wolf would say, but he wouldn't back down.
"Hey, Rem, do you remember when I licked your mouth when you stole that chocolate from me?" Alijah asked, still gazing away from me.
I nodded, recalling how my heart almost ran out of me.
"I did that without realizing it." He chuckled, turning back to face me. "It wasn't to get you back for kissing or trapping me. I just wanted to do it. Although now I know why I desired to do it so badly."
Cupping my cheeks, I felt like I would break at any moment as he continued to melt me. "Remember when I kissed you after saving me from those raiders like I was some damsel in distress? That wasn't for making a new pact or bond. I just thought you were adorable and pure of heart. I wanted to claim you."
His tail wagged blissfully just like mine.
"But you had just learned about Lilith, too," I mumble, trying to find a hold on this speedy heart.
Alijah shook his head. "I won't lie; it surprised me to hear we could bring her back, but by that point, you had blown me away by saving me from those raiders. When you told me about her, I honestly didn't care. Although I got defensive."
A soft sigh left his lips, frowning. "It was a reflex, I guess, I expected you to use me, but then you melted right through that, too."
Hovering his lips above mine, I felt tempted to claim them, yet he wasn't ready. "Then I realized... You were my light. The one that your mother told me she wished I would find."
I tilted my head, "But when you first held me, you—" I tried to point it out, but he wouldn't let me finish.
"Yeah, I went back to Lilith in my mind, but that was because I never held you like that before. At least I remembered that you also acted like you regretted kissing me back in the cave." Alijah noted.
I couldn't stay quiet about that.
Is that what it looked like to you? No way! That can't stand!
"I never hated it! It's just... I thought you would hate me for being like all those other women." I assured him.
He sighed, tightening his grip on my hands. "Rem, you already proved you weren't like the others. From the moment you saved me from those raiders. I mean, you cried for me, too, when you thought I drowned and when you kissed me. I... I wanted to..." Alijah trailed off, holding his grip on me.
His eyes glowed lightly, as I knew what he would say. If I hadn't pulled away, I probably would've lost my virginity there.
Ah... I shouldn't have pulled away from you.
I simpered, feeling tears forming in the corners of my eyes as old feelings overwhelmed me.
Noticing this, Alijah licked my cheek. "Though I'm glad I was the one who broke you in, if you get what I mean."
It triggered me to pout. "Jerk, I wanted it to be your first, too—so very bad," I grumbled, prompting him to burst out laughing again.
"But you were the night of the bioluminescent lake when I held you for the first time in this era, with no influence over me. I had never been that gentle with anyone in my life." Alijah tried to hold on to his cackling.
"You call that gentle?" I growled, puffing my cheeks.
He continued to chuckle, though it reminded me of when he thought I was Lilith. The way he held me afterward differed completely from where it started.
"Yeah, that was me being gentle with you. I mean... I held no one the way I hold you, Rem. I swear it." Alijah assured me.
Isn't sex the same every time? I mean... I only have you to compare.
"What do you mean?" I mumbled.
Alijah shrugged. "When I was with Lilith, she never wanted me to touch her much, if you get what I mean. It usually was just sticking it in, and that was it, while when it was forced, well, I never really responded to anyone as I did to you." He paused, kissing my forehead.
Ah... I regret asking this question.
Although it would bring me bliss, I never thought I would.
"And yeah, they fucked me, but that's all they did. I told you before, foreplay wasn't my forte. Well, until I met you, love." Alijah answered.
I got a bit flustered because of it.
"That means that this morning when you..." I mumbled, struggling to find the words to express myself.
"Yeah, that was the first time I ever kissed anyone there," Alijah smirked playfully. "Was I any good?"
Eh? Really?
The emotions within me were bursting, as if my eyes were sparkling.
"And when you sucked me there, it was also a first for me. Well, the first time I ever enjoyed it, without thinking when it would end." He added with a soft smile on his lips.
Unable to help it, I drew him into a kiss. It was so obvious how much I loved him more than life itself. I was so happy to have some of his first.
You're mine, after all.
Softly, he pulled away from me, not quite done yet.
"That night in the bioluminescent lake was when I realized I couldn't deny my feelings for you any longer," Alijah confessed.
Argh! I want you to touch and make me yours! Enough words...
"I couldn't stop my love for you since I met you." I simpered, desiring this word play to end.
The only thing that stopped me from claiming him was his expression. It was soft and tender, leaving me unable to ruin it.
"Yeah, I knew how you felt about me since the night we met," Alijah smirked.
"What?" I mumbled, unable to follow along.
"Well, it was obvious, but I was reluctant to believe you loved me for me. I thought you wanted me, as everyone else did. That was until you kept showing me how wrong I was." He chuckled. "You eventually told me straight up the night of the lake. That was the first time I was like... Ah... I want this girl to bear my pup."
His words left me open, leaving me vulnerable under him.
"All that time, I thought you were in love with Lilith," I grumbled, remembering my bitterness.
My wolf had always been truthful with me; to this day, I still couldn't recall him mentioning that he loved her when he was with me.
"No, when I first came here to this era. I wanted to claim her again. I don't think I ever loved her, Rem. It's hard to explain, but what I feel for you differs completely from what I felt for her." Alijah reassured me.
I sighed, "So that means I can kill her for hurting you?"
He shook his head, licking my neck, triggering shivers to run down my spine.
"No, my love, that'll be my burden. I'll put her down like the maggot she is. The same with Edna. So, don't hate them for me or anyone." He smiled gently.
"It's unfair, though," I complained.
Before I knew it, Alijah found his way into my walls, leaving me feeling his sparks filling me to the brim. The suddenness caused me to gasp, as I wasn't expecting it then.
"No, it isn't. The funny thing is, I'm not killing them for what they did to me or for turning me against my brother and best friend, but because of what they did to you. That alone makes me want to ensure there isn't an existing piece of them left." My wolf declared as a soft moan left his lips when I clasped his hands tightly.
Ah... You're so cunning, using my affection to keep me from...
"I love you. So, I'll still hate them for what they did to you." I huffed, feeling heated from his rock-hard member twitching within me.
What those women did is intolerable. They have to be punished.
"And I love you, Rem. For now, and for all eternity, I'll be with you after our mortal bodies cease to exist, and if we're reborn, I'll find you and make you fall in love with me each time." Alijah declared, thrusting his hips into me, leaving me to cling to his hands that held me hostage under him.
Every push filled me with more than usual, while each pull left me aching for more.
"I think I'll be born loving you next time, too. Seems Fenrir only wants to love Valdios." I giggled, trying not to mewl too much from his touch.
However, his gentle movements were causing my voice to lose its strength.
"I can't care less if we're their reincarnations, and even if you aren't and are in someone else's hands. I'll win you over. It won't matter if we're reversed in gender, the same, or different races. I'll always love you, Rem." Alijah assured me.
There, I found another opportunity to tease my loving wolf. However, it wouldn't work out as I wanted.
"Ew, no... I only like dicks." I teased him, unaware of how he would respond.
His eyes twitched as they shimmered brighter than before.
Oh... Wait... I didn't—
My body froze when he suddenly rammed himself into me, triggering me to yelp as I gripped his hands tightly. If he had been a human, his hands probably would've shattered under mine.
It's... too deep!
For a moment, he held himself there, grinding himself into me, leaving me squirming under him.
"Oi, what did you say?" Alijah growled.
My tease backfired as it triggered my body to convulse under him because of the overstimulation. Realizing my body was responding to his rough love, he smirked while I could barely control myself. Though my hips bucked into him, looking for more.
"I-I'm k-kidding!" I struggled to find the air; he had knocked out. "I w-would love you n-no matter what. J-just because you're you. T-There's no way I would love someone else. M-my heart's only yours, Alijah-tan." I simpered, feeling bliss under him.
"Oi... Again, with the nickname?" he sighed with a soft growl.
Though his thrusting began soon after, that question rolled off his lips. Another whine left me, only to be rewarded by a smile creeping on him.
"Ah... I love you! It still feels surreal that you picked me." I panted for air.
Every spot in my body felt warm, especially where he was pushing into me.
"I would've been a fool not to choose the girl who loves me the most. After all, something fated us for longer than we both realized." Alijah breathed, crashing his lips against mine.
Our tongues tangoed with one another as my body and soul were entirely his. Feeling it again, he drew away from my lips, trying to concentrate on my sweet spots. I couldn't stay quiet under him for long, especially after hearing his feelings.
"It would've been foolish, huh?" I playfully voiced.
It was shaky since mewls of pleasure wanted to leave me, upon hearing that, Alijah thrust himself into me fully again. However, it was gentler than last time. Though it caused me to whine again, feeling his full length in me again, rubbing against my core.
This could get addicting.
The moment he freed my hands from his grip, I clung to his arms, causing him to chuckle.
"Rem, thank you for saving my soul from eternal damnation and showing me what love truly is." He purred into my ear, suddenly pulling me up while he sat on the bed.
The motion left me straddling him as he held my hips in place, reminding me of what I had done back in the spring.
"Is that what I did?" I mumbled, trying to grasp what was happening by pressing my hands on his chest.
"Yes, silly girl. You and this family of yours that accepted me even though I never gave them a good reason to." Alijah reassured me, smiling.
"Though your brothers are too easy to pick on. Reminds me of... my older brother, Lucan." He softly rolled his eyes.
"They are, aren't they?" I giggled, only to gasp when he suddenly thrust into me from below, prompting me to cage him under me.
This was a new feeling.
"Yes," Alijah huffed, licking my chest as his sharp fangs dragged on my skin.
Whines left my mouth as I drowned in the pleasure my wolf was giving me. Though his movements had become sluggish, I swayed my hips to help him, unable to stay still. At that point, he tore away from my breast, only to meet with my lips.
Before I knew it, I was the only one moving while he moaned under me. Waves of pleasure traveled through me as he teased my sensitive bean with his thumb, prompting me to squeal. It wasn't long before the knot tightened to the point of release as his explosion within me left me in bliss, too. It was almost as if white had washed over me.
Unable to keep myself up, I collapsed on him, panting for air. There I was, met with a kiss on my forehead.
"I love you, Rem." He professed that I couldn't lift myself off his bare chest.
A silly thought crossed my enlightened mind, though.
"Hey... Alijah, can I ask you something?" I mumbled, feeling extra exhausted.
"Hmm..?" he hummed, holding me close.
His heartbeat was so loud, but it was calming to me. If the day ever came, I also wanted to go with him.
"If I were a boy too... would you let me know..." I trailed off, remaining vague.
Alijah chuckled wholeheartedly after hearing that, leaving my cheeks turning rosy.
I mean, in our previous lives, we were both males, and if what Midnight said was true, then... we surely...
"I would let you do me all you want, my love. From that time, Caden took me out. I saw something that could help you with that." He chuckled, leaving me burning where I stood.
I didn't know if it was a tease, but I felt like my heart exploded.
I can never... No... Maybe? No... In another life, perhaps...
"No! No... I was just curious." I yelped, feeling the full brunt of what I said.
He cackled, holding me closer without saying another word. We cuddled in bed, enjoying each other's presence. However, the silence didn't last. Sadly, there were important things to say. Alijah told me everything he had learned about his brother and friend, making me feel even worse than I did initially.
Everything that had happened to my wolf was unfair, and one person was at the center of it all.
Edna, the eternal witch, I want to end her trapping me in this house and for making Alijah suffer in ways that he never should have!
Though the elders were also responsible.
No, many people are to blame, but the only ones that exist are those two vermin!
However, to make them pay, I would have to get stronger.
But who would've thought I would lose just as much as I gained?
Everything that was to come would come at a cost I never foresaw. No matter how strong I was, no matter how much I tried to keep everyone safe. What was coming would rumble our lives in ways I never thought possible.
For now, though, I drifted peacefully in Alijah's arms. I was oblivious to the hardships that lay ahead in the foreseeable future.
Then again, when am I not?