Methis Delis POV
Standing before the Lycan King as Conrad had called his title to me was no easy feat. Sure all it took was just to stand, but there was more to just the standing. There were the stares from his entire entourage. I was originally scared that the welcome would be more loud and full of drinks and laughs and that my husband would try to have me at once in his room, but there was nothing in this world that could have prepared him for what I experienced next. The welcome was quiet and next to nonexistence. The king stood on the steps that led to the castle, towering over me even from the distance we had kept apart from each other. He was huge and intimidating in nature.I could hardly believe my eyes that I had to be the one who would bear a child for this regal wolf. As much as I thought it weird, it looked as if it was supposed to be an honour. On my way to the castle on foot beside Conrad, I noticed a few women Conrad had whispered to me were also werewolves. They were bigger than the average woman though not overly significantly bigger and they possessed more curves which made me silently wonder why the Lycan King would leave all of that and go for me. However, I dare not utter that thought out loud.After apprehending me for what felt like almost an hour, and sharing glances with a certain woman who was robed in white and sported bleach white hair as well as Conrad, Jamal the Lycan King –Conrad had told me his name – walked away with his men and the white lady without even uttering a single word to me or anyone.Once he was gone and the door was shut behind him, I turned to Conrad who he had left behind with me. He must have read the confusion evident in my face because all he did was smile his creepy-looking smile that I was slowly getting used to.His smile eventually faded with what I thought was a sigh of relief and he spoke: “Bloody hell.”“What?” I asked.“You really do look like her.”“Like who?”Conrad did not respond but waved me over as we both entered the castle.Inside of it was large and amazing. Different germs lined the curtains that designed the wall and the wall itself was not lacking in the abundance of ancient art that tattooed it from head to toe. It was a lot to take in at first sight and I knew that even after a week here, there would still be a whole lot to learn and discover in this castle.I felt tiny inside the castle. Like I should not be here. I kept stealing glances to my side at Conrad trying to observe how he behaved. He kept his head straight as he walked, he did not look regard the art works on the wall or the germs on the curtains even for a second.“We are here,” he called.“Where?”We stood in front of a large door that had two golden wolf heads embodied into the door as its handle. The door had a silver lining and a pattern made of brass that drew something I was too overwhelmed to understand yet.The moment we got inside I realized that this was my room. Spacious was an understatement for what this room was. Twice of my house’s entire compound was probably not equal to half of this room.“Quite a decent room, is it?” Conrad asked with a tint of tease in his voice.“It’s… it’s.” I turned to look at him. He was leaning against the wall picking at his nails. “I don’t know what to say.”“Well, I suggest you save your breath for when you meet the King.” He walks over to the door. “You might have a bulk load of explaining to do. So do I.” He exits.The beauty of the room left me and I was frightened.Jamal Kunis POV
I walked into my room unceremoniously, banging the door behind me as I entered the room. What was my Beta thinking? What was Conrad thinking when he walked into the human world and out of all the choices there were to make, had to settle for a human girl who looked exactly like the Dark Witch? He just had to leave every fish in the ocean and pick the one that resembled the very epitome of pain and suffering, the one that had led their world into war and near extinction.I took off my outer robe and flung it yards out. It connected with one of the lamps in my room and shattered to the ground, knocking two more glass ornaments on their way to the ground.Then I heard a knock on the door. I was not in the mood for visitors but still I answered it. “Come in.”I was expecting it to be Conrad so I paced up to the door angrily but stopped halfway when I saw my surrogate. She took a step back, puzzled, but had already accidentally closed the door behind her. I stare into her eyes until she drops her gaze to the ground. Her eyes subtly scan my room and I sense her fear once her sight lands on the broken glass mess I had made with my coat barely a minute ago.She was scared of me. She was probably regretting her decision to come here to be my surrogate. But why would an 18-year-old who must have had her own ambitions give it all up to be a surrogate wife? Perhaps only time will tell if it was a ruse and she was who she looked like. “What is your name?” I asked her.“Methis, my lord. Methis Delis,” she answered.My lord, I thought, this one has manners for a human who had no idea of our traditions. I remained silent to see if she was going to speak any further or just stand and eventually, she spoke.“Please forgive me my lord but I thought it would be wise if I had come to see my husband after what must have been a stressful day.” Her voice was delicate, but it was not without its cracks. “Hope I did not come at the wrong time.”I regard her for what must have been five minutes. Her legs were shaky, so were her fingers. My presence was torturing her. It was amusing to watch and I laughed.Methis jerked her head up in surprise at my laugh, nearly stumbling back but holding up in time to regain her cool.She did not seem to be a bad person. At least she was frightened of me. It was pathetic that I was concerned about her being the Dark Witch. The Dark Witch never fears. This one was 18 and I was 33, she was feeble and I was strong, she was a human teenager and I was the King of the werewolves, what threat could she possibly be capable of carrying against me?I stood up from the bed I sat on and moved slowly towards her. I could feel her body stiffen with every step I took until I had closed the gap between us and her body was physically unable to stiffen any harder. She still had her head bowed. I raise them up and stare into her eyes though she looked away after holding my gaze for a mere two seconds.I moved my hands from her jaw up to her lips. Caressing it slightly. My other hand took her hands and I pressed them slightly, trying my best to calm her down but nothing seemed to be working. Somehow, I understood her, it was a lot to take in to be honest, having to change environment so quickly with almost zero time to adapt. She was going from a struggling family to a castle in a matter of hours. It was a lot to take in.“Have you been fed today?” I asked, trying to show concern.“Yes, I have.”“How was the meal?”“It was wonderful, my lord.”I wanted to stop her from calling me ‘my lord’ but I decided against it. Let that stay as a form of barrier if she ever tries to go against me or has the thoughts of it.Methis was till trembling in my arms, not from cold but from fear, I almost forgot that I was still touching her lips, and slowly, I leaned it and replaced my hands with my lips.Methis Delis POVMy body froze instinctively as his lips locked with mine. I did not kiss him back neither did I pull away, I just let him do what he was doing. He eventually broke off and looked deep into my eyes but it was difficult to hold a gaze with him. It was very frightening to do so. My eyes bulged open and my mouth hand hung open as well. I did not know whether I should smile or frown or blush but all I knew is I was having this feeling of shock. I never believed that I was going to kiss a guy I had just met a few hours ago, in fact, we have not even properly met, all we did was a mere introduction were we barely spoke words and now we were kissing. Deep down I wondered where all of this was going to lead to seeing that we still had a lot of time to spend together in this castle.King Jamal pushed himself further, trapping me tighter between himself and the door behind me. He leaned in again and kissed me, still, I did not reciprocate the action, I just let him do as he wishe
Jamal Kunis POVI felt the burning urge to ignore her pleading and force myself on her but there was this tender innocence that her pleading radiated that made it intensely difficult to ignore the pleading.“Why are you pleading?” I asked. It vexed me that I had paid a large amount of money I had paid only to have this girl refuse me. things were not done that way. “Why then did you agree to the contract if you were going to plead? Did you not read the contract?”“It wasn’t me,” the Methis said.“What?” I was genuinely confused.“It was my stepmother who sold me I swear. She just did it out of nowhere.” She sat up on the bed but still did not dare to look me in the eyes as we talked. “I had no idea we were going to do this on my first night. I had not prepared for such thing, my lord. If only you could just give me a little time to adapt, I promise I would not be this way.”I held her face and stared into her eyes, adjusting her head so she stared back. Tiny traces of tears had begun t
Jamal Kunis POVMy anger flared in me and I called one of my many servants. “Get me the Beta. We have combat training to talk about.”A few minutes later, the Beta entered. “You know if I hadn’t known you long enough, I would have guessed you were drunk,” Conrad joked. “What sort of combat training do you want to engage in in the middle of the night?”“Where did you get the girl?” I asked.“What girl?”“Don’t play dumb, Conrad.” There were quite a lot of things I needed to get off my chest and the tension I was feeling because of this human girl was one of them.“Oh. Methis, they call her.” Conrad moved around my room as he spoke. “From the land of the human. That’s where I found her. Just as you and the White Witch commanded. Is there a problem?”“Something tells me you chose her as a tease.” I stared deep into Conrad’s eye. Unlike Methis, Conrad stared back, unmoving.“I don’t get your meaning,” said Conrad to me.“Why does she look so much like the Black Witch?”“I did not create he
Methis Delis POV It must have been the reason I refused him last night but I was not very sure. Perhaps I was just trying to escape the greater pain of child birth in the future. Thoughts of last night made me look weak, even to myself so I stopped thinking about it. All I just wondered now was how much angrier I had made the Lycan King. He was an angry person on a normal day, he sent me off angry just when he was about to get into a good mood. I was at fault to be blamed here.I did my mouth and took my bath but was now concerned that not even a single servant had entered my room to inquire of my health or my need for food as they usually did. If I was to die right here right now, I do not think any of them would notice. I had begun to get hungry and not being brought up in a royal family, I knew just how to setup my own breakfast without the need of servants so I got up from bed and headed to the kitchen. Except now there was one problem: where the hell was the kitchen?I had forgo
Methis Delis POV A month later I felt a surge of nervousness as I entered the clinic. It was my first time undergoing the surrogate checkup process, and I had no idea what to expect. The wolf people had a different way of monitoring their pregnancies, and I was the first human to carry their child. Getting pregnant with a werewolf baby happened much sooner than I expected, which made me feel uneasy inside. “Relax, Methis. It’s not that bad.” Beta said, sensing my anxiety. He was the one who brought me here, since Jamal had some urgent business to attend to. He took my hand and led me to a room where a female wolf doctor was waiting. He smiled warmly and gestured for me to lie down on a bed. She then attached some wires and electrodes to my belly and chest, and turned on a monitor. “This will show us the heartbeat and growth of your baby.” She explained. “Don’t worry, it won’t hurt.” I nodded, trying to calm myself. I looked at Beta, who was standing next to me. He smiled reassur
Methis Delis POV As the doctor finished speaking, I couldn't help but almost laugh at the absurdity of the situation. I had expected my role as the Female Lead to be anything but conventional, but I never imagined playing the part of a surrogate mother. It was a strange predicament, one that left me puzzled and curious about the lycan king's motives.Sensing my gaze upon him, Jamal's voice cut through the air, stern and commanding. "Methis, there's no need to overthink things. Focus on what you need to do and carry out your role as we've agreed."I bit my lip, suppressing the questions that threatened to spill from my tongue. After the checkup, Jamal disappeared once again, leaving me alone with Beta, his trusted companion. Beta, a towering figure with a demeanor that commanded respect, led me through the halls of the palace. Silence enveloped us for a moment before Beta broke it with a nod of apology."On behalf of the wolf servants, I want to apologize for their earlier rudeness to
Methis Delis POVBeta hesitated for a moment before speaking. "I know that you are human, and we are wolf people. But I cannot help but feel drawn to you. You have a kind heart and a gentle spirit, and I find myself wanting to protect you."I was taken aback by his words. I had not expected this kind of confession from him, even worse I wasn't particularly sure what he was talking about. "Beta, I...I don't know what to say."He looked at me with earnest eyes. "Don't misunderstand." He said, chuckling slightly, "It's nothing like that, I just wanted to keep things open with you." I smiled softly at him. "Thank you for being honest with me, Beta."Beta nodded, understanding. "I respect that. But know that if you ever need anything, I am here for you.""Thank you, Beta," I said sincerely.We sat in silence once again, watching the young wolves play. I couldn't help but feel a sense of warmth and comfort in Beta's presence. He was still a loyal and trustworthy friend and in the current s
Methis Delis POVWhen the pups finally left us alone, it was almost too dark. Jamal had gone to sleep next to me and the feelings of anxiety I had feared would come when I first got here were finally back, nagging at me like a headache that just refused to go away.It was suffocating to say the least. I lay on the bed, my heart pounding against my chest like a trapped bird desperately seeking escape. The soft moonlight filtering through the curtains cast a silver glow upon the room, throwing light the nagging question that lingered within me. Beside me, lay Jamal, shirtless, sleeping almost quietly, his chest heaving up and down.I felt like I was sleeping next to a tiger, and that any moment, even the tiniest, slightest, wrong move could wake him up and make him tear me apart.So naturally, of course, I decided to tap him.Reaching out, my hand shaking so violently you would have thought I was waking up an ACTUAL tiger, even though he is an Alpha Wolf, so there might not be too much