Chapter 1: Together forever

*LYCIA*

There are days when I really hate my mother.

“Absolutely not Lycia, I do not care that Travis just got his own pet Wolf for his birthday you are not getting one and that’s final,” she said conclusiveness evident in her voice.

“Then what about a snake or a falcon, a kitten or a dog? Just anything would do! Please, please let me have one!” I tried compromising with the other options but knowing my mother she would say something along the lines that I wasn’t responsible enough to handle another life.

“It would do you good if you started paying more attention in helping me manage the coven administration. You are to be the next queen if this goes on then you would ruin the Amoret name. When will you become responsible?” she sighed making me cringe and put my phone away from my ear to avoid hearing the rest of her speech that followed soon after.

She wouldn’t let me have a pet but she would gladly let me handle numerous people’s lives in my hand. I am sure the latter was a bigger responsibility.

When I heard the line go quiet with only her heavy breathing of angry puffs I put my phone back to my ear and asked, “I understand that you hate lycans because of what happened but why do you hate all the rest of the animals? How did they ever harm you? They don’t even have human forms like us. It’s not like I am meeting with a werewolf or Lycan I just want a normal wolf as a pet.”

“Lycia Amoret! Are you trying to argue with your mother? If I said that you can’t have a pet then that’s the end of the discussion. I am not buying you one and don’t you dare let me hear that wretched word from your lips again. I hate that abominated species of mindless puppets.” She snarled making me roll my eyes.

Werewolves were still alright to her but Lycans weren’t.

Why? Because she had been dumped by one in her younger days when he found his own mate.

That grudge she hasn’t let go of even now; even after she married my father who she loves so much and had me. The weakness of our dear witch queen was that she couldn’t let go of the grudge that a lycan had provided by bruising her ego. How dare someone to reject the magnificent Aldith Amoret?

“Alright fine I get it, I will not say the word ‘Lycan’ again,” I drawled, silently laughing in my head when I heard her aggravate on the other side and then cutting the call.

I loved teasing her about it.

“So? What did she say?” Esmeralda, my best friend asked when I went back to her and Travis.

“What did you expect? It’s a no as always.” I sighed crouching down to pet Travis’s new wolf pup that he had adopted from another neighboring couple who were giving out a few pups when their own set had too many.

“Don’t worry you can come play with Jean whenever you want,” Travis said making me look up from the beautiful pup to its equally beautiful owner. He had on a dashing smile on his face with an inviting glint in his eyes. “I am sure we both would love to have you over to play.”

My nerves tingled at the suggestiveness of his words and raising a brow I asked, “Are you sure you would be able to keep up with me?”

“Umm excuse me guys but can you two flirt when I am not around?” Esmeralda asked making me laugh at her disgusted expression. She knew that I had the biggest crush on Travis right now and it looked like he was fancying me too.

“Sorry Esme but I don’t know what you are talking about I just want to play with this little cutie,” I joked making Travis laugh as I brought my attention back to the little pup but not before I lingered it on his crotch. He caught my gaze and raised a brow as if to defy my words.

I was distracted by the wolf pup that yipped at my hand nuzzling its chin. It was so adorable that I wanted to stay there playing with it for all day and night. The fact that her owner was such an attractive person was already an added benefit.

I wanted to stay here and play with Jean and secretly ogle Travis a little longer but I knew I couldn’t. “Well I need to go home now. I have to make some potions that my mom is going to check when she comes back home tonight. You know how she wants me to be the perfect witch like her and everything.”

“Well you are the princess of our coven and you are the best among all of us because of her incessant guidance so you can’t blame her about it. The whole coven admires you and expects you to be an even greater queen than your mom,” Esme said making me frown at the reality check she was giving me.

“Ugh, I hate it when you are right,” I sighed about to leave when Travis approached me.

“Hey, Lycia,” he said grabbing my hand to stop me, making me look at the place where he had touched me for a brief second but he didn’t pull away and continued a little bolder when I didn’t comment on his sudden closeness, “You will be coming to the party tomorrow, right?”

Given my status as my mother’s daughter I had always been popular so it was a given that I was invited to all and various parties. The fact that I would attend one would depend on the people and my closeness to them.

“Why do you ask?” I pressed to have him confess the reason behind his actions.

“Well for one I would really like to have you bestow me with one of your famous kisses and second I think I am starting to miss you already,” he smoothly added the last line to blanket the previous one.

I could see Esmeralda roll her eyes from the corner of my eyes and passing him a small smirk I said, “I can’t guarantee anything but we’ll see about it.”

Waving a good bye to the cute little pup that was staring at me with sparkling eyes I left Travis and Jean behind with Esme next to me.

“You know that he just wants to bang you because you are the princess right? He is a player Lycia,” Esme groaned looking back once and then in front again as she informed me, “He is staring at your ass.”

Laughing at her words I made sure to shake them a little more with every step that I took forward and shaking her head at my actions she mumbled, “Who am I trying to warn when the biggest player is walking beside me.”

“Well it’s too early for me to settle just yet,” I said noticing that the turn for us to part ways had arrived; “Besides he is just a temporary crush.”

“Aren’t they all?” she mocked making me nod my head in seriousness. Chuckling at my expression she took a strand of my red hair and tucking it behind my ear she said, “I really wish that you find such a person that will get you to quit your player ways and see the real happiness in loving one person.”

“I thought you were my best friend,” I gasped, “How could you curse me like that?”

Sighing at my words she gave up and shooing me to go my own way she walked to the path that led to her house.

Now that there was no one to distract me from my thoughts the slight sour mood that I had been in since I was turned down by my mother returned. Deciding to take the long route back home I tried to addle my mind. It was a beautiful day and if I ignore the brewing sadness in my heart then the world seemed to be perfectly at peace.

Looking up I stared at the shimmering leaves and the birds flying through it. I was happy to be living in a coven among the denser parts of the woods. If I couldn’t have a pet of my own there had been many living in the wild here that I could at least admire from afar.

It’s alright Lycia, so what if you couldn’t have a pet. It’s not like a wolf is all that cool to have-

Suddenly I stumble across something and looking down I had barely gained my balance when I gasped and fell down on my butt.

What were the odds for me to find an injured wolf just when I had been thinking about one?

The creature was magnificent and compared to the small pup that I had just visited, it was larger in size. Its fur, a gorgeous silver like the rays of the moon itself was covering its sheen but my eyes were focused on the bloodied front paw that was like a stain on its beauty.

Form the heavy breathing of it I could tell that it had been alive but I worried that it was in a lot of pain and that if I left it over here then a wolf of another pack might hurt him.

"Do you want to come home with me Wolfe? I’ll give you the first aid you need okay?” I said as my mother’s scary face flashed before my eyes for a brief second but I couldn’t just leave this poor animal alone, right?

And maybe she just might let me keep it after she saw me take care of one?

Ecstatic at that thought I stood up and hovering a hand over the wolf’s body I chanted the spell to have the air around him lift it up for me and almost immediately its heavy, beautiful body was gently elevated up.

“Follow me and we will live together forever,” I mumbled to no one in particular hoping for that future. Making my way to my house I entered through the back door and rushed with the wolf back to my room.

I could imagine how exciting and fun my life would become if Mom would just agree to let me have this wolf.

It was the prettiest one I had ever seen in my life!

When we were safely in the confines of my room I let the air gently put the wolf down on my furry carpet not minding the blood at all and weaving a hand through its soft fur I took hold of its paw hearing a small whimper from the barely conscious wolf.

Oh my goodness it must be in pain!

His bloodied paw was tugging at my heartstrings and deciding to give him a quicker healing with my magic I summoned my own spiritual energy and pressing my palms against the wound I closed my eyes and let my magic and energy heal it.

When I was done with the treatment I looked at the healed paw, still red from its blood and decided to clean it.

“Wait for me here I’ll bring a wet cloth,” I said nuzzling its cloud like soft fur and rushed to my attached bathroom to wet a towel.

I can’t believe I have an actual wolf in my house! In my room!

My childhood wish was finally coming true.

“I hope you didn’t wait long for m-”

But words were lost from my mouth as instead of the beautiful wolf that I had become acquainted with, there sitting in the center of my room was a man.

His golden eyes moved towards me and brightened making me groan further at the realization.

It wasn’t a normal shifter that I had brought home but a fucking Lycan!

What had I done?