Chapter 46: The Mysterious Girl


    Einar’s eyes were robbed of their usual warmth. He wanted to rekindle the heat within him but his


    insides were too damp with all the unshed tears. He looked at the rising sun from the window and


    wished that the morning never came. His eyes were a bit puffed and the area beneath had darkened


    due to theck of sleep.


    How could he sleep?


    The split images he saw a week ago when he toured the pack, harrowed him to the core. He couldn’t


    believe that the carnage which urred was all because of him; that he was responsible for the chaos


    and the killings of his own people. Deep within he felt remorse and was a bit ashamed but it was too


    the nearby packs and possibly to the kings court.


    How did this all happen? He was sure that he was in control for a long time. The full moon had


    rendered him weak and inactive but it was the price he had to pay to keep his lovesick wolf under


    check. Most importantly he could not remember anything from when the wolf in him took charge.


    The screeching of the door grabbed Einar’s attention as he looked at the figure carrying a tray and the


    hot beverage on it. He took a deep sigh as the drink was all he needed to rejuvenate his mind. He


    straightened his back and leaned backwards to the wall. However his movement was abruptly halted


    when he saw the person bringing in the refreshments.


    It was his mate.


    Over the past one week the onlypanion though unwanted, was the beautiful man. Even after


    Einar’sints and his distancing behaviour the handsome man had been adamant to keep him


    wounds. There were days when both of them spoke nothing at all but kept gawking at each other for


    their own reasons.


    In a way Can’s presence was making the beasts in him happy while Einar felt disgusted with himself.


    After what went through with the pack he should feel dreadful and have courage to go outside to


    assure his people. As a leader he was supposed to helm the pack to its glory and integrate everyone


    under his protection.


    Instead, he stayed in his room like a coward and shamefully enjoyed thepany of his mate. Can''s


    presence was making the days pass by easily. However Einar was slightly angry at his mate for


    indirectly he was the reason for the chaos that happened.


    Can smiled as he walked in and slowly kept the tray on the table besides the bed. He gently handed


    over the ss with hot beverage to the alpha.


    “Where are the servants?” Einar asked dryly as he took the first sip.


    “They are outside.”


    Einar looked at the window and then at the door “Where are the other people?”


    “They are where they should be.” Can said in a low, meek voice.


    In the hindsight Einar knew why the people he was used to working with did not show up. They were


    scared. And why wouldn’t they be? Einar’s presence was no more secure. The temperamental


    behaviour of the alpha could put any life in jeopardy just like that. It was understandable for why the


    pack wanted to distance themselves with him. Apart from one exception; the beautiful man standing in


    front of him.


    “Why have youe here Ashton?” Einar asked in his defeat.


    “To take care of you.”


    “I don’t want you near me.” The alpha coldly said.


    Can smiled and almost whispered “You don’t want me.. but you need me.”


    The cryptic words took Einar by surprise as he looked at Can in confusion and scowled. “I will be fine


    by my own.”


    “I cant leave you untreated.”


    “Where is the healer?” Einar asked angrily as he gritted his teeth “Its her job not yours.”


    “She is busy with others.” Can took a pregnant pause “Rosaline, Garrick and Aldous wont be here for


    quite a while and Arthur is handling the pack business in your absence.”


    The mere utterance of the names made Einar’s heart heavy. He hurt the people he loved. One of the


    reasons the pack wolves were afraid of him was the fact that he hurt the luna of the pack. He hurt his


    own mate!


    Who does that!


    When he proposed a fake alliance to Rosaline he had sworn in to protect her and give her a life she


    deserves but on the contrary he failed in his promises. It was already tough on the poordy to deceive


    an entire pack for her good soul repulsed her actions. Einar brought her to the mess and made her


    suffer for somethingpletely irrelevant to her.


    Einar had buried the deep secret sorrows within him which could not be known to the world. The


    burden was eating him from the insides. His thoughts upset him and he lowered his head to speak


    meekly “I want to be alone Ashton. Leave the room at once.”


    Can wasn’t untouched by the mental state of the pack alpha. He discerned the mood of Einar way


    before any of the pack members. He knew Einar was remorseful and pained at the events which


    unfolded these past days. However he was also relieved that he got to spend more time with his mate.


    He wanted to soothe Einar somehow but was finding it difficult to do his task without revealing much.


    “I wont do anything that displeases you. I will just do my work and leave when I am finished. Until then


    you can pretend as if I am not here.”


    Einar sighed in defeat “There is a reason I hate the fact that you don’t have a wolf. Your reluctance to


    adhere to mymands gets on my nerves sometimes.”


    The handsome man smirked “If my nature bothers you so much why didn’t you punish me?”


    Because the beasts wouldn’t allow me. Because hurting you would hurt me.


    Einar cleared his throat “Stop with the nonsense Ashton and do what you came to do.”


    Can shrugged and sat on the empty space besides Einar’s torso. The close bodies brought shivers


    to the alpha, however Einar’s eyes expanded when Can leaned forward to touch him. The sudden


    action startled Einar as he choked on the beverage. A mischievous smile made its way to Can’s face


    as the alpha coughed rapidly to clear his throat.


    “What are you doing?” He asked in a surprised voice.


    “Undressing you..”


    The air in his throat got stuck as Einar’s lips moved but could not utter a word. He waspletely


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    stupefied by the sudden bold behaviour of his mate.


    “W-What?!”


    “You heard me. I want to undress you of your clothes.”


    Einar stared at the beautiful man in horror. At this moment Can was powerful beyond measure


    because he didn’t know what catastrophe shall transpire if he ignited the mes of desire in Einar. He


    wouldn’t be able to control himself. His best hidden secret will be out in the open.


    Einar was unable to find a way through his fear; through this predicament.


    “You look afraid.” Can smirked a little.


    “I..” Einar gulped “Am not.”


    “Rx.” Can held a bottle from the tray and lifted in the air in front of the alpha “It is the lotion that I


    brought with me. I have to rub it on your chest and your back. It will cool your senses and help get you


    rid of the excess heat. Aurora says that it helps in calming your nerves.”


    Einar’s thoughts were numb. This wasn’t the way to deal with the things he was going through. The


    simple touch from his mate would do everything other than making him calm.


    “Shall I?”


    Einar was dumbstruck again. He couldn’t formte a thought or a believable reason to deny his mate.


    Einar had received massages in the past but they had all been through his servants. As also nudity


    was never a problem with him. But here the man in front was his own mate and showing him his bare


    body was proving to be unnecessarily ufortable. Einar was shy and flustered at the thought of


    Can touching him.


    With nowhere left to go Einar reluctantly nodded.


    Can nodded in response and leaned forward to touch the first buttons of Einar’s shirt. All this while


    Einar had curled his fingers tightly while his lips were closed firmly. He looked everywhere except in the


    front and tried to recollect unpleasant thoughts to divert his attention from his handsome man.


    When Can was done undressing Einar, he held a handful of the thick liquid on his palms and circled


    it twice with his two fingers before rubbing it on Einar’s chest.


    As soon as the cold fingers touched Einar’s body he opened his mouth and sucked in a lot of breath in


    a jiffy. Pleasant shivers trembled his body. His pulsating veins were increasing its flow to his member.


    All the irrational thoughts in his head evaporated while he fixated his gaze at the mystique of a beauty


    in front of him.


    An unexpected silence followed as both of them locked their gazes in a staring contest. Can couldn’t


    control himself as he chuckled looking at the state of Einar’s face. “Your cheeks are red”


    Einar couldn’t hold his gaze and he cleared his throat in a mock anger “They are always this way. It is


    your hands that are cold as ice.”


    Can looked at his hands in amusement and shrugged before breathing out the warm air to even the


    temperature of his hands. The simple gesture brought a smile on Einar’s face. However his lips


    returned to a hard line as in the next moment Can resumed to do what he came for.


    Can moved his finger in a circr motion around both the sides of his chest. He mentally smirked


    when he noticed the hardened nipples of Einar along with the small bumps which were appearing on


    his skin. His chest hair were slowly aiming for the sky.


    The tender contact dried out all the air in Einar. The touch felt intimate, it felt sensual. His curved


    fingers spiraled even more as he fisted his hands to remain in control. He opened his mouth a little to


    take deep voiceless sighs for his heart drummed at a faster rate.


    Though Einar took precautions and was using every of his tactics, his body was not listening to him.


    The more Einar felt Can’s hand the more he craved him. The tension had reached such a point that


    heaving deep sighs was not enough. It was turning embarrassing for Einar for the arousal in his pants


    was bing more and more evident.


    To save himself of the awkwardness he all of a sudden turned and lied on his t torso. He looked on


    the other side of the man and said “Can you do my back first.”


    Can was mute as heughed. He found the situationical. It wasn’t as if he hadn’t noticed the


    throbbing member wishing to liberate itself from Einar’s pants. It was the sheer childlike behaviour


    which Einar disyed that made himugh in amusement.


    Can controlled hisughter and said “As you wish.”


    The handsome man massaged the alpha gently by circling his bare back. But as it had to happen, the


    motion caused Einar to regret his decision. He could not believe how something could feel better than


    the first time. With every upward and downward stroke, the breathing movements of Einar were


    bing abrupt. His now hardened member was grinding with the mattress below him. It was pure


    torture. The beads on his forehead and his little shivers showed how agonizing it was for the alpha. His


    tensions increased when the initial shade of the thick white liquid leaked through his member. If


    Can’s hand did note to a halt, Einar was sure that he would take his mate then and there.


    Einar inhaled arge breath “Stop.. ”


    Can retrieved his hand “What happened?”


    His manhood was making it ufortable to maintain a stable position. Einar squeezed his hands


    before uttering “I need to sleep. I am feeling drowsy.”


    Can noticed the unbearable quandary of his mate and held back hisughter. He inhaled sharply to


    control himself and tease the alpha a bit more “It would be morefortable for you if you sleep on


    your back.”


    “COULD YOU PLEASE LEAVE THE ROOM AT ONCE ASHTON.” Einar exhaled air through his mouth


    to slow his heart beat “For once in your life do as you are told.”


    Can stood up abruptly and held the back of his forefinger between his teeth as heughed


    uncontrobly, without making a sound. His chest was vibrating while his face muscles grew tight. He


    bit his lip quite too often and expelled air in between as hisughter was refusing to die down. On the


    other side Einar was waiting impatiently for a response most probably for his mate to exit as soon as


    possible so that he could save himself of this embarrassing situation.


    Finally Einar was relieved when Can cleared his throat “If you need anything let me know.”


    Can left the room in a jiffy as he was sure to burst outughing while all Einar thought was that he


    had hurt his mate once again and forced him to leave insultingly.


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    The group of five were drinking in the radiant heat of the afternoon. All of them sat around a mini pond


    whose water was flowing magically onto the feet of the people to subdue the warmth. The boulders on


    which they sat moved to its right toplete the circle and station itself back to its ce. Can saw


    the look of amazement on the faces of his friends and he pulled his hands back. They talked about the


    events from the past days when suddenly Fayette spoke


    “You did what!?” Fayette asked in surprise.


    “I rubbed his back and his chest.”


    “And he let you do that?”


    Can nodded “It was hrious!” he giggled “He was hesitant at first but I bet he was enjoying himself..”


    “He is one stubborn male.” Can’s attention diverted to a stoic Aurora “Even after your touch he didn’t


    react.”


    “What do you expect? That he jumps over Cally and starts smooching him all over.” All of a sudden


    Archer’s facial expression changed and a look of distaste reced his features “Oh god! I just


    imagined that in my head and it is grossing me out.”


    “The thing that grosses me out is the fact that the moron is your mate.” Fayette sighed “How twisted


    that can be!”


    Can smiled and resumed his talks with Archer and Aurora. Fayette deflected her attention to the


    beautiful girl sitting besides her. The girl’s face glowed like the spring flower when it opens. Her gaze


    was affixed at the tree which stood at a long distance. She carefully watched the winged animals flying


    above, aiming for the sky and returning to the tree. The canvas of nature and the chirping of the birds


    made her heart content and she smiled constantly.


    The extension of her lips caused Fayette to mimic her actions “You seem happy.”


    “I feel liberated. It is a good feeling.” The straight hairs on her forehead dangled with the motion of the


    breeze.


    “It is good to have you as apany.”


    The mystery girl nodded with a smile. Fayette reciprocated with a smile of her own, however her lips


    returned to its normal form as she arched her eyebrows a little “Has anyone been suspicious?”


    The girl looked at Fayette in confusion and in the next instant she wandered her gaze around the other


    three people sitting in the circle “Not that I know of.”


    “You have to be careful.”


    The girl nodded.


    After chatting for some more time the group left the ce to leave for their respective homes. Can


    and Aurora would be the first to say their goodbyes as the blue moon pack was the closest to the


    meadow.


    Their joyous prattle came to an end when Aurora asked a question which made Can ufortable


    “What are your ns on the wolf situation?”


    Can and Archer did not have to be genius to discern which wolf the healer was talking about. Can


    looked sternly ahead and sighed “I am waiting for the full moon day.”


    A yful smile was stered on Archer’s face “I wonder what’s going on in that devious mind of yours.”


    “Its not what you are thinking.” Can huffed


    “And what am I thinking?” Archer raised a brow and chuckled.


    “Stop teasing me.”


    Can’s flushed cheeksplimented his eyes. His innocent smile added to the shyness of his blush.


    When Archer noticed the rosy face of his friend he was delighted “It has been a long time since I have


    seen you this happy. Though I don’t like the man in the slightest but I think Einar is the answer to your


    hearts content.”


    “I don’t have any feelings for him Archer.”


    The werebear pursed his lips and nodded in mock acknowledgment “Keep telling yourself the things


    which make you happy.” he ruffled Can’s hair yfully “You cant fool me my friend.”


    The joy in Aurora was priceless “Is what Archer implying true?”


    “Don’t get your hopes up.” Can rolled his eyes “It is just that I don’t hate Einar anymore.” he paused


    for a moment “But I still don’t love him.”


    “It wont take much time.”


    “What?” Can asked in surprise.


    “To reach the blue moon pack I meant.” Archer pursed his lips and shrugged.


    Can was aware of the meaning of the cryptic words the were bear was trying to imply. It had been


    quite a few days since the handsome man was greeted with raillery from his friends. At first the teasing


    bothered him. It made him angry a little. However, the scenario had changed today drastically. He no


    longer felt chagrined. He felt embarrassed and shy in a good way.


    As soon as the five people reached the pack borders, their footsteps came to a halt when they


    witnessed a long procession. Can could see a chariot being pulled by four horses while a number of


    guards followed and preceded the chariot. The golden palm tree embedded on each of their jackets


    was a symbol that the procession belonged to the royal court.


    “Who are they?” asked a bewildered Fayette.


    “They are the people from the royal court.”


    “What business do they have here?”


    “I think it is something to do with the chaos which urred that day.” Aurora answered


    The neighing of the horses diverted the attention of all the five people. They looked ahead and saw that


    the trajectory of the procession had been changed and now the horses were heading their way.


    “Why are they approaching us?” The mystery girl asked


    Can shrugged and shook his head “I am as clueless as you are.”


    The horses neighed once more as they stopped at a distance from Can and his friends. Can’s


    stoic face dramatically changed when he saw the person thatnded his feet on the ground. The


    unwanted approaching steps increased Can’s heartbeat while bile formed in his throat as a vexatious


    memory resurfaced in his mind.


    Can was left speechless as he scowled with distaste when the person stood in front of him and


    smirked “Hello my dear.”


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