Chapter 62: A ce To Call ''Home''


    Morning had came too early. The brightened rays of the sun, deeply prated through the transparent


    curtains. It entered the windows and lightened the room to its fullest. The melodious chirping of birds


    indicated that it was time to bid goodbye to the soulful night.


    Arthur stretched his arms to shed away the indolence in him. He pped his eyelids a few times before


    removing the nket from his naked body. He sniffed the air around him and a strange surge of


    happiness flooded his mind. In the very next instant he tilted his body a little to witness a beautiful


    woman with long ck hair, lying besides him and staring lovingly right at him.


    Arthur was ve to his urges and hence it was proving difficult for him to focus somewhere else. He


    asionally flickered his eyes from the woman''s lips to her long hair, to her fabulous skin. As if on


    instinct, the woman leaned ahead and kissed the man passionately. Both of them cocooned each other


    in their arms as their lips danced to the tunes of their desires.


    They parted lips after a few moments to energize themselves from the wonderfully tiring activity. Arthur


    smiled at her and spoke the words which were on his mind for long "I want to introduce you to my


    parents."


    Isadora''s smile faltered and she scowled at Arthur; trying to decide the right words through which the


    wolf''s feeling are not hurt. "It is not the right time."


    Isadora could see a dramatic change of expressions in Arthur''s face. He looked angry, he looked


    disappointed. He sat upright and leaned his back to the headboard. "You have been saying that for the


    past several days. Will I ever get to tell my parents about us?"


    "I have already told you the conditions of our mating." the woman sat upright and folded her hands to


    her chest "I did tell you that we are different from other pairs. You agreed back then. Why is it so hard


    for you now?" she tried to convince Arthur in a low voice


    "It pains me to imagine that you are at the beck and call of some person." Arthur gritted his teeth "Like


    he is in control of your life. I hate it.. Cant you escape this very?"


    Isadora huffed in anger "Don''t call it that!" she raised herself from the bed and started wearing her


    clothes in a haste "It is a service. You don''t know how fortunate I am."


    Arthur mentally smacked himself when he realized that he upset the woman he loved. He followed


    Isadora and embraced her from behind "I am sorry. I didn''t mean to hurt you." He kissed the shoulders


    of thedy to ease her anger and waited patiently before saying "This master of yours... Cant he free


    you?"


    "It is not in his hands." Isadora sighed "My tribe is destined to serve his kind. It is our duty to protect


    him and hismunity."


    "From whom?"


    "The entire world." The woman untangled herself from the hands of Arthur and went ahead to fetch her


    arm bracelet "My master is special and hence everyone wants him for some or the other reason."


    "What makes him so special?"


    "I cant tell you that."


    Arthur exhaled a long breath "Does he know about us?"


    "Yes. I never lie to him.." she curved the side of her lips "By the way.. He is really fond of you. He was


    the one who encouraged me to live my life with the person destined for me."


    "Wow!" Arthur eximed in surprise "This makes me even more curious to know about the man."


    "I wish I could tell you more."


    Isadora turned around as she closed her eyes. Her hair, eyebrows and her nails darkened. Her hair


    strands grew even further while it shined like the sparkling diamonds. When she turned again to look at


    Arthur she could see the lust in his eyes.


    The wolf was stunned. The beautifuldy mesmerized Arthur. She smiled at him and bowed her head


    before she headed for the window. However her footsteps were halted when Arthur held her hand


    firmly "Come stay with me please. I agree to every of your conditions but it only seems fair if you are


    here with me. It will keep me satisfied."


    "Satisfied.. or satiated?"


    Arthur was slightly embarrassed by the question. His cheeks flushed and he cleared his throat "I just


    want you to be around. Is that too much to ask?"


    "I have to seek permission."


    The wolf huffed in disbelief and raised his voice "Is there anything you could do by yourself!" he took


    even breaths to cool his anger while the woman stood there watching the helplessness and angst of


    the man.


    "Ever since I have discovered you, I crave your attention and probably your time but I hardly get any."


    "I am on a mission. "


    "So you have time to roam with your master but not with your mate."


    "I fly alone. My master doesn''t like it when I shadow him"


    Arthur looked confused "If you are not with him then who is protecting this person of yours."


    Isadora chuckled and kissed the cheeks of the man "He has found someone."


    ****


    The chirping birds of the morning sang along the melodious humming of the beautiful man. All this


    while Einar kept gawking at the Elemental with love and adoration. He was wrapped up in a cocoon of


    arms to Can''s chest. Every few moments he would look up and blushingly smile at the beautiful man.


    "It feels like a dream." Einar whispered.


    The words caught Can''s attention and he looked down at the happy face of Einar in confusion


    "What?"


    "You... Here with me." Einar pursed his lips as his cheeks became red "I am in your arms... ying with


    those tiny hairs of your chest."


    Can smirked "What a weird coincidence! The tiny hair of my chest had the same dreamst night."


    Einar sat upright as he smacked Can''s arm yfully for mocking him. The two of themughed out


    their heart before the sudden silence. It was like a staringpetition. Both of them looked at each


    other with joy and admiration.


    Can leaned ahead to kiss Einar on his lips. He surprised the muscr man with his question "When


    do you think you fell in love with me?"


    "What is with that question?'''' Einar furrowed his brows


    "Come on! Tell me."


    Einar cleared his throat and looked at the sky. He racked his brain to think the right words and exin


    Can his feelings for him "I always thought that you were perfect. Your hair; your skin; your peculiar


    forest green eyes. It was hard for me to not gaze at you. That brightened smile of yours would raise my


    heart beat and make my hands mmy. The first person I loved to see in the morning was you.."


    "When did this all start?"


    "Since I was little."


    Can mouthed an ''O'' in shock and surprise "I never knew that."


    "After the dragon incident my emotions went erratic. There was confusion all around. I was angry and


    pained and suddenly I would be jealous of the little things which concerned you. It was the hardest time


    for me."


    "You couldn''t tell anyone about yourself."


    The handsome man sympathized with the wolf in a way. For Can, he was always around his friends


    who he could rely upon. Whatever the matter may be, he wasn''t the one to hide anything from his


    friends. He always weed some constructive feedback from them and tried to improve himself.


    But Einar''s situation was different.


    Although he was surrounded by people he was always alone. As a teenager his emotions were


    overwhelming him and he was terrified. With no advisor, he was forced to develop a defense


    mechanism against the feelings he had for Can.


    "Imagine my situation." Einar chuckled in sarcasm "Hiding my feelings, creating a fa?ade to please


    everyone. My bottled up emotions were ready to st on my sixteenth birthday. It was all because of


    you."


    Can looked at Einar usingly "What did I do?"


    "You touched me."


    "So you went out of control just because of a touch? That is unbelievable!"


    "The wolf craved you and wanted yourpany. I tried my best to avoid you but the beast was too


    powerful. He created a scene that day, didn''t he?" Both the men gave a soft chuckle "I was ashamed at


    myself for how I behaved. Uncle Umberto was dead and it added to my guilt. I decided it was best for


    me to leave. I thought the space between us would make my mind clear of your thoughts."


    "Did it help?"


    "Initially yes. I did think about you but it wasn''t the powerful urge to be around you constantly. I was


    able to control myself to an extent."


    Can apologetically smiled at Einar.


    He knew the strong desire a wolf had, to be around their mate. He had seen mate pairs all around who


    would go crazy without the sight of their other half. Can could not imagine the torture Einar had to go


    through. Can was fortunate to receive guidance and encouragement to love himself and be happy.


    On the contrary all Einar had to do was live under the influence of the pack and please his people. The


    constant pressure to prove himself worthy, to fit in a certain role had robbed him of his very existence.


    Can rubbed Einar''s arm tofort him "It must be hard for you."


    "You cannot imagine! I knew that till the time you are not in my peripheral vision, everything would be


    fine. However my assumptions went for a toss when you came to see me on the kingsnd. You


    rendered me speechless. I waspletely mesmerized by you. I wanted to kiss you so bad that day."


    "Why didn''t you?" Can winked an eye yfully


    "You know what i thought at that time." Einar chuckled and rolled his eyes "All was perfect until you


    showed up to ruin everything. All those emotions, those feelings that were caged inside my heart


    wanted liberation. I wasn''t able to control myself anymore. The more I tried to be away from you the


    more I was falling in the trap of love."


    "You were stubborn."


    "Speak for yourself. You were hell bent on maiming my ego."


    Can yfully pinched Einar''s nose and whispered "It worked."


    "Yes it did."


    Can''s attention was diverted to the ck bird hovering at a distance. He was thankful that Einar was


    unaware of its presence. However he felt a little apologetic about hiding some important facts about


    him from his mate. He hugged Einar and gestured the bird through his eyes to leave them in peace.


    At that very moment Can realized that it isn''t just him.. Einar had been hiding things from him as well.


    Though the muscr man was trying to be honest for the most of the times, Can felt that Einar was


    keeping things from him.


    Can pursed his lips and hesitatingly asked "You never told me what made you open up your heart to


    me."


    Einar opened his mouth to speak as he lowered his eyes "The month apart from you, I was aplete


    mess. I couldn''t sleep, I couldn''t eat. I was just existing. I realized that I would soon die at this rate. I


    just thought to myself that I would rather die in your arms than to spend any more day in solitude."


    Can was apprehensive about the reason Einar gave. He knew that Einar was hiding something. He


    could feel it in his guts but he didn''t want to force Einar.


    The muscr man on the other hand washed away his apologetic face and transformed his feature into


    a bright and charming one "Now its your turn."


    Can gasped in surprise and blushed a little before answering "Initially I was mad at you for how you


    behaved. When everything came out in the open it was the sheer rage inside of me. I wanted to kick


    you so bad."


    "I am sorry. If you want you can kick me now.."


    Both the menughed. An ufortable silence followed when theughter died down. Einar looked


    worried while Can was unsure if he even should go ahead. He breathed in a lot of air and smiled


    unconvincingly at Einar "It was Daragor."


    "Hmm?"


    "Your demon." Einar''s eyes were a little wide as he nodded his head in understanding "The extent to


    which he loved me made me think... All he wanted was a chance! For him to have that chance I had to


    deal with you because Daragor''s existence depended on you. I was fine by that."


    "This means that you wanted the demon alone?"


    "Quite frankly yes. Because you are insecure and the wolf in you is a barbaric maniac. Daragor is the


    most sensible of all the three of you."


    "I can be sensible too." Einar said with a pout on his face.


    "Yes you can be..." Can chuckled at the disappointed look on Einar''s face. He ruffled Einar''s hair and


    kissed his cheek "The day when the wolf attacked the pack, I interacted with him."


    Einar''s eyes widened "Really?"


    Can nodded. The muscr man was taken by surprise by the revaluation. The incident had been


    mapped in his head for eternity. Though he was remorseful about the events from the day and wanted


    to forget it all, he was always curious as to who was responsible for dousing the fire of rage of his


    beast.


    "He thought that the pack was separating the two of us" Can continued "Hence he wanted to


    demolish the root cause. The wolf was suffering because you were keeping him away from me. I then


    realized that he loved me too."


    Einar gritted his teeth as a sense of jealously masqueraded his smiling face. Although he knew that it


    was his mistakergely and wholly, he couldn''t get over the fact that the wolf and the demon seemingly


    had established a strong bond with his mate. Perhaps he waste to make some space in Can''s


    heart. Perhaps he was third in line when it came to love for Can.


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    Einar grinded his teeth again and awkwardly smiled all at the same time. He was feeling a little lost for


    he thought that his love was now divided. It didn''t cross his mind that he was actuallypeting with


    himself. He was a little mad, a little jealous and a little unhappy that Can favored someone else


    rather than him.


    "So it was the demon and the wolf." He huffed with difficulty trying to keep his face straight "You weren''t


    sure about me?"


    "Actually I was." Can retorted. His answer brought a sweet smile across Einar''s face as he lit up like


    the stars of the night. Can was aware that Einar was doubting their love. He wanted to make sure


    that there was nothing for which Einar had to worry about. He scowled his eyes and bit his lips for a


    moment before grasping Einar''s hand firmly "Come with me."


    "Where are we going?" Einar asked surprisingly


    "Don''t ask questions. Just keep your eyes closed."


    Can pulled out the scarf he was wearing on his neck and blindfolded Einar. He held his hands and


    made him follow.


    After crossing a number of hurdles on the uneven path, Einar was getting restless "Have we reached


    yet? I am not liking it at all!" He could deduce that they were around a waterbody. He could hear the


    gushing of water, the chirping of birds and the swooshing of trees. He concluded in his mind that they


    were perhaps somewhere deep in the forest.


    "We are here. You can open your eyes."


    Can redirected his steps sideways and looked at Einar with excitement. The anxiety in Einar forced


    his hands to work faster as he took out the blindfold in a jiffy. The moment he took in the bright light of


    the sun, Einar narrowed his eyes on instinct.


    Although his eyes were normal but his mouth was left ajar by what he saw.


    The first thing Einar could notice was that he was in the forbidden part of the forest. Most intriguingly,


    he was standing in front of a newly constructed house, adjusting perfectly to the calm of the nature.


    With tress all around and a waterfall right behind the house, it looked like heaven had descended on


    earth.


    The entrance of the house was symmetrical with therge arched windows to its sides. The porch was


    decorated with seasonal lilies while a beautiful swing was attached right besides the door. A small


    garden with infant ntsy on the area behind the gate. The foundation of the house looked strong to


    stand generations. The house was modelled as such so that it could raise anyone''s spirit.


    "Whose house is this?" Einar asked in surprise


    "Ours!"


    Einar hastily turned to look at a cheerful Can. His lips moved but he couldn''t utter the words in his


    mind. All he could say was "I don''t get it."


    Can closed the distance between the two of them and held Einar''s hands in his. "You remember the


    time when we went to meet the seers?" Einar nodded briskly "I heard everything you said that night in


    the tent when we were camping."


    The enormity of Einar''s shock was unmeasurable. He blinked his eyes a bit too much while his heart


    beats were raised. He willed his lips to move but no concrete words came out of his mouth. Can had


    heard the confession that night! This was really huge!


    Can deduced the state of mind of his mate as he cupped Einar''s cheeks "I may not provide kids for


    you but we can surely have a ce we can all home. This will be our escapade. No judgmental wolves,


    no pack. Just you and me."


    "This is incredible! When did you built this?" Einar almost whispered in surprise.


    "When we retuned from the seers." Can smiled "You wanted to grow old with me and I thought why


    cant we make that happen. We love each other and so we deserve a ce to call a home."


    Einar was rendered speechless with the huge gesture of love by his mate. His face was tensed and it


    looked like he would cry at any moment.


    Can decided to cheer up Einar "You don''t have to worry about anything. I can cook for you, I can can


    do the cleaning and other household stuff. When you arrive from a busy day at work I can offer you a


    hot beverage." He pecked Einar''s lips and bewitched him "See.. I am the best mate you can get."


    "You surely are." Einar whispered in delight.


    "I have made some more rooms, in case if ever our parents or friends decide to show up. The house


    needs some final touches but I will ready it as soon as I can."


    "You don''t have to.."


    "Of course I do! You presented me the wolf and that was really precious to me and so I questioned


    myself, what would match that gift..? And here we are! Consider it my present to you. Do you like it?"


    Can was taken by surprise when Einar''s mouth was on his in the very next instant. The kiss was


    gentle and full of passion. Can held Einar''s hair while the muscr man rubbed the back of Can


    gently. Both the men parted their lips while Einar kissed the neck of the handsome man. He was


    overwhelmed by the happiness that flooded his mind. He could never imagine that someone would go


    to such a length to make him happy.


    He giggled but at the same time, tiny tear drops rolled down through his cheeks. He gasped and


    chuckled and cried all at the same time. He pecked the lips of the handsome man once more and with


    a broken voice he said "It is perfect! You are perfect!"


    Can was happy to see the smiling face of Einar. He narrowed his eyes when Einar held his hand and


    walked towards the gate.


    "Where are we going?"


    Can''s question baffled Einar as he stopped midway "To see the house."


    Can released his palm and folded his hands across his chest "In some cultures when the mates first


    enter their new home they do so by carrying the other in their arms." he pursed his lips and stretched it


    wide while blinking his eyes rapidly.


    Einar raised a brow "You just made that up."


    "Don''t doubt my intelligence." the handsome man winked at his mate "Now just hop on so I can get you


    in."


    "I thought you said that the mate carries their other half in his arms."


    "You are heavy."


    Can squatted his legs and waited for his mate to get on his back while Einar was amazed by the wit


    and stubbornness of his mate.


    With eagerness to consume this joy, Einar quickly made his way to the back of the handsome man. He


    giggled andughed and cheered the man as both of them crossed the entrance gate to unravel their


    world of dreams.


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