The Beast's Virgin Claim

I knew it. I always guessed the death of his father had affected him just as it did with Deimos the only difference between the brothers was that Phobos did not permit his emotions to devastate him rather he locked off his heart and grew colder so he could not feel. I regarded that eerie voidness for the first time in his eyes when he came to my pack when I was eighteen.

"You can lean on me. Your every burden I will carry them for you. And when you feel lost and without hope speak to me for I will be right by your side, Phobos." I express my truth and his smile deepens the look in his eyes as he gazes down at me is filled with profound adoration.

"And I shall do the same for I will hold you in the depths of your despair, Theia." He says placing his lips on my forehead as I wrap my limbs around his neck pulling him into a warm hug.

"Speak to me, Phobos. I want us to communicate more to be open with each other's feelings and thoughts. Can you do that for me?" I ask gently kissing the surface of his neck showing to him my love, my voice muffled by his flesh.

"I will do whatever you ask of me, my freesia."

"Good male," I say patting his back to ease the tension he feels, it is also a reward for his acceptance of my request.

"Am I being rewarded right now? I am not a pup, Theia."

"You are. But like a huge pup." I giggle teasing him as he snarls friskily to bow down and nibble at the supple skin of my neck in punishment. "Now take me to the place," I speak as an eagerness to behold his gift envelopes me. I wonder what it is and the purpose of him taking me there.

He nods in agreement whilst standing up to offer me his hand to take that I happily grasp onto for he will guide me to my surprise. Forcing open the tent flaps my male leads me to the other side far from the river and the pack grounds deep into the obscure wilderness, our footprints marking themselves in the damp soil. The storm has calmed, it is only drizzling now. He walks first ahead of me shielding my being with his big-boned body it is his way of protecting.

"We are travelling into the wilderness? You told me it is not safe."

"Yes, it is not safe for you to wander here alone for there are creatures with teeth sharper than ours that reside here. But this used to be my home before you came, you will be safe as long as you are with me." He utters his nose lifted skyward sniffing around for other predators who may be possibly near to us his sharp eyes studying the top of the redwood trees and our surroundings. He is highly cautious but also calm and steady, his footsteps are quiet not a sound it emits as though he is hunting and I endeavour to follow his ways.

I blindly accompany him farther inward and he steers us towards a well-lit region, away from the clouded darkness. There are diverse trees that outline the area but within lies nothing but young grass a rather vacant place to freely run and jump around. Somehow the way this place looks reminds me of the castle garden where Phobos and I spent five years together.

"Do you like it?" He asks whirling around to regard me.

"This place reminds me of-"

"Our garden?" He finishes for me and I nod enthusiastically.

"I tried to make it look that way for you. I chopped down all the trees here and created this place so you and your wolf could play around once you got used to the sudden move here. I wanted to create 'our place' on this soil for the castle grounds is not ours anymore."

"You chopped down all these trees? Phobos that would have taken you so long to finish."

"It took me a few years, it would have been easier if I had the right equipment rather than an axe."

"You did all this for... me?"

"Yes, I wanted...I want you and your wolf to be happy here. I want this soil to be your home, Theia. You see the centre of the plot?" He asks aiming at the place for me to find.

"Yes."

"That is where I built a small shelter, and I dwelled there for a long time. Most creatures keep away from this place due to the sunlight and its location and as soon as you finish training we can relocate here with our family. We shall have more privacy from the pack and I am going to build you a house right here."

"A-A house?"

"Yes, a home for you me and our pups." He beams down at me as though he cannot wait for his dream to become reality.

"Did you like staying here?" I question my eyes settling on the bloody scratch marks caused by me on his scarred back and I flush heavily. Our mating today was really rough on how we greedily feasted on each other.

"I found myself to be more comfortable here than the cottage and I did not wish to stay there alone without you plus here in the wild I did not feel lonely for I had her."

My eyes broaden to the words he uttered casually and I instantly rip my hand aggressively from his, a furious ear-splitting roar flying out my throat. What did this male just say to me?

Phobos calmly watches the way the birds leap out from their nests within the thick branches bolting because of my raw rage. "You have learned to growl really well. I remember how you attempted to do so when you were a pup." He chuckles.

"Her? Who is this her?" I snarl exposing my canines to him, jealousy brewing an irate storm within me. Who is this sickening female he speaks so fondly about?

Phobos frowns in puzzlement with my abrupt anger but as though he has understood my fiery jealousy a sense of mischievousness sparks within him adding fuel to my wrath. What is this male playing at?

"Yes, her." He utters coolly folding his brawny tattooed arms across his chest uncaring of my outburst. He wants to discern it, my reaction to his truth and my boiling envy he wants to feel it.

"Did you touch her?" I take a stumbling step backwards my body arched low in an attacking position prepared to strike if he manages to catch me and we begin to circle each other.

"No, I did not. Rather she touched me." Mimicking my actions, he hunches low in a hunting stance to arrest me his eyes anchored on my feet carefully studying my movements as a predator would do with its victim and despite the gravity of the issue he is playful, I do not understand him.

"And you let her?" I holler.

"I couldn't fight her. No wolf possesses that kind of power over her." I gnarl irately springing to the other side when he ventures to grab me he is agile indeed but I have trained for a year and a half I know how to battle back now.

"How can you be so nonchalant about this you heartless male?" My claws elongate needing to take a blow at him. Yes, I am unsettled but I am seething with his coolness about his past betrayal. I am going to ruin her, she must be from our pack. I shall paint the earth with her blood.

" Why? Does it make you jealous?" He asks with a slight tilt of his head once more trying to cage me in his arms.. But I am prompt to take off retreating from his advances racing back to the other side yet despite my efforts he foretells my moves and swiftly clutches me by my waist picking me up he loops my thick thighs around his waist and slams me against a nearby tree.