The Beast's Virgin Claim

"Yes, we can take a short trip there with Deimos's family." Phobos gazes away from me diverting his attention out the window behind my being insinuating that he is not interested in this. Italy is a sour topic to him for that is where I fled to leaving him behind and birthed his male.

He finds the pack there to be his enemies no matter the number of times I have explained to him that this is not the case.

"Phobos, please. For me." His jaw tenses when I plead with him as he shoves his fingers through his locks with frustration. I know I shouldn't force him into doing something he is uncomfortable with but I need him to visit those wolves at least once so he can see how wonderful they are.

"If this is what you wish, I shall accompany you." He speaks with an unfeeling flatness in the tone of his voice like a mechanical device of some sort made to accept my every wish.

"Look at me," I murmur underneath my breath my voice reassuring as I cradle his face in my palms urging him to face me. "We promised that we would leave the past in the past. That we would move towards the future did we not?"

"Yes."

"Then you must leave whatever dislike or contempt you feel for Alpha Giovanni's pack behind, Phobos. It is a baggage you are carrying and I wish for you to be free of it. Deimos adores them, Lumina adores them and so do I. I want my moon blessed to adore them as well."

"Why?"

"Because they will be your greatest ally in times of need. Alpha Giovanni is not a mere pup as you make him be. He is a powerful male trained by your brother who would stand at your side at all times."

"It seems my female has chosen them to be one of our allies."

"Indeed. They protected Tadeas and me, kept us safe."

"From me! They kept you both from me." There is a subtle climb in the loudness of his voice while I graze my fingertips against his pulse that is thumping wildly exhibiting to me that he is getting agitated by this conversation yet to my touch he locks his eyes taking a deep breath in composing himself.

"By my request, now imagine if you as one of their allies asked something from them. Imagine the extent they would go to just to satisfy your requests. I was there for almost a year Phobos I want you to trust me on this."

My male is reserved for a few seconds considering my words and I continue stroking his restless flesh with my fingers calming him. I love touching this male of mine, his body is all stiff muscle and robust bones where it gives a sense of immortality at times yet to my touch his indestructible strength falters and he yields to me. He is powerless against me and this I find enchanting.

"I will think about it, let me discuss this with Deimos and Drakho. I choose my allies carefully I only select the best you know this. And this pack might fear me I cannot have my allies fearing me, Theia." He utters while leaning further into my touch silently demanding more earning a giggle from me.

A cold-blooded barbaric beast he is but at times he resembles that of a misconceived precious pup to me. But this truth shall be a secret of mine forever, I want this side of Phobos to be only mine till the end of our days.

And if I tell him this it would only get his masculine pheromones all ruffled up, he would want to prove to me that in no way is he a pup which he will certainly do so with his body.

"I understand. You know best but you trust my words, yes?"

"Of course I do. It is only because you continually speak well of them and of that male's rule that I am willing to discuss more on this with Deimos and Drakho." Alpha males usually dislike having their females offer them advice on such matters but my male is different, he allows me to do so. He thinks that females possess a better thought process than males and are not much impulsive.

If we do end up having females I am certain that Phobos will bring them up to be assertive warriors who will pave their own way for respect.

"The second matter that I wish to speak with you is on what you are stressed about."

"I am not stressed about anything, my freesia." He mutters with a deep frown of puzzlement settling amid his thick brows.

"You are, perhaps you do not recognize it but you truly are Phobos. Even our wolves see this, Tadeas is picking up on it too. He has been crying a lot lately have you noticed this?"

"It is because of me?"

"Yes. And the key reason for your stress is this year's winter hunt yes?"

"It is not that I am stressed about it more of worried I suppose. I have already delayed our departure for too long because of Tadeas's birth and the harsh winter that has begun. I am torn Theia. If I take my males for hunting now many will not survive but if I do not leave for the hunt our pack will not survive. Tadeas and you will starve and I cannot witness that -"

"I have spoken with Cronus on this," I state quickly swallowing with nervousness knowing what is to come as he snaps his questioning eyes up to regard me. "He will provide us with everything we need for this year including the share of the hunt that you must deliver to the Alpha with whom you have the hunting agreement."

"What?" Phobos snarls unveiling his pointy canines at me his orbs a raging typhoon one that I have knowingly provoked. I knew he would get incredibly upset with me for this. In other words, I have just questioned his authority and his essence as Alpha.

"Please listen to me-" I beg my voice shaky as I attempt to caress his cheek but he seizes my frail wrist in an unyielding grip arresting any further movements.