Thunderbolt displayed in the black gray sky as two men fought vigorously under the heavy rain shower.
Their bodies drenched in rain water couldn't extinguish the fire and rage in them.
They both stood at a distance and gave murderous looks to each other. The first man launched himself towards the second man. Before the second man could react, the first man dug a golden dagger in the second man's chest where his heart laid.
"Erickson!!!!!!"
Erickson looked back horrified when he heard the voice.
"Mom;!!!!!"
Erickson looked at his mother who looked broken and devastated. Her eyes flickered from him to the dead body laying on the ground.
"How could you kill your own father???"
Erickson's mother asked as she started taking slow steps near her son who just killed her own mate, her husband and moreover his father.
"Mom….."
Erickson was stopped from talking further with a glare.
"You killed my mate, so you don't deserve to get your mate. You don't know the importance and value of a mate. You don't deserve to have your own mate.
I, the Queen of the entire werewolf kingdom, curse you that you will never be able to find your mate. Her scent will be poison for you, her presence will be equal to this golden dragger pierced through your heart."
Erickson couldn't register anything as he fell on his knees and a loud and painful cry came out of him.
His body started burning. He looked at his wrist where a red wolf tattoo formed. He again looked back at his mom who was standing nonchalant but the tears flowed down from her eyes continuously.
How could she do it to her son? Couldn't she just hear him out? Couldn't she ask him the reason behind such a grave sin? Couldn't she?
∆ Present ∆
"I'm sorry, grandpa. I can't obey this order of yours. I won't get married to anyone."
Erickson said in a firm and loud voice which gave a hint to his grandpa Davis that it won't be an easy task to make his strong headed grandson agree for the Marriage.
"Ok then, I'm going back to Clifton hill."
Grandpa said and stood up from the couch he was seating on. He straightened the creases on his royal blue attire which formed as he sat there for a long time but couldn't achieve much except rejection and denials.
"Can you fucking stop blackmailing me?
Ouch!!!"
Erickson knew he would get hit whenever he would curse. But what can he do? He can't live without cursing. He glared at the person who hit the back of his head. Wizard Alex, the best friend of his grandpa.
"Pup, I told you not to curse."
Wizard Alex said as he poured himself a cup of tea.
"I'm not a pup. So don't you dare to call me a pup. And coming to you grandpa, can you just stop blackmailing me?"
Erickson said with a pissed off voice.
"I won't stop until you agree."
Grandpa Davis said and again sat on the couch. Erickson looked at him with a shocked face. Wasn't he getting ready to go?
"Ok, tell me one thing. Is she a human?"
Erickson shot his first question. He smirked as both the old men knew that Erickson hates humans and their race.
Erickson smirk faded away when the two cunning old men smirked back at him.
"She is not a human. Even though she isn't like you, she doesn't like humans. What a match made in hell!"
Grandpa Davis hi fived his best friend who laughed at the poor pup's misery.
"How old is she?"
Erickson asked as he slumped down on the single seater.
"20 years, 2 months and 20 days."
Grandpa Davis said with a sly smile. Erickson scowled at him. 20 years old and 26 years old. The 6 years age gap isn't a big thing in the werewolf world. There are couples with age gaps like 10 or 12 years.
Grandpa Davis frowned seeing a sly smile playing on his lips as he crossed his left leg over his right leg.
"She is only 20 years old. That means she became legal aged two years back. There is a possibility she can find her mate in the future. Grandpa, end of the discussion here. She is young and can find her mate anytime. I won't tie her in a relationship with me and restrict her from finding her mate."
Erickson declared as he got up to leave. He knows the importance of a mate as he never got one. He will never separate someone from their mate in his wildest dreams also.
Erickson stopped on his tracks when he heard the boisterous laugh of the old men.
"Pup, you shouldn't leave a discussion midway."
Wizard Alex stated as he stood up and went near Erickson. Erickson shot him a glare as he again called him a pup.
"Erickson, enough of the drama. Now sit and listen to me."
Grandpa Davis said in a serious voice. Erickson again sat on the single seater and looked at them.
Grandpa Davis cleared his throat and started talking,
"Her name is Arabella. She is the daughter of the junior Alpha of one of the packs. She is 20 years old and her position is a she-wolf. And above all she is a widow."
The mountain fell upon Erickson's head as he heard the last line.
"Widow???"
Erickson said in a daze.
"Yes, widow. She had found her mate at the age of 18. But due to some unfortunate events, she lost him when she was 19. Since then she has been a widower."
Wizard Alex said in a tough tone.
Erickson fell into a deep thinking. Both the old men looked at him with a awaiting face.
"Ok then. I'm ready for the Marriage. But!!!"
Erickson stopped midway.
"But what??"
Grandpa Davis asked.
"No one will force her and I will talk to her first."
Erickson said.
Grandpa Davis and Wizard Alex shared each other a look and then agreed.
"I need to go."
Erickson informed them and went away.
Erickson Davis, 26 years old and the king of the Werewolf kingdom. He is arrogant, ruthless and a strong headed man. He rules over the whole werewolf world. No one has the power to deny his orders. Each and every one respects him and fears him due to his anger and ruthless way of punishing.
But here he was being threatened by two old men. One is his grandpa who is the only family member he has. And another one is his grandpa's annoying best friend Wizard Alex.
Grandpa Davis is the only family Erickson has. He has a mother who is better not to be mentioned. Because she did what a mother could never do to her own child.
His own mother cursed him that he will never be able to find his mate and will always remain mateless. Erickson never knew that his mother would do this to him. But he could understand. His deed made him go away from his mother. But did he regret his deed? No, not a little bit. He was proud of him for what he did. But he never in his wildest dreams thought that he would be loathed by his mother. The topic has become old for him but the curse his own biological mother gave him will never be old.
With an annoying Grandpa, Erickson was living happily. He never felt the need of having a mate until someone in the royal court popped out like a popcorn and demanded an heir for the werewolf kingdom. Erickson didn't want anyone alongside him, he never needed it. But now when his kingdom, his clan wanted an heir, his grandpa didn't step back and announced that he would get him married in a month.
Today was the 3rd day when his grandfather brought out a proposal. He was determined to get Erickson married. Finally, Erickson agreed not because he wanted someone but because she is a widow and would definitely be timid and would cry over her mate's departure that would save him from continuous nagging.
He thought as a widow she would mind her own business and he would mind his own business. They might have a sexual interface but it would be limited to that only as they want an heir. Nothing more.
But Erickson wasn't God to decide his own fate. His fate was decided long back and there isn't anyone to deny it. Soon he will be blown by the strike of fate. Because the journey of his entangled fate has started.