Devan sighed as he watched the wolf leave, hating to have to spend the night alone, he had loved talking with Matheo all day, it made his chest bubble with such a nice feeling.
His eyes glanced over to the window, seeing the night sky that sent darkness into his room, making him look down, remembering what he still was.
Sure, Matheo's blood had temporarily fixed him, but he wasn't cured, he still had urges, it tempted him earlier while they were kissing.
He had accidentally bit his lip, making Matheo flinch at the sudden sharp pain, he had looked shocked before chuckling with blood dripping from his lip.
Devan had gripped him tightly, sucking the blood from his lip, it had clearly made Matheo panick a bit, he had warned him to let go.
Devan hadn't wasted a second, letting the flesh he held dearly between his lips go, guilt had swallowed him like a whale.
He sighed at the memory, shaking his head in annoyance, he needed to learn not to let his impulses get the best of him, especially with Matheo.
A knock came on the door, making him frown, had Matheo forgotten something? He glance around the room, but he couldn't see anything that could have been forgotten.
"Come in..?" Devan said, the door opening slowly, footsteps followed a stench Devan simply knew too well, it made his skin crawl.
"Father..."
"Oh my sweet boy, I have been looking for you everywhere." His father said with a grin that only showed malice.
"I can't see why."
"You, my sweet boy, are the only one yet to have mated in our clan, you know it will be your turn. And when it is, you will use it to close yourself to a kitsune forever." His father said with an evil glow in his red eyes.
"I thought they were all dead."
"Oh they mostly are, but I've managed to track down a leak that there might still be one still at large. If he is alive."
"Okay, and what does it have to do with me!? I want nothing to do with this!" Devan yelled angrily getting sick and tired of this.
"Oh son, do you not understand? We need you to mate to one, only your unmated body can sense an unmated kitsune." His father said as Devan grimaced, his heart was already belonging to another.
"No thank you... Why dont you just give up dad, accept your immortality and just leave me be!" Devan said before his father's eyes glowed, his large melting flesh of a claw gripped his throat, making Devan gasp.
"I want to keep seeing more of us, you will eventually give in, or I'll kill that boy I saw walk out." His father growled, eyes widening as he realized who he meant.
"Don't you fucking dare!"
"I will dare if I please, you'd do best to remember who's the strongest one between us." His father said before letting him go, Devan coughing as he gripped his throat, rubbing the irritated skin.
Thanks to Matheo's blood, his skin did not tear, there was at least that, Devan closed his eyes for a moment, thinking of Matheo.
"I better see you home soon, you'll regret it if you don't." His father said before slamming the door, leaving Devan to his demons.
His heart throbbed at the though of Matheo being torn alive and eaten, it made him gag, quickly covering his mouth as his face paled.
"I won't let that happen..." Devan whispered to himself as he curled into a ball, holding his legs close to his chest.
He had already fallen for the little wolf.
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Matheo sighed as he dropped on the sofa, looking at the ceiling with a dumb smile on his face, Liam walking in the room seconds later.
"Someone looks happy."
"Devan and I kissed." Matheo said in a daze, looking like he was in a dream, turning to face Liam.
His heart was so full of butterflies, he felt like heaven had finally given him a spot, he wasn't willing to ever give it up.
"Damn, well I'm happy for you. Take it slow though, don't rush things. And please, be careful." Liam said as he sat by his friend, the wolf shaking his head with a chuckle.
"I'm a guy, getting his dick raw up my ass won't kill me bro!" Matheo said as he elbowed Liam with a laugh, the other boy groaning at the gesture.
"I just don't want anything bad to happen to you... What if he bites you."
"And..? If he wants to mark me then so be it... My mate is like a year late at this point." Matheo said as he played with the edge of his shirt, seeing Liam's expression soften.
"I meant... What if he bites you... Like... Tears a chunk of you off." Liam said as Matheo froze for a moment, realizing what Liam meant.
He had forgotten what Devan actually was to begin with, what kind of fire the two boys were playing with, and the temptation Matheo constantly was to the cannibal.
"I... I dont think he would hurt me like that, Liam."
"You seem to forget that even if he is nice, his body needs to feed, his instincts porbably torture him every time he's with you." Liam said as he put a supportive hand on Matheo's shoulder, the boy slowly paled at the thought.
Matheo leaned forward, elbows on his knees as he thought for a moment, the sudden snaps away from him, the lick of his lips, the gulps... the lip bite.
Matheo touched his wound that was on his lip, looking down with a frown, had he been torturing the man all along?
"I don't mean to torture him..." Matheo whimpered out, his chest now squeezing in pain, he couldn't believe he hadn't realized it sooner, how selfish was he?
"I know you don't, I was just saying because I don't want you to lower your guard down and him losing control. I don't wanna lose you, Matheo." Liam said as he pulled Matheo into a hug, the wolf returning the favor with a sigh, thinking deeply about the whole conversation.
Matheo let Liam go, yawning as he stiod up, he rubbed his eyes before making his way to the kitchen, grabbing a glass he filled with water.
"I will be heading to sleep now, see you tomorrow." Liam said as he stood up from the couch as well and waved, walking towards his own room.
Matheo waved at him back, drinking his glass before putting it in the sink, staring into the void, his thoughts eating him away.
"Devan..." He mumbled as he touched his lips, his heart racing as his breath grew warmer, his crotch pulsing as he remembered the incident.
He muffled a moan, bitting his lip as he shook his head, he shouldn't be getting distracted.
"Stop it... You shouldn't be thinking like this... You two... can't be together. My parents would disown me... What if the alpha kicked me out!?"
"Why would my father kick you out?" Narcia asked as she walked into the kitchen, crossing her arms as she leaned on the door frame.
"I don't know what your talking about." Matheo said, his face turning sour as he looked away from her, crossing his arms in defiance.
"I heard you loud and clear Matt, what the hell did you get yourself into this time?"
"It's none of your business, you don't care to know my well being anyway." Matheo said before a pained expression crossed her features, making Matheo regret his words almost immediately.
"I do care Matt... Why do you think I'm so harsh with you?"
"Well you aren't my mother, I want a friend not a parent." Matheo said with a sad frown, Narcia sighing as she uncrossed her arms, taking a few steps closer.
"I don't like being a mother to you, either. You just tend to do dumb shit." Narcia said as she stopped by his side, gently reaching out to his shoulder.
Matheo leaned forward, letting her hand rest on his shoulder, she smiled softly to him, returning the favor.
"So if I tell you, will you promise to not judge, yell or get angry and just help me find a solution?" Matheo said as her eye twitched, taking a deep breath before nodding.
"Yes, I promise. Now tell your bestie what's wrong."
"I'm in love with Devan."
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.....
"WHAT!?"
"You promised not to yell..."
"MATHEO I AM ALLOWED TO AT LEAST YELL! ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW!? THE CANNIBAL!?" Narcia quickly ran to the couch grabbing a pillow and screaming into it, bitting at it and violently tearing it to shreds, making Matheo gulp in worry.
She slowly took breaths, turning around to face him, slowly walking to stand in front of her friend before gripping his shoulders.
"Matheo... Listen. I am being your friend right now, this is a very bad idea."
"What do you mean, idea? I am already in love... I can't go back on my feelings..." He said as Narcia whined audibly, rubbing her temples before she looked up with a sad expression.
"How do you think this is gonna work? How long until he accidentally kills you?"
"That won't happen, Devan is very kind to me. He never even ate another shifter." Matheo quickly said, trying to take that whole idea out of his head, he didn't want to think Devan could ever eat him, or that he would be the one to cause his curse to forever hold him.
"You say it won't... but at the end of the day, that's what his kind do. They ate thousands of us... It keeps them young and immortal." She said with a sad tone, looking out of the window.
Matheo knew she had lost a sibbling quite recently, one which had been dugged up and eaten by Matheo's father, it made him sick to think about.
"I will be careful, I just... How do I go about this? I'm past the point of trying to refuse him, we already..."
"YOU SLEPT TOGETHER!?"
"NO! No... We... Just oral... On my part only..." Matheo said as she groaned and rubbed her face, she knew her friend was in a haste to lose his virginity, but this was too quick to her liking.
"Can you please try and take it slow... This is not something you rush. I don't know how that cannibal would react if you were vulnerable and naked in front of him." Narcia said as Matheo gulped, blushing a bit at the imagery.
"Don't worry... I like him a lot... I'll do this slowly."
"Good... At least you won't be rushing to your death." She groaned out as Matheo elbowed her, making Narcia give him a glare.
"Don't be so pessimistic, can you at least be happy that I'm happy?" Matheo said in a sad tone, his eyes looking down at the floor as his friend sighed, knowing all too well that she was still against the idea.
"I am happy that your heart is Matt, I just... I'm scared, okay? I don't think I could take losing you." Narcia said with a softness that made his heart spin, like a warm blanket was put on his shoulders, it felt so good to hear her talk to him this way.
He slowly walked closer and wrapped his arms around her torso, Narcia making the same gesture as they rested their head in each other's neck, the moment being filled with love.
"I promise not to throw myself in an early grave." Matheo said with a smile, receiving a strong squeeze from Narcia.
He knew she was now done with her nagging, and had accepted his reassurance, or at least she was trying to be done with it and not worry anymore.
Now he just had to figure out how to move forward with Devan.